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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05
PLAY PRESENTED
BY ASSOCIATION

The United Amateur Press asso.
citation. which o. In annual eonveu.
tlon here. last night had q varied
program At sherrick's han az Uni.
yeraliy station. IN which the feat.
are was an original play. entitled
The Collese Widow Nit" written
By J Il Fuller. a local newspaper
man The play was IN the hands
81 the following. aud vas very
well rendered Miss blanche Brace
Mrs Freida Davidson. Miss Brown.
wen Jones. Miss Pearl Brace. Earl
Roweii. Roy Erford. Parker Row.
ell. Victor Badroni. Andrew Jacob
san and Charles Groves.
Tonight officers for the coming
year win be chosen and az this
meeting delegates from every state
IN the union viii be In attendance
Seattle. which was the place chosen
FOR the present convention. has a
candidate In the person Of Parker
Rowcll. who Ia running for secrc
tary.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05
BALL TEAM
BEATEN UP
DECKHAND DROWNED

Andrew Larsen. a dechhand on
the tuRh0nt Argo. was drowned Ia
the has At III u'cloek last night The
nah missed bis footlng Ia SONS
var while the boat saa tied up AZ
tise foot Of kiug 81 and must have
struck his head against tho piles
or a floating oE The employees
~ the boat worked over the man
for two hours and a hali IN vain
effort 20 bring him "a nfe. bat 4
was finally discovered that the
heroic measures were useless.
Larsen Is believed 20 have been
intoxicated. The frat known Of
the accident vas when The bodY
was noticed floating IN the water
BY The side Of the boat A. quick
~ a. possible the body vas hauled
40 wlfh hooks The body Is AZ
Huifsrworth a Sons Nothing Il
known a. % any relatives.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05
All Seattle" Team Gets Into Big FreefOr-Ml Fight
With POpulace at Kent on Fourth, and Finishes
With One Man in Hospital and Others Badly Hurt.

A short battle but fierce while Il
lasted. between the "Au Seattle
bali team aud tho fighting poynla
uon of Kent. took place at the Kent
ball PARK yesterday.
one Aeatticiic. Alec Cons OF glfe
sixth Az badly enough wounded 20
require the services 81 a Kent phy
sician, and seven stitches Ia his
head bis tma brothers. Hsnfy aud
Otis Conn. bruised mp. with their
eyes discolored. and v A Brown 81
1914 Fuarth av. similarly damaged.
are the total results ~ the battle to
the "Ali seniiira- A number 81
Kent men wvre bruised up bat Wcrr
taken care ~ b. their friends
Tho Kent men. u IL reported. wcrc
led by Deputy Town Marshal Pen.
berry and Manager CaTaunanEh %
The Kent bali team
Trouble over Money.
Tho IAN senttins- wefe lnvited 20
meet The Kent ball team on Indie.
pcndcnce day. the understanding
being that they we're 10 receive $50
'and their expenses
Tho trouble began Immediately
after the arrival Of the Seattle boys
az The Kent ball park The Kent
people refused TO give $50 aua
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05

we're filed with the county auditor
January 4. 1900. enumerato a long
list OF purposes for which the com
pany was organized Among these
are the purchase, requirement,
construction, ownership, operation
and disposition OF street railway
lines. electric light and power
plants. electric power transmission
lines. the manufacture, distribution
and sale of electric current and
other forms Of light and power
and many other functions
But the real underlying purpose
OF lie company ia to exploit public
service franchise value and utility
as the basis for fictitious capltali.
zaiton. the manufacture OF such
fictitious capitalization, and the
marketing OF the securities repre-,
senting IL to the investing public
u prices which win permit the
promoters to retain for themselves
and their associates the vast un
earned increment Of monopoly
value which the franchises OF the
company enabo them TO tax from
The pockets OF their customers.
The interests represented by
stone q Webster are not In tho
street railway business In Seattle
with a view merely of earning
reasonable, or even high interest OF
ldividenda on their actual invest.
ment Thoy are IN the business be.
cause Il offers them an opportunity
by putting Ia 81 TO take out two o.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05

