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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-05-01

cuss his testimony with any one,
and" he added, mo court or Judge
or legislature has the power to en-
force an order of secrecy
Judge Huneke took the case under
Amusement, after Don F. Kizer, dep
uty prosecuting attorney, had insist
ed upon the court inflicting punish
ment then and there. Judge Huneke
handed down an opinion virtually up
holding the contentious of the de-
PENDANTS and saying that the court
had been unable to find anything
bearing upon the cases under con-
sheraton
Counsel for Gordon then turned
the tables upon Prosecutor Pugh by
demanding that J. H. Pelletier, stem
ographer ana deputy prosecuting at
torney, be cited for contempt of court
Judge Huneke entered the order, APP
pointing Frank Graves and Frank
T. Post, counsel for Gordon, to prose-
cute the charge. The case will be
heard some time this month and a
lively legal battle is expected to re-
suit.
An interesting sidelight is cast
upon the case by the supreme court
of Washington declaring in a three
to two opinion that there was moth
ing to review when Prosecutor Pugh
appeared before that tribunal recent
ly for a decision permitting the state
to install an official reporter in the
grand jury room during the investi-
cations of the Gordon and other
cases. Another is that F. W Brown,
counsel for the Great Northern Rail-
way company, was cited for contempt
of court for failure to produce letters
and papers asked for by the state
Judge Huneke discharged him on the
ground that the subpoena was too
sweeping.
Prosecutor Pugh has caused sum
mons to be issued for Colfax w. Ma
honey, city ticket agent in Spokane
and l.. w. Gilman, assistant to Presi-
dent Hill, to appear before the jury
with certain letters and papers from
the company's files. If these are moi
| forthcoming the prosecutor viii
either charge the company with con
tempt of court or file information
against it for conspiracy.
/ Prosecutor Pugh also plans to cal
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Unprecedented in the annals of le-
gal jurisprudence in the United States
is the chain of incidents following the
resignation of Milo A. Root, as Judge
of the supreme court of Washington,
and leading to the Indictment by the
grand jury of Spokane county of Mer-
rift J. Gordon, formerly chief justice
of this state and until recently coun-
sci for the Great Northern Railway
company. There are six indictments
against Gordon. One charges him
with issuing a worthless check, drawn
for 2S,507.43, in payment of the
company's taxes in Stevens county.
Washington, and five true bills" al
lege the embezzlement of moneys to
the amount of 39,62649 from the
company in 1908, while it's attorney.
Gordon pleaded mot guilty" when
arraigned before Judge Hinkle, and
is at liberty under bonds of $4,000
The Gordon case has peculiar ram
ifications, extending from Olympia
the state capital, on the west, to ST.
Paul, the head offices of the railway
company, on the east. Gordon left
the companys employ last fall, going
to Tacoma and afterward there were
rumors he had embezzled $4,000 of
his employers funds. Judge Roots
name was linked with these rumors,
which became SO persistent that the
chief justice brought the matter to
the attention of his colleagues and
the state bar association 1t was
openly stated that Gordon had writ
ten an opinion, approved by the chief
solicitor of the Great Northern Rail-
way company, which was handed
down by Root as a decision in an
important case. The ruling had vital
bearing on personal damage suits
against railroad and other corpora
tions.
Judge Root resigned under fire,
pleading ''indiscretion of friendship
but denying he had received a penny
for permitting the railroad opinion
to become part of the supreme court s
records. At the hearing before the
bar association a mass of document
airy evidence came to light, showing
that Root had acted for and received
numerous favors from Gordon, in.
Guiding transportation over the com
pany's line. These disclosures were
followed by the calling of the grand
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RAM|F|CAT|ONS Of ROOT CASE

