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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-10

waa In the whisky business I had
government license. and n major.
ity of people In Seattle are wet"
You have eouspired TO make
men go on the stand and commit
perjury"
Il have never committed perjury
| / have told the truth about this
matter since I walked into Allen =
office. and I'm going to tell the
truth today"
Questions Veraelty
Didn't you tell the police off.
GERS again and again that you had
no secret compartments In the
Stewart ri. pharmacy"
Il would have told them that II
I'd have thought OF H. wasn't
under oath"
Regard for Oath
II don't believe in perjury he
cause OF tho oath I take and the
punishment"
Has there been anything told "a
you about what the penalty is II
you tell lies here"
II don't understand"
Are you under indictments out.
side this case I'm this COURT"
"Yes. In this same mixup."
How many charges?'
Three"
Denies Immunity
"IIave you any arrangement for
Immunity"
Il haven't any. But I've certain.
~ tried 10 get one"
Have you COUNSEL"
NO"
Did you ever ask for counsel?'
No"
What will be the penalty OF con.
yicted7"
Repeats Denial
"Penitentiary sentence and heavy
fine"
Have you been offered any kind
of immunity"
mo. / tried to get my brothers
ont and assume all the RESPONSIBLE
tiles fought for this. but couldn't
! arrange lOT u.
Why Not Sentenced
do you know why you haven't
been sentenced?"
mo"
"Why2"
81 don't know"
when did you first go TO Aliens
office"
About n week after / came back
from California"
How many times since then?'
Visits Allen often
Every time he sent for me-
often-very often"
did you know the United States
district attorney asked for rerort
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-10
ON SIGHT"
MAY Be WILSON
ORDER ON SUBS
BY ROBERT J. BENDER
United Press Staff spondent

WASHINGTON. March TO-
American armed merchantmen viii
be empowered 10 fire upon Teutonic
submarines upon sight. The state
department made this plain today
In declaring that neutral ships can
presume that there will be no visit
and search by German submarines.
inasmuch az Germany has served
notice on the world that she would
disregard that mandate OF interna-
tlonal law.
That statement means that when
the American ships venture forth
they viii take no chance with the
German vessels.
This Interpretation, given official
ly. brought the possibility OF war
extremely near.
The navy department today
screwed down the censorship lid on
the question OF armament While
anticipating that newspapers. press
services and cable offices will heed
it's request to withhold armament
and sailing news. II took the add
ed precaution OF secrecy from
within.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-10
HEARD IN THE JAM
AT the GILL TRIAL

They're going to lock the doors
before court opens today
How does that dark.haired wom-
an three rows from the front on
tho lefthand side of the aisle do Il?
She's had the same seat every day
since the trial began"
III BillInEsley's lying. he's the
best liar that ever took the stand. "
They say tho carpet in the
clerks office Is nearly worn into
holes with lawyers and reporters
going thru that way"
I'm going to cover my hat with
Persian silk"
That's Rockingham - the ono
yawning.'
81 could sit in the window"
"They won't let You"
(which is Hi Gill7"
Il never was in court in my life
before. except once on the settle
ment Of an estate. My first hus.
band"
'1f I'd thought, I'd brought some.
thing to eat"
wait TN you sec Gll's and
Hodges attorneys throw the hooks
into each other"
SSH There's tho Judge"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-10

Tom Duffll have hard time
picking a name for his baby boy.
Tom. y'know, is the comic strip
character who cavorts across a
page of The Star every night.
Didn't know he had baby? And
Tom has asked Star readers to
send in suggestions for a name.
Send your suggestions TO the Ed
itor OF the Comic department and
watch for the strip of Monday,
March 10. when the name Tom
likes will appear.
Here are the first three names
proposed:
Miss Cora Gregory, 421 26th ave.
~, suggests that it be Plum"
Duff.
Melna Rogers, SOC East Olive ST..
thinks "Tilikum" or "Toots" would
be appropriate.
Hi Gill" is the name sent in by
Jack" 5266 Brooklyn ave.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-10
Logan Names Atty.
George Vanderueer

