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The Prescott daily news., 1910-07-09
Chile Wa~ts Another ssttieshio.

Valparaiso, Chde, July 8.-The Chilean government in September will ask for b&ds in the United States and and Europe for the construction of 8 bGttleship of s1,00Q toua
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21
POSTAL BILL
BLOCKED AND
TAFT IS SORE
Now Congress May Have
to Work All Summer or
Give in to the President.

WASHINGTON, June 2t.-
After President Taft had care.
fully spent several days ureas-
ing the ways for the postal saw.
ings banks bill, the measure TO.
day ls still sticking on the slide,
and the president Is mad.
Taft's anger was so great thai he
his proposed trip TO New
Haven. and announced that he
would SO tight on the congressional
lid as long as necessary 10 accom-.
plish the passage Of satisfactory"
postal savings bank measure
The president demands that the
senate shall accept the bill without
amendments. leit the insurgents
and the democrats are determined
to force changes.
The president decided 10 borrow
and use the big stick when he
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21

J. p. Webb or Jesse Webb. held
in connection with the murder OF
William Johnson. at Portland. had
a career OF frenzled finance In Sc
attic several months ago
Last summer he came here from
Alaska and obtained employment
with the +. r. Cox Investment COM
pany, working on commission.
About July / he started house
rattle on his own account and ad-
vertised that five-room Cottage
belonging to Patrolman w c. Hub
bard would be given away on mer-
chandiso tickets.
Tickets weEe sold by Webb In
blocks OF 1.o0O and $500 TO mer-
chants. grocers. druggists and other
business concerns from Fremont to
Columbia. Stores showed pictures
Of the $4,000 house in their win
dows and IL was advertised that tho
stores would give customers one
card free with each dollar paid on
account or cash purchase up to
October 80. 1903 The house and lot
were 10 be awarded. the advertise
ment read, az Madison Park. Novem-
Der l.
But Webb never appeared at the
drawing and has never been heard
Of since, II was learned that tho
house had not been purchased from
Hubbard.
Webb disappeared from Seattle.
II was rumored that he had gone TO
Vancouver. b. c,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21
PlGEONH OLED

AZ the meeting OF the city e0un-
ell last night while this and that
ward councilman was fHaainE
about different improvements In
his ward. the following wall from
the overtaxed" was received aud
pigeon holed and forgotten:
ITO the City Council Of the City o.
Seattle.
"As owner Of s6se5 feet al the
northeast corner Of Bellevue as. n,
and Loretta place, ! object g being
taxed for any portion Of the es-
pensc Of extending John a..
through from summit av. 20 Belle.
Vue Az, N.
"only a little more than q year
ago ! paid fer the grading Of Lor.
eta piece ard for a retaining wall,
ell costing about sf2o. and Loretta
place 10 being paved no~, 70 cost
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21

letter. aud the council Immediately
aiierwnrd proceeded 10 turn down
recommendation made by the
board Of public works asking that
some Of the many public improve.
mentH be held up.
The board returned 10 the coun-
ell adverse reports on the follow
Ing proposed Improvements:
Fouyflfth av. s. W. a. al. grad
Ing. West Oregon r. ct al. grad
INK. goth av n r. e al. grading
and wooden walks; Republican 81
e. al. pianking. and Belvidcrc av.
district. water mains
Councilman Wardall and Wolfe
succeeded In getting the council
not 10 adopt the report Of the
board, but 10 send the resolutions
providing FOR the improvements
back 10 the committee.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21
KERSCH TELLS STORY OF
HIS WIFE AND |. WEBB

couvor about two years ago. After
taking out hts card 10 Vancouver he
came 10 Seattle and resumed his
friendly relations with the Kcrsch
family.
Abou, this time Kersch fell and
broke his leg He was laid up for
about 10 months His wife volun.
tccred 20 go out 20 help earn the
living Mrs. Kersch insisted. As
kersoh expressed a. "she began
acting queer" On August 10. 1909.
kerBch and wife separated. Kersch
keeping the seven-ycar-old child.
On November l6. 1909. Mrs. Kersch
stole the child away from its father.
On November 16. the same day.
Webb disappeared from Seattle.
Since then Kersch says he knows
nothing about them.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21

about 500. on top Of that a side.
walk ls 60 be added, az = cost 10
me o. about $40, making a total
% $3.50. u secms 20 me that the
extension q John o. 10 not ~ all
necessary AZ present. and is = bur
den that some arc not able 20
stand without being 'eramped'
- Tor one am near that eondi
ton, my income being BARELY
enough 70 live on at present and
pay general taxes, and when these
special taxes show W they cut me
short on GRUB money.
- think that, vith a long spell
Of dull times staring us In the face,
i 10 time 10 call halt and give Va
taxpayers . rect until we know
where we are az. Respectfully,
EDGAR BRYAN"
No one stopped TO consider this
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21

