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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-28
bALLINGER A
PEERLESS"
OFFICER
Pinehot Wild and Chimeri-
cal and Garfield Jealous,
Declares Attorney Yer
trees in Summing Up.

WASHINGTON. y. C.. May IS
apinchot -Pinchot the pure con.
trolled Garfield just as ho pleased,
Everything Wild and chimericai.
wlgh reference 20 a tree or 20 a
forest reserve. be was willing 20 do
az Piuchots suggestion" declared
Attorney vcrtre"b for BalliuEcr.
summing up today before The in.
veatiEatlng committee
VertreeH vigorously defended
Ballingora policy ln regard 20 the
Cunningham claims. declaring II
vas single minded. honest and
Htrnlghtforward This wRB the
basis of his argument today lie
bitterly Arrsigned that Piuchot-
Garfield CLAWS outfit. and de-.
nounced as foolish and visionary
the men whose names he linked TO
gether. lie declared that Richard
A. BallinEer. secretary OF the In.
terror department. was public
servant without "A peer.
Vertrees declared that never had
more valid einims been presented
10 the land office than those Of the
Cunningham group which CLAWS
protested and which caused the
controversy which ended IN the
congressional investigation lie
declared that II the Cunningham
affidavit had been drawn "unethl-
caiiy" by the secretary Of the IN.
terror. that was o matter beyond
tho powrr ~ the committee 10 I'm
vestisate ON the other hand he
declared no evidence had been IN
truducod which could Justly be con
aldcred as tending TO show that
there had been any misconduct IN
BallinEor's services 10 The claim.
ants
He denounced Garfield az q tool
OF Plnchot. and declared that Gar
fields jealousy when he learned
he was not 10 be Ia the new cabinet
caused him "a seek revenge. which
the attorney lntimatcd had ended
in the present investigation.
vcrtreea declared that the tcati-
mony Of the clerks ri the interior
department absolutely viudicatod
BalllnRer.
ouaaenheir Only DOGGY Man.
"Guggcnheim." be said. seems 20
be- the DOGGY man ~ the West !
presume he has virtues and faults.
az every human being has. I know
that he ia building "a railroad In
Alas
lie oxtoiled Edward @ Finney. as
daiant 90 tho secretary. and other
clerks ~ the department. Then,
with arms upliftcd, his body trem-
bling with emotion. he shouted q
denunclatton Of Frederick NJ
KERRY. tho stenographer who first
Rnvc out the story Of the propara-
lion Of the Lawler memorandum.
"Ifo o. poor. miserable weak
creature" shouted Vcrtrccs. flat
tered by the invitation TO the
Pinchoi mansion, under the dark.
aoft mantle Of night, 10 confer with
such men as this Garfield and this
| Brandeis."
He declared that n NJ Hoyt. gov
ernor general Of Porto Rico. and
who was called as a witness IN the
case, was the kind OF a man who
! saw bug under every chip"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-28

ac;iy where they are SO does SO
mlrai Togo. ~ Japan pc saw thcm
- down, ZOO Some time. if a cou-
vuisiun n the enrtha crust makes
ihe sea 81 Japan dry land, the Unit
Ell States ssteei corporation viii fln1
riches ready go hand there.
WAshlNoToN-Louia and Tenn.
pie Ahernathy. ? ard 5 years old.
arrived hers today from Oklahoma,
on horseback. on their way 20 New
York 20 meet Col Roosevelt. They
arc aone % Jack Alternately. volt
catcher ard friend Of Roosevelt.
MILWAUKEE, Because Margaret
allie. widow ~ che founder % The
AHA Chalmers company. forgot 90
append three ciphcrH 90 che bee
queHA g. her four grandchildren.
they VIII ggt g2s eacb instead %
$4,000
Nirs dcaths were recorded In sestite
FcsterdHy.
GLOBE Ariz ThomnH Gardner,
B-yonr-old boy of Thatcher was
CARRIED mile a minute down a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-28
SAYS SEATTLE IS
MECCA OF WORLDS
DIVORCE SEEKERS
Judge Gay Lashes Applicants From the Bench-Two
Drunks Month Valid Cause-Several Appli-
cations Are Denied.