fnals induced the Seattle hoys TO
tAka SIS
What occurred afterwards q best
told ~ Capt urown OF The All Sc
attic. himself a participant ia the
battle "rhay wero Jealous ~ our
team sod would constantly annoy
~ Ia diffcrent ways IN the fifth
innluG soy cut first base twice
Pehherty. aon Of the Kent deputy
marahAl. tried Co do II ngain. when
Conn stepped forward and stopped
him. BE hif Conn and the latter re-
turnnd the compliment Tho whole
cfuMd then started fof the field. led
BY ptrrsty Marshal rcubegty.
Al Joined IN.
C0nnM two brothers. Henry aud
Otis. ioined him. alsn myself. bat
e was case Of four against a hun.
dred OF more. and We got pretty
badly beaten up
MsnaEcr CaTanuauEh OF the
Kent baseball team encouraged the
crowd
4 - the intortion % the Seattle
boys b. consult Prosecuting Afior
uey Aachinioak. with a View 81 get
ting D warrant against CayRunaugh
aud penberty for assault aud bat.
terry.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05
Mrs. Catherine Elliot Divorced H. c. Elliot, Poor
Alaskan P!OspectOr, and Is Now Denied Hall In
terest in Fortune He Discovered.

Catherine May Elliott. n Chicago
woman ana formerly The wife Of IT,
G. Elliott Of the liuhbard.Elliott
Copper Mining company 81 Alaska,
has lost a half interest ia this $40.
600 900 corporation because she Sc.
cured a divorce from her husband
when he was poor prospector In
the north.
Judge James Wlckersham, Of The
federal court Of Alaska, has decided
against the former Mrs Elliott. who
sued for a half interest In the Yaiu
able claims on Copper river, claim.
ing that she grub-ataked her hus-
band when he discovered them.
The decision. which takes away
the divorced womana chance for
vast wealth, was made public today.
having been received In Seattle BY
Attorneys p. c. Hughes and John
p Fay. who represented Mr. Elliott
aud the Hubbard. Elliott company
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05

three. because II enables them TO
az $l5.000.000 and event
ualiy at $50. 900. 600 a property in
which they invested not more than
half Of the smaller amount
II is because the peculiar class
OF operations In which they are en-
gagged possess such possibilities as
this that they are willing 10 enter
into the business OF franchise eX.
ploitaton. that the promoters of
the company are willing to seek
and enforce a questionable partner
ship with the Seattle city govern
ment, that they practice deception
and fraud I'm the procurement of
their franchises and seek 10 dom
mate local politics for the purpose
OF protecting their rights and priv
ileges under those franchises once
they have been procured, They
are willing e. beat down wages, put
up with incompetent employees. OPP
crate unsafe equipment kill MAIN
and iniure patrons aud other citi-
zons, cyadc their obligations and
dodge their taxes. II is the mil
lions of uncarned Increment they
are fighting for and fighting with
all the active vlgor OF q conscscneo.
less corporation against the right
eous demands of public sentiment
Well known Methods.
The methods employed BY the
company In appropriating to IFS
lpromoters the unearned franchise
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05
tseflpps Telegraph servles.l


BOISE. July 5.-Curt recon
yened late today 70 give the t~-
Tense an opportunity 10 got its
minor witnesses together. also 10
Inspect The dispositions talon IN
Ban FrauciacO in connection with
the explosion al the Bradley house
The state viii oppose the lntroduc
lion Of this matter set up In the
eepositiong on the ground that e.
y improper The defesse expects
the subject and matter Of tho depo.
xiliona VIII Do strong cards with
Inc jury 40 convince 90 that Or
ehafd lied when be said he blew
the Bradley home up with giant
powder
Meyer may he called as "a wit
ness by the defense Saturday after
noon. unless 10 be decided 10 put
him ca the stand before Che dep0
Muons arc read. when he VIII tea
MY late IN the day.
4 lively legal fight ia coming
hfat " next week when nj b
VII move haf the greater
III Of The evidence be stricfen out
Incompetent
iiss Myrn Fallon Of Butte. whose
husband Was KID Waters.
sIipplo Creek gun man. teaii.
- That Waters vas a detective
me employ OF the mine owners
9eiaiion She awore that Lyle
HofF took Waters 10 Trinidad
nc time NJ the coal miners
re there 20 act as guNd With
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05
VVANTED-$1 O,OOO CASH
CROWD JEERS
P0LlCEM AN

