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Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-11
DETECTIVES ARE BAFFLED
IN SEARCH FOR WAITER
EntaneIing Circumstances Make Defi-
mite CleW to Whereabouts
impossible

Circumstances surrounding the dis
appearance of George Perkins, waiter
formerly employed at the Del Monte
taven. from his room at the Catalina
hotel, 239 South Broadway, are so con-
fusing that all efforts of the detectives
to locate him have so far been baffled.
On the morning of August 12, George
Heath, proprietor OF the Catalina, was
rudely awakened from his slumbers by
q loud ringing of the bell. He went
into the hall and saw man attired
in an outing suit, apparently an Eng
lishman, who demanded to see the
man in room 10. Heath showed him
to the door.
After Heath retired he heard a loud
pounding as though some one was
knocking. At periods the noise kept
up until Heath, fearing that all of
the roomers would be awakened arose
again and went to Perkins door,
where he found the stranger standing.
The proprietor became Ancensed be-
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-11
ELECTROCUTED ON
TELEPHONE POLE
LINEMAN ENTANGLED AMONG
LIVE WIRES
BODY is SEVERELY BURNED
Frank M. FeltwelI Comes Into Contact
With Deadly Current as He Climbs
To Perform a Soldering
Operation
BODY is SEVERELY BURNED

Frank M Feltwell, splicer employed
by the Sunset Telephone company, be-
came entangled in several electric
light wires in Santa Monica yesterday
afternoon, while climbing a pole to
make telephone repairs, and was cleo
trocuted.
When Feltwell touched the live wires
and the electric current passed through
him, he fell dead to the ground, twenty
feet below. His arms and legs, where
they came in contact with the live wire,
were terribly burned.
Feltwell was 80 years old and had
lived in Los Angeles at 1714 Vargas
street with his wife and one child for
nearly three years. Since coming to
Los Angeles from Philadelphia he had
worked continually for the Sunset
Telephone company.
When the accident occurred he was
climbing the pole to make solder on
the telephone wire. The coroner will
hold an inquest in Santa Monica to-
day.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-11
FOUR ESTABLISHMENTS
ARE RAIDED BY POLICE
Plain Clothes Officers Prefer Charges
of Violating Liquor Law Against
ProprIetors

Four establishments were raided by
Capt. Aubles orders yesterday after
noon and a considerable quantity of
liquor was confscated. During the
morning two officers assert they pro-
cured liquor from the drug store
operated by A. J. Maerz at Washington
street and Vermont avenue, and shortly
afterward the proprietor was arrested.
N. Kawanaki of 119 North San Pedro
street is charged with selling liquor
and beer in his restaurant to officers In
plain clothes and he was arrested.
S. Kawanaki of 11O North San Pedro
street and X. Kawanaki of ia North
San Pedro street were arrested shortly
afterward by the police.
In the San Pedro street resorts large
quantity of beer and wine was found
by tha police \
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-11
FREE SLAVES OFFERED
FOR A WHOLE YEAR
Barber Miller Offers Liberal Reward
for Identification of Practical
lockers at His Wedding

Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK, Sept. 10.-'Let joy be
unconfined," remarked Philip Miller, a
barber. last night at the close of the
ceremony which terminated his
widowerhood and united him to Rose
Ladner, a prosperous dressmaker.
Just then fifteen walters popped into
the Miller home, at ISL Third avenue,
took off their coats, slipped on their
linen jackets and ranged themselves
silently before the astonished knight
of the strop.
"Well?" said Mr.. Miller.
"well?" echoed the walters, i'll
chorus.
Five minutes later the bridegroom
was telephoning for the police. The
walters, in French, Dutch and Yiddisn,
declared excitedly that somebody had
telephoned to Wiler's agency for them
to hurry to Miller's wedding.
Miller rang up Capt. Lantry and all
the "cops" in the East Fifty-first street
precinct. So a relief expedition was
organized in jiffy and the walters
were promptly led away from the we'd
ding.
When Miller went downstairs to well
come the police he found somebody had
pasted on his shop window a placard
inviting everybody to drop in. Also n
crowd of urchins pelted him with rice.
After the bluecoats had restored order
Miller made an announcement.
II will give free shaves for year,
he said, ito the man who will find out
who sent those walters"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-11
WAITING FOR HER FIANCE
WHEN FOUND BY OFFICER
DAUGHTER OF POMONA RANcHER
CAUSES WORRY
Miss DuIa SeeIey Escapes From Her
Guardian and Hides in HoteI-Is
Discovered by Deputy Sheriff After
Two Days Search

