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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-31
SAYS CITY WILL BE BUNCOED
IN PROPOSED LAND DEAL

To try TO prevent the proposed
purchase OF the property OF the
Kent Lumber Co. In the Cedar river
watershed for s73.5oo. az has been
recommended by the finance com
rnittee, Councilman Goddard will
open a fight on the scheme.
The theory IL that the $500
acres, which includes the town OF
Barncston. IL TO be purchased by
the city TO prevent pollution OF the
city water. But the proposed plan
is 10 let the Kent Lumber Co.
continue conducting It's mill for the
next seven years. thus continuing
90 contaminate the water for seven
more years the same as before.
After seven years the firm Is 20
be allowed to run logging camps
and take off the timber for % years
more. That means that the city IL
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-31
TROOPS FIGHT
GREAT FIRE

fns talt~a rr~.. LEASED wtseJ
SAN BERNARDsNo. CAL. July
sf.--criven by stiff wind from the
west. the forest fires In the San
Bernardiro mountains today are
burning toward the most heavily
timbered parts Of the range. A.
ready IS square miies Of timber has
been destroyed.
Early today Assistant Forest
Supervisor Long announced that he
had asked the government to send
several companies OF Y. $. troops
from San Francisco to aid In con
trolling the flames They viii be
sent Immediately. Wires are down
and II Is impossible TO obtain an
accurate estimate OF losses. Cour-
iers arriving today told OF the de-
struction OF the Elks' lodge AT Pine
Crest. Squirrel Inn and Pine
Crest. two OF the largest camps In
the fire gone. escaped serioas dam
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-31

sBut u 10 not the work Of one
man." u'Ren modestiy protests.
~ have had the assistance Of such
men az c. z. 8. Wood, who has
worked a. hard a. I have. ! have
had the support OF the farmers or
.GsnIxatlons and the labor unions.
And II 10 really remarkable the
amount OF trouble a couple Of hun
dred men and women can cause
for special privilege when they
work toward the same end for 20
years"
"u'Ren Commands"
G. r. &. Wood. the famous Port.
land lawyer, and the radical
writer. who accompanied U'Ren 10
Seattle. says that u'Ren is too
modest.
"u'Rsn commands" Wood says.
THE rcst OF us do aa he tells us.
II was In 1892 that u'Rcn came 10
me one day In Portland and showed
me pamphlet written by one Sui.
lIyan on direct legislation In
Switzerland. We agreed IL would
be good thing n We could get
IL introduced In corrupt Oregon and
went 10 work.
"u'Ren has worked on II ever
since. Ne had help. Of course. But
without u'Ren oregon would not
have had the direct legislation
measures II has. To u'Ren belongs
the honor"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-31
PAYS FOR BEER
WITH POTATO

fBy tntfrd rre<s leased Wire.l
CHICAGO. July 3f<--Whcn p.
A. Murphy Of miIIiken, Colo.
entered = saloon. bought two
glasses Of beer and srsveiy paid
for them with one irish potato.
receiving 5 cents In change. he
probably cheated himself out Of
money--reaI money at that.
For potasoes--spuds. or Muir
phys or whatever else you
choose to call thcm--are higher
now that they have been for IS
years, and harder 20 get.
The average price for pota-
toes at this time Of the year 10
between so and rs cents a
bushcI. In the big commission
houses in Chicago spuds today
we're quoted al sf.40 10 $50
a bushei. and hard to get at
that price.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-31

paying about s32 an acre for land
now which IL will not receive until
after 80 years. The lumber firm
will get the money and interest for
30 years. besides all the timber ON
the land.
Goddard has opposed TO him tho
engineering department and tho
Kent Lumber Co. represented BY.
ex-senator Sam Piles.
Goddard brought out the fact
that the city has condemned land
surrounding the Kent Lumber Co.
property at sl.25 an acre and that
the city will come into immediate
possession of this. The Barneston
site. Goddard declared. we VIII not
get for 80 years. after Its owners
have taken everything off OF any
value and polluted the water used
by the city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-31

ment Tho cars We're completely
wrecked. Tho Scattle-hound train
was a special. made up Of new cars
which were being tested out II
both trains had been filled with
people the death list probably
would have been large.
A dispatch from Tacoma 10 The
Star states that the passengers on
the wrecked train were hurried 10
Tacoma In automobiles, and the In
iured taken 10 hospitals. The train
from Seattle was 10 minutes late.
and trying 10 make up time when
the accident occurred. on q short.
sharp curve.
Motorman leaves DO Family.
Bristol. the dead motorman. lived
az Tacoma. he leaves q wife and
slx children. His mother and father
live At 10Th and Greenwood av.. this
city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-31

