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THE MARKETS
~ rvLL AssoclArED PaEss IN
W DAILY REPoRTs W
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

Chicago. Oct. :0.-HoKs: Receipts
$1,000: market slow a, Saturdays
average: bulk Of ssles $50 TO $50.
lights go TO $40: mixed 7.7s to
$50: rough 7.ds To $50: heavy ga
10 $40: piss ~; to 7.7s.
Cattle: Receipts 1909; market
steady TO shade lower: bcevas G.;a
to s.s5: Texas steers s.75 TO ;.sa:
western steers & To sac. atockers
and feeders a.io to ,.ss: COWS and
heife~ $50 To sac: calves :, ia
1889.
Sheep: Receipts S:.oo": market
steadys native 3.s5 to ass: western
to 3: y"ariinss : to q: lambs. ma
tive ...' tn ,.0s: western ..s" Ia
7.o;.
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CHICAGO BOARD OF rARoE

Chicago. Oct. :6.-whcat today
developed strength owing to receipts
northwest bcinK much lighter than
a year MO. Opening prices varied
from . to .c decline to &c advance
with n subs~Gucnt moderate ri.c all
around.
The clos" was steady. /! To tc net
higher.
Rain aud snow at 81. Louis led to
considerable demand for corn hut
leading specuiasors aoid freely when
the market advanced. The start Was
I toac higher. After some further
hardening. however. nearly NIL Of tho
gain was lost. Is
The cloA~ was firm nj an advance
Of g to 1c net. :.
Oats followed the course Of other
grain. Short. were tho chief buyers.
Provisions averaged easy In line with
conditions NJ the yards. First sales.
which ranged from SC off to n like
advance. gave a fair id." "f the
trade.
Close: Wheat. December >3s to g.:
May sag to ss,.
Corn. December e., to /: May
ss..
Oats. December 3Sl: May u:.
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KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK

kansas City. No. Oct. :O.-iiogs:
Receipts 1000: market steady: bulk
OF sales ,.sa to $50. heavy \ "a
$50: packers and butchers = to s..s:
lights $50 10 $50: piss $50 to 7.7s.
Cattle: Receipts :s.OO0: mnrke,
steady To weak: prime fed sicrrs SIS
10 $50. dressed beef steers $50 Ia
s.6"; western steer. go To s.,a.
southern steers a.:" tn ....: COWS
a.:a to :: hcif.rs !: to y: ssorkcrs
and feeders :.;" I" s.:a: bulls l.sa
I" $50 calves ;.i" io SIS.
sheep: Receipts 1900: market
steady: lambs Gas to s..s: yeariings
as to $50: ~",h.r~ I to ais: .wes
$40 To ,.:s.
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Washington. Oct. 2".-.Ambassa'
dor Pages Inquiries today at the
British foreign office were made to
ascertain the attitude of the british
government In the Mexican situation
The United States had been led to
believe that moral support for Its
policy would be given by Great Hri.
tain hut great disappointment was
felt when the very day after General
Huerta announced himself dictator
and nullificd constitutional rcstric-
tionR. Sir Lionel Garden presented
his credentials to Senor Huerta.
That was looked on with disfavor
by the administration here and II
has ben reported that Sir Lionel Car
den has been otherwise active to
thwart the policy OF the United States
1t is thought that ambassado Page
will make clear to the British for.
eign office the displeasure Of the
United States at such activities.
Tho view Of the British govern
mcnt is that the policy of Sir Lionel
Garden. the British minister to Mex
leo. Is not nntagonistic to the point
of view Of the United States and 1t Is
poincd out as merely coincidence
that Sir Lionel Garden presented his
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credentials simultaneously with pro
visional Hu"rta's declaration Of y die
taiorship.
The fact that Great britain has
recognized provisional president HUI
cpta rendered 1t necessary. It is urg-
ed here. that the British minister
shonId present his letters without dc.
lay and 80 obtain standing.
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

