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Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-31
SIX KILLED BY
LIGHTNING BOLTS
TWELVE OTHERS SERIOUSLY
INJURED
STORM SWEEPS CONEY ISLAND
Crowd Takes Shelter In Bath House
and Building lie Struck, Killing
Five and InJurIng Nine.
Other Casualties
STORM SWEEPS CONEY ISLAND
By Aarooiated Preaa.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July So.-During a
thunderstorm of terrific intensity
which passed over New York this af-
ternoon five persons were struck by
lightning and instantly killed and nine
we're seriously injured at the Parkway
baths, Coney Island. AT the same time
one man was killed and three others
prostrated at Gravesend Beach. Those
killed:
GEORGE DUNwOODIE of Buffalo.
JACOB FRANKEL Of Manhattan.
ROBERT w. WAscH of Bronx bor-
ough
CHARLES BENNERLE of Brooklyn.
FRANK BENNERLE of Brooklyn.
HENRY RANSWEILER Of Brook
lyn.
The intense heat of the morning at
tracted great multitude to the shore
resorts, and late in the afternoon,
when the storm blew from the east
ward, the park and beach were
thronged with bathers and spectators
The rain descended in torrents and
hundreds of men, women and children
sought the shelter under the big bath
house, which is elevated above the
sand on piles. The lightning was in
cessant and terrific thunder claps
shook the bath houses to the terror
of the crowd huddled together beneath
it. A few minutes before o'clock
bolt struck the flagstaff and ground
ed in the very thickest of the crowd.
Nearly fifty persons were prostrated
and the crowd rushed out into the
storm. Those who had remained in
and ran in all directions, not daring
to enter the bath house, which ap-
peared to be on fire.
| Ambulances were summoned from all
the nearest hospitals and on their ar
rival five persons were found dead
and nine unconscious under the bath
house.
| The bodies of all were scorched by
| the electric fluid.
( About the same time Eenry Rams
weller was struck and killed while
| sheltering under a tree at Gravesend
Beach, and his son William with John
Apple and Daniel McCauley. were rem
dered unconscious
Lightning struck various points in
this city. A store in Flushing avenue
Brooklyn, was burned and car in
Sixth avenue, Manhattan was set on
fire, but the occupants escaped un-
hurt.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-31
MINISTER MUST
EXP|ATE CRIME
FOUR ASSASSINS CONVICTED
OF KILLING
MURDERED LITTLE CHILDREN
Georgia Preacher, His Two Sons and
Negro Accessory viii Have to
Hang for Atrocious
Deed 81
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
vALDOSTA, Ga, July 3O.-Rev. J. G.
Rawlins early today was found guilty
of accessory to the murder of two
children of Rev and Mrs. w. L. Car
tel. and unless a higher court inter-
venes Rawlins and his sons, Milton
and Jesse, and Alf Moore, negro. will
have to be hung. The Rawlins sons
and Moore were found guilty of muir
der some time ago.
Both Rawlins and Carter were for
years minister in the Methodist church,
A feud started and Rawlins plotted to
wipe out the Carter family 1t was
arranged that Moore and Milton, Jesse
and Leonard Rawlins were to go to the
Carter home and kill the parents while
they sat at the supper table. When
the children ran out they were to be
shot down.
The assassins,, however, arrived after
the evening meal and could not. shoot
through the windows at their victims
Some noise caused Willie and Fannie
Bell Carter to run into the yard.
Instantly the guns of the murderers
smoke and the girl fell dead. The boy
shot through the body, dragged him
self into the house and told who had
done the firing.
All night long the Rev. and Mrs
Carter crouched in their home. Through
crevices in the log house the Carriers
could see the assassins creeping about
the yard, but whether their daughter
was dead or not they could not learn
Finally Carter reached his rife and
fred through a crack In the door. The
shot caused the murderers to flee
Moore confessed the plot.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-31
TAFT AND PARTY ARE
R0UNDLY CHEERED
Great Demonstration by Japanese as
Americans Leave kioto for
kobe-Attend Church
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Taft and his party spent Sunday morn
ing quietly. Some of the members of
the party attended church. while others
visited the temple. When the party left
train for Kobe there was another re-
markable demonstration. At the sta
ton great crowd awaited Secretary
Taft and Miss Roosevelt and began
the ovation continuing until the train
started. The band played the national
anthem and "Auld Lang Syne' as the
train pulled away from the station.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-31
MAY YOHE AND.
STRONG DECAMP
CREDITORS AT BATH BEACH
IN MOURNING
MANY UNPAID BILLS LEFT
Tradesmen Call at the Cottage But
Discover the Pair Has Dlsap-
peared--Landlord' Tale
Of Woe
MANY UNPAID BILLS LEFT

Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK. July S0.-Putnam Brad
lee Strong and May Yohe, the actress,
after residing in a cottage at Bath
Beach one month have departed, leav-
ing numerous creditors unpaid. The
liveryman, the gardner, the laundry
man, the iceman, the millxman and
others made calls at the cottage and
learned of Strong and Yohe's flight ami
then said things. The landlord was
also somewhat put out and said he
wondered whether he would ever be
able to collect a portion of the rent
still due. The couple made their ap.
pearance in Bath Beach in the middle
Of June and took possession of the en-
tire house. They paid part of the rent
in advance.
THE larger part" the landlord said
jubilantly today. "They had four
trunks and things looked bright until
last Thursday, when 1 discovered there
did not seem to be any chance of my
getting the balance of the rent. At the
same time I discovered the couple had
been using the long distance phone
with as much nonchalance as if it
wasn't burning UP my money. 1 told
Strong 1 thought that was the limit
and when he assured me he was ex-
pecting checks 1 told him to get out,
and he went"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-31
PROMINENT PHILADELPHIA
PEOPLE ARE INJURED
John A. Valentine and Wife Hurt as
Result of Collision While
AutomobiIing
BY Associated Press. "a

BY Associated Press.
CAMDEN, N. j.. July 31.-An auto
mobile in which John A. Valentine, a
well known society man of Philadelphia.
his wife and two friends We're riding.
was struck by a trolley car here early
this morning. Mrs. Valentine sus-
taff1ed fracture Of the collar bone anj
Mr.. Valentine was cut and bruised
about the head and face. They were
taken to the Cooper hospital. The
other occupants of the automobile were
not injured.
Mr.. Valentine is noted whip and is
master of the Radnor Hunt club of
Bryn Mawr, near here.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-31
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DOG PREVENTS SERIOUS
FIRE IN SAN PEDRO

4 Special TO The Herald
/ SAN PEDRO, July so.-About !
I 2.f5 O'Clock this morning dog be-
I longing to Mrs. j. II. Rankin, who
I Is living on Fourth street, began
& barking loudly and awakened It's
4 mistress. She Immediately arose
! and discerned bright light in the
I room Of an adjoining building, !
4 which was found to be ablaze.
Z Arousing her husband and sum
1 moning aid, the fire was soon got
= under control.
4 Edward Osborn, belated
I roomer, had lighted his lamp be-
i fore retiring and an explosion oc-
+ Cured, scattering fire over the
q room. He seemed unable to help
I himself, when the door was burst
I open by Paul Heisterman, who
8 soon got him out of danger. A
+ garden hose sufficed to quench the
= incipient blaze. The vicinity Is
+ thickly settled and a serious con-
7 fiagration might have resulted.
Sta~z..f. s+s's..f.t ..4..t.f.i''
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-31
.'WORST CRIMINAL OF AGE
SAYS LA TOILETTE
CHEERS GREET DECLARATION
Governor penounces Rich
est Man In World in Address
Before Illinois Baptist
Chautauqua
special to The Herald.


SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, July 30.-"John
D. Rockefeller is the greatest criminal
of the age" In these words Gov
Robert M. La Toilette of Wisconsin
denounced the richest man in the world
in an address delivered this afternoon
at the state fair grounds, before the
Illinois Baptist Chautauqua.
The declaration was greeted with
cheers. Gov. La Follette's address was
a stern arraignment of corrupt poll
ticians, state and national, and of mo-
nopolies that control the industrial and
commercial life of the United States
He scored the Armours and other large
packers.
Gov. Deneen presented the Wisconsin
executive to the assemblage and occu-
pied seat on the platform.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-31
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
PEOPLE IN NEW YORK
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
NEW YORK, July 3O.-Los An
geles people in this city at present
include: Mr.. and Mrs. P. w.
Parker at the Grand, Mr.. and Mrs.
! wall at the Bartholdi, Mr.. and Mrs.
. H. e. Dudley at the York, Mrs.
Wing at the Darlington, Mr.. and
Mrs. Brink at the Grand, Mrs.
Boesch at the Navarro, Mrs. S. r.
smith at the Empire, Miss Olson
at the Normandie and Mrs, Ira
han at the Broadway Central.
e. S. Butterworth. ]. A. Kenny
and Fred Latimer Of Los Angeles
have sailed for Europe.
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Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-31
CALIFORNIA PEOPLE
TRAVELLING IN EUROPE