Sensation followed swiftly today in the cross-exami
Of Logan Bngsey, bcotegger king the
conspiracy trial of Mayor ri, Chief Rockingham, exSherf
Hodge and City Detectives Pyser Pooman McLennan and
Doom
First the declaration by Blngsley that his
for long made all preliminary for the cy
compromise with the Bng,ley brothers and told him
offer Gill less than ST. 500 when he ncrmnang evidence
Gill surrendered August 80.
Then with startling abuupness the revelation that Bill
lngey Portland Octob H. 1916 with his
wife and registered the Oregou hotel CLAY Allen and wife
Clay Allen is United States district attorney.
That Bngey his brothers had held
ferences night the Office of Aeuan General Thompson with
Sergeant the dry which evidence
over .ywas deyelop
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-10
NEARLY 5000 GO
CUT ON STRIKE

OAKLAND. Cal. March TO-
Nearly three thousand unskilled la
borers, representing more than SO
per cent of the total employees ros-
ter. employed at the Union Iron
Works and the Moore and Scott
shipyards have quit work. practical
~ tying up ship building opera
tions.
More than s12,000.000 in govern
ment warship construction work
alone has been contracted for by
the Union Iron Works and eXten-
sive shipbullding operations at 9TH
er yards are tied up as n result of
the trouble.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-10

And finally. az dramatic
close TO the days developments.
Attorney Fulton accomplished
the most striking admission Of
the examination.
Did you tell newspaper men
you laid $4,000 on the mayors
..desk then looked out the win
dow and when you turned
around the money was gomez
BuIinssiey hesItated. tried to
explain. and finally said. u
might have kicded somebody
ard told them that"
so you call that proper
subject for kidcln9-the state
mens you paid the mayor Of
city Of $4,000 population a
brlbe Of t+.ooo7" shouted Full
ton.
Tho vanderveer charge was
brought out by Attorney Tucker be
fore he completed his cross-exam
nation on behalf OF Mayor GIL.
Two More Sensations
The next two bits OF star
tlina testimony were brought
ou. by Attorney Walter Fulton,
en- behalf Of Chief Buckingham.
Sant~iched In between the
finish Of fuckers examination
and tina, OF Fulton, which was
still In progress az noon, came
that Of Attorney Bell repre-
senting Hodge.
BilIlnqsley said his cortribu-
tions Of si.o5o to Hodges cam
psign fund when the latter was
running for governor In the pri-
rnaries last fall and his loan OF
$500 TO him we're made With
out any promise or agreement.
That the government 10
counting on other witnesses 70
prove it's charge against Hodge
was indicated.
no Mercy Shown
No mercy was shown BillingsleJ
by Tucker and Fulton in their ef
forts to show him up as a slayei
OF his father-in-law. deserter OF hii
wife and baby 10y. wholesale brib
er OF policemen in three dry states
where he sold whisky as a boot
logger. and as a constant Trainer o.
false charges and suits made nee
essary By the character OF th'
business he had followed.
They Numbered away at hin
ceaselessly in an effort to get di
rect answers TO their question:
which we're adroltly framed u
yanderveer as a witness?'
Il don't know, but ] know the de
Tense doesn't want to call him." re
torted Billingsley.
show him UP as thoroly undepend
able as a witness and without con
science as the corrupter OF public
officials.
81 don't claim to be a youni
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-10

George washington.' wis one OF
the stock replies of -uillingslcy
when he was pressed to admit he
was common liar"
This exasperated FNhtoss 80 that
be finally said: We .son Z charge
that yuu are George Wa shlnEfca
or a descendant ot his"
Frequently JudEe Netei sr sus.
tained the objections of--sss~sistant
Attorney General Rean~s To what
he termed the abuse" ot the Wit.
ness by the defense attor1> sys.
Religion Brought "a
Tho Judge chokea OF an I. liort by
Tucker to quiz Billingsley za,oui his
religion and efforts OF Fulo,si TO go
over the same ground covarrd Ia
questions concerning the 9 ircum-
stances of how Bllllngsley KIN e ] his
father.in-law.
fuckers questions showed n ono
point that he considered prep, seer.
Gus the Billlngsiey charge that a
man who had just met Mayor GIN
FOR the first time could get the insv.
or to accept a $4,000 bribe.
How was that he shouted.
my attorney, George VandeIvcer.
arranged all the details besop that
visit. and told me not to offer a. .
mayor less than $500 said Bin
Ingsley.
VIII tho government call Nc.
Court Opens Early
Court convened Saturday at Q 10
a. m. before crowd that filled az
seats and packed the aisles.
Logan Blllingsley took the stand
Attorney Tucker attempted 10 IN.
J troduce typewritten statement
concerning the litigation Billingsley
had at the time he killed HIS father.
in-law.
Statement Ruled Out
Judge Neterer refused TO allow
It's admission when Reames said
that II concerned a charge OF which
Billingsley had been acquitted by
jury.
The man you killed was A. c.
Wheatley?' asked Tucker.
That's right"
Was His Father-ln-Lsw
Was he the father OF your
wife7"
That's true"
How old was she?"
"She was IS. was 10. We we're
both in school"
Were you diyorced?"
Yes"
You had a son by herr"
Il did"
Where Is Your Son7
Where is she and your SON"
oklahoma City. I'm not sure"
Where did you go from OKLA
homa?"
TO Houston. Texas"
what did you do?"
Il was in the cigar business"
Goes TO Canada
where did you 20 next?'
Winnipeg. Canada"
What did you do?"
Il worked for r. +. Collier"
"Arrestcd?'
NO"
Goes 10 kentucky
where did you go from there?"
Louisville
what did YOU do?"
Worked for a liquor house"
How long?"
-Four or five months"
what years?'
why. I couldn't say"
"T'hen whereY
Goes TO Dry State
West Virginia"
How long did you soiourn
there?"
About year"
"WnersY
Charleston"
did you sell whisky IN West
| Vlrglnia?"
Sold All He Could
II sold all the whisky that
cotild in West Virgiuig .
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-10


