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The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
BOLD BURGLARS
run TO EARTH
Wealthy Contractor of Long
Beach and His Two Sons
Are Placed Under Arrest
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LONG BEACH, Dec. THE per-
petrators of as audacious series of
burglaries as were ever committed
have at last been run to earth here
The burglaries extended over a period
of several months. during which a
score or more of houses were stripped
of nearly everything they contained.
Surprising as were the burglaries
there was a greater surprise when il
became known to-day that they had
all been committed by c. H. Schmidt.
a well-known and prosperous con-
tractor and builder, assisted by his
two sons. Roy. aged 19. and Ray. aged
1S. Practically all the plunder stolen
by the trio has been recovered. 1t
had been boxed and Grated ana it
completely filled four rooms in the
fine residence which Schmidt owns.
The very audacity of the last job
done by the burglars led TO their un-
doing, although it spoiled a wedding
Harvey Smith, an employe of the Pa
cific Electric Railway, was to have
been married in Los Angeles Tonight
and he built a home on Sixteenth
street. For weeks he and his intended
bride had been purchasing furniture
IOl InSlr nome ana lney mad bought
the best. The house was completely
furnished with everything new. Even
their clothes had been stored there
and numerous wedding presents had
been placed in the house Tuesday
night Smith took the clothing in which
he was TO have been married to the
house intending to dress there this
evening. then proceed TO Los Angeles
and return with his bride.
This morning when he visited the
place he found the house stripped of
everything movable. Pictures had been
taken from the walls, carpets from the
floors. clothing from the closets and
beds. dressers, lounges and chairs re-
moved In fact. practically every arti-
Gle which could be moved was missing.
Even the piano had been turned on
edge. the legs removed and the instru-
ment moved to the front porch.
Tracks in the yard showed where a
wagon had stood. and these tracks led
across vacant lots. leaving a trail that
& blind man might have followed.
When the police arrived they followed
the tracks, which led directly to the
home of Contractor Schmidt A search
warrant was sworn out and the house
searched. What they found amazed
the officers. Stolen goods were In
every room, and four rooms had been
used as an improvised warehouse for
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08

stolen furniture. Proceeds of practically
every burglary which has been commit
ted here for months were found
The entire family was arrested. but
when Schmidt and his sons confessed
and told the officers that the wife and
mother had pleaded with them to quit
stealing. Mrs. Schmidt was released.
Schmidt's daughter is dying of ty-
phoid fever and begged the officers TO
permit her brothers and father to re-
main with her. but that was impos-
sible The prisoners were taken to
Los Angeles and placed in jail.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
Sues a Spokane Man Noted
for Charitable Work.
Alleges He Refused to Marry Her When
She Declined to Deed Property to Him
OF Make d Will in His Favor.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SPOKANE. Wash. Dec. 7-captain
= G. McClelland, manager OF the On
oswa I'm and noted for his charitable
work II the slums OF Spokane, was
served with papers to-day in a 5000
breach OF promise suit brought by Mrs
Eleanor /. Forbes. a widow. aged 55
years Mrs. Forbes accuses McClelland
OF winning her affections and securing
her promise 10 marry him and Of then
refusing 70 marry her unless she deed
&c her property 10 him According TO
Mrs Forbes. McClelland proposed mar
riage July Is last. She accepted him,
and the wedding was set for Septem-
Der Z
McCleiland. she alleges. demanded
that she either deed her property 10
him or make a VIII IN his favor. She
refused 70 90 either. and the dav before
The wedding, she declared McCIeIIand
Informed her that II she did not accede
20 his request he would not marry her
Captain McCleland is one Of the best
known men in Spokane. he is the
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
FIGHT AMIDST
ROAR OF FIRE
Utah Man Struggles With
Bandit Until Driven by
Flames From the Building

SALT LAKE. Dec. Locked in a
life and death struggle, Christopher
Tripp and a masked bandit fought 81
burning building at the little town
Of Murray. six miles south of here.
tonight. Neither man relaxed his
grip until their clothing was 9fire.
Then both crawled through tie dense
smoke TO the outer air
The highwayman, armed with re-
volver. tried to hold up Christopher
and Samuel Tripp in their brothers
store He fired at Christopher when
the latter resisted him. In the strug-
gle that followed the stove was over
turned.
The fire consumed the store. a meat
market and a vacant building, The
damage amounting 10 $1,000. The
bandit escaped.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
Woman Must Hang for Murder.