The arrest OF James stroetef, n
photographer, for shooting off a
LARGE cannon cracker shortly before
midnight laat Bisht. was followed
by q demonstration against the ar
reatinE officer by the mans @ienda
and aympnthlxers. which led to the
formation ~ crowd af several
thousand people. who good natur.
eddy icered the epollceman. Tho
crowd ala not deaiat In rs handi.
age until police headquarters was
reached.
DURING tho demonstration Thos
OverNick Burt Sides. w. r. Nc
wade and ~ Wood were arrested
charged with dlaordorly conduct
sireet@r was charged with disor
DERBY conduct also. aud released on
denoAiilng ti0 bail 70 insure his
appearance IN the police court
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05
DELEGATES AT LINCOLN

The Lincoln hotel headquarters
for the Christian Endeavor speak
ers and special delegates We're oc-
cupled today Tor the first time Two
noted Japanese. Tatsuiira Sawaya
Of Yokohama. and Miss ksiira Of
Okayma. were taken 20 the hotel
this morning and given quarters,
From now on. as the delegations
arrive. the speakers and invited del
ceates win be sent to the Lincoln
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05

yesterday chatiod with the surgeon
and attendants at the Providence
hospital while n surgeon cut off q
portion Of his right hand and sewod
together the manglcu remains Of
Il. which had been blown almost to
pieces by the premature explosion
OF a giant cannon cracker
Burns 10 tho crncHer and ln.
tended 10 throw ~ into t.o street
Just as no extended his arm for tho
throw the cracker exploded The
thumb. with a portion OF the palm
Of the hand. was hanging by q shred
and the remainder 90 the hand was
torn up 20 The wrist
The injured man walked TO tho
hospital with a friend. smoking "a
cigarette tlo refused 90 take
opinteg aud roclinod on the table
while the surgeon aewod and band.
aged the injured hand Unless blood
poisoning sets IN II Is thought that
the most OF the hand can be saved.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05
FRENzlED finance AS 1T
APPLIES TO the S. z. co.

increment Of SIS street railway mo-
nopoly are methods which have al
ready become intimately familiar
to reading people They iacludo
the consolidation % competing con-
Germs under more economical man
agement and operation the pro-
curement of franchises which pro-
tect them I'm the enjoyment OF a
monopoly in a vast tran sportation
industry, the flotation of that fran-
chise value on 4 capitalization basis
which drops one-third RI the cap
ital az once into the kets OF the
promoters as velvet and the man
agement, operation and protecttca
OF the companys interests I'm such
Q manner as 10 pax. an income on
that fictitious yalue. making IL =
marketable security.
The first issue Of this fictitious
value vas made at che time tho
company was organized aud con-
sisted of the company common
stock alnounting 90 100000. AS
yet this stock has not been given
lam income value because the off.
DNlN OF TUG tNiliiAi iat MHl1N MNiN W
90 SO, have not Cppermitted ID TO
begin to draw dividends The rca-
son for this appears 90 be in some
.waySeouneoted with the unmatured
plans OF the company for vast
new issue OF water plans now soon
to be maturod Ina other words the
o Continued on Pase Three)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05

REPAIRED

The steamer which was reported
disabled yesterday morui.g IS
miles of Carmsnnah Lighthouse
has been aacsfiained TO be- the
Standard OH steamer AHcunciuu,
which left here early "Wednesday
morning With a cargo OF oil for
San Francisco.
Her boilers were injured and this
put her temporarily In distress
The tug iolyoke rendered yroman
service while the Asunclon las
halplnaa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05

Elliott and Hubbard went north IN
1898. seeking gold Mrs Elliott. Il
Is said. grew tired Of waiting for
her husbands prospective wealth.
and proved unfalthful. ultimately
securing a divorce IN 1902 Elliott
staked the Copper river claims.
which have brought him vast for.
tune
Realizing her expensive error,
the former wife sued for half the
property under a claim that she
grubRtaked Elliott. that IL. fur
nished him funds 10 prospect with.
The case WAS tried before Judge
WicherHham az Juneau Ills decis-
ion. announced today. declares that
Elliott's parents. not his wife,
grub-stakcd" him 10 seek fortune
In Alaska Mrs Elliott has her a.
vOrce. but not even alimony TO con-
sole her for the loss Of share In
10000. 900.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05
START EAST TO
PRODUCE OPERA

