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UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION SERVICE
DODD HELD UP AND ROBBED OF DIAMONDS WORTH $1,500
AMATEURS HOLD UP
WELL KNOWN SPORT
EARLY IN EVENING
Take Two Fine Stones That Had Made
Dodd Noted About Town.
The most daring and remunera
tive holdup that has taken place in
this city for years was committed
last night, when Ralph Dodd, a
sporting man and athletic expert,
was robbed of his diamonds near
his home, E207 Mission avenue.
He was on his way home from his
notion store in the Auditorium
block about 6:30 and had reached
the railroad track on Division and
Sinto.
There he saw a couple of poorly
dressed men approaching. They
appeared to be bent on getting to
town. Ho paid little attention to
them.
In Dodd's shirt front shone a
diamond stud that Is considered
the best stone of Its size ever sold
in this city. On the ring finger of
his left hand shone the next best
stone In the city. The stud Is val
ued at $500 and th? ring at $1,000.
The men did not appear to pay the
least attention to the diminutive
umpire. He walked calmly past
them when he heard the com
mand:
"Throw up your hands."
He turned to see both men, un
masked, pointing revolvers at his
head. Ralph has a lot of nerve.
He exhibited it time and again
when, although weighing only
about 90 pounds, he repeatedly
bluffed husky baseball players In
the Northwestern league and as
sessed fines against them with all
the nonchalance of Ralph Frary,
w.e*ht 220. Rut with the weap
tyfj' the holdups close to his
iSTpr he quickly stuck his hands
fiflfward.
*Qo to it, fellows, if it wasn't for
those howitzers, I'd take an even
break with yon." he said jokingly.
Then he handed out $lti In cash
he had In his pocketß,
Mr. Dodd says he will take the
loss as a sport should, although he
"hopes to recover his diamonds.
The robbers were amateurs and
let him go through his own pock
ets. He says they didn't discover
that he was unarmed and he could
have defended himself had he been
fixed with a revolver. The hold
nps were both so nervous Dodd
" was afraid they would shoot him
unintentionally. He was unable to
get a description of them.
"Gee, pal, see wat he's got in his
shirt front," said one as he deftly
removed the spiral stud.
Dodd winced as he saw his prize
diamond stud unwound from his
shirt front.
"Mehbe he's got a ring," was the
next thing he heard.
He had turned his $1,000 dia
mond ring into his palm as he lift
ed his hands to command. His
heart sank as they took the riug
from his finger.
"Pretty good pickln for one
night," said one thug to the other
when they had completed their
work,
"Sklddoo and don't look back,"
they told their victim aa they head
ed him toward home and them-
I aelves to their heels toward town.
"It wasn't so much the loss,"
said Dodd today, "aa it was the
fact that those two diamonds were
my prides. Some people have a
hobby for automobiles and some
LINE DRAWN IN GREAT
1 DEMONSTRATION TODAY
CHICAOO, Oct. 31.—Two great
demonstrations in New York city
today and tomorrow, which close
the campaign in New York, are
| typical of the real nature of the
presidential struggle, says Walter
Wellman in the Record Herald. He
Continues: *
'J'Huslnessnien of New York to
night will form a marching line for
Taft that It Is predicted will equal
the length of Manhattan Island. It
Is expected that 80,000 will march
and occupy five hours In passing a
given point.
"They keynote of the demonstra
tion will be the cry that Ury»n's
for race horses. My hobby was
diamonds. Those two were the
best stones of their size that were
ever exhibited in this city. I do
not deplore the loss their value in
money so much, but tney were
stones almost impossible to dupli
cate."
Dodd will offer a heavy reward
for their return.
The police are of the opinion
that the diamonds were seen down
town and the thugs followed Dodd
with the intention of robbing him.
Dodd has worn the stones at all
hours, seemingly reckless of fear
of robbery.
Dodd has been betting heavily
on Uryan around Smith's Dope,
having, driven Fox, the Los Ange
les Wine Co. Taft man to cover,
by snapping up his odds on the re
publican candidate. He has prob
ably waged $3,000 at odds on the
Bryan end and on account of the
betting has been in the limelight
around sporting headquarters. On
account of this he was particularly
marked. The police believe that
the holdups saw him downtown
and deliberately laid a plot to fol
low and rob him.
