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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-01-28

Il Mayor nnllinger's suggestion
20 cut of the graft by which the
city has been muleted OF approx
mately f2000 a year In interest on
It's deposits In local banks 20 be
carried out by the city officials. or
are the taxpayers going 10 be Job
bed This Is the question that has
arisen because OF the failure 20 date
81 Treasurer Bathbun Comptroller
Wpllngcr and the members uf tho
council 20 carry the chief exceu-
tiye'a important recommendation
into effect
Absolutely nothing has been done.
Three years ago when the same
project was aEitated II was smooth
cred Ia due course OF time The
same thing Is likely 20 happen
again
II would appear go from tho state
menfa made by the various officials
concerned Each points 10 the other
a. II n we're everyhudyE duty but
bis oWn 10 bring about the roforma-
tion. Meanwhile the banks are
pluehinE the fruit The funds are
ia the complete charge Of Treasurer
Rathhun. and although II IL orth
per cent to the banks. unithsF the
city nor tho treasurer. the latter
atatoa. la getting the benefit % a.
The aystem has resulted IN scan
dal in the past and II e. only a
question OF tlms before ~ viii cause
more Of n. All tho system needs 10
make II corrupt IL dlahoueHt Off
clals
There are those hers who ranem-
Der the scandal In this connection
when County Treasurer Maple vas
In office Maple refused 90 deposit
the rounty'a funds In local banks
and the bankers. with one exrep-
tiau. combined 90 prevent Maple
from taking office This end they
sought 10 accomplish By compelling
him to put up the exurbitaut bond
OF $500 900. but Maple by heroic
measures succeeded in raising this
amount and won out
Hanks are In tho habit - paying
, and 3 per cent 10 each other for
depoatta Of this nature. There n
no reason why they should not pay
the city the same rate or higher
one for It's deposits.
Under the present system the city
treasurer - alone responsible for
the eity's funds.
on This account he IA placed IN
der heavy bonds Hia suretiea are
also required 60 furnish bonds and
the treasurer euRrta bonds % the
banks. 40 that the protection In this
respect IL a. complete as u can be.
The treasury balance amounts TO
from $500. 600 to 81 600 600 a day.
hut as 20 the manner In which tn
tsreat can be obtained there ap-
pears 90 be a wide divergence 81
opinion. The mayor ie the only Of
fetal Who appears 20 have a clean
cut conception % the problem and
he states that action In the matter
rests with the city council. Treas
ursT Rathbun said yesterday.
4 cannot do anything In the mat
ter I have consulted with the cor
poraiion counsel and be states that
a change ~ that sort must be made
By the mayor and the comptroller.
Although I am the head OF my de-
partment I am To an extent re-
aponaible 20 the other executive Of
fieers and the citizens as 20 the sys-
tenn under which I shall conduct
the department
4 believe that the city should
undoubtedly derive some Interest
from ita deposits In local banks. al
though I don't think this should
amply 10 trust funds. The city has
no right 10 tinker with the latter.
The problem IA how to accomplish
the result. other cities. under
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-01-28

