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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14

The best should not be beyond
any ones means whore It Is a ne
cessity.
THE COOPERATIVE DEN
lists are giving the best. as ia
well known. and hold their prices
al q point that has surprised all
We are now giving n reduction on
account OF the Holiday Season. Of
one third our regular prices. and
our regular prices are one half that
charged by other dentists.
HOW DO WE DO IT2
Our Cooperative Dental plan
does ~.
There II no mystery about H.
Call and get prices and learn how
so many are getting their work
painIeSsly and economically done.
Out Of town patrons given time
Immediately upon calling.
All our work such as Crowns.
Bridges, Plates, fnlays. Filings.
etc. carry fifteen year guarantee,
THE COOPERATIVE DENTAL
PARLORs. DIR. John Brown, Mgr.
ID Floor Central Building
30 Ave and Columbia
SEATTLE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14
HE SAYS HE PAID NO
TRIBUTE TO G0RMLEY

J. @. Price. president OF the
Northern Bank a. Trust company,
denies that that Institution has pkid
County Treasurer Matt Gormiey
anything. The Star yesterday stat
ed that GorrnIey had borrowed
money from the Northern Bank q
Trust company and had paid some
Of Il back. MIR. Price says:
To the Editor:
II beg 10 advise you that the
story appearing in The Star OF last
evening. Local Banks Pay Tributs
10 GorTniey.' liz. IN 20 far as relates
TO the Northern Bank a. Trust com
pauy. untrue and misleading. While
IL In true we loaned CORN.
ley money. the same. excepting
small balance. was repaid with IN
teresi at the time agreed upon,
This small balance Is fully and sal
isfacioTiiy secured.
We have never lost or charged
off dollar on account Of our trans
actions with Mr.. Gormley and do
not expect to. This correction OF
your statement is only In common
fairness to Mr.. Gormley, as well a.
10 this institution.
Yours very truly,
-. @. PRICE.
President.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14

Davis - who was represented
by the Mr.. Hartman referred
10. Baliinger never replied 10 this
phase Of CLAWS report. either oral
" or I'm writing. but he did approve
for patent. without further invesu-
cation.
The Seattle stnr. OF May IS. 1907.
had an article regarding the Alaska
Petroleum Il Coal company. Clarke
Davis company. This article stat
ed that the men prominent In the
company. together with others In
terested In similar enterprises. had
been endesvoring to secure the
passage of an act OF congress
which would enable their corpora
tfons to get possession Of the coal
lands. "All possible influence" "
said The star. has been brought to
bear IN Washington. Among those
who went from Seattle TO Wash
lngton on this mission was Dick
Ryan" Now nouce; On the files
of the Interior department appears
a letter OF introduction from Bal
linger 20 Secretary OF the Interior
Garfield. under date Of March 4,
1908, introducing Richard 8.
Ryan. OF Alaska" and saying MIR.
Ryan would doubtless give" MIR
Garfield valuable information. "
Doubtless he could. but It was not
the kind of information on which
MIR. Garfield was accustomed to act.
Mr.. Tafts Letter.
This disposes OF the question OF
Balllnaer's single employment by
ONE claimant, so innocently stated
by President Taft. Out of over
possible thousand lawyers In Sc
attic, Bsllinper seems TO have had
monopoly OF syndicated Alaska
coal clients. And who shall say
that these clients were altogether
lacking In saeaeity7
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14

true condition Of affairs and
asking the court 20 use is in
fluence 10 get special prose
cutor for the jury. The jury
is satisfied that Il is being
jobbed by the prosecutor and
his special agent. Church All
evidence supplied by Church
has been discounted by the
jury.
In the face OF Petersons as
sertion that the jury has not a
cent and is in need Of money
for secret work. the records
show that the county commits
sioners have voted the grand
jury a thousand dollars for this
work.
Five hundred dollars was
first appropriated. II was
reported to the jury that
the money had been cx-
pended. Five hundred
more was appropriated last
Saturday. The clerk of
the board Of county COM
missioners says that this
money was turned over to
Vanderveer. Peterson says
the jury did not have the
spending or control Of a
cent Of it.
The Witnesses now being
heard by the grand jury are
testifying in relation to the
Denny Hill and Jackson st. re-
grades. The morning session
was almost entirely consumed
by the jury in trying to devise
some means Of getting results.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14

