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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19
MOT0RMAN BLAMED
FOR AUTO TRAGEDY
UNITED Press Associat,on.)


SEATTLE, Sept. 19.-The cor,
oner's jury investigating the death
of former State Senator Van de
Vanter, in an auto accident Satur-
day. found Motorman J. w. Nc
Dowell guilty of negligence and
recommended to the prosecuting at
torney that he or the Seattle Elec-
trio Co. officials be prosecuted. In
his e-mortem statement Van de
Vanter laid all the blame on the
chauffeur.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19
CHINA WANTS DAMAGES.

VANCOUVER, Sept. 19.-China
will ask British Columbia for re-
endorsement for damage done to
Chinese residents during the re-
cent riots. A vice consul 10 making
an inventory.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19
WANTS PAY FOR ASSAULT

William Poe this morning
brought suit for 1880 from T. e.
Callaghan, alleging that the latter,
in November. 1906. violently at
tackled and assaulted him and SO
twisted his foot that one Of the
bones In the ankle was broken.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19
TEN JURORS SECURED
Omitted Press Association.)

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 10
Ten jurors have been secured for
the trial of TREY L. Ford, charged
with bribing supervisors to vote for
an overhead trolley for the United
railways.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19
hENEY WOULD BE
SENATOR

POkIt.ANA, Sept, H. Friends
CT Francis :. Haney say he may at
ssMpt r. succeed George Perkins
81 tho United States senate II the
aondi,tcEs ;,e favorable when Per.
hius' tr-n expires.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19

Judge KEENAN, this morning
granted a divorce to M. w. Ludlow
on the grounds that his wife, Ma
ME, had abandoned has home. They
were married July 4, 1904, at Grard
Forks, b. G.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19
CITY CHARTER
HARD PROBLEM
Monroe St. Bridge Franchise Mat
ter of Mystery

the W. w. p Co legal right to streecar franchise
the Monroe ST. bridge?
Section rs, of the charter provides that franchise
for street railways shall be granted for longer period
than Is years.
The W. p. using the bridge under franchise
granted for term of so years.
This franchise passed in 1888 and expires in 1888
The charter provision made roads constructed
the adoption the charter we'll afterards
The charter adopted April 1, 1891.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19

Marriage licenses were issued to-
day to H. A. GNler and bella May
Smithey, both III spokane: Thomas
II. McFeroa and Emma NJ. Sharras
also ci Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19

PORTLAND, Sept. 19.-Railroad
and steamship officials Of the Harri-
man systems are meeting here to-
day to arrange a scheme for har-
monizing rates in the northwest.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19

Miss Catherine Trevitte. of Scat.
tie. reported to the police this
morning that some time last even.
Ing she lost her bank book OH the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. bank of Sc.
eta
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19

anu Pue iASO SOAAAooAoh' ~ hAoUS
semicircle of two miles around
Marlborough and Cove common
without difficulty with the wind at
Is miles an hour, and was as easily
steered as a skiff in water.
The success of these three great
European powers in this direction,
coupled with experiments by the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19

upecIkI OoffeSp0nd6hOe 60 THO Fr0S6
LONDON, Sept. 19.-Three of the
worlds greatest fighting powers
England, Germany and France
now have successful dirigible bal
looms for use in war times.
England's first military balloon
has Just been successfully tested
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19

HE AlH! The ARTIST HERE
# REVOLUTlONIZED WARFARE
United States government with the
aeroplane, gives rise to the
startling question, will the Ira
falgar of the future be fought in
the aif?"
The artist here presents his idea
of Sky battle as forecasted in Ten
nyson's vision Of "navies circling
in the central blue"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-07