Il do this become the Mecca Of
people from all the world who divorces They
coming here from Alaska. British Columbia, Italy,
England and every place under the asking for divorce
II is apparent that they here live few years be-
is easy get divorce. We loose in the
Of granting divorces Every scaawag in the
try getting think that Seattle is the place
and get rid OF the marital ties
In these words this morning Superior Judge Cay denied
Vince Tutic divorce from Ruth Frances Tutte Tute is
travelling and left his wife in Minnesota because she
preferred live with her parents rather than the home he
had provided Judge Gay did think futile bad produced
enough evidence make his story plausible.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-28
IN COURT BEFORE
JUDGE GILLIAN

After hearing arguments. Super.
ior Judge Gillian yesterday took
under adviaemrnf the application
% O G. McGilvra aud ether MAdi.
son ~ property owners 20 enioin
the Seattle Electric Co from con.
vsriing the cable line between
Broadway and Lake Washington
intn an electric line TIE property
owners take the position that
under the franchise the Seattle
Electric CO. IL compelled 20 rue a
continuous tine from Western sv.
70 Laarelshnds
James ~ Howe. Tor The company.
argued that the franchise grated
20 the company ia 1899 gave e
authority 60 use either an electric
81 cable traction system lie con
tended that since the board 0f pub
lie works had granted q permit Tor
the classification % the road fhc
company waS within is rights ia
changing the road
Af1davlta were offered BY the
company 20 the effect that "a
per cent grades such az are encouu.
tered on Madison 81 couid be
travcrsed safely by electric cars
James r Keifer and Vs. T..
Uoveii. for the property owners
along Madison o.. argued that the
company bad NO right 20 make q
transfer llue out u the Madison
g. cable when the franchise called
for q continuous system. IL was
alleged that the change proposed
by the company would gesalt m
the depreciation Of property and In
the Installation 81 n line that would
be- unsafe. Affidavits were read
from engineers stating that Madt
son ~. Is unsafe for an electric
line
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-28
COURT MARTIAL
VERDICT SOON

FORT CASEY. Wn. May 2S.--
The court martial board. trying
Lieut. Anderson. OF the ii9th coast
artillery, IN command OF the mortar
battery. which fired the shot that
hit the quartermasters steamer,
Major Evan Thomas has completed
the hearing and adjourned A yer.
diet Is expected tonight
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-28

greatest security and cenvsH.
fence 20 their passengers. The
courts have held that this must
be done, even though at
greater cost % operation.
Referring 70 provision G. fixing
the maHimum grade along Madison
st. ! Would suggest that this ordi.
nance. being an exercise 81 thr
police power Of the city. should not
restrict the fixing Of the maximum
grades ~ Madison and 3 Madison
SITS alone. but 20 add. 'oF any oshsr
streets in the city ~ Seattle ca
a hlch cable ears are nnw operated
This viii make u a general
police ordinance In the original
form the ordinance could be attack.
ed on account 81 rs restrictive
form
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-28
]. w. SCRiBER TO
M'NEILS ISLAND

PORTLAND ore, May 2S-J ".
Scriber convicted yesterday by n
Jury In the United States district
court for wrecking the Farmers and
Traders National bank OF La
Grandc ore OF which he was
cashier has given up the fight He
viii begin serving time Ia the fed.
eral prison az McNeils island i'm
medlately after he Is sentenced by
Judge Bean. next week
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-28
AUTOIST HELD
FOR RUNNING
LABORER DOWN

John n Thompson. "A track laborcr
for the Seattle Electric company
living al af15 Whitman av., was run
down and seriously injured shortly
before noon today lie Is at the
Seattle General hospital and Ed
ward Nicholson. tho driver ~ the
auto which hit him. Ia held at police
headquarters. lie gave himself up.
According 10 Nicholson. he and
joe McGul. his partner IN an auto
livery business, were turning into
Weller st. from 18th av. behind a
Mt baker car when Thompson step
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-28
M N! MUST CHOOSE BETWEEN
N MOTHER AND A FORTUNE

\ 500, May 2s-Tas,t. MA
! 4 ~. ~ has abandoned bls
n 9 "a WITH the yiew of breaE'
&c., sis viii. and court 81
4 u the case indicate
\ -! 'saag man win abide by
ss.a = -, q TIE will, which NJ.
i i,,.. - he sever an relation
~ !, Character with bie
~ = = diainherited - ~
sa Pr sud his actress ulfc.
~ ~ MT, Leslie Carter
~, - been estranged ~ so .1-'
! s.s.' eartsr'a death. In bls
Ss'. ..on their estraage.
sliier terms.
~ we Il valued A. sto,,
vi ,, ss.s was a surprise 10
va, s'.naA, a. Il was believed
srs a aggregate a nail
~ c. - terms Of the will
's,s.s s'.sr was to BE- eo, | 80
- il,s ssa, a. long as he main.
~ y. aaly relations with bls
's With her. '''
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-28

ped in front Of ihcm Tho auto
passed completely over him. Mick
elson stopped the car picked up
the injured man and rushed him TO
the hospital Then ho and Mcgin
went to police headquarters Go re-
port tho accident
Nicholson lives az 62eS Third av
y W. and Neon az 1914 43rd az.
~ r..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-28
LIES, +" SAYS
LOR|MER, OF
THE CHARGES
Chicago Tribune Trying to
Ruin Him Politically,
Declares Butterine Sen
ator.

