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"How a Carnegie Hero Medal Was
Forced Upon aiGalifornia Indian"
See the unusual stay in
THE SUNDAY CALL
VOLUME CVL— NO. 53.
PROPHECY AS TO
A NEW RELIGION
MADE BY ELIOT
Will Not Be Based Upon Any
Authority Either Spiritual
or Temporal .
Will Laud God's Love and Not
Teach Condemnation for *
Mass of Mankind
Coming Faith Will Not Even
Imagine the "Justice
of God"
[Special Dispaich to The Call]
BOSTON, Mass.. July 22. — President
Emeritus Charles W. Eliot of Har
, vrnrd university, in the course of
-n address before the summer school
nt theology on 'The X«w Religion,"
discussed what might be expected as
the coming religion. His address was
based on the two great command
ments — the love of God and the service
of fellow men, and was much In the
r.sture of a prophecy, lie said:
The New Religion
"The progress of the twentieth cen
tury will bring about what I call the
new religion. The new religion will
not be based upon authority, either
spiritual or temporal; the present gen
rr&tlon is ready to be led, but not
driven.
"It Trill admit no sacrament.-, except
natural, hallowed customs, and it •will
deal with natural Interpretation of
furh rites. The new religion will not
attempt to reconcile people to present
ills by the promise of future compen
sation.
Just Freedom for Man
"I believe the advent of just free
dom for mankind has been delayed for
< «-nturies by such promisee. The new
religion will not even imagine the 'jus
tice of God.' Civilized nations realize
that legal punishments now frequently
fail of their purpose, and the new re
ligion can not pretend to understand
'\u25a0Jod'«- Justice, for there is no earthly
ooncept! on s.s a comparison.
"The new religion will laud God's
love and will not teach condemnation
f«ir the mass of mankind. Based on the
two great commandments of loving
God a.nd one's neighbor, the new re
ligion will teach that he Is best who
lores best and serves best, and the
greatest service will be to increase the
stock of good will."
ELOPERS FREE FROM
WRATH OF HUSBAND
Dr. F. C. Gibbons and Compan
ion Disappear
[Special Dispatch lo The Call]
RENO. Xev.. July £2. — Scandal lias
reared its head In Hawthorne. For
months Dr. F. C. Gibbons and "wife'
have been among the most promi
nent of the city* residents. He had
» large practice and was a "good fel
low." "Mr?." Gibbons, combining a
jnost charming" personality with an air!
t>f refinement and education, was ac
cepted by the ladies of Hawthorne, i
They entertained liberally and were
popular and highly respected. Last
\u25a0week the couple departed hurriedly in
an auto for Mono lake for an out-
Ing-, where they formerly resided.
The real husband of the woman ar
rived yesterday in the person of Frank
Melntosh, a newspaper and magazine
writer, well known in California, who
•had been seeking the whereabouts If
the runaway couple. It is said that he
-Had written them threatening to kill
•them both- The enraged husband has
.riarted for Mono lake.
. l!r«>. Mclntosli was a member of one
of the oldest and ro«%»t prominent Ken
tucky families. She is also a writer
.well known in Ixts Angeles, where she
contributed to its papers. The couple
came into the Mono country from the
Yosemite about a year ago. Mclntosh
\u25a0\u25a0wa* gathering material for a special
magazine article on Inyo county. It
was there the handsome doctor met the
Mclntosh family and was their guest.
•In time the couple eloped and have
rince been traveling from one state to
.another.
BUY MUCH CHAMPAIGNE
AND LAND IN JAIL
Two Men Believed to Have
. Part of Train Robbery 'Swag*
CHEYENNE. Wyo., July 22. — The
lavish expenditure of money for cham
pagne by William White and W. R
.^tockwell of Rock Creek led to the ar
rert of the two men at Laramie today
and the recovery of a large sum of
money., believed by officers to be a por r
tion of the "?wag" secured by bandits
several years ago I* a Union Pacific
tr*in robbery at Wilcox.
White says he found the money In
a. glass jar buried fn the cellar of Wil
liam Taylor's residence. .
