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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-14

City Editor of This Newspape,
ewspaper Leaves Cordova Today With Army of Stampeds

Alaska is sure in the public eye.
just The Star had succeeded in interesting its sister
newspapers in the whole Scripps League in project for
the opening of Alaskan coal fields along the report
the Sushanna gold find.
just a week The Star gave to Seattle the details
OF its Open Alaska Right Campaign, which has be-
come national movement supported by nearly so power
f1 newspapers In connection with its campaign The Star
planned to send member of its staff right the heart
OF Alaska to get the real facts about those locked up stores
OF wealth. But when of the gold stampede came,
there was time to ose E. o. Sawyer, city editor of
The Star, outfied with pack horse, with food
him for two months the ra with and films for
a thousand pictures, and rushed to Cordova
Sawyer sailed from Seattle the Northwestern reach.
ing Cordova yesterday and today he is his way the
Sushanna as the ONLY NEWSPAPER MAN WHO WILL
PARTICIPATE IN THE GREAT STAMPEDE
Sawyer vii! hike l60 miles Scoai glacier and pass
from the end of the Copper river valley railway the
gold field and back. He will bring first details of what
may be the greatest strike since Nome and Dawson. But
better than that he will get the stories of the trail the
stories of the fight with DEATH FOR GOLD.
Alaskans have learned from bitter experience that
Mother Earth takes heavy toll in lives and hardshps before
she gives up her
Watch for his stories! Read of the of camp
and woods; Of adventure in the wderness of the feveh
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-14

excitement to be among the first at the big strike read
Sawye descriptions of the people and their and what
il means to stake gold claim.
We expect this will be THE MOST ENTERTAIN
ING AND PICTURESQUE NEWSPAPER FEATURE of the
year!
However, Sawyer will overlook the principal fea-
of his expedition. Having told you all about the
gold digsngs he will tramp it, and camp it, and mush it
they say in Alaska|n other districts in order that
he be able to tell you rhand all about the wonder
full of Alaska and what il will to Seattle and
the whole country to develop these resources wisely
He will go the coal fields which expect Uncle Sam
will open and operate
He will travel up the fertile Tanana valley, where there
already rich farms and through which Uncle Sam will
build a railroad
He will explore large part Of the country south Of the
famous Yukon river and the people who struggling
ahead in that district which needs Uncle Sans aen
ton much just
He will explain why the country should be developed at
how be developed best by railroad and other
WISE he will describe the best harbors. And when you
have read all his stories you will be thoroughly
quanted with the GREAT ALASKA PROBLEM which
your Uncle Sam is working out.
Sawyer is a frsclass Newspaper photographer, and
his pictures of the gold stampede and Of in the
Northwest wonderland will be intensely interesting fea
ture of these stories of adventure and description.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-14
NOT IN NEED
OF ANY REST
SAYS JUDGE

Pronouncing himself mentally
and physically sound. fat and
slick. substantially al peace with
the whole world" Judge Hum
phries. In his private chamber. to-
day declared he would take no va,
cation. except perhaps. for . day
or two.
MY digestion IL good" he said.
7 don't even dream at nights. !
sleep as sound as log. ] am
even free from gout In my large
toe. which I had few years ago.
I never was as sound and healthy.
so ] am no, worrying about vaca.
tons. wouldn't know how 10
lounge In n hammock. have nj.
ways worked.
His Sense OF Humor
'The trouble In that people
sometimes do not understand my
sense OF humor. like to Joke.
like the other day In the Gust case.
when saulsberry. his attorney.
raved. and fumed. and made n lot
OF noise about the flag. couldn't
help saying something about the
corn beef and cabbage which Gust
was reported 20 be enjoying.
Now people don't understand.
SO they write me n lot OF letters"
Judge Reads Letter
And the Judge read the follow.
Ing letter. signed "A Friend"
MY Dear Judge: Genuinely. I
am your friend and well wisher. !
think you have been n good deal
misireated know you are moral.
honest and n good citizen. and that
you seek to deal Justly with your
fellow man. But do know you are
talking too much for your own
good Let the newspapers alone.
Shut up so much talking from the
bench. Your best friends are com.
mencing TO apologize for you"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-14
CHARGES JUDGE DELIBERATELY IGNORED
LAW In DENYING MOTHER HER CHILDREN

bers before the decision was rem
dered. and told him he was going
to decide against Mrs. Vlereck, al
though the law was on her side.
Judge Frater told Chambers. the
brief recites. that the court person
ally was acquainted with A. r.
Nichols. one OF the defendants, and
that he personally knew that
Nichols made a good allowance in
his will for the girl he adopted. He
asked Chambers TO advise his eli
ent not TO take an appeal TO the
supreme court, the attorney al.
leges.
Courts In Dlsrepute
This conduct, more than any
other thing" says Chambers in his
brief, "ls what brings the admins.
tration of the courts into dis
repute."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-14
TWO ON THE JOB.
By John <. Nevin.

