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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY JUNE 13, 1210. nnwrnniT nnnnn til hiUULiLI I1U0UOII I U J QPBSLY CHARGES 0. R. ACKS FIGHT Onpn rharirca that the O. VR. & N, comi anv iavs the bills of Kiernan and Dunfway In their fight to' prevent the ' building of the Broadway bridge were made at last night's meeting of the Northeast Side Improvement assocla- lion. ; '" . - ' v. ; . ''J': Kor this reason It was contended that no deal for the transfer of property rights In securing the right-of-way for the east approach of the uricige snouia be concluded at (this time. Arrange ments were made' to send a committee firmed with petitions signed by tast Side citizens to implore the council not to accept the O. B. & -N. company's, pro posals at next Wednesday's meeting, A significant paragraph'' of areoliH tlon adopted by the association reads: "There Is a "well founded Impression on th9, .art of all who have taken any in terest In the Broadway bridge" that the O. B. & N. company la in sympathy with the litigation against the Broad way bridge and is giving the enemies of - the bridge moral and material support." . . i "Arrogant rroposaL". Judge Munly, In an address, defined the terms of the O. K' & N, company as an "arrogant proposal." He added his belief that if the railroad Interests desired to dealfairly with the city they would not have dragged the contested East Side street vacations Into the deal. "Holding club over the city" was Judge Munly's characterization of the 1 railroad's attitude. - ' Part of this thought ' was also ex pressed In the second clause of the res olution adopted which is as follows: ; ' "Broadway bridge rights-of-way should have been taken up as a separate prop ortion and not connected with numer ous other street- vacations, , and other concessions now demanded by the O. R. & N. company.- , Tour committee is es pecially opposed to connecting the Broadway bridge rights-of-way question with the ; vacation of streets in East Portland. There is a strong opposition In East Portland to the vacation of these streets, on the ground of public policy, unless accompanied by certain reserva tions which the people have a right to demand if they think proper. t4 " "Any recommendation of the proposi tion of the O. B. & N. company, which includes the vacation of these streets in East Portland. - would, meet with strong opposition in that section of the ' city, As the people of the east side have always worked in harmony for . the general public interest it is desir- able to maintain this policy for the fu ture." ; ;: t - ;'..- The resolution concludes by saying: "It is Inexpedient at this time. In .view of the fact that no bonds can be - sold, and litigation Is pending, to fur ther consider any settlement with the O. R. & N. company until such litigation Is out of the way. "Your committee thinks that the prop- osttlon made by the Terminal company "is a. fair one and should be accepted, Your committee is ot the opinion, how- i ever, that some, further, effort ought t$ be made at this time by the city author!- .ties to bring, about an adjustment be tween the city and the Northern Pacific . Terminal company of the rights of the city to the unvacated streets in the - Terminal company's yards. - - worn $1,000,000. ' "The appraisers appointed by the spe cial committee of the city on these ne- ? gotiatlons placed & valuation .of up wards of 1,000,000 on the streets sought , to be -vacated by the Terminal company 'In its original demand.' -v . : i -"Your committee recommends - that ; the city attorney Investigate and report upon the rights of the city in this connection,- and that adjustment, of the rights of the city in this matter be ar- ' ranged, and that the proceeds of any settlement with the Northern Pacific Terminal company be made available , at once for the purchase of the Broad- ' way bridge bonds." " .The report ' ot tha committee, wag signed by Jl. . Thompson, C. L. Schoen- , ffcldt and J.. II. Nolta. V. L. Povey, a member, approved the report, but was unable to be present and add his slgna- ' ture. Submit Explanation. ., , . ;'. In explanation of the resolutions the . committee submitted the ' following .statement: . .