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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-17
REVIEW SAYS THAT ACUFF Will DO
WHATEVER THEY Want HIM TO

ty commissioners had been fixed by
Treasurer Mudgett was willing to
cancel taxes.
Neither did the mayor have previ-
Gus knowledge Of the proposition to
enjoln the county commissioners and
thus prevent a bold robbery of the
people.
The discovery of the plot was made
by Deputy Assessor Fred Leghorn
and Assessor Dayton Stewart. To
these men the information came of
the deal fixed up whereby Cowles Sc
cured control of the board Of county
commissioners and was to force those
officials to cancel his honestly owed
taxes.
1t was through Mr.. Stewart and
Mr.. Leghorn that Corporation Coun-
sci Dudley was made acquainted with
the proposed steal and it was during
the mayors absence that the corpor-
alton counsel made ready to prevent
the steal by filing injunction suits on
behalf of the city. Mayor Boyd knew
absolutely nothing about the plans.
Yet the Spokesman Review declares
that it was under the direction of
Mayor Boyd that the injunction suits
were brought. The stultified organ
of w. Fl. Cowles further declares
that it was out of spirit of revenge
for an editorial criticism of the mayor
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Tn a most barefaced, fraudulent at
tempt to create sympathy for it's
owner, w. H. Cowles, the Spokesman
Review comes out with a deliberate
lie this morning declaring Mayor
Frank Boyd responsible for the two
injunction suits instituted to prevent
the fixed board of county commission,
ers from cancelling the taxes Of w.
H. Cowles, honestly owed. In that ar.
ticle the Spokesman-Review stultifies
every bit of newspaper decency re,
naming to It.
While there are many things about
Mayor Frank Boyd which are OBJ
jectionable to The Press, yet this
paper believes in being fair and just.
1t is hardly necessary to point out
that it was in these columns public
attention was first called to the may
ors delinquencies. This paper also
heartily accorded to the mayor what
ever of commendation it has thought
due him.
For this reason The Press will not
permit such a bald lie against the
mayor as is given in the Spokesman
Review to stand. 1t must be stated
in fairness to the public that Mayor
Frank Boyd had nothing to do with
the discovery that the board of coun-
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that the executive caused the action
to be taken.
The mayor can hardly be given
credit for so much brightness and
so much backbone. The fact that an
injunction suit would be brought to
prevent the fixed board of commits
sioners from cancelling the taxes of
w. II. Cowles was a secret known
to The Press and the county assess
ors offices alone. If Mr.. Dudley had
not done his duty and filed the in
junction suits on behalf of the city
there would have been other means
to stop the steal. Mayor Boyd wss
kept in ignorance for fear he would
talk and spoil the plan to head off
the robbery.
The Spokesman-Revie declares it
was because an editorial was publish
ed calling the mayor weak official.
That sheet says IL did not support
Mayor Boyd because ut did not be-
lieve that he was big enough, strong
enough, or wise enough for the place"
If the Spokesman-Review had sup
ported Frank Boyd for mayor, Boyd
would not have been elected.
In addition to trying to create pub
lie sympathy for itself and arouse
feeling against the mayor, the
Spokesman-Review is showing in a
peg for it's candidate for mayor next
spring-W. Fl. Acuff. The Spokes-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-17

fx-Chief of Police Woydt. While Fishing
at Natatorium Park This Afternoon,
Was Shot Above the Heart

e. M. Woyd former chief Of police of the city, accden
tally shot himself this afternoon while fishing in the
Spokane river about mile up from Natatorium park 1t
is stated hs revolver dropped from his shoulder holster
and exploded.
According to the information given by the former chief
OF police, he had gone up the river about mile and
fishing for trout
In STOPPING his revolver, of the patent auto
matte Solt's, dropped out The gun fell striking over
the hammer rock.
The bullet ranged upwards and penetrated of the
lungs.
With wonderful and endurance the wounded
man struggled along the bank, climbing rocks and
dragging himself along until he reached Nataorum park
He walked over mile with the wound bleeding and his
lungs choking
Before he reached the park Mr. Woyd feared he would
collapse and drawing his revolver, fired the remaining
loads to attract attention.
Persons the park and soldiers the bluff heard
the firing and went to his assistance.
A call sent in for the patrol wagon. Telephone
sponded
1t impossible to do much for the wounded man
until the patrol wagon arrived and in that he
moved to st. Luke's hospital
At the hospital it found the bullet had struck just
the heart, penetrating the lung Dr. Thomas stated
that he thought he would be able to save the wounded
man s life.
e. M. Woydt is we'll known to Spokane He served in
the city council and after Mayor Boyd elected and
before Mayor Bye went out of Office the latter appointed
him chief of police with the avowed intention of closing
up boxes in saloons and the box rustng at the Occur
dAlene theater. Both these objects accomplished
by the chief in most sensational manner.
Mayor Boyd finally, in order to get rid of so active
chief of police declared emergency and suspended
Chief Woydt.
Woyts has been frequently mentioned of late in
connection with the democratic nomination for mayor
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NINE PERISH

