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The Greeley tribune., 1907-11-14
Puzzled tho Ou..-

The queen of Denmark onco o;a
a visit to the Danish COLONY !, az
land, where the good old bisbo, is. ia
ms utmost to show her eyorvt @ u.u =.
which was worth seeing. The o, 'nans
paid many compliments to bo Ieen
and, knowing that he had cb;l, ,.os'
asked how many. Now i hn,,uren, ha,
u ihaf a5mns+ the Danish word for cdidrens
ic !, name for Sheep" 50 tbo s'ano, 's
bishop, whose Danish was nnt r"s 700 1000
SO good as it might have ho", n". qui1e
aerstood that her maiestv sn' San IN
ing how many sheep he owra5 raS ask, !,
answered, "Two hundred S"ea y ia and
hundred childrenp' cried tb, Iwo
IN amazement. "How can ~, queen
SPY sah maintain such a r9, 9ul pos, 8,
'Quite easily" said the ",roer n =
smiling cheerfuIly. 'Tn prelate,
turn them out on the biI,s s"t'lmer u. !
and when winter comes "I'.s eat 10 ,, , rae =
The Greeley tribune., 1907-11-14
Some Extraordinary Motn.,,

Probably the youngest grand
mother of whom we have record
was a Lady Child of Shropsbire.
England. She had married at twelve
years of age and had a child before
her thirteenth year was complated
This child in turn married while
still very young, with the result
that Lady Child was a grandmother
at twenty-seven. The most extr,or-
dinary cases of motherhood rere
those OF Mrs. Honeywood Of Char-
ing, In Kent, and Lady TemnIn of
Stow. When the former died an
May 10, 1920, aged ninctv-t% 90
she counted as her descepdart. ~
teen children, ia graadchiIdran 90
22S great-grandchildrcn and n;ns
great-great-grandchildreo. Tha ~
er case was even more remarl,a IL
Lady Temple, who died in NIv.e' 1sse
had given birth to four son. ~,
nine daughters and lived to GU saa
more than 700 descendants see
The Greeley tribune., 1907-11-14
Consumption Statistics

prove that neglected cold or cough
puts the lungs in so bad condition
that consumption germs find fertile
field for fastening on one. Stop the
cough just as soon as it appears with
Rallar'sd Horehound Syrup. Soothes
the torn and tnfiamed tissues and
makes you we'll again. Sold by all
druggists.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-04

Prevailing opinion IN Seattle pic
lures the Seattle Electric company
merely ne a selfish local public ser
vice corporation. organized under
and In theory amendable at least to
the laws Of Washington. II is more
than this Il Is, In fact one Of the
tsntaeles Of a gigantic hundred mil.
lion dollar octopus, having It's
stomach IN Boston and extending
It's plunderlng arms In ali directions
over the United 3sates, TO our 10.
land possessions and even " tor
elgn countries wherever Il can
siuht an opening to enter into part.
nership with a municipal govern
ment which will give II an oppor-
tunity 20 accumulate and enjoy q
big Increment Of unearned value az
. basis for dividends on fictitious
wstered capitalization.
IN this inatallmcnt Of his nara.
tive Mr.. Smith tells q the char.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-04

SAN FRANCISCO, July 4-.Rmas WIN viii a
knockout in iirsl round alter Two minut OF fighting.

ring he shook hands cordially
with Sqnire8
Squircs was taken 20 the center
by Announcer Jordan and intro
duccd
Burns was In grand shape FOR the
fight Vie was brought "a the cen.
ter Of tho ring aud introduced.
Iofferies entered the ring aud
talked 10 both men
Ncisos. Britt and kaufman were
introduced
AZ 2g0 the fight started.
Round One.
The men advanced without ahak.
inE hands
Sluirea Immediately takes the az
gressiyc. Burns knocka Squlrra
down with a hard right Squlrra
vas down fw two seconds and
comes up and swings hard on
Burns
squlrcs misses a right and lands
a iight left. starts 10 wrcstic with
hurns IL cautioned b. Jcffrlca
Saulrca guess down from right
hand swing Burns wins The
fights lasted two minutes and eight
seconds
Squlrcs came to ia two minutes
after the knockout punch was
landed long enough to say he had
met a better man.
Burma said that BE- did not expect
70 win SO soon. but thought q, would
50 four rounds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-04

