BOMB IS EXPLODED
IN HOUSE BY EATON
Attack on Bourne, U'ren
and Fulton Surprises.
ATTEMPT AT TRADE RECITED
Loyalty to Selling Held Reason
for Speakership Loss.
FOUTS NAMED GO-BETWEEN
Appointment of Committor and
Organisation of Hons Uriel to
Be tndcr Control of Bourne
and ex-Senator Fulton.
STATE CAPITOL. Halem. Or.. Jan. 1.
(Special.) Senator Bourne. ex-Sena-tor
Fnlton and W. S. ITRea were se
verely arraigned by Representative Ea
ton, of Lane. In a speech In the. House
of Representatives today for their par
ticipation In the organization of the
present Legislature. Eaton'a address,
which was In some particulars sensa
tional, was delivered as a valedictory,
following the unsuccessful attempt of
the Lane County man and his associ
ates to wrest from Speaker Rusk the
appointment of the House standing
committees.
Mr. Eaton concluded his remarks by
announcing that he proposed to cut
away from Oregon modem-day politics
as 'the game Is played and "step upon a
platform of decency, consistency and
honesty."
"The Legislature was not organised
by Its members." declared Mr. Eaton.
"While I regret to say It. and also to
admit that I at one time voted for him.
the first card was played by Oregon-
senior Senator. Jonathan Bourne. The
next card was played by Charles W.
Fulton. -United Plates Senator, while
still another card In the game was
played by that all-wise, far-seeing
statesman and law-giver. W. 8. VRen.
who Induced Representative Llbby,
against his personal convictions and
tense cf decency, to sign up with
Thompson for the support of Rusk.
Deal With Fulton Told.
"Mr. Fulton came to the members of
the Lane County delegation and told
them that the Thompson force would
consent to the election of myself as
Epeaker If the two Senators from that
county would support Bowerman for
president of the Senate. But there was
nothing doing. I refused to consent
for the reason that I had from the be
ginning wanted Selling elected presi
dent of the Senate.
The next proposition, while It did
not come directly from Mr. Fulton, was
undoubtedly Inspired by him. and was
that If the Lane County Senators would
support any other man than Selling,
the election of myself as Speaker would
be granted without any concession.
Because of our loyal support of Sell
ing this, also was turned down. The
final proposition. In the attempt to de
feat Selling, was that If either Senators
Calkins or Bean, of Lane, would accept
the office, they would be elected presi
dent and I would also be elected Speak
er of the House. But we rejected all
these overtures.
"The last card, however, in this or
ganization fight was played only a
few days ago. when I Iwaa given to un
derstand that If I persisted In my fight
the University of Oregon would suffer
for It. The same threat was made to
the Representative from the county In
which the State Agricultural College Is
located. If It has become necessary for
me to compromise myself In order to
avoid this threat, then these instltu
tlons will have to get what they can.
They aurely can go .before the Legisia
ture on their merit and If they are not
to treated, those members of the House
responsible therefore will have to as
tume the responsibility."
Loyalty to Husk Affirmed.
"At the beginning of thla campaign
I became a candidate for Speaker, be
lieving that a member of the House
could be elected to that office without
making promises. I found out. But I
wish at this time to reaffirm my loyalty
to Jerry Rusk as our Speaker and to
assure the members of the House that
I have no desire further to carry this
fight. But I tio want to say that I do
not think It Is right that the Speaker
who represents the choice of a majority
of ftie members, surrender to one
man. who represents nine votes, one of
the prerogatives belonging to the
Speaker.
"The Speaker himself Is not directly
to be blamed for this deal. He con
ducted a clean campaign. The man who
negotiated the deal and bargained away
the committee appointments waa Seneca
Fouls of Multnomah. As evidence that
a deal on these committeeships was
made. I will at this time forecast a
number of the chairmanships aa they
will be announced. Mahoney will be
chairman of banking. Brooke of Judi
ciary. Fonts of revision of laws. Hollls
of Insurance. McKlnney of Irrigation.
Bryant of railroads, and Abbott of ways
and means. Llbby was to get chair
manship of roada and highways, but a
change has keen mail In that commit
trc. Clyde, while scheduled for head
of the committee on education, will also
be replaced."
Without an exception the predictions
ACoaoluded ea Peas SU
MASTERDEAD: DOGS
WATCH OVER BODY
CLMXES GCARD CORPSE OF
MAX KILLED IS WOODS.
