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The San Francisco call., 1909-03-15
T0Y0 KISEN KAISHl

tORTENTALa STEAMSHIP COMPANY
8. Nippon Maru'' Friday. Mar 49, 1909
8. 8. "Chiyo Msru" Friday, Apr. is, 1903
8. S. "Tenyo Msru" -. Thursday Hay IS, 1908
Steamers sail from company's piers Nos ~.
a.. near foot OF Second at, 1 D. m. for Yoko-
hama and Hongkong. calling at Honolulu. Kobe
tHiogo), Nagasaki and Shanghai and connecting
at Hongkong with steamers for Manila India
etc No cargo received board on day of sail,
ing Round trip tickets at reduced rates
For freight and passage apply ct office go
James Flood building. w. II. AVERY
Assistant General Manager
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council at its last meeting decided to
be on hand when the national model
league meets in this city next May, to
endeavor to have il use its influence to
nrrs she G rnS anu opi,iI Ga2esoT
in that direction failed at the previous
convention, held in the east last year
Charles May. a member of the drug
clerks union, has been appointed drug
giSt at the county iail.
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average snow on ground 200 inches.
SYNOPSIS
The pressure continues high the Pacific
slope. but there has been a marked increase in
cloUdiness central and northern California.
There has not been much change in temperature
and afternoon readings in the great valley range
from 60 to 20 degrees. The relative humidity
al Red Bluff was IS per cent.
Forecast made at San Francisco for the so
hours ending at midnight March Ia. 1902
San Francisco and vicnity-Fair Monday, with
fog in the morning; brisk northwest wind.
Santa Clara valley-Fair Monday, with fog in
the morning; light north wind
Sacramento yalley-Fafr Monday; moderate
north wind
San Joaquin valley-Fair Monday; moderate
north wind
Los Angeles and vicinity-Cloudy Monday /;
brisk northeast wind. changing TO southwest.
A. G. McADIE, District Forecaster.
Sun. Moon and Tide y
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Memoranda

HONOLULU. March 1.-THE e s army trans
port Logan. which arrived in port yesterday
from San Francisco March 6 for Manila Is
ashore near the quarantine wharf. three f1cs
have been unable to foat her
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By United Wireless

Sunday. March 14.
Steamer Biionian, Isl miles from Honolulu.
Steamer Bertha. In Granville channel
Steamer Vrginian passed in at Cape Flatterv
al $50 q. m.
Steamer Pennsylvania. at T. M. 20 miles
east Of Cape speiias; strong easterly gale; rough
sea.
steamer Ohio. at $50 p. NJ. 30 miles OF Cape
Spencer.
Steamer Enterprise 900 miles from San
Francisco; barometer 3O.2c: temperature. eI:
partly cloudy; light easterly breeze; following
sea
Steamer Minnesota. the largest freight carrier
IN the world. has been equipped with the most
powerful United wireless instruments
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-15

A pint Of crude carbolic acid MIXED
with a gallon Of Kerosene makes a
cheap and excellent spray for poultry
houses.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-15

Only per cent OF amputation cases
result fatally at present. owing 10 fine
Improvements in antiseptic surgery.
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Army Transports

Ghs Logan arrived al Honolulu March - on
she way 10 Manila
The Crook IS in port
Tic Buford IS in port
lhe Sherman Is iu port
g. Warren is Manila.
Dix arrived Februsry ~ sEaasials from
Seaffie
lhe Sheridan is ~ route 10 Manila
The Thomas IS in port
he kiipstrick sailed February AZ from New
Nork Tor Manila.
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Northwestern Pacific r. R. cn

