Seattle Republican

SEATTLE REPUBLICAN VOL. XII, NO. 14 PRE That the peace proceedings are being peacefully ended is due almost solely to the personal efforts of Theodore Roosveelt, president of the United States, is conceded by all manner of men, and no wonder the civilized world are lauding him to the very skies at present. Once during the peace deliberations it looked very much like the long journey on the part of the respective peace commissioners of the two belligerent governments was a waste of time, money and means and naught would come from the negotiations. It was then that President Roosevelt threw himself into the breach and brought peace and harmony out of chaos and consternation. The president may have effectively used his proverbal big stick, but he used it in such a manner that both sides seem satisfied with the results. When the news was flashed over the world last Wednesday morning announcing that the peacemakers had reached a peaceable conclusion which would bring about a cessation of hos- --- SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1905 PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT. The Peacemaker. tilities humanity breathed a great sigh of relief. Many of the admirers of the Japanese are inclined to think that the little brown men did not get all that they should have gotten, in view of the fact no indemnity money was agreed upon, but after a sober second thought the most of them agree with an editorial in the Post-Intelligencer last Wednesday morning which declared the Japs had gotten more than what they went to war for, and should let well enough alone. While Russia has been repeatedly worsted in her battles and encounters with Japan, nevertheless the Japs would have a great deal more work than they have as yet done before they would be in a position to command Russia to "pass under the yoke" and thus humiliated exact whatever tribute they might see fit to do as an indemnity for the war from such a conquered foe. There is no denying the fact that M. Witte is a diplomat of the highest type, and there is no denying the fact that he handled his PRICE FIVE CENTS LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON APR 29 1952 maker. country's interest in the negotiations to the best possible advantage, but despite all this, the Japanese came out of the muddle a hundred thousand times better off than they went into it, and, say what you will or may, the Japanese had almost reached their limit in defeating the Russians. They might have taken Vladivostok and done some other minor damage to Russian possessions in the far East, but they would have never dared to have attempted to invade the Russian possessions in Europe, for if they had they would have been wiped off the face of the earth. And then again if they would have stood out for a heavy indemnity public sentiment, which has been with them ever since the war began, would have gone over to Russia. Let humanity rejoice that the bloody conflict is at an end and let humanity pray that its scenes of carnage and destruction will not appear again in the present century. --- TALES OF THE TOWN Mary's Calf Is Out. A number of the state country papers are publishing the following paragraph and in view of the fact none of them have put any credit mark to it, it can be taken as original on the part of all of them, but the thing is so good that it would tempt most any publisher to steal it, only in this instance too many of them stole it at once. Here is the article: Mary had a little lamb; that time has passed away. No lamb could follow up the gait that Mary goes today. For now she rides on air-shod wheels in skirts too short by half; no lambkin shares her airy flight, but you can see her calf. But is there one who can complain or cry in woe, "Alas!" so long as Mary's calf's all right, the lamb can go to grass. So all the men delight to gaze, their joy is not a sham, for while the other critter's out they have no use for lamb. Had the original writer lived in Seattle the "ladies' calves" would have been on exhibition so much that, ere this, they would have become too common for him to even write about. It was some years ago in Seattle when the nice, fat, sleek calves of the ladies, which had been kept in silk lined stables for so many long years, were turned out to grass and could be seen winter and summer sporting either on the green or any of the streets of slush. * * * That Scholarship Contest. The Post-Intelligencer's scholarship contest has reached the excitement stage and during the ensuing week there is going to be made some strong stunts for tall timber on the part of the contestants. While the P.-I. is making a nice thing out of it from a subscription-advertising standpoint, nevertheless, the young lady or gentleman that comes out winner in the contest will have won something that may mean a fortune for him, and will certainly mean a world of happiness. Of all the ways for increasing subscriptions on the part of newspapers this seems to be the most commendable one that has come under the observation of the general public, and no wonder it was taken up and pushed as it has been by the contestants and their friends. "Po' White Trash" Alright. The White River Journal of Kent had the following excerpt in its columns last week: A story in September Lippincott's of the colored woman who had a white servant, has a parallel in Seattle. A lady of quality was complaining of colored help to a colored lady, when the latter politely informed her visitor that she found her "white help" perfectly satisfactory in all particulars. The story is all right to an extent, only the writer got mixed in his "helps." The "seen better days" white lady was complaining of "po white trash fur hep" and was inquiring of the colored lady where she could get some "cullud hep lack I had in the South," and was very sarcastically informed by the colored lady that she was not posted on colored help, and as to the poor white trash for help, she did not use THE SEATTLE REPUBLICAN any other kind and found them, for the most part, very competent help. The door was closed in silence. * * * September a Warm Baby. And now comes His Royal Nibs, the Right Honorable Samuel F. Rathbun, he of mayoralty aspiration fame, and predicts a warm September for the Puget Sound country. Most of us had anticipated a warm January and February for Seattle, owing to the red hot prospective Republican campaign that will be waged at that time, but we seem to have reasons to believe that September was going to be rather cool, even for the Puget Sound country. The Honorable Samuel may be correct in his prognostications, but he is advised to keep his kindling wood dry and order his winter coal at once, if not sooner, before he is prevented from doing so by the new paved streets. Beds and Boxes Must Go. Mayor Ballinger is determined, so he himself announces, to clear the saloons and saloon restaurants of all their bed and box paraphernalia, before he retires from office next March. If Mr. Mayor keeps his word, he will go out of office the worst despised man that ever held office in Seattle, especially by the "tenderloiners," who have tried in every conceivable way to continue Seattle as the hell hole of the Pacific Northwest, as it had been prior to Ballinger going into office. Mayor Ballinger can well afford to be abused by such cattle as want him out of office, especially when the leading citizens of the town stand ready to even make up a fund to increase the salary to the office to $10,-000 per year, if he will only consent to be nominated and elected again. The Taggerts Tale of Woe. While glancing over the Sunday (Portland) Welcome the following article caught our eye and we reproduced it not because such a thing ever happens in Seattle, but to show the Seattleites how the "400" do in other places, and also to show the Seattle folk that the "drink" they get here must be quite different from that the 400 get at other places, for drink in Seattle never leads the lady 400 to do such naughty things as is Mrs. Taggert herein referred to charged with having done. The article runs like this: The public has heard now how Major Taggart taught Mrs. Taggart to drink, how Mrs. Taggart taught the children to drink, and how it was her habit most of the time to be tolerably drunk. By holding its nose, the public has also waded through the published details far enough to learn that the brave major was in the habit of slapping his wife to make her tell what man she had been out with, and also that she was accustomed to spend many of her evenings with other men, remaining out as late sometimes as 3 o'clock in the morning. Out of all the tales told in court in this divorce case, it is apparent that the majors, colonels, generals, lieutenants and captains in this particular set are all in all an ornery lot, living in habits that shame decency and that are very certainly demoralizing to the army. The whole crowd ought to be kicked out of the army and be set to work to earn a livelihood by the same hard toil that falls to the lot of other and much better folk. FRIDAY, SEPT. 1, 1905 Two Editors of a Kind. We met an acquaintance one day this week who slapped us on the shoulder with one hand and grasped the other with a vice-like grip, and joyfully exclaimed, "I hear you are making a fortune, old man, and I am glad to congratulate you." He seemed to be a bit excited, hence we did not have time to reply further than to mumble some inaudible remark, which he took for granted meant yes, and then he gave us another squeeze and a pat on the back and he was away. Since then we ran across the following excerpt taken from the Detroit News, and it struck us so forcible that we decided to publish it and send a marked copy to our over-enthusiastic admirer. We desire to say, however, by the way of explanation, that the experience of the Dakota editor is ours exactly, only our uncle has not died as yet, and to be frank we have not as yet found him in order that we might command him to die that we would become in possession of our own. The excerpt runs as follows: An editor landed in South Dakota twenty years ago with fifteen cents in his pocket. He was poor