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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-17
D 0BSTRUCT|ON|sT{
ARE CALLED
DOWN
DEPEW DEMANDS THAT CON-
GRESS PASS TARIFF LAW
AND QUIT SCRAPPING.
(By United Press Leased Wire.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, May II. -
Denying that it was the republican
party's pledge or that the people
expect revision of the tariff down
ward, Chauncey NJ. Depew of New
York, declared in the senate today
that what the country desired was
the passage of some law and ad-
|journment.
Depew quoted General Winfield
Scott >Hancock's statement that
tariff is a local issue" and pre-
dicted that If England had tariff
that would equalize the cost of
production with Germany, Bel
|gium, France and Holland, In
|cluding fair wages to her people,
she might not again became the
fworkshop of the world, but much
nearer to 1t than she is today. He
said that Dolliver. Cummins. Mel
son and Bristow had developed a
new kind of politician, believing
in a principle but opposing its ap-
plication to their own products.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-17
DECLARES BOND
OF FORMER ADJUTANT
GENERAL IS WORTHLESS.

SEATTLE, May 17.-That the
state cannot recover on the $780,
900 bond of former Adjutant Gen.
eral Ortis Hamilton because his
oath of office was never filed with
the secretary of state, is the state
ment made by John w. Roberts,
attorney for the National Surety
company. This company furnish
ed the defaulting state officers
bond.
"The former adjutant general
did not fulfill the terms of his
appointment, which the law spe-
officially prescribes, and we do not
recognize that he was at any time
legally the adjutant general of this
state" says Attorney Roberts.
Thorough Search Made.
'I have had thorough search
made of the files of the secretary
of state and have been unable to
find any record of an oath filed
by Hamilton. I think this fact suf-
ficient to defeat any action the
state may bring upon his bond"
Hamilton has for the present de-
sisted in any efforts to raise the
$4,000 bond fixed by justice Of
the peace in Olympia. Under the
only information yet filed he is
charged with not accounting for
$1,138 of the states money. j.
w. Robinson, his attorney, de-
clares this to be one of many that
the state will file should bond be
given in this one case, and he
says until he is assured that his
client will be permitted to give
a lump bond, that will insure him
from constant re-arrest, as the diff
ferent counts against him are filed,
no bond will be given.
The former adjutant general is
enjoying special privileges in the
Thurston county Jail in the mean
while.
He occupies cozy, although Sc
curely barred and bolted, room in
the jail building in teh day time,
but sleeps in a common cell in the
jail tank at night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-17
HAY READY
FOR EXTRA
SESSION
GOVERNOR Is PREPARED TO
CALL SPECIAL MEETING OF
SOLONS TO TAKE UP THE
SCHIVELY CHARGES.
(By United Press Leased Wire. J

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
OLYMPIA, May 17.-If the re-
port Of the legislative investiga-
tion committee shows that State
Insurance Commissioner Schively
has been guilty of irregular con-
duct in the administration of his
office, but that he. cannot be
reached under the law, Governor
Hay will, it is believed here to-
day, call special session of the
legislature to take up the ques-
tion of impeachment proceedings.
In apparently well informed cir
cles here 1T is said that the gov
ernor has advance information
that this, in effect, will be the
committees report, and he has the
call ready to issue, 1t is declared,
as soon as he receives the report.
Just when the report will be
submitted is a matter Of some
doubt, but according to one men,
ber of the investigating commit
tee, 1t will not-be handed in until
the inquiry into all the state Of
fees which are to be Investigated,
has been concluded. This would
be some. time in July.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-17
SON SHOOTS HIS FATHER;
HUSBAND SHOOTS WIFE;
ONE DEAD, OTHER DYING

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 17.-Fa-
tally wounded but undeterred in
his determination to kill his wife,
August Poos, a jeweler, pursued
Mrs. Poos out Of their house to-
day and shoS her three times. She
probably cannot survive her
wounds.
Poos was shot by his 19-year-
old son, Edward. The quarrel
which resulted in the extermina.
tion of almost the entire family
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-17
IS KILLED
IN TRAIN
WRECK
Tacoma Engineer Seal.
ded to Death i'm N. p.
Collision Near
Ellensburg

