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VOLUME 16 NO. 1 SEATTLE. WAS!!.. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25. 1914.

FAIR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY; MOD ICR ATE WESTERLY WINDS

The Seattle StarTHE ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE THAT DARES TO PRINT THE NEWS

ONE CENT

NIGHT|-EDITION^

POLITICS MAKES STRANGE BEDFELLOWS

HERE'S THE GOODS ON MR. TRENHOLME!THESE GOOD MEN. MR. COTTERILL. ARENOT WITH YOU IN TREHHOLME'S CAMP:ARE THE*. THEN, DOGS AND COWARDS?

George Cotterill seems to have lost his head entirely.He goes about lambasting The Star, calling us all thenames old Blethen has applied to us io the past, justbecause The Star didn't follow him into the standpatSpecial Interest booze camp.

In his furious attack on The Star, George isn't evenoriginal. Parrot-like, ha repeats the same old words ofhatred that Blethen and the old gang of crooks have al-ways yelled at The Star.

Btit if The Star is a dog. as Cotterill says, becauseIt isn't fighting for Trenholme, what about the hundredsof good citizens who have always in the past foughtwith The Star and with Cotterill?

These men did not and will not swallow Trenholme.Are they dogs, too, Mr. Cotterill, because they dis-

agree with you?When the Trenholme boosters trier! to inveigle Judge

Moore, former mayor anil always against (fill, into sup-porting Trenholme, he said. "NO, I NEVER HAVEBEEN AND CANNOT NOW BE FOR THE PREDA-TORY INTERESTS OR THEIR REPRESENTA-TIVE."

Therefore, Mr Cotterill, you should call JudgeMo.ire a dog and a coward Hi* personal opposition to

Gill is just as strong as your*, hut he refuse* to let that

personal opposition make him a tool of the old specialinterest, standpat gang that he has fought for 15 yearsin this city.

He *a> ? he never ha* been and cannot now lie forthe predatory interest* or their representative. JudgeMoore means Trenholme and hisHiackers when he speaksof the predatory interests and their representative.

And you. Mr. Cotterill, have joined what Judge Mooreterm# "THE PREDATORY INTERESTS AND THEIRREPRESENTATIVE."

You might call him a dog and a coward also, butit is just possible that a lot of good citizens will believeJudge Moore knows what he is talking about.

And now, Mr. Cotterill. what about all of the othersterling men who helped The Star two years ago to makethat up-hill fight that made you mayor?

What about Ole Hanson?Is he a dog because he didn't join with the Furth-

Ankeny Goldsmith-Blcthen-P.-I gang behind Trenholme?What about Ed Snyder, the man who, as your mana-

ger, worked night and day for you two years ago^I# he, too, a dog and a coward? He isn t with you

now, playing the role o% tout (or the Special Interestclique.

What about Tom Murplune, Mr Cotterill? Whatchoice names can you apply to Aim because he refuse# tojoin with you behind what Judge Moore call* the preda-tory interests?

What about Judge Winaor, Mr. Cotterill?He isn't frantically beating the tom-toma for what

Judge Moore calls the predatory interests.Is he also a dog ami a coward, in your estimation?And there's Oliver T Frkkson?good, square citizenIf he considered Trenholme this city's savior, would

not lie he with you, too 5

BUT HE ISN'T WITH YOU IN THIS FIOHT.Joe Smith! What mean name* can you apply to

him? He isn't playing y<mr jame'There's T H. Bolton, president <>f the Central I-ibor

Council, openly against you and against what JudgeMoore trrnis the predatory interest*

And there arc scores and *core* of other such men,Mr Cctterill men who try to be right and who fightsquare Call them foul names if y«>u will, go on. if youchoose, spewing your spleen against The Star the paperthat made you It doesn't hurt us. but don't think thatyou can deceive the thinking people of this city as thepredatory interests have deceived you I

You are in a strange camp, George, and maybe thataccounts for your frenzy. Anyhow, we will forgive youfor what a lot of your friends charitably term, your un-manly and dishonorable conduct.

MEETINGS TONIGHTHt mil. candidate for mayor,

apeaka today at noon at theOrand opera houae.

Tonlfht h« will apeak In Reddlng'a hall. First ar, W andRor St., and at the DanlahBrotherhood club roomi, 14thar and Fir it.

J. D. Trenholme will apeakat Phalen'* hall and the Whit

worth and flrlnhton school* In

the Rainier valley, and Weit

Side hall.

WOMEN VOTE IN'NOTHER STATE

TRKNTON. N J., Feb 25 ? Thehouse resolution extending suffrageto women wit panned tiy (he (tut*

senate today and Is ready for thegovernor's signature.

