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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-09
COUNCIL DECLARES WAR ON
RENT0N LINE; BLOCKS WORK
ON STREET IMPROVEMENTS

was directed To appear before the
public service commission TO resist
the diaconalnuance OF through aery
Ice ON the various lines OF the Seat
tie Electric Co
ny vote of TO 4. the
fused TO adopt the committee re
port charging Incompetence 20 r.
A. Rapp. city bridge engineer. III
connection with the designing and
building OF the Lake Washington
bridges The committee recon.
mended that he be removed. Coun.
cllmcn Goddard Cooley aud Dale
voted to adopt the report
By yot, of four TO four the
council divided ON the question OF
accepting lands in lieu OF the $50.
000 cash willed 10 the city By the
late II. IT. Dearborn TO establish a
fund for the care OF indigentH.
Councilman Lundy. Erickson.
Marble and Hesketh voted against
taking lands. declaring IL would be
diversion OF the intent OF the de.
ceased. Councilmeu Cooley. Dale.
Fitzgerald and Goddard voted for
the acceptance Councilman Haas
was absent
Under the terms OF the will the
bequest was 10 be made In five
years The time has elapsed. but
the Dearborn estate finds itself
without the cash. though Il has
5000. 600 In lands.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-09
Nimble-Witted Tom
Murphine and Lane
Worry the Bosses

OLYMPIA. March s.-If w ID.
Lane and Tom Murphine OF the
42nd district. King county, ever
come TO the legislature again, they
won't be allowed TO sit next each
other.
A man high MP In the republican
organization said so today.
The two are the busiest minority
men IN the house. They even take
the democratic leadership from
Farnsworth and Reeves. titular
leaders. away from them many
times where progressive and demo.
cratic creeds are united in opposi-
ton 10 the republican program.
Lane il a hard student OF bills,
Murphine In n lightning thinker and
nimble parliamentarian and both
have enough sense OF humor TO de
light in twitting the maiority%even
when they know they haven't n
chance to win. They work well to.
gether.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-09
cocoanut Oil Makes
A Splendid Shampoo

n sou want to keep your hair
80 good condition. the less soap
you use the better.
Most soaps and prepared sham
poos contain too much slkaii.
This dries the scalp. makes the
hair brittle, and 10 very harmful.
just plain mulsified cocoanut oil
(which IL pure and entirely
zrcnselessj. IL much better than
soap or anything else you can
use FOR shampooing IS this can't
possibly inlure the hair.
simply moirten your hair with
water and rub n In one or TWO
tchspoonfuls will make an abuud-
ance Of rich. creamy iather. and
cleauses the hair and scalp thor
oughly The laiher rinses out
easily. and removes every par
ticle Of dust. dirt. dsndruff and
excessive oil. The hair dries
quickly and evenly, and II leaves
IL fine and SILKY. bright. fluffy
and easy 10 manage.
You can get muisified cocoa nut
oil ut most any drug store. II n
very cheap. and a few ounces IL
enough 10 last everyone IN the
family for months--Adyertis
ment
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-09
THAW TO INSIST
HE'S NOT INSANE

NEW YORK. March o.
"Nsrry Thsw is sane and
therefore he could not commit
crime by escaping from an
asylum. "--rha~'s attorneys.
"Thaw's Insanity 10 not In.
volved. Whether he 10 sane or
insane. he eonsplred 10 OBJ.
strvet Justice by escaping from
Mst,es~sn."-The state,
This was the issue Rs outlined
BY the two sides when the tria
proper of Harry X. Thaw and five
companions. accused of conspiracy
10 deliver the principal defendant
from the asylum at Mstt.awan. be
gan today In the state supreme
court
Counsel for tho defense declared
the whole question Of insanity
would play vital part 10 the
trial. while the state attorneys IN
sisted u would b. ruled out az e.
relevant
Surprise VAS manifested TODAY
BY persons who have followed the
case that a iury vas selected with
40 little wrangiing
Both sides seemed 60 show =
preference for young married men
and the ~ men with whom Thaw's
fat. will rest mostly belong 20 this
class
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-09
SMYRNA SOON
TO FALL INTO
ALLIES HANDS