man; Newman Miller, fireman.; John
Burke, fireman; Otto Alazorn, fire.
man; Otto Burg, deckhand; r. p.
Bermas, deckhand; woman suppos
ed to be Mrs Rose Schalski; an un-
known man also a passenger.
The steamer Corning took the sur
vivors to New York. The wreck lies
off Captains point in an ice foe.
The fire broke out at 1880 on the
main deck in the center of the ship.
The passengers were Immediately
awakened and lifeboats prepared. Cap
tain McCallister took charge of low
ering and filling the boats. The crew
exhibited fine discipline, but the ra-
pidity with which the fire spread pre-
vented the victims from reaching the
boats. The lifeboats drifted for an
hour and a half when the men were
picked up by the tug Bully, which
transferred the survivors to the Corn
ing.
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man-Review defeated Acun for may
in training for the coming election.
With w. II. Acuff in office as may
or, the Spokesman-Review and w. II.
Cowles know full well that no cor
poration counsel would dare to file
an Injunction suit against the county
commissioners for fear of being re-
moved from office. If the Spokes-
man-Review can hoodwink the people
of Spokane and get Acuff into the
ma yoralty chair, it will then own the
mayor and his administration as well
as owning the county commissioners
and the board of equalization. Acuff
is n creature of w. ii. Cowles and
the Spokesman-Revie Frank Boyd
refused to wear the Cowles collar
when he quit a miserable $12-a-week
job on that paper-therefore the
Spokesman Review is opposed to
Frank Boyd.
Therefore the Spokesman Review
runs editorials about Frank Boyd.
Therefore, also, it overlooks the cour-
ageous action of Assessor Stewart.
Deputy Leghorn and Corporation
Counsel Dudley, who are doing their
duty, and tries make the public be-
lieve that Boyd is filing injunction
suits through spite.
The man who wrote that lied for n
price-and everybody knows he lied.
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SA|NTvETERE
HID IN A CLOSET

the police as to where Saintvetere
flew.
Last night Sergeant Sullivan and
Officers Lister and Shannon made an
other attempt to find Saintvetere. The
woman was there all right and the
mans clothes were found-but no
trace of the man himself.
The three officers settled down to
minute search of the premises. The
closet opening off the sleeping room
was thoroughly searched, but it was
not until one of the officers accident
ally pulled down some clothes hang
ing ON hooks that door was found
opening into the crowded closet,
An inspection showed there was a
false wall to one side of the closet
and behind this WALL in a space of
about II inches wide, Saintvetere was
found.
The hiding place accounted for
mysterious disappearance which
were rapidly arousing the supersti-
tions of bill" Shannon and his side
kicks.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-17
LED. THE SAFE WAS

