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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-09
RUSSIAN JOHN" ONLY MAD GIANT NOW AND JOKE TO MANY
BUT SOME SEATTLE BEFRND HIM FOR THE MAN HE USED BE

Victoria and Port Townsend on the
night OF January 8. 1904.
Fifty-seyen men and women and
children were lost In that disaster.
Russian John. was ordered 20 the
pumpa. The water put out the fires
and the pumps we're useless. The
hand pumps refused TO work
BAIL" was the order. and RUS.
sian John" bailed. Having the habit
OF obedience. he did as he was told.
He bailed furiously. hour after hour.
The Clallufn was settling.
When He Played the Man.
ThSn the crew were called 10
stand by TO get the passengers off
Russian John was a host In himself
at that work. He penned the panic.
stricken passengers against a deck.
house and held them there. He was
stolld and unafrald, and bis great
arms held them fast He let them
go to the boats-women and chill.
dren frat.
The first boat load was capsized
tho instant IL touched the water and
all were lost. The second drifted q
little way and turned turtle. Others
OF the crew were assigned TO man
the boats. but Russian John" held
back.
The tug Holyoke had the Clallum
in tow. Then came the tug Sea
Lion. and the HoIyoke let 20 the
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yet such is the habit OF lifetime
that, II set to work, he will toll with
certain automatic intelligence.
Given truck and set to work load
ing or unloading ship, he will do the
work OF any two stevedores. lie
has the strength OF three.
There are a few men who do not
laugh at Russian John" In a Sc
cretive. shame-faced fashion, they
help him. They give him nickels
and dimes. In a secretive. shame
faced fashion they are fond OF Rus
sian John" They remember the
man he used to be. Aye. the man
he used 10 be!
His Life Story.
Properly, "Russiaa John" Is a
Finn. He came 20 Seattle from the
seven seas. Where a man halls
from, the. sea-faring people do not
seek to know.
He could never have been a grea,
man, but he might have been a use.
ful one. Two qualities had the giant
VIking-obedienc and courage. The
habit OF obedience was ingraIned In
to him when he served, conscript
In the army OF the czar. The cour.
age he inherited from his Viking
forefathers.
He was a deckhand on the Clal
lum, the wooden steamer which
foundered In the straits between
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line, and both tugs began taking off
passengers and crew. But Russian
John" held back.
Finally. In the darkest hour be-
fore dawn. the Clallum went down
with q rush, and Russian John"
went with her. He cannot now re-
late the experience. II excites him
curlously to try. AT such times the
enemies OF his mad world crowd In
upon him and he grows inarticulate
with rage and fear.
All that Is known is that 4s hours
after the Clallum sank, he was pick.
ed up, cllnging to a spar and half
dead
II Left Him as He 10.
Cold, hunger and exposure could
not hurt the giant frame OF him. He
got well. Physically he got well.
but he rose from O hospital cot,
months later, half-wit. constantly
menaced by the demons OF HIS
fancy.
no one seems to know where
Russian John" sleeps or how he
lives. Just after his recovery he
got word from Finland that his
father and mother had died and that
he was heir to considerable prop
erty. He returned to his native
town. He married almost immedi-
ately. The story IL told that the
woman robbed him and left him
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BY FRED L. soALr

Along the water front he's joke.
mail boys, always cruel, follow him
oeoot and taunt him. Sailors laugh
= the sight Of him.
Here comes Roosian john" they
ey. AHey, Johnl Make us . speech,
sennl John, you're bIoomin' Eng
aohmanis
Al that the giant Russian John"
v'h halt In his shambling walk, and
lake huge, hairy fish at his tor
pentors and shout incoherent
saFses. For, at some time, It Ia sup
-, In the misty past OF Russian
fQnn an Englishman Incurred bis
AIRED. You have but 10 cali him
!. Englishman to get rise" out OF
Auasian John"
- War With Unseen Enemies.
heft alone. he will leave the world
- tragicalIy comic figure, big,
.nt ragged, unshayen, drunken
unclean. He IL stark mad, and
MAD world In which he dwells is
ep'ed with enemies whom he
tes and fears. lie meets them In
~ walks along the front. He sees
8 - ali about him. He fights with
m and goes into berserker RACES
Alone. ~ "o' ''ae nun
80 ne is-mad as March hare +;
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GIRL BARES
WICKED LIFE:
DENIES MURDER