Waiting for her lover to come and
claim her, Miss Dula Seeley of Po-
mona was found by a deputy sheriff
at one of the hotels last evening, after
a search of two days. Miss Seeley Is
the daughter Of a prominent rancher
living near Pomona and a week ago
to spend a few days. 1t was at that
time she disappeared and nothing had
since been heard from her.
According to information gained last
evening, Miss Seeley is engaged to
rcarry a prominent Los Angeles man,
but the engagement was kept a secret
from her parents, as they did not ap-
prove of 1t, she being not yet eighteen
years old. Secret messages have been
from time to time exchanged when
the all-seeing eyes of the parents were
not watching.
When Miss Seeley and her aunt
found themselves comfortably located
at once of the nearby beaches, the girl
conceived and carried out the plan of
escape from her guardians. She came
to Los Angeles and installed herself
at a hotel. The theory of the parents
was that the girl was waiting for the
man who, unfortunately for her plans,
is absent from Los Angeles.
After failing to locate the girl, the
Pomona officer applied Friday to the
police for help, but they were not as
successful as he and last evening,
when he found the girl, he took her to
the police station.
Miss Seeley would not talk and when
questioned only hid her pretty face
in her hands and sobbed.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-11

cause Of the noise and requested the
stranger to cease 1t.
Perkins kept very irregular hours
and when he did not appear for several
days no suspicion was aroused. Dur
ing the absence of Perkins several
messages purporting to have come
from different restaurants were re-
ceived.
Becoming suspicious Heath investi-
gated. He ascertained that Perkins
had not occupied his room, though all
OF his effects were in place. He tele-
phoned to the restaurants where Per-
1lns had been employed and was told
that they had not called for him.
Recently the affair was reported to
the police, but no trace of the missing
man has been found.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-11
OLD TIME CIRCUS CLOWN
EAGERLY AWAITS BIG SHOW
FORMER BARNUM G. BAILEY BUF-
FoON SICK IN HOSPITAL
Though EnfeebIed by Old Age, John
Billings Still Has as Merry Heart
and Smile as When He Was the
Children's Idol

Eighty-flve years old but still a
circusman at heart, John Billings, vino
was employed as a clown by the Bar
mum & Bailey show for fifteen years,
lies i'll in the county hospital, impa-
tient to join the old company when 1t
comes to Los Angeles in two weeks.
While his body is racked with pain
and his back has been stopped by the
weight of eighty-five years, nothing has
been able to dim the mirthful light
which burns in his eyes and the smile
which plays across his face.
Yes, I made an ass of myself twice
every day for fifteen years." said the
old circusman yesterday afternoon in
speaking Of his earlier experiences,
"and I have never been so happy as L
was during those years, when I was
holding the attention of thousands, by
some daring or silly stunt.
"Those were happy days under the
old tent when we would work long
next days run 200 miles up the state,
and we couldn't sleep because the lion
was restless or the hyena had left
over bone on which he started gnawing
just about the time we We're going to
close our eyes for a few minutes doze.
Will Watch a Performance
Eyes. those were happy DAYS" and
then after a moments pause the
white haired old man turned to his
nurse and asked her if she thought
that he could possibly be well by the
time the circus comes to town, and
when she told him that 1t was possible
the humorous smile left his face for a
moment and was supplanted by one of
gratefulness for the knowledge that he
would be able to attend at least one
more performance of a three-ringed
circus where he had been one of the
central figures among its numerous at
fractions.
"If I am we'll enough am going to
that show If it is the last thing I do
on this EARTH" said Billings while the
nurse busted herself with preparing his
medicine, land as sure as I go to see
that show I'll be as bad as ever and
ask them to give me a job again. Well,
I hope they turn me down because ]
am getting too old to do clown stunts
like used to-"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-11
FALLING PINE CONE SAVES
TWO FROM SNAKES VENOM
HUNTERS NARROWLY ESCAPE
DEATH FROM TWO SOURCES
Fifty-Pound Cone Misses Heads of
Sleeping Nlmrods by Few Inches,
and in the Morning They Find Rat
tIesnake Pinioned Close to Beds