I White will nght the charge of grand
larceny, claiming. that .Taylor knew
"nothing of the money and that it was
a' legitimate find. Taylor says his wife
brought the money. * from Denver a
few days ago \u25a0 and buried It in the
FIRE IK PENITENTIARY— Vanooaw, B. C.
July 22. — Ten thousand dollar* dam«r« in th*
t.urritie of • carp« v Dtrr (hnp vil orcasJoned by
» hUw *t Ok> Britifb Columbia penitentiary; at
We»tml»«cr la*t niphl. eauwd bj. itpootani»ouii
• Rtrvrt of prb>oo*>r« \u25a0, ttbo f esrrd
<t^*tb in thr finrae* r»»««i * swat , outcry, twf
plny. ritrou»l.r lo be allowed their libtrtr. Ho
*»\u25a0 was icjurcd.
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRACISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
telephone: keahxv s«
friday, july 23. 1909
WEATHER CONDITIONS
YESTERDAY — Clear; west wind; minimum
'temperature. C 2; minimum, ZO.
FORECAST FOR TODAY— Fair; fog in the
morning; brisk west winds. Pace 13
EDITORIAL
Remarkable progress of San Diego. Page 6
Enthusiasm of Thomas Mellersh. Page 6
"Petrol batter" an oil land idea. I'age 0
Insurgency tn it* variety. Pace 6
Bad roads a heavy tax on farmers. Pair* 6
POLITICAL
Wholesale falsification of signatures to peti
tion cf Fritz Gercke. republican candidate j for
supervisor, laid to door of Carl Walter, verifica
tion deputy. Page 1
Chinese to Tote despite federal and state
I»w. Page 3
Sheriff Dolan will not contest Greene's right
to place on primary election ballot. Page 3
GRAFT
More talesmen excused in Calbeun trial with
out first Juror being secured. Pare 14
CITY
Wrights' aeroplane will take part la the
Portola festival. Page 7
"Bartnett expects to be able to reopen wrecked
»*nk. Pace 14
General "Jim"* Smith meets president and
discusses resignation as governor of the
Philippines. Pas* 1
Frank V. Kinston, late attorney for closed
banks, declares he was victim of W. C. Hays'
frenzied financiering to the tune of
$4,000. Page 14
Divorce ends literary romance of Philip Ver
rill Mlghels, the anthor, and his wife, formerly
Ella Sterling Cntamyis. also a writer. Page 1
City makes final payment for Hetch Hetchy
lands. . Page 14
Eleven thousand dollar claim against the
Calkins syndicate by Bonestell & Co. for
Piper. Page 14
Woman of mannish attire arrested for being
drunk and fighting in the strest proves to be
former wife of Ellas Glfford, rich broker
of Boston. Page 2
SUBURBAN
Teamsters accused of beating aged man g«t
case continued. Page 5 \u25a0
Assassin makes futile attempt to slay !
horseman. Page C
Man e*Ung tbark canght la the bay off j
Sheep island. Page 4 i
Prof. W. D. Annes to lecture on "The Ens- !
