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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-24

We AfaA HN-tsA INV ANAAHf
This Is the wall that household
ers all over the city 81 Seattle are
sending up az present Landlords.
they assert, are making demands
that are nothing short Of oxorti-
tRnt. and they have no alternative
except 10 pay
That property owners do not in
tend TO cooperate with the hotel
and restaurant men In keeping
prices at their normal figure during
the ArY-P T.. was called to the
attention Of the public in yester-
days Star Hundreds OF house
holders. among them the keepers
OF the smaller hotels and lodging
houses. particularly In the resi-
dence district. have not the advRnt-
age OF long time leases. and they
are forced TO submit TO any in.
crease In rent which the owners
see TT to make And the owners.
considering themselves only. are
forcing up prices 10 the top notch
What can we dor asked a wo-
man who conducts a small hotel
we have got 90 live. and when our
rents 20 up we must raise prices
ourselves. My guests are men and
women who work for their living
Their wages remain az the same
level. and every increase IN their
expenses works a hardship on them.
! realize thar. and yet / know that
am blamed whenever I raise their
rates They do not consider that
the rich man who owns the prop
crty Is responsible. and that his
only reason is because he can get
the money. and not because he
needs It.
1--WE would like 10 Join I'm with
the plan of the Hotel aud Restaur-
ant Mems association to keep prices
at the usual standard during the
exposition. But how do we know
that every property owner In the
city win not take advantage OF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-24
ON The FRONT

N.&. 4.s84 sas..a4 l4as ss.a sas+s "A -
Schooner James III Bruce sailed
with lumber from Port Ludlow for
San francisco yesterday
Steamer jefferson ia due in from
skagway this afternoon with pas.
sengers and freight
Tank steamer Col T.. l.. Drake
arrived last night from San Fran
cisco.
steamer Misaourian arrived NJ
salina Cruz with cargo from this
port yesterday.
Steamer Santa Clara arrived yes.
terday at Juneau ON her way to Sc.
attic.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-24
LONG WAY ROUND
10 SHORTEST HOME

deavorcd 20 return 20 Nome. so
dense an ice pack had formed that
the launch was useless They put
back 10 Siberia and a few weeks
later were picked up by a Russian
battleahip bound for Nome. which
was a. unsuccessful la hucking the
Ice as the launch had been. aud
aRainthey put back TO Anadir hay.
late tn October he secured pas.
sage on a Bouth-bound steamer
whlch carried him as far as Petro.
valoYsk. from whore he shipped on
a iishmg schooner 10 Hakodato and
thence to Yokohama. whore be took
the 80 Maru and finished a $4,000
mile tourney here yesterday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-24
BETWEEN THE DEVIL
AND THE SEA

TACOMA. Dec Shy q. p
The city board uf education iH "a
a qnandarY in the matter ~ the
enforcement ~ the state vaccina
tion laW The board finds that II
The iaw il enforced to the letter
and al the chiidrcn who have not
been successfully vacclnaiod are
excluded from the school. u will
be violating another state iaw pro
viiing for the compulsory attend
ance AZ school Of al children be-
tween the ages ~ 5 and ~ years
The Law takes effect on January
4. and IL is feared that many ~
the children win fail - show VIC
elnatlon scars az that time. either
because ~ the oppoaitluu 10 the
measure On the part ~ their pa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-24

:
Ehsn he stork lowered over
snden. \. J. back tn %. he
Sasd out the Chadwick chateau
: liser the manner Of d0ting dad
= and loving mAmmss. the Chad-
<&ks Deposited few hundred
zzses in an old plug has and each
- ore
"a and MAY were the names
asked 10 the family cugnOmen
r.
n MAJ Chadwick Is a name
w. means much IN the world OF
ssafslse.
- Chadwick In that beauty.
xsInR makeup 60 which she IL
~ app airing AZ the Orpheu8. aud
- Chadwick as she really h are
- ssry different creatures
: Z course. this girls ciaim 70
<sze- from q public Yiewpoiui-- Il
D. ablilgy 70 excel any oiaer Won.
3 d girl 10 The United States
aen o7ck dancing 10 the test
Ma ChadNick started lifc In she
*rAas1ox manner attending q
AAeiphia kinaerEarten only 20
4 She refused % tie herself
y ooks and the Chadwicsa kept
II Il home where a mothers knes.
n Der school desk when Miss
tstuiek reached the ripe age Of
Ia pears she was guilty Of know.
e he ART Of dencinR -Four years
IHw q little. sptndly limbed. sun.
|zsea daashfer took 20 the stage
q daddy and mamma and siuce
p tins the Chadwick Trio f.
|xk0ned with IN vaudeville
lasf aboBi three years ago Miss
Asdwiek skidded into the spot
Pa with a whiriwind exhibition
Il huek.and wing dancing IN con.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-24
nlsorImlnatlon.