jury in Spokane county to investigate
the shady deals in which it was al
legged that Gordon figured.
There was more than the usual diff
ficulty in securing the requisite num-
Der of inquisitors. Finally the jury
was organized under the foreman
ship of Benjamin F. Davis.
Fred c. Pugh, prosecuting attor-
ney of Spokane county, was eager to
obtain a complete record of the tes-
timony before the jurors, so he made
a formal demand for the attendance
of a stenographer. Judge William
E. Huneke denied this request, also
declaring that no notes should be
taken by an outsider. J. H. Pelle-
tier, court stenographer, was ap-
pointed a deputy prosecuting attor-
ney and has been present at each ses-
sion of the grand jury to date.
Among the witnesses summoned to
give evidence in the Gordon investi-
cation were Judge E. Henry Sulli-
van, of the Spokane county superior
court; his brother, Potter Charles
Sullivan of Seattle, and Nulten E.
Nuzum of Spokane They discussed
their testimony after leaving the
grand jury room and were promptly
hailed before Judge Huneke for con
tempt Of court They admitted talk
| ing about their testimony, notwith
standing that Foreman Davis haf
cautioned them to keep it secret, bu
denied through counsel that such
condition constituted contempt.
Frank Graves, attorney and state
senator. appearing for Mr.. Nuzum
declared that the court never made
an order about secrecy of testimony
adding, land if it had, it is utterl.
without power to enforce obedience
to 1t. AS an American citizen I can
not have my right of free speeci
abridged by the order of any cour
or the caution of the foreman OF
grand jury" Charles s. VOORHEES,
son of the late United States Senate
VOORHEES, of Indiana, who defende'
Judge Sullivan, said that the caution
by the foreman of the jury was i'm
pertinent as no written or unwrltte
law would sustain such contention
i while Mr.. Sullivan, who paraded j
his own behalf said that he and MI
Nuzum appeared as counsel fo
Gordon and he had the right to di!
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for another venire so that the Sec
ond grand jury can be impanelled
early in June, or within "a hours
after the present jury is dismissed
under the law not later than June 10.
The present statute is interpreted to
specify that jury may sit not more
than three months following the date
of its impanelling.
Louis w. Hill, president; E. Saw
yer, treasurer; John G. Drew, COMP
troller, and w. H. Begg, solicitor of
the railway company. have been
served with subpoenas duces tecum.
by S. D. Doak, deputy sheriff of Spo-
kane county, in the matter of the
grand jury's investigations of Cor
don.
Prosecutor Pugh declared in the
superior court before Judge J. d.
Hinkle that the Great Northern Rail-
way company is a conspirator with
Gordon and in conjunction with him
its officials are aiming to defeat the
ends of justice in these embezzlement
cases, adding:
The money which Gordon has
embezzled was the company's prop
erty. Despite this fact, however, the
company is not making an attempt to
assist the state in probing the mat
ter. but instead is doing everything
in its power to cover up these crimes.
Mr.. Pugh said in the course of an
interview that the state is powerless
to compel Mr.. Hill and his Immediate
subordinates to obey the process of
the courts of Washington, "but," he
added. unless they recognize the
moral obligation imposed by the serv-
ice Of the subpoenas. I shall see to
it that they do not visit the state
during my term of Office unless they
come and go secretly like fugitives
There are reasons that they fear dis
closures which Gordon might make
should he think these will aid him
| in his defense and / believe that is
why they are assisting him in every
way in withholding and suppression
of evidence against him."
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the Indian Motorcycle.
srt J. J. EYER.
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State Has Lots of Cash.

There was $1,661,611 cash on
hand in the state treasury at the be-
ginning of business Monday morn
ing, according to the regular weekly
statement of Treasurer Lewis.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-23
SNAKE CHARMER'S BOA
SCARES BERLIN ARTIST
Reptile Menaces Painter En-
paged to Produce Portrait

1t seems that it is not the most
pleasant of occupations to paint a lady
snake charmer. At least this has been
the experience of Herr Julius Krant.
one Of the best known artists of Ber-
lin. Herr Krant had arranged to paint
a portrait of Nine. Madiah Surith, a
Russian. who has been delighting the
people of Berlin with her wonderful
nerformances with snakes. She went to
The artists studio, her attendant bring
ing in a box q most amiable young boa
CONSTRUCTOR about three feet in length,
and the idea was that madame should
be painted with the boa round her neck
and his head moving affectionately
ranged Satisfactorily until the, boa
the reptile assumed menacing at
titIde and commenced to uncoi1 itself
and make for the artist. 1t required all
the efforts of madame and her attend;
ant 10 get the boa into a blanket and
9tsn into the box. The sitting came to
an untimely end, and 1T is probable that
the painter will not again try his hand
on boa-London Globe.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-23
HOW A RARE SILVER
DOLLAR WAS DISCOVERED
Found Under Mainmast OF Ship
That Was Dismantled

