Morning Oregonian., October 03, 1906, Image 1

VOL,. XL.VL "0. 14,296.
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER, 3, 1906.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SEATTLE RAISES
ITS HALF MILLION
Alaska Fair Stock Is
Oversubscribed.
PUBLIC RESPONDS CHEERFULLY
Exposition Officers Believe
Sum Will Reach $650,000.
CITY IS WELL CANVASSED
Liquor Interests Disappoint the
Committees and Some of the
.Vealtny Estates Refuse or
Take a Paltry Amount.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Oct. 2. Opeclal.)
The Alaska-Yukon-Paciflo Fair stock was
oversubscribed today. There remain sev
eral big subscriptions to be received in
the morning, and a great mass of small
subscriptions are yet uncounted, but ex
position officials know late tonght that
Seattle has subscribed far nearer $600,000
than $000,000 worth of stock. Belated sub
scriptions that will come from corpora
tions must be referred to the board of
directors.
It may be that the optlmistlo estimate
of Henry B. Reed, director of exploitation,
will be reached. Late tonight he declared
, there Is every probability that $650,000 of
exposition stock will be sold. Last night,
when a final survey of the field was made,
the exposition officials united In an ad
vance estimate of $571,000. 'Will H. Parry,
chairman of the finance committee, who
with Mr. Reed has managed the cam
paign, places his estimate upon the total
stock sale in the neighborhood of $600,000.
All the Stock Sold Yesterday.
Though something more than $100,000
had been offered prior to today, not a bit
of writing was in the exposition officials'
hands this morning to show that a dol
lar's worth of stock had been sold. The
Northern Pacific, Union Paclflo and Great
Northern, which had decided to buy $25.
oon worth of stock apiece, and the St. Paul
road, with plans for a $10,000 Investment,
delayed formal application for stock until
today. So did the big real estate men
and capitalists of record earlier In the
campaign.
Three thousand committeemen . subdi
vided the city into small districts and vis
ited practically every person able to buy
exposition stock. Every trade and profes
sion, each line of business and the retired
. men of fortunes were vleited by special
committees.
Each downtown district was covered by
a special committee, and separate work
ers went through every business block.
The City of Seattle and the suburbs Im
mediately adjoining the city were com
pletely canvassed.
The surprise of the day's work was the
willingness of the businees Interests to
contribute to the eitent advance esti
mates fixed for them and the failure of a
dozen bis estatea to do anything for the
fair. There are a dozen estates here that
will average $250,000 each. Three of the
largest absolutely refused to contribute!
One -worth close to $.vy.ooo gave $100.
Saloon Interests Do Xot Give.
The brewery and saloon Interests, with
a few notable exceptions, also disappoint
ed the fair committees. The liquor Inter
ests were disappointed in the location of
the exposition on the State University
grounds, where the sale of Intoxicants Is
forbidden by law.
On the other hand, the small contribu
tors have overwhelmed the exposition of
ficers. Repeated Instances were told to
night of men whose checks were original
ly written for from $100 to $300 who re
called them voluntarily and doubled their
subscriptions. The smaller subscriptions
came In such numbers that there has not
yet been a chance to total them. The
real estate men gave far more than was
expected, the banks run close to the total
fixed for them, the businees interests and
the speculative real estate owners have
fully satisfied the exposition officials, and
as a rule the entire canvass has been
gratifying.
Eastern railroads represented here, the
Canadian Pacific, Burlington and Pacific
Coast Company, have not yet announced
1 their subscription, but It is certain the
total railroad subscriptions will greatly
exceed $100,000. From four roads the total
is now $S5.000.
Blanks Are Scattered Broadcast.
Two hundred thousand subscription
blanks were distributed about the city.
Every drug store, mo6t of the cigar
stands, the majority of the business
houses and 3000 individual workers had
blanks. Fifty blanks were placed In the
street-cars. Exposition officials are satis
fied hundreds of subscriptions are In the
mails and will be received in the morning.
In addition about 50 telegrams were eent
to wealthy Seattle people who are out of
the city and who promised to forward
subscriptions. But without the receipts
from the mails, which cannot be estimat
ed, the exposition management knows it
has sold more than $500,000 of stock. Ladd
& Tilton telegraphed from Portland an
order for $5000 worth of stock.
