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Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-20
NEW JERSEY

TRENTON, N j., Sept. ia bug
crawled into the ear of j. Clarence Drake
at moving picture show here and he
nearly wrecked the place before 1t could
be learned what was the matter with
him.
Miss Bessie T. Weart. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs w. s. Weart of Lawrence
vile, near this city, went west several
months ago to visit her brother. An
nouncement was made mere that she
would be married to A. H. Miller of
Cherokee, Ia. Their honeymoon will be
spent here.
OCEAN CITY-Prof. James M. Stevens,
city superintendent of schools, became
confused In his home and plunged head
long downstairs, striking his head or
the sharp casing of the door at the
bottom. An ugly cash was made in his
head and he was bruised about the body
MOUNT HOLLY-Released from the
county Jail here on the application of
his fiancee, Miss Emma Webb, who said
she had been engaged to the prisoner
for some time, Joseph H. Moisell and his
fair admirer were married at the resi-
dence of Squire Jamison. Moisell was
the cellmate of George Clark, when
the latter attempted to break Jail re-
Gently.
BURLINGTON-"The said that this
was my day of doom and that 1 was
to be hung sobbed John Schaumbueffel
40 years old, when questioned by the po-
lice here for his reason in attempting
suicide by cutting the arteries in his
arms, as the result of which he nearly
bled to death in cell in the city hail.
vINELAND-Never before has there
been greater prosperity in the glass
making industry in this town. Victor
Durands hollow ware factory is max
ing every effort to fill the orders on hand
and his tube works already feels the
need of more room to meet the demands
for this class of goods.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-20
NEW HAMPSHIRE

BRETON WOODS. N. H., Sept. 19.-
d. Willis James of Phelps, Dodge & Co.
of New York, who has been i'll here for
some time, Is not expected to live. His
condition is much worse than 1t has been
for some time. Mr.. James has been un-
conscious for several hours.
On account of the high altitude it
does not seem advisable to move Mr..
James from the Mt. Washington house,
where he is staying. He is suffering from
acute indigestion and heart failure. Mr..
James is 75 years old.
DOVER-After a preliminary hearing
in the police court, Judge Frost decided
that just cause for holding DIR. Harry
H. Stackpole of this city for the grand
jury on the charge of murder in the sec
ond degree in causing the death, by IL
legal treatment, of Miss Katherine Ryan
of Lowell, was found.
Notwithstanding after an absence
of twelve years, Honore Cassiata finds
that his wife is married to John Gauthier.
Unlike Enoch Arden, however. Cassiata
is not willing to let it go at that and
has attempted to have his wife return
to him.
SO far as the wife is concerned. how
ever, Cassiata has long been dead. Be-
lieving that Cassiata had died during
his absence, his wife obtained divorce
in Canada.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-20
SMOKING CONTEST Is
WON BY MAN OF II

+ INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Sept. 19.- +
+ OF seven methods of smoking hill +
j. side tobacco in a cob pipe, demon- \.
4 strated before old settlers of Ma 4
!. rion and adjoining counties, but one I.
+ was successful and Samuel Stoop n !
1. years old, of Casteton, who said af- i
i ter the contest that he had always +
!. pulled cob" was given the s. i
i prize. The two women judges in +
!. sisted that Stoop was the most J.
i graceful smoker of the seven, and 4
!. the one male critic on the committee 4
i could have no other voice in the +
i matter. +
j. Stoop mounted the platform at I
4 Broad Ripple, a full pipe In his 4
4 mouth and the stem set firmly be- 4
i. tween his teeth. The fact that 1t i
1. was a new cob andfthe tobacco was X
X not the brand he was in the habit i
1. of smoking didn't seem to worry 4
!. him In the least. The seven lovers 4
1. of the weed formed in military line, !
i eyes right. !
Il Attention commanded Judge d. 4
i. ]. Ragan. The seven gray boards 4
I. stiffened and heads became erect. =
J. Ready! Load aim, fire!" follow =
!. ed the commands in quick succession. !
4. The ''vets" were up on each order. I
!. and with the word fire" there was 4
i sharp report of cracking parlor i
< matches. An instant later seven I
!. clouds of smoke floated up to the 1
!. trees above and the pipe-smokers' \
1. contest was on In full blast. /
!. One of the instructions to the 1
1. smokers was that no matter how 1
!. badly the new pipes should bite the I
j. tongue the pipe was not to be re- Z
i moved from the lips and none of the I
4. contestants was allowed to expec- 4
1. torate. The tobacco was strong and I
4 the pipe varnish rank. I
4 On the first inhale four of the sew I
!. en- smokers staggered. Smoker Stoop !
!. stood firm. len seconds later two 4
1. Of the remaining three smokers lost 4
4. their grip on their pipe stems ard I
!. the pipes wavered. The pipe in /
I. Smoker Stoop's face remained at the I
! same angle as when he had received !
j. the fire" command. A constant !:
!. volume of blue, curly smoke issued 1
!. from the top of the cob. Twelve !
!. hundred old settlers and others 4
j. cheered. 1
j. No longer was there any doubt in 1
!. the judges minds as to who would !
1. be declared victor. Samuel Stoop /
i had smoked rings around the old half 4
1. dozen contestarts-and at the gate of /
i. White City he was given his IS. I
!. When last seen he still had the new I
l. cob In his mouth. !
!. 4 + + j. !. 4 Z I. !. i !. i * i. i. i. !. i.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-20
OHIO

