PLAY POLITICS
POSTMASTERS
i
Bristow Wants Them Elective and
Taft Wants Them Under
Civil Service.
Washington, I). C., Due. 20—
Senator Bristow advocates the
election of postmasters receiving
a salary of *3<»0 annually or
more. President Taft denies
that he is playing polities by
placing postmasters under civil
service, claiming that he would
destroy I >i«> spoils system and
would increase tin- efficiency of
the system.
Opponents of the aduiiuistra
tion ask why it is that the llc
puhlican party has only thought
of improving the Poslofl'ice De
partment after sixteen years' of
continuous rule and on the eve
of surrendering the administra
tion after a fearful defeat..
FINALLY PARDON
THE FALL GUY
Commander Slocum is Vindicated
After Many Years Fight—
250,000 Sign Petition.
.New York, I>ec. —Captain
Van Kchaick, who commanded the
ill-excursion hoal. the <«en
eral Slocum. which burned oil
Long Island sound, causing I In*
loss nf over I.nun Sunday sehoul
•'hililr«*ii, was pardoned today.
Two hundred and fifty thousand
people had signed the petitiiui for
his pardon, claiming that he was
the "final" and that the directors
of the company were the ones
who should have heen punished,
and not the captain.
Van Sella irk served lime and
was released about a year ago.
hut has been insistent thai lie'
was not to blame for the disas
ter and requested a pardon, lie
claimed that the equipment on
t lie boat was placed there by the
officials of the company and that
lie had called their attention to
I lie condition of the life preserv
ers, hut they told him to mind his
own business and lake the hoal
as she was or quit. As lie had
a family to support he look the
boat as she was.
The*geiieral Slorum had on j
board at I he time of the disaster
about I.'Jim women and children
of a lirooklMi l.iilhi-rau church
and o\er I.nun nf them were
drowned when the hoal eauuJit
tire just abo\e the |**a«d river.
I.il'e preservers were useless and :
I'liildren would sink a> soon as j
I he> reached I lie water. Moilie* j
wee recovered from the botloin ;
of the ri\er by dixers with life
preservers, socalled, still on I tie
bodies.
The captain was the only one j
convicted and lie was sentenced l
lo se|\e ten years, hill Ills sell- j
ti'iice was reduced and lie was |
freed about a year atro.
•Indye Overt) eld aniiouiiced in;
• •pen court this morning lhal lie.
miMlit possibly he called to les-j
lifv i>i court at Valdex.--Juneau !
Kmpire,
Melbourne Cup $60(000 Purse.
Pictures i'\lraordiuary at the
Orpheiim tonight. "The Mender
of Nets," Hiouraph. "Mother and
Daughters," coined.^.' I'atlie
\Vcekl>. Italian Turkish War.
Melbourne (',up horse race for
"5(1,11011, Dare-devil steeplejack |
jumps from the hand of the stnt-j
ule of Liberty. At the Orpheiim
lonighl. Kvery change from now!
on will lie n dflmly.
GREEKS KILL
TURK ADMIRAL
Three Ships Damaged, Four Offi
cers Wounded and Command
ing Officer Slain in Battle
Alliens, i)ee. «'(>.— In I ho nav
iil bat lie yesterday the (Jreek bat
tleships in Dieted eonsiilernble
ilania^e on three <>I' the vessels
i>f the Turks and the cninniand
infi ntVieer, Vict* Admiral llalill" •
Pasha, was killed and tour of his
nlTieers were WMimileil in tin* e«ui
flicl.
In every eneiiunler between the)
(ireeks and the Turks tin: latter
have euine n|T seeond best.
PARDON HILLMAN !
NEXT FEBRUARY I
President to Free the Seattle
Promoter, Now Serving Sen- |
tence for Fraud.
Scut If, Dec. 20—President Tafl
lias announced thai lie will par
don C. I). Hill man. now serving
a term at McNeil island for
fraud.
II i 11 man was convicted a I'ler one
of Hie most sensational trials in
the west ami every effort possible
was made to save the Seattle real
estate dealer from serving time
for his crime, huf without avail.
