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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27
AR ROBBER MAKES A full CONFESSION
On RobbinG the Dead

After disasters such the st Louis cyclone the Cal
weston Hood, the san Francisco earthquake and the like
soldiers stationed about the the catastrophe
Their orders are to Kill sight any person who attempts
TO rob the dead.
Despoers Of the dead arc called ghouls and ghouls
are held IN such horror disgust and shudderug repuson
that they universally denied the right of trial by jury
They are blown ont OF the world instantly
Seattle having experienced death-piing disasters,
has somehow bred class OF ghous who strip the dead
remorselessy down tho last penny They the
skulkng type OF ghouls who provl hyena among the
bodies, but business who lay claim 10 position
ia the community. But crngng brute cutting of the
fingers Of dead for her rings any greede for
the spoil OF death than these our fellow citizens and corpse
robbers.
Tax Commissioner r. Frost In hts investigations
into the disposition q she estates left BY residents II kE
dbnodca ghounh
docor.
have played disgusting part The system simple the entire
stranger who died Seattle 81 when estate
expenes and doctors expenses came exactly TO SEQ Al the
time settlement however discovered that Tho estate
tisTe This
admusrntos hearing postponed for one week when
Coz $40 for earring Cor grave vac presented ana allowed
Mr Frost has found vouchers for $50 $50
the very last cent left By the deceased
This ghoush condition has prevailed Seattle and "a Kng
wcpumed respectable nockcd TO he
knx for real estate hurowed ~ tb banks Tor esnE aeens
ron aboa there nohiag iefesery morsc bad been
money through these eharnel hsfts
perhaps amounts to eonad"rable but whatevvr this
may be- Is secondary consideration They dont shoot
biooaca human beings with human minds
hearts cannot and Will not tolerate their
that these cadaseg abide
and tails makes flesh and makes
graveyard may wind
ward and avoid infection from their ispross
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27
TWO HOLDUPS LAST NIGHT;
MYSTERY IN ONE OF THEM
Electrician Cashes Check
and Is Soon Af,erward
Found Unconscious and
Money Gone.

Tit on the head and robbed Of
SIS IN gold and a gold watch. Rus.
sell Taylor. 20. electrician en-
pioysd BY Stone a Webster. Was
found In n semi. cumafoas condition
az the corner oi Eighth av and vir.
giuia o. al . o'clock this morning
BY fatrolmen Terry and G Humph-
ycy.
Taylor casbed q check In the
Congress saloon AZ about I a m.
and shortly aftnrWaTd started for
bis home. i1I Minor Av II is
thought that the robbers we're IN
the saloon at the time the check
was cashed and that they followed
him out and 90 to the CORNER where
he @as found later By the police
men.
Taylor WAS taken 20 the city hos
piiai. where he ia suffering with a
brulse on the back % hle head
where The robbers hit him with a
blackjack There wcrc bruises on
his body where the robbers kicked
him after he was down. Ills in
juries ar. not seTious
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27

FORMER NJ. G.,
DIED TODAY

wv fNtHtA VS.
INDIANAPOLIS. May 2Y.-Es.
Congressman Jesse overssFee,,
who for many years represent
ed Marion county. which ir.
eiudes Indianapolis. IN corr
aress. died today. overstreet
vas for . long time the chair
mar ~ the house COMMITTEES
on posfoffless and post roads.
nc ~as defeated for congress
tsvo years age. when many of
Tire republicans IN the state
were retired.
OVerstreet served a number
Of terms as secretary Of the re-
publican national congress
aionai committee ard took an
active part in the congressional
campaigns. lie resigned az
secretary four years ago.
oVerssrset vas chairman Of
the National Monetary Com.
mission a. the time Of his
death. He died at his home
here Of q complication Of dis
eases from which he suffered
for the last three months.
overssreet vas an Indiana
congressman for eight years.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27
BIDS OPENED
ON STONE AVE.
BRIDGE PLAN
Fight Is Now Fairly on Be
fore Board of Public
Works-Three PROPOSE
tons Up - Holt &
Jeffrey Are Lowest.

