The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 13, 1908, Page 1

° Sin | THE E TO BE PRO Lo! a Legal Quibble Makes Him Guiltless of Embezzling City’s Cash, ~ Says Comptroller Carroll. student of the Actn® Business col Deframded. Contractors Have lege, who lives at 429 Nineteenth av and Hareld Sterm, a young man who resides at 908 Fourth av a e h while they we waiting a Ma drooa rk car at the Denny Maine the Right to Pursue Ex-Comp- f:25°c2 ss: “ Mise MeoNally and Storm thrust i. I dB * Hi t J ti their hands ekyward at the i mand ad, while one of the Lie er an ring 0 us ce. was rifling Storm's pockets the oth er two highwaymen kept their vie tims covered with A small amount of cash and a bunch of keys were taken from Storm Girt Not Robbed. The thugs relieve Mise uables, The girl and nk MAD wi xreatly excited, but lost no time reporting the bold hold-up to the police. As soon Storm they walked hurriedly down os revolvers. de tar as the city of Seattle ta, any further efforts to make Rip ‘ concerned. the famous) linger answer for the crime square case is ended. lly up t@ the contractors them anpoun ent was made to-|selves. It is generally understood by City ptrotler Carrol | that a movement ts now under way iat the city had been absolved|to “square” things with these con apy interest in the case/ tractors, and those interested ip the recent decision of the | the matter would not profess much cy eourt, which was in effect/ surprise to bear that Riplinger i | at Riptinger. and not the city, wae | coming back to Seattle shortly, as ble to contractors for the | sured In the knowledge that he will made no MeNally attempt to s ¢ her val as the thugs robbed Fee oe een at Teen eee relations ne: or, ie slleees | the atrect car tracks toward Lake explained, after an inter| Riplinger has been in Honduras, Washington and were scon tne te ire with Corporation Counsel Cak|for some tin past operating a | {ROE Oe “ ee, that the city's legal adviser ‘ . banana plantation. His brother, Nick Riptinger, well known here, | is associated with him in the ven: | | AND KEEP QUE oe Stole Woman's Puree. Mra. Harry MeComb, who Ives lat 112 14th av. N., reported to the police last night that some person stole her handbag and purse while she was riding on a street car yesterday afternoon, The thief secured $6 in cash and a check for $10. Mrx. MeComb says she suspects a young man who was sitting beside her Harry Thorpe, who resides 2411 B Roy «t., reported to the po that the contractors them- who had lost their money the fund as & result of the tons of the excity comp Were the only persona em.| to bring criminal prosecution, | “e Check Still Missing. famour check for $4,500, ting money paid into the M by Stirrat & Goetz, on which Was expected criminal prosecu- @ Fould be based, iq still mys missing. Comptroller Carroll says: lice iast night that M. Hoffman, a check is really the property sailor of the U. S, 8 Georgia, and & Goetz, and was merely |W. B. Roach, of the U. 8 8. Ver to me by them. I gave the mont, stole two suite of clothes from 411 Yesier way during the aft ernoon. The sailors left thelr ant }forms and caps, Thorpe says the iaatlors also carried away a gold watch. ors & certified receipt con- & minute descriptiog of the ‘The ebeck has oe mle i told that this description a the testimony which myself corporation counsel contd! | eee . to the real check and the| dpi tite cohagiadta de foe would be suffictent evi- | ARADE. * Ber os which to nase « crtmivai/COUple Held Up by Three; WOMEN ON PARADE. : __smorld the contractors so! * (By United Press. * The decision on which the city Masked Robbers (Bone oe eked tides trotier and corporation eoun- le thousand suffragettes paraded @ that the municipaltty ttsetf Last Night. |@ along the Victoria embank- 93 ot For gph ne gp # ment today to Albert hall to # p fuxitive embezsier was a ver. ‘“ * ® listen to addresses. Although @ ‘wherein the city was absolved ® the big demonstration attract. @ is any lability for the $5¢,000,| “Hands up, and keep quiet if you!» 4 much attention there was # he is credited with having | 4on't want to get hurt!” was the), 16 gisorder hd no arrests # from the muntelpal fund. | gruff command delivered by one of * i three armed and masked highway- : aes , men to Miss Helen B. McNally, a “THE SECOND BATTLE OF SAN JUAN HILL NO. 1—THE LANDING OF THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION Up to Contractors. ee Seas at SAnaa SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. WIRELESS MESSAGE FROM BSKYGACK, OUR Saw very thought-puzzting tribe of earth-beings disembark from sea conveyances—Were led by festiess chicf possessed of window eyes and evident teeth-—Displayed savage manner and spoke inces: MAMly—Thick aevistant capered about with surprising agility—When chief spoke, rest of tribe obeyed BKVGACK, University | 1G SEATTLE STAR SEATTLE, WASH,, SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1908. PRICE “HONEST JOHN” RIPLINGER IS NOT SECUTED DOLLIVER MAY RUN WITH TAFT PREFERRED: - AHEAD OF BY POWERS IS SET vuld come from the wet, Ham moud’s chances are the beat The Massachusetta delegates are frlendly to Hammond, though they Wil! cast s complimentary vote for Goy, Gutla Thomas F, Walsh, the millionaire jminer of Colorado, climbed onto jthe Hammond nd .wagon today | by announcing that he would hely ee, ES the mining engineer to get the |nomination for the vice prestdency. | P | | Hammond helped me when | F | P d G ed h was a miner, aid ite up to'me wl FUll Pardon Granted the } help him now,” he said. “It seems | } to be quite the thing for men of F. K ck | | wealth to get busy In politics, Look amous ‘Kentu y lat brother Charles P. Taft Hes {helping bis brother Will all he] Pris -_ fean, I'll help Hammond oner. Hammond war entertained at heon by th Hamilton club to i? But Gratefully ames Declines. | Hammond's Speech. | ot | Pardon, and Will Go In «peaking his candidacy, Hammond sald | "My friends assert that my eon $e dasleenetde [neetion with the 4 pment of| Free. : | various resources of the great went . % ern region baa given me an ox-| cintinitiieniepean Looks As it Hit peptional familiarity with the wo | femlc and political cities of the! (By United Press.) in west as well as with the people of| FRANKFORT, Ky. June 13— Would Secure High | teat section 1 wit! tena [AM*PICAN'# most famous prisoner | i Crna “eg - ae on the Pa-|Wa® Set Tree today by the act of | Position. [eiflc coast and in the western the mew republican governor, Augustus E. Wilson, who with a twill be «strengthened scratch of his pen opened the prie- Having in mind bis oxy on doors for Caleb Powers, after }im South Africa at the time of the an incarceration of almost nine Jamieson raids, Hammond said re on the charge ef conspiracy jean tleket lethtes where the repul (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, June My friends further advance to murder Governor Willlam Gee nm a ‘ tions which they say 1 bet, 13.—That Senator Dolli-| gossons by reason of my extended| The same pardon cleared Jim 4 aug MEPOrionce In different parts of the | 44, d, ut ver, of lowa, is the MAt®iqgria. and in this connection my Sapaenteh wh tie piseuiiection the Taft leaders really seuay ot Internationa! probleme a Caleb Powers, a tall, keen, young want for vice president > tas the @teokarge Of fer state en’ (he eee a was indicated here today, my official duties. nine years ago. William A. Tay) when it was reported that) Contédts Are Settied. pee the Ler an nominee f : : : | kove nd alse declared a representative of Secre | The committee at 5:50 yesterday |ciected. Goebel, the ocrat, con. ary Taft 3 © presi-|Sfternoan finished hearing the con-|tested the election. The most terri tary Taft and the presi-|Sm se Tan wen ciaim that |fring scenes ever witmessed im this ident would shortly go to!mey nave 704 votes blood-mar capitol followed. Fort Dodge. Ta.. Senator, Seorte Shea, of Nome, Alaske,/Goebel was shot down in the t Dodge, Ta., Senator aed 1. P. Shackleford, of Juneaa unds in front of th tol Dolliver’s home, and urge Alsska, were seated as delegates | Powers Arrested. him to accept lat large from the northern terrt-/ Pr F J th for Taft, and| Powers, then 96 years old, was tory. They are both for Ts Jarrested. Your times he was tried Hoggatt wel x |and wach time he elated the dem Senator Borah, of Idaho, are supporters Gov will leave | The seating of these (wo men too j who probably — Pence ace ‘nanehen jocratic authorities in the state ltoday. for Chicago, ' wre of contests (Packed the jury with democrats i ; £0, and!” The fall settlement of cc |His case aroused sympathy in ig an follows | 3 olli- who has predicted Dolli-| See Tah Ababeten levery corner of the country and he Arkansas jver’s