The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 14, 1907, Page 1

Paper in Seattle That Dares to Print the News VED THEY HAD $100,000,000 IN ORE. DO ASSESSMENT Story Told to Purchasers of Worthless Stock by the Ofticers of the Great Ledge ng Company-The Ditference Between the sects and the Realities. | pProspectus vs. the Reality” is a fitting title for the ' experience of Elton W. Smith with mining in- ith possesses $500 worth of hard-earned ex- esented by three worthless stock certificates for shares of the stock of the Great Ledge Mining pitalized at $1,500,000. th is a clean young man in the employ of the Lumber company. He saved his money and Detter himself by investing it. back to February 19, 1902, when he bought md shares at the instance of a fellow worker, cked his judgment by the investment of his sav- Ledge. ly the most effective work done by the Great company was a neatly printed prospectus fabulous wealth of its “mine” and the immense im stock offered to investors, pectus did the work FACTS AND FORTUNES. the title page, giving the names of E, B, Cur- mnt and J. H. Watts as secretary, the prospectus the statements that “facts are solid things,” and lere built on them.” ate the only assertions in the prospectus which oved by the outcome of this venture. In the ph of the preface the prospectus says: ny has but one business, that of completing t and equipment of the Great Ledge mine it a dividend payer in the shortest time possible.” interested did the officers become in the sale of Gther matters that they neglected to do assessment ip claims for a year and the claims were jumped. is the explanation given Mr, Smith by President failure to develop a great dividend payer. SO MANY MILLIONS. reasons for believing that there are $100,000- in the Great Ledge ore body and that it will be th immense profit to the stockholders,” says the His mining ex- Eto date the stockholders have seen nothing of the pore bed and have not received back. any part of investment to say nothing of dividends, Great Ledge is in Whatcom county, Washington, B of Mt. Baker and near the boundary line between States and British Columbia,” says the prospectus. p such ledge of gold has ever been discovered in Of Washington p great ore body is several thousand feet in length, n ‘ever 500 feet in width, and developed to a depth we pit to contain millions of dollars worth of gold that and profitably mined,” says the prospectus millions actually in sight, the officers neglected the proper assessment work was done to hold the Sf the company. : NOTHING IN THE WAY. 4mine’ can be reached at any time of the year. The and the company’s rights fully established,” Ospect us, vestigation shows that the great mine, with mill- was in reality a prospect which was valued so the promoters of the Great Ledge company that to do the assessment work necessary to make established fights” good on the strength of these statements as false and misleading, Elton W. Smith-and thers invested their savings in the Great Ledge. They vg and many iad awaited word of developments. ty stockholder will be kept fully informed as the : $s,” said the prospectus. he stockholders waited in vain for any word from as to the min development or dividends finally sought out the officers, those gentlemen tly forgotten entirely about prospectus promises. had gone glimmering. So had the money of Htholders and the officers had no further interest in Sis. Smith thinks the officers of the company are still He keeps his three stock certificates as souvenirs dreams of wealth. One of them is reproduced FROM BOATS Telegraph Service.) = | in also alleged, it being de RL. Fed. 14.