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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-03-26
McCURDY WILL NOT
SPARE HIS FRIENDS

New Y ork, March 2G.--The persist
ent rumor that Charles A Peabody
will soon resign as president of the
Mutual Life Insurance company was
given strong confirmation toGay when
it was said he haG told an intimate
frieud, a man high in financial circles.
thai he would not remain as execu-
tive head of the Mutual moe than
few months longer. The fact that
Mr.. Peabody has thus ex pressed him,
self does not come as a surprise to
those conversant with insurance af-
fairs.
1t is said further that he is conf.
dent the present troubles of the com
pany ara nothing in comparison with
what they will be when the trial of
the eight suite brought by the Mutual
against former President Richard 4 .
MoCurdy, his son, Robert II and TIE
firm of Charles II. Raymond aud Co.
come to trial.
1t was learned today that Mr.. Nc
Gurdy, through his counsel, Delaney
Niool!, will fight the action fercely
and will strike right and left among
the men who were associated with
him as officers and trustees. The in
tenti0n IF Mr. McC1rtdy, it is said, is
to spare no one in his answer to the
suits, IN which the trustees seek at
che same time to discredit him and to
relieve mm of an immense sum of
money.
Andrew Fields, former legislative
agent Of the Mutual, vino has bean in
seolusion ever siUce the p1bli3 hear
ings of the Armstrong investigating
commission, IS said to be ioval to MI.
McOurdy and 1t is rumored stands
ready to furnish the former president
with facts aud figures which will serve
to prove that the trustees were fallY
aware If all the discredited transac-
tions now loaded upon the elder Nc
Curdy. In tie words of a relative of
the Mutual's late PRESIDENT; "DIr.
McCurdy will begin where Andrew
Hamiltonj left off and will spare no
oun ~
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-03-26
Rockefeller Buys ''CarmeIita'

Pasadena, Cal, March 26.-John d.
Rockefeller has purchased the Reed
estate in this city, considered to he
one OF the finest residences in the
state, and. it is said, will spend at
least two months of the year in Cali
fornia. The property is located in Or
ange Grove avenue and covers eleven
acres, The Reed home is known as
"Oarmelita, Rni it was there that
Mrs. Helen Hunt Jackson wrote 'Ra-
mona.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-03-26
TRAIN WRECK KILLS
Yin ONE FAMILY

Sunbury, Pa, March 26.-Seven
persons, representing three genera
tiLons of one family, were killed to-
day or the Philadelphia and Reading
railroad at Hass Crossing ono mile
south CT this place. The dead
G. W. NeidIg, aged 63 years.
Clarence Neidig, aged Al.
Silas Neidig. aged SO, sons of the
first named.
Mrs. Clarence Neidig, aged 80, and
three children. Mary, aged 4 Blanche
aged 6, and Gilbert, aged ? years.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-03-26
GERMANS SECRETLY
INVESTIGATE MEAT

Berlin, March 26. An article in the
Deutsche Tageblatt will undoubtedly
greatly diminish, if not entirely de-
stroy. the sale of American meat aud
packing mouse prouucts III Germany.
a reporter connected with the paper
mas, 1T seems, been foI months work
ing in one of the largest slaughter
bouses in Chicago disguised as IA COM
mon laborer. and the things he has
seen are of the most revolving nature.
Tagebatt declares that one must ne
cessarily lose al respect for the people
of the United States. who have been
told of what is sg0ing on in the pack
ing houses, who know that tainted
meats killed thousands of their sons
during the Spanish American war and
who nevertheless allow the Armours
and their associates to continue the
shameful and criminal business.
The paper ADVISES any one who
wants to know what is happening in
the packing houses to read THE Jun
gle," book which recently appeared
in tie United States and which con-
rains terrible, but by no means exag-
gerated, description of the crimes of
these packing dolllar-mad millionaires.
The German government. the paper
concluded, would not be doing IFS du-
ty toward It's subjects if it diu not
take measures to prevent pound of
American packing house products
from being sold in Germany.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-03-26

