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makes many n strong man weak
as he asks himself What have
to offer7 The present system gives
us no little now, what Is there in
store for my child7'
And 80 We are fast becoming an
independent. thinking people, and
your fight. dear editor is for those
that are most dear TO us. and is
a parallel case TO Warrens. and
goes far beyond the court case IN
II is striking al the very
yitals Of capltaliatic oppression J
offer you no sympathy you do not
need f. J honor y0s I'm your good
work May II ever 30 on. You
were called upon to make the sac.
rifice. and you are making history.
II must be good 10 you 10 feel the
heart throha OF the people aa evi-
depced In the many letters from
different sections Of the country.
But IN the meQDtimo we can re-
member Judge Gillian and place
him in our gallery among the big
ones and the little ones for future
dlsuse. Very truly yours,
ID. NJ SINCLAIR.
3430 broadway, Everett. Wash.
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Everett. Dec u, 1911.
Dear Editor. Since the dawn OF
civilization IN the making Of his
tory men have been called upon
TO make sacrifice. 10 suffer ridi-
Guile. imprisonment, aye, and even
death. in a just cause, that multi
tude might benefit, and today the
march iB ever onward toward
cleaner. better things In our social
and Industrial life The people are
developing into a sober, thinking
body. o natural, healthy develop.
meut, whore personal self j. large
a forgotten I'm a desire for the bet.
terment = ~ mankind.
In your Mitorial ~ this date !
notica this text. BE right before
baby comes" oh. what food for
thought rs there. am sure that
baby has much TO do with the de.
termination OF thinking men to
fight the fight from now ON, stand.
Ing solidly on a platform for all
humanity. casting aside party lines
IN the struggle OF the coming ma
ton
The thought Of the new child
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country today have greater respect
for those courts stripped Of that
extraordinary preroFative than
they do for any Of the states cir.
cult courts. who claim that such
power Il necessary for their very
existence.
Court Both Judge and Jury.
~The abaurdlty ~ the whole las
Of constructive contempt ia not 30
much in The law itself. but In the
procedure II seems rather 70
markable that IN this country Of
ours. where every man 10 supposed
10 have a trial Of any issue In
which be ~ interested before a
dislutereatod party. and ~ the
right Of trial by jury has Tor cen.
turiuH been held inyiulRte.
Hnt Il seems that the courts
have uaurpsd what " known a.
power 20 aummArily punish for
constructive contempt. and so pre-.
sent a. the public the unnremiy
spectacle ~ some judge who sup.
poses himself Ia De lnaulied ba.
cause some newspaper has eriti.
ciHed or spoken the truth concern.
lug his official acts. that the very
Judge who aupposes himself tn be
insalted can bale before him with.
ont any indictment BY a Grand Jury
or Information BY prosecuting
=as-s-eH7a
Continues on Page Eighty
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RACE ON FOR
COUNCILMEN

The first batch OF asplranss for
councilmauic houors 10 strong
flied notices today Leading George
Harrison BY the width % a tooth,
pick. II II kulics cigar man aud
q former candidate for mayor. gov.
eruor and councilman. piuckod the
honor OF being No. on the list
Harrison. who is president OF the
Nswsboye union and who nearly
got the scalp of Arnold Zblndeu ia
the last councilmnnic fight. "a No 2
!. Smith. 1T2 18Th av was
third Then came Councilman
sohlke. NJ u. Harden. real estate
ran W W. Clarke. employe county
sreasurera office Councilman
Wolfe. r ~ Evoneon. 20i0 Boyt
stou az n. w H. Weaver. coun.
Gilman. and Joe sehlumpf. council.
ulan.
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He NEVER KEPT HIS
WORD TO DIE, So HIS
WIFE WANTS DIVORCE

Mrs. Maud Gertrude Black wants
10 be- freed from the bonds Of mat.
rimony which tie Der 20 Ferdinand
l.. Black because hcr spouse
threatens 20 commit suicide. she
alleges
Or one occasion. nays her com.
plant her husband went ont on the
railroad track aud told her he would
lot train pass over him. 40 an
other time. she alleges. be- said
that he took poison aud pretended
To be in a dying agony
On the 18th Of November he ls
alleged by his wife to have loaded
revolver and locked himself up
Ia a bedroom. telling his wife that
he was going TO blow bis brains
out Immediately.
Black is stlll alive and able To
earn 1925 month aa a bo0hkecper
There are two children IN the
family.
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GOOD People
PLAY SANTA
The Arnett Family Whose Troubles Were Told About by
The Star, Win Have Happy Christmas, After All