nomination, is be=!g Piorida &, Georgia 16, Kentucky received contributions of money hsalees sali . testesippi 16, Mis |ffom almost every city and post lieved to be the envoy who | § Lousians &, ailmimnets ‘Obie 7,/office. He never gave up hope. In | will visit Fort Dodge. lOklahoma 10 Pennsylvania 1, | dis darkest days Powers dressed Nanh Carolina 18, Tennessee 18, Dimself neatly, shaved and shined : ipexas 26, Virginin 18, Alaska 2, Ari-|his thoes each day in his cell as if CHICAGO, June 13.) gona 2. Total 216 be were golng to his office ne has of Washington, said to the |" 4S rant nad 387 instructed dole. | Kentucky last fail, it was immedi fe ‘commit. (ately suggested that Gov. Wilisor United Press toc goten before the national commit:| — ol, 'pardon Powers i bat he said ot “ oo tee bean hearing the contests he I am grateful to myjiqin nave now a total of 603 dele-| he would not unless he equid be i . i +\gates in the temporary roll call, ) convin of the prisoner's tnno- friends for mentioning my Pie i taking into consideration | cence fe an exhaustive in Iname in connection with any that either have ind hina | Vests the case with the re- ithe nomination for the vice}or that have declared for him ta joatt — — The pardons ther manner ey o ee lov. Willsoa this afternoon gave out the following br statement The |"L Am convinced that Powers is not |presidency, but I wouldn't) pam the nomination if bj j}to represent Washington state in the senate.” Piatt Down and Out. could get it,"which is Ot gaye are peg Fh aga caren |Rullty. I therefore have pardoned of the question. I prefer) what 1 say about politics natd (Tum. as I believe In accordance with ithomas Collier Platt today as he |e desire of nearly gil the people ot Kentucky Jim Howard left the penitentiary today. He bas been very devout on religion for several years and it is reported that he is considering be coming an evangelist gaat alone in his uptown apartment |The formor bows of the republican jorganization in New York state jand for over 30 years an important factor in national politics, was a pathetic figure as he sat alone in his room while many of his former (By Unites Press.) CHICAGO, June 13.—Many ] are} lconvineed today that Prank wn one Righteous Act. | Hiteheock, the Taft manager, I! jjeutenants were speeding to Chi slated to be chairman of the nal cago to participate tn the conven _ INDIANAPOLIS Ind., June 13 | tional republican committee wher | ten This ts the first national ope te Ala a I ot it is reorganized. Hitcheock saygj convention that Platt has mitaned _ ly, “wis eon Ht be ter ja {he $a not ramping for anything ‘og, | attending in many years. His home this state immediately after the district up the state did him the /shooting of Goebel and was pro pt to nominate Taft Nevertheless observ honor wo clect : teen shat | Ne it was k tected from sharing Powers’ fate by two governors of Indiana, said to him as a delegate, in that he would not Hitchcock is merely being a litt¢| : Med the alternate day when news of ‘the pardons jeoquettish, whereas if the tui} |.) pr Har Baca to talk polities,” |granted Powers and Howard truth were known he practically gaid Platt, when asked about the | reached him | already has the appointment in hig papects of the Chicago man 1) * “The rdoning of Powers and j inet pocket. They point to the ve other things to think of Howard A most Tichtes: t Intimacy between Hitchcock and | ~ Never before in the history of this Taft, and argue that he naturally lcountry have two men ‘suffered a jin the man most desirable to t secretary of war, whose wishes wi have much to do with the decisic: MILLS TWO, THEN 255 08°" si rycataamae | TANES OWN LIFE SOCIETY WOMAN | preeedented, Several Uckets have) | been sold for $125 each, it ie said, , land offers of $100 are trequentiy | (By United Press.) |made. The offices of the chairmag| DENVER, Colo, June 1% |are besieged by crowds seeking | jealous rage last night, Charles B. | tiekets, which now are unobtaim®| yyors shot and killed Mrs. May B.