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THE SPOKANE
THE INLAND EMPIRE'S ONLY PENNY PAPER
INSANE SPIRITUALIST 1
HOLDS POLICE AT
DAY TWO DAYS
Two Loaded Revolvers and Dagger
Detain Officers-Nabbed
at Last.
After successfully holding Detec
tives Lister and McCloud at bay
with two loaded revolvers and a
keen dagger, Herman Neitzel, an
Insane spiritualist, was overpower
ed, despite his formidable arsenal
and hissing threats to kill, by De
tective Miller and Officer Benway
early thla morning. Neitzel Is a
brother of Neitzel the astronomer,
prosecuted In police court a few
weeks ago on a charge of vagrancy
for practicing his profession of for
tune telling in violation of the state
laws.
LONG LOST MAN
IS DISCOVERED
IN BARBER SHOP
SKEELS FOUND IN SALT LAKE—WIFE LEAVES
TO BRING HIM BACK
Charles W. Skeels, age 25 years,
who suddenly and mysteriously dis
appeared from his home at 04228
Howard street, July 6, and for
whom the police all over the
United States have been searching
ever since that time, has been
found. On Information furnished
by Chief of Police Sullivan of Spo
kane, Skeels was located a few
days ago in a barber college in
Salt Lake City by the police of that
place.
Mrs. Skeels, who had offered a
reward of $50 for Information that
would lead to his location, has
started for Salt Lake City to bring
him back. Skeels' reasons for
UNEXPECTED
DISPLAY OF
FIREWORKS
(By Unitsd Press.)
SEATTLE. Aug. 28.—An unex
pected display of verbal fireworks
marked the last day's session of
the first national conservation
congress, when the opponents of
Plnchot's policies took issue on the
resolutions adopted by the resolu
tions committee, which declared
that the "water rights belong to
the people, and should not be
granted In perpetuity to any indi
vidual." Judge 1 Ini'oul of the fed
eral district court, led the fight and
declared the awarding of water
rights to Individuals was the best,
truest conservation. He offered a
substitute for the Pinchot resolu
tion. The resolutions finally
adopted were to urge upon the
states the necessity of the enact
ment of laws recognizing that the
water rights belong to the people.
GOSSIP BRINGS
TROUBLE FOR PAPER
A. C. .Tones, the Chicago detec
tive, today filed suit against tho
Spokane Chronicle for $2500 dam
ages for libel In the publication
of an article August 25 under a
acare head announcing that Jonea
had been arrested and placed in
jail for attempting to kidnap his
son, Burton Inimel Jones,
Weed 2.
Jones says that there Is not one
truthful sentence in the entire ar
ticle, that he did not try to kidnap
the child, that he was not arrest-
IN A DREAM HE SEES
ROOSEVELT DIE IN JUNGLE
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. LB.R—Philip J. Jordan, nn ardent admirer of former President Roosevelt is
Tery much alarmed ns to result of a dream lie say* ho experienced Monday night
Jordan, who ia a member of taw Occult union, It telling friends how an Indian control" Monday
night showed him the darkest recesses of British Knat Africa, and therein lay Col Roosevelt torn limb
from limb by an enraged lioness.
Powerless to avert his death, Kermlt, the fortror president s son, stood nearby with an agonized
expression on his face, accordlug to Jordan. s
"The vision came to me last evening." said Jordan, "and under the guidance of the Indian I saw the
African Jungle. Before my eyes Col. noo«rvelt was torn limb from limb. I saw his mangled form ly
ing there, with his son Kermlt stimdlng over the body after he had made a desperate attempt to save
fits rather a life.
"Just mark my words. Col. Roosevelt has hrm slain, but the cables will not tarry the news until
about 10 hours from now."
The Insane man has been a
neighborhood terror about his home
at E3817 Sprague avenue vor sever
al weeks. Children and their par
ents alike have been afraid of him
and have complained of his strange
demeanor and threats on the lives
of different ones In the neighbor
hood several times in the last
week.
Detectives Lister and McCloud
were sent to bis home to bring
him to the police station Thurs
day night, but Neitzel barricaded
(Continued on page 6.)
leaving here have not yet been
learned by the police. It was at
first thought that he wandered
away while temporarily deranged
from the effects of an injury to his
head, sustained last October.
