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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01
ELEVEN DIE IN
WRECK FIRE

EASToN. Pa, May !. -- Eleven
lives were lost. 80 were hurt, when
an excursion train carrying 10
school teachers from Utica. \. u
TO Washington was wrecked satur'
day near Martins creek. N. j.,
and vent up in flames.
The coaches sideswiped an oil
tank and the wreckage was en-
yeloped in fire before rescue work
could be begun.
Three bodies were recovered
Eight are missing.
The train was furnished by the
f.ackawanna and was running over
The Pennsylvania tracks az q speed
of 80 miles an hour. when the loco.
motive struck sharp curve where
laborers had been repairing the
track. II jumped and ran along
the hillside, carrying four coaches
with II.
Many of the injured are with
farmers In the neighborhood.
Charles NJ Person. conductor, Is
among the dead The others are
women school teachers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01

Talking In Jerks, due to injury
10 her lungs. which, she says. was
one result of n terrible beating in
the city Jail, Lizzie Daniels. an In
dim giri serving out 5000 fine in
the county Jail. told The Star the
full pathetic story of her brutal
treatment
II is a story of police bounding,
iuterwoven with Jail cruelties; a
shocking story exposing a plot of
the police 10 get even with poor
unfortunate Lizzie Daniels for tel
ling TO Councilman Wardall and
Matrun Berry the awful beating
and kicking she received.
Given 25 Days
Lizzie was arrested in February
as "disorderly' and fined $75 by
Judge Gordon, That meant rs
days I'm jail. She had served most
of her time, when, one day she
took out a nail from a board nailed
over small hole between the
womens ward and the trustees
quarters.
r,orbett came in and found sew
eraf of the girls at the hole.
ale flew into a rage" said LIZ
zle, "and growled that none Of the
women prisoners should have any
breakfast. All OF the girls were
hungry. ! did not want them all
to suffer, SO ! stepped up and told
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01
BRYAN CASE
NEAR END

The Bryan trial for disbarment
is over. Argument by attorneys
for the prosecution and defense
commenced at 1870 this afternoon.
The end Of the trial came sud
denly after Attorney Cummings,
who Is conducting the prosecution,
read the extracts from the Navy
Yard American, which Bryan pub
fishes, commenting unfavorably on
Judge Yakey's attitude in the
John Stokes murder case and the
Bryan perjury trial
Bryan was ready 10 show that
seyery charge he made In his news
paper against Judge Yakey was
true, but before he could proceed
with his defense. Judge Main de
clared that the case was al an
end"
Il do not care TO hear any fur
ther testimony" he said. u recog
nize the fact that political condi
tions in Kltsap county we're In such
q condition that they are well nigh
indescribabIe Bryan accused
Judge Yakey Of riding on passes
and being part Of ring that dom
mated politics IN King county
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01
Say Woman
Helped Betray
McNamara

tny ruited Pre-. leased Wire Direct to
seattle star Office
Los ANGELES. May IL Prose
cutor Frede'lcks would not con
firm or deny the story that Mrs.
ortie McManigal acted as an agent
OF Burns In linking John Mcnamara
with the younger Mcnamara and
MeManigal In the dynamite cases.
The report was that when Me
Manigal was arrested. Burns and
McMAnigal sent Mrs. McManigal TO
John J. Mcnamara with a note say.
Ing that McManigRl was In trouble.
and asking for money II is al
legged that John ]. MeNamara told
her 70 tell McManigal 20 keep his
mouth shut and everything would
be all right. and that the labor lead
or gave her $50.
Burns agents here profess TO
know nothing OF this story.
Detective Burns will be here
"Wednesday morning. II is thought
that the preliminary hearing viii be
held that day. District Attorney
Frederscks declared that he Is ready
10 proceed without him. The de.
fense. however. Is not ready.
Earl Rogers. attorney for the
Merchants and Manufacturers as.
sociation, which IS in bitter contro-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01