but honest. So were his parents before him. He immediately started a country weekly, attended strictly to business, pleased everybody, went to church regularly, never drank, smoked, chewed, swore, stole, lied or beat his creditors. This last fact was due to the circumstances that he had no creditors, nobody would trust him. Today that editor is worth $100,000 and is living in retirement at ease. His old age is green. His accumulation is owing partly to his frugality and many virtues, and partly to other causes. An uncle died and left him $99,998.75. The rest of his fortune he made and saved himself while growing up with the country. Go thou and do likewise. Our University Wakes Up. After many years of slumbering the University of Washington has woke up to the fact that the weekly press of the state could be of some assistance to it, and it is now sending out mimeographed letters to the various publishers inviting them to use freely from it either in whole or broken doses. What a university president, professor or student does not know in his or her own mind, we must admit is not worth knowing, but we would suggest that the president of the university interest the various students attending the school in furnishing their home paper an interesting letter about the university every week and sign his or her own name to it. The editor will be glad to get such a correspondent, because it will interest a great many of his readers, while this mimiographed patent leather news will find its way to the waste basket almost before it gets into the sanctum sanctorum. Newspaper men have a perfect horror to publishing the same news that he knows a hundred other editors are going to publish the very same week and day perhaps as he does. It will help the student to learn to write an article that is readable and at the same time, it will help the university. This suggestion may be presumptious on our part, but we felt like telling you of it and, we believe, we would have bursted wide open if we had not have done so. You need not call with your educational cannons to wreak dire Have You Seen Our Greater Seattle Edition? FRIDAY, SEPT. 1, 1905. vengeance on the editor hereof for his presumption for he has forestalled your coming, and is now in Portland trying to help Mrs. Bowden do the society act on behalf of Seattle. The Editor Is at Home. If there be an admirer of the editor of this sheet among the fairer sex in this or any neighboring city, we take this means of serving notice on them that the ensuing week will be their's to shine. Our wife and daughter have gone to Spokane to attend the banquets of the State Press Association, that they will be better qualified for the long winter season, and from there they go to Portland to "hit the trail," and during their absence the care of three little baby children, seventeen chickens, a dog, a cat and a red-headed hired girl are left to the editor hereof and between times to get out the regular issue of the paper. Our shoulders are good and broad and we feel that we can give "that lady love" that has been throwing so many "sheep eyes" at us from time to time the "time" of her life if she will take advantage of the opportunity and share the joys of the coming week, which have been mapped out for us by the associate editor hereof both at the home and at the office. If, however, all who have been making them goo-go eyes at us intend to call, we advise you to notify us at once of the day you think you will be on hand, but if you intend to all put heads together and select the most suitable one for the occasion, she should be on hand next Sunday, that we may start the vacation as all good Christians do. The "kids" have an accumulation of empty bottles, rocks and clubs piled away for the reception and we have no doubt but that they will be able to hold up their end of the week's entertainment, for they are good husky fellows and have practiced throwing so carefully that they can hit a bull's eye nine times out of ten. Please let us hear from you at once, if not sooner. P. S.—Chinks, siwashes, dagoes, coons, micks, swedes, dutch, nor "po' white trash" need apply. Her Love Trifled With. It is only in rare instances when women will admit that their love has been trifled with by a man and especially when the woman herself is as much at fault as the man, but Mrs. Grace Newhall has broken the record and came forward and told in court that Charles Perry, a well known hotel proprietor, has not only trifled with her love, but lead her, under the guise of going to marry her, to do things that, she says, she would not have done had she not believed what he promised her. She now asks that the superior court of this county award her damages against Mr. Perry in the sum of $25,000 for her great personal humiliation. If the lady has been lead astray and been wilfully deceived she is not asking a cent too much, but has THE SEATTLE REPUBLICAN she? A woman as old as she is certainly has had experience enough with the world to know that she was treading the forbidden path. It's an old addage that, "a man never chases a deer that he already has corralled." "But, amid all his faults, I love him still and if he will only marry me all will be well," she concudes. All may be well with you madam, but dollars to doughnuts that, if he marries you to quash the damage suit proceedings, he will leave you in less than two months and perhaps even sooner than that. When he failed to come up and do as he had promised it was proof sufficient that, he was not a man of his word and would not do to tie to. Now he has deceievd you once and he is to blame, but if he deceives you again you will be to blame. You may have been somewhat at fault for the trouble you are now having, but if you want anything out of the muddle you had better stick to your damage suit. * * * Dunne Done Him Good. Lest ye forget a former fellow twonsman the following excerpt is given space: JIM HAM. Thomson in Town Again. City Engineer R. H. Thomson is home from a four months' visit to Europe, whither he went to study the garbage question and to post himself in general on municipal affairs. He has already talked much for publication and has a great deal more to say when he gets ronud to it. From letters received from him while in Europe it was quite evident that he was much inclined to the municipal ownership idea, but since his return he has refused to talk on the subject until he has given some of his observations a more careful study. But be, what he may say on the subject, what it will or may, there is no doubt of the fact that, the City of Seattle will receive many benefits from his visit to Europe. In appropriating money for the trip it was casting bread on the waters, which in many days has returned with splendid results. From an engineering standpoint there are few men on the Pacific Coast the equal of R. H. Thomson, and few in the United States his superior in this particular line. Flag Looked Good to Him Two colored men, who had spent a great deal of their lives as seafaring men and who had often met in foreign lands, stood talking on the street one day this week about the United States as compared to other countries, and finally as to the treatment the members of their race received under the all-protecting folds of Old Glory as compared to that they were accorded under other flags, and the comparison was not at all favorable to the United States. "I decided, when I learned how free and equal the black man was in other countries and even in those where he had at one time been in bondage, just as he was in the United States, and then remembered the barbarous treatment accorded him in the United States, to never look again on the U. S. flag only with a hope to see it some day destroyed and snatched from the galaxy of nations." "Well," chimed in the other, "how strange that I should have come to the very same conclusion." "From then," continued the first man, "I learned to hate the land that gave me birth. All went well many months, and I was, to all intents and purposes, a foreigner, for I never touched American soil nor never saw a steamer sailing under the flag of the United States. One day, however, while in mid ocean a vessel hove in sight, and on nearing it, it was discovered to be a man of war, then pretty soon the United States flag was run up. I stood spellbound for a minute, then all of a sudden, I let out a yell and a shout that must have sounded like a fog horn at a rock head. The entire crew forgot the approaching vessel and turned and looked at me in perfect astonishment, but I did not pay any attention to them. Old Glory looked too good to me to be bothered about the looks and comments of foreigners. It would have killed me to have suppressed that yell, and for a whole week I felt like a new man. The very next time I got an opportunity to take a vessel for "home," the United States, I did so, and now in spite of all her faults, I love her still. The other fellow told a similar experience, and the two vowed then and there to never again breathe a disloyal breath against the stars and stripes." This is perfect patriotism. i : The Seattle Republican Established May, 189 H. R. Cayton..............Editor and Publisher Susie Revels Cayton.................