Docks on Oakland Side.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 2 Chief Engi
neer Howard Holmes, of the San Fran
cisco, Oakland & San Jose Railroad, bet
ter known as the "Key Route." has for
warded to the War Department the ap
plication of that system for permission
to fill In a mola similar to the Southern
rnAtAnA ah , U a... .hnrA ftf San
Francisco Bay and to the same distance
from shore. The application is the first
move toward installing on the Oakland
side a series of docks wnicn are oesignea
to afford 1S6 ship berths, or more than
the present total or tne enure can rtoai
The scheme contemplates deepening the
space between tne it-ey nouw yr
v. TDo m fi innr wharf to a
depth of SO feet so as to afford anchorage
for vessels of the largest size.
SPLIT IN THE WORKERS
President of Seml-Sociallstio Body
Spent Too Much on Junket.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2. (Special). A split has
occurred in the ranks of the Industrial
Workers of the World, the seml-Social-Istio
organization formed a year ago by
Eugene V. Debs, and others of similar
views. As a result of the difficulty del
egates from the Western Federation of
Miners have withdrawn from the league,
taking with them 25,000 members, whom,
they represent. The Workers claim a
total membership of 60,000 to 100,000.
The dispute arose through the organi
zation's action in deposing. President O.
0. Sherman on the ground that his ex
penses were too great on a recent busi
ness trip to New York. No new Pres
ident was chosen and the league pro
poses to do without one in the future.
The miners think Sherman was unfairly
treated and will form a new organiza
tion, probably with him at Its head.
FREIGHT STEAMERS TIED UP
Howling Mob of Armed Strikers Sur
round Docks at Port Arthur.
PORT ARTHUR. Ontario, Oct. 2. A
dozen big freight steamers are tied up
at Fort William and entrances to
freight sheds and docks of the Cana
dian Pacific Railway are guarded by
police and .members of the Ninety
sixth regiment. Six hundred Infur
iated strikers, mostly Greeks and Ital
ians, surround the district, where 300
imported strike-breakers forked all
the afternoon unloading vessels. All
the strikers are heavily armed and
about 100 shots were fired during the
day at the sheds. The situation looks
more serious this evening.
The steamer Manitoba, of the Cana
dian Pacific line, remains unloaded
and no freight was taken aboard the
Athabasca of the- same line. The
strikers threaten to burn the homes
of any Canadian Pacific employes who
go to work. All work is suspended
and the workmen are in a panic.
Plasterers' May Join Federation.
TORONTO, Oct. 2. By unanimous-vote
the Plasterers . Union of r.orth America
today decided that its members shall- by
referendum declare whether or not the
Operative Plasterers' International As
sociation will affiliate with the American
Federation of Labor. The question has
been fought for eight years.
Stealing Vatican Treasurer.
RQME. Oct. 3. (Special.) Statue columns
recently stolen from the Vatican have al
ready. been taken to England and sold to
an American. antiquarian for $30,000. An
other robbery at the Vatican has also
taKen place, at the villa called after Pope
Pius IV. The thieves succeeded in get
ing away with many precious objects, val
ued at soo.tM) in all. The authorities are
reticent, but the police have been in
formed and have hopes of securing the
culprits.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 6T
degrees; minimum. 60.
TODAY'S Showers and slightly warmer;
Cuba.
Roosevelt will not annex Cubs, but restore
republic. Page 1.
First transports soil with regulars for
Magoon to be Provisional Governor. Page L
Palms leaves Havana in tears. Page 5.
Marines sent to Plnar del Bio and dis
armament of rebels begins. Page 5.
National.
Impending changes in Cabfnet. Page 4.
President removes Marshal Fagln ot Ohio
for violating civil service law. Page a.
Interstate- Commission gets evidence of re
bates to elevator men. Page 3.
Foreign.
Minister Gummere makes stem demand for
redress from Morocco. Page 4.
Prosecutor of Russian mutineers shot dsad
in court. Page 3.
Lahm awarded Bennett cup for balloon race.
Page 6.
Politics.
Democratic campatsn text-book attacks
Roosevelt and tariff. Page I.
Parker replies to Hearst's attacks. Page 3.
Domestic
Piatt giving away fortune to sons to keep
wife from getting It. Page 2.
Hill gives Walsh's road entrance Into Chi
cago. Page 7.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.'s. chum arrested In
Ms place; whole party summoned before
grand Jury. Pag 7.
