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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-20

ney, Cooper related his life up 20
the time 81 the Killing
The witness described the excite.
ment following the shooting II was
shown that a report that Robin
Cooper had escaped arose from tho
fact that younE Cooper VAS taken
70 a surgeon 70 have a bullet re-.
moved from his shoulder.
Every effort n being made 10
find the bullet as upon Il hinges
one OF the most important phases
~ the case. The prosecution claims
that the bullet came from Col. Dun.
can COoperH. revolver and that
Robin was wounded BY his fathers
gun. The defense claims that she
bullet came from Carmack'H re-.
yoiver.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-20
ALLEGED MURDERER
TAKES THE STAND

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Feb. 20
10y q. P.-Robin Cooper took the
witness stand today 10 testify In
the trial in which be u charged
with the murder Of Senator r. W
CaFmack. together with his father.
Col Duncan Cooper and John d.
sharpe. who are also on trial for
the killing.
Robin Cooper was the first wit.
ness for the defense. under the
law % Tennessee. which says that
II a defendant IL placed on the stand
IN MS own behalf be must BE- called
a. the first witness for the defense
Under the questioning Of his attor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-20
CRUSHED TO DEATH
I'm A SLIDE

LEWISTON. ldahn. Feb. go rs
q PA yuunw gnAn nAusna Ward
aap KILLED this morning while work.
ing in 3 ditch One side - the hank
eAVrsi in. crushing hiH toay In spite
~ the srnngic efforts ~ hia friiow
iaburcrs o. diE hifn out. Ward Wa
dead when the body was WMearihed.
Ward was unmarried and lived IN
Lewiston with his rareuts
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-20
FUNERAL INSTEAD
OF WEDDING

MIsSOULA. Mont. Feb. 20.-By
u P.~lnstead Of leading Minnie
Vandern 60 the altar last night
when they we're 10 have been mar
rled. Claire MCGEE. % years old,
entered the barn III tho rear 81 his
home and committed suicide by
shooting II Is reported today
that shortly before the hour set
for the wedding Miss Vandern sent
word that ahe would not become
his bride. Thereupon the young
man took his own life
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-20
STEAMER HuRLED
OVER FALLS

ANTWERP, Belgium. Feb 30 r.
By q. P-The Congo river steam.
er Captain scgcatrum vas swept
over the Stanley falls. on the Con
so river. aad 90 Of the crew were
drowned. according to news re-
ceivcd here today
The captain Of the vessel when
be saw that the craft was doomed
blew out his brains with bis re.
Yolver
One ~ the crew escaped from
the wrcckaEo practically unin.
iurcd
The cause Of the disaster IS said
to have resulted from an accident
60 the steering gear. the rudder be
coming uBmauageahlc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-20
RUNNING Pts TOL
BATTLE FOUGHT

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 90 ny
Y. Police are searching the city
today FOR two men who. during the
night. engAged IN a running pistol
battle with Mounted Patrolman. Ar.
thur J ponlAu. In Laurel vim GENE.
terry. No one VAS injured. although
20 shots were exchanged.
The shooting was heard az the
adjacent park station. and several
patrolmvn started on the run for
the cemetery. The supposed high.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-20
FRAT BOYS AND GIRLS
GET FL0SSY WITH
UNCLE SAM

fn their attempts 20 be freRhiah
Iuomhsra % q certain fraternity at
the gnitersity have begun q prac-
lice Of stamping on poet cards on
the reverse aide tuHt opposite tho
cuiiaf location ~ the stamp. the pose
tai clerks were forced 90 stand tile
cards on end before cancellation
could be effected Upon applying 20
Washington -. G.. for a hearing on
tho subject. Postmaster Russell dia-
covered that All postcards mailed
with the stamp on the reverse side
are unavailable and are Go be mailed
to the dead letter office.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-20
RAIL ROADS ARE NOW TRYING
TO COMPROMISE ON TAX BILL
KING COUNTY WANTS
NO HALF WAY
MEASURE.
Wants Railroads to Pay to
This County Amount
Due Ii.
County Wants share.


