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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-13
LONCSHOREMEN BOYCOTT ALL
CRAFT LOADING FOR VANCOUVER

between longshoremen and truckers
OF two docks at Vancouver with the
owners of the docks. Local long
shoremen tried to get the executive
board to rescind the boycott orde'
on the American side. but the eff,
fort proved unavailing.
The local union contended the
order was not justified because the
dispute was purely local at Van.
couver.
The first vessel affected by the
boycott was the British steamer
Glengyle II arrived In Seattle at
II a. m. Friday and cargo of 1000
tons which II is to take on has
remained untouched.
Further efforts to have the order
OF the executive board rescinded
were renewed today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-13
THAWNOT DID S.E.C0.
GUILTY, IS DISCHARGE
VERDICT !! FIREMEN ?.
Prisoner Weeps as Jury Ae-
quits Him of Charge Of
Conspiracy in Escaping
From Asylum.
MUST PROVE SANITY
Hearing on Monday May Re-
suit in Final Freedom for
Man Who Slew Stanford
White.

NEW YORK, March ia
Harry X. Ths~ was cleared TO-
day OF the charge of conspiracy
10 escape from matses~an ssy-
Iun.
After q weeks trial. which
ended In q Wild tumul,. the jury
az "a. 20 this Afternoon return.
ed verdict Of not guilty. ard
Tha~ was taken back TO the
Torrbs. eonfiden, that the lib
erty FOR which he has been
fighting ever slnee he killed
Stanford White. nine yesrs ago,
10 st hand.
A soon a. the jury foreman had
announced the verdict. Attorney
stsnchfleld for Thaw moved that h.
be set FREQ and returned tn New
Hampshire. from whence b. was .s.
tradtted 10 face the trial Just ended
Expect 20 Free Him
Counsel for the prisoner express.
cd confidence that they win win IN
their motion Monday. when ~.
prems Justice Page hears srgni-
ments
The verdict IL regarded a signal
victory The jury Was on; IL hours
and 50 minutes. and reached ar
agreement only after II had returned
twice for additional Instructions
That part OF Thaw's testimony
which dealt with his contention
that he believed and had been ad.
vised he would no, violate any law
In escaping from Mattsawan In be
lieved TO have influenced tho ~
men.
Fist Fight In Court
Jus, as the trial closed the court
room was thrown into an uproar by
fist fight which occurred directly
under Justice Pages bench
Sheriff Grifenhagen and John
Lanyan. head Of tho detective agen-
cy employed BY the district attor.
ney's office. exchanged blows.
The police used their clubs 20
clear the court.
Ianyan was arrested by order OF
Judge Page
The charges against Thav's four
co-defendants were dismissed as
soon as the principal defendant had
been acquitted.
A TrIumphaI Procession
when the verdict was announced.
tears came into Thaw's eyes.
He smiled. but emotion prevent
ed him from speaking as his attor.
neys and the newspaper men offer.
ed congratulations
Thaw's exit from the court room
was almost a triumphal procession.
his friends and scores of spectators
intercepting him 10 shake hands.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-13
EXPECT EARLY
ALASKA ACTION

WASHINGTON. March i3.-Pres-
ldent Wilson IL considering the re.
port OF government engineers who
Investigated the various routes sug
gested for the Alaskan railway.
The plans were submitted 10 the
president by Secretary Lane. who
said today he hoped for an early de-
cision. thereby enabling the work OF
building the road to start without
delay.
President Wilson will decide
whether the two existing routes can
be purchased and utilized or wheth.
er n new route is TO be selected.
Secretary Lane was hopeful that
the preliminary work would start
this spring. no matter what route
was chosen.
II was stated the president
hoped TO make his decision in a
short time
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-13
WEDS IN RENO.
IS FREED HERE

Married in Reno, Nevada. and d.
yorced in Seattle is the reversal OF
custom, practice. and previous con
ditions Of matrimonial history in
which Mrs. Mabel NJ. Gallagher Is
the principal actress.
The knot was tied on March 5.
1913, at Reno and Mabel Smith be-
came Mrs. Mabel Gallagher But
no sooner was .he marriage cere-
mony performed than Ray, still in
Reno, began to feel the conjugal
yoke as unbearable
AT least. he contributed nothing
to the support of his wife. and. In
the course of time, Mrs. Gallagher
moved away from the divorce city,
where she had been married.
Friday afternoon. Judge Back. In
department No. of the King coun-
~ superior court. had the unique
experience of granting a Seattle d.
vorce TO a Reno wedding.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-13