New York. Oct. :O.-speculstivt
conditions were little changed by de-
velopmcnts over The weekend and al.
though prices rose at the outset today
the recovery was not enduring.
Shorts were less concerned over their
position than late last week. since {:
was evident that no strong injury
for the long account had developed
and the demand for stocks to cover
WAS abated.
The appearance Of new weak spots
infimeuced traders. who took the
short side again. Standard shares
moved indscisiveiy until the weak.
ness Of New Haven. Pannsy lvRnia.
Can and Tennessee copper became no.
ticesbic. Then III" whole list moved
off. Union Pacific. Reading and var
Ious other issues were depressed u
point or no.
Bonds were irregular.
Sufficient buying power ~as Great
I'd In tho last half Of the day to put
tn. list well over IN. early low fig
urc~. The demand. however. was not
vigorous and did not impress tn.
short interest greatly.
Tho market closed firm.
The rccupcration stimulated more
effective buying for both accounts.
which either cancelled io~srr or re-
duccd them In most cas~~ to smali
fractions. AmaiGnmatcd developed
somc Of Its earlier firmncss and there
was large buying Of Steel and Union
Pacific. both of which sold beyond
Saturdays close.
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NEW YORK METAL

New York. Oct. cO.---Coppcr firm:
standard. spot offered Mt 1913: Oc-
tober, November ana December Of
fcred at 1G.2:a.
Tin weak: spot and October 80 IA
1880
Iron quiet: No. I Northern 16 Ia
1850: No. Northern 1915 to
1926: No. l southern 1850 to l6:
No. l southern soft 1850 to ,6.
Lead steady. 4.30 to $50.
Spcltcr quiet. 5.:3 to j.3:5.
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DEff AND CATTLE
IMpoh1y INCREASE;
txpOAtS DECREASE

->-
washinkt0s. OFT. 20.--rhe recent
transfer 1T the Cnited ststes frou,
the small list Of heef exporting toun.
tries N the large list Of beAf-import.
Ing countrteA In sharply illustrated
by the Auk,ist figures Of Imports and
exports Of beef and hccs cattle and
comparison thereof with theAug,ist
figures of earlier years Iuts made by
the Bureau of Foreign aud Domestic
Commerce of I'll" Department Of
Commerce. This shows that the "x-
ports Of beef and becT and beef cat
tie hnv. fallen from ~ million dol.
lion dollars yaiu. In the \ months
of 1919, aud that the Imports Of eat
u. meantime incrrac~i from 3.367
In the \ months OF 1904 to 3&O,lO5
IN the same period Of 1918. and their
value from Sisl.ii5 In 1894 10 So
0:l is: IN 1918. A. TO beef. III.
imr0rta'ioEr In 1894 were insuffi-
Client To Justify their statement
month by month. and the Total vniu.
Of beef imported for consumption In
I'll" full fiscal wear lsOt wa shut
81 l'.s::. Will" the singi. month III
July. 1919. showed II total importa-
tion II .t:.ast pounds valued at
&'6.a:j: August, Il total Of i.i5i.-
6:6 pounds rsim.a at tss..Di. aud
September about an equal amount.
Even III" valu" of III" comparative.
ly small number ~ catti. exported
is now less per head than In earlier
ys"r.. despite the general advance
In prices meantime. The average
export price OF tn" isoI. head Of
cattle In the = months .nd'si with
August. 1919. wss t3i. AxainS, an
avcarsc of SIS for tho ,is.s.s head
Of cattle exported In I'll. correspond
Ink months 0f 9Oi. On III. Import
side thor. " = decrease % afi,0ut ~
per cent In n" valuation per head.
the 5t".i"s cattle Imported In III. 81
months ended with August. 1914.
hcins valued NJ sis per head. com.
pared iwth SI9 per head for III. o.
~: cai,l" Imported In the rorrcspon-
ding months OF 1901. The character
Of the cattle import~. diffcrr, of
course. radically from, that of those
exported. being mostly. On III. .x-
i'ort side. grain. fed animals ready for
and on the import side
xroU-f.d cattle In many ease, hut
or sesrs ot age Practically al,
o tfhc cattle Imported. other than
tho~c for breeding purposes. are
brought froh, Mexico. that country
havinK, supplied. In the fiscal year
isi3. 3ai.a': OF tn. s:0.:si head
imported for other tnan hr.cdtpy
purposes. OF the Lass imported for
breeding purposes. IRE" al duty. .ts
were from England.
Imports OF bccf show remarkable
gains within the very .rccn' prriod. |
In the fiscal year lg"i the quantity
Of beef imported for consumption
WAS lGi 500 pounds valued at sii.-
9::. against s:3.?;s pounds valued
at $s1.iIO in the fiscal year 1910
nnd 3.9a7.:o" pounds valued at
$a"3.a:t IT, 1918: while In tn. sin-
gle months Oi July and August the
imports aggregated Gi2.3St pounds
and i.iii.G:G pounds. respectively. |
and partial returns indicate that the
SeptG n,bcr figures will also npproxi-
mate one million pounds.
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DENVER LIVESTOCK

