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prepared and put into type and
proof OF Il sent 10 Mayor White az
his residence with tho alternative
OF reaigning or having II published
the following moFning. Mayor
White called In his attorney, John
Wiley, and his private secretary,
John Wallace. to consult with them
aud they urged him ta flght Il out.
Hut be WAS suffering from ili
health aud lacked the nerve To do
so. 50 sent HIS resignation back 20
the offiee of the newspaper which
published IL instead OF the story,
President George W liall OF the
city council. became mayor pro TEN
for the anexplrod term,
.. \. Rsssid fsier,ea.
Ia the campaign Of iSaa the Ro.
publican organization. then badly
dlHeruditcd by the acts OF White.
Rogers and a auhsefsiant council,
nominated John l.eAry Tor mayor
aud the Democrats nominated ]. r.
Ronald who was eleetcd Ronald
fired Badly Rogers. made Andrew
Jackson chief Of police and the city
entered upon an era Of mild law
enforcement. HUT the adminiatra.
tion was disgraecd BY the dclalca'
ton OF Adoiph kruE. an ignorant
German baker who had haen elect
ed city treasurer There also arose
q scandal over a piece % ineffi
cheney ia sewer construction, aud at
the end of tao years the kepuhll'
can organization came into poNer
again with Byron Phelps a. mayor
and entered upon that period OF
municipal affairs Nhen the watch
word around the city hall vas
Talk with Parry"
Il was during this talk wilh
Parry" period OF municipal affairs
that there occurred the final dca.
perate cffaft 10 cheat the people 81
Seattle oat Of the now magnificent
heritage. the Cedar river water syb
ten. an Incident which viii form
the subject for tomorrow Install
ment 81 this narrative
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pressed the Spring hlli people con.
scented to dispose Of Its property.
setting what has since heen deelar
"a TO BE- the exhofbltaat price Of
three hundred and flfty.two thouu.
and and some hundred dollars.
This price vas agreed upon and
the city took over the property. az.
compAnying that act with the sub.
mission Ia the voters Of pFopoal'
ton 20 bead the city iof million
dollars FOE the establishment Of a
comprehensive gravity water sup
ply system That proposition was
submitted during the year Of the
tire and carried By overwhelming
vote.
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ST Eye Glasses

n you wear them. We have
glasses to suit any purse aud ne
any eye. Examination By experts
schachard Optical Co. 1907 md
ave "
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Suits for Large Men.

We have one department for the
extra big uicn
W u Hutchinson 60.
Corner end and tnian 49,
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WOmen's, Misses and
Boys Hose
Free Souvenirs to All Who Visit Us Saturday
Entrance Either on First or Second Aoenue