/ tNhi HAtatttHt
Discrimination.
This naturally results lu discrim-
inRtion being made against the
shippers tn some districts
This Is. however. not entirely the
fault of the railroads The trouble
can la great measure be traced
10 the fact that the various states
are divided In legislation Local
conditions, for Instance. are 10 NJ.
terry different from those in other
parts Instead of getting together
and deciding on uniform legislation
on the points at issue. the shippers
In the different parts Of the country
are fighting each other continually.
National laws settling these freight
rate troubles and making one set
Of Just mandates do for the whole
coast would put an end 10 this de
plorable lack Of unanimity.
As an illustration ~ the discrim.
lnation pFacticod by the railroads,
take Los Angeles and tho surround
Ing country. We are very seriously
dlBcriminutrd against here
For example. II we ship from
here into the state OF Idaho we
are compelled 70 pay 81 a hundred
weight from Los Angeles 10 Seat
tie. aud close 20 go cents a hun
dred from there into Idaho.
How II Works.
Now. suppose the Seattle shipper
wishes 10 freight bis manufactured
goods from his factory there to
Tucson. Arlz- lie pays 81 hun.
dred 20 Los Angeles, and only 20
cents \ hundred from Los Angeles
TO Tucson. That alone would not
be- 80 bad. but we have 20 pay 81
a hundred from here 20 Tucson
ourselves In other words, the Sc
attic man pays only 30 cents more
hundred weight for the transpor.
tatiom Of his goods over the 800
miles from Seattle TO Tucson, than
we do for the 500 miles from here
10 Tucson. We are shown no such
fav0ra when we ship from Los An
gclca 10 Idaho.
Thea. again. when Ne wish TO
ship from here 20 the east, thing
which feW local manufacturers do.
Ne get a flat rate 10 New York and
A proportionaie decrease the near.
or the destination ~ our goods ~
20 Los Angeles. That is. We pay
iesa 90 ship to Buffalo. which is
further wrst than New York. than
We do 60 New York itself That
il fair.
More Charges.
hut now suppose San bernar'
dino concern wishes 20 have goods
frelahtsd from New York 20 san
! parnafdlnn Instead OF PAYNE 70
Gan nernardino. which ID nearer 10
I New York than Los Angeles ia.
they are charged the fun freight
rate from New York 60 t.oa An
Eeles and then have 20 pay add
/ tiouai charges from Los Angeles
hack "a san Bernardino. That Is
certainly not fair
None us these conditions are con
duetxs 10 uniform progress IN inc
Pacific Coast states. National lex
lsiaflon adjusting aud equaiSink
these matters viii do more toward
advancing commercialinm 10 the
Far west than Anytime else can.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-24
FREIGHT RATES NEED
ADJUSTING ON COAST

Az It Is now. national legislation
does not set freight rates. The rail.
roads do. The interstate commerce
commission acts merely az an ad.
juster Of difficulties between the
railroad aud the shipper When a
shipper has a complaint 20 make
against rates he goes before the
commission. Unfortunately. when
he does that. Il is often the case
that the railroad instead of seek.
ing an amloable adjustment OF the
dispute. wants 10 fight They seem
10 think that the shipper has no
right TO present his case 10 the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-24


test at rammRny hall. New York
city
And ever since she has retained
a solid gold medal presented By
Richard X Fox. the inscription On
which demonstrates that Miss Ida
May Chadwick l. the real ieaihered
denixen % the forest among fron.
xied feet FINGERS.
And that's about All. except that.
despite her talents and success.
Miss Chadwick IL not suffering
from a swollen sconce She - full
Of home ideas. quiet. refined and
a womaniy giri whose future is as
sured and Who thinks the world ~
heF mother ard father
This e No press agents poppy -
iust an appreciation. that's az
EDDIE HOYDEN.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-24
CROSSES BERlNo SEA THREE
TINES M ATTEMPT TO
pFAcH aEATTLE

