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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04
DEMAND WAPPY
/ BE SUSPENDED
COUNCIL TO GIVE FULL
SWAY TO INVESTIGATORS

a. the special meeting OF the city
council this afternoon u was voted
10 appropriate $3.50, which is 20 be
az the disposal % the committee
appointed 20 investigate the
charges Of graft ard corruption In
the police department.
Tho committee 10 also Invested
with the right 20 summon and ad.
rinis,er oashs 20 witnesses.
There wasn't a ripple az last
nights session 81 the city council
and the curious ones who packed
the lobby for two hours waiting for
tho excitement that never came
went home feeling they should
have been given ralu checks
No one would know from ohsery.
ing the council last night that there
was a large. able bodied graft scan
dai ia our midst Such references
70 the unfortunate condition aa
we're necessary 20 make yer. made
IN a mattsrag fact way that was
highly unsatisfactory "a the lobby
one resolution and two ordi
nances came ia from the special
investigating committee. The reso
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04
....oo Hill Club VIII Pass
resolutions S h o " ! n &
Ts.t Investigation VIII
4 Hampered if Chief
p,mains in Charge.

=. p,aecn Mn Improvement
- = ! meeting tonight viii De.
=. 80 I, nayog ON that be suspend
- 4 Police wappensteiu pend.
: i Investigation Of the special
-. : = commission. The Beacon
= - mn ash The other members
] 4 Federation Of Improvement
- > lake similar action.
- x.mAsss Il he Beacon ilill cieh
.'s.s tAal Il Is an lmpossibllity
: ssss a thorough Investigation
= Fnssnsssin IN office As long
- 4 sArrp. tAere Il the police
~ wv tie black hole" and
!. alrd asxree hanging over the
-, 4 say Of the witnesses from
g. a. hns whuse testimony
!. hsassnsinx committee must
&nrs
~ nj shafts that with Wap
secession ewhafgrd there would be
4 sxsam NJ the committee 30
ssmsuA W BAT with W'appen
sd Hn,ssh& the committee
rua lrrssans aim 10 iis hearts
assesf . 0anary cases where
nauAnss AZ accused % wrong
kss AasF Az suspended until the
tas Mrmes commission gets
emsA FfA them.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04

that evidence against Hinman
poured into the district attorney'a
office. only a small portion OF
which was presented TO the grand
jury.
More Expected.
II Is expected that In few days
the federal jury viii report on tho
conspiracy charges against Hill
man. In which he Is accused with
several Of his employees.
The grand jury in it's report
finds:
That he. the said Clarence Day
ton Hillman. should acquire IN his
own name and in the names OF cor
porations, certain vacant. unim-
proved and logged off lands within
Washington. which lands, by rea-
son OF their remoteness from any
cities or towns. and by reason OF
their difficulty Of access. and by
reason Of their locality and condi.
ton. were OF little value: and il
was the intention OF said defendant
to plat, and pretend to plat. said
lands into townsites and 10 adver-
tise them widely by means of ad-
vertisements inserted In the news
papers OF the cities OF Seattle, Ia
coma and Olympia. and In other
cities, and by means OF other ad.
vertisements and circulars distrlb-
uted through the mails and thereby
delivered to the persons Intended
10 be defrauded. and thereby 20 at.
tract as purchasers, persons unac.
quainted with the values OF said
lands and of little experience in
real estate transactions. and with
no knowledge OF the localities and
conditions where said lands we're
situated, and persons OF small
means who were DESTROYS OF ob.
talning homes for themselves az
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04
RASSLERS" PAY FOR
FRIENDLY TUSSLE

1T was just friendly rassle. ="
explained James Nude when b. ap
peared Ia police court today with
both eyes resembling hamburger
steaks Louis Howell also explain
cd that their arrest grew out Of a
friendly raasie" when Patroimen
Miles and Baker pried the pair apart
they said Nudle's nasal organ was a
very CORY affair by virtue Of a
little ukaso issued by Police Judge
Gordon. Louis and James enriched
the city treasury 90 the extent Of
$40
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04