Bids wcre opened for ths West
lake av Improvement by thc board
81 public works this morning. and
ths fight u nos on between the
Fremont people. protesting against
the construction ~ TIRE Stone av.
bridge. and the Green Lake. NERD
ian and EHllingford car line pat
rons. who want H.
The figures submitted b the two
contracting firms biddins gives the
fremont people the advantage.
These shSs the Improvement with
the Stone av bridge a. a part %
if will cost more than either ~ the
other two propositions.
Three Different Bids.
Zach contractor was called upon
% make klds on three different
propositions No was for the con.
structinu ~ the entire Improvement
including temporary bridge or
Evanston NV No 2 was for the
whole Improvement. including the
Stone as. bridge. and excluding AT
other temporary bridges over the
North ona ~ the lake No 2 was
Pr the whole Improvement. allow o
ing the crossing 81 tire canal while
The work b. IN progress on Fremont
av. az az present
The figures submitted follow
Holt 4 Jeffsry 80. .. tafs.3z7.9s.
no 2. s8gs.Gs1 so. no. 2. tsf3.0T7 30.
Grant Smith a so. 4 Stilweli--
80 /. asfs.i877b. 40. 2, t5st.ia2as,
40 2. sg5G.ss3IB
Holt a Jeffery are lowest on AT
three propositions. No award was
made today. and the fight between
those favoring and those opposing
the Stone as. bridge VIII come up
on which one Of Holt a Joffery's
propositions the board viii accept
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27

circus has ever made penny
No Longer a Joke.
Thus hc ceased 20 be- a Joke 10 the
clreus irtist. and Immediately the
war waH on. The trust put it's
Coming Coon" chr on the rails be-
hind the Sells Floto advertising ear.
Every tinie a Sells Floto bin show
inE a dcnsoiy populated jungle scene
weni np on q billboard a Coming
Soon" bin followed alongside u.
Tammen Is unique fighter.
He bought tho Show world. q
Chicago publication Everybody
thought ha ala II TO roast the trust.
Instead he prints all the good news
about the sueceFH Of the trust and
IN addition prints the roasta about
himself clipped from the trusts
papers. he never loses his editorial
temper: he kids" his enemies, and
this Is always disconcertinE.
Last year after a bitter campaign
In the South, Tammen called In his
circus men. The circus men were
fun Of schemes of retaliation and
carrying the war into the enemy's
country After listening 10 them,
Tammcn said:
There Is theatrical war on,
isn't there? Ny papers are fun of g.
Klaw & Erlangpr and the Shuberts
and the Shuberts and klaw n Err
LANCER An the papers are fun Of
IT, But / notice when go 10 X. q
h. house ! pay my little $3.50 for q
seat and when ! go to a Shuborts /
do the same They do all their
fighting with printers ink. am
going 10 eight with pennies. The
admission 10 my circus hereafter
will be 20 cents"
A Terrible Shock
The circus men nearly fell dead.
I'm half the towns you play In, n
avarv uaruou In town comes 20 the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27

circus. you'll lose money" they
shouted Wen, I'm losing II any
way" replied Tammcn. 4 have
writer's cramn All winter. but I all
ways get over Il hy spring I've got
a little money nobody hut myself
and my wife, and II I'm going 10 be
ioke III be "a good one"
So this year the IS cent rule went
into effect and Mr.. Tammen's check
writing arm has peon taken out OF
the spllnts.
Tammen IA Immensely proud OF
HE circus n you tell him the Den
yer Post Is a fine paper he viii admit
it with a bored look. hut tell him
something nice about the circus and
hc'll an but give 10 90 you News
papers are All right In their way.
he thinks They are handy 10 make
money 20 keep circus going. hut
the real important thing IN lifc.
according 20 Tammen, IL the se-
curing Of the biggest hippotamus or
the smallest pony In existence.
= little. genial warm hearted man.
about so years old. he Is marvel to
the men IN the newspaper business
and 60 those in the circus business.
Newspaper men could understand
how a man might run "a newspaper
and a planning mill but TO hook up
a circus TO the business of mold
ing public opinion seems a bit un-
conventional, 20 say the least. His
newspaper employees swear by him,
and every canvas man ON the lot
feels free 20 say Hello, Mr. Tam
men" whenever hc comes In sight
He loves fight. and isn't really in
fatuated with dollar. and that f.
the reason for the Sells Floto cir
Gus, which has grown from a nice
little dog ana pony show TO a full
sized circus with a -ringed
chest measurement.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27
147 CONvICT rs
ARE HUNG IN
SHACKLES