SOUTHERN DIVISION. JAN. Is, 1909
VIA SAUsALTTO
For Sausalito. Mill Valley, San Ra-
faei-Daily. except Sunday-Every 40 minutes
from GAO A, m. until 10 hourly until I
p. M, then 4:4O and every 40 minutes untn q: "a
p. M. then 500. 9:45 D. m. and 12 m
On Sundays every 80 minutes from GAO g. m
to 500 2. m; then 9.45 p. aud u m.
For Eafrfax-Week days-S.40. T.2O. 500.
II 100 a. N. 1900 p. m Saturdays onlyl 400.
4:40, 500 and 600 p. IN.
Sundays-S:00. 900. 1000. 1O:40. II 20 A. m.
u m, 1910. LEO. ECO, 2:4c, 500. 400. 4:4O
p. IN.
For san Quentin-Dally-s:OO a. m. and
200 p.
500 a. m. daily for oazaderO and way sta
tions.
800 p. m. Saturday only for Cazader0 and way
VIA TIBURON
For TiburoD, Belvedere and San Ra-
faeI-7:35, 1910. HOO a. m: (sI2:3O u m
Saturdays onlyl 3: 80. $40. $3.50 D. M daily
On Sundays additional trips az 500 a. m.
l2;So and $3.50 p n, for San Rafael and inter-
mediate points.
1885 a. m. daily for PetaIuma. Santa Rosa.
Healdshurg. Cloyerdale. Ukiah, Willis. Sher-
wood. Sebastopol and way stations.
len. Guerneville, River Landing and way sta
tions.
SEQ a. M. Sunday only-PetaIuma Santa
Rosa. Healdsburg CloveFdale, Glen Ellen. Guer-
neville River Landing and way stations
1900 a. m. for Petaluma. Santa Rosa and way
stations.
$3.50 p. m daily fer Petaluma. Santa Rosa.
Headsburg. ClOverdale Ukiah, Guerneville Sc
bastoDol snd way stations.
$40 p. daily for Petaluma. Santa Rosa.
Glen Ellen and way stations
sTo Tfburon only.
Pacific Transfer Compsny's agents author
lied to check baggage direct from residence.
Ticket Offices. north end Ferry Building and
s74 Market street Flood Building
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-15

Experiments by the Canadian gov
ernment lend support 70 the old theory
OF farmers that snow is fertilizer
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-15

Shepherd huts are perched on Alpine
SUBMITS nearly 5000 feet above sea
level
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-15

Philadelphia's silk industry, first
taken up in 1885, now employs 25.353
hands. -.~
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Weather Report

United States department of agriculture
Weather bureau. San Francisco. March II. 1909.
RAINFALL
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Sun, Moon and Tide =

United States coast and geodetic survey-Time
and heights OF tides at Fort Point. For city
front (Afission street wharf add % minutes.
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Union Transfer Company agents collect bagEggs ard
hecks on trains Of Southern Pacific and deliver tc
esdenee They are authorized 70 check baggage dnect
rom residences
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
TO ARRIVE
ARRIVED

ARRIVED
Saturday March I3.
Stmr TiTerton, Johnson, IL hours from Port
ludlow.
Schr Santiago. Mcdonald Ii hours from Mon
terey: in tow tug Navigator.
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'About.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-20

ThlnRs are rapidly coming 90 "a
cfisla in che determination Of d ma
loriiy 81 ghe members ~ the cor
pumu0nH cpmmitfre o. entirely iR-
more A. v. nouiiiun superintendent
of public utilities, in considering
franchiss applications ana a0rpora
lion matters
The department ~ public utuitles
was created hy the people through q
charter amendment. feg the special
purpose of checking up" corpora
lions and compelling public service
companies 81 ligc VI % their fran
chiseH and ihe law.
He is Simply . huiaance.
A majority Of fhr corporations
committee. Including Coupclmeu
Sawyer. Armstrong NbIndcn Hines
and SpATkman. seem % think that
the department was created 90 con
Htitufo nuisance and ~ official
head Intended simply az a thorn Ga
their aido-and not because The pc0-
plo wanted IT,
And these members u The corpor-
atoms committee. who FeHaloualy Do
business ~oVrf nnutlon's head. are
the first ID nHk Welt what has
noulilon ever done since BE- weng
into office forgetting that they
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-20
Ask for Surrender.