ASSESSOR FINDS
$61,150
Just a trifle late bnt none the
less insignificant by reason of their
delinquency, are submitted to the
auditor several taxttems that were
overlooked by Assessor Galbraith
when the tax rolls were compiled
last spring. The oversight was dis
covered by the assessor about ten
days ago when it was submitted
for correction. The total amount
to be added to the roll Is $91,150.
Included in this is the plant of
the Washington Water Power in
Ross Park, $40,000; several lots
owned by David T. Ham in Hill
Park. $4,150; lot belonging to J.
M. Corbet in Hill Park, $1,250; lot
In Hill Park owned by F. Rur
brldge, $1,750; lot in Hill Park
owned by J. P. Herrlck, $2,250;
lots OWS4d by A. L. Norman In
Hill Park, $1,750; lot owned by K.
K. Kutter In Hill Park, $3,000, and
the property of the Spokane Brew
ing & Malting Co. In Post's addi
tion, valued at $10,000.
REP. RALLY AT MEAD.
George A. Lee and A. W. Davis
addressed a republican rally at
Mead last night in the Odd Fel
lows hall. They pronounce It the
best meeting held In that region
during the present campaign and
predict a large majority for the re
publicans in the north half of the
county.
KI.AMATH FALLS, Ore., Oct. 81.
—The Crater Lake road com mis
slon will meet at Klamath Falls
November 7, when action will be
taken regarding Klamath county's
contribution of $50,000 toward
building the Crater road.
election menus hard times; Taft's
success will Insure the couutry's
prosperity.
"Labor will have an Inning to
morrow when a monster meeting
will be held at Grand Central pal
ace. Gompers and other leaders
will speak."
The' writer goes on to say that
labor m%n are disagreeing on sup
port of the federation's political
program, and precaution Is being
taken to pledge the speakers by
signature, to name them vice prei
ldents of the meeting in order to
prevent the republicans from in
ducing any speaker to repudiate
tho meeting.
THE SPOKANE PRESS
WHO'S HALLOWEEN'S LUCKIEST?
FIND IT OUT THIS VERY NIGHT
Tonight's the night!
The fateful night.
Because, of course, you're going
to a Halloween party and there you
will learn s*ome wonderful facts
about your future.
And they'll be sure facts, for who
ever heard a ggndle tell a lie?
You see, Halloween's the night
for candles and your hostess will
make them do a .lot of things for
your entertainment. Among others,
you will be, told the exact month in
which you will marry; also you will
find out how lucky you are.
The photographs in our picture
show just how the candles do it.
OLD SOLDIERS
ARE BUNCOED
ONE GETS DRAFT FOR $1.32
WHEN HE'S CERTAIN HAD
MORE THAN $100 DUE HIM
ADDITION FOR SERVICE.
Coincident with the receipt of a
remarkable little draft for $1.37
from the United States govern
ment by William H. Cornell of
Rockfo'rd, Wash., an old soldier,
age 85, arise (he charges that there
Is grafting of considerable propor
tion going on in tho war depart
ment.
The little check comes through
the assistant paymaster at San
Francisco and was received by Mr.
Cornell a few days ago while he
was serving as a juror in the su
perior court in the case of Walters
against the Spokane & interna
tional Railway Co. Mr. Cornell
has been 43 years getting the little
stipend from wealthy Un.cle Sam
and more than that he stoutly
maintains that he was cheated out
of his enlistment bounty. Mr. Cor
nell tells the following story:
"In 1862 while I was living in
tho town of Krwin, New York, the
government issued another general
call for troops. Rather than draft
the men Into service the govern
ment made a standing bounty of
fer to all those who would enlist.
The state offered a bounty of $50
and the town $15. 1 enlltsed on
August 21 of that year and went
to the front with the 141 st New
York, Company K. I served
throughout the campaigns of the
eastern coast until the end of the
war, receiving my discharge May
19, 1865.
"At that time 1 had to my credit
$82.50 on baok pay and clothing
allowance. Of this amount I soon
received $50 with a statement that
it was all I had comlug. I wrote
to tho war department, giving a
full statement of what 1 had re
ceived and what was still due mo.
I received a reply that the matter
would be attended to and I have
been watting ever since for that
pay. Now they send me a check
for $1.37, stating that there is due
me on my clothing allowance only
41 cents and 81 cents on back pay.