Resolutions demanding that the
city council pave the way for the
construction OF the city owned rail-
way without delay will be intro
duced at the mass meeting at the
Lakeside hall, Dunlap, tonight. The
meeting has been called for the
purpose Of testing public sentiment
after the report OF the alleged "re-
organization" Of the Crawford line.
II is the belief that the rcorgan-
ization bunk" was given out to lull
Crawford's patrons 10 sleep while
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-31

PARIS. July 3l.-The condition
OF John w. Gates today continues
serious. but announcement is
gained from the fact that HIS heart
readily responds TO stimulants. The
greatest fear OF the physicians now
is OF pneumonia and they admit
that the American financier's case
is most critical.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-31

How many Seattle people know
that the woman suffrage movement
started In the Emerald Isle genera
tons and generations saof
Three pretty Irish isssies are IN
town today who so'emniy assert
that t's fact.
The girls are Miss Eileen tlsn't
that a jolly nsme-l Noone. Mlsa
Bright O'Quinn and Miss Brigl, Mac.
Loughlyn. They arrived In Seattle
from the East yesterday.
The girls are skilled irish lace
makers. and are here In the inter.
eats OF the Irish league. and what.
over profit is lrft after defraying
their expenses goes TO the Gaelic
league. They are showing the
laces at tho MacDougAll-Southwick
store.
we are not really working for
money" aaid Miss Noons today.
but are here more than anything
else to show the people OF this
country what wonderful work our
country women can do. The Gaelic
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-31


w. ,. u'Rsn. the "fssher" Of
direct legislation IN the West. was
seatsiss guest Saturday night.
u'Ren told Seattle Of his 20 years
fighting IN Oregon 10 place the
power Of legislation In the hands
of the people.
u'Rsn ia not an imposing looking
personality. On the contrary. he
Ia very modest looking. And he IL
az modest as be looks He says
too much credit ~ given him. lie
wants to divide his credit with
100 or 200 more men and women
who worked with him.
lie looks like farmer. And he
hah been farmer. Ho used 20 be
In the nnrDery business. He is nov
n lawyer and has been for many
Year,. lie says that ls the reason
he knows the danger OF govern.
nenf by lawyers. When ha APP
pcare~i at the banquet held IA his
honor last Saturday night. he ap-
peared In neglisee shirt and on
the whole was dressed more like a
iaborer NJ a funeral. than an a
nation famed lawyer at a banquet
In his honor.
Talks convincinqIy.
But when he speaks he holds his
audience lie talks Rs II he knows
the danger OF government by
special privilege. His manner In
convincing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-31
KAISER IS BACK

BERLIN. July 3l--Emperof VIII
liam returned today to Berlin after
a vacation cruise OF several days in
northern waters. which was cut
short by the acute crisis over the
Moroccan situation.
On his arrival the kaiser went
into conference at once with Chan
ceilor Won Bethmann-Hollweg and
Foreign Minister Won Kiderlin.
Waechter. An official statement
issued today says the emperor has
received statement OF the
progress OF the Franco-German ne
gotiations.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-31
Corporation Spouters Adjourn

The the the state
association finished their abos the They
for the forward made W
the the legislation
THE mob unthinknK rhbbe
permitted
everything In t.. their
Busnehe
will little the these days
political corporation crooks
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-31
TO WICK!
"ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS SHIELDED CRIMI-
NAILS IN ALASKA" DECLARES DELEGATE
WICKERSHAM
fBy United press.,

WASHINGTON, ID. c. July 3i.-"Attorney General
Wickcrsham has shielded criminals in Alaska This statement
made purpoey and deliberately and here back up
This challenge the attorney general made today
before the house judiciary committee by Delegate
Wickersham OF Alaska ,esyng the inquiry the de-
partmcn Of justice with reference Alaskan affairs Wicker
sham declared that the situation in Alaska daily becoming
that the monopoizaon OF the territory complete
and that the Cuggenhcm syndicate influence appoint
OF United States officials and and does control them
after their appointment
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-31
Oh, Shocking!