custom DEGREES that gold coin, or
al the very least, silver shall be put
under the mainmast of each new ship
launched. The coin bears the date OF
the wear when the vessel is completed,
fact well known TO collectors VINO
keen an eve on ships that are hketS
TO be the depository OF nubliSliifse@IS ~
DJfzes Thus at Liverpool, some year.
hack a derelict Yankee schooner Inat
.Vas bouarht Tor a song yielded an 1919
dollar the rarest and most eagerly
soupbt after of all American COINS;
II sold readily for El.50O ts6,oOOg ana
would he worth today at least douple
that sum. for 1t was in perfect pres
ervation having rested IN ltS coCtoH
wool wad beneath the hollow step
ping of the mast since the day II was
frst placed in position
IT'S recovery was the result of fore
sight and business enterprise, complned'
of course. with special knowteoge.
man passing the worthless hulk on
the day OF the sale noticed the cate.
1904 on her stern. and rightly guessed
that she might likely be the bearer
OF a dollar of that year. In the same
way have been preserved many or the
ancient silver Scottish pennies known
as doits. which were so tiny that y
of them were barely equal In value to
the penny sterling
The old Scottish shin builders Of the
dav when these coins were IN circu-
tfonal thriftiness. to put one Of them
beneath each mast they stepped, IN
preference to the more valuable groat
owing TO their small size, however,
combined with their well nigh In
fnitesimal value regarded simply as
money most doits that were in circu-
lation were speedily lost, leaving those
that had been placed beneath the
masts to become from the collectors
point of view of extreme Value.-Lew-
iston fMe.) Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-23
COROZO PALM BEARS
NUTS THAT YIELD OIL
Cultivation Recommended for
Making Toilet Soap

The eorozo tree abounds throughout
the Mexican state of Tabasco. being
most abundant in the virgin forests, as
it requires shade and humidity to de-
velop favorably
The corozo commences to bear in the
seventh year, producing one crop an
nually of two or three clusters, the
clusters frequently containing over
1000 nuts. and fructifies from March to
April. with total weight of 500 pounds.
Every 200 pounds of the unpeeled nuts
will produce 20 pounds of kernels. This
plant is abundant in certain localities,
where the nuts sell for from $3 to So
gold per ton of 2.20O pounds, which
will yield 200 or more pounds of oil.
When the corozo nut is properly manip-
ulated it will produce so per cent of
oil. coIorless, of agreeable odor and
taste. The oil can be employed for
medicinal and household purposes; it
solidfies at a low temperature. and ac-
cording to tests made il could be en-
ployed TO great advantage in the man
ufacture of fine toilet soaps and po-
mades.
Under proper cultivation the eOrozo
would undoubtedly produce a greater
number of nuts of better quality and
therefore, seem that there is an oppor-
tunity to profitably develop this indus
try. The tree not only produces the
oil yielding nuts. but also contains a
quantity of exceedingly tough fiber
which resists the rotting effects OF
water. This could no doubt be manu-
factured into coarse ropes and cord
age. etc.
The corozo is species of palm which
attains a height of 90 feet or more; the
clusters of nuts are attached to the
base of the plumlike leaves which
spring from the crown. A small frag-
ment is forwarded of one of the large
clusters of corozo nuts the oil pro-
ducing kernel being inside the bonelike
nut.-Consular Reports.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-23
FIRE BUG GETS NINE
YEARS SENTENCE
Youth of Weak Mentality Is
Punished for Starting Blaze
in Apartment House
Brother Pleads for Probation,
but Judge Cabaniss Is
Unrelenting