WASHINGTON, May "a
Demanding an investigation 81
the bribery charges IN eoaneo-
ton with his election 20 the
United States senate. William
s. Lsriner appeared before the
ssnate today with an eSplsna-
ton % the case that blamed the
Chicago Tribune. The resola
ton demanding an Investigation
vas referred 10 the committee
or privileges ard elections.
In his explanation. Lorimer re-
viewed his 90 years warfare with
tho Chicago Tribune. and declared
the payer lied when ~ made the
charges that his election was The
result Of bribery 10 denied that
any member o. the Illinois logisia
ture ever received dollar from
him He alleged that the attack
by the newEraper was directed not
only at himself personally bat al
a new banking association which
he and his friends are organizing
He declared that the charges ape
pcarinR IN the pa per and purporting
% have been written by Charles A
White. q member ~ the legislature
were plainly not written by White
az an. but were the work ~ "a train
"a newapapcrman.
1T g. plain every word was
passed upon by q lawyer" he said
before Il was signed by that poor
low creature White. who does not
hesitate 20 commit forgery for a few
dollars. and to whom perjury ia nc
crime.
when the truth r. known every
body viii understand that the pub
ticatlon Of an article signed BY
White was part Of a political con
splracy 20 drive me out of public
life and ruin me financially be-
cause viii not do as other Illinois
do-place myself under
the absolute control and dictator
shin ~ the Chicago Tribune"
Fourteen marriage licenses were ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-28
DID A METEORITE HIT JOHN BERG
OR WAS 1T AN IRISEMAN'S BRICK?

SPOKANE May 2e-John Berg section hand Of sprasue,
while Of Main and Stephens this
nq by meeorite, be part
Haeys eometthat u.s. that's the the police
and bystanders swear 70.
BERG the emergency hospital, where
taken In his scalp The meteore could not be
belief that Il
Of Irish eStraoonpos-
sby by o6rien The police bystsndes
standing by their theory, In all seriousness.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-28
KIL0CC'S NEW
ORDINANCE TX.

lssi4lsss If TIE e0arg decision
= 1sngiluz case and tbs opiu
y Y u board Of public works
= eEleailon Of the Madison
r at1n1taibs psrmlis. Coun
tas1 ! G keIscgx all intro
- = y 1ancii Moeday night
~1zaaces whsch. II passed.
= HFssas ne ecayersiou II the
- en eIeesgie line.
AM d a. opinion Of Corpo.
- 9'zasel Calhoun. be win
- ~ With some hope OF
Ffinm
4 laloa X the corporation
- ~ presented 10 the caan-
- o. corporation yes
Fapoa He first criti
=. - y I1F1 d Kellogg ordl.
- re prssenf bill fixes
: saes cable lines TO
.',ssa iAo full length Of the
= * e Fuaihl.s electric cars on
- gr1.s UT
=. = Hdlnanee w5uld BE- In.
= i . ssasss 4 iAkea IN more than
aid Calhoun Bur
Il !. siih an opinion on
!. ~. ! e proposed three sepa-
=. ~ y. saaess which take up ne
sa'ses but separately Hs
pFislon in the ordinance
oae continuous Inc
ss.s. s-aass Or transfer ls Az
e -. e soaillci wlth IT, frnH
-, s. !. allows the routes 40.
As'.sl sIsih o Be operated by
o cable traction =,
~ b eel. '''N' OF
-. as''sa q frsnehls.s are.
- ''qsirsa to operate
NAss 90 a. 10 ais, -.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-28
Odds and Ends From Everywhere

