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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-09-25
Ordeman-Roller Frame-Up
Is Postponed for All
Time to Come as Result
of Last Nights Fake.

Last nlght's exposure Of the fake
wrcsiiing game. In Seattle win e.
fcctually put an end to wrestling
IN this city for some years 60 come
Seattle has been rich field for
wrcstlcre ever since DR.. Roller
entered tho professional ranks. II
was the idea OF the men who. con.
trolled the game to keep Roller
we'll up AT the top 30 that he would
serve as "a big drawing card for
matches In this city.
To this end all OF the wrestlers
who have been brought here In the
last three years to meet Roller have
either been men whom Roller could
defeat. OF men who had agreed be-
fore coming here 10 LAY down" 10
the local man Berg, Burns. Weste-
gard. neall aud others who have
met Roller In Seattle, and whom
Roller has defeated. could easily
have thrown the local man az any
time after the first few minutes of
wrestling. OF all the men whom
Roller has met here. Klank and ole
Donaldson are probably the only
men whom Roller could actually
defeat.
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WORDS OF PRAISE.
sept. rs. 1909.

4 Sept. %, 1909.
= Editor Seattle Daily Star,
n Seattle, Wash.
4 NY Dear Sir: Your mag !
4 nificent editorial on the front
4 page entitled "From Road
4 house 10 Moroue," should be
4 framed and put In every
n sehoolhouee in the city. ! most
A heartily commend your words
4 and Indorse your fight on the
4 Infamous roadhouses, the IN
\ enforced laws Of this city and
4 state, and the negligent fathers
4 and mothers who are destroy
4 ing the youth Of this city.
4 Continue your work. am,
4 Respectfully yours,
4 M, A. MATTHEWS, q.
4 Pastor First Presbyterian
4 Church.
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sshy OFFICERS hcou,rrro

nj a., maNIA, Ca. Sept. PA gen
lasn,o ,s''t martial has acouitted
ssoysr 4 4, y HezeIhurst and Prlyata
iss,rv' Ian. = Of the Seventeenth 10.
friss,. charged with having Killed
isgiment. - coulter Of the same
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EXPOSE MARKS END OF
WRESTLING GAME HERE
JOE cARRoLL's STATEMENT !

= - promised my friends an =
. evening Of excitement and | 4
= think ! kept my word. Roller
a did the dlrtlest wrestling | a
4 have ever seen, and Duncan 4
4 Mcdonald was a little bit the =
= rottenest referee ever saw on 4
4 mat. Warner ~rcstlcd &C =
4 eordlna 20 instructions. He was 4
= told TO 90 underneath until he =
q tired Roller out and. then 10 =
90 after him. " his shoulder n
4 had not been hurt he would 4
= have got him. Warner told me 4
= before he went on the mat that 4
= there was only one thing in the =
= world that would make him lay =
= down 70 Roller. and that was =
4 TO save hls mothers life. Is 4
4 wouldn't do II 20 save his own. 4
= am perfectly satisfied with =
= the showing Warner made and 4
. arm still convinced that he 10 =
= better man than Roller. War 4
\ ner did what he agreed to do, 4
= laid down twice. A lot Of PEG +
4 pie at the rirgslde wondered 4
= why ! did not name the man =
= who held the $1,000 forfeit =
= money. ! had piven my word 4
4 that under no circumstances 4
= would ! divulee his name and +
= ! kept and will keep my prom =
4 ise. He was at the rinasIde 4
= last night and Is we'll known in Y
= Seattle. He still has the ST 900, =
4 but am confident that he will 4
4 turn II over. lnasmuch as we 4
4 fulfilled our part Of the agree 4
= ment." h
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-09-25
MARS NEAR TODAY.
LIZ IInifad prnaal

\ WASHINGTON. ID. C.. Sept.
= 25-Nearer to the earth by
\ $4,000. 900 miles than It has
y been for Is years. the planet
\ Mars today IL the object OF
\ immense interest to astrono- !
n mers. Its average distance
y from the earth Ia 50.000,000 !
y miles. It's distance from the !
h earth today was only 100000
4 miles.
a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-09-25
Warner Forced to Put up
$1,000 to Allow the Lo-
cal Man to Throw Him
Twice.
Lays Down" Twice to
Fulfill Contract and
Then Goes on and Gives
Fine Exhibition.