She's 10, and nobody can spank
her and get away with u. not even
her mother.
Mrs Johnny Sullivan, wife Of a
wealthy farmer Of Cashmere. tried
Il and failed Julia she's the girl
fled from home and The old brush
paddle and came 20 Seattle. where
she hoped there'd be more personal
liberty and less fraeturing OF a
young ladys dignity
She met clothing dealer who
preferred q position In a store at
Vancouver. she went. HcF mother
trailed her and now she's in the
Vancouver Jail Mrs. sullivan ~
on her way TO Vancouver
julia has a sweetheart lie called
at the family home IN Cashmere
the other night aud took her out
10 a show when she got home II
was ? 90 O'Clock. She got spanked.
Then the flight began
Julia loves the mountains and has
had her picture taken many times
In COW girl costume She carries q
gun. too--in the picture and she
can shoot
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01
BUY a BUTTON
Be a BOOSTER

aButton. button. bny a button.
"Be a booster.
"a hundred thousand dollars
worth OF fun and entertainment
for a dollar"
These we're the cries Of giriish
voices raised In So open air booths
in Seattle today
Il Is Potlatch day. and on every
street corner. at the entrance OF
every business block. In every big
store, and at a hundred.andone
other places in Seattle, Potlatch
butto-s we're offered for sale.
Considerably more than thou
sand volunteer statesmen we're out
selling buttons and working 10
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01
E|GHT-HOUR LAW
PROFITS ALL WOMEN

There is mighty good reason
why every girl working in Seattle
should smile today.
The law that makes II misde
meanor for an employer to permit
any female TO work more
than eight hours day. applies 70
every woman and girl In Seattle
and In the state of Washington
This Is the decision OF Charles
f. Hubbard. the state labor com.
missioner, who sent the glad It'd
ings out from Olympia this morn.
ing.
"Any female" he says, "in-
cIudes the bookkeeper and the
stenographer, along with the
office girl in front Of such
place Of business, Just as we'll
as II does the girl who sits at
a machine In the rear or is
employed In any other capa-
city"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01

corbett took the anil out. | took
all the blame.
"Corbett lit upon me with his
club. | had just taken a bath and
wore only a thin hmono, without
stockings or shoes ell pounded
me on the bare back, jerked me
about, swore at me and said, The
black hole for you
"He began to drag me down the
hall, beating and kicking me. !
kept asking him not to beat me;
that would so along But he
kept It up. and the last kick he
gave me as he showed me into the
black hole sent me sprawling all
the way across the dungeon.
There Three Days
"He said | should stay there
three days without any food or
water. There was only an iron
cot, no bed cover. had no break
fast. no dinner. no water; nothing
until late in the day, when Mrs.
Berry. matron, who was good to us
all. found me. She had trusty
bring me food and water--the first
In "a hours.
"That first night on that iron
cot was terrible. had on only a
kimono. There was nothing to
keep me warm and | almost froze
My back was paining me, was
bruAed all over, but had 20 bear 1t.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01
FIRE TRAPIS
DISCOVERED

Possibility OF a Seattle fire hor-
ror was revealed Saturday evening,
Half an hour after 25 girls, en-.
ployed by the Seattle Automatic
Can Co. Utah and Atlantic SITS, had
left their work. fire broke out In
the building
There are no fire escapes and
other exits are inadequate. The
girls work on the third floor. In a
panic, which likely would have oc-
CURED had the fire started before
the girls went home. they would have
sought the windows in getting out
and the New York horror might
have been repeated.
Fire Chief Clark declared the
lack Of fire escapes would be re-
ported TO the fire marshal. The
building and contents were damaged
TO the extent OF $1,000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01
FLY HOME FAST

Breaking records between Port
Angeles and Seattle. the steamer
Chippewa. carrying a home return
ing crowd OF Seattle Press club
members. after a days outing, made
the s5.miie trip IN AZ hours.
At Port Angeles the men were
entertained AZ the Commercial
club. and the women we're treated
10 tea and music az the Masonic
temple. The newspaper men and
County Commissioner Mckenzie
we're taken 70 the Elwha river 20
view the site OF the new power
plant. The Eilers ball team Of Sc.
attle defeated Port Angeles, 4 to 2.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01
Sol ON TRAPS DETECTIVES
WHO TRIED TO TRAP HIM

sleuths we're released on $4,000
bonds each.
On Nine.Hour Bill.
Nye's story Is that Bailey and Ber-
~ first gave him 800 cash for his
support against a bill limiting the
working hours OF women TO nine
hours daily. Nye then conferred
with Speaker Vining and the latter
arranged 10 have Nye accept an
other bribe
Detective Harrison arranged for
the other bribe. He fitted up a room
adjoining Nyes with a dlctaphone
and a steDographer. Nye accepted
the second brlbe. The arrests fol.
lowed and then both sides found
! they were double crossed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01
IN, uauea rre.. Ira.ea wisl