Mobile lynching mob shoots two of Its mem
bers In search for negro. Pass 8.
Oil trust's reply to suit for ouster from
Texas. Page 4.
Sport.
Paclflo Coast League scores: Portland 8.
Los Angeles 7; Oakland 8. Seattle 2:
Fresno 9, San Francisco 2. Page 5.
Tommy Burns knocks out Jim Flyun. of
Pueblo, at Los Angeles. Page 5.
Pacific Coast.
Seattle subscribes more than $500,000 for
the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Fair. Page 1.
Newberg is entertaining the delegates to
tne Oregon W. C. T. U. Page 8
' 5;.,? T'iU ioon bulld branch Una to
Pilot Rock. Page 6.
Tillamook woman kills a bear after ener
getic chase through the brush. Page a.
rir ln Pnneville destroys the Methodist
Church and other buildings. Page 6.
Commercial and Marina.
Details of Brazil's valorization scheme.
Page 15.
Money rules easier at New Tork. Page 15.
Sharp break ln wheat at Chicago. Page 18.
Pendleton scouring mill closes.. Page Its.
Exporters secure hands ln spite of efforts of
strikers. Page 14.
Bids to be received for construction of new
lighthouse-tender. Page. 14.
Big storm raging off the coast. Page 14.
Steamer Joseph Kellogg wrecked at Cascade
Locks. Page 14.
Portland and Vicinity.
Portland delegates to Northwestern Boosters'
Convention return enthusiastic over work
accomplished. Page 11.
Only 40 more complaint's received by
Equalization Board. Page 10.
Oregon boys write news of whaling fleet in
Bering Sa- Page 10.
Y. M C A.-Y. W. c. A. building fund passes
$00,000 mark. Page 10.
Friend of Carey Snyder says he was mur
dered because he knew too much about
Forest Grove bank robbery. Page 2.
Portland relative of Violet Parker says girl
is probably not an heiress. Page 7.
Board of Trade disagrees with Chamber of
. pnuiicri-w on oiumois. rtiver improve
ments. Page 10.
Thiel watchmen . mistake Harbormaster's
launcn lor Doanoaa or striKers and rid
dle it with lead; Louis Garner slightly
wounded. Page 1.
ROOSEVELT WILL
ill ANNEX CUBA
Purpose to Restore Fal
len Republic.
MAGOON WILL BE GOVERNOR
Returns From Panama in Time
for New Position.
TAFT SOON COMING HOME
ATlnthrop Cannot Be Spared From
Porto Rl'ctj Funston Appointed to
Command First Expedition.
Consisting of Brigade.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2. President
Roosevelt discussed freely today with
his Cabinet and with Individual callers,
among whom were Senators Knox and
Forakor, the present situation in
Cuba and its temporary occupation by
the American forces. The matter was
talked over at the Cabinet meeting, but
no definite announcement of the result
of the deliberations was given out.
The President related to the Cabinet
and to the other callers with whom he
talked that the action taken by the
American government was . destined
solely for the benefit of the people of
the island, with a view to the complete
restoration of order there and the pro
tection of all interests. He declared
that he had no such motive in view as
tne possible annexation of the island
by the United States. What he wanted
now was that the Cubans should be
given another chance at self-government.
Magoon for Governor.
Unless extraordinary conditions arise
no extra session of Congress will be
called to deal with the -Cuban situa
tion, as the President considers he has
ample authority to deal with the
matter.
Ex-Governor Charles " E. Magoon,
of the Panama Canal Zone, who
has Just returned . from Panama, will
be appointed governor to the provis
ional government of Cuba in succession
to Secretary Taft. Both the President
and Mr. Taft had ln view the designa
tion of Governor Beekman Winthrop,
of Porto Rico, for the office. The
President, however, has expressed the
belief that he can better spare Mr.
Magoon from his duties in the Philip
pine Islands, where he has been ap
pointed a member of the Philippine
Commission and Vice-Governor General
of- the islands, than he can the services
of Mr. Winthrop for the several months
during which he expects the provis
ional governorship of Cuba will con
tinue. Mr. Magoon is anxious to go
to Cuba and his selection for the place
Is expected to be announced soon. The
President expects Mr. Taft to return
to Washington in a fortnight or less.