Bert Korsch this afternoon re-
luctantly told the story OF his wife's
career. and although he refused to
connect her with Webb. the details
make this connection absolutely
certain.
kersch was married March 2.
1903. IN Vancouver. b G.. and came
to Seattle May Z. Ills wife came
on July 3. KerHch got work as
llnemnn. and be aud his wife start.
ed TO build themselves little
home at Green Lake.
One Of Kerschs first aoquaint.
ancea In Seattle was Webb Webb
wns then a painter and a paper
hanger.
lie became friendly In the kerseh
household aud was liked by both
KerHch and his wife. SO much so
that when Webb wanted 10 20 TO
Alaska. Kersch readily loaned him
money.
While IN Alaska. Kersoh worked
in a newspaper office and managed
20 learn enough about the printing
business 70 join the union In Van
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21
CAUGHT
AF TER CHASE

Edwin Bloxam. 20 years old. son
OF William Bloxam. a Youngstown
butcher. was caught this morning
after a chase following an attempt
TO rob the Shamrock hotel, 2ll7ia
First av
II. II. Castle, proprietor of the
Shamrock. found three men rob
hing a room in the hotel at Z o'clock
this morning. One of them hit him
over the head with a revolver. and
all ran. Castle followed Bloxam up
to Second ay., into the engine room
of the Washington hotel. Police.
men. attracted by the chase. ar.
rested Bloxam. Bloxam said he
met his companions while beating
his way west from st. Paul. The
other two robbers made good their
escape.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21

SAN FRANCISCO. June 2i-As
great trainload Of swat special.
iatH as ever peeped out % Pull.
mans VIII leave the Oakland Mole
az 2 O'Clock tonight for Reno. On
board the train viii be two ex.
champion heavywesEhte Of the
world. three near champions. one
OF the worlds greatest wreHtlegs,
and a horde OF lesser lights.
Jim Jeftries. of course. viii be
the piece de resistance. but Jim
CoFhett viii come In for his share
Of the limelight
Then there will be Joe Choynaki.
Farmer Burns. Sam f.RuFfnrd
George Byers. Roger Cornell. De
witt vanconrt. Waltsr Kelly and a
score OF newspaper men.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21

Mrs. Iohnson'a possession Of tbs
large sum Of money found in her
purse was cleared up today when u
was learned that she and her huA.
band had just sold their farm at
Kent
When Webb was searched az the
station two watches were found on
him. one of which Mrs. Johnson
Identified as having belonged to
her husband. Webb also had two
Woraen's handkerchiefs. both OF
which were bloody His right hand
was wounded and bound up Ia a
bandaEe
Skull Crushed, Then Shot.
Johnson's murder in room I19 in
the New Grand Central hotel some
time yesterday afternoon. where
his skull was crushed by some
blunt weapon and a bullet shot
through his head. was brought to
light by the discovery 81 a small
pool Of blood which had seeped
from the trunk IN the Union depot
The trunk had been checked TO
North Puyallup, Wash. late In the
afternoon.
The number on the check indi-
Gated that William A. shaw.
trucker, had handled the trunk. lie
was awakened and said that he had
moved the trunk from the New
Grand Central hotel
The police made hurried in
vestigation and found that Webb.
or Powers. had occupied room i0s,
just across the hallway.
Try TO Conceal Crime.
In room ll9, where Johnson was
murdered. there had been many
hasty efforts 20 conceal the crime.
The blood stained mattress and
sheets upon which Johnson had
presumably lain. had been turned
over TO hide the te'ltale blood
splotches.
The trunk was broken open and
Johnsons body was found damned
within
John Long. a porter at the hotel.
who moved three trunks belonging
10 Webb and one belonging TO
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21