| able there. Boren, landiady ot a rooming house, | In a} SHOT DEAD (By United Press.) Hammond Out to Win. followed this by murdering Edward Ee NJ deer pres mh = “Jol lg@mith, and then killed himself. | sation has been created here by the John Maye Hammond fo ont Magee discovery that the young woman |win the vice presidential noming-/ Byers and Smith w | tion at the hands of the republican |the rooming houne ¢ nvention,” said John C. Mont | Mrs Smith way who was shot and killed in Reno on Wednesday was Mre. Nan Harri recent a Boren omery, ‘manager for the mining {atfival, having come at the solicita-|#0n, wife of John Harrison, of | cogessr, today ae ta of his friend Byers. Thursday | Bloomfield N. J, and the daugh opened headquarters for Hammond, DIght he made accusations against ter of John Mitchell, a prominent We are in this fight to win,’| Mes. Roren and Smith and as a re- business man of Orange, N. J Montgomery said, “and we have 4| sult was orderod from the house by| Mrs. Harriton was well known fn good chance. Hammond will pe the woman. Last night he: was the soctety circles of Moomfield. nominated by George A. Knight, |@ranted an interview with Mrs.| Bast Orange and Newark, and her lot California. Utah has endorsed| Boren and the shooting followed death under such tragic cfreum. jhim, and ada, Idaho and Mom:| Mrs. Boren came here twa years |stances has shocked her many tana will him. A large | exo from Howard, Kan A year friemis in these three citles, She number of Pennsylvanians are | #0 she Was divorced from her huw had been in Reno for the purpose working for Hammond. At a meet | band, J. P. Boren, who stitt resides of sqouring a dive in order to ling of the Pennsylvania delegates | With two of their Children’ at How. | marry Harry McOQausiand, who is next Monday « resolution favoring #rd j said ~v } es insane ¥ alana | Hammond's idaey will he of | 4 . over her yd the.man who killed fered. Promixes of support h NEW VORK, June 1% United |her then suicided been Offered, by. the Obklahoms | “tate Senator Joseph W. Hailey,| Harrison and Miss Mitchell were delegation lot Tex who in confined to his|/ married .three years ago, Miss lapartments at the Waldorf-Astoria, Mitchell, who had a remarkable Up to Party Leaders. lfattowing an operation on his|volee, sang in a ehurch choir and “Ht the party leaders deeide that | thraat, eas reported today to be in was a favoriio wherever sole) the candidate for view president; a sreatiy improved condition jevents were celebrated, é REE Jim Howard Is Also Given wae ME ane wig FAIR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY; LIGHT ONE CENT NORTHWWE6T WINDS. SEATTLE “YOU'RE A RATTLESNAKE!” CRIES SENATOR TURNER ‘Attacks John R. Ballaine at a Meeting of Alaska Central Directors—A Series of - Sensational Climaxes. “Mr. Turner will not deny that in all the transactions of the board of stockhalders he has been acting under an attorney's fee from President Foster,” said J. E. Ballaine at the annual stockhold- ere’ meeting of the Alaska Central railroad today. “That's a —— lie!” cried Senator George A: Turner. “Your'e a liar and a scoundrel!” he continued, rising to hie feet and standing within two feet of Mr. Baljaine. “A rascally | | “scoundre! Mr, Baliaine turned color, but made no immediate reply. “Only ‘your vain imagination and your own corrupt mind makes you think such things,” said Senator Turner, with rtsing indignation. A SNAKE, “This man Ballaine is a rattlesnake,” said Mr. Turner, turn ing hie back to laine and addressing the other stockholders, “He throws his venom over everbody to cover up his own corrupt schemes. | am sick of his dastardly insinuations, The truth le not in Ballaine, never was and never will be!” Senator Turner then put a motion to have Mr. Baliaine’s charges against the offici of the road and their conduct investigated by @ committee of five appointed by the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. This motion was passed, Mr. Ballaine being the only one to vote against it. The meeting was immediately adjourned until July 7, when the trustees will be elected and other unfinished business taken up.. LITTLE BUSINESS DONE. Almost no business was transacted at today’s meeting. The rol! was read and it was found that twelve stockholders, repre senting $3,114,000 worth of capital stock, were present, conetitut- ing 3 quorum, President J. A. Frost of Chicago then read his annual rt. it he spoke of the construction work. He said the total debts ka Central were lees than $14,000 and the assets were He commented on the fact that upon Mr. Ballaine’s petition @ receiver had been appointed for the road by Judge Rein of Alaska. President Frost then went on to say that he believed this