COLUMBUS. O.. May 81.
With their arms in shaekles
hung up so tina, they were held
above their heads. i47 con
viets in the Ohio penitentiary
decided that work is not such
a great hardship. and today the
strike in the peniteniiary is
over. The men struck because
they alleged the food served
them was not good. When the
addition OF IS eonvie,s to those
already on strike brought the
total up TO i47. Warden Jones
decided il was time for drastic
action. He ordered the con-
viets hung up, but instructed
the guards not to allow the
weight Of the men to be lifted
from the floor.
The men agreed to 20 back
TO work today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27

Every circus has 10 have an own
er. An owner ~ az needful FOR a
circus as Fat lady. the elephants
or q clown. 50 Il happens that tho
owner Of the Eello-Floto circus
which IS billed here FOR Monday and
Tuesday. H. H. H. Tammcn Of Den
va. colo. That the circus travels
under an alias h due 20 several
causes. The SELLS" part Of the
title ~ for euphOny; the "Floto'
commentaries a spOrtlnR editor.
Mr. Tammen's legitimate occupa-
ton ~ that Of newspaper editor
He owns the Denver Post and the
Kansas city Post, both Of which
hold the red ink championship In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27

their respective fields. Mr. Tam
men started In life as "a cnfio deal
er. from which be drifjed into the
newspaper business. and then grad
uated az circus owner Incidental.
- he has several million dollars ali
laid away
DOG and Pony Show.
Ten years ago Mr. Tammou
bought a doc and pony show. for no
particular reason except that he had
the money and liked dogs and ponies
Having the show on his hands. he
called IN Otto Photo from his sport
ing desk on the Denver Post one
day and told him 10 take the show
cut on the road F'loto knows sew
eral prize fighters BY sight. but his
circus experience was not large nor
profitable. and Mr. Tammen spent
considerable Of his time writing out
checks 10 cover dog and pony def
iclts. Having plenty % checks and
"A good right arm Tammeu didn't
mind and his little show went
blithely over the country losing
money
Small ns the show was. however.
It interfered with the circus trust
plans. and one day It came 10 the
ears Of MIR. Tammen that one OF the
circus trust heads said he was "a
Joke"
Now. Mr.. Tammen doesn't take
himself over seriously. but he IL
human, nevertheless, and that "toke"
remark settled him Then and there
he resolved TO have a circus 10
turned his money making newspaper
over 10 his subordinatea and start
ed buying elephants camels and
human skeletons for q money losing
circus. II takes time 10 build up
circus. and just how good a loser
Tammen iH may DC Judged by the
fact that this ~ the first year the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27
PAuLHAN BREAKS
HEIGHT RECORD

VERONA. Italy. May 27.-Paul.
han today rests secure IN possession
OF his crown as king of the high
flyers.
At the aviation meet here the
Freedman yesterday assembled
1.A63 meters or $500 feet This
was 200 meters higher than his
former record, made az Los Ange-
les. Paulhan will make an attempt
TO better his new record before the
close of the local meet
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27
JUDGE LYONS
A GUGGENHEIM
PUPPET, TOO
Wickersham's Oh argos
Against Faulkner, Rust
gard and Lyons Promise
TO Start Things.


WASHINGTON. May IL
Tire charges Of Delesste Wick
srshAu % Alaska before = sVb-
committee of the senate ~
dietary eenlufstee that the
Morgan -ouaeenheim syndicate
caused the appointment 81 r.
q. lyons - federal district
Judge, the nomination Of John
Rusteard as United States die
trie, attorney and OF Herbert
Faulkner 50 United States mar
sinai IN Alaska, II sustained, to-
day promises 10 start a move
rnent IN congress for an open
investigation 81 Alaskan affairs.
The Investigation. which IL fore
Swallowed by previous developments
would not be confined "a any special
phase of The land situation Every
political act In which IL IL charged
She syndicate participated would be
probed, and the probing would be
open 70 the public.
The officials alleged by Wicker
sham to br syndicate sppoihtrcs
win act in the Cunningham cases
which are pending in the territory
unlesa ths government inierfcres
They also would act In all cases IN
which the syndicate is interested.
Judge Lyons was one ~ the at
torncys who defended Edward Hasey
when Hasry wns ON trial for muir
der. Hasey was deputy federal
marshal Husey's attorneys. accord
lnR 20 charges before the commit
too. wrote a letter 10 a Guggenhcim
agent In Seattle containing itemizod
bills covering entertainment 81 wit
ncsses az the Hnsey trial
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27
STOLEN" HILL
TABLET FOUND

