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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-01-17
VICTORY FOR MAYOR SGHNlTz
Appellate Court Decides Indictment
Defective.

| San Francisco Especially - Tht
District Court of Appeals handed
down a decision setting aside ths
Judgment in the case of former
Mayor Eugene 3. Schmitz. convicted
| of extortion in the French restaurant
case. Abe Ruef also benefits by the
ruling of the upper court, for, &C
cording to its decision, he pleaded
guilty to an act that was no offense
against the laws of the state.
According to the appellate judges,
the compelling of French restaurants
to pay fees" to Abe Ruef was not
a crime, even though Ruef divided
the fees" with the Mayor. After
discussing the point, the court re
versed the judgment against Schmitz
ON the ground that no acts consti-
tuting a crime has been proved
aaginst him. Abe Ruef, who plead
ed guilty to extorting money from
the French restaurants, is. therefore,
equally guiitless.
In passing upon the legality of the
indictment the Appellate Court said:
The indictment is claimed to be
invalid for two reasons:
First, that it does not allege any
threat to injure property, and second,
it does not allege that the threat was
to do an unlawful injury.
There is no allegation as to any
threat to injure any business in di-
rect terms, but only the threat to pre-
vent the parties from obtaining a
license to sell liquor"
A license to sell liquor Is not prop
erty in the ordinary sense of the
word, says the court.
Commenting on the second conten-
ton Of Schmitz's attorneys, that this
was no threat to do unlawful injury,
the court declared that: I'VE are
clearly of the opinion that the indict-
ment is insufficient, as it does not al
lege nor show that the specific in
jury threatened was an unlawful in
jury"
1t is not an unlawful act, reasons
the court, to threaten to hold up the
licenses of the restaurant-keeper or
actually to do SO.
The decision wipes out the French
restaurant cases and pending charges
of extortion against Schmitz and Ruef
must be dismissed. 9
DUH are AOW Cut1blCus AClCdaOi
on bail. If they obtain the necessary
bondsmen they can remain at liberty
until such times as jury finds them
guilty on one of the Indictments
charging them with receiving brides
from corporations. Owing to the
number of cases against them the
bail, figured at $4,000 case, would
reach an enormous figure.
Schmitz and Ruef cannot take adj
vantage of the decision for SO days.
The prosecution has 20 days in which
to ask of a .rehearing. Then the APP
pellate Court will have 10 days to-
consider the application. When that
is done the prosecution will go
through the same procedure in the
Supreme Court, which will take the
same length of time. Consequently,
Schmitz and Reuf will still be kept
in the county jail for two months at
least.
The news of the decision of the
Appellate Court spread quickly over
the city, causing CONSERVATION in
some quarters and delight in others.
District Attorney Langdon said
Schmitz and Ruef will be prosecuted
on other indictments that are public
offenses.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-01-17
WILL HOLD COTTON.

Member OF Southern Farmers Con-
gress Threatens To Force Price.
Memphis, Tenn. Especially ~ The
annual convention of the Farmers
Educational and Cooperative Union
met here. About 800 delegates, rep
resenting every Southern State and
Missouri. Kansas and Washington,
are in attendance.
G.. S. Barrett, of Union City, Ca,
president of the union, before calling
the convention to order, said:
zone of the most important things
we hope to accomplish is to get fif-
teen cents for cotton and we are
going to get it If we have to hold
it from the market for years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-01-17
RAGING FIRE IN
A sKYSCRAPER
Hard Fight Above the
City's Roofs.
SPECTACULAR BLAZE IN NEW YORK.
Half the Firemen in Manhattan
Fail to Control the Fire Until
the Building Was Burned Out
Sensational Rescues From the Roof
of the Building.