Denver. Colo. Oct :".-Rec-ipss
1889: market slow. Zoe lower: beet
steers tn $50: COWS and hcifcrs .
to $50: stockcrs and feeders $50 ia
s..0: calves : to =.
Hogs: Receipts I .0"". market low
er: top s.:s: bulk Of sales = to Sill.
Sheep: Receipts 3.0"0: murke,
steady: yearlings &.5o to 3: wether,
I to 40: lambs s.:' To SIS: eve.
:.:1 to 3.;S.
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TRADE IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES

In foreign countries you come into
competition with the best goods from
every land. An article must have
merit of the highest order to win es-
TEEN. In many Of these countries
Chambcrlair's Cough Remedy il the
most popular medicine In usc for
coughs and colds because II ~ the
best. For sale by all dealers
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CHICAGO PROVISIONS

Close: Pork. January 1910: May
lg.52s.
Lard. January 1924; May 1915
to l0.47a.
Ribs. January 1925: May 1910.
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New YORK STOCK LIST

New York. Oct. 20.-Amaig amntcd
i3.: Sugar 1913: Atchison ?:s:
Northern Pacific 1889: Reading
1909: Southern Pacific a6l: Union
Pacific 1874: 4. $. Steel '6I: T., :.
Steel preferred 1854.
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SEEK BRI1AIN'S At
1fTuDE ON MEXICO

London. Oct. aO.-waltcr II. Page.
the United States Ambassador this
afternoon discussed the situation In
Mexico with the officials Of the Bri-
tish foreign office.
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CRYSTAL ANNEX Oar / CAFE
Rooms in Connection - Try Der
Meals.
PETE NUss0. Prep.
Main and Convent
Grain

The price Of grain Ia lower this
week. "" ure always In line. Try
our chop for your dairy COW.
HAY
We Law. I'll" Bnrcla V-EM, also
Orchard Grass and Alfalfa mixed.
The pric. is rirh, for first class gonds
Cheaper grades II YOU want thrm.
FLOUR
Queen Quality Flour II bc'tcr than
ever this year. ~ III. wheat Is be.tcr
ana our miil buys only the hest grade
for Qne"n Quality Flour.
POTATOES
Just a word aoOu' Potatoes. Sow
IL the time to lay In nice stock fotf
winter. TIL. price IL advancing. W.
ha,. lust unloajeJ u cur of mic.
whit" Potatoes tina, we can sell yoi(
n u price that viii say" vou money
Those who do not Luv nnH aill pny
3Uc or 81 ~" per cwf. to somconc fo4
stCring them. Why not put "a teN
sacks In yonr cellar and save thai
amount. Call on us for rrices.
QuiLitch Feed Store
Store $40 North Commercial Street
Phone Trinidad 80.
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kATEs OF EXCHANGE

New York. Ort. :".-Ciosc: Prime
mcrcantilc paper to & pcr cent.
Commercial bill. tsog.
Bar silver GU.
Mexican dollars ~.
f Government bonds firm.
: Railroad bonds Irregular.
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THE MONEY MARKET

New York, Oct. 2O.-Money on call
steady. I'll to 81 per cent.
Time loans steady: go days ~ per
cent; 90 days 8 to 81.
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NEW YORK COTTON

New York. Oct. :0.-Spoi cotton
steady: m'ddiing upinnds it.30: mid.
dlinx gulf it.si. sales a00 hsies.
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ST. LOUIS METAL

St. Louis. Mo-, Oct. :o.--i.cad
steady, 4.22i.
Spelter dull. 5.l5
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ELeIN BUTTER

Eiein. H.. Oct. .o.-Butt.r firm.
2ai.
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ST. LOUIS WOOL

st. Louis. Mo-, Oct. cO.-Wool dull.
Western and southern. slight bury
|12 to 15c: fine bury. to II: heavy
fine l2 to 13i.
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One seven room. strictly modern
house. Red Goa. II
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Modern furnished rooms :.3 Beech
SI5 and SIS u month. II
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Six room modern house East Sew
cn,h. Inquire $50 ". naca. Call
I:nca 100. u
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For Rent.