-.Associate SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One Year son cccncesnseeaccerasscusareey See Six Months. acisioiiescceeiieinscnsoes eens 200 Three Months .......cesescssascrereveseess 60 Published every Friday at 214 Columbia St. Entered at the Postoffice at Seattle as Second- class Mail Matter. SEE SEATTLE. Hoch, the aceused many times murderer, has been given a new lease of life and he now has hopes of yet going Scott free. Blockade running on the Mississippi river is as thriving an enterprise just now as it was in the old 61-’65 days, when it paid to do it. That the farm is the foundation of all prosperity is a truism as old as the world. When the ground fails to produce animal life will soon be a thing of the past. One day last week President Roosevelt was at the bottom of the sea, so says a press dispatch. Wonder if our own and only Teddy was looking for a new world to capture and conquer. Thomas Dixon, Jr., has gone against most everybody as well as everything from a worldly standpoint and now he has gone up against God Almighty Himself. In Him, however, we believe he has met more than a match. Rockerfellow’s may be polluted money, but there are a whole lot of Americans who pray loud and long in the amen corner every Sunday, who would willingly exchange places in life with Coal Oil Johnny. The past has been Seattle week at the Lewis and Clark Exposition and during that time quite a few Seattleites have been sep- arated from many of their good hard earn- ed dollars, who now doubtless feel like ‘‘they wish they had their dollars. back. Losing the Chinese trade may cost some of the Pacific Coast merchants quite a few dollars, but we are of the opinion that, the loss of those dollars can be borne a great deal easier than the overrunning of this country with Chinese coolies. One Dr. Julia Homes Smith is of the opin- ion that, ‘‘men who stay at home nights are not good for anything.’’ The doctor from a professional standpoint, is perhaps right, but we do not believe she will find many wives in this world, who will agree with her. The man who goes out nights is certainly good for nothing the next day. Sa a BE RE AH THE SEATTLE REPUBLICAN It must be a mistake that, the Randall brothers have given up the editorship of the Cascade Minor, because theirs, their wives and children’s names appear in the columns of the paper just as often and just as regularly as they did before the change was announced. Surely the ‘‘boys’’ have not given up yet. One of the members of the press gang was overheard to say one day this week, ‘When I get to the association I am going to try to get the publishers to agree on a rate for both display advertising and legal notice advertising.’ Good thing, brother, but we are of the opinion you will find few at the association that will be with you. In commenting upon the appointment of Frand M. Dallon as one of the delegates to the Irrigation Congress, an exchange is of the opinion that ‘‘Gov. Mead looks for men of worth to bestow favors upon.’’ The same old story those who have get more, but those who have not get hell, but, pray tell us, neghbor, what is ‘‘Frank Dallon worth?”’ 6 9 CR oe a oer te Pee EO rT “White Southern Republicans claim that if they could get rid of the Negro they would break up the solid South.’ Which reminds us that old Archmedes re- marked that if he could find a ‘‘pou sto,’’ he could upset the world. We don’t know what a ‘‘pou sto’’ is, but we are very glad the old fellow did not find one lying around among the abandoned machinery upon the Isthmus of Panama. We have an idea that a certain class of so-called interested in butting into the pie Southern Republicans are much more counter than in breaking up the Solid South—St. Paul Appeal. A newspaper should be judged by its aver- ages upon the whole and not upon any one act of omission or commission. No editor publishes a paper above criticism. If the writer is honest he is bound to offend some one every week in his life. If he does not offend he is flabby, truculent, namby pamby. Every newspaper makes mistakes, but in the long run, week after week, year after year, the paper that stands for decency, for right living, for honest thinking, if it speaks fair for those who are doing right and condemns sneaks, cheats and violators of law—then it deserves patronage.—New Herald. When George Washington, of Centralia, a Puget Sound pioneer, passed away last Sat- urday a soul of sterling worth and integrity was taken to the God who gave it. What splendid tributes to the worth of the man did the leading daily newspapers of the state pay him in their news columns. The Post- Intelligencer had a short notice of his death last Sunday, but on Monday morning it had a picture of him and devoted some three columns to telling of him from boyhood to the time of his death. The Times, the Ta- coma Ledger and News likewise had column articles about him, showing that no nobler man ever lived in the state than he. Not- withstanding the fact that Mr. Washington was distinctively a Negro he did not spend FRIDAY, SEPT. 1, 1905. his life bemoaning his lot, but on the other hand went to work when but a mere boy to improve on his lot and condition, and be it said to his credit played well his part. In the early fifties he settled on what is the present town site of Centralia and there lived until his death. He was a man among men in every respect and it was not long before every one found that out and treated him accordingly. To hear the leading citi- zens of that section sing the praises of Mr. Washington one would not have suspected for a minute that he had Negro blood in his veins. He was held in the highest esteem by all who knew him and his life was spent in doing good for humanity as well as him- self. He did good for his community by becoming one of the most public spirited men in the southwest. The city of Centralia is today what it is because it had George Washington. There was not a selfish bone in the man and he so lived as to always do good to the under man in the fight. His life thoroughly convinced the most carping critics of members of the Negro race that the Negro is just as noble and self-respecting as any other nationality. His life is one that all mankind without regard to color or na- tionality can and should emulate. In the archives of the history of the state of Wash- ington will be recorded a tribute to the merit and worth of George Washington, the Cen- tralia pioneer, that will live as long as the country lives. While Mr. Washington was doing a great deal of good for others he suc- ceeded also in laying by a remembrance for his posterity, and it is conservatively esti- mated that his holdings in the town is worth anywhere from $100,000 to $150,000. At the time of his death he was eighty odd years of age and had spent fifty odd years in Cen- tralia. He was buried last Monday and his remains were followed to their last resting place by hundreds of the citizens there- abouts. ; You can get copies of the Greater Seattle Edition of The Seattle Republican at the of- fice, 214 Columbia stret. MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP John E. Humphries has been arranging a list of speakers to take part in advocating municipal ownership of the public utilities, and will furnish speakers throughout the city whenever desired. Among them are Judge James MeNeny, Fred H. Peterson, Herkimer Johnson, John R. Parker, Frederick Burch, John C. Mur- phy, A. J. Spreckert, W. T. Scott, Joe Smith, and Nicholas Schmitt, to whom will be add- ed others from time to time. It was proposed to hold two nights’ mass meeting in Germania Hall about the 15th of September, after which mass meetings will be held in different parts of the city wherever convenient places can be secured for speak- ing. A municipal league will be organized with officers in each of the precincts of the city. Mr. Humphries claims that the municipal ownership sentiment is growing and the peo- ple are now favoring cheap telephones from $24 per year down, instead of $72 and $36 FRIDAY, SEPT. 1, 1905. for office and house phones; that the labor- ing man, the mechanic and the clerk are fa- voring a one-cent car fare for working men nights and mornings, and a regular two-cent fare for all persons on street car lines; that instead of shipping out of the city $600,000 net profit on telephones and $1,500,000 prof- it by the Seattle Electrie Company, the peo- ple are favoring keeping their money at home and having low water rates, ‘electric light rates, telephone rates and tramway fares. rates, telephone rates ana Uallway 2dr: * * * PARAGRAPHS. Municipal ownership in Seattle means one cent workingmen’s car fare night and morn- ing, and a saving to every workingman of $24.00 per year. * * * If we have municipal ownership of the tramway system in Seattle, a workingman’s fare of one cent night and morning, and a regular fare for all other persons of two cents, as they have in Hull, England, and ‘other places, it will save the workingman’s family at least fifty dollars per year; 10 years, $500 and interest; and 30 years, $1,500 and interest, which will make at least, in round numbers, $3,000, enough to purchase a good home for the remainder of the life of the workingman. *.* * Telephones, under municipal ownership, will not cost to exceed $24.00 for office phones, $12.00 for single line house phones, and $9 for four party line phones. It will be a saving in offices of at least $48.00 per year, and in houses of from $9.00 to $24.00 per year. “ * * In Glasgow, Port Arthur and other places, under municipal ownership, telephones for offices and business houses do not cost to exceed $24.00 per year with all extensions; resident phones not to exceed $12.00 per year with all extensions; and no extra charge for telephoning within a radius of 40 miles. * * * Telephones have now become a necessity and not a luxury. They should be in the homes of the poor as well as the rich. The workingman is entitled as much to the tel- ephone as the rich man. Under municipal ownership, the workingman can enjoy the comforts of the telephone. .