LONDON. March s.-smyrna
10 about to fall.
This was the word brought
here today BY dispatches from
Athens. These declared only
three land batteries Of the prin.
elpai Atistie port OF Turkey
are now replying 20 the fire OF
the British warshipt lombard.
ing the city.
A seritable rain OF shells 10
pouring into the forts on both
sides Of the pardanelles.
At the rate Of one a minute.
the proleeslles are failing from
the CLAN, guns OF the Queen
Elizabeth. sesmemnon and
other BRUSH and French
dreadnaushts. simultaneously
aeropisnes are droaolno bombs
on the smaller batteries.
A. soon ~ the smyrna forts
have befn lcyeiod. marines viii 10
landed and the cltg viii be taken
furnishing valuable base OF oper
ations.
Admiralty officials today empha
sized. however. the statcVeut thai
the campaign 10 capture the bar
danellcs - really only just begin
ming.
The largest Turkish guns are
mounted on the forts nj the en-
trance 90 the narrovs and these
are keeping the allied wRrNhips Al
a distance
Although the I5-inch guns Of the
Queen Elizabeth have done deadly
work IN Smelling the marrow :
forts Indirectly across the Gailipoi
peninsula. even the most optimis
tic observers here set the middle oi
April or possibly the first Of MAY
as the earliest time when the al
lies can hope 20 complete the fore
ing OF the Dsrdanelles and descend
upon Constantlnople
II 81 estimated that 5000 tons OF
shells have been fired by the fleet
against the forts so far
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-09
QUESTIONS RULING
IN GAS CONTROVERSY

Ralph : Pierce. assistant corpor-
alton counsel. has filed a petition
with the public service commission
to make It's findings more definite
and certain with regard TO the gas
rate decision.
Pierce wants the commission 10
state what # believes reasonable
rates In gas are and on what the
conclusions are based
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-09
PORTLAND VISITED
BY 500, 900 BLAZE

PORTLAND. March p Damage
exceeding 100000 resulted from q
fire late last night In the three. story
building on Front St occupied by
Jones Cash store and the adjacen,
building. occupied by VI. l.. Kline
Wholesale plumber. according 10 80
Inmates made today Insurance GOV.
cred both stocks. and the buildings
we're likewise protected The Jones
stock was almost totally destroyed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-09
JITNEY FOLK
MEET TO TALK
REFERENDUM

The Inside OF proceedings ut
Olympia prior 10 the actual pas.
sage OF the Iitney bus bill. fixing n
81 500 bond, will be revealed 10 Sc.
attic iitmen al Tuesdny nights
meeting OF the Auto Transit aaso.
citation.
Secretary prnther. who held a
ringalde seat AT Olympia. during
the fight waged against the bill.
promises 10 spring some sensa-
lions.
other phases OF the bill. regard.
ing the possibilities ~ iitnsy own.
erH obtaining the required bond.
VIII be taken M.
a scheme OF nation wide insur.
anoe affording protection TO pas.
scngcra also Will be heard
What Governor Lister decides TO
do relative to the bill viii be learn.
ed by special telegrsphie com.
munication with Olympia
II the governor signs IT, imme.
date steps will be taken to refer.
endum the measure.
The meeting IL 10 be held at the
Press club at . p. NJ.
There IN little hope entertained
by the litney bus men that the
Governor wall veto the measure
lie Indicated rather be would
sign Il, for he ~ de this state.
ment
The records snow that the vote
ia the house was 70 for the bill
and II against II. and In the sen
ate 20 for IL and / against II. The
Legislature has had opportunity for
studying the bin not open 10 me
In the five days given me 10 con.
slider a. ! presume the legislature
has made this Investigation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-09
ORDER ARREST OF
JOHN \. BULLOCK

4 bench warrant. issued by Fed.
eral Judge Cushman Mt Tacoma.
vas telographed 10 Washington. u.
C.. for the arrest OF John " But.
lock OF Portland. sentenced 10 one
year In the KinE county jail for
fraudulen; coal sales 10 the L. s.
government
Charles r. Houston OF Seatire.
convicted on the same charge. he.
gan HIS sentence Friday Bullock
IL believed 10 be In the national
cApllaI
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-09
INTERNATIONAL
B0OMlETS LOOSE