Engineer William ii. Dale OF
Tacoma was killed and two pas.
sengers were injured I'm head-on
collision on the Northern Pacific
road between Tacoma Limited No.
IL, from Spokane, and st. Paul
train No. q from Tacoma, which
occurred near Ellensburg at 5:15
o'clock this morning.
Engineer Dale, who lived with
his wife at 1911 South e, was
driving train No. 6. He died from
the scalds which he received when
the trains clashed together.
The injured persons are Miss
Clara Kuhl, who received bruises
and bodily injuries, and John
BOND, whose wrist was sprained,
and who sustained other hurts of
a minor nature.
The collision occurred at the
station at Dudley, 10 miles west
|of Ellensburg, just as No. was
taking the switch. The limited,
which was on the main line, was
supposed to have right-of-way and
rushed upon the eastbound train
Just as 1t was entering switch.
Engines Derailed.
Both locomotives were derall-
ed, as well as four cars of train
No. 6, combination car, two
baggage cars filled with silk from
the Orient and a car loaded with
fresh fish.
Train No. 6 left Tacoma at II
O'Clock last night for st. Paul.
Train No. II is the limited recent
y put on the Spokane-Tacoma SER
S!ce, and left Spokane at 7
O'Clock last night. Both trains
were well filled with passengers
and that SO few were injured is
considered nothing short of mir
aculous.
Local Northern Pacific officials
could give no cause for the wreck,
except that telegraphic orders had
been misconstrued. No. 6, II is
stated, is scheduled to meet No.
IL at Dudley, and was proceeding
On the siding for this purpose
when the westbound train crashed
INTO 1t.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-17
CHURCH WITHOUT
WOMEN MEM DER9

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., May
f7.A church formed to have NO
women members OF the congrega-
tion Is projected today by sup
porters of Rev. Sidney Goodman,
pastor of the fashionable Church
of the Ascension.
Recently the minister came IN
for severe criticism because he Al-
lowed his hearers to smoke dur
Ing tho evening Sunday services.
|pz' ooodman dseissed that q
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-17
NOT A SINGLE DEATH
ON PENNSYLVANIA ROAD
DURING PAST YEAR

CHICAGO, May 17.-Accordine
to a report made public by the
Pennsylvania lines, which is in
circulation today, the system car
ried 141 ,659;543 passengers over
$4,000 miles of rails without the
loss of fife to a single passenger
from train accident during 1908.
The number of passengers in
jured throughout the year was
102, a decrease of 81.6 per cent
from the casualty list of 1907.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-17
FIVE MUTINEERS
HANGED IN
PUBLIC

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
CONSfANTINNOPLE, May II.
Five participants in the recent
mutiny, which resulted In the tenn
porary overthrow of the constitu-
ION and ultimately In the deposit
tion Of Abdul Hamid, were hanged
today. Two army officers and
three guardsmen were executed
The men were hanged In public
and large crowd gathered q
witness the executions
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-17
(,L LOSE ON.
/. TRAIL Of
BANDITS
Officers Believe They
Know Men Who Held
UP G.. N. Train
Escape Cut Off
AMOUNT OF LOOT
MAY BE $25, 900
(By United Press Leased wire.) |

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SPOKANE, May 17.-That the
1.-TWO robbers who late Saturday
might. held up the Great North
ern fast mail train, IA miles from
spokane, and wrecked part of 1t
in a collision by sending the wild
engine and mail car at full speed
down the track, are the same men
who figured in other train hold
ups in this vicinity during the past
few months, is the theory of the
officers who are pursuing the
bandits today. Officers have cut
off every avenue of escape and 1t
| is believed that the robbers will
be captured.
The amount of booty secured
from the registered mail and other
valuable packages has not been
definitely determined, but one re-
port has dt that it may reach
$4,000. Twelve persons were
injured when the train was wreck
led.
Drive Clerk From Car.
After driving B. l.. Stumpf; the
mail clerk, from the mail car and
|detaching the car and the engine
from the rest of the train two
bandits boarded the engine and
said to Engineer Miller: "You
have heard of us before"
S1his, remark leads the detec-
|tfves to the belief that they are
the same men who have commit
ted similar crimes in this part of
the country and who always es-
capped.
Looks Into Two Revolvers.
when / heard a knock on the
door, said Stumpf, In telling his
story today, Il opened 1t, only to
look into the barrels of two revol-
yers held by as many men. They
were masked. They commanded
me to leave the car and l did so.
"a moment later / saw the car
and the engine dash away, with
the highwaymen aboard. l should
Judge 1t was about 80 minutes
later when the car and engine.
running wild, came back and
crashed into the other cars, par
TALLY wrecking the train and caus-
ing panic among the passengers.
Do a Good Job.
81 Immediately boarded what
was left of the mail car and found
1t in a state of disorder. One
glance convinced me that the rob-
bers had made good job of it.
Every piece of registered mail had
been torn open. The contents
that were not taken were strewn
over the floor"
Passenger Got Tip.
3 1t developed today that T. N.
Nelson, of Spokane, who boarded
the train at Newport, was told by
a stranger that before the train
reached Spokane 1t would be held
up. Nelson was given the name
of one of the robbers, but he paid
no attention to the informant.
Nelson is now sorry that he did
not convey to the conductor the
information that had been vol
unteered as both Nelson and his
wife are two of the passengers
who were injured when the en-
gine and mail car ccrashed into
the standing cars.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-17