For several years past,
wrestlers have been brought to
the city Of Seattle to meet DR..
b. F. Roller on the agreement
that they would LAY down" to
the Seattle man and permit him
to win.
Since the day three years
ago that Frank Cotch, in the
Grand opera house in this city,
failed to throw Roller in an
hours wrestling, because he.
had agreed to let Roller go the
full hour, the wrestling game
in this city has been fake pure
and simple.
OF all the matches held here
since that time not one in ten
has been on the square. Oh
son. Beall. Burns, Westagaard,
and all the rest Of them have
laid down" to Roller when, in
nearly every case, they could
have easily thrown the Seattle
man had they so desired.
Last night at the Arena at
the exposition grounds, the in
evitabIe exposure came. No
more dramatic incident marks
the sporting history OF this city
or country than that which oc-
CURED when Bert Warner de-
liberately laid down on his
back, his two shoulders to the
mat. after 80 seconds OF wrest-
ling.
Roller was dumbfounded.
He gazed at the form stretched
out on the mat at his feet, then
looked inquiringly to the box
occupied by Jack Curley, his
manager, held his hands out to
the referee as though appealing
for an explanation, and then,
seeming to realize that some
thing startling and unexpected
was about to happen, gazed
over to the side OF the ring
where Joe Carroll stood, COM
placent and smiling as usual.
Cries of Fake"
The crowd that almost filled
the Arena Immediately set up
a cry of "Faker' and became
so boisterous that il was many
minutes before a man, who had
risen from his seat and was
holding in his raised hand an
open letter, could make himself
heard. When the noise had
subsidized sufficiently, this man
read from the paper which he
held in his hand, first explain
ing that he knew nothing of it
except that it had been handed
to him by reputable man, with
the request that he read it to
the spectators after the first
fall in the match. The letter
was that appearing above. sign
ed "B. r. Warner
The uproar at the conclusion
of the reading of the letter al
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MILL NOT
listen To
WITNESSES
MGR Miller Heads OFF In
,s,sigation of Bouillon's
fs.rre Of Graft in Build
~ Department.