SALT LAKE. Jane 2t-Cov
Denver a DickerBon. 81 Nevada.
will not interfere with the Jsfffieas
Johnson fiEht The governor was
here today Asked II be wuuld
take any action looking toward
stopping the contest. he declared
that he had no such intention. lie
lntimated that the Law would not
permit him to Interfere. even II he
we're 10 disposed lie IL On hia
way from Ontario. Ore. to Rsnn.
Wckegson said further.
4 am without authority "a stop
the fight under tho laws 81 Nevada.
which licenses prize fighting
IF there be any evidence % a
frameup ! shall certainly stop u.
Tex Richard ~ a friend of mine.
and ! know him "a b. on The square
and that hs would mot lend his
name 90 a fake fiEh; Hence
do not see that the fight viii be
stopped n u d staged Ia Nevada =
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21
Will. Fight
RED Light
DISTRICT

Plans were perfected al the
meeting % the Public Welfare
league, successor 70 the Anti-vice
association, yesterday afternoon
the members OF the or
qanization hope 10 arouse public
sentiment TO such a pitch az to
completely do away with the re-
striefed district.
Speakers will be sent 70 every
Improvement and church club In
the city. These clubs will be In.
formed Of the actual conditions,
and efforts will be made 10 or.
ganlze a gigantic campaign against
vice In Seattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21
IS THERE A BOY OR A GIRL In ALL SEATTLE UNDER
IL YEARS OLD WHO NEVER RODE In A STREET CAR?

Maybe so, but I'll bet you can
find kids In this town that have
never been on the cars"
I'm bet $500 every one Of EN-
has been all over town. and then
some"
This controversy grew out OF the
statement that a man 20 years old
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21

Ia visiting In Seattle who had never
ridden on a street ear until he
came TO this city.
The Star isn't taking any bets on
the question nor offering this con.
troyersy as a diversion TO disap-
pointed ones who had me.de sleeper
reservations for the Jeffries-John-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21

son fight at San Francisco. But The
Star would like TO know. Just for
fun, whether there are any boys or
girls in Seattle, 10 years old or un.
der. who have never taken a ride
on a street car
Know any? Drop card 10 The
Star, giving name, age and address.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21

'T1l bet there isn't n kid In town
~ years old that hasn't ridden on
the street cars"
"Ill bet there IL"
THE children who have the least
money have the most candy. the
most shows and the most car rides"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21

Wno Is Wehbf
Printers the local union know J. T. Webb. who
ns 10 Nome Alaska about aud de.
sed his With Secretary Mccullough Of the typographical
aaAn.
IRIS Webb has been employed printer with the spokea
Spokane the middle OF April Saturday
aew his card he lcav
- spkane would Butte Mont. possibly Portland
- With a woman who time he said his
~ another time declared she. his wife.
described about ssx feet tall awboned weigh
= p0Sslbly pounds, about 50 years old
ne family q J. r Webb who mixed IN the bogus
rattle live 2t2 18th There II wife and
Anxktfx
Mfs this afternoon husband had been
speazns a him within tew
He employed printing office He 20 Spokane
fxm Nelson describes him years old feet
eompexioned aud slightly
Ne formerly Nome she and while there had his
r webb that time she has
Snee Pickering Webb. avoid confusion
Hkr hsstand Is also a painter and paper hanger
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21

Today Webb taken the New Grand Central hotel
ii brought face face with the where the murder
committed. He the bloody mattress and blood be-
Essrrd walls but nnched. all the time saying he
still in drunken stupor and could not remember what
Be had been doing.
When Questioned the detective bureau he said he
married man and that his wife and daughters
Ew AZ 22 Eleventh av.. Seattle
Continuing. he said he met Johnson and the woman on
ne train coming from Spokane.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21

heard several senators had planned
n filibuster against the bill
Senator Bailey, roputod TO be lead.
Ing the filibustor. conferred with
the president today. When he
emerged he cried: "They must
abandon that bill or they will be
here through August"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21
" Ray srAnnARp BAKER

- hay sTANhARp BAKER.
VII people were well satisfied
49,. ne new president-until he
a. 49, = act, and then. shortly. no
is y sas early days Of his admin.
k.s ss,eh Lincoln was attacked.
~ s had his detractora. and
y ~ ~ nave had 10 meet a stead
sp, ~ 49, % criticism than Roosevelt.
ird' 49, ~ one Of these men had be.
ia.Ie s wa large body Of enthusl.
fenl, s1epofters. II would be- dlf.
III rs y ma any such group behind
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21

According printers arriving Seattle today from Spokane
m and the h wife left Spokane Saturday
at early Sunday morning printers who in Seattle
E took their travelling cards at the time Webb
m Webb said he going either 20 Butte Portland
ne appeared to be worried about something
Webb In Spokane worked al the Spokesman-Re
EF1 Spokane April tie quiet
1 we'll dressed inclined mix with The other print
~ Ihoge who with him decent
pr o. fellow He little information himself
~ Nat he originally from Ohio Al times he said be
carried and then
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21
SEATTLE MINISTER'S
LAuD GOV. olLLETT.