New York Especially -Four fire.
men went to their deaths when they
responded to a fire that ruined the
Parker Building, history business
structure occupying the block be-
tween East Eighteenth and Nine
teenth Streets. on Fourth Avenue.
Fought by half the firemen of Man
haitian and apparatus that blocked
the streets for blocks. the flames
were never controlled. and only with
difficulty confined to the building In
which they originated Floor after
floor gave way and dropped to the
basement, and beneath these and
crumbling walls no less than 80 fire.
men were caught and either killed
outright or seriously injured.
When the fire had burned itself
out and the firemen's roll was called
three men of Engine Company No.,
~ and one from Fire Patrol No. 2
failed to respond.
Tim Hutchinson, of Patrol No. g.
was removed, dying, to the hospital
Captain Wilson and Captain Garvin
of Engine Companies Nos. "A and H.
who were injured internally, were
among those dangerously hurt.
When the casualties began the
Florence Hotel, which adjoins the
burned building on Eighteenth Street,
was made a temporary hospital,
where fire department physicians
gave immediate aid to the injured.
The monetary loss was estimated at
$1.500, 900.
The fire was one of the most spec
tacular as we'll as disastrous in re-
cent years. From start to finish it's
course was marked by heartrand1ng
scenes, sensational escapes and
flashes of heroism.
The fire was discovered shortly az
ter 5 O'Clock by the night wstchman
George Noyes, who found a blaze on
the fifth floor in the offices of the
Hooker,Jackson Company, publishers
of the Encyclopedia Britannica. The
fire spread rapidly and shot at once
to the roof.
After the fire had been in prog
ress about an hour it was discovered
that six men employed in the offices
of the Suffolk Engraving Company
had gone from the fifth floor to the
roof and were penned in there, with
no means of escape. The fire de-
partment has recently been equipped
with new gun for shooting ropes
to the tops of high buildings and 1T
came into play for the first time to-
night.
Captain Gordon took some men
from Hook and Ladder to the roof
of the Florence House, next door,
which is seven stories high. The gun
was loaded and fired The rope shot
up to the twelfth floor of the Parker
Building and was made fast to a
chimney, and the men got down
safely.
Seven firemen of Engine r., which
first arrived, run up to the fifth floor
of the burning building after 85-foot
extension ladders had been raised to
the windows of that story to make
possible the firemen's retreat. After
fruitless effort to stay the flames at
the place of origin the firemen were
driven to the windows only to find
that the tops of the ladders had been
burned, cutting off their only retreat.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-01-17
Preacher On Trial.

Springfield, III. Especially rim the
United States District Court here
Rev. DR.. James A. Kaye, pastor of
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
at Lincoln, ILL.,, was placed on trial
charged with counterfeiting. DIR.
Kaye admits making coins, but says
he was simply experimenting to as
certain whether he could make med
ais for the children of his Sunday
School
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-01-17
Nearly Cuts Head From Body.

Coldwater. Mich. Especially Yer
non L. Nettleton, hardware dealer,
about SO years old, while suffering,
it is supposed, with acute melan-
cholia due to business troubles, rose
from his bed and gashed his sisters
throat. He then returned to his
own room and nearly severed his
head with a carving knife, dying al
most instantly. Miss Nettleton is ex-
pected to recover.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-01-17
TaIxahira May Not Come.

Paris (By Cable) The Rome cor
respondent of the Matin says that M.
Takahira, Japanese Minister to Italy,
who, it was recently reported, had
been appointed Ambassador TO the
United States, has not yet begun
packing his household effects. In
diplomatic quarters it is doubted that
he is going to America.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-01-17
wireless worked 2a1o Mics.

Nauen, Prussia (By Cable) The
wireless telegraphy station here sue
ceeded in keeping in constant COM
munication with the steamer Cape
Blanco during the run from Ham
burg to Teneriffe, in the Canary Is
lands, a distance of 231O miles.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-01-17

Washington, D. G. Especially The
Senate passed bill to protect the
harbor defenses and Notifications of
the United States from malicious in
jury. Senator Frye explained that
the bill provides against violations of
naval orders given for the purpose
of protecting harbor defenses and
Notifications in the same way that
similar offenses in the army are
nunished
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-01-17
local Option Hits Canada.

Toronto, Ont. Especially. = Local
option was voted on in a number of
small towns, villages and townships
in Ontario. Returns from So show
that it was defeated in 81 and carried
in 81.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-01-17

Seven Hundred Members Of 81. Johns
Lutheran Sunday School in Rhoades'
Opera House Are Thrown Into a
Panic by the Explosion of q Gas
Tank-In the Rush That Followed
Coal OIL Lamps Are Upset and the
Fire Sprang Up.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-04-02
IN THE POLICE COURT.
Judge LOOMS Hands Out Juicy Lem
ons to Law Breakers-Vags Must
Give Bonds.