land cf Shakespeare." Page 4
Oakland elkdom give* greeting to grand ex
alted ruler. Page 5
J. TV. Sweeney tells present day women best
way to secure the franchise. Page 4
Failing to Ret money as recompense for
three , days' imprisonment. Chinese smashes
windows. Page 5
Eagles from aeries about tb» bay wlM'rislt
Oakland to welcome grand president. Page Ji
Alameda woman celebrates her one hundredth
birthday! Page's
Superior court of Alameda county upholds
Berkeley's new charter in . school board
case. Page 4
Miss Elizabeth Kelln»r" of Alameda becomes
bride of Diogenes Qulntero, con«nl "for Pan-;
sraa. Page 4
Wife arrests hufband for neglect. Page S
Will cross ocean to claim sweetheart as
bride. . . Page 5
Oakland park commissioner objects to cutting
down shade trees. Page 4
Great aecrecy employed In divorce proceedings
begun -by Mrs. Charles F. Scbultheis. Page 4 \u25a0
COAST
Van killed In sham battle by wad from
fork cartridge. Page 1
Agreement is reached at Stockton" re
garding union men on Stock(on-Lodl electric
line. PageO
Dr. F. C. Gibbons arJ woman companion flee
from latter's husband. Page 1
Sacramento counsel discovers that ! new law
requires counties to maintain the high'
schools. Page 9
EASTERN
President Emeritus Eliot of Harvard prophe
cies coming of a 'new religion. Page 1
President Taft has brought about a tangible
situation regarding tbe tariff. Page 2
Witnesses give, contradictory evidence as'to
nature of Lieut. Sutton's death woucd. Page 1
SPORTS
Third annual show of Santa Cruz County ken
nel club will be opened today. Page 0
Joe Carney defeats Ed Dovrd and retains coast i
amateur pool championship. Page 8 j
Sam Langford passes up the Ely offer aad
signs to fight In New York. Pages
Dick Hyland will meet come good man la
Butte, Mont., on. Labor day. Page S
I.»rc»rl completes hi* card by securing Roecoe
Taylor and Tony SHva. Page 8
Coast league scores— San Francisco 2, Oakland
1; Sacramento 4, Vcrnon 3; Portland 1, Los
Angeles 0. Pages
Jeffries telegraphs that when tour is closed
Sunday be will post t forfeit to light
Jack Johnson. Page 8
Reulbach wlnt his ninth successive '-victory for
Chicago by defeating New York. Pages
MARINE
Pacific Mail liner Mongolia *aIU for orient
with many passengers, gold bullion for Japan j
ralueil at $390,010 and a large general
c«rgo. Page 13
SOCIAL
Jn*th> Joseph McKenna' and Jin"., McKcana
complimented by a dinner and reception 'at the
home of Mrs. Eleanor- Martin. j rage «
AMERICANS VICTIMS OF
FOREIGN CARD SHARPS
Gang of Alleged Swindlers
Jailed in Paris -
PARIS, July 22.— A band of alleged
professional gamblers, giving : their
names as Osborn, Brody, Royal and
Hubbard, have been arrested on . the
charge of card swindling. American,
and English guests rat the fashionable
hotels at Vichy and Aix les Bains were
the victims.
Y.M.C.A FIELD SECRETARY
DROWNS FROM A CANOE
Bruno Hobbs Loses Life . at
Silver Bay, N. Y.
NEW. YORK, July 22.— Word, was re
ceived at the^T. M. C. A- headquarters
today telling of the accidental"drown
ing by the upsetting 'of a r eanoe'at
Silver Bay. X. V.; of Bruno Hobbs, -field
secretary, of the internatlonalicommit-;
l ee of V. : ; M. C. A. - llobbs had : been in
Y. M.; C.; A. work as an _empl/»yed .officer
sine*! February.' 'l9o6.' and v wasi 4l";years
of 9"~ .: \u25a0: '..:-"\u25a0', \u25a0"T "' : "
SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY^ JULY; 23, 1909.
WITNESSES FAIL
TO AGREE AS TO
SUTTON'S WOUND
Evidence That Would Seem to
Imply That Officer Did Not
Shoot Himself
Surgeon Makes Unconvincing
Demonstration in Court to
Prove Injury Self-inflicted
ANNAPOLIS. Md.. July 2:. — The vari
ance in the testimony of some of the
naval officers, who are witnesses be
fore the court of inquiry investigat
ing the circumstances surrounding the
death of Lieutenant James N. Sutton,
was emphasized at today's hearing by
contradictory evidence as to the loca
tion of the bullet wound which caused
the young Oregonian's death.
This question has assumed impor
tance in the face of other evidence ;
given, as it would appear that it would
have been a much more difficult matter
for Sutton to have shot himself, with
three men on top of him. If the bullet j
entered the top of his skull, as Sur- ;
greon George Pickerell testified it did.
Location of Wound
Colonel Charles A. Doyen, command- ;
ant of marines, testified that he ex
amined Button's body Immediately after
the shooting, felt the wound in his
head and that It *was located on the
right side, a little behind and on a
line with the top of the ear. Dr. Pick
ereir thought Sutton might have' in- '
fllcted the wound upon himself, but he !
made an unconvincing and awkward
demonstration in the court with the re
volver to get the weapon in a position
which would have sent the bullet into '
his head where he testified it entered*
Sutton's head.