SAN FRANCISCO. March t3.
--"My crime 10 being an artist.
am trying to live my own life
In my own way, and have run
against conventions. Others
are attempting to do my think
ing for me, and this is the re-
suit"
This was the statement made to-
day by Mrs. Gertrude Boyle Kanho,
noted San Francisco sculptress. and
wife OF Takeshi kanno, Japanese
poet
She sat In room In the deten-
tion hospital. charged by her sister
with insanity. following her frankly
confessed love affair with Eitaro
lshigaki. a young Japanese sculptor
and artist
Admits She's Temperamental
What artist" she asked. can
live the conventional life of those
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-13
By Fred l.. Boalt

Jack Dalton. Just returned
from Washington. o. c.. where.
rumor has u. he interviewed
President Wilson. Secretary
Lane and other high officials.
said Saturday:
There sln't much doubt but
that the government will build
It's railroad from Ships creek,
at Cook inlet, 10 the masanuska
coal field"
Dalton. who 10 stopping in Sc
attic. would not discuss fur
ther than tina. whatever kno~l.
edge he may have concerning
the governments plans.
Dalton is easily the first citizen
OF Alaska
Because OF his knowledge OF con
dstions In the North. his known hon
es,y. courage. executive ability and
the absolute faith which Alaskans
generally have In him. he has been
given charge OF the transportation
end OF the work OF the Alaska rail-
road commission.
This IL a herculean Job. But
Dalton has been taekiing herculean
Jobs all his life. and getting away
with them. He made light OF the
work OF building the government
railroad
The snow In the valley is light
and dry" he said We didn't miss
q day year ago. when we were
getting the coal out for the navy
test. There isn't any reason why
railroad construction could not be
carried on there the year round. .
Dalton. an active. extremely mus
eular man OF middle age, has had a
wonderful career. about which he
never talks.
Newspaper reporters are his pet
aversion.
He was a trader In the early
days
Dalton was the first TO penetrate
TO the head OF the White river
and now everybody knows there IL
copper In Alaska. He found one
nugget weighing five tons. It's still
there.
Dalton was one OF the iirst men
to reach the Klondyke at the time
OF the rush. and the first to bring
authentic news Of the gold dlscoy-
cry 10 the outside world.
He blazed the trail which bears
his name from Halnes Mission to
the head OF the White river. the
Sushanna district. scene OF the last
gold discovery.
He led the engineering party
which located and surveyed the
route OF the Copper River & North
western railroad. the longest rail.
road in Alaska.
When. the BerIng sea coal navy
test failed, the government propos-
ed bringing coal from the Mstanus-
ks field to tIdewster al knlk for q
test. Or. Joseph Holmes, v. 8. d.
rector Of mines, was told that the
task was next TO impossible, but
Dalton could do II II anybody could
Dalton did II.
In the winter Of 1914 he cut a
eo-rniIe trail from the ChiksIoon
river, on the mstsnuska river, to
KnIk. and dragged over Il 300 tons
Of coal.
Before the Job was finished he
had 20 settle a question OF authori.
~ with George w. Swift, govern.
nnent dfsburslng agent. Swift was
hlndering the work all he could.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-13
BULLOCK ARRESTED
IN WASHINGTON, D. G.

The arrest OF John II. Bullock OF
Portland. who is wanted here 10 be
gin years sentence In the county
jail for defrauding the government.
occurred In Washington. ID. c., to-
day. This was the word received
by the local United States marshal's
office. 4 bench warrant was is
sued for Bullock last Friday.
Bullock was convicted with Chas.
Il. Houston on charge Z colluslye
bidding on two contracts for supply
ing coal to Alaskan forts Houston
began his term Friday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-13

Marked by an Intensity
which attends a revival gather
Ing. a mass meeting at the la
Dor Temple Friday night. az.
tended by $50 citizens OF every
walk In life. launched . deter
mined. aggressive. ard unre.
ientina referendum battle
aasins, the outlaw measures
passed by the recent leoisls-
ture.
speaker after speaker was
thurocrousiy appiauded ss
various ensctrents of the dis
credited lawmakers were de-
nounced.
By a unanimous vote. resnlu.
tion was adopted 10 forward a teie.
gram to Gov Lister. asking him 20
veto Senate Blli sol. requiring Ger.
tificates OF necessity before any
public utility may be started. eth.
er by cities or private citizens.
Points Out Danger
Former Naynr George y. Got.
trrili pointed out that ,hia measure
not only made competition ifnpos
sible and practically guaranteed
perpetual life 20 existing private
but II Was broad
enough to even exclude the opera.
tion 81 any Iitney bus In competi.
tlon with a street railway system
except with the consent OF the
state public service commission on
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-13
ARREST DR.. LEONARD
ON SPEEDING CHARGE