Possibly there may be men who love
their neig hbois as themselves, but SO
far we have failed to form their &C
quaintance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-05
ShIvERiNC HOLSTERS
AFTER RAILROAD CO.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 5.-Attor-
ney General Miller has filed suit
in the superior court for the state
railroad commission against the
Big Four Railroad Co. to compel
that company to make proper dis
tribution of the cars of coal de-
livered to the Big Four by thu
Evansville & Terre Haute railroad
and the Southern Indiana at Terra
Haute.
The suit grows out of the alleged
refusal of the Big Four to handle
coal delivered to it at Terre Haute
for the gas belt towns, and Its
failure to return cars when once
they are delivered to 1t.
1t is alleged that the Big Four
sends the cars to other coal fields
to serve its interests. The case IS
to be pushed a the situation is
leaving gas belt towns without
coal.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-05
SHAW'S REPORT

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. g.
The annual report of Secretary
Shaw, showing the condition Of
United States finances, was SUBJ
mitted to the house of representa-
tives today. Receipts from all
sources for the year ended June
80, including $167,932,7S2 postal
revenues, amounted to a grano
total of $762,386,904. Total ex-
penditures amounted to $736,717,-
582, leaving a surplus of $685.
1922.
Theh government spent $149,-
600,550 on civil expenditure; $117,-
946,692 for military establishments,
Spanish war and Philippine pro-
jects, and more than 100000, 900
on the navy. The pension fund
drew $141, 034,561.
Compared with 1905 the re-
ceipts for 1906 show an increase
of $65,285,634. There was an in
crease of $16,612,0S3 in expendi-
lures.
The surplus of over $25,000,00O
is shown against a deficit of $685.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-05
Afflicted WITH FITS

John Tweet was taken to the
police station at o'clock last
night suffering with fits. Later he
was removed to Sacred Heart hos
pital. The man had several fits
during the day in the Crystal bar.
lie came into the saloon after be-
ing removed from a lodging house
next door. Early that morning the
police were notified of the mans
condition and told the informers to
call DR.. George Gray. city physi-
clan. DR.. Gray came and left
without doing anything for the
man The fits continued until
o'clock that night, when the police
were again notified. They made
the same reply. DR.. Gray was
telephoned to again, following
which the patrol wagon appeared.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-05
STATE OFFERS REBUTTAL
IN SLOANE CASE

Rebuttal testimony offered by
the prosecution in the Sloane case
opened this morning with D. A.
Clement, secretary Of the Sullivan
Mining Co. on the stand. He first
met Mr.. Sloane in 1886. Sloane
was then a commercial traveller.
Their families became very intE
mate. He never knew Sloane to be
an excessive drinker and never
saw him under the influence of in
toxicants. The prosecution asked
the witness opinion as to Sloane's
sanity or insanity but the answer
was interrupted by Attorney
Robertson for the defense, who
challenged the right of the prose-
cution to call for the witness
opinion. An argument began and
the court asked for records on the
subject.
At the conclsuion of the legal
argument the question was allowed
to stand and witness said Sloane
was sane.
AS a child, Sidney frequented
witness house and played with his
children. In his opinion Sidney
was sane.
Robertson then took the witness
and Intercepted him as to his
work while clerk of the district
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-05
WHEELER fixed
THE PRESIDENT

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5.-The
attack on the people of California
by the president for California S
attitude on the Japanese school
question is a surprise even to mem
bers of the board of education, who
expected to be criticized, but not
so bitterly denounced. 1t is their
belief the attack was inspired by
President Wheeler, of the Univer-
sity of California. Wheeler has
been in Washington since the
question developed and is known
to have had an interview with the
president. Prominent men of San
Francisco are almost unanimous in
resenting the presidents words
The press throughout the state
takes the same attitude.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-05

004,228 for the preceding year.
The increase of the national debt
proper was $1O,165,S75, but only
$500 Of this bears interest. The
monetary stock of the country in
crease $1s6,866,727 for the year
OF this gain $118,O5O.777 was gold;
$5,450,396 silver, and $65, 392,5 in
national bank notes. Treasury
notes declined over 100000.
On Oct. 1 the total amount OF
money in circulation reached $2,.
812 !, 133, 1894, a per capita of $330S
Forty-three per cent of this was
gold. On Oct. Is the treasury con
tanned 1871, 893,S99, the largest
amount of the precious metal held
in the treasury.
Including the Panama bond is.
sue the national debt on Nov.
was 1925, 159,250.
The secretary discussed cur
rency reforms in detail and renews
former recommendation for new
and amended treasury recommen
dations.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-05
LEGISLATORS MAY
freeze THIS WINTER