lis said to have occurred when
Poos accused his wife of unfaith~
fulness. s
Resenting the alleged Insults o8
his mother, the young man neioo&
|a revolver and shot her accueet.
Despite his fearful wound, Foo4
staggered after his fleeing Wifq
and In the yard OF their hons
fired the bullets that probably Ni3l
lend her life. He then collepet4
land died before medical sid could
be summoned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-17
Convicts Set Fire to Beds
in Effort to Escape

VERA CRUZ, Mex. May IT,
Hoping to escape from the famous
San Juan de Uina penitentiary In
the excitement that would follow
the firing of their cells, Leslie
Hulburt. william Mitchell and DR..
10. 6. Harle,. the noted New York
Life Insurance company swindlers,
were among convicts who set their
bedding afire, according to dis
patches received here today.
Hulburt and Mitchell. who came
from Rochester, n. r. With Or.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-17
CHILD BURNED To
DEATH IN SIGHT
OF FATHER
(By United Press Leased Wire. }

(By United Press Leased Wire
SPOKANE, May 17.-While
her father worked nearby, Mabel
Anderson, six years of age, was
burned to death yesterday, when
sparks from q bonfire ignited her
clothes. Anderson, who was rak-
ing on the farm of John Campbell,
his employer, was only few steps
from the child, when he was at
tracted by her screams. Turning
around, he was Mortified at the
sight that greeted his eyes. His
daughter was entirely enveloped in
flames. Anderson quickly smoth-
cred them, but it was too late to
save her life.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-17

Harle of Ell Paso. Texas. were sent
to the prison for crimes in Texas
and Chihuahua, Mex. They were
convicted for insuring men and
killing them for the insurance.
The attempted jail break was
frustrated by the action of the
guards who looked the prisoners
In their cells while fghting the
flames. The flres were exiting
uished after the prisoners had bgr
come unconscious from the SUMO
eating smoke In their cells.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-17
is READY
TO MEET PAPKE

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
PITTSBURG, Pa. May IL
Stanley KetchelI today replied in
no uncertain terms to Papke's of
FER for q championship contest,
and announced his willingness to
meet the conqueror of Hugo Kelly
Immediately providing q satisfac-
tory side bet was made.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-17
ACCUSED BOY
RELEASED

Because Hjaimer Wold, 16 years
old. claimed that Herbert Trow-
bridge, another youth, had provoked
his wrath by the use Of harsh wards
and caused him to retaliate with
blows. Superior Judge yesterday
was inclined to c1emency, consider
ing 1t merely a boys tussle, and
Wold Saturday after
noon. The lad was charged with
assault and batterly and had been
bound over from Judge Arntson's
court.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-17
Murderer of Annis
Bitterly Flayed As
Sentence Is Passed
Plea for CIemency Not
Taken Into Consider
ation--TO Serve from
8 TO I0 Years