mentioned. Santa Claus can bring
no better blessing than freedom
from these wage seducers OF the
humble.
To make sure that no victim
shall borrow but pittance in ex-
change for the deciding away OF his
future salary. the loan sharks have
established an exchange TO keep
track OF the victims. II loan 10
requested Of one Of the offices the
exchange is notified A search OF
the records OF all loan offices Is
made and n the victim Is attempt
ing 10 borrow from loan shark
when he In already In the clutches
Of another he Is told that be must
do business exclusively with the
one that has already snmeshed him.
Women Do the Work.
Realizing that men instinctIvely
pay a respect 20 women. regardless
OF their occupation. the offices Of
the loan sharks are run entirely by
women who are willing TO do acts
behind the shield Of the sex that a
man would hn thrashed for doing.
The office managers are not only
women but the collectors are
women. To these women In dele
gated the duty 81 embarrassing and
hAraszsng the slow paying victim In
his place ~ employment
One enters the workers place
Of labor and makes scene. The
employee is warned that repeti.
ton Of the trouble caused by ihe
woman will result in discharge The
victim in then easy prey for the
loan sharks. Month by month he
submits 10 ever increasing sxtor-
ton 10 keep the woman away from
his wor king place. Tho submission
70 these outrageous demands de
craRses his ability to free himself
from the loan sharks claws.
Keep away from salary loan
offices" Is good advice all the
year round. but at this time OF year
1, Is especially worthy Of following
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14
MRS. JOHNSON's WONDERFUL
LIFE STORY TOLD IN COURT


In Los Ankcss-Iaiurcd the Pacific Electric
Ina AnKelea-fnfured railway
Los Angeles-Inisrsd By defective Damages
IN Kansas City injured GU Metropolitan railway
Settled
In Rogers. Ark-Injured Fraco railroad Settled
u.5T5.
In clenvood Springs. cOi-Inurcd Pullman coach
tied
In Cold Ill., ore-Iniursd Southern Pacific setied for
$500
In oskaloosa. Ia-iniursd Lcaycnworth Topeka
Settled for
Sterling. Nsb.-inlured he
$500
In Rich Hn. Mo-Iniured
Settled for $500.
In Eureka Springs-fnjured North Ar
Damages refused.
Springfield. ao.-Inured N l.. a S. Damages
In seat,ic-Iniured the 8. u company
Yacol wash-Injurcd the Northern Pacific Settled
for 1850
In Oakland. cai-Injursd Settled
for 5000
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14

In addressing the Jury this morn.
Ing. Mfr. Perry promises 10 prove
that Mrs. Johnson. under a variety
Of aliases. giving different ages. as
a single and married woman. and
as n widow. had for ths past two
years been travelling over the
country swindling transportation
companies by her ability To pretend
that she had been injured.
MFR. Perry said that he would
show that IN each instance the
procedure was almost identically
the sans. and that always as soon
az she had received settlement her
Illness Immediately ceased. and
she was able 10 leave the city.
Mrs Johnson. accompanied by
her husband. Prank Johnson. was
calm listener to her alleged
career of accidents She. too. has
number Of foreign witnesses.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14
WHAT SHALL GET MOTHER
FOR HER CHRISTMAS PRESENT?

kins.
Rugs.
Jardiniere with stand and palm,
Nice sewing rocker.
Coffee percolator.
Pretty dishes of all kinds.
Gifts 10 make mothers work
lighter1
Kitchen cabinet
Carpet sweeper. 81 up.
Electric iron. SIS.
Universal breadmaker. about
s..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14

Judge Lurton stannchly defends
the right % HaxeiriEg Co quit his
lob That is always looked upon
BY this Judge a. blessed prisi.
lexe OF which no workman should
be deprived. " the workman does
not quit. bias insists on disregardinx
the dangerous condition OF the cars.
he IL guilty OF ~cortrtbusnry neAh.
grnce.~ assumption of risk. 1T
cetera. 81 catsra. and he must take
the consequences Of hik folly.
Touching ON this subject. George
w Aiger says 10 bis book. The
Moral Overssrain"
STATED as c0ncretely as poaai'
BILE. the principal differences be-
tween the working people and The
courts lies In the marked tendency
OF the courts % guarantees 90 tho
workman an academic and theor.
stic liberty which hs does not want.
hy denying him Industrial rights 70
which he thinks he 10 sthlcaily en-
titled flfm grievances h that VA
multitude OF instances the courts
give what seems 70 him countsrfsit
/ liberty In the pIace OF It's reality
Judge Lnrton IL one OF these
counterfeit liberty Judges. Or.
as a rude railway empioye put v
once. he 10 a Judge who splits hairs
10 beat crtpples.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14
A MAN HAS A RIGHT
TO LOSE HIS own LEGS