80, f,rrsspaudsucs 90 The Seoitle
star.
WINDSOR. VI For tho fae
-, il ea y,a,s . woman u 30 dis
a. t,,s nls1V q tie state ~ Net=
- ~, ewes q a'l NHN England
-. ,s,sa Mrs Vary A. Rogers. To-
80 ysfv frW executions 81 women
- ever taken place Ia tho Now
rneland states.
he M asht Cor the lie % Mary
- mas been going on for a
- and a halt hBt it Is now be
49, fhere Is M chance OF saving
~. vsmans life February 8 Is
ne date set for the execution, ana
~ sesne o. che hanging will be the
III Vermont state prison al this
place
q, the hanging has recently spread
IN over the United States. and Gov
s-nor Hell. of Vermont has been re
,sivtuk an average of 50 letters
Az asking him 90 interfere and
~ ave the state the disgrace of
S,sslpr a woman but Governor
nj Is firm DO his
REFUSAL tn INTERFERE.
ga inst a few days ago he stated
rc.ltivply that there was nothing
wAich could come up 90 prevent the
hanging
mt there IS none ~ this svm-
rsihy far Mrs Rogers In the state
:, Vermont Prom one end 20 the
eihsr there Is universal cry for
vrrreanee. and had the question Of
hsr lie been submitted 10 a vote In
~ state. IL would have been de-
mated By an overwhelming major
nv The women ~ Vermont prac-
urally banded together 20 insist
nat no mercy be shown Mrs. Rog
srs. ana when her ease came before
ne legislature. go strong was the
power Of the women S Influence that
ne members % the legislature did
no, dare % commute her sentence.
Mrs. Rogers crime vas the muir
ser OF her husband. Marcus Rogers
A Remington. VI. Aug. 81. 1908
his vas not the first attempt that
haa been made On the husbands
IRA Mrs Rogers was married At
the age ~ rs ard
TIRED OF HER HUSBAND
SINE three years after her mar
rlags At the time o. the murder
she vas living apart from Rogers.
Tor some time her name had been
Connected with hat OF a man in
psrnington II was said she want
A 10 barry him. and brooded over
The fact thar her husband was a
Aar 20 the marriage. She also want
ID fsoa Insurance which Rogers car
RED.
On Aus. 90. fsa8. Mrs Rogers.
tAsa living In Bennington. sent a
not. % her husband IN Hoosiek
Fallx, asking him % come 70 Ben
ulaxton the next night. as she
wanted 70 see him. The following
ui.ht about 9 o'clock. Mrs Rogers
net her husband IN Bennington
sauarp The tive walked up the
ROAD about a quarter o. a mile, 70
he hanks OF little stream which
flows nearly through the center Of
Benninxhion. When they arrived
tAare both sat down on the bank Of
the brock.
They had been there but a short
tine When Leon Perham. n i6-year-
old boz With whose family Mrs
Rogers vas boarding. came across
The fields 10 the brook. with
A ROPE n HIS HAND.
lie Was expected By Mrs. Rogers
and his coming vas part Of a pre-
arranged plan. Young Perham had
been there bot a few moments when
Mrs. Rogers suggested n little
Eame.s She laid a wager with Per
han that he could not tie her hands
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-01-28

Wednesday. February 1. that being
the regular clan meeting night.
II will undoubtedly be one OF the
very best concerts ever put upon
the stage In Seattle. and II II is one
half as entertaining as the commit
tee meetings Il will be.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-01-28
STILL NO REVENUE
FROM BANK DEPOSITS
SUGGESTION oF MAYOR BALLiNosR TtAT BANKS l@rRs.
EST ON CITY MONEY HAS NOV seSN AerRp UroN
tAAA+t4 tttttttstttstttt

Statements of city officials relative Mayor Balnrer'a
auRgoaoa Gospel deposits
from he city
Mayor Banger"No ioual lorsatlou 10 necessary II
Il 10 the council 20
BE-
Treasurer Rathbuu u cam OF do anything The
rests With the and uompt roller"
Comptroller Rlpllnger-"A statute amendment
the city charter necessary"
Chairman Rude. Of the nna nance commlttee-we will do
something II
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-01-28
Don't Poison Baby.

FORTY YEARS AGO almost every mother thought her child must vePARE-
GORt udanum sleep These drugs will produce sleep,
and FEW DROPS TOO MANY produce FROM WHICH
THERE IS NO WAKING Many the children killed
whose health has been ruined o life pegonc morphine
Of which narcotic product opium Druggists prohibited selling
either the narcotics named children ALL anybody without labelling
them poison The definition Of narcotic
pain and produces poisonous produces SDoy
commissions and da." The containing
opium are disguised and sold under the Of Drops "Co
ing Symp etc You should permit any given your
children without your physician Of composed
CASTORA DOES NOT CONTAIN NARCOTICS signature
Chas. H. Fletcher
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-01-28
MRS. WILSON'S
SOOTHING SYRUP

haa harm used by Millions Of Mothers for ther
children while Tpath'ug for over FtftY Years.
II nrothcz the child. softrus the gums. allnya
an pain, cures wind collie, and n the bset
remedy Tor diarrhuea.
TWENTY-FIVE CrNTs A RoTTAE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-01-28
THE FIENDISH CRIME FOR WHICH
MRS. ROGERS WILL Be HANGED

MURDER rReAoeRous AND en-
rrO suor-nuR oeReo 4tR BABY roo
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holiday GIFTS