CHICAGO. July 3t,--DecIar-
Ing that the women Of his
congregation think more OF
their legs than OF their souls,
and that after paying IS for a
pair OF sllk stockings they
make up for their extravaganza
by dropping pennies in the col
lection box, Rev. c. n. Hey
wood. tho youngest ordained
minister In Illinois. today quilt
the pastorate Of the Wentworth
av. Baptist church.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-31
SOME CHEESE.

CHICAGO. m, July 31.--The
national dairy show. held at ths
International Live Stock amphi
theatre here, October 2s to Noyem
ber 4. will have on exhibition q
mammoth cheese weighing 10000
pounds. This cheese will take 81
tons OF milk and cream. from e,5ot
cows.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-31

league IL enaeavoring 10 create q
spirit OF national unity In Ireland
and TO preserve tho ancient Ian
guare and arts. II il doing this BY
making public many almost fofgos'
ten facts OF Irish history.
why. do ycu KNOW" added Miss
koons, with a hearty irish twinkle
In her eye. that the suffrage move
rnsnt started IN ireland several cen
turtles ago. Our cid records pfose
that . convention vas esiied hy
some os the noble women. and that
measures wers discussed 20 give
the women . voice In the govern
mers and power 20 educate their
children 80 they chose. But os
course the En0iish stamped u out
-Four girls left ireland with the
exhibit, but Miss Marian j. o'Shea
deserted the company In PhiiadeF
phla several weeks ago when she
received letter from her sweet.
heart on tho "ould sod" She ~
now enjoying her honeymoon In
ireland.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-31

YoNKERs. N. Y, July 3i.---
Clara Morris. actress, Ia gradually
recovering her sight under the
treatment OF famous European
specialist, whose identity has not
been revealed, according to state
ments made today by Frank Har-
riot. her husband.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-31

JACKSON, Miss, July 31.-A
three-cornered fight for the seat OF
Leroy Percy OF Greenville in tho
United States senate closes today.
and the voters of Mississippi will
decide the issue in tomorrow's state
and senatorial primary election.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-31
Mass Meeting Tonight to Help
Along City Owned Road

he continues TO fleece them. The
reply Of the people viii come in a
unanimous demand for the imme-
date construction OF new line
parallel with the Crawford road.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-31
HAS THE LIFE OF THE COWBOY
LOST ITS ROMANCE?

Ia the American cowboy gomez
picturesque figure OF fact and fiction OF ns
the bison win he "fst
ward advance OF populations
We're being told that the
sending market has iost Its romance
ow it7 Tho Star NJ G. Larkln to IND out
Merced county California
California ranch He has Just returned What nc
show you'll find mighty interesting
introduce TO the ordinary present
cowboy" In series OF illustrated stories bexn
Judge to whether his calling
has lost It's
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-31
PINCHOT HAS PLAN FOR PEOPLE
and ALASKA COAL DEPOSITS

aIBroad povIsons Tor The dev"I0Deht y
monopoly made In
today BY
Senator Works o.
be obtained TO
for coal during Of and secure lease OF about
Of
selling price Of tho coal mined
the All applications
during 80 during the
secon thereafter
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-31
SENSATION IN
CALIFORNIA
State Board Of Control Charges
Printing Office With Scheme
to Rob State Of $90,850.

SACRAMENTO, CAL. July 3f.--
The most sensational attack ever
started on the state printing Of
flee and methods Of doing business
10 begun In report to Gov. John
son BY the state board Of control,
In which II 10 charged that the
stnte printing department, IN con-
Junction with certain favored sup
pity concerns, 10 engaged In a
"scheme to muIct the state Of S9o,-
e5o.e2. for the benefit Of certain
business firms which have been
closely Identified with the state
printing office for years and have
proflted enormously ts a result
Of vicious and Illegal methods In
the conduct Of that department"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-31

