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Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02
Attorney Is Held Up
THE REWARD FOR RAFFLES

SIOOOThe Herald will pay $1,000 if the captor has in his or
her possession at the time of capture paidup
scrpton receipt for year The Herald and copy
of the current issue of the paper.
&2OO=The Herald will pay $500 if the captor has in his or
her possession at the time of capture paid-up sub
scripton receipt for six months to The Herald and
copy of the current issue of the paper.
S7O0- The Herald will pay 5000 the captor in his or
her possession at the time of capture paid-up sub
scpton receipt for three months to The Herald and
copy of the current issue of the paper
Cl00=The Herald will pay $100 for the capture of the
"AVV Mysterious Mr.. Raes the captor has in his or
her possession at the time of capture copy the
issue of The Herald.
Dill EC To the thousand dollars any part of it.
NOHO you have only to observe the following rules:
If you the Mysterious Mr. Rales you have only to saw:
you the Mysterious Mr.. Rafes the Los Angeles
Herald"
If you have the right man he will bring you to The
Herald office where you will receive the four rewards
offered by The Herald
He will positively deny his identity any person who
recognizes him
He will have disguise of any kind only changing his
clothing.
When the challenge is made copy of the latest issue
The Herald must be Immediately produced
No connected with The Herald either directly
indirectly will be entitled participate in these
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02
TELLS HOW RAFFLEs
UPSET THE DlGNIFIED
OLD DAME BOSTON

Cool, calm and phlegmatic Boston sat
up and took a great deal of notice of
"the mysterious Mr.. Rafhes" during
the summer months, and not in many
months was there such q degree of ex-
citement i'm that staid and puritanical
city as The Heralds mystery sman
caused during his days of disappear
ance there.
Charles d. Connolly, business man.
ager of Raymond Hitchcock in "A
Yankee Tourist" which comes to the
Mason next week, and a former New
York newspaper man, was In Boston
as Henry w. Savage's representative
during the time "the mysterious Mr..
Rafhes" disappeared in the interest Of
excitement for the readers of the Bos-
ton Traveller.
Boston is a city of large crowds"
said Mr.. Connolly last night in talking
of the "Raffles" excitement now DOM
mating Los Angeles. 1T weuld seem
to the average observer that every
other day is a holiday and all the resi-
dents of the Hub want is something 20
distract their attention. Once or twice
they had championship baseball teams;
for one day last summer they had a
race track near there where there was
regular betting, but nothing ever Gre
ated quite the degree of excitement as
CITY, 1 had the pleasure of being asso-
ciated with the creator of the 'Raffles'
idea, and was more than ordinarily in
terested in the chase he merrily led the
Bostonans. They donned their seven
league boots and their glasses and set
out in deadly earnest to arrest his
career.
RaffIes' Double in Town
"On more than one occasion 1 saw
the elusive individual walk through
crowd of more than a thousand per-
sons, garbed as he said he would Ire,
and never once was he stopped until
the final day a young woman took him
in tow and the pursuit was over A
conservative estimate places the num-
ber of persons who waited from II
o'clock until 1 o'clock one day to see
him emerge from the Boston subway
at Boylston street and the Common at
ten thousand, yet 'Raffles' walked
through them and that afternoon at
tended a matinee at the fremont thea
ter and enjoyed 1t all. Boston has
never been stirred at 'Rafhes' stirred
it, and the good people who make up
the population there were very much
disappointed when the quest was at
an end
IT also was in New York. where he
first brought out the idea, and strange
coincidence that today in Los Angeles
L happened across the one man VINO
was escorted from Long Acre square
to Park Row as being the original. He
Is Frank P. Stanley, now connected
with the commissary department of the
Southern Pacific railroad. He left for
San Francisco last night after a quest
for his double had proved fruitless.
During the time Mr.. Hitchcock was
playing in Pittsburg the mysterious Mr..
Raffles called upon him in his dressing
room at the Nixon theater, sat through
the performance and then walked out
with 1000 other persons undiscovered.
"As tonic for jaded nerves the mys-
terious Mr.. Raffes' is an excellent
thing Nothing better was ever in
vented, and if past performances
count for anything the experience of
Raffles' in Los Angeles should be
most interesting series of events"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02

his way to court yesten1ay and finding
each captor more persistent than the
last, finally was compelled to appeal to
Attorney Cummings to accompany him
to the county building and vouch for
his identity. Finding the same diff
Guilty in the afternoon, Mr.. Hovey ap-
pealed to The Herald for q letter, say
ing he Is not Mr.. Raffes, which he was
given. Mr.. Hovey lives at Loleta ave-
nue. and Sunset boulevard, Prospect
park. While slightly resembling Mr..
Donohue, the chief cause of the mis-
takes made were the scar on the nose.
This shows the sleuths are coming the
details of the game and the man of
mystery may anticipate trouble from
this source.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02
RIBBON COUNTER JOHNNY
BRINGS IN RUDE SMITH,
A HORNY FISTED FIGHTER