On account OF the Importance Of
this fact in the story OF King coua-
~ politics II is necessary 60 dlgress
a little at this point from the mar
row thread OF this narrative tn or.
der TO write into it something OF
the history and something of the
character of this vast. hungry.
selfish. dominating, law-eyadlng
financial institution
Is Big In Itself.
In itself as organized and lncor.
porated under the laws OF Wash.
ington the Seattle Electric COM
pany is a great corporation a cor
poration with a capitalization of
$4,000. 200. with gross earnings al.
ready amounting TO 100000 per
annum and increasing at the rate
OF 10 per cent per anpums a rate
of Increase which will bring them
up to $500. 600 per aunm by 1910,
20 SIT 100000 per aunum by 1915.
Continued on Page Thrcc)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-04
SEC. PART OF A HUNDRED
MILLION DOLLAR OCTOPUS

street railway corporation, monop
olizlng the business of transporting
passengers over the streets az Sc.
attle. insolontly ignoring the de-
mands OF citizens for better serv-
ice. dominating local politics and
the loral Hvernmonts for it's own
selfish Acknowledgement. employing
its men az the lowest possible
waRc and browbeating aud humil-
iatlng them through the use Of a
spying system of Inspectors, molm-
ing and killing citizens with un,
safe eQulpmOut and incompetent
and undorpnid employees, en- short
a bog. overgrown, overfcd tax
dodging corporation.
Bu, it Ia more than this. and un.
an to- people OF this city realize
that fact and appreciate II for what
lt really is they will never UNDER
stand its power, aud never inaugu
rate the Kind OF a campaign noccs.
sary in order TO check 70 In the
course OF lts lnlquitles
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-04
FIRE CUTS
WAREHOUSE

\ fire that threatened TO assume
SERIOUS proportions partially gut
ID the warehouse Of the Grote.
Rankin Co. furniture dealers. To-
oated on Railroad av between Con.
necticut and Atlantic SITS. early this
afternoon. The loss cannot be esti-
mated AT this time. but viii run
well up In the thousands. much
furniture being damaged both by
the fire and by the water
The blaze is believed 10 have
started from detective wiring The
alarm was turned In promptly at
the time the smoke was uoticedpby
passemhy. which was about one
O'Clock All the fire apparatus OF
the south end was turned out by
the i've department. 41d the
prompt and efficient action OF the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-04

courage patriotism and integrity
OF acfiOn-in speaking Of Taft-hg
means what Is meant BY Tafts pub.
DC career up 10 date He means
what Taft did In the Philippines. IN
Panama and Cuba. In the offices Of
the war department. and what he
did az Judge. when he had the
moral courage 20 render decisions
which be knew would be offensive
10 organized labor because he be-.
lioYcd those decisions were the
law which u was not his function
70 change
The president believes that TAFT
q superior 20 any possible corrupt
Ing on hoguiling Influence He be-
iiovoa him too courageous TO be
browbeateh on frightened. too keen
10 be fooled; and. wlthal. too wise
10 be led
President Roosevelt knows some.
thing u the Influences which are
opposed 10 his policies o. has
had too deal with them. lie has
seen wealth corrupt a great party
organization and mako II the In.
strument ~ criminal corporations
whils II pretends 20 stand FOR the
people He hsa seen "a majority
OF his own party In congress doing
the bidding of criminal corpora
lions and secretly trying 20 sell
out tho voters slle has seon the
owupting cancer OF bribery per
meato great government depart
meuta and PALSY the arm OF right
admiuk tration. until ll was cut out
~ the knife Of official lnvestiga
ton and criminal prosecutions
~ has felt the hatred ~ allied
millions secretly spreading Islander
and libel against himself while Of
forlng friendly hands and smtiIna
I cOuuteuancca
iio knows what II ig 10 oppose
the powers Of selfish rreed
Now he ia ahSst 10 lay aside the
sword or. rather he rs about M
hand the sword 10 one Of bis fellow
soldiers. and let him defend the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-04
President Believes That OhOn Has Moral and Physical Courage Patriotism and
Integrity Of AcOnTa Believes My Policies and Am Convinced
Would Garry Them Out"

