The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 8, 1907, Page 1

of the Hiring to throw on the Biame for the fatal cot Boe the Fort Lawton oar line afternoon by the (esth Boye, at the coroner Being held at Foresters D. Portes, aged 17, and 18, are the two testimony (ends to shat the dead motorman of these two boys io show that Motorman W. M. #, of the outgoing car, which @ with McKay's car, know y's car was ahead of him Jett Park siding and at _" @racer Took a Chance. to these two boys, who ear which left Fort ahead of McKay's car, and | pamed Gracer's car at the . the motorman of » that there waa being true, Gra- taking car outbound at) Park siding, and t the second y ewiteh. It thing about any ear hin y deing behind evening, are Ddelng com |pamsed Rubados car at Midway minutes behind time on the twenty minute schedule, when it was really 22 minutes behind time. | Park efding, the last witch this of biame which ts being| side of the end of the line, the car, D. M. MeKay,| there was no car ahead of him me and pulled on the cluster of five — at Park siding before I went fod Mr. Macktotoeh, the first time he had seen McKay | = om the rum and that the day after the accident the conductor on Mo- was war garding the {nstruetions of the com car, Was responsible for the prew ence of the bays as witnesses this afternoon. Testimony Given at Inquest by Two Boys Who Were on a Car Pre- ceeding McKay’s and Who Claim to Have Heard Motorman Rubado Tell Motorman Gracer to “Hurry Up and Beat McKay to the Switch.” eo WHITE IS HEAD OF BUREAU In the meeting of the trustees of the Shingle Mille Bureau yesterday im the Alaska building, ©. F. White of the Grays Harbor Commercial company was clected president, PF. Lytle of Hoquiam vice-president, and A. W. Macki¢ treasurer White was formerly secretary of the bureau and as this position was not filled yesterday he will prob ably act in that capacity also. D. W. Base, the retiring president was thanked by the trustees for| they have no sympathy with his Braces Me te behalf of the bureau “No.” Gracer testified that when he witch he thought it was only two le said that hen he reached ts were out indicating that “I pulled the lights out back of “Does the fact that the lights were out at Park siding indicate that Me | t reach the end of the Kay failed to pull them on?” quer “Yea, the motorman coming out would have to pull the lights out before MeKay could pall them on.” Gracer testified that Sunday was Kay's car bad told him that Bunday MeKay's first day on the reg Tun after being broken fn. Prosecuting Attorsey Mackin- Gracer closely re- pany to motormen tn case the sig- tals are not working. Lights Not Working. “What are you supposed to do when the lights are not working,” he asked. “We are supposed te notify the company and proceed with caution. If & te foggy, we are supposed to | send the conductor ahead and rus slowly.” John L. Caldwell, captain of the Wanderers foot ball team, who was riding on the rear step of McKay's Caldwell is of the opinion that the blame for the accident rests on Motorman Gracer and brought the bors to the tnquest to offer their "| teatimeny to Coroner Carroll. |the car just before the collision,” F, tells the “{ was looking forward alongside sald Caldwell. “I saw the other car coming when it was about 60 yards ahead of us. Our motorman Teversed the current, suddenly throwing me against « window and breaking 1 Then a fuse blew out and the car continued down hill Gracet’s car was coming up bill and mist have been running much | taster than was our cer, as our car ‘waa tho one that sustained the most damage and on which the most were injured “T think there plenty of time for Gracer to stop his car if he did 00 the stand this morntng, | not lose his head. he had Babaso im effect: that the line at the Midway switch f oelock ani found the lights/ “1 jumped before the collision but other cars,{was hurt when I was thrown thet they talked only of/ against the window.” Many Witnesses. ‘Ten witnesses testified at the in west this morning. They were L. Finch, « lawyer; Car! L. Hon lore, a tinemith; Mise Hattie Puller and Henry Cornwall, lente at to Park siding I waited at came Rubado's Pali them on gotng out, would sot work and Rot tried to pufl them © °t found the ropes to the tights | ted / Span I gave them @ pull Kad with the other motorman?” Prosecuting Attorney Mack 7) “Yes,” replied Gracer Gracer Denies It. ee BLAMES MARS. BRACKETT FoR OWN DEATH, E& BAREFACED EVi- OF CRIMINAL NEGLI. OF 8. &. Co, ‘There will be no inquest over the f Mrs. Jamnes KR. Brackett. BPothel, who wax \itled yeater Morning by 2 Madison at. car Carroll is vinced that Was accidental, despite feet that cars ha peatedly the raile ot ¢ olnt, and B80 