Special Cable TO The Herald
PARIS. July SO.-Among the Califor-
mans in this city are Mr.. and Mrs. w.
II. Krim, Mrs. Dewitt and Miss Dewitt
Of Los Angeles. Mrs. ana Miss Farrell
OF Los Angeles are at Lucerne.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-31
RIVERSIDE RESIDENT
is ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
Dan Marsh Drass Gun From Wagon
and Weapon Is Dis
charged
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
RIVERSIDE, July S0.-Dan Marsh of
Riverside was instantly killed at Win
chester this afternoon by the acciden-
tai discharge of his shotgun. He took
the gun muzzle towards him from his
wagon when 1t was discharged and the
heavy charge lodged in his neck. The
tragedy was witnessed by Marsh's lit
tie son, who accompanied him on the
trip.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-31

1-Fever claims more victims.
2-Los Angeles water supply.
3-Cornerstone of convent laid.
4-Sports.
5-Southern California news.
6--EditoriaI.
7-Irish gentleman dying in poverty.
8-9-Classified advertisements.
9-1o-11-Public advertising.
12-Prlest receives special honors.
EASTERN
Governor La Toilette denounces Rookie
Teller as the greatest criminal of the age.
Lightning Kills six persons and Injuries
many others at resorts near New York.
Bursting reservoirs cause loss OF life in
Bridgeport Conn.
FOREIGN
Japanese steadily force back Russians
on island of Sakhalin.
Russian reservists in Manchuria show
great discomfort because OF neglect OF
their families at home.
Zionists refuse Great Britain's offer Of
colonization territory in East Africa. Hold
firmly to Palestine idea.
COAST
Board of inquiry starts investigation of
Bennington disaster at San Diego.
San Bernardino policeman has exciting
midnight fight with burglar
Dog prevents serious conhagration at
San Pedro.
LOCAL
Owens river valley furnishes only
source OF water supply say engineers.
DR. Emil Hirsch declares Jews are true
followers of Jesus.
Mechanics CLUB" raided and LIQUOR
Auto speeders still discussed by those
who would enforce law.
Teamster held up and S2.lb taken.
Ebell club house corner stone laying
today. ,,,-as -,
becue. .,,
George Decker, once famous baseball
nlaver In county hospital insane ward.
Mgr Harnett invested with the insignia
~ domestic prelate amid great eclat.
Corner stone OF the Convent of the I'M
roaculata Heart laid at Hollywood
harvard Heights United Presbyterian
church cornerstone laid
"Father Time" is patient at county
hospital 49,. A.. ..-,..
are optimists.
foifer returns 10 complete sentence OF
seven years in Mcneil Island pcnitenii-
arv after twelve years freedom.
Irish gentleman Is dying IN comparative
poverty at county hospital.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-31
AUTHOR IN PRISON CELL
HamIln Garland Gets More Local Color
Than He Seeks

Than He Seeks
Special to The Herald
z DENVER. July Shocked in a cell
in the penitentiary and left there for
hours. while crazy man in an ad-
joining cell was yelling and cursing at
the top Of his voice. is Hamlin Gar
lands latest experience in gaining
local. color, for his next. work
Garland visited the penitentiary and
asked for brief sojourn in a real cell.
Three hours had elapsed before he
was released. The novelist was ''hot
under the, collar" and expressed his
indignation. but afterward sent the
warden a box of cigars.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-31
SECRETARY OF STATE
GOES TO LABRADOR
BY Associated Press.

UTICA, N. Y. July SO.-Secretary of
State Root and Col. Sanger. formerly
assistant secretary of war, accom-
panied by Mr.. Roots sons. Elihu, jr.,
and Edward, today left Utica for Mon
treal. From there they go TO st.
Johns and from there will sail for
Labrador. They expect to be absent
a month.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-31
NEW ENGLAND POET
Is CRITICALLY ILL
Hezeklah ButterWorth, Famous Au-
thor, Suffering From Nervous
Exhaustion

Special to The Herald
BOSTON. July sO.-Hezekiah Butter
worth. famous poet and author. is criti-
cany i'll of nervous exhaustion at his
home here.
He is advanced in years and physi-
clans are doubtful of his recovery Mr..
Butterworth has been working very
hard Of late against the advice Of
friends and doctor
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-31
THE DAYS NEWS
FORECAST

Southern California: Foggy Mon-
day morning, becoming fair during
the day; fresh west wind. MAXI
mum temperature in Los Angeles
yesterday, 7s degrees; minimum,
81 degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-31
CHILEAN WHEAT CROP
DESTROYED BY RAINS
Bv Associated Press.