- : , To the members of the Northeast Side T MLS OFF FIGHT; (Continued From Page One.) ' thorltieg to prevent the contest, by ' appealing to the courts. He refused to say today just what legal action he would take. Blot issued his statement at 11 o'clock this rooming' from the office - - of Cleveland- Dam,' hia' attorney;' Va Which he aid he had been notified iby Adjutant General Lauck and - Police Chief Martin that the fight would be forcibly stopped. " ; Blot conferred with his attorney for fully an hour before making-the an- eouncement that the fight would not be held. Blot stated that It was his desire to obey the law In all' respects. , The tatwnent follows: Warned by U the Authorities, "After a number, of conferences be tween the officers of the Metropolitan club and the attorneys for the said - club, the club has determined to post rnn the boxing . exhibition between Kaufman and Lengford, which boxing exhibition was scheduled to take place this afternoon. "Mr. Louis Blot, repreeenting the Metropollton club, and Messrs. Cleve land Dam and George Appell, his attor neys, were informed last night by Ad jutant General Lau-k that he had been Instructed by Governor Gillett to pre , vent the boxing exhibition v between Kaufman and Iangford If the Metropol . itan Alub ahould attempt to stage the ''same. . -iv "The chief of police has also advised Mr. 'Blot that ha would not permit the boxing exhibition to take place, and that should the boxers enter the ting he would Immediately arrest them "It is the desire of Mr, Blot to obey iit-iW''t-wi'!ww am) wliliw Mr it) tbrtt tb view of Governor GlUpJtt Is erron- yus, l;e cannot, as a law abid tr. citlzia,, d.fy th mandate of the governor and the chief of police. Will Tent Matter In Courts. - "Mr.HHiot du! not wish 'to be a party t that wonUl rrr.iKc !h (cofinor .:,Cf-f the 1 ii'siUt ia into Sim Vrnnclnco PROMOTER L COURT I Hi n AGAIfJST B E Improvement association; Your stand ing committee on rights of way for the Broadway bridge across the O. R. & N. company's property on the east ap proach of said .bridge, and across the Northern Pacific terminal yards on the west approach of said bridge, begs to report as .follows: ; ; . "After the appointment of your com mittee they had a ' conference with the mayor and the special' city committee of , the Council, appointed to negotiate the rights of way across the -above men tioned property. The city committee did not-invite ysto- take part In the -negotiations with, the railway people, but suggested that we present our views in writing. Two-communications were sent to (,he city committee. . , ' -"In' these communications your com-, rnlttee advised that -valuations be placed upon the concessions asked for by the Terminal company, and the railroad com pany, and that a valuation be put upon the rights of. way required by the city for the bridge, and that any balance. whatever It might be, should be settled for -In a regular business' way. Valuations Fixed. v.;ii'i Valuations were fixed upon the Ter minal company's grounds by the city committee, but the. Terminal company withdrew its request for all " conces sions and suggested a trade, giving the rights of way for the Broadway bridge In exchange for the vacation of certain streets. The city committee In its re port to the council recommended . the acceptance of this trade. "The O. R. & N. Co. in its negotiations with the city committee demanded nu merous concessions lhlch are embod ied in the letter of Mr. O'Brien to the city committee, in - exchange for the ngnis-oi,way of tne Broadway br da:e. but Included in its demand numerous ' Other street vacations and demands, and proposed certain concessions to the city In return. "The city committee made no recom mendation of this offer in their report to the council, and It was by them thought proper to get an expression of public opinion concerning same before taking final action. Oppose Settlement. ...s . "Your committee at its ennfftrenon gave this matter very special considera tion and are opposed to making a settle ment with , the O. B. & N. company upon their proposition." . Passage of the resolution was op posed by John W. Whalley, J. M. Plt tlnger, L. T, Peery and Councilman Men efee. Herman WKtenberg spoke strong ly In favor of it There was much feel ing shown and many expressions of dis agreement The resolutions, after de bate, whore however adopted by a sub stantial majority. ; ; .- In regard to a resolution passed by a committee meeting recently the associa tion made ' the following expression In the form of a resolution: Whereas at an adjourned meeting of a special committee pf the association appointed for the consideration of the question of proposed atreet vacations applied for , by the Northern ' Pacific Terminal company and the O. R. & N. company in exchange for bridge rights of way, there waB present only one member of such committee, and some representatives from another East Bide organization, who were there for . the purpose of conferring with our commit tee, and . '' ' .