Considerable progress was made at
the hearing and three more witnesses
were disposed of. Besides Surgeon
Pickerell's and Colonel Doyne's testi
mony. Attorney Davis, counsel for Sut
ton's mother and sister, finished the
Cross examination of Lieutenant Will
ing, who was on the stand yesterday.
Willing made an obstinate and unsatis- ;
, factory witness under cross - cxamlna-'
tiftn. -]'\u25a0\u25a0 \y> \u25a0\u25a0.'\u25a0 \u25a0 ••\u25a0.-\u25a0 \u25a0• . fi!
What Became of Revolvers?
Davis tried "to find out from all the
witnesses today what became of But
ton's two revolvers following the shoot
ing.
Colonel Doyen testified that he saw
them and ordered Lieutenant Willing'
to take charge of them, but he did not
know what became of the weapons un- |
til they finally got into his hands at
the inquest.
'It was apparent that none of the
officers wanted to assume the responsi- •
billty of having the weapons about him
immediately after the shooting. Ser
geant James de Hart of the marine,
corps testified that Borne officers at the
scene of the shooting handed him a
revolver with the curt command to
"take this." .
It was dark and he could not see
who the officer was. De Hart soon
afterward threw the revolver into the
bushes on his way. to the barracks, and
on going out to look for it next morn
ing could not find it.
Sergeant Was -Tipsy
Dc Hart is a bright appearing young
officer, .and he created considerable
amusement in court by frankly admit
ting he had .been out with friends on
the night In question, and was under
the influence of liquor.
The young sergeant's mind was quite
hazy on that night, r>ut he was posi
tive that lie was not one of the men
sitting on Lieutenant Sutton.
Lieutenant Bevan previously testified
he was making his .way to camp by "a
back entrance," when he met Sutton
prior to the shooting. De Hart said
that "Sutton carried two revolvers,"
and that he (De Hart) did not stop
to talk with him long. The witness
did not know about the trouble Sut
ton had had in the camp, but thought
something was up when/ he saw. the
two' guns. Soon afterward De Hart
heard the shots and ran back to the
scene. He could not remember recog
nizing any officers then, except Lieu
tenant Utley, who ordered him to; the
bafrackß.
Stayed in the Grass '
'"I did not go then," he said, "but
stayed in the grass nearby but of curi
osity." . \u25a0 •
'\u25a0' Davis had riot finished his cross ex
amination of De Hart when court ad
journed. -
~ln answer to the request of the
judge.advocate, counsel for the Suttons
announced that they had one witness
outside of those already subpenaed by
the" government, whom they would like
to cafl. .He is .Charles ." Kennedy, a
private in the marine corps at Norfolk,
va. \u25a0.•\u25a0 ":\u25a0: '. ' ' y y .
Davis read from the records of the
former inquiry, bringing out some
discrepances in Lieutenant '•; Willing's
testimony: The witness said his present
testimony was correct."
Lieutenant -WiUing j~ Defiant \u25a0
; * "The former" testimony was "given on
th e - sa me day of the shooting , and -some
of-,itVw«B. reckless," . Vas the lieu ten
ant's f explanation.: \u25a0Willing** was some
times defiant' and answered ? the lawyer's
Continued on I'nsrV '»*(.'nlumn 7
MIGHELS IS DIVORCED
NEW YORK FOR
HIM--HAYWARD
FOR HIS WIFE
"1 Have Been Bitten by Bug of
Ambition," He Writes
From the East
She Is Not Welcomed When
She Rejoins Author
Spouse in Gotham
The literary romance of Philip
Verrill Mighels, the author, and
his wife, formerly Ella Sterling
Cummins, also a writer, was brought
to an end 3'esterday when Judge Van
Xostrand granted- Mrs. Mighels' suit
for divorce on the ground of-deser
tion.