KATE COBB ASKS
FOR A PARDON
Imprisoned Since 1879 for Poi
soning Husband, Has Always
Maintained Innocence.
XorwicR. r.onn.. Dec. —Kate
t'.ohh, who has heen imprisoned
since IK7U for the poisoning of
her hushand. has asked for a j
pardon. She maintains that she
was not guilty of the rrime audi
has alw;i>s ilerlarcd her inuo
eence.
Of I lie ,jur\ I hat found her
guilty Imi one remains, ami lie
has signed I lie petition, as ha* i
nlso i lie proseent ing attorney, i
iio\eruor llaldwin will pass on
the pardon in a few days. I
I
Has Raised the Dough.
New York. ellr. -0..-William
/.eigler. son of the famous hak
im: powder king, and heir to *:iu..
nun,(inn. is married here today |o
Oladys Virginia Watson. The
ceremony was performed in the
l.ouis VI. room of tin- St. Ilcgis
liolel.
Will Have Cabinet Position.
Princeton, Dec. -0._ President
elect Wilson admits that lie will
appi»inl/-^lct'.oonil»s. his reeent
p(jit^f)i, (iniuagcr. to his eahi
Ohristmas Dlnnor.
All Moose or friends who in
tend to partake of dinner at
Moose hall are requested to pro
cure tickets hy Saturday niglil.
December -1st. Tickets may he
bhlained through members or at
Hunt's candy store.
Douglierfy & Ferguson. fu/the
balance of December. arc selliuir
xnods at reduced price*
MOTION INSTRUCTED VERDICT
IN THE EMBEZZLEMENT CASE
ATTORNEYS MADE A MOTION FOR AN INSTRUCTED VERDICT
WHICH PROBABLY WILL BE GIVEN IN ALL THE EMBEZ
ZLEMENT CA8E8 PENDING AGAINST DEFENDANT
Court enlivened al 10 a. in.
The irraiwl jury had no report
In make.
Application for bar room li
cense of I,. <i. Belter, of Cordova,
was approved.
Cross ley: II appears lo me
111 a I all imlielnienls against de
I'emlanl Itariiclte can lie consoli
dated.
So ordered li> Hie eourl and
jury re-sworn as lo oilier eases.
.Mr. <iihson staled I lie ease lo
Hie jury: You are lo iry four
eotisolidaled emliez/lenienl eases.
Hie Iesl iuioiiy in whieli. in Ihe
main, is similar lo Dial ffiven in
eases herelofore tried. Kaeh ease
shows an emhe'/./.lemenl of money
from the hank hy K. T. Itarnetlc,
I lie president of Ihe iusl it ill ion.
which eriine was eommilled by
Ihe defendanl hy means of a
credit allowed hy him on fraudu
lent represent al ions. These mon
eys were withdrawn al a lime Ihe
defendant knew Ihe hank lo he
insolvent..
The defense waived I lie open
ing statement.
.Mr. Fink: There are certain
serious ipicslions of controversy
between counsel for the defense
ami prosecution relative to (he
issues of this case, and it mifrhl
he well to settle those questions
of lesl imony al this I inie.
The jury was excused until ~
p. lit. pending lefral argument.
Mr. Kink then be^an an argu
ment holding that the indict
nieuls charpcd the defendant with
havinp converted certain sums
of money helongrinp lo the hank,
to his own use. Now under that
charge how can we he charged
Willi Ihe specilic oll'ense of cm
bczzleiuciit ? Does converting
moneys imply embezzlement?
