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Vashon Island news. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1907-19??, 1909-11-18
COVE

ish Isles one cannot but help no.
ticing the big boulders composing
many OF the fences or hedges, and,
until one has been in new com
try like Puget Sound, it has not
dawned on the mind as to the im-
mense amount OF labor that must
have been expended in clearing
that land. The primeval forest
and stumps thereof are things of
the long past, but the boulders re-
main mute imperishable monu-
ments of labor done and garden
Of Eden won from II savage wilder
ness.
Visitors to the Isle of Vashon in
time to come will not have such
witnesses to the toilsome labor now
being done by the sturdy Islanders
unless a few Of the giant frs and
cedars are left which with the
stumps and brush are rapidly van
ishing. Later the humps will be
graded into the hollows and pros
porous orchards take the place of
wooded tangle and the Island be-
come a veritable garden.
There has been a pile of work
done around Cove and piles of
wood burnt at the Stockley Gar
away ranch and bitches galore
dug preparatory TO establishing ali
up-to-date orchard.
| Knute Poison has not been
asleep across the way asianyone
can testify who has been in this
locality during the past eight years.
Knute has completed skookum
barn, the counterpart of Mr.. Hal
sey's, both Of which are a credit to
the owners and to the locality.
Mr.. Ramstad has painted fence
enclosing his 4-acre ranch with
cement walk to the house which is
a picture of neatness, and has Just
reaped the reward of his perseyer-
ance by realizing $4,000 from the
sale of his place to Mr.. Erickson.
Mr.. Ramstad and wife purpose pay
ing a visit to old Norway shortly.
Mr.. Eden has some projects in
view in which some of the humps
on his place will become beautiful
ly less and it will not be necessary
to hang on by the eyebrows while
picking the earliest berries on
Vashon.
Messrs. Doyle, Hamilton and
Raisbeck have been busy cutting
. up alders in the Klockstad forest
for stove wood. There was not
much conversation going on dur
ing the operation as the squeal OF
the buzzsaw and flying sawdust
are not conducive TO the inter
change OF sentiments and news.
Mr. Johnson has been busy
man this year putting in big licks
with axe, peavy and powder. An
other campaign Of the same nature
and there will not be Il stick OF
stump left on his place from the
z road to the beach to mar the view
: or prevent the moist sea breeze
from cooling his brow on hot sum
mer days. As variety in between
times he has demolished the ram
shackle memories which his prede-
cessor lett and built a new house
Git for any hen TO hold her "at
homes" in.
The BFidgeman Bros. are cutting
cordwood on the Idealia ranch and
incidentally clearing some good
ground.
Statelen Bros. have altered the
face Of nature on their many acres
= with the aid of a powerful donkey
{thc kind that Whistles
!, Cove Of six years ago and Cove
OF today bears about as much re-
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EFFORT TO REACH
CALF 0 R MIA
FRUSTRATED
CONSUMPTlVE SLOWS HIMSELF
AWAY IN AUTOMOBILE.
Machines Were Being Shipped to Cal
ifornia, But He Is Discovered
Before Train Leaves.