PORTLAND. Ore, Sept. e.--Go-
Ing on the stand In her own de.
fensc, Hazel Irwin. 20-year-old girl,
charged jointly with Willard Tan
ner with the murder OF Ray Wal
lace, today barred her life history TO
Jury here. She did not spare her
self, telling frankly OF her scarlet
life. but denying guilt in the kill.
ing of Wallace. After telling her
story, she tainted.
The Irwin girl told OF her be-
trnyal in girlhood, and after that OF
her life In resort In Oakland, Cal,
and as woman OF the Barbary
coast. San Francisco.
After meeting Tanner In San
Francisco. the two came to Port
land. Tanner deserting the army.
Neither Tanner nor she could get
work. so she resumed her immoral
life. II being. she said, either that
or starve."
She admitted Turing Wallace to
the rooms occupied by herself and
Tanner. where he was killed. She
said Tanner struck the young man
from behind with an iron bolt, kill
ing him almost instantly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-09

CON MENTIONS
TOMORROW

Both the county and state con-
ventions of the progressive party
will be held at the Armory tomor.
row. The conventions will ratify
the nominations made by the people
for state, congressional and county
offices on Saturday. The state con-
vention will meet at IL O'Clock In
the morning. while the county con-
vention will meet at o'clock.
Bob" Hodge. progressive nominee
for governor. will make brief ad-
dress before the state delegates,
preceding the main affair OF the
day. the address OF Col. Theodore
Roosevelt. progressive nominee for
president
Progressive leaders are at work
today making tentative draft of
the platform 10 be submitted to the
state convention tomorrow. One OF
the important features that will be
adopted is a general increase OF rs
per cent on the present compensa-
tions paid to those receiving In
juries by reason of industrial acci-
dents.
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SAYS PRESIDENT PAID
POLITICAL DEBTS BY
GIVING PUBLIC JOBS
sBy United Press Leased wlre.)

SPOKANE, Wash, Sept. 9.-The Inland Empire
city today gave Colonel Roosevelt the enthusiastic
reception yet accorded him his swing around the
circle.
Twenty-Five thousand people packed the streets
in front of the Masonic temple and gave the colonel
good start by yelling for him throw his hat in the
ring.
"Well, the way the shines in my face, guess
Id better take my hat out of the ring and put il my
head the colonel retorted. The Theft of the Wash
ngton Delegation at the Chicago Convention" the
theme with which Col. Roosevelt opened This
preemnently state where the people defrauded
Of their right to say who their nominee should be-"
the colonel declared. 81 believe Washington is for
Roosevelt" "You bet" the crowd yelled and the col
onel grinned delightedly However," he resumed,
I'm not going to talk about the republican party.
don't discuss dead folks Pm against those who pay
for political services with udgeshps and district ator-
neyships IF win, well smash both the old ma
chine parties to flinders"
Roosevelt plainly referring to Taft's appoint
ment of Howard as federal judge and B. w. Coner
district attorney Coiner the principal actor in
the theft of the Washington delegates.
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PROBE STARTS
In w. u. T. CASE

WASHINGTON. Sept. e.--An en-
tering wedge for an investigation OF
telegraph rates BY the interstate
commerce commission was opened
here today In a complaint against
the Western Union Telegraph Co
by the M. NJ. White Co, fruit deal.
ers. The complaint alleges that the
company discriminates By giving
special rates for day and night let
tera: that II has obtained control
OF the cable companies. and Is stiff
ling competition II also alleges
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Ipenniless. He shipped on tramp
steamer and turned up in Seattle
again.
Russian John" has private
graft II is understood that the ice
left In the beer cars belongs TO him.
He peddles II TO the fish dealers.
II Is one OF the sights of the front
10 see him handling 200-pound cakes
OF ice as easily as woman would
handle handbag.
II IL curious how the habit OF
obedience cllngs to John. Give him
a dime and say, Here. John, go get
a drink and John viii get drink
even II he Is half-dead with hunger.
But II you say. Here. John. 70 get
q bite" John will get bite, even II
every nerve In his body is crying
out for drink.
II ls considered by the many an
excellent Joke TO make John eat
when he wants to drink, or drink
when he wants to eat. But the few
do not think II funny-the few who
remember the man he used to be.
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Continuing. the colonel reiterat-
ed his plans for reducing the high
cost OF living by bringing the farm
or directly In touch with the con-
suner.
The colonel stopped the thread
Of his speech TO appeal TO small
knot OF men and women voters
standing directly In front OF the
balcony. separate from the big
crowd. Its right, isn't it?" he
would ask. "you bet" would
come the emphatic response An.
other diversion was cheer that
started when some woman lowered
her sunshadc and broke II In the
process.
Gov. Wilson's criticism OF the
progresslvcs' plan for a minimum
wage was dismissed by Roosevelt
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ROo,evei, Program Here