Rube Smith, the Denver pugilist, who
is in Los Angeles seeking a match, was
among the Rafhes suspects brought
into The Herald Office yesterday. His
captor, pale, anaemic young man who
works in a down town dry goods store,
didn't intend to take any back talk
from Rube. He had Raffies, that was
all there was TO 1t, and he would have
to come along. Accordingly the fright
ened and trembling Rube was hailed
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02
SOCIOLOGY CLASS VISITED
SEVERAL PLACES YESTERDAY

The sociology class being conducted
by Rev. Dana w. Bartlett visited the
police courts yesterday morning and
later the boys were given an address
by Capt. Auble, while the girls and
some of the boys visited the city coun-
Gil. In the afternoon the Whittier re-
form school end the county farm We're
visited and in the evening Capt. ]. D.
Fredericks, district attorney, spoke on
Law Enforcement 1t was Bethle-
hem evening and Mrs. A. j. Bradley,
the Bethlehem deaconess, spoke of her
work which was followed by Rev.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02

into the office by the ambitious sleuth
in the wake of an excited crowd.
Rube is in the city looking for a
chance to arrange a mill with Mike
Twin" Sullivan, or Honey Melody. He
was saunterlng contentedly along
Spring street, near Second, when he
was pounced upon by the energetic Mr..
Cashcaller and informed that he was
discovered and would have to come
along. Rube, having just arrived, was
not entirely clear as to the Raffles
game, and prepared to swing a hay
maker somewhere between the youth s
watch pocket and his striped dickie.
Its almost too bad" he said, mus
ingly, as he gathered his big shoulder
muscles into u bunch and toyed medi-
tatively with the big, knotty right
mitt.
Sees Awful Possibilities
Now you just come along this min
ute, SIR" said the youth. ''I knew in.
stantly that you were he, and you
needn't think you can elude me; sc
tnere!"
Before bringing the execution to
pass, RUbe was curious to learn for
what crime he was wanted. The youth
explained and Rube, entering into the
spirit of the game, admitted that he
might be Raffles and with the crowd at
their heels they went to The Herald
office.
The young man was jubilant and had
already bought the department store
where he works and turned out the
boss, with his reward. To the disil-
lusioning which followed at the office
was added an unpleasant realization of
what Rube might have done to him if
he wanted to, and the young man says
that hereafter he will search for a
tender young Raffles who is sure to
come along peaceably.
The incident caused some interesting
speculation among the crowd as to
what will happen when some deter
mined sleuth mistakes Jeffries for the
man of mystery and tries to drag him
in by his hair. Judging from the wide
variety of the types of men who have
already been brought in, this is not in
the least improbable. Men of every
occupation, from ribbon clerks to
boilermakers, have been picked up and
their captors always have refused to
believe they had the wrong man until
it was proved to them by the photo
graphs and Bertillon measurements of
Mr.. Donohue.
Attorney Is Held Up
That the Rafhes chasers are getting
down to the fine points of the chase
was shown by the experiences of At
torney Frank Hovey yesterday. He
was taken for Raffles five times Sun
day and yesterday, chiefly on account
of temporary scar which he bears on
his nose.
Mr.. Hovey was stopped repeatedly on
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02
BETHLEHEM COFFEE CLUB
OPENS FOR BUSINESS

The coffee club OF the Bethlehem in
stitutional hotel, at Railroad and Main
streets, was opened yesterday under
auspicious circumstances and was we'll
patronized for the first day. Within a
few blocks 1000 men are employed and
it is expected that this branch of the
work will prove very popular. The
coffee club is but one of the branches
OF this extensive work being carried on
under the direction of Rev. Dana w.
Bartlett. o. D. Conrey has supervision
of the coffee club.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02

the chance of their lives to collect an
easy thousand dollars.
Just this one word: In case 1 am
detected in the crowd, remember that
1t will be up to me to declare the win
ner. This is necessary, as every time
1 am captured half hundred excited
sleuths jump in. and declare they were
the first to spot me. In Los Angeles 1
want the game to go through without
a hitch and 1 will expect to see every
thing right when the capture is finally
made.
Get busy.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02
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Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02