INDIANAPOLIS. May Con
ferrlng here today with labor lead.
ers. President Samuel Gompers OF
the American Federation OF Labor
said.
This Is no class fight nor the
fight OF labor against any associa.
ton. II IL simply an effort to see
that Mcnamara Is fairly tried. The
presumption OF Law ~ that Me
Namara IS innocent until he Is
proven guilty Labor Is not going
further than the law In presuming
that the arrested men are innocent.
The manner In which Mcnamara
and his alleged confcderates were
arrested and spirited away was
enough 10 arouse suspicion. We
believe the men are innocent But
in raising a fund for their defense
Il does not mean that We will coun-
tonance their acts II they are proven
guilty
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01

make Seattle's first great mid.
summer festival success.
One hundred thousand buttons
must be sold tonight TO raise 800.
900, needed to provide the great
acropiane and hydropiane meet In
Seattle harbor The exhibitions
may be Witnessed free BY all.
Water and land pageants. the
other big attractions planned. viii
be free. too.
"Bntton, button. be a booster to.
day
"A hundred thousand visitors
are a hundred thousand reasons for
the purchase by Seattle folk OF a
hundred thousand buttons today I"
That Is the cry today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01
CHIEF BANNICK IS FORCED TO ACT
TOO FAT FOR JURY SERVICE

No this from any joke column. really happened
Judge Gillams this
W }. Mclaughlin. Ballard
summoned a for the May
II q 10 i'm
fat weigh $50 pounds"
That a sufficient
Il fan asleep when sit on uries." Mclaughlin
T he judge sti from Missouri The usually
make enough noise 20 he declared
Then Mcl4Rughlns clinchng Il
and they had have tell
IL would be false
the Judge II would have have trial
Mclaughlin
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01
MAYOR
AFTER POLICE

fBy United Press Leased Nirel
ST. LOUIS, May Ia two years
ride on the water wagon" and war
to the death against the present
police force are the two pledges
which Marshall f. Kirkpatrick, so
ciallst. gave today when he as.
sumed the office OF mayor OF Gran.
ite City, ILL.,
The population Of the city is 49,
900 and Kirkpatrick therefore Is
head OF the second largest city
under socialist government In the
United States. Kirkpatrick adyo.
Gates municipal coal and Ice plant
run without profit, and public own
ership OF the gas and electric light
ing systems.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01
. FATHER SEES SON DROWN.
NEWS ITEMS FROM
THE HICKTOWN BEE

The members OF the Depot Square
Improvement club unanimously an
dorsed Three-Star Jack chewing
tobacker as the best In the market
at meeting last night
The silver star ball team defeated
the Wiiler Greek Serpents by a score
OF % 20 ] yesterday.
Why not use back numbers OF The
Bee for shelf paper this summerf
Sow is the time TO subscribe.
one Of the principal reasons that
more people don't mind their own
business is that they amt got any.
gigEled Lafe Matertower today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01
DIRECT ELECTION OF SENATORS
FAVORED BY SENATE COMMITTEE
lsY United Press Wire Direct seattle Star otee

Seattle star ofiee1
WASHINGTON THE judiciary committee report
favoraby submitting constitutional
election OF United States The
measure has already passed the house
voted recommend the adoption OF the
which passed the house This gives the
O elections
On the vote adoption ~ the
cummius Borah and
favorable then made TO the senate Senator
Hepburn protested against the the ground that seemed
hasty ilEadvised
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May L.
Through the arrest here OF r. s.
Hartman. A. o. Bailey and David
Perry. three Burns detectives. the
Ohio legislature today faces a grand
Jury probe for alleged boodiing.
The detectives are accused OF try
ing to bribe DIT. Geo. B. Nye, a rep
regentative. Nye and Speaker WIN.
ing laid a trap for them.
No sooner we're they arrested,
however, than the three men identi-
fled themselves as Burns opera
tives and announced that they had
evidence OF corruption against at
least 20 legislators. The three
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01
LINCOLN is OUT

fBy United Frcss Ielsru NIre-l
CHICAGO. May 1.-Robert Todd
Lincoln. oldest son Of President
Abraham Lincoln. was today sue
ceeded by John S. Runnels as presi-
dent OF the Pullman Palace Car
company. Lincoln is 6S years old
He Is a civil war veteran and served
as secretary of war under Garfield
and Arthur. He was ambassador to
Great Britain from 1889 TO 1893.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01
CASEY MAY LOSE