"And there Is that $100 bounty
which I never received. They tell
us that the books :ihow that we
had signed a receipt for that VOOU
ey. 1 didn't get mine and there
Weather—Fair and cooler tonight and Sunday.
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1908
The nifty young lady on the right
is learning the name of her wed
ding month. Her hostess has placed
12 lighted candles on the floor. Our
young lady starts to jump over
each one, carefully gathering her
skirts so that the little flame will
not touch her clothing. Beginning
with "January," she calls a month
each time she jumps, and the first
candle to be extinguished is her
happy It's a foul if she's
careless with her foot or skirts
when she goes over the June
candle.
Then on the left is the "lucky
candle" game. A lighted candle is
was not a single man in the regi
ment that got the bounty although
the records show that it was paid
to us. But Instead of getting
$132.50 which is still due me, 1 get
this little draft for $1.37.
"If there Is not a difference be
tween my payroll and my descrip
tive roll showing a credit, then
some one has made the figures
balance and stolen the money. I
know there is a graft somewheic
and I wrote and told them so as
soon as I got this. I told them
that the statement that it was all
the balance due me "was an infer
nal falsehood."
SAYS JOHN D.
TALKS RIDDLE
Xl Milt A. N. V., Oct. 81— Before
an enthusiastic crowd here today
Taft opened his last day's tour of
the state. He appealed for elec
tion of Governor Hughes and re
ferred to the announcement made
by Rockefeller that the latter fa
vored Taft as the surest sign that
the Standard Oil was against the
republicans. He called the an
nouncement an ante-election trick.
After this speech Taft went to
Waverly. His itinerary includes
Oswego, Blnghamton, Cortlandt,
lthlca and Rochester.
Mrs. Taft will Join the party to
morrow at Buffalo. Prom there
she will go with her husband to
Cleveland and Youngstown. Ohio,
where Taft will speak Monday.
Tuesday they will arrive at Cincin
nati, where they will await the
result of the election.
BRYAN FOR HONESTY
IN GOVERNMENT
RICHMOND, Ind., Oct. 31.—Bry
an created great enthusiasm today
when he flayed Carnegie, Taft.
Rockefeller, Roosevelt and Root lv
his speech before an immense
crowd. He said:
"Carnegie is not supporting me
and says my election will be a
tragedy. He is familiar with oth
er tragedies. Hoot says Taft is
temperamentally better to enforce
the laws than I.
"This Is true from Root's stand
point, as he began his career by
defending 801 l Tweed. Rockefel
ler Is supporting Taft because the
latter shows by his utterances that
he favors trusts."
placed 1 , on a little board float, one
for mcfr person in the party around
the wrfcsh tub, and the candle that
withstands the ordeal of bobbing
around in the water longest beolngs
to the luckiest one of the year.
Atiqie top on the left Is a neat
Hajloween witch kettle. The young
lady next to it is making a jack-o
lante|-i 4 .
Don't forget the Hal
loween, witch. She can tell for
tunes, you know. Get a newspaper,
make a perfect cone and sew it up.
That's f£<J witch's hat. Then throw
a long cloak over her and you have
a perfect witch.
WISER FORCES
TON BUELOW
ASIOE
m i
WERLIX, Oct. 31.—Following
trouWe with the German parlia
mell over the proposed new taxa-
PRINCE YON RUEI.OW
tion scheme. Chancellor Prince
Yon Buelow resigned today.
It is understood that Emperor
William caused the retirement of
Bon Buelow because of dissatisfac
tion at Germany's International po
sition. The recenl tense situation
in Europe following threats of
war In the near east, is said to
have been a factor in the retire
ment.
SOCIALISTS MEET TO
PREPARE FOR VOJING
Spokane socialists intend to be
energetically represented at the
polling places Tuesday and a bust
nest, meeting of the party will be
held tomorrow evening at I:t0 in
Oliver hall, Riverside avenue,
to make the necessary arrange
ments.
They de.-in extreme vigilance
necessar> in order to guard against
Irregularities In voting by the
sticker method, a process the pub
He is eutlrelj unfamiliar with.
The campaign committee urges all
socialists to attend tomorrow's
inee\lug>
LUMBERMAN
fATALLY SHOT
MOUNT VERNON, Wash., Oct.