Skeels had just completed build
ing a home last fall when it burn
ed down, and worry over that was
also thought to have had something
to do with his sudden and uncere
monious departure from his wife.
Following his disappearance, Mrs.
Skeels went to Pullman, Wash., to
reside with relatives. She is ex
pected to arrive In Spokane with
her husband within the next few
days.
Ed and placed In jail and that the
whole story was untrue from begin
ning to end.
Jones was with his attorney, M.
F. Setters, at the time he Is ac
cused of having attempted to run
away with the baby. He says he
had paid his dollar to the baby's
mother to see it, as required by the
order of tho court, and that, In the
presence of his lawyer, he took the
child to a photographer to have Its
picture taken. The report waa
then started and given to a reiwrt
er that Jones had run away with
the baby, but he turned up at the
end of the hour with the child and
restored It to its mother, as re
quired In the order of the court.
A CRITICAL DAY
FOR HARRIMAN
(By United Press.)
TURNERS, N. V., Aug. 28.—
Meager Information obtainable
from the closely guarded Harrl
man palace at Arden Indicates that
the railroad king will be subjected
to a rigid physical examination
some time today, to determine
whether an Immediate operation
can be made. Three noted sur
geons are in attendance, ready to
operate as soon as the word is giv
en. The nature of llurrimun's ill
ness is variously reported as malig
nant cnncer or acute stomach
trouble. His spine possibly Is af
fected. It la understood Dr.
Btreumple, the Viennese expert, ad
vlsod an immediate operation In
Europe, hut Harrlman Insisted on
returning to America before under
going the knife.
(By United Press.)
NEW YORK, Aug. 28 — The New
York news bureau, through Its Wall
street agency, lirh announced au
thoritatively that It is declared
that theer will be no operation on
Harrlman
■
Hunt for the uorth pole will now
be delayed to bunt YVellnian.
(By United Press.)
AUTO RACE
REAPS
DEATH
AT BRIGHTON BEACH
One Dead, One Dying, and
Six Seriously
Hurt.
(By United Press.)
BRIGHTON BEACH, N. Y„ Aug.
28.—One man ia dead, one is dying
and six are seriously Injured as a
result of 10 hours' time in the 24-
-hour automobile race now on. The
latest accident this morning was
that happening to Patrick Corrigan,
a Pinkerton man, whose leg was
broken by a lamp which flew off a
skidding racer. Leonard Cole, a
mechanician on the Steams ma
chine, was killed at midnight. An
Acme and a Steams collided in
front of the grandstand and the
Steams car was wrecked. Cole was
killed. Laurent Cresz, the driver,
was fatally hurt. Curyus Patscheke,
driver of the Acme, was slightly in
jured. The mechanician, whose
name is unknown, was badly hurt.
Hugh Hughes, driving Allan King
ston's car, was badly hurt. The
machine blew up a tire, swerving
in front of Depalma's Flat. The
Fiat was wrecked, but Depalmaa
was unhurt. William Helna, driv
ing a Losier, and his mechanician,
William Giblin, were severely but
not fatally hurt. Their machine
skidded and turned turtle.
WHO KNOWS
DAVID'S AUNT
Who knows David C. Guthrie or
£is aunt Mrs. Esther A. HoffmanT
In tho interests of a southern es
tate, Attorney Edward H. Yelser
of Austin, Texas, is searching for
them by the aid of the Spokane
police. The lawyer was written to
Chief of Police John Sullivan, stat
ing that the two missing parties
are known to have formerly lived
here, but that letters addressed to
them have been returned unop*
ened. Chief Sullivan has started
an investigation which, it is be
lieved, will find them. A part of a
fortune is thought to be waiting
for them.
GATHERING OF LOCAL
DEMOCRATS
A gathering of the Young Men's
Democratic club and prominent
democrats of the city will be held
in connection with a luncheon to
be given Mr. Heller of New York,
manager of the League of Demo
cratic cluba, tomorrow noon at
Oakes cafe. It is expected that the
visiting New York chieftain will
glvt' the local followers of Jeffer
son some pointers of value.
AN AMERICAN
AVIATOR WINS
(By United Press.)
RHEIMH, France, Aug. 28.—
Qlenn H. Curtis, American aviator,
won the coupe International today
iv the great aeroplane race meet
here.