By John +. Nevin.
uaited Press staff Correspondent.
|. ALBANY. ". Y, Aug. 1.-two
Dovernors Of New York are on the
~ here today.
Despite his impeachment by the
assembly for alleged malfeasance in
sffice, Governor Sulzer Is In undis-
Duted possession Of the executive
mansion and OF the executive cham
ber at the capitol. while Lieut..
eovernor. or Governor Glynn. occu-
Pies little room off the senate
chamber. where his executive
skases viii be issued.
No physical clash has occurred
between the rival governors.
Both Plan for Test
II ia probable Glynn will not act
Until the legislature convenes Tues
day, when he probably will send
the name of Abram Elkus to the
senate 10 be confirmed as commis-
e'oner OF labor.
Elkus will be confirmed, and the
appointment viii thus pave the way
70 court proceedings to test the
legality Of Glynn's title to the gov
ernorship
viii Pardon Convict
sulzer. however. will not wait for
Gfynn TO act Before that time he
plans 10 pardon a convict out OF
Sing Sing.
II his pardon Is not recognized by
the warden Of the prison. he will at
once ask the lower courts to enforce
y and eventually will take the case
70 the United States supreme court.
Mrs. Sulzer Is the most pathetic
ngure IN the case. No matter what
~ outcome, she has earned the ad-
miration Of both her husbands 8
Iriends and foes.
Think Wife VIII Clear Him
Until Mrs. Sulzer RECEIVERS no an
houncement Will be made as TO just
vnst her story Will be. Friends Of
1oVernor Sulzer declare that after
lne testlfies to the circumstances Of
the Wall st. transactions, carried
through In the governors name. the
impeachment proceedings against
MIN will fall
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-14

Here's a baby boy that wants a
home. On Angus, IS. 1918. he Will
be 4 months old.
His eyes and hair are dark brown.
His skin is very delicate and fair
They call him Little jamie. but
he isn't quite old enough yet to an
swer TO the name. so that his new
parents-and he's going TO get them
may christen him whatever name
their fancy may desire.
Little Jamie. when . days old. was
taken by the nurse and the doctor
10 woman who loves little chill
dren. but who had several of her
own. She has tenderly cared for
jamie, with the idea OF delivering
him, sound In limb and body, to his
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-14

reveal. At length. after seven
years. she learned that her children
were adopted by A. f. Nichols and
G. J Sullivan. She then brought
habeas corpus proceedings. alleging
she never consented to the adop-
tion. had never abandoned the
children. and is able to take care
OF them.
Adoption Illegal
Spangler, the father, had died In
1910. and Mrs Spangler married
Vlereck, postmaster OF Does Bay.
II In contended by Chambers that
the law plainly holds an adoption
Illegal unless the consent OF the
parents is obtained or an abandon
ment Of the children had taken
place. This law, Chambers says in
his brief. Judge Frater deliberately
ignored.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-14
MOTOR HITS BOY

william Henry shores. age 3.
was run down by a motorcycle at
1880 Wednesday night while cross
ing the intersection Of Nagle place
and East Olive st. The driver OF
the motorcycle did not stop after
striking the boy.
The boy was picked up uncon-
scious and carried to the home Of
his grandfather. Francis Bagshaw.
at 1916 Broadway. He later re-
gained consciousness. The Shores
boy was on his way 10 the wading
pool In Lincoln park at the time OF
the accident. He was not seriously
injured.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-14

new parents when they should
come.
And now the time has come for
Jamie to seek n new and perma-
nent home. Is there anyone among
The Star readers who wants him :
There are two requisites. In
Jamie's new home there must be
mother love. and a little later a
fathers guidance. Jamie's foster
parents must show also that the
little fellow will not want for phys
ical necessities
II you have an empty home and
an empty heart that only n little
child can fill send your name. ad-
dress and occupation to the Baby
Editor OF The Star.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-14

The testimony in the lower court
showed that Mrs. Viereck, formerly
Mrs. Spangler. had separated from
her husband and returned to her
parents home at Does Bay. on Or
cas- Island, about seven years ago.
taking the children. Mary Alice and
Josephine Evelyn. then and
years OLE. respectively. Shortly
afterward, man, representing
himself az the fathers agent. took
the children away during the moth.
er's absence.
Searches for Years
The mother searched for them
for years. and finally discovered
they had been placed in the Wash
ington Children's home, but had
been later adopted by two families.
whose names the home refused to
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-14
snip! SNIP! SNIP!