In the police court yesterday morn
ing Tom Norris, Fred Nelson and G..
e. Jacobson. each drew a SO fine or
ten days for disorderly conduct.
Chas. Hlstrom was charged with
fighting-and his appearance indi-
Gated that it was not single-handed
game. Hilstrom plead guilty and was
handed SIS, or Is days.
Nels Forsman, who claims to be a
sailor, but who the police say is a
hanger-on of bawdy houses, and an
all around vag. was before the court
on charge of vagrancy. He loudly
proclaimed his innocence. but the
court was obdurate and gave him a
fine Of s25 or 90 days, and added that
upon the expiration of the sentence
he must give a 500 bond for his
future good behavior. The court took
occasion to announce that this course
would be pursued in the future with
this class of gentry that came before
it,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-04-02
Tales Of thp Town TerSe|y Told. :

Order magazines of Evans Drug Co.
Best Tea and Coffee at Deans. If
G. Canterbury, dentist, over State
Bank. '>,- 90-tf
Dr.. e. E. Lane. Dentist, Hayes &
Hayes building. Tel. III. If
Mrs. Ben Madison went to Port
land yesterday to visit relatives.
Miss Frances Brown of Raymond is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. E. l.. Car
penter.
Miss Grace Young will return to
her studies at the state university
Saturday.
Four quincy, express or dray, call
promptly filled. If
M. r. Sherwood and W. r. Macfar-
lane were visitors in Tacoma several
days this week.
Save from Is to so per cent by
buying at the Sun Drug store, 304
East Heron street #
Theodore Garluz mas returned to
his home in Roy after visit with
his sister in Aberdeen.
Shavers' articles such as razors
strops brushes, soap, mugs, spOnges,
wash rags, etc, Evans Drug Co. IS
n. A. Springer is turning out 22-
foot launch for Theodore Thornton
which he will call the Blue Bell.
Hoquam defeated Aberdeen at a
bowling contest, in the former city,
Tuesday night, the score being 213
to 1873
/. f. Michaels, the well-known bar
Der, has been confined to the house
this week with severe case of neu-
ralgia.
The women of the Baptist church
entertained at a tea at the home of
Mrs Walker, Wednesday afternoon
Tea was served from to o'clock.
The recent visit of Governor Mead
to Grays Harbor has resulted in the
appointment of DR.. II. c. Watkins, of
HOquiam, as member of the state
board of health.
w. d. Campbell, who has been ac-
countant for the American Mill COM
pany, will leave in a few days for
Ashland, Oregon, near which place
he will take up land claim.
Possess marvellous curative powers,
removes all disorders, makes health,
strength and flesh After taking Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea you'll
realize the wonderful good it does.
80 cents, Tea or Tablets. w. B. Paine
& Co.
The big power house of the Grays
Harbor Electric company will be
ready for the transmission of power
by April 10. The company has in
vested about $250,000 in the build
ing and equipment, and it is one of
the most complete on the Pacific
coast.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-04-02
SENT FIRST INSTALLMENT.
Andrew Carnegie's Agents Forward a
Draft for $4,000 to Meet Lib
rary Building Obligations.

The first installment due on the
board of trustees this week. Accord
ing to Mr. Carnegie's stipulations, as
the work progresses, certified state
ment that so much work has been
done signed by the president of the
board of trustees and the supervising
architect, the money is forwarded. A
further proof that no strings have
been attached to this gift, is the fact
that the draft was enclosed without
a request for receipt or any COM
ment whatever.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-04-02
Fine stationery at Evans Drug Co

