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Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-11
HELEN GOULD'S
AUTO IS STOLEN
SMALL BOYS TAKE IT BUT ARE
SOON CAUGHT
SHE VISITS GOSPEL TENTS
Makes Several Addresses and Declares
Herself Deeply Interested In
Evangellstie Work in
New York
SHE VISITS GOSPEL TENTS

Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1O.-Miss Helen
Gould, who has given largely this sum-
mer to the support of the evangelistic
committee, came in her automobile
from Tarrytown tonight in the rain to
visit the gospel tents which the COM
mission maintains at various points
in the city She went first to the San
Juan Hill district"
Miss Gould was not known at first
Some small boys amused themselves
with her automobile in the absence OF
the chauffeur and broke up the meet
ing by starting the machine ahead at a
great rate. The runaway automobile
was caught and brought back.
After this instance roundsman was
assigned to accompany Miss Gould on
her tour of the tents She spoke at
various meetings, greatly to the inter-
est of those in attendance. At the con-
clusion of her visits she declared that
the gospel tent work impressed her as
being one of the most practical reli-
gious moves she had ever seen. Miss
Gould took a train at Kings Bridge for
home.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-11
CANNOT CHECK
FEVER'S SPREAD.
NEW ORLEANS FACES GRAVE
CONDITION
MASS FOR THE ARCHBISHOP
Remains Will Be Inferred in Crypt of
athedral-Infection Probably
Came From PreIate's
Former Gardener

The situation does not look so good
in the face of such steady augmenta-
ton of the number of new cases and
number of sub-foci. They seem to be
appearing all over town and the dis
couraging feature of today's report is
that only nineteen of the sixty-eight
names are those of Italians. Quite a
ondary infection.
In order that no unnecessary risks
might be taken it was announced to-
day both by Surgeon White and by
Father Scotti, in charge of the arrange
ments that the funeral of the late
Archbishop Chappelle on Saturday at 8
o'clock in the morning would be pri-
vate. Dr. White said it was a fact
accepted by the scientists that yellow
fever could not be transmitted by a
corpse, but it is considered that there
would be some element of danger in
attracting to the cathedral an immense
assemblage of people from all sections
of the city.
The cathedral is located within the
originally infected district, within a
stones throw of the French market,
and there has been fever on all sides of
it. Today solemn requiem mass was
said in honor of the dead archbishop.
The services lasted for two hours with
large attendance of people residing
on the lower side of Canal street
Thirty nriaetc nartioinofad and tba
church was profusely decorated in
white, black and purple. The body
rested on a bier in the main aisle and
Il was found that the remains were
sufficiently preserved to permit the re-
moval of the metallic covering. Many
viewed the remains through the glass;
After the services ended and the con-
gregation was dismissed further visits
to the church were discouraged. Dur
ing the. day Cardinal Gibbons tele-
graphed his coincidence. Many mes
sages came from all part of the United
Citizens Still Hopeful
With the death rate remaining lower
than in previous visitations of the
fever. the feeling here. both among the
health authorities and the laity, con-
tinues hopeful. The fever has been
prevalent long enough to have as
sumed a quite virulent type, but in
stead it is apparently less malignant
than 1t was when 1t first appeared
Many of the cases which are now
being reported, except among the
italians, are mild in character and
readily respond to the treatment given
them. DR.. White said today that while
the work Of thorough organization Of
his forces is rapidly crystallizing, he
Continued ON Page TwoI
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-11
YOUTHFUL INCENDIARY
ARRESTED AT WOODLAND
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press. U.s.
WOODLAWN, Aug. 10.-Local off,
GERS have reason to believe that they
have in custody the person who has
been setting numerous fires in Wood
land. Earl Sherman was arrested last
night while in the act of setting fire to
the barn of j. C. Sparks. This followed
two fire alarms earlier in the evening.
Sherman was convicted of arson in
Sacramento a few years ago. He fired
a soap factory there and on the wit
ness stand said he did it just to see the
firemen run to the fire. 'The boy was
recently released from the lone reform
school.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-11
WEATHER BUREAUS CHIEF
MAKES STATEMENT
READY FOR INVESTIGATION
Declares There Have Been No Irregu-
Iarities in the Administration
Of His office-ExpIains
Wage Scale