Curtis covered 20 kilometers,
equivalent to 12.42 miles In 15 min
utes and f>o% seconds. Hleriot
mude the trial trip over the course
in seven minutes and 58 seconds.
WHERE TO GO ON SUNDAY
Services at nearly all city
churches, morning and even
ing.
Traveling salesmen play
ball at Recreation park at
2:30 p. m.
City League base ball, Na
tatorium park, 2 p. m.
Vaudeville at the Orpheum,
Washington and Pantages 2:30
and 8:15 p. m.
Spokane theater, 8:15 p. m.,
"The Time, the Plaoe and the
Girl."
Auditorium, 8:15 p. m., "A
Knight for a Day."
Excursion to St Maries and
St Joe, 8:05 a. m., via Inland
Empire line.
LAST EDITION
WEATHER jgSJyl S&JTS
WHEN YOU MOVE 6on>t for « et 10 o |ve tne
W , rler your ntw address or tele
phone Tho Press, Main 376. The Press will ha do
ll vered to you no matter where you go.
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 28
THESE ARK THE VIEWS OF GEN . THOS. S. HUTCHINSON, WHO WON HIS URIDE IN 30 MINUTES
SPOKANE'S DIRECTORIES TELL STORY
OF THE RISE OF HER CITIZENS
WHEN things go wrong and
times seem hard, when
you think you are
working hard . for the
little that you are gaining and
when life seems an endless toil
that brings reward to only a chosen
few, take a look Into the old days—
go back to Spokane's youthful
years and cheer up.
Up at the R. L. Polk Directory
Co.'s office on the top floor of the
Rookery building, there is a tonic
for the I lines. It is a look at the
directories of the later "eighties"
and the early nineties, first, then a
peep iuto the one for 1908.
Turn back to the one of 1889, for
instance, as that was the first one
of consequence ever issued here,
and look up the names of some of
Spokane's men who are vow prom
inent and wealthy. Some were
clerks or laborers —these men who
were struggling with life's fortune
wheel with tho power and cunning
of their brain, In the city's infancy.
Turn now to those same names
that have been carried forward
WON'T TRY SGHIVELY
HERE NEXT MONTH
J, H. Schlvely, state Insurance
commissioner, will not be called to
trial In the superior court of Spo
kane county at the September
term of court. Schlvely la under
indictment In two cases gorwlng
out of the grand Jury Investigation
of the Pacific Live Stock associa
tion, one for embezzlement of about
$2600 of the funds of the associa
tion and the other for perjury be
fore the grrnd jury.
The Schlvely cases, and likewise
those against Judge M. J. Gordon,
former counsel for the Great North
ern railroad, will not be reache l
for the reason that the prisoners
detained in Jnll, including the de
fendants In three homield* cases,
must be tried first. The criminal
docket for the September term Is
full, and the Hcblve.ly or Gordon
eases could not be reached.
The prediction is made that In
surance Commissioner Schively
will have a harder fight when tho
trial of the indictmeuts against him
is called before an unprejudiced
jury in Spokane county than he
had in the senate at Olympia.
where he was acquitted in the Im
peachment proceedings through the
political complications that arose
in the trial of the case.
In one of his visits to Spokaue,
Schlvely said that the grand Jury
indictments In the live stock case
worried him a great deal more than
the Impeachment pMceedlUgt', 'the
HOW TO WIN A BRIDE IN THIRTY MINUTES.
year after year as the city has
grown and learn what has been
their reward, from the directory of
1909. Safe to say that nearly nine
tenths of the people who stuck by
Spokane in her tips and downs
have been successful. Fate per
haps was against the others.
Following are a few of the names
of prominent men taken from
some of the old directories and
compared with the manner In
which they now appear:
1890 —Peyton Isaac N., real es
tate basement Spokane National
Dank building. 1909—Peyton Col.
I. N., office 308 Peyton building.
Note that 19 years ago this promi
nent and wealthy citizen who has
not only succeeded In building a
grvnt business block bearing his
own name but has earned the title
of colonel, was a real estate dealer
In a basement office.
1889—Richards J. P. M., real es
tat?, 19 Frankhurst block.
1909—Richards, J. P. M., presi
dent Spokane ft Eastern Trust Co.
1889—Norman, William 8., pro
termination of the latter seems to
show that he had the situation well
in hand.