DR.. Adna Wright Leonard was
booked at police headquarters Sat.
urday morning. charged with viola
tion of the city speed laws. Park
Policeman Dickinson charges Leon.
ard drove through Frlnk park at
the rate of 80 miles an hour, The
case will be tried in police court
Monday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-13
y Councilman Lundy.
Meet Aoaln Next Week

by Councilman Lundy.
Meet Again Next Week
Another meeting Will be held
next Friday night at the same
place. At that time. several OF the
important measures still pending
in the governors hands will have
been disposed OF. and active circu-
latlon OF petitions will be begun.
After pointing out the class leg
islation and impossible conditions
exscted by the jitney bus bill. Linn
declared.
Every jitney bus operator
in this city 10 anxious to ADOPT
some form OF insurance that 10
fair and Just. We are not op-
posed 10 the principle. But the
law, as IL 10 passed, 10 not
meant for the protection Of
passengers or pedestrians, but
10 entirely meant to confIscsts
the bus business. SO unfair
are the terms. that q iitney bus
operator would not be permit
ted TO furnish- s2.5oo cash az .
guaranty.
"He must furnish a surety
bond In that amount. and sure
~ companies are made parties
to any action.
.'under these conditions, no
surety company will issue .
bond. and therefore II means
the death Of the jitney bus
business"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-13

by order OF the executive board
OF the Pacific Coast division of the
International Longshoremen's as
ISOLATION. a boycott is on today
against vessels loading for Van
couver. II. c.
The action was taken without con.
ference with the local Water Front
Employees union.
Il is the outcome OF dispute
that arose two or three days ago
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-13
DRESDEN
RAI0ING!

LONDON. March 13.-con-
firmation of reports that the
German cruiser Dresden is
again conducting raids on Eng
lsh vessels was received today
by the British admiralty. The
British consul at Valparaiso
sent confirmation Of a report
that the bark Conway Castle
had been sunk and the crew
landed ut Valparaiso,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-13
a ASSAULT
BEGUN0N
SMYRNA
BY Ed L. KEEN
United Press staff Correspondent

OFiteu FfeNh ota'' SoffNspSf~~f'
LONDON. March i3.-Reinforced
by ak British warships from the
Dardanelles. Admiral Pierse's
squadron today prepared TO begin
final sea assault which viii bring
the downfall OF smyrna. in Asiatic
Turkey
Bombardment OF the forts Inside
the harbor continues. with the
Turkish gunners replying spiritedly
Among the six reinforcing ships
was the British battleship Triumph
Athens dispatches say. For several
hours she shelled the Moslem de-
lenses. until forced 10 retire from
the battle line from n Turkish pro
Iectlle exploded on her deck.
The damage is declared TO have
been comparatively slight.
Bombardment OF the Dardenelles
by the Anglo-French fleet con
tinues.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-13
STEAMER
HITS MINE

LONDON. March IA
steamship believed 10 be tho
Anna. a Swedish vessel. fouled
a floating mine and sank of
Scarborough today. Eighteen OF
her crew are reported 10 have
been saved and two killed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-13

Because Dalton insisted on tax
ing the coal over the trail he was
making. Instead OF over the river
Ice. Swift refused 10 pay the men.
DALTON PAID THEM OUT OF
HIS OWN pOckET-s3o. .ooo-ANO o
LATER THE GOVERNMENT RE.
ImeURsEo HIM.
INCIDENTALLY, HE SWUNG A
HARD RIGHT ON sWiFT's JAW.
PUTTING HIM DOWN FOR THE
COUNT.
Swift was removed 10 another
field Of activity. and the rocking
chair sdrIrsls at Washington there
after pretended an enthusiasm for
Alaska coal for the Pacific fleet
they did not-snd do not--feel.
Dalton WON'T admit he talked with
anybody In Washington.
"i'n not much OF mixer" he
said.
Was he waiting for railroad sup
plies7 He wasn't. He was Just
hanging around. He was going back
TO Alaska shortly.
To help build the government
ralirosd7
No; he wanted TO prospect some
There wasn't much money working
for the government. Good fellows,
though.
An uncommunieative man 10 DsL
ton. But there 10 good authority for
saying that the administration at
Washington turned an eager ear to
his exposition Of Alsska's needs,
and that II will be guided largely by
his advice In building the railroad.
You will find the room you
want in Star For Rent" Ads.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-13
EXPLOSION KILLS FIVE

NEW YORK. March 13.-Fiye
persons were killed today and ten
injured by the explosion of an oil
tank,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-13
WILL REPUDIATE LEGISLATURE
Jack Dalton i'm
Town; Talks of
Railroad Plan

Stocky Old Sourdough Back From Washington, Where
He Conferred With President Says First ConStruc-
ton Work VIII BE From Ship Creek
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-13
City Employees Fired in Face
OF Contrary Opinion by
Corporation Counsel
Bradford.
INVESTED IN JITNEY
Men Declare Chief Stetson
Accused Them of Bueking
the Seattle Electric
Company.