31.—Arthur E. Horn, prominent
shingle manufacturer of this coun
ty and one of the principal owners
of the Siwash Shingle Mill Co.,
was accidentally shot and killed
late yesterday. He had returned
in a gasoline launch with a party
of hunters from a deer hunt among
the islands.
- Hi's shotgun was discharged
while he was taking it from the
boat. A full charge of buckshot
entered his left breast.
ALLEN HAD NO
HIDDEN PROOF
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Alleri did not turn over to the
court the papers he is holding as
evidence against C. E. Horton. Al
len appeared in court this morning
in response to the subpoena issued
at the instance of Horton's attor
ney, A. C. Shaw, and stated under
oath that he had no evidence of
any sort that was any part of a
public record.
The court denied the order to
compel Allen to produce the exhib
its in his possession and after
having examined him Shaw admit
ted that the prosecution had noth
ing he wanted.
"The court had no authority to
order my appearance in this mat
ter," stated Mr. Allen this morn
ing. "I came-over as an accom
modation and to simplify matters
for Mr. Shaw. All I have in my
possession are a few private mem
orandum books kept by Horton
and the slips showing copies of the
daily casfi footings of the water of
fice. These are not public records
and furthermore I have made no
attempt to keep them from the de
fendant and his attorney."
WANTS $20,000
FOR LOSS OF EYE
A suit to collect $20,000 dam
ages from Burns & Jordon, con
tractors, was filed today in the
county clerk's office by Philip Gog
gin. Goggin was the foreman of a
night gang doing railroad work at
Taft, Mont
On the night of February 17.
while the gang was at work in the
tunnel, a sudden explosion took
place and had the ultimate result
of depriving Goggin of the use of
his right eye. Goggin alleges that
the unexploded charge had been
left unfiled through the negligence
of the day crew.
THE WAY JOHN
0. THINKS
CLEVELAND, 0., Oct. 81.—Rela
tives and close associates of Rocke
feller declare today that the an-
nouncenient of his support of Taft
is the logical outcome of his state
ment last fall.
"It Is foolish to suppose Rocke
feller made the announcement for
the purpose of hurting Taft," said
W. 0. Itudd, Rockefeller's brother
in-law. "Rockefeller announced
early in the campaign that he fa
vored Taft. ills support Is mere
ly that of a party man and a citi
zen. The statement that it was
given in return for Immunity is
equally as foolish."
STEAL INK FROM
POOR UNCLE SAM
This Is the limit, almost. In an
application for the appointment of
Horace l'ardo. present nightwatch
of the postottlce, as special, Post
master Harton this morning state.-
that the ink has in the last few
nights been stolen out of the wells
In the postottlce and he wants a
■peetal guard appointed over the
ink and things generally.
IT COST HIM SOMETHING
H. A. Head notified the police
this morning that last night he
went to bed in a strange place and
when he awoke this morning miss
ed a gold watch and $7.
WITHOUT
FEAR OR
FAVOR
SIXTH YEAR, No. 324. 25 CENTS PER MONTH
SAY M'ARTHUR CANNOT
DODGE COUNTY SCANDAL
Charges Spread in Spite of
Efforts to Suppress
Revival.
The Press has no desire
to prowl around in any
man's private graveyard,
but it believes in digging
Into records when a man
appears for responsible pub
lic office.
Large circulars have been
printed and spread over the Sixth
legislative district setting forth J.
W. McArthur's connection with the
notorious strychnine scandal of
1893, when 312 ounces of strych
nine were stolen from a contract
of 4,000 ounces sold to Spokane
county for squirrel poison, at 16
cents per ounce.
McArthur held the contract
along with a partner named Keller,
but McArthur did all of the work
in securing the contract and after
ward handling it and naturally
suffered the odium that attached to
the crooked work when it waj ex
posed.
He is now a candidate for the
state legislature on the republican
ticket.
Both the Review and Chronicle
had published accounts of Mc-
Arthur's larceny scheme, yet
not* one word concerning it appear
ed when McArthur came out in the
primaries, and nothing since until
after the case was opened up by
The Press several days ago. The
Press was not in the field when
the case first came up and learned
of It only a few days ago.
The most condemning exposition
ot the dishonest actions of Mc-
Arthur appeared in the Chronicle
and Review, as references to Re
view files of April 28 and 30, 1893,
and Chronicle files of April 27 and
May 2, 1893, will show.