Bcnedetto Mollo, 19 year old Ita1-
ian. who with incredible Indifference to
human life started a fire in a three
story apartment house at Kearny and
Union streets containing 81 people,
was sentenced to nine years impris-
onment by Judge Cabaniss yesterday
The lightness of the sentence was due
to the fact that the young man is un-
doubt edly of weak mentality.
Mollo owned a grocery store on the
ground floor of the building. There was
an $500 insurance policy on the store
but it stood in the name of MoIlo's
partner from whom he had become
dissociated three days earlier. When
MoIlo was arrested late at night on
tinguished, he admitted his crime and
made the strange plea that he wanted
to get some money so he could go home
to his mother in Italy.
The frebug laid a rtaiI of oil
soaked rags from toilet compartment
through q partition and ending at a
tank of coal oil containing Is gallons
He left lighted candle on the end
of the fuse in the toilet. When the
candle burned down the rags were
ignited and the flame ran along to
the tank. A big fame was aused. Pass
ers by saw it through the window,
broke in and extinguished the blaze.
Attorney John Stowe and Hercer
Farrar made a strong plea TO idge
Cabaniss for lenieney, stating that the
young man was of weak mind, and
that if he were admitted to probation
his brother would take care of him.
Judge abaniss would not listen to any
suggestion of probation, and said that
such a serious offense deserved severe
punishment
Attorney Farrar observed that while
he had no desire to make any charges
against Mollo's former partner, it was
evident that some outside person had
induced Mollo to commit the crime.
John Wilson. who gave his age as
19, but who looks nearer %, was SEN
fenced to five years imprisonment by
Judge abaniss yesterday on a charge
of burglary. He had pleaded guilty.
Wilson was caught by a policeman
in a saloon he had robbed. He drew
revolver and fired at the officer, but
the gun missed fire.
Judge Dunno imposed the following
sentences yesterday: James w. Reilley.
who robbed a Toulouse. IS months in
San Quentin: Louis Larsen, forgery,
two years in San Quentin
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-23
VICIOUS BEAR FIGHT
IN BRONX zoo DEN
Ivan and Admiral Try ConcIu=
sions in. View of Crowd

Ivan Ivanovitch the biggest Russian
bear in the Bronx menagerie, lost his
temper the other day, and initiating his
compatriot, Adam Zad, celebrated by
Kipling, started in to tear things. He
tore, but he was also torn. and during
the proceedings a large crowd of visit
ors saw one of the liveliest eombats in
the history of the zoo jungle.
When Ivan first came to the men
agerie Admiral was the boss of the
bear den and he resented the instrusion
by studiously insulting the newcomer
Whenever opportunity offered, some
in the eye with a paw that looked as
if il could topple over the Singer build
ing Ivan brooded about this. and then
one day. without the formality of is
to Admiral and thrashed him within an
inch of his life.
After that Ivan was the ursa major
of the corral as it were, and Admiral
kept a respectful distance but the other
day two grizzlies, who had been in
Ivan's cage for some time and with
whom he was wont to while away the
long hours in games of checkers and
other diversions. were moved to Ad-
rniraIs cage next door. When Ivan OBJ
served this he strolled over to the wire
lattice work separating the two in
closures. and with one swoop ripped
half of il away Then he sauntered
in jauntily, and. after saluting the two
grizzlies in friendly way, went for
Admiral again
Admiral had to nght. ana IL WAS was a
was so little pretense about it that it
began to look to the spectators as if
each of the combatants would be killed.
IJp and down the rocks andefn and out
of the pool they fought. each getting
in some good jabs and upper cuts, and
finally the shouts of the populace
brought half a dozen keepers and DR..
Ditmars. the curator. They went for
fhe lighters with clubs, and DIR. Dit
mars stuck an ammonia soaked sponge
on the end of stick and jabbed it into
tho faces of the bears. This made them
ssbrealx !" and Ivan was hustled back to
his cage and kept under guard while
the damage he had wrought was re-
paired.
having been badly whipped.--New York
Herald.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-23
DEEPEST WELL IN WORLD
is CLAIMED BY FRANCE
Boring Is 1910 Feet Deep and
Temperature Is lis Degrees