FIRE KILLS TWO

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NEW YORK, Feb 2(1 Two menwere killed. ai-veral firemen werehurt, and there were runny narrow

In h fire which destroyedMaker's hotel.

A MERRY CHORUS OF MONGREL BARKERSLabor men of Seattle are, with scarcely an ex-

ception, for H. C. Gill for mayor as against Trenholme.Why have the labor men changed? Always be-

fore they have been against Gill. Isn't it reasonableto suppose that there is a mighty good reason whythey, who have heretofore fought Gill, are now forhim.

When the lying Special Interest papers say Gillis supported by the same old crowd, they know theyare lying and al! the thousands of Gill's new sup-

porters know they are lying.These Special Interest boosting papers and their

dirty little weekly allies are all barking in a merry

chorus at The Star because of its attitude in thiscampaign.

Their plot called for The Star's help this time.

They thought the fact that this paper had bit-terly fought Gill for five years would compel it eitherto swallow their "respectable" dummy candidate orto remain neutral.

When The Star taw their trap and avoided it,when this paper revealed their despicable programto Seattle and named the big Special Interest boosters,who used to be for Gill but who are now for Tren-holme, these lying privilege-serving papers resort totrickery, to lies, and to the lowest possible kind ofjournalism in a desperate effort to bolster up theirrotten scheme.

AND ABOUT ALL' THEY HAVE SUCCEEDEDIN DOING THUS FAR IS TO FOOL GEORGE COT-TERILL INTO JOINING THE CHORUS OF MON-GRELS AND CURS BAYING AT THE STAR.

TACONM 6IRL MURDERED OH HERHOHEVMOOH BY FORMER SUITOR

Mri. Dorothy Johnson

Thla la the laat photograph ofMm Dorothy Johnaon. the Tnconiabride of a week. who was ahot andInatantlv killed yesterday by herformer fiance. Abraham Pepper, alace snlesman, In a San Franciscohotel, where bride and groom werestaving on their honeymoon

Pepper, who ahot himself after kill-ing Mrs. Johnaon. probably will re-cover.

Mr» Johnson. nee |)anhalser, nstrikingly beautiful brunette, keptcompany with Pepper for severalyear* In Tacoma She recently be-came engaged to Johnson. and Pep-per went to Han Kranclaco. There,too, la«t week. Mr and Mr* John-

HUMANE AGENTRESCUES BESS:TO MAKE ARREST

"Ilt-as," the mule which worked24 hours a day In the Pacific CoastCoal Co.'a mine at Franklin, Wash.,I* enjoying a much-needed rest to-day as r result of prompt actionby the King County Humane so-ciety, following publication of anarticle regarding her In The Hlnr.

An arrest will be made at themine today, as a consequence.

Fred I- Hoalt, The Star's specialwriter, discovered "lless" while"covering" a mine accident atFranklin. He found that the com-pany worked Its mules until theydie, Instead of getting more andworking them In shifts. It wascheaper.

son went on their honeymoon trip.Pepper met his former sweetheart

In the hotel corridor"I'm going to shoot myself," he

told herMrs Johnaon thought he was Jok-

ing"Shoot away. 'Pep,'" she saidHe dirt?flrat the woman snd then

himselfToday, at San Franclaco, Pepper

expreased deep remorae overthe a hooting, and aatd he hoped hewould be placed on trial as soon ashla condition would jwrmlt. A po-lice guard wa* placed over him atthe hospital today. Me will becharged with murder

"I did not know Dorothy wit tomarry Johnson until the day of thewedding," he said today. "Then Igot a letter from her, telling methat she fonnd thnt she loved John-aon better than she did mo."

TRY TEAMSTERSTwenty seven teamster* were

placed on trial before Police JudgeOordon today, charged with unlaw-ful assemblage. J. K. llarnes 1sthe complainant against the meuwho appeared In court.

The men collected, It Is chanced,on the water front, where non-union men were unloading wagons,and later went to Western av? Inthe Market district, where policeofficers arrcftcd them.

AMERICAN SHOTMrs S. C. Griggs, secretary of

the Humane society, visited themine with two officers Friday. She

Immediately ordered Hess to thebarn. ,

"The mule had worked twoweeks without u rest," Mrs. Griggsbald.

"Let S. E. Company HaveIts Profits," Is His Ideaof Municipal Ownership.

In Conference With Joe Smith andRobert Bridges, the Special Inter-est Candidate Shows His Hand.Editor The Star: J. O. Trenholme, If elected mayor, will manage

the city lighting plant with a tender regard for tha profits of the PugetSound Traction Light A Power Co.

I have It from hla own lips.He told me so himself, and Mayor Cotterlll says that Trenholme'!

word la as good aa gold.

For two days some of hla sup-

porter* who believe In municipalownership have been trying to get

him to reverse his position on this

point, but they have not yet auc-ceeded.