By Associated Press.
( WASHINGTON, Aug, 10-Prof. W.
L. Moore, chief of the weather bureau
today issued signed statement deny
ing allegations of graft in the manage
ment of the weather bureau station in
the Blue Ridge mountains, near Blue
mountain, disclaiming the existence of
any irregularities in the administration
of his office and offering full oppor-
tunity for the investigation of any spe-
cific charges by any person.
"A few days ago a statement was
published in Washington to the effect
that it was reported unofficially that
the secret service had dispatched
agents to the mountain station Mount
Weather of the United States weather
bureau, where the sleuths for the past
two days have been nosing around.
According to.the report these sleuths
discovered that the weather bureau
was paying So per day for unskilled
labor, which is twice the amount paid
laborers in the city of Washington. and
the employers adjacent who only pay
rs cents to 81.
ut is fact that the weather bureau
has never paid SO a day to any laborer
employed at Mount Weather or at any
other place, and if the reporter who
wrote that statement had taken the
trouble to ask for the privilege of ex-
amining the pay rolls of the weather
bureau he would have saved his read
ers the opportunity of reading secretly
secured scandal instead of openly pro-
cured news. 1 would like to have the
entire pay rolls of Mount Weather. or
of any other portion of the weather
bureau published, so that the public
may know whether there is an extrava-
CANT management inside of the bureau
or any Justification.
II do not doubt that / have disturbed
the labor market in the vicinity of
Mount Weather, and am proud Of the
fact. for / was told of men working
from sunrise to sunset for so cents per
day and board. or 75 cents per day and
board themselves. believe that such
hours of labor and such wages do not
contribute to the betterment of Ameri-
can citizenship or the welfare of the
state, and so far as / have the power
as the chief OF a large government
bureau, shall always strive to alter
such conditions.
"On the approval Of Secretary VIII
son, established a wage of SO per day
for stonemasons. $3.50 for carpenters
and $3.50 for day laborers. If the sleuths
had been little more vigilant they
would have discovered that establish
ed an eight-hour day, and that from
fifty to sixty men had been for some
time receiving the advantages of such
a scale and such hours Of labor"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-11
WORKMAN KILLED IN
NORTH RIVER TUNNEL
Roof of Bore Gives Way and Score OF
Men Narrowly Escape
Death

Dedtn
BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 10.--Under pres
sure of the weight of the North river.
the roof of the northerly tube of the
twin tunnels being bored from Fiji
teenth street, Jersey City. to Morton
street. Manhattan, partly gave way yes
terday and % men at work behind the
boring shield narrowly escaped drown
ing. One man lost his lifes having been
crushed by the shield, stunned and
drowned
Nineteen of the workmen took fight
when the water began to trickle down
upon them, and fled toward the gate
of the air lock- Three retained their
presence of mind and plugged up the
break in the roof. When they finished
their work they were hip deep in the
water.
Work on the southern tube of
the tunnel was finished last fall.
The northern bore had been carried
to within 200 yards of the New York
shore when yesterdays leak began.
The three men who remained plugged
the hole with bags filled with sawdust,
which are always kept near the shield
for that purpose.
The pressure of compressed air was
increased and it held the bags of saw
dust against the opening until planks
and timbers could be placed in position.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-11
SAN PEDRO BARK T0WED
INTO SAN FRANCISCO
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1O.-The
bark Vidette was towed into this har-
bor from San Pedro today by the
steamer Iaqua. The vessel took load
of lumber to the southern port and
when she was ready to sail from there
in ballast about half of the men of her
crew refused to sail in her, and they
made demonstration on her decks in
an effort to get the rest of the men TO
join them.
Capt. Darwin and his mates, by a
display of firearms, drove them ashore,
and. not having enough men to stand
watches at sea under sail. the steamer
was engaged to tow the vessel to this
port
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-11
GOLDEN STATE LIMITED
WRECKED IN COLORADO
BY Associated Press.

by ASSOCldlou 4 1883.
DES MONIES, Iowa, Aug. 10.-The
Golden State Limited, the Rock Island
west-bound Colorado train, was ditched
one mile west of Columbus Junction at
1 o'clock this afternoon. Only one man
was injured, Charles McKerman- of
Chicago, who was badly bruised by the
falling of a chair car. Spreading of
rails is given as the cause. Three
coaches left the track and were turned
over.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-11
LOS ANGELES RESIDENTS
VISITING SAN FRANCISCO
spociai to The Herald.