Faithful Animals Bravo Cold In
Wilds Near Scappoos When
August Long Loses Life.
Faithful even unto death, two dogs
that were with August Long, of Scap
poose when he wa killed in a hunting
accident near hl home last Saturday,
although starved and half froxen. refused
to leave their mastei-s side until they
were tempted away by a piece of deer
meet offered by a rescuing party that
bad discovered tho dead body.
Long, who Is a son of Oustave Long,
a pioneer of Columbia County, left his
home Saturday morning In quest of game.
Hla failure to return before dark occa
sioned alarm. A searching party wa
organised. At 4 o'clock Sunday after
noon they found the oocy lying Dev-"
two lops, about six miles from his home.
Ills two dogs, with their neaai upon
ih.i. fr-reiei. ahrl their eyes alert, lay
one on either side, guarding the hand
that had no food to oner ana uw
that could give them no warmth. A cold
wind raged around them.
Evidently Long was Injured in crossing
the logs, aa his body bore no gunshot
wound. Hla rifle had been discharged,
for the supposed purpose of attracting
attention. Half a mile away a deer
which he had killed hung on a limb of a'
tree, dressed and ready to carry home.
It was only by cutting on sxrips oi
venison that the dogs could be Induced
to leave the dead body long enough to
allnar the men to take possesion. .igm
came on and It was Impossible to move
through the heavy underbrush. The
body vu premltted to remnln where it
had fallen and waa not returnea io
1 s.nw home until late yeeterday evening.
Seven men labored all day n conveying
It through the forest. The dogs tranea
pitifully along hhlnd.
SENATORS GIVEN SURPRISE
Whisky Found In New Boiled
Water Fount at State Capitol.
oe a ripimi. Ralem. Or.. Jan. 18. i
(Special.) Some Senators were sur
prised, some chagrined, today when
they tarped the new tioiiea water iouni
for the aolons which has been placed
In the cloakroom of the Senate cham
flrat ware greeted with the
distinct odor of whisky rising from the
giaas. and. on closer investigation.
v,. .r familiar with the taste de
clared that It had all the taste of
whisky. If not the appearance.
Janitor Rockwell denied the Insinu
ation made by some of the Senators
,., th tiniiiMl water had been made
germlcss In an empty whisky barrel.
It Is reported a portion oi me rca
liquor" waa dropped In the top of the
boiled water fount by some practical
Joker.
HOT FEET BRING ARREST
Prosperous Farmer Swings Extrem
ities to Cool Them; Goes to Jail.
VANCOUVER. Wash-. Jan. 16. Spe
clal.)..For sitting In the open door of a
boxcar to cool his overheated feet, H. U
Carter, a farmer, waa arrested and
caused to spend last night In Jail. He
was released this morning by Jude
Blgham. when he proved ho waa a pros
perous farmer at Toledo, and had a
wife and 10 children" to whom he was
returning when arrested.
He was waiting for the train In the
union depot and was wearing a pair
of rubbers with German socks. Be
coming too warm, he went outside and
finding an empty boxcar, be eat In the
door and swung his feet In the air to
cooL
.
FIRE BRINGS BANK SCARE
Seeing; Crowd Gather at Blaze, Cltl-
sens Think Run Is On.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Jan. 16. (Spe
cial.) Scores of people crowded around
the Vancouver National Bank at noon
today and others, farther up the street,
thought there waa a run on the bank,
and Joined the excited crowd.
The furnace In the basement of the
bank had been overheated and had be
gun to belch forth flames so the fire
department was called. The chemical
put out the fire with little damage.
" I
COAST TOWN DESTROYED
Gardiner Reported Wiped Out by
Fire: Resident) Suffering.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Jan. 1. The fol
t menus ire being sent from
Marshfleld. Or., to Roseburg. Or..-waa
picked up by the wireless station nere
i v i - mornlnar:
-Have Just' been Informed that city
of Gardiner. Or.. Is totally ain,,
k. doubt many people are In
j,,.. Aimoat tmDosslble for us to
reach them Immediately. Think best
way to send assistance Is by way of
Scottsburg."
.
GIRL SLEEPS FOR 15 DAYS
Illness Produces Insensibility and
Wenatchee Resident May Die.
WENATCHEE. Wash- Jan. Spe
cial.) Francea Lewis, the 20-y ear-old
daughter of R. M. Lewis, of this city,
has been In a comatose state for the
past eight days and attempts to rouse
her are futile.
For IS days she haa taken no food.
