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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-05

the dead and those be had left be
hind.
A venturesome photographer bad
recently opened gallery In RIOS
Ign. He did q thriving business Ia
pictures OF the fire. while gay
marriage party arranged themselves
to their beat advantage for q we'd
ding picture. Bride and bride
groom were resplendent. the maids
and best man wore artificial lilies
OF the valley. The bridegroom had
worked side By side with the men
in the morgue. but the horrors Of
death we're far from his mind.
Wedding Goes on.
The bride and bridesmaids gig
gied and patied their hair into
shape. Az the photographer made
ready they gazed admiringly on the
pictures OF the burning mine. II
there was ever a thought that they
might be the ones TO suffer from
a like catastrophe, II WAS not no
tideabls.
In the long ramshackle building
that does service for the Y. NJ. 9. A.
a plano was playing. and there
we're echoes OF young voices sing
ing. Not a dlrge. but a popular
song. Down the street came a
young football player In padded
suit and the lust Of conflict In his
eye. On all sides life went on. ita
complex whirl thoughtlcss of the
dead.
As ! stood talking TO a squat,
powerful Austrian on the risk which
miners take. there was sudden
IuIi In the chatter about me.
Their father Ii dead" the Aus.
trian whispered, and everybody
drew back to give passageway TO
two young girls in black who came
with hurried steps snd downcast
eyes. Their mother was on the
verge Of madness In their little
home. and they were doing the
many little duties that must be
done for the dead. They knew
every man about them, but took no
notice. Not a hat was raised, not
n word spoken
Silence Only Momentary.
Silence was the only tribute TO
their sorrow. "A silence that extend
ed not more than a dozen yards.
when the hubbnb broke out afresh.
A fierce looking foreigner broke out
fn n drunken song. flourishinE a roll
OF bills. His friends about him
Knocked his vocal efforts, and after
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-05
WOOD CONFIRMS AND
MAYOR MILLER DODGES
Man Who Put Up Money for Purchase of Property
Says Stars Exposure Is True-He Acted on Ly-
sons Assurance of Protection.
WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT 1T

}. o. WooD-Tbe article in Is true. had assur
ance from Lysons Of protection.
JOHNNY cLAhcY-Tbis syndicate story l IT,
but they froze
NORTH THoMsEk-Wood. Cohen, Clancy
the deal purchasing the
Honus. They made the first
w. o. HoFusThe a syndicate. They
made the first the suppose
MAYOR mILLER-Fails 20 questions him In
The Star yesterday and You'd better
CLARENCE oERALDIas heard Of the proposition
interest IN a.
FRED LYsoNs-Admts that he has advised mayor
establishment of district
CHEF WARD-Knows OF o syndicate
HENRY BEck-Denies that be holds interest
dictate He has discussed restricted
w. J. HAmLET-The charges
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-05

n quick exchange OF rcpnrtee. the
crowd broke into a loud guffaw
and the swinging doors swung
again.
what will the families dor" I
asked a dozen miners. and for an.
swer received a ahrug Of the shout
dera
Keep boarders, some Of them
They get 5000 from the union. and
the company will settle with them :"
How much win the company
give them7"
"Oh. nobody knows Nobody ever
tells. but the company is pretty
good about II"
Few Watch al Mine.
Around the mouth OF the shaft
a score of idly curious persons were
gathered watching the inspectors
and mine officials. They laughed
and joked OF many things. only
keeping desultory eye on the blaz.
Ing debris which successfully de-
fled the efforts OF one small hose.
A foreign youth. who might have
been among the dead. finding n
willing listener, talked loud and pro.
fanely OF his experiences during the
fire. He had come running 20 the
shaft across the pile OF aawdust 100
feet away whore Newhouse was
tossed, a mass Of scared flesh. The
shock that the sight gave him was
the only matter he considered worth
discussing.
lie frankly admitted that he
didn't know what TO do under such
circumstances and would be will.
ingly damned before he repeat the
experience. He considered himself
quite an adventuresome person aud
entitled 20 some consideration
Thinking Il all over. II was rather
funny to him 10 see Newhouee. hud-
died and grotesque In his agony,
but he paid blasphemous homage to
the dying mans courage.
VIII Soon Settle Down.
Roslyn viii wear a holiday air
for some time TO come. One by
one the idle miners VIII find new
places IN which 10 tempt death. For
time business will be dull. but all
this viii soon right itself. The men
from all corners OF the earth will
20 down deep 20 their dark toll.
soon the burned shaft will be 70.
paired, and only the widows and
orphans will think often of the
deaths thai came 50 quick on Sun.
day, October 3.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-05