While the police Of Seattle have
been searching vainiy for a bronze
tablet missing from the statue Of
James J Hlil on the campus Of the
University Of Washington. the
metal has been Ia the possession Of
Dr. Horace g. Byers. head Of the
department Of chemistry at Wash.
inFton.
The hue and cry now being raised
rs somewhat delayed. as the plate
has not been In lts customary posi-
ton on the base OF the statue nor
more than three months. AZ that
time u was removed by Captain
Frank II. Lord. curator Of buildings
and grounds. who noticed that the
plate Was loose
The "Luplns" on the police force
worked up several clues when the
loss Was reported. These ranged
all the way from opinions that II
had been taken as a souvenir 10 the
assertion that II was stolen by per
sons who were politically opposed
10 James J. Hill
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27
CHARGE TWO
WITH MURDER

Raleigh Nj. Faulkner aud Wallace
A. Russell were both arraigned upon
murder charges in Judge Ronald's
court this morning, Faulkner is
charged with the killing of Bert
Hardin.
Bussell shot and killed Joseph
Bonner. manager OF the Monte Car
10 saloon, two weeks ago.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27
MRS. JULIA WARD
HOWE is 81 TO-DAY

BOSTON, May 27.--Julla
Ward Howe, author Of "The
Battle Hymn Of the Republic"
is celebrating her nlnety.tirst
birthday anniversary today.
Surrounded by relatives and
intimate friends, she received
scores of kilograms, cable mes
sages and letters Of eonsratula-
ton. A little procession Of mes
senger boys carried the mes
saoes 10 Mrs. Howe In her
Beacon 81. home, and she smll.
lnaly opened them and answer
ed some Of them with her own
hand.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27
STOP DRINKING
OR GO TO JAIL

! Stop drinking and pay his I
/ wife s. a week or 40 to jail Cor !
: one year was the alternative I
+ offered Andrew Anderson. !
/ logger. hy Judge Ronald this !
/ morning Anderson decided 10 I
/ stop drinking. and his sentence ,
I of one year in jail was sus- !
/ pended. !
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27
Lay In Hiding.

caatieion Thought nothing Of u
until hs reached I.atoua av Then
the fobber stepped from beside "a
building whore he had hidden mo-
Weniarily. ahd without word 81
warming without even command
Held ~ your hands" levricd a
pistol az Casfieton and fired
Dasfieion was carrying a grip cone
tanning thr union records Whom the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27

Cobun g. wtchman until recently yardmaster the
Northern Pacific yards AZ Paso Wash laughed he told
crime he
which robbed the passengers
May ~
IT laugh" he said laughing himself TO the
acted lie didn't
10 along
through his pockets with the Of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27
STAKE YOUR CLAIM.

4 Acquire a personal holding !
4 I'm Seattle real estate That !
4 Seattle realty is AN income pro- !
4 Queer Is evidenced by the adj !
= vancos made in prices of both J
A residence and business proper :
4 ~ during the last few years !
4 There are scores of opportuni- !
4 ties today 60 buy properties
A which viii show rapid increase !
4 during the next year or two,
4 Many OF the best quotations
4 will be found exclusively In
4 the real estate columns Of The
4 Star.
4 Some good ones offered to-
4 day
=. = = - - ~ Il II II n y y 4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27

Eight noldup victims called this
Afternoon al Identified
Wilson threatened finger
less he ook ring.
Mccain at admitted the truth Of coburns story He
wouldn't talk robbery, he admitted
along fun"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27
HAD no ENEMIES.

Neither cassleson nor bic wife
knows Of anyone who would have
any motive II attacking him. The
union man got . eood look at his
aassliant. The face ~aa strange 10
him.
Tire police this morning are fol.
lowing up the possibility Of some
one wanting the union records An
iron rouidcrs strike ss impending,
and caatieson had most OF the pa.
pers bearing on a.
Csaiictan bad attended q meeting
~ hss unlnn az tho Labor Temple
and VAS IN route Co hts hom. az
t0a4 Second aV. y " Nc aiighfsd
from the street car "a t0th av and
Sixth n H. His aasailAnt, whom
be described as dark comnlsxioned
foreigner was on the sauc car. and
alighied just ahead ~ him.
The rohher paused just long
enough after leaving the car 90 ser
what direction castletnn was taking
and then proceeded on ahead 81
him
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27
Union Secretary Is Shot
Without Chance 10 Hold
Up Hands and Records
Are Stolen.