nave Notified Mayor Miller
- ara willing 70 bring be-
-, sirs ! reputable business
- II Seattle who will ex-
.,..r the circumstances under
ssssh he paid $50 erafs
h. eulIslne perml,."--A. v.
ssuIIlsn, superintendent, Of pub
sx ssillties
i ar net respecting Mr..
n.glllor's Wishes in this matter.
fsn nsyer. N he has any graft
~ ne personally must tell Il
i ne. | shall rot listen 20.
rv>h less rscslve. any Of his
ne<sesr--Mayor Miller.
Id thereby hangs another tale
I sse.her apparent attempt 20
NJ "a INVESTIGATION Of graft
ZINES made against men In the
1rg:rs u The CITY Recently Mr..
6s.,ssr nofified the mayor BY let,
= ,hzt as had positive evidence Of
60 II whIeh a weil.known rcsl.
~ 4 The city paid $3.50 TO some
ueieys o. the Building department
III permit.
kxsnnch as this payment was not
nezIs& b. Ian. Mr.. Boaili0n deem.
4 i kis duty 10 call the attention
I AZ mayor 10 the matter. The
= szseasise. IN reply. wrote that
hnsx have all the facts. that the
AaH h reserved was indefinite.
n bpxiilnn dictated another let,
= ns!{yizg the mayor that II he
vdz sypeint a certain day and
lex 4 bis own convenience the
~ W patio the graft money
vgd4 l1pear before him and tell
n ssss.
nsysr Miller Angry.
EIxa asked N he had received
III NagosEti0n the mayor. In spite
I " reesated assertions that
tnn e graft never annoy him.
nna oat a reply that showed
~ &szs very much perturbeds
~ ~ what Mr.. Bpaillon
s1zh y shoated. but It's what
raz1 tA4s nfIi 70.
= sesif Dot hear say OF bis Wit
1871"
BIT. Nr. Mayor. Mr.. Boulll0n
wrises that this mar WAC paid
- graft m0uey viii ten ycn the
v2ple story. vas suggested
] shall not hear him. replied the
igor n want MIR. BouIllnn 10 tell
= Tie story None o. bis witnesses
M he received By me
1a4s has the mayor Of Seattle
o1saly refused to encourage the
o1'@,t and quickest way TO EXPOSE
- n1st serious Of the recent graft
o11es made against employees Of
&s cts.
Ihe man who told me about pay.
- ~ N5o for a building permit
, nT1 ! reputable citizen that hts
xwts carry weight said Mr.
Boaillce .sszy.
= hsvs questioned him close.
y 4 miro party. known as a
teefsstn- received the
rseey. He retained $50 Of the
'cuns . payment for his
s'ees and turned the remain.
svsr 70 some one personally
sJsd n the building de-
Nsmeas.
am further Informed thar the
q. $500 save out the Impression
Z " party who later received
= y VIZ could WELD the necessary
, varts : ger The board OF public
49, 2 hare the permit rushed
! .'oasa ! recall that the pernit
: s1ss''on vas II first denied but
- 1teT granted At the time I
*. ne Proceeding was all
~. ~ doubt II was. But now
~ ~ ! have learned that $50 was
= - or TIE permit can see how
~. - Hho handed over the
1870 ssspec's that the board Of
s Z. works can be brlbed A I
=. Me'aber Of that board. I do
Il, psopose 70 SIT stlIl and have
- - y preston exist without taking
'e''oh 70 disproYe the charge.
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REFILL STORY OF NIGHTS
ORGY THAT ENDED IN DEATH
Coroners Jury Hears Tale
of Wild Night in George
towns Salo ons and
Roadhouses.

The hsrtenders az the road.
houses where the -Joy Riders"
obtained their liquor have all
been arrested. The men are
Charles Ufin. Of the Horseshoe
bar. Herman Widcmann and
Robert Hawkins, Of the 8. a a.
bar. and Harry ssUaeI, Of the
Jones place.
Repeated rounds Of drinks az
three saloons. dancing ~ some.
all In drunken stupor on the
return. the chauffeur seeing
how near he could come 10 posts
without hitting them, 10 the sur1
cf tho testimony before the cor.
oper's Jury today investigating
the 10y ride" accident on
Fourth Az. O., Thursday morn
Ing which has cost three lives
70 date.
From 10 O'Clock Wednesday nigh
until $50 Thursday morning. wher
the big car plunged off the bridge
onto the tide flats. the eight In th,
car were drinking and drinking. rid
ing from saloon TO saloon and bach
again. One "trip back TO Seattle foi
gasoline onsy. varied this program
NauSeated by the liquor. Winnl,
Fraser. Hho died this morning. wal
taken sick az the car started 20 Sc
attic on Its last trip and she chauf
feur turned around and went baci
To one saloon. where the girl wa
given a settler sour.
AS the car started back Hisei
proudly showed his proweas at ths
wheel by coming as near 10 oh
sfructions along the road as pos
sible without hitting them.
And Hiser Laughed.
Christine Anderson swore to this
this morning as she lay on her cot II
the General hospital She told how
the girls screamed as the car ca
reened back and forth. and Hisel
merely laughed
Then the all.Right carousal ane
the liquor got the best OF them ant
they fell asleep. to be awakened
by the crashing OF timbers az tbs
car ripped through the guard raj
and plunged TO the ground below
just as the dawn was creeping ovei
the nearby hills.
Hiser told the jury he was run
Continued on Page seven.)
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Good Game Here.