OLYMPIA, Dec. 5.-A snow
storm or anything that will block
the wagon roads will cause the
state capitol to be closed. Where
az this time in previous years the
state had on hand from 200 to 300
cords of wool to feed its boilers,
which furnish heat and lights for
the building, today there are less
than so cords on hand. Should the
supply fall, the capitol will go
dark and cold. Not only this, but
the entire appropriation for main
tenance of the capitol has already
been expended. The secretary Of
state has, however, arranged with
c. ]. Ford, of the Capital National
bank, for a loan to meet all bills
until the legislature meets and
passes a deficiency appropriation.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-05

court of this state. He asked him
IL he was drinking man. Witness
said ne was not, but had taken
several drinks with Mr.. Sloane at
various times. He believed all OF
the Sloane family of sound mind.
Mr.. Richmond, formerly a bust
ness partner of Mr.. Sloane; w. H.
McKernan, formerly chief of po-
lice; Samuel Glasgow, of the Cen
tennial mills. and G. B. Dennis,
were the first witnesses called in
rebuttal this afternoon. They all
testified along practically the same
lines, ciz., that they had known Mr..
Sloane for a good many years; adj
mitted that he had been a user OF
liquor to a certain extent, but they
all considered him sane.
In concluding her evidence yes
terday afternoon Mrs. Sloane told
how her late husband lost approx
mately $125,O00 in business fail
III CO. AL llould luSC poANSy VA hAS
life for $4,000 was turned over
to her father for money loaned,
hut this was returned to the widow
after Sloane's death and is now be
ing used in Sidney's defense. Mrs.
Sloane also corroborated previous
testimony as to Mr.. Sloane's in.
temperate habits. She told in de.
tail of her efforts to educate the
children and much of her testi'
mony was given UP to her own
studies.
Attorneys interested in the case
have no expectation of finishing
this week. Rebuttal and expert
evidence are yet to be taken. Argu.
ment will consume two days of
next week if all the evidence is in
saturday, so that the case is not
likely to go to the jury until We'd
nesday at least.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-05

LAW KILLED

The boiler inspection ordinance,
an outline Of which was published
some time ago, was placed on file
by the city council last night.
While this action does not kill the
amended ordinance it is improb-
able that it will come up before
the council again. The ordinance
was objected to by many block
owners and local manufacturers.
1t was suggested that the present
city inspector be given an assistant
in order that he make a more COM
plete inspection of the boilers in
the various blocks and manufacture
ing plants.
While the amended ordinance
governing the inspection of boilers
was under consideration by the
council last night 1t was brought
out that the present ordinance was
not enforced to the letter in d
number of instances, and amend
ments had been suggested by the
city boiler inspector. Inspector
Vedder, when placed under fire,
abandoned the ordinance and the
corporation counsel who had
drawn it up as outline to him took
Mr. Vedder ITO task. Owners of
blocks who refused to join in the
protest stated that they considered
the ordinance as amended fair to
all as well as a protection to life
and property.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-05
OF
SLuCCERS

CHICAGO, Dec. g. Joseph
Schultz, a Transfers union
official. in the trial of Shea today,
testified that sluggers were organ
lied into squads and patrolled
streets during the strike, instruct
ed to get non-union drivers or
knock them out"
He said each squad had a cap
tain, who reported to Commander
Steve Sumner daily the number OF
ARRAYS, injuries inflicted and
drivers disabled.
Witness said Shea knew about
It and approved the ray-rolls.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-05

DOCTORS

SEATTLE, Dec. SIN a speech
before the King County Medical
society, DR.. c. w. Sharpless, for
mer president of the Washington
State Medical society and for Is
years one of King county's most
prominent surgeons, declared that
reputable physicians were ap.
preached by Portland attorney
for Esther Mitchell and asked to
sit on the sanity commission that
tried Miss Mitchell and Maud
Creffield, with pledge that they
would find them insane. DR.. Sharp
less declares that the lawyer soli-
cited these services with the con.
sent of a superior court Judge, who
did not want to try the cases in
this state. Both women were &C.
cused of the murder of George
Mitchell, shot Immediately after
his acquittal for the murder OF
Joshua" Creffield, leader of the
Holy Roller sect, by his sister
Esther.
DR., A. I. Parry and DR.. H. M
Read, bobth prominent practition
ers, furnished DR.. Sharpless with
letters substantiating his state
ments that the sanity commission
was to be fixed" Dr. Parry claims
to have been approached by the
lawyer In person.
Speaking of the Mitchell case
DIR. Sharpless said:
Mitchell came to Seattle to xii
at the first opportunity, and no in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-05
THEATER DEAL IN TACOMA.