there might be something In the old
story that the image of a murderer
remained reflected in his victims
eyes after death. Photographers A.
]. Meyer placed his camera close to
the dead dentists face. while the un-
dertaker raised the eyelids. and the
grewsome picture was taken. The at
tempt was, as 1t always has been. a
failure. magnifying glasses failing to
show in the photograph reflection
of a human face.
The crime Is am absolute mystery.
Gebhardt was young man, genial.
well-liked, and with the best dental
practice in New Tim. He had no en-
tanglements with women, so far as
known, and no enemies. The murder
er. after stabhing him % times. went
away. leaving SIS in plain sight In
an open safe.
1t is therefore believed the motive
was not robbery. What was IL?
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good his escape.
Such were the principal facts in a
tragedy which Mortified and puzzled
the people of New Ulm and all this
section of the state a few weeks ago.
The police have worked in vain to
discover the murderer
Their only clew was n handker-
chief left beside the body. 1t was
marked &c. r. *" Gehhardt was n
dentist, and In New Tim is another
dentist, George r. Koch by name.
But Brooks says it was not Koch s
face he saw when the murderer turn
ed toward him, and In an examina-
tion since the tragedy Koch establish
ed an alibi which was satisfactory to
City Attorney Somsen. who Is Koch s
brother-ln-law, and County Attorney
Haisdale. who is Somsens law part
ner So Koch was set free
Then II occurred to the minds Of
the city authorities of New Ulm that
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NEW ULM, Mimi, Dec. 17.-Mount-
ing a chair, y. S. Brooks peered over
a transom into the Office of his friend,
l.. A. Gabhardt.
Gebhardt lay upon the floor, blood
gushing from a dozen wounds In his
neck and face. over him knelt a
young man, we'll dressed, plunging a
knife again and again in the squirm-
ing body.
With each thrust he savasely
twisted and tore the knife from side
to side.
Brooks uttered cry of horror, and
the murderer turned his pale and
contorted face toward the transom
for an instant Then he jumped to
his feet, rushed to rear window of
the office and leaped to the ground.
Brooks ran to the street and called
for help. When he returned, with sew.
eral other men. the slayer had made
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-17

After weeks of persistent attempts
to arrest him, the police last night
succeeded in solving the mystery of
repeated disappearances by Charles
saintvetere, wanted on a charge of
vagrancy. Saintvetere is now in the
city jail with his hiding place made
public property.
Saint vetere has been living with
a woman on Browne street between
Main and Front avenues. A warrant
for lis arrest was issued some time
ago, but every time the police visited
the shack where he lived, they found
the quarry gone, with barely a min
ute's notice.
The shack was searched time after
time and although even the mans
clothes were found and signs of his
occupancy were plentiful, the officers
were unable to locate him.
The puzzling mystery grew so that
1t was one of the standing Jokes of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-17
ELECTION FRAUD

DENVER, Col. Dec. 17.-Detective
william II. Green, the democratic
boss In the Third precinct of the
Fourth ward known as Green coun-
ty"; Frank Mcmahon. Jean Desaye
and Thomas Goodman, local ward
leaders, were placed on trial In the
supreme court this morning charged
with contempt of court in participant
Ing in election frauds. "Green ooun-
ty' has less than $50 registered votes,
but the democratic candidates were
given TOO majority.
The action OF the court gives the
republicans a solid delegation in the
legislature from Denver and the con-
troll Of the other branches OF the
legislature Republican managers as
sert that when all fraudulent votes
have been eliminated Peabody will
have q plurality.
The supreme court today threw out
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-17
BURGLARS

"Jack of the Nippers" failed in his
attempt at burglary last night when
his nippers refused to work in one
kitchen door. *FI9H
The burglar tried to enter tho
house at 1915 Tenth avenue, using his
pair of nippers in an attempt to turn
the key. The key was secured with
a wire guard which prevented it
from turning.
rhe rattle awoke the inmates or
the house and a telephone message
was sent to the police station and
responded to with a patrol wagon
filled with police, who failed to find
the burglar.
o. Lund, landlord Of the Mechanics
hotel, had a lot of bedding stolen
by thieves last night.
Boys broke into the stable OF A.
Ecklund, 10 Division street, last
night and stole $25 worth Of bottles,
a set of harness and a lot of sacks.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-17
WILSON GOES TO
THE POOR HOUSE

"Over the hills to the poorhouse."
G. C. Wilson has decided to make that
trip and today the board of county
commissioners instructed an officer
to take him to Spangle. Wilson is
b4 years of age and harnessmaker.
He has been in the city Jail several
days. No charge has been made
against him.
He is without money, has no
friends and is abandoned by his rela-
tives. The poor man is Respondent
and to drown his grief he partakes
Of the flowing bowl with conse-
quences disastrous to his health and
finances.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-17
S. P. TRAIN WRECKED

known character on Portland trains.
collar bone broken. Mrs. Robert De-
laney, seattle, contusions on head.
Brakeman Henry Lewis, right foot al
most severed
The first section had broken coup.
ling which 1t stopped to fix, and sent
a brakeman back to flag the second
section. He claimed he heard the
answering whistle from the coming
engine, but moment later the engine
struck the rear Pullman. No cars
were derailed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-17
(Scripps News Association.)