those Judges who break down
the law when II IL harsh" 60 rail.
roads, lie n. In manner of
speaking. a sort OF judicial anarch.
ist-~a breaker down of law.
or take the case of John r. Hazel
riEE. another instance where Judge
i.nrton broke down" the law In
the interest OF railroad. In order
70 be fair, lot na read the facts OF
the case from the courts own opiu,
ion.
II appears that directly after the
injury tliaselrigE had hla arm
crushed while coupling cars AT
Williamson, Va. for the Norfolk A
Western road, he was taken 60 the
hospital provided by the defendant
trailroad). where his arm was am.
putated. and whore he remained
and was taken care of for five or
ak weeks. until he was supposed
10 be recovered. and was dis.
charged. An agent OF the company
agreed with him to pay him $40
IN cash. 20 give him a pass over
les own road and saT5 for further
transportation 20 his homo for any
possible claim against the company
he might have on account of the
accident. and thcreupou the plain.
tiff gave the defendant the follow
Ing receipt:
The receipt set forth contained
these words, I do hereby release
and discharge the said company
from all liability for and on account
OF the matter described above
The court goes on 10 say that
when this receipt was set up by
the railroad. Haseirigg gave some
evidence tending 20 show that AZ
the time OF giving II be was without
money or means Of subsistence. and
had no suitable clothing that he
wus worn down By suffering aud
WAS afflicted by a malady which
affected his mind. and that he DID
rot read the paper and did not
know what he was doing when he
made the settlement"
The court says that there was
substantive evidence 10 support
all this. and then the court reversed
the decision OF the lower court. and
set aside the verdict Of the Jury.
on the ground that the jury should
have been told that possibly Hazel
rigg Was guilty OF "consfihufnfy
negligence
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14

Nice silk waist.
Glove certificates.
Pretty jabots. neck filings. etc.
white aprons. soc UP.
House slippers.
Umbrella
Hand bag.
Fura.
Mother. being unselfish. often
likes things for the house
that all enjoy.l
Table linen sets. cloth and nap
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14
Mono naek 10 Werk.

BUTTE. Mont. Dec. tt,-Not a
man reported for work today.
though at joint meeting Of the
order ~ Railway Conductors and
tho Brotherhood Of Railway Train
men. held here last night, authority
was given the striking switchmen
to return to work as individuals
without jeopardizing their rights az
members Of the union. It was FUR
thermore decided that the strike will
be continued.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14
sEFRIT FUNERAL TOMORROW

The funeral of Louis II. SefTit.
the well known newspaper man,
who died of pneumonia Sunday
night, will be held tomorrow after
noon, at $3.50 o'clock from Bonney-
watson's chapel. The funeral will
be hhld under the auspices of the
local lodge OF the Elks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14
STRIKE is BROKEN
OFFICIALS INSIST

SPOKANE. Dec. it-Despite tho
fact that no local strikers have ro-
turned 90 work, the officials Of the
railroads involved In the switch
mems strike declared today that
conditions again were normal and
that the strike had been broken 20
far az they were concerned
Leaders Of the strikers declared
today they do not intend going back
20 work until the railroads aceede
10 their demands.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14

Seattlc's loan sharks are now
reaping harvest OF victims TO
be used to swell their profits
during the coming year Deceived
by the apparent ease with which
money can be obtained from these
ShyiockH. men and women are
flockinE TO the offices OF these
asurers. and ia exchange for n few
dollars with which TO buy Christ.
mas gifts. they are impoyerishing
themselves By turning their salar.
les over 10 these blood sucking con
Germs for four months Of next year.
Many a Christmas present given
this year will represent futurity
In suffering. annoyance. chagrin
and want. To the recipient the
gift may carry good cheer. but 10
the givsr the months Of dependence
upon the extortionate loan sharks
will make Christmas a word OF III
omen In some time 20 come.
They Don't Learn.
The experiences Of those who fell
into the trap last year appears to
prove futile In frightening other
wage sarnera away from similar
iroabis. n each person who has
spent niEhta of slsepieas anxiety
IN vRtnly conjeciuring some means
of escape from the clutches Of the
200 per cent loan vampires would
throw of all silly pride and tell
HE associate workers his story OF
woe. many would be ssved from a
fate that viii ambitteT hundreds Of
men and women and destroy the
happiness Of scores upon scores of
homes tn the coming year. He or
ahe who. through folly. does busi-
ness with the sharks this month.
scws discomfort. which will be har-
vested after tails old year Is rung
out.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14