c. u. Hillman must answer To
the federal court on six indict-
ments. including 2s counts. charg-
ing him with using the United
States mails to defraud.
The federal grand jury In Ia.
coma yesterday returned the six
indictments against him. Hillman
was arrested in Seattle this morn.
ing and released on $4,000 bail.
And the end is not yet L S Dis
trict Attorney Elmer Z. Todd. who
secured the six indictments against
Hlllman. has other charges Of con
spiracy hanging over Hillmans
head. Hlllman's employees who
were arrested with him will be in
dicted later
Heavy Penalty Possible.
The six indictments cover IA
typewriter pages. and deal with
Hillmans various activities under
a half dozen aliases. II Hillman is
convicted on all counts and re-
ceiyes the maximum penalty he
win spend 1924 years in the peni.
Tertiary II he receives the maxi
mum penalty he will pay s2i 500,
and he can receive both fine and
Imprisonment
Hillman viii be brought TO trial
during the October term OF the fed
oral court. and n convicted will
take an appeal to the United States
court OF appeals A decision from
this court viii be handed down
within a year. which will determine
whether or not Hillman will pay
the penalty
The indictment of Hillman Is the
first public step In a long series Of
Investigations begun by U. s. Dis.
trict Attorney Todd since early last
spring. Mr. Todd became con.
WINGED that Hillman was using the
mails TO defraud, and had secret
service men put TO work on his
case. Once Hilman was arrested,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04
T seNn IN Monkey Town
. ,aslss solns to be
: wedding SOON

~ ~ laura Jean Llbbey or some
tsr.a.a ef poetesa Of passion so.
/. ~. On he staff of The star
lses - snmeni TO learn the gwcet
y ''i -. o. Lady Betty and Alfred
y, ' = would have been t,irned
2 per forthwith. w. ''''
ss journalism even IN this
s s'''A y not without lts llm.
/ Betty and Alfred the First
49, INTO the subject are
~. ~ 2 the vulgar jarron on he
~ booking agents monk
Lady Betty b a f5ll.g ,,,T,',
ssras trained By q Peruvian
I, 81 this week "a The baad.
Z ne Majestic. '''
~. 60 lhe First ia A babv cb,n
a.. only 10 months ola So even
4 Alfred Il iast seye t,eIg /. I.
ss 'aaeis Of regular aT'P KIRK
q IN, A s he haa terrible I ca"e
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04
BY THE POLICE REPORTER.
when Is a man drunk?
- a

BY THE POLICE REPORT Err.
when rs a man drunk?
II sounds simple.
But
Can you make tho statement that
man is drunk and prove Il In a
court OF law
OF course. an ordinary mortal viii
tell you that a man is drunk when
overcome by alcoholic liquor. In.
Cbriated. as Il were. And the die
tioHary viii bear him out
Bobby Boyce private secretary TO
Ills Illness. says man ia drunk
when ne stands mp near the cigar
counter with follow sufferer and
sings Bobby claims this is the one
lnfalliblc tost.
What NJ Gill Says.
Ii Glll gives It as his opinion that
"a man rs in the clutch Of the domon
rum when he has an Unsuitable de
sire 70 wreck q chop suey Joint. and
Chick Morris. proud little travelling
man that ne Ia. claims that whom
ever you see a man approach his
home with the stoalthy tread of a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04
USED MAILS TO
DEFRAUD-- JURY
District Attorney Todd Wins Case Before Grand
Jurors-Eiold Millionaire for Trial 20 Counts
-Himan Arrested, Then Freed on $50 900 Bail.

ffrfftt 1900 sstttt - 4
SUMMARY or HLLMAn CASE
Six indictments we're returned. 4
Twenty-eipht
Thrtyseven witnesses heard.
T~entyss persons alleged be defrsudsd
hnstyt~o years sls months maximum prison penalty
case Hlmsn found guilty all
The maximum fine In case Hiimsn found guilty ali 4
NAMES UNDER WHICH HiLLmAH OPERATED.
C. D. Hilman. 4
Clarence D.
Clarence Dayton Hillrsn
c. Dayton Hliman.
The Hfnan Investment company. Inc .
Boston Harbor Railroad, Steamship Nc company.
C. o. Hiimsn's snohomish County Land and Railroad
Great Western condensed Cream and Canning company
Railway Right Of Ways and Steamship Terminals.
Birmingham Land company.
HiLLmANs FALSE PROMISES 4
As NAMED IN THE INDICTMENTS .
That he would build great and manufacturing
That the N. p r. r. Co, Pacific r. r. Co. the
Chicago Milwaukee, St. Paul Railway Co. Canadian
eHe Railway Co and other railroad
build their railway lines his lands and purchase railway
terminals etc .
That he intended 20 build electric railways
io~nsies connecting them Puget sound
That he intended to build factories manufacturing
plants his to~nsites. 4
Tina, railways factories were In pro
cess o. construction and nearly completed upon
Tha, rights of way railways being surveyed
That the lands had great value for agricultural
cultural purposes 4
Tha, some great value because i'm.
proved with buildings and we'll stocked with livestock poultry
and other domestic animals and fowl. 4
applying therefor !
That the railroads. factories and manufacturing plants had
and would have employment for persons buying land
That he inserted false fraudulent in
That ne had for chicken farms well .
stocked with cattle poultry. :
purchasers. :
That he sold the same tracts and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04
|0NDUS CROOK
BsHOT DOWN
N OLD PALS