These men. the ones who are bet.
ter than Roller were willing to
come here and lay down. so as
20 keep the game good IN Seattle
With Roller defeated. he would no
longer be a drawing card. and with
the game dead In nearly every city
OF the United States. Seattle would
thereby be lost as field for the
sport
When Ordeman came to Seattle
few weeks ago. II was on the I'M
derstandlng that he was 70 win the
match through an accident TO Roll
or. The program was carried out.
and ordeman was given the match
when he threw Roller on his. head
on the mat, and the local man was
carried ont Ia supposedly uncon.
scious condition. Considerable
money was bet on ordeman by Sc
attic men who, IL is understood.
acted on behalf Of those who knew
OF the "frame-up."
After this Ordeman match II was
given out that Ordeman had de-
cliued to meet Roller again within
year, but, as matter OF fact, II
last nights exposure had not come.
Ordeman would have been back
here in three weeks. and would
have lost 20 Roller In the Arena or
the Grand Opera House OF this city.
when Roller threw down Joe Car
roll Il marked the beginning OF the
end of taking In Seattle. Carroll
doesn't forget Bert Warner also
had a grudge. and was willing to
do anything at all TO get on the
mat with Roller Every possible
effort was made to force Jack Cur
lev 10 match Roller with Warner
but always Curley refused TO put
Warner on unless he should agree
10 lay down"
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oInslsted on Deposit.

Finally Warner agreed to com
ply with the demands OF Curley.
and arrangements were made for
the match of last night Suspicious
OF Warner. Curley. acting for Roll
er, demanded a deposit Of 81 900. to
be forfeited " Warner did not lay
down" This money was put up by
Warner When he exposed the
whole thing last night he took a
chance on losing this money, al
though technically he complied with
the terms of his agreement.
Last nights exposure will prob
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And t,iser Laughed.

Continued on Page seven.j
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Continued on Page Two.)
Evening journal., 1909-11-23
HOLIDAY WEEK
AT OPERA HOUSE
Maud" the Mule and Other
Big Acts Entertain Big
Crowds

Enthusiastic applause. hearty laugh
ter, repeated curtain calls and increas-
ed box Office receipts, the latter being
a sure sign of popularity, marked the
presentation of the vaudeville bill Of
fered at the Opera House at the three
performances yesterday by the Bijou
Circuit Company. To put it mildly
the entire programs was series Of
hits and TO single out one which scored
heavier than the others would he al
most impossible unless the credit for
the hardest scoring was given to the
unridable mule Maud who scored heav-
lily on the ribs of several near horse
men who, with an eye upon the liberal
prize offered for performing the feat,
went upon the stage to ride her. To-
day they will be telling their friends
what an absolutely perverse creature
is this self same mule.
The mule is of course the star per-
former of Blakes Circus but the circus
not depend wholly upon the mule for
its success. Even without the mule it
would head and shoulders above most
of the animal acts in vaudeville. A
number Of monkeys which walk on the
! tight wire, ride bicycles and perform
other feats, a pair OF dogs which put
on boxing gloves and have a boxing
match a dog which balances on a
swinging slack wire and ponies which
count and do various other things
usually seen I'm the more intelligent
work of trained ponies completes an
act which appeals TO every lover of
animals and is a favorite with old and
young alike.
Singing acts have been a feature on
a number of bills offered by the Bijou
| Circuit Company and some of the best
vocalists known to the vaudeville
stage have been seen at the Opera
House but "A Lesson in Opera" Will
Harry Leone and Anne Dale in tn,
cast is so vastly different from th'
others both in idea and in the voca
ability displayed that it is entitled t,
more than passing notice. Difficult
selections from grand operas are given
and the necessary comedy to enliver
the act is injected by giving comi,
opera selections. The trained musician
or the music loving layman will alik'
enjoy this act.
Jack BOyce, a new monologuist IL
this section, proceeded to get on init
mate terms with his audience in abou
a minute and received a reception more
enthusiastic than any which has evel
been accorded a man in a similar line
Klein and Clifton. a singing dane
ing and talking act carrying its owl
scenery easily sustained a reputation
for being one OF the features of class,
vaudeville. To begin with there IL
some idea to this act, something new
in an offering of this kind.
The Great DuCalion an European
ladder equilibrist sustained his repu'
tation in that line. Balanced upon thI
rungs of a ladder he played a man
dolin and did various other feats which
would be difficult for an ordinary MAJ
on the ground.
Moving pictures Of excellent qualit!
complete bill which lasts for full tw,
hours and one which is perfectly abl
TO stand upon its own merit withou
regard to the price of admission
charged.
Evening journal., 1909-11-23
TEN GOOD ACTS
AT THE GARRTCK