The council pruning shears yes
terday Topped 81 $50 from the es-
innate OF the city utilities depart
ment, $3.50 from the civil service.
5000 from the salary estimate OF the
health and sanitation department.
500. $50 for salaries and supplies for
the tuberculosis hospital at Fir.
lands, and t4.I00 from the salary
estimate Of the garbage division.
In all the city dads pruned S27..
$50.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-14
TALkATIVE:
PRESIDENT ANGRY

stating what I did In answer TO
what purported TO be an official
statement by the British foreign OF.
flee, reflectlng on my course in
Mexico"
Wilson said that neither Secre.
tary Bryan nor President Wilson
had asked for his immediate resig.
nation. II Is reported. however,
that the president is very angry be-
cause the ambassador has again In
jected himself into a situation from
which he was once dismissed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-14

WASHINGTON. Aug. fA.-Am-
bassador to Mexico Henry Lane
Wilson, who stands In peril OF I'M
mediate dismissal by President Will
son for his Issuance OF a statement
replying to the British foreign Of
fees declaration that Great Brit
ain recognized Huerta, provision
ally, only after Wilson had publicly
Iauded the Mexican dictator, today
reiterated his criticisms.
Wilson also admitted having
given Senator Smith inside lnforma-
tIon OF the Mexico City situation.
II feel Justified" said Wilson, In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-14
CITY LOTS FOR
ACREACE-WHAT
HAVE YOU?

With the hundreds OF city
people who own homes and
want to get out In the country,
and the hundreds Of farmers
who own ranches and want to
get into the city. there ls no
more logical way of making n
swap OF acreage for city prop
erty thnn through The Star
classified columns Star clas-
slfled ads bring buyer and
seller together. And they cost
little money. Read the rates
at the head ef the classified
columns and send us In your
classified ad. You will be sur
prlsed at the returns. Phone
your ad TO Main 9400 and bill
will be mailed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-14
BRING men HERE

Five members Of the crew OF the
British steamer Ikalis. which was
wrecked on the Japanese coast
May 7. were brought to Seattle
Wednesday night. aboard the Nip
pom Yusen Kalsha liner Yokohama.
The five men we're William
Sutherland and Gus Rucker, cooks:
William Manley. ordinary seaman:
Jack Toole, seaman. and deck
hand. The fkalis was taken off the
shore after two months work by
means OF air compressors.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-14
BIG CC0MPANIESARE
JUMPING CLAIMS IN
new 0LDDICCINCS
BY E. o. Sawyer
(By Cable to The Star.)

.-saCORDOyA, Alaska. Aug 14.-Condons obtaining
during the early days in Nome when valuable claims
Jumped and then OF them left deness for yeas
promise be repeated the Sushanna district If the stories
of wealth there stand the proof
Representatives of the Guggenhems. OF the Castineau
Mining Co and of other ground stalking
everything in sight and returning that the en-
ployes OF these big interests paying
mining laws.
They are blanket stalking the whole country and Jump
ing many claims
Two lawyers already at dggings and there are
four here going in
Those returning from the diggngs say there will be
much litigation and that the lawyers will for
clients
Reports brought here today b.
Eldorado $4,000 in little narrow
&
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-14
LAWSON PROPOSES
2,5OO,O00 FUND TO
WAR ON TAMMANY

14-Thomas w lawson the Boston IMAM
Wall street and its moth
rs contribute 100000
fund to be used In backing Gov
Of New York In q fight with Tammany Hall
offer Sulzer informing
Amma -
n He has nothing
be the OF freeing New YORK OF the
world has
Lawson stated that could raise s2sooooo with
to
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-14