Converting money, in law, is not.
a speeille offense, bill. ralhcr one
depending upon I In* facts. We j
an; charged with embezzlement
ami yet I lie prosecution does not
deny lhal wo had a credit for
something in the bank. Al the
best I be prosecution does not
elaim Ihat (irdd Bar was not
worlh something, so, hence if we
go lo trial oil these ea£es wi'.
liml that instead of defending a
charpc of embezzlement we ;u-e
defending tin* value of <!o|d lUjr
ill a limine which I lie stockhohll
crs of ihr bank accepted, afler
careful impiirx in reference to I lip
properly. Attorney riled numer
oiis authorities holding, even in
civil cast's lhal I lie question of
\aim*, for instance, was foreign
10 III)' issues 11 f I lie ease. Then
11 is contended lhal Bariiolle is
guilty. wilhont taking into con.
sideralion whether or md his
eredil was rraudiilenlly obtain
ed or not. having drawn these
funds from the bank when in a
failing condition. In this case
was a fraud against the hank and
not | lie creditors, lie contended
ami cited «authori1 ies showing
lhal the courts have upheld the
making of preferred creditors.
"If recovery could not be bad in
a civil suil. bow. in all conscience
can Ibis action of Ihc defendant
lie prcilccated in an indictment
for embezzlement?" lie cited
Judirc Cushman's ruling on a
motion to quash, made last spring
upholding defendant's ronlon
I ion and arguing that the defend
ant had every reason to rely thai
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WIFE MURDERER
KILLED N POLICE
Barricaded, Defies Fifty Officers
for Eight Hours When He
is Shot.
.Memphis, I >€•«*. -O.--A Tl •• r s»'\
'•riiiK his wiIV juirlar \i'in, Adam
lloehler barricaded himself in his
room. withstanding I lit* ell'orls ofj
lifly officers Id rapture him for
I'ijihl hours. falally wounding I wo
«»I' them. ;
The police fhi*n injected for-I
maldeliydc into I In* room. which,
I hi• \ rush«*«l «i11• I .-IhiI tin* murder- '
j
"r
MASTODON FOUND
IN 8EATTLE TUNNEL|
Scull If. I ire. 'JO.--Workmen
ilipuiim ;i tunnel for a slreel
si'wi'i* found I lie h-y of a uiiisto
«lon wci^hiim iK pounds ami !
Ili!•••!• ffi'i Iohk. Tin' liml was a|
surprise. us nothing of 111<* kiml.
1111 s I round here before.
No Turkeys for Christmas.
The local hulclicr* arc hum mi '
hcuf and pork and I lie prolll is
hiulier on I hose I wo commodi-1
lies, so I hey did not import Ihej
usual shipment «• f lurkeys for
lihrislmnx. Ilicrefope next Wed-,
nesdny we will hi* compelled to i
feed on heef and Imvr.
Dougherty A Ferguson, for I he
balance of December, nre selling
goods al reduced price*.
Dougherty & Ferguson,-for I he .
Ii.tlnnce of Deivmbor, nrc srllinw 1
*im i|s al reduced prices.
WANT CHAMBER
SELL PRODUCE
Operators in West 8ide Market
Propose Novel Method to Beat
Western Avenue Merchants.
Seal lie, I"JO.--Tin* mcreli
anls ..I I lit- West Side niarkel
pmpnsed a new ami nnvel m«*lIi«m|
In dn away wil'li the linld-ups «.f
Weslrrn avenue. They sim^e.-l
flial Hit* fjjriiii'r.ship direel In I In*
market ami thai Ili«• ('.handier nf
I'.niniuoree "HI Ihi* produce In I In*
highest bidder. • insuring «•«mmi»«*
I il inn.
Much <*ni • 11 • I a i 111 lias heen mailt'
a^ainsl lilt* manner nf hamlliim
perishables |iy Seal lie rniillllis
simi inerrhnnls. wlm. in many
ruses. "Tel urn unlhiiiK In Him,
fanner fnr his gnnds ami hav •
horn known In rhni'Ko Ihe farm-1
cr nmre lhan In* receive* fnr his.
produce.
Leap Year Danee. ,
On Salnnia> \cniiut. Morein
her •_* I -*I. I he Mnnse will jrivc a
l.eap Year dance where lh.' Indies
will ha\e all I he |»ri\ ileges. All
Mnnse ami friends are iuxilcd. j
Christmas Dinner at Oomfcrt. ;
I'ele llugimir. Ihe prnprlelnp r»f
Camp C.nmfnrl rmidhnusc, in- 1
lends serving a line Inrkey din
ner <m r.hrislmas ami nn New 1
Year's day. Aeennimndalinns fnr
all wlm cure In mine.