That blessings often come in dis
guise was demonstrated a few days
ago by two young men who returned
to Las Angeles yesterday afternoon
from a hunting trip in the Santiago
mountains.
According to the story told by the
two, they narrowly escaped death
twice in one night, while sleeping on
top Of mountain peak. A heavy pine
cone, weighting over fifty pounds. fell
from a tree under which they were
sleeping and struck the ground be-
tween the two, missing their heads
but few inches.
The cone fell with such force that
they were awakened by the jar and
after discussing their narrow escape
they decided to move to place of
greater safety.
When the two men arose in the
morning the narrow escape from the
huge pine cone was again discussed
and when day appeared the size and
shape of the cone were investigated
by them.
Great was their surprise when they
learned that the pine cone, in Its fall,
had pinioned to the ground a huge
rattlesnake, the skin of which the two
young men now exhibit with a great
deal of pride, as they tell their story
OF a blessing in disguise"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-11
REGAINS CONSCIOUSNESS
AFTER 80 HOURS OBLIVION
Mrs. A. L. HoIIister Asserts She Was
Stricken With Epilepsy While
Turning Off the Gas

After more than thirty hours of un-
consciousness as a result of a partial
asphyxiation, Mrs. A. L. Hollister of
1857 South Olive street is still in a
critical condition, brought on by her
terrible experience and her attendants
are doubtful whether she will ever en-
tirely recover from the effects of the
inhalation Of gas.
The suicide theory in the case is de-
clared absurd by both Mrs. Hollister
and her nurses. The woman was
scarcely able to speak yesterday, but
emphatically denied the report that
she had attempted to take her own
life.
st was about to get up at an early
hour Friday morning, when I felt an
epileptic attack coming on" said Mrs.
Hollister.
ST remember trying to turn out the
gas, but I think I must have been
stricken. Just at that moment and Rs
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-11
OVERTAKES HIM AND WOMAN
AT SEASIDE
HE HAS CEASED TO LOVE HER
Mrs. j. C. Talbert of Whittier Creates
Sensation at Laguna Beach Hotel
When She Confronts Her
Spouse

Deserted by her husband for another
woman, Mrs ]. G. Talbert, member of
one of the most prominent families of
Whittier, swooped down on the recre-
ant spouse at the Laguna Beach hotel
Saturday night and after roundly scor-
ing the young man for his conduct at
tempted to swear out a warrant for
his arrest.
The story of desertion as told by
Mrs. Talbert caused sensation at the
little summer resort where the husband
had taken up temporary residence.
Talbert married a Whittier belle
about four years ago. The couple lived
months ago, when, according to the as
sertions of the wife, Talbert became in
fatuated with another woman and
eloped with her.
They went to Laguna Beach and reg
istered at the hotel as A. c. Johnson
and wife. The next day he rented a
cottage and introduced the woman to
many of his acquaintances as his wife.
The couple were looked upon as
newly married pair and were received
into the best social circles of the beach
resort.
Affairs were progressing splendidly
when the real Mrs. Talbert with her
uncle, T. l.. Lie of Pasadena, appeared
on the scene. She met him in the
lobby of the hotel, where he was chat
ting with the girl whom he had intro
duced as his wife.
Talbert is said to have positively re-
fused to return to his wife and told
her uncle he could never love her again
and would not go back to Whittier with
her.
This enraged the wife. who secured
fast team and started on a fifteen
mile drive to Santa Ana in search of
county officials to issue a warrant for
Talbert's arrest. Her uncle was left
to guard the Talbert cottage, but he
became sleepy and neglected his post
and the couple escaped to Los Angeles.
The wife returned to Laguna early
Sunday morning without a warrant.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-11
IMPRESSIVE WERE
CEREMONIES AT
TENT CITY
Vacant Chairs Tell
Sad Story
Four Veterans Deceased
in Last Year
Sunday Breaks All Records for Attend
ance at Eighteenth Annual G.
A. r. Encampment at Hum
tngton Beach
special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Sept. TO-
There was no abatement to the crowd
at the camp ground today. In fact 1t
might be called the banner day In
point of attendance. The Pacific Elec-
trio cars were crowded with visitors
until afternoon, and while many were
equipped with fishing tackle, a large
majority visited the camp ground and
passed the day with the veterans and
their friends.
When the memorial service began at
a0:3O a. m. there was hardly standing
room in the big tent. The service
opened with the hymn Nearer My God
to Thee" which was followed by roll
call of the comrades deceased since last
encampment, the number totaling
seventy-four.
There were four vacant chairs on the
platform appropriately draped, to rep
resent the departed members of the G.
A. R., the ladies' auxiliary, the army
nurses and the Sons of Veterans.
Comrade w. A. Packard sang solo,
"The Vacant Chair" and at its conclu-
sion there were tears in many eyes
throughout the assemblage.
Impressive Memorial Sermon
Chaplain Rev. e. o. Mcintyre deliv-
cred the memorial sermon in an elo-
quent and impressive manner, holding
his audience spellbound and bringing
forth smiles and tears during his dis
course At its conclusion the national
anthem was sung with a fervor indica-
tive of reverence and patriotism, and
the vast audience was dismissed with q
prayer by Comrade Lincoln Of Long
Beach.
During the afternoon large portion
of the crowd congregated on the beach
and at the pavilion, where they were
entertained with instrumental music,
while music, song and story were in
order at the encampment, Comrade
Packard again taking prominent part
in entertaining the assemblage.
Tonight sacred and patriotic concert
was given under the direction Of Com
rade Herendeen, and Mrs. Helen E.
Huff delivered an address on 1.-THE
Flag" interspersed with humor and
pathos.
Tomorrow will be auxiliary day, when
the camp will be under "petticoat gov
ernment," and the veterans look for
ward to the proceedings with great
deal of anticipation.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-11
YOUNG WOMEN REORGANIZE
SODALlTY OF ST. VlBlANA
New Officers Chosen and COMMITTEES
Selected to Prepare Enter