A WORLD'S FAIR TO
CELEBRA TE CANAL'S FINISH
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 28.—The San Diego chamber of com
merce todny launched plans for a world's fair to be held in thia city
In 1915, to celebrate the completion of the Panama canal. At a meet
ing of the board of directors last night the idea met uuanimous au
proval. The various committees have been named.
FIND TRUNK; AND NOW
CAN'T FIND BROTHER
Police officers have found the
trunk belonging to James Fuller,
who plunged to his death In the
river off the Hernard street bridge
several months ago. at the request
of his brother, but are now unable
to locate the brother. Fuller came
here from Vancouver, C. 8., and
after a protracted drunken spree In
the Great Northern yards here,
drowued himself.
He was burled lv the potters'
field us an unknown, but hits Iden
tity Was discovered several weeks
later by his brother, who came
THE SPOKANE
a
prietor Norman's Telephone ft Tele
graph system, Washington build
ing, 21 E. Riverside.
1909—Norman, William S.. presi
dent The Hotel Co. (Hotel Spo
kane).
1889—Graham. John W., clerk
Sylvester Heath, rooms 827 Howard
street.
1909—Graham, John W.. presi
dent John W. Graham ft Co., resi
dence SOOT Monroe street.
1892—Prescott, David S.. book
keeper county treasurer's office.
1909—Prescott, David S., secre
tary and treasurer Prescott Bros..
Union Fuel ft Ice Co.
So on they go, nearly all show
ing advancement. Chant Brothers,
now comprising the Chant Music
Co., were piano polishers and
tuners back in 1892. Some who are
prominent and wealthy today were
In the same positions then, but
many a mute story of how some of
our most wealthy men have work
ed to their present positions from
mere clerks and bookkeepers of 20
years ago are told in tbe old direc
tories. So cheer up.
FIRE THREATENS
FAMOUS TREES
YOSEMITE VALLEY, Cal., Aug.
28.—Last night a fire began two
and a half mtles from the Merced
big trees. A squad of two troops
of the army detachment are en
deavoring to save the trees In the
national park from the flames. The
safety of the huge sequoias de
pends upon the caprices of the
wind.
(By United Press)
here looking for hlni and learned
of the river suicide. At the request
of the brother Oilman & Co. ex
tuned the corpse and after It had
been positively Identified as that of
James Puller It was given a better
burial under proper obsequies.
A few days ago the police re
ceived a letter from the dead man's
brother stating that Fuller had a
trunk containing many valued ar
ticles, among which were family
pictures, at the time of his death,
and asked that a search be made
i for It.
SEVENTH YEAR, No. 248 30 CENTS PER MONTH
THE WRECK
VICTIMS
NOW ]
Rescuing Steamer Bringing
Back the Sur
vivors.
KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Aug. 28.—
The latest reports obtainable here
by the wireless Indicate that the
total dead of the wreck of the
1 steamship Ohio, which foundered
off Steep Point, Alaska, number
seven.
The body of George C. Eccles,
the heroic wireless operator, will
arrive at Vancouver, B. C, today
on the steamer Rupert City.
The Rupert City has 108 passen
gers saved. The Humboldt Is near
ing here with 82 survivors.
The known dead are: George C.
Eccles, wireless operator; Fred
Stephen, purser; Albert Anderson,
quartermaster; two members of
the crew, and two steerage passen
gers.
BANG AWAY
AT CANNON
MADISON, Wis., Aug. 28.—La-
Follette's Weekly today attacks
Speaker Joe Cannon for his ap
pointment of Congressman Edwaru
B. Vreeland as chairman of the
house committee on banking and
currency. It says:
"Vreeland was appointed to work
with Aldrich to 'frame up' a cur
rency program to suit the high
finance needs of Wall street. The
banking system is anxious to have
legislation put through without a
hitch, because the next house may
be democratic."
VALUABLE JEWELRY IS
STOLEN
Jewelry heavily set with dia
monds and other precious stones,
valued at more than $300, was
stolen yesterday evening by bur
glars from N. T. Cleary's apart
ments in the Buckman. ?828 First
avenue. Entrance was gained by
the use of a pass key and Mrs.
Cleary's boudoir was thoroughly
rifled of jewelry belonging to her
self and husband.
A gold watch set with diamonds
and engraved with Mrs. Cleary's
Initials was one of the articles of
exceptional value that was taken.