Cleveland, June 19,-Belieying that
his life would be saved if he reach
ed California, Thomas Noonan. con-
sumptive. twenty years OF age, stow
ed himself away in an automobile that
was being shipped TO San Francisco
from here yesterday. and prepared to
make the long trip across the country.
An inspector. from the automobile fac
tory, found the young man in the ma
chine, and thus the consumptiye's
plans we're frustrated.
Noonan was an employe OF the fac
tory from which the machines were
being shipped. and when he heard that
the cars were 10 be sent to San Fran
cisco, he asked permission to accom-
pany them. but his employers refused
to grant his request. and he decided to
20 without their permission.
Noonan had stored away enough
food to last him for ten days in one
Of the machines. padded the floor of
the car so that he might sleep In
comfort. and saort time before the
train was ready TO start, he crawled
into his bunk.
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agent OF the district attorneys Office.
The list of defendants headed By NJ.
NJ Abbott and Luther G. Brown, IN.
Guided Rex Hamlin. secretary Of Burns
and three others of Burns assistants
who confessed that they had given
private reports. letters and kilograms
10 John H. Helms and the agents OF
the United Railroads.
On Saturday and Sunday, March 26
and u. the Offices of Abbott, Brown,
Calhoun and Mutually were Faided by
the police upon search warrant Sc
cured by Burns who professed to have
information that the men named were
Ill possession OF his stolen papers.
Safes and desks were forcibly opened
III the presence of protesting attorneys
and officials and documents TO the
number of 1000 We're seized and de-
liyered into the custody of the police
Judge who granted the warrant Be-
fore the raiders had completed their
task. attorneys for the United Rail-
roads secured and served an injunc-
tion forbidding further search
Another order was secured to for
bid the police judge opening the seal
ed packages and after days OF argll-
ment. Superior Judge F. j. Murasky
took under advisement an application
for an order adjudging Assistant Dis
trlct Attorney f. J. Heney and two
detectives. who participated in the
lads, guilty of contempt OF court.
No end of complication has been
created through the activity OF pri-
vate detectives. several of whom are
admitted TO have been privately in the
employ of one side while secretly fur
nishing Information 10 the other.
A fortnight was added TO the lengtn
of the proceedings by the testimony of
John Helms, once a detective In the
employ OF the United Railroads who
was later added to the force of Burns
to obtain evidence of alleged illegal
activity on the part of United Rail
road agents. Helms testified that he
had paid Plntt and other Burns men
TO secure papers and had turned them
over to Abbott Prior to his appear
ance as witness. he charged, sew
eral attempts We're made to prevent
his testifying for the prosecution.
AAother Burns agent produced in
court SUMS aggregating $3.50. which he
alleged had been paid him by Luther
G.. Brown to betray secrets of the
district attorneys office. One of the
witnesses called during the trial was
Rudolph Spreckcls, president OF the
| First National bank, VINO instituted
the graft prosecution ny undertaking
10 pay the expense involved. The tes-
timony presented showed that a fund
of 1924 900 had been raised and eN-
pended, and Mr. SprcckelS accounts
voluntarily produced in court showed
that he had contributed approXimate-
" S175.000 of the total.
The jury had been out an hour and
a quarter. when Judge Lawlor, stating
that he would nave luncheon served
to the jurors in the quarters aboyo
the court room, excuscu the defendant
and the attorneys on both sides, until
5 o'clock this afternoon, declaring
recess of two hours.
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BROU(i II I
BACK TO
LIFE
OF As Persons Treated by
Heart Manipulation,
Nine Recover

New York, June 19.-Forty-fve per-
sons, who have died recently, form the
basis Of a most remarkable report on
bringing the dead back to life, accord
ing TO the Medical Record. Of the
forty-fve cases treated. under the
new theory of manipulating the heart
by the hand, seventeen patients were
resusciated, nine with complete Iecov-
cry, the remaining eight dying after a
short time. Forty of the cases treat
ed are said to have been due to the
anaesthetic administered.
The reports say that, in each In
stance. Immediately after death en-
sued, nor not more than five minutes
afterward the chest was opened and
the heart was given direct applica-
ton OF manual massage.
after the chest cavity has been
opened. the hand Is forced in and the
heart is grasped and pushed toward
the anterior thoracic walls" accord
ing TO the Medical Record, land The
centricleS are squeezed rhytnmically
at about the normal rate of heart
beats. During all this time assistants
should be busy with artificial respira-
ton, saline and adrenalin in
fusions, tongue traction. intubation Or
trachaeotomy and elevation of pelvis
and legs"
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JACK JOHNSON LECTURES
IN AFRICAN CHURCH.

Boston. June 1S,-After pleading
guilty and paying fine of s. in po-
lice court here today for a violation Of
the street traffic regulation that an
automobile must not he left unat-
tended on downtown street, Jack
Johnson, the world champion heavy
weight pugilist, appeared tonight as a
lecturer in the Rush A. NJ. L. Zion
church in Cambridge.
Johnson. In Tuxedo suit. drab vest
and many diamonds, was introduced
to large audience by the pastor.
who said Johnson volunteered to aid
the church by giving a lecture. John
son was given an enthusiastic greet
ing. He said:
Il am satisfied now that Jeffries and
will never fight. The reason for
this Is that he is growing fat and I
don't care TO meet a man who comes
out of retirement-I want real live
one; then let the better man win"
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[I(iIEI I MING
STRIKES
TREE
Sixteen Children Are
Frustrated by Bolt
Six May Die