when William Hall stepped from
the steamer iyo Marn M tho Great
Northern d6cka yesterday nc ended
a trip which. begun IN Nome on
September I has carried him three
times across Bering sea and far
down along the west coast OF 81
IBERIA In hia efforts 10 reach Seattle
with two companions Hall cross
ed Bering sea IN a gasoline launch
to explore the dlggiuga on the Ana
dir peninsula. but when they en-.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-24

rountercd. This n not because u
is anything unusual for great banks
20 cave In. but because all attempts
20 stop the sliding Of numberless
tons Of rock and earth have 80 far
been entirely unavailable.
For more than a thousand feet
along the hank Of the big ditch and
FOR several thousand feet back up
the hlil the dirt and rock OF the
bank for many months have been
tumblinR and rolling down into the
canal excavation. The slide is AT
It's worst during the rainy season.
which. IN Panama means the greater
part q the year After heavy rains
the avalanche OF mud and boulders
often covers the railroad tracks In
places 10 the depth Of several feet.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-24

10y United Press.l
Cuf.EnRA. Panama. Dec. ~ in
the opinion Of those directly con-
nccfed with tire excavation work on
the Panama canal ecaseless cnving
in Of earth and rock from Gold Hin
Culebra may delay the completion
u the canal 10 the extent of sew
srai fnonfha
Gold Hiu 70 the name given 10
the large precipitous bank on the
east side II the canal cut At Cuiebra.
more than gee feet higher than the
present Tow level 81 the canal on
she south side % Gold Bill is the
Cucarncha slide. considered one ~
The greatest obstacles 70 engineer
inE work that has ever been en-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-24
BY GEO. n. STEWART.
President Los Angeles Chamber Of
Couanieroe,

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 24--By u
Prom my point OF view--a man.
ufaoturer's-the matter that most
needs the attention Of national log
islatlon I'm the group of Pacific
coast states Is that Of an equitable
adjustment Of freight rates. There
Is nothing that causes so much fric
tion IN the coast's commercial field
as the discrimination that rs made
by the railroads against certain
parts OF the state.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-24

The steamer Vashunlan. recently
completed fof the vaahon Transpor.
tafion Co AZ the Sloan ship yards.
made Is miles per hour on hcr trial
trip yesterday. and In every way
cnfreapouded With the specified.
lions required u her builders She
vas formally accepted by her own.
ers. and viii begin operating on
regular schedule the first Of the
year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-24

Government control OF the sale
OF medicines is contemplated In
Japan. A. local newspaper there an
nounces that bin making such
provision may be introduced during
the coming session OF the Diet
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-24
CHRISTMAS DINNER AT THE
2TENENS CAFE.

Marion street. between First and
Second avenues. from ~ 20 \ p.
m. 90 cents. Full course turkey
dinner "
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-24

The liberalization OF the Italian
state railways has made such rapid
strides that II has been decided TO
establish in Milan an office to deal
exclusively With all matters re-
lating 10 the liberalization OF the
various lines. Resort will be had
as much as possible 10 water pow
or, as the Italian government IS
averse to the importation OF for.
elgn coal.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-24
Rawhide Coalition

500 shares for sale AZ go cents.
II. NJ Herrin g. Co. 6 Schuorman
building. 80
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-24

An ounce 90 spider web. ~
stfalKhtansd out. wonid reach $50
mlien
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-24

rents. OF because the physicians be
ieve them unfit physically 20 sub.
init % the operation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-24
HOUSEHOLDERS DECLARE
RENTS ARE EXORBITANT

the fair 20 raise our rents again?
We are helpless. "
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-15

your presence at this time; thereby
postnoning your visit here until some
future cay, even if you ever came
We refused to enter into any COM
petitive bid for your favor. feeling
that TO doSthis would not only be un-
dignified on our part. but would be at
tempting to put commercialism on
your organization that you might well
resent. In as few words as possible
We told of what we had to offer. and
assured them that what we had we
would gladly place at your disposal.
keeping back naught that could posi-
bly, be of service to you. 1t seems to
me that at that time you We're really
given an assurance of welcome to our
city, through your Board Of Managers,
and that it is hardly necessary for me
to attempt to do more at this time.
Wc awaited with anxiety the de-
cision OF your managers. and when we
We're informed that our invitation had
been accepted. the news was received
with great satisfaction by all of our
citizens.
Thus, the year of anticipation and
preparation has passed by, and our
hopes are about to, be realized. The
year of anticipation has been made
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-15
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Checks for payment of another 10
per cent. dividend, making 95 per cent
in al, to the depositors of the Jewel
ers National Bank of North Attleboro
Mass, have been sent to Washington
for signature by Charles G. Bancroft.
the receiver of the bank. 1t is expected
that the checks will be distributed dur
ing the coming week. which will give
the depositors nearly their entire
amount, within a year from the time
the bank collapsed
Sixty winners of the drawings for
homesteads on the Rosebud reserva-
ton formed a permanent associa ton
Sunday at Chicago. The chief problem
submitted to the single men follows:
"Would you marry a girl to go out in
to new country and build a home with
you with the chance of having to live
for the first five years of your married
life on farms separated by 80 miles of
prairie?' Committees were formed to
deal with the difficulties confronting
the prospective settlers.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-15
Arrest at Co|ebrook, N.H,,
For ChappeN Murder.
FredDrown, On Bad Terms With
Dead Man, the Suspect.
ahlacted to Attentions to His Wife
...1akes Arrest Very cooIIy.

