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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-13

Who performed the ceremony?
Judge Boone OF New York.
'When7"
Five years ago"
And II just happened that Judge
Stevenson OF Portland used to know
Judge Boone OF New York. who has
been dead ten years.
O'Brien got 100 DAYS In jail.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-13

There must be soreshino in
this Fridsy.the-i3th thing.
The city editor 10 oium TO-
day. The telegraph editor has
the blues. Tho telegraph oper.
stor bursts Into tears every
time the key starss ticking an.
other sob story. The whole
staff 10 down In the doidrums.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-13
A eAp DAY FOR BOB!

For the second time IN three
months the home OF Bob" tIea-
keith. president OF the city council.
AIS Latona av.. was rsnsacked yea.
terday. The thief turned everything
even the papers in Hesksth's desk.
topsy.turvy and stole s2T in money
's7 OF the sum being taken from the
hahy'a hank
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-13
SOMEBODY is LUCKY

And Frank l.. Crosby, clerk OF the
United States court. discovered TO
day $4,000 which doesn't belong TO
him. and he cant find out whom II
belongs to, and. of course. he cant
spend H. And It's most annoying
The money represents accumula-
tlons OF advance payments for costs
made by attorneys upon the entry
of cages
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-13
WHAT COULD he EXPECT

And A. ~. Calvin. 1929 Day st
(nsrk the nunberD was robbed Of
s33 by five hold-up men at Charles
st. and Seattle boulevard The
holdup men complained II was hard
luck-they had TO split the money
SO many ways.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-13

NEW YORK. Feb. l3.-Con-
stance Bennett. 10, had just jumped
with parachute from Williams
burg bridge. New York. when this
picture was taken. Miss Bennett
is the first woman who ever tried
10 emulate Steve Brodie In his
bridge. jumping feats-and she lives
to tell n.
As YOU may have guessed. Miss
Benefits a moving picture actress,
Rodman Law. the human fly.
played opposite to her in the
bridge. jumping act
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-13
CHAMPION is ~ TO-DAY

Willie Richie In worried. says
dispatch from San Francisco All
IL Willie's 23rd birthday. He fefus.
cd 10 exercise this morning.
When urged to do little road
work. he replied No: there's
probably a banana peel just waiting
fUr me 20 slip on.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-13
cap ANDERSON uNLuckv

Fire. OF unknown origin destroy.
ed the steamer Urania. OF the An
derson Steamboat Co. yesterday
afternoon. at the company's Yards
NJ Houghton. Loss $4,000. II had
"a broken propeller. anyhow.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-13
SMALLPOX At
NIAGARA FALLS

NIAGARA FALLS, Feb. 13.-State
Eoalth Commissioner Biggs warned
the authorities that unless they act
more vigorously to stamp out a
smallpox epidemic, he win isolate
the town.
A teacher in Kansas school has
resigned, following a recall vote
OF her pupils.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-13
cARRIE.NATioN STUFF

And the burglars who broke into
the International saloon. gig Fourth
av.. were so mean that. when they
had forced open the cash register
and found no money In II. they
smashed II. II cost $3.50.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-13
II DEAD
OF COLD

NEW YORK, Feb. t3.-Eieven
persons had died OF the cold here
up to noon today. At that hour u
was 9 above zero and the mercury
was rising. but northessteriy
wind, reaching the proportions OF a
blizzard, was predicted for the aft
ernoon. Railroad men feared the
snow would paralyze traffic
throughout Pennsylvania and Ohio.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-13
POOR OLD A. ~

And burglars visited tho residence
OF A. J. Copeland, business manager
OF the Seattle Sun. s2sf 10Th nv.
y. r., and took 500 diamond ring
and bracelet
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-13

The ParentTcachers' association
will meet ~ the Madrona school at
2.30 Tuesday. February H. DR.
sydney Strong will lecture on
"Child's Welfare"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-13
SHOES FAR BELOW
REGULAR VALUE

Star readers will be greatly interested in the timely
offering OF Mems and Womens Shoes OF quality under
priced, in Boston Sample Shoe Shops ad page of
this Issue.
This company has conducted upstairs shcc shop
in the Ete building, Second at Pike for the past five
wears, during which time they have built up a large and
constantly increasing business by giving their thousands of
customers shoes tremendous saving, They
sant advertisers in The Star, and it would be we'll
read their weekly offerings
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-13
NINE FROZEN IN EAST