MONTPELIER, VT, Dec. THE
Vermont House to-day refused by a
vote of 81 to 129 10 pass TO a third
reading a bill to commute TO life i'm
prisonment the sentence of hanging
imposed upon Mrs. Mary NJ. Rogers.
convicted of numbering her husband
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10 suffer no Inconvenience from his
strange condition. His case is being
discussed among members Of the med
ical profession.
BY constant training" said Dr.
George Parker, his condition can be
cured. just as by training left-handei
persons can learn TO write tight
handed
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08

NEW YORK. Dec. Mrs Chad
wicz's arrest has nothing to do with
the forgery charge made by President
Beckwith OF the Oberlin Bank. which
was forced to close its doors. Should
the forgery charge be pressed the
State authorities would act. not the
national Government In that event
IL would be necessary 10 swear out
warrant in Ohio and ask for her ex-
tradition TO the Buckeye State.
But II Is not likely that a forgery
charge VIII be made. Andrew Carnegie
declares that he has not the slightest
Intention Of proceeding against the
woman. II he should not do so il viii
be hard to indict her. even II the notes
are forged, as President Beckwith
says.
The State OF Ohio cannot force Car
negIe's attendance upon the Grand
Jury unless he crosses the line into
that State Should he repudiate the
notes suit could be brought against
him by a citizen OF Ohio in the United
States court and the testimony he
gave might be used before the Grand
jury.
When Carnegie was asked to-day II
he intended TO prosecute Mrs. Chad
wick. he said: Why no. I've no inten-
ton OF doing any such thing Why
should ~
IF your name has been forged. don't
you feel it incumbent upon you TO find
out who is guilty and punish that per-
SOM"
Not at ALL" exclaimed Carnegie.
Would you not feel glad 10 know that
some one has been able to get s.. .000. 900
by simply signing your name TO
piece Of paper. 1t shows that my
credit is Al"
Carnegie chuCkInd
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
CASSIE L. CHADWICK ARRESTED
ON THE CHARGE THAT SHE AIDED
IN NEMBEZZLEMENTB BY BANKERS

NEW YORK, Dec Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick is
in the hands of Federal officials and the climax in
the remarkable financial mystery is at hand. Her
arrest made tonight by United States marshal and
she will be arraigned tomorrow. Andrew Carnegie de-
cares that he will take hand in the prosecution the
for forgery. More creditors are coming forward
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
THIS BOY SEES uPSIDE DOWN.
Freak Vision Reveals a Topsy-Turvy World
Special Dispatch to The Call

SIOUX CITY. Iowa. Dec. - The
world appears upside down 10 Paul
Taylor. aged 2. ri LAKE View, Iowa.
When he sees things he sees them
standing on the wrong end. He writes
from right 20 left and makes the let
rers upside down
The hoy is IN good health and seems
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
Honor for Professor pickering

CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. THE
Mexican Astronomical Society has
awarded its chief prize, a gold medal.
to Professor Pickering of Harvard
University. who discovered the ninth
satellite of Saturn.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
Wounded as Result of Duel.

MADRID. Dec In a duel. aris-
ing from an alteration IN the Cham
Der Of Deputies. Deputy Soriano was
wounded IN the leg BY Senior Guerra.
formerly 3Iisister OF the Interior.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
BOAT GOES TO BOTTOM
WITH NINETEEN OF CREW
Vessel From Turkish Corvette Sinks
in the ROadsfead at
TriDoH.
TRIPOTJ De

TRIPOLI, Dec. "A boat from the
Turkish corvette Mansura. manned by
forty seaman, has sunk in the road
stead. Nineteen of the crew were
drowned.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
Mrs. CHADwICK's ARREST.

