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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15
CAN 7 TRY CASE
At {. n. DEPOT

The county may not have as
commodious quarters as the Great
Northern Railway company. but
that viii not be any excuse for
holding court In the depot"
In substantially these words
Judge Boyd J. Tallman turned down
the proposition to have special
Judge try two suits In which the
Great Northern is interested I'm the
company's offices.
Everett Smith was TO be special
Judge In two Injunction cases Of
bartholomew Healy against sub
sidiary corporation OF the Great
Northern.
So sure were the attorneys that
their request to establish court at
the depot would be granted that
County Clerk Sickles was asked TO
send down deputy clerk. Slckles
asked Tallman about It.
Where is the special Judge to
hold court?" asked the judge.
There are commodious CHARTERS
at the depot that will accommodate
the situation properly" was the re-
ply.
Then Judge Tallman spoke out
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15
DEATH BLGHTS ROMANCE; BOY FATHER M0uRNS
LOSS OF HIS GIRL BRIDE WHO WAS HIS PAL

cup or happiness flowed over,
Young Graybill hurried home
from work TO hear the baby COO and
chuckle. He had better job now
with a big downtown store. lie
had more to live for There was
the wife and the baby now.
They were no longer two children,
playing at housekeeping in their lit
tie tent in the woods. They we're
getting TO be real citizens, these
two, this father OF 20 and mother
OF IS.
And then. all OF a sudden. Death,
that spares not the high nor the
low. that strikes down the rich and
proud and the poor and humble
alike. that seems to be gladder to
crush the happy than II is to stop
the pain and despair OF the weary
and.bopeless--D Death. sought out
that 1iftie tent in the woods and
took the girl away from her boy
husband and her baby.
And that Is why Donald Graybill
takes up his work today with a
broken heart and great tumultuous
questions racking him--taltes up his
work for Mildred's baby.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15

ano MADE tmpregnabie through
entire domination Of the mar
kef.
In November, 1906, the suit set
tied today. was filed before the U.
:. circuit court In ST. Louis. The
Uili 81 complaint was drastic ar.
raignment OF the corporation and
Of John ID. Rockefeller. Henry 81.
FiagleT Oliver H. Payne. Chas. N.
Pratt. the late II n. Rogers and
others One hundred and forty
three subsidiary corporations we're
named as defendants. More than
two years were occupied in taking
Of testimony in various cities and
John D. Rockefeller himself was ex-
amined at length.
Loses al St. Louis.
On November 20. 1909. the circuit
court sustained virtually every con-
,ention OF the government. adiudged
the Standard trust In restraint OF
trade. and ordered its dissolution
under the Sherman act.
From this decision the Standard
appealed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15
HISTORY OF FIGHT TO BUST
HALF MILLION DOLLAR TRUST

lpdayH decision Is the culmina-
tion Of long and hard fought bat.
tie 10 kin the $500. .000. 900 combine.
headed BY John ID. Rockefeller. the
worlds richest man. u probably
has been the most costly litigation
ever undertaken.
John @ Milburn Of New York
and John G Johnson Of Phlladel-
phia. the Standards attorneys
claim that the enormous growth Of
the organization was due entirely
10 superior business acnmen. that
the Standard does not control the
oil business. and that the Standard
OH company Of New Jersey was
not trust for eyil. nor violation
~ The Sherman antitrust law.
For the government At;or-
ney General Wiekershsm and
sneeiai Attorney Crank G kel-
ioag contended that the Stand
ard was the outcome Of con-
spiraey hatehcd IN 1870. which
had been fed BY illegal rebates,
fostercd by unfair competition
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15

honeymoon in a canoe. Ihey pad
died most OF the way back. stop
ping at night wherever darkness
overlook them. by the time they
reached Seattle Mildred's mother
had forgiven them. The boys fam
lily followed suit
Donald left school and went 10
work. lie started as carpenters
helper, the first job he could get.
II never used carpenters tools be.
fore" he said, but ] held my Job
He was working for his girl bride.
Later, as it turned out, for his baby,
too.
-Four months ago they bought a
tiny place around on the sound, way
beyond Alki Point, paying for II on
installments. They pitched a tent.
Donald built a little cottage.
II was a long way from Queen
Anne hill, and the days when he
was the most popular boy and she
the prettiest girl. But they were
together and were happy. II was
like camping out. They were fight
ing their way hand in hand. They
were companions.
Then the baby came, and their
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15