—|clared that at least one boat was lowered minus oars, and that the Sowardice and brU-| row stuck together leaving inex Part of Captain Mc- | certenced passengers to handle the tlawkward boats are told! Another surviver, upon being! Passengers of the | questioned, refused-to confirm Heir tm this city «we « story in detail, but the fact i, of kiyn, @lthat the crew reserved the beat Geclares that not ¥ | boat and allowed others to be low We and members { win ler mproperly manned, is sup- BERENE the bent boat for their | ported by several survivors | if they jostied ne Several of the male passengers Ger that they might not! are also accused of driving women | the boat bearing he | back from the boats in order that | b Mismanax t of | they themselves might escape | FERRE | * * | TWO OF THEM KICKED OUT. | q | et ERM Gepable young men of The Star's editorial force have | * * SomMpelied today to throw two wildeat promoters out of # HOM door of the office * #8 Persons came with blustering words and threatening # r |} Seeking to browbeat and bully. * i They got all that was coming to them. * The Star receives courteously any person who appears ina # 7 * * ~ 7 * * | | Manner and with a be polite. it will MAY complaints made by such persons, and if wrong has fone it will be Mt for the bu front door osition to ad to make things right s who try the other game, the route to straight and quickly traversed. * ‘ te. a. a ee ee 2 2 oe 2 2 oy TE OR COME TO THE FAILED TO STAR THE SEATTLE STAR SEEK SEATTLE MONEY False Statements in Circulars Received in Seattle Offering to Let the Public in on “a Small Block ot Stock” in a Bullfrog Property-—Offer Only Good | For “a Brief Period.” many former Alaska have during the fowad Southern lent field. used showings of real to exploit chime even “preapects.” as Goldfield and Tonapah, a share of promperity od te “be fi to Re wildeatters. WEATHER FORECAST—Falr Ton ight and Friday; Light Bast Winds “Wideatters,” among whom are operators pest few years Nevada an eteet The various districts have trom time to time come in| for free advertising, as the result! of finds having been made. While/ there has been & grain of truth to whown tn the market letter which some of these reports, the hordes/sceompanied the cirewler, and) of weecrupatous men that abound! which gave Bullfrog quotactons as! in the vartoas mining camps have follows properties that were not A couple of years ago there ap peared in magazines and other pub- Weations stories of miltionaires be ing made oversight in such camps public, which was enjoying « fair naterally want and fell easy There were all sorte of stock flotations, and most of which have never been heard of since the last share was posed of. Seattle has field for these operators, Present time. Evidences of Fraud. ous persons connected company bearing that cireular concludes as follow OUR OFFERING. nam cents for a brief period only. familiarity with the ground and ite physical merit and the present de mand for Bullfrog securities lead us that this price it is bound to The history of Bullfrog to the conclusion will not long hol advance. been an excellent and considered fairly good even at the Throngh the matia there reached Seattic yesterday an offering which | than one evidence After a flamboyant exploitation of the Bullfrog Teddy, and the vart with the three proved to be among the Which range above par tonsorrow.” | Three in Sixty-elx. | Approximately 66 Bullfrog stocks We are offering a emali block of the Teddy treasury stock at 16 ie, * = SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, FEB. 14, 1907. a UNIVERSITY STUDENTS tf that Jnstitetion. Hergtofore dents maki org, bat echolarehips were pot tained tn the above which are worth | ¢ noting, One saya bs “The history of Bullfrog te thut | M the cheap stocka of today are those whieh range above par tomorrow.” Quotations Give the Lie, | boll, ‘The falsity of this statement te} jerman, Miss Bieter Inger SULLrROO Opening Fetreary & leet ek Aaeed Runitrne ia em hye s| ¥ Truritreg MG * a) is 7 5 1 owe ame a” is os Denver Anees ad ll | 1 the seer 6. a * : Bt & meeting of the Unitarian clad Snaemars ‘e » HE Bight it was proposed that the Proehons Nt bank ® chulie of other churches co-operate ” in & petition to be signed and - o } prey ¥ Si utied to the city counctt askin 1s 1%) that the prinoners tn the city jail be oe | given decent siseping and eating ac- ate rm ecotimeds tions. s Hi) fhe Unitarian club a short time te! Xge BPpotnted « committee to Inver- . = 4) Lighte the city Jail and found that Gi the prisoners were compelled to « a sie@p on the cement Moors and that s the euting accommodations were to- ” a tally unfit for heman beings. ry ” % + of “. < Now oman ve od Of the 33 stocks in this list only e “thane are listed on the San Francisco ex-| according to the quo-| od