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 19.-Con-
gressmafl Theodore q. Burton, chairman
of the committee on rivers and harbors
in the lower house of congress, issued a
statement outlining a platform upon
which he Is willing to accept the Repub-
lican nomination for mayor Of Cleve-
land. 1t is expected that Mr.. Burtons
will be the only name presented in the
nominating convention.
CINCINNATI-In joint convention the
Kentucky optical association and the
Retail Jewelry associations of Ohio, In
diana and Kentucky assembled at the
Grand hotel for a three-day session. The
objects of the convention are the ex-
change of business ideas, technical helps,
methods of maintaining and equalizing
price levels and opposition to the parcels
post And mail order houses. 1t is re-
ported that the convention will adopt a
resolution censuring Senators Foraker
and Dick for their "desertion and be-
and their espousal of the cause of the
watch trust"
STEUBENvILLE-Bis j. j. Hartley
of Columbus has written letter to the
Catholic pastors here putting the ban
on all-night hay rides. Any Catholic
young people who take part In them
ieI edlter Will pe IeQuireu 70 90 puDuc
penance.
AKRON-The local police are working
on theory that Milford McMillen, the
crippled man who with both feet am
putated escaped from the city hospital
was assisted by friends from outside.
McMillen is still at large.
Calmly smoking cigar John Strayer
of Barberton was found on the Erie rail-
road tracks between Rittman and Ster-
ling, with his foot cut off. Unable to
get help, he had sat for twelve hours
waiting for assistance.
ALLIANCE-Broodi over the Staying
of a man fifteen years ago caused the
death of Mahlon Stacy, formerly Penn
sylvania railroad detective, in the state
hospital at Massillon. after having un-
seated the reason of both Stacy and his
wife.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-20
BRIDE SWEPT FROM HER
HUSBANDS SIDE INTO SURF

!. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 19.-Swept !
4. off the deck of a yacht while dining !
!. with her husband, Mrs. Margarita !
4. Croft, on her honeymoon met death !
4 near Greenwich Point, close to this 4
j city, and the life of her husband, 4
!. John Croft, was saved only through I
!. the heroic efforts of friends. I
i Croft is head of big advertising :;
i agency in New York. A few days 1
i. ago c. f. N. Bennett, a wealthy adj 4
!. vertising agert of this city. invited !
+ Mr.. Croft and his 21-year-old bride 4
\ to take trip with him to the James !
4. town exposition.
j. Using only sails for purposes of !
4 propulsion, they SKINNED up the I
i Delaware river to Greenwich Point !
4 Yesterday Just as the crew were I
4 rounding her into the proper chan !
4. neH tremendous squall struck the
4. vessel and Mrs Croft was tossed !
4 into the water, which had become
1. turbulent under the influence of the
4. violent wind. !
j. Everybody but Croft sat skl, 1
4. stunned and bewildered. The hus- !
4. band eprang to his feet and, scorn- I
!. ing the danger of being struck by
!. the boom as 1t swung back, leaped !
4. over tie rail at the point where his
i bride had disappeared. for many
4 minutes, crazed by grief, he struggled !
!. like a madman. The crew put the !
!. vessel about and swished by Croft, !
4. who fought against the men. !
4 The crew was too strong for Croft. I
!. however, and he was dragged aboard. I
i while not trace of his young wife
!. could be found. The Bennett, 4
1. schooner-rigged yacht, sailed around 4
!. the spot many times, the husband !
+ crying madly for "Margarita" and !
1. the crew shouting constantly. But the !
!. search was futile Mrs. Croft, on 4
I. the eve of what she believed would I
J. be career of happiness, had died. 1
i The Bennett is still cruising about, !
I. and two police tugs have been called, I
i the bluecoats using hooks and nets 4
!. with which to drag the bottom of 4
!. tho stream. !
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-20
MICHIGAN