How two small children were
separated, supposedly forever, from
loving mother, through an alleged
deliberate evasion Of the law by a
seattle Judge, 10 told In a brief
''ied yesterday In the state su-
prene court at Olympia by Attor-
hey John r. Chambers Of Seattle.
Chambers. as attorney for Eliz-
soeth Minnie Vieresk, in her suit
70 recover her two minor daugh-
tsrs from A. f. Nichols and 6. j.
nullivan, their foster parents,
makes sensational charges In his
prief against Judge A. w. Frater
Judge Frater heard the case in
The lower court
Makes 'serlous Charge
Chambers accused the Judge OF
falling him into his private cham.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-14
ASK FOR TRAILS

A meeting was held by the Alas.
ka bureau OF the Chamber Of Com.
merce Wednesday, for the purpose
of passing on n resolution urging
the Alaska road commission to es.
tablish. Immediately, trails into the
upper White and Tanana yiver sec.
tions. the route to the Sushanna
district. The resolution was
adouted
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-14
ORGAN RECITAL

An organ recital Is to be given
at the First Baptist church on the
newly-installed organ. by Clarence
Eddy, next Monday night. Eddy
IL one OF Americas foremost or.
ganists. He recently gave three
recitals In Victoria, and accepted
an invitation to appear here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-14
MOVIES GET
PICTURE OF
ELOPER

by NuFs1 Irtsa lras~d hue
GAN FRANCISCO. Aug. f%-As
the conclusion Of the eross-sram-
Instlon Of Msrshs Warrington. A.
tornsy coohisn, for the defense. de-
eiared that In the opsninp state.
ment 10 tho jury the defence would
claim, that the Warrington oif had
been Induced 20 color her sessi-
nony on . practical promise Of I'm
munisy In connection with pending
cases In Sacramento on . charge
Of contributing 10 the delinquency
OF minor children. This 10 taken
~ the principal line 70 be followed
by the defense.
Movies Get Pictures
In addition 10 the battery OF cam
eras directed upon her. Miss War.
rington today had 20 run the ghunt.
let OF moving picture machines sta.
toned in the Federal building.
When she resumed her testimony
Judge Van Fleet announced that
only 30 minutes more would be al
lowed the defense for her examina-
tion.
Were you on friendly terms
with Digs when you returned
from Reno7' asked Attorney
Coghlan.
Yes" replied the girl.
Miss Warrington stated that she
did not arrange TO see Diggs after
that.
Says She Was Sober
Were you perfectly sober when
you went TO Reno?" asked Coghlan.
Yes" said the witness.
The court here interrupted the
proceedings to ask whether several
young girls back in the courtroom
were accompanied by their mothers
or chaperons.
"They can take their own re-
sponsibility In remaining" he com
mented. when informed that their
mothers were with them.
Asked II she had gone TO Reno
willingly. Miss Warrington an
swered Yes" qualifying her nd.
mission by adding. After had
been frightened into IT,"
Miss Warrington denied ever go
ing into any private compartments
at Sacramento road houses. but
said she visited one in particular
with Diggs.
Miss Norris on stand
In striking contrast TO Miss War
rington's appearance on the stand
was the polse and calm demeanor
Of Miss Lola Norris. the 20-yearold
girl involved in the case. and who
succeeded her TO the stand shortly
before noon.
Miss Norris modest black hat.
with black aigrette. was set above
a girlish face. and the expressive
brown eyes leveled unabashed at
her interrogation. She kept her
head up and her voice did not
waver.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-14

The average bookkeeping or shorthand
graduate OF Hyatt -Fowells school Ath and
Pine. earns back the entire cost OF his in
struction the first two months he Is en-
ployed. A good investment
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-14
SAVES HER BABE

Fighting her way through smoke
and flame. pretty Mrs. c. J. Car.
isle. a mother. still In her teens.
saved her three-months old baby
from death, when the stove in the
residence at 1l14 A Sixth av., ex-
ploded at l o'clock this afternoon.
Mrs. Carlisle was preparing
meal on the wood stove in the
Kitchen OF the house when there
was an explosion. Smoke and
flames instantly envcloped the
room.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-14
NEW DIGGINGS NO PLACE
FOR MEN WITH SMALL OUTFITS