Ten acts and a full three hour show is
what the Garrick offers its many patrons
for Thanksgiving week. Foy and Clark,
in a laughable sketch portraying the cures
Of the Spring Of Youth" have one of the
most enjoyable numbers, and while Mr..
Foy was under a physicians care yester-
dav one would never have known 1t from
the hit which the number scored. II is one
of those comedy creations which everyone
enjoys.
The Five Armanis. an Italian opera
conpanv. with voices above the ordinary
and ALI in perfect accord, won high favor
Yesterday in a singing numbers that was
not merely we'll sung but effectively
staged. Last nights patrons gave Min
nie St clair, "The Girl from Missouri
rousing reception. She made good and
kent everybody in a laugh. Monroe and
Mack have a black face speciality that ap-
neared TO please most everyone, and GER
tainlv presented some very good comedy
work. The six Mangeans, in an acrobatic
feature of the sensational order, intro
ducing many exceedingly difficult stunts,
merited all the applause it received. Tom
and Edith Almon have pleasing musical
act introducing The kangaroo Dance, a
creation Of Mr.. Arnolds which has at
tracted much attention everywhere
Evening journal., 1909-11-23
KEPT PRISONER
BY AWFUL HUMOR
Whole Body Covered and Head So
Bad She Could Not Comb Hair
Sight Affected II Neighbor Beg
ged Her to Use Cuticura = It
Cooled the Itching Flesh and
BROUGHT REST, SLEEP
AND A PERFECT CURE

Words cannot express the awful skin
disease l suffered with. My whole body
was covered with it. My head broke
out so that l could not comb my hair.
For month or more / suffered with a
terrible sore throat. When / should lie
down at night my eyes would stick to-
gether and / would have to bathe them
before opening them each morning. l
scarcely could see for my eyes had failed
me from the effect Of the skin disease. l
tried three doctors, but they gave me no
relief and then / tried all kinds Of things
that l thought would do me good but
could nnd nothing. / was a perfect
prisoner with the awful humor.
One OF my neighbors begged me TO
try the Cuticura Remedies, and ] made
up my mind to try them but not think
ing that would ever be cured. would
take hot bath with Cuticura Soap and
then apply the Cuticura Ointment.
found relief in a few days and in a
month you could scarcely see a spot on
my face. l felt like a new person. When
/ first began to use the Cuticura Rene
dies they cooled the itching flesh and
brought me real good sleep and rest al
night. ! had suffered fully two years
with the skin disease but now / am a well
woman and in good health. beg every
skin sufferer to use the Cuticura Rene
dies. cannot praise Cuticura enough
because / thought that i would never
get well again. Mrs. Cordela c. Pitts
| Newborn, Ca, Nov. "a and Dec. 21, '08. u
Evening journal., 1909-11-23
.ost about two shnllnrg each