- Deplore Vicious Attack. "Whereas at such meeting, certain resolutions Were passed by the repre sentatives of said East Bide organiza tion, and published in the press as reso lutions of the committee of the North east Side association, therefore be H : , "Resolved, That such resolutions were not the resolutions of this organization and in no way represented the senti ments of the said committee of this organization or this organization. ,."Rcflolver That, this, organization de plore the vicious attack upon Council man Mcnefee in said published resolu tions,; and take this occasion to declare our sense of obligation 'to Mr. Mejiefce for his services in promoting various public improvements on the East Side; and especially his services In connec tlon with , the Broadway bridge, and. our personal confidence In him as a citizen and of floor."-' , .;r,...it.:;.-... .-..-.,... , at this time, and further desires to pro tect the good name of his city from any such act on the part of the governor. "Mr. Blot also desires to protect those who have purchased tickets for the boxing exhibition, and to those who have purchased tickets the money will be cheerfully refunded at some future day, v ' , - -vWithin the next few days. Mr. Slot will test the right of ' the governor to ordar troops Uto. San-Francisco to pre vent a boxing exhibition; which is Jaw ful in the state of California. - . "In view of the foregoing the boxing exhibition between Kaufman and Lang ford is postponed for-one week." RICKARD AND GLEASON . . STILL CHERISH HOPE BUT ARE READY TO FLY " By Max Balthasar. (taltnd Pim Iswd Wlre.t San Francisco, -June lS.LIke drown ing men-cllnglnir ro- straw T utnir. ard andNjack . Gleason sllll entertain some nope that the Jeffries-Johnson fight will take place in San Francisco, ftlthoueh thev admit-- that lhau somewhat dismayed by Louis Blot's de cision,! maae at mi o'clock today, to postpone the Kaufman-Langford fight to next Saturday, i JCarJy today there was a possibility tliat a definite an nouncement that Reno would be the battleground would -be forthcoming be fore nightfall, but Blot's postponement, combined with the decision to hold a test fight next Monday in Blot's arena, put a crimp in- their1 plans, Before Blot's statement was made publio Rickard said: "I can't say anything x)f a definite nature at this time. We may be in a position , to do so within a an hour, perhaps tonight, and perhaps not until tomorrow.) All depends upon the out come of the Kaufman-Langford affair and the advice of our attorneys." . Gleason was more emphatic. He, de clared that he stood ready to fight to the last ditch. . v . - "If this fight takes place this afternoon,"- he said, "and there Is no mili tary interference, then I am In. favor of applying for an injunction restrain. Ing the militia from rnturinr th Ifo ,?..ltriP-t,e.Ji;tfrie8-Jalmsou,.taast-4o i" uuuriH ruiea inai iangrord and Kaufman were- not guilty of a felony in engaging in a boxing contest. Blot's action, however, makes this Impossible, although It Is possible that In case; of a favorable decision In the test case this, step will be taken by JJlut. I do not bt-ll(V0 that thn pnv..ni rA.,1J ! i0 ..t?. .oyr tlt .heai. of.., the court,, and should he not the Jeffries-Johnson con test will take place in this city." Despite the optimism displayed by the promoters, the almost unanimous belief is that Reno will be tlie battleground. In fact, there is a suspicion that Glea- son and . Rickard have already decided upon Reno but that they are holding back and keeping the situation in an un certain state for the purpose of getting better terms out of the Nevada met ropolis. Rickard stated this morning that he did not know when he would go to Renoto consult with the representa tives of Ely, Goldfleld and Reno. "We do not know what we are go lng to do in the matter of a battleground but we are going as far, as wa can to have the championship decided , right here, but wherever the contest takes place it will be on the afternoon of July 4. You can make that as strong as you like." - . - . -.That substantial preparations to go to Reno are being made became known today when it-1 was unofficially -an nounced by one - In 'a position of au thority that' the railroads had been ap proached in the matter or rates ror tn Fourth of July. The tip was so con crete that the fare for the round trip was given as $9.60.. - , ' Although neither Gleason nor Riekr ard would admit that he would wait for a decision in ..the test case, they said it was possible they "would If . they were given reasonable, assurance tnat .a de cision would' be forthcoming on" Tues day, but they amended this by saying that they might call everything off here tonight, pull up stakes and pack off for Reno. i Some of. the timid ones are beginning to inquire about cashing their reserva tion certificates, while at the same time orders for tickets continue to come in. It is' the intention