She passed Into unconsciousness as the
result of a long period of sickness.
There Is very little hope for her re
SHEEHAN NAMED,
BUT 25 STAY OUT
Deadlock on Senator Is
Likely in New York.
SHEPARD MEN HAYE PLEDGES
Enough Secured to Prevent
Election in Assembly.
DIX IS AGAINST - CAUCUS
Governor- Says Election Should Be
Held Openly as Law Provides, to
Joy of Siiepard Forces Little
ton May Bo Dark Horse.
ALBANT. N. T- Jan. 16. William T.
Sheehan was nominated as the Demo
cratic candidate for United States Sen
ator at the Joint caucus of Democratic
legislators, receiving . 6Z votes, four
more than a majority of all the Demo
cratic members of both houces.
Besides Sheehan's, the name of Ed
ward M. Shepard. of Brooklyn, and D.
Cady Herrlck. of Albany and New
Tork. were the only ones presented to
the caucus. Shepard received 22 votes
and Herr'ck seven. -
The 25 legislators who bolted the
caucus will be In a position to declare
themselves unbound by Its action and.
even if all those who entered the cau
cus vole for Sheehan tomorrow the ab
sentees can prevent his election, be
cause a majority of all the members of
botu houses prese.it and voting Is nec-
essary for election.
An effort to make the nomination of
Sheehan unanimous failed, because two
Assemblymen objected.
At the last moment and after con
siderable opposition, it waa decided to
admit the newspapermen.
Shepard Men Organise Bolt.
The 'bolt" was organized late today
when several supporters of Shepard and
opponents of Sheehan met at a down
town hotel. Senators Roosevelt, of
Ducheea. and Saxe. of New York County,
and Assemblyman Friedman, of New
Yorlt. and Drummond. of Cayuga County,
were the leaders In this movement.
Twenty-two delegates attended and at
S o'clock sent a committee to the Gov
ernor to try to get from him a declara
tion In favor of some candidate. The
Governor told them he could not Inter
fere and declined to Indicate the course
they must pursue" beyond referring
them to his statement Issued early In
the day.
After the committee had returned and
reported to the conference, all those
present pledged themselves not to at
tend the caucus. Just before the caucus
adjourned there were rumors that some
of the Shepard men were weakening,
but the rollcall showed 25 absentee.
more than the originators of the move
ment 'had anticipated.
Assemblyman Cosnde, of 8eneca Coun
ty. who was elected ea an "Independent
(Concluded on Paso 2.1
WHEN
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IIIIIIIMIUM isssiississaau-
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather. .
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 37
decrees; minimum. 28 degrees.
TODAY'S Rain and wanner; high south
erly winds.
Legislature.
Eaton says organisation of House Is con
trolled by Bourne. Fulton and j Ren.
Page 1.
Clyde Is sole man to complain of Rusk s
selection of House committees. Page o.
Governor West opposes choice of site for
Eastern Oregon Asylum. Page 9.
Whitman grant arouses debate In Wash
ington Legislature. Page 2.
National.
Attorney-General Wicker. ham argues Stan
dard Oil case before Supreme Court.
Bourne and Chamberlain declare Colwell and
Mal.nlm rvrllini 1 1 V ObnOXiOUS. PSKS X
Speaker Cannon again defeated on Inter
pretation or liouae rule.. ri"
Railroads defend advance In Western rates.
saying Government owneramp -
lam.rfv Pin S.
Army Engineers' report on West Umatilla
propect 18 ia.Tora.ute. J - " -
Rear Admiral Barry hauls down flag on
cruiser ana retire i
cloud. Page 4.
Politics.
Democratic banquet at Baltimore will be
luxurious anair. out. ..... -
Sheehan nominated for 8enator by New York
- . . i . .MAmH rm hnlt.
forecasting deadlock. Page 1.
Domestic.
Girl detective's story In Schenk case un
shaken by , gruelling croH-min.u.
Page 1.
Release of large quantity of produce from
cold storage In Chicago arouses food In
siectors to vigilance. Page 1.
Scouts In airship fall to find advancing
army. Page 3.
Industrial commissioner of Commercial Club
secures seven new factories for Port
land. Page T.
BDorta. . .
Dorothy Eaton. 14-year-old swimmer of San
Francisco to race in aquatic cr" "-Jl-next
Summer. Page 8.
HcCredle says ban on Tommy Sheehan Is
unjunt and that he will plead to have
decision changed. Page 8.
Pactflo Northwest.