Detectives Lister and McCloud
were put to work on the case im
mediately after it was reported, but
so far no clue has been found.
BODY OF LIBERTY
LAKE VICTIM FOUND
The body of P. J. Burns, drown
ed with Miss Parker in Liberty
lake last Sunday, was found this
morning near the Spokane 6\ Inland
Co.'s dock. It had been brought
to the top by the explosion of dyna
mite and had drifted to the shore
before it was notices.
CAMPAIGN FOR IMMEDIATE
WORK ON WATER EXTENSION
FINALLY SUCCEEDS
After two mouths of constant agitation, in which pages of newspa
per space have been filled and delegation after delegation visited the
city hall, the commencement of actual work on the extensive plana of
water betterments Is at last in sight.
Mayor Pratt and the board of public works yesterday afternoon
concluded to withdraw all further opposition to the work on the
standpipes proceeding by contract as ordered by the city council, and
awarded the contract for the four standpipes to Heutter ft Zirngibl,
the lowest bidders, at $71,223.
In some sections of the city where the water shortage has pre
vailed regularly year after year the additions to the water system
means much. It represents the culmination of years of effort for sub
stantial relief. In the final and vital battle for which The Presa
takes pleasure In having done Its duty toward the people.
The higher elevations of the city, north, south and west, are pro
vided for and the summer of 1910 should see Spokane with tlie best
water supply it has ever had.
To accomplish this, however, It will take more than the building
of stand pi pes. There must be more power, more pumps, more mains,
another well and a second reservoir, all of which have been pro
vided for, in the plana of Engineer Reuterdahl.
To secure the completion of these various additions before the dry
weather of next year will call for close application to duty on tbe
purt of the city administration, which must bear the responsibility of
the failure to get the extensions completed on time or In a proper
manner.
The next step Is the letting of the contract for the southeast res
ervoir on September 7, after which the board of works must then
look out tor the completion of the teat of the improvements by day
labor or otherwise, as they may deem best.
Spokane has grown faster than the additions have been made to th*
water plant. The talk of Priest lake and a gravity supply tended
for a year or two to check the proper development of our present
pumping system. As the matter of a permanent aupply now seems
settled at least for years to come, tt rests with the city officials to
see that an abundant supply of this pure and wholesome water be
placed In the malua for the use of the people.
AS SECRET
AS THE
PANTANS
Mystery as deep as that WlT
rounding the Pan Tans them*
solves will envelop the investiga
tion that is to be launched by the)
committee appointed by Mayor)
Pratt to look into the famous se»
cret organization.
From a member of the committee
today it Is learned that the com*
mittee has concluded to keep every
thing pertaining to tl|? sessions ol
the committee from the press and
public until, the final report ia
made. The place of meeting, th*
time of meeting, the names of wit
nesses called—all will be kept un
der cover until the committee is)
ready to tell the people what they
have learned the Pan Tans to be.
The investigation will begin next
week, announces a member of the
committee who asks that bis name
be not used. It will be pushed aa
rapidly as possible and an effort
will be made to get at the bottom
of things. It Is said.
Commissioner Carl W. Tuerka
will be the star witness for the
prosecution and there may be oth- '
ers that will give corroborating
testimony. Warren W. Tolman has
been elected chairman of the com
mittee, and James T. Burcham
secretary.
BAD FIRE AT
ROSEBURG
ROSEBURG, Aug. 28.—One of
the worst fires In the history of
Roseburg occurred near the depot
last night. Half a block waa de
stroyed. The losses are $26,000.
The fire started in a large wooden
barn. It was under control at 3
o'clock this morning. Buildings
burned: A stable, a two-story con
crete building and two two- brick
buildings. It is supposed the fire
was accidental. Eighteen horses
were burned.
PITIFUL PLEA FOR
FATHER'S RELEASE
A pitiable petition from
Helen M. Stevens, asking help
to free her father from the
Walla Walla penitentiary was
received yesterday by John
W. Berger of the Y. M. C. A.
According to the little girl's
letter, her father, whose name
is Chadwick, Is held in Walla
Walla for a petty crime and
can gain his parole, providing
work is found for him ahead
of time. That is what the
little girl wants most —work
for her papa.
Miss Parker's body has not yet
been found, but a bunch of men*
under the supervision of the young
woman's father, is still dragging the
bottom of the lake and exploding
dynamite in an attempt to recover
It.