= NEW YORK, July IL
4 Ralph Tomkins. one-legged 4
4 youth of rs, started today TO !
4 walk from New York TO Chi !
4 cago on wager of $4,000. !
4 Tomkins bet he could make I
4 the trip in four months. 4
tttttft tttt ttt 4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-31

age. Women and children have
been removed TO Little Bear valley.
The summer home Of James T..
Mooney. Cincinnati multimillion-
aire. caught fire twelve times but
was saved.
SAN 6ERNARDINo. Cal. July
5t.--sweeping aside the feeble op-
position Of the exhausted fire fight
ers. the forest fire which has been
raging on the east side Of the San
Bernsrdlno range today spread be-
yond all control.
Leapino 800 feet through the air.
up the mountain aide, the flames
crossed the ridge. where the fight
was made 20 control u, and spread
70 Westvsiie's canyon and houston
flat Hundreds Of campers. fleeing
for their lives. barely beat the au.
vance guard Of the fire into Little
Bear valley.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-31

w. X. vANDERBfLT, according 10 official
records al Washington, once owned $4,000
600 Of government bonds. They earned him
1920 every hour, day and night, and so kept
the wolf from the door.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-10-28
HACERMAN'S
RECORD

wu, absolutely no reason ter such refusal
ou yuur part. Won directed the clerk 10
rumrui" the amount due u. puymrnt Of
principal and interest, 10 which hc re-
piled that bee hnd nu power 90 iu 80.
ANIL that 'hr seal uwl not been alhyrI 10
twenty three ~ the deeds. You then
directed Tim lu bring u", the paper, 10
Nuuf office, together with thee seal of the
board ut public lands. Nud iu the rrr,
rucr of your orrHuiu~hr auuutSiadunrr.
enc" of il" clerk aud Mr. IluprwclI
the BENEFICIARY of v,ur grossly impruprr
and pruhuhIv unlawful ruudur'. Won AT
fixed the seal ru the iwru'ythrrc deed,
aud banding them 10 Mr.. llupowrIl ask.
ed Il hr considered that q delivery.
llopcwoll replied that be- lid aud banded
them hark ." you with the request that
they hc recorded ON the deed record. of
the commissioner Of public lands.
You handed them 90 the clerk with Ia.
,'ruction- 10 have them recorded aud
these Instructions were carried nut.
The deeds were returned 10 y0u aud
you handed them "a the attorney fo, the
Pennsylvania development company:
YOU accepted form Mr.. llopcwcll NJ, per
sonul check for Sll,ll3.7I, which yuu
subsequently, deposited in the office Of
the commissioner ~ public lands.
The department of iusticc reports
that lit seems entirely clear that Gov.
crnOr llagermHG = action was both lie.
gal aud improper. The act Of congress
Of June "a, lsDS, supra, aud section l.,
chapter -, laws of New Mexico. Of
$3.50, supra, clearly made the coOtract
Illegal At the time Governor llagermau
alleges II was entered into. The dcV very
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-10-28

Candidates, Intt, Co which bee hrIou
uu.iunirp.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-10-28

"t III" deeds could not have been enforr.
eel hy the grantees or by the Pennsylya.
No." Development Company which was not
" panty {" the contract. The governor
h'd every reason 10 believe, OWNS to
NJ correspondence with the secretary 1T
10" interior, that the transaction was of
very doubtful legality IN spite Of the
opinion at the attorney general. IL
Mas clearly his duty, in my Judgment, to
withhold the delivery 1T the deeds aud
let the matter Ice tested in the courts,
- III" grantee named IN the deeds and
~ 10 mHudumus the COMMISSIONS ~
publ" lands. Ills action in usurping the
duties Of the commissioner in his ali
'"u"", was both Illegal and un iustiRable.
1t was entirely competent for him
y" enforce ia" carving at of his wishes
hN administrative METHODS in removing
"a public official and appointing some one
"a sympathy with his policies, but il
Wa neither legal nor %iusti6ahle TO adopt
M" course he did"
With the above statement I entirely
agree. 7" r"rmit such an act by the
highest officer in the territory 10 20 un.
punished, ! "unu"t hold ~ account any
subordinate official Tor amy infraetion
"t his duty. Il B, , grave uuestioa in
my mind, whether ought 10 remove
'"u instead "f requesting Your resigna.
non. resolved the doubt in your "a.
var aud requested yuuT resignation.
' ud'r NJ cumSianccs would 70.
consider this action.
Very truly Yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
Hon II, i, llagerman,
Santa Fc y. NJ.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-10-28
ELECTION PROCLAMATION
By the Board OF County Commissioner