The record for the deepest well in
the world is claimed by French con-
temporary to belong to France. Stu
ated at Bonchamp (Haute-Saone)- the
Buyer oil well is said TO be the deepest
that has ever been sunk for industrial
purposes. It reaches a depth of 1910
feet. The temperature at the bottom
of the well is never less than ll5 de-
grees Fahrenheit when ii is so degrees
Fahrenheit Al the mouth Of the we'll
Apart from wells. the deepest boring
on the earth's surface is probably that
cf tbe Parusehowitz mine in upper Si-
les.a. Ii attains depth Of 6,4oS feet.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-23
ARTISTS OF STATE
ASKED TO COMPETE
One Hundred Dollars Will Be
Given for Best Design for
POrt0la Poster

An opportunity for an artist to have
his work sent all over the world is
offered by the executive committee of
the Portola festival Not only is uni
versal publication assured, but the com
mittee will supply the artist with the
most beautiful woman in California,
Miss Vergiia Bogue, as the model; or,
rather, photographs of Miss Bogue will
be available for the artist to work
from in developing his design. Then a
prize of 500 is to be given the success
full artist
The PortoIa festival will be held in
this city from October 10 to October %,
inclusive and the poster competition
closes Saturday, June p With the
queen of beauty of California Miss
Bogue, as the inspiration. the artists
are expected to prepare drawing
which in beauty and spirit viii be
worthy of the splendid festival it is to
advertise.
ALL STATE ARTISTS INVITED
Copies of the poster will be exhibited
from Nome to Cape Town and from
Paris to Peking. They will decorate
the artistic shops along the Strand in
London and illumine the engineers
huts in the Andes. :
state is expected by the Portola COM
mittee to enter the competition, and
the only restriction is that the beauty
of Miss Bogue be depicted in the de-
sign and that it be characteristic of
California and the west.
CONDITIONS OF CONTEST
The conditions of the contest are as
follows:
The poster must be finished in the
secretarys offices, 936-7-S Phelan build
ing. San Francisco. by Saturday, June
IL. 1909
1t is to be made in four colors and
the design should be characteristic of
the state of California.
The only lettering to be on the poster
is. Portola Festival, San Francisco.
October 19 to %, 1909
The size is to be % inches wide by
2S inches high.
photograph of Miss Vergilia Bogue
NAV be had upon application to the
saoretary's Offices This may be used
IN connection with this contest in any
way the Judgment of the artist may
d1cfate. This poster is to be signed
with some distinguishing mark, the
same mark to be puf in sealed en-
yelopc. together with the name and
address of the designer of the poster.
There should be no signature on the
drawing other than the mark The
poster and envelope should be sent to-
enther. Drawing must not be rolled
or folded.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-23
GARTER SNAKES CHARMED
BY NEW SPRING HOSIERY
Young Women Gather Up Skirts
When Reptiles Escape

Raymond l.. Ditmars. curator of rep
tiles of the Bronx zoo. was putting
some new spring labels in the glass
cages in the snake house yesterday
afternoon with the assistance OF
Keeper TwomeYI Several young women
were interested spectators. All went
we'll until DItmars opened the glass
front of the compartment containing
garter snakes and turned to Twomey
TO ask him for the garter snake label
Half a dozen garter snakes took ad-
vantage of the moment and glided
silently out of the cage. down to the
floor Dituars didn't see them, but the
girls did They screamed and gathered
up their skirts. which was very fool
fsh thing to do, for as soon as the gar
ter snakes saw the new spring hosiery
they naturally
Well it was exciting for a time. but
the snakes We're eventually captured
New York World
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-23
JACK THE HUCGER
ARRESTED IN TACOMA
Young Teamster Has Been for
Month Terrorizing' Women
by Embracing Them

TACOMA. Wash. May % Jack the
Hugger." who has terrorized women on
the streets in the north end of the
city for the last few months by spring
ing upon them on the sidewalk, was
identified today in the person of George
Hanson, aged u years, a teamster for
a local furniture company
lie was arrested last night clad in q
fantastic woman's garb, which he said
he had donned as a joke on his sister.
He admitted to the police that he was
Jack the Hugger
Upward of half a dozen women have
been his victims since the first of
January. He says he does not know
why he did it.