TACOMA, Dec. 5.-The Savoy
theater building on c st. near
Seventh has been sold for $4,000
tot Anton Bugge, of Bellingham.
The Savoy building is a five
story structure of brick and stone
and was owned by T. o. Abbott
until the sale. He recently re,
modelled the building at cost OF
$4,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-05
IDENTIFY COAT
Of SUICIDE

Lodgers at the Dean block today
identified the overcoat and sack
coat thrown off by the man who
Sunday afternoon committed sui
eide by jumping from the Post st.
bridge into the river as the prop
erty of c. w. Albrick. He had
roomed at the Dean several
months and claimed to be from
Iowa. c. w. Robbins, tax collector
of Medical Lake, who signed the
poll tax receipt made out to G. w.
Albrick, found in the suicides
coat, says Albrick bought large
ranch near Medical Lake and last
fall left the ranch in charge of his
son-in-law.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-05
DROPS DEAD

o. S. McMullen, said to be from
Rathdrum, Idaho, dropped dead at
1890 o'clock last night In the
Vega saloon on Main av. After TAX
ing several glasses of beer he sat
crouched up near the stove. Sud
denly he Strengthened up, threw
his arms about and fell. Coroner
Witter pronounced 1t case of
heart failure. The body is at
Smith & Co.'S undertaking parlors.
Papers found in the dead mans
pockets show him to be a men,
Der of the Masons in Iowa.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-05
SENTENCE IMPOSED ON BOY.

OMAHA, Dec. 5.-Judge Kenne-
dy imposed a unique sentence in
the case Of 10 year old Jesse Head
ley, convicted of the murder of his
father. The boy was sentenced to
Imprisonment for 81 years, with
the proviso that on the anniversary
of the crime every year he should
spend one day in solitary confine,
ment.
The boys mother asked the
Judge to sentence him to hang.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-05
SENATOR FULTON
ON WARPATH

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. g.
Senator Fulton, of Oregon, who
was attacked in Golfers Weekly
for attempting to save Brownell
who was caught in the land fraud
net, by supporting Hall for district
attorney, threatens to turn on his
accusers and cause prosecution OF
some of them for theft He claims
certain letters printed in the at
tack were stolen either from his
Office or from the mails before they
reached him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-05
GIRLS IN PERIL

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 5.-Girls
employed in the Rathbun Match
Co.'S factory this morning narrow
ly escaped a holocaust. Seven
were severely injured. Matches ex-
ploded and burned employees about
the heads and shoulders. Others
were terribly sprained and bruised
in the struggle upon the narrow
stairs in efforts to escape. Three
were compelled to leap from the
upper floor to the ground to es-
cape roasting.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-05
PORTERS WANT WAGES
INSTEAD OF TIPS

CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-Pullman por-
tiers are about to organize a union.
They want the Pullman Co. to pay
enough wages to support their
families without accepting charity
at the hands of the travelling pub
lie. According to pamphlet is
sued, it is CALLING to the soul of the
negro porter to accept Tip" He
asserts that 1t is neither through
avarice nor custom that the por-
ter waits for his victim. But the
Tip" is his only chance for a
living.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-05
CONGRESS STANDS
BY CALIFORNIA

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. s.
Northern legislators are discreet
In public utterances on the Japa-
nese situation, but all favor Cali
fornia's contention that the state
has exclusive control of her
schools. Southerners, sensitive on
states rights, support California
enthusiastically.
Roosevelt, in the meantime, is
working through diplomatic chan.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-05

telligent person in this community
believes he was insane, yet doc
tors went on the witness stand
and swore he was insane"
DR.. Sharpless declared the only
ground the jury had for acquitting
Mitchell was that he was insane,
yet this statement was left out Of
the verdict.
He added that the doctors who
testified that Mitchell was insane
are morally responsible for the
tragedies of Seattle that have fol-
lowed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-05
OREGON SHIPPERS Demand
DRASTIC ACTION !.