Folks back East are out Of
luck. Nine deaths from cold
were reported this morning In
New York. The lodging houses
could not accommodate all the
homeless. II was so cold the
hungry could not stand In the
bread lines. Hundreds sat up
all night In the police stations.
Twenty we're bunked In the
morgue. There were SO fire
alarms In nine hours. The fire.
men we're handicapped by wat.
e. freezing at the nozzles.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-13
EVELYN COMING

Evelyn Nesblt Thaw. wife OF fIar.
ry Thaw. who In now fighting for
his freedom In the courts of New
Hampshire, viii appear in Seattle
at the head of big vaudeville com.
pany, according to announcement
by Manager Ben Ketcham Of the
Moore theatle. She is booked here
for the nights of April 2S and %.
n ct us iitile more and taxes n little
longer to complete Hyatt Fowell- book
k.epin, and shorthand, but results prov.
the au3erioritg and real WORTH cf tn.
hyatt roweiis School. 9TH ana Pine -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-13
uNLucKy DAY FOR THOMAS

Read this from Portland and shed
tear
Thomas O'Brien was arrested for
carrying concealed weapons They
were going to lot him no. hut first
they asked him few questions.
Married"
"Ih.huh
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-13

dino. Cal
Carl Richardson was engaged TO
marry Marina Fox.
Carts father took one slant ai
Marina. who wears slit skirt. and
said he'd dlsiuhrrit Carl II he mar
ried Marina.
Marina's mother wired Carl:
Stick 10 Marina. and wc'il make
your fathers $4,000 look like 30
cents"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-13

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Gardner not
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next th friendly
over
FmanO Oerman wired
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Corespo dent Cd
to 10
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y'~hhout utpbGdhyo o yhn o
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But we
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-13

Poor slobs But they can't ex.
peet any luck u they continue TO
live back East. And = terrific Gale
is raging on the Atlantic. Masters
Of incoming liners. iee-incrusted,
say mountainous seas are runninq.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-13

THEY'RE BIDDING FOR CARL
And here's one from San Belnai
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-13

S nden a Gardner
effort tmdby his
in o senate tina atem thas enmade
nden at tn ahn capto
DUN che o Florida,
of
sofa and S. Oman o. Carolina
o andha been Cadnerh and
again.
by Gardner. lin The md
sp
M the
Of the mv
CATION, showing T to in hhe aGona Manuau associate
Of
MS ndMs the aiona Mnufacu ure. a.ia
all o. 10
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-13

An investigation was made
yesterday OF charges that j. o.
Trenhoir1e is trying TO buy the
naYoraltY.
Evening star., 1914-12-15
LETTER NEED NOT PAY
WHEAT CORNER NOTES
Jury, Under Courts Instructions
Held $3.50, ,e33 Transaction Was
Illegal and Void.

CHICAGO. December 15.-Joseph
Letter need not pay the $3SO,933 in
notes given the Interior and Monarch
Elevator companies to pay for grain
during Letters attempt to corner the
wheat market in 1898, according to the
verdict of the jury which heard the
elevator companies suit to recover.
Letters sole defense was that the late
Frank H Peavey and the late c. A.
Pillsbury. both of Minneapolis, repre-
senting the elevator companies, had
agreed with him to withhold their
wheat from the market. Their failure
to keep this alleged agreement pre-
vented Letter from effecting the corner
and caused him a loss of about S12,-
600. 900, according to the testimony.
Federal Judge Humphrey instructing
the jury said:
"If you find from the evidence that
there was an illegal conspiracy to OBJ
tain control Of the wheat market, then
the notes are Void
Letter testified he had paid all other
Indebtedness following the wheat deal
in 1898. His father, Levi q. Letter, sold
Chicago real estate valued at $10,000.-
900 to $15,000,000. after the wheat fail
ure in order to keep the sons record
clear, he testified.
Letter said he had held the Min
neapolis men responsible for his loss.
Evening star., 1914-12-15
EXPLOSION KILLS SEVEN
Nine Persons Injured and Three
Probably Buried in Ruins of
Cleveland Building.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, December Is
two-story brick apartment house at
1915 Madison avenue was wrecked
last night as a result of a gas explo-
sion. Police and firemen today were
searching the ruins for the bodies of
three persons supposed to be buried in
the debris The bodies of seven dead
have been recovered and nine persons
who We're more or less injured are in
hospitals. Physicians said today that
the injured probably will recover.
The exact cause of the explosion has
not been ascertained. A strong odor
of escaping gas had been noticed in the
vicinity. A photograph studio occupied
the first floor of the apartment and it
is supposed the escaping gas became
ignited there.
The explosion blew out the walls of
the building and the wreckage at once
caught fire. Firemen dragged the dead
and dying from the blazing mass at
the risk of their lives.
The fact that the explosion occurred
in a foreign settlement and that those
injured speak very little English made
it difficult to establish the identity OF
the victims and to determine whether
any more were missing.
Some of the fremen and police ex-
pressed belief that the death toll would
not exceed nine.
While the explosion is generally
thought to have been due to an accu-
mutation of natural gas, this had not
been definitely determined early today
How enough gas to demolish the build
ing could have accumulated without
first asphyXiating some of the occu-
pants of the building was a question
that confronted the city officials
Officials of the gas company and Cor
oner Byrne said they would conduct a
rigid investigation to determine the
cause of the explosion and place the
responsibility if possible
Evening star., 1914-12-15
STRANDED BY STORM.
British Steamer in Bad Condition
Schooner Total Wreck.