Tsnd aad affair Kelly. alias
smas lee. alias n r Ray. alias
y xslly. alias Tavern Nichols. a
aswss safe blower and burglar.
Tm ssimlnal record II known TO
! Nnee q Denver. los Angeles
y szasgie. Was shot down and
<asslF fatally wounded BY his
xsr pals early today In the low.
- 4 the city No trace Of the
saSas mHFderers has yet been
~
as b. was known 20 Captain
I szsaYes Tenant and other
zszan Of the police department.
szsFss g the entrance o. a Jap
- oazzg house at Seventh av.
~ hzin ~. and sank fainting
= q aowsiep. The wounded safe
hasa ~ rushed 10 the city hos.
w. Hlss he stuhbornly refused
2 a 4 Tie shooting
Aass Captain OF Detectives Ten.
- safasd that the wounded
ms flgAi hand was missing be
NJ TAats Tommy Lee
sssa capt Tenant went 20 the
aaas cog Les looked up. smiled
AL asa said. Hello. Charley"
- before being placed on the
slnss table Lee was told that
: nlsai aot survive the operation
= : va asked who shot him In the
1saa'sn and left arm
- '''---.--a-- --s.s--si.sss -.
tlGntlnUed an Pare EfrStt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04

bout viii be pulled or IN Tacoma
on the night OF October 10 OF rs
Hagen IL only ~ years old. weighs
1856 pounds. and Is hard as nails
Ills resignation recalls bis capture
Of William Williams nearly two
years ago. Williams vas terror
70 residents because 81 his hold up
methods Hagen captured hsm aft
or sensational fight williams IL
now serving life term IN walia
Walls.
Lonnie Austin wiil manage ia.
gen
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04
COP QUITS FORCE
TO JOIN PUGTLISTS

Ed Hagen. the fighting cop. hand
ed In his tools to-day. aud from
nov on will cast bis fortunes aloug
the line o. pugilIstic endsayur liza
gen recently won a decision over
"Siick" Merrill. at North Yakima. a
fighter with whom kefchci could
do no better than a draw IN 10
rounds Last week Hagen won a
decision over Young Fifxsimmons
at Wilkeson. and now ne il billed
20 tight Jack Lester. middiewelght
champion uf the Pacific coast The
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04

parent that safe blowers had visited
the office during the night. but evil
IDENTIFY had been scared away before
dynamiing the strong box. The
cracks were filled with soap and
everything ready for the explosion.
For some unknown reason the
"pctermcn' failed to go through
with their plans.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04
POSTMASTER THREATENED

LOS ANGELES. oct Post.
master W. II Harrison admitted
today that he had received letters
of an alarming nature since the
dynamlung Of the Times building
last Saturday morning. As a re-.
suit, q guard has been thrown about
the post office and every person
who enters the building must pass
several watchful plain clothes men.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04
burns NEGRO
AT STAKE

.sVslLs, Ala, Oct. 4.-Rieh
sansfs' q negro, was dragged
- NE jail at Endalusia,
= ~ hsFs, today BY a mob Of
!. esfscns and burned TO death
1as stake. The negro was
s - Of having assaulted
-. H'fsm stucksY Of Anda-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04

~ don't know when n man Is
drunk" says Billy Sutherland. FOR
| never allow one I'm my place "
(Shouts OF childish lauRhterl.
A certain distinguished local
writer says It's all matter OF
health and temperament Carl
Roiter insists that it's matter of
dollars aud cents-not sense.
pretty nifty that
Whazzellzamazzerkid?
When man blocks your passage
and says. "Whazzamatterkid?" It h.
reasonable to presume that he has
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04
MAN KILLED BY BLAST

plosion has been given out.
John Cadamatou. James Griffith
and a third man whose name Is not
known entered the room Just before
the explosion occurred. Cadamatori
was instantly killed his body being
terribly mangled Griffith is said TO
be dying at the navy yard
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04

