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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-14
ADA STEPHENS WANTS
DIVORCE.

Ada M. stephens has applied 20
the superior court for divorce
from Charles q. stephens. whom
she charges with cruelty and nom
support.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-14
rRugLsoN CASE DISMISSED.

The case OF J. r. Truelson, who
was tried in Judge Davis court for
obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, was dismissed yesterday af
teruoOu
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-14
RSSH
CASE
CIviIService Commission
Has Exciting Meeting
.Who-What and
Why.

What Il + |. Marsh AZ pres
ent he Is said TO bo license IN.
hpector IL he Has be any right
10 exist officially
These questions form the puzzle
that the civil service commission
sfs are f,ing to solve. As start
toward ltH solution they called on
city Comptroller Carroll AZ the
meeting last RIEht to explain his
understanding 81 Mf M2fhh's du.
ties aud enlighten them. " be could.
a. 10 why Marsh should exist In an
official capacity. aud 10 whom he
VAS responsible Comptroller Car.
toll gave Il ap So did the com.
mission. n was decided 10 look up
all the ordinances and specifications
uf the eisY charter 90 zee just shefe
Marsh comes in. aud then 10 take
some action on the matter.
As the case now stands. the svt
danee presented BY Dr. Carroll
strengthened the belief of the CON.
minalousrn that there Il no legal aa.
shorlsafioa sof the office II license
Inspector. Jtln, Who sppointed NJ
Marsh originally. and what an
shofity he had 40 one seems 10
know Hts present appointment he
hoids. IS far as can be fouad cut.
jointly from Comptroller Carroll
and Treasurer Russell
rhreefold Capacity.
In his statements te the eoauais-
alnn Mr. Carroll defended sInepect
or Marsh against the charges Of
lnsfficisneY laid a. his door lie
went on to show that Marsh waH
under n least a threef fold reapon
sibiilty. Marsh is amsnAhle 10 The
CITY Comptroller the treasurer and
the license and revcnue committees
Of the city council
~On account ~ this Indefinite
state Of affairs. I want 90 NAy taas
1 consider oar license Laws incoa.
slstsnt. incomplete and conflicting.
said Mr. Carroll
Has he made such reports
asked the commission
lie has, replied Mr. Carroll
And Whenever be- was IN doubt ~
90 what 10 DO / have told him 10
follo~ the practice 81 the past
No Adverse Reports.
We have understood that Mr.
Marsh has never made an adverse
repoff coneernlns a saloon" said
me commission. and II has scemsd
to "a that II Was part 81 hts duly
10 report whether licenses should
Do renewed or NOT IN the case al
dlsfeputAbie places
IF there has been any such re
portn they would go To The council.
don't know anything about hat.
replied Mr.. Carroll
Then his work a. practically eler.
icaiFH querisd the commission
4 understand %. replied Nj
Carroll
want an Understanding.
President G r. Zimmerman 81
the commission. In rluaiaE the dts'
russion. aald that u there ever vas
an ordinance creating the position
~ license Inspector u vas detective
in not specifying to shat depart
ment u belonged.
In the ease 81 certain transfer
clerks Ia the comptFoiisrs Office
Mr. Carroll was advised by the
rommiuaion that such Instances
should b. reported TO the commits
sion for approval. and that unless .
clerk was registered for two De
partments u service he must -
Kept IN the department where cert
fed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-14

...ssssstss s.sst tssstts
s.nA sect t4-rhsss - Great excitement In this city
President Palma will resign the
ss' - ,els Tht street stories that during
Ffssss-e the executive decided upon this step
,h President Palma will beard the United states
! cave lnnad atey after rssisntnq.
sseretary stae NeSia resigned this morning. II
1850. see President Palma. Is stated that he teass
/. ssassaahs"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-14
LOT ooes FOR $1,000.