Two shot, one beaten, at Wallowa. Or., in
odd fight .of father'a-m-law and sons-in-law
over postoftiee box. Page 1.
Strange light thrown on past of Curt Pless.
Pass 7.
Commercial and Marine.
Lightship drifts from position on Vmatllla
Reef when cable snaps In storm. Page IS.
Local whest msrket weak with few sellers.
Page IB.
Wheat heavy and cent lower at Chicago.
1 Page 10.
New york stock market dull and spiritless.
Page 18. . ' '
Heavy run on North Portland Stockyards.
Page ltt.
Portland and Vicinity.
Dogs brave cold and hunger, guarding body
of August Long In woods. Psge 1.
Oregon State Association of County Courts
indorses Ave highway bills before tho
1 .-I. B Ml.. Pl't 9.
Federal Judge Bean refuses to srant re
straining oraer ror .eie . ' .
bridge bonds. Page 12.
Traln dispatchers demand for 835 a month
extra likely to be granted. Page 18.
Woman dona hobble skirt In court to show
magistrate how It mlaflt. Page 13. -Mrs.
Abigail fVott Dunlway says suffragist
trouble at Tacoma convention, was more-
ly culmination of personal difficulties.
ti. .... i.i
E. C. Bronaugh. general counsel of Title A
Trust t-O.. SSVS .lioruejr oiuu.u.,
mistaken In his charges against concern.
Psge 14.
v. ... I nr. trial for altered
murder of Vera Hall, who died under
his care atter aiiegeu crmuwu !.
. . - .a
Ironworker shocked by 10.000 volts, falls
it feet; Uvea. Page 4.
Man and wife convicted of swindling lodge
members, psge ii
VAGRANTS MUST CUT WOOD
Vancouver to Compel Hobos to
Gather Fuel for Stoves of Xeedy.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. (Spe
cial.) When hobos come to Vancouver
In the near future, they will be arrested
and put to work clearing land and cut
ting the trees Into stove wood, to be
given the needy upon application to the
city authorities.
MISTER CHINOOK GETS INTO ACTION,
ICE-STORED FOOD
KEENLY WATCHED
Health Officials Vigi
lant Over Supply.
ay;ukghe falls on Chicago
Release of Vast Quantity Re
garded as Danger.
PRICES ALREADY TUMBLE
Fearing Seizure by Federal Inspec
tors Owners Try to Unload Old
Supplies In Illinois? but
State Officials Are Alert.
CHICAGO. Jan. 16. (Special.) City
and Federal authorities today took
steps to prevent the sale of any but
ter, eggs and other cold storage prod
ucts which may be found unfit for food.
following the reported unloading or
millions of pounds of produce on the
market.
The avalanche of produce from tne
cold storage houses, some of which Is
estimated td be five years old. stirred
health department officials and Inspect
ors connected with the Government
nnr. fnnH lahoratorv to action. Orders
to condemn all produce found to be
unfit for food were Issued.
Dr. Benjamin Perry, chief food In
spector for the city, ordered Inspect
ors to search South Water street too
the cold storage product on the local
market and to condemn everything that
Is found below grade. Federal Inspect
ors working under Dr. A- L. Wlnton.
in charae of the local btreau. were
ordered to keep a close watch on Inter
state shipments and to seise all food
not In good condition. -
Vnnrf Inanectora James J. McCarthy
George Turner and W. J. Welsen were
detailed by Dr. Perry to make a spe
eiai investigation of the products re
leased from the cold storage ware-
houses.
Pood coming from cold storage
warehouses spoils very quickly If not
carefully kept." said Dr. Perry.
Dr. Gottfried Koehler. deputy health
..mmlialoner. said cold storage prod
ucts would be unfit for food within 24
hours after leaving the plant, If no
.... for.
.Activity of the Government In seiz
ing cold storage products found to be
unfit for food Is said to be one of the
reasons why the contents of the cold
storage warehouses are being thrown
on the local markets Instead of being
.hinnH out of the state. The Federal
authorities have the right to seize
products declared to be violations or
the pure food law only when they have
been shipped In Interstate commerce.
During the last few months Govern
ment officials have made a campaign
..,lnt hud food.
Substantial reductions In the prices
of staple foodstuffs were reported to-
(Concluded on Page 8.)
PISTOL HURTS TWO
IN FAMILY MIXUP
FATHERS-IX-LAW axd soxs-ix-
LAW IX ODD FIGHT.