High Grade Hosiery Priced Remarkably
women's Fast Black Cotton Hose. 9-thread heel
and toe in all black and black with white FOOT
plain and ribbed top: extra good value. Spe-
oiay priced for only ....,....,,....,..,.I5e
Womens Superior Grade Stainless Black Cotton
Hose Hermsdof dye; reinforced heel and toe;
in all black and black with split sole. Specially
priced for only E. go. ........t.......2 zoe
Boys and Misses School Hose; medium and
coarse rib. fast dye; sizes to To- retailed for
zoe and 22c. Bee Hive price only ...,.... 16e
Misses Superior Quality Summer Fine Ribbed
Cotton Hose. made from high grade cotton
and recommended for their wearing qualities;
good value for 600 Bee Hive special price
only ,..s... #,.s.s ....s go. .sss.sss..AoF
We show a choice line OF Ladies' Fancy Lace
Hose, specially priced from ......15f 20 soc
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Take tho SEEING SEATTLE
AUTO CARS Ia the RACES iomor-
row. leaving Pioneer square NJ
90. 90 and 90 .. m. ."
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and actions of many Of the most
prominent citlaenn OF Seattle. an
Influence which has heen accounted
for In many quarters on the theory
that he ponneased information re-.
Eardlng personal actions ON their
part which broasnl them under hla
power,
tits reign Is now looked hack
upon as one during which gambling
aud kindred public vices flourlahed.
when law violation wan farmcd out
for private profit aud the whole
atmosphere OF the city government
was charged with graft and suR
pleion.
Waite nssris.
Hut while elected b. the machine
aud ehedient 10 Ia desires IN many
II not In most matters. the time
cams when Mayor White declined
60 do liz hiddlHg. The aaminlelras
ton had been liagranuy Inefficient
and uxtrasasant aud when the
time came for lcyying city tax
Tor the pay ment Of current eNpen.
sen the council went 60 the limit Of
making no levy whatever hut Ia.
eludtng the current expenses Tor
the ensuing year In proposed
bond issue. About the same time
the council passed an ordinance
making valid an issuc Of old aud
irregular city warrants which had
been bought up BY some ct the big
banks Of the city. an offcnne 40
fragrant that Mayer White declined
10 give the measure hts approval
An effort was made 10 mandamua
him and the ease taken 90 the sus
prcme court where he was sna.
talned.
feres waite oat.
Mayor Whites administration
came 20 = Sudden cad IN November.
1891. Ia much the same manner a.
did the incumbeney ot Justice OF
the Peace r. n. Cam some two
years ago Chief Rogers. Aho awed
his first allegiance to the machine.
Joined is leaders IN their attacks
upon the mayer and supplied the
Fost.lntHiilgeurer. then edited BY
Pred Grant. with the material for
an attark Upon tho Integrity Of the
administration. This attack was
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Hut the interests which bad been
unwiiiiuEiy driven "a dispose 81
the Spring Hill plant AppFcclatinx
the value ~ ths property aud Its
poser 10 maintain water rates.
laboFsd and sshcmed for years to
geposAess themselves OF that prop
erty and privilege and IL became
the rhief bone Of contention in ths
city government
The million dollars Ia bonds hRy.
lag been voted the city employed
neaxsnstfa Williams. a noted ny
drauiic engineer Of that tRY. TO
cnme 10 the city from the east aud
survey the surrounding country and
work out The engineering plans for
the system. Msanvhiie the inter.
eats seeking then - noN 10 Grip.
pie the sltya anaeftakina that Il
might eventually fan int their owe
hanAs, attacked the propaaiticn
both 10 the euunesl through coua.
Gilman HarrY White. the big Wild
cat real estate sNeeuiatar Of his
day. and In the courts.
AZ a result % this concerted e
tNNt 70 HtAANeMAa nv AtsN ANNNf
taking and Numerous ether co
operating political circumstances
Mr. White vas elected mayor a. the
creature Of the hurirlgh Hsiibruu
iuuEFurth combination. and bis
election and unfavuFabls decisions
In the courts completely thrcttled
for the time being. all efforts TO
wArsia the construction 81 the aye
TEN
waite asmni@t.traftsn-
TIE White Standardization Of city
affairs IL enc Of tbs shameful pages
in the ettys history. Partly with
ana partly vlthou, hla seauiessnes
the police commission. infiuenced
by the Republican business" ma
shlne, called % be chief Of police
Bolton Rogers. better kuown IN Sc
attic a. Badly Rogers. a private
detective. alleged to have been an
sx.eonviet. a mar o. maiiKn In.
nusne. And feckiessiy eomlnatlnE
character.
In the light Of hissory Rogers sp.
pears % have exercised sort OF =
wieTa Influence over the opinions
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6ulislo Gasoline Engines

~ bsst for beats Twohorse
FxEr 70 one hundred. stock on
- Geo II. Woodhouae 4 Co.
e rsisssxsty 81. 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-23
The Handbook Must Go.

Louder and louder every day
grows the slogan OF the campaign
of publicity against the handbook
men. The moral and business sem
timent of the District of Columbia
in ever swelling chorus demands
their suppression. The excise board
has become an important factor in
the fight, and hereafter saloonists
whose places are known to the po-
lice as clearing houses for the
gamblers are likely to be, refused
licenses to conduct their business.
The chairman of the board today
went squarely on record to this ef-
feet, and reports of the police on ap
plications for licenses by saloonists
for four years past are being gone
over in order to ascertain the names
OF those whose places were said to
be the resorts OF the gamblers. The
Anti-Saloon League has joined i'll
the work and its agents will be used
to bring evidence before the board.
Two business men and Judge to-
day give good reasons why
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waited for them in the courtyard, and it
was several hours before they were able to
leave.
Meanwhile enormous crowds had assem-
bled in the streets adjacent to the court
house. Cordons of police kept the crowds
checked for an hour or more, but then lost
control Of them, the masses pushing and
dent intention of storlning the entrance
Molitor Servant.
At the morning session Wieland, the
man who was in the employ of the Moli-
tor household as a servant at the time
of the tragedy, was examined. Wieland
came from Kiel upon seeing newspaper
reports that the defense was throwing
Continued on Sixth Page.)
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OAKLAND MANS STORY.
View of the Survives From the
Steamer Roanoke