John cort Joseph Bletchen and
Harry Girard. the former the pro
Queer and the two latter the authors
Of tho new opera The Alaskan.
left Seattle for New York this
afternoon accompanied by 20 Of
the people who are to be members
Of the company
The party viii 90 through 10
New York Ia a special Pullman car
chartered Tor the occasion The car
was attached TO an overland train
leaving Seattle at 3 80 O'Clock this
afternoon.
The Alaskan" will have It's pre-
mier performance some tiiae In
September. and viii be given pro
ductinn on a scale equal 10 that
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05
FAIRBANKS NEEDS
STRIKE BREAKERS

u. r Hickman Of the Fairbanks
Daily News. has informed cu'
pl0yment offices Of this city that
1000 men can find work ln Fair.
banks this summer az 81 day and
board because of the miners strike
and tho opening of new digglnga
Contrary reports 20 this have
been sent to labor leaders In This
city. stating that there is little work
in Fairbanks and that men are only
wanted Tor use as strike breakers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05
MUST Be RAISED FOR
The c.. CONVENTION
DEMAND BETTER SERVICE
ON UNIVERSITY LINE

A big petition from the residents
Of the Denny Thurman addition
was filed with the council today
demanding that the Seattle Elestrlc
company be made TO come to time
In the matter OF furnishing car
service on the University line.
The company IL given scath.
ing arraignment for numerous
short comings and Il IS declared
that Il Is continually violating the
laws OF health and decenry.
The petitioners declare that rot
only all seating capacity. but alt
standing room inside and on the
platform IL taken morning and
evening. yet Il Is clear that The
company 10 not operating itn line
70 capacity for the reason that the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05

given any OF the bigger opcratio
shows OF recent years.
According 20 my judgment and
20 the judgment OF others who have
heard the music and read the book
% The Alaskan We have a world
beater." said Mr. Cort 10 The Star
this morning. In any event ] am
willing 10 risk a large amount Of
money In the venture dr. Fig
man. my producer, believes there
o. nothing since the Gilbert and
sullivan operas 10 compare with
The Alaskan Mr. Blethens lyrics
are said by him and other New
York critics TO be equal 10 any
thing ever writteu by Gilbert. and
Mr.. Glrard's music is If a high or
der. ] am sure the opera win be
great success.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05

The real fundamental purpose Of
the promoters Of the Seattle Elec-
trse company throughout the his.
tory Of that institution has been
and Il the manufacture and mar.
ketlna Of fictitious watored seeuri.
ties r. securities representing the
cost 10 Seattle citizens Of the weak.
ness or corruption Of her city ooun-
ellis IN granting away for mess OF
pottaae 2 series Of exclusive, long.
time street railway franchises to
a seiflah and INSCRIPTIONS monop-
oily.
The first block Of these fictitious
securities is now about TO be
"eashed-ln" BY the promoters Of the
conceI6, and a second and probably
; larger block Issued on the basis
~ rapidly Increasing surplus earn
lnga Of those franchises.
IN this lnstalmeRt Of hin nara.
tive Mr.. Smith reeounts the pro.
oecdlngs at the first meeting Of
the first board Of dummy directors
OF the Seattle Electric company. at
which the company's boDks were
"ioaded' with the s5,000,0OO OF ex.
cess value now represented by the
common stock, showing how the
biz corporation works at its fren.
xied financial game behind the
scenes Of private board meetings.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05
PROMINENT FRISCO
MAN KILLED

SAN FRANCISCO. July g.
Caught riding on the street cars,
George Mcclure. western manager
for Bradstrcet's mercantile agency,
aud member. Of the Bachelors
club. was attacked and beaten to
death by eight thugs In the heart
OF the best resident section OF the
city. II Is supposed by the police
to be the work OF strike sympathi2-
ers. The assault occurred In the
early morning hours Mcclure
died az the receiving hospital
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05
oGFAULTuR ESCAPES.