Men claims above and amounts
The arriving Cordova LEI hereo
in the
The dggings
small outfits All the shallow ground
dirt lower down under feet of frozen
coming would
work
There much disappointment the 25O
o
dgng the hills
in.
all conditions In Nome
will and claims staked violation the which
a
few Of
the original stakers have observed these conditions
TRAIL TO SUSANNA IS BAD;
STAMPEDERS EXPECT TO LIVE ON GAME
Mccarthy.
a on the trail
The first IA miles a
Glacier creek 9 miles partly side hill cobbe
there miles at Of
miles
fairly good trail where at
altitude 5000 newdiggngs
above the timber line
returning that plentiful TRAIL
Ptarmigan be knocked down
hundreds Of Rocky mountain sheep and plenty Of caribou
This information led
of the warning that there or
the dgengs
able to suhstantiate this
The information he
going In with the crowd starting today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-14
LOCAL cnoiRs TO COMPETE

Several Welsh choirs from Seat.
tie will compete in the Panama
Pacific exposition eisteddfod Of
1915. in which prizes totaling sl0.-
900 are TO be offered, according TO
word which has been seLt from
here to J. ]. Morris of Palo Alto.
Cal. director OF music OF the fair
Tho elsteddfod held in Seattle dur.
ing the A.-Y.-P. fair was n big sue
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-02-20

make very good nurse crops. Nighth.
Clover does best when seeded with Z
out a nurse crop on land that grew a
cultivated crop the previous year.
Ninth, potatoes do best when planted
on clover Or alfalfa sod. Tenth.
manure gives the best results when
applied to pasture land that is in
cluded in the rotation. The next best
place Is to plow 1t under for corn. In.
either case conditions are more favor
able for decay than they would be If
the manure were plowed under for
small grains. Eleventh, the rotation
should be SO planned that the seeding
and harvest Of the various crops viii
come In such order that as few o
as possible will demand attention at
the same time. Twelfth, the rotation
should be SO arranged that the in
come from the farm will be uniform.
each year. Thirteenth, the rotation
should be SO arranged that there viii
be economy in fencing and in the cul-
ttvation of the various fields. -Four.
teenth, the rotation should be such
that there will be sufficient feed for
the various classes Of livestock kent
on the farm. Fifteenth. every rota-
ton should contain a cultivated r
a legume or grass crop, and not more
than three OF four small grain crops.
In livestock farming less than. this
number should be grown.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-02-20

the crop Of 1919 vas buA saeAt buehsaa.
In 1910 the water content was 1.As2
barrels Of available water and the orop
Of 1911 was II bushels. In 1917 II v,s
2.182 barrels Of available water and
the crop of the past season vas asx
bushels Of wheat per acre. The fall Of
1919 had 1.s11 barrels Of available
water. the largest amount OF vatar az
any season since the demoos&rstian
farms were started. This indicate.
that the crop Of 1919 should be xoed
II We get anything like the normal Ana
timely amount Of rain, and other d.
structive factors like rust or very nm.
seasonable weather conditions do not
develop after the crops have made :
eood start in the early season.
The average Of corn land for seve.
years was 2.011 barrels Of v.ta =.
compared with 1900 barrels Of vater
on wheat land. Crops Of wheat on -
yea Immediately following averared
10 bushels on the corn land ~ ~.
pared with 1sk bushels on the vhe.t
n Eight hundred and eleven ~.
rels o extra water in the corn i..A
vas an asset with approximately ~.
bushels Of wheat per acre To sel,o~.
ing year.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-02-20
Be; CATTLE TERMS
Classes Are Steers. heiters,
Cows and Steers.
Grades Are Based on the Differences
In Form, Thickness. Finish, Quail
'ty, soundness and Weight
Some Other Names.

tRy w. c. PALMER, Agricultural Editor.
North Dakota Agricultural ColleEs.)
Many Of the terms used in describ-
Ing market grades of cattle and cuts
Of beef are well explained in Illinois
Experiment Station Bulletin No. lat,
as follows:
This includes both full sides and
quarters. The classes are steers,
heifers. cows, and bulls and stages.
The classes differ not only In sex.
but also in the uses to which they
are adapted.
The grades within the classes are,
prime, choice. good. medium, common
and Gamers. The grades are based
on differences in form, thickness, fin
ish. quality. soundness and weight.
Natives" carcass beef has sufficient
finish to indicate grain feeding, is
comparatively compact in form, thick
ly f1eshed. mature in proportion to age,
and consists chiefly Of medium to
prime steers, heifers andscows Of the
heavier weights. Westerns" are
relatively "rangy" in form, grassy" in
color and general appearance. coarser
in quality and inferior to natives in
finish, consisting largely OF. common
to good cows and steers, TEXAS"