OLYMPIA. March s.-Before the
session closes here. NJ midnight
Thursday. there are due 10 be start.
ed three or four gubernatorial
booms or boomlets
Among senators. IL Ia generally
understood that Howard Taylor OF
King and Sharpstein OF Walla Wal.
la will let certain things happen so
the public may know they are in
the race. Both are standpatters.
and proud OF H.
a great many think that Ralph ID
Nichols OF Seattle would like TO
run.
In the house I'D Sims Is oitenest
mentioned.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-09
Other Dentists Couldn't
Pull Mrs. Hutchinson's
Tooth. But the Regal
Did All Right.


n dentist In Salt Lake city
tried to pull n tooth for me and I
thought he would pull my head off.
but all he did was to break the
tooth. Then ! had another dentist
try TO take the roots out. but I
Jared az bad in his hands "a did
with the other dentist. So )
thought I would take one more
chance and try the Regal Dentists.
and I am more than pleased that I
did. for they took the roots out for
me and Il did not hurt a bit
MRS. W. p. HUTCHINSON.
"ili0 Virginia Street. City"
Here r. Just another remarkable
testimonial 10 the kind OF work
we do. We satisfy our patients.
that's why our business IL growing
faster than that OF any dental OF.
flee in this part OF the country.
We give the best OF materials and
workmanship. guarantee painless
work. and our prices are the low
est You can't beat that combina.
ton.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-09

War without quarter has been
declared by the city council on the
Seattle. Renton 4 Southern. until
that company shall cease. by spite
ful legislation, TO block street I'm.
provements IN the Rainier valley,
Two resolutions. carrying out n
program OF offensive warfare. were
passed Monday. The first instructs
the board OF public works to
grant no concessions to the rail,
way Of any nature whatsoever un.
an an adjustment is reached with
the city on street improvements.
This means that the application
Of the receivers TO run tracks on
Ffth ave. from King TO Lane SITS.
IL 10 be denied.
Go After city's Share
The second resolution calls on
the superintendent of public utill.
ties TO take steps to collect from
the Renton company per cent OF
the gross receipts for the years
1919. 1913 ana 1914. according 10
the franchise provisions.
The council. by unanimous vote.
Monday directed Corporation Coun.
sci Bradford to test the legality of
the emergency clause OF tho Rem.
ick hill The resolution says the
Renick bill will cost the Taxpayers
many thousand dollars annually %
and the emergency clause prevents
the people who pay the taxes from
invoking the referendum
VIII Referendum Bill
should the emergency clause be
knocked out by the court. refer.
cndum petition against the bill Will
be Immediately started
The council passed the Cooley
bill. reducing the lighting and pow
er rates for business firms and fac.
tories.
\ cafe license was granted to Ole
Anderson for The place nov occu.
pied as the City grin. upon show.
ing made that no trouble had been
reported there for the past year.
The council approved the bal
transferring the suhstatlons at ID.
visions A and c from the railway to
/ the iight department The light
l plant Is 10 furnish. In payment for
the substationr. cur-ont 10 the rail-.
way In total amount OF $4,000
Councilman Dale was the only one
who voted against the measure
Goddard refused 10 vote
Corporation Counsel Bradtors
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-09
The Easiest Way
To End Dandruff

There is one sure way that never
fails to remove dandruff complete.
~ and that IL to dissolve Il. This
destroys II entirely To do this,
Just get about four ounces of plain.
ordinary liquid arvon: apply II at
night when retiring: use enough TO
moisten the scalp and rub II In
gently with the finger tips
By morning most. If not all. OF
your dandruf win be gone. and
three or four more applications will
completely dissolve and entirely de-
stroy. every single sign and trace
Of It. no matter how much dandruff
You may have
You Will find. too. that all itch
ing and digging of the scalp will
stop instantly, and your hair will
be fluffy lustrous, glossy. silky and
soft. and look and feel n hundred
times better
You can get liquid arvon at any
drug store. II Ia inexpensive. and
four ounces Ia all YOU will need.
This simple remedy has never been
known 10 fail.--Advertisement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-09
WILL TRY OUT JIT
BUS IN HONOLULU

VANCOUVER. Wash. March g.
Thirteen residents Of Vancouver
will leave here Wednesday for Hon.
olulu. where they VIII establish a
Jitney service between Honolulu and
Schofield Barracks. Fort Shafter
and other populous points In Hawaii.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-09
LAWYER PHILLIPS
Aberdeen VICTOR

ABERDEEN. March g.-In the
bitterest mayoralty campaign In the
city's history. In which prohibition
was made an issue. Attorney J. NJ.
Phillips. who had the support OF th
dry element. defeated Mayor Eugene
Banks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-09