NORFOLK, Va, December 15.-The
British ship Isle Of Iona stranded two
m les south of Hatteras inlet in Sunday
nights storm. All of her crew oi
twenty-seven were rescued in the life
savers power boats.
She is said to belong to the Furness-
Witty line.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, December 15.-
The three-masted schooner Ella M
Storer, which sought shelter from Sun
day nights storm behind Dog Bar break
water. was driven ashore yesterday anc
became a total wreck. Capt. Kelley, his
wife and the five men in the crew reached
Ten Pound Island, two miles up the har-
bor, in the yawl boat
Evening star., 1914-12-15
SAYS CONGRESS PLACES
BIG BURDEN ON POOR
Evan H. Tucker, Addressing Citi'
zens, Scores Houses Attack on
Organic Act.

At meeting of the Northeast Wash
ington Citizens Association last night
IN Northeast Temple. Evan H. Tucker.
president and chairman of the execu-
tive committee, took occasion to refer
to the vote in the House of Represent
atives which has for it's object the
abrogation a of the organic act.
There seems to be a general inn
pression," said Mr.. Tucker. "in that
wise city council. that everybody in
this city is a bloated aristocrat and
bondholder. Our city has more small
home owners than most other cities.
and they have been paying as much as
they could afford. and many of the
supposed small home owners are not
own homes, and the burden will fall
heavily upon Them
Full Value Assessments.
Mr.. Tucker cited Baltimore as one city
is in operation, and in that city, he
said-a city much larger than Washing
ton with it's many big buildings-the as
sessed valuation is not much greater
than it is in this city.
Continuing, Mr.. Tucker said he
thought there were weak assessments
in many cities where politics rule, and
while the law may require a full value
"a assessment, he said. he doubted if the
assessments really amounted to more
than a so per cent valuation.
Here, although the law requires an
assessment of not less than thirds
value" he stated. many of the small
\ IN<N
excess of what the property would
bring in the open market.
Look at the per capita tax rate.
he said. I've are paying more per
capita tax than most of the cities in
this country. We are paying S15.75 per
do in politically controlled cities?
The wise men on the hill put the
Borland amendment on US, and now the
small home owners have to pay for
streets for wealthy aristocrats and
members of Congress to ride over. The
poor man has no automobile or car
riage to use on the streets that he is
compelled to pay for, unless it is a
baby carriage, but having assisted in
paying for streets in sections where
the wealthy reside he is now compelled
to pay out of his own pocket for i'm
provements about his little property"
Sees Oppression to Poor.
Mr.. Tucker referred to the Borland
amendment as measure that works
oppression to the poor people and small
home owners.
There is no justice in it, but they
think they have done something great"
Mr. Tucker said. "They sit there all
through the session to devise means to
put an oppressive taxation system in
operation here
Mr.. Tucker said he thought there
seemed to be a disposition to put
Washington on level with politically
controlled cities rather than to try to
make it model city.
Mr.. Tucker said it was to be regret
ted that Congress had failed to provide
an appropriation for a continuance of
the work on the Anacostia fats and for
the construction of the Eastern High
School. He was happy to say that they
Evening star., 1914-12-15
did provide for an additional motor