The President has given some consid
eration to the possibility of the neces
sity of postponement of his trip to
Panama next month because of condi
tions ln Cuba. He does not think at
this time, however, that there is any
likelihood of conditions arising -which
will prevent his going to Panama to
make the tour of inspection which he
announced some time ago. Should any
decidea evidences of unrest Jn Cuba
make themselves apparent as a result
of the American occupation and the
disarmament of the revolutionists re
quiring his presence in Washington,
the President has expressed the inten
tion of abandoning the trip to Panama
for this Fall, in which case It will be
made after the adjournment of Con
gress next Spring.
FUXSTOX IS PUT IX COM3IAVD
Large Brigade Sent and 1 1 Steamers
Will Carry Animals.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2. Secretary
Taf cabled to the War Department
today requesting that Brigadier-Gen-
Win-Mi -i jSfr.-iy.-f.
George Von L. Meyer, Who Will Be
come a Member of the Presi
dent's Cabinet.
eral Frederick Funston be designated
to command the American troops in
Cuba and the Military Secretary Issued
an order to that effect. Formal orders
were also issued to Brigadier-General
T. J. Wint, Commander of the Depart
ment of the Missouri, who reached here
late today, and who is to be in charge
of embarkation of the expedition from
Newport News.
The order shows that the first expe
dition to Cuba is to be known as the
first expeditionary brigade. It is much
larger than an ordinary brigade, but
the War Department has decided to
consider it as such- General Thomas
H. Barry, Assistant Chief of Staff, ar
rived here this evening from New
York. He has Just returned from Eu
rope, -where he went to witness the
maneuvers of the German army.
Secretary Root has been interesting
himself in the Cuban situation since
his return to duty In the State De
partment. No information has been received in
Washington -which indicates the length
of time that the United States will
occupy the Island of Cuba, and none
of the officials will venture a predic
tion on this subject. The presumption
is that it will be some time before a
stable government can again be placed
in power, and it Is expected that mean
while a civil Governor will be appoint
ed to administer the affairs of the
island under the Secretary of War.
Quartermaster-General Humphrey
(Concluded on Page 2.)
"JUST AS EASYl"
if 4 V:
iV$
$
1 "x !
I- Jv-., tr- '- -v. SP'tt, .it . .-v,
TELL
ISSUES
E
Campaign Text-book
Hard on Roosevelt.
0L0 ARGUMENTS ON TARIFF
Increases Trusts' Profits, Not
Workmen's Wages.
SOURCE OF CORRUPTION
Roosevelt Accused of Weakening
Rate Law to Preserve Party Unity.
Hostility to Labor Unions.
Motive of Big Stick. ,
Bearing the motto. "Equal Rights to
All. Special Privileges to None," on its
title page, the Democratic campaign book
for use fn the approaching Congressional
campaign was issued today by the Demo
cratic Congressional Committee. It is vol
uminous, being composed of 243 pages and
containing a vast amount of material
designed to combat the claims and policies
of the Republican party, while at the
same time it upholds all the principles for
which Democracy contends.
After quoting In full the platform
adopted by the National Democratic Con
vention at St. Louis ln July, 1904, the
book enters into an exhaustive history of
the protective tariff system., going back
to the first act of 1TS9. It Is declared that
the Republicans refer to this act "with
unremitting joy, because of the preamble
that 'It is necessary for the support of
the Government for the discharge of the
debts of the United States and the en
couragement and protection of manufac
tures, that duty be paid on goods, wares
and . merchandise imported'." Various
tables follow, giving a list of the articles
upon which duty is Imposed, while paral
leled with them Is a table showing rates
under the Dingley tariff act.
Democratic. Tariff History.
Tariff history, it is maintained, dis
proves the Republican platform conten
tion that "Democratic tariff has always
been followed by business adversity, a
Republican tariff by business prosperity,"
and with respect hereto the book has this
to say:
"That a Republican mis-statement
has been reiterated in every campaign
since the war, but it remained for Sen
ator Lodge to embalm it in a Republican
platform and to have it approved by a
President of the United States."
It is asserted that all the panics ln this
country have ocucrred under Republican
auspices and with the highest protective
tariff.- and that ln France the same con
ditions prevailed, while In free trade Eng
land there has been only one panic since
1873. Until the present "boom" Is
followed by a panic, the book continues,
"is only a question of time."
Numerous instances of Republican tar
iff changes are quoted from which the
DEMOCRATS
TON
deduction is made that in 45 years the
Republicans have changed or revised the
tariff law 18 times.