** Under municipal ownership, the laboring man, the mechanic and the owner of a small home will not have to bear the expense of government as they do now. The fran- chises of the Seattle Electric Company were valued at $162,000 for the purpose of taxa- tion, yet the owners of these franchises bor- rowed $5,000,000 immediately after securing the franchises, by mortgaging them. This year, the electric company paid 5 per cent interest on the $5,000,000 mortgage; 6 per cent dividends on $5,000,000 preferred stock; and had a net surplus of $757,271; yet the Board of Equalization thought the fran- chises of the company were only worth $162,000. At 31% per cent, this would make about $5,670 taxes. If the franchises be- longing to the company had been valued at THE SEATTLE REPUBLICAN something like farms are valued, then there would have been an assessment, at 344 per cent upon at least $6,000,000, which would have amounted to the sum of $210,000. The expense of the police foree of Seattle is about $182,000. Under the rule laid down in 92 U. S. Sup. Ft. Rep. 575, the taxation on the Seattle Eleectrie Company — franchises would have more than paid the expense of the police department. * * # In Glasgow, Scotland, Hull, England, and Manchester, England, and the 142 cities owning their own tramway systems in the United Kingdom, on fares not exceeding 3 cents, the municipality each year clears $1.00 per capita for every man, woman and child in the municipality, as shown by the re- turns. Seattle, instead of clearing for the use of the municipality, $150,000 on low fares and cheap transportation, pays out in high fares a net profit to the Seattle Elec- trie Company of at least $10.00 per capita, which is sent out of Seattle to Boston for in- vestment. * 2. * The two telephone companies in this city have in the neighborhood of 25,000 subserib- ers. They collect from the people about $100,000 per month. They paid all of their expenses and cleared about $50,000 per month, and shipped the money east, and took it out of circulation in Seattle. The Sunset Telephone Company is valued for taxation at $60,000; the Independent Tele- phone Company franchises, $40,000. Under two franchises of the aggregate value of not to exceed $100,000, the companies make a net clearing of 600 per cent each year, and ships it out of the city of Seattle. * * * How long will the people of Seattle sub- mit to paying the telephone companies 600 per cent profit upon the assessed value of their franchises and pay to the Seattle Elec- trie Company 1,000 per cent profit on the assessed value of its franchises.? * * * The Post Intelligencer, on behalf of the Octopusses, in its last Sunday’s issue, asks the citizens to stop and think before advo- eating municipal ownership. When they contemplate the telephone companies mak- ing 600 per cent and the Seattle Electric Company 1,000 per cent upon the value for taxation of their franchises, it ought not to take them long to consider that something is wrong, and that municipal ownership would solve the problem. Every tax payer who takes up his telephone at $72.00 without ex- tensions for the business telephone, $36.00 for the house telephone and $18.00 for the four party line telephone, and considers that the same telephones can be secured in Port Arthur, in Indiana, in Grand Rapids, in Trondhjem, Norway, in Stockholm, Swe- den, in Duchy of Luxemburg, in Switzer- land and other places, from $6.00 to $36.00 per year, and in most of the places no ex- tra charge for long distance service, he When Mr. Justice Miller of the Supreme Court of the United States, in state railroad tax cases, 92 U. S. 606, wrote the opinion which was coneurred in by the court, that an appraisement on a railroad of its fran- chise and stock at $2,003,415, and its tan- gible property at $2,629,367, making the whole sum of appraised value $4,632,782, was not too high and not too much when it was shown that the stock was of no value whatever, and the railroad was in the hands of a receiver, then what can be said of the decision of the Board of Equalization in this county, when it fixed the value of the fran- chises of the Seattle Electric Company at $162,000, when the company paid 5 per cent interest on $5,000,000 of its bonds, 6 per cent dividend upon $5,000,000 of its preferred stock, and it had a net surplus of $757,271 upon the same basis, Supreme Court of the U. S. would have stated that the value for assessment upon the franchises and stock of the Seattle Electrie Company would be from six to nine millions of dollars. A piece of property upon which can be borrowed $5,000,000 is worth at least $10,000,000. The franchises are exactly like a house and lot or a farm. If $5,000,000 can be borrow- ed upon a farm or a house and lot, then the farm and house and lot are worth at least $10,000,000. If in addition to paying 5 per cent upon $5,000,000 of borrowed money, the property pays 6 per cent upon $5,000,000 of preferred stock, and has a surplus left of $757,721, then a great outrage has been perpetrated upon the whole county in fix- ing the appraised value, and only $162,000 for taxation. All the farmers, the artisans, the mechanies and the laboring men of King County pay taxes upon their property at a basis of two thirds its actual value, and allow the Seattle Electrie Company to put its property in for taxation at the pitiful sum of $162,000, when it pays a net profit of 1,000 per cent upon its appraised value for taxation; and the telephone companies make a profit of 600 per cent upon the ap- praised value of their franchises. *.* & It is not true as applied to the Seattle Electric ompany, from a financial stand- point, that ‘‘Honesty is the best policy.’’ If the franchises, instead of being assessed at $162,000, was assessed for $6,000,000, the fair value of the franchises, then the com- pany would lose the difference between 344 per cent on $162,000 and $6,000,000, which is a net loss to the company of $204,330, and a gain to the state, county and city in taxes. As it is now, the state, county and city lose $204,330. The Greater Seattle Edition on sale at the news stands. useage Te | 0 tat eee See re Poe es eae re — f f R. H. THOMSON, City Engineer. Who Talks of Municipal Ownership. IN THE JUSTICE COURT, BEFORE the Honorable John B. Gordon, Justice of the Peace, Seattle Precinct, King County, Washington. Northwestern Dairy Company, a corporation, Plaintiff, vs. Jane Doe McCrabb, sometimes known as Mary McCrabb, Defendant.—Summons by Publication. State of Washington, County of King —ss. To the defendant Jane Doe McCrabb, sometimes known as Mary McCrabb, whose true Christian name to plaintiff is unknown: In the name of the State of Washington: You are hereby notified that the Northwestern Dairy Company, a corporation, plaintiff in the above entitled cause, has filed a complaint against you in the above entitled Court, which will come on to be heard at my office in the Municipal Court Room in the City Hall of the City of Seattle, King County, Washington, on the 12th day of September, A. D. 1905, at the hour of 8:30 o'clock A. M., and unless you appeal and then and there answer, the same will be taken as confessed and the demand of the plaintiff granted. The object and demand of said complaint is for goods, wares, merchandise and dairy products of the value of Fifty-one and 85-100 Dollars ($51.85), for which the said defendant Jane Doe McCrabb promised and agreed to pay the said sum of $51.85, but no part of which has been paid, although demand therefor has often times been made; that the said dairy products were sold to the said defendant by the I. X. L. Dairy, and said dairy subsequently assigned this said claim to the plaintiff in this said cause. Complaint filed August 1st, 1905. JOHN B. GORDON, Justice of the Peace, Seattle Precinct, King County, Washington. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF the State of Washington for the County of King. In Probate. In the matter of the estate of George Savage, deceased. No. 5706. Order to show cause why distribution should not be made. Tilla S. Moore, administratrix, with the will annexed, of the estate of George Savage, deceased, having filed in this court her petition setting forth that said estate is now in a condition to be closed and is ready for distribution of the residue thereof among the persons entitled by law thereto, and it appearing to the court that said petition sets forth facts sufficient to authorize a distribution of the residue of said estate. It is therefore ordered by the court that all persons interested in the estate of the said George Savage, deceased, be and appear before the said Superior Court of King County, State of Washington, at the court room of the Probate Department of said court in the City of Seattle, on the 7th day of September, 1905, at the hour of 9:30 o'clock a. m. of said day, then and there to show cause, if any they have, why an order of distribution said estate among the heirs and persons in said petition mentioned, according to law. It is further ordered that a copy of this order be published once a week for four successive weeks before the said 7th day of September, 1905, in the Seattle Republican, a newspaper printed and published in said King County and of general circulation therein Done in open court this 3rd day of August, 1905. GRAVES, PALMER, BROWN & MURPHY, Attorneys for Executrix. PROBATE NOTICE.—IN THE SUPERior Court of the State of Washington for the County of King. State of Washington, County of King.ss. In the matter of the estate of George Savage, deceased. No. 5706. Notice of settlement of final account. Notice is hereby given that Tilla S. Moore, the administratrix, with the will annexed, of the estate of George Savage, deceased, has rendered to and fild in said court her final account as such administratrix, and that Thursday, the 7th day of September, 1905, at 9:30 o'clock a. m., at the court room of the Probate Department of our said Superior Court, in the City of Seattle, in said King County, has been duly appointed by said Court for the settlement of said account, at which time and place any person interested in said estate may appear and file his exceptions in writing to said account, and contest the same. Witness, the Hon. A. W. Frater, Judge of said Superior Court, and the seal of said court hereto affixed this 3rd day of August, 1905. OTTO A. CASE, Clerk. By D. K. SICKELS, Deputy Clerk. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF the State of Washington, for King County. Linnie Carlisle, plaintiff, vs. Geo. E. Carlisle, defendant.—No. 48019 Summons for Publication. 