I'VE want King county 10 re-
eeive the benefit Of her Iust
taxation against these rail-
roads, and that 10 what this
railroad tax bill will give her.
We want no compromise, only
what 10 Just and fair, which
means that the railroads shall
be forced TO pay 20 this county
a just proportion Of the total
tax collected In the county AZ
u 10 now. tho railroads pay part
OF the taxes due thia county 10
other counties where they have
comparatively small holdings"
Said County Assessor Parish
today.
Corporation interests. represent
ing the large railroad companies,
operating through King and other
counties Of the state. who have an
uounced inteution Of fighting the
railroad terminal tax bill. yesterday
offered 10 compromise with County
Assessor T A. Parish. who has for
the past three weeks been working
In the interest Of the bill
II has been shown that the pass
age OF this bin viii mean a yearly
saving TO King county OF more than
800 900 yearly AZ the present valu-
anons Of railroad property assessed.
II ~ pointed ont that with the In
creased property holdings which are
sure 10 follow the advance Of trade
IN the northwest. the saving 10 this
county would Increase as the prop
erty holdings OF the railroads in
creased.
Offer Compromise.
Yesterday a delegation of those
representing railroad interests OF.
fered 10 give each county its pro-
portiouate equivalent OF tax assess
ments on buildings. but objected 90
an equity OF taxation on the Land
upon which the buildings ars
erected.
King county officials interested
In the matter contend that II II Ia
proper for this county 10 receive
credit for the tax upon a building,
Il is proper for them Ia tax the
kdAAAkAA MNA4A AAAh W Att AahAf anu
that such revenue derived should
be placed 20 the credit OF King
county
Prominent In fighting against the
interests Of King county is r p.
Palmer. representative from the
Third ward Of this city. Upon ex-
ceilent authority. Mr. Palmer Is
credited with having offered as his
reasons for ohiectinE 20 the passage
OF the bills that King county does
not want railroads.
Cox is Fighting Bill.
r. -. Cox. OF Ballard. who Is a
brother OF Senator Cox. Of Walla
Walia. is also against the passage
OF the bill. II is claimed that Mr..
Cox. Of Ballard. announced he Is
against the measure because he has
property holdings IN Benton county.
Next week the Chamber OF Com
merce Viii be urged by County As
SCISSOR Parish to send delegation
OF mon 20 Olympia 10 investigate
and work in the interest OF the
bill Mr. Parish announced today
that he would keep on working In
the interest of the bin as IL was of
vital importance 20 King county.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-20

SENTENCED
GUILTY OF MANsLAUcHTER,
ne GETS tNDETERmINATE
SENTENCE.

John Boaovich. convicted on
charge OF manslaughter. was this
morning sentenced 20 the state pen.
ltentiary by Superior Judge Frater
for from one to twenty years. Upon
this sentence Iiozovich may be
pardoned provided his behavior Ia
good.
Bozovu Bozovioh was convicted
this week OF completely IN the muir.
der Of the late Marshal Harry NIL.
Ter. OF Kent Testimony went 10
show that Bozoyich was more the
victim OF bad company than any.
thing else and he was not seen to
partake In the shooting OF Miller
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-20
MAKE QUICK TIME

Just three hours after q letter was
mailed from the Rainier club u was
received at Schwabacher Bros Co.
the destination. such are the facts
as stated In letter - Postmaster
Russell from ~ Eckatein. vice preai ,
dent ~ the company. Mr. Eckateln
further stated that he had always
heretofore been peasimiHtie when
discussing the Seattle post office.
but he believed IN giving credit
whore credit was due.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-20

waymen escaped under cover u the
darkness. however
The tao men wefe seen b. Don
Ian near the cemetery wail. and che
policeman became suspicious
After covering them with bis 70
volYer be started 20 diamoant 3D.
question them. when both broke
and ran.
Al about 30 PAGES thcY each dfrw
a revolver aud began firing Don
Ian started Ia pursuit. firms a. he
ran. but trees. fumhstonas aud deep
shadows efteetually protected the
men and aided them 10 escape.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-20
TILTED ARMY OFFICER
SHOOTS HIMSELF

VALLEJO. Cal. Fob. 20-By r..
P.-Sergeant W. II Dawson com
mitted suicide AT the Mare Island
barracks BY shooting himself Ia
the head While Il Is not known
definitely why he killed himself. Il
Is supposed that he was disap.
pointed in a love affair. A report
has II that the young woman who
was 70 have been his bride had
changed her mind about coming
here 10 marry Dawson. The lat.
fef'a home was ln indiana.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-20