Dana w. Bartlett, Y 10 gave history
of the Bethlehem work.
Today the various schools will be
visited and the plans for educating the
foreign children will be discussed and
demonstrated, the afternoon to close
with a visit to the detention home and
the Juvenile courts. The night schools
will be visited this evening.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02

Later l went into the Western Hard
ware and Arms company store at $50
South Spring street, where 1 purchased
a Whitley eXerciser from a short,
smooth-faced, light-compleXioned sales-
man wearing a dark checked suit and
black derby hat.
/ decided / needed this eXerciser. as
[ see strenuous times ahead of me here
during the next few days and it will
be up to me to keep in pretty good
trim.
Tomorrow. for instance, 1 expect to
have a real pleasant time of II during
the noon hour Remember l will be
at the intersection of Fourth street
and Broadway tomorrow between noon
and 1 o'clock, at which time l will give
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02
eoethaIs Succeeds shonts

NEW YORK, April lat the meet
ing of the Panama Railroad and Steam
ship company here today Major G.. w.
Goethals, u. S. A., chairman of the
isthmian canal commission, was elected
president of the commission, vice Theo-
dore p. Shonts resigned
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02
Tonic and Appetizer


stood
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w.
wedding, MALT WE1SKEY
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-31
SKIDD00 IS A P0STOFFICE
Patrons Will Ask Department to
Change Its Name

Chatting under ridiculc they have re
ceived from distant friends, the patrons
of the postoltice of SliddUo, in Cherry
tree township, Nenango county, Pa, are
considering the idea Of pctitiouing the
Posloliice department. at Washington 10
make change. The name ''Cherry.
tree was taken away from the post
office month or so ago and given 10
what was formerly Grant in Indiana
county, TO commemorate the spot where
William Penn and the Indians, under
a cherry tree. made an agreement as TO
their boundary lines, The postmaster
at Cherrytrec was asked 10 suggest
substitute for his Office and he said
Grant would be agreeable. The depart
ment replied that an exchange of names
might lead TO too much confusion and
asked for another suggestion. The post.
master asked his daughter for q name
and she said to 'make ii Skddoo. -
That, name was suggested to the Wash
ingtou authorities, who accepted it at
once.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-31
WAS too RICH TO
BUY RAILWAY TICKET
Man With Fortune on Person
Had to Wait on
Banks.
STATION AGENT COULD
NOT CHANGE THE BILL
Wealthy Man MaroOned in
South Dakota Town for
Twenty-FOur Hours.

Camille Van Crestenberghe, his wife
and four children were marooncd in
Aberdeen, S. D., all night because
of the fact that they had too much
money. The case is peculiar. Van
Crestenberghe, who is said 10 be a
wealthy merchant Of Detroit, Mich, had
been visiting with his family at Ips-
wick, S. D. They went to Aberdeen
to take train for Detroit. In payment
for their tickets Van Crcstcnberghe
rendered the station agent $1,000 bill
The agent could not change the bill
nor could any one in town be found
with money enough TO break the bill. As
a consequence the family were com
pelled TO remain in Aberdeen all night
and TO wait the opening of the banks
next morning before they could pursue
their Journey
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-31
WORE OvERA[LS
At HIS WEDDING
Steals Girl and Hastens to Par
sons in His Working
Clothes.
HAD JUST DISPOSED
OF BIG COAL NINE
Fished Out of Clothes Drafts
for Large Sum to Pay
Minister.

H. G. Phillips, o6 years old, and Miss
Emma Lilly, a pretty mountain girl,
II years old, cloped to Bristol from
Shady Springs, West Va, and were mar
riod by Rev. A. II. Burroughs. The
bridegroom was in his working clothes
and Mr., Burroughs had a suspicion that
he might not be able TO pay a reason
able marriage fee, but the stranger
paid promptly and before he left with
his bride Mr.. Burroughs learned that
he had Just received $50, 900 IN cash
from the sale of fractional part of
coal lands owned by him. The young
man excused his unpretcntious appear
ance by saying that he was forced by
circumstances to steal his girl in a hur-
ry and had not time to change his over
rllz
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-31
SPRING sun STARTS FIRE
Rays of Old Sol Go Oh Rampage; Blaze
Results.