The election of officers and reorgani-
cation Of the Young Ladies' sodality OF
the Cathedral of st. Vibiana was held
yesterday afternoon, resulting In the
selection of Miss Norton, president;
Miss Byrne, vice president; Miss M.
Molony, secording secretary; Miss Do
minguez, corresponding secretary, and
Miss Morarity, treasurer. The enter
tainment committee is composed of
Misses Bernard, Klinkhammer and K.
Bell.
Members of the sodality will take up
special work in Sunday school teaching.
They will form a reading club to take
up a course of special studies.
Rev. T. F. Fahey, the director, has
planned many events for next season,
among which will be several enter
tainments. The sodality has about
fifty members. A reunion and tea is
being planned to be held at Echo park
next week.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-11
OPEN WORKINGMEN'S HOME
WITH BETTING CEREMONY
PASTORS OF CHURCHES ASSIST
VOLUNTEERS
New Building at 1923 East First Street
Formally Dedicated as an lnstitu-
tion for Laboring CIass-Coffee
ParIors and Dormitores Features

With music and rejoicing the new
workingmen's home, built by the Vol
unteers Of America, was dedicated yes
terday afternoon at 1928 East First
street.
A large audience assembled in the
hall where the service was held. Small
flags and bunting were used in the
decorations.
Seated on the platform with mem
bers Of the Volunteers were Rev. T. G..
Atteberry pastor of the Los Angeles
Institutional church, and Rev. D. F.
McCarty, pastor Of the Grace Meth
odist church.
Col. Walter Duncan of San Fran
cisco, in charge of the Volunteer work
on the coast, conducted the service.
His preliminary remarks were full Of
praise for the achievements in the
erection Of the home for workingmen.
Rev. Mr.. McCarty made congratu-
latory address on the work done, say
ing IndC In6 volunteers WcLC d 6IS1 \
stimulus to the churches.
Rev. Mr.. Atteberry spoke of the
urgent need Of closer affiliation in
Christian work, advancing the idea
that the Volunteers were doing the
work that the churches ought to do;
that the doors of the churches should
be kept open daily for the cause OF
Christianity.
Mrs. Walter Duncan spoke Of the
work in San Francisco, making local
applications to the achievements here.
Inspect Building
At the close of the service the con-
building. Adjutant and Mrs. Hughes,
in charge of the local work, acted as
host and hostess.
The first floor of the building con-
tains a hall for services by the Volun-
teers, with a seating capacity of 600.
Adjoining this hall is coffee parlor
where light refreshments will be
served.
The second floor contains thirty-ffve
rooms, including the offices and head
quarters of the local branch. The
third floor contains forty-three rooms,
including a large dormitory of thirty
four beds.
The lot has been leased for five years.
The building, including furnishings,
will cost about 100000.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-11
CHARGED WITH FORGERY;
IN CUSTODY OF POLICE
A. A. Greenbaum Said to Have Given
Bogus Checks to Pay
for Cigars