HoOms for light housekeeping ~
Lucerne. Ph. Baca 3S3 or AS Beech
Il
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FOR TRADE

Colorado Avenue residence prop
erty for stock cattle Phone Red l07:
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PHYSICIANS

error. ..f r-frart ioi
pr. Aal-ro ha-
Tor rnap, y~ass
Issslins medical ,
cs,unir,, aisi !.
State hpar,l az J
rad, nn,t other .iI
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Six room tsrictly modern house
Close In. Call Red ltI:. q
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ss-ss.i ~ tol,saass. 4 large ssark ot slAsss'
asd sr,;nrial :yes q" hssd. \ large pro!r'
eh4rra ST. Win. dAasrei. s~rsous i'ssstra ttoe
hAllurinaiian. stomach tf.ahi~s. ahL s,ehei
pAy.irAi isslAdiss, Shea .i . a~ssous aaeuse
arr esu.-d bs eye strain The removal 81 'Ls
cause rff~-'. u permanent rur-a
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The price Of grain Ia lower ihis
week. "" are always In line Try
our chop for YOUR dairy COW.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-01
BURNS URGES
PROBING OF
HIS RECORD

By ruited Press Leased Wire
NEW YORK. Feb i.-Congres.
sional Investigation OF Oregon and
California land frauds. provided
for In n resolution introduced In
the house by Rep Ferris, II wei.
coined by Detective VIM. J. Burns.
according to his declaration here
today.
4 most earnestly hope and pray
that the resolution Is passed. said
Burns. Nothing would please me
better than for the report furnished
by the pardon CLERK 10 the attorney
general In the case OF Willard
Jones, recently pardoned. to be
carefully investigated II contained
the most outrageous falsehoods re-
garding myself that were ever ut.
tered. President Taft and At,or-
ney General WickershRm were out
raEeously deceived.
Il have incurred the III will of
those who have suffered from the
hundreds OF important inves,iga-
tons I have made | welcome any
Investigations OF my official con
duct during the many years ] was
In the government service. and !
viii gladly submit myself for trial
before the United States court"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-01
MAN OF POWER FACES PRISON in WINTER OF LIFE

proceedings aud scans tho fsco
OF each wlto"as. A powerful.
impressive man In Furth liiA
forehead In large, hin face big
aud strong. Physically, aa
mentally. Furth In OF com.
manding size. But beneath the
heavy eyeglasses his eyes
shine soft and kindly. eyes
that grew moist and teN-
attained when Schrioker dis
played his emotion during his
examination.
One cannot escape tho
pathoa In Furth'S case. The
very fact that he In Jacob
Furth. the wealthy financlor.
possibly initiates against him
In a criminal prosecution. II
would be no small feather In
any prosecuting attorneys cap
20 secure a conviction against
Furth.
For 30 years Jacob Furth
has been a central figure In
Seattle. AZ boy Of ie. he en-
igrated from bohemia and
pushed his way 10 California
lie worked hard as "A young
man and met considerable
success as "a merchant lie
then came north. 10 Seattle. ea-
tahliahod the Puget Sound
bank Ia 1889. and has been the
giant of Northwest finance
ever since.
And today this giant 10 dane.
Ing attendance IN court nj
Bellingham at the instance OF
a comparatively obscure prose
cutting attorney. Augustus
nrawloy. OF the little county OF
Skagit.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-01
R. H. THOMSON
FILES MOTHER
SUIT ON TIMES

r. ~. Thomson. former city engi.
n.cr oi Seattle. filed his SECOND
suit for 500 600 damages against the
Seattle Times aud A J Hlcthcn to
day
lie alleges he has been hampcrcd
In his work aud his efforts to
obtain employment rendered aim.
cult on account Of articles published
In the Tines CA August 20. 1911.
accusing him Of fraud
After leaving Seattle. Thomson
entered the employ OF the govern
mcnt OF British Columbia. and has
been engaged In a great enterprise
on Vancouver laland Ills work. he
says Ia his petition. has been made
difficult By the stories printed In
tho Timea
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-01