5poclaI 10 TIC fieIaIu'
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1O.-w. p.
Corwin, a prominent hotel man of Los
Angeles, is a guest at the st. Francis,
accompanied by Mrs. Corwin. The fol-
lowing visitors from Los Angeles reg
istered at the st. Francis yesterday: p.
A. Geissler, F. #. Graves, ]. w. Bowen,
e. r. Braines. ID. w. Kirkland, Percy
H. Clark, Mrs. w. C. Price. Miss Ruth
Price and George Quite.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-11

than he has been in a long time. His
visit to Mr.. Rockefeller has positively
no significance. He has visited Mr..
Rockefeller almost every year. We ex-
pect DR.. Harper back at his desk next
week.
Neither is there a word of truth in
the statement that the university ex>
poets soon to receive a gift of $50,000,-
900. A sum of that size or amount is
not expected at ALL"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-11

Had visions of wealth.
2-Retred broker in almshouse.
4-Country.
5-Long Beach home dynamted,
6-EditoriaI.
7-Survives five pistol wounds.
9-Sports.
1o-11-classified advertisements.
12-Public advertising.
13-Markets.
14-Groeers' picnic at Terminal.
EASTERN
New Orleans authorities unable to
check ravages of yellow fever.
Dean of Chicago university denies re-
port that President Harper Is to resign.
Small boys steal Helen Goulds auto
mobile while she visits gospel tent.
Japanese envoys present terms of peace
to Russian plenipotentiaries.
President Roosevelt addresses coal nins
ers at Wilkesbarre. Pa.
denies stories of graft in his department.
COAST
Supreme court afhrms decision of lower
tribunal in case of Alfred Leigh Glassen
San Pedro craft towed into San Fran
cisco with story OF mutiny among crew.
supreme court decides lnat Marin COun-
ty automobile law is valid.
LOCAL
Unsuccessful attempt made to murder
Long Beach city marshal and his family,
by dynamiting their home.
Huntington to construct electric rail-
way from Santa Monica TO Hueneme.
Local capitalists form N,00O000 company
TO send FLOATING exposition" ship to
southern republics October 1.
Assistant Chief of Detectives John J.
Keelev of ST. Louis. noted criminal
chaser, is spending vacation in Los An
w ID. Montgomery, released from cell
for insane at county hospital, files peti-
ton OF bankruptcy
Aged lodging house keeper tells how
she was promised wealthy husband by
Helen Estel
Council discusses department approprla-
tions for coming year
Politicians gossip about Hammefs sue
cessor.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-11
AMERICAN YOUTH KILLED
ON FRENCH NORTHERN COAST

PARIS, Aug. 1O.-Allen White, an
American, 1S years old, was killed to-
day at Palus. in the department of
Cotes du Nord. He was caught in the
tide while walking on the beach and
attempted to climb cliffs. He reached
the summit of the cliffs, but lost his
hold and fell 100 feet. Death was in
Simultaneous.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-11
TO WORK WIRELESS,
TAMALPAIS TO ORIENT

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1O.-On the
top of Mount Tamalpais is being erect
ed a wireless telegraph station from
which 1t is expected direct communica-
tion with Honolulu will be established.
subsequently the promoters of the pro-
ject say that they may continue the line
"a the orient.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-11
DEMANDS
ARE FILED
Japan'S Propositions
Announced
ENJOYS Transmit Terms
to Gar
Claim Conditions Are
Humiliating
VIotors Require cession Of sakhaIIn,
Billion Dollar Reimbursement"
vIctors Require cesslon Of sakhaIIn,
Billion Dollar Reimbursement"
lnterned Ships and Limited
Naval Strength
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
PORTSMOUTH. N. H., Aug. 10-Re-
endorsement for the expenses sus-
tained in the prosecution of the war
and the cessation of the island of
Sakhalin constitute the main features
of the peace conditions handed by
Baron Komura to M. Witte at the con-
clusion of the morning session of the
ENJOYS in the general stores build
ing of the Portsmouth navy yard.
The word Indemnity was carefully
avoided, the term applied being ire
endorsement" for the cost of the war.
No sum is fixed, the amount being
distinctly adjourned for mutual adj
justment between the two countries
after the Japanese expenditures have
been ascertained.
Those are the two all-important
conditions which the Russian ENJOYS
find absolutely unacceptable 1t can
be stated, however, that these two
principal conditions did not come as
surprise to the Russian plenipoten-
tiaries.
The friendly fashion in which Baron
Komura explained the conditions be-
fore handing them to M Witte and
to avoid expression of the word Sin
demnity'' in the presentation of
Japans bill for the cost of the war,
without fixing a sum, leaves the way
open for negotiations and constitutes
the main hope that final agreement
is possible.
Demands Interned Ships
Certainly the danger of sudden
rupture, no matter what the ultimate
result may be, is precluded by today's
development.
The other terms are substantially
what the world expected, and with
one or two exceptions could probably
be entertained as a basis of negotia-
tions. They include the following:
The cession of the Russian leases to
the Lao Tung peninsula, comprising
Port Arthur and Dalny. The evacua-
tion of the entire province of Manchur-
la, the retrocession to China of any
privileges Russia may have in the
province and the recognition by Russia
of the principle of the "open door"
The cession to Japan of the Chinese
Eastern railway below Harbin, the
main line through northern Manchuria
to vladivostok to remain Russian
property. The recognition of the Jap
anese protectorate over Korea, the
Continued ON Page Two)
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-11
NEW RURAL DELIVERY
ROUTE FOR LOS ANGELES