Room nnd hoard nf Ihe Oritud
Holel $1.50 per day. Home cm»k
pd mcnls and good bed#. Mr*. H.
Starts.
FATAL EXPLOSION
GERMAN MINE
Forty-three Dead and Four Im
prisoned and in a Danger
ous Condition.
Dorlhuiund, <lcr.; Due. i'(».—
Black damp in a colliery near
here killed forty-three miners
yesterday and seriously injured
eighteen. Twenty-nine bodies
have been recovered from the
workings.
Four miners imprisoned liy a
cave-in, resulting from the ex
plosion, are in a dangerous posi
tion. A large force of volunteers
in freipienl relays are working lo
rescue their comrades.
AVIAMSBOOiES
ARE RECOVERED
Men Who Left for Short Trip
Out to Sea in Hydroplane
Drowned.
Los Angeles. Dec. 2U.--The
bodies «if Aviator Kearney and
Chester Lawrence, the newspaper
man, who started out for a sliorl
I rip to sea in a hydroplane, were
recovered today near San I'edro.
Parts of the machine had been
found by fishermen ami all hope
for the men bad been abandoned
'several days ago.
NO MONEYTRUST
SAYS MORGAN
_______
American Banker Repudiates the
I Statement That There is a
Money Monopoly.
WilsllillittltJI, 1). I>IM\ !
Tlic (longrcss joual • n 1111 i II
invest i^il! iliK I'll* money I rust
received a sot hark today when
.1. I'ierponl Morgan appeared in
answer to a subpoena •»f the
roniinillee, ami in I lie rourse of
his exauiinal inn saiil:
"All I lie hanks mi I In* world J
<*• >ilId iml I<>1*111 a money Iriisl.
Itauks ilepeiul mi the ronlbleiiee
• if I lie people, ll is impo>>ihle in
f<>l*iu a iiuuiey Irusl."
Ill I lie roiil'Sr •»T I lie eMliuilul- :
linn .Morgan saiil lie «11• I not initnl 1
Compel il inn. Inil lie prefers nun- !
lunation, ami thai a heller ser-|
\ ire was rendered to the pulilir
liyllie combinations nl' money than
l>\ a fill Hi run I pnliry of compel i_
I lull.
NN'lien asked if lie was a largo
stockholders in I lie National llank
• • r C.iuHinerce. he snid: "Oil. nn.
II u I > a ii i i 11 i« >n or si>;" and lie was
surprised lien'his answer caused
n ripple «> r I a u m Ii I e r in I lie in. j
For Rent Throe Rooms.
I'lUiiplelely ft I I'l I Is ||«*« I lioii-e all !
read> to move your trunk in and j
roiniueiiee housekeeping. Suit-!
aide Tor I wo or three persons. J
('.lose in: low rent. See Win. I
Seoll. • i
(Senile horse nun comfortable |
roller for' ion! by dnv or hour, i
Hale reasonable. Apply Fml.
I'bh. phone t7.
I'OH flAt,E.--8ing®r sowing j
machine, I'ino condition. Apply ,
Honry Siiosx Jorf. 'Phone 7.
I
II. S. PRESIDENT
GOES TO HAL
Battleship Arkansas Takes Chief
Executive to Visit Greatest
Work of the Age.
Washington. I>. (^., l>ec.
Presiilenl Tafl left today fur tin;
Panama canal zone I«» inspect the
work now Hearing completion,
lie left on the dreadnought Ark
ansas, one of the newest and licsl
ships of the American navy.
Tin' llrsl lime that I * f«*s !«!•• 111
lloosevelt It'll American soil to
Mo to Panama, a ureal cry was
raised against '•*. claiming thai
it was against Ih•• letter ami
spirit of tin* constitution, iml he
went, ami since that t inn- it li;is
heroine common practice for tin'
president to make an nmiaiil trip
of inspection to see for himself
the work a> il progresses.