bridge Naturally he picks the
man be thinks the strongest aud
most courageous. There has been
talk Of bis handing down the
scepter" n In a sword, not a scep.
ter. Re hands on.
sWhy should tho sosalled reac.
tionaries oppose Taftq" asked the
presidents visitor Taft has ncv.
er done anything to Justify the be.
lief that he IL a radical Ills tenn.
permanent Is judicial and ali his ca
reer ia along moro conservative
lines than your own"
The president assentod.
But. said he, Taft believes In
my policies and ! am convinced
would carry them out"
And your un.frienda believe. too
that be would carry them out7"
TElse why are they so strenuous
~ opposed 10 himG' ae
The president went on to say
many things lie made Il clear. at
this point, hat he was fighting for
what might be called his cause
above anything else The personal
element takes ~, 1ud place lie II
exceedingly ford % "Wiil." as he
calls his big secretary Of war, but
there is not a particle Of doubt
that b. would sacrifice win" 90.
morrow n he felt that the sacrifice
was essential 10 tho success OF his
plan TO have the good work go ON
after he leaves the White House
He lB doing everything IN his
power to perpoiuate his war
against the combinations Of preda
tory wealth He will play politics
af anyone chooses 10 call II sol
and vein use his power as president
and his popularity with the people
10 see that the war does 60 on. He
vii boom Taft or he will boom
CortelyoW. or Knox. or la Toilette,
or anybody else in whom he has the
confidence that thooman doomed
will be the best one To carry on the
fight But he will not boom any
body AZ present except Taft, and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-04
BALL-INeER IS
TO ATTEND

Judge r. n Ballinger. former
mayor % Seattle. az present com.
missioner general OF the United
States land department. viii be the
guest o. honor at the regular week.
~ meeting Of the klng County Re.
publican club. Friday. ~ 30 y IN
In the RathHkeIlor Grill 4 fan at.
tendance Is expected Of all eNecu.
tive officers. ward captains. city
and county officera and friends OF
Mr. naiiinFer All those desiring
10 attend the luncheon are request
cd 90 notify l.. II. Gray. president
phone Main 81. or u. 8 Frye. sec
Rotary or the club. Main 1893. be
fore 10 a. m. Friday. IL they will be
present
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-04
SOLDIERS
in A RIOT

NORFOLK. Va. July 4-For a
time last night a riot prevailed a.
tho jamestown exposition and
scores were injured.
Five hundred soldiers ran amuck
and the guards Of the exposition
we're forced to call ont reinforce
monta 10 arrest the rioters and
preserve order.
The soldiers were those % the
Second South Carolina and First
Kentucky regiments In camp At
Jamestown.
Tho soldiers intcrfcred with fte
concesaonafica and attempted 20
run the shows on the War Path
Guards we're called out but the
soldiers. constantly increasing IN
numbers, took things IN their own
hands aud the guards we're for the
time being perfectly powcrlesH.
stones we're hurled. bayunetE
were used. arrested men were res.
c.cd and things we're most riotons
for several hours before order was
restored.
To-day a full investigation Is
being made and courtmartials Viii
result
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-04

force saved the building
The blaze. which started on the
first floor OF the three story struc-
ture. Quilted that floor destroying
the mass OF fine furniture stored
there There was no one IN the
building. and the department found
Il necessary to break down the
doors By THIS time the fire had
developed into g bad smudge fire,
but efficient work confined Il to
the first floor Much damage 20
the furniture stored on the two up
per floors and in the basement Ia
expected TO swell the loss on tho
first floor. however
No one connected with the Grote-
Rankin Co. could be located at me
time II Is understood that the
warehouse and its contents were
well insured
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-04
DROWNED GIRLS soOY FOUND.

WENATCHEE. July f-Ths
body 81 a young woman has been
found floating In the Columbia
river. near the steamboat landing
II Is supposed 10 BE- the body OF
Gertie humEartuer. who vas
drowned ~ Central ferry. a few
niles below brewster a short time
ago
Peter BumEnFtner. the father 81
the unfortunate glri. has been no.
titled and he will come down 70
Identify the body.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-04
c. {. will CALL FOR THE
GUARANTEE fund

Unable 10 raise the necessary
funds for the Christian Endeayor
convention through the sale Of GER
tlficates. the committee Of 1907 yes
ierday voted 20 call Tor the entire
guarantee fund pledged over a year
aao BY Seattle citizens Forty per
cent Of the fund Of $4,000 has al.
ready been disbnraed Tho com.
mlttee hesitated IN calling FOR the
remainder OF tho fund. hoping that
the church people would come 20
the rescue BY buying certificates.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-04
lserIpp.s TsIsaraph ssrrIss.l