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s,.ff Correspondence 81 tie Seoitle
star
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09

who has been riding at Hot Springs nearly
all winter, sailed this morning from New
York on the Touraine for France. where ne
has secured an engagement with one OF the
leading stables Cormack rode in the east
last season. being brought here by Schulz.
but toward the close OF the campaign he fell
off in his work to marked degree. He has
been anxious to go abroad for some time.
and he thinks he will be able to score sue
cess the French tracks. Cormack has
signed to ride for Baron de Rothschild.
The stewards of the National Steeplechase
and Hunt Association, In response to
number of requests to have the date Of the
Whitney Memorial steeplechase changed
from the opening day at Belmont Park to
some later day. have referred the matter to
the Westminster Racing Association for adj
justment. The stewards have also granted
jockeys licenses TO w. c. Houlihan, T. Rod
rick. nj. j. Owens. L. Rogan. John Connolly.
Otto Heider. J. O'Donnell, G. Bowser. E.
Weir. E. Hayden, A. jackson. Robert Cur
Rowland and II. S. Page have been appoint
cd stewards for Benning and Baltimore. re-
spectively.
Additional entries to the Saratoga handi-
cap are H. P. Whitney's Irish Lad, Chief
tain, Dreamer, Pioneer and Rose of Dawn;
2. r. Thomas Hermis and Stalwart; James
r. keenes Delhi. 1sraelite and Wild Mint:
James B. Brady's Oiseau and Waterlight:
August Belmont's Lord of the Vale and Bel
dame, the Columbia Stables Graziallo, the
Waldeck Stables The Picket, w. 3. Leeds
Major Dangerfield and Hurstbourne, and P.
]. Dryers Red Friar. New entries for the
Saratoga Cup are Irish Lad, Hermis, Stall
wart. Delhi. Sysonby. Beldame and Golden
Maxim now owned by H. T. OXnard James
+. Keene. James B. Brady and w. M. Shelf
tel have also subscribed for the Saratoga
Special.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
Homestead for Each EmploYe.

Adopting a French plan for amalgamating
the interests of the corporation and its en-
ployes, c. B. Yoakum chairman of the
executive committee of the Frisco system,
: has declared that a homestead will be pro-
vded for every employe of the system
from vice president down to the section
hand. By this method Mr.. Yoakum hopes
to establish an entente cordale' among
the employees and a closer affi,iation with
the corporate interests of the railroad. One
of the things which it is expected to ac-
compish is the elimination OF strikes The
first experiments are to be made on the
Texas line. 1t is declared already majority
of the men have signified their intention of
taking advantage of the plan.
The idea is to sell to every employee a
parcel of five or ten acres of land tributary
to the railroad, supplied with water, and at
fair valuation, to be paid for in ten
years. deferred payments bearing a low
rate of interest. One of the provisions in
the contract is that in case an anploye
who has awaited himself of this privilege
dies, is killed in an accident while in
the service of the company. the land is to
be decided to his wife family without fur
Their obligation on their part.
1t is provided. further, that should an
employee discontinue his service with the
company, from any cause whatever, before
the completion of his contract, all the
money paid in by him will be returned, to-
gether with interest at the rate per an
mum that has been charged against him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
STANDARD OIL RETALIATEs.
Closes the Market to Two-Thirds Of
Kansas Product

A dispatch from Independence. Kan.
says: The prairie Oil and Gas Company.
the Kansas branch of the Standard Oil
Company, issued order yesterday to the
effect that hereafter no Kansas oil testing
below 80 degrees gravity will be bought by
the company. This affects nearly two
thirds of the Kansas production. The or
der is characterized as the hardest blow
yet struck by the Prairie company at the
Kansas Oil producers.
John O'Brien. vice president Of the Prai-
rie company. in explaining the order. said:
ION below 80 degrees gravity is undesira-
BILE 1t has no value for refining purposes
and it is impossible to market it as fuel"
The gravity OF Kansas oil is 20 to "a de-
grees; the average is %.
A dispatch from Cynthiana. KY. says:
The grand jury yesterday brought 200 in
dictments against the Standard Oil Com
pany. The company is charged with re-
failing oil from wagon without license"
The fine In each case varies from $50 to
$1,000. The lowest possible penalty would
reach $4,000. The indictments are a Sc
auel to a recent decision by Judge O'Rear
Of the court of appeals of Kentucky, hold
ing the Standard Oil Company liable for
license in an Oldham county. KY. case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
Turf and Track Notes.