ap0t Down on the street last
night u &oth Az. and La,ons ~.
ard vobusd Of MA grip. Arthur Cas-
,ieien. seerssnry Of tire iron Mould
ere Union is at the city hospital
today ~lth dangerous wound In
his breast
The Gaze has puxrieo the police.
Tire hlelrnsrran gave Cssileton
No chance 10 throw W his hands
just Jumped az him from the
s'ssae~ Of q building after trailing
him 20 lonely spot, and fired.
All the booty vas contained IN
the arip. u consisted solely Of
union records. Tire robher made
no attempt 10 90 through Castle.
tons clothes. or 10 asop hts hight.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27

Wight girls and sis boys were born In
seattle yesterday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27

The more talk Il takes 10 run a
business the slower it moves.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27
The Game Is On.

This he did. and Immediately
Wilson covered Derry. The saloon
keeper was the only one they were
really after. but as long as they
were started they figured they
might Just as we'll go through the
rest
Coburn said there WAS no trou-
BILE tn escaping They left the
city, Mccain going with them, two
days after the robbery.
The other members of the gang
are being questioned this after
noon Neither Wilson nor Ford
knows that Coburn has confessed.
He hasn't told them, and the news
papers have been kept away from
them.
Coburn says all the loot secured
was s35 in money. three watches
and two diamonds
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27

u.cufNCTON Nav "a Keen and critical analysis Of
IN \ be Interior Richard A. Balinger whom he char
49, : srresolutc" "shy and "uuethcal" public of
49, ,rd found wanting the summing up OF his case
: Attorney Brandeis counsel Tor LOUIS Claws before the
= So investigating committee today.
$3.50 dealt in facts marshaed ehronoogically His
3 -. ~ saS cold concise and Unconditional lie seldom
- IN ofsioFy
- psfnger unfit for public office He declared that one
~ an essentials in adequate secretary OF the interior
10 resist aggression lpsidious otherwise. lie
-. Ras,ueer exhibited 4 lack oi this quality
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27

dsuf raft u reported Ia favor %
aboiishiuE thc Interior department
and creating q new department *
public works. 20 embrace the reeia-
nation service. ths Panama canal
forestry and conservation WORK pub
&c building construction aad pablie
lard management
Il 81 said ~ viii perfect the
schsme az Beverly this summer and
recommend Il 70 congress IN De-
cemhnr
II ccugress approves. tialilngef
via BE- cat q a ipb without resign
lnE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27
MI |NGER IS Played
| N BRANDE|S' SPEECH

s,u Secretary Is an Irresolute, Shifty, I'm
"''' - md Several Other Kinds of Official,
-. ". Been Tried in an Office of Public Trust
.sd Found Wanting.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27
LAUGHS AND SMOKES AS
HE TELLS CRIME STORY

Amazing Tale of Amateur Robbers-Met at Saloon
and Followed Proprietor on South Park Car
One Man Lost His Nerve, So Others Held Him
Up, Too
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= Probably fair tonight ana y
= Saturday. Moderate south 10 \
y southwest winds y
49, $500 tttt \ y
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Goes 10 Hospital.

Despite the fact That be was very
painfully injured Castlston ran back
20 toe car tracks. caught car into
the city. and went directly 20 the
City hospital Re collapsed there
He stated this morning that he
would willingly have put up his
hands and stood for the robbery n
hiss assallani had given him half a
chance. He had bat "a few dollars
on bis person
The police have q good description
81 the robbcr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27
Two Noe enrqIars.

Caught breaking into cigar
stand az 81 Second av. S. al an
early hour this morning Roy David.
"a. and Jas. Murray. 25. were ar
rested by PatrolmRn Nolk.
The two young burglars refused
to be arrested and started to make
trouble Volk. fearing that he could
not handle the two OF them. fired
his revolver In the air several
times. and another patrolman rush
ed to his assistance. just in time to
prevent the escape OF one of the
thieves.
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man fired he dropped the strip. The
hiEhwayman raised the gun az "
Co fire again. and Casiieton turned
and fled The rohber. thinking
there was money in the grip lci
him 20 and took tho grip. only 20
find q contained nothing bat union
records
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27
FINGERS JOB
"Af BE ABOLISHED

'''iSSTos. May III gsesl-