EVERETT. March e.--The strike
Of employees OF the Shull mill took
on a more serious aspect Monday
night, when an auto bearing non
union workmen was attacked. Later
man was hit over the head witt
lunch pail. Ons arrest has been
made, ~--
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-09
AGAIN EXTEND
SEA WAR ZONE

WASHINGTON, March o.
Ambassador Jas. w. Gerard, at
Berlin, eabIed the state depart.
rent today he had been off.
eisliy Informed that all waters
surrounding the Shetland and
Orkney Islands hereafter would
be considered In the war zone.
Shipping on both sides OF the
Farce islands is safe. Gerard
was Informed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-09
lZ[2|zZ2Z'Z72252 |
llo7-ll1l SECOND AVENUE
WOULD DEBAR JITS
FROM BUSY STREETS

VANCOUVER y. C.. March g.
The committee on "jitney buses re-
ported back to the Vancouver
Trades and Labor council as In ia
vor OF debarring iitneys from plying
on main business streets.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-09

To Cure N old In one Das
Take LAXATIVE BltOMO QtiStNE
Tablets Druggists refund money n
f. fails 20 ~nrs . ". GROVES Gig
nature IN on each box g5c.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-09
I0.YEAR.0LD LED
EAND OF ROBBERS

CHICAGO. March s.--The
auto bandit gang which recent.
ly terrorixed the residents OF
several outlying districts. have
been captured. The oldest OF
them 10 only ~ years old.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-08-30
300 MEN FIGHTING
FOREST FIRES THAT
RAGE NEAR MT. HOOD
THO LATELY UNDER CONTROL
BREAK OUT WITH RENEWED
FTERCENESS.
Farmers Are Aiding FOresters In Ef.
toFts 10 control the Flames-Water.
shed Protection Parly Burned Ov.
er-Wide Areas Are Swcpt-Other
Fires Are Raging.

PORTLAND, Ore, Aug s0.-Near-
ly 300 men are fighting the three big
forest fires that are raging in the
Cascades. near Mount Hood. District
Forester George II. Cecil and Assist.
ant Forester T. H. Sherrapd left for
Zig Zag rangers station yesterday
and will visit the fires, Many farm
ers an the Sandy (oregon) district
have left their crops to fight the
fires. All three of the fires lie with.
in a radius of 80 miles The Shell
Rock creek fire. the first one to start
is on the headwaters OF the Clacka.
mas, about 90 miles south Of Mount
Hood. The White River fire. also
known as the Bonnies Butte fire, Is
about The same distance southeast OF
Mount Hood and the third and big.
gest Of the fires is on Salmon river,
about Is miles southwest Of the
mountain.
Salmon River Fire stubborn.
The Shell Rock creek fire ana the
White River fire had been controlled
by the rangers. wardens and the men
they had employed but the heat and
high winds Of Saturday and Frday
1NEd tenn mp and they got beyond
yHPsSf The Salmon river fire Is he
|spC fought By more than 100 men
g IS the most stubborn Of the three.
According 10 the latest reports
the Salmon river is covering an area
Of about $500 scres, although the
forestry officials say that aress are
hard to Judge in the timhered eoun-
try Before the Shell Rock creek fire
district forester. yesterday carried the
over an area OF 1000 acres. Most of
the country burned over is in nom
mommerciai timber.
A great amount Of the sections
burned over, according to forestry Of
fic'als, furnished protection for the
watersheds.
Weather COOL Near Firo1
Whether or not the commercial
timber has been damaged TO any
great extent will be determined when
Mr. Cecil and Mr.. sherrard return.
A telephone message from Mr.
Sherrard to shirley Buck. assistant
was first controlled. II had burned
information that the weather At the
scene OF the fires was much cooler
than had been for 10 past few dayS
and that the outlook for the controll'
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-08-30
MEX ELUD EoFFICERs.
ccontlnued from page One.)