OAKLAND. Cal. July Or. C. Walker,
a passenger on the steamship Roanoke,
which arrived today from Portland. told in
an interview of the havoc and The scenes
of distress which We're witnessed after the
collision of the vessels. He said:
The Roanoke was bound south, and at
noon Sunday We reached the scene OF the
collision which had occurred between the
steamers San Pedro and the Columbia at
the previous midnight.
The surface OF the sea al around the
scene of the collision was strewn with the
Wreckage of the lost vessel and the deck
houses of the San Pedro and the deck load
of the lumber she was carrying at the time
of the collision.
While we drifted across the bows of the
Elder several of the members of the crews
of the San Pedro and Elder who had been
rescued by the Elder requested us to report
to their families and friends mat they were
safe, bat l could make out only one ma
that Of kaVanaugh. who. l think. was an
officer of the lost steamship and q resident
of I.s1S broadway Oakland
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| vicinity of the courthouse to the more re-
mote streets. Those persons who were
taken into custody during the disorders
| were discharged this morning The captain
of company of soldiers was struck by a
stone during the sCudlng.
Relatives and friends of Karl Hau, who
attended the trial in large numbers, have
received the verdict OF the court with resig
| nation. 1t did not come as a surprise to
them; in fact, the overwhelming circum-
stantial evidence had led them to expect it.
An appeal against the sentence of death
to the supreme court will be lodged with
the proper authorities in a few days. This
| court can only decide technical questions
affecting the procedure of the present trial.
If she decision is adverse the case will be
remanded to karlsruhe for retrial.
The prisoner heard the verdict of the
jury with perfect composure, and chatted
smilingly with his counsel after the judges
withdrew to fix his sentence.
Upon the return of the judges Hau arose,
and, standing erect, with folded arms, lis
tened to the sentence without moving a
muscle. A moment later he was hurried
away to prison by half dozen policemen.
The sentence is unpopular with the street
crowds, which have been demonstrating
more and more openly for several days in
f1aL favor ana against the MOltOc ram
lily.
The women of the Molitor family, fearing
violence at the hands of the street rabble
remained in one Of the rooms OF the court
house until 1870 O'Clock this afternoon
awaiting a favorable opportunity to drive
to a railroad station. Fourteen policemen
In carriages finally came to the rescue, and
accompanied them to Ettlingen, the first
station south of karlsruhe, where they took
train for Baden Baden.
During the disorders a crowd demolished
the windows in the rooms occupied by the
Molitor women at one of the hotels here.
This manifestation of popular anger arises
from the conviction of the street rabble
that Olga Moitor, Il sister OF Haus wife.
left her gallant in the lurch by refusing to
confirm the story that he returned to the
continent to meet her.
Herr Dietz. counsel for Hau. today lodged
formal notice of appeal for revision of
the courts findings.
After the adjournment of the court for
an hours recess, at o'clock last evening,
the women of the Molitor party We're COM
PEELED TO remain in one of the offices of the
courthouse, because it was dangerous for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-23
KARL HAU GUILTY.
PENALTY IS DEATH
Convicted of Killing His Mother
in-LaW in Germany.
RECEIVED VERDICT CALMLY
Decision Not Popular With the Masses
in the Street.
POLICE CHARGED ON THE CROWD
Members of the Molitor Family Be-
sieged in the Courthouse After
the Trial.
RECEIVED VERDICT CALMLY
POLICE CHARGED ON THE CROWD

With the sentence OF death by
decapitation, pronounced upon Karl
Hau. one time instructor in Roman
law in George Washington Univer
sity, by the court in Karlsruhe, Ger
many, yesterday, came the terlnina
ton of one of the most remarkable
and most interesting cases in recent
international history. According to
the charge upon which he was con-
victed. Hau lured his nother-in-law,
Frau Molitor, into a dark street OF
Baden Baden, Germany, by fraud
ulent telephone message the night
OF November 6, 1906, and shot her
to death. He was arrested at the
Hotel Cecil, London, next day, and
two months later he was extradited
to Germany. Many claims were
made that Mrs. Hau was bounded
by the police, said to be working on
the basis that she knew of the pris-
oner's guilt, and tie 9th of last
month she saw her husband for the
last time. Mrs. Hau committed sui
eide in the lake at Pfaeffikon, Swift
zerland, June 7, leaving in her room
long farewell letter, in which she
expressed her continued devotion to
her husband, notwithstanding his
awful deed" and declared that death
was bitter on account of her child.
A Jury was secured in ten minutes
July y, when Hau was placed on
trial, and the hearing consumed only
four court days, the verdict of
guilty" being returned yesterday
afternoon. Sentence of death was
pronounced Immediately, but Hau's
counsel, DR.. Dietz, served notice
that he would take an appeal.
KARLSRUHE, July 23.-KarI Hau, a bril-
liant young law professor Of Washington,
d. c. was condemned to death this morn
Ing after a fve-day trial, for the murder
Of his wife's mother, Frau Molitor, a
wealthy resident Of Baden Baden. in that
city November last.
The excitement over the Hau case is
subsiding The people, however. continue
to crowd the newspaper offices to buy
pamphlets issued by the press which con-
tain full report of the proceedings.
Newspapers throughout the country have
begun a lively discussion Of the singular
features of the case which Is reg ded as
one Of the most remarkable mt cases
of half century
The rioting of last night subsidized as soon
as the crowd had been driven from the
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JAPANESE SQUADRON WARY.
Possible Conflict With American Sail
orS at Brest