in the} is only above change, and. tations as daily pubis papers of thet city, ther one other than those given that maintains an above par tion The seo "Within the Our A large number of 4 ore fr Kast Pike st. ference in the etty om mat today te id a an the prope post dinon st ynd false statement ings ae well an were three dr past few days Orig bie Hy eee ae ae te inal Bullfrog has practically dou- | OF Mere petitions with many sig tomorrow. Anyone whe is at ali ied In price” ne | widens ; rs rpes: 208 familiar with the Bullfrog situation riginal rog Ras been. ORO) Gane t atte tor the wit h thle to be a fect The time of the most inactive of Bullfrog - atooks. ia now ripe to take an interest In our first offering of Bullfrog Teddy Within the past few days Original Bullfrog stock has practically dou- bled in price. Weet Extension stock ie not for sale at all, and if you Minor and Hoyletor The following quotations on tt, feet beyond picked at random from the San ele ghey Francisco Chronicle, stamps th be $280,00 McGarry quotations as a wilift falsehood WORK GET SCHOLARSHIPS. Working along the lines of some af the Englieh ugiversities, the Unt- yerdty of Washington has adopted a Bytom of honorary echolarshipe the highest grades tn every trudy have been granted hon- Those receiving scholar ender the new rule are: Mine Louise Heyes, Mise Her- Mise Kieie Madge Rall, Thos. J. i, Kennedy ond Harlan 1. Trow- perty own. er’e depart- roughfare from | There} MRS. STEPPLER DIES. WITH YOUR MINING STOCK EXPERIENCES~WE WANT TO HELP YOU PAY ONLY ONE CENT DEMAND YOUR CHANGE VOL, 8, THAW TRIAL IS HALTED BY PRESENCE OF DEATH NO. 304. as CENTS PER MONTH, RARER KERRIER HH HS| * * Grim Reaper Visits Home of Juror Bolton Claiming *# BUTTE PRESSMEN GTRIKE. & £ (eorippe Telegraph Service) ¢| Mrs. Bolton as the Victim--Death Quickly Follow- * HUTTE, i} ‘eb. : A bressmen' trie fa thud elty : ed Attack of Pneumonia--Howard Nesbitt Quarrels haw Caumes mplete suspen & fewepaper inthe ty, "Te & With Jerome. men went out inet night, * ee eee Atolehahltalha : sint’ vou ger gets SE ly cis ene ie tare Thaw news ditton send « physicia ax deeply grieved over the Mra. Bolton's eritical eon- and begged to be allowed to to the Bolton home ings in the Thaw trial came to an abrupt end this maraing when Mrs Joseph Holton, wife of Juror No, 1 AVALANCHE. OF died at the family nowe at the] at nis own ext He was in- Bronx, Mra Bolton was stricken | formed that the atate had provided with pneumonias Tuesday night and | for this in sending Dr. Janeway, one of the state's foremost physicians, proceedings were interrupted ye | ty aitend Mre. Bollor lerday to allow the juror to vitit) ‘sire polton contracted a cold re- caevamuaigeean the sick bed. Court opened a8 U8U8l| wuiting in pneumonia in a ¥ieit to this morning, but word war sent to | 5), the court room to the effect thi Mra, Bolton was dying, and @ ser was taken, Mr Roth roads are vow practically open to the east, and tons of mail are being recetved at the postoffice. tel Monday night to take her 1d a change of clothing, That night @ bilzeard struck the city sud~ Avaistant Postmaster Colkett this| 0%4 #djournment dently morning received offictal mail from | B!ton, in charge of court officer® | 1h iy reported t Howard Nes- Washington, D. C,, dated Feb, 7, the| 8" hurried to b me, but failed) wit ates, Evelyn Thaw's brother, latest mail brought over the Great| ' ®ve re his wife expired. | has’ quarreled with Jerome and that Northern, The latest mail from Adjourns Till Monday. he has flatly refused to take the New York is dated Jan. 30, Upon the shnouncement of Mra.| stand for the state, The quarrel. it As large @ for ean work to} elton's death District Attorney in due to J ® determin- advantage has been addedto handie| Jerome announced that court would | ation to impeach the testimony of the avalanche of mail now at the| be called again Monday morning. It| Mrs. Thaw, it being understood postoffice, for, in addition to the! is probable that Mr. Botton will be | that he 4 pre sly promised delayed mail, thowsands of valen.