Sparta, Ga. June 19-While sixteen
children, who were attending Sun
day school picnic at Martin Springs
near here, were standing under a tree
yesterday 10 escape a shower. a bolt
of lightning struck the tree and every
child was rendered unconscious.
When aid came, the children wero
lying in heap at the foot Of the tree
and all were apparently dead. There
were two doctors in the picnic party,
and on examination they found that
not one of the children had been kill
ed outright, though six of them were
in such condition that their recovery
is hardly possible. The other ten,
meanwhile rendered unconscious. are
not considered in a dangerous condi-
ton
Examinations disclosed that on the
bodies of nine OF the children, the
tree had been perfectly photographed
by the electric bolt The shoes had
been torn from their feet and every
piece of metal about them fused
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were not found in the room where the
body was found. 1t is believed she
was kept a prisoner there, and her
, footwear taken from her to prevent her
! leaving the room
New York, June 1S.-EIizaoeth
Sigel daughter of Paul Sigel of this
city and granddaughter of the illustrl-
GUS Franz Sigel, the German warrior,
who served with the Union army dur
ing the Civil war, is the victim of one
OF the most sordid murders in the
history OF New York.
Taken from a trunk In room Of Il
Chinaran above chop suey restau-
rant in the tenderloin, her body in a
state OF decomposition. is in the
morMe. white detectives are investi-
Gating a tangled story involving the
girl and her associations with Chi
1ese. An envelope addressed to the
girl was found in the room where the
body lay. locket bearing her inl-
tlals, her disappearance on June 10.
and note found in the room signed
Elsie" all indicated that Franz
Sigers granddaughter was murdered.
Mr.. Sjgel had not identified the
rody at late hour tonight but Mrs.
Sigel identified the torn clothing as
that worn by her daughter
Sun I.eong, proprietor of the restau-
rant, who conducted the roominG
house above, disappeared shortly af-
ter the discovery OF the murder. ad
ding further to the mystery. The case
has many unusual features. notable
among which is the fact that China
man has been known to call at the
Sigel home presumably with the sane
ton of the parents. Elsie was 90
years old and was greatly interested
in work among Chinese. 1t is under
stood that she became acquainted with
one Chinaman who may be able TO
throw some light on the case. several
years aye. when he conducted cane
rack at an amusement park at Fort
George. The Sigel home in Wads-
worth avenue. the Bronx, is not far
away from the resort.
Three Cinnamon were arrested as
material witnesses. They gave the
names OF Yeo Kim, manager of Sun
Leong's restaurant; Gong Wing. sales
man for chop sucy supply house.
and Chin Sum. cook who lived in
the rear of the restaurant. The man
most wanted, however. is the former
occupant OF the room where the body
was found. evidently an English
speaking celestial. Judging from the
letters this individual is Leong Loo
Linn. known among his English friends
as William H. Lion.
Shortly after midnight, Mrs. Flor
enco M. Todd, one Of the resident
workers IL the Chinatown and Bow
cry settlements, who is n friend OF
the Sigel family. called at the morgue
ard after viewing the body, identified
underclothing as that worn by Elsie
SIGel.
New York June 1S.-Packed in
steamer trunk tied with ropes and
left in house occupied principally BY
Chinese, the body of young woman
was discovered tonight All indca-
tlons are that she was Stranglcd The
police believe il may prove to be the
body OF a missionary worker
Paul Sigel. son of General Franz
Sigel of Civil war fame. was sum-
moned In police headquarters. for his
daughter has been missing for moro
than week and the police were anx-
ious 10 have him view the body.
Henry A. Barnell, who Is interested in
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LEADS
IN AUTOMOBILE
RACE
HE is TWELVE MINUTES AHEAD
OF NEAREST PURSUER.
Chevrolet VIII Take Second Place Un-
less the LocomobIle Breaks
Down.

Crown Point. Ind, June 19.-Wfth
256.10 miles covered and 1914 TO
travel it was believed that George
Robertson, the eastern driver. would
win with his Locomobilc- He was IL
minutes ahead of his nearest pursuer
Chevrolet, and 1t appeared that moth
ing but n breakdown could beat him.
Robertson. at the end OF the twelfth
lap. stopped TO change a rear tire. but
not long enough TO jeopardize his lead.
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CAPTAIN WAS UNFAMILIAR
WITH THE REGULATIONS

