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of age. born g. Wisconsin. educated
at Madison. WIS. and arrived In
Seattle at thu age OF 90. lie be
came stenerapher IN the office
OF James HRitilton Lewis. now l..
s. senator. bs then Seattle at
torney.
Worked IA Walter
"The day before got my Job
worked as n walter for one after.
noon. In what was known as the
Common Sense restaurant" he vol
untcered
Three years ater arriving In Sc
attic he began TO practice law. and
three years after that he launched
into politics and was elected TO
tho city council.
He went TO Alaska.
Started with cents and came
back with couple OF hundred. 3"
said the mayor.
After returning. IN 1900. no be
came a member OF The law firm OF
GIN. Hoyt and Frye. and served for
eight years ma a ciiy councilman
until elected mayor In 1910.
Talks Of Recall
Il was recalled because OF public
disAatiHfaction." he said. and I
thought Wllmon Tuchr was large.
iy responsible
Tucker ia now one oi tho mayors
defense attorneys.
Il had draus more e. less until
November. before the recall" he
said
Tho mayor leaned forward and
Was apparently AZ perfect ease. Ito
sketched hla political career. toll.
ing OF his defeat by former Mayor
Cottorill.
Il felt II was n disgrace 10 my.
self. my family and every one OF
my friends. NO. on the Last day In
1914. filed and was elected"
Bsasmsn asked, When you
was elected in 1915. was the pro
hibltion question before tho PEG
pief"
Yes" said the mnyos. The
question OF enforcement OF tho
liquor law was before the people
and | pledge myself to cnfsrce IT,"
Fired Lang
lie said the prohibition law was
inherently weak" because drug
giHts could sell alcohol and have
liquor In their possession.
why did you ask Chief DanE'a
resignation asked Bauaman.
There we're several reasons. but
the chief one was that he IL the
liquor traffic get away from him"
lie told OF appointing Charles
Rockingham chief Of police. on con.
dition that ho work under Rdsise
from tho mayor.
Putnam Uncontrolled
We agreed on sergt. Putnam as
tho man 10 head the dry squad"
he said. "and sergt Putnam has
always had unlimited authority
The mayor It'd OF thu difficnltins
in stopping drug stores. and later
warehouses. from becoming great
liquor caches.
Then como the problem ~
forged permits. In which they we're
altered TO permit larger shipments
said tho mayor. 4 finally came TO,
the conclusion must DESTROY
places where liquor was Illegally
accumulated.
He said he knew he would have
TO contend with experienced boot.
leggers.
Conferred With Council
I'VE knew the Billlngslcys had
10 years experience when they got
here
He told % comforting with the
council over the matter of abatlnE
places where liquor was sold.
Il needed moral support" Ell.
plained the mayor. because. In my
opinion tho city could not rein.
burse me IN event damages we're
collected from me"
The mayor outlined his expert
euco with tho BIllingalcy drug
store. relating how tho Stewart
Street and Day and Night drug
stores we're wrecked b. his orders.
and the Billlngsleys and their book
keeper. Arthur Hatton. ordered ar.
rested.
Bausman asked; did you at.
tend n meeting August "A at which
the governor and DR. Matthews at.
tended. 10 celebrate your enforce
meut OF the dry law"
Yes" said the mayor. Il was in
pretty high company that day"
Attorney Bausman entered as
testimony n story appearing July
90. in Tho Star. in which Logan
BDlingsley said he thought he
would quit--at least I'm Seattle"
The mayor then told how George
Vanderyeer dropped in on him
about August Is. and proposed the
clean slate" agreement.
He told me he would have to
| file lot damage claims.
asked him II tho Bllllngsieys IN.
tended to quit, he said he thought
they did. but wouldn't make that n
point OF the agreement, because he
couldn't control their actions"
Concerning the fear OF being
made personally liable for Billings
ley damage claims. Bausman asked.
Are you por man.?
We'll" said the mayor. I'm not
affluent."
Council Thought Il Wise
BY the clean slate agreement,
which the mayor effected with the
| Blllingsleys August 30. all claims
against tho mayor and city were
TO be dropped by the bootleggers
and pending city cases against
them were to be dropped It was
on the date OF the final settlement
that Logan Billingsley testified he