The Aqueduct race track people have just
purchased sixteen acres of ground adjoining
the track. and it is said that new stables
will be constructed upon 1t.
Fred Foster, soon as he was reinstated
by the Western Jockey Club. announced
that he would race in Austria and Hungary
this year and would sail for Europe in few
days with several horses.
Willie Shaw, the well-known jockey, has
arrived in New York and says ne will ride
as a free lance this season. Shaw has been
taking the usual care of himself all winter
and declares that he is close to riding
weight. He will probably begin operations
at Benning.
Entries for the Metropolitan handicap, to
closed yesterday, together with many of the
that all of the events have filled well. The
Jamaica stakes will close today. including
the Excelsior handicap
Word comes from Chicago that the trus-
tees of the drainage canal will stop racing
at both Hawthorne and Worth this year.
The two tracks are within their jurisdiction,
and the trustees, having their own police
power, can enforce their rulings. Haw-
thorne and Worth are practically controlled
by Corrigan, and Ii they are closed he will
probably find way to shut the gates of the
Harlem track controlled by his enemy, John
Condor. This means that Chicago will be
without racing of any kind this year.
Jockey Alexander Cormack. who was un-
der contract to the late H. G. Schulz, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
PLOTTING AGAINST CASTRO.
The Venezuelan's Enemies Planning
Uprising From Willemstad.

A dispatch from Willemstad, Island of
Curacao, says: Curacao is the sun-glass
through which the heat of the revolutionary
movement is being directed upon Venezuela,
sixty miles south of this little Dutch island
so long the home of Venezuelan refugees
Two of President Castro's most feared enc
mics are living here now and crowds of
political exiles meet every vessel from the
south in the hope of hearing that the
United States has resorted to arms in en-
forcing it's demands upon the Venezuelan
government, and thus make it possible for
his enemies to organize a revolution OF SUI
ficent strength to overthrow him.
The two Venezuelan generals living here
are Gregario s. Riera and Juan Pablo
Matos, who. is in Colombia, and who led
the Matos revolution two years ago, are
regarded as the strongest of Castro's enc
mics. Gen. Jose Manuel Hernandez, for
mer minister to the United States, and bet
ter known as Ell Mercho (the cripple). is
also much beloved in Venezuela, but he is
said to be in Philadelphia and not believed
to be actively planning to participate In
any revolutionary movement now on foot.
President Castro is said to have mounted
q number of French guns at Porto Cabello
and La Guaira within the last six weeks.
In fair weather. Coro, the nearest Vene-
zuelan port, is visible from Curacao, and
is so close, only six hours. that in speak
ing of the troubles of the South Ameri-
can republic, the citizens of Curacao in
variably point to the little city and nod
their heads in that direction. Gen. Riera,
the revolutionary leader, who is living
here, is a native of Coro. and is said to
have the support of a large force there,
which will assist him as soon as affairs
at Caracas come to a head.
1t is rumored that Riera is operating
with other leaders at Caracas, who will
join him in causing uprisings in Coro and
Caracas simultaneously. Rera has no
money, but is very popular. Gen. Penalosa,
who is also a refugee here, has immense
wealth.
Dr. ]. L. Andara, who sailed two weeks
resentative of the revolutionary leaders
here, and is reported to have taken much
money to the United States to invest in
arms and ammunition.
Venezuelans living in Curacao say Cas-
tro has only about coo well drilled soldiers.
Most of these are reported to be al Caracas.
At La Guaira and Porto Cabello, the num-
Der of government troops is said to be less
than 100
Every vessel arriving here from La
Guaira brings many persons who feel the
situation in Venezuela is such that foreign
ers will soon not be safe there. Circus and
theatrical people have found Venezuela so
unsettled that they have not prospered and
are leaving in large numbers. Tourists are
hurryng out of the country. and the few
venturesome travellers who go there now
are subjected to many indignties by GUS
toms officials at the ports. Even the
pockets of tourists entering are searched by
officials, and all private letters and docu-
ments they carry are read.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
KUROPATKIN TO BE DEPOSED.
Sakharoff or Grand Duke Nicholas May
Succeed Him