481915. The State of Washington to the said George E. Carlisle: You are hereby summoned to appear withi nsixty (60) days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to-wit: within sixty (60) days after the fourth day of August, 1905, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorney for plaintiff at his office below THE SEATTLE REPUBLICAN stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. The object of the above entitled action is to obtain a decree of the above entitled court dissolving the bonds of matrimony existing between plaintiff and defendant, and that the plaintiff be allowed to take her maiden name, Linnie Scidmore, on the grounds of habitual drunkenness and of the neglect and refusal of the defendant to make suitable provision for the plaintiff. E. H. GUIE, Plaintiff's Attorney. P. O. and Office Address, 615-16 New York Building, Seattle, King County, Washington. Date of first publication, August 4th, 1905. IN JUSTICE'S COURT. Before J. B. Gordon, Justice of the Peace, in and for Seattle Precinct, King County, State of Washington. Andrew R. Black, Plaintiff, vs. John Keller, Defendant . No. — Summons by Publication. State of Washington, County of King—ss. To John Keller: You are hereby notified that Andrew R. Black has filed a complaint in said court which will come on to be heard at my office, at City Hall, Seattle, King County, Washington, on the 7th day of September, A. D. 1905, at the hour of 9 o'clock a. m., and unless you appear and then and there answer, the same will be taken as confessed and the demand of the plaintiff granted. The object and demand of the complaint is to recover the sum of Ten ($10.00) Dollars for legal services tendered and the cost of this action, and the further object of this action is to subject certain personal property within this county and belonging to you, to the satisfaction of any judgment secured by the plaintiff in this action. Complaint filed 20th day of July, 1905 Summons issued 27th day of July, 1905. JOHN B. GORDON, Justice of the Peace, Seattle Precinct, King County, Washington. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF the State of Washington for King County. Wilma K. Parker, plaintiff, vs. Alex Parker, defendant. No. 47891. Notice of Taking of Deposition of Witness. To Alex Parker, defendant. 10 Alex You will please take notice that the deposition of Wilma K. Parker, the plaintiff in the above-entitled action, to be used on the trial thereof, in the above-entitled court, will be taken before Walter A. Keene, a Notary Public in and for the County of King, State of Washington, at his office 744-5-6 New York Block, in the City of Seattle, on the 25th day of August, 1905, at the hour of 2 o'clock P. M. of that day, and if not completed on that day, the taking will be continued from day to day successively thereafter, and over Sundays, at the same place until continued. WILLIAM WRAY, Attorney for Plaintiff. Post-office Address, Room 10 Haller Bldg, Seattle, Washington. To All Whom It May Concern and Particularly to the Stockholders of the Penn Mining Company; of the Perth Notice is hereby given and extended to any and all persons in any way interested in, or concerned with, the Penn Mining Company, a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Washington, with its principal place of business in the City of Seattle, King County, State of Washington, that a meeting of the stockholders of said corporation will be held at the office and principal place of business of said corporation, No. 613 Colman Building, in the City of Seattle, King County, State of Washington, on Saturday, the ninth day of September, 1905, at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m., the object and purpose of which meeting is to increase the capital stock of said corporation from one hundred dollars, which is its present capital stock, to the sum of three millions of dollars, of the par value of one dollar per share, of fully paid and non-assessable stock, at which time and place a vote of the stockholders of said corporation will be had for the purpose of determining whether or not the capital stock of said company, in the amount as afiresaid, shall be so increased to the amount of three millions of dollars, as aforesaid. And, furthermore, that any and all persons interested in such proceedings are now and hereby notified and requested to be present at the said meeting to present any objections which they may have thereto, or to present cause, if any they have, why the said capital stock should not be increased to such an amount in the manner, and at the time, as afore-said. Dated at Seattle, King County, Washington, this 12th day of July, 1905. WM, W. WEEKS, BOYD J. TALLMAN, IRA BRONSON, W. W. REED, DANA W. BROWN, Trustees NOTICE July 14, Sept. 8. NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF Real Estate, State of Washington, County of Kipp.—ss. Sheriff's Office. By virtue of an execution issued out of the Honorable Superior Court of King County, on the 17th day of July, 1905, by the Clerk thereof, in the case of Wm. Meister, doing business as California Commission Co., Plaintiff, versus C. L. Dyer, et ux, Defendants, No. 47562, and to me, as Sheriff, directed and delivered: Notice is hereby given, that I will proceed to sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, within the hours prescribed by law for Sheriff's sales, to-wit: At 10 o'clock A. M. on the 26th day of August, A. D. 1905, before the Court House door of said King County, in the State of Washington, all of the right, title and interest of the said defendants in and to the following described property, situated in King County, State of Washington, to-wit: Lots One (1), Two (2), Seven (7) and Eight (8), Block Thirty-seven (37) of Kilbourne's Addition to the City of Seattle, King County, State of Washington, levied on as the property of said defendants to satisfy a judgment, amounting to Two Hundred Forty-five and 78-100 ($225.78) Dollars, and costs of suit, in favor of plaintiff. I this 19th day of July, 1905. L. C. SMITH, Sheriff. By EDW, DREW, Deputy. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT IN and for the County of King, State of Washington. John Henry Schulte, plaintiff, vs. Amelia Schulte, defendant. Summons The State of Washington to the said Amelia Schulte, defendant: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to-wit: within sixty days after the 14th day of July, 1905, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the plaintiff and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorney for plaintiff, at his office below stated, and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. The object of this action is to sever the marriage relationship now existing between plaintiff and defendant, and to have plaintiff's property rights determined and adjudicated. Attorney for Plaintiff. P. O. Address: No. 308 Bailey Bldg., Seattle, Wash. NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS. Notice is hereby given that the King County Board of Equalization will be in session three (3) weeks, commencing MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1905 At the Auditor's Office at the King County Court House, for the purpose of equalizing the tax roll of 1905. All taxpayers claiming abatement of tax are hereby notified to appear on or before SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1905 or be forever barred. JAMES P. AGNEW, County Auditor and Ex-Officio Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of King County, Washington. Dated at Seattle this 1st day of July, 1905. NOTICE—SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE. State of Washington, County of King, ss—Sheriff's Office. By virtue of an order of sale issued out of the Honorable Superior Court of King County, on the 30th day of June, 1905, by the Clerk thereof, in the case of The National Bank of Commerce of Seattle, a corporation, plaintiff, vs. Robert M. Henningssen, Thorvald Olsen, Inga M. M. Henningssen, Thora Olsen, et al., defendants, No. 44894, and to me as Sheriff directed and delivered. Notice is hereby given that I will proceed to sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, within the hours prescribed by law for Sheriff's sales, to-wit: at 10 o'clock a. m., on the 5th day of August, A. D. 1905, before the front door of the Court House of said King County in the State of Washington, the following described property situated in King County, State of Washington, to-wit: Lots One and Two, in Block Three of the Union Addition to the City of Seattle, State of Washington, together with the appurtenances; And the undivided one-half of Lots Twelve and Thirteen in Block Two of the Re-plat of Twelfth Avenue Addition to the City of Seattle, State of Washington, together with the appurtenances; To satisfy the judgment recovered by the plaintiff in said action, amounting to Thirteen Thousand and Fifty Dollars ($13,050.00), with interest from June 24, 1905, at the rate of eight per cent. per annum, an attorney's fee of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) and the costs of suit. Said Order of Sale is issued upon FI IN C Iliana not to app trafer Wal son Wilh his unce But the bus lica in Au wul Ad I 1900 1900 IN t O J. 27. saw pe dte af an sw up the ag be ac Co th in IN Mw plu an de Su Mw ov ces n ti e su K er w de 34 ni Jau n tl q 7 N 1 % N 1 W 1 $ spo a sh m d l t a c a s o a t a o a i p s r a r S FRIDAY, SEPT. 1, 1905 the foreclosure of two certain deeds declared and established by the decree in said action as mortgages and valid and subsisting liens upon the property therein respectively described, and being the property hereinbefore described. It was further adjudged and decreed in said decree that the defendant D. K. Welt held a valid and subsisting mortgage and lien upon the following described property situated in King County, State of Washington, to-wit: Lot Thirteen in Block Two of the Re-plat of Twelfth Avenue Addition to the City of Seattle, and that there is due thereon the sum of Seven Thousand Dollars, with interest at the rate of seven per cent. per annum, from the first day of February, 1905, and in case of suit an attorney's fee, and that as between the undivided halves of said lot, each undivided one-half thereof is equally subject to said mortgage and bound for the payment thereof. It was further adjudged and decreed in said decree that the Netherlands American Mortgage Bank held a valid and subsisting mortgage and lien upon the following described premises situated in King County, State of Washington, to-wit: Lots Twelve and Thirteen in Block Two of the Re-plat of Twelfth Avenue Addition to the City of Seattle, in the amount of Twenty-two Hundred Dollars with interest thereon from the first day of April, 