she was my pal. Ihere never
was another girl like her In the
world. and never will be. We were
companions in everything"
And Donald orayDill. a father at
20. faced life this morning, his baby
in his arms, his heart crushed,
seerching his soul for the answer
10 sstions that rack him, for an
answer 10 the world-old question:
why has this terrible thing
come 10 me7"
For young Craybill has seen bis
girl wife taken from him and he
cant understand.
Yet he has grown older In a year
Love, marriage. birth and death
pave swept his life In a twelve
month.
For II was only last May that
Donald Graybill, captain Of the foot
ball team at Queen Anne High
school, and Mildred Stein, one Of
the prettiest girls in school, slipped
away TO Victoria and were married.
Mildred was n. and a sophomore.
Honeymoon In Canoe.
The young couple spent their
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15
JAIL SENTENCES
WIPED OUT BY
SUPREME COURT
Decision Regarded Great Victory in Cause of Free
Press-Men We're Sentenced for Violating In
junction.

ed nothing moro severe than fine
could be imposed
Orders Case Dismissed.
The case was remauded TO the
lower court with Instructions that
the action be dismissed in order
ing the dismissal u was pointed out
that the differences between the
Bucks Stove and Range company
and the American Federation OF
Labor had already been adjusted.
Labor leaders are lubilant
over the victory. u is regarded
by most % them as one of the
hig9es, ,rlurnphs tina, labor has
ever attained IN the courts.
The decision read by Justice
lamar and eoneurred in unanl.
rously BY the ether members
of the court, eshaustisely re-
viewed the entire case.
The coart OF appeal ~ the DIS.
trict of Columbia held that this
contempt case was not a part 0f
the main cause between the Ameft.
can Federation of Labor aud the
Bucks Stove and Range company.
said the decision. yet the three
defendants were called as wit
nesses and made 10 testify against
themselves. which would not have
been the case had the controversies
been separate
There was a fatal variance with
procedure when the court imposed
a iail sentence This was fGada.
mentally erroneous
Gompers ~ on a train en- route
to Washington today and could not
be reached this morning. Secretary
Morrison Is elated over the out,
come Of the case.
Naturally | am pleased that the
supreme court has supported US.
said Morrison. 4 always contcnded
that Justice WriEhts decision IN
this case was wrong. will now
eat and expect 20 enjoy my meal E.
History Of Contempt Case
The contempt cases against Com
pers. Mitchell and Morrison grew
from the publication tn the We
Don't Patronixe" column of the
American Federationist, the organi.
zation's official organ. OF the name
of Bucks Stove and Range Co. Of
81. Louis. after an injunction had
been secured In the supreme court
OF the District of Columbia against
such action
The case vas heard by Judge
Wright of that court aud Gomperu
was upheld BY the district court OF
Mitchell TO nine months and Nor
rison to six months. The decision
was upheld hy the District court OF
appeals
The labor leaders dlsclaimed In.
tcntion OF deliberately violating a
court order They contended. how
ever. that the injunction overreaeh-
ed the powers Of the court BY pro
hibiting a publication Of legitimate
matter and violated the constitu-
tional guarantee OF freedom OF the
press and OF free speech.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15
MAOERO WON 7
Be PRESIDENT


SAN DIEGO. May i5.-Captain
Pryce. who led the Mexican in
surrectos in the capture of Tia
Juana and now plans an aggressive
campaign for the conquest of Lower
California. says that he represents
the Liberal party OF Mexico. which
includes Orozco and Blanco and two
thirds of the Mexican people. but
does not include Francisco Madero.
He says the election OF the latter
to the presidency is not conceivable.
but that all opponents OF Diaz are
working together 10 overthrow the
present regime When that is ac-
eomplished. he said. the liberals will
indicate their choice for president.
Pryce is "a, Scotchman, with a
Welsh name and a Boer war record.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15
H. S. Hoblitzell Dies

Hermon $. Hoblitzell, who came
to California in 1850, when he was
81, died at the home OF his daugh-
ter, Mrs, Il. p. Kelly, 925 14th av.,
yesterday afternoon. He came TO
Seattle In 1896. He celebrated his
golden wedding here on February
"a, 1909. He is survived by his
widow. two daughters and three
sons. The funeral will take place
tomorrow morning from the Church
of the Immaculate Conception.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15