Mrs. Cassie l. Chadwick was placed
under arrest tonight in her apart
ments in the Hotel Breslin. charged
with aiding and abetting a bank Of
ficer in embezzling S12,5OO. The ar
rest was made after A lengthy con-
ference between United States Com
missioner Shields. Assistant United
States District Attorney Z. E Bald
win. Secret Service Agent Flynn
and United States Marshal William
Henkel- Commissioner Shields issued
the warrant. which charges a violation
Of section 1929 OF the United States
Federal laws relating TO conspiracy
There was a scene in the womans
room when the officials announced TO
Mrs. Chadwick that she was under ar
rest Her son sprang 10 his mothers
side as she burst into tears, but the
youth uttered no word
Marshal Henl<el. who. with his depu-
ties and United States Secret Service
Agent William J. Flynn grouped in the
door OF Mrs. Chadwick's apartment.
had entered without knocking. found
her ia bed He said:
Madam. / have an unpleasant duty
10 perform i am obliged TO serve a
warrant for your arrest, issued BY
United States Commissioner Shields. at
the instance OF the Federal authorities
OF Ohio
I am very nervous and III. replied
Mrs. Chadwick What shall ] do?
certainly an unable 10 get up
I'm that case" said the Marshal I
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
THE rHEArERs

ALcAzAR-"The Professors Lovs
Story"
CALIFORNIA-West Ministries.
COLUMBIA-''Her Own Way"
CENTRAL-''The Suburban"
CHUTESAVaudeviI
FISCHER 1Vaudeville
GRAND-''In Dahouney'
MAJESTTC-'The Senator" Matines
TO-DAY
ORPHEUM-vaudevins Matines to
day.
TIVOLI-'sKing Dodo."
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The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
THE WEATHER

Forecast made at San Francisco for
thirty hours. ending midnight Decem-
Der 6:
San Francisco and ricsnity-Coudy
Thursday; light east winds.
A. G. McADIE.
District Forecaster.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-11-02

lOtted to various parishes will
be paid by the State into the
treasury of each parish to be
controlled and disbursed by the
Parish School Board in building
and equipping school houses.
The debt thus contracted by the
State will be paid, PRINCIPAL and
INTEREST, out Of the surplus
fund which is all the time
accommodating in the State
treasury, and without the
necessity Of increasing the pre-
sent rate of taxation which is
limited to 6 mills by the con-
stitution.
A ready million dollars in one
lump sum NOW, will accomplish
more in two years for the ad-
vancement of the educational
interests and material prosperity
of Louisiana than could be &C.
cOmplished in ten or twenty
years under present or other
ordinary methods.
No fairminded man who will
study the whole proposition in a
dispassionate way, and who has
the true welfare of his State at
heart and feels a vestige of
sympathy and consideration for
the thousands of little children
now knocking in vain for ad-
mission at our school houses.
and whose lives would be as
greatly frightened and helped
by the issuance of those school
bonds, can do otherwise than
give his support and his vote in
favor of the amendment.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-11-02
to be observed by the voter

point to be observed by the voter
Is that if he starts voting on the
amendments in the democratic
column, he must not stamp any
in the other column, as that will
invalidate his ballot.
The amendments are all mum
bered. This is for the guidance
of the voters. The following is
the order and number each will
have on the ballot:
l.. School bond proposition.
2. To create a circuit court of
appeals.
3. To exempt: new railroads
from taxation for four years.
4. To increase salary of the
attorney general.
). To increase the salary of
the state superintendent of
education.
g.. To create an additional
Judge for the CaddO district
court.
Z. To increase the limit for
Confederate pensions to $3.50, 600.
s. To remove limit on APP
preparation for maintenance of
state university.
8. To remove limit on ap-
preparation for maintenance of
Louisiana Industrial Institute.
10. To make the state
supreme court elective.
II. To fill vacancies in office of
sheriff by election.
II. To fill vacancies in office
of district Judge by election.
II. To fill vacancies in office
of district attorney by election.
II. To fill vacancies in office
of clerk of district court by
election.
Is. To allow the creation of
sewerage districts.
This list should be cut out
and kept in mind by the voters,
for they will not have much time
to study the ballot when they
go to vote. and if they want to
vote tor some of the amendments
and against others, they are
to become confused, unless
they know exactly what they
are going to do.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-11-02
Favor the Railroad Amendment.