effort to ed that all the conversation | | plies of the latter. the University of -Washington John Jamieson, plasterer; George Walker, clerk; 8. A. Zauner, lum ber company employe; H.C. Reeks. Skagit River Trading & Transpor tation company, and Motorman Gra er Most of these witnesses were on Gracer’s car and could hear his part of the conversation with Motorman Rubado, bat could not hear the re None of them gave testimony tending to controvert the story told lby the two Forbes boys, with the lexception of the dental made by “Didn't the motorman say any-! Motorman Gracer. IARROLL REFUSES T0 HOLD INQUEST 0 tt seems to mef id Dr. Car roll, “that the wom would have been absolutely safe had she re fratned from jumping. The car, of course, was derailed, but I have been assured by witnesses that it was not traveling at a high rate of speed when the accident occurred |The gripman will swear that he warned the woman against jump ing, and Itkewise declares that Mr Brackett was in a position to save his wife's life had he not become frightened "Under the circumstances I am convineed that the woman's death was due solely to her own careless ness, and not to negligence on the) part of the company.” BUTLER GUEST JAILED | FOR FIGHTING j Tn Tones, o % the Sut Me, giving iin - ae salenma . 2 a3 36 STL HOPES TO TAX! :: $ FRANCHISES scher, who then placed a ch of | disorderly conduct againat t ar whom he al hin liberty le bail of $2 wornan was re leaned under $10 ball to insure her lappear # prosecuting witness | Jones was almost without funds. f oat 1 who ser WEATHER FORECAST—SHOWE RS TONIGHT; WARM ‘ACER TRIED TO STEAL LAST BLOCK KNOWING _MKAY’S CAR WAS THERE aie ap pe egg STEFFEN 16 COMING, % *. . *. . * * ==: SMILLPOK NEA ~ g here S | @ next Monday for Seattle. Se tekeeeneeeeeee OVER 1500 MEN OUT (Seripps Telegraph Service) Ore, Mareh = &.~- Six of the largest lamber milie in the efty were closed down today, Over 1,600 men are out. ber industry ts paralyzed by thie strike of the Industrial Workers of The unions tn the city federation have decided to remain neutral, as MAYOR TO PROCEED AGAINST WALTERS nd other potitictals te “hold It is intimated that he once, or would © done a long ago, but for this politictans. They hoped to get the Piper-Mullen-Reck bul through the legislature, making | the way eay for the gang to de the mayor and retain Walt Now thet the bill has been defeat- politicians are on the alert next move te RA BILL 16 DEAD AND TH ASPHALT FRIENDS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL HAVE TROUBLE KEEP. ING HIM IN OFFICE LONGER. would drop out Unies A. L. Walters relinquishes etreets voluntarily, drastic action & the mayor will follow been urged to hold on to the office | to be. DY Ne friends in the counctl and to know what The counci] will be given another chance next week to confrm the ap- Walters has been told by Ben- | pointment of a nee appointes by the ater Wilttame, PRIMARY BILL IS AGAIN IN OPEN ee BITTER FIGHT IN HOUSE OVER RESOLUTION IN WHICH HOT] the besse ont of returning WORDS ARE USED—CONFER ENCE COMMITTEE AP The motion aroused bitter argu- ment between the advocates the opponents of the direct primary bi in which hot words passed oa (Btar Bpecial Bervice.) The primary advocates forced OLYMPIA, Wash, March §.—'Tf| resolution to a vote and it paboe you persist in this method of Dro | so the bill is again steered into the coedure, you will not be insurgents, | open sea and now goes to a confer but you will be guerrilias,” indig: | ence committee In voting against the resolution the majority with nantly declared Randa, of Clark the senate thie morning in opposition Ruth charged to & motion to amend the caption jamming through a resolution not of the direct primary bill so as to waranted by the facts. show that ft is a house instead of| Coon appointed on the conference lcommittes, Presby, The purpose of this motion was | Knickerbocker caused by the | pointed senate sending back to the house) Kirkpatrick and} The house h tloned by the officera took to his to amend the tangle clerk; E. $. Grimison, manager of eee Col. Geo. B. Lanse Channa With Political Paverit-| ism in Trying to Have Accepted Plans Refused- Would Delay Armory. When seen by @ reported for The Star thie afternoon, T believe Colonel La ing from politieal motiv of a spite against us. us of giving the plang and the Charlie Baunders, acheming and favoritiom t# threatening to over-| fide duty in the National Guard of| and the estate militia ie Plane were drawn up| contract this atrveture @ year or more! political co-worker. ago, and now after a long fight to) 1 happen to know that Lamping a constitutional law through the id permit the | ecatrying out of plana, Colonel @ Lamping has come plans