other men whom | have forgotten
we're in 10 see me about buying this
property. AT first Mr.. Hofins and
decided not 10 sell. as We had an
idea Of the purpose OF the buildings
10 be erected on the site Later we
changed our minds and have now
agreed TO make the gentlemen
contract for deed II they can as
sure us sufficient sum of money.
They have made q small payment
on the proposition. Whether they
intend TO make another one or not |
do not know.
Personally. don't care whether
they take Il or not. | have heard
great deal OF noise about the In
tended use OF the site, and II that
Is true ! would just as soon not
sell IL.
we have agreed TO sell them
five OF the big lots. which are. |
think. about 65x25u. | don't know
whether the men are Incorporated
or not. Don't know anything about
them except that they want 10 buy
the land. Mr.. Hofius Is better ac-
quainted with the deal than | am
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-05
MEN
CAUGHT IN
MINE TRAP
Nanaimo Mines Scene Of
Explosion Horror and
Three Score Thought to
Be Dead.

NANAiMo, D. C.. Oct. 5.--A ter
rifle explosion occurred at Extern
sion mines Of the Wellington Col
liery company today, and 60 men
are cntombod, and, II 10 feared,
have persisted.
Tho explosion occurred at .
O'Clock this morning. The shock
was terrific. the stoppIngs were
blown out and doors unhinged. The
effects Of the explosion we're con
fined to the slope on which II oe.
Cured.
There are three levels, which
have not bean heard from. In these
levels are about 90 men, and only
a driver and trappor have como out.
II 10 Impossible 10 get at these lev
els, and II ls feared that ali tho
mon have persisted. Rescue work
10 now being attempted.
The Extension mines are located
about rs mIles from Nanalmo.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-05
WALSH. THE CONVICTED
BANKER FACES PRISON
New Trial Denied by Cir
cult Court of Appeals
and Another Battle VIII
Have to Be Fought Out.

CHICAGO. Oct. 5. - The
United States circuit court Of
appeals has denied the spplies-
tion % John y. walsh, president
Of the Chicago National Bank,
for new trial. The banker
was convicted OF misapplyina
the banks funds
Tire Judges who affirmed the
decision Of the lower court we're
orosscup. Baker and funph-
rey. Unless the United States
supreme court. TO which Walsh
will probably carry his case. re-
verses the decision Of the APP
pcllsts court. Walsh will have
10 serve five years In the fede-
raj penIten,iary at heaven
worth. Kansas.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-05
HAzER IS SHOT IN
A HIGH SCHOOL ROW


SkoHOMISti, Wash, Oct.
b.--As q result OF a haxlng cpl.
sodc In the high school Of this
city. Guy Brakeman, son Of
County Coroner Brakeman, and
a senior In high school, shot
Claude Stretch, a sophomore,
last night, on the school
grounds, Young Brakeman
used a revolver, the shot hit.
ting Stretch In one Of the legs.
He lie not seriously hurt.
Members OF the freshman
class took Brakeman from a re.
cent class dance and cut his
hair. The row started over that
event. The participants In the
affair are sons OF prominent
citizens. A score Of explosions
will follow the shooting.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-05
PLANS OUTLINED FOR
A j. s. CENTRAL BANK

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8. - AL.
though the plans have not yet been
worked out In all their detail. II Is
possible today to give general
outline of the proposed Central
Bank of the United States. the es-
tablishment OF which will be rec
commended to congress by the mon.
etary commission. According to
information reaching the United
Press. the institution will be es.
sentially bankers bank. II Will
not receive the public's deposits
or do general banking business.
Its main function Will be TO act
as fiscal agent for the government,
and through It's large note issuing
capacity come to the aid OF other
national banks In times OF emergen.
cy. The organized capital of the
institution will be 100000. 900.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-05
Naage story of Mining Town Tragedy-and the
~ After-Told by Stars Staff Man.
az 7. ]. DILLON.