Secretary Henry Mayo of the
New Orleans Progressive Union
reports that the Progressive
Leagues throughout the parishes
of the State are taking a lively
interest in the proposed railroad
amendment and numbers of
them have written requesting
larger supplies of the pamphlet,
Railroads as State Builders"
recently published by the Pro
gressive Union. The proposed
amendment seems to have met
with popular favor both by press
and public and every day letters
are received from private in
dividuals endorsing the PROPOSE
ton and asserting that the
writer's will take an active in
terest in furthering the success
of the measure. Tax Assessor
Hanna, of Monroe says that tax
values have increased over two
and a half millions of dollars
since 1900 in Ouchita Parish,
due, in a large measure, to the
unusual amount of railroad con-
%StructiOn which was brought
about by the tax exemption law
of 1898.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-11-02
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy 1
Peasant to Take.

The finest quality of granulated
loaf sugar is used in the manufacture
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and
the roots used in its preparation give
it a flavor similar to maple syrup,
making it quite pleasant to take. Mr..
w. L. Rcderick. of POOlsville Nd,
in speaking of this remedy, says: 81
have used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy with my children for several
years and car truthfully say it is the
best preparation of the kind 1 know
of. The children like to take it and
it has no injurious after effect. For
sale by Lafayette Drug Co.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-11-02
The Youths Companion.

1t is impossible even to summarize
in a single paragraph the many and
varied attractions which THE YOUTHS
COMPANION announces for the coming
year.
A series of articles planned to
interest especially the forty-five mill
lions of Americans who look directly
to the soil for their subsistence will
treat of "New Fields for Young
Farmers" 'The Sanitation of the
Farm" ''The Future of American
Cotton" ''How Women Make Money
on the Farm" etc.
Seven serial stories and 25O short
stories by the most talented and
popular American writer's of fiction
will form part of the contents of the
new volume for 1905.
Full Illustrated Announcement
describing the principal features of
The COMPANIONS new volume for
1905 will be Sent with sample copies of
the paper to any address free.
The new subscriber who sends 81. Is
now for a years subscription to The
COMPANION receives free all the
issues of THE COMPANION for the
remaining weeks of 1904, also THE
COMPANION Carnations Calendar
for 1905, autographed in twelve colors
and gold.
THE YOUTHS COMPANION.
144 Berkeley Street, Boston Mass.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-11-02
New Way of Using ChamberIain's
Cough Remedy.

Mr.. Arthur Chapman writing from
Durham, Natal, South Africa, says:
las a proof that Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy is a cure suitable for
old and young, l pen you the follow
ing: A neighbOr of mine had a child
Just over two months old. 1t had a
very bad cough and the parents did
not know what to give it. 1 suggested
that if they would get a bottle of
Chamberlaip's Cough Remedy and
put some upon the dummy teat the
baby was sucking it would no doubt
cure the child. This they did and
brought about a quick relief and
cured the baby" This remedy is for
sale by Lafayette Drug Co.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-11-02
Voting on the Amendments.

Shreveport Times.
The great number of officers
and constitutional amendments
to be voted on at the coming
election will make the ballot
unusually long, and impose upon
the voter the exercise of some
intelligence in properly preparing
it, so as to register his will at
the polls. Three parties will
have candidates in the field for
presidential electors, which will
appear under their private
emblem. There will be another
column with blank spaces so that
voters can vote for w-hOmeverthey
choose. The only complete
ticket will be that of the demo-
Gratis. In that column will be
found the names of candidates
for electors. for judicial officers,
for congress, and the city ticket.
In the republican column will
be found only the names of
candidates for electors. The
socialist column will also contain
only candidates for electors.
But at the bottom of the ticket.
filling all the columns, will be
found the constitutional amend.
ments, each designated accord
ing to law, as, for instance:
For the proposed amendment
to article IS of the constitution
relative to bonds in aid of the
states system of public educa.
ton.
to article is of the constitution
relative to bonds in aid of the
states system of public educa-
ton.
TO the left, embracing both
paragraphs, is the number of
the amendment. To the right of
these paragraphs will be found a
small white space, in which the
voter is to stamp, in one or the
other, as he desires to vote, for
Or against, the amendments.
The complete list of amendments
the for" and against
paragraph, one under the other.
appears in each column. The
7oter must stamp either the
for or against" paragraph for
Zach amendment. Stamping
emblem at the head of the
column will not vote on the
amendments. This must be
separately. Another
%@TEsx
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-11-02
Neuralgia Pains.