(ScrippS news ASSoclatlon.)
STAMFORD, Conn, Dec. 1.-THE
Star line steamer Glen Island was
burned to the waters edge off Green
wich, Conn.,, early this morning and
two passengers and seven members
Of the crew perished.
The steamer left New York last
night, bound for New Haven, and car
ried heavy complement of freight,
10 passengers and a crew of Fl.
When three miles off the shore near
Greenwich the fire was discovered
and two boats lowered with eight
passengers and IA of the crew on
board. Scarcely had they reached the
boats when, with roar like an ex-
plosion, the flames swept the entire
deck and enveloped those left be-
hind. All those left perished in the
flames or were drowned.
The dead are: w. e. Henderson,
assistant engineer; France Bush, fire.
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PROTECT HOSPITALS.
(Scripps NewG Association.

VSVTIppS .NcW'- NssOCiltlOn-
TOXIC, Dec. IA telegrom from
Port Arthur states that General
Stoessel has opened negotiations with
General Nosi TO obtain protection for
the hospitals inside the fortress dur
ing the bomharlment lie has fur.
nished Nogi with Il plan of fortltica-
tions, indicating the hospital posi-
tions.
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lAWSONNOTALIAR
(scripps News Association)

Greene, who had such a friendly
meeting with Thomas Lawson of Bos-
ton, yesterday, is back In town to-
day. Everything was smoothed out.
Lawson and | found that we We're
= liars, but good fellows is all
that Greene had to say.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-17
SPOKANE STAMP wo1xs.

The new metal department. OF the
Spokane Stamp Works will be In oper-
alton about January 10. II will be
equipped with the latest devices for
cutting, blanking and coming. "A
carload of machinery for the new
department will arrive next week.
With this equipment installed. Spo-
kane can boast Of the most complete
stamp plant in tho west.
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MRS. CHADWICK COLLAPSES

CLEVELAND Dec. 17.-Mrs. Chadwick fell to the
floor of her cell this afternoon faint Dr. Wall, gov
erment physician, was summoned. After restoring the
woman he said: Nrs Chadwick has collapsed, mentally
and physically"
Mrs Chadwck's son, Emil, attempted to see his
mother this morning, but the sheriff refused to admit
him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-17
GREEKS KILLED

ONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. IA
Greek band of 2S men encountered a
body of Bulgarians near Carakinvo
and "a Greeks were killed. Many as
sassinations of Bulgarians by Alban-
ians are reported In the uskub dis
trict.
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EXPLOSION

(Scrlpps News Association.)
INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. IA large
boiler in Bower q Love Bros cotton
mill exploded at 8 o'clock this morn
ing and fatally injured John Perkins.
Engineer william Watson and Cur
tbs Boyd. the fireman.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-17
STOLE CLOTHES

Clarence Burns and Fred Krsner
were arrested this morning by Officer
Roy Smith on charge of stealing a
suit of clothes from North Monroe
street store.
Kirsner is the son of former we'll
known business man of Spokane.
They were arraigned before Judge
II nkle this afternoon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-17
(Scripps News Association.)

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Dec. 1.-THE
northbound Portland Express on the
Southern Pacific which left San Fran
cisco at o'clock last night was
wrecked by a rear end collision at
Berg station, two miles north of
Marysville, at 2 o'clock this morning.
Smith of Calgary, Ont, was bruised
and badly shocked. william Wilkin-
son of Portland, contusions on the
head. Barney Mclaughlin. a well
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-17
NO one Will TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE ORDER

politics, explaining his statements
that apostles of the church visited
the state delivering revelations on po-
litical subjects. The witness said
there was always a revelation when
an apostle or hign official of the
church addressed the people. Their
mere presence was enough.
The witness asserted that well
known Mormons had asked the legis-
lature to pass the sugar bounty law.
They wanted 1t for the reason that
sugar manufacture had been handled
as a Mormon institution in Idaho.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-17
HOSPITAL SHIPS
WRECKED

MOJI, Japan, Dec. 1.-THE Jap
anese transport Manshu and hospital
ship Rohila collided today off Shi.
moneski. Both were damaged. The
wounded landed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-17

federal authorities growing out of the
Chadwick financial operations. They
pleaded not guilty. Beckwith and
Spear. who are out on bail. were per-
mitted to depart. Mrs. Chadwick re-
turned to jail.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-17

(Scripps News AssociatIon.)