thrown worthless and new plane drawn, by | Haunder which the building wili be delayed several months longer Cotonet Lamping will not define | his position, but simply has decided | there want the Kerr & nothing would be mor han to get rid and call for new ones, thereby get- chance to award While the officers and men of the guard do not dare come out openty iderable feeling over that he does no’ unusually eatit t for the construc an extimated by them ts not only well under the amount uppro- but also under the flgures morning have been bean accepted a It is stated by ing for personal and | political reasons by Kerr & Rogers. STRIKE RUMOR NOT CONFIRMED en negotiating Met enti ak eantiabingrevampenes Mrs. riheim, wife of a re merohant of this dered sometime late iiceoon by robbers. Whee Quernheim returned hoi it he stumbled across hin the reception hall. throat was cut, she been shot once and her body was brutally bruised. A handsome pair of diamond ear ringm theonly article missing, had been torn from the women's ears. Many servants are employed in the botse and not one heard any pd | The police are following all possible clues. CITY HALL A cane of smallpox was removed by the health authorities this morning from Jefferson hall, 4 large lodging house on Fourth av., just back of the city ball Health Officer Calhoun had much trouble fumigating the old bullding, whieh wee onee 0 theater CAR GETS AWAY ON HILL The Porerens of the counterpoise while car No, 119 was climbing the Steep atede on Anne ay. last evening caused the car to back with & rush vg Se about 98 foot Nobody was hort but the ocourrence made quite a panic, the car carrying 60 pannengere. BIG BATTLE EXPECTED ——— (Sorippe Telegraph Service.) SAN GALVADOR, March $--The dts) today say that Bonttla fe pufeying the scattering forces of Nigarneua, and declare that the faht at eine, Cogeced was Frond eon the troope of Who captared a number arms and munitions “re however, te merely « skirmish, A general battle ls pected to follow, both sides haviog large armies operating in the vicin ty SAN ‘GALVADOR, March &-—- pea Seiays, of Nicaragua, has violent prociamation porae 2 ures, Gratemala and Nw The national assembly here bh. decread that Galvader ie tn a state <2 oa oe ewe” NINE SHOTS 00 NO HARM Nine shets were fired last night by Detectives Barbee and George Brown at @ fleeing man on Pike at below First av, The man had been time, being « forger, apd when ques heeia, The aim of the officers w bed, as the man apparently escaped without wae as a scraten. pes ARMORY PLANS CAUS A SCANDAL IN MILITIA INQUEST TOMORROW. Tomorrow morning at 10:86 o'clock Coroner Carfoll will hold an inquent ae to the cause of the death of Robert McNabb, the teamster who fel! beneath the wheels of his owr truck Weetneeday evening: MEAD MAY 60 TO CALIFORNIA Tt is probable that Gov. A. EB Meade will accompany the special | exeurslog given under the auspices of the Sbattle Commercial club to Los Angeles on March 16. Mom | bers of the club have sasurances that Re will go. EATTLE WANTS BOWLERS (Serippe Telegraph Bervice.) DERVER, Colo, March 8.—The Portland contingent attending the Western Bowling Congress tourna ment had determined that Seattle shall mot seoure the next meeting Seattle has summoned more boost era. Utah, Idaho and Montana are well represented, There was a suc: ceseful abd uolay opening last night JEROME WANTS = NLAETIERS (Soripps Telegraph Service.) NEW YORK, March 8 Prosecu tor ‘ome wants all th letlera tanford White wrote to Eve ir|lyn Negbit Thaw, Late thie afte r sbpoena was issued com |papera which Jerome specifies. | t THE SEATTLE STAR wc i SHOWERS; EAST WINDS, On PAY ONLY E CENT DEMAND YOUR CHANGE VOL. 9g. NO. 10, 25 CENTS PER MONTH. TTWO GET-RICH-QUICK CONCERNS AFFILIATED MAY INDIC DIRECTORS (Scripps Telegraph Service.) NEW YORK, March 4--it was announced today that the grand jury will probably indict next Mom day 13 of the itiamiilionatre di- rectors of the Ni York Central as & result of the wreck of the White Plains special. This announcement came after the news of the death of Miss farah Merritt, aged 26, of Pleasantville, was received. She ts the ath in ‘The school board inst night de cided to erect « i%room school house on North Queen Anne Hill, to ovat In the neighborhood of $30, 000. The structure will be a dupli- cate of the Stevens school in the colonial style. The board authorized the payment of bills aggregating $28,615.54, and discussed the question of tnstalling the vacuum cleaning apparatus in Une schools. FIREMAN'S LEG BROKEN Tillerman Howard Dyer, of, the fire department, sustained a broken log inst night by the overturning of & hook and ladder truck at Becond and Cherry. The department had responded to a call im the Bailey bulldiag where a minor blaze occur red, and in turning, the 86-foot lad der struck & telephone pole, com- pletely overturning the apparatus Dyer was removed to the Pacific hospital, where he ls doing nicely ADAMS’ JURY DISAGREES (Scripps Telegraph Service.) WALLACE, Idaho, Mareh §.