An effort was made this week to
have the Chronicle print a com
munication signed by 4 citizen ask
ing if the McArthur of 1893, whom
the Chronicle of that year roasted
so roundly, was the McArthur of
1908, candidate Jor the legislature.
The Chronicle refused to print the
communication on the ground of it
not being good policy, but the as
surance was given that the Mc-
Arthur matter "is true, absolutely
true, as I wrote it myself and
know what 1 am talking about."
This assurance came from the
editorial head of the Chronicle
and Is in keeping with a policy that
has resulted In a newspaper
chloroformed public in Spokane.
McArthur is now a candidate on
the republican ticket.
McArthur makes an answer to
the charge against him in which
he tries to divide the blame with
others. He also says he was ex
onerated, which statement Is pro
nounced false by those who are
acquainted with the facts and as
shown by the files of the newspa
pers of that day.
J. W. McArthur made a confes
sion of the entire transaction in a
sworn statement made to Powers
& Welghtman, wholesale chemists,
of Philadelphia, from whom Mc-
Arthur bought the strychnine sold
to the county. This statement by
McArthur was published In the
newspapers by Powers & Weight
man, who wanted to rest under
no charge of being connected with
the adulteration or theft of any
of the strychnine sold the county.
McArthur's responsibility for the
ARRIMAN ROADS MAKE
IRE MONEY IRAN EVER
NEW YORK, Oct. 31. The
statement of earnings of the Union
and Southern Pacific roads. Issued
today, makes a remarkable show
lug.
September was the most profita
ble month In the roads' existence.
The net gain Is the greatest 'TO
their history -Aceptiug October,
1907, when gross receipts were
greatest.
luiuatrdlatoly at ter the r*i eft
Or€CTfflH
strychnine graft is testified to by
leading druggists of Spokane who
were in business here at the time
and by other old timers who are
not druggists. His confession was
made to avoid prosecution by
Powers & Welghtman, who discov
ered that McArthur removed tho
labels from the bottles given by
him to the farmers and placed it on
other bottles, thereby being able to
get the 312 extra one ounce bot
tles which he was forced to bring
before the county commissioners
and make restitution of when ho
admitted his guilt.
McArthur is a member of tho
crowd that controls the county
machine and it was through their
influence that he secured tha
nomination for representative,
even after his republican op
ponents had resurrected the strych*
nine scandal, which was used quiet
ly against McArthur. One of tbeso
opponents of McArthur today said
that he ought to be beaten and an
nounced his intention to voto
against him on Tuesday.
McArthur is defiant and an*
nounced at republican headquar
ters today that he did not care
about what was said about him;
that he would be elected anyway.
William Matthews has asked
McArthur to .appear before the
meeting to be held tonight in Jus
tice Stocker's courtroom and ex
plain his connection with the
strychnine graft. McArthur has
so far refused to accept the in
vitation.
The Press understands that Mc-
Arthur's record as a businessman
has since been all right, but there
is no earthly excuse for his run
ning for office with a thing like
that outlined above hanging over
him. He could not hope that it
would He dormant under the
searchlight of .a campaign.
OEMOCRATSTO
WHOOP'EB UP
The young democrats Intend to
keep at it until the night of the
election. The declaration of John
D. Rockefeller for Taft is consid
ered the cap sheaf of the cam
paign and it is proposed to keep
this before the people until the
last.
Two meetings are scheduled for
tonight, one at the municipal court
room to be addressed by V. T. Tus
tin and others and another at Jus
tice Stocker's court room in the
county building to be addressed by
William Matthews and others.
BRYAN FLAYS
WHOLE BOUGH
WINCHESTER, Ind., Oct. 31.—
Bryan here this afternoon on a
tour of northern Indiana today
said the democratic party attempts
to inaugurate an era of honesty in
politics by compelling publication
of campaign contributions, and
seeks to bring the government
nearer the people by direct elec
tion of senators. He entered Into
a lengthy discussion of the party's
principles,
became known Union Pacific stock
rose to the highest point of this
year. , Wl. -
Union Paclcflc reports gross
earnings of $7,414,504, an Increase
of $464,359 over September laEt
year; operating expemws, $3,415.-
UM, a decrease of $951,651.
S.mttu ru Pacific a gross earuinca
were $10,481,094, a decrease, but
decrease b> operating expense,
made the net *aruiini» $3,941,5**,

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