The Seattle Star from Seattle, Washington • Page 1

JUDGE MDONALD Think! Over 40,000 Daily The Star la read In 40,000 Seattle homee dally. Don't you believe It? Oh, very to office (looks always optn. Woe! Woe! Unto the Family of Wo Gee, for the Bloodthirsty Pirates of Denny Park Have Set Upon Him, and the Mystic Ring That for Thousands of Years Stood Between the Wos and Ruin Is Gone By Fred L. Boalt. Wo Gee la at the city hospital with a broken The Injury la of no consequence Laat night four young man aat upon Wo Oaa In Danny park and robbed him of $242 In hard money Tha loaa la trifling Wo dota not mind In tha laaat having hla noaa broken and balng robbed.

But when the young men took the money from Wo Gee's biouae. they took a ring alao. Woe! Woel Wo Gee moani and calla upon hla honorable an Thousands upon thousands of ago. when the world wae young. the first Wo of whom there anv record known and loved the Blind llarlur of Nanklpoo.

All day the little barber would lalior In hla shop, shaving the rhlna and braiding the of the male population of Nanklpoo, but at sundown he would rllmh the wall surrounding the town and play the fiddle far Into the night. There nine year when one of the three rice stops fsiltvl GAS COMPANY IS AT IT AGAIN; BUNKING PUBLIC ON RATES The gas company loudly boasts of its new gas rates. It's all unadulterated bunk. THE ORDINARY CONSUMER IS NOT CONCERNED ONE PARTICLE IN THE NEW RATES. His bills are not, and will not be, lower as a result of the alleged new schedule.

In fact, one of the changes is the increase from 25 cents to 50 cents per month minimum charge. THE ONLY CHANGE THE GAS COMPANY HAS MADE IN THE WAY OF REDUCING RATES IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BIG CONSUMERS. AND FOR THEM THE CONSUMERS WHO USE 5.000 OR MORE CUBIC FEET OF GAS PER MONTH For such Urge the rate is now fixed at 80 cents fist. As a matter of that used to be the rate before, after the discounts were made for prompt payments. The change, therefore, only removed the penalty in case of delay in payment.

But the small consumer, who uses less than 5,000 cubic feet per month, must still pay the per cent penalty if he fails to make his monthly payments promptly. If he pays on time, his rate will amount to Si per 1.000 cubic feet. If he is a little behind, the company penalizes him 25 per cent, and rste is $1.25 per 1.000. One dollar and twenty-five cents per 1.000 cubic that is the Seattle gas company's rate, and not $1. It is $1.25 for the small a discount off for prompt 80 cents for the big consumer, whether he pays on time or not.

HERE IS A DIFFERENCE OF 45 CENTS. AND YET IT DOESN'T COST THE COMPANY A FRACTION OF A CENT MORE TO SERVE THE SMALL CONSUMER THAN THE BIG ONE. The Star has credited the company with giving Seattle a rate of $1. But The Star has not taken into account the 25 per cent penalty. Considering the real rate of the gas octopus as $1.25 per 1,000 cubic rate that the company itself prints on its with nearly 300,000 population, pays the highest rate in the country for a city of its size.

CITY TO ATTEMPT TO SAVE WHO HAVE FALLEN The city of Seattle will give women with the drug habit, the drink habit, and delinquent women generally, eclentiflc treatment at a Iprre to be eetabllehed on a flvetract on Beacon hill. If the report to the city council of Councilmen Heaketh and Wardall adopted Jiwiice Gordon will co-operate 1 to give theae women a chance to make good. Inatead of sending them to the city Jail again and again "We believe." the and Wardall report, "that under the present the spread of thew. la a menace to society. and we are conrlnced that women now by tho 1 forth Into at the end of their only to make matters worn." Hi, with two nice to house thene women, and pleasant, door, garden work Jo kwp OLD MAN, BADLY INJURED, ALLOWED lii niF: IN CFXLi DOCTOR BLAMES "OLD AGE" Coroner Maeon announced today that ha would not make an Investigation of tfje death of Jamee Clancy, 71, of Fall City, who waa kept In a cell for over 12 houra, and then, on the eecond complaint of the Jailer that "eomethlng wae wrong," removed to the hoepltal, where he died ae the result of having euetalned a fracture "or surgeon, who examined Clancy the flret was brought to his attention, decided the man seriously hurt." He was sent back to a cell.

Dr Jones now claims the cut on Claney'a and the broken HO. didn't cause death, but that the mangled nrjandled of-oldl age. I Coroner Maeon reconeidere hie dedelon and Inveetl gates alleged neglect in tha caae, tha recorde will ahow that Clancy died a natural death. WEATHER FOR SEATTLE AND VICINITY FAIR TONIGHT, WEDNESDAY FAIR AND WARMER; LIGHT WESTERLY WINDS. VOLUME IS NO.