Francisco last niRht. Immediately
after reports concerning Leonard,
rryton and Morris were received.
Galloway said he had heard nothing
Of them up 10 a late hour this az.
ternoon. but expected 10 hear some
thing at any time.
IN the meantime every available
member 81 the police department IL
engaged on the case in this city.
Forty additional pairolmen were
ordered enrolled by the council
which met IN special session today.
Ten additional gergeants and an.
other lieutenant also were author.
lied.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04
Freight Rate Increase
Ordered Suspended

WASHINGTON. oct. { The
interstate commerce commission
today ordered suspended until Feb.
ruary 6 the proposed increase in
rates on wcHtbound freight In
Utah. California and Nevada which
the railroads announced would gu
into effect October 10 Forty rail
roads are affected By the order
Lumber. furniture. cement and
plaster are the principal articles IN.
VOWED.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04
Labor Men Angry.

LOS ANGELES. Oct 4-Dele.
gates 10 the annual convention Of
the California State Federation Of
Labor we're in an angry mood when
the second days session opened 20.
day because II what they term un-
warranted police surveillance at the
Labor Temple and az the conycn-
ton headquarters Tho particular
act OF the police that has aroused
the union men occurred last night
when 80 policemen were detailed
from the central police station to
the labor headquarters.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04
BILL IMAM IS INDICTED ON ENOUGH COUNTS
TO SEND HIM To THE Pen FOR 90 YEARS
ARREST SECOND
MAN FOR GOLD
ROBBERY

Deputy United states Marshal
Fred Lathe arrested Mike Fender
CAST a fireman aboard the steam.
ship City OF Seattle. In connection
with the gold theft Penderasst IL
al the county jail. but refuses 20
talk. II 10 thought that another
arrea, will be made this afternoon.
Ten thousand dollars. portion
OF The loot removed from mail bags
aboard the steamship CITY Of Seat
tie, sunday ulFhi. Is atll missing.
and Thomas Buckley. alias Wi.
llama, messbov. who o. now con.
fined Ia the county iall a. ono Of
THE thieves refuses 90 tell what ha
knows Of the missing treasure.
That NJ least one other member
OF the steamship crew was In tho
plot 10 rifle the mail pouches Is The
firm bolief Of postal officials Buck
leY'n bungllng attempt 20 escape Do.
lection waa almnat iudicruun when
the robbery was discovered BY
Postal Clerk william Decatur. Capt
White ordered the crew searched
Buckley was ia the forccAzile.
A. be stood up TO be searched
Buckley kept his hands Ia his peck
cts. holding the. gold bars 10 Pre-
vent bis pockets from aagRlUEs Sin
gold bars were taken from him. and
he waa immediately thrown Into
irons A further search revealed
Canadian currency Ia the sum %
g. 600 Eecretcd in the prisoners
shoes A thorough search - every
member ~ the crew aud panwen.
gers failed % dlyuiEa diamonds
ieweiry and bullion valued AZ from
s. 900 % tio0 An effort all be
made today 10 secure confession
from Buckley.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04
BLAME SAILORS
FOR DISASTER

NEW YORK. Oct. THAT the
overturniug Of the battlcahip New
Hampshire's whaleboat Saturday
night with Us attendant loss Of
probably Is lives. viii be attributed
10 the bilarity u the men return.
Ing 10 the batlleHhip In the small
boat. Il the general prediction Of
the squadron here.
II is believed that the board Of
inquiry investigating the accident
VII return this report
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04

LONDON. Oct g. Scientists are
puzzled by the presence Of huge
meteor which has been observed
over johannesburg. South Africa
II - about half the size OF a fun
moon
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04

But the grand test. aside from
imagining one sees Sagittarius and
other signs of the zodiac. Is 10 at.
tempt the pronunciation OF the word
which is defined as being tho
rhizome OF several tropical plants
yielding a mucilaginous and demul.
cent medicine.
Meaning. SARSAPARlLLAit
Amt 10 the truth, Tcresef
II is.
BONDEN.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04