CoNsTANTiNoPLE. April zo.-.
Tewfik Pasha is said 10 BE- in con-
ference with the sultan regarding
The surrender u Constantinople TO
The Young TurkH-
Representative ~ the invading
army are reported % be al the PAL
ace waiting for the sultan to reach
a decision.
II is learned that the sultan IL
negotiating for assistance from
Germany u - believed that he Is
trying 70 stave off the Invaders.
who are demanding his surrender.
untii he receives a reply from thu
kaiser
The Young TURKS hope that by
delaying their entrance into Gen.
siantinople they viii be able 70 avert
hloolshcd According 70 their pres
ent plans. the invaders WIN wait UNI
'il their numbers are sweiled 70 such
proportions that they win be over
whelming and thus force the sultan
% surrender without resistance.
Forty thousand men are now
camped within a few hours march
~ the city
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-20
World Denies Her Honest Living, and She
Dies Alone and Friendless, Asking Only
That Her Real Name Be Kept Secret

Atone and nicndicss, except for
those human vulturos who flee at
the first approach OF trouble, a
beautiful girl 30 years Of age. whose
name 10 the world was simply Edith
Marlin. died IN the city hospital at
3 o'clock this morning
She was sick unto death without
funds. and with none Go give her
q word of sympathy whom she enc
tered the hospital last week, from
q little rooming house at 2lli'a
First av
And, although the attending
physicians made desperate fight
FOR her life, rosorting 20 every
aid known TO medical science 10
combat her ilincss she passed away
IN the dark hours Of the morning
ana today lies Ia the morEue, a vol
untnfy exile from homo and mother,
even Ia death
The world refused 10 glye me an
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-20

sta Bidding ~ once f8f the fires
teffSles fight ard d r. probable that
the competition wtil be- lively Con
tlnufnK Ieff said
Since lsft the coast have been
iuduiEing IN nEht exsfeiss tn set
my wind hack I have been sur.
prisod AZ the caac wlth which
have Eens Through ths PAGES
dropped ae pounds. ard have re-
placed the weight with substantial
muscles.
T. Coed A. Ever.
Ny ether speed and strength are
rsturniaR and fcei - good that
have decided might ~ weN de
clare myasif now az AZ 8mS time
= expect 10 40 easy or the train.
inr until a couple ~ mnnthF hFfafe
the fight all keep steadily a.
the line 81 wurk that strengthen
my Nird That's what I need most
- Htili have unv punch and ELL
that goes 3ifh ii hut intena also
10 haYe the wlnA and al that can
b. desired - that my friends wif
have nothiug 90 fsaF aa % the re-
suit"
A. ths cfose ~ BITS present thenf.
flcal sngas trent Jfff wlu g. On a
lengthy hanging trip mhieh IL hia
fayorite uethas ~ frainsnE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-20

themaelvcs have largely nuiilfied
every attempt be- haa made to come
pei the public service companies 30
'toc The mark"
Councilman Regolia and Weaver. 10
may be- said. are about ihe only two
mcn 90 the committee who are NM
biased and whn would iihe Go give
Houiii0n and the people square
show bat they are so hopeloHalS
n the minor a. 90 be utterly
heiplosa
counoilraen Hold Whip Hand.
Mr. Boufllon has thr office and
the council haa The power ARID a ua e
5qrity ~ the countiiuen nre prone
10 forget their anfi-eicciiQn pledges
20 the people Some of the council
members haff even gone OFT % their
way 90 insult fsoulllou
a careful Hummiug 90 ~ the
whole history 81 the attacks upon
the latter unerringiy Show that
H0ufil1n b. fighting the peoples
fight. and tilal those uho oppose
him are enemies ~ the people Tor
they cannot b. anything elise And
those who have watched else trend
of events would not Dc surprised
10 ~. The trouble reach the explod-
lnR point any day noW.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-20

RENO. New Ami 20'-Judgo
Pike Of Washoe county district
court has announced bis refusal 10
entertain Jurisdiction Of the pro
ccedlngs begun last July by Nir.
ginia Harmed Sothern, the actress.
for divorce from r. H. Sothern.
Judge Pixies decision is In effect
that Virginia Harmed sothern can
not obtain a divorce here unless
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-20
Old WOMAN
is lNJUREp