The publication of this statement

will probably be followed by a contradictlon of It by Trenholme. 1

have therefore taken the pains toask that It be certified by RobertBridges

Invite Smith ."here

The onversatlon between Tren-holme and myself occurred In hisheadquarters In the Alaska build-ing laat Monday afternoon. 1 hadbeen Invited to the headquarters to

listen to the reasons why I shouldsupport Trenholme.

I came away unconvinced.I was accompanied to Tren-

holme'a headquarters by RobertBridges and H. C. Pigott Partici-pating In the conference were WylieHemplll. manager; R E. Downle.treasurer; Donald McDonald andCharles Hutrhlnson of the Tren-holme committee; Bridges, Pigott,Trenholme and myaelf.

Muat Qo Slow, He Saya

I'lgott Introduced the subject ofmunicipal ownerahlp by askingTrenholme:

"You believe In municipal owner-ship of all public utilities, do you

notT"Trenholme replied: "I do, but

we are so heavily bonded that wewill have to go slow on ext*nslonsand new ventures at this time.'

Some of those present appearedto think that this should satisfyme. I said:

Smith Asks Queetlona"1 would like to ask a few ques-

tions with a view of ascertainingwhat reservations are lingering luthe back of this man's mind."

Then to Mr. Trenholme

"P wii prtMirt at the mivf«rtr>c« In Tronholme'aheadquarter* In tha Alaakabuilding Monday aftamoon,and tha following la a trueand fair etatement of theconvoraatlon batwaan JotSmith and J. D. Trenholmeon tha aubject of municipalownerahlp."

ROBERT BRIDGES.

rltUens to pay 1400.000 profit ayear Into the city treasury, it U atthe same time compelling otheia ofIts citizens, (patron 3 cf the privatecompany I to pay $800,000 profitInto the treasury of that compear.Thus by reducing the city light andpower rates so as to leave the 9404.*000 profit In the pockets of our citi-zens, we would compel a reductloaof the rates of the private company,which would leave In the pocket* ofother citizens ffiOO.Ovo more. laother worde. can you not see. Mr.Trenholme. that In our efforts toget $400,000 profit a year out of thalight plant, we are taking 11.200.004away from our cltliens, of which$800,000 goes to swell the profitsof a public service corporationT

Tranholme?But these peoplehave invested their money here lagood faith, and they are entitledto consideration. They are entitledto be treated so they will get aressonable return on tbetr Invest-ment.

"lt|K>n what principle would you

fix rates for service by publiclyowned utilities?"

Trenholme ? 1 would managethem the same as a private com-pany Is managed.

Myself?Hut you cannot do that,because a private company Is man-aged for profit to tho people whoown It, while a public utility must

ha managed for the purpose of giv-

ing service to the people who ownIt.

Myself?This I* exactly what Isuspected was In the back of thlaman's head when he said ha waafor municipal ownership. He telleue that he would manage our citylight plant, which le our bualnaaa.In euch a manner aa to permit aurcompetitor, the Puget Sound Trac-tion, Light A Power company taearn a profit on Ita business. I donot believe that we or you, Mr.Trenholme, should manage the pub-lic's business in a way dsslgned toprotect the profits taken by a pri-vate corporation from the pocketaof our citizena.

Here you have It In Trenholmfttown words.

He Is for municipal owncrahfeOh. yes!

Trenholme?The fixing of ratesIs a detail of administration.

Hut he believes that the electricmono|K>ly should he so treated that-It will get a profit on Its Invest-ment.

KI« PASO, Feb. 25.?That Oilstave Hauch was executed by theMexican rebels at Juarez last Fri-day was reported today amongUnited States army officers here.

So treated. If von please, at theexpense of the citizens of Seattle.

Myself?True enough, but theprinciple upon which they should be

fixed Is not a detail, hut a matterof principle. The report of Super-intendent Hoss shows that the in-come of tin' cltv 11: ht plan for 1913whs some $!»00,000, of which nearlyone-half was profit. Now the citylight plant has onl. a third of thebusiness Two thirds of the . busi-ness Is hnndleri by Its private com-petitor. Therefore, when the cltv,by maintaining high rates for ser-vice by the city plant requires Its

Here Is the milk In the coeoanut:Trenholme believes in managingthe city light plant to protect theprofits of the electric monopoly.

JOK SMITH.

JOKE ON THE JOKER

The records of the seismographhnve been confirmed by Tammanygraphed.

CHICAGO, Feb 25.?Lack of

a senile of humor In hit botecaused L. L. Hunter, city en-glnesr. to loss his $2,000 "job.Hunter wrote a humorous skiton his superior offlcsr, whocouldn't ses the jokt>