EUGENE, Or, Dec. 5-Delegates
from all sections of Oregon are
here attending the convention call
ed by shippers to take action
against Hartman lines and force
the railroad to furnish sufficient
cars to handle the business of the
country. Speakers asserted that
most of the lumber mills are forced
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-05
WILL SUE w. w. P.

A. M. Stewart this morning made
application for the guardianship of
Isreal Stewart ad litem for the pur-
pose of beginning an action for
$500 damages against the Wash
ington Water Power Co. 1sreal
was driving wagon on Occur
av. when he was struck by car
alleged TO be travelling at rate
exceeding the speed limits.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-05
WANT A SPECIAL
PATROL

Resolutions adopted by the city
beautiful committee were filed this
morning with the city clerk recon-
mending that special officer be
appointed top atrol the residence
district for the purpose of detect
ing any one dumping rubbish on
private property. There is an Or
dinance against this. The com.
mittee offers a reward of $25 for
the first arrest and conviction.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-05

warden has evidence that Gillette
planned to end his life IL convict
ed. Hitherto he has been per.
mitted gas stove in his cell. This
has ben removed and the eye of q
guard Is always on him.
The convicted youth will be SEN
fenced tomorrow and taken to Au-
bubrn prison TO await execution.
Gillette received the jury's YER
dict of murder in the first degree
last evening with no display of
emotion. He calmly wrote mes
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-05
sCHMlTz'S BROTHER
ALLEGED CRATER

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5.--Her-
bert Schmitz. brother of the mayor,
emphatically denied the charge
made against him before the grand
jury that he is part owner of the
municipal brothel from which he
derived thousands of dollars.
The charge has made him ILL.,
He says 1t is case of mistaken
identity
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-05
POLICE STOP
HOME co,

Acting under instructions from
the city commissioners the po-
lice department today stopped a
force of 20 men put to work on
Second av. and Cedar st. by the
Home Telephone Co. The com
missioners have not yet approved
the plans filed for the new tele-
phone system and will permit no
construction work until such &C.
ton is taken.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-05
. II
WAR TALK
is FOOLISH

(Scripps News Associatiou.)
WASHINGTON. D. c., Dec. 81
A resolution was introduced in the
house today providing for a con-
stitutional amendment giving con-
gress power to establish uniform
laws of marriage and divorce.
Jenkins, chairman of the ju-
dietary committee, said this morn
ing: This talk of war with Japan
is foolish. The facts are not all
public. The people can trust the
president"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-05
CONVICTED YOUTH PLANS SUICIDE

sage informing his father at Dem
yer of the conviction.
He was found guilty on the
charge of numbering Grace Brown.
girl whom he had promised to
marry. She had left home with
her wedding clothes to be married
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-05

|nels to secure a settlement. 50
much is said in the guarded Ian.
guage of diplomacy that is hard
for outsiders to guess the inten.
tions of those in charge Of affairs.
Opinions differ as to whether the
message was written for the Japa-
nese or with the real intention to
adopt extreem measures and force
japanese into San Francisco
schools.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-05

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. g.
The answer of the senate to the
presidents recommendation for le-
gislation that would force the city
OF San Francisco to give Japanese
equal privileges with other resi-
dents is a resolution calling for full
Information ON the subject.
The resolution was presented by
Eenator Flint. It calls upon the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-05
WILL PAY
ALL LOSS

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec. s.
The state insurance commissioner
has been appointed receiver for
the Atlanta-Birmingham Fire In.
surance Co., which lost $665,000 in
the San Francisco disaster. Presl
dent Dargan, of the company, says
all claims will be paid in full.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-05
WOMAN BOUND OVER

Nellie Holland, charged with at
tempting to kill Minnie Heally,
this afternoon was bound over to
the superior court under $3.50
bond. The Holland woman had
not secured an attorney and
waived examination in the lower
court. She said she was guilty of
the offense. Two weeks ago she
attempted to shoot Miss Heally
over which one of them was en-
titled to the affections Of man
named T. w. Mays.