seven milc lumber numc yesterday
and landed uuhurt
Eivseu Eiris and aias hey. were born
Ia seattle yesierdsf.
pOuTLA%u-Ncg " r Custer.
pastor nf NunnyHide Methodist
church. beat two highwaymcn in "a
funtface last night AZ treasurer az
The Hawthorne tabernacle De WAS
carrying home "a large sum. he
took shelter in a fire station before
tbc men caught him
VANCOUVER. wash 49, Human
skin ln good condition b. valued at
81 SO q square inch or s. Tor three
square inches. by DF J y Gurrln
Who desires over 500 square inches
ip graft ON burn suffered by otto
Johnson.
SPOKANE - Gov. Hay arrived
here from Seattle today. With Mrs.
Hay he will leave nest Thursday
for FairbAuit. MINI. 20 attend the
graduation OF his son from the
shattuek military school.
NEW HAVEN Robert Taft. who
VIII receive Dis diploma here nCXf
month. win enter Harvard next fan
Ca take the law course Tie is nm-
bilious 60 BE- Judge he ls the
first presidents son 20 receive
Yale diploma
EVANSVILLE. Ind Eugene
Adrian. Is Newspaper man, who has
been sued Tor divorce. today filed a
cross complaint alleging that his
wife sets the plates at each meal
for dead relatives She also pre-
tends 60 hold conversations. at her
meals. with the spirits ~ tho de-
parted ones
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-28
TO-DAY IN HISTORY

May z 1905.
Runnia ioHt ca lot
~ warHhtpH
Like many 9th
or statements 81
history this tB
NOT strictly ac-
curata for Rus
STA aill nos ad
tnit that the
boats are lost
shc knows rK
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-28
THEIR WAY TO PRIZE FIGHT,
TWO BOYS ARE KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK
10y United Press.)


RALINA. Kaa May gs-Ciafence Dshman aud Aiya Meth
isyeaFold hospital here today seriously
md H. and Clarence BioomnEer the
age Jcffes
johnson prrctght San Francisco.
YER injured a wreck o. a freight train
Missouri Pacific last night while beating theft vay 70
left their Ciy Wed
neadnY Before leaving said that they intended
San Francisco the championship battle
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-28

MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. May 2S-
Fire which started in the old Sixth
Avenue hotel last night did mil
lion dollars damage. in the nipple
ment house district
Practically every building In the
territory between Washington and
Third SITS and Sixth and seventh
avs s. was partially or totally de
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-28
gFOpE PUBLIC
WORKS BOARD

..,,,.s ,Asta nsviY Invented
.,s.e s~u shey haye would
=. .Ises,s. ears % 2 Madison
~, a. d. present cable
J. = sssssls Electric eompauy
- a, mcfulng tried 70 ever
= 4 erAsnee before the board
49, usrks shouing iaat
rnaslaa sas aangaroas
s.s7ssr q prcmise vas made
/. ,.ssi Nasager Potter Of the
- NnrAny. who Vas on che
~ r. a bear. tAat these brakes
81 ! sssA a. Madisoa.
Ven EFssriens-
ar slalzad q YeFy nigh eff
~ n sAn brake u voalt han
|banfm alnost any grade ar.
sz > Us slAssnents. ne had
! sss Asxessr. that be would
~ - ~ brake on Queen
- Ill slsheat she eonnteFoai'
- + al sss company had
=. srssrlsszssnx witA this brake
|a4mm West Queen Anne for
Nss
anlnni ans 3 b Hussey
4 x1zssfx testified as 20 the
nrf "a ,ke siectrifieail0u "
TN szs rroduee.
ca Faas.ln- general sgpsFin
80 I sAe Portland street rail-
NJ sxtr tad d the use % the
nrzk ksks 10 that eIiy. on
sss- sxsIss from ~ 10 II per
y:
Ess& ears properly handled
e { aAssson IT. s0nld b. safer
- as cara said Franklin
zsssx b Kens On 10 explain
kzi n.asT switches put n and
RA gfmAashnS faken b. che
zzai sszrssy. such as never
- lesa IA me here
y tszs.ns rensla1es this AFTER
~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-28
THREE DROWNED

PHILADELPHIA, May as
Three men we're drowned when the
motor boat Star was overturned off
Cold Springs island, near Holly
Rench. last night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-28
100000 FIRE
IN MINNEAPOLIS

stroyed.
The J. l. Case implement building,
the Pittsburg Plate Glass building,
the Waterbury, implement building.
and two threshing machine houses
were completely burned. one man
was seriously injured, St Paul
sent every bit of fire apparatus that
could be spared 10 aid the local de-
partmont
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-28
muLoooN IN A NEW ROLE.

|. pete MuldoOn. pugilist, will
; be seen m a new role tomor-
. row. when the Ballard base
|. bau team clashes with the
! Pontiac team. Of Seattle, at
. the Ballard park az 3 o'clock
|. Au,doon viii catch for Bal
! lard. and McDermot viii be In
\ the box.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-28