1905, at the rate of seven per cent. per annum, and in case of suit an attorney's fee, and as between the undivided halves of said lots, each undivided one-half thereof is equally subject to the lien of said mortgage, and bound for the payment thereof: It was further adjudged and decreed in said decree that the defendant, C. Dameyer (as agent for Julia A. Clive, Edward W. Clive, Robert M. Henningsen, Inga M. Henningsen and D. K. Welt) by virtue of a certain written agreement, was authorized and empowered to collect the rents and income of said Lot 13 in Block 2 of the Re-plat of Twelfth Avenue Addition to the City of Seattle, and therefrom to pay the taxes, insurance and other proper charges against said lot, and to apply the balance in payment upon the said mortgage of the defendant D. K. Welt until the indebtedness thereby secured has been reduced to the sum of Five Thousand Dollars, and is entitled to reimburse himself from said rents and income for advances for such taxes, insurance and charges, amounting at the time of the trial of this action to One Hundred and Fifty Dollars, and as between the undived halves of said lot, each undived one-half thereof is equally subject to the rights and authority of said C. Dameyer as aforesaid. It was further adjudged and decreed in said decree that the sale to be made of said property as aforesaid, be made subject to the said mortgage of the said D. K. Welt and the said mortgage of the said Netherlands American Mortgage Bank, and the said right and authority of the said C. Dameyer as aforesaid. Dated this 3rd day of July,.1905. L. C. SMITH, Sheriff of said King County. By EDW. DREW. Deputy. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT IN and for the County of King, State of Washington. Anna Proshkowsky, plaintiff, vs. Joseph Proshkowsky, defendant. Summons. The State of Washington to the said Joseph Proshkowsky, defendant: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to-wit: within sixty days after the 14th day of July, 1905, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the plaintiff and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorney for plaintiff, at his office below stated, and in case of your failure so to do judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. The object of this action is to sever the marriage relationship now existing between plaintiff and defendant, and to restore to plaintiff her maiden name. P. C. DORMITZER, Attorney for Plaintiff. P. O. Address: No. 308 Bailey Bldg., Seattle, Wash. NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS MEETING. Seattle, Washington, August 25, 1905. Notice is hereby given that the regular annual meeting of the Stockholders of the Alaska Central Railway Company will be held at the office of the Secretary thereof, being th ep principal office of the Company, at Room 377 Colman Building, Seattle, Washington, on Tuesday, the 26th day of September, A. D. 1905, at 12 o'clock, noon. JAMES A. HAIGHT, Secretary of Alaska Central Railway Company. FRIDAY, SEPT. 1, 1905. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT, KING County, Washington. In the matter of the estate of William Jeffery, Deceased.—No. 6422. Notice of Appointment and Notice to Creditors. The undersigned has been duly appointed and qualified as administrator of the estate of William Jeffery, deceased, late of King County, Washington. Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against the said William Jeffery, deceased, or against his estate, shall present said claims with the necessary vouchers to the undersigned administrator at the office of H. E. Foster, 606 Marion Building, Seattle, this office being the place for the transaction of the business of said estate, within one year from the date of the first publication of this notice, to-wit, within one year from the 11th day of August, 1095; otherwise said claims will be forever barred. JACOB HAAS. Administrator of the Estate of William Jeffery, Deceased. First publication, August 11th, 1905. Last publication, September 1st, 1905. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF the State of Washington for King County. Carrie Englehardt, plaintiff, vs. J. J. Englehardt, defendant. No. 48,- 273. Summons for publication. The State of Washington to the said, I. J. Eyvlebardt, defendant. You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days, after the dte of the first publication of this summons, to-wit, within sixty days after the 25th day of August, 1905, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the plaintiff and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for the plaintiff at their office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you, according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said Court. The object of the above entitled action is to obtain a decree of the Court forever dissolving the bonds of matrimony now existing between the plaintiff and defendant, upon the grounds of non-support. Attorneys for Plaintiff. Postoffice address: Seattle, Washington, rooms 430-431 Epler Block. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF he State of Washington for King County. J. J. Smith, plaintiff, vs. Oszer Mosher and Jane Doe Mosher, his wife, whose true first name is to plaintiff unknown, and all persons unknown, if any, having or claiming an interest or estate in and to the hereinafter described real property, defendants. No. —— Notice and Summons. State of Washington to Oszer Mosher and Jane Doe Mosher, his wife, who are the owners or rputed owners of, and all persons unknown, claiming or having an interest or estate in and to the hereinafter described real property. You and each of you are hereby notified that the above named plaintiff, J. J. Smith, is the holder of one certain delinquent tax certificate, numbered as hereinafter stated, issued by the County Treasurer of King County, State of Washington, embracing the following real property situated in said King County, Washington, and more particularly described as follows, to-wit: You and each of you (including said persons unknown, if any), are hereby further notified and summoned to be and appear within sixty days after the service of this notice, exclusive of the day of the first publication, to-wit: within 60 days after the 1st day of September, 1905, in the above entitled Court and action, and defend this action and answer the complaint of said plaintiff and serve a copy of your answer on the undersigned attorney for plaintiff at his office below stated, or pay the amount, together with penalty, interest and costs. In case you fail so to do judgment will be rendered against you and against each parcel of said real property for the sums and amounts due upon and charged against each, including costs, ordering a sale of each parcel of said property for the satisfaction of the sums charged and found against it respectively as provided by law, and as prayed in plaintiff's complaint now on file in this cause and court. J. J. SMITH. Plaintiff. First publication 1st day of September, 1905. Acme Publishing Co. 214 COLUMBIA ST. BRIEFS our Specialty Telephones: {Sunset, Red 1971 Independent, 1306 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT, IN and for the County of King, State of Washington. Elizabeth Burnet, plaintiff, vs. Russell Martin Burnet, defendant. Summons. The State of Washington to the said Russell Martin Burnet, defendant: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to-wit: within sixty days after the 25th day of August, 1905, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled Court, and answer the complaint of the plaintiff and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorney for plaintiff, at his office below stated, and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said Court. The object of this action is to secure unto plaintiff a divorce from the defendant, and to sever the marriage relationship now existing between plaintiff and defendant. P. C. DORMITZER, Attorney for Plaintiff. P. O. Address: No. 308 Bailey Building, Seattle, Wash. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF IN THE SUPERIOR CITY OF Washington King County, State of Washington, James G. Pennfield, plaintiff, vs. Catherine Pennfield, defendant. No. 48163. The State of Washington to the said Catherine Pennfield: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to-wit, within sixty days after the 18th day of August, 1905, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorney for plaintiff at his office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. The object of said action is to secure a decree annulling the bonds of matrimony between plaintiff and defendant. P. O. Address: 408 Pacific Block, Seattle, King County, Washington. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE State of Washington in and for the County of King. In the matter of the estate of John Haas, deceased, No. 6347. In Probate: NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Notice is hereby given to all of the creditors of John Haas, deceased, or of his estate, that all persons having claims against said deceased or his estate shall present their claims with the necessary vouchers within one year after the publication of this notice to the undersigned administrator at the law office of Nicholas Schmitt, attorney for said administrator, at 412 Pacific Block, Seattle, Washington, the same being the place for the transaction of the business of said estate. FRED SOODORF, Administrator. NICHOLAS SCHMITT, Attorney for Administrator. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF the State of Washington for the County of King Helen C. Richardson, plaintiff, vs. Henry T. Richardson, defendant. No. —— Summons by Publication. The State of Washington to the said Henry T. Richardson, defendant: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to-wit, within sixty days after the 1st day of September, A. D. 1905, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorney for plaintiff at his office below stated, and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the Clerk of said Court. The object of the said action is to dissolve the bonds of matrimony existing between the plaintiff and defendant herein on the grounds of abandonment, neglect or refusal of defendant to make suitable provision for his family and cruelty. Attorney for Plantint. Postoffice and office address: 9-10 Starr-Boyd Block, Seattle, County of King, Washington. THE SEATTLE REPUBLICAN IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF King County, State of Washington. Charles Davis, Plaintiff. vs. Annie M. Davis, Defendant.