BY the Board OF County COMMISSIONER
Whereas. th, President uf rU, l'r.'.H
States l,d, upon the --ud la. ut Augu-'
W The wear of uut Lord, laIi. aul ~
the independence of fh, 'rItcl ~tafr-
uf Anterior the i1G'U, certify 'u fHr
Governor OF 'Hy T,fritotr pf \.H Mes
leo the adoption OF % joint resolution "f
the senate aud House uf Repre-. f.fI..,
of The United Siatr- approved august
-, l2ll. q copy ff which ra.nIut uu was
annexed 10 the rrftiG,at, uf tur l'rr.
dent. 90 the end that ,aiI Governor
should issue hi- proclamation tor 'a,
holding of the first general election l,
provided for in the constitution uf Now
Mexico heretofore adopted, aud for the
submission 10 q vote of the olcr
tors of the -uid territory Of the
amendments Of the constitution a.
the said proposed state. ,ot forth
IN the said Joint resolution. iu
accordance with the term, aud coudi
tions thereof, which ccr ihcuie and joint
resolution were received bog the Go,eru-
or Of New Mexico ON the 2Bth Iay II
August, 4. D., laili
AND WHEREAS. William g. Mills,
Governor Of New Mexico, did issue on
teh sOth day Of August, 1911, his procla.
nation Of said election, pursuant there.
"a.
NOW, THEREFORE,, The Board Of
County Commissioners q quay County,
New Mexico, DO hereby proclaim and or
der an election. 10 be held in the
County Of Quay aforesaid. IN Tuesday
the 9TH day o ( Noyember, 1911, which
eleetion except as : o th e manner Of
making returns and eaRvassiug and
certifying the result thereof, shall bs
held and conducted in the manne pre-.
serlhed BY the laws Of .be Territory Of
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-10-28
W. C. MCDONALD SPOKE
HERE FRIDAY NIGHT

". &. Mcdonald. candidate tur gov
emor on the Democratic ticket. spoke
10 the people here last night at the
Evans Opera House. aud uotwithstaud
ing the snowy weather. be- had "a good
crowd "a listeners. tie did not make
u very good impression. however, when
he EAST o. ,lut at the ritierns of rcVas
by assuring the audience that BE- was
not o Texan. Tie stated thnt % had
been reported THAT hr was from ToNa,.
but be- assured thcm 10 wo. not 500. ilv
said little about the land grabbing bust
ness that h, and Nj. llagrrmuu A.
buuucrquc Juurual are saving ST. murh
about. Neither Iii Do, mat, uu' rrt'r
rnec to the water rights hr patented
H. homestead. ir Lincoln County Boo or
der to keep thp ,,ttIrr on NI. range, o.
lid Not -u, chat bc hud employees ul
the ranch oft thc English .vudicatc WHIT"
homcstcalrd These Iund. with water
on thrm in the v.ciri'y CO.. fhc 'Hrri,","
Cattle uuI HORSE Ranch Co. ,'..- ugu
for no other reason than to .c' ru>-c,
sion vi 900 th, best lands uud Watering
places .pH that the settler could NOT gr'
near the ranch tu Interior" with 500,
plans uf laui grabbing aud stock grow
ing of the English syndicate, Charlie,
%llcyScr who SAT 20 o. gambling table Boo
White uab. tor about three wears while
patcutiup ouc ut these water right, Ton
the Cnrriluyo COMPANY Nuuv. more
abou, the scheme OF Mr. Mcdonald tlHr
has vet been brought oui boo 'hi, ram
paigu. lic Sold tu tNr ranch for e'uu
~ soou ~ patent WIS issued. M. Nc
Donald has been employed 10y these I'm
gli.hmcn for the past twenty wear, and
has given them itr hc,r OF hi, lite. D..
be- has ever dome ANYTHING TOR 'h, people
of the community aud count, iu vuIr.
be- live. IL hl, mover reached public 900
tctaucc The fprt. 1re that NI'H lln-"r
man ~Iu.uuu hr guNr fNr state Dom
ocratic central Committee f,r rU, u.rr
tiou Of Mcdonald s. NOT enough mHur
to enable him 'o carry hi. own ruuu''
They are claiming 10 tor tIw uN ti'f
il the latest rcpof' we have UHd from
that section uf 'br country. hUf 'hr'
are uos going to lo b.. Mcdonald =, 50
county. where fhc people hay" lived Jos
aud known him for the past twenty
wears aud longer are NOT going 'o give,
him u majority uulr.. they spend moor,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-10-28

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