Mrs A. Hartwig. aged 40 years.
was seriously injured IN a fall from
a Seattle. Renton a Southern street
car near Fairviow yesterday after
noon.
The trainman IA charge Of the
car, instead OF pulling M 10 tho
platform forced tho passengers for
Rainier Beach 10 allghi IN a ditch
The stop was too high for the 81.
derby woman and she fell, striking
on q rail- ~ a switch track.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-20

PORTLAND. ore. Aprn 2o--
capt ". II Ledbetter. one 81 tho
two Americans mentioned In recent
dispatches from CouEtantinopie as
being those in whom Sultan Hamid
places explicit faith and upon whom
he depends Tor protection Ia casa
an attempt g. made upon his life.
IL a Portland man.
ID ull about two years ago he had
charge u she local branch OF tho
photographic office Ga the custom
house building and resigned thar
position 90 enter the Turkish navy
under his personal friend. Capt.
huekam. the other American re-
ferred 60 In the Constaniinople dis
patch
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-20

RETCHiKAN. Alaska. April 20
The launching ~ the government
forestry ship Mcrrimac This morn
inR was attended with an accident
which for n time looked a. " Sew
crni of those who slid down the
ways on the craft would be drowned
The Merrifnac was chriatencd and
mo blocks Knocked from under The
boat started sliding down gradual
N, then picked up such speed that
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-20
WORKING FOR
A PARDON

SAN FRANCISCO April 90
Daughters OF the Confederacy are
working today In an effort to secure
the pardon OF Alexander H. Garrett.
a veteran OF the Southern army In
the civil war, who IL serving 10
years for the killing OF Mai. Nc
Chung In the apartments Of Mrs.
Lille Hitchcock Colt In the Palace
hotel eight years ago.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-20
ACCIDENT AT LAUNCHING
OF BOAT I'M ALASKA

a check hhWeer snapped and The
boat hii she water with q crash.
Immediately she listed and the
cabin began % fii with water Sew
eral tugs nearby steamed fun speed
fo tho unlucky craft. and mfcboats
were put out and those aboard were
taken on IN safety Those ln dan
ger Of losing their lives were u. +.
Story. assistant surgeon, T. i. Hop
hins. expert miner, and Bert
Howdesheli. editor 81 tho Daily
Miner.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-20
WHEAT PIT
IS RAIDED

CHICAGO. April 90 After an
exciting day. which wore heavily
upon the nerves OF wheat king Pat.
ten. the bears this afternoon threw
the pit into an uproar By terrific
raid which drove prices down on
May aud July wheat cents. send
ina May tn sl2sia and July 90
g1f8k. The bears continued 10
unload enormous quantities from
an directions and May went down
again. reaching fi22ik under the
Generalization OF the market
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-20

In addition 20 establishing some
Ions distance wireless records. the
Canadian Pacific liner Princess
MAY. which has Just been equipped
with instruments By the United
Wireless concern. aided the Can.
adian government police IN captur
ing a much wanted fugitive when
the boat arrived AT Victoria, accord.
Ing 10 a wireless dispatch received
hero today.
The operator aboard the Princess
May sent a message to the Victoria
police soon after the boat left
Prince Rupert saying that among
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-20
Little Three Year Old Grille Shares With Her
Dolly Her Grief Over the Loss of Papa in Local

Dolly. dear little dolly. we
havenf any papa now
Wlplng imaginary ters from her
doIly's eyes while her own ooursed
in streams down her chubby. rosy
cheeks. little three yeaf-oid
flaEen haired. blne.eyed child VAS
yesterday afternoon the center 81
pathetic scene In The King county
court house
II was another life sketch Of the
ancient Biblical atorF Of the sins
~ the father being visited upon
hia children and the children's chill
dren.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-20