Special TO The Herald.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 10.-Rural free
delivery will be established September
a from station L, Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-11
so ASSERTS DEAN OF THE
UNIVERSITY
HEALTH BETTER THAN USUAL
Prof. Judson Declares Visit to Rocke-
feIIers Has No Significance
and.Noi$5o, ,ooo, 900 Gift
Is Expected
Special to The Herald.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1O.-"Dr. Harper has
no intention of giving up his duties as

president of the
University of Chi
cago," d e C l a r e d
Dean Harry Pratt
Judson. "On the
contrary, he is as
busy as ever, plan
ming for the future.
In general health
and spirits, so far as
appearances show,
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-11
THE DAYS NEWS
FORECAST

Southern California: Cloudy
Friday; fresh west wind. Maxi
mum temperature in Los Angeles
yesterday, " degrees; minimum,
60 degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-11
DECEIVED BY HOPE
OF RICH HUSBAND
POOR WOMAN AT LAST MAKES
COMPLAINT
HAD VISIONS OF WEALTH
Aged Lodging House Keeper Tells
How Helen EsteI, Also Old, Paid
for Board With Promise Of
opuIent Spouse

A millionaire bridegroom, every
luxury which wealth can give and all
the comforts needed for q declining
old age; these are the alluring promises
which have been held out to Mrs. Mel
lie Straus, poor widow, by Helen Es-
tel, sentenced last December according
to Associated Charities reports, to six
months in the county Jail for profess
sional begging. Since her release last
May Mrs. Estel has been given sus-
tenance and money by Mrs. Straus on
the strength of the desirable marriage,
with the Estel woman as the mediator.
It was to be a case of matrimony on
sight.
The man of wealth has not ma
terialized, the wedding day has been
repeatedly set aside and yesterday
Mrs. Straus, after learning from the
Associated Charities that Helen Estel
is a woman with a past, visited the
prosecuting attorneys office to learn
that while the attorney would be
pleased to assist her the evidence of
criminality was not sufficient to war
rant his interference.
Mrs. Straus conducts workingmen's IS
lodging house at 722 South Los Angeles
street. Helen Estel on her release from
Jail went to the home of the widow,
explained that she was about to marry
one William Griffith, millionaire presi-
dent of the st. Julian Mining company
of Lordsburg, N. M, and that on his
coming to Los Angeles he would bring
with him an equally wealthy friend
who was desirous of marrying Mrs.
Efraus
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-11
Story Is Believed

Inc STORY WAS Dei1eV0u anu Tie III
tie that Mrs. Straus and her sister,
Mrs. Elizabeth O'Reilley, could offer in
the way of money and food was gladly
extended to their new friend with rich
matrimonial prospects.
Helen Estel repeated her tale of
the Straus home last night, adding in
explanation: 1--WE are in our sixties
you know, Mrs. Straus and I, and Mr..
Griffith and his friend are older, but
they wish to get married and we are
going to marry them"
Mrs. Straus in telling her story to
the prosecuting attorney yesterday
said:
'.When Mrs. Estel was liberated from
Jail May 1 took her in because I
thought she was in need of help. She
has eaten at my table every day
since that time, and I have not
charged her cent for board. Finally
she wanted money to pay her room
rent and telling me that she had a
good husband with millions of dollars,
she got me to give her money now and
again.
zone day she showed me letter
supposed to have been written by a
man named Griffith in Lordsburg. In
the letter he spoke of coming to marry
her and bringing a man for me. Sew
eral times we have been ready for
them and then they would put it off,
All 90 fba Iattarc xxyora ruriftan 0v n
typewriter, but 1 was not suspicious
until she took my poor sisters money
that she had saved with which to go
home. They tell me at the Associated
Charities that she is bad woman,
and, the Lord forgive me, but I hope
that they do something with her for
this"
Women Are Poor
Living in two rooms on Los Angeles
street the sisters, Mrs. O'Reilley and
Mrs. Strauss, both feeble and nearly
70 years of age, strive to make an
honest livelihood by letting their front
room to laborers. From these honest
old widows Helen Estel has accepted
all that they could give.
Helen Estel. alias Carrie Wood,
Carrie Clarke, Mrs. A. L. Wallace, Mrs.
Everts or Mrs. ]. M. Norris became
first known to the Associated Chari-
ties about May 6, 1904, when she came
to Los Angeles and registered at the
Natick house. She succeeded in run
ming bill of 5000 there and then was
asked to leave. At that time she ap-
peared in the light of an unfortunate
southern woman, and her stories were
plausible enough to excite belief.
Mrs. Estel said she was a resident
of Gainesville, Ga, forced into poor
circumstances by the loss of fortune
Her age she gave as &C years. and
though her hair is gray, she appears
much younger After applying for help
she volunteered the information that
she had first gone to San Francisco to
visit a sister and had come to this
city expecting to have money from her
estate sent to her from the south.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-05-01