Accompanied by eight neyspaper.
men. a moving picture man his
cousin George n Roosevelt. and
cscsl A I.von and Dr Terriu his
nhvstcIan col Theodore Roosevelt
viii arrive An seattle tomorrow
morning q, q o'clocl
re a,,I receive m. higyaa, dam.
ons,ra,,on over yIxen anyona in "a.
a,,,a ho,ara ,ran, al ;nd,ca,,ons
svasna,,a al, rastn,aa,ai nanS viii
,,,ass "a eel, > ooo da,ara,as as'
p'as 49, 49,. .ss s -
sei''ueu " .ne s,a.e snu eoa"',
eonNei,''o.s, , as WI as hanulees VI
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Z OF HANFORO'S 5
DECISIONS UP
ON APPEAL

Two important eases. nov on APP
peal from the decisions of 81 judge
IIanford. viii come rp this week
before the circuit court of appeals.
which began one weeks session in
Seattle this morning The I'll Mel.
ovich case and the OEmson dlafran-
chisemens decision will be watched
with considerable interest.
The MeIovich case comes up on
"Wednesday morning IN that case
a jury gave Ell Melosich. latorer.
n sarstct of $4,000 for fhr loss OF
hIs right arm while employed by
the Stone w Web.tsr Co. Kerr \ Nc.
Cord. Hsnfefd'x fasorite attorneys
asked for a new trial In behalf OF
tho company. Hanford Of his owu
accord made the startling discovery
that he used the little word ~Any"
enormously In one of his instruc.
tsonH lie assigned that an hss
chief excuse for ordering nrw trial
and also added that he considered
tf1. 900 about five tlmen too much
for such injuries. anyhow
In the Olsson case. which moved
Congressman Berger 10 file I'M
peachment charges against Han
ford. The latter dlsfranehised Leon.
ard Olsnon because he profesacd
belief in socialist principles.
Upon instructions from Attorney
General wlckernham. who denounc.
ed fiantord's decision ss a gross
injustice the local United States
district attorney viii cooperate
with Oisson's attorneys In asking
for reversal Of the dlsfranchlse.
,nent. I, IL practically certain.
therefore. that oixson win be re
stored 10 citizenship and will be
permitted to vote in the coming
rIecffon.
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MRS. JOHN r. M'LEAN
DIES OF PNEUMONIA

4 BAR HAPBoR. Me-. Sept. Q. 4
= Mrs. John r. Mclean, wife 4
4 OF the millionaire publisher OF 4
r Cincinnati and Washington. 4
4 died OF pneumonia at her 4
4 summer home here today. A
r sister, Msda-, Bskmeseff. wife 4
4 wife OF the Russian arbsssa- 4
r dor 20 the United States, and 4
4 her son, Edv. D. Mclean, and 4
4 her husband were al the bed 4
4 side. Mrs. Mclean was 65 4
4 years Of age.
H1S SS4ssSS ~
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as purely academic. the objection
OF the schoolroom."
We are faced with the actual
fact OF doing away with the heart
breaking misery which now exists
IN the concrete. and we are not to
be frightened from our purpose by
well-meant suggestions of a purely
academic Kind as to highly improb-
able possibilities" he said. We
will put a stop 10 the misery which
now actually exists ! doubt
whether the protection OF the work
ers from the evils OF oyerwork. un-
employment. sweatshop wages and
child labor VIII really enhance the
cost OF production. but In any
event ! would rather see the cost
OF production increased than 10 see
workers In misery"
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THE ROOSEVELT PROGRAM

Dreamland meeting. which a-ill be-
gin at i0:30, and will introduce the
colonel. Roosevelt will make his
second speech here before the state
progressive convention In tho
armory at . p. m.
The Roosevelt parade viii move
up Second av. TO Union St. where
the delegates will 20 to the armory
and the crowd will follow Roosevelt
to the Dreamland. While the
colonel is speaking. the delegates
will convene and the convention
will proceed 10 adopt a progressive
platform and ratify the nomina-
tions as shown by the results Of
Saturdays primaries.
Bob" Hodge will probably ad-
dress the delegates before the ar
rival OF Roosevelt at o'clock. At
s.45. Roosevelt will board his train
for Tacoma.
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3 HUNTERS LOST
BACK OF JUNEAU

JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. s.--John
Shattuck. ~. student at the Uni.
versity OF Oregon; Dell Llnscott,
20. resident OF Douglas, and Les
lie Oliver. IL, OF Juneau. are be-
liesed 60 have perished In the
mountains back OF sheep Creek.
-four miles south Of here. having be.
come lost IN fog while hunting.
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FOREST SERVICE ENDS

The work OF the state forest fire
service was declared closed today.
and the closed season is at an end.
IL win not be necessary TO get a
permit TO burn slashings, but neigh.
bors and other persons interested
must be notified. Precautions must
be taken.
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SESSION
Of CONGRESS
LIKELY

WASHINGTON. Sept. s.--Wlth
the war department showing great
activity. a yoluminous exchange OF
kilograms passed between Presi.
dent Taft At hls summer home In
Beverly. Mass. aud officials here
today, growing from the Mexican
border situation. II is not believed
that the president will permit the
invasion OF Mexico by United States
troops without the consent Of con
gress
II II Is decided to call special
session Of congress, announcement
to that effect is looked for today.
II IL said that reports OF new
revolt In Southern Mexico have
been received. but as they are OF a
confidential nature. the dispatches
have not been made public. presi-
dent Taft IA receiving copy OF all
messages from the frontier.
Lieut. Gen. Leonard Wood. chief
OF staff OF the United States army.
was at his office early today. after
consulting with members of his
staff throughout the night.
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4 II your paper is not deliv-
4 cred regularly to your home
4 every afternoon, and IL II is
4 not delivered in good shape,
4 please phone the circulation
\ manager. Main 940Q. The Star
4 subscribers are entitled to per ,
4 feet service. They are enti-
4 tied to an early and a regular =,
4 delivery. Boys who crumple 1
4 up or otherwise mutflate the Z,
4 paper should be reported. ,
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discrimination by giving special
rates 10 newspapers.
The fruit company asks repara-
tion In the sum OF $4,000.
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San Diego, CaI.--Resldents Of
0ceanside have petitioned the city
council. asking the establishment
Of municipal bar room. They say
the city might as we'll have some OF
the 100000 spent monthly at
0ceanside for wet goods"
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Americans FLEEING.

EAGLE PASS. Tex. Sept. 9.--In.
tolerable conditions In Mexico are
causing another exodus OF both
Americans and natives. Refugees
arriving here today said that many
non. on.comhatants had been hanged
across the border.
The rebels are operating along
the frontier. between Eagle Pass
and ri paso. and many ranches are
reported TO have been raided.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-09

Il grateful the people who turned out despite the
rain their for Saturday. said Rob Hodge.
successful progressive nominee for governor this morning
sand now am ready for the finish round"
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Late returns received from some
Of the smaller counties increase the
probability OF Senator J. W. Bryan's
nomination for congressman-af-
large. Bryan received the highest
number Of votes in Yakima county.
with f2S votes against $40 for Hal-
lalne. In WalIa walia. Bryan got
III to Bailaine's ~. In whitman he
got 33 while Bailainc got 60. In
Benton Bryan led with "a against
Bailaine's rs. Bryan got another
big lead In Thurston county. with
244 against % for Ballaine. In Pa
cific county, he got 80 to Bal
laina's ~.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-09
T. r. SCORES TAFT IN SPOKANE SPEECH
HODGE NOMINATED
BY BIG LEAD OVER
ALL HIS OPPONENTS