Colebrook, n H., Dec. 14.-The news
of the arrest late last night of Fred
Brown on suspicion Of having murder
ed Fred Chappell, a Pittsburg farmer,
on Saturday night, reached here from
Pi,tsburg early today. Chappelrs oody
was found on Saturday night n a lone
" place on the road leading from
Fittshurg to COlcbrook, and about a
quarter of Il mile from his home There
we're three bullet wounds in the bead
ard back and the sound of the shots
was heard by the victims father. with
whom Chappell lived.
Brown received the announcements
that he was under arrest with great
clampOsure although he declared en-
rnaticallv that NJ was innocent of any
part in Chappelfs death He is Ia
krng man and lives with his wife and
child or a little rented farm about a
mile and Il quarter from the CnappeII
home.
Browns arrest was due to the fact
that he was known to have Eocn Oh
tad terms with Chappell. 1t is alleged
by the police that Brown objected to
the attentions Chappell is alleged to
have paid to Mrs. Brown. 1t is also al
legged that ChappelFs friendship with
Mrs. Brown caused a separation for a
time between Brown and his Wife, Mrs.
Brown leaving her husbands home and
living for Il while at her fathers
house. Later the Browns became recon-
ced and for the PAST few months have
been living together.
Chappnl1 and his uifa had a1ca hoa,,
separated for some time. Mrs. Chappell
is at present somewhere in the vicinity
Cf Boston.
Chappell was about 40 years old and
had son and daughter. Brown is 81
years old and his wife about year or
two his junior
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-15
Venezuelan President Is
Greeted by Big Crowd.
Curiosity Causes Great Throng
To Gather at Station.
President Met at Train by His
Diplomatic Representatives.

Berlin, Dec 14-President Castro of
Venezuela and the members of his
party arrived here this evening. The
train reached the Geological Garden
station on the edge of the city some
what later than expected. but it was
awaited by Il dense crowd of people,
who had gathered out of curiosity. No
precautions had been taken to prevent
the public from crowding the plat
forms. and, as the train steamed into
the depot. the President was greeted
with shouts of Long Live Castro!"
There was a general lifting OF hats and
much cheering.
The Venezuelan charge d'affaires at
Berlin, Senor NelozGoiticoa, Senor
Nachod, the consul at Berlin and other
prominent Venezuelans had the great
est difficulty in making their way to
the entrance of the car where Castro
was standing waiting to descend. The
Pre- sident. although having the ap-
1earaucc of a sick man, was full of
energy. He wore gray soft nat and
black oVercoat. AS soon as the tram
came to standstill he stepped quickly
out and cordially embraced Seniors
Veloz and Nacllod. The consul read a
short address of welcome and the
President apparently was about to re
ply when another train dashed in at
the opposite platform with such
deafenng noise that his effort to speak
was in vain.
Further cheering broke out as the
Presidents wife and the Is other mem
bers of the party descended tine saloon
thpn 1aff the station and
found, drawn up outside, several mo-
ter cars. which We're elaborately dec
Grated with Venezuelan flags. In these
they drove to the Hotel Esplanade,
about Is minutes distance, followed by
number of private motor cars and
cabs containing newspaper men and
others.
CONTINUED on Page Four.)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-15
Are Chosen to Sit at
Trial Of Thornton Aains'
Court Directs That 100 Ad-
ditlonaI TaIesmen Be Drawn.
Prisoner Confident Of Eating Nils
Christmas Dinner at Home.