Stockholm, June 1S-Coyne, the
fireman aboard the British steamer
Woodburn of New Castle, that was
fired on at Pitldpas bay Wednesday
night by a Russian vessel, sustained
only slight injuries. He declares that
three other members of the Wood
burn crew stranded near the prohibit
ed zone of Pitkipas bay Her cap
tain evidently was unfamiliar with the
published regulations.
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AT THE TABERNACLE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Elder p. F. Hinckley Of Salt Lake
City will be the speaker at the Tab
ernaclo. Sunday, services being at 2
p m. Tho following musical program
will be given:
1-Selection by Tabernacle Choir.
2.-Selcction by Tabernacle Choir.
S.-Organ solo, Sam T. Whitaker.
4-ChoruS, Choir
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Monte Attell and frankie Neil will
meet in a 25-round fight for the ban
tamweight championship of the world
and the famous belt which Terry Nc
Govern won from Pedlar Palmer. Neil
Is still a slight favorite in the betting
and he probably Will continue so un-
til the fight begins. Neirs recent good
showing in his eastern fights caused
him TO be made the favorito for to-
days bout.
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STEAMERS ARE SAFE.

Nome, June 1S.-The steamers 81.
CroiX, Olympia, San Mateo and Una
tilla, which were caught in the ice
and delayed for several days, have
broken through and are here safe. The
revenue cutter Thetis and the steamer
Ohio are still fast in the ice, so miles
from here, but are considered safe.
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GOLD FROM NOME.

Nome. Alaska. June 1S.-The
steamer Senator sailed for Seattle on
June l6 with 100000 in gold. The
Victoria. which sailed for Seattle on
the 18th. carried s500:O00 in gold. The
winters gold output is estimated at
$4,000, 900,
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HEAD OF BCACkMAlLERS
PLACED UNDER ARREST

st. Louis, June 1S.-Robert l..
Hayes. 27 years old. was arrested in
the postoffice here today. suspected
as being the head OF the blackmailing
message to the officials OF the Wab-
ash railroad. The letters contained
threats of dynamiting the tracks un-
less $4,000 was paid.
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Boston. June 19.-George Dcvey had
been owner OF the Boston team for
the last three years, having purchased
it from the famous triumvirate,
Messrs. Conant, Soden and Billings.
For a term of years. Mr.. Dovey had
been a salesman for the st. Louis car
company and the ownership Of the
Boston team was his first venture in
baseball No national league games
will be played on the day of the
funeral
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NEW CASES OF CHOLERA.

st. Petersburg, June 1S--During the
"A hours ended at noon today, 81 new
cases Of cholera. and 81 suspects were
reported and there were ten deaths
from the disease.
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Pittsburg, June 19.-The sudden
death of Geo. Dovey caused surprise
in this city. as he spent yesterday
here holding a conference at the Hotel
Schenley, with President Dreyfus and
Secretary Locke, of the Pittsburg club
Mr. Dovey left here yesterday after
noon for Steubenyllle. O, where he
was to look over promising baseball
players. and then intended 10 go to
Cincinnati He was apparently in the
best of health.
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SIX AND A HALF TONS
OE NtRGIN coin St

Seattle. June 1S.-Six and half
tons of virgin gold. valued at sS,20o,-
600. the largest single shipment ever
sent from Alaska arrived on the
steamer Jefferson from Juneau to-
DAY.
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CLOSING QUOTATIONS OF
WORLDS MARKETS
Chicago Close.

Chicago. June 19.-Close; Wheat
July 81 10; Sept St.O6 SIS; Dec. ST.
O5 3-S; May los is.
Corn-July II 1-la3-S; Sept. 6s 5-s:
Dec. SIS is: May So rs.
oats-July so IL; Sept. 4S; Dec. IL
1-Sa1.i: May l6 1-iaS'S,
PorI,-Juiy $2O.72 1-2; Sept. s2o.9
IL; Jan. $3.50.
Iard-July $l1. .og 1-2a11 ,s5; Sept
sll. OF 1-2a12 90; Oct S11.y2 IL; Nov.
Ribs-July $11. 15a11.17 IL: Sept.
SIl is; Oct. s11.O7 1-2; Jan. 1856.
Rye-Cash S6aSS; July SS.
Barley-Cash 77as0 IL. &,
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ATTELL AND FRANKIE
NEIL MEET THIS AFTERNOON

San Francisco. June I9.-At the
Missicn-strect arena this afternoon
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SUDDEN DEATH OF
A PROMINENT
SPORTSMA
GEORGE DoVEY DIES ON THE
WAY TO CINCINNATI.
He Was President OF the Boston Ma
tonaI League Baseball
Club.