4 little ray of sun, angered at hav-
ing been kept prisoner so many months
by the dark clouds. started out on n
rampage at UXbidgc Mass. and be
fore il had fled under the western hori-
zou set fire to drug store, did LOT
of damage, and furnished all sorts of
excitement for the good people here.
Seeing globe of pretty-colored waters
in the window Of the drug store. tho
little sunbeam entered the window,
bounded against a shining lamp re
flector and thence shot TO the globe.
But for some reason it could not stay
among the pretty waters and found IL
self blocked by soft and dry curtain
cord. Fighting to make lis way fur,
ther into the store. the sunbeam tiarcd
up, and The first thing the druggist
knew of his visitor, the cord was all
ablazc From that the curtain caught
and the store was meuaced. The de
partment was called out and by heroic
efforts and lot of shouting saved the
prOpertY.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-31
FIFTEEN YEAR OLD
CHILD IN BIRTH LIST
Unusual Entry Recorded by
Washington Health
Authorities.

Seldom, if ever. does the local health
department announce the birth of a
fifteen-year-old child in its daily birth
record, but such was done in the record
issued Thursday "of births during the
past twenty-four hours,' SAYS the
Washington Star Near the top of the
list was the announcement of the birth
of female child TO Frederick ".
and Antonia Feldman, October 81, 1892.
When the item was called TO the at
tention of DR., Woodward, health officer,
he asked for an explanation from the
statistician of the health Office who
has been Keeping the birth and death
records for number of years, and later
made statement to the effect that the
parents of the child in question were
residing in Washington at the time
of the birth, but removed 10 Phila-
delphia soon aftcrward. Several days
on business, and ne called at the health
birth but no trace OF il could be found,
and he called upon the physician. The
latter had an entry of the birth upon
his books. but had failed to report it to
the health office. Mr.. Feldman per
sonally took the information to the
health Office. and the birth of his
daughter was officially recorded and
included in the birth list issued ycster-
day.
According to Or. Woodward it
was not until recent years that
physicians were required TO record all
births at the health Office and at the
time of the birth of the Fedman child
the requirement was not in force
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-31
S0[ON WHO WAS
AFTER PERQU|S|TES
Saw Others Grating, and He
Was Entitled to His
Choice.
MADE REQUISITI0N FOR
WHAT HE MOST DESIRED
Among the Articles Was a
Piano, Typewriter and .
a Suit Case.

Seeing what he believed 10 be good
thing passed around among the mem
bers of the Illinois Legislature, Repre-.
sentative William Navigate of Chica4
60, turned in Il requisltion for an up
right piano, a typewriter and suit
case. He was inspired with confidence
to believe that it is the duty of the
State to provide handsomely for those
who are making laws. Mr., Navigate &
confidence was justified by the fact thai
three of his fellow Democrats were sue
cessful in equipping themselves with car
pet sweepers. Navigate thought it the
proper thing TO take something to the
loved ones at home. He is new mem4
bcr-but he caught on.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-31
NET PECULIAR DEATH
Miner Accidentally Stabs Himself with
Chisel.

J. W. Hawkes., a miner working in
tho Southwestern Nevada mine al Rev
ellie, New, SAYS the Fllo Free Press,
met with peculiar accident which end
ed in his death at the mine early this
week. From all facts obtainablc it
appears that Hawkes. was walking
down hill with sharp cbisel in his
hand He stumbled and fell and the
cheel entered his body Just below the
heart. He cried with pain when the
sharp steel entered his body and other
miners rushed to his aid, but he died in
few seconds.
Before diving he pulled the chisel
from his chest. 1t was covered with
blood. the ugly cash in The man s chest
showing thar The instrument had nearly
pierced his body.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-31
cow A MOTHER TO DUCKS
Another Bos5y Adopts Two Kittens,
One Still Living With Her.