BREST, July o3.-The Japanese SQUADRON
is expected to reach this port tonight.
This delay in arriving is generally at
tributcd here to the desire OF the Japanese
commander to make as short as possible
the time that the American and Japanese
warships will be together in the harbor, in
order to reduce the chances of any I'M
toward incident between the sailormen. The
sailors from the American cruisers Wash
ington and Tennessee, now here, seem to
hold grudge against the japanese on ac-
count OF fancied grievance at Jamestown,
and there has been some threatening talk
in the cafes frequented by the American
blue Jackets. Rear Admiral Charles f.
Stockton, in command of the American YES
sells has decided to grant no shore leave
after the Japanese arrive.
The American officers preparing to
treat the japanese visitors with great cor
diality. They will be shown every courtesy
and entertained at dinner on board the
American flagship.
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Pipped Open Amidships.

"Everything about the scene of the dis
aster and the condition of the San Pedro
Indicated that the Pedro had struck the
Columbia sQuarcly amidship, and the San
Pedros stem had suffered no damage, while
the sea was filtered with the wreckage of
the lower cabins of the foundered steamer
NO effort was made to transfer any of
the survivors OF the disaster from the
decks of the Elder to the Roanoke. Per-
haps this was due to the fact that the wind
was blowing strong and a heavy sea run
ming at the time.
We presumed that the Elder would carry
the living and dead and tow the water
logged San Pedro TO Humboldt bay where
we the previous day had passed the latter
as she was coming out and We gong in
The Roanoke had a full list OF passen-
gers and the dreadful experience Witnessed
off Shelter Cove unstrung the nerves of all
OF US, many remaining on deck all last
night and everybody deserving their ca hins
as soon the vessel entered the fog belt
and began sounding the fog signals"
Victims Were Scattered.
DENVER. Col. July 23.-Miss Mary Par
sons. a passenger on the steamer Columbia
who is believed to have perished was a
Denver school teacher. Miss Parsons was
fifty years of age and was the daughter of
Charles Parsons. who lives here.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Col. July %
Miss Katrina Hayden, a victim of the Co
lumb!a disaster, was school teacher OF
this city who had been in attendance at the
National Educational Association conven-
ton in Los Angeles Her parents reside in
Cripple Creek.
IITCHFlELD, Ill. July CIV. H. Trues-
GAZE, steerage passenger on the Columbia
ana DeheVed TO have been lost was a ml-
stefan from this city en- route from San
Francisco 10 Portland Ore.
DECATUR, Ill, July 23,-Mrs. George E.
Keller and three daughters, Alma, Effe
and Grace. whose names are inclndel IN
the list of missing from the wrecked
steamer Columbia, were residents of Deca .
tur. Mr.. Keller is secretary of the Decatur
Racing Association and a prominent stool,
man.
Ell PASO, Tex, July 23-Among those
who persisted in the collision between the
| Columbia and San Pedro were Mr.. and
! Mrs. Thomas Clarh OF this place. Both
l were telegraphers.
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GOV. GLENN ORDERS AN APPEAL,
Noted Rate Contention to Be Carried
to Supreme Court.