but as he is in a hurry the chances
are that he does not, and he is there
fore surprised when he collides with
the man, who lets the pipe fall to the
ground, which breaks in several
pieces. Of course the owner of the
valuable" pipe raises a great lamenta-
ton over his loss, and calls on heaven
to witness the clumsiness of the VIC
tim. The former says that it is all the
fault of the latter, and loudly de-
mands compensation while tenderly
picking UP the pieces. He affects the
proffered monetary solatium with the
remark that the pipe was worth far
more, and then goes up side street
to fix the "meerschaum'' ready for
some one else. This trick used to
bring in quite q decent amount, but it
has become SO well known thatait is
seldom tried nowadays. :, 1T 5G5s
In Glasgow there used to be a re.
spectacle looking old man who was
reputed to make a living out Of post.
age stamps. He frequented the better
class of cheap &lodging houses, q. and
dressed neatly though poorly He
had 2 simple, but apparently very. sue
scessful method of working. He was
always writing in answer to adver.
,stti L after having sent on Sew:
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on the back of the man addressed and
that it was solely for the purpose of
getting the tip that the kind working
man took an interest in the strangers
toilet.
A much more lucrative trick was re-
ported by London daily some time
ago. According to this statement a
>Well-dressed gentleman sauntered
about the streets of Sydney, N. S. W.,
stopping a passer-by every now and
then In order to ask him for CLIP
OF tobacco, as he had left his pouch
at home. Not many smokers would
refuse such request when made BY a.
respectable stranger and would bid
him: fill his pipe and be welcome. As
soon as the generous stranger was, out
OF sight the borrower would transfer
the tobacco from the pipe to capaei-
GUS pouch he: carried. When he, had
collected a pound orFtwos he. would
sell it to q .tobacconist. -. -
Another dodge worked on likely
looking gentleman is that, well.worn
device which might be. termed the
gtrick-pipe fake As the victim hur.
ries along, a. crowded street he notices
D. man who is smoking q big .meer-
5schaum pipe That is to- say he
would notice him. II > he. were looking,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-07
TRICKS OF THE TAKERS
Many Ingenious Ways Have Been De-
vised for Getting Money Without
Working for It.

1t is really astonishing what a large
number of people there are who will
take infinite plans to avoid work, says
the London Globe. And the queer
part of it is that they really give them
selves much trouble in their attempts
to obtain living without laboring at
any fixed task.
Not long ago novel trick was prac-
ticed by man going about the streets
of London, but it seems impossible to
think that he made much out of it un-
less there are an abnormal number of
exceedingly foolish people in exist
ence. Passing a man casually he
would glance at his back and say:
BEG your pardon, sir, but there's a
lot of white stuff ON your shoulders. =
Those who were particular about their
personal appearance would thank the
man and ask him to wipe it oil, &C.
complaining the REQUEST with a tip.
4 OF course it is unnecessary to say
that there never. was anything white
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!, street leading to the Casa Mata or
house of death in the outskirts
where the prisoners. were executed in
the early days. @%Sss : )
"A smaller chart on; the same parch.
ment gave a completes map OF the
rooms in this Casa Tarnava. In one of
these rooms spot was marked with
cross near the wall; similar mark
was placed in the basement of the
house, and also in place in the outer
walls at the Casa Malta. The Chicago
man, whose name do not give for pro-
fesslonal reasons, said that the map
had never received any attention from
his mother or himself because they did
not really know where Matamoros
was. There Was no railroad to Mata-
moros or that locality, and neither of
tnem ever expected to get there. Since
the completion of the new St. (. B. 6,
NJ. railway, however, he concluded to
go down on one OF the Homeseekers'
excursions. The existence of the map
required to his mind and he brought it
along, though with little faith in i.s
having any foundation in fact.
Found Chest Well Hidden.
we visited the ruined house The
map was very accurate as regarded
the apartments with the exception
that the room marked with the cross
did not seem to exist. By measuring
the walls, however, we found an inside
wall of brick-all the inner walls in
this building are of bricl-near a
stairway, was much thicker than the
others. and cut into it-and there was
the treasure room. It had been built
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related that their women even wore
gold heels on their shoes. They enter
tanned in .princely style. giving recep.
lions and banquets which for magnifi'
cence were not excelled even In Eu-
ropean courts. Kings and queens of
England, Spain or France gave nothing
more elegant in this line. Nothing ap-
preaching them was ever given on this
continent in those days, even If at the
present time.
Entertained Prominent Men.
"All prominent people who came to
Matamoros were received and enter
tanned by them-Gen. Lawton, Gen.
Corbin, the McCooks, even Gen. Sheri-
dan-have been their guests at these
receptions. Among their visitors oc-
casionally was seen man of mag
nificent bearing, great manly beauty
and carriage. He wore jewels of ex-
traordinary splendor and always car
ried court sword with embroidered
belt blazing with jewels. / was boy
then, and remember these things we'll,
for they were to ME like dream Of
the Arabian Nights. The man had
with him on these visits a Spanish
lady of great beauty who was always
at his side. None except the Tarnava
family ever talked with her, but it was
a current belief among us children
that the man was Lafitte and the
woman lady whom he had captured
in some of his sea fights. killing her
male relative, taken her to Barrataria
and still held her as his wife She was
even supposed to bear a title She at
tempted to escape from him twice, but
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Baked Celery with Cheese.