This comes as a decided surprise,
for although the papers w6re filed by
Mrs. Mighels' attorney^ Lucius Solo
mons, on June 12, all knowledge was
keptfrom the public by the use of the
name Michaels instead of Mighels in
the publication in the court calendar.
Mrs. Mighels tells a sad tale of her
desertion by the author, of "Bruvver
Jim's Baby" and of his attempt to keep
lier on their. Hayward ranch while he
lived in New York.
"Bug of Ambition" .
"I have been bitten by the bug of am
bition," he wrote her, "and my battle
field is New York city."
She said, yesterday' that she had mar
ried the young lawyer-journalist-author
in Chapel Hill. X. J., on June 17, 1896,
and for nearly 10 years their home, was
made in New York and England, he
writing busily all the- time. I.
They had been In California several
times and spoke of making their per
.jnjment rpjsldence4n«*h;st'Jtate.: .FtnaUy.
\ about two^ years and a half ago. they
bought a- ranch at ' Hayward and de
cided to Jive there for all time. In
stead of this about three weeks, spent
in readjusting conditions there, was the
limit of their dwelling in the country.
Thep they went to New" York and
plans were made continually to come
; back here and live on their property
for at least the winters.
They remained in New York, how
ever, until Mrs. Mighels fell ill. Then
her husband suggested that it would
be agood plan for Tier to come west to
recuperate. . * • ,
Wouldn't Leave Him
"I told him," she said, "that I had
made up my mind never to leave him
again. I had promised myself that I
would not.".
Evidently Mighels had great persua
sive powers for she broke her personal
promise and went to Hayward. Migh
els promised to follow in a month, but
this he. did not do.
. Then Mrs! Mighels, having recovered
her health sufficiently to return to New
York, went there to join him.
"I arrived there," said she, "and go
ing to him inquired what the trouble
was. He would" not allow me to re
main in New York, although . I told
him I had come to him."
. -. *
California for Her
About a. year ago he wrote to her
that he had decided never to come to
I California to live'with her and made
the above, quoted reference to his bat
tlefield being, in New York.
; . Mrs. Mighels' only witness yesterday
was Mrs. Virginia R. Dlngee, the wife
of William J. Dirigee, who gave the
Fairmont; as her residence. \u25a0
She said she knew that he was writ
ing to his wife all the time and some
of these letters were very insulting-.
"Quite beyond 'endurance, I thought
them," said' Mrs. Dingee.
in conclusion, she said in speaking of
the Mighels, "The trouble is, she loves
him yet."
Mighels was represented in court yes
terday by.-his Attorney, A. Everett Ball,
who filed a 'formal denial' of .the
charges, but took no . part in "the. pro
ceedings, did not question the witnesses
nor ; offer,. any f evidence. C . ".* . ;
\ Mrs. Mighels.^whOjis as well known
in eastern andVEnglish literary, circles
as. here, is a daughter of : the .late " p.
ji.LHaskell, .who ,was townsite^rnanager
'for trie Southern'Pacificrailroad; "under
the old Stanford 'regime^ Her first hus
band, Adlcy ,H. was a law
yer: in San Francisco and' was noted
as a philologist. V'- He died .about 20
years ago. ;*'\u25a0\u25a0; - . ..• ;\u25a0 \u25a0. : - '•\u25a0;'...\u25a0',
;. 'She has- written several books, "among
them "The ; Story/ of the ; Files," a book
of the'earlier. writers of San' Francisco;
some verses/ and" a later, work' is "The
Full : Glory \u25a0of Dlanthus."
She, is to/receive about; $40. a month"
alimony, • it is said, i and „ she
owns the Hayward ranch,'' two • flats : oh
Baker street ' arid ; other j property,' she
is'. by, no means a* ; wealthy woman.