Fine stationery at Evans Drug Co. +
DR.. Long, dentist, Room s, Dabney
Block. Phone 10. If
Sheet music kept in stock or order
ed special. Evans Drug Co. Il
Edward Deggler, of Chehalis. VS.
tied Aberdeen friends yesterday.
r. I. Dabney is over from Portland
/ again for few days business stay.
Miss Buckley, of Gate, is he guest
of Mrs. John A. Bryan, on Nor.h +
street.
Grant Wheeler is expected to reach
Aberdeen from Long Beach. Cal. TO-
morrow.
Mrs. Valentine Drake entertained
Tuesday in honor of her mother, Mrs.
Conklin.
Capt. and Mrs. c. Jorgensen ana
children have gone to Astoria to
spend the summer.
Mrs. Perry and Mrs. Jonn r. Doug
las entertained at luncheon recently
in honor of Mrs. A. d. Wood.
The Eagles benefit at the Empire
theater last night was huge sue
cess from every point of view.
The Pacific Produce Co. has moved
from West Heron street to the Lowry
warehouse. II and River streets.
There has been a large sale of tick
cts on the lot given by Mayor France
to the Knights of Pythias for their
building fund.
The next building for which piles
for the foundation will be driven, is
the hall that the Eagles will erect
on Market street.
A. ID. Devonshire, president of the
Montesano State Bank, and r. II.
Fleet, the real estate rustler, were in
town on business yesterday.
The fine weather has made it easy
to work on the Broadway improve
ment, and large force of men and
teams is rapidly reducing the hill at
Second street.
Shelley Bros, grOcers, at 313 East
Market street, made an assignment
for the benefit of their creditors yes
terday. The slump in business rem
dered the concern profitless, and the
Shelleys decided to quit
The county convention of Modern
Woodmen was held last evening in
A. o. u. w. hall. After the business
of the session the visiting delegates
were pleasantly entertained by the
local Woodmen and Royal Neighbors.
Work on the Presbyterian church is
being hurried and the dedication will
take place probably within thirty
days. The interior will be revela-
ton to those who have not seen it, as
it is one of the handsomest on the Pa
cific coast.
The screed on the onion in the Bull
letin Wednesday was written by Eu-
gene Foster, of its local staff, who
also wrote the "Think of Me" hill ode.
W. Foster gained reputation in
Sedro-Wooley for his poetic illusions,
and bids fair to do the same thing in
Aberdeen.
Mrs. B. j. Garman entertained last
evening in honor of Mr.. Garman's
birthday. Five hundred was played,
j. NJ. Bowes winning the head prize.
After card playing there We're refresh
ments and general social time, in
which Mr.. Garman received the con-
CALCULATIONS of the company.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-04-02

Office supplies, Evans Drug Co.
Holly Flour, Deans. Best on earth
A. f. Coats went to Seattle on bus
mess yesterday.
DR.. G. E. Chamberlain, Rooms 8, 8.
and 10, Dabney Block. tt
H. A. Kalb was over from Ray
mond on business Tuesday.
DR.. O. r. Austin, Rooms 1920,
Doris Blk, over Deans tea store. tt
O. A. Myers was over from South
Prairie this week, visiting his family
]. M. Bowes and Geo. S. Dean went
to Satsop yesterday, after mess of
trout.
Mrs. C. r. Smith and children are
in Portland, the guests of DR.. Smiths
parents.
For quincy, express or dray, call
IA, IA Star Transfer. Your orders
promptly filled. u
c. A. Ingram went to Seattle yes
terday to make short visit with an
old time friend.
Save from Is to so per cent by
buying at the Sun Drug store, 304
East Heron street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fuller, of Grand
Rapids, Mich, are the guests of Mrs.
Mary WeatherwaX.
The Union mill started up this
morning with full crew, after a
close-down of several months.
The Review club met with Mrs.
Mary Crammatte, at the home OF Mrs.
l.. p. Dudley, Tuesday afternoon.
DR.. A. S. Austin, Hayes & Hayes
Bank bldg, over PaineS drug store.
Residence Grays Harbor Hospital. tt
S. X. Bowes and Phil S. Locke will
move their Offices from PA South G
street, to the State Bank building.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Sawyer have
returned from their wedding trip,
and are at their home in North Aber-
deem.
F.. l.. Wade, a pioneer resident or
Montesano was in the city Tuesday,
visiting his son, Attorney A. M.
Wade.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Palmerton have
gone to Seattle to reside. Mr.. Palm
erton has been connected with the
Livingston store.
Henry Lindt, the well known
Wishkah market gardener. has sold
his twenty-acre garden to A. Jonas
and Robt. frankie, for $500
Carl Hult, formerly of Aberdeen,
committed suicide in Minneapolis re-
Gently. He had started for his old
home in Norway, and had plenty OF
money.
!. e. Hutchinson, of the Bulletin
force, was unable at the last moment
to accompany the body of Russell }.
Moser to the home of the young man S
mother in Missouri.
Final action in the estate of Ches-
ter Young was taken in Montesano
Yesterday. The young man, VINO
reached his majority few months
ago. is one of the heirs of the late
Alexander Young.
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
never fails to tone the stomach, pur-
ify the blood, regulate the kidneys
liver and bowels. The greatest spring
tonic, makes and keeps you well. soc
Tea or Tablets.-W. b. Paine CO.
Many Improvements are being
made this spring in Fern Hill ceme-
terv. and this burial place is becom-
ing more attractive in the way OIL
walks flower beds and shruboery'
Fern Hill has the promise of being
proper burial place. AS 1t is visited
nv many hundreds of persons during
each month, a street car service W
that section would be greatly appre-
ciated.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-04-02