This is a good old world after
all It's just full OF willing hands
and loyal hearts everybody wants
20 make as happy
That's the way Mrs. ArnCit feels
Il seems to her that every body is
trying to make her and the four
little children happy
The little cupboard that was bare
yesterday is being filled today with
things 20 eat. and little packages
are being hidden away 10 be opened
Christmas morning
For Santa Claus Is coming 10 the
Arnett home az 1907 West cath 81.
There will be toys and candy and
things TO wear for three husky little
boys and medicine for the tiny
seven weeks old baby.
And a real live turkey Is locked
up In the back shed a rough old
Alaskan miner. Just down from the
North. won Il in a rattle. He had
been hungry up North more than
once The thought Of a mother and
four little children destitute, on
Christmas. was the toughest thing
he could think Of So along came
the biz. fat Eohhler. and some
money for candy for THE kids"
But that's not an.
other good people have called at
the Arnett home
The little story printed in The
Star Wednesday has found many
responses.
They read the story In Wrights
restaurant. at 1854 Washington St,
and the employees passed the hat
tin S1i was secured.
a kind faced elderly lady called
al The Star office and left three
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DIVORCED, BUT SHE WAS
GLAD TO WE'D HIM AGAIN

PORTLAND. Ore. Dec. AL
pr z Bali and Lulle ~ Bali. d.
Hfeed i've months ago a. Tacoma.
.ssrs Unmarried by Circuit Judge
.snsas Mrs. Bali showed her hap
.Saess Just as keenly at this sec.
~ anion as when she first was a
|ki8s. 10 years ago.
We grew np together In Mis-
Nmss. she told the Judge Il have
snswr him ever since we we're
1szngsters OF course. I'm glad to
u him back don't care who
hoxs Il.
Yea. We acre married 10 years
y and started West together. =
~ Ball. who Is q railroad man ia
Bona A year ago there was
u trouble about A."
But that's all past and gone. and
ssa'l have a word said about II.
|AssrFBpted the woman
There's one thing I wanted TO
n yoa about. Judge" said the
|Aleemade husband. \ have been
|H7sng her alimony. Does that go
|M lnsi the same now
10. said the Judge, laughing
~ wont have 70 pay alimOny
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A Japanese Complains That He Is One
of the Victims of Negro Hold-Up Man

NOT the man; was coming down
from dark floor In the elevator
with an officer
Get out here. stand AZ the cor
nar d you
WIS the words the officer gave 10
me IN the elevator and then he
smiled and winked az the elevator
man
took trouble 10 90 there to
identify the highwnymAn. In other
words. 60 help the work Of police
department Why did be swear at
me instead 81 thanking
The public officer Of Christian
America should know some man
nera and ought 10 BE- more polite.
iiow do you think SIR Edilor?
g. SEklGUCHI
"a Japanese
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GAS KILLS GIRL

Years day. called on his fiaucee.
They talked happily % the coming
event. and he igft on the best 81
terms There was no quarrel. as
rumurcd
After lunch Miss Wilcoxon com.
planned Of a headache and went TO
her room. Il Is presumed that she
lighted the gas 70 dress her hair.
aud then turned the gas cock too
far
4 strong flow 81 gas quickly
filled the room. killing the Girl as
she las asleep.
When Capt Wilcoxou returned
home last nigh, be detected the
odor ~ gas Throwing open tho
door Of bis daughters bedroom be
discovered her dead body
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DO YOU KNOW

