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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-04
NUUM
BRINGS
PROOF

The reason the members Of the
state bar association committee re-
manned in Spokane yesterday, in
stead of carrying out plans to go
to the coast Wednesday night as
planned, was that just before train
time Wednesday Chairman John
H. Powell was informed by N. E.
Nuzum that an important witness,
who has been anxiously sought for
the purpose of establishing a GER
tain date which would form a con-
Meeting link in a specific charge
against Judge Root, could be de-
livered.
From the fact that when the
commission first arrived, both R.
w. and N. e. Nuzum refused to
meet 1t, and forced the commission
to. attend them in the Nuzum
Offices, 1t seems certain, now that
the Nuzums are evidently assisting
the commission, they have reached
some understanding.
At 4:10 yesterday afternoon N.
e. Nuzum appeared in the lobby
of the Spokane hotel with small,
chunky individual with a. black
mustache, dark eyes and hair,
whom he introduced to Chairman
Powell.
This is the man." said Nuzum.
"You are positive" said Powell.
Eyes, the amount was $780,
said the stranger.
The three, with the stenograph-
err, then took the elevator up to
room GIT, where yesterdays meet
ings were held.
They returned in about Is min
utes, when Mr.. Powell paid the
commissions bill at the hotel, then
left for the train.
N. E. Nuzum refused to give the
name Of the man who accompanied
him and stated so that the stranger
could hear, that the commission
did not desire the name made pub
lie.
Nuzum then took the man by the
arm and started out. He was fol-
lowed to the Ziegler block, where
his Offices are located, and then
disappeared upstairs. When
Nuzum was seen a few minutes
later, the stranger had vanished
from sight. Mr.. Nuzum said:
II do not care to give out any
thing about the matter. l guaran-
teed to deliver this man to the
commission and did it. That is all
have to say"
1t was thought that the man was
Tony Richardson, but both the
Nuzums deny this. The descrip-
ton does not fit Richardson.
Though dark, he is not such a
large ma mas the stranger.
The Nuzums from the first ink
ling Of misconduct on Judge Roots
part, were suspected of having in
their possession letters which pass
ed from Root to Judge Gordon.
They have denied this, but it is
absolutely certain that they are
playing an important part In the
commissions work of unraveling
the tangled skein leading into the
heart Of the Root-Gordon matter.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-04

two hours before he disappeared.
keii asyerts he told Mayor Taylor
that Biggy offered his resignation.
Taylor denies receiving such in
formation.
Acting Chief Cutler was quoted
yesterday as criticizing Keil and
doubling the interview between
him. Cutler today denies the re-
marks attributed to him. 1t is re-
ported today that Keil refused
pointblank to reveal all the details
Of the last interview with Buggy,
declaring that parts of the inter
view were sacred"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-04
KEEL CONCEA[S
Interview

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. A.
The board of police commissioners
will not appoint a new chief OF
police to succeed Buggy until II is
definitely established that Buggy is
dead. Meantime there is no trace
of Biggy's body. II is rumored
that the commissioners have clash
ed with Mayor Taylor, who as
sumes the responsibility Of naming
new chief when the time ar
rives.
The commissioners are becom.
ing dissensious over the state
ment of Commissioner Keil that
Biggy handed him his resignation
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-04
BOAS. CASE
A MYSTERY

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4.-That
Harry Boas, who died yesterday
after taking a dose of strychnine
in stomach powders" sent to him
in the mail, insisted on telling his
friends he was a. Yale man when
he never saw the university, is the
only new development in the mys.
FERROUS case today. No trace of
"McHawer," who signed the letter
accompanying the powders, can be
found.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-04
FLOODS ON
RAMPAGE

PINE BLUFF, Ark, Dec. A.
The flood which carried the Ar
kansas river out of its banks today.
tore away the bikes protecting
property along the river front, al
lowing five houses to topple into
the river.
I Heavy rains In the upriver coun-
try increased the floods.
Stores and buildings near the
waters edge are being vacated. All
goods are being taken to places Of
safety.
The court house and the Jeffer-
son hotel are in danger of being
undermined.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-04
CRUSADE
ON RATES