did provide for an additional motor
patrol wagon.
DR.. L. D. Walter called attention to
the dangerous condition of Bladenspurs
road The railway tracks are oelow
the grade of the road at some points,
he said. and he thought the road should
be put in safe condition all the way TO
Mount Olivet cemetery.
Cost Of Asphalt Paving.
j. F. Broadfoot wanted to know If
the association had any statistics to
compare the cost of cement and asphalt
pavements with the cost of such work
in other cities.
Prof Percival Hall said he thought
asphalt pavements in Baltimore are
laid cheaper than they are in this city.
The Commissioners, he said, have tried
to get a paving plant here. but failed.
Roscoe Jenkins spoke of the bill IN
troduced by Representative Page to
provide for the appointment of the
members of the board of education by
the Commissioners instead of by the
judiciary. He thought the move would
prove beneficial to the schools The as
sociation voted its approval of the
measure.
DIR. L. D. Walter introduced ]. J.
Gates, member of No. 3 engine COM
pany, who spoke of the necessity of
providing substantial pension fund
for members OF the nre department. he
told of f1remen of other cities who have
a guarantee that their families would
not suffer in event of their being killed
at a fire and said experience teaches
that the very existence of a sound pen
sion system is one of the most encour-
aging inducements that could be Of
| fered to firemen.
Gentlemen" said the fireman, you
could hardly expect a man to come to
| your rescue at the risk of his own life.
knowing full well that should he be
permanently injured or killed his fam
| lily probably would be left in destitute
| circumstances"
Favors Pension System.
| The association voted a hearty in
dorsement of the plan to establish q
| sound pension system for the fire and
| police departments.
! W. S. Bransom presented a resolu-
tion commencing Maj Sylvester for
| his energetic efforts to suppress the So
| cial evil, and recommended an in
| crease in the so-called vice squad. In
| support of his resolution Mr.. Bransom
| said he was in favor of segregation.
The resolution was adopted.
| Joseph keefer entertained the asso-
| citation by presenting number of
stereopticon views of foreign cities and
places of local interest. DR.. Raymond
| A Fisher. w. II. Wyman, NJ C. Raffel,
| c. NJ. Frye, H. c. Rauch, J. W. Scheer,
George H. Boyd, T. Abramson and X
Bretler were elected members of the
association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-01

January to show a gain over December
IN volume Of business and February a
gain over January Some considerat.e
orders have been placed for steel rails
since December ]. 4 number of good sized
ear orders have been placed, the total ol
these running 10 several thousand cars
With inquiries out for several Thousand
more. The fear of foreign competition Is
decreasing and the busing already IN ~
idenee IN steel lines indicates a gradual
increase in activity beginning with she
first of the year. Operations and possiblg
prices win remain as they are or deehas
slightly between this date and January !.
The final report II the government
on 1918 crops shows taat although the
erain crops fell la per cent below 1917.
and the cotton crop n shade below 1912
the farm value of these crops was CON
siderably greater than last ear. on De-
oember l the farm value OF the IA priu=
ciral crops WIS only slightly under g.
oOOo00. while the value of the same cror
last year. wit Ia much larger volume. was
only A.75a.oa0,ooa. The cotton crop. for
example. will sell for more money than
the bumper crop of 1911. These facts
coupled with the excellent condition Of
winter wheat. rye and oats at this date
ought to make the year 1914 look bright
to the farmers and planters.
THE officers and directors of this bank
take this opportunity To wish you a. most
and successful year in 1914
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-01
DOTHAN BANK BUYS
THIRD NATIONAL
Two Well Known Financial
Institutions Combined
Yesterday

Dothan, December Especial THE
most important transaction in Dothan in
recent years was consunmated tonight,
when the assets of the Third National
bank were sold to the Dothan National
bank, thus combining two of the best
known financial institutions in this part
of the state.
The Dothan National bank also ac-
quires the building owned and occupied
by the Third National This is consid-
cred a good move for both institutions,
as it consolidates large interests and Of
fers increased banking facilities. No
statement has been issued as to whether
or not the officers and employees of the
Third National will go with the Dothan
National.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-01
CANADA IS A GREAT
FIELD SAYS WARMAN
New Empire Being Opened
Up by Railroads
is VISITING DAUGHTER
Official of Grand Trunk Railroad in
Birmingham Talks of the Great
Northwest and What Is Be-
ing Done There
is VISITING DAUGHTER