(By tnifsd rrvs. isased Nfrrf
NEW YORK. May i5.---psr-
,iat Identification ot body
found floating yesterday IN the
East river here vas made to-
day oy the t@o brothers Of
Dorothy Arnold, the daughter
of wealthy Manufactures,
whose dieappesranee has been
mystery of New York for
menths.
At the morgue today o. X.
Arnold. the piri's brother, es-
pressed a belief that the body
was that of his sister. Another
brother ~ho viewed the body
would 90 hardly 90 Ear. but
both declared that they would
not be able positively TO deny
that their missing sister had
been found al last.
The Dorothy Arnold case has
been the btgges, missing person
mystery TO battle the police since
the time Of Charley Ross. She has
been missing nov for Ia days.
II was on December 22 that her
family. after working privately for
days. gave up hope and called foF
police aid. The girl. young. beau
tiful and hslrsss ia her own right,
could not be found
Nor has she ever been found
since. The rewards have counted
up into the thousands. scores OF
false clues have been run down
morgues. insane asylums
even. have been searched without
result
Dorothy Arnold had everything
TO live for. She just dropped out
of sight
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15

Here she Is. the winner IN The
Stars second beauty contest She
r. Miss Maxine Elliott Marshall. so7
noreu av.. southern beauty. who
has adopted Seattle 40 her home
She Was born In GcofEia she ia
The Girl from Georgia has
all the soft prominent features
which stamp and make distinctive
the famed southern beauty.
Yet the Judges picked her from
the collection ~ nine photographs
published last week only after
hairaplltting session. The number
finally Was Hified down to three.
and then the Judges wanted TO save
themselves from choosing between
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15
LEADERS ARE SET FREE
CUT THROAT
Of YOUNG
WIFE


MuRpHYSuORO. H.. Mas ib.~-
Following the verdict Of coroner :
jury. which declared that he Was
guilty OF "Wanton. wilful and
malicious murder aud was sane,
James Freeman ~. today told how
be killed his wife. IS. because he
suspected that she was unfalthfut
"A have known for "a months
said Freeman. that my wife Vas
visiting a doctor Ia bis office at
Cafbondale She had an opeFaiion
performed 4 months ago ! heEKea
her 10 give up The phtsicinn for the
sake OF our children but she would
not.
"As my wife went into the cellar
20 ne, butter and eggs 70 take 70
town, ! placed my left arm around
her neok. drew my knife and cut
her throat frem ear 10 ear Neigh.
bofs talked me out Of kiihna my
self"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15

VI. FAso. Tex. May ibs- Prep
arationa 10 iutercep, Generals
RAbaEo and Eauil IL they alsemp, 10
attack luarcr are under way today
Tho opinion IL growing here that
the RshaEo alarm Is merely a rune
bY Niadero 10 get the insurgents out
of Juaf4z and thus prevent repeti.
ton of Saturdays mutiuy
Oroxeo y. Sorry.
General Oruxco today confirmed
the report that SENIOR OhreKon.
piaz'a peace commissioner had
been ordered out Of IuarcE for At.
tempting 10 hribc Oroxco. The N.
nufructo general says he paid no
attention TO ObreEon'a advances.
and that be hiEhly fepebtn bis nc.
ilons ~ Saturday. and regrets That
excitement led hlm to ihreaien hla.
daFo.
Peace negotiations between the
federals and insurrectos have not
yet been resumed In Iuarex. but
they may be- resumed today. - the
peace commissioners on both sidcs
are comforting privately and striy-
ing 10 reach common ground on
which the bargaining may he based.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15
sy rsisra Pre-. rsa-~a wls~h

WASHINGTON. May Is
President Samuel Compcrs.
Secretary Frank Morrison and
Nice President john Mitchell.
OF the American Federation Of
Labor. will not have 10 serve
jail sentences
The supreme court OF the
United States. in decision
read BY Justice Lamar today
reversed the decision OF the
court OF appeals OF the District
OF Columbia. sentencing the
men for contempt in disobeying
a court injunction in the case
Of Bucks Stove and Range Co.
and dismissing the whole case.
The decision In favor Of the
labor leaders was based on the
contention that the case vas purely
civil one and that the contempt.
81 any was shown. was purely civil.
In such case. II was declared. a Jail
sentence was entirely nnwarranted
and II any punishment we're inflict
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15
BOYLE MAY NOT
FIGHT CASE

The hcaring OF john IT. HoyIts
deposed fire chief. is scheduled for
tomorrow night. II is probable he
viii le, his opportunity for a hear.
ing go by default
HIS attempt TO be reduced TO the
rank OF captain failed when the
civil service commission declined
TO consider his request as long as
the mayors charges remained
standing against him. His request
for continuance of the case will
not be granted as the mayor de
eilnes TO agree TO It unless some
good reason is put forward.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15