Srecial Dispatch to The Star.
RALEIGH, n. c., July 23.-Gov Glenn
today personally stated that he had Off
cially instructed speca, counsel for the
state at Asheville to prepare and perfect
an appeal by the state of North Carolina
to the Supreme Court Of the United States
from the decision United States Circuit
Judge Pritchard rendered yesterday.
The statement that the governor had done
this was disputed, hence this positive an
nouncement. Gov. Glenn today stated that
he. as lawyer, felt sure the United States
Supreme Court would not uphold that mart
of Judge Pri,chard's decision which holds
the penalty clause in the rate bill to he m
constitutional, because excessive and con-
fscatory.
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HEAVY BLOW FOR
HANDBOOK MAKERS
BY EXCISE BOARD
SaIoonistS Who Harbor GAM
bIerS May Lose Licenses.
CHAIRMAN GRIFFIN'S STAND
Baroom Clearing Houses Are to
Be Abolished.
COMMISSIONERS SEEK FACTS
Securing List of Places Used as Head
quarters by Runners-Business
Men Tell of Effects of Play
ing the Races.
HANDBOOK GAMBLING
FAR-REACHING EVIL

"IIandbookS feed upon the
class OF people who are least
able to stand the inevitable
loss - Robert N. Harper,
President Chamber of Com
merce.
when an employee OF ours
gets the handbook habit we
are certain to find that he is
ncglccting his business and
ours. i. Goldenberg of Gold
enberg's Department Store.
"IIandbook gambling by the
head of a family tends TO
divert his income to illegiti-
mate uses and to deprive those
dependent upon him OF the
support they are entitled to.
William II. DeLacy, Judge
of the Juvenile Court.
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gR1ToNS LOSE DAVIS CUP.
International Tennis Trophy Won by
Australasia.

LONDON. July 23-Great Britain has
lost the Davis cup, the international tennis
trophy. to Australasia.
The single and deciding matches were
played at the Wimbledon courts today. In
the first singles a. w Gore, British Isles,
defeated A. F. Wildng, Australasia, three
sets to one Score, 3-6, G-3. -, Go.
The fate of the cup then hung on the
last singles between II. Roper Barrett.
British Isles, and Norman +. Brookes
Australasia Brookes won in three straight
sets Score, g., 60, 6-3.
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GEORGIA EXPLOSION VICTIMS.
Three of the Four on Dangerous List
Passed Bad Night.

BOSTON. July 2l-At the United States
naval hospital, in Chelsea. today It was re-
ported that three of the four battleship
Georgia explosion patients who are on the
dangerous list passed a bad night. Sea
men Meese. Fone and Thomas each We're
restless during the night, and today were
extremely weak.
Seaman Bush seemed a trifle stronger to-
day
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The Handbook Must Go.

District Assessor Z. w. w. Griffin, ex-
| oficio chairman of the excise board, de-
clarcd today to a Star reporter that he
would disapprove the granting of license
to any saloonist whose place is used by
handbook men o. other gamblers as a
clearing house or headquarters.
This statement of Assessor Griffin's is
sufficient in itself to insure the practical
wipins out of the handbook evil in Wash
ington, according to a District official. The
same official said: Few sdloonkeepers
are in reality handbook men. They may
cater TO the trade of the gamblers and
make it agreeable for them to congregate
in their places. and they may so as far
TO permit their places TO be a clearing
house for bets, but when the license of the
saloon is at stake, as 1t will be In the
future. no clean minded saloonlst is going
to tolerate the handbook men, and they
will have to look elsewhere for an office
Cigar Stores, Too.
1t was suggested to this official that, in
the event of the gamblers being driven
from the saloons, they will use cigar stores
or BARBER SHOPS OF Otnel ike places OF DuSl-
ness which only men patronize, to carry
on their illegal traffic. to which he replied:
The stand Assessor Griffin has taken in
the matter of saloons will likewise apply
TO the cigar stores, the cigar merchants
are compelled to secure permits to operate,
although the tax is not as large as the
saloon but it is of sufficient Importance to
keep any cigar dealer from aiding the hand
book business in any way. In fact, nearly
every tradesman is required TO secure
permit to do business. and il their friendli-
against them when they apply for license
they will turn cold shoulder to the book
maker. Few tradesmen are going to have
their places of business taken away from
them simply to aid and abct handbook
making
It will be an easy matter for Assessor
Griffin or the members Of the excise board
to secure sufficient Information to convince
them that an applicant for renewal OF
barroom license has been aiding and abet-
ting handbook making, although the du-
ties of the board are so cNacting as 10
make it impossible for the members to per-
sonaIly investigate the conduct of the sa-
looms.
The police captain of the precinct Is called
upon to make a report upon every appl.ca-
ton made for saloon license in his terri
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general of the steamboat inspection service
stated today that the steamer Columbia
which sank after colliding with the steam
schooner San Pedro at Shelter cove ca,
was property equipped with bulkheads and
With air compartments.
There is no doubt about that added
Nj Uhler She would not have been
allowed to run day without such bulk
heads "