-And who the dickens Is Dallas
wslfordT'' said the new reporter.
blankiy
Il don't know anything about
hin" said the man who tells re-
porTers what TO do. Never heard
q hifu tin the Shuberts brought
kiu TO the AIhambra last week. hut
les an actor. you know--Engiish- "
Tragedy asked the reporter.
ykwning.
mo. man: he's q comedian"
What. an Engiishman with a
sense Of humory' the new man was
awake now. That's a good story.
So he went 10 see ID. Wexford at
the Boulevard Theatre. He saw
two sefa OF the show before he saw
tks actor. II proved one thing
vhss a difference a mustaehe
makes.
He Certainly Is Foolish.
There's probably no one GA the
stage today who looks more su-
usnely foolish and ridiculous than
Welford ia his MIR. Hopkinson."
Part Of II Is the mustaehe. little
ysilow thing that hangs around and
bocka Hke--like--oh. II doesn't look
hks anything Except that II makes
you laugh every time you see H.
II doesn't seem possible that Dal-
hs Wexford could have any brains
to see him "a -Hoppy." You're
laughing At. not with him, all the
time lie looks 80 absolutely fool
ish.
bat behind the scenes
Wexford keeps on being funny. As
funny A. he Is on the stage. That's
saying a lot
Looks Like a Real Man.
And with the mustaehe off-he
hoks Hike white man again---like
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14
"pEAoHEADs" 10000 MILES.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-THE Brit
iah Royal Mall Steam Packet
steamer Orotaya. which arrived
here yesterday to go on the Der
muda route. travelled 10000 miles
without a passenger. She went
from Australia 10 Belfast and then
tn New York.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14
~ gibson GARDNER.

WASHINGTON. u. c.. Dec. H.
Any WORKING man has a rtght 60
~ killed or mangled. Ia this
ssrht' the courts will see that hia
ernssltutional liberties are not dis.
turhed
RE supreme court ot New York
tate settled this matter In the case
a Miss knisely. aged rs. whose
arm was wrenched off In the fac.
tort % a man named Pratt. A
nry's verdict for damages was set
sssae and the court held that the
mi had a right to work amid the
iIjexal and dangerous machinery,
and that no safety appliance law
could rob her OF this right
Lurton an Exponent.
one OF the strongest opponents
a this doctrine In our day Is Hor.
ace n. LnFton. selected by Presi.
tant Taft for the United States
supreme bench Larton has applied
ne doctrine 10 raliroaders lie has
hsla that these men may lose as
uany arms or legs as they choose.
sna no Law passed BY congress can
tsprlve them OF that right. or make
ths railroads liable In damages foe
such losses
This Is one reason why railway
employees oppose the appointment
and confirmation 81 judge Lurton,
Ore cf tfis Decisions
Herr ia one OF Lurton's decisions:
NJ. Della had his tssot smashed
while coupling ears at Memphis
TIE accident was due 10 the failure
OF the railroads 20 provide safety
cosplers such as are required by
a federal statute. Lurton decided
that Delk was careless 10 work
around such a car. and therefore he
could not recover.
Congress had said tseetion ) Of
the art) In such a case as this an
-employe shall not be deemed 10
hare assumed the risk. although
continuing IN the employ ment Of
the carrier
In every circuit In the United
States except the one presided over
Ay Judge Lartnn. the courts have
observed and given force to these
words. Judge Lurtun's ruling a.
rcctlY opposed that OF the United
stxtes supreme cnurt. In the Tay-
kw case Justice Moody went all
sssr this ground and said. among
oshsx things.
~Thsre Is no escape from the
nssning Of these words tqu0ting
~ shove statusel. Explanation
nzn0t clarity them. and ought not
49, employed 20 confuse them or
rmnn their significance
"tsarsh on Victim
jzsfice Moody wont on to discuss
ae statement that the statute Ia
sAarsh- IN It's application 10 rail-
rnAfs, and calls attention 90 the
nther obvious truth that such &C.
cidenss 10 employees are rather
harsh" ON the victims
1T would be better he says.
~to look harnhn~ss In the face rafh-
or than break down the rules Of
law
A Judicial Anarchist
In that expression Justice Moody
accurately characterized decisions
IKE that OF Judge Lurson tn the
Dsik case Judge Lurton Is among
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14

ulpae LuRToN, THE UNITED
srArss SUPREME JuoeE.ro.
M INSISTS THAT RAILROAD.
sss MUST az ALLOWED TO
oar SMASHED.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14
ROBBERS Use
GUNS To MAKE
THEIR ESCAPE
beat Victims in Room and
Have Two Revolver Bat
ues With Pursuing Po-
licemen.