Detective Mckenzie returned yester-
day from Phoenix, Ariz., with A. A.
Grenbaum, who was arrested there re-
Gently on behalf Of the Los Angeles
authorities, charged with being con-
nected with forgery scheme.
According to the police Greenbaum
would order cigars from dealer in
another city and then offer a bogus
check to insure the firm against loss.
Detective Mckenzie said that large
quantity of goods is in the express
office at Phoenix which Grenbaum had
secured from R. L. Craig & Co., cigar
dealers of this city.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-11
POLICE UNABLE TO FIX
VALUATION OF PAPERS
Boys Charged With Stealing May Con-
sequently Escape Punishment
for Trivial Offense

Miguel PEARLS, Floyd Stoddard, Dolph
Rivera and Walter Moore were arrested
yesterday morning on the charge of
petit larceny, but, though the police
claim to have positive evidence that
they are guilty, they cannot be con-
yicted. The case is a peculiar one.
The lads are accused of stealing a
quantity of papers from the Examiner
office on South Broadway and disposing
of them. But the trouble is they find
the papers are valueless. Now the
police are contemplating having new
complaint issued, charging the boys
with obtaining money under false pre-
lenses.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-11
CARRIED % MILES ON
COWCATCHER AND LIVES

SEDALIA, Mo-, Sept. 1O.-After being
struck by an express train and carried
twenty-eight miles on the pilot of the
engine Warren Prime of this city, twen-
ty-six years old, was able to relate his
terrible experience when he was picked
up mile and half east of Upton
this morning. One of Primes legs is
broken, but otherwise there seems to
.be no bones fractured.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-11
DELINQUENT OFFENDER is
FINALLY CAUGHT BY POLICE
John Brown Induced Judge to Allow
Him to Go After Fine and
CLinnaH

After successfully eluding the police
for the past three weeks, John Brown,
whom the police judge had allowed to
20 to the home of a friend to secure the
amount of his fine but failed to appear
with the money, was arrested early yes
terday morning by officer Peterson.
Brown smiled when the officer landed
him in the station and remarked that
# he had seen the officer first he would
not have had to serve time.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-11

I fell 1 suppose I must have left the
Jet open.
"The fact that window in the
room was partly open and the fact that
1 was found by servants in the house
before the gas had entirely filled the
room is, 1 suppose, responsible for my
being alive today"
Physicians spent nearly thirty hours
in an effort to revive the woman be-
fore restoring consciousness.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-11
FINDS HER MOTHER DEAD;
HEART FAILURE THE CAUS

Mrs. Ruth Cox, 1910 East Eighth
street, SS years of age, was found dead
an her home by her daughter, Mrs. c.
Lindsay, yesterday morning. Her death
II ascribed- to heart failure.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-11

Swimming Is part of the curriculum of
the public schools in Yarmouth, England.
The boys are taken to the shore in par
ties and are trained till they can swim
hfty wards in the sea.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-10-19
Roselle Items.

Farmers are busy gathering corn
and potatoes. There seems to be
a good yield of crops in this
vicinity.
w. v. Sullivan and family, of
Owl Creek, returned to their home
last Wednesday, after spending
several days with relatives in Ro-
selle. They were accompanied by
Messrs. VIM. Singleton and Clar-
ence Braswell, also, Miss Dosia
Braswell.
Mrs. James Vance has gone to
Flat River, visiting her children.
David Inman and wife are re-
ported on the sick list at present.
Mrs. P. L. Henry, of Lance, ac-
companied by her son, Walter,
and daughter, Kate, visited Mrs.
NJ. Hart Sunday.
There were nc services at Beth
amy church Saturday and Sun
day, as the preacher failed to put
in an appearance.
Mrs. NJ. L. Henry and children
returned Thursday from a visit to
relatives at Fredericktown.
Henry Conway and family, OF
Piedmont, have moved on the farm
of w. E. Conway.
VIM. Hill, of Doe Run, visited
friends in Roselle Sunday.
Frank Sharp made a business
trip to Doe Run Saturday, return
ing home Sunday.
NJ. L. Henry has employment at
Fredericktown. His crew of men
will continue baling a few days
longer in st. Francois county.
Wesley Wood and family, OF
Doe Run, visited relatives in Ro-
selle last week, returning home
Saturday.
John w. Brown, accompanied
by Edward and John Leonard.
returned to their work above Farm
ington Monday.
Herman Mester and family, OF
Luberne, Franklin county, have
been visiting relatives in Roselle.
Miss Belle Sharp has returned
home after spending several
months in Doe Run with friends
and relatives. SUNSHINE.