stsN Oct sRoslyn is rejoicing The bleak. weather beaten
s camp high the Cascades noisy with Joy last
' Of homes there and despair but on the
there gathered Of dressed In their Sun
@ ne swinging doors led TO the dozen saloons Tapped
- - frh lncesssnsly
h'syn Sunday nigh, there
Cav so the dead but Monday the reaction The
n N The dark the for coal know full we'll
''' days that they making merry with fate the swift
she fate that the 10 who 10 work sunday
~ shs. " w - ~ " W 49, ~ ~
IVY cynical Indifference death that made the crowds Of
muscular night they qusffed their
- pssr and roIckno half dozen tongues
snfslns their deveranee their Ten Of their
' horrible death but 10 saved the lives Of 500 "
nsd not taken place Sunday afternoon, II would have
ny when between five and sN hundred would have
M PAIR Of the annhstne flame. Hosyn would have been
~. o no one could have In the mine and lived
H. why hosyn s rejoicing; that why yesterday ho
sse man IN the feels that personally he has been
We greatest possible good luck italian sIsv Austrian
~ tns rest Of the poygot crowd drank, and made
of Only the English speaking and women thought
WHITE miners from Illinois, negro miners from West vlr
sphed the Ansosszon for dead For the
t. = something to be thankful had happened
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-05

II was a year ago last January
that a beat. broken old man. hear
lnx sha word OF a Jury that sen-
fenced him to prison. Iont the fire
that biared In hts eyes. and John
n. Walsh. "Chicagos anarchist Of
finance" broke down and wept In
the grim court room Of Federal
Judge Anderson.
The decision handed down today
by the United States circuit court
Of appeals marks another atep IN
waiah's long fight against his foes.
who included every powerful finau-
,-----a.------s-s~--
(Continued on Page 6even.l
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-05

IARCENT QUITS ARENA GANG
| CALLS ROLLER CHARGES LIES

, host money pretty nearly lost reputation FOR
: heinz mixed up with these wrcscrs the Arena
.sufy The further IN connection with
q asTnse
~ ra the telephone that The this
- Ysea sargent who until short time Of
80. AZ which So many the fake Roller wrestling matches
Nd
~ such absolute Rollers Sunday
\ xhch be accused C. ot The with
- % hold The whole thing Is lie aud nothing ever
- Al ths Arena TO justify any such story.
~ through for with This crowd OF wrcsers They
ID sunsh reputation want everybody
that | loose from them time ago"
sargent who Seattle the Arena
Z Me OF exposition by him. he his
ue tine ago installed Aerial Tramway the
he foot Pay the exposition lie Is
90 enterprise Sargent has clean record an amuse
~ usc and for that reason party
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-05
|I|III not TO FLY
| YIN n uCE MEET

.Ew TQRx. oxs ST do not
Azz ~ | skall ever take part
- b : ily'ns meet for money.
llzrs E1Sur Wright today. we
b ~ d TIE sidezhcw business.
y oasicacd. hut are making a
Sees stsay Of the Airshlp.~
4rsat's statement VAS made IN
" " numtrona fabulous offers
y has received from persons
y 1sssfe him TO make flights.
ssisior left here today for
nllvion-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-05

- 4ke& Pat On III the At~ha-
nRF Roller. the wrestler
-. vas arraigned In the
q z 5sasce Fred c. Brown this
- and released on $1,000
" h-usshed By ID r. Himel
a n NJ. McGregor. Trial
~ AZ Thursday. October 4. at
h ,fsfk
~ ~ arrested on q warrant
- = rweeutlng attorneys Of
= <r1In< the malicious giving
Z ~ Information 10 a news.
- n complaint was signed
IN M6se1 Green.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-05
FORMED A SYNDICATE

". y. HUFINs SAID.
Hamlet came TO see us first.
Later he got out Of II and Wood. |
think. came In to discuss the mat.
ter. Levy was also In the deal. The
men are formed into a syndicate. as
/ understand II. They made a
small payment and | suppose they
Intend to buy the land. Mr.. Thorn
sen knows more about Il than do,
as he handled the deal. don't
know much about IT,"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-05

b. Wood, OF Port Blakeley, the who is in the appor
onmen OF interests in the giant vice syndicate in Seattle and
Of the moneyed the clique which had framed up
revive restricted district the tide flats caught
the long distance telephone mmedey after The Star was ON
the last night
exposure
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-05
4a44.4444+444&&&r
I..p. ATTENDANCE.
A.-Y.-P. E. DEBT IS PAID

The last cent OF the A.-Y-P.
bonded Indebtedness Is wiped out.
Tho principal OF sS50,O00 was paid
aome time ago. Today the Wash
iuRton Trust company received
from President Chilberg of the ex-
position check for s22. 600. repre-
senting the interest
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-05
MILLION DOLLAR FIRE.