DETROIT, Mich, Sept. ia federal
warrant was issued here for the arrest
of Lloyd Miller of Toledo, alias William
L. Russell, on charge of using the
United States mails to defraud.
Miller who was already under arrest
on local warrant is charged with being
one of a gang of four men who secured
positions on the Detroit United railway
as street car conductors for the purpose
of robbery. 1t is charged that the men
have also operated in Toledo, Indlanapo-
lis, Cleveland. Chicago and st. Louis.
SOUTH IIAVEN-Fire destroyed Avery
Beach hotel and eight summer homes in
the vicinity. The total loss will be fully
$125, ,0OO The origin of the fire is mys-
ter. 1t was discovered in The Breakers"
the home of Dr. and Mrs. r. Mckinney
The family knew nothing of the fire
until the roof fell in. Their escape from
death was almost miraculous
The flames quickly spread The Delmar
cottage, "The Shanty," the home Of F.
p. Kaiser of st. Louis; the Colonial,
the ovation" the "Grey Bird" and
.Melrose Terrace" and two smaller places
were soon in ruins.
The Hotel Avery was in the pathway
of the flames and burned quickly 1t was
a wooden structure. 1t was closed for the
season week ago.
Poisoned as a result, It
is believed, Of eating bananas, two small
sons af August Shaffer, jr, living on a
farm on the Greenland road, are dead IN
Ontanagon county; daughter is still
seriously i'll, and August Shaffer, ST.,
grandfather of the children, is convales-
cent after a severe attack Of sickness
ascribed to the same cause.
sHEBOYGAN-A COW belonging to viii
North. caretaker of the Sheboygan
Country club golf links, kicked at a
fiy ON it's head and impaled its hoof on
a horn. The animal was found dead
from exhaustion
SAGINAW-Two young men and two
girls were drowned in tie Saginaw river
when gasoline in a tank exploded in a
power launch. The explosion blew the
engine from the boat and set the launch
afire.
Four of the panty of nine jumped over
board and were drowned. They were Au-
gust Held, Roland Kemp, Blanche Potoski
and Anna Barmer
The ave others put out the fire and
reached shore in safety.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-20
ELEPHANTS TAIL A
GIFT TO ROOSEVELT

! OYSTER BAY, Sept. 1o.-After \
4 careful consideration Secretary Loeb I
4. has decided to take to Sycamore =
!. Hill novel present received at the !
4. executive offices recently. The pres j
1. ent, packed carefully In a pine box 1.
!. and addressed to "The Hon. Theo- 4
!. dore Roosevelt" is the tail of an Af- 1
j. rican elephant, and was forwarded i
!. by Ernest Lyon, United States min i
4 lister to Liberia. i
i The tail has been tanned and the i
i. big hairy tassel on the end OF 1t has !
!. been treated with some chemical, 4
j. which makes 1t fluffy and soft 1
!. Secretary Loeb was somewhat un- !
!. certain as to the character of the !
I. He called in two of the secret SER !
4. vice men. who examined the whip +
4. gift when he hrst opened the box. +
i like piece of leather with the tuft at !
4 one end. They hammered it to make i
J. sure that no internal machine was !
i concealed under the surface. They !
i shifted the leather odor after soak !
!. ing the queer looking object in !
1. bucket of water. Loeb made a per- x
!. sonal examination to satisfy himself. i
4 Its an elephants tail all right" !
!. he said; II knew that the mirute I
!. looked at it," Z
!. Enclosed with the gift was letter !
!. which explained that in the African !
1. kingdom from which the tail was 1
4 sent, 1t was borne ahead of the king, i
!. whose subjects along the route kow- i
!. towed and smote themselves on their !
+ breasts, at the same time giving /
+ loud bellows, which signified obei- !
i. sance to the ruler I
49, ****** i + j. i !
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-20
GEORGIA