of the promoters to authorize the bank to cash all certifi cates held by those who do not desire to go to Reno, aa soon as the announce ment is made, if it is made at all, that the fight goes to Nevada. RAILROADS CANCEL NEARLY ALL ORDERS FOR SPECIAL TRAINS (United Press Leuert Wire.) San Francisco, June 18. As a result of official opposition to prize fights In California the railroad companies have been asked to cancel many orders for special trains from the east. The Santa Fe has canceled 24 out of 27 spe cial trains, and the Southern Faclflo has canceled 30 out of 33 specials. The only trains left on, the Southern Paclflo schedule today are one from Oklahoma City, one from New York and one from New Orleans. These may be canceled late today. The roads had expected 10,000 people on special trains and as many more on the regular trains. ! n VTH (Continued From Page One.) Jeffries, , undefeated heavyweight cham pion, and Jack Johnson, colored heavy weight champion, likewise Just at pres ent undefeated, will appear In fighting togs in an arena In San Francisco 'so that several - 'thousand persons "then and therein gathered - will create loud and unseemly noises and conduct them selves In a turbulent manner," to quote again from the attorney general. considering that Owen Moran is a lightweight, critics may agree that he must have had a pretty good punoh to knock out four heavyweights all at one blow. : McCarthy'! Death Is Cause. There are many reasons' assigned far the sudden determination of the gov ernor of California to stop prize fight lng In the state. Probably all of them had some weight, critics of the governor agree,, out to the death of Tommy Mc Carthy, who died some hours after he was knocked out at Dreamland rink the sudden crystallization of anti-fight sen timent is assigned. . From the morning tnat Mccartny s death was announced, cnurcn societies, ministerial associa tions,- churchmen's clubs ana all other agencies that churches can summon to create sentiment , In .favor of any move. were c-rougni into line to protest against the Jeffries-Johnson battle. Though the protest was aimed against lha'Llg fight scheduled for July 4, it gradually broadened until It was aimed against fighting in general. Ministers throughout California preached against fights, called mass meetings of pro test, passed resolutions and bombarded the governor: with letters and copies of antl-flght declarations. Ministers out side California Jolned-ln the crusade Until the "battle of the century" had be come a shining mark for, reformers and crusades, . -t. ?.. , - Though the governor at first Intimat ed that he would not Interfere, believ CAUSE OF THE VAR AGAIN ST FIGHTING While the Sun Shines 1 v 4-:M Hay Making Time Is Fast Approaching, But You Can't Make IMPROVED CHAMPION MOWER IT'S ALL, THAT OTHERS ARB AND THEN SOMB SEE IT BEFORE .East Morrison and, East Second First and Taylor . ALSO BRANCH HOUSE at SALEM ing that the law d!d not warrant any action on Ms part, the ministers and their supporters kept on fighting. How strong the organization wag 1s shown Dy me tact that a delegation of 60 min isters and aa la wart on the governor the day after the announcement was made that the fight would b callf.1 off And the churches 'had planned other moves as well. They were ready for a ugni against lighting over the "Mara thOn roiltf" nn.l that nnthln- hut ntnockout" would satisfy them, their luuna miesi. - The crusade, the ' ministers admit, started with the ideath of McCajthy. From a scattering1 protest before that time, to sudden definite, decisive action, the movement arlvnnoa until twn rfovo after that fight the ministers had de termined to use every effort to stop the big fight. Though other Influences ihtotoji naa mucn weigm wun me governor, the church forces ' today de clare that their fltrht ma- tVia htria . - n " . " kF.cB. factor In r-niislncp lha trnvarnnr in fair a steps to end the fight and stop other aib.j Ling in VUMtM HJO. GILLETT REPLIES TO ; THE CHARGE THAT HE WAITED . LONG ; (Continued From Page One.) . the- local authorities were discharging their duty and were able to cope with the situation. "I understood that the promoters of the fight were told that they could not hold It in Alameda county, because it would be a violation of the law, and the fight was theft ' transferred to San Francisco. ' It was then up to the dis trict attorney of San Francisco to make the same Investigation that was made by the district attorney of Alameda county, and he was requested to do so, I am informed. . I was In the east five weeks, returning home June 6. On June 9 I was advised that District Attorney Flckert had declined to take any steps to stop the fight I immediately com menced to investigate