Three cupfuls celery, cut into inch
pieces, one cup-ful stale bread crumbs,
three-quarters of cupful grated
cheese, One-half cupful milk, two ia
blespoonfuls Of butter, one table
spoonful -four Cook the celery in
boiling sailed water until tender,
drain thoroughly and set aside half a
cupful of the liquid. Melt one table,
spoonful of butter, add the flour, and
mix smooth turn in the milk and
the half cupful Of celery liquid.
Bring to boil and cook three min
utes. stirring constantly; add half a
cupful of the cheese, stir until it
melts, then mix in the celery, adding
salt, paprika, or cayenne. Melt the
remaining tablespoonful of butter and
inoisten the bread crumbs with it,
Put the celery and crumbs into bak-
ing 7dish7"1n alternate layers. having
the last layer crust, and sprinkle the
remainder of the cheese over the top
Bake on the upper rack of the oven
until medium brown, and serve hot
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did not succeed. Her people no doubt
mourned her as dead
After the Tarnavas left the house
it was never again occupied and so far
as know has not been entered for so
years until about a year ago. The en-
tire premises are in ruins, as you saw,
but in it's prime 1t was as handsome as
any residence on this continent. The
slate roof is falling in, though the
brick walls will probably stand for a
century, as they are very thick and
solid. The rotting balconies look down
into an inner court still full of orange
and fig trees laden with fruit-but
have seen this garden and the bal.
comics lighted up at night, filled with
the handsomest women wearing the
finest dresses the world then con
tained. The high ceilings, magnif
Gently proportioned rooms, carved
spiral stairWays of mahogany, large
arched windows. mahogany foors-al1
indicate the taste Of the occupants
The pigeons of the town now make it a
roosting place, entering through the
falling roof and the broken windows
but in its day it was magnificent
home, such as few ever enter even in
this era of wealth. except the most ex
elusive and aristocraatic. Now to tbs
story of this ring:
Had Treasure Chart.
I'm June, 1906, a gentleman from
Chicago came to my Office soliciting
my assistance. He had a map or char
and a letter, of which he gave the fol
lowing history: His mother, a widow
kept a boarding house rs years ago il
Chicago. Among her boarders was !:
man of about 60 years, who was a sail
or on the lake. He had evidently
cruised on salt water for many years
in fact the other sailors often talked
of that, and the fact that he seemed
to hold himself aloof from them; that
while mixing freely with them, he
would never relate any of his expert
ences in the past, as sailors generally
love to do. This mans name was Por
firio LaFon. One night he was
drowned by the wrecking of his yes
sci, the Irene, of Sandusky. His eff
fects lay about the house for years in
an old sea chest, all efforts to discover
any relatives being ineffectual In the
bottom of the chest was the chart and
letter, the latter stating that LaFon
had been pirate under Lafitte previ
GUS to coming to the lakes, and had
with his companions, buried a very
large treasure in Matamoros There
was also some fine jewelry and beau
tifully decorated dagger In the chest
and the chart. The latter I at once
recognized as a partial map of the city
OF Matamoros in the vicinity of the
Casa Tarnava or 'house of the
pirates" as it is now called, and the
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eral letters he would hear of another
place likely to suit him, so of course
ne applied for 1t at once.
Unfortunately, when the letter was
written he found that he had no
stamp, that he had used. the last one
and that he had no money to buy an
other. If he delayed writing the situ-
alton: would be filed but if he wrote
at once he would be sure to get the