SEATTLE, Dec. preparations
for fighting the advance in railroad
rates are bling made by the trans
portation committee Of the cham
Der of commerce. Several mem,
bers favor cooperating with the
San Francisco and Portland cham
bers OF commerce in commencing
an active war against the advance.
Such a plan is favored by Chair.
man Robert H. Fox
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-04
LENEMEN
WARM DINNERS

NORTH YAKIMA, Dec. 4.--Line-
men employed by the Northwest
Light & Water Co., have quit work
because they were ordered to
carry dinner pals. They are not
permitted to 60 home to dinner.
The men have been working out
side the city limits, and In going
to the city at noontime, the super
intendent thought they lost time. :.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-04
AGREEMENT SUITS
TAFT

HOT SPRINGS, Va, Dec. A.
Taft today received word that his
brother Charles is leading the
Ohio senatorial race against For
aker and Representative Burton.
Arthur vorys has gone over the
situation and reported to Taft.
Taft announced the American
Japanese pact will have full
weight and effect during his adj
ministration. He declares the
terms of the agreement represent
his views perfectly.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-04
TROUBLE IN BOSNIA.

BELGRADE, Dec. 4.-Reports
today show that the situation in
Bosnia has reached a serious
stage. Active war preparations
have been made. Eight thousand
Hungarian infantry have landed at
Ragusa, the fortified sea fort near
the Bosnian border. The country
side is flooded with military.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-04
COURT MARTIAL
IS POSTPONED

PORT TOWNSEND, Dec. A.
The Inability of Captain Berthoff,
commanding the revenue cutter
Bear. to reach this city from San
Francisco, caused the postpone
ment OF the courtmartial against
Lieutenant M. s. Hay. He will ar
rive tomorrow.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-04
DEAF, DUMB AND BLIND
PUPILS NEARLY BURNED

BOISE, Dec. 4.-Forty.four deaf,
dumb and blind childrer attending
the state school here, living in the
old Central School building, had a
narrow escape at 7 O'Clock this
morning. when a fire attacked the
latter building while they were be-
ing marched from the third floor
to breakfast.
The children left the building In
order, Not one of them was in
jured,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-04
Spokane Attorneys Furnish
Evidence Involving
E. B. Palmer.

Tony Richardson. Douglas
county rancher, In the fall of 1906
entered the office of his lawyers,
Merritt & Merritt, in Spokane and
told them that E. b. Palmer, of
Seattle. former law partner of
Judge Milo Root, of the supreme
court, had come to him at his
ranch and told him that for $4,000
he could procure more favorable
decision of case in the higher
court in which Richardson had
been held to make a divorce settle.
ment of property matters with his
wife that he considered excessive.
Richardson further told his law
yers that Palmer had told him that
he could get the case settled for a
Judgment of $4,000 in favor of
Mrs. Richardson, which Richardson
thought was q most desirable set
tlenneat, 10 secure, view of the
fact that the property settlement
given the woman in the lower
court was said to be worth $685.
900, at least.
All the facts connected with the
alleged effort of Palmer to extract
a contribution from Richardson
were placed before the Root inves-
LEGATION this week by Attorney Sea-
bury Merritt, of Merritt, Oswald &
Merritt.
The facts of the Palmer-Richard-
son episode OF two years ago, as
they TRANSFERRED at the time, were
given today to The Press by Attor-
hey John Merritt, as received d.
rect from Richardson or as &C.
quired from his connection with
the Richardson case as an attor-
hey.
Mr.. Merritt said that after Rich
hrdson had told of the approaches
of Palmer they advised Richardson
to have nothing to. do with Palmer.
They then so into communica-
ton with the chief justice of the
Bupreme court and told him of the
Palmer proposition and asked II
the Richardson case had been de-
cided. They were told that 1t had
not, whereupon Merritt & Merritt
suggested to the chief justice that
It would be well for Judge Root,
IN view OF his former close rela-
lions with Palmer, to have no hand
N deciding the case
The case was decided as outlined
by Palmer in his overtures to
Richardson; the lower court was
reversed and Mrs. Richardson re-
ceived a judgment for $4,000 cash
instead of the settlement given her
IN the lower court. Judge Root
wrote the decision. 49,. ,,... .-,-
Merritt &. Merritt view the mat
Ter most charitably and do not
hink any member Of the supreme
court proiited by the decision, or
that the other justices surmised
he possibility of irregularity.
Whether or not Richardson fol-
owed their advice In the matter
81 a payment to Palmer they are
not prepared to state positively,
put they think Palmer got nothing
md cthat he was simply making an
hffc Rto trade with Richardson on
AdvYnce information secured as to
what the finding Of the supreme
court would be.
Richardson did not confess readi-
y the whole matter. He is pretty
Bhrewd and had been mixed up in
considerable trouble over the case
30 he tried to keep as much OF the
(acts connected with the over
lures Of Palmer under cover as be
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-04
WAR PAINT
FOR Navy