129. i them linay, "the city proposes to help them cure of their had The committee for purpose the of $7,000 available from the workhouse fund for male prisoners FIX TAXI BATES t'nlform automobile, tail and motor rates are provided In Cotin rllman 1)111 Introduced Monday. It 40 rpnta the mntlmnm amount to bp taipd to onp, two or thrpp for ft rldp of a half mile or less, and 10 arh additional quartpr of a mllp Thim, the first mil" would rpnU and earh additional mllp 40 re-nta Karh additional would i oat 20 rents per mUe The Seattle tar SEATTLE. WASH TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1913. Now, the Chinese.

In many matters, are wiser than we. Whan lice crop falla In China, it that (he people muat get along on twiMhlrda rnllona. or one third of the eople to death Hecauae, with three full crops, there la Just enough rlre lo around So, hen a rice crop falla, the Chinese, feeling the plni of hunger. know It la perfectly for them to Wave the towns and turn plratea And the more fortunate onaa, having enough rice, know It abaolutely legitimate for them to hanic on to rice and to kill an many plralea poaalhle life everywhere la a dog dog anyhow Vow. In the year of which we apeak the country surrounding Nanklpoo (warmed with plratea Wu the barber, alwava atailoned hlmaelf juat where the old llee Tree a hrancbea awept the wgl The Old llee Tree begun to grow when the world It la atlll there It will utand till the Crack o' I The llllnd llarber liked to be nenr It, because he could hear murmura of the millions of beee that swarmed In Its branches.

HEART FAILS; DROPS DEAD AT HIS HOME Stricken by heart disesae, Judge f. A. McDonald, ora of Saattia'a foremoat c'titsna. dropped daad at hla home. 5722 Green Lake boulevard.

at 9 o'clock thla morning. The Judge who In good health and In good Thla morning about o'clock, and went out cherry picking the acre which he owns, adjoining hla home tlr atnpped at a neighbor's house, gave the children some of the cherries, and returned home. He com plained of alight Indigestion, and went Into the bathroom Came Wtat in. 1876 Buddent) he fell at nick hla head agalnat the drcaaer, and waa dead A physician waa hurriedly He declared death to heart dlsenee. and not front any wound caused by striking the head on the dres ter.

Judge McDonald came to the Pacific In aettllng la railfornta at first, and later removing to Oregon, where he held the of county Judge and regie ter of the land office Served In Legislature In ISSO he became a realdent of Seattle In Washington he waa honored with an election to ihe the council, an sppolntment aa collector of cuatoma for the of Keattle from UN to and at the time hla death waa preaident of the achno! hoard and the progressive for the ixiatmaaterahlp of Seatile He waa known throughout Ihe j'ate aa one of the moat brilliant and witty for the democratic party Judge McDonald la survived by a widow and four children. Donald A. McDonald, attorney. Seattle; Robert and Hslph Mclkinald and Mrs Helen Bander, of Cosur d'Alene. Idaho.

The funeral will probably he held Thursday from the family residence. URGE GOVERNOR TO SEE FOR HIMSELF CAM-MKT, Mich July 19 men of Calumet today wired Ootrornor aaklnic him 10 cnmt here- and personally Investigate the strike of copper No were reported loday, atrlke Insisting that the presence of militiamen What Become Seattle's nversge winter 40 dntfreps, summer temperature fi4 itur Clancy wn booked at the city jail aa a "eober drunk" early Sunday morning, Ha wn arraatad by Patrolman Holm on Wash- Ington aftar he had fallen down eome etepe and hurt himeelf. That he aleo wae Intoslcated, there.leemi to be no queatlon. It waa not till 6:30, however, that Jailer McKnlght notified the hospital authorities that Clancy "didn't aeem altogether right," but Dr. Jonee sent him to hla cell.

At 1:30 McKnlght again aaked the hoapltal to take care of Clancy. Thla time he wae removed to the hoapltal. He died In lees than 24 "The man wae drunk," aaya Or. Jonea, "and he did not capv plaln about hie Injurlea. The cut over hie head did not cauee hla death.

He died of old age. At the hoepltal I ild not etrap him for the broken rlba, becauee I waited for nlm to eober up before doing so." 0 THE ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE THAT DARES TO PRINT THE NEWS Old Jim Mooney. In SSth ar. Sketched by Vie, at Jim told aterlaa of the long ago, when ha drove the Smoky Hill etage and fo ughf frequent with road ag EXCURSIONISTS ME HOME AGAIN Enthusiastic about Alaska and Ita wonderful resources. 170 eictir wh haw lust the grand rlrrult of the Northern territory of the Chamber of this morning on the Alaska com panjr'a Victoria.