s,.. nIse broken heads. running
~ 49,, lisnt between four patrolmen
ses.. 'a s fasitises. and two sus-
a : 'anaed Ia jail. were the fruits
In,f ehfyahser at First ay. and
N. = efsrtiy after ~ O'Clock
VSrien, a messboy. and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14
GRAND JURY MIGHT
As WELL QUIT JOB
(coneiuded.)


witnesses or hire detect
ives. No money has been
turned over to us. We have
not authorized any Que to
spend a cent. We are with
out money and can do
nothing. II things keep
on the way that Wander
veer and his deputies have
handled them up to date,
we might as well go home
now. We will accomplish
nothing"
Although Juror Peterson de
MED that he had any authority
to speak for all the jury, he
clearly intimated that every
juror was Disguised with the
way things are being run. Tn.
der the law they can have nc
adviser but a lawyer dcputized
by Nanderveer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14

II Is one Of the easiest things Ia
The world TO convince a coward
that discretion is the better part OF
vaior.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14
PROF. HERS NEW
METHOD

Learn to dance In 2
days. Private instruc-
ton. We guarantee to
teach you to dance. Class
es every dav and evening.
Office hours 10 a. m. to
y y. IN. Assembly classes
every Thursday.
Telephones. Main iT02.
Ind. 2S6a.
Free trial. Arcade Hall.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14

Every holiday customer Of these
heartless robbers Of the wage
Garner will always have a pang OF
regret when Christmas, 1909. Is
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14
Will Go to Gillian.

II is probable that in a few
days a report will be laid be-
fore Judge Gillian, reciting the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14
WHO IS THIS DALLAS WEXFORD?
AN ENCLISHMAN WHO Is FUNNY

me and you He's normal and
things Hike that--not a BIT silly.
SO be tAlked-about theatres and
hotels and the king. and other
actors. and the marriage question.
and hundreds of things besides.
YouH have to take the reporters
word for some things. And this Ia
one Of them. You lanEh with d.
Wexford behind the scenes And
tha; he has a genuine sense Of
humor.
"Oh. yes. want an Interview.
too" said the reporter as the third
act opened.
"Oh. all right" said the actor. de-
tectedly. We'll. here's one. Take
this down. The English people
have a sense OF humor-sure. But
it's slower. The slang | use on the
stage In new TO you people. but you
get II all right You people make a
lot OF slang II amazed me when |
first came across.
IT'S DevIIlsh Clever.
Search me-. Beat a. I see your
fIniaf'--why. American slang IN
real metaphor and devilish clever.
a lot Of Il. And the people who
make good slang can easily under
stand another nations slang. dye
aeo7
That's enough for an interview.
lsn't ftY- he finished.
SO II is. excspt--who Is Dallas
Welf0rd7 You never heard Of him.
the fellow across the street from
you didn't The milkman reads the
Green Book. maybe. but he doesn't
know him.
But the dope Is that y. w Is a
real comedy star--across there.
And that he'll be bettefsknown on
this side before very long.
Anyway. he puts on good show.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14
GOLFERS MAGAZINE RETURNS TO
ATTACK ON SECRETARY BALLINGER
Weekly Brings Facts, Fig
ures and Documents
Forward in New
Charges.

In the bit,erest indictment yet
published, Golfers magazine today
takes up again the case Of Richard
A. Bsllinger. secretary Of the in
terror. With documentary evidenee
!, supports old charges made
against tho Seattle man In oonneo,
ton with land frauds, and makes
new ores.
Es-0ov. John ". McGraw alno
breaks into print again In the
charges Of today.
Extracts from the Golfers article
follow:
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14

In that expression Justice Moody
accurately characterized decisions
IKE that OF Judge Lurson tn the
Delk case. Judge Lurton Is among
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-01
The Markets

Chicago, tsct 5. l-Shorts in Sep
tember wheat and oats were severe
L squeezed during yesterdays ses-
ai5n of the board of trade when the
price of the current months delivery
of wheat was BID up II cents per
bushel and that OF cats l-2 cents,
compared with the final figures Of the
previous day The top for Septem.
Der wheat Was reached at 81 20,
while the liah mark for oats was sec
C3rs faile,h to be affected by the
bulges in wheat and oats, the Sep
tember delivery breaking 3c on real.
izing sales. Provisions alsu we're
weak.
Tie sensational advance IN Sep
emDer wheat occurred during tlie fin
al half hour Of the day when prices
advanced from around 81 to 81. 20
with only a few Intervening trades
Prior to the final spurt, the market
hcd been comparatively featureless
and with the exception Of the Sep
tember delivery assigned to weak
rass. Prices at the opening We're
IA to 3-Sc lower to 5-Sc higher
September being az 81 0B to 81 06 IS
and December al 80 81 to 81 90 In