NAVY YARD. Wash, Dec. A.
In compliance with an order Of tho
navy department, warships here
will soon be painted a. war color
with slate paint.
The cruisers Milwaukee and st.
Louis and the battleship Oregon
will be painted. The reason is un-
known. The order applies to all
naval vessels on the Pacific coast
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-04

Had the fire started while the
children We're sleeping many OF
them would have persisted. The
fire started on the third floor and
burned downward. A defective fiua
is supposed to be the cause.
One part of the building was
occupied by the state Offices,
whose records were damaged by
water.
The total loss Is $4,000. The
building was a three story brick /
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-04

SSNsNs AZ VohsSN w oSS ASooA eNN
vice on where he stood in the mat
ter of buying a decision in the SUI
preme court without giving all the
facts connected with the manner in
which he expected to have the re-
suit secured.
Seabury Merritt then took hold
of Richardson and by sheer force
of the authority of an attorney in
dealing with his client wrung from
him the facts connected with the
visit of Palmer. Tony said that
Palmer had first talked about bust
ness matters in which they were
both jointly interested and then
after pledging Richardson to the
most absolute secrecy opened up
on the matter in hand.
Palmer, Tony told his lawyers,
impressed on the mind of the
wealthy rancher the fact that he
was Judge Roots former law part
ner, and that he still retained very
close and confidential relations
with the Judge. Palmer then said
that he had been led to believe that
he could get the decision Of the
lower court IN Tony's appeal so
made as to have the court enter a
lump Judgment of $4,000 for Mrs.
Richardson instead of the division
of the land, as ordered in the find
ing of the lower court of Douglas
county. This division of the prop
erty set over to Mrs. Richardson
contained certain water rights in
an irrigating plant at Adrian which
made the whole worth at least
$35 700.
Richardson and Palmer talked
over the matter In all its details,
after which Tony says he, asked
for time to take the matter under
advisement, during which he ran
over to Spokane to see his lawyers.
Before breathing word of the
case to the Attorneys Merritt,
Richardson extracted pledge of
secrecy from them, but in view of
the circumstances, the Merritt
brothers felt that 1t was their
duty, even though the proposed
deal favored their client, to place
the matter before the supreme
court, which they did in the man
ner set forth above.
They made an effort to get Rich
ardson to sign his statement of
the Palmer matter in affidavit form
but he refused to do 1t.
The litigation OF Tony Richard
son, at the time one of the
wealthiest ranchers in Douglas
county, began in 1904 when he
sued his wife for divorce at Water
vile. Merritt & Merritt being his
attorneys. Tony introduced set
Element in court in which his wife
had agreed to release all claims to
the community property on a pay
ment Of $4,000. The court set this
aside and gave the woman $4,000,
which decision Richardson APP
pealed.
The supreme court held that 1t
lacked sufficient evidence as to the
value of the property, and on De-
cember 20, 1904, handed down a
ruling referring the case back &c
the lower court for the taking OF
testimony as to the value of the
community property and the divi.
sion of the same by a commission.
The commission was appointed and
its division Of the property, favor
ing Mrs. Richardson, was ratified
by the lower court, after which
Richardson again appealed.
1t was a short time before the
court passed on this appeal (No
vember Is, 1906, that Palmer
came to Richardson and made the
offer to secure favorable decision
on the payment Of $4,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-04
CHARGE LODGED AGAINST
ROOTS FORMER PARTNER