Xenia. o., Juno 19,-George Dovey.
presileot Of tho Boston National
League Baseball club, died on Penn
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sylvania train between Cedarville and
Nenia early today, following hemor-
rbagc OF the lungs. Mr.. Dovey was On
his way TO Cincinnati unaccompar/ed.
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chie,oo Livestock.

Chicago, June MISUNDERSTANDING
estimated at 300, market steady;
beeves SIS. 2Oa7 30; Texas steers $4.6S
az .25: western steers S4 70a6. so:
stockers and feeders sS 6Oa5 80, COWS
and heifers 81 5Oa6 80; calves S5.75a
7.75.
Hog&Receipts estimated at 1000;
marke sc higher; light SIS. 35a5 %;
mixed IS 90aS Is: heavy So. 6oaS 20;
rough 81 60a7 so; good to choice
heavy 81. S0aS 90; pigs Sc. soar 20;
bulk of sales 81 2oaS. O5.
Receipts estimated at 1000.
Market steady: native So. 70a5 90;
western So 75a5 90; yearlings So 90
az 90; lambs, native, S.. OOaS. 25;west-
ern SIS. 75aS %.
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Suoar and Coffee.

New York, June 19-Sugar. raw
Easy; fair refining 81 96aS 40; CEN
trlfugal 96 test SO 5GaS 80; molasses
sugar So. tta8. II; refined, steady:
crushed SIS 65; powdered IS OF; gran
uIated $i.95.
COFFEE-Stcady; No. Z Rio z 7-Sa
8. No. 4 Santos, 9a1-i
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CHINAMAN IS SUPPOSED TO
Be THE MURDERER OF
YOUNG GIRL

Police Looking for William L. Leon to Whom Miss Sge Had Been
Friend-Ceesia Was jealous of Her and She Was Afraid Him
Body Identified by Mother but Father Fails to Do &c. and
Goes to Washington Ito Bring Elsie Home
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were not found in the room where the
body was found. 1t is believed she
was kept prisoner there, and her
footwear taken from her to prevent her
leaving the room.
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Game 3:1S ID. mn.
THE LIN up
Ogden
Salt Lake.

outa nd Timers fight be
good game.
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wealthy man is on trial. although a
upervisor-Colfey. for instance-can
be convicted In n few minutes"
After Il recess Of five minutes, the
doors were locked and the judge be-
gan mis- Instructions to the jury.
Patrick Calhoun was one OF the
score of wealthy corporation officials
indicted as ain outcome of the mu-
nicipal upheaval of 1907, when the
administration dominated by Mayor
Eugene +. SchmitZ and Abraham Ruef
was overthrown. In November, 1905,
Francis j. Heney. already we'll known
as n public prosecutor charged in
public address that Ruef and SchmItz
were guilty of corruption and with
w. J, Burns, formerly a government
secret service agent. undertook an
Investigation of privileges awarded
several public service corporations.
Ruef and Schmitz were indicted on
charges of cXtorting money from
French restaurant proprietors in No
vember, 1906, after Ruef had failed in
an effort TO seize the district attor-
ney'S office through his own appoint
ment by the board of supervisors.
The graft investigation. as it came
to be known, was conducted secretly
for several months following, but In
the early part Of March, 1907 Burns
succeeded In trapping Supervisors
Thomas F. Lonergan, Edward l. Walsh
and Charles F. BoXton in the act OF
accepting money from Golden M. Roy,
Il skating rink proprietor who was
acting in the interests of the prosecu-
ton Within a week eighteen super
yjsors had confessed their acceptance
OF money from six different sources.
1t was subsequently announced that
the supervisors had been promised I'M
munity for their testimony against
the men charged with Offering the
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ND GJa s WORK

STANDARD DISPATCHES ARE GENUINE
AND GUARANTEED BY THE GREATEST
NEWS GATHERING ASSOCIATION IN
The WORLD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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WEA THEIR FORECAST

UTAH-THE INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE
WEATHER WILL BE FAIR TODAY AND
TOMORROW
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New York, June 1S.-E1Izaoeth
Sigel daughter of Paul Sigel of this
city and granddaughter of the illustri-
Gus Franz Sigel, the German warrior,
who served with the Union army dur
ing the Civil war, is the victim of one
OF the most sordid murders in the
history OF New York.