The trio By giving all diamonds
but there was only one diamond
Miss Marshall got the decision. and
after " was over every body con
caded Rhe was entitled TO g. As
well as having the name of great
stage beauty she has the looks. too.
This weeks first picture viii be
printed tomorrow A large mum.
Der already have been received for
the third and last contest. and the
indications are the finale will pro
duce the beauty OF beauties. Look
for her
The mere men who Judged the
beauties are JudEent T. Sergeant.
wellknown artist. OF Seattle, VIM.
G. McNuity. cartoonist and news.
paper artist. and The Star Beauty
Editor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15

Billings and Boles avenues Thus
all the streets running north and
south are provided for.
Some are unchanged.
South Of Salmon Bay and the
Lake Washington canal the streets
cas-; and west will remain unchang-
ed North of this line there win
be two different series of names.
running in alphabetical order. Tho
first series will be names OF col
leges. as. Ann Arbor, Brown. Cor
nell. etc. North OF this series,
names OF trees viii prevail. such
as Ash. Beech. Cedar. etc
II Is expected that the change
may cost $4,000. due to the work
in making new filing cards in the
light. water. streets. engineering
and other departments.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15
4 tttst ttt 4 Z,
compERS PLEASED.

! WASHINGTON. May H. 4
! Samuel Gompcrs was informed 4
\ Of the supreme courts decision /,
) by United Press representa- 4
; tive when he arrived In Wash 4
\ ington today
; Il am gratIfied." he said. II 4
\ think II was the opinion Of the 4
\ majority OF Americans that 4
\ Judge Wrights sentence was 4
/ unjust. cruel and unusual--par- 4
\ tlcularly In the alleged con 4
\ strnctiye contempt proceeding 4
\ and that his language was 4
: intemperate and unjudicial.'
\ = ~ tSt 4 4 = = 4 4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15
Stop Strap
Hanging

Councilman Austin r. GriffIths
today introduced two ordinances in
the afternoon meeting Of the coun-
ell.
Ono atrogates the position OF
Chief Jailer Corbett among other
things I nthe reorganization Of the
Jail, and the securing Of better con
ditions In the jail.
The other Is 20 stop strap hang
ing. Only certain per cent more
people will be allowed on cars than
there are seats. The percentage is
left open in Griffith's ordinance.
and will be considered In commit
tee.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15
MEANS MUCH TO
LABOR, SAYS M'NAMARA

THE decision is what | expect
ed" said George T. Mcnamara, ed
itor OF the Seattle Union Record,
this morning. 1T proves the CON
tention of organized labor that the
Sherman antitrust law does not ap-
ply TO labor, and was only meant
for the corporations and trusts, as
the name implies. The decision
Will mean great deal for the flu
ture of labor. II will mean that we
can do legally now what everybody
else is allowed to do-deal or re-
fuse to deal with whatever firm or
corporation we see fit"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15
MADE HIS WIFE
SUPPORT HIM?

John Lidstrom got n job as 30.
licitor for cigar manufacturer.
Then he made his wife do the 40.
li,i,inE. she says. Lndstrom has
failed 10 support her since. she told
Judge Gay this morning.
IAndstrom. a bartender. is alleged
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15
CENSUS FRAUDS
BEFORE JURY

fHy United Ffees flenNed NIfr-i
TACOMA. May 15.--The mass OF
evidence which the officials OF the
department OF justice have been &c.
concerning alleged
crooked work in the taking OF IN.
comas 1910 census. was placed be.
fore the federal grand jury today.
Secret service officials have been
calling on families all over the city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15
FIGHT FOR
FREE WOOL

WASHINGTON. May IS The
house ways and means committee
today went into executive session
TO consider the wool schedule. The
democratic members OF the house
seem 10 be divided II ls under
stood that seven democrats are Dc.
mandlng free wool and seven others
are insisting that some duty be
levied II is expected that the con
troversy viii result In a 80 per cent
reduction OF the present tafiff
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15

To Fave an interest In the saloon OF
8. lindstrom. his father, at 5i6
Maynard av. He alleges that his
wife would often come home so In
tc3icated that she could not find
the kcyhole The couple were mar.
ricd in 1908. and own their own
ho me.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15
coNsERvATloNlsTs MEET

The utilization OF inferior grades
OF lumber and wood waste viii be
considered at a meeting Wednes-
day evening OF the Washington
Conservation association In the
Chamber of Commerce. Gov. Hay
and Mayor Seymour of Tacoma will
sneak.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15
,uAMploN MEAN MAN FOUND.