FLUSHING, L. l., May
17.-Captain Peter @.
Hams, slayer of William
e. Annis, was sentenced
this morning to serve an
indeterminate term Of
from 8 to 16 years in the
state prison at hard labor.
Sentence was passed
upon Hains by Justice
Garretson.
Captain Hains appar-
emily was the least con-
cerned of any. person in
the court room when he
heard his sentence to hard
labor and prison stripes.
He sank heavily into a
chair but did not seem to
be greatly worried over
the future.
Scathing Arraignment.
Before sentencing Hams, JUS
tice Garretson delivered one OF
the most scathing arraignments OF
the unwritten law ever heard In
a court room. He fiayed that line
of defense numerically, refusing
Ito take into consideration Attor-
Iney Young's plea for clemeney all
though 1t was not opposed by the
prosecution.
Will Go to Higher Court.
1t is expected that the attor-
neys for the defense will apply for
a writ of reasonable doubt ana
then carry the captains sentences
and conviction for manslaughter
to the higher courts.
Before. court convened Justice
Garretson gave audience to Attor-
neys Mcintyre, Young and BEN
nett, who prepared Mrs. Claudia
Hams confession" After the
lawyers had laid their pleas before
him the justice convened court
and heard a formal motion for 9
new trial.
New Trial Motion Denied.
This motion was denied that
Mcintyre moved for an arrest OF
sentence on the ground that the
facts recited In the indictment
did not constitute q crime. He
also raised a question as to tho
Jurisdiction of the court, opposing
further action here at this time on
the ground that at the time of the
shooting the defendant was 9 sol
dier in the United States army.
When these motions had been
denied Attorney Young addressed
the court, making plea for clenl-
ency, offering all the grounds re-
cited on the trial and urging that
the captain was under terrible
mental strain following the confea-
sion of his wife.
BANK CLEARINGG.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-17
NOTED EVANGELIST HERE.

e. D. Smith. .the Quaker Evan
gelist," has opened Headquarters in
Tacoma at Peniel Mission, South
Twelfth between. A and Pacific ave-
nue., and will conduct revival meet
irgs for ten nights, commencing
thi sevenipg. Brother Smith Is a
well known Evangelical worker, and
overflow audiences are expected at
the meetings.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-17
TO PROSECUTE EAMES
TAFT's SON OPERATED ON.


WASHINGTON, d. c., May IT..
Taft, youngest son Of
the president, was operated on
this afternoon for tonsilitis. The
operation was performed at the
Episcopal Eye. Ear and Throat
hospital.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-17
LONG
fight FOR
LIBERTY
APPEAL OF NOTED FRISCO
LAWYER DENIED MUST
JURY.
(By United Press Leased Wire. }

-
WASHINGTON, D. c., May IT.
After fighting for four years for
liberty and carrying his case
through every court available in
the United States, George D. Col
Inns, the San Francisco lawyer,
convicted for perjury in come
ction with his marriage, today lost
his appeal to the United States su-
preme court and must serve IA
years at San Quentin peniten tiary
in California unless he is granted
a rehearing, which is the last pos
sible step he can take.
Collins fight against a prison
term has been waged from Canada
to California and from the Pacific
to the Atlantic coast. For more
than three years he has been in
the county jail at San Francisco
and has made such a thorough
study of the law relating to per-
jury and extradfition that he is
considered one of the greatest au-
thorities in the world on these
subjects,
The decision today was upon
two appeals, Collins having sue
eeeded in getting his case into the
supreme court through two separ-
ate channels. 1t is considered a
great victory for Assistant Dis
trict Attorney William Hoff Cook
of San Francisco, who fought the
fight for prosecution from start to
finish.
E. SAN FRANCISCO, May IL
Undismayed by the adverse decis-
ion handed down today in the
United States supreme court,
George d. Collins, when seen at
the county Jail, declared that he
had not given up hope of winning
his freedom.
II have other plans for appeal
which I cannot at this time make
public" said Collins.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-17

BANK CLEARINGG.
Clearngs ............ 1896, ,o08
Balances .136,0S4
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-24
WIRELESS STORM
REPORTS NEXT
Are To Be Flashed Entirely
Around the World Says
Chief Moore

Washington, May 24.-Flashing
around the world by wireless tele-
graphy the approach of storms and
other disturbances of the elements is
one Of the latest international project.
Still another perhaps little less i'm
portance is the proposition to equip
vessels Of all nations with uniform
storm signals.
These are the leading problems to
be threshed out at conference of dis
tinguished meteorologists of the prin-
cipal nations to be held in London
June 81. The conference is the out
growth of meeting of the leading
meteorologists of the world in Europe
several years ago. The United States
will be represented by Professor Will
lis L. Moore, chief of the United States
weather bureau.
Zone of. the principal problems to
be taken up by the conference" said
Prof. Moore today, "is the question of
international agreement as to the TAX
ing of wireless marine weather re-
ports. The scheme is to secure the
adoption by all of the leading nations
of uniform method of taking and
transcribing wireless meteorological
observations SO that each observation,
no matter by what nation taken, will
be comparable with the observations
taken by any other nation. There is
now no uniform system of receiving
and transmitting wireless marine
weather reports. and exactly the same
things are not observed.
1--WE shall doubtless do all we can
to induce the several governments ul-
timately to adopt regulations that will
compel ship beyond certain ton
mage to carry wireless instruments
and operators and to take at noon.
Greenwich time. daily observation of
the weather. Observations received
by ship would be transmitted to
other ships. SO that by relaying from
one vessel to another observations
from the entire ocean would then
within a few minutes reach the land
and the central meteorological Office
in the United States. France. Eng
land and Germany and other interest
ed nations would be able to complete
these observations each in its proper
geographic position and thus to deter
mine the location of storms and fore
cast the future directions. Such fore
casts could be distributed to vessels
in the same manner"
While American vessels use flags
by day and lights by night to convey
storm warnings, ships of other nations
use signals that are made up of a
combination of cones and cylinders.
The diqerent signals are said to be
confusing to mariners and uniform
signal and code to display storm sig
nal warnings is proposed.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-24
ILLINOIS DROUTH