The Press today again the Of latest de-
veIopment the Gordonoot investigation
the State Bar association commission
This particular however, nothing with the
Gordon end Of IT, involves with Root E. B. Palmer, Seattle
attorney partner Root,
waited to the supreme bench.
the statements made to his attorneys In this city by
Richardson Root 10 guilty
fdences with his former associate pending decisions
Of the court far construction be
placed the singular coincidence the deson involved
coming exactly Palmer forecased offered
for 4 cash consideration to himself.
The last heard Of Richardson hiding the
around Soap lake nterewers and when corned
refused to divulse any knowledge of the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-04
THOMPSON GETS SENTENCE

Harry Thompson, found guilty
by a jury last week of robbing a
Northern Pacific box car at
Cheney, was today sentenced by
Judge Hinkle to a term OF three TO
IA years at Walla Walla state
prison. Thompson's pal Ryan re-
ceived like sentence yesterday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-04
GAS EXPLOSION FINAL.

TOLEDO. Ohio. Dec. 4.-/wo al
ready dead, third dying, and two
others perhaps fatally burned is
the toll of the explosion at the
Toledo Furnace Co.'S plant. Over
heated air in the furnaces caused
the premature blast.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-04
DAYTON FIGHTS
THE SALOONS

DAYTON, Wash, Dec. 4.-With
the city election less than half q
week off, the struggle has narrow
ed to a contest between the saloon
element and the churches.
There will be a bitter fight over
the liquor question.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-20
CHARGE STANTON
WITH CARNAGE

The Stanton slaughter house out
in the East Sprague region smells
to heaven high or whereabouts and
spreads out over the earth where
contiguous mortals must move
about with clamped nostrils in con-
sequence, according to complaint
made to the improvement clubs
federation. A committee was at
once put on the scent, and steps
will be taken to induce Stanton to
abate the odor.
It is charged that his employ es
stack up hair and what little else
of the beef mankind does not con-
sumo. And the fumes therefrom,
complainants depose, are things for
gods themselves to sneeze at.
The blood of slain beasts also
percolates through the gravel, gath
ering here and there in turgid pud.
dies, horrible places to dabble in
nocent fingers and toes in.
Il. Fl. Stanton says this is all sad
and surprising news to him. He
claims that everything his industry
handles that can't be eaten can be
and is made into fertilizer In a bic
tank that allows nothing to ooze
wastefully forth upon the land
ecape. 2
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-20
THROWS HYMNALS AT THE PREACHER

WATERLOO, Ia, Nov, 20.-Dr.
Fl. G. Beeman was attacked by an
insane woman while preaching a
sermon in the Walnut Street Bap-
fist church. His assailant hurled
two song books at him and then
started for the pulpit with a threat
to do him bodily violence, but she
was restrained and taken to her
home.
Rev. Beeman was preaching an
exceptionally strong sermon and
reached a point in his argument
where he used the words:
Jesus Christ is knocking at the
door of your heart"
The next instant the attention of
the congregation was directed to
the westerly side of the church by
someone knocking gently ON the
back of a pew. The preacher con-
tinued, only to be interrupted again
by a rapping from the same local
ity.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-20
GET him UNDER
new Plan

The people of Dix, in the north
end of Spokane county, will next
March get chance to take a
whack at the Montgomery saloon
in that place, which was licensed
for a year to a man named Ross,
over their protest, last Friday by
the county commissioners.
Under the new township gov.
eminent law all saloon licenses In
the various townships will become
void in 10 days after the annual
town meeting of each township in
March and it will therefore become
necessary for Montgomery to
again apply for a renewal OF his
license at the town meeting in his
township, as Elk is not an incor-
pOrated town.
AS the feeling. has been stirred
up already 1t is probable that
enough votes will be secured by
the time of the town meeting to
defeat renewal of a license. Under
the township government plan
each township has jurisdiction over
all saloons within the, township,
thus granting the people local OPP
ton.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-20
SCHOOL COMMITTEE Will
MEET TOMORROW

In discussing the matter, Thomas
Maloney cited an instance of meet
ing two little tots out in East Alta
mont heights who were on their
way to school at Z o'clock in the
morning. He inquired the reason
for the early start and found that
the children had to walk two miles
to the Grant school on Arthur and
Tenth, and only got half a days
tuition for all their trouble and
toll. Winter weather will cut off
even this limited chance shortly.
Out in southeast Mantle similar
conditions prevail Ross park and
the east Sprague district also need
school. From the investigations
already made, the fact is estab-
lished that the board of education
has fallen far short of correctly
estimating the city's increase of
school children, and that speedy
and more thorough measures will
have to be taken if the children are
to receive the sort of education
that the property owners are pay
ing for in taxes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-20
GREAT APPLES FOR
GREAT MEN