Rheumatism, lumbago and sciatic
pains yield to the penetrating in
huence of Billiards. Snow Liniment.
1t penetrates to the nerves and bone
and being absorbed into the blood,
its healing properties are conveyed to
every part of the body. and effect
some wonderful cures. 25c, SOC, $1.OO.
Sold by Lafayette Drug Co.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-11-02

For low rates to the Worlds
Fair via the Texas and Pacific
Railway, ask any ticket Agent,
or write E. p. Turner, General
Passenger Agent, Dallas Texas.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-11-02
THE A D QUESTION.

Louisiana can compare in i'm
pOrtance with the proposed mil
lion dollar bond issue in aid of
the public school system of the
State.
The whole world has come to
regard the school house as the
most practical and potent ageLcy
for the advancement of progress
and civilization, and our best
men and women realize that
much remains to be done to
raise the common school system
of Louisiana to that high plane
of efficiency and usefulness that
will insure the largest benefits
to the whole people.
The improvement in our edu-
catiOnal system has been steady
in past years, but the progress
has been very slow because of a
lack of funds, and the material
advancement and general pros
perity of Louisiana has been
cOrrespOndingly retarded.
Thousands of the men and
women of to-day in our beloved
State have been seriously handi-
capped in the race of life because
they were deprived of all educa-
tional advantages iE their child
hood, and by this means and
because of a want of more
general enlightenment of the
masses the people of Louisiana
have suffered a loss in prestige,
afluence and material prosperity
beyond computation.
The benefits of education are
too well known to require any
argument, and the pressing
need of more extended and more
complete school facilities for the
masses is admitted on all sides.
The only question, then, is
what means may they employ
to multiply the benefits of educa-
ton in the most expeditions
manner: Money is what is
needed to do this money to be
transformed into virtuous and
thrifty manhood and woman
hood, and higher citizenship.
The most feasible and i'm
effective plan for
providing the money is offered
by the school bond amendment
now before the people of Louis
lana for their adoption or reiec-
ton. This school bond plan
offers the largest amount of
returns to the people of the
State, and the minimum amount
Of observation-disclosures. The re-
turns will be direct and imme-
date without making any de-
mands whatsoever on the
of anybody.
The proposition is simple
enough for anyone to understand
and does not present a single
serious or valid objection, and
the intelligent voter should
think and act for himself in
this question and not
allow himself to be influenced
against such a benefcent
by it's political oppon-
ents, or by those who may be
opposed to the amendment
ignorance of the SUBJ
ect, or by persons laboring
erroneous impressions or
IN honest misrepresentation of
he true facts. |,
The million dollars and more
hat will be realized from the
ch0ol bonds will be prorated +,
mOng the parishes in Louisiana
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-11-02

The time is near, you will want
a heater. of some kind-see our
line. LacOste Hardware Co.,
Ltd.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-05
American indian le yery often full Of

American Indian ls very often full OF
mean tricks and Jokes.
There was a farmer In the West, one
summer, who was hard put TO i for help
upon his farm Indians we're plentiful In
the uciRhborhood hut they were poor
workmeu Always tired, they would put
down The hoe or the rake as soon as the
masters back was turned and, selecting
a cool spot they would lic down on the
grass and sleep the day away
but one morning a very tall, robust
Indian asked the farmer TO give him
work
NO said the white man. You win
get tired. you Indians are always getting
tired
"lOh, no. said the other, This lnjun
never get tired. This lnjun not like tho
rest
wei, I'll try you said the farmer,
ana he engaged the man, he put him to
work I'm a wheat field, then he went
away Tor an hour or two. When he re-
turned, he found the Indian asleep under
tree.
Here, wake up here he cried You
told me you never got tired.
Ugh. said the other yawlng, this
Iniun don't. hut. II he not lie down often,
he would get tired, just the same as tho
rest.