I : . Mighels, who^jajsome)yearB yoiinger
thaii^ she, was boirri i'in^ Carson r City, N^vii
and was^a riewspaper man here' and* In
New' York' <uritil-FcbrUary.llS9s, since
which" time 'he^has-devbtedr himsalf A to
authorship. <*• Some ? of "his fbestsknown ;
books are "Chatwit, .s thef'ManiiTalk:
Bird,? v :LvNellar;the'illead?ofsthejArmy,V,
"Bruvver 'Jim'.s'Baby,"j and vadramatlz-^
ationofahc'latt^^W--- i.:ir?l>i '->"tij
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Literary Romance Ended
Marriage Views From Mrs. Mighels' Novel
In the foreword of "The Full Glory of Diantha," the latest novel
by Mrs. Philip V errill Mighels, the authoress says:
Thus it has come to pass that for her own protection, that
she may find her true mate, who is willing, to be lifted up and
not drag her down too far from her native sphere, that the great
est study^of woman has become the important one of man himself. .
Every natural woman yearns for an established abiding^-*
place to call her. own, over which she can reign like the queen
bee of a little kingdom. Perhaps that is her very first instinct in
preparation for what is to follow. * * *
But she can hot work out her destiny save through law and
order. She needs man in all the glory of his acquired angel- j?"
hood, with the earth in him suppressed, to hold her close, to pro
tect her, to give her the joys of companionship', and also that
which is his hardest task, be willing for her to keep her immortal
soul. .:* \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0*\u25a0\u25a0 *
It sometimes happens that true mates do find each other.
With the possibility of winning such a guerdon as this, why
should not a young woman enter upon such a quest with all her
heart and all her soul, turning to all points of the compass to
watch for the "coming of his blessed presence"?
And in the last chapter of her book this is the culmination of the
mental struggle of her heroine:
She comprehended then something of the awful mystery of
marriage, its tragedy when the twain were not mated and the
infinite peace of it when they were. * . * * gg u t
without that peace it would be a more horrible hell than
any conception of the dark ages to the ones caught in its thrall.
GEN. "JIM" SMITH
MEETS PRESIDENT
Discusses Resignation as Gov
; errior of Philippines, but Mat'
; ter Is Still in Abeyance
- ;*_<3 erie ra 1- " J i nC ;. Smi t h „.. Jh,a s_^_ rp turned
borne 'from Washington, where he held
an important conference with President
Taft. »The questions of his resignation
from' the position.; of governor general
of the Philippine j islands, and his- ap
pointment to the federal bench remain
in abeyance.' They will form the sub- ;
jects of a second conference . which :
Sm itli will hold with Taft in September.
General Smith reached home "Wednes
day eventpg^and .went immediately- to
the Peninsula* hotel at San Mateo, where 1
his wife has been a guest for more than ;
a month. He will remain at San Ma too,
seeking-a much needed rest,* until.Sep
tember; when he' will again go to the
national capital.
"My situation in the Philippines has
been a pleasant one," said the general,
"and I always -had a free hand in- the
administration of the affairs of the isl
ands. My resignation has been ten
dered and I hope to remain, in the
United States. .By the time "the
Taft administration closes I shall have
readied my- fifty-eighth year. I have
not practiced law for a great many
years and I must look forward to pro
curing some other employment.
"During my conference with Presi
dent Taft the question. of a federal
judgeship was discussed, but the chance
of my' being appointed is remote. The
federal judges in California are my, per
sonal friends and I- would not care to
interfere with them, nor would I de
sire to be appointed to.the bench in any
other section of the country. No prom
ise . of -a federal judgeship was
made me."
It is the general's hope that the pend
ing matters will be settled definitely
when he meets the president again in
September.