A cablegram from St Petersburg says:
After his defeat at Mukden, General Kuro-
patiin's deposition may be regarded as GER
tain. War Minister Sakharof is picked as
his probab Bile successor, though Grand Duke
Nicholas Nicolavitch or board of strate-
gists may be intrusted with the direction of
affairs.
A strong faction of the army, those high
il. influence about the emperor. opposed Gen
eral Kuropatkin from the first, and, though
his early defeats were condoned because it
was realized that General Kuropatkin was
doing all that man could with the tools at
his command, it is now felt that after twice
having had the opportunity to show what
he could do with a powerful army, and haV-
ing failed to accomplish victory either time,
his removal is advisable.
A high military official said last night that
the emperor had had enough of a general
whose Interpretation of a victory was a sue
cessful retreat; that Fabian tactics are well
enough in their way, but that kuropatkin
went beyond those of Fabius, and neglected
to take account of favorable opportunity for
counter strokes. Friends of General Kuro-
patkin, however, say that no other general
is apt to do well as he has done, and de-
clare that his removal may mean, as in the
American civil war, the exchange of a Hood
for Johnston.
The news of Russian retreat on Tie pass
is bound to revive talk of peace, though if
Field Marshal Oyama has failed to crush
General Kuropatkln peace is no more inn
perative now than it was last month
Peace advocates point out as significant
fact the departure of Vice Admiral Rojest-
vensky's squadron from Madagascar for
Jubitil simultaneously with the loss of the
battle of Mukden. and intimate that per-
haps the recall of the feet may have been
adopted in view of the latter event The
movement on the other hand, may be in
pursuance of plan for a junction between
Rojestvensky and the reinforcing squadron
preparatory to giving battle to Admiral
Togos fleet
The peace movement admittedly has a
strong following even in the ministry but
it cannot be stated now whether the defeat
at Mukden has been effective enough to turn
the scale. No decision can be taken, at
least. until the extent of the reverse is
known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
PRESERVED HER BEAUTY.
Elaborate Preparations Mrs. Chandler
Made Before Her Tragic Death.

Lieut.. Louis B. Chandler, U. s. A. reached
Omaha from Fort Niobrara yesterday In re-
Spouse to a message received Saturday tell
ing him of the suicide of the wife from
whom he was seeking decree OF divorce
and with her dead body he left there late
last night for Baltimore, where the re-
mains will be inferred.
Lieutenant Chandler Is accompanied on
the journey to Baltimore by his little four
year-old stepson, who has not yet been toid
of the tragic death of his mother Lieu
tenant Chandler has from the first refused
to discuss his wife's suicide. He appears to
feel her death keenly. When he entered
the room at the morgue, where her DEAD
body law and the covering was lifted from
the quiet face he stood with folded arms
and gazed upon it long and earnestly. ana
then, with the words, This is the emu Vi IL
all" turned sadly away.
Much surprise has been expressed by
those who have seen the face OF the dead
woman that it should have retained IN
death much of its natural beauty II
has been learned that Mrs Chandler hau
made special preparations on the day she
took her own life to make herself look as
attractive as possible when her husDahd
should look upon her face for the last time
She went to massage and hair-dressing
parlor a few hours before her death and
was very eXacting in directing the details
of her toilet. She first had her hair sham
pooed and dressed. She insisted that her
hair be recured and the couture altered
half-dozen times before it met with her
critical approval. After her hair was pref
tily dressed she had her face carefully mas
saged and her nails manicured All the
while she appeared very nervous.
Il am all unstrung." she said. Il have
been i'll, you know, but that's not the
trouble; it's a more serious matter. You
would be nervous if you had to go through
-l.% toll l,x- 20 IJrrt n -n.l-
the best you can. l wish to look as well as
possible when it's all over
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
TUGS LAID OFF.
Ice in Harbor Now Thoroughly Broken
TN


The tugs that Commodore Sutton, the
harbormaster had under charter to break
up the ice in the river about this city have
completed the task and have been laid off.
Eight days were put In by the tugs the
work, and the masters of the boats all say
they earned every cent of money that VIII
he paid them.
The ice above the Long bridge was par
ticularly hard, and nearly every boat In the
fleet is more or less damaged. The tug
Dallas just before the end of the last
days labor, broke her propeller, while the
tug Edith G. Winship was damaged some
what by running upon submerged rock
near Georgetown. The tugs Juno and Pride
are at Alexandria to have repairs made to
their hull, and on the other boats the
metal covering of their wooden hulls Is
badly cut and torn OFF, and the ice-breakiLg
ploughs will have to be rebuilt.
The ice in drifting down the river with
the winds and tides in the early part OF
the week was forced ashore on the river
flats opposite Alexandria. and piing one
cake on the other built up a regular ice
berg ten or twelve feet high. All the other
ice, except a few cakes coming down from
the upper river, has disappeared. but the
ice embankment stands high above the sur
face of the water, monument to the most
severe freeze the Potomac has known for
nearly half century. The tides have no
power to stir the big mass of ice from its
bed and 1t is probable ii will be a month
before it melts and disappears.