That the Seattle high school. in a
uost-season game. beat a Chicago
high school football team here five
sars ago newt New Years day.
That Fridays are juvenile court
days IN King county and that every
ether Wednesday Is the day for de.
'>ait divorce easeH9
That there are several hotels In
seattle where the entrance is from
'~se tOp7
That the legislature will have
sore graduates Of the University Of
Washington than any previous SEES
A8n9
That the oldest theatre building
"a Seattle Is the Grand opera hOuse7
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gHhln a fcw hours after plan
IL her wedding day yesterday
Isase n Wilcoxon. the lT.yearold
Aszhser Of Joseph Il. Wilcoxon.
sSral captain for West & Surry ae
szsrsAlly turned on the gas IN a
rea 4 5ii Madison ~ when
hasa At IL o'clock last night The
~ Kas cold
fksf the girls death was due TO
J sseap gas Goes Of ancient design
~ apaarent after an examination
/ Deputy Coroner william horth.
81 today.
yesterday morning George nolls.
aaFher 0g 1915 Broadway. to
shem Miss Wiicoxon was engaged
! = married soon after New
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packages. each containing so pen
aies. with Instructions TO give each
Of the three older children a pack
age 20 spend for whatever no
wanted
A Wholesale grocery clerk. who
didn't wish his name mentioned,
sent a check for 81.
The National Grocery Co. sent an
order Of groceries. All they needed
was the word
A working girl left a package Of
toys and big bag OF nuts
And others have called up the Of
flee 10 see what they can do, and
have sent things out
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u from tNe lhfthAihdtihk NANiANlAt"'
harEes
Arms explained seven times that
he hadn't checked up the finances
very closely aud didn't know just
how much there was available.
Then came a startling piece Of iest-
mony
When did you find out about
this fund Of $4,000 that could be
used fer Ballard7
Al didn't know about that till
a short time ago. had never given
the matter OF extending In Ballard
very much thought-thcre was not
II didn't know never heard that
there waE-or--l didn't II was
never called 20 my attention that
there were very many applications
for light In Ballard
q DO you know that the Seattle
Electric rate In Ballard is higher
than It is ia Seattle?
Any recollection is that--welI
| don't know as TO that.
The s r. Co. Is supposed to be
the clty's bittorcst rival for lighting
service but the head OF Seattle's
own city plant didn't know whether
his rates were higher or lower than
his business rivals.
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WHEELS LEeLEss FiANcEE
TO MARRIAGE ALTAR

PtTTSBURG. Pa. Dec. "a
Wheeling Robert Meyers. her leg
less sweetheart. into the office Of
Alderman Z. J. Mclneney this
morning. Miss Anna Reilly said
Alderman, We want 10 get mar.
ried
Meyers lost both legs last Feb.
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To the Editor OF The star
A negro have praciioed 3 times
of hoiauplng around sab and 9Th
South 10 past two weeks ana one
81 who we're heidup Al Japanese
hotels in that district are very
much suffered from II The suffer
era made reports so the police
headaaarief each time and yet
that holdup 81 not arrested until
this time. and the ncgrn Do enjoyl ng
fuii benefit 81 revolver What are
the police doing. ! Wondcrf
Thrrs days ago the hradquarier
wanted me 10 come dowu there 10
identity negro who WAS arrested
and lad been Imprisoned aH a "aus
pfcionH enc went: ! saw the
neFvo. told officer that he Is
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Seattle, Wash, Dec. p, 1910

Editor Seattle Star:
Dear Sr-The members Of Ballard Lodge No r. Scaudi-
navan Grand Lodge OF Washington International Order Of
Good Tcmplar assembled take pleasure extending the fol-
lowing resolution:
WHEREAS, The editors Of the Seattle Star have been
found guilty OF contempt OF while valicny fighting for
the Of the people against what consider
grievous injustice
BE TT RESOLVED That sustain the editors Of The
Seattle Star in their efforts exa right and put down wrong
b. N. HAMSTAD.
J. RAMMEN,
]. SWANSON
Committee
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CASE
TO JURY

EVERETT, Dec. 23.--All evil
dence in the Kirk murder trial
having been completed az the night
session of court last night. this
morning was devoted to arguments
OF counsel The case goes to the
jury late today. The defense pro-
duced witnesses yesterday who es-
tabhshed the fact that three men
were seen in the vicinity OF tho
saloon Quarreling shortly before
Montruss was shot.
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report. RmhstAniiNNnk AhN StAF
O Wasn't il the intention before
you took charge "a extend the eerv-
ice 20 nallard7 Didn't YOU change
A-Well plans had been drawn
for Ballard the same az other dis.
trieta that have not been reached
because the fund waH exhausted
o-What districts we're those out
side Of Ballard that were not
reached
A--Well, I can't tell you jos, what
districts.
q-was Il the south end or West
seattle7
a There were districts; think
there we're several. ! can't tell jus,
where they are.
ARMS DIDN'T KNOW. AND HE
is STILL SUPERINTENDENT.
The probers then went into the
matter Of the fund being exhausted
They drew from the witness that
there vas one fund OF $4,000. an.
other OF g. 400 and still another Of
s2s 900 which could have been used
20 complete the work Ia Ballard
Q-What would Il have cost to
complete the work at Ballard2
A. Roughly an estimate has been
made at $4,000
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\ Story of the Town