bV I79VTITEVI IV777
SANTIAGO DE CHILE, July 3d.
There have been tremendous rains
throughout the whole country and tbs
prospects Of the wheat crop are bad.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-31
OWENS RIVER DEAL
IS FINAL RESORT
CITY HAS NO ALTERNATIVE IN
CRISIS
IS ONLY SOURCE OF SUPPLY
Report of Engineers State Scheme
Under Consideration Presents Only
Feasible Plan for Adequate
Water Provisions

"In Southern California there Is no
source from which the city can Sc
cure so great quantity of water as
it needs. The only available source
seems to be the Owens river valley"
-Lippincott and Parker, consulting
engineers. @
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-31

seems to be the Owens river valley"
-Lippincott and Parker, consulting
engineers.
When the public fully realizes that
in all Southern California there Is no
source Of water supply other than the
Owens River valley which is adequate
and available for the demands of Los
Angeles now and in the future, the ac-
I tion of the board of water commission
ers in furthering the scheme and urg-
ling the cooperation OF citizens of Los
Angeles will be the better understood.
Facts which were kept secret by the
board in the fear that divulgence would
cause panic, are now freely discussed
by the commissioners. About six
months ago Lippincott and Parker.
consulting engineers, were employed by
the board of water commissioners 10
investigate and report as to where
Los Angeles could secure water sup
ply sufficient for the needs of city of
100000 persons.
That report, which was read to the
commission at an executive session,
was as follows:
'In Southern California there is no
source from which the city can secure
so great a quantity of water as it
needs. The only available source ap-
pears to be the Owens river valley"
1t is small wonder then that the
mayor, city attorney and water COM
missioners Immediately started on a
trek to the valley of the Owens. They
found what they We're looking for, but
time was precious. x-Mayor Fred
Eaton, however, was equal to the occa-
sion and secured options covering the
entire valley for forty-six miles.
To Call Election
The proposition will soon be submit
ted to the voters of the city at a special
election, which is to decide whether the
city will purchase the water of the
Owens valley. The first bond issue will
be small but 1t will be at this election
that the scheme will either be approved
by the voters or turned down alto
gether.
Never in the history of Los Angeles
has the action of a commission or legls-
lative body stirred every home and
citizen as has the move of the board
in inaugurating this scheme.
What do you think of the plan for
bringing water to the city from the
Owens river?"
This is a question asked yesterday
throughout the city and the possibili-
ties of the proposition were eagerly
discussed.
owens lake. which marks the terml-
nation of the river. lies about 100 miles
north of Mojave and above this the
valley stretches for many miles De-
spite the fact that 1t is watered abund-
antly, the valley is arid.
| To the east from the river the desert
stretches away beyond the horizon.
while to the west the gigantic peaks
of the Sierra Nevadas lift their snow
clad slopes into the clouds. 1t is from
the canyons that lead back and up into
these mountains to the perpetual
SHOWS. that the hundreds Of mountain
streams come gushing down into the
Owens river.
AS the valley lies in the shadow Of
these. the loftiest mountains in the
United States. the formation of the
soil and rock In the bed OF the valley
corresponds to that Of the mountains.
Lava bearing rock is everywhere and
much Of It contains native glass. melted
into peculiar shapes by the terrific
sContinued ON Page Two)
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-31
FOREIGN
COAST

Board of inquiry starts investigation of
Bennington disaster at San Diego.
San Bernardino policeman has exciting
midnight fight with burglar.
Dog prevents serious connagration at
San Pedro.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-31

Governor La Toilette denounces Rookie
Teller as the greatest criminal of the age
Lightning Kills six persons and Injuries
many others at resorts near New York.
Bursting reservoirs cause loss OF life n
Bridgeport. Conn.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-06

Years ago a gentleman settled in the
south of England and became very
popular in the neighboIhood The coun-
ty families could never discover how
he had made his money, but were sat
isied by his solemn assurance that it
was not in trade. Nothing could ex-
coed the ordinary gravity of his de-
meanor, which, indeed. caused him to
be placed on the commission of peace,
but now and then, without any appar-
ent proyocation. he would burst into
such a laugh as no one ever heard be-
fore except in one place.
Where they could have heard it puz-
zled the county families for fvt and
twenty years. but at last he was be-
trayed unconsciously by his own grand
child, who after visit to Il travelling
4circus innocently exclaimed, Why
grandpa laughs just like the clown"
james Payp
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-06
MADNESS I'M PLANTS.
Ntxican Weeds That When Used
VIII Drive Men Crazy.