Tile president i» e.Vpecteil to
return on the .'ll-l of l>ecemher.
MRS. GERMAN
DIEO LAST NIGHT
End Came in Providence Hospital,
Seattle—Her Mother With
Her at the End.
.Mrs. i>r. (ilTIIISIII. will) Irt'l mi
(lie Maripnsa en n.uI• • in tin
.Muniin^sidr sanitarium I'm
I rral ini'iil. in Smith* last
nil-'III. armi-ilin^: |<> wnnl j\ -
• ln-rr I lii — iiioriiiii^ I'mni Al.
Sullixan.
\\fiH'ii Ili<' Maripn>a arrixi'il m
Seal I It* Mrs. (irriiian was Inn ill
In Ih* rcuinvi'il fmni lln* Imal. ami
j il was as dan^i'i'mis
I by I >r. \\' 11 i 111 i k In nminxf lln-pa
lien I. In .Mnrili^llsilll'. »n \ I. Sill
livan iiiiNM'ilialfly wirnl I lie mar
shal's niVicr as follows:
".Mrs. (ilM'lliail Inn Wl'ilk In 111'
i-cmnM-il in sanitarium. I»r. Whit
iiu: in allcmlancf i'«M*«»mmen<ls
-lax in l'rn\ itlrnrr Hospital until
slrniiK*'r. Mrs. C.anunn. Mrs.
< ii'i'iuaii's mnllmr. in at I •>mlamt<».
Win* insirin'linns."
Afli'l" I'nlisult illff Willi I ll«- ili>
I rid allnriify.s niViri' ami with
Jlltlpt* l.yniis. Mr. Sullivan was
iustrurli'il In win* tin* siipi'rin
Icmlfiil nf Mnriuuusiili* askiuu'
hi- milsi'iiI In I In* ri'MUi'sl thai
Mrs. ilatiimii hi* allnwi'il In ran*
||<|- Jn»|" ilaili-'hlrr al I hi- I'l'i'N I
i|fiir»» Im-pilal.
I Si• f>• i*«* I hi- aiiswi*r rnii111 Im' n*
i-i'iM'il ,\lr». lii'riiiaii ha<l pa-si»il
lii-yninl an> n••••• I. Slu* hail Ihmmi
taki'ii In I In* l'rn\ ii|iMin» li<«<pilal
ami 111♦ I llirri' »ihhi ;iI'l• • r hi*r ar
rival.
Mrs. (ii'iiiiaii lunl Imm-ii a rr-i
«It'll I nf \ ;ili|iv fill- snlili* linn* ami
inaih* many frirmls wliili* In-rr
whn will n-urd Imr un furl unalr
••ml. ami many ha\i* I'XpryssiNl
fhfir syiupalhy In |»r. lii-rman.
Imr hlishaml, in In- hmvax ••mrul.
Mrs. (ii-rman hml Imi^ Iiimmi
HiilVcriuu frmn a pniii-r wliidi luul
rnrmi'il mi hi*r ijimal ami which
wa*» rausint: a slmim pri*ssurr
nil lire ni'i'Nt's, ami -In* was m>|
ri'spnfisillli- fn|' III*!' lU'ls fur | hi*
III-**I Ii>u «la> s nf Imt life. Il was
riiusiih'i'iMl nri-cssar> that «!:«• In*
plan-il in a sanitarium ami Imr
umlhrr. Mrs. r.auunn. wlm was
in Villih*/ visit inu h• • r ihniKlili'i*
lasl yp»ir. ami is wdl kimwn Iumi\
rami' mi In SiMilth' frmn lirr limiii'
in MillI•*. Mnnlami. In iillrml lu*r
• lai.trliI«'i* ami was with Imr al Mm
IMIl|.< •
Kvor.v dl'm-i was madr in niaki*
i In- l rip i»s rornni^iirlnhlo ns pof»
s |»!r fnp I ho uufnilunatr wmnan.
Hrinp \mir |nh w-ork lo the
'•I 'mpcrln ■ nfTiiMv