CONTINUED from page one.l
ey He was unable to get his party
and. upon his return to the jail
crawled through the hole immediate
7y 1t was he that she mill hands saw
running.
The distance from the hole to the
ground is about II feet and, to es-
cape injury, the men went out feet
foremost, according to prisoners left
behind Whether or not any of the
other six would have made a geta-
way had they been given time is
something that win probably never
be known. Dale declares he made no
attempt 10 get away and would not
have gone and others make like
statements. Today brickmasons are
at work repairing the wall, The
aperture was made directly below a
spot where previous attempt had
been made to cut through the wall.
The four men escaping were the
smallest physically Of t5le men in jail
All but Mccormick, who is about 40,
are young men.
Mccormick, who gave his name or
iginally as Arle Arlington. was being
held on a charge Of criminally as
saulting a young girl at Helix. Gray
is the man alleged to have held up
Hubert Rieden recently a. the point
Of gun and who was shortly af-
terwards captured by Officer Henry
Thompson. Raymond wac brought
to Jail from Pilot Rock after having
been captured while bursarizins a
saloon there. Peale was young
painter well known here who Is al
legged to have issued two bad checks
recently Thre was little likelihood
of Peale being sent 10 the penital..
airy as he had had a good record !
This IS the fifth county jail bret4
IN oregon within the past few weeks.
Il is the first break from the Una
ulla county Jail in fiye years
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-08-30
Fires Are Raging in DourIas.

RoSEBURG, Ore, Aug. 30.-As a
result of the continued dry weather
not less than a half dozen forest and
grain fires are raging in different
parts of Douglas county, according to
Fire Warden Lander who has re-
turned here from the north Umuuua
river districts. Pobably the most Sc
rious fire broke out early Saturday,
a few miles east of Roseburg. Fan
ned by brooze, the flames spread
rapidly and finally reached a grain
field owned by Sam Whitsett, a
prominent stockman, doing consider
able damage to his property.
Forest fires are raging on the Gala
pooia river, near Hoaglin. on the
North Umpqua river, and In the Vi.
cintty Of Myrtle creek. F1refighters
have been put to work
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-08-30
BINGHAM SPRINGS CROWDED
BY THOSE SEEKING RELIEF

BINGHAM SPRINGS. Ore. Aug.
SO The hot weather yesterday caus-
ed a great many people 20 seek relief
from the heat at this place, the
crowd being one Of the largest Of the
season. Pendleton in particular sent
up large numbers, among them be-
ing:
Mr.. and Mrs. A z. McCul! ".
Ralph McCuller. John Robinson and
wife, T. 2. Tromhley and party. Mr
and Mrs ]. Wyrick. Mr.. ana Airs. a.
p. Knight. Mr.. and Mrs j. p. Nj
chaels, Mr.. and Mrs Hechc~t Thoma-
son, Mrs, f. w. Haynes, Lew Ankenv,
Mr., and Mrs n. Ankeny. Mrs. W. l.
Thompson, Edward mpsoa. Mt.
Thompson, c. L. Poyden, Geo.
Strand and wife. Mr. an1 Mrs. r. 1
Hardy Jack Luck, Louis Windsor.
Chas, Duke Honnot Kohler. G. s.
Munsey, s. Z. Chandler, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Alspech. Mrs Geo. La Foun-
tain and daughter, Miss Laverne
Wissler. Miss Lotta Ll-errlcrc. Ivr
II, Llvermore. Mrs VIM Johns~n
F. f. Judd Mrs F. f Judd. Vera
Temple, Jean Reber. Thos. Aupphy
Henry Judd Myrtle Ross Daoh-e
Stewart Rose Ross, Pelr' Ro~''r
Isabelle Ross II. pooltur fohn Foe
w s shannon. L. NJ. O'GIlrra, yak
Sullivan, Marshall Spell. Oscar Mob
ler, Frank Brown, Franc" "HNe-
Roy Ritner. l. l. R'~crs and tom-
ily Mr., and Mrs. Co~l rowo- Heel
Nj. Culley Beulot Young, Alvin Ed
misten.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-08-30
VALLEY QUAIL PROTECTED
BY LAW At ALL SEASONS

Valley quail are protected by law
at all seasons of the year and there is
no open season whatever, according
to advice just received by George
Tonkin, new Umatilla county game
warden, from State Game Warden
Shoemaker.
In response to inquiry from here,
Mr., Shoemaker has wired the local
official as follows:
Portland, Ore, Aug. 26.
Mr.. George Tonkin, Pendleton:
Page 527 of the 1915 session laws
covers the point in question. Valley
quail are protected at all times in
your county and there is no open sea-
son on them. If violators are found
arrest them and make convictions if
possible.
CARL D. SHOEMAKER,
State Game Warden