Frank W. Pettygrove has sold 10
John A. Campbell lot 10. block 8,
RentOn I'm addition. for consid-
Grafton of sil goo
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-14

awlndlea and the consequent eessar
ton Of their fake contests.
n IN these men with whom DIR.
Roller has associated himself. and
through this association these men
hope 20 enrich themselves through
the medium Of fake wrestling CON
tests IN this city DR.. Roller may
be perfectly honest ia No FAR AZ his
match with Goteh r. concerned His
friends say be Is absolutely on the
square and his record would seem
10 corroborate this assertion. lie
IS. however. laying himself open to
severe criticism.
Friend Of Roller Talks.
There IL no doubt In my mind"
said Neliknown physician Of this
city TO The Star this morning. that
Or Roller In n thoroughly honest
man / know him well and admire
him very much. but be has made a
very grave mistake In asHociaiing
with such men as Carroll. Cam and
Carkeek I had already agreed to
wager 500 on Roller in bis coming
contest. bui after reading The Star
have decided 10 cancel the bet"
Discussed al the s. A. c.
At the Seattle Athletic club last
night almost the sole topic Of con-
yersation was the story appearing
In The Star last night Friends 81
Dr.. Roiler-and be has many in the
4 A Impressed themselves an
very greatly surprised that he
should have undertaken 20 enter
into any wrestling contests With
Carkeek and men Of that class His
association with Joe Carroll was
also the occasion for criticism.
For what IL is worth The Star
gives a story that comes to u from
Vancouver II Is 10 the effect that
the contest In Vancouver on Sep
tember u is 20 result In victory
for Roller. which victory is TO he
used - effective advertising for the
Roller .Gofch match In this city.
The Stars informant writes:
FIXED For Roller.
II Roller doesn't win you can
draw on me for 81 600 the morning
after the contest There IN lot of
Carkeek talk here for the purpose 81
bleeding the public but IL is fixed
for Roller 20 win and To return TO
Seattle with shis victory as draw
ing card fer the Roller 0otch
match"
Such a result could 81 course he
obtained without the conniyance Of
Roller II ig very easy TO lose .
wrestling match purposely ln such
a way that even a wrestling expert
could not discover il.
story Of Fakes.
The history Of wrestling In Seat
tie. Bellinghsm, Vancouver. Victo-
ria. Tacoma and all Of the North
western cities has been a story of
fakes all the way through. Men
familiar With the game are author
ity for the statement that not one
out Of ten OF the contests held In
the Northwest in the last five years
have been on the square.
Il lie the resumption Of this con-
dition of affairs that is now at
tempted I'm this city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-14
About csrkesk.

caFkeak. fhe man with whom Or
Roller vili wrestle In Vancouver on
September q. r. also a confidence
man and a member OF the recent
Seattle gang While not engaged in
steering" victims TO the little
honseboat on Lake Washington be
has been engaging Ia fake wrestling
matches. securing a very liberal In
come from this source. Carkeek IL
lust a. uufayorably known as Car
roll. Cam OF any Of the remainder
OF the notorious huueo organization
that reaped 20 rich harvest In this
city u ID said of him that he could
not wresile honestly II be tried
This IL the character OF the men
who have come 90 Seattle. or are
coming. 20 open the wrestling game
In this city. and thereby replenish
their Golfers for Hhat they have lost
through the exposure in The Star
81 the Lake Washington houseboai
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-14
WOMEN NOT
AG|TATEO
TESTIMONY IN CASE or MRS.
cRuFriuIo AND Usrssa
MITCHELL VERY SIMILAR
OFFICERS ON STAND TODAY.

The commission named by Judge
Fratcf Of the superior court 20 90
anime into the sanity OF Mrs Maud
Creffield aud Esther Mitchell, h n
session today and In all probability
will not conclude It's examination
until next week.
Pred Mitchell. = brother OF Ea
ther. was the only witness exam
incd yesterday lie told 81 hts nia
ter's strange actions during the
past few years that he had been
near her tie said he IL eonylueet
that bis sister was under the Ia
fluence OF Mra Crefneld.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-14
PALMA
HAS QUIT OFFICE

u.,,. Hears That Cuban Executive, Fearing
:" assassination, Has Decided to Resign and
Win Board Cruiser Denver Today.-Greai
ryeitement in Cuban Capital Over Warships'
Presence.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-14
Bio v s
GIVEN
Meeting to Select Coun-
Gilman From New
Ward Was
Lively.

Representatives from the former
town 81 Southeast Seattle left the
uieetina 81 the elections aud boun-
daries committee Of the city council
last nisht ~ a very angry mood.
The petition for the appointment
of G. \. 0ni as councilman from the
new Twelfth ward was denied by
TIE committee on protests from a
large delegation from Columbia
city.
The meeting. which Developed
some very bitter feeling between
Southeast Seattle and Columbia,
ended Ia thu exchange of blows out
side ~ the committee room. and
threats ON the part Of each delsEa q
ilSn we're made 10 fight he other
10 the end la the matter Of eleetins
a councilman During the discus 3
sion Of the cas-. Chairman ". ~.
Murphy. q the COMMITTEES, vas
obliged 20 reproye the speakers on
both sides fer their discourtoons
conduct ara language We are not
here said Nf Murphy. 70 settle
nelghboriy nquehhieS. That must
be done elsew here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-14
CARROTS Record.