Il was "a hard Saturday for people
expecting divorces u was harder
10 get one today than u has ever
been Judge Gay took charge Of
The divorce calendar for the first
time and he kept the " applicants
buslly pilinR up tale after tale Of
marital discomfort before be would
order deere. granted
when the mornings work WAS
concluded nine persons had divorces
and three had been refused. Tho
nine who succeeded had ar uncom-
Portable time on the witness stand
when Judge Gay took the examina-
ton into his own hands He was
extremely sAepticai % the glib tales
that usually obtain a divorce in two
minutes time
Two DRINKS Not Enough.
Constance Moore told the court
that she married Omer II. Moore
IN 1909. and left him two months
later. on account 81 his drinking.
while on "a spree he drove her from
home
He was drunk four times, your
honor. in the two months she said.
Getting drunk twice month is
not sufficient grounds for a divorce"
said the court.
The woman however. got her a.
vorcc on "A showing that she had
20 work 90 support herself during
the two months
Emma Walls told the court that
she had lefg her husband "A month
ago when be told her that he had
another wife living In Tacoma from
whom he had never been divorced.
The woman's lawyer said that this
first wife told him she was never
divorced from walls. but had never
thciess married again. Mrs Walls
told the court that when she mar
ried her husband he told her that
he had obtained divorce from his
Tacoma wife.
He lied one time or tho other"
said the court. u am not going TO
guess which time ne told the truth.
Divorce Is denied"
Charles Dnefo. who left his wife
,u Massachusetts eight years ago
because ~ her jealous disposition.
was refused a divorce Judge Gay
suggested he tell his troubles to
some court in Massachusetts,.
Some We're Granted.
The following divorces were
granted Edward Rank from
Blanche b. Rank. Marie r. O'Bricn
from James O'Brien. Ettpre Evan
relistf from Mary Evangelist.
Charles A. Carney from Leanora
Carney. Constance Moore from
Omcr II Moore. Anna Kumeck from
August Kumeck, j. w Edwards
from Carrie Edwards. Mary F.
ArmitaRe from Greenwood Armi-
.tage. Olga NJ Crevlston from Harry
CrnNIetnn.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-28

Arthur Caselton, who was shot at
iOth ay. and Latona ST. Thursday
night is rapidly recovering from
his injuries and will leave the City
hospital tomorrow.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-28
#. CO. ATTACKED
N THREE POINTS

9. s,.,d Of Public Works, in Injunction Hearing
~ r..,, ard in New Ordinances of Councilman
ra.,s Madison Az. Peoples Fight on Company
hHsard
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-28
FUNERAL SERMON
LASTS q HOURS

COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. May
28.-The funeral services over
the remains Of Harley oussnsr,
held al Saginaw yesterday,
Msrs the most lengthy IN tho
pastorats Of Ere Rev. ". a.
Eikins, who preached the ser
mon. The hour for the SERVES
vas fixed a. 2 o'clock. and from
this time until 8 o'clock the
minister Vas forced 70 hold his
auditors because 81 the fset
that Il ~as found necessary 70
enlarge the grave. The under.
ssksr could not lower she casks.
box. and worknsn had 70 90
several miles distant for dYns
mite and blast away the solid
rock until the grave was given
proper Dimensions.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-28

reu,teen marriage licenses were ~.
.,,ed three divorce complaints flied aud
one divorce decree granted In King
county yesterday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-28
WEATHER FORECAST.

! Showers tonight and sun =
; day: moderate south winds
} . - - 49, . = = .
The Detroit times., 1910-01-13
AGILE S|OESTEP
BY Y.M. A. FIVE
Manager Huebner Wants To Put Off
Contest With Spaldings Claim
ing His Team Is Not IN Shape.

According TO Manager AL G.. Hue1-
ner, OF the v NJ {. A. basketball
team. his organization is not yet in
shape 10 defend its claim 10 the state
championship against the Spaldings.
Mr. Huebner has taken the matter up
with Manager Grogan. OF the Spald-
ings. and has requested postpone
ment of the game which had been
scheduled at the Y. VI. c. A. gym
nasium for Jan. "a. On that date
Huebner expects to take on the Y. NJ.
|. five. which. Il Is apparently believed,
will not prove such tough opponent
Just what the " NJ |. five will say
20 this view remains TO be seen. They
have game with the Spaldings next
Tuesday at the Detroit Athletic club,
and expect to show themselves the
masters OF the Sport Shoppers. The
game has aroused more enthusiasm
than any prior basketball clash this
season in Detroit and the indications
that large crowd will be present
have induced the managers to set
aside number of reserved seats
which will be- sold by coupon at the
Spalding Detroit store. opening Friday.
The one game Of Importance
scheduled for any Detroit team this
week is the SpaIding-M. A. c. contest
which will be played at Lansing Fri
day night. intercollegiate rules gov
erning.