The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-01-13

-. Nal.on RarhtrIa has for a
80 time past been Que ~ the moat
, - resorts In the city OF Sc
- ~. i,nder the guise of renpecta-
NE, ara elssance and from its
.a ~. in the finest business dis
-, ~ the city &c has been able
!. er,nr about The ruin Of number
,ssns women and girls whose
s,wnfAll could never have been ac-
s,mrlsshed IN an ordinary den ot
niaulty. ...=-....,. q,
riia. .,-,
:, wsuy an innocent girl has been
eps1rtnnity.
r. Naison Barbef.s hsa afford
"a the opportunity
rba NaIson Barheria With It's So
a,etlve music. With rs sott=footed
sssters with the elegant privacy ~
81 hoxss. with its sputlcss napvry,
- is glitter 81 silver and eat
slsss With It's pianos aud private
teleshanss. and with all the vel or
ssrss Injuries that are needed 60
s-orsrlv pander e. the pride. the
r.rlsy ana the pleasure 81 the un-
.,nAlstlcatod young Eiri who un-
Willingly treads che edge of Tie
-oral preciplcs. has furnished the
srvtron nsnt FOR the hegluuiug q
ne downward path And with the
moasy that has accomplished the
min of Young women the Maison
BaFber.s has purchased political
power
Political power which has blinded
elty fntAers. police aud mayor to
re vles within Is EIlded walls.
Political power vhieh has blinded
-aa with laughter ~ their own.
w!th offspring just as ameuahle 10
the temptations of the devil as
thoss Who are draEkcd down into
he depths and
Yet thIs yawnlnK abyss has been
alloued % Gil It's nav with tho
wrecks q human souls because
vone one paid the price demanded
a the eity hall
Mayer RaiiInEer has known q the
character OF the Maisou Barheyis
chief Delaney has. known % ita
tkar1eter.
President Gin OF the city council
has known % It's character.
every member o. the city council
. g. aMHaaaafaH
AID yet
Mayor Baliluear. Chisf Delaney.
President Ctr and the l2 other eitT
couuciluen have wtnked az it
And nearly every che - Ire
above mentioned officials have
daughters - their oen.
There's something rotten some
where.
But for q number 81 months past
political iobherY has been going On
towards perpetuating this sab rosa
traffic IN vice
TIE Star has secured evidence
tending to shoW that the propFie-
tors q The Maiaon Harbaris ere no
nors responsible for the conditions
which exist Ia their resort than are
certain officials 81 The city hall. two
blocks away.
This evidence consists among
smonE other things. OF a certain
docament known as q "private
agreement.
This agreement shows thar the
sFxtwhlle prDpriefora % the Malson
Bafheris bad been eonductiue fhe
fssort in such a bFaxen manner that
they did not have the gall % ask
for a saloon license. AMI for that
reason transferred their ownership
70 an innocent party for 40 other
rurpose than 20 secure the desired
license in the latter's name and then
70 rs-tTansfer the property back to
the original owners. after such
license had been secured.
This transfer to the original Own
err By bill ~ sale was recorded In
the KING county courts yesterday.
As was pointed out IN yesterdays
issue o. The Star.
That these transactions could
have been consummated without the
cngnizance of somebody a. the city
ball. IS beyond belief. The Scar ia
in Possession Of the original copy
q Tie private agreement hT means
q which the liquor interests % the
haison Barberis changed hands
YESTERDAY. and
The star herewith publishes that
private agreement 10 full