OCEAN vfew, Cal. July A.
uadcr a broillng sun and Before
crowd Of unusual proportions. des-
plie the unsettled conditions. Bni
sqaires. champion OF Australia. and
Tommy Burns. the American claim.
aat 70 the worlds title. met in
crofforih's arena this afternoon to
settle the matter OF supremacy.
The crowd began TO gather oarlY.
the piigrimago 20 the ringslde be
ginning as early as o'clock sshls
morning
A telegram was received from
Tom O'souFke. who challenged the
winner on behalf OF his man Rogers
and a 5000 side bet
Al o'clock the bleacacrs we're
crowded
Nat Goodwin entered the arena
and be vas greeted BY cheers
There aFe approximately 1000
people inside the arena and there
IL $4,000 in the cash box
Jctfries entered the arena a.
t2s25
Al his headquarters Squircs made
the following statement. 4 expect
10 win the. fight In ten rounds or
less. ! came long way 20 Tight
and do not intend 10 return De
feafea
Al Kaufman has challenged The
winner.
Frankie Edwards and Johnny
Murphy have entered the Ving The
preliminary started AZ 10 o'clock
Beth men are IN the pink Of con
dition They are The two shlltieat
lightweights Ia the amateur RANKS
Of the city.
The preliminary fight was declar.
ID draw BY Referee Hanion.
Edwards broke his hand 10 the
last round.
AZ O'Clock sguires entered the
ring and RESPONDED 90 the cheers bv
bowling and smiling lie danced
SDout 20 test the ring
squires took the seat In the north.
west corner accompanied bY his
seconds lie was the picture OF
confidence.
At zoo Tommy Barns entered
The ring Barhs walked around the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-04

Vessel Believed to Be Standard Oil Ccmpauy's Steam
er ASunciOn in Distress OFF Carmanah Light
Tugs Go to Rescue.

A large steamer. which 70 all ap.
pearances r. a British tramp. ~
known 20 be in distress IN tho
carmannah lighthouse. shipping
men we're appriacd Of The wreck al
an esfly hour this morning. when
the vessel was reported 10 be- nf
teen miles 10 the southwest Of the
lighthouse Later adgiccs state
that two tugs now have the disabled
ship In tow and are heading her
toward safety The steamer ls a
tWo-manier with a large black fun
mel with 4 white band around e.
She broke down some time during
the night and commenced booming
her guns for help a high wind was
Blowing and tbs weather was icy
cold
with the coming Of daylight
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-04

flags OF distress were flung up and
when these were discovered aid
was sent 10 the vessel and two tuRs
went out 10 offer assistance These
are slowly bringing her 10 a place
Of safety. Il Is thought by some
" the local shipping men that tho
vessel II probably the Standard OIL
steamer Asuncion She left here
yesterday morning for San Fran,
cisco. She carries 235.000 gallons
OF oil and had q caracity cargo on
board Capt Bridget was in
charge She carries two largo
white letters 8 on her amokestack,
and II IL thought that these letters
have been confused with white
band. She II the only known yes
sci which comes into Seattle who
answers to the description Of the
wreck.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-04
tcopyFight, 1907. By the Newspaper
Enterprise Association)
By gibson GARDNER.

1f@@AfN 1fNfkN~ WHEN
Regular staff correspondent at
Washington Of Seattle Star.
WARRINGTON. d. C..sJuly A.
why Taft"
This question was recently asked
OF President Roosevelt By a visitor
At the White ,i0use
u ia becoming well known that
you want Taft az your successor
Would you mind telling WHY
And the president told his visitor
Why.
Il Is not permissible 10 quote
what the president says In these
casual and entirely Informal talks.
but % o probably within The ilmt
tatlons to attempt TO convey. In a
general way, the impression left
With tho visitor That ia all that
This account purports 10 do.
Tart Ia a man Of bOuudleas cour.
age. Al least, 30 r. Il believes
Vie has both physical and moral
courage. bat &c ~ NJ moral courage
thar re are now speaking Enteg.
riiy Of action and n fun measure
Of determination are the two quail.
iiicationa which stand forth most
prominently in the thought OF the
president IN determining 90 throw
ne weight ~ bic personal lnslu.
etee 10 Taft
When an editor 8laudcrod Tafra
tather Do the carly days. when W
was just ont Of college. Taft met
him aud faaa..N A.. Ola 49,.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-04
! RE2l {:

The three story warehouse build.
INK building on Western av. be
tween Atlantis and Connecticut SITS.
occupied as a warehouse hy the
Groto. Rankin Co. furniture deal
erH. caught fire at ! 30 this after
noon. and much damage was done
before the blaze was extinEuishsd
An alarm was turned In immediate
y and the fire department was
soon on the scene
The building WINS full OF furniture
and II ~ expected that much Of this
was injured or destroyed. although
effort was made 60 save the goods
stored In the warehouse.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-04