the law ana to secure evidence. ' rickert Befused to Aot "In two or three days thereafter I called up District Attorney Flckert and he told ma that he would not do any. thing to stop it The local authorities of San Francisco refusing to take any act-aon, It then became, my duty aa gov ernor to do so, and inside of 24 hours I prepared my letter to the attorney general and instructed him to take the necessary steps io stop the fight; : ; "I consider that there was no delay but prompt action after I learned that the district attorney or san Francisco had refused to do his duty. . "But It is no excuse for the com mission of a crime, that the officers of the law were slow to stop It Men have no right to come Into thla atata and deliberately advertise to the world that they propose to openly break Its SAVING TIME ' . TTS7HEN a man feels the necessity of yV. being in two' places at the same time he goes to the nearest telephone and sends his voice.1 , It s not exactly the samc thing, but when a man ; talks hundreds of miles in opposite directions from the" same BelJ Telephone, it is about as good. . . .In the daily use of the .telephone a : man travels all1 over town. by wire in a few minutes. It is just as easy to travel all over -the state and other states by means of the universal Long Distance Service of-the Bell System. THE PACIFIC TELEPHONE '& TELEGRAPH CO. , . Every Bell Telephone Is the Center of , tha system. , YOU BUY m ;1 0 laws, and if they are prevented from doing so they have no right to com plain that they have spent money -which they Will lose In their endeavor to do so. (Signed.) J. N. GILLETT." , ARREST OF 0. R. & N. OFFICIALS BARRED BY CITY ATTORNEY (Continued From Page One.) and Wilbur & Spencer. They announced that they will appeal to the state courts to compel Mayor Simon and City Attorney Kavanaugh to do their duty against the railroad company. Sensa tional developments are expected. Calla It Outrage. Councilman Lombard .named the at tempt of the railroad company to dis regard the referendum an "outrage." V "What ia the use of the ' referendum if privileged parties are permitted to disregard it by , our officials," he ex claimed, hctty. , -'- : . ," - "I am a citizen of this state and this city. I believe in law and its enforce ment foj" all things. If the law Is to be disregarded In this highhanded man ner in thla Instance, there will come a time, no , 'doubt when for ' the protec tion of personal interests I Will want the law enforced and -will not be able to se cure .Its enforcement . i-vv-'.'.(; . 'Tt seems that the railroad company rests serene in. its belief that it.-can make any use. of the peoples' property In Portland that it desires, it seems to an ticipate protection for all -that it does'. This is an extreme case, 6ne where the people of .the city should rise up in their indignation and demand that their Interests be protected and their . laws enforced by their officials. The present condition is an outrage upon society. ' People STot Protected. , ; "The referendum la the people's pro tection, but apparently they are not to be given protection, for the railroad companys' procedure In disregard of It is sanctioned by our mayor and our city counselor. The people Invoked the ref erendum against the ordinance. I do not care to discuss whether. or not that ordi nance should have been passed. That is not tha question. - The Issue is that 6000 voters protested against that ordinance' adoption. Until the people have, oppor tunity to vote upon the measure the railroad has no right to act But it does act, without right because our officials, seemingly Us officials and friends, give It protection. "We shall take every means within the law- to stop such Illegal outrage. This la the Citizens' case, and as a citi zen I mean to fight. I should like to see every good citizen come out defin itely on this side and settle once and for all whether the railroad can rule thla city in violation of Its laws." ' -'Beea Big Steal. -;''. Senator Dan Ktllaher of the' East Side Business Men's club confirmed Councilman Lombard's announcement of plans. He added that In his belief the ky TELEPHONE Hay Just Right Without an vacating cf the intersection of Oregon and Adams streets would he followed by the free gift by tha city to the rn 11 road company of the rest of the east side streets asked for, and thla will constitute the biggest steal in the his tory of the city," Contesting th nf th Ct Tt R- N. Co. that east sidu blocks must ba va cated in ordur that a freight depot may be built, the Kaat Side Business Men' club has filed a complaint with the railroad commission, declaring- that the railroad company, which has been obli gated by the terms of its franchise to build the