"But at last," the book states, "the
Republicans and their allied friends and
providers of fat campaign barrels, . the.
protected monopolists, secured a measure
that has so fostered and fattened the cor
porations that they are quite willing to
stand pat, especially as they have suc
ceeded in defeating the reciprocity treat
ies, to provide for which the tariff
schedules were purposely inrceased 20
per cent beyond the rates that the pro
tected monopolists named as sufficient
to protect them from competition.
"Hence the people are now burdened
with this extra rate plus a revenue and
a protective rate threefold."
Prices at Home and Abroad.
By reason of the shelter of the tariff,
It is declared that the trusts and combines
have advanced the prices of their prod
ucts and at the same time sell lower to
foreign countries than to our own people.
Reference Is then made to the speech of
Speaker Cannon at Danville, 111., August
IS last, when he furnished statistics o
Judge Charles E. Magoon, Chosen i
Provisional Governor of Cuba-
wages and incomes and for the 13 years
between 1S90 and $1906. in which the Speak
er Is quoted as acknowledging that in
that time average yearly wages increased
slightly lees than 9.4 per cent. It Is as
serted that during the same period the
value of manufactured products increased
687 per cent and the inquiry Is made.
"Does Mr. Cannon and do the other stand
pat Congressmen call that a fair deal? An
increase of 58.7 per cent for the trusts and
only an Increase of 9 4 for the wage-earners?"
It Is Insisted, therefore, that
"Speaker Cannon in his fight with labor
should avoid statistics, for they are a
two-edged swotd in the hands of anyone
that does not understand their eifinifl
cance, as Mr. Cannon evidently does not."
In order to show "how the tariff plun
ders those with limited Incomes" the ook
has this to say:
"Those whofe incomes are stationary
and who get no Increase to correspond
with the Increase of cost of living are in
worse plight than other people. Nothing
remains for such unfortunates but the
pinching economy that comes hard when
comfort should be the rule. The grasping
trusts and corporations are, through the
monopoly treated by protectionism, suck
ing the life blood of those with limited
incomes to the tune of 47 per cent. That
is Republican usury made legal by the
statute known as the Dingley tariff law."
A number of trusts which the book
states were aided by the McKlnley tariff
are specifically named, added to which
Is the statement that that tariff law Is
a producer of deficits and panics.
Corruption in Politics.
Much space then is given to the sub
ject of corruption and scandals in the
(Republican party, particular reference
being made to the allegations of Judge
Parker Just before the last Presidential
election, which were vigorously denied by
President Roosevelt ln a public statement.
Continuing, the book says:
"The report of the Armstrong committee
f s - 7"
; f ts
V M
- , 1
of the New -York Legislature published
since Mr. Roosevelt made his sweeping
and apparently impassioned but really
crafty denials, proves that Parker spoke
the truth and that Roosevelt was mistak
en when he said the charge was unquali
fiedly and atrociously false."
It Is added that "the stream of corrup
tion continues from year to year, from
election to election, and always from the
same locality and same fountain head
Republican states. Republican strongholds
under Republican laws."
Laws Favoring Trusts.
Allusion then is made to Republican leg
islation favorable to trusts, and in rela
tion to Panama Canal supplies.
The proposed ship subsidy legislation is
discussed at length. It Is alleged that the
real purpose of the bill was not disclosed
by its title, but rather its object was le
galized robbery of the masses for the ben
efit of a few persons-engaged in the ship
ping business.
The subject of railroad legislation is dis
cussed in extension and with regard to
the recent law enacted it has this to say:
Railroad Rate Law.
"The present Congress enacted a
railroad law, amending the act of 1S87.
It would have been law had the Re
publicans been so disposed years ago.
"So controlled by the railroads were
many of the Republican Senators that
thl3 bill could not have passed this
(59th) Congress without unanimous
action of the Democrats and the Presi
dent's Tlg stick," which drove and lcept
Republican Senators in line to pass it.
At a very acute stage of the contest
the President found it necessary to
request a conference with leading
Democratic Senators. They gladly
conferred with him and the papers
made great note of this unusual act
His position at that time was that
which for years the Democrats had oc
cupied, but he was forced by the op
position in his own party to movo
ground and to break faith with his
(Conclude! on Face . .
WATCHMEN FIRE
ON PATROL BOUT
Mistake Comes Near
Costing Two Lives.