| permitted to visit his home and at. | Nesbitt that such @ step would not tines have been received the last} tend hie wife's funeral under guard | be taken, conditional upon Nesbitt few days for disribution. of court officers. | appearing as a state witness The long-delayed consignment of| When the note announcing the) Delmas secured during a short stamps has also arrived from Wash-| critical condition of Mra Belton | examination of Evang the admis- ington, D. C., just in time to supply | ¥8# received in court the juror) sion of Thaw's oral statements to the increased demand of the valen obs rush. ee WHAT turned deathly pale and jumped to| Byana during the tests, Jerom hia feet, being enly restrained by | jected, but the court overruled. = ee : BE DONE SHOULD elu Aw ot le The probable _ 555 SENSATIONAL CHARGES IN GREAT WILL CASE want to make an investment in|) io 9 a <<; which you are fully assured of a wn ne d eg rr Gal hel diea tater te a ns ie safe return, now is the time to take 5" 4 ¢ 4 26 Mré Jacob Meffier, the victim of went to different places in Ireland January 29 ‘ 26| the frightful burnis eldent at! ; re . ' mornin he latter to procure evidence im nee. | ‘The McGarry statement was is | “ed at 2p. m. yesterday. The ac- |favor of the clai presented Ce waARAY BROKERAGE |eurh ne Rian Faves, folcldamt ween inumactone aquan.| Ate Juggling of Testimony Made Against W. Weir tis. inat when evidence was COMPANY, the company can hardly hav any | “of tar and creosote exploded ; being taken before other commis- Rhyolite, Nev. [excuse to offer for its reference to whe being heated on the kitchen Bolster and Jas. B. Howe in Sullivan Will Suit. sioners, "Bolster was pre vant bola There are two statements con-/this particular stock vo Tapa ae ees with We} employed by Howe to take the evi- se GME. the famnen, 00 be thourtt A new phase of the Sullivan will ceedings he acted under orders| “ence down for him, acting as prk ete tt te tt tt tte tt te ttt te tt tt tte el rin for @ doctor, but the flames | Case has been created by the mo |from James B, Howe; that he was) Yate secretary and stenographer. e # |Droke out again while the unfor-|tion for a re-bearing of the case constantly in Howe's company Testimony Was Concocted. tutaité woman lay unconscious on | filed by Assistant Prosecuting At j that the hearings were so ar | & Through an oversight in copying names in the long “Ist of & |e dhor and one was horritin| ete oe - by him that the attorneys repre-|, Prigmore, in course of the hear & the dead” off companies, which appeared In yesterday's Seattle # | wemead horribly | térmey R. W. Prigmore, represent-|wenting the other claimants were | ins before Judge Griffin, filed a ‘Wear, the © ard Off compari? whe tnctuded * Wie funeral will take place Sun-|'®8 King county, and of Walter A./unable to got either a proper op motion asking that the evidence # ‘This concern has nothing whatever to do with the selling of w | aR a hm num Noles litean, an aliemed brother |nesses produced by Howe, or to 8 the ground that the transcript # off stock and ix not dead. It is a reputable mercantile company & | “: hates! iti” 7 srigmore | Produce witnesses of their own to|¥8% Mot a true and correct tran- | wht © yoors old. The sworn affidavits of Prigm & having no mining properties or corporation k forsale, One- & and Keene filed by them in sup-|Contradict them a and that Bolster was dis 14 is owned by EF. L. Heuter, of San Francisco, who ts the nct- & port of their motion contain sensa The further charge is made that | @alif from acting as commis tind W ownes »Y : : | penal charges againet N, W. Bol-| Howe and Bolster came back from | #oner and offering to introduce tes # ive man in the Base-Heuter Paint company of that city ia jator, appointed by Judge Griffin as | Ireland together, remaining in each timony in support of his motion * * law of Mr. Spreckles. The Seaboard haa off refineries on # | special commissioner to take depo: |9ther’s company and holding con Judge Griffin, it is sald, refused * | property near the Fryé-Rrubn packing house, “It sells its w | leftions of the Irish witnesses for|Stant confiden confabs as far, allow the yg fon of any & products in th pen market, It buys from independent p * Piles, Howe & Farrell | St. Paul, and that at that point they nine Prk on tm eum “ ae products in he 6 marke puys from independcer wor u08, ruled Prigmore's motion. The de yo