OLD WOMAN IS KILLED
BY LOS ANGELES CAR
Dies at the Hospital of a Frac
' \u25a0 turedf* Skull
LOS ANGELES, July 22.— Mrs. Eliz
abeth^ Doyle, 85 years old, was thrown
to r the pavement at Eighth and Spring
streets 7 tonight when a -car . of ' the
Springstreet line'struek her..Her*sku!l
was fractured and. she died at the hos
pital a few ..-minutes-after' being taken
there.' j , . ' j' . '. ; -
Killed .While Walking ,
CHICAGO, July ,22.-— "VVhile -taking
one i of the* 1 daily walks to; which she
credited \u25a0 her long, life, Mrs. Elizabeth
Hacker, 82 years old, was run down
and killed xby. a streetcar yesterday. ,;
ACCUSES COMPANION OF
DYNAMITING OUTRAGE
Declares Fellow Prisoner Con
fessed ? Blowing Up Home
• \u25a0 BEN'SONV Ar(£, July 22.— John Mo ran,
arrested for vagrancy, has informed the
police i that a . fellow ; prisoner, Patrick
Collins, said he was the man who dyna
mited the residence of Southern. Pacific
Division .* Whalen< in
Tucson -June; lS r ;^;.J^ ;^: > .j; ; 4 »\u25a0 *\u25a0
f\u25ba; Both - men"; were \u25a0 tak"en*. to >Tuqson to
'day.*y^ : '.!-_';:\u25a0'* j/. % ~/}:'-.'^ 'J ! ' ;\u25a0\u25a0 ;I-'/; I-'/ '• . . .'
t .Rewards asrgrrejsatf n'g.; -j J2.000 < h»i/e
beentoffcred' for, .the" arrest -of *« the* per-
Von^wlior- committed'vthi's^outrage ; in
5 CLASSIFIED AD
Nt * Onljr Your Moiey,
s.i^SiifeuliY'Sur Tnne and
ALL KINDS OF INCONVENIENCE
GRIM TRAGEDY AT
THE SHAM BATTLE
Man Killed by Blank Cartridge
Wad Fired at Close
Range /
.SEATTLE, July ,22—Durine a. sham
battle In the Alaska- Yukon-Pacific
stadium late this afternoon between
100 members of the Improved Order of;
Red Men and an equal number of
state militiamen Joseph Morningway of
Everett, Wa'?h.. one of the Red Men,
was shot and killed.
In the imitation battle, which was
part of the festivities of R«d Men's day
at the fair, the Red Men, made up as
Indians, were to ambush and attack
a stage coach, which was to be rescued
by soldiers in- the approved style of all
Wilt west shows.
All the combatants in today's mimic
struggle were under the direction of
Major Otto Cass cf the Washington na
* tfonal guard of this city, who had cau
| tioned them to take the utmost care in
the matter of using only blank < car
tridges.
In the height of the battle Morning
way, who was between the wheels of
the waylaid coach, was seen to fall I
bleeding from a wound in the lower
left side of the abdomen.
,The firing was suspended, the in
jured man was hurled to the fair hos
pital and four of the principal surgeon?
of the city were called to attend him.
On examination they said the wound
was mortal and he died about two
hours.
\u25a0 After a careful examination the at
tending physicians said that Morning
way had not been shot by a ball car
tridge, but that the paper wad of
a blank cartridge had penetrated his
abdomen, and exploded after entering.
These wads are shaped like stage bul
lets and are filled with powder to ex
plode them as soon. as' they.* leave the
muzzle of the rifle in order to prevent
them being carried far. They are
considered dangerous; within 10 feet.
From the powder marks upon Mor
nlngway's body It is believed that he
must have been within three or four
feet of the muzzle of'the rifle when It
was fired.
It is probable that an investigation
will be ordered to ascertain upon what
authority., the militiamen were ordered
; to participate in the mimic battle and
i use state weapons and ammunition.
MORGAN'S LIUTENANT
FAVORS CORPORATION TAX
Financier's Right Hand Alan In
dorses Taf t's Scheme
[ CORDOVA, Alaska, July 22.—^George
i W. Perkins, who Is known as J. P. Mor-;
gan's right hand man. and who brought
a* party of eastern capitalists to Alas
ka on the private yacht Yucatan to In
spect the Morgan-Guggenheim Interests
there, declared himself in favor of the
proposed corporation tax in an inter
view here today.
Perkins js credited with saying that
he; believed the tax would 'be* a good
1 thing, for the: government, adding* that
it should be adopted.
.Perkins and hia party have returned
j from* their 'inspection; trip"/, over the
j Copper River - arid Northwestern rail
road,-now, under course of construction.