VANCOUVER. b. c., Oct. g.
A special Pom Winnipeg says that
Canadas buffalo park at Vain.
wright has been destroyed by fire
and hundreds of buffalo and elk are
roaming wild over the prairie. The
loss by the fire has already reached
81 900. 900.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-05

~, ~, u sls improYlsed moraue
asu =. NE body OF William
NV s,,,, 'ne victim Of three
blss 'gs 4 to die Of the last
sIsr.saa 'ht mock finery Of he
nv v with face and hands
ii J, IA lsy IN the solemn ma.
"A ,hs,s' s - Around him gath.
,.' mho had known him in
y sss,a ~! elsar-eyed Irishman
'aabsd = = the Nnrrell home
~ ~ prayer for hts soul
ssr,.. 'a2pznt youth with an
lss.s.as veneer bantsred 4 long
s0a wasn't drunk Sat.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-05
He Becomes Angry.
PLANNING ron CHRISTMAS.

A social win be held In AlEi hall,
1920 Second av.. Thursday. Octo-
Der Z. as a Christmas benefit for
poor children. A 25-cent supper
viii be served. and a magician VIII
aid In the entertainment of thu
audience.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-05
VICE SYNDICATE SCHEME,

\ VICE SYNDICATE SCHEME. =
4
Erect eight houses Of 100 =
4 rooms each. 4
Erect five higher class" re- =
4 sorfe. 4
Charge 80 per room per day =
4 rental for the 800 rooms In big 4
4 houses. 4
= Charge $500 month rental .
= for "hlghsr class" resorts. .
4 Income from eight bio .
4 houses $4,000 per month. 4
\ income from higher class" 4
= resorts 5000 per month. 4
. income from saloon rentals 4
4 and rsseoff al least so. 600 .
. PEE nseush. =
4 fetal revenue at least $780, 4
. 600 par month. 4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-05

urday night, there's where you'd be
now"
yes, by God, but I'D a been AT
the bottoar" was the laughing re-
ply OF Tom. VIM was called 70 work
Sunday. but was unable to respond.
Booze saved you tha6 time,
Tom" jibed the youth. and they de-
parted 10 offer thanks for saliva
ton at the mahogany shrine Of the
swinging doors.
Men and women flocked In, sa-
tIated themselves with morbid Wis
ion. and went their way. Only the
tall, clear.eyed iTIshman stood with
his hat in his hand, Borrowing for
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-05

Mr. Wood. said the reporter, /
will read TO you an article printed
In The Star this afternoon. and i
want 10 know about It."
The reporter then read the article
telling how the giant vice syndicate
had been formed and who held
the stock and the interest each
held. When be had finished read
ing the reporter said:
@mR. WOOD, ARE THE STATE
mENTs MADE IN THIS ARTICLE
TRuEf"
YVES, SUBSTANTIALLY So"
was the answer
is IL true that you have 10 per
cent I'm this deaig"
Yes"
And the names of the others
interested and the interests they
hold In the project Il trueg"
Yes. or nearly SO. To be abso-
lmsely correct ! would have 10 con-
suit some notes which have not
here with me right now"
rs 1t true that the first payment
was made by YOU and the others on
a site south OF the Centennial mill
for q new restricted district"
''it is"
About what time was the pay
ment made. MIR. Wood? the repor-
ter continued.
Four Put Up the Money.
Il think Il was September 90, i"
came the reply.
who put up the actual money
for this paymentg' was the next
question.
-Four OF us" replied Wood. my
self. Donaldson. Cooper and Walter
James"
"And you did II on assurances
aiven 10 you personally by J.
Fred Lysons, former law part
ner OF Mayor Miller. that Mayor
Miller and the police would not
interfere with the plans for the
new district and would not mo-
lest the new district Itself
when established"
YES" replied Wood.
rs II true that Cohen took you to
Lysons?'
Yes"
About what time, MIR. Wood?"
Il can't remember exactly. |
would have to consult some notes
have, but It was before the pur-
chase"
He Saw Lysons.
sfuftn,, r,l.v s~otr 500, q, =.
sons, the latter assured you that
anything Cohen told you was right.
as Cohen was acting for Lysons
and he (Lysonsl had the sanction
of the mayor in what he did?" asked
the reporter.
"Not In those words, but
practically that was the assur.
ance given me. That ls, what
you have read is the substance
OF what Lysons made perfectly
plain 10 me-"
"Who engineered the deal?"
"Why, Cohen was the man |
understood TO have organized the
scheme"
This ended the conversation.
though he promised to meet re-
porter for The Star at the STRAIT.
ford Bar at o'clock this morning
This morning he was there, but
he said he didn't care TO talk about
the matter further until he had had
a chance to meet some Of the other
fellows In the deal and wise up"
KNEW OF THE DEAL
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-05