sensational implica-|8@parated, coming to Seattle by 4 ne SNS neenete en EE ee ey of po Be vatonal conduct 1s | different routes cs) a of Judge Griffin being ba , A Sell r aim conee s wi in € trely on the ¢ ence take 22> & Parker-Bell cor y and similar rms, Ite ti sofa * waehé etcabent James B.. How’ Shiva hes. entirely on evidence: taken, be & strictly mercantile character ae. A The charges, if found true and he steonaent anentetions eqatens | Groen ou, & to acqued Ge * « Star ‘akes pleasure in removing this meern from the liet @ | they are made by two re — ©! Bolster in the Prigmore affidavit | court would have to decide # of speculat? e of mpantes, off coring stocks to the publi * (Soripps Telegraph Service.) attorneys under oath pees cy hes are that the depositions and testi-| either than John Sullivan died with- * # |. BRIDGRVILLE, Dela, Feb. 14 7 FA Or ae ie rnpanitions | money taken before him were not/out any next of kin or heirs and Isalah Johnson's house burned this | throwing out of a @ depositions | fairly or truthfully presented to the| that his property escheated to the de te te te eet tt tte fe tt tet hte te te fet tte te tte | oening and Johnson's four chil-| taken tn Ireland fa Pa rae of Ed-/ court; that he had manifested an| state or county, or tn favor of one ‘ dren were burned to th. Jobn-| Ward Corcoran wnd ey undue bias and partiality In favor|of the other claimants . ; LAUNCH SENT NORTH, |son and his eldest child le from} han, and the appointment of 4 new) of the claimants represented by! The claim of the attorneys who | ja window to a lower roof, whic jh | Commission | Howe, and that by reason of this| were present during the hearings The Launch Pioneer Capt. T, J.) fell, burying the others. Charges Against Bolster. partiality, bias and prejudice in fa-|in Ireland, and had an opportunity Wathey will sail for Catalia to In the Prigmote affidavit, Bol-| vor of the Piles, Howe & rell|to watch all the witnesses, is that night. The launch was formerly} ster is charged with having failed | claimants, he was disqualified from|the testimony given in support of owned by the Pioneer boat house W to act in a fair and impartial man-|acting as commissioner. the Corcoran-Callaghan claim was and wae bulit at 7 ma last July. | ediiieine am ner during the taking of t lepo- It is alleged that he falled to re-| concocted, and that in a hearing She was recently purchased by the itlons that all his actions were | port the evidence given before him | before a fair and unbiased commis H ‘ h | The eight ward taxpayers club | Alaska Pacific R. KR. & inal} (Scripps Telegraph Service.) calculated to b fit the claims of | correctly, suppressing evidence wn-| sion would be proven so. . = communication to|Co WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—The| Corcoran and Callaghan, the claim-| favorable to the claims of the Howe| If Judge Griffin overrules Prig- has addresses 8 : / — stato department has received an-|ants represented by James B.jclaimants, while he incorporated | more's 1 n for a new trial he ithe city counct} in which It endorses George Hotel Gold, ewers from Nicaragua an Hon: | Howe that during the hear-|into the records statements made appeal from fecision, and | the city engineer's plans for a gar H. T. Brede has bought from Mil-|duras agreeing to arbitrate thelr/ings — he aeted = in \ man-|by parties outside of court not un the ipret court will have not bage Inetner and asks the coun-| ler Bros. for $36.00. George hotel | differences in accordance with) tending to prejudice the in-|der oath when such statements only th given in favor of cil to hasten the adoption of thejon Spring bpteen Second and American wampootliae and those of|terests of all the part except | were favorable to the intere ep-|the ¢ allaghan claim, but plans work of construction can| Third. F. % Welty made the trans | Mexico and other Central Any rican! those represented by Piles, Howe | resented by Howe methods used in obtain begin as soon a# posatble. | notjor, states. & Payroll; that throughout the pro-| It ts further declared that } , — sererst vat - yer se renee SRR SERRMON HERE EWES REE ps Meryem atone eae yy me # perge popes . s atest. lca a 4 MER - - beset: Cae ET aR er pineal — se scat