Fine Job Printing at moderate prices
Herald Printery.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16
Freshmen Team Ready
for Big Game
Squad Ends Training and Will
Have Daily Signal Work
Only

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Oct.
I5.-The training season for the fresh
man fifteen Of 1908 has closed. The
team held its final open practice on the
old football field this afternoon. Cali
fornia field being too muddy for work.
The team was worked out as a whole,
most Of the time being given to the
use Of signals in getting the ball out
Of serum, passing and punting.
The men are all in good condition
and ht' 10 play the game of their lives.
No more work viii be given the team,
but they will get some secret drill. To-
morrow afternoon they will be taken
20 the Oakland Orpheum, and on their
return the lineup for Saturdays game
with Stanford viii be announced
and the men given their new suits.
The name of the team captain will
be Elliott or Evans. Twenty-one men
viii be taken 10 Stanford. According
10 intercollegiate rules three substi-
tutes may be used IN a game, and If
any are needed they will be taken from
the extra six men.
On their return to the city, after
the game. the team Will be given a
banquet by the student body at one
OF the city cafes.
Trains for the game viii leave
Third and Townsend at a. m. $40
q. M. 1870 a. m. and a special will
leave at 1890 ?. m, arriving in time
for the game. which is scheduled for
2:3o: The Barbarians, are TO play the
cardinal varsity in the morning. and
those who go down on the 9 o'clock
train will get to the campus in time to
see this game.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16
Won TIEDEMANN CHARGED
WITH EMBEZZLING S4. 400
Postoffice Funds Disappear and
Accused Alleges Burglars
Are Responsible

AUSTIN, New, Oct. 15.-Dr. Won Tiede-
mann, postmaster at Cortez, New, was
arrested today and charged with en-
bezzling $4,40o of the postoffice funds
of that office. The case will be heard
in Austin October II.
DR.. Won Tfedemann says that his Of
fee was entered by burglars and that
his personal loss was $500 and consid
cradle valuable jewelry. He asserts
that he lost $4,000 in the San Francisco
disaster OF 1905, when a sanitarium
owned by him was destroyed.
DR.. Won Tiedemann has an unsavory
record In this city. In September 1906
he and his mother in law were before
the grand jury in a case of an ATTEMPT
to hold up the London assurance cor
poration.
on May 9. 1907. DR.. Won Tiedep,ann
was arrested and charged with disturb
ing the peace. In June of the same
year he figured in the police courts on
several occasions. He was arrested
June Is, 1907, and charged with threaf IS
against the life of w. H. Foulkes
Won Tfedemann had employed several
young. women to follow FouIkes in an
attempt to ascertain the Whereabouts 8
of Miss Constance Bowen. He was also
sued in the courts by the women for
salary as detectives
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16
Large Number Try for
Basket Ball
University of California Team
Trying to Arrange Prac-
fiCe Matches

BERKELEY, Oct. 15.-One of the
largest basket ball squads in the his
tory of the university has turned out
for practice this year and the prospects
Tor the intercollegiate match with the
cardinal are bright. Manager r. r.
Matthews of the team is trying to Sc
cure game during the Christmas hol-
idays. He plans to hold a game with
the team of the University of Oregon.
Besides the game with the Oregon
team matches will be played with
teams representing the Oregon agri-
cultural university. Dallas college. Will
lamette university, the Multnomah ath-
letic club and the Young Men Chris
tan association of Portland. Ore.
Under the captaincy of Fl. II. Cor
telyou the varsity team is fast round
ing into shape. Interclass teams
are alsoN being trained by the
varsity men and interclass games for
the Heeseman trophy will be COM
menced within the next four weeks
E. Prouty has been selected as the cap
tain of the 1911 men for the series.