TACOMA. July A. Burglars en-
tered the faHhsuablc clothing store
~ DcgEe 4 Miller, iii012 Pacific
Av.. last night. boring through
from an adjacent building. and
cracked the safe. taking with fhetn
sum reaching up into the isous
ands. the exact amount Of which
Che firm refuses 90 make public
Il has not been determined as q
whether or not any clothing was
taken.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-04

r. w Baker OF q committee APP
pointed BY the Chamber OF Com
meree to aid the convention. has
raised about 81 600 which viii be
turned over 10 the committee Of
the Christian Endeavor.
r. Edgar Barth. chairman Of the
committee OF 1907. believes tho peo-
pie Of Seattle have fasied 70 con-
tribute from a lacs Of interest in
the convention, but be is also %
the opinion that they will come TO
the rescue before the convention
meets.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-04

vas swept b. a tornado and two
are known 20 have been Killed.
Tho devastated district IL cut
OF from communication OWING %
the telephone and telegraph wires
bclng down.
Tho two towns known 20 have
suffered greatly are Oakdaie and
Tunnel SidinK on tho Omaha rail.
road. near Eiroy Scores OF fam.
lilies took refuge IN the station at
Oakdalc aud when that building
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-04
HURT BY A
Street CAR

William Delaney. a teamster. liv-
ing at l7i7 Eighth av n was
struck and slightly injured this
morning by an inbound Ballard
street car Immediately after the
accident the wounded man wag
placed on the car and brought TO
this city. being taken 10 Provi-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-04

dence hospital for treatment.
An examination az the hospital
developed tho ia1t that Delaney
had been bruised about the hips
and shoulders, but Il is not thought
that his injuries are serious The
accident occurred az the interseo-
ton OF Walker and Mercer SITS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-04

collapsed many we're injured. two
being killed
Il Is believed that Rhen com
snnnieaiion IL established the death
Lat viii 10 large aud the damage
great
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-04
Clearwater 10 Struck.

LEWISTON. Idaho. July THE
Cles7 water district was visited late
Yesterday afternoon By hail
storm and electrical shower. Ware.
houses we're wrecked. railroad
tracks have been washed away and
the crors damaged 10 a great OK.
tent.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-04

SAIGON. French China, July a.
Formal possession has been taken
Of tic new territories NJ Batten'
berg. Siam. accruing to France un.
der the terms Of the new French.
siamaae treaty.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-04

GUTHRIE. Okla. July THE
date for the republican state con
vention. which was 90 have been
held AZ Tulsa July i2. was last
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-04

LONDON. Iuly liking Edward
has decorated Enrico Canuso. the
Italian tenor. with the Victorian
order. Signor Canso Is the first
singer 20 be thus honorod.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-04

night postponed by J. T. famon,
chairman ~ the territorial oxecu.
tive committee No further date
was announced
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-04

aeter Of this great privilege seek.
ing interest, a combination % big
banking Institutions operating un
der the general firm name OF Stone
a Webster.
Already the Seattle Electric
company's earnings have begun to
outrun the margin Of safety as
recognized In public service firan-
eial manipulation and plans are be-
Ing laid by tive company for re.
organization Of Il and otNer Puget
sound Interests under a gigantic
leaseholdlna company which shall
guarantee interest and dividends
on present capitalization and sb.
sorb this rapidly increasing sur.
plus az basis for additional ls.
sues Of fictitious capitalization.
BY JOE SMITH.
To the average Seattle mind the
name Seattle Electric company
conveys the idea only OF big local
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-04
SWEPT BY
TORNADO

ST. PAUL. July f--Late rcstsr.
day afternoon western Wisconsin
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-04
FoRM DIG PoWER COMPANY.

PUYAl.LUp, July The Cur.
rent Power Irrigation company. OF
Puyallup. will be Incorporated IN.
der the laws Of the state OF Wash
ingt0n July 70. with q capital
stock Of d 900. 900 ~ N Rice h
president aud II. Waugh. Of Ia.
coma. is vice president These.
with W r. E. Mcdonald. Of Ia.
coma. will form the directorate
and the secretary will be Puyal'
lup man
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4 stttttt ttststttttttt
: WHERE TO BUY CERTIFICATES

The 81 certificates which desirable
seats the Christian Endsyor convention which opens July
TO- viii be sale from until tho convention tho
following places
General Headquarters tt0 Arlington Hotel.
bun broa--Thfd floor Washington Building
Fremont Drug Co-2f0f Fremont
Check Couuer-Hun MRrche.
John Standardization Trust Co
Y. NJ. G. a and Y. w. g, n
W. Herbert DoiE-2t0l Tenth ~
Carl ~ ieevcH-62f7 Fourteenth n E.
h NJ Wilama-nroadway and Pine
High School nruE Co-hfoadway aud Pine.
VIM. H. narty-Olive and broadway