ST LOUIS. Feb 20 by u. p
Attorneys for Mrs. Lillian Handlan
Lemp. who obtained a divorce yes.
tefday from her millionaire hna.
band, William J Lemp, Jr. have
filed motion for a rehearing OF the
divorce suit. contending that Lomp
is given too much control over HIS
son.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-20
FORGOT TO PAY
HIS BOARD BILL

J, l.. Lewis. a barber, was arrest.
ed here last night by Detectives
Hubbard and Keefe. and turned
over this morning 60 the sheriff OF
Skagit county, who wanted him on
charge OF defrauding an Inn
Keeper Il appears that LOWS left
suddenly, and forgot TO pay a board
bill.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-20
lite sentence Tor peddIer.

CHICAGO. Feb Hassan l..
Hashash. Turkish peddlor, was
sentenced to life imprisonment to
day for the murder OF i6-year old
Tnffa shasheim. The murderer cut
the boys body 10 pieces and cast
II piocemeal into the drainage canal
aud nelghboring waters last sum
mer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-20
TnREE couNTIEs uNITF.

WENATCHEE Feb. 90 by y. T..
--F0r the purpose ~ uniting an the
commercial forces now al work In
Douglas. Okan0aan and Chelan
counties. the Commercial club IT
Wenatchce has issued a call for q
convention 10 be held IN this city
next NORTH. At this meeting plans
for uniting promotion work will be
forblulatcd.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-20
CHICAGO MYSTERY
INVOLVES THREE

IIIIIAHU, FVD .O.~Hy z. p
That a prominent Chicago woman
was involved IN the attack on Miss
Ella GinElCs. the i9yearoid Irish
lace maker, who was found bound
and gaeeed at the Wellington hotel
last Wednesday. is the statement
made today by Attorney ODonnell.
counsel Tor the girl
O'Donnell declared that as soon
as she had recovered Miss Gingles
will swear 10 warrants for the ar
rest of two women and a man who
are accused by her,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-20
TAKE TWO C0RPSES
FROM WRECK

wRAN0Ei.. Alaska. Feb 2o--ny
4. P.~Two corpses Of white men
have been recovered from the
wreck Of the Star OF Bengal. At
Coronation island.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-20
ALASKA MINER ENDS
HIS OWN LIFE

OAKLAND. Cal. Feb 20-By u.
+ Frank McCue, a Tanana.
Alaska. miner, who has been
spending money freely during a
protracted spree. ended his life
early today AT the Vondome hotel
by swallowing carbolie acid.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-20
COUNCIL MANIC STUPIDITY
DISCOVERED AGAIN TODAY
5. E. CO., AS USUAL,
SLIPPED ONE
OVER.
Gets Out of Providing
Proper Safeguards
for Public.

Couaellmauie stupidity il ne.
.tponFible for another ring tail Law
.on the municipal statute books. In
lyestgation conducted by the de
xrtment ~ public utilities has de
&ioped thar several years ago the
KFdlnance compelling transporta.
IAN corporations 20 install adequate
=sageEuards go protect pedestrians
#wRs repealed for NO apparent rea.
|scn, and another law substituted
combining these restrictions 20 the
harhor. or waterfront district
Complaints have reached stunt
.feuilion that the street car com.
.Ianios had not Installed lights at
numerous street crossings Ia the
*sGburhs He notified the Seattle
Electric company to remedy this
'eondition The street car company
replied that they didn't have 10
Law Repealed.
An inquiry quickly developed the
fact that there was no ordinance
witch would compel them 90 con.
stfuct gates. fences. barriers and
place lights for the guidance and
safety ~ passengers This las had
been repealed and the reason. IL
such there was. did not appear
Immediately afterwards an ordin
ance had been enacted appiyiRg
these restrictions 10 the harhor dis
tFict-~hut other sections III the city
we're evidently overlooked catircly
Tho original ordinance had lncind
cd every portion Of the municipal
tty, The later ordinance was a
very poor excuse for the first. and
city officials regard It's legality as
doubtful. - Il seeks 20 place Ger
Atain restrictions In oac particular
fsection Of the city not applied O.
other sections.
There are numerous streets cross.
ed by the street ears and railroads
where pedestrians are In constant
danger 81 being run do~n aud Ia.
furpd or Killed. Mr.. BOulilon In.
tends 70 bring the facts ~ bis IN.
vessigation 20 the attention OF the
present council and see II a new
law cannot be- enacted applying
necessary restrictions throughout
4 The entire city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-20