"Wallowa Man Shoots Spouse of
Foe's Daughter; Sire of 'Victim
Wields Bar Peacemaker Hit.
WALLOWA, Or., Jan. 16. (Special.)
Two fathers-in-law, two sons-in-law,
brothers, and their father were strange
ly mixed In a fight here this morning
over a postofflce box at Lostlne. One
of the sons-in-law was shot In the
fane, as was a peacemaker, and the
father of one of fne sons-in-law bat
tered the fat'her-ln-law of one of his
sons with a crowbar None is seriously
Injured.
The odd fracas took place on the
street after W. W. Winnings and Post
master McKenzie, of Lostlne, quarreled
In the postofflce over a box rented by
Winnings. Winnings left, muttering un
complimentary things about the post
master as'he walked up the street.
At the printing office. Winnings was
met by W. W. Wlllette and his son.
Arch, son-in-law of Postmaster Mc
Kenzie. They chided Winnings about re
viling McKenzie and young Wlllette
struck Winnings. Winnings drew an
automatic revolver and shot young Wll
lette In the face.
In the' mixup, Wlllette, Sr., battered
Winnings with a crowbar. Then Pearl
Wlllette, City Marshal, brother of Arch
Wlllette, son-in-law of the postmaster,
a son of Wlllette, Sr., and son-in-law of
Winnings, the pistol wlelder, rushed to
the scene to avert a tragedy. While
he grappled with his armed father-in-
law, J. L. Nolan also rushed In as peace
maker, and Winnings' revolver was dis
charged accidentally. The bullet hit
a pipe Nolan had In his mouth and
either the slug or a piece of the pipe
cut an ugly gash in Nolan's cheek.
Doctors said after the smoke of bat-
tli had cleared away that none of the
Injuries of the three men will prove
fatal unless blood poisoning results!
WOMAN, SNOWBOUND, DIES
Seaside Resident, Caught In Mon
tana Blizzard, Gets Pneumonia.
SEASIDE, Or., Jan. 18. (Special.)
Snowbound In a Montana blizzard for
24 hours, and forced to stay In an un
helped car, Mrs. Rhoda Remlllard, of
this city, diea of pneumonia here today.
as a result of exposure.
Mrs. Remlllard left Julesburg. Colo.
for Seaside New Tear's day, after a visit
with her sister. The train was delayed
a. dar In the Rocky Mountains by
blizzard. ' With the temperature below
zero and no heat for the cars, the pas
sengers suffered severely. Cold con
tracted by Mrs. Remlllard at this time
developed Into pneumonia upon her ar
rival home a few days ago.
Mrs. Remlllard lived here for 14 years.
Before coming here Mrs. Remlllard
lived at Mount Tabor, Portland. 6he
was 65 years old. Her husband, who
conducted a drygooda store, died here
a year ago of pneumonia.
MAILCLERKS WALK OUT
Discontinuance of Double Pay
Causes Strike at Goldfield.
OOLDFI ELD. Nev., Jan. 16. A strike
of the mall clerks in the Goldfield post
office because of the discontinuance of
double pay. which the men have been
receiving for the past three years, was
postponed today until the first of Feb
ruary, to allow Congress time to re
new the emergency appropriation bill
governing postofflces at Goldfield,
Nome and Fairbanks, Alaska.
This emergency bill provides that
clerks receiving $600 a year in other
places shall have 1200 in these three
postofflces on account of the higher
cost of living. The intimation that
clerks would be brought from San
Francisco to take the strikers' places
failed to effect a settlement, the local
clerks responding that the regular pay
would not buy a meal ticket In the
gold camp.
RUDKIN YIELDS TO TAFT
Washington Jurist Goes to Federal
Bench Now.
OLYMPIA, Wash.. Jan. 16. Upon re
ceiving a second message from Presi
dent Taft, urging him to accept the
place, Frank H. Rudkin, of the Wash
ington Supreme Court, announced to
night that he would accede to the
wishes of the President and become the
successor of the late Edward Whltson
on the Federal bench for the district of
Eastern Washington.
Governor Hay, who will now be
called upon to name a successor for
Judge Rudkln's place on the State Su
preme Court, said he had not been of
ficially notified as yet and had noth
ing to say as to whom he might name
for the vacancy. '
ARMOUR TO PENSION MEN
Plan for Caring for Old Employes
Now Being Formulated.
CHICAGO, Jan. 16. J. Ogden Armour
today onflrraed a dispatch from Kan
sas City that old age pensions were
to be established for employes of the
Armour .companies In all cities. Mr.