WASHINGTON. u. G.. oct A.
One man Killed. another fatally hurt
and a third seriously injured by an
explosion az the Washington navy
yard today. The accident occurred
In room where high explosives
are STORED. No cause for the ex.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04
LA TOILETTE
OPERATION
A SUCCESS

ROCHESTER. MINI. Oct. 4.
--LaFoilette was successfully
operated on today a. the Mayo
Brothers hospital Mrs.. la.
Toilette announced shortly aft.
er 10 o'clock that the operation
was over and that the senator
had Withssood the shock we'll.
The operation. she said, was a
complete success.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04

, DID THREE MEN IN
! LAUNCH HAVE POWDER7

fny tnissd rrrs@b
SAN JOSE. Cal. oct. -
. Three men In mysterious
. launch oolnetding In every dc.
. tail with the little craft that
. received 600 pounds Of giant
. gelatinc N the giant powder
. works. were seen entering the
. AiyiAo slough. the lowest 81.
. tremity Of San Francisco bay.
on the afternoon OF septem.
. Der 20.
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ttttt+tttttttt

4 Here's another definition
= taken from recent number
4 Of a national weekly publica-
4 ton:
= "A man is sober as long as
= he can lie ON his back ON the
4 floor without holding on"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04
MONSTER REWARD
FOR DYNAMITERS
~, raIl.a rs.-l

tny tniisa rrss-)
los ANGELES. oct. s-Tha
jury named BY Coroner liArtWeli TO
probe the Times disaster and 90.
tablish b. verdict how n men met
their death Ia Saturdays explosion
aud fire. visited the ruins today
Employees Of the Times guided
the jurors about the great heap 81
wrgcEaKe and located for them the
nr1t where the dynamite that Dc.
ssfoYed the building is believed 10
have bern placed
Each uf the iurura TOOK coplous
notsa. Nhila ateunErsphsr Was
constantly AT the cofunsr'a elbow
Although 900 men have worked
IL relays night and day since sun.
day morning. the work Of searching
the RUNE has hardly begun.
Los ANGELES. oct. A. Rewards
agxregaiing half a million dollars.
Tho greatest prize Of the Kind 81.
fefed IN the worlds annals. have
been poalod for the arrest Of the
persons who placed the dynamite
that blew up the Los Angeles Times
aud Killed e employees Of the news.
paper.
The greater part of this reward
haa been offered BY members Of
the city government aud members
OF the Merchants associations
Burns on the Scene.
William Burns. former head Of
the detective force engaged In the
graft cases OF San Francisco. Is az
work tonight 81 that city. with other
Los Angeles detectives who were
sent north upon receipt Of lnforms-
ton that men named Leonard. Rry.
son and Morris had purchased. near
Sna Francisco. the dynamite of
which the charge in the informal
machine found NJ Zeehandolaar'a
home ia believed 20 have been a
part. Burns and the other detoc-
tlycs. together with Attorney Earl
Rogers and q powder expert repre-
aentlng a large Eastern firm Of OK.
ploaive manufacturers. left for San
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tttt 49, $3.50
WEATHER FORECAST.

' Showers tonight and We'd 4,
nesday; light southwesterly !
; winds. I
49,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04
CRACkSMEH QUIT,
JOB UNFINISHED

When employees Of the Alaska
Junk co. reached the offices at 1920
First az. S. this morning Il was APP
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Continued on Page Eighty


= ttttt AStst
4 A certain wise Michigan ,
y Judge, according 10 lawyers ,
4 from the Wolverine state. ,
+ went on record with a oharlt. I
4 able answer to the question. as ,
4 follows:
4 As long as a man can walk. ,
= or talk, or see, or feel. even. !
4 he Is sober" ,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04

Bui cruel fate keeps them apart!
Twas ever So
Playing at PauiaRes theatre, Al
fred ~ presumed 10 be- playing 'op'
position" ~ Lady Betty But the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04
Monk Romance Has Opposition

', me-, The First Is in Love
~ .'a !, Lady Betty, But They
=, ~ Playing in Rival Thea
A''--fieree Mix-up, Isn't Il?
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,be Stars Carrier Army

~. whole city and the suburbs.
ever W xeu live yeu may have The star
s ssIs.ss' 20 your door Tor sse per month.
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lsaa'Inasd or PAGE Eighty
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Don't Hesitate TO Phone

The Star, Main 94Oo, or Ind. al, N your pa
per tails 10 reach your home regularly every
night. You are entitled TO good service.