(Scripps News Association.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. l7.-Charles
IT. Jackson, the democratic state
chairman of Idaho, resumed the stand
this morning In the Smoot inquiry
He declared that in the recent cam
paign there was great difficulty In
holdings meetings In the Mormon
counties. no one daring to accept the
position of local chairman. Open
threats were sometimes made against
speakers. Re received many reports
OF Interference OF Mormon bishops In
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-17
$5O0,O0O FIRE

FORT WORTH, Tex, Dec. 1.-THE
Texas Pacific union station, which
cost 100000. Is on fire and IL
doomed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-17

The regular weekly meeting of the
Spokane Liberal Lecture league will
be held Sunday evening, s o'clock, In
the Unitarian church. DIR. Coulson
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-17
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Assoclation.J
CLEVELAND, o., Dec. l7.-Mrs,
Chadwick, President Beckwith and
Cashier Spear were arraigned tnis
afternoon before Federal Judge Wing
to answer to charges made by the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-17
b0MbARDM ENT
OF PORT ARTHUR

TOXIC, Dec. 1.-THE japanese directed a heavy bonn
bardment at Port Arthur yesterday. The town is
badly damaged. The arsenal struck many times and
several shells hit the magazine.
The House passed the general war budget yesterday
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-17

all the ballots in precinct 10 of the
Seventh ward and precincts Q, 8 and
0 of the Fifth ward on the grounds
of fraud.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-17

Julius Lotje, the carpenter who de-
clared he would rather go to Jail than
pay fine for not sending his boy
to school, was arrested again today
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-17

Place where you can take your
friends, IL looking for comforts and
pleasure e-Phster.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-17
.L0TJE ARRESTED
AGAIN

on a charge of violating the truancy
law. Lotje has continued to refuse
to send his boy to school and will be
tried Monday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-17

Turnbull has chosen for his discourse
THE Books OF Job and Jonah" The
public is cordially invited. Good
music.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-17

The place for amusement is at the
Pnster.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-17
TRIED THE DEAD MANS EYES
FOR PICTURE OF MURDERER

O thu
Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-04
sAENGERBUND MUSICALE
Enthusiastic Reception Given a Wash.
ington Singer.

The members Of the Washington Saenser.
bund We're given a musical treat last night
al their fourth entertainment of the season
In the appearance Of Mr.. Harry Hughes. q
Washington boy. who has been studying
music In Paris for several years past Mr..
hughes was given an ovation by the musio-
loving Germans. Prof. Henry x Ter play
ed the accomplishments for Mr.. Hughes He
sang Schumann's Two Grenadiers'' az the
nrst number. Mr.. Hughes has a full deep
bass voice Of surprising richness He sings
easily, working both his higher and lower
notes with little effort. All of the tones
were round and full and true. His pres
sang Father OFlynn' as an encore and
mis- music was so pleasing that he was
forced to give another song, Young Rich
ard" The remainder of the program was
excellent in every detail. There were two
choruses by the Saengerbund, Cote
Grusse Dtch," by Muche. and Crosse an
die Heimath," by KRONER. Miss Madeleine
Cochenicius played two plano solos very
well and was enthusiastically arpiauded.
The first was Godard's "Cinuufene yals'
and the second, the "Fete Bechioue." by
Neustedt. Mrs. N. D. Exnicios sang An
gus Macdonald" by Roeekel and won
favor, She responded with MY Little
Miller appeared to advantage in The
Maids of Cadiz," by Delibes, and Clayton
Thomas japanese Love Song" and the
encore, Long Ago." by Speaks. The two
soloists appeared in a duet. "A Flight of
Clouds" and Nearest and Dearest"
another instrumental selection was the
clarinet solo by Mr.. Karl Schaefer He
rendered BLUE Bells of Scotland." by ].
Clemmens, and as an encore Comm Thro'
the Rye"