ERROR OF STRIKE GUARDS
Fill Harbormaster Biglin's
Launch With Pistol Bullets,
LOU GARNER IS WOUNDED
City Official's Companion Has Cheek
Grazed in Fusillade Taken for
Strikers by Thiel Detectives
on Montgomery Dock Xo, 2.
Mistaking Harbormaster Biglin's launcjj
for a boat full of strikers, two watch
men on Montgomery Dock No. 2 sent
seven shots crashing through the side of
the little craft, which was not over five
feet from the clock at the time. Lou
Garner, the owner of the launch, was
slightly wounded. By the merest chanc
Blglin escaped Injury and Garner's face
was barely grazed by one of the bullets,
which made a scratch three Inches lony
in his cheek.
Biglin and Garner, In the launch Palm
er, were patrolling the river front last
night in front of the Montgomery dock
when the shooting was done. At about
9 o'clock Blglin. while the launch was
passing the dock, observed a large holo
In the side of the structure and thought
he saw a light coming through it from
below. He fired one shot into the hole,
whereupon H. Debord and J. A. Mac
Monies, watchmen from the Thiel Detect
ive Agency, who were patrolling the do els
on the shore, opened flre on the launch.
As soon as the watchmen began shoot
ing Biglin yelled at them at the top of
his voice, telling them to stop and tell
ing who he was, but the watchmen kept
up the fusillade, sending seven shots ln
all into the Palmer. About the same
time Policemen Bills and Roberts, who
were on the dock, ran to the scene and
shouted to the watchmen to stop firing,
but to no avail.
Considering the fact that the Palmer
was less than a boat's length from the
dock when the watchmen shot Into her.
It Is nothing less than miraculous that
both occupants of the launch were not
killed.
Merely Reflection, of Moon.
After the watchmen stopped firing BIg
lin approached the dock ana Investigated
the hole on the river side through which
he thousht he saw the light. He discov
ered that it was merely the reflection of
the moon from the water which made
him think there was some one under tha
dock with a lantern and prompted him,
to fire the shot that brought on tha fusil-,
lade.
It was not very dark at the time and
the launch had all her lights burning srj
the watchman on the dock undoubtedly -could
see the boat. As the boat was
quite near the dock when the shooting
was done Harbormaster Blglin Is posl-.
tlve the watchmen must have heard him,
but lm theli- excitement kept on firing
into the launch. Several windows In tha
Palmer's cabin were broken and a num
ber of bullets went through the side oil
the launch above the water line, how.
ever.
Policemen Ellis and Roberts made a,
lengthy report of the affair last night
and Captain Bruin Immediately detailed
ten uniformed men to go to the dock ani
disarm the watchmen. It is probable that
the matter will be fully Investigated.
Harbormaster Biglin told tie following
story of the incident:
"We were going up and down the rtven
in the launch with all our lights burning
and passed the Montgomery dock several
times. Foreman Shanks, of Montgomery;
dock No. 2, requested me to keep a watch!
on the dock during the night and Garner. -who
owns the Palmer, and I undertook
the task.
Tells 'Why Ho Fired Shot.
"It was Just about 9 o'clock, as -we were
passing the dock, that I saw what I
thought was a light coming from under
neath the dock. There was a large hole
ln that part of the dock. I fired my re
volver Into It. We were about five feet
from the dock at the time.
"As soon as I shot the two Thiel watch
men on the dock whipped out their re
volvers and began to shoot into the
launch. I immediately yelled to them to
stop and two policemen also shouted at
them, but the two men kept up their
firing.
"One of the bullets broke a window
right behind my back and I heard it zip
by me. Several bullets lodged ln the side
of the boat. One of them grazed Garner's
face and made a long scratch. Altogether
the watchmen fired seven shots into the
boat before they could be convinced that
they had made a mistake.
"After the shooting I went to the dock
with the officers and we found the hole
where I thought someone had a light, but
we saw nothing suspicious. It must
have been the reflection of the moon from
the water. It was a wonder that both,
Garner and I escaped serious injury. I
guess it was bull luck that we wera not
hit. It was a close shave."
When Policemen Ellis and Roberts came
to the station to make their report Big-,
lin accompanied them and explained tha
occurrence to Captain Bruin.
Sergeant Cole, in command of Officers) ,
jtCoaclule4 oa FJTf 8.)
1
t