=. A recount OF DdliOlS cast tt ihsi
Wednesdays election at the state
university Is In progress today Sol
Lewis hopes 70 overcome the lead
Of two votes the first count showed
In favor OF Ralph Casey for editor
ship OF the Daily The sophomore
representation on the board OF con
troll may also be affected. with
Glenn Fairbanks. Orvis GLADDEN.
and Verne Henry running close to-
gether.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01

Another brutality police
Saturday night under the
and as II happened a Star representative
Not until Sunday efforts
from talking the victim
on the matter action taken by the police
Then Bannck suspended Motorcycle Policeman
and
reported him. be would discipline the higher officers falling
TO
doubtful II any action would have been taken.
T. Roberts stationary
man Flint after chase for attempting bad check tho
California
helped bring jail police say
had attempted
While they searching him the booking
out for Of the just taken from his pocket
AS he did. a n
representative of The
other newspaper were talking just few feet
THAT awful walop reporter
y facing Byers And without proyocation"
Soaring however paid attention the matter.
talking helping
Sunday morning shortly after 10 The
jail 70 the prisoner. Doucet said:
You're from The Star. your"
We'll what trying Of police
brnaityg
4 Just o seeR Roberts" The star man
There given why couldn't be
hadn't been booked The
and can
suming solid hours the
Roberts fNnd with the whole badly
= povocation" reaching
eANNcks HALF WAY STEP
Chief Bannek took half
today Jaiers
will Parolman Meade and exChef Police
lngham, both believe
Corbet. the VIII stood wears gynonym
for brutality and cruelty prisoners
good conditions, will stay. according to Banniek
brutality cobeus present administration
he will fire him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01
AUTO SET BACK

Teams, saddIel horses and pack
trains will be given right 4 way
over automobiles and motorcycles
In Mount Rainier national park.
The speed limit has been fixed by
Walter l.. Fisher, secretary Of the
interior, at 10 miles an hour, except
on curves, where 1t Is held to six
miles.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01
MAY TO BE MONTH
OF DIVORCES

June may be the month Of wed.
dinEs But take II from Judge Gay.
the month OF May this year will see
the sundcring OF many o. EN-.
Nineteen contested divorce suits
have been set for May days. Per.
haps a few more viii bo adtei. or
course. the usual namber of default
divorce cases will be as ever pres
eut during this month.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01
Blind Editor Scraper

OAKLAND. Cal, May Half q
block in the downtown section was
burned early today. Four firemen
narrowly escaped when the roof OF
the Dietz opera house. now the so
cialist campaign headquarters, fell
II. G. Tuck, blind editor OF the
Socialist World. was dragged un
conscious from the building.
Damage to other adjoining prop
erty brought the total loss tC
100000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01
WAR ON WEEDS

Seattle Is TO have Q weed day, "
perhaps. On May "a everybody.
from kitchen girl to the queen of
the household, including guests, will
be asked TO get out and pull up the
unwelcome visitors, roots and all,
so there will be no come back"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01

versy with the unions, will be EN-.
ployed by the National Erectors'
association 10 aid the prosecution.
IL Is said today. This would place
side by side Rogers and Burns. who
were the bItterest opponents IN the
San Francisco graft prosecution.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01
G0MPERS T0PR0BE

fBY oited ffe-@ irasrd Nfel
WASHINGTON. May ]. - Re
spending 10 appeals from labor
union leaders all over the country.
President Samuel Gompers OF the
American Federation Of Labor will
go personally TO indianapolis and
Investigate the history and actions
Of John J. Mcnamara.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01

"a councilman was let in the
hole TO Sc me by Mrs. Berry. l
told him how | had been treated.
The next day was let out, but
was awfully sick My back was
black and blue with marks and
bruises.
She Was Threatened.
Three days later my time was
~ AS one iailer let me out
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01
QUITS POLITICS

Rufus K. WILSON, secretary OF the
Commercial Club. has rendered his
resignation as chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee of the King
County Progressive Republican
league. He. says the duties of his
present position demand all his
time
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01
OPEN EXPOSITION.

nv InIIrd TFF@~ FlVHsFu NFFV
GLASGOW. May 1.-The Scot
fish international exposition today
is practically completed and ready
for enormous crowds which are ex-
pected TO flock to see It from now
until October. A big feature will
be a naval parade on the Clyde.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01
TACOMA HAPPY