Indianapolis. May 24-Twelve more
Indiana counties shall have register
ed their choice in the alternative of
the licensed saloon or the prohibition
of liquor selling by June 1.
Monroe county will have its option
election next Tuesday and Madison,
Owen, Crawford, LaPorte. Floyd, Har-
rison, Ripley. Boone, Porter, Lagrange
and Clark will follow quickly.
The vets who seemed hopelessly
defeated in the beginning of the anti
saloon campaign in Indiana, have late
ly taken heart. The victory for the
licensed saloon in Franklin county
Saturday made the total of counties
voted "wet" seven. Fifty-five counties
have voted "dry." and saloons have
been closed in thirteen by remon-
STRANGE. Five of the twelve in which
elections are scheduled. are already
dry by remonstrance. There are only
eleven counties in which elections
have not yet been set. All are saloon
and brewery StrongholdS.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-24
FAMILY MIXED

ST. Louis, May PA new and
stern solution of an ancient problem
has been found and applied in st.
Louis in the case of the Rev. G. F.
Schenk, an evangelical pastor, and
Miss Gertrude Wolff, 20 years old. Of
flower-like beauty, who has been a
member of his household ever since
she was 13. The situation in the Rev.
Mr.. Schenk's domestic affairs was re-
vealed when Mariana Demkowska, a
Polish refugee, came to St. Louis with
Mrs. Schenk recently and after her
arrival as a guest at the Schenk
home mentioned conditions there to
several persons.
Among others, this information
reached the ears of DIR. A. Siebert of
1881 South Jefferson avenue. friend
of the Schenk family. He called
Gertrude Wolff and the Rev. Lewis
Suedmeyer. pastor of the Evangelical
church Of Hermann, Mo-, into a con-
cultation, which ended in the girls
signing promise to leave America at
pastor of the Evangelical church at
Stolpe, near Hermann. Miss Wolff
has left his home and is stopping with
the family of Rev. DR.. Suedmeyer,
preparatory to her departure for her
old home in Konigsburg, Germany.
Meanwhile in the Schenk home at
Stolpe, two little girls romp on the
lawn unconscious of the impending
crisis in their lives. Miss Gertrude
Wolff. their mother, never has been
married. Evidently the parentage of
the children has not caused the
heart of Mrs. Schenk to turn against
the little ones for she mothers them
and will care for them as though they
were her own. 1t was supposed by
Pastor Schenk's parshioners that he
and Mrs. Schenk had adopted the
children in Switzerland,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-24
TAFT Is NEUTRAL
Besought in Vain to Interfere in the
Illinois Senatorial Deadlock.

Washington. D. c.. May 24.-Great
pressure is being brought to bear on
Senator Cullom. urging him to have
talk with President Taft on the H.
linois sensatcrial situation. with a
view to devising some ways and
means by which an election of a SEN
ator to succeed Albert J. Hopkins
may be brought about next week.
This pressure is understood to have
come from Illinois and from some
members of the senate who are par
ticularly anxious to see Senator Hop
kins reelected. In all probability
Senator Cullom will see the presi-
dent within day or two and see what
his latest views on this subject are.
1t is we'll known that the presi-
dent has repeatedly stated he hoped
the Illinois legislature would elect
senator before adjournment. The
president has carefully refrained
from expressing preference for any
candidate. and it is believed. in view
Of his recent expression on factional
fight in Kansas, that he cannot be
persuaded to take sides in the contest.
The president looks upon the situa-
ton from the broad point of view of
the Republican party. and the state it.
sell:
That the white house and some of
the senate leaders have been greatly