MACON. Ga, Sept. 19.-Death by stran-
gulation caused by the swallowing OF
large butter bean was the fate OF little
Mvra Talmadge, daughter OF Mr.. and
MRS. c. A. Talmadge, while playing about
her home.
The child, who was only three years
NJ age. found butter bean and swal-
lowed II. The bean lodged in the wind
pipe and could not be removed
sAVANNAH-Having sworn the Greek
equivalent of the Corsican vendetta and
o,it work in the Florida Everglades on
laarpine of the murder by Bulgarians OF
his amt and three of her children in
Macedonia Nicholas Anderas, Greek,
Is on his way to New York for Mace
donia. there to seek out the murderers
and wreak vengeance.
When the Greek arrived here ne was
penniless. He showed to Savannah
Greeks the letter from his old home tell
ing of the murders, and they subscribed
to send him to New York.
ATLANTA-Hon Louis Stuyvesant
Chanler, lieutenant governor OF the state
of New York, who, at the present time,
is being prominently mentioned as pos
sible candidate for the next, Democratic
nomination for president OF the United
states. will be invited to attend the
Georgia state fair and deliver an ad-
dress on the political issues OF the day'
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-20
NEVADA

GOLDFIELD, New. Sept. 19.-Emmet
Walsh deputy district attorney, has rec
commended to Justice of the Peace Henley
the men who beat women be tied to a post
to be erected In a public place and labeled
woman beater,' in accordance with the
provisions of an old law which yet re-
mains on the statutes of the state He
declared that he would recommend to the
county commissioners the esta blishment
of such q post. The remarks of the dis
trict attorney were made in the hearing
of the case of one Howard, accused of
beating his landlady because she objected
to the presence of a woman in his room.
CARSON-Suit will be brought in this
city within the present week o recover
a will alleged to have been made by the
late Mrs. Elizabeth Kinkead, in which
property valued at approximately $500, 900
was disposed of. Mrs. Kinkead was the
widow of the late j. H. Kinkead, twice
territorial governor of Alaska, and once
governor of Nevada.
The will mysterioiIsly disappeared from
her bedside. Witnesses may be produced
to prove the document was purloined by a
man who came to the window of the
sickroom just before her death.
1t is stated half of the property was
left to Mrs. Henry T. Glass, wife of the
admiral, who is a half sister of Mrs
Kinkead The reason for the theft OF
the will Is not known
GOLDF1ELD-The Goldfeld mining
stock exchange and the Goldfeld stock
and exchange board will consolidate.
Committees from each exchange, ap-
pointed with full power to act, have
made a unanimous and favorable report
on consolidat tion. The handsome new stone
building of the old exchange will be the
future home of the association which
will be known as the Goldfield CONSOLE
dated mining stock exchange. A private
wire to New York will be established
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-20
TEXAS

LUFKIN. Tex, Sept. ls.-Fire destroyed
the residence of Mr.. A. l.. Wallace,
formerly agent of the Houston East &c
West Texas rilway here.
Mrs. Wallace and children are visiting
in Louisiana and Mr.. Wallace was the
only occupant of the house. There had
been no fire in the building for several
days, and the origin of the blaze is un-
accounted for unless it was caused by
rats. as the blaze was first discovered in
the ceiling.
SAN ANTONIO-The action of State
Health Officer Brumby in permitting the
putting on of excursion rates from
Mexico will result in the Mexican govern
nent making its usual big exhibit at
the San Antonio international fair. This
is always one of the best exhibits on the
fair grounds.
BROwNWOOD--The Brownwood Fifty
Thousand club in a mass meeting as
sembled passed resolutions severely con-
demning the agitation for cent pas
senger fares in Texas and called upon
every business organization in the state
to take similar action.
CORSICANA-Joe Martin, a young
brakeman on the Trinity &c Brazo:
valley, was seriously hurt in yart
accident and may loose foot as a re-
suit. In trying to make coupling IL
some way the wheel caught his foot The
first intimation the crew had of the
accident was in seeing Martin throw
himself from between the cars.
BEAUMONT-Ther is no question but
that Beaumont will be a vigorous ap-
plicant for a franchise in the Texas
State baseball league. The park and
local franchise are in the hands of Mr..
j. T. Gossett, who had insisted all along
that Beaumont wants to be in the league
next year.
BASTROP-Pedro Gonzales, Mexican,
severely cut another Mexican in the side
at the Independence coal mine, several
miles north of Bastrop. The Mexican was
arrested by Sheriff Townsend and placed
in jail.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-20
TENNESSEE

BRISTOL, Tenn, Sept 19,-Charged
with being a bootlegger and a profes
sional baggage thief, Alfred Gray. q
years old. and giving johnson City as his
home, was captured by Special Officer
White of the Southern. Gray attempted
to ride fast passenger train out OF
Bristol and was caught as the train was
passing through the Southern yards. He
was tried on charge of stealing baggage
and sentenced to six months in JAIL
KNOXVILLE-Samuel G. Shields OF
the firm of Shields, Gates & Mountcastle
left here for Paris, where he was sum
moned by cablegram as one of the at
torneys In Mrs. Hart McKees divorce
proceeding that is being brought in
Paris.
BRISTOI.-The board of mayor and
aldermen granted a franchise to j. b
Bumgardner, w L. Halstead, j. d.
Mitchell and other promoters of the new
electric distributing company to operate
a lighting system in the city. This is a
result of the recent announcement that
eastern capitalists will expend s750000 in
harnessing the power Of the Holston at
Fish Dam for power and lighting
purposes.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-20
MISSISSIPPI