Bankhead went in for a. screaming
dust sweeper between first and second,
Wilson drew pass, and Seigle Whaled
out a single along the third base line.
1t all meant three runs, and the crowd
commenced to count the score like
college boys zone. two, three, four!
But their joy lasted only until the
first half of the eighth when the
White Sox helped themselves to three
and tied the score. This was the an
ming Of Jack Roots explosion.
Side by side the teams raced
through the ninth and tenth rounds,
but both were barren of runs. IN the
eleventh Topeka gathered one, and the
grandstand had to be treated for cold
chiIls. Quigley got his base on wallis,
and was singled to third by Cole
Then Mr.. Sefgle conveniently dropped
n wild one of Halla's and Quigley ran
in But in the last half the Nets
cheered by 2,700 fans, came to the
scratch. and with a double and sin
gle, and Abbott's error crossed the
tape, victors.
The particular features of thet game
were the batting of Brown, Scogg1ns,
Hurlburt and Bankh cad. In the out
field some plaudits were also Won
Persch Cole. Hurlburt and Scoggins
coming in for the lions share or
them.
The game was marked with consld-
erabIe wrangling with the umpire,
sBrick" owens. The big fellow had
lots of close decisions. The crowd
went after him but once, and he ought
to consider himself fortunate.
The score:
The Topeka state journal., 1905-05-01
HASKELL WON IT.
Defeated WashbuIn on Saturday by
Score of 8 to 4.

Haskell 8, Washburn 4, was the score
in a loosely played game of baseball on
Washburn field Saturday afternoon. As
far as hits and errors are concerned the
teams were about a standoff, and the
pitching departments had an even
break But Haskell put in its hits
when it needed them, while Washburn
had eleven men left on bases because
nobody could connect with the ball at
critical times.
Everything went to show that the
Haskell team is not as strong as usual,
and that Washburn is in no danger of
winning many games out OF the sche-
dule which it has mapped out. College
baseball seems to be on the decline.
There are two or three promising ball
players on the Washburn team; the
rest are made to-order, and would new
er shine in fast company.
Haskell also has some very weak
spots in the lineup, and the aggre-
cation is not to be compared with the
bunch of ball players which the Indian
school used to send out in the days OF
Mackey and Augusta. Felix Bartholo-
NEW and the two HauserS are doing the
bulk of the playing for the red men
this season. With this quartette of
heavy hitters as a nucleus. Haskell
has fixed UP a team which seems to be
able to hold its own with all the college
company which it has encountered.
Mohler played the star game for the
home team Saturday. He made bril-
liant one hand stop, and shut off Felix
at first in the seventh inning, played an
errorless game, and got three of Wash
burns six safe hits. If MOhler could
be depended upon to put up that kind
of game on all occasions. he would
be one of the greatest college ball play
ers in the business.
FIonska pitched an effective game, but
was afflicted with his old trouble: he
couldn't get the balls over the base
when he needed to do so. Honska seems
to be built on much the same plan as
Anderson, the Notre Dame pitcher who
is trying out on the White Sox.
Pete Hauser. who was in the box for
Haskell, distinguished himself by Civ
ing four bases on balls in the second
inning. This burst of generosity. to-
gether with NIohler's single and a cou-
pie of errors, let in Washburn's three
runs. Hauser pulled himself out of his
hole by striking out three men with the
bases FULL so Washburn did not reap
the full fruits of it's opportunity
There was a small crowd out at the
game but it gave the home team loyal
SUPPORT And there was one encourag-
ing feature about the Washburn team:
it kept up its courage and fought hard
for the game up to the last.
TIAGKET