In tho latter part Of 1910
Schrlckcr wrote to Furth. ask
ing Il the latter would permit
him To ovordrRw I'D IN amount
of $4,000. Schrloker offered
to put up security. Furth
wrote
I'VE do not require secVrl,y
from You.r
Sehrloker's word was good
with Furth for Hi5,Ooc. And IL
was good for sio6. coo before he
was even asked 20 slnn notes
for the same. That much is not
disputed. Beyond that point,
tho state and the defense arc In
controversy az to whether
Furth then became copniFant Of
schrieker's insolvency or not.
At the time OF sehrieker'a ae-
tual failure, Furth was In Cali
fornia. recovering his health.
Had Furth been In Seattle,
Sehriekor firmly believes, and
Furth's fflenda maintain,
Sehrieker would never have
come to grief, Furth would have
loaned him the money 10 tide
him over out OF hls own pocket
they say.
And 80 Jacob Fnrth. In the
winter OF hia life. Is on trial
for a pcnitentiary offonae con.
apiracy with r.. w Andrews.
Daniel kellsher and X. V. An
kcny. officers OF the Seattle
National bank. TO aid w =.
Schrieker to receive deposits
after knowing his bank was in-
solvent.
EYES GROW MOIST AS
rs OVERCOME
silently. Furth watches the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-01

DIES MONIES. Iowa. Feb, L.
Mrs Nina Dewey Of Dcs Moines
declares that II - because she Is
trying 10 be a GOOD WIFE aud a
GOOD MOTHER that she Ia In
position also 10 be a GOOD LOB.
BYIST for suffrage.
You know what a woman lobby
list ls7 4 gayly dressed. viyaci0us.
creature who lures
silly. foolish representatives and
senators to their destruction?
That's the type that appears In the
novels and on the stage.
Wei. Mrs Dewey isn't any
thing AZ all like that She's VI
yacious enough. and she wears
good clothes. well made, that 1T
her nicely hut she's a REGULAR
WOMAN. And she has been duly
elected a LOBBYIST because her
fellow workers for woman's SUI.
fraEe In Iowa know she can do
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-01
BY Abe Hurwitz

nFfisiNGHAM. Feb. His
hair has been white these many
years. The snowy flakes are
nov falling upon his beard II
IL the evening of his afe-a lie
OF activity and Achievement,
and. gagged by the accepted
standards. a life OF success and
distinction.
hut today Jacob Furth, the
powerful finaneier. the mighty
head OF Seattle's traction com
pany. the dominating figure Ia
the commercial activities OF the
Northwest. Is a defendant at the
bar in Nottingham.
Death is grim II is relen,.
less. II is pursuing. II Is in'
evitablc.
Hut the fate which hales
hoary- locked men into court 10
plead for liberty is far more
grim. The pathos OF such a
case Is none the less because
the defendant is a wealthy
banker and president of a big
corporation.
One does not see the bank or
the corporation ON trial II Is
the individual man. And
Jacob Farth. the man, Is q very
human sort. Men differ with
him In political views They crit.
icise his policy as a traction
magnate. FNirth. the public
man. Is cordially disliked.
speaking generally.
AIS FRIENDS TELL OF
AIS GREAT KINDNESS
But Furth. the private man,
has hosts OF friends. who bear
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-01

testimony to hia lovahlc traits.
Those who know him speak
ondlossly OF the Kindness of his
heart. of the numbers whom ia
cob FNrth rescued from ruin
and bankruptcy out OF sheer
charity of purpose and at flnan.
cinl sacrifice to h.msclf
II was because of the abund.
aneo OF heart. his friends
implicitly believe, that row. at
~, he faces court aud jury for
the first time in his life. in de-
Tense OF his liberty. IL w0 his
loyal friendship for W H.
Sehricker. the la Conner bank.
er. that brought him there. they
say.
FNrth is "A great believer Ia
human nature. hls success has
been In his ability to Judge the
character OF people. The bank
ing business requires Judgment
OF that nature. Furth became
acquainted with Sehricker %
years agu. Schricker was only
n boy. 20. then lie had just
come West His father had
died two or three years before,
leaving him approximately
$4,000 Schrlcker had been
admitted to the bar and was
looking for n fertile location.
Furth took warm interest IN
the young man. and when the
latter decided to establish n pri-
waite bank at la Conner. Furth
was hts counselor and adviser.
as Schricker himself said on the
stand. Tho friendship ripencd
as the years went on
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-01
SIX DEAD, FIVE
DYING IN WRECK