— The jury im the trial of Bteve Adams, charged with the murder of Fred Tyler, dleagreed After being out from 11 o'clock Wednesday the jury returned short ly after 7 o'clock last night and re ported that the members could not agree. For many ballots the tickets stood seven for conviction and five for acquittal, The last ballot was six for conviction and etx for acquit tal Judge Woods thanked the jury- men for their services and they were dismissed Steve Adams must sow have a trial, Attorneys for the de fonse state that they do not be Meve that Shoshone county will nd for a new trial. Owing to the expense, the case will undoubtedly be dropped DEATHS ANDO FUNERALS. George Francis Gleason, age 20 years, died this morning at his home, 409 Tenth ay. south The funeral will take place from the home to St. Mary's church Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burtal at Calvary cemetery ROBBERY TRIAL STARTED W. A, Richardeon and Charles Page, the two boys charged with the socalled Washington hotel rob bery, a theft of clothing from the old building on January 18, is now on trial before Judge Morris and a jury in department No. 1 BRIEFS BY WIRE GUTHRIB, Okla March &—P. J O'Meara fell between a wheel and the bed of his buggy. The horse ran away and tore O’Meara’s body to pieces. Women Against Women. LONDON, March 8.—A petition ring the signatures of 21,000 on bas been presented to the house of commons protesting against the women’s suffrage bill Government Wins Points. CHICAGO, March 8,—The federal court today submitted evidence fa vorable to the government in the Standard Ol) ca It tends to show that the d Oll com pany knowingly a 1 rebates Will J. Davie Trial DANVILLE, UL, March 8. The attorneys for the state today argued on the W. J. Davis case, seeking a favorable decision on the Chicago city ordinances answering the tech nical attack made by the defense MAY SALVE DAKOTA. YOKOHAMKM, March &—A thor ough survey of the Dakota is being made today by representatives of the underwriters’ board. Provided « Jo not prevent, salvage work as to Whether the huge saved. Selling Denatured Alcohol is a new business in Seat ts t th ven » wee that e complied with —_——_—_—____—— American lavestment,. and | Improvement Co. and Mutual Funding Co. Both Accused of Swindling, Had Same Officers and Offices. The Mutual Funding company, the alleged “get rich quick” con cern for which Judge Albertson yes terday appointed a receiver, and the American Improvement & In vestment company, whose affairs are now under investigation by the same judge, are partly composed of | the same people. The Mutual Funding company's offices were, up to @ few months , in roome 226-227 Epler block. American Improvement @ In vestment company has its offices in the same nulte. Jesse W. Haromond, who was un- Ul @ few months ago president of | the Mutual Funding company, is counected as advisory counsel with the American Improvement & In- vostment company. The American Improvement & Investment company is charged with having sold a number of tracts of land north of the state university to which it had no title, and the ‘| Mutual Funding company i» charg ed with having issued a large num ber of certificates while it was in) an insolvent condition. The Mutual Funding compafiy ts a Washington corporation, organ: ined in 1904. At first it was lo cated tn the Epler block. In addi tion to Hammond its officers wer F. W. Hackmuth as secretary-treas- urer, Hackmuth fe a real estate broker, with desk room im an office on the 12th floor of the Alaska bullding. W. ©. Berg acted as coun |sellor, He has desk room in the same office as Hackmath. The concern later moved into the Oriental block, occupying a suite offices together with Dr. g. Griggs, who was clected ite presi- dent. Its name was never placed on the door. J. Edgar Brown, the agent in charge of the Oriental | block, stated to a Star reporter that as soon as he found out that the concern was in the building he | notified Dr. Griggs that it must vacate, Dr. Griggs pleads ignor- ance as to the nature of the con- cern. He says he severed all con nection with it as soon as he dis covered the nature of its business. E. H. Sheldon, a member of the firm of Miggins & Co, merchan- dise brokers, manager of the Mu- tual Funding company when the “bubble burst,” refuses to make any statement as to ite affairs. EB. lL. Reber, appointed as its re- celver, is searching for its non-ex- stent assets, while