JERSEY CITY, N. j., May i5.--
Miss Margaret Walsh was scalped
by machinery in the factory where
she worked. She was carried to
the hospital. An unknown man
offered to take the scalp and hair
to the hospital that II might be
grated on the girls head, but In.
stead disappeared with II.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15
HURT IN ]
CAVE IN

Charles Lyre, 1891 1ith av. N. 70,
is at the Seattle General hospital
probably fatally Injured. by a cave.
in In the trunk sewer at the Univer.
sity campus, at 1880 Saturday
night The falling earth struck him
ON the neck and the back, complete.
ly paralyzing the upper portion OF
his body.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15
POLITICIAN
IS SUICIDE
an, United Press I.eascd Wire, }

MEDFORD. Or, May i5.-Ben-
famine Beall. prominent democrat.
committed suicide near this city
Sunday by shooting himself
through the heart with q shot gun.
Three years ago he fell striking
HIS head Since that time he has
been subject to temporary insane
spells. He was 40 and unmarried.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15
HE'S SURE IN BAD SHAPE.

CHICAGO. May 1b.--The ma
tional anthem contest has brought
TO James u. McFatrich, president
of the board OF education. a letter
from ID. N. Boyce of Tuscola, Ill,
who says:
81 desire to enter the contest
because strange unrest has taken
possession OF my soul and ! feel
there Is something there that must
come out"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15
TRYING AGAIN To
REACH PEACE
IN MEXICO

NoGsLEs. May fs-Flve hun
dred rebels marching 20 the a.
tack on Nogaies. Mssico, we're
reported t~o houes out of the
city At 70; 30 o'clock today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15

NEW HAVEN.--Because his wife
got a divorce on the grounds OF ex-
treme cruelty. Prof Henry Lord
Wheeler OF the chair OF organic
chemistry. will retire without con-
test from Yale faculty. He has gone
TO Chicago 10 try 10 prevent his wife
collecting t100. 900 alimony.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15
DROPPED

While satisfied that Deputy Pros
ecutor Caldwell was guilty of tech-
nical contempt of court when Le
advised Chief Bannick to release
s. X. Bersh, wanted in Texas for
embezzlement, though he knew that
Judge Main had issued second
writ of habeas corpus, Judge Main
has intimated that the incident is
closed.
Hiram C. Gill. who represented
Bersh, failed TO appear last Satur-
day 10 push the case.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15
" 'F"N IJb ''"N
Stayed in Cold Storaael

\ WlLKESBARRE. Pa, May ,
4 i5.--Charles dig of Plymouth ,
4 has been left share OF the !
4 estate of a Texas girl whom !
4 he has never seen. but with ,
/ whom he corresponded after he ,
found her name and address on ,
an egg four years ago. ,
4 u tNt tpt \ 4 4 4 .
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15

what Seattle needs is new
birth-~a birth unto righteousness"
said Rev Shayler at St Marks
last night we may remove one
harvest OF corrupters. but the
seed has to be sown for a crop OF
honest men TO be harvested"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15
TnE RueAIYAT OF DEATH.

DENVER. May 15.-Royal III.
Worthen, an electrical engineer
found dead here. presumably sur
eide, left at his side q copy of
omar's "Ruhaiyat" opened at the
following:
why said another, some there
are who tell
or one who threatens he will toss
TO hell
The mckless pot he marr'd in
making-pish,
He's good fellow and twill all
be we'll
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15

| HARTFORD. Conn. - "old \
/ Jackson. a negro. is to have his !
/ first bath in six years. A 4
I shower is being installed in the \
/ county poorhouse, in response 4
/ TO his plea.
|. 4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15
EXTRA
OIL TRUST
DISSOLVED
(By United Press.)
BULLETIN

WASHINGTON, May l5.-The government
wins its suit to dissolve the half-billon dollar Stand
ard Oil company. The supreme ciurt today upheld
the district court of appeals
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15

WASHINGTON, ID. C., May 15-At 2:O5 the
supreme court took 80 minutes recess for lunch AT
that time Chief Justice White had not read any de-
cisions for the day. 1t believed that the Stand
ard Oil will be decided this afternoon
Chief Justice white reading
shortly after o'clock with preamble
the opening no
would be Il is reported that will
cad he ouiut