Lieu, W. @. Champion and
Pipemsn Frank Teyer were dis.
missed Friday from the Seattle
fire department by Chief stet
son for being Interested In the
jitney bus business
The evidence at the trial be.
fore the Civil Service Commls
sior showed five firemen had
contributed $40 each. bought .
bus, and employed one Rogers
to run a.
Neither foyer nor Champion
ever ran the machine except
on two or three occasions. for
single trips. and then for the
purpose os trying u out"
When they did so II was dur
Ing their oHshisfs. ard they
we're not occupied more than
ar hour or 30 In making these
single trips. No one disputes
these things
The men Rere summoned bsfor'
Thief Stetson who. according q
FOYER. sald Don't yon know tha
fou are inlurinE one OF our big cor
porations that paws thousands o
ioilars taxes 20 the city7"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-13
Says i,'s City, Money

osys Rh wy NVVsy
And further Don't you know
that the $40 YOU have invested Ia
the city's money -
To which foyer replied that he
thought Il vas hia own money.
Tho evidence further showed that
neither man had anything what
ever 10 do with the iltney after
they learned that Il met with the
displeasure OF the fire deps rtment.
and that the men. 10 hold their
Jobs. were willing 10 apologize for
investing their own money In a
scheme which CORPORATION Conu.
sci Bradford had advised the fire
chief was perfectly legitimate.
Bueklng S. e. Co. Only ONense
Inasmuch as evidence showed
that the men had not worked on
the Jltney except on off-shifts and
then only for brief trial trip. the
sole offense seems 10 have been
"bucking the Seattle Electric Co.
which PAYS us taxes"
Upon receipt OF Bradford'H opin-
lon that the firemen were clearly
within their rights. special counsel
was obtained to prosecute the case
BrRdford's letter 20 Fire Chief
Stetson. In part follows.
Men Within Their Rights
The gist OF the rule tcivil serv.
ice rulel is that no employe should
so engage In any other employment
or occupation as 10 materially In
terfere with the efficient discharge
OF his duties as public servant
There 10 nothing In this
rule, either In spirit or letter.
TO prevent such employe from
making investments and trying
to get ahead. independent OF
his position. provided always.
however, that nothing he may
do on his own time shall unfit
him from properly diseharglng
his official duties.
"YOU ARE THEREFORE,
ADVISED THAT TIE RULE
DOES NOT COVER THE
ABOVE CASE. AND THE
OWNER OF SUCH AuTOMo.
BILE is CLEARLY WITHIN
HIS RIGHTS"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-13

You will find the room you
want in Star For Rent" Ads.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-13

Weather Foreeast-shouers
IIDE~ Al sLAfiLE
National news. (Chicago, Ill.) 1915-19??, 1915-12-24
DENVER JUDGE GRANTS
CHAneE Of VENUE

Denver. Colo, Dec. 22.-United
Mine Worker officials and all other
organized labor people were jubilant
Thursday over the advance Christmas
present handed out in the form Of \
ruling by Judge Cavender. Of the
Fifth judicial district, who has been
sitting in the Trinidad district. that
no more accused strikers will have to
submit their cases to juries packed
with coal company partisans in Las
Animas county.
Late Wednesday Judge Cavender.
who was called in to try strike cases
when the Supreme Court set aside
Judge Hillyer. the x-attorney for the
Rockefeller interests in that section,
granted the requested change Of venue
in more than so cases involving up
ward Of $50 defendants, all members
of the United Mine Workers who were
on strike during the trouble in that
section.
The cases Will be transferred to FL
Paso county. and the first case will
be set after the trial of Huerfano
county cases already set for trial at
Castle Rock on Jan. 3. Four defend
ants are required to give bond to the
amount Of 5000. These defendants
are William Diamond. statistician for
the United Mine Workers. with head
quarters at Indianapolis, but who
came to Colorado this week TO be pres
ent in court, and William Snyder. Gus
Weinberg and John Weinberg. Attor-
ney Horace Hawkins Of Denver. for
the Miners, served notice that he
would file motion for separate trials
for each defendant.
National news. (Chicago, Ill.) 1915-19??, 1915-12-24
INCREASE Of VASES FOR
YOUNGSTOWN STEEL nI