And be wasn't from the country. either
he didn't how close those new.anged
brelas after he got IL open
after puzzng about for minutes he stepped TO
a gentleman with fun whskers and asked
Say, mister how dye close this blame thing anyway
The little old man (hed been stung before) said
mot this time, ! ont know how 70 close thet
berel an don't know what horse somebody's an
But by this time the young had the umbrella closed and
beating Il hastily around the "
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Military Honors
for Fire Hero

us United ffcssl
CHICAGO. Dec. 23.--Chiof Fire
Marshall James Koran. head OF the
Chicago fire department, killed yes
terday in the falling walls Of the
beef warehouse OF Nelson, Morris
q Company's plant, will be buried
by the city with military honors.
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Report 3 Lost
in Theatre Fire

NEW ORLEANS, La. Dec. "a
II Is reported that three men have
been killed in a fire which Is burn.
ing in Shuberrs new theatre here,
The building has boon Quilted, and
probably win be a total loss.
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Seattle. Dec 20. 1910.

seattle, Dec. ~, itip.
z the Editor
z view Of the severe punishment
ysaily Inflicted upon the editors
I The Seattle Star. is not the
a'e ripe to consider whether the
essF to punish for constructive
Tempt should not be Withdrawn
statute from the Jurisdiction Of
= state courts?
81 the act Of March 2, fs3f,
VS. power was withdrawn from
e federal courts. In PennayL
ana since the year 1885 the
s'sN courts have had no such
r,~sf. IN one or two other
Mates ! believe. the courts
re never assumed or else
ssse been denied by statute
- drastic authority.
~ these courts especially the
q eouriB are well grounded IN
:. eoniidence ~ the people. and
asfse their high duties with no
y. a'sniiy and authority than do
= courts IKE ours which seek
aspposed protection Of thi. ar
4afY power
g 'gi'fary power i8 dangerous
~ eiaimed by Burke 10 be- I'M
:. - % English law. But there
49, s.safeely be greater or more
ee..s eHefciss o. II than is
y" "nen a Judge may assume an
a
a'ile' Wash, Dec. %. 1910.
of Seattle Star. Judge Gil
mas done more for tho free
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offenas or contempt has been com.
mltted beyond his presence or the
precincts Of the court house, then
causes the offender 10 be arrested
anywhere In the state, hears the
case at his pleasure, judges the
insuffieieHcy Of the defense, deter
mines the guilt, fixes the punish
nnent and summarily sends the &C
eussd 20 jail-4-ali without right Of
trial by jury Appellate courts are
reluctant to interfere with the
judgment Of the lower court In a
case Of contempt The accused Is
largely 81 the mercy OF one man
Personally ! believe as much as
anyone in regard for law as law.
IN maintaining the dignity ~ our
courts and preventing that which
would disturb or impede the due
course Of justice But I submit
70 thoughtful people the question
whether respect for the courts or
the administration OF Justice would
In any wise suffer n our state
courts. like the federal courts. were
by a similar law deprived Of this
remarkable power? In such event
the offender could be reached and
n found guilty punished 10 the or
binary way by Indictment, informa-
tion or civil action This that
say 81 not intended 10 apply 10 CON
tempt committed In the presence
Of the courts.
AUSTIN n. GRIFFlTHs.
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pr Christensen. representative
found the ranks Of the fighting press
49, speech Olympia during the coming legislature
I've trying down 20 you l
he said walking The office
4 think the principle Of constructive Is
rhons strong Injunction
~ 10 rght them the floor
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CITIZENS SPEAK OUT PLAINLY