hundreds of in- jnocent and duped men and women are wondering wherefrom and when they will get their certificates pald up. Dr. Griggs and other officers of ¢\the Mutual Funding company are now facing criminal charges of swindling. BELIEVE RUEF HAS BEEN LOCATED DETECTIVE BURNS ON HOT CLUE—ISOLATED RESIDENCE OF INDICTED BOSS HAS BEEN DISCOVERED. (Boripps Telegraph Service.) SAN FRANCISCO, March 8— RK is still missing bat there is « good clew as to his whereabouts and that detective Burns is close on his trail Burns has been miasing since Wednesday. All of Ruef’s employes are being shadowed and s watch is being kept on his summer real- rey wee of the boss. This residence s located near one of the bay cities bet the existence well defined rumor current to the/ and effect that the prosecution has | dence, now coupled by intimate learned of by the prosecution until so TRICKERY SAN FRANCISCO, Mareh 8— When Judge Dunne’s court opened this morning Abe Ruef again failed to answer when his name was called. Coroner Walsh was ordered to take the stand and he was se verely crossexamined by Henry, who attempted to show negligence prejudice on Walsh's part. Walsh said he looked for Rust but could net find him. During the examination, Short ridge, ond of Ruef’s attorneys, fe fused to obey the courts’ order cease intersupting and be was clared guilty of contempt and tenced to 24 hours INVOKED TO AVOID EXPENSE STONE & WEBSTER CORPORA- TION DOES SOME SHIFTY SIDESTEPPING To KEEP FROM COMPLYING WITH ITS OVERHEAD FRANCHISES. By swapping clever words and} March 14, phrases with the city officials the | Stone @& Webster corporation- which means the Seattle Electric Back in 1894 the Diamond Ice company, or its predecessor, got a 25-year franchise, and in 1904 the company got an amendment to string wires overhead in the busi- ness district. This temporary per- | mit for wires was to continue until 1907, when the wires re to be taken down and put un- derground. The Diamond Ice company was and the Seattle-Tacoma Power|later absorbed by the Stone & companies—are endeavoring to} evade « full compliance with the order compelling its down town wires to be placed under ground and the removal of al! its poles. The street railway companies have employed the ingenious plan of giving auch poles as they do not wish to remove to the Western Union does not stipulate their removal npany, whose franchise/ Webster interests. When written to recently by the city officials of the expiration of the time of the tem- porary permit, they have replied that they are not operating under the Diamond franchise, but are maintaining the wires under fran- chises secured before, yet the wires were hung under the Dia- mond permit. At the same time the company is holding onto the Hvery franchise given by the city | Diamond franchise to carry on its in the down town district requires|system of underground heating wires to go under ground and poles | to be rooted up with the exception) of two, and one of these is held by the Western Union pipes. The matter has been called to the attention of the mayor, who will or der an investigation. GREAT RAILROAD FIGHT IN SIGHT (Scripps Telegraph Serv NEW YORK; March $.—As a di rect result of the interstate com meree commission's tnvestigation. it is reported on Wall st. this afternoon that an action is to be most desperate fights since the Great Northern's fights to prevent the execution of the commission's recommendations. WASHINGTON, March 8 — started at once to compel the| Knapp this afternoow refused to Union Paeific to dispose of the| confirm the Wall st. report of the Southern Pacific stock and divorce | suit against Harriman. He sald the two corporations entire 1 will take the testimony April It Is sald that the Harriman {n-| 4, and cannot make a decisive an- tdrests have been tipped off and|swer before then. I cannot state are preparing to make one of the| what the course will then be. a Misa Buschman was on the HORRIBLE DEATH fourth floor of t Mercantile bulld- ing and rang for the elevator. The boy opened the door too soon, and (Scripps Telegraph Service.) CINCINNATI, ©, March 8 Clara Buschman, daughter of a prominent surgeon, and one of the social belles of this city, met a she fell through to the baser Her body struck the m and the car rushed up, lodging tween the 10th and 11th floord prisoning the boy The woman's body was frightful- ly crushed. ——— WILL ARGUE MINERS’ CASE NEXT MONDAY (Sorinos Telearaph Service.) BOISE, Idaho, March 8.—Jame Hawley, the leading attorney for he prosecution in the Moyer-Hay at Wallace. He the officers of the tion of Miners would be tried at Caldwell about the middle of Ax Judge Wood is to hold court for J Bry at Caldwell next Mon when th t 8 ourt