Calls for Warrants County war
rants amounting 20 q total Of about
1913. 900 have been called for by Couu-
~ Treasurer Matt Gormiey. payable
February 26. The warrants cover
current expense, road and bridge
funds. soldiers relief fund ana
drainage contracts.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-20

Consider Special Telephones The
question Of installing q separate tell
cphono system for the police depart
ment In tho new municipal building
has been taken up by city officials
and viii probably be brought 20 the
attention TO the board of public
works AT It's next regular meeting.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-20
DENIES CHARGES

Or A. G. Stewart today entered
a plea OF not guilty 20 charges ol
criminal abortion and practlcinr
medicine without a license before
Superior Judge t'ratcr ON Tho for
mer charge "A jury disagreed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-20
Dayton 10 ENhibIt at A.-Y.-P. (.

Dayton 20 Exhibit at A.-Y.-P. (.
DAYTON, Feb. 20.-rhe Touchlt
valley and Dayton are To have rep
resentativc displays at the Alaska-
Yukon Pacific exposition. Commits
sioner a = Cnhill has just returned
from Seattle where he secured an
exhibit space l6Nse feet IN the agri-
cultural building adjoining Walla
Wqiia and North yakima.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-20

Queen Expects the Stork.
ROME Feb. 20 The Corriera
italia saws that Queen Helena is
soon 10 be come mother.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-20
HAVE ~ SENT HOME

If you are not regular reader of The Star.
telephone Main 1850 or Ind. AL and have the
paper delivered by carrier.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-03-14

above the bay, with a clean sweep of
wind from the Gulf to cool the sum
mer sun and bring health to the in
habitants. KupfTian Park in which
this company is interested, at whose
gate the West Hill car stops, has some
forty acres of ancient oak trees,
grouped about wide, hard boulevard.
These lots have been laid out so as
to take in at least one spreading oak
worth $1,000 of any mans money.
Lots in these suburban additions
range from $3.50 to $500. They have
advanced 100 per cent since they
were put on the market.
We came here because Of our
strong faith in Pensacola" said Mr..
Packard. Not only faith in her fu-
ture, but in her present, for this city
is growing like the proverbial weed
in every way, from a municipal, ship
ping, real estate, building, banking
and every other standpoint. We are
fully in line with the development or
the whole South, and besides this
Pensacola has superior advantages on
account of her geographical location
and superb haTboT.
The Isthmian Canal became, during
the Taft campaign, most prominently
conspicuous before the American peO-
pie. Because of Taft'S intimate con-
nectiOn with that great enterprise. its
Importance has become a fixed fact in
the American mind, and this alone
must mean much to the Coastal Re
giou.
AS the nearest southern port to this
canal, We have an advantage over
other coast points ana when the vast
increase in commerce comes to us
from foreign countries and the Inte-
TiOr by reason of this canal. real es-
tate will soar like q bird. Now is the
accepted time to invest in this de-
lightful, ancient-modeTn, wholly alive
city. while prices are as yet but little
Influenced by the future, as sure as II
is We have succeeded here beyond
all expectations and have just added
two other additions to our holdings.
There has been no cessation of busI-
ness with us all summer. We have
gone right on selling lots as though
nothing had happened to the country
at large
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-03-14
PENSACOLA A COMING CITY
By MAYOR G. G. GOODMAN
QQQQQQ1QQQQQQQQQQQQQ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