HV United Frrea f.aHrfH Wire
CAIRNS, Queensland. Feb. L.
Through an awful mistake on the
part OF some railway Official. six
we're killed and five probably IA.
tally injured today when the Bris-
bane express. southwark bound.
crashed into the wreck OF a cattle
train at Murphys Creek.
Scenes OF Understandable confu.
sion followed the wreckina OF the
express. when passengers were
pinned beneath trucks and en-
gines and cooked by rushing
steam.
Railway officials are al n loss
10 explain how the accident hap
pened,
a cattle train had become de
rallied AT the creek between Too
woomba and Brisbane. the trucks
overturuinR and killing 500 head
81 prime bullocks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-01
PURE FOOD SHOW
ON AT BON MARCHE

what has como - be known as
one of the biggest free displays and
entertainments OF the year com
mencod today with the opening OF
the annual pure food show al the
Bon MarChe
Approximately one-third more
floor space has been devoted Ia this
years display. as result OF the
greatly increased demands Of the
manufacturers OF pure food prod.
ucta. both local and foreign over
30 demonstrations have been ar.
ranged for.
Every afternoon the Whangdoo-
die quartet will furnish both in
strumenial and vocal music. free
for all who care TO listen.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-01
FIRST STRIKE
is CALLED AT
STEELCENTER

By rnitsd Press Leased Wire
SCRANTON. Pa. Feb 1.-THE
opening gun In the war OF organ
lied labor against uon-unionlsm
was fired here today when thou.
sands Of mine workers employed
In Scranton colliories went on
strike. The walkout followed the
failure OF mine engineers To com.
ply with an ultimatum Of the Unit.
ed Mine Workers OF America TO
join the union before Feb !.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-01
LAWMAKERS MAY
WORK FOR NOTHING

NJ rnitcd Press Leased Wire
SALEM. Ore. Feb Speaker
Macarthur Of the state house Of
representative Is today advocat-
ing longer session. on account
Of the large number OF bills intro.
duced Already 1873 bills are be.
fore tho house for consideration
besides tho senate bills and reso-
buttons II must pass upon. Many
members arc IN favor OF extend.
Ing the session until March first.
although they will receive no ad
ditional remuneration.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-01
STATE TO OPERATE
FERTILIZER PLANT

OLYMPIA, Feb based on the
report OF Prof. Francis Thomson OF
Pullman. state plant may be open
ed on Puget sound for the manufac'
ture OF shell lime, from bivalYe
shells found In great quantities on
the bars. the product to be used in
fertiIizing Washington lands soured
BY organic acid as the result OF
heavr rainfall
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-01
SICK WITNESS
STOPS BARROW
CASE FOR DAY

los ANGELES. Feb. Illness
Of Mrs. Dora Balm. wiineas for
the prosecution. called halt In
tho Darrow trial today. There was
no session OF the court. the trial
being carried over until Monday
afternoon
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-01
SOCIALISTS LOSE.
IN LABOR COUNCIL

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. Rum
ming ahead Of his socialist oppon-
ent three votes to one. Supervisor
a. J. Gallagher today IS the new
president OF the San Francisco In.
Dor Council. following the regular
semlannual election GallaFher's
opponent was Edw. ID. Nolan, of
the Machlnists' union. who polled
but 70 votes to 231 for Gallagher.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-01
HIGHWAYMAN SHOWS
SPEED AND ABILITY

PORTLAND. Ore.. Feb' ~
lone highwayman held up Port
land Heights car early today and
relieved Conductor q. 4. Daniel OF
ts IN small change. The holdup
worked with such skin and ra'
pidlty that the robbery was accom-
piishcd before dhe motorman be
came aware. OF what was occur
ring.