cost about two shilllnEs each.
The King Of Spain keeps strictly 10 the
cigarette This Is rolled in paper un-
gummed and requires very careful smok-
ing to keep whole. Alfonsos cigarette is
about as peculiar as the cigar which the
Emperor Francis Joseph Of Austria used
20 smoke. The latter was fitted with a
straw tube and had to be held in a candle
flame for a minute OF two before Il could
be made to draw.
The Tsar of Russia and the Prince OF
Wales favor the pipe when in private, but
their smoking Implements are Of little
value A small pipe of the bulldog
type is affected by each and the tobacco
they consume is OF the common, inexpen-
sive kind.
Bismarck was an ardent devotee Of the
weed. and Il was his boast that he con
sumed over a hundred thousand cigars IL
fifty years Thomas Alva Edison probabl,
holds the record for the number OF cigar
smoked daily by one man. for he has con
fesed that while ten cigars is his norma
allowance. he consumes double that mum
ber when deeply absorbed In work. Ed
win Booth, the tragedian often smoke,
twenty-five cigars a day, and his dresse
used to stand in the wings with lightel
cigar in his hand ready for the great &C
tor when he made his exit. Dr Normal
Macleod. a famous Scottish preacher. use
to keep a box OF cigars in his vestry an
after service would regale himself with
puff" much to the horror OF his elders
Evening journal., 1909-11-23
WEST CHESTER FIRE
ladies MAY PARADE HERE

The West Chester Local News says:
The hremen OF Wilmington will hold
n big parade next Fan and this will
give tho companies here an opportun-
ity 10 show themselves in style once
more near home. The trip is one easily
made and not so expensive as the
recent one Ito Reading. The firemen
of Wilmington are noted for their hos
pitaiity. but il has been some years
since any Of the companies have visited
that city They will no doubt be
glad to make such a journey when the
time comes. and win probably also
visit Altoona at the time Of the Fre-
mems Convention.
A meeting was held last night In tho
interest of the parade, but no date was
agreed upon. although II was prac
ticany decided to give the affair in
order 10 boom the city and its fire.
men.
Nearly half Of the members Of tho
Wilmington Fire Department were Ia
Reading, Pa. on Labor Day, on the oc.
casion Of the last big parade ther'
and It proved 10 be OF such great in
terest and such "A great drawing car,
that many Of the firemen believe tn
time is ripe for such a demonstration
at home.
Evening journal., 1909-11-23
MONARCHS
AS SMOKERS

During the last few days the Sultan OF
Turkey was shut up In the Yidiz Kiosk he
Is said to have smoked over thirty Gig
arettes every hour 10 ''cool his nerves."
For years Abdul Hamid has smoked doz-
ems Of strong cigarettes every day, and it
can be said without fear Of contradiction
that he has been the most ardent devotee
Of the fragrant weed that was ever seated
upon throne.
King Edward likes cigars. cigarettes and
a pipe. London Tit-Bits says He, how
ever. has no liking for American made
cigarettes. his favorites being mild Turk
ish In his young days His Majesty
smoked cigarettes and nothing else, but
now he is more fond Of good cigar than
tobacco wrapped in paper" His every
day cigar Is specially made for him I'm
Cuba Of the finest tobacco.
The German Emperor smokes cigars and
cigarettes out of doors, but when in the
privacy Of his study he pufs at small
wooden pipe Of the type favored by the
average smoker and costing about half a
crown. The Kaiser consumes various
kinds Of tobacco. sometimes a mixture
and his cigars. which come from Cuba,
Evening journal., 1909-11-23
COST OF LIVING
HIGH IN PANAMA
BY United Press Leased Special wire.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S-The great
ly increased cost Of labor and ma
terials in the past eight years is en-
phasized in the annual report of Chief
Engineer Goethals on the work of con-
struction Of the Panama Canal. just
published. The original estimate of
the entire cost of the canal, as made
by the board Of engineers. in 1902, was
S144.22SS5s. Colonel Goethals now
figures the total cost. up TO the time
the first ship shall pass through the
canal at Ss75. POI 900.
In order to get laborers TO go TO the
/ isthmus. II has been necessary to offer
them from 80 10 so per cent more
wages than those paid in the United
/ States for similar work, with certain
gratuities as additional inducements
Changes in the plans of construction
requiring so per cent. more work thar
had been contemplated, are also parti-
ally responsible for the increased cosi
Of construction. he says.
II is expected that Congress viii
scrutinize carefully Colonel Goethall
detailed estimates. which are promised
later as an appendix to his report wher
the question Of making the yearly ap
preparation comes up this winter.