= The ministers Of the Metho.
= dist Episcopal church. az a
b meeting yesterday. adopted
= resolutions commenting Gov
\ Gilletf. Of California. for stop
b ping the Jeffries-JohnsOn fight.
\ scheduled for July 4.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21
Vancouver Knew Webb.

VANCOUVER. u. c. June 2i.--
j. r. Webb, arrested In the Port
land trunk case. was fairly well
known while In Vancouver, having
put In some months during the lat
ter part OF last year as extra limo
type operator on the Province. and
having also worked for a short
time for the job printing firm OF
Evans 4 Hastings.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21

PORTLAND, Or. June 2i.--The woman who gave the
zane Of Mrs Johnson when arrested today with Jesse Webb
connection with the murder OF William A. Johnson
Kent Wash farmer is alleged by the police this afternoon
hss admitted that she is Mrs b. W. Kersh OF Seattle.
The authorities that they have found letters among
r Belongings which bear her Her husband it is said.
! an electrician working in Seattle
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21

police story b. Johnson
~ Mrs Kesh Of Seattle. 1862 w sch the wife Of city
according them. she eiopcd about six months
named Johnson said BY the police has been travel
q With Hebb and Kersh for time lie Is said to have
80 farm ReutoR for s2s 600 recently.
esse Webb took printers union card In Seattle several
noafhs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21
RENO
GETS
FIGHT
Richard Makes Positive
Announcement - Bust
ness Men VIII Build
Arena and Pay for the
License.

RENO, New. June 2i.-Tex
Richard has decided in favor OF
Reno and the big fight will be
staged here on July 4. The
Reno business men accepted
Richards terms. They will
erect an arena and viii pay for
the fight license. Work on the
arena will begin at once.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21
WHAT IS THE MATTER
WITH PRESIDENT TAT?
nay Stannard Baker in American Magazine Answers
That Question-Man Has Always Been Pushed For
ward and Therefore Has Developed No Hard,
Straight Line Down His Back

hy sannard Baker whose articles as the Re-
saean Party Breaking Upr and What About the Demo
Lug fariy? has written for the American Magazine for
IVY striking article on 'The Measure OF Taft" This article
ss President Taft untted-hopeessy out Of place in
presidents chair The Star through the courtesy Of the
sneles-Ed;,or -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21
THIS PLAN WINS.

II you have want OF any A.,
kind. telephon' an ad to The ,
Star. Star ads cost only n few +,
pennies and bring quick re :
turns. Phones: Main 9f00; A.,
Ind. AL.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21

The plain fact Is that the coun.
try knew next to nothing al all
about the real Mr.. TAFT until after
his election.
What. then. Is the real Mr.. Taft
as he ls coming 10 be known?
All his life long Mr. Taft has
been impressinR the men he met
with the charm Of his personality.
In a high degree Mir Taft possesses
that charm. far more common
among women than among men. OF
personal charm. II Is high, rare.
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21

Johnson, said that Mrs. Johnson
and Powers spent the greater part
81 the afternoon packing and re-
packing the trunks They stated,
Long said. that they purposed TO
move some household goods.
Identifies the Trunk.
Later Long was called upon to
move q trunk TO Shaw's dray. At
the morEue he identified the one
which had held Johnsons body as
the ono he had moved from room
iI9
The police believe that Johnson
was first drugged and then killed.
They assert that Webb and Mrs.
Johnson had planned TO leave town
together and that Johnson prob
ably was killed when be learned Of
their plans
PORTLAND. ore. June 21.-Ac-
cordlng 20 the police. Mrs. johnson.
or kersh, worked as a chambermald
at the Elk hotel In Spokane until
recently. when she came to Port
land with johnson. Under a severe
cross-exnmination by detectives. she
strenuously denied that she had
anything To do with the murder Of
johnson. Her seven -year-old son.
While. calls Webb papa"
The woman has not explained
how she came into possession OF
Johnson's small fortune OF 1900
further than TO assert that he
gave" Il 10 her.
According to the alleged admls-
sions 81 the woman. she came TO
Portland with the view OF securing
a divorce so she could marry john
son.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21
MRS. JOHNSON WIFE
Of SEATTLE L|NEMAN

r3e;,s Having Anything TO Do With Murder But Is
Said to Have Admitted That Her Name Is Mrs. b,
W. Kersh, Wife of an Employe of City Light De-
Dartment-Her Son Called Webb Papa"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21
CHASTITY FIND
BRINGS ARREST
OFTWOPEOPLE
Webb, Printer and Real Estate Man Here, Who Had
Career in Frenzied Finance Suspected of Killing
johnson.
icy United Press.)