east side freight depot for the past 22 years, and that It has .never made the first effort to comply with its obligation. An early hearing of the case will be arranged by. the railroad commission. . BolR Councilman Lombard and Stat Senator Kellaher declared that Mayor Simon's aid of the railroad company In disregarding the law Is In keeping with his policy in vetoing the publio docks bond ordinance,, which had been passed by decisive vote pf the people. PATTEN AND OTHERS ' INDITED; ANTI-TRUST (Hotted Press Leased Wire.) -New York. June A . special fed eral grand Jury yesterday afternoon re turned indictments against James A. Patten . of Chicago, the, not ton king; Frank . B. . Hayne, William P. Brown, Eugene B, Scales, Morris H. Rothschild, Sydney Jt Herman,, Robert M. Thomp son and Charles A. Kittle, charging them with violation of the Sherman anti trust Jaw. . - , The indictment was handed up before Judge Hough in the United States cir cuit court. , Five of those indicted Patten, Scales, Hayne, Brown and Roths child gave bail of $6000 through coun sel. For tha other three, who were neither present In court nor represented by lawyers, bench warrants were is sued. ' , . SENATE TO TAKE UP L0R1MER CHARGES - (Unltnd Prew Letwd Wl-.l "Washington, June 18. The senate committee on privileges and elections today decided to investigate the charges of bribery In connection with the elec tion of Senator Lorlmer of Illinois, dur ing the summer recess. Chairman Bur rows today reported a resolution pro viding for the investigation. The Victrola plays for you the world's best music ' in the sveetest,most mellow tone ever neara. r a The first and only instrument of its kind specially designed and constructed, and embody ing1 new and xclusivfe patented features. Sound-' ingr-board surfaces amplify and reflect the tone waves; modifying doors make the melody, loud, or soft as desired. , Complete in itself, and with a clear, beautiful,' mellow Jdne-quality that makes the Victrola the . most; wonderful and most perfect of all musical instruments.' :;i.v.;':t.:, - The proofisia the hearing. 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This will make' the arrival time of the train in Seattle 3:45 Instead of 4:15. ; This change In time will, it is believed, tend to. increase the efficiency of the Oregon & Washington Railroad's service between Portland and Pu -get Sound points, and was made with that. point in viow. ; . - : -v '. f ' The remaining two trains, the 8HASTA LIMITBD and the OREGON as WASHINGTON' OWL. will continue to lpave at , the usual time, the for mer at."3 p. m., the OWL. at 11:45 p. m. .The traveling publio will find it much to its advantage to use the splendid trains of the Oregon & Wash ington 1n going to and coming from Pugef Sound points. . Theservice from every point of view is the equal of any on the Pacific Coast, and' from many points the superior. - - V--.- '::' - v' '-"""' " -'i'- --'-.ir,:-r--r-:-.-- Ai.iiaiirtt nrH-AWD PBFAitTrEOTir-trmeypt!FCT, roorr- Or SIXTH STEEET. ' City Tioket Office, Corner Third and Washington Streets, ;. . C. W. STIiraSB, City Ticket .Agent. . B. B. MIJUXES, Traffio Manager, Portland, Or, SIM SSI IS SI W 3 IliUCS 0'!i! ME Senator Roberts of Tacoma Set Upon by Trio of Unknown Men and Slightly injured -Believes They Were Strikers (United Presn Letted Wlrt.V Tacoma, Wash Juno IS. Three men made a, murderous attack on ' State Senator John L. Roberts early today as he was about to enter the front gate of his home oh South Tacoma avenue. Roberts, who is president of the Puget Sound Iron- &. Steel Works and oaa of the leading citiens of Taooraa, wastehot through-the right1 hand following a struggle With one of the thugs. Ha was also, struck a heavy blow between the eyes, Following the shooting tha three men fled and detocQves who hurried to the scene In the patrol wagoa were unable to secure any information that would lead to the apprehension of the assailants. . . ' . Roberts was not seriously injured, and after having his wound , dressed, . re turned to his home, accompanied by two detectives. He attributes the attempt to take his life to hostility existing be tween striking - machinists and , - the United Metal Trades - association of which he is a member. The association last night adopted a resolution , to em-' ploy.no union-men. . - ; '-.' ' v, ; Union men today strongly , deny that any of -their members were concerned in the attack, upon Roberts and place the blame upon highwaymen, - - -i ,. . Thousands of Iron, steel- and .tin workers in the United States will con tribute 1 per cent of their earnings to aid the cause of the strikers - in the sheet and tin division. '.,, . - &Cb. vr. . -BKiifNEa,' "Gen, Fass. Agent, Seattle, Wash I