VIA A1AASS NhSH NTdES.
Marihuana is Il weed used by people
of the lower class and sometimes by
soldiers, but those who make larger
use of it are prisoners sentenced, to
long terms, The use of the weed and
its sale, especially in barracks and
prisons, are very severely punished, vet
1t has many adopts, and Indian women
cultivate it because they sell it at rath-
er high prices.
The dry leaves of marhuana, alone
or mixed with tobacco, make the smok-
err wilder than Il wild beast 1t is said
that Immediately after the first three or
four drafts of smoke smokers begin to
feel a slight headache: then they see
everything moving, and finally they
lose all control of their mental facul-
ties. Everything the smokers say,
takes the shape of monster and men
look like devils. They begin to fight,
and of course everything smashed is a
monster killed" But there are i'm
aginary beings whom the wild man
cannot kill, and these inspire fear until
the man is panic stricken and runs.
Not long ago a man who had smoked
a marihuana cigarette attacked and
killed a policeman and badly wounded
three others. Six policemen were need
ed to disarm him and march him to the
police station, where he had to be put
into Il straitjacket. Such occurrences
are frequent.
There are other plants equally dan
geroHs, among them the tolvache, a
kind Of loco weed. The seeds of this
plant boiled and drunk as tea will
make person insane Among some
classes of Mexico it is stated that Car
lotta. the empress of Mexico, lost her
mind because she was given tolvache in
a refreshment
There is in the state of Michoacan
another plant the effects of which upon
the human organism are very curious.
The plant grows wildly in some parts
Of Michoacan, and natives have OBJ
served that whenever they traverse a
field where there were many Of such
plants they lose all notion of places.
For this reason when a person reaches
a place where there are many of these
plants he forgets where he is going,
where the place is and even where he
is and what he is doing there. 1t takes
from three to four hours for a person
affected by the smell of the plant to re-
cover the full control of his mental fac
ulties.
Another very curious plant is the one
called de las carreras in some places
where it grows When person drinks
a brew of the leaves or seeds of the
plant he feels an impulse to run and
will run until he drops dead or exhaust
ed.-MeXican Herald
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-06
BOOKS.

n What sense Of security In an old
book which time has criticised for us
@Iowell.
~ Books are men of higher stature and
Nthe only men that speak aloud for flu
8fure times to hear.-E b. Browning.
# We should make the same use of a
book that the bee does of flower. She
steals sweets from it, but does not in
lure it.-Colten
AT Books are the masters who instruct
us without rods and ferules, without
hard words and anger, without clothes
or money.-Richard de Bury.
81 My maXims are never to begin q
book without finishing it, never to con-
Ss!der 1t without knowing it. and to
study with whole mind-Buxton.
q A book is good company 1t is full of
conversation without loquacity. 1t is
DOT offended at your observation-disclosures
SSsnor jealous if you turn to other pleas
Sures.-Beecher
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-06
EVERYBODY WANTS A TIP.

Experience of an American Woman
While Visiting Venice.
One OF the things that most astonish
you With regard to the working class
Italian is the perfect franllness with
which he shows his desire for a tip.
No false modesty obseures it. You
may sometimes fear that you will for
get it Let such Fears forever rest
lie Won't let you. He will follow YOU,
asking you if you have Your parasol
when he Sees it in your hand OF il YOU
know the way out when he has just
told it to YOU. The whole poor popula-
ton of Venice is absolutely naif in its
exhibition of desire for any small
sum of money the passerby may throw
1t. The children, one and all, make Il
demand for n Soldin0 as matter of
course. 1t is sort OF greeting to ev-
cry foreigner casually as Il phrase of
general usage
Coming from the bath you fee the
girl who has charge of the lighthouses
If YOU don't she has dozen ways of
making herself disagreeable next time
you come And do not allay your trou-
bled authorizations by the thought she
may not recognize you. One glimpse
of face fixes it in her memory for
months. After that you fee tie wom-
an who takes care of your purse and
jewelry. If you fee her enough she
drags out from some inner recess a
cheap mirror which distorts your coun-
tenanee and allows YOU TO look into it
ana see how truly hideous the human
visage can be made TO appear 8efore
the bath You have to fee the oil WON.
an who gives you your bathing suit
If you neglect her the next time you
come she will give you a sait that
doesn't iii You or is fun of holes
When Won 20 ont on the terrasse for
black coffee, which costs 10 cents,
you fee the waiter When You get into
your gondola you fee the old man who
draws it close to the steps with a hook
ed stick and offers YOU his withered
old arm to lean ON. When you get out
of your gondola at the hotel YOU fee
another old man With hooked stick
and witharcd arm. And then at din
ner. il you haven't just feed the wait
er he Will be cross, and up in your room
afterw3l'd if the femme de chambre
has not recently had tip she will re-
fuse to answer the bell.-San Francisco
Argonaut.