PORTLAND, Or, June 2-Suspeced Of the murder Of
William A. Johnson whose body discovered jammed
trunk the Union depot last night Jesse Webb and Mrs.
William Johnson widow OF the dead arrested today
and taken 10 the police station.
The couple apprehended by city detectives they
aghd from automobile the Willamette rooming house,
3221l Start after they had been riding all night
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21
WOMAN HAD $1,000 IN CASH.

Mrs Johnson had 81 900 cash in her purse which she
said had given her by her husband the day before
Both Webb and Mrs. Johnson had been drinking
Neither would talk much Mrs. Johnson said Webb and
Johnson the park yesterday afternoon while she
manned home with her seyenyearod boy she feel
ing we'll
Webb stated that he Johnson down at the Union
depot" last night
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21

Thars Happened Taxpayers When He AK
ed City Council Hold Up FURTHER nprovementsHad Already
Paid Out $3.50
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21
WEBB HAD FRENZIED
CAREER IN SEATTLE

Cox, manager Of the investment
company. and Mrs. Webb, who still
lives in Seattle, deny that the man
accused Of the bunko scheme is the
man held at Portland.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-21
WEATHER FORECAST.

Fair tonight and Wednesday;
warmer Wednesday; moderate
/ westerly winds.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-10-07
FRATS GET ONE DELEGATE
Students COME renee Takes Action to
Secure Better Balanced
Representation.

Madison.-Tentative plans looking
to a change in representation in the
students conference were taken at
a meeting of that body, and as a re-
suit the fraternities will, If the plan
is approved, be represented by only
one delegate. Heretofore each fra
ternity has had one representative.
Other members of the conferences
will be the presidents of the Y. M.
c. A., the Wisconsin union and the
athletic board, the editors of the va
rious publications, representatives
from each debating society and from
the engineers and the agricultural
students. The plan will be voted
upon. The object of the change is
to secure a more perfectly balanced
representation.
No action was taken regarding
hazing, it being asserted that the
practice no longer exists. Provisions
were made for policing the class
rush.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-10-07
PREDICTS AN ARCTIC WINTER
5 tar Lake Prophet Finds Bark and
Fur Thick, and Says Unusual
Cold is Coming.

Star Lake.-If the predictions of
Avery P. Dunhill, the well known
weather prophet of this vicinity
come true, Wisconsin may expect a
rousng cold winter. Residents of
Star Lake and surrounding country
express such confidence in the local
weather man that even now they are
making preparations for real Arc
tic winter.
Mr.. DunhilI is one of the old-time
prophets who bases his predictions
on such natural signs as the thick
ness of the bark on the trees and
the texture of wild animals furs.
Mr.. DunhiIl says that there is every
indication that the mercury will fall
to an unusually low stage this win
ter, especially in northern Wiscon-
sin
1t is not only in regard to weather
affairs that Mr.. Dunhill has made
his fame as a prophet He foretold
the Spanish-Amerlcan War long be-
fore there was a declaration of hos
Titles. Mr.. Dunhill is now predict
ing a great war, which he says will
be worldwide in scope and which
will result in a general upheaval OF
all nations
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-10-07
Judge Turner Holds Joint High School
District of Waterford Is
Not Dissolved.

Racine-Judge Turner, Milwau-
kee, sitting for Judge e. b. Belden.
held that the elections on April 8,
1910, in the town and village OF
Waterford, did not result in dis
solution of the joint free high school
district
Judge Turner held that the con-
sent of both the village and the town
ship was necessary for a dissolution
of the district; inasmuch as the ma
iority of the votes ia the village were
against the measure, the dissolution
had not been accomplished. The fact
that heavy majority in the township
In favor of the dissolution had con-
stituted q majority of the votes in
both the township and village could
not be considered.
The action had been brought to
GUST the members of the board of the
joint district alleged to have been dis
solved Thus the members of the
board retain office.