IAtOMAt MAY L. ucOnh VIII
dedicate this evening the s750,00Q
passenger station, completed by the
HIN system. The new structure
will be used by the Northern Pa
cifie, Great Northern and Harri-
man lines.
Speakers include Gov Hay, Mayor
Seymour, President Elliott of the
Northern Pacific, Judge Fred v.
Brown, general western counsel of
the Great Northern and Julius
Kruttschnitt, vice president OF the
Hartman lines.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01
AIR MEET OPENS.

fBy United Press Leased Wire.l
ST. JOSEPH. Mo, May with
Frlsble. Simon, Berrier. Seymour
and Staples as the headliners, an
aviation meet was opened here to-
day under the auspices of the st.
Joseph convention committee.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01
Ministers Boost Y.W.C.A.

The campaign OF the Y. W. G. A..
to raise $4,000 to build a perma-
nent nome received additional en-
copragement from Seattle pulpits
yesterday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01
KILLED BY WIFE

fHs nifrd fte~s t~as~d Ntre.t
LOS ANGELES. May IA y.
Ford. Of the Merchants Fire Dcs'
patch. who was shot by his wife
last Friday. died In n hospital here
today. The shooting followed a
breakfast table quarrel
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01
Headache Cures" Are
Poison, Says Wiley.

"Headache cures are
Poison, Says Wiley. 4
4 WASHINGTON. d. G.. May \
4 l.--Dr. Wiley has renewed the 4
= war against headache powders. 4
= following the investigation Of \
h 1865 popular headache cures" 4
= many found TO be rank poi 4
= sons
= Hardly a day passes" says 4
= DR.. Wiley, that do not re- 4
4 ceiye from some part Of the 4
= country the report Of death
4 from taking headache powders. 4
= Every such preparation sold 4
+ contains large quantities OF
= either acetanelid. phenacetin, 4
= antipyrin. or caffein. all of 4
= which affect the heart more or 4
\ less No physician would think
= OF prescribing more than one
or two grains OF these drugs 4
4 but the headache powders CON
r tain from four 20 six grains. 4
r They are poisonous TO a
\ person with a weak heart and 4
4 are likely to result in death at
= any time" 4
80 n ~ n Il n 4 4 4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01
Transfers Jailers
and Suspends Cop
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.

Patronan yers strikes deienseless prisoner police head
quarters.
Captain Soaring assault but does not reprmand
Byers. nor makes report Chief Bannck.
Deskman Doucct and Captain Willard refuse let Star
man the prisoner who attacked.
Bannick after talk with Star suspends Bycrs for 10
days and issues order of warning TO others.
Bannick issues another order holding superior officers
sponsible Tor failure report brutality cases.
Bannic transfers Jalers Corning and Farley and puts in
new oi humane stamp.
Chief still stands behind Corbett having committed
brutae during present administration but says Corbet will
be dismissed II guilty now, in the future.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01

SANTA BARBARA, May May
Robson. actress, who was operated
on yesterday. is recoveIng. She
collapsed aft9 Saturdays perform
aDco here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01
NEw ORDERS ISSUED sY CHIEF eANNlcK

ANY qusrns with prisoners violence by police
Violation
Superior officers reports any
ons the rules Of this department will be repranded
pended"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01

NATIONALS AT ST. LOUIS
Cincinnati-St. Louis game post
poned; rain.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-01

tort the stsr b. nushHaL Bldg
Girl today. II chosen OUT
OF about 20 offered he Beauty Saturday
be printed and siin another one on
each succeeding day OF the week
will be announced
beautiful OF the six printed this Week
will receive Of the diamond rings
by The Star
t. No 'pHp,ed with pictures except with the
one that win diamond ring
pictures returned uninjued at the end OF the
contest =.
g. All pictures taken within the past u
coored photographs stamp pictures and photo
graphs than cannot be entered IN the
you pictures need not count
pictures Simply 30 70
the Arcade building on Second az
Art photographs made there ~
make the highest grade
and the VIII be done quickly ana without
d Cd ~ of
Seattle has tue pfeulest Bfb
ip the world; contest VIII prove H.
In YOUR picture. and address must pe PLAINLY
s.rite OF all photographs submitted
will decide the winner Ihrte nlahoha
will be awarded during the next three weeks
Address the Beauty Editor, The star