With woman'H virtue and mans
deceBey az their commodity. the
vice ssndieate." whose plane we're
yesterday shattered By tho en-.
posurc to The Star. had planned
70 reap profit running up TO mil.
lion dollars year.
No Morgan nor Hartman,
keen hounds of finance. ever
followed the trail % the dollar
truer than did these men whose
dlsldsnds would come from
woman's shame ard mans dis
honor. Every item Of possible
expense ~Aa carefully eonncd
over ~ fhls cold-bloo6sa syn.
elcstes every possible means Of
profit sac balanced against she
vice exeeassa
without any emotion other than
greed. they plotted their business
IN as buslnesallks manner as II they
we're TO operate a public market
for vegetables instead OF a public
market for womens souls Vice 10
them was a snlnbie commodity and
they we're 20 be the middlemen In
the horrld traffic.
No ouslns Of Conscience.
They had no ouaims OF con.
science. no Tightening OF the heart.
az they computed the wages OF ain,
earned hy these 500 poor women and
girls from whom they intended 20
wiring s. n day "All the traffic would
bear vas their motto. and IL was
nothing TO them that every woman
10 these vast dens OF vice must
sell her body and soul thrice before
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-05
GANG WOULD HAVE
REAPED VAST SUMS
Syndicate Had Earnings That Would Have Been
Made in Erection and Operation of Dives Fig
ured Down Almost to Penny.

her rent for the day was paid. The
dollars these poor. degraded de.
based. outcast women turned over
to them for the little hutchca OF
their horror. we're dollars just az
hard, round and bright a. any 9th.
ers these dollars would buy auto.
mobiles like other dollars. the "syn.
dictate" families could dress them.
selves. deck themselves and feast
themselves on the 50 a day from
these 500 lost women.
In dollars, the syndicate
meant a million a year; In
souls sent 20 hell God alone and
the devil knows.
The scheme. N II had worked out
Without interruption. provided for
the erection OF eight two story frame
houses. with 100 rooms each. and
six other buildings for high order"
resorts. The 500 rooms were TO be
rented 10 women Of the underworld
for 81 day each, bringing ia
daily income OF $1,000. or s72. 900
month Each one OF the other ak
structures would have rented for
$500 a month. making total OF
$4,000.
Have a BIG "Rake-off."
In rentals alone the syndicate
would have rcapcd monthly Ia.
come % $4,000. Thia. coupled with
the "rakeoff on the bar receipts
that would not fall below SO, 900 a
month. would increase the figure
TO fi0e. 0oe, that would be divided
between thrse nine men and their
friends nj the end Of every 80
DAYS.
No wonder that the members OF
the syndicate are today walking
about with long faces and sour die.
positions because OF their failure To
carry out the plans.
The Syndicate.
Here IL list OF names and after
each name are figures indicating
the interest the individual named
was 90 have held In what was 20
have been Seattle's new restricted
district:
Ats.x H.L-x - soIxss -.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-05
KNEW OF THE DEAL

Moritz Thomson, one OF the
original owners of the property,
said;
Cohen, Clancy. Wood and some
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-05
MAYOR is EXCITED.

You'd better go slow on this
proposition. declared Mayor Nil.
Ter. as he frowned and squinted az
The Stars story that knocked the
props from under the clever
scheme to carry on traffic In
vice.
Evidently knowing that a re-
porter was waiting In the outer Of
flee to interview him. the mayor
made a dash like that OF foot
ball player who Is In a hurry, but
he was tackled and shown the arti-
Gle.
When he discovered at a glance
that the pet idea OF concentrating
the vice OF the city on the tide flats
was off his cheeks turned deep
red
He Knows Nothing.
What do you know about these
plans?" he was asked.
Il know absolutely nothing" re-
piled the mayor. sidestepping to
the door leading TO the corridor.
When questioned further he re-
piled:
oh, what's the use You've got
q story there. and It's good reading.
But you better go little slow"
"Will there be restricted dis
triet2"
He Becomes Angry.
BY this time the mayor was do
Ing a sprinting stunt down the hall
to the private stairs leading to the
police department in the basement
of the city hall.
Il don't know" he yelled back,
and there was sudden opening of