LELAND, Miss, Sept. 19.--Joseph
Jayne, grandson of former Governor
Lowery, was shot down on the street by
w. q. johnson, bartender. as the re-
suit of long standing feud. They had
difficulty and parted with the under
standing that they would shoot 1t out
on sight.
JACKSON--It has been charged since
the recent primaries Nor state officers
and before they came off. that great
deal of whisky was being used In in
f1uence votes. The Kinds county grand
jury has taken hold of the matter with
determination to sift the rumor to the
bottom.
Complete arrangements have been
made by Sheriff Spann to execute Dan
Samuels, a negro, in the Jackson Jail
September rs. The rope has been pur-
chased and an expert engaged to tie
the knot. Samuels was convicted of the
murder of young man named Berryhill
near Raymond, two months ago. The
hanging will be private. the scaffold be-
Ing built on the third floor of the Jail.
When President Theodore Roosevelt
visits Vicksburg after his visit to. the
Memphis deep waterways convention he
will be presented with bear cub-not
the Teddy bear sort, but genuine live
bear, about three months old which was
captured several days ago by Vicks-
burg citizen named Kalmbeck, neal
Hooker's ridge. in Issaquena county. The
mother of the cub was shot and killed
by Mr.. Kalmbeck within short distance
of the spot where President Roosevelt
spent several days in quest of br1in about
three years ago.
ST. JOSEPH-Mrs Thomas e. Marriott
a resident of Sandy City, Utah
was probably fatally injured in collision
| of a Missouri Pacific passenger train an
| a Burlington switch engine here today
| Ralph F. Armour, a Philadelphia COM
mercial traveller. was seriously cut abou
the legs, but will recover. Three other
were hurt, but not seriously.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-20
WEST VIRGINIA


WHEELING, w. Va, Sept. 19-Two
boys, giving their names as Alex. Fred-
enberger, aged IA years, and VIII Nc
Intosh, aged 15 years, Western Union
messenger boys at Washington, D. c..
were arrested for train jumping at Hunt-
tington by a Chesapeake & Ohio detect
i've. Chief Ross wired to the Washing
ton authorities, and Superintendent Syl-
vester wired that ticket would be sent
for Fredenberger.
On account of unpropitious weather the
formal program for homecoming week,
under the auspices Of the board of trade.
which had been postponed, took place.
A big crowd was present, including hun
dreds of Pittsburgers who formerly lived
here.
President H. C. Franzepeim OF the
board of trade called the meeting to
order. The Rt. Rev. George W.. Peter
kin of Parkersburg offered the invoca-
tion. United States Senator N. B. Scott,
the chairman, made an address.
BLUEFIELD--A. Carrico, aged 90 years.
was instantly killed while hauling lum-
ber near Athens. His body was found
pinned beneath the rear wheels Of his
wagon. which was heavily loaded.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-20
WISCONSIN

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. 1e.-In the
presence of thousands of persons at the
state fair Frank FAIRIES of Decatur, Ill.
threw himself under steam roller and
was crushed to jelly. FAIRIES had gone
10 the fair in charge of an attendant.
He broke away as the roller passed
them and threw himself In front of 1t.
He was instantly killed. Many women
saw the big machine go over his body.
ITOWOC-Believing that Mrs.
limerick Belgian, wife of a Michicott
town farmer has been murdered and that
her body will be found hidden in the
woods, 100 farmers have taken up a
search Mrs. Belgian disappeared on the
night of September 5.
The woman retired with her husband
as usual at about 8 o'clock. Two hours
later her husband was awakened by a
draft from an open window and found
his wife missing.
ALMENA-Hank Katrine, an Almena
saloonkeeper, sold an old slot machine
that originally cost $3.50 to tipsy farmer
for $3.50, and thought it good joke,
as the machines are worthless since this
and neighboring states prohibit their run
ming When the farmer was loading his
purchase on his wagon, he lost his bal
ance, the machine tipped over and $17.o0
in nickels rolled out
OCONTO-Fire broke out in the Oconto
courthouse and caused damage to the
extent of $4,000, fully covered by insur-
ance.