NEW YORK. July 5.-Chester
Runyan. defaulung teller Of the
Windsor Trust bank. who left
Wednesday with nearly 100000 In
suit case Is believed to be. en-
route 10 the south seas on a sailing
ship, as officers have not been able
TO get any trace OF him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05
wALLA wALLA OFFICE
rs ABOLISHED

In spite Of the strong efforts that
are being made 10 keep a branch
OF the immigration office At Walla
Walla. Chief inspector u immigra.
ton G s Sargent said today that
the office had already been abol.
ishcd. Col r N Fisher. formerly
In charge there. WIN act as a Chi
nose Inspector Ia his city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05
MOVER WILL BE- PLACED
ON THE STAND TOMORROW

partment 6. was In session today
From tho county clerks and county
treasurers offices the heads aud
many ~ the deputies are either at
Forts Worden. Flaglor or Casey
with the National Guard. receiving
instruction from Uncle Sans regu.
lars.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05
APPROVE PURCHASE.

The parks and boulevard commit.
tee hag approved the expenditure ~
~ 600 asked by the park board for
the purchase Of lands along the
shore ~ Lake Washington owned
By W G. Frlcke and wife ls viii
be used for extending the lake shore
boulevard TO the sostheyn part Of
the city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05

cars do not pass each other on all
the switches A. high a. $50 pas,
senEera are forced 20 ride Oh a sin.
ale car at a time ia order % set 10
and from the city, yet the capacity
% a car II only about 30 passengers
Thus many persons stand for from
30 20 90 minutes no iammed that
there II no breathing space. 20 their
great annoyance and to the danger
Of their health.
Another charge IL that the scrv,
Ice u 40 poor that Il has proved
"a positive lose to property owners.
preventing the development OF the
district
The patrons OF the line implorc
the city 10 take such steps NJ win
compel the company 20 live up to
the requirements OF tie franchise
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05

and entertained at the expense Of
the convention.
The committee for the 1907 con-
vention refuse to say just where
the negro speakers al the conven-
ton will be entertained
Announcement has been sent out
20 an the Seattle people who have
purchased certificates. that they
may call az the tent "Endcavor"
July Q, aud receive the official
badge aud program.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05

ThCOMA. July Clothed only
I'm liRht wrapper Mra ! Shoal,
bride Of but elk months and wife
OF N r. engineer. tucked notes
under tho door of her friends resi-.
donco asking them 20 look after her
personal property and disappeared
Wednesday night AllseffOrtR 20
find her have proven futile.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05

= q Miller . Northern Pacific
brakeman. stood on the pilot Of an
engine when passing through Mar.
shall Junction last night and grab.
bed little kirl from tho track
preventing death beneath the
WHEELS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05
LINER is MISSING

Nothing haa been heard Of the
French liner, Admiral IaureEuiber
time here. She left a European
port and ~ Honolulu took on za2
IAsansfe These viii be taken 90
Vancouver but h Is stated they ln.
tend coming into The United States
az the FIRST opportunity
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05
SAY VIA + E n
is BAD

Tho Salmon nay Improvement
club has asked eihe city council 10
% array with the Ballard well.
which was dug not long ago 20 sup.
ply ballard with water.
The Improvement club says that
che water ~ the well ID unfit for
domestic use and Is unhealthy aud
offensive.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05
TRIkE ?

CHICAGO, July 5.-The arrival
this afternoon OF Koncukamp and
the presence of VI J Reidln Of
South Boston and J M Sullivan OF
Brooklyn will give the executive
committee of the telegfaphors
union q majority here. u is OK
poctod that e meeting of tlasc men
viii mean strike orders for Chicago
Labor Commissioner NELL Is confer
ring with both sides IN The hope Of
preventing a strike This action M
expected 10 be taken before mass
meeting next Sunday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05

No arrests have been made.
Mcclure was on his way home
with l.. Kok, an architect. aud A.
r. Darragh. when the murder oc-
CURED. Kok states that eight men
jumped on them. kok kicked his
assailants away, but Mcclure was
less fortunate
The car mems union discredit
the theory that union men inspired
the assault
Al the city detectives are on the
case
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05
VACATION DM At THE COURT HOUSE

Vacation has begun in earnest Ia
the county offices and courts.
OF the alx courts, only enc, DO
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05
DISPLAYS
NERVE

Withs nerve that was considered
Jack" Burns. a sailor.
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DEATHS AWFUL 4TH HARVEST

following shows principal results in deaths acct
n and fire occurring the Fourth q Juy each tho
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-05

The articles OF Incorporation Of
O. Seattle Electric company, which
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p continued on pase rhree)