Joe Carroll. Dr. H. =. Rollers
training partner. and whom DIR Hel
Ter Is nov endeavoTing TO protect
from the police. is not only conf.
dence MAI and n member OF the
gang that operated here, but -
known generally as card sharp
aud an all around bunco individual
Carroll has also participated IN
swindling running races In various
parts u the country. His proper
name Is Ole Marsh and he comes
from Iowa. For reasons very well
known 10 himself and a few others
he changed his name some time ago
10 Joe Carroll. and BY that name has
been known throughout the West.
where be has been participating In
fake wrestling matches for several
years
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-14
Cam Here Wednesday.

Cam was In Seattle on Wednes.
day last. when he deposited al the
Times office Ia this city $3.50 10
bind Gotch 10 meet Dr Roller In a
wrestling match IN this city on &c.
tobeF ~ Cam is the manager Of
Goteh aud d member Of the Blk
confidence gang that had for 80
long lie headquarters Ia this ciiy
A. told In The Star yesterday Cam
brought 10 Seattle and helped 10
rob several Of the victims Of this
gang.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-14
CHIEF WAPPENSTE|N
WANTS TO SEE Them
Sends for Carroll and Cam But Finds the Lat
ter Has Left Town--Dr. Roller Appears as Joe
CAROLS ProteCtOr--Wi Call on Chief With
Carroll This Afternoon.

Chief Of Police wappenstein thiA
morning detailed detective to find
and escort to police headquarters
ole Marsh. alias Joe Carroll. and
Fred Cam. manager Of Gotch. the
wrestler
Cam could not be found and Il
WAS ascefiianed that he had leff
the city Carroll Vas located and
sent word that he would appear a.
police headquarters this afternoon
" 8 o'clock In company with Dr.
Is = Roller
Chief Wappenstein's action was
oecasioncd b. the publication In
The Star yesterday afternoon Of
the doing Of the remnant u the
huneo gang that secured IN eight
months Ia Seattle over $4,000
through fake wrestling matches and
prize fights
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-14
wappsnstsln on stand.

Chief Of Police Wapponateln vas
the first witness called this morn
ing The chief said he knew VERY
little al the facts leading ap 90 ths
two women's arrest, but had type.
written statement made ny the
women when taken to tho city iail
tie declared the women were cool
and showed no signs of emotion
when making their statements
Frank Kennedy. sho took the
statement from the women. says
Mrs Creffleid appeared somewhat
ekcHed. but that Esther Mitchell
spneared very eoet aud seemed 20
take the matter a. mere clfcnm.
stance
Detective l.. nafck. pairoiman
George Power aud DR. Heriea, alt
we're called this nlotnins. but their
testimony Nas IN subsistence the
same an those previously examined
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-14

BANK cLEARiNGs.

Increase over same
date last year. s 73S.542.7a I
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-14
Affairs Juu,blss.

AthouEh the original petition OF
Southeast Seattle. HiIiman and CO.
lumhim city 10 enter seattle as .
new yard wHs granted Mas II. no
election aH yet has been held at
Columbia. Neither has tbs city
council ADMITTED Southeast Seattle
a. a dfstlncf ssra. "a this would
be contrary - The charter pfyvie-
loas. According t. the charter a
wafd TO every zoe population can
be created az any time. and the
figures 81 the isst official census
mast be ansd as a basis These
figures v ould allow only II wards.
aud the town Of southeast Seattle,
only having several thousand nopa-
lstipn. cannot mnke np the def
. cheney. Its only Nay Of entering
i,ow would be 10 come In ne n part
u the Second ward.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-14

Columbia objected 10 the petition
Of Southeast Seattle for couu-
Gilman On the ground that a. yet II
has had no election. and desires 10
have a say In the choice u coun-
ciimau.
The opinion OF the committee,
which VAS referred 10 Corporation
Counsel Calhoun for final settle
nnsnt. vas that Southeast Seattle
would have ta walt until Columbia
united with ~ 10 form one ward. as
both are contiguous IN territory.
Nearly 40 representatives OF CO.
iumbla. including tis cuunciimen.
appeared NJ the meeting last night.
a. against 10 Of Mr Giils friends
ana Mayor G. l. Erwin. % South
east Seattle
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-14