rslcones Winners Congress-Bryan
Belaine in Neck and Neck Race-Conventions Tomorrow
VIII Rstify Peoples Choice.
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Govsrnor Bob Hodge. Seattle
Lieut.. Gov.--Govnor Teata, Tn.
coma.
Secretary Of state-w. n. Ford.
Arlington.
State treasurer--Arthur g. Corey.
Chehafis.
State audi'oF--Andrew Z. Moberg.
NJ Vernon.
Attorney generaI--E. @. Mills.
SEATTLE.
commissloner public lands-W.
y kanfman. BeIlingham.
Superintendent public instruction
Prof G. +. Beach. Olympia.
Insurance commlssioner--J. w.
Collins. Kirkland.
CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES
Ia districf--Dan Landon. Seattle
md district-stanton warburtoa,
Tacoma.
~ district-F. VI. Goodwin. spo-
AtIarge--J. A. Falconer. Everett.
~ Bryan. Bremerton. or J. r..
Noilaine. Seattle.
COUNTY OFFICES
auditor Claude r. Gage.
Enfineer-A +. Fuller.
superintendent OF schools Miss
~ Simmons.
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Arsessor-S. o. woten.
CIerk--M III Cushing.
Treasnrer--James r. Crawford.
sheriff--John stringer
CorOner-Dr. Walter Kelton.
Prosecuting attorney--Chas. M
Baxter.
Iusfices--John A. Best. Howard
O. Durk. Devillo Lewis, Hiram u
Woodin.
Commissioner, South district &C
v. Garrison.
Commissioner. North district
Thomas Dobson.
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practically opponents
banner Roosevelt In this,
her home county oase osa, QUO 4 Case y nearly vote vote
Case 26oe Pauhamus 300 and Lawrence icoo
As
M led Paahamus by about 500 spokane the
Hdxe led both Pauhanus and Lawrence who close
No. seuss aspox@s sooo Voc votes o ot o Of sos
Cee have been received and probably will be
rALcossR NOMINATED
.s sr sS Close raa,ss, hss @ hr @ ~ @ s
W. and naanc
csbsiey following them wh lead
Bryan 10 be the lead and win probably be nominated
sS<i beating Baane by Faconcr
lANooS EASY WINNER
Senator Dan andon easily
for Tsuonason ii the Second IL the Th 1aa a
@ the returns have favored v NJ Goodwns Nelson
ooner Tesis Of Tacoma W Spokane
ysssfs kaufman Tor land commissioner also had heavy
- over their The indications that W
Mount vnoa for auditor and W Collins
candidate against HumpAr~, for
VIII probably lead ieks
legislature county walker led in nsIInsha L -
close contest for the nomination q
nsss and Gilbert Cox Two In
mt keprexenave Buchanan
L " ~ :. A'a ana -
Cupid Claude auditor by about
.s so u csshns has safe lead for county clerk and
ne honnson OF the progressive
chss Baxter attorney Hugo Kelley was
winning the nomination 0 % seqS as' sd % g
In the north district Thomas nominated for comm
.nh went for Dobson The results for four
Tpe suecsssfui comfy candidates follow:
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King County Fair opens at the
Meadows today. Fred l.. Boalt
writes about Il and the old time
county fair. Page 3 today.
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Roosevelt's meeting at Dream
land rink toYoofrow will be free
to everybody. There will be no
open air meeting as first
announced.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-24
LIFE SAVERS
HELD BY ICE
Cut Off From Outside World
Since Christmas.

a<WDM
Atlantic City. N. J., Jan. 24.-Mem-
bers of the government life saving
crew at Little Beach. after subsisting
on half rstions for three weeks, man
aged to reach here for a new supply
Of provisions. Although only twelve
miles distant it took the crew nearly
twenty-four hours to make the trip
because of the ice through which they
had to break their way.
Inc crew was iced In ON Christmas
day. and since then has been cut of
from the outside world. When the ice
started to break up a few days ago,
attempts We're made to get out, but
these proved failures. On Sunday
night their food was about exhausted,
and prompt measures were necessary.
Leaving the station with four men,
Captain Bennett started for Atlantic
City. Il required twelve hours To
break through the Ice sto the outside
channel. Axes and boathooks were
used to cut a lane through the foot OF
salt Ice.
After reaching the outside inlet the
crew took the ocean route to this city,
The surfmen started on the return TRIP
to carry back food to two men who
had been left behind.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-24
OPPOSES THIRD TERM.
General Agnus In Baitimcrs American
Sounds Warning.

General Aanus In Baitimors American
Sounds Warning.
Baltimore. Jan. 24.-Ths Baltimore
American. the oldest Republican paper
In the United States. publishes today
an editorial. signed by General Felix
Agnus. advising against any attempt
to foist upon the Republican party a
third term candidate 1t states that
the hero Of Apponiattox once tried this
and signally failed. The editorial says
in part:
Theodore Roosevelt is a presiden-
tiai impossibility. The sooner this
fact is recognized and the more firmly
Il Is stated the sooner will the Repub-
lean party get its true bearings and
she drivei of hysteria that invokes his
name as a savior Of the party and the
country he checked. Roosevelt Is an
impassibility because no American.
however eminent or esteemed. could
consider the confidence Of the people
TO the extent of having them set aside
the time honoresl practice of the ma
ton III this regard. Washington would
o accept a third term; Grant could
o secure IL; Roosevelt Will not have
the opportunity to gain this distinc-
ton. He Will not have the oppertuni-
~ arst and primarily because be
doesn't want 1t and. secondly. because
the people do not want him to have il. /"