The San Francisco call., 1913-07-23
CLIMBER FALLS IN
BLIND GRE VASE
Founder of Mountaineers'
Club of Vancouver Meets
Death on Mount Baker

BELLINGHAM, Wash, July 22.-J. G.
Bishop, founder and honorary president
OF the British Columbia Mountaineers'
clup or Vancouver, B. c., fell into a
plind crevasse on the northeast slope
OF Mount Baker late yesterday after
noon and was killed instantly. In COM
pany with c. S. Wright, mountain
GUIDE, he ascended the mountain from
the snow line for the purpose of TAX
ing photographs and was returning to
camp when the accident occurred.
superintendent Exonerated
SPOKANE, July 22-The state board
or conlrol that recently investigated
charges made against DR.. John M.
Semple. superintendent of the Eastern
Washington hospital for the insane 1T
Medical lake. exonerated him, accord
ing to advices received from Olympia
today. The board found that Doctor
Semple was not brutal TO patients and
that when he discovered that patients
mad been mistreated by employees, he
discharged the offending employees.
Murderers Lose Appeal
PORTLAND, July 22-Frank Seymour
and Mike Spanos, convicted of murder
in the first degree for killing George
Dedasklou September %, 1912, in Med
ford, lost their appeal to the supreme
court today and must die on the gall
lows unless executive clemency saves
them. Both men made written con-
fessions before their separate trials,
detailing the murder, which was for
the purpose of robbery
Banker Has Paralysis
TACOMA, July 22-Nelson Bennett,
widely known contractor and banker.
was stricken with paralysis last night
at his home in this city and is not ex-
pected to survive. He was a promi-
nent figure in the early days of Mon
tana, built the Stampede tunnel of the
Northern Pacific railroad through the
Cascade mountains and recently COM
pleted the Point Defiance tunnel for
the Northern Pacific in Tacoma
Bronze Statue Unveiled
SEATTLE, July ga massive
bronze statue of the late Governor John
Hart McGraw of Washington was un-
veiled tonight in the park triangle
Addresses appreciative of the services
of Governor McCiraw were delivered
and the image, which was paid for by
popular subscription, was turned over
TO the city.
Police Control Speaking
PORTLAND, July 22-To give the
police absolute power in controlling
public speaking in the city. Mayor AL
bee has had drafted an ordinance de-
fining the offense in which the flag
or the government of the United States
is insulted, degraded by word of mouth
or action is punisha BILE. The penalty
provided is year in jail and $500 f1ne
Horses Get Vacations
PORTLAND. July 2e-The city com
mission has ordered the renting of a
pasture near Portland where the fire
horses of the city will spend their va
cation time. Every horse in the de-
partment will be given three weeks
rest this summer at the expense OF the
people. the same al the men In the
department. oas
Two Sisters Drowned
PORTLAND, July to2,-Rite and Car
rie Lee, sisters, weres7drowned in the
Willamette river at 1:30 o'clock this
morning when a canoe in which they
were taken out by Arthur Hergt and
Alfred Mitchell capsized The two men
clung to the overturned canoe and were
saved by the occupant of a passing
skiff
Day Bill Constitutional
PORTLAND. July 22.-The supreme
court of Oregon today decided that the
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