Seventy years ago congress deprived federal Of the
n law thought proper in this year Of 1910"
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Frank =. Gosu. representative
elect from the f5th legislative dis
trict. atatea that, In view of recent
events. the most important iegialn
ton at the next session viii DO
the repeal 81 the act permitting
summary punishment for conslruc.
tive contempt or contempt commit
ted outside Of the presence OF the
court
Il shall advocate law" said
Mr.. Goas today. along the line III
the federal act Of March 2. 1891.
which provides that the power Of
the several courts OF the United
States 20 issue attachments and In.
flict summary punishment for con.
femptn Of court shall not be con
stFued 20 extend "a any cases OK
ccpi the mishehaylof % ans person
Ia the presence OF the said courts.
or so near thereto as % obstruct
the administration Of justice.
Federal Courts Limited.
"This federal lAw has taken away
absolutely all power Of the United
States circuit court and the United
States district court and the Unit
ed States circuit court 81 appeals
10 punish summRrily for oouatrlc.
tive contempt. as. for example. the
publication BY the press concern.
ing the courts or the doinEN ui the
courts And the people of this
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HoMELiNEss DRIVES MAN
TO ATTEMPT SUICIDE

: HOQUIAM. Dec. 90 Gust I
: Pearson. a we'll known water
= front character took n dose OF
= poison last night and was
4 saved from o horrible death
4 By prompt action OF attending
4 phyalClans when asked why
4 he attempted self destruction.
\ Pearson said IL was because ,
4 II look so homoly" At the /
4 mans side lay a dull knife and ,
. an uniouAcd revolver
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ruarF IN an accident on a railroad
where he was employed ne q brake
man lie met Miss Reilly twu
Ynarn ago. and she refused Ia give
him az. 10 spite ~ hia misfortune
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again until she gets her next d.
yoree
THAT will be never affirmed
the wife.
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! 50 49, tRF y
WEATHER FORECAST.

Occasional rain tonight and
Saturday: light southerly
winds
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Arms Own Testimony
Proves Stars Charges

charged
ard rusna the poles retus
the there leaving them 10 the higher
Of the s. e. Co. which had plant there.
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dom Of the press IN bis disposition
Of your contempt case than all the
papers Ia Seattle could do In a cen
fury. Yours respectfully,
ALBERT CLARK.
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DENOUNCE CONTEMPT Law
DANGEROUS and VICIOUS

% o S U G ss ~a 's 0 SsP R s s B Gillian
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''Why? Charity's
Worse Than Sin!''

Florence Knott the Badger Girl" Says Fell Deliber-
ately Because She Could Not Live on 50 a Week
WASHINGTON. D. c. Dec. 22"There any Girl who can
live on " week, and there those
when they freezing SICK
With this statement Mrs James 3. formerly
Bennett Of Flint Mich the badger girl has
production Of THE Easiest Way" She is jail charged
sensational attempt bakmal Harry Rosentha
goods dealer through plot In which husband
participated. This is her story;
BY Mrs. James Knott.
was not taught trade Al ~ began
living, TO her
second husband who refused o support a stepdauahter.
worked In laundry and odd jobs cleaning
hotel But had enough money buy
clothing with and had healthy appetite
fled because after paying for clothes
have, couldn't buy enough o
year IS I TO 40 to pie
got fired from the laundry. I chambermaid n
hotel, and day after had walked
fell a ! me they couldn't
a nc s
Well made mind girl could live 81 a
that didn't I ind
hungry ! hated charity
deliberately made wanted 10 cal M
good clothing to wear than anything else.
while touring with company In Virginia
orl her husband
Floyd Of Flint Mich brother was
her three
companions will be arraigned again next week.
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Continues on Page Eish,)
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IN Actress al 7 A. WI.

a., Ia What the Police Reporter Had
to Interview--It Is on Page 4
in This Issue.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-11-18
AN ELABORATE PRODUCTION.

When William Yule and Violet Eddy
and their supporting company of
Shakespearean players appear here
Monday night, Nov. 2S, in the ideal
comedy "Twelfth Night" theater GO
ers will probably see the most elabor-
ate and complete scenic production
ever handled on the local stage. Man
ager C. p. Walker has furnished with
a lavish hand an equipment sufficient
to supply five acts, divided into sixteen
scenes. Every inch of scenery, every
piece of furniture, every platform and
stage brace is carried by the company,
together with special lighting effects
The scenery has been built especially
for this territory, and can be readily
adjusted to any stage. For the first
time the people of Oroville will have
an opportunity to see Shakespearean
play on local stage, and Sigrist hall
should be crowded.