Frank Hurt and hla .aiher. o v
Hurt. ara being examined behind
closed doora Mrs O. V Hurt. Who
VAS 60 have bern here today. was
unable Ia stand the excitement and
upon receiving the telegram that
she was Wnted TO testify Ia her
daughters behalf. awoonod and 10
nov IN a precaFioan condition u
found necessary she will be brought
10 Seattle on a ntfrsrher
The Washington times., 1906-12-23

Conmodate two. and explained thar
there were two women IN the tonneau-
Hearing the commOtiOn. Mrs. Millard
leaned out. inquiring the cause, where
upon two Of the men sprang In beside
the chauffeur and the third. a hatless.
excited hoarse-voiced individual, clam
bered in with the women. pleading
with them 10 aid him in catching a
midnight train. Musgrave, with
many misgiviugs. put on all speed
and drew up at the depot just ahead Of
the train, whose headlight was even
then rounding the curve.
Out piled the three men, shOwering
their thanks upon their benefactors
and leaving two terrified women and
a frightened French poodle covering
in the tonneau Stopping but an i'm
stant. the disheveled man with the
ravens voice gasped- Had to make
that train-speak ia Milwaukee to-
morrow-my names Ia Toilette"
IT took the party all the rest of their
Journey to recover their equanimity,
and they are only now beginning TO
enjoy their adventure
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
Senator in Role of HqhUayn1an

A PARTICULARLY amusing story
N has just leaked out IN the So
cial circle Of the ultra fash
ionables OF the West Side. IN
Chicago. in which hoIdup. an auto
mobile, two prominent women. Il toy
dog and the ex-governor and present
Senator OF Wisconsin are implicated
Mrs. Frank r. Millard. Of Washing
ton boulevard, Mrs. H. = BOuhieur.
and Albert Musgrave. acting in the
eanacity OF chauffeur. were bowling
along at "a high rate OF speed in Mr..
MillsTds magnificent new touring car
few nights ago. making the return
trip from Milwaukee. and it was near
the ghostIy hour Of midnight
Passing through a little village
they We're surprised to see three men
suddenly rush out in front OF the ma
chine and order them To stop. Mus
grave. fearing he had been violating
the speed ordinance slowed up and
was Immediately besieged by three
frantic men, imploTing him TO take
them i'm all haste to the railway sta
ti0u. lie told them he could only ac-
The Washington times., 1906-12-23

AS 10 Hall-there is considerable
doubt as 70 just what would be done
t5 him Il he were caught Piracy and
smuggling are serious matters. But
he Is a picturesque old rascal, with.
from all accounts. considerable of the
hero IN his makeup IN spite OF uIs
depredations, and in spite OF the fact
that he Is now a desperate marine
outlaw. time was-aud a time Of need.
al thaU-when ne ssrvsd Uncle sam.
and served MIN well. For. II records
are 10 be believed. Hall served I'm the
navy through the civil war. and is
member Of the Grand Army of the
Republic Just what drove him TO his
present mode of life, nobody knows.
Profit. he likes. OF course; but profit,
with a spice Of danger Heretofore
he has satisfied his yeaTninEs By
smuggling Cinnamon IN defiance Of the
exclusion laws. with an occasional fr-
resisrbly attractive hiC Of piracy on
the side Abducting pretty girls is
new departure, and the Government
officials mean to see that he does not
let IL become a habit
Meanwhile, san Diego hopefully
awaits news OF the pirates capture
and the return Of Dora Bennis.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23