Roosevelt, Taft, likewise Bryan
and the rest of the great men of
the world will each receive a sam
pie of the finest apples from the
national apple show in Spokane
December 7-12-that is as many
of them will receive apple pres
ents as there are apples to go
around. The rest will get the
core.
Tom Richardson, the notorious
Portland booster, has written
Secretary Nicely, of the apple show
committee that King Edward and
the kaiser each will receive 10
boxes of the finest apples shown
at the Oregon exhibit in Portland
December 1. The Spokane apple
show management intends to en-
large on the scheme to the extent
of playing no favorites whatever
and to also avoid kow-towing to
rayalty alone by remembering
great Americans first. There is
evidently a democrat or two on
the committee. for Bryan will get
something better than Feelings out
of it in spite of the last election.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-20

After a few minutes silence a
woman about 30 years of age arose
and hurled a song book at the min
lister and in loud voice ordered
him from the pulpit. The minister
continued speaking and another
hymnal came sailing in his direc-
ton and the woman started for the
pulpit with the remark:
"Mr. Beeman, if you don't get out
OF that pulpit, I'll pull you out
Several men then interfered and
asked her to leave the church. She
refused and folding her arms said
she would not leave the edifice
alive. Realizing that something had
gone radically wrong, the choir be-
gan singing and the congregation
joined in, thus drowning the dis
turbance while the woman was
escorted to the street.
The disturber is said to have
been partially demented for some
time and her ailment strikes her
periodically.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-20
IRRIGATION IN PORTO RICO

The irrigation problem which
Porto Rico is to work out by the
means of bond issue of $4,000, 900
is a peculiar one. Though relative
ly small island, Porto Rico has
more rainfall than it has hitherto
known what to do with. But the
precipitation has been so limited
to one section that the demand for
an even distribution of the water
that comes down from the skies.
Contrary to the usual rule of fer.
tility. the northern face of the is.
land is the more productive. for
the simple reason that the noun
tains interrupt the trade winds and
cause dOwnfalls of rain that flow
down their northward slope and
greatly enrich the lands at their
feet. The southern front of thu is
land is the less productive, becHlse
the rainfall visits is but raHly,
being but what may be said to I@op
over from the precipitation. The
irrigation scheme now to be put
into operation is based upon catch
ing and storing water at the ndrth
and carrying it to the less fav1ed
regions of the south. Hoe Ii
novelty in irrigation which, If sue
cessful, promises greatly to en-
nance the prosperity of the plant
ers on the southern coast of Porto
Rico. Travellers have observed
that on their northward slope the
mountains are cultivable far up to-
ward their crests, whereas when
this is passed and the southwark
descent begins region is trav-
ersed whose aridity is in strange
contrast with the abundance left
behind. VS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-20
DRUGS WON'T MIX
WITH MATRIMONY

Druggist C. F. Ledbetter of Wa
verify says he cannot longer live
with his wife Nina, who has made
life burdensome for him for some
time, he alleges. He says his wife
is of an overbearing, imperious dis
position and thinks she, knows
more about running the drug bust
ness, of which she has had no
practical experience, than does the
plaintiff, who has given his life's
study to it.
On trying to convince her of the
fact that her notions would not do,
he says, she grew peevish and
broke some bottles over his head.
Some articles that he sold in the
drug store she thought he ought
not to handle, and she burned them
in the fire. The couple were mar
ried at Tacoma last December.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-20
Federated Clubs to Take
Speedy Action on
Question.

A committee appointed from the
federated improvement clubs of
Spokane to work upon the question
of congested public schools will
meet at Cakes cafe tomorrow at
noon for the purpose Of organizing
and getting the issue in shape to
handle. Members of this committee
are Messrs. Maloney, Libby, Lap
ham, Geraghty and Ball.
They will appear before the
board of education at the next op-
portunity and urge that more ade-
quate provision be made for the
instruction of the city's pupils. If
there is no more money available
for additional buildings, the COM
mittee will urge that the board ap-
ply to the public for the funds
through the medium of
another bond issue.