honest living she told an attend
ms physician before she died II
married and left nay home several
years ago, supremacy happy and re-
spcctod.
MY husband started 60 drink and
then deserted me. ! could not lot
mother know or q would have kill
cd her ran ont OF funds and be-
came sick. walked the streets
looking for oven the meanest lob
until ] could walk no longer. 1
could not stand the starvation, the
horrible gnawing desire for food
which was refused 10 melville
honest So I was driven 70 that
refuge which means the end OF All;
an but death"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-20
RAILROAD FORCES MAY
FIGHT PITCHED BATTLE

coram 10 the Crows Nest coal fields.
Neither company ia sparing any ex-
pouge TO gain its end and IL ia esti-
mated that today fully 900 i'.en are
employed by bolh companies, and
this force VIII bo augmented daily
from n0W on until either aido Wins
"a pitched battle ~ expected any
time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-20
DEATH WILL
BE REWARD
OF HERO

BELLlNcf4AM, wash. April
Ale save the south hovnd
Seattle accommodation train -
the Great Northern from dsrsii.
nsnt ard q bad wreck, John
Chrisiiansen. a track repslfer,
this morning made a dsspseata
sndsavor to DRAG . frightened
team % horses attached 70 a
terapcr freng the trsck.
The tesn was killed, and
Chrisiianson suffered injuries
which ~lli result IN his death.
He prevented tire engine from
striking the acrapefs however,
and saved tire train from dsraii.
nsnt on = rocky sr1bankmant.
Christisnaon 10 no~ lying ~
S. Jossph's hospital conscious,
but unable 20 speak because 81
his tsrrihla injuries.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-20
ON
HARTMAN

PORTLAND. ore. April 20.-Tho
scarchhght OF investigation Is again
20 be turned on r. n, Harriman's
merger of the Southern Pacific and
Union Pacific railroads by the In
terstate commerce commission. this
time In Portland.
Tho hearing viii open ON May 3
before a referee OF the federal court.
and already scores Of witnesses
have boon SERVED with suhpoenas
signed by chief Justice Fuller. OF
the United States supreme court
II ls said that G. A. Severance.
who Is the commissions attorney,
win represent the government
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-20
BOLD BLAcKmAlLERs COMMIT
MOST piABoLlcAL PLOT
TO SECURE MONEY.

uRAupoCk pa. April ie Rob
~ and Nirioia nlglieotia. believed
go be members ~ ths Malta. are
today confined Ga the pisisbuFN 1aii
a. n frsnif Of oue ~ the most SEN
safionai Matchmaking plots ever run
90 earth IN thia state
II h. eaid that the Higiieotta
brothers lot days had BEEN tortur-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-20

PORTLAND. Ore. April 20. j J.
Schubert. who. with Lee ahsbert HE
brother. n At the head u the theat-
rloal producing concern. ~ In Port
land today Inspecting sites Tor q
theatre which. he says. he will build
~ once.
Il have three sites ~ view for
Portland" said Mr.. ahubort "Any
one u the three IL large enough 90
provide a building place for very
handsome fheatre--one adequate 90
the size sud growing Importance ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-20

The INCIDENT occurred iust after
divorce was granted in depart
ment No. ! Of the superior court
For some time the child had been
noticed whispering 90 its mother
Those near a. hand caught the
anxious. piainfiye murmnr
Mamma, mamma. where is papa 2
! want ny papa.
And the answer came back
Hush. child you have no papa
And then the little orphan trans
miited her sorrow 10 and shared
hog grief with the dilapldatcd doll
which she held snugiy IN her little
arms.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-20

KhLIsPELL. Mont. April 2o.--A
struggle u more tn9n passing IN
tereat ri railroad circles % being
waged today between the Great
Northern ana fhe Chicago, Milwan-
fea q Puget Sound railroads for
- session OF the besl route through
tfe canyon on the sofiA Fork aboFe
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-20

AZ tho age Of ss years, Mrs EN-
mn q. Lockwood died at the homo
Of Robert L. Graham, her nonln,
Law. 55i7 Boulevard av., Sunday
evening. She ia survives by six
children Mrs Lockwood came
here from 81 Paul three years ago.
The funeral services win be held
from the family residence "a 10
o'clock tomorrow.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-20