Youngstown, o.. Dec. 22-It seems
certain that puddlers employed In
mills operating under the wxge scals
OF the Amalgamated Associates of
Iron, Steel and Tin Workers viii b
earning IS a ton or better beginning
January /.
A. It II now the average sales of
bar iron will have To advance lust
about one more point VIXEN - b
reached. Advances after this mark
come At the rate Of 20 cents for each
increase. instead Of 10 cents as in the
past.
The last settlement showed tha,
bar iron is selling at i.20 card, which
is emitting union puddlers to receive
$3.50 a ton. The backward iron mar
ket in the Chicago district has held
puddlers in Ohio and Indiana back
during the past two years, but the
revival in iron sales there u going to
help matters now.
A special from Chicago says that
bar iron is selling in that district At
1.75 card. Chicago mill. Little ton
mage is being taken for January de-
livery. higher prices being promised.
Under the existing union scale pud-
dlers may receive as high as $3.50 .
ton before the present prosperity
wave Is over. Such IN advance
would likely mean that the wages Of
puddlers in the MILLS Of the Youngs-
town Sheet Il Tube Company and A.
NJ. Byers Company would be advanced
also. These corporations have been
paying a straight wage rate Of SO =
ton for the past two years and more.
Prospects of sheet workers secur-
ing a portion of the i2 per cent wage
.ut made last March are quite prom
ising. II is certain that the next set
tlement will help both sheet and tin
plate workers. as prices are climbing
up gradually in both divisions.
National news. (Chicago, Ill.) 1915-19??, 1915-12-24
RICH WOMAN IS
ARRESTED IN
STRIKE
mi|f0naires and Wealth
10 Disappear, Says
Mrs. Lille

Chicago, Dec. 23.-"The time il
very near at hand when there will b
no superhuous wealth in this country
no millionaires, no paupers.
1T may take a revolution to free
this country from industrial slavery
Tyranny was crushed in l776; Amer.
leans may rise again to put tyranny
down in our republic"
This is the utterance Of . woman
possessed Of 4 million dollars and the
heiress to more millions-Mrs. Fran.
els Crane-L Lille, daughter Of the late
Richard T. Crane, multimillionaire
iron man.
In Chicago police court, where she
stood a prisoner, Mrs. Lille made her
remuneration Of the faith in wealth
and power, and publicly espoused
faith in social justice and industrial
freedom.
Arrested While PieketiAg.
Mrs. Lille had been arrested for
interfering with . policeman while she
was on duty As \ picket In the gar
ment workers strike in Chicago.
Because she protested against the
abuse Of striker she was arrested.
"For many years." the millionaire's
daughter said, II have felt that . 80
cial and industrial system that made
it possible for one man to accumulate
millions while many men and women
starved was wrong.
Il gave charity to the poor. l knew
that charity was but a sop 70 make
them forget not merely their misery,
but the underlying cause Of their mis-
cry. injustice that made them paupers.
"In the garment workers strike I
saw for myself how terrible the in
dustrial conditions have become.
Il believe in trade unions; organixa-
tion is the workingman's most efec-
tive weapon. And | believe in the
general strike. though l know that is
quite revolutionary. But il labor halt
ed in its work. even for one hour. the
world would understand the power of
labor"
National news. (Chicago, Ill.) 1915-19??, 1915-12-24
100000 LAB0RERS
FORM BIGGEST UNION

London. Dec. 2o.-The largest labor
organization in the history of Eng
land, representing about 2.000. 900
men, was formed for the purpose Of
offensive or defensive action in mat.
ters respecting wages and conditions
of work.
The organizations comprising the
alliance are the Miners Federation.
the National Union Of Railway Men
and the National Transport Workers
Union. The constitution adopted pro-
vides that joint action can only be
taken after the consent Of the three
organizations concerned is obtained.
National news. (Chicago, Ill.) 1915-19??, 1915-12-24
DETROIT MACH|M|STS WIN

Detroit. Mich, Dec. 2i.-The Ma
chinists' union. after strike Of seven
weeks. came out victorious with the
American Car & Foundry Co. The
strike was settled Monday afternoon.
the men gaining many demands.
The maehinists now get a minimum
rate Of As cents an hour. Some re
ceiye S. cents. They also get time
and half for overtime and the COM
pany will not discriminate against
any man because Of his union afiilia-
ton.
Before the strike the average rate
was a7's cents an Our or less. Men
were paid only Ii be and a quarter
for overtime and s ndays.