/ have appropriated $3.50 to be used
in beautifying the parks and have
added one park TO be beautified, the
center of Palafox street, between
Garden and Wright streets, which VIII
make a beautiful spot when cleared
of the unsightly grass and sodded in
Bermuda, and the shrubbeTy that IL
to be planted gets to growing. By
summer this will pc one of the pref
test parks in the city.
The Plaza Ferdinand VII, which is
located in the heart of the city. is
being beaUtifed by giving attention to
the Bermuda grass, the planting OF
hibiscus, hydTangea, tree roses, mar
cissus and other shrubbery besides
royal palms, orange trees, peCans,
sweet sum, live oak, water oak and
other trees. 4 beautiful electric Wa
ter fountain has been put into this
park and is a great addition to It.
The park as a whole is a beautiful
spot and nowhere in the country can
the same size park be found that Will
suTpaSs it in beauty. The other
parks being beautified at present are
Palafox street parkway, Seville, Lee.
Georgia, EstTa NaGura. Malaga. Ha-
vana and Grenada, which are about
the size OF a regular city block, be-
sides Bay View Park. which IS thirty
five acres and Is located on beautiful
Bayou TeXaT. The park commission
eTs for this park are planting trees
with the amount or money at their
disposal and will let nature assist them
for a few years. Then a special ap-
preparation will be asked TO finish 1t,
though it is naturally beautiful
place.
The Identification of our parks and
streets Will greatly enhance the value
of taxable property and thereby IN
crease by its own expenditure the
revenues of the city, thus making the
money expended on parks a profit
able investment rather than useless
expenditure. l will also say that many
of our citizens have taken down their
fences and are Deautifying their
lawns, which will add greatly TO the
general appearance of the city and in
a few years Pensacola Will attain the
title of d City Beautiful"
During this year a systematic play
ground work will be carried on by
Fairgrounds Association, appointed by
the mayor, with Mr.. ]. Bradford. OF
the Y. NJ. c. A., as director. Vacant
lots and parks have been selected in
different sections of the city which
will be used for play grounds both for
the young children and the older
BOYS. 1t is also the intention of the
association to secure the use Of Ar
mory Hall and have an instructor to
instruct girls in athletic dancing and
and other athletic exercises, to devel-
op the girls so as to enable them to
become healthy women
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-03-14

ing its financial conditions absolutely
sound, so that failure shall be i'm
possible, for on the stability of the
company depends the ultimate pay
ment- of its policies. Nearly so per
cent of the assets of the Union Cen
trail are invested in carefully selected
mortgage loans on cultivated farms.
These securities are of so high a char
acteT that during the last % years,
in making loans of almost $100, 900, 600
the net loss has been less than $780,
600. Thirteen per cent of the assets
are in loans to policy holders, secured
by the comp2ny's own policies; on
these il is impossible to suffer loss.
The safety of securities of this
character is not the only Characters
tic that recommends them; they are
conspicuous as paying a much higher
interest return than any other equally
safe investment. For many years the
Union Central has earned a higher
interest rate on its investments than
any other similar company, and, be-
cause of that fact and the fact that
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-03-14

and it will astoDish you. We have ali
modern public utilities and they all
are paying fine dividends on their
stock. In fact all investments that
have been made in Pensacola for the
last ten years have been paying in
vestmentS The city is going for
ward. and going forward very rapidly,
and l believe that in the next ten
years Pensacola will be The City of
the South
Great Agricultural Section.
J. W. Bullock, JT.. one Of Pensaco-
las young realty dealers, had this to
say:
Speaking of the real estate stu
alton, I believe within the next ten
years this part of the state is des-
tined to be q great agricultural dis
trict. Land is cheap at from 81 to
SIS per acre. The timber and tur-
pentine interests are fast. playing out
and the people here, as soon as they
learn how to farm, will make this
part of the country simply blossom.
IF you are a farmer and know how
to farm, EsCambia county offers you
the greatest opportunity Of any sec
ton in the United States. You can
make the land pay for itself with a
single crop. If you can, come down
here and look at it; if you can not.
write to Washington for United
States government soil survey of Es-
Gambia county, Florida, and see what
il has TO say"
The Owen Clark Co, newcomers in
Pensacola. but with whole batteries OF
energy in their anatomies, said:
1T is our opinion, based upon the
natural advantages, local improve
ments being made. and those provided
for. and the advertising the city has
had in the last few years, that Pen
SaCola is on the eve of such an era Of
development that it will surprise the
natives and make money for every
one who has been wise enough to in
vest in real estate here. We do not
look upon il as a boom, but simply
Teaping the harvest from the seed
sowed by its people Of late years.
We now have COR arranged for) the
foundation, a deep-wateT, laud-locked
harbOr. paved streets and sidewalks.
first class hotel accommodations, a
ten story Office and bank build
ing, two other handsome Office