could count the strands and note the
web OF the woven wires. Within four
feet OF this particular post he could
see in the grass an object six inches
long and three wide, on the upturued
side were Two buttons and he reCoE-
nized them as belonging 10 his lost
pcoketbook
When Mt Williams AWOke from his
dream he thought OF the matter but
fe moments. and then again was
sound asleep. but the next morning he
told his family at breakfast that he
had seen his lost pocketbOok.
That day ne attended the Porter
county fair at Valparaiso and there
happened to meet AIR. and Mrs Bar
tholomew. The field that he had seen
In his dream belonged To their farm.
and in a jesting way he related TO
them his dream Of the previous night.
MIR. bartholomew seemed to be more
impressed than Williams. and he and
his wife agreed to go over the field in
an effort To 10 make the dream come
true
The next Sunday morning Williams
happened To pass the Bartholomew
farm and uncOnCernedly asked if his
money had been found. He was told
that his friends had spent some time
in tTamping through the field but with
cut effect. ,
Well said the thresher Il am too
close not TO take a look myself" and
with that he started over the meadow.
Before he reached the fence he was
able To make out the particular post
that he had seen In his dream, There,
sure enough, was the very knot that
80 clearly mad come To him in his
vision. lie took courage. but scarcely
dared 60 look in the grass near the
base of the post Finally his eye rivet-
I'd on an oblong object There We're
the two buttons that he had seen in
his sleep With a bound he reached
the spot and picked uP The lost wallet
Quickly he tore open she flap and be
gan To count the bills that were found
inside just as he lad put them there
There was just 1884, the amount that
ne knew it contained when he last
saw it.
ON the afternoon Of the day he NOV
I'd from the Bartholomew farm Will
Jams says his daughter brought him
letter He read it and found that It
needed an answer at once. and he
wrote 1t, telling his boy 10 keep look
uut for the rural mail carrier who was
cue 10 pass some distance from ths
The Washington times., 1906-12-23

farmhouse. When the carrier was
found to be approaching Williams him
self took the letter and crossed the
field and the wire fence 10 give the
letter 20 the carrier. he figures Il out
that when he climbed the fence the
poCketboOk worked out of his pocket
and fell IL the ground.
Now here is the queer feature Of
the remarkable OCCUR euce. In all Of
the time in which the money lay in
The field II never once occurred 20 the
thresher that lie mi ght have lost It on
tnat trip to the mail carrier. II he
had had the least idea that he had il
is easy to see that he would have
>pen: some time looking for nearly $500
OF good money. lie had settled it i'm
his mind that tle strange bedfelIow
had appropriated his treasure. and al
though he was sure OF 1t ne dared not
accuse him OF the theft Williams
went to bed the night OF his dream
with no thought OF the trip ne had
made 10 the carrier, he knew nothing
about any particular fence post with
an odd-shaped knot. All OF that came
in the vision, and then ne did not think
it worth while TO Investigate until
-four days after the dream.
In i've weeks the CTickets and grass
hoppers had feasted on the leather
of the book until 1t hung ia shreds, but
the money, aside from being slightly
nodded. was in good condition.
Williams is one Of the best-knoWn
residents Of Porter county His word
at any time is as good as a bond.
No one in rortEeru Indiana may hs
found TO doubt anything he viii say.
and the story coming from such =
source is considered one Of the strang-
est happenings of the year.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
Tablet Marks Trail

MEMORIAL tablet of bronze.
~ marking portion OF the old
~ indian trail from Boston TO
Plymouth. has been placed on a
onHIder in Franklin Park by the Mary
Warren Chapter, Daughters Of the
Revolution. the boulder is on the
path which runs from Elm Hul avenue
and Se4ver street through the park.
Th- tablet bears this inscription.
--Tnis stone marks a portion of the
Indian trail from Boston 10 Plymouth,
Mass. Placed here by Mary Warren
Chapter. ID. r. 1906"
The Indian trail, a portion Of which
is now traceahle on Franklin Park.
Das i'm very early times the only way
by land from the Massachusetts hay
colony al Boston 30 the plymouth
colony at Plymouth.
II is held to be most fitting that
tablet should be placed on tins his
torical spot, showing to coming genef-
atiols the very footpath that the
earliest settlers took when jOurneyIug
rom one post To- euother. II Is most
probable that when Bradford. Carver
Standish. and many others of the Pill
srins came To visit the colony here,
they found their way by the Indian
trails or footpaths, which had been
made by the Indians.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
EYasIve As Flying DutchmsL.

They tried u trace the Rover, and
they heard Of her as havirg been seen
here or there: but she was never
there when they reached The place.
Every body knew Captain Hall and
his schooner. they had been well. and
uTifavorably. known in those waters for
twenty yeaTs-had been known there
before Dora Beunis was born. Add
for ali those twenty years he had been
an outlaw, well known as pirate and
a smuggler. Ills resl BUSINESS in life
is the smuggling in Of Cninese-a lu-
crative business along the Pacifc
coast and one hat the good people
do not regard as anything against a
mans character. But aside from that.
many tales % piracy are v whispered of
Hall. OF proving On yachts and small
boats; of robbery on the high se1s;