He said^ that it", will be°completed '/no
tlie- interior by next year.V . . •
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ADDS FALSE
SIGNATURES
TO PETITION
Carl Walter's Raw Work for
Candidate Gercke Discov
ered by the Registrar
No Attempt Made to Imitate
Writing of Voters Whose
Names Are Misused
Verification Deputy for Super*
visorial Aspirant Believed
to Be Guilty
Copies From Register in the
ABCD Order May Cause
Felony Charge
WHOLESALE falsification of
signatures to the ' nominating
petition of Fritz Gercke, repub
lican candidate for supervisor, was dis
covered by Registrar Zemansky yes
terday. The examination of the
Gercke petition showed that 24 affi
davits taken by Carl Walter, a verifi
cation deputy who worked for the
county committee, bore fraudulent sig
natures.
The bogus signatures were all of the
crudest kind. No attempt was made
to imitate the writing of the voters
whose names were misused; the names
and addresses were simply copied out
of a precinct index and in many in
stances were badly misspelled. Com
parison of the handwriting with the
signature of Carl Walter, the certifica
tion deputy who submitted the fraudu
lent affidavits, indicated Jhat he had
written several of the names himself.
In A B CD Order —
The names and addresses are those
of voters in the thirtieth district, most
of them from a single precinct. That
the criminal work was dispatched with
the least possible trouble to the perpe
jtrator. is indicated by the apparent fact
that the index was opened at the first
page and the two dozen names picked
out from the letters A, B, C and D,
Following is a list of the names and
addresses:
C. I\ Allen, 773 Tehama.
\V. Tift Brig;**, 730 Tehama.
Samuel H. llnrnhUel. 1252 Folsom.
Jacob Bloome, 556 Clementina.
Georjce Bnnhey, 17 Rausch.
Charle* H. T. Hronn, 10 Langton.
Georxe W. Barton. 271 Eighth.
• Alexander Becker, 203 Ninth. '
Joneph Burke, 257 Xinth.
Takes Next on List
(hrl«tlan Broderaon, 769 Clementin.
Jame.H CrwMurl, 271 Eighth.
Martin Canavan. 752 Clementina.
, John 11. Croan. 729 Clementina.
I.oui* Cromrr, 293 Eighth!
William C\ CofTey, 233 Eighth.
\V. 11. v onkltn. 718 Clementina.
Martin Boyle, 53 Haywood.
.Vmshii Baatlan, 933 Bryant.
' Hovmril W. Crawford, 231 Laxtgton.
Harry T. Coe, 42 ,Chesley.
P. C. Camtennen, 24 Chesley.
Daniel Dougherty, 25SLangton.
- Geortce A. Donoshur, 215 Langton.
31. P. Dannerlnc. 948 Bryant.
Walter's Reckless Methods
Attention was first called to the
fraudulent signatures by Alfred D. Al
len, a registration clerk, who was
charged with the examination of the
Gercke petition. He reported the mat
ter to Daniel Gordan. and both Gordan
and Harry Zemansky/ the registrar,
compared the names on the affidavits
with the signatures on the great reg
ister and agreed that they had been
copied.
A curious phase of the matter was
that some of the voters whose names
were. attached, had already signed the
Gercke petition and when the affidavits
were arranged in books by district and
precinct, the ' genuine and bogus affi
davits were brought together. But even
If" - this had- not happened. Walter's,
reckless methods would surely have
been* discovered.
The prosecution of. Walter rests with
the election commission, to which Reg
istrar Zemansky will report the mat
ter. The offense Is a felony, covered by
section 41; of the penal code... which
reads as follows :
• "Section *4U, Every person charged
wlth r the;performance of any duty, un
der .the provision "of . any law of this
state re la tttfg to elections, who wil
fullyrneglectsoT refuses to' perform it.
or wbol/in. his '.official 'capacity, know
ingly* and fraudulently acts in contra
vention or-violation of anyof the pro
visions of such • laws. . Is, unless a dlf
fferent punishment for v such acts or
'omissions i» prescribed by this code,'
punishable by; fine not exceeding one
thousand dollars. -or by imprisonment
in the state Rrison not exceeding five
\u25a0years, or, by both.".
Known as Hangeron
? Walter, who lives at 30 Laskie street,
has 'recently been a hanjer-oc at th«

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