keenan, said Il was intention OF
the Seattle !. w. w's to enforce
order
Attorneys argued the point as to
Eyerett'a right To enforce its city
ordinances thru the county authori.
ties
Clay. when questioned, said that
ho was on the dock the day of the
shooting
lie said he went 10 the dock with
/ n. f.. Brown. a shoe merchant
In Front Row
Clay said he was standing in the
front row Of deputies when the We.
roma steamed into port
Clay. upon direct examination,
said his attention was called 10
sheriff McRae's prcscace when the
latter walked out in front and held
lup his left hand.
lie said the men on the boat were
singing and "hollering."
Did you understand what McRae
said to the men on the boat" in.
Quired Attorney Neitch.
Made Too Much Noise
NO: the men were making too
much noise"
How long did this disturbance
last" Veitch continued.
About IS or 20 seconds"
what next occurred?"
There were three shots"
| "ln what sequence p"
There was one shot: then two
more They apparently came from
the lower part OF the boat"
owen Clay described the volley
that followed the first three shots
from the boat as coming in rapid
sequence.
did you see Sheriff McRae9"
Yes. he swung around and said
something TO the effect that They
have got me-" said the witness.
What did you do?'
Returned Fire
Il drew my own pistol and re
turned the fire"
How many shots did you fire.
Two or three replied the wit
ness. and then | was struck by a
bullet" indicating n hole thru his
right coat sleeve.
The witness said he walked
around the dock waiting room aft
or he was shot. He said he took
his gun in his left hand and emp
tied II.
Fee Paid
The witness, upon cross-examina-
tlon. testified that the Weyer.
haeusers paid for his membership
in the Everett Commercial Club.
He said he was not aware of the
fact that all OF the employees of
Weyerhaeuser were members and
Continued on page g.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-10
Yanks Free, Report

WASHINGTON. March 10.-Con-
tirmation of the reported release OF
the American Yarrowdale prisoners
and their departure from Germany
for the Swiss frontier was conveyed
to the state department today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-10
POISON PlOTTER
GETS TEN YEARS

LONDON. March 10.--Mrs. Alice
Wheeldon, leader in the poison plot
which had rs its object the mur.
dor of Lloyd George, was sentenc-
ed late today to ten years imprls'
onment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-10

Dr Mark A. Matthews. pas
tor OF the First Presbyterian
church. and personal friend OF
President Wilson. Is believed
by many 10 be the man be-
hind" the Investigation OF the
various officials in the booze
graft case. II was Dr. Mat
thews who hired the Burns de-
tectiyes in 1910. which resulted
In the conviction Of n chief OF
police and the recall of Mayor
Gill
In his testimony yesterday
afternoon, Logan Biilingsley
said that Or. Matthews inform
ed him that he (Matthews)
knew Logan had given Mayor
Gill n bribe OF $500.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-10
French Ship Is Sunk

NEW YORK. March l0.-A cable
today received by man interested
in the ship's cargo said that the
French freiFhtcr Ohio has beer
sunk by n submarine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-10
U. PROFESSOR DIES