Cy Warman, an official of the Grand
Trunk line of Canada, and widely
known in this country, has been spend
ing the holidays in this district as
the guest of Mrs. Joseph MacVeigh of
Fairfield. He enjoys the reputation of
being versatile writer and is the au-
thor of several books on railroad sub
jects. He has published also a volume
of poems.
Mr.. Warman had friends here before
he came on this visit. bur when he re-
turns north tonight he viii have large
~ increased his friendly ties in this
neck of the woods. He has made scores
of new friends IN Birmingham.
While Mr. Warman as a writer is
prolific the topics which are nearest
his heart are Canada and the Grand
Trunk.
Reciprocity Already
There is reciprocity already work.
Ing between Canada and the United
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-01
Winnepeg Wheat Market


you know of course, the reputation
of Duluth, Minneapolis and Chicago as
wheat markets. Let me say that the
daily receipts of wheat-rea1, actual
wheat-at Winnipeg often exceed the
daily receipts of Duluth, Minneapolis
and Chicago combined.
1T is only about third of CEN
tury since the first and to this time,
the only transcontinental railway across
this continent, under one management,
was completed. This railway, the
Canadian Pacific, now circles the group
with its ships and rails.
early next year we expect to drive
the last spike in the Grand Trunk Pa
cific, which. as I have stated, will lie
like tight rope across this continent
A train travelling at the same speed
attained every day by the International
Limited. between Montreal and Chi
cago, will cross from Halifax to Prince
Rupert inside of four days. And be-
cause this new trail lies so far to the
north, circling the group above the
belt, we expect with a completion of
this nation transcontinental line to
shorten the run around the world by at
least week.
Like your new town of Fairfield
Prince Rupert, the Pacific terminus of
the Grand Trunk, was all planned on
paper before any building was begun.
faces the sea. so that when a ship casts
off 1t turns directly into the open road
to the orient. And because 1t is so far
north---550 miles north of Vancouver
1t is 4S3 miles nearer to Yokohama than
is any other port. 1t will make the
short cut from Alaska across Canada
to Chicago, New York, Boston, Halifax
and SO to Europe. The completion of
this new road will be of vast import
ance to the manufacturing industries of
the United States We snail be able
to distribute products of the eastern
and southern mills and bring back to
you the raw materials, pulp, fish and
grain from the Canadian west"
Thinks Well of Birmingham
In speaking of Birmingham Mr.
Warman SAID: Il have had delightful
visit to this city. whose rapid develop
ment Is noticeable since my brief visit
here only two years ago. l saw some
of your residence district on the High
lands this week and the suburban city
or Falrheld appeals to me very much.
It's neat, little bungalows and pleas
ant homes hid away among the native
trees, the beautiful streets and the
walks are delight to the eye The
trolley car for those in moderate cir
cumstances, the motor car for the more
prosperous, are doing a great deal for
humanity by the spreading of the peo-
pie out giving them more breathing
space--room for a vine and shade tree.
"On the way down to Birmingham
stopped over at Cullman, where | had
the pleasure of participating in an en-
tertainment given by that brilliant
daughter of Alabama, Miss Bieda Hum
phries, who, | understand. is to sing in
birmingham on January 8. You can all
afford to be proud of this young wom-
an, who walks out with the grace OF !,
gazele, laughs like mountain rill and
has the lyric voice of the nightingale.
Il shall be here at Fairfield for New
Years dinner with my daughter, Mrs.
Joe MacVeigh, leaving for Chicago New
Years night, on my way back to Mon
treal, where the Grand Trunk system
has its headquarters"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-01

The coke ovens Of the Sheffield
Steel and Iron company ON First avenue
We're closed yesterday The last oven
of the bs ttery was pulled Yesterday about
room. ana the ovens. which have been In
operation 20 years, became cold. \ pay
roll of $4,000 per month was discontinued
with the closing down Of the ovens. The
statement was made that as Second ave-
nuc was opened and as the ovens were
down that the Sloss oempeny had conf
piled with the demands OF the city eom-
mission 1t was added that the coke
crew, several train crews and others We're
released when the agreement was finally