—No. 47208. Summons by Publication. The State of Washington to said Annie M. Davis, Defendant: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty (60) days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to-wit: within sixty (60) days after the 26th day of May, 1905, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the plaintiff and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned, attorneys for plaintiff, at their office below stated, and in case of your failure so to do judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. The object of this action is to obtain the dissolution of the bonds of matrimony now existing between plaintiff and defendant and for the awarding to plaintiff of the care and custody of Irwin Davis, the minor child of plaintiff and defendant, and for such other relief as to the court may seem fit. SMITH & COLE. Date of first publication May 27, 1905. Office and Postoffice Address: 408 Boston Block, Seattle, Wash. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF the State of Washington for the County of King. George B. Dunlap, plaintiff, vs. Annie L. Dunlap, defendant. Summons by publication. No. 47387. The state of Washington, to the said Annie L. Dunlap, defendant: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to-wit, within sixty days after the 9th day of June, 1905, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled Court, and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorney for plaintiff at his office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the Clerk of said Court. The object of the said action is to dissolve the bonds of matrimony existing between the plaintiff and defendant herein on the ground of desertion. J. P. BALL, Attorney for Plaintiff. Postoffice and office address: 9-10 Starr-Boyd Block, Seattle, County of King, Washington. 78 Sullivan Bldg., Seattle, Washington. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF King County, State of Washington. Edward Gardner, plaintiff, vs. Ada Gardner, defendant. No. .... Summons. The State of Washington to the said Ada Gardner: You are hereby summoned to apear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to-wit: within sixty days after the 9th day of June, 1905, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorney for the plaintiff, at his office below stated, and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demands of the complaint, which has been filed with the Clerk of the said court, which action is brought by the plaintiff to secure a divorce from the defendant, upon the grounds of abandonment. ANDREW R. BLACK, Attorney for Plaintiff. Postoffice address: No. 315 Pacific Block, Seattle, King County, Washington. Date of first publication, June 9. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF The State of Washington for King County. Frank H. Paul, plaintiff, vs. A. B. B Graham and Jane Doe Graham, his wife, George F. Gardner and Jane Doe Gardner, his wife, and all persons unknown, if any, having or claiming an interest in and to the hereinafter described real property, defendants.—No. .... Notice and Summons. State of Washington to the above named defendants and each of them: named defendants and each of them: You and each of you, as owners, or reputed owners or claimants or holders, of an interest or estate in and to the hereinafter described real property, are hereby notified that the above named plaintiff is the holder of six certain delinquent tax certificates, issued by the Treasurer of King County, State of Washington, dated the 20th day of May, 1905, and numbered as follows, for the delinquent taxes of the following years, in the following amounts, and upon the real property situated in said King County, described as follows, to-wit: West Side Addition to West Seattle: Certificate Lot. Block. Number Year. Amount. 19 5 B 3425\ 1900 $0.87 20 5 B 34252 1900 .87 21 5 B 34253 1900 .87 22 5 B 34254 1900 .87 23 5 B 34255 1900 .87 24 5 B 34256 1900 .87 That the taxes for the following prior and subsequent years have been paid by the plaintiff upon each of the said above described lots, to-wit: Taxes upon each of said six lots, 35 cents for year 1901; 31 cents for year 1902; 32 cents for year 1903; 20 cents for year 1904. Which several sums bear interest at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum from said date of payment, and are all the unpaid and unredeemed taxes upon and against said real property. You and each of you (including said persons unknown, if any), are here- by further notified and summoned to be and appear within sixty days after the date of first publication of this notice, exclusive of the day of said first publication, sixty (60) days after June 16, 1905, in the above entitled court and action, and defend this action and answer the complaint of said plaintiff and serve a copy of your answer on the undersigned attorney for plaintiff at his office below stated, or pay the amount due, together with interest and costs. In case you fail so do, judgment will be rendered herein foreclosing the lien of said taxes and costs against each parcel of said real property for the sums and amounts due upon and charged against each, for said taxes, interest and costs, ordering a sale of each parcel of said property for the satisfaction of the sums charged and found against it respectively as provided by law, and as prayed in plaintiff's complaint now on file in this cause and court. FRANK H PAUL, Plaintiff. KENNETH MACKINTOSH, ERNEST B. HERALD, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Office Address, 227-30 Colman Bldg., Seattle, Washington. First publication dated June 16, 1905. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF the State of Washington, for King County. Frank H. Paul, plaintiff, vs. Eshelman & Llewellyn, partners; B. P. Cardwell and Jane Doe Cardwell, his wife, and all persons unknown, if any, having or claiming an interest in and to the hereinafter described real property, defendants.—No. . . . . . Notice and Summons. State of Washington to the above named defendants and each of them: named defendants and each of them. You and each of you, as owners or reputed owners, or claimants or holders of an interest or estate in and to the hereinafter described real property, are hereby notified that the above named plaintiff is the holder of 12 certain delinquent tax certificates, issued by the Treasurer of King County, State of Washington, dated the 20th day of May, 1905, and numbered as follows, for the delinquent taxes of the following years, in the following amounts, and upon the real property situated in said King County, described as follows, to-wit: West Side Addition to West Seattle: Certificate Lot. Block. Number. Year. Amount. 13 6 B 34257 1899 .....$0.85 14 6 B 34258 1899 .....85 15 6 B 34259 1899 .....85 16 6 B 34260 1899 .....85 17 6 B 34261 1899 .....85 18 6 B 34262 1899 .....85 19 6 B 34263 1899 .....85 20 6 B 34264 1899 .....85 21 6 B 34265 1899 .....85 22 6 B 34266 1899 .....85 23 6 B 34267 1899 .....85 24 6 B 34268 1899 .....85 That the taxes for the following prior and subsequent years have been paid by the plaintiff upon each of the said above described lots, to-wit: Upon each of said twelve lots, 32 cents for year 1903; 20 cents for year 1904. Which several sums bear interest at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum from said date of payment, and are all the unpaid and unredeemed taxes upon and against said real property. You and each of you (including said persons unknown, if any), are hereby further notified and summoned to be and appear within sixty days after the date of first publication of this notice, exclusive of the day of said first publication, sixty (60) days after the 16th day of June, 1905, in the above entitled court and action, and defend this action and answer the complaint of said plaintiff and serve a copy of your answer on the undersigned attorney for plaintiff at his office below stated, or pay the amount due, together with interest and costs. In case you fail so to do, judgment will be rendered herein foreclosing the lien of said taxes and costs against each parcel of said real property for the sums and amounts due upon and charged against each, for said taxes, interest and costs, ordering a sale of each parcel of said property for the satisfaction of the sums charged and found against it respectively as provided by law, and as prayed in plaintiff's complaint now on file in this cause and court. FRANK H. PAUL, Plaintiff. KENNETH MACKINTOSH, ENREST B. HERALD, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Office Address, 227-30 Colman Bldg., Seattle, Washington. First publication dated June 16, 1905. PROBATE NOTICE. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF the State of Washington, for the County of King. State of Washington, County of King—ss. In the matter of the estate of John C. Brautigam, Deceased.—No. 3265. Notice of Settlement of Final Account. Notice is hereby given that Z. B. Rawson, Administrator de bonus non with the will annexed of John C. Brautigam, deceased, has rendered to and filed in said Court his final account as such administrator, and that Thursday, the 27th day of July, 1905, at 9:30 o'clock a. m., at the court room of the Probate Department of our said Superior Court, in the City of Seattle, in said King County, has been duly appointed by said Court for the settlement of said account, at which time and place any person interested in said estate may appear and file his exceptions in writing to said account, and contest the same. Witness the Hon. A. W. Frater, Judge of said Superior Court, and the seal of said Court hereto affixed this 27th day of June, 1905. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE State of Washington for King County. Frank H. Paul, Plaintiff, vs. Unk unknown owner and unknown, his wife; George McKittrick and Jane Doe Mc Kittrick, his wife. And all persons unknown, if any, having or claiming an interest in and to the herenafter described real property, Defendants. No. ——. Notice and Summons. State of Washington: To the above named defendants and each of them: You and each of you, as owners or reputed owners, or claimants or holders of an interest or estate in and to the hereinafter described real property, are hereby notified that the above named plaintiff is the holder of 30 certain delinquent tax certificates, issued by the Treasurer of King County, State of Washington, dated the 22nd day of May, 1905, and numbered as follows, for the delinquent taxes of the year 1901 in the amount of 84 cents for each certificate, and upon the real property situated in said King County, described as follows, to-wit: West Side Addition to West Seattle: West Side Addition to West Seattle: Total aggregating $25.20 Total aggregating ..... $25.20 Which several sums bear interest at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum from said date of payment, and are all the unpaid and unredeemed taxes upon and against said real property. You and each of you (including said persons unknown, if any), are hereby further notified and summoned to be and appear within sixty days after the date of first publication of this notice, exclusive of the day of said first publication sixty (60) days after June 16th, 1905, in the above entitled Court and action, and defend this action and answer the complaint of said plaintiff, and serve a copy of your answer on the undersigned attorneys for plaintiff, at his office below stated, or pay the amount due, together with interest and costs. In case you fail so to do, judgment will be rendered herein foreclosing the lien of said taves and costs against each parcel of said real property for the sum and amounts due upon and charged against each, for said taxes, interest and costs, ordering a sale of each parcel of said property for the satisfaction of the sums charged and found against it respectively as provided by law, and as prayed in plaintiff's complaint now on file in this cause and Court. KENNETH MACKINTOSH, ERNEST B. HERALD, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Office address, 227-30 Colman Bldg., Seattle, Washington. First publication dated June 16, 1905. In the Superior Court of the State of Washington, in and for the County of King. Florence Nellie Covert, Plaintiff, against Floyd H. Covert, Defendant. No. _____ SUMMONS. The State of Washington to said Floyd H. Covert, the above named defendant: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the 24th day of June, 1905, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled Court and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for the plaintiff, at their office below stated, and in case of failure on your part so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the Clerk of said Court; that plaintiff's cause of action against you as set forth in the complaint is for divorce, founded upon cruel and inhuman treatment and for non-support, for more than one year prior to the commencement of this action. ROSSMAN & JOHNSON, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Office and postoffice address, 300 and 301 Pacific Block, Seattle, Wash Mr. Andrew R. Black has been somewhat indisposed during the entire week *** Mrs. Ryan, of Spokane, Washington, is in the city on a visit to her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Richardson.— Springfield (Ill.) Forum. * * * Mrs. S. D. Redmond, who has been visiting in the city with her sister, Mrs. Cayton, started for Portland on the morning of the 3rd. After leaving Portland Mrs. Redmond will return to her home in Jackson, Miss. * * * It has been learned that Rev. S. J. Collins will not move to Seattle as he first contemplated, but will build a home in South Tacoma, where he will move his family. He thinks he will have his home ready for occupancy in about four weeks. * * * Mr. Angelo Jennings arrived in the city a few days since and after exchanging greetings with his relatives, the Gaytons, and a few other friends, hurried on to the Portland Fair. After leaving Portland, Mr. Jennings will return to McCormick, Wash., and start in with his winter's work. * * * Mr. and Mrs. M. Baker and Mrs. Floyd, of Houston, Texas, who are on their annual summer's vacation, spent Kohler & Chase The Largest Music House on Coast SELL Better Pianos AT Lower Prices AND ON Easier Terms Than any other House in Seattle Investigate and you will be convinced. Our line of Pianos headed by famous Weber Piano is complete. Call at any time: no trouble to show goods. Kohler & Chase 1305 2nd Ave., Seattle. C. A. Meyer, Manager What do You Think! Listen Here You can do your cooking in the Least Time, with the Least Trouble, for the Least Cost, to the Greatest Satisfaction, with the Ideal Warm Weather Coal. NEW CASTLE LUMP NEW CASTLE NUT The Pacific Coast Co. Foot of Dearborn St. Phones: Exch. 99,-Coal office-Ind 92 THE SEATTLE REPUBLICAN a few days in this city. Both families are among the wealthiest people of Houston and are very desirable acquaintances. They were acquainted with Mr. R. W. Butler, of this city, before he left Texas for the Northwest, and brought him greetings from his relatives in the Lone Star State. Mrs. Baker was a schoolmate of Mrs. Lillie Revels Houston, mother of Miss Emma Houston, of this city. The Baker party was pleasantly entertained at the home of Miss Houston on the evening before their departure from the city. The tourists went to Portland, from which place they will visit various places in the State of California before returning to Texas. The elements of romance and mysticism that served to popularize the novel vendetta with the reading public have been fully employed by the dramatist and have served to make Fabio Romani one of the marvelous stage successes of the century. The strength and virility of Miss Corelli's characters and the absorbing dramatic theme of the story are of such nature that he stage success of the play was never in doubt. 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The locale of the story, in the vicinity of Naples, has permitted the management to add an elaborate scenic fitting to the play, and full advantage has been taken of this opportunity. The acting company is notably strong and the production from every point of view is a most important one. Much interest should be manifested by our theatre-goers over the opportunity to see and enjoy Fabio Romani at the Third Avenue Theatre next week, where it opens Sunday. COLORED SALOON FOR SALE. The Pullman Palace Bar Saloon, located at 217 Washington Street, Seattle, Washington, has been ordered sold to the highest and best bidder by the superior court of King County. Open bids will be received by the undersigned for the purchase of the same until September 10th. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for $200.00 or $200.00 in cash. This saloon has been in the hands of a court receiver for the past three months, and during that time it has taken in over $700.00 per month. It took in under its former proprietors all the way from $900.00 to $1200.00 per month, and under proper management it will do so again. The saloon is well equipped with all the necessaries for the carrying Peoples' Savings Bank Second and Pike. Capital $100,000 Deposits received from $1 to $10,000; 4 per cent interest allowed on savings deposits. E. C. Neufelder, President. R. H. Denny, Vice President. J. T. Greenleaf, Cashier. SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT THE NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE H. C. Henry, Pres. R. R. Spencer, Cashier. The Canadian Bank of Commerce Head Office, Toronto Established 1867 Capital $8,700,000 Surplus $3,500,000 London Office 60 Bombard St New York Office 16 Exchange Place Over 100 Branches in Canada and the United States, including DAWSON CITY, ATLIN, WHITE HORSE, VICTORIA and VANCOUVER in Canada and SAN FRANCISCO, PORTLAND, SEATTLE and SKAGWAY in U. S. Accounts of banks, corporations, firms and individuals received on favorable terms. Drafts, letters of credit and commercial credits issued available in any part of the world. Interest allowed on Time Deposits. Seattle Branch G. V. HOLT, Manager. THE PUGET SOUND NATIONAL BANK Capital stock paid in.....$528,000 Surplus.....35,000 Jacob Furth, Pres.; J. S. Goldsmith, Vice- Pres.; R. V. Ankeny, Cash. Correspondence in all the principal cities of the United States and Europe. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SEAT- TLE, WASH. Paid up capital.....$150,000 LESTER TURNER, President. C. P. MASTERSON, Cashier. MAURICE McMICKEN, Vice- Pres. F. F. PARKHURST, Asst. Cash. A general banking business transac- ted. Letters of credit sold on all princi- pal cities of the world. Special facili- ties for collecting on British Columbia, Alaska and all Pacific Northwest points. We have a bank at Cape Nome. FRIDAY, SEPT. 1, 1905 on of the business, and the purchaser thereof need not lose a single minute after the transfer has been made. It is situate in a large, commodious room, which rents for $100.00 per month. Part of the room can be rented for a barber shop for $30.00 per month, thereby cutting down the rent to $70.00 per month. There would still be ample room for the owner to run in connection with the bar an up-to-date cafe or grill room. For further particulars address the undersigned at 214 Columbia Street, Seattle, Wash., or in care of The Seattle Republican. No bids will be considered unless accompanied by a certified check or the cash. H. R. CAYTON, Receiver. By order of the superior court. Go to a respectable place to borrow money on diamonds, jewelry and watches. Low rates. Private offices and all business strictly confidential. American Watch and Jewelry Co., 908 First Ave., opp. Rainier-Grand Hotel. R. W. BUTLER CONTRACTOR and BUILDER. All work guaranteed and all contracts lived up to. Phone Buff 1267. 2022 Eighth av. 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