An liu crowd them at the dock Hetb Mann. President Wllaon'a personal ntatlve on trip, waa the of honor at a love feast on board and lit tbat he would do to Induce WlUon to the mrritory person yw WON'T DISMISS IT WASHINGTON. July nlal of reporta that he to dlamlaa the and other while pinvr he linn a new Interpretation of the Mann law, waa volrrd here today by Attorney Mclteynolda "The reporta are he aald "The caae will in to trlil AukuM 6 night the 1)11 Barber, between heard In the which were not made hjr cum the aright The climbing the tree and whispering In Kor the Old Bee Tree wan the only weak In the other Impregnable wall around When Wo mirr that the were climbing the tree, he bow to r.trlng* and played nn Improvised war wild, ibrlll, filled with anger ntid alarm, that the whole Town heard and knew that the Blind llarber warning th-m of And they tumbled out of helter-skelter, and gave the an awful walloping Long after, whin Wo an old man and whin ton waa a young man, a to little barber chop. It the atrat er he leader of the pirate band. Tlmea ware good now, and rics plentiful, and there waa no need for men to turn LOBBYIST GIVES THE LIE TO SPEAKER UNDERWOOD WASHINGTON, July of moat significant by the of Martin Mulhall came today when Oicar Underwood, democratic iesd openly attacked Mulhall before lobby probing committee.

Mulhall'a examination began today. Underwood got little aatlefactlon when he denied to a close acquaintance. "la that Mulhall? Well, I never him before 1 tell you It In not right to let a man like nttack public men. particularly when he blackmailing former That man was never In my committee room." Mulhall. "Yon 'MarkmallV' said Sena tor Heed "That that money a lieen demanded." I won't merely make a statement," said Underwood.

"I want to he put under oath." "Other subordinates have denied STRIKERS GAIN There appeared to be no change In the teamsters' atrlke altuatlon today, following the advantage gained by the atrlkera when employea of the Seattle Drayage A Storage Co. wnlked out. Monday. The purpose of the strike la to force the of the Team asaoclatlon to rwognlne the union. The majority of the Independent companies helotix to union.

OI.YMPIA THK filed by tin: tlreat Northern, to take effect I relative to switching charges from the central to auburban about Seattle, have been b) the public acrvlce commission. one cent v.yjy OLD STAGER MEETS BANDIT ON THIRD AVE. WHO HELD HIM UP HALF CENTURY AGO A man. old. bent and ragged, yesterday climbed the hill on Madison between Second and Third.

The index finger was missing from his left hand. At the same time another old man was approaching the Madison st. corner, going south on Third. He walked uprightly, albeit stiffly. The two old men met at the corner face-to-face.

The man with a digit missing seemed first to recognize the other. A look of terror came into his eyes, and he turned and shuffled stiffly but with amazing swiftness down the hill. The other old man pursued him. The pursued reached the Second av. corner, turned It, and was lost in the crowd.

The pursuer, gasping for breath, inquired anxiously for a policeman. An officer came up and asked what was the matter. "I just run into Three-finger Charley," said the irate old gentleman, "but he got away, the petit larceny thief!" "What do you want him for?" the policeman asked. "For holding up the stage coach." "When?" demanded the policeman, all excitement. "Fifty years ago." the old man said.

MiilhaH's testimony, loo." said fleed. but afterward we saw for the money paid them." Underwood then In a sworn statement denounced Mulhall Referring to a letter which mentioned him, Underwood aald: letter In Itself manifestly shows lying I know neither Emery nor Klrby, positively have not talked with either about labor mat- I ters." In Letters. Senator Walsh then rnad letter from Kmery, chief counsel for the Nntlomil Association of Mnnttfacturers, to Mulhall wlilcli hnrt enclosed two checks for each to lie ghen to Harry Neal and Harry Thornton, janitors of the speaker's room and the ways and means committee room. In reply to Underwood, Mulhall said he had paid Underwood's Janitor for two yearn. He said: "I know, and when I produce other witnesses Underwood will admit that part of hla statement Is a lie," SOFIA IS CUTOFF BKIIUN, 29.

received here today from HelKrade any Sofia. cupltal of Hulftarla, In Isolated Inventing It Hiild, hnve rut nil railroad roniinunlratlon, and nre threatening Sofln with a food fit nil PUTS TO SEA AGAIN I'OHT TOWNSRND. July The Hawaiian liner llllorian. of' tbo Mataon Navigation put to nea for second time In" 21 houra I today, leaving two men In the marine hospital here When 75 miles I off Cape Flattery yeaterday, she turned hark, following a blow-hack from nn oil furnnce, which burned Third Asalstant l.nglnee'' 8. C.