Oul in Fresno, Cal. there is n fine
gentle cow that adopted two kittens
when The mother cat died She waited
every morning until they had been
given their breakfast before eating
her own aud she washed them and
coaxcd them to snuggle up under her
neck for their daily maps.
All night they slept in the stall with
her. One of the kittens was given to
little girl near by. but the other, now
full-grown cat. still lives with Butter
cup, her foster mother who every day
gives her some nice warm milk.
Another cow. this one in New Jcr.
scy. adopted aud raised family of
ducks. The ducks were halcbcd in a
feather bed placed in The cow s stall
i'm such a way that the heat from her
body kept The eggs warm. and yet not
near enough 10 her 10 crush the shells.
Thirteen of the sitting of fifteen
eggs hatched out, When the dozen and
one little fluffy ducks began TO hop
about Bossy, the cow showed great
interest i'm them She let them hop all
over her, and the little creatures. never
having known any other mother, ran
TO her for protection
When they were big enough TO go
to the stream for n swim she would
wander down with the brood and stand
browsing or drinking while they played.
When she wanted to return to the
pasture she would moo roaXinglN, and
in Il few minutes the entire brood would
gather around her and follow her 10
The field Her strange family are now
nood sized ducks. but Bossy cares for
them iust the same and rcsents any
intSTIprpnrp
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-31
LANDLORDS MUST CHASE
BED BUGS, SAYS COURT
Duty of Hotel Keepers to Keep
Insects From Their
Hotels.

The pursuit and capture of predatory
bedbugs is legal duty of landlords.
Justice Pierce decided this weighty
question Of the ages in Los Angeles.
Ida Miller, n dressmaker, discovered
marauders in her couch and complained
TO the landlord. Frederick Jones, who
tried to fumigate the room, set it on
fire, burned up the lady's Things and
was sued by her, The landlord tried
to defend himself from damages on the
ground that Miss Miller had consented
TO the fumigation. and that it was only
favor to her, anyhow.
''lt is part of the duty of every
landlord. said Justice Pierce, ''to
keep away bedbugs-unless, of course,
they are made part of the contract of
lease. My experience has been that the
animals are not to be desired either in
a single or married state
Married folks or married bed
bugs?N asked the attorney
Either said the court, with an air
Of fnality.
The dressmaker got $40 damages
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-31
BULL DOGS GUARD METER
New Yorker Adopts Novel Method to
Keep From Paying Bills.

Two bull pups in possession of
meter put TO flight all the employees
of the Consolidated Gas company who
venturcd into the cellar of the build
ing at No, % West Third street. New
York, saws the Herald George Keller,
a saloonkeeper who owns the dogs, was
summoned TO court TO explain why he
kept the animals near the meter.
"Judge, the bull dogs don t LET any
one get near the MEIER said Wiley,
an inspector for the gas company,
''Thcre s the meter ticking away the
company's gas and we can T get near it
to see how much gas is being used
SO You must let the inspectors see
the meter. Magistrate Swcetser
ordered. As Keller and his lawyer left
the courtroom Keller said TO the in
spector:
ON obey the court, Let us know
when you will call and r II have the
dogs ready to receive you politely
Keller nso said he had receipts TO
show that he was not in debt TO the
company,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-31
DIDN'T LIKE TEETH
q Bet Ono Night, But They
Would Not Fit.

rIihm Nelson, a one-armed consta-
h Nuskegon, Mich, who has served
ID capacity for years. found fine
II false teeth early last week and
|hipi for the owner, Nelson has
4 ti teeth that nature endowed him
\ The day after his advertisement
! |Eblished a middle.aged man APP
y aud described the teeth and
IA them. Mr.. Nelson, thinking
|Esner had been found, obliglngly
~ over the imitation worries. Next
be supposed owner hunted up Mel
nd said that the teeth were not
He had worn the teeth all of one
and found they didn't fit. and
ny dentist fully convinced him
y i,ct. Next day q second claim
lUeared, stated he had seen the
and described the set.
ttlsou gave him the teeth and is
tb have them off his hands.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-31
STOOD ON HIS HEAD
DEATH SOON FOLLOWS
Lad Does Stunt to Please His
Father, and Dies the
Next Day.

Standing on his head to amusc his
father and brother on Sunday morning
caused the. death on Monday evening Of
Walter Higgins, years old. of 1915
East Oxford street, Philadelphia The
little fellow, who was in high spirits,
on Sunday morning capered about tho
home and stood on his head several
times, Late in the afternoon he com
planned that his head ached, and the
pain continued all night. On Monday
doctor was called IN. but the pain
grew worse instead of better, and at
4 clock i'll the afternoon of the same
day he became unconscious, dying three
hours later, Death, according to the
physician. was caused by cerebral
hemorrhage, brought about by rapid
flow of blood to the brain as the boy
stood on his head.