The students n the Broadway
high school viii be aeen IN Gold
HmifHa she Htoops 20 Conquef'
next Friday evening az tho Arcade
half. and viii give what promises
10 be one Of the best amateur per
fOrnnucoa ever attempted ~ the
Young actors 0f the city.
Niss Katharine Melich Instructor
or English at the Broadway high
mohool. h IN charge of the produce
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-20

tho passengers was a man wanted
in Victoria when the boat arrived
In the Island City two detectives
we're on the wharf and nabbed
their man as he walked down the
gangplauk.
When the MAY was near WranEel
it was Ia communication with Mag
dalena bay. a distance OF more than
2.o0O miles. as the crow flies. As
the coast bends 10 the westward.
these acroHrams must have travel.
cd overland. making one OF the
longest wireless transmissions over
land ON record The MAY is equip
per With a two-kilowatt set.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-20
BROADWAY PUPILS
TO PUT ON SHOW

ton. Mrs George " eaundoraon.
a local eiocuiion teacher. attends
me rchearaals each week and ia
looking after tho final touchon.
Tickets are selling fast al The
school.
George Mcpherson. Florence
Todd. Uenevieve Cook Martha
Rookie, John Nickoraon. Henry Win
quisl Harding Cnllard aud others
constitute the caste.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-20
WEALTHY MAN
IS TORTURED

italian ~ this city. ln an effort 90
make hlm give W his money
Tire victims ~ the dinbuiicmi plot
today iies in a hospital With pieces
q his ears and noac cut off. and
deep wounds Inflicted Ga bis chest
GuEiiotta had yielded 90 thc treat
sneut az hiH reraecut0rN who were
al the hank 70 receive the money
they demanded when the police
made their appearances. The men
were cnpiufed after a running bat
tie in thc streets and taken TO Pitts
burg o. prevent summary Justice
being dealt IS the excited Italian
residents uf this city
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-20
BOUILLON IS
FIGHTING
MAD
APPEALS TO PUBLIC
ORGANIZATIONS
FOR HELP
Wants Aid in Fight to Pre-
vent Big Franchise
Steal

A. " noulilan. superintendent OF
public utilities. 10 fighting mad He
has written communication IN
duplicate 90 the Seattle Chamber ~
Commerce aud thc seattle CONNER
eial Club. asking that they take
such siHps as they see M % enforce
his protest against Kiving the east
hiae ~ Railroad way to the Uuinn
Pacific for apur track construction
Tho ordinance granting this fran
chiHe waa acted upon iavorsbly by
the members % the corporations
committee last Friday but for some
reason was not sent "a the council
az ita meeting last niEht,
Ne Makes This Appeal.
THE statement ia submitted for
your information. with plea for
any action that you may seo "a %
enforce the position ! have taken
IN defense az pahiic nrhia. writes
Mf homiion hl hia letter Mr.
nonilion gives tbe foiinN.iua reasons
WY the Franchise should b. DC,
feated
There are provisions Ia several
existing franchises. including thwif
own. foF spur track privileges %
private property. available 20 them
selves a. "a am other owuaf
4uch a Franchise would take
away from The public an important
thnHUuWhfaro To a district where thr
same viii BE- Indispensable
"a would fnffoduce an element
- danger 10 the puhiic and binder
pablic traffic where q safe. open
aay Oh now enjoyed
Gives Away Public street
The street IN question waM desii
Gated Tor The uses ~ the pnhllr
Such q franchise would sive IL ~
private Interests without recourse
The railway company j. iH this
instance a private owner. u la en-.
titled AZ such 10 privileges CON.
manly given and already provided
FOR. ard % 40 more
Such track privileges should be-
controlled Under ume permits
eFanted according 10 existing fran
ehiaea and properly eonaiuoaeas
they should MOI BE- Eiyen away IN
perpetuliY
in general. no franchise should
he granted except Tor public service
and uruu equitable terms. bat u ia
apparent In ihls case that . fran
ehise would - for private use and
benefit. 10 ghe dririmeut d the pub
lie"