Armour said:
"For several months we have had 'a
committee at work on a plan for pro
viding pensions for employes of Armour
& Co. who have reached a certain age
or have worked for the company for a
certain number of years. Some plan
will be put Into effect just as Boon as
this committee makes a report."
GIRL DETECTIVE'S
STORY UNSHAKEN
Mrs. Schenk's Attorney
Grills "Nurse."
LIES ARE FREELY ADMITTED
Secret Agent Admits Unscru
pulous Methods in Work.
MYSTERY STILL APPARENT
Xamcs of Many Witnesses for- State
Withheld In Trial of Million
aire's Wife, Charged With
Poisoning Husband. , '
WHEELING. W. Va, Jan. 16. Five
hours of searching cross-examination
by the defense In the case of Mrs. Laura
Farnsworth Schenk, charged with ad
ministering poison to her husband, John
O. Schenk, failed today to shake the
story told on direct examination Sat
urday by Eleanor Zoeckler, also known
as Mrs. Klein, the detective-nurse.
She had testified that Mrs. Schenk
offered her $1000 to put a poisoned pill
In the medicine taken by the patient
at the North Wheeling Hospital.
Girl on Stand All Day.
Miss Zoeckler, who Is connected with
a Pittsburg detective agency, was on
the stand all day.
The woman's veracity, her charactes
and past life were probed. Time after
time. Attorney Boyce asked: "When
you told Mrs. Schenk that, you lied
again, didn't you?"
Without faltering, the witness an
swered on every occasion, "yes," or
"sure I did." She declared in explana
tion of her course that she was put on
the case to secure information from
Mrs. Schenk by any means possible.
Mr. Boye'e's first question revealed
the line which the defense would fol
low. Instructions Are Outlined.
"You were told to break Into Mrs.
Schenk's confidence by any means,
weren't you?"
"Those were my Instructions," she
answered.
Mr. Boyce, after two hours of search
ing Inquiry, asked: "Isn't It a fact that
every statement you have made rel
ative to Mrs. Schenk offering you J1000
to poison her husband Is a lie, manu
factured out of wholo cloth by you?".
"Everything I have told Is true."
Witness Makes Denial.
"Isn't It a fact that the only mention
of $1000 was made when you told Mrs.
Schenk that Albert Schenk, John's
brother, had offered Miss Evans that
amount to take John's key to his safe
deposit box and turn them over to
Albert, and you said that It ought to
be worth that amount to you if you got
them for Mrs. Schenk?"
"That Is not true; no such conversa
tion ever took place."
Less than half of the 36 witnesses
which It is understood the state has
listed to testify In the prosecution had
been summoned when the second week
of the trial began today.
Two Xames Given.
The Identity of these witnesses haa
been carefully guarded until their ap
pearance, but two new names became
public today. They are Dr. R. Drlnk
ard. an assistant of Dr. Gregory Ack
erman, who first diagnosed Schenk's Ill
ness as a case of poisoning, and How
ard Hazlett, a Wheeling broker, has
been subpenaed by both the state and
counsel for Mrs. Schenk. Drlnkard has
been subpenaed by the state alone.
Hazlett Is expected to testify regard
ing an alleged attempt of Mrs. Schenk:
to dispose of some traction bonds be
longing to her husband while he waa
111. The allegation will be about on.
a parallel with the testimony of Elean
or Zoeckler. a detective nurse, who de
clared on the stand Saturday that Mrs.
Schenk offered her a bribe of $1000 to
administer a polsonouB pill to her hus
band, but that Mrs. Schenk failed to
raise the money.
TACOMA WILLJRY RECALL
Plan on Foot to Oust First Mayor
Vnder Commission Form.
TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 16. A move
ment for the recall of A. V. Fawcett.
the first Mayor elected In Tacoma under
the commission plan of government,
adopted last year, was started today
when M. B. Stambaugh a former city
Councilman, filed charges against Mr. .
Fawcett with the City Clerk and made
formal request for blank forms of re
call petitions.
Fawcett Is charged with extrava
gance, violation of the charter In seek
ing to build up a political machine, ap
pointment of relatives to city positions,
and other irregularities. Stambaugh,
it is said, is backed by an organization
of the city's foremost business men,
which has been working quietly fo
over a month to replace Fawcett with
a man they consider better fitted. Ther
Is considerable talk of recalling all th
Commissioners, five in number.
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