Mehl and Fireman Qeo. Coheueg. Tbo latter may dlu. HOME EDITIOI The stranger placed In Wo's hand a ring with a curloua setting. The stone waa carved In the Image of a bee.

"Keep It always," eald the stranger. "Give It to your aon. and your son's son. It shall stand between the House of Wo and disaster. A pirate glvea It you.

Some day, If you are not careful, plratea ahall rob you of It. When that day cornea, woe to the House of Wo!" Then the etranger silently went away. When the Blind Barber of Nanklpoo the ring fell Into the hands of hla ion, who pasted It on to hla ton. And ao. In tlTie, It came to Wo Oee, laundryman, of 2028 Weatlake Seattle.

U. 8. A. And plratea Bet upon him In Denny park laat night, aa stated, and robbed and beat him. They took hla money, the price of many waahlngs and Ironlnga They broke hla noae.

Wo glvee neither loaa nor Injury a aecond thought. Woe! Woe! The ring la gone! Naught now can aave the Houae of Wo from becoming the plaything of the goda of vengeance. mlachlef. eplte and malice! Truly tljr arm of coincidence is long. Jim Mooney wai the first man to cross the Smoky Hill stage route after Fremont.

Kit Carson was his guide. Mooney became one of the best known stage drivers of his day. He was an intimate friend of Kit Carson. Buffalo Bill, and other picturesque Westerners of that generation. That was the time when Slade.

desperado and road agent, terrorized the West. Slade and his band held up Moooev's coach. the off leader, and robbed the passengers and express box. Mooney never got over the humiliation. The Slade band was broken up.

Many were wiped out in fights. Some were hanged. Slade among them. Only one escaped "Three-fingered" Charley. All that was half a century ago.

Today Mooney is 86 vcars old. He long ago quit stage-driving and has amassed a competency at boss-trading. He is a bachelor and lives at the hotel. Second av. S.

Though he often thought Charley, he had never seen or heard of him since the holdup until vesterdav. He had thought him dead. "No question of him bcin' said Mooney todav. "1 knew him soon's I set eyes on him. He knew me, too.

If I'd got my hands on him the world'd be rid of a cowardly petit larceny thief! Why, it was him shot the off leader, as good a hoss as ever drove!" Mooney says that, in all his experience, he never met a "bad" man who was really brave. Mark Twain, in "Roughing It." describes the notorious Slade a man of high courage and chivalry who, despite his acts of cruelty, lived up to the standard of his time; and the humorist excuses Slaves tears and cries of "Oh. my God! my God! Must I die?" Brutal cowards, he explains, often "die game." Mooney said: "Slade brave? He was the rankest coward ever hung. I hail the pleasure of seeing him die at Virginia City. He died like a hound-pup!" REBELS LOSING? WASHINGTON, July (hp Chinese republic Is maliins steady advances toward suppressing the revolution and that the revolt Ik expected to collapae noon Is the advice received here today from Shanghai Other dispatches Indicated that Americans and all other are safe.

Chinese rebels continued to homhnrd the foreign settlement today hut no loss of life was reported An auto, driven by H. J. Peppla, of 72K 18th ran down .1. J. Jones, an employe of the city park department, on Righth between Union and Pike Monday.

Jones sustained Injuries ahmit his right leg and thigh. PENNANTS SS. Any four coupons clipped from The Star, consecutively numbered, when presented at Hie Star office with 15 cents, will entitle you to a 65-cent pennant. Oregon State Pennants now out. California Pennants out next week.

Pennants will be sent by mail if 5 cents additional for each Pennant is enclosed. Bring or mail to The Seattle Stai, 1307 Seventh near Union St. An Oddity Among Judges! At laatl U. 8. Judge Jere Neterer, appointed for this district, actually believes In the recall of Judges.

Bee story on page 3. TAXPAYERS TALK county should pay no mors than Pierce, dollar for dollar, vu the opinion of who met with the county Monday to discuss the Improve mcnt work on the Stuck river. Pierce county, however, wanta each county to levy mill for that purpose. This would mean county would pay $260,000, ngalnst ISti.OOO for Pierce county. A decree of distribution of hep property was awarded I Mrs.

Hugh Rood, widow of a Seattle man who was lost with the of the Titanic over a year ago, by Tallntan Monday. The Rood estate In King county Is valued at $121,000 Rood had holdings In other icounties and states..