Orson Bennett Johnson. professor
emeritus OF zoology at tho u. OF W.
and the only professor to be grant
ed the title OF professor emeritus
BY tho university regents. died at
his home. 1926 Winslow place. Fri
DAY morning at $50. Professor
Johnson had been confined TO his
home for the last 25 years with 10
comotor ntaxia.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-10
BERNST0RFF IS IN

COPENHAGEN. March 10.--For-
mer Ambassador Count Won Bern
storff. on board the Fredrik VIII.
arrived at Christiania at 10:45 to-
day
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-10

DEPUTY KILLED
BY COLLEAGUES
Defense SAYS

The defense Of Thomas Tracy
minated during the egamina-
ton Of owen Clay. state wit.
ness and citizen deputy injured
In the l. w. W Everett shoot
ing Of November 5. that an at
temp, might be made 20 prove
that former Deputy Sheriff JET.
fsrton Beard was killed by ono
OF his own men.
Attorney Vanderveer asked
the witness II he cid not shoot
the former officer himself after
he had taken shelter behind
the dock ticket office when he
wAs Injured. Clay retorted
hotly that he did not. Several
short and brisk spats between
opposing counsel occurred dur
Ina the Saturday session. The
bouts apparently are bound 10
become more frequent and Sc
we're as the mass OF evidence
increases.
c. a. a. miteher. an Everett
mill man. was recalled TO the
stand before noon.
The court adjourned at noon
until $50 a. m. Monday.
Owen Clay. 80. a bookkeeper q
The weyerhaeuser mill AZ Everett
and injured in the battle of Noyen
Der 3. was called 10 the stand a
the states seventh witness.
Harry Shaw. who was on N
stand when court adjourned f'rida
afternoon. answered one questio
and was excused.
J. J. keenan, and c. X. Griffin
delegated By the ]. W. W. orEaaiz'
lion 10 keep order and supervise th
attendance OF members Of tina
body at the trial. were ON duty 1
the corridors.
wsrfes Order .s.....
ts-. ..f4 d uaaa ins.pffar r
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-10
$500 Fine and
Prison for Teutons

FLORENCE. 8. c.. March 10.
The eight under officers of
the German freiahter Lieben-
feis were today sentenced 20
one year In the federao prison
at Atlanta and $500 each, on tho
charge Of having sunk their YES
sel In the Charleston harbor
when diplomatic relations were
broken OF with Germany.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-10
Arms Plant Burned

UTICA. n. V. March 10.--Tha
Savage arms plant. here. where
Lewis machine guns are made for
the allies. was damaged early today
by fire. believed to be incendiary.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-10

on your Oklahoma record?"
"Yes."
''Do you know that II was report
cd that no one In Oklahoma would
believe you under oath?"
Fulton charged Logan was max.
ing n speech TO the jury every time
he answered n question Reames
Continued on page p
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-10
ADVERTISING MANAGERS
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Latest News of
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In ,odav's star Tho Saturday
gar ia n recognized authority on
srnusenaents. Thousands and thou
sands Of people find II "A great
help IN selecting whera 20 70 10
be amused.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-10
SCHUYLER JOHNSON was

leased on $500 bond Friday. when
he pleaded not guilty to contriying
a lottery.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-10

THE man who lets you In on
the ground floor usually winds up
by kicking you out the window"
sayS Old Man Sage.
The u. S. weather bureau pre-
diets: partly cloudy tonight and
Sunday"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-16
The Parks: Can Won't

Governor Burnquist IS coming in fo
considerable criticism, some Of whicl
is just, and a good deal that is unjust
because OF his vetoing large anaoun1
OF the appropriations passed iii tn
closing hours Of the legislature. Quite
a number of papers in this part of Tx
state are jumping all over the states
chief executive because he cut off the
appropriation of $4,000 for the Ramsey
state park at Redwood Falls, and he IS
getting hauled over the Goals for similar
action toward other public park ap-
Preparations.
This is hardly fair. Under the cir
eunstances Ramsey, and all other
parks in the state, can survive and pet
along all right for another year or two.
The only appropriation vetoed by the
governor for which The Review feels
that he can be justly criticised was
that which has deprived the school
children OF the state of their Just dues,
and which in many cities and towns of
the state has resulted in the necessity
OF curtailing the usual work of the school
and prevented others from extending
the work that had been outlined. The
money is morally, if not legally due the
schools and the governor by his action.
has deprived them of it. =,
Let the parks wait, but give the school
children that which belongs to them.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-16
The Open Forum
Editor the Open Forum:

Editor the Open Forum:
In recent issue of the Review one of
the teachers OF the local high school was
severely censured for reading before
his history class an article from Cana
dian newspaper derogatory to the Ger
man people. An understanding of the
facts of the case will exonerate the
teacher from all blame and the COM
munity owes it to this teacher to get the
facts before passing judgment. The
article in question was brought into the
class in the course of the regular work
as an example Of the absurd and ur-
founded reports that the hatreds of war
will cause the more hysterical among
any nation to invent about their enemies.
The article was SO unbelievably ridicu-
lous that the teacher never suspected
that it could be taken otherwise than as
a hoax. But he must have overestimat-
ed the sense of humor of his class, for
the report spread that he had presented
the story as historical truth.
Thru my association with the teacher
censure know that the hysteria de-
veloped by this war could not distort
his essentially just and fair point Of view.
As a history teacher he knows that it is
only the bigot and the fanatic that will
try to indict and convict whole people.
The fault in this matter lies with a few
of the people of New Ulm, whose attitude
toward the teachers has usually been
one of suspicion and distrust. They do
not take the trouble to get acquainted
with the men and women who are here
to instruct their chill dren; they are ready
to believe any evil report that they hear
about them, and the good reports they
are only too ready to forget. This is
even ai in that e IS reflection UPON the
many fair-1linded men and women who
tolerate this sort of an attitude toward
those to whom they. entrust / the in
struction OF, their children. Wake up,
New Ulm; you owe an apology to the
man whose reputation you have harmed!
A Friend.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-16
Have Had Enough Advice

Robert Forrest of the Lake Wilson
Pilot hits the nail on the head when he
says the farmers have had about enough
advice as how much wheat they shall
SOW, the acreage of potatoes they should
plant, etc. The Pilot says:
EVERY farmer tries to seed all the
ground he can take care of each year.
He does his best and this continual line
of advising and coaching is making some
of them disgusted, no matter how patriot
ic they may be-"
The number of men in Minnesota
alone now engaged in advising the
farmers how to conduct their business
during this war would make up quite
an army to send to the trenches. They
cover all classes from the heads of
colleges and universities to city news
paper reporters, some of whom know
about as much about the farmers affairs
as the average primary school boy.
Some of them may have "enlisted' in
this advising" business as easier than
taking chance on the trenches. The
farmer has right to be Disguised. .
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-16
he well-meaning teacher overlooked

the well-meaning teacher over-lo looked
the fact that his listeners were immature
girls and boys who might or might not
be able to understand his motive and
who might also easily misund erstand his
very meaning. The friend (?) who
reports gossip circulated by ones enemies
gets little gratitude from the one gossiped
about even tho the friend might have
meant very we'll indeed. There is al
ways lurking suspicion that perhaps
the friend who listens to ones enemies
long enuf to know what they are saying
may have listened until he half believes
and to repeat the calumny adds the
finishing touch. Thus, ones motives
may be the very best even when ones
Judgment is poor and in these sensitive"
times and places, there is just one wise
thing to do.
What is right and what is just in this
war will not be decided until many years
after the hatreds it engenders have been
forgotten. Therefore it behooves us
to preserve all the GOODNESS of judgment
and sanity that is possible under the
circumstances. Nothing can be gained
by stirring up local animosities. The
better element of this whole nation enter
tains nothing but the deepest sympathy
and pity for the misfortunes of the Ger
man people who are no more to blame
for this calamity than are the people of
any. other nation driven into it. The
teachers in our public schools should not
be accused of representing the narrow
mindedness which cannot see beyond
racial hatreds and selfshness. Let us
be fair to them, but it is incumbent upon
the teachers and all others that they re-
member always that a slur hurts, no
matter when or how it is spoken.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-16
HUrd On The Little FeW0Ws

The war time tax schedule of $780,
900 revenue bill, if adopted, will drive
thousands of the small concerns out of
business, according to many witnesses
who appeared before the Senate finance
committee Saturday. The House bill is
condemned as unjust, but the leaders
of that body insist that it is necessary
to preserve the life of the nation.
The professors against the bill even
included several high officials of some of
the leading industrial firms. These men
were fair enough to condemn the bill as
unjust, discriminatory and likely to
result in the suspension of many Of the
smaller business houses and severe losses
to the others. 49, :'..<.'-.. -
1t remains to be seen whether Con-
gress will insist on killing off the little
fellows to carry on it's work of warfare.