Flushing, n. Y, Dec. 14.-When
court adjourned tonight, after two
long sessions consumed in wearisufne
examinations Of talesmen, six Jurors
sat in the box, competent to try Thorn
ton J. Hams, short story writer, on
charges of being an accessory in the
killing of William f. Annis, an editor,
who was shot down at the Bayside
Yacht Club last summer, by Capt. Pc
ter c. Hams, Jr., of the United States
| army. Difficulty in obtaining Il jury
because Of opinions formed of the case
We're apparent in the examination of
| talesmcn and tonight Justice Crane di-
ected that new panel OF 100 tales
men be drawn ard that a night session
lie held. The court hopes to have the
| ial end by the last of the week
Interrogations of talesmen by Hams
counsel indicate that the defence viii
be based principally on the contention
that Thornton Hams, fearing that his
brothers life was in danger from the
crowd at the club house because Annis
was shot, drew his revolver and held
back the crowd. His act was one of de-
fence and not Of offence, according to
his counsel.
Hains, announced tonight that Hams
would take the witness stand in his
own defence. He will probably testify
to the events at Fort Hamilton which
led up TO the separation of Capt Hams
and his wife, and to the tragedy at the
Bayside Yacht Club. Mr.. Mcintyre will
offer in evidence the alleged confession
made by Mrs. Claudia Hains TO her
husband.
All of counsel for the defence were
subpoenaed by District Attorney Dar-
rin today as witnesses in the case. Mr..
Shay of Hams counsel said Mr.. Dar-
rim. desired to obtain the possession Of
certain letters written by Thornton J. :
Hams To Capt. Hains last spring, ask
ing him to return from the Philippines.
Thornton j. Hams took lively in
terest in the examination of talesmen
today and frequently chatted and
smiled with his counsel over some OF
the answers of possible jurors. When
ever the states attorney asked tales
man if he knew the defendant, Hams
would smile and point to himself to
indicate that he was the defendant and
not one of the numerous lawyers
grouped about him.
Hams said he had every confidence
that he would eat Christmas dinner at
home. After the adjournment OF court
he was manacled to deputy sheriff
and taken in an automobile to the
Long Island City Jail. General Peter c.
Hains and Mrs Hams. father and
mother of the defendant, returned t.
New York after the afternoon session
Of court The six jurors selected today
were:
William Hill, foreman; Thomas
Walsh, builder; Henry Hecker, ship
ping clerk; Samuel johnson, builders
supplies dealer; John Benham, former
stableman; Frederick Richmond,
brokers' cashier.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-15
60th CONGRESS-.
President Sends Message
On Brownvi||e Affair.
Foraker Makes Long Speech De-
nouncing Presidents Course.
House UphoIds Speaker Cannon's
Recent Vote, Breaking a Tie.

Washington, Dec. 14.-The President
sent a special message to the Senate
today, submitting the report of the sec
retary OF war on the investigation of
the Brownsville affray. The message
follows:
To the Senate:
l inclOse herewith u letter from the
Secretary of War transmitting a re-
port of the investigation made by Mr..
Herbert }. Browne, employed by the
department in conjunction with Capt
w. G. Baldwin t. investigate us far as
possible what happened ut Brownsville
on the 18th and 14th of August, 1906
The report and documents contain
some information Of great value and
some statements that are obviously
worthless but | submit them in their
entirety.
This report enables us to fix with
tolerahlc definiteness at least some of
the criminals who took the lead in the
nurderous shooting of private citizens
at Brownsville. 1t establishes clearly
the fact that the colored soldiers die
the shooting; but upon this point fur
ther record was unnecessary as tho
fact that the colored soldiers die
the shooting has already been estab-
lished beyond all possibility of doubt.
The investigation has not gone far
enough to enable us to determine al
the facts. and we will proceed with it:
but it has gone far enough to deter
mine with sufficient accuracy certain
facts of enough Importance to make il
advisable that place the report before
you. 1t appears that almost all the
members of Company b must have
been actively concerned in the shoot
ing. either to the extent of being par.
Elephants or to the extent Of virtually
encouraging those who were par
t.cipants. AS to Companies and D
there can be no question that practi.
cally every man i'll them must have
had knowledge that the shooting was
done by some of the soldiers of 2
Troop and possibly by one or two others
in one of the other troops This conceal.
nent was Itself grave offense, which
was greatly aggravated by their testi-
fying before the State committee that
they We're ignorant of what they must
have known. Nevertheless it is to be
said in partial extenuatfon that they
were probably cowed by threats, made
by the more desperate of the men who
had actually been engaged in the
shooting, as to what would happen to
any man who failed to protect the
WrOngdCerS. Moreover, there are cir
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