action was nt Frost) had refused to CALLS HIM pay him $10,000 on his demand Immediately upon the conclusion of the report Mr, Ballaine took the floor objected to the acceptance of the report, upon the ground that it “w a misstatement of facts to cover up the reck- lees extravagance and gross mismanagement of President Frost.” No one seconded this motion. * Mr, Ballaine then bitterly assailed the management of the road and openty accused President Frost of fraudulent and dishonest practices. MAKES A SERIOUS CHARGE. He stated that at least one-third of the money claimed to have been spent in construction was never spent at all, but that Frost and _ his associates diverted the funds to their own use. “That statement is a deliberate falsehood,” said President Frost. Ballaine wanted a committee consisting of three eastern men whom he said were creditors of the road to investigate its finances, and he offered to forfeit a $50,00000 bond if their investigation did not substantiate al! his charges. The stockholders refused to act upon this offer. Mr. Ballaine was on the floor almost continuously and kept President Frost and Secretary Haight so busy answering his charges that it was impossible to transact any business. F. F. Evans stated that the receivership was obtained at the in- tigation of the Guggenheims. He said they would take any steps to obtain control of the property and would not hesitate to wreck the road. .The property was valuable and the road would be a success if it was built, he continued, but he urged the*stockholders to get it out of the hands of a receiver. “if we don't, the lawyers will | eluded. Mr have all our money,” he con- jailaine then made his statement concerning Mr. Turner, and, after their heated exchange, the meeting adjourned. Those present were: George A. Turner, J. A. Frost, A. L. Hampton, George E. Dickinson, J. E. Ballaine, Mrs: Elizabeth Taylor, F. F. Evans, C. M. Anderson, A. Wutherow, John E. Ayer, James A. Haight and L. W. Harriman. ES ‘other portions of the honse, but, re loading her revolver as she ran, the insane woman followed them ant killed them all, dropping one after another with her deadly aim. The cries and shots had by this time attracted the attention o jneighbors and some ran into the house to see what was the matter, The woman met them at the front VEN ARE KILLED BY WOMAN | door and, with a wild shriek, turned | the revolver to her head and sent a | bullet through her brain KARR BANK CLEARINGS. j Seattle. ® Clearings today... .$1,383 * Balances 2 808.30 Shoots Her Husband and 3 ceeds nt S71, | Balances .... 26: * Portiand. Children, Then Kills Herself. | ® Clearings today. * Balances * Ol i i a ie i ie a iin ie a i ee td Beggared by Fire. / SHA KE IN CADILLAC, Mich., June 1% The} whole city was shocked this morn-| OREGON -$ 811,148.00 89,213.00 ROeeeeteeeeeee ing by a tragedy that wiped out an entire family, when Daniel Cr becoming suddenly insane, | killed her husband and six children} aad then committed suicide j , June 13. The woman was but 39 years Of people living in this city and in the age and no ome suspected that she] ni wien i or was losing her mind until the ter. | Certory — A Nee « ib fate of today was over. She miles from here are today fearing went to hed last night in a cheerful that a repetition of the two distinet moo yrding to the neighbors, | earthquake shocks that rolled some wp this morning and pre-|of them out of bed early Friday amd got pared breakfast for the faw morning and rattled dishes from . As the family was seated around shelves is im store for them. the breakfast table, Mrs. Cropsey| This fear is Intensified by ‘the eudden!y appeared at the door lead-| presence today of heavy clouds of ing from the kifchen with a revol| smoke hanging over the Cornucopia ver in ber hand and cried mountain range, which was severely Here's where we all go shaken by the shocks. The people With that she turned the revolver! were so thoroughly frightened that to believe that even forerunner of an » earthquake. The shocks were more severe tn the eastern part of Raker unty, though they were distinctly lt at Halfway Richgnond, Wallowa Iron Dyke and’othef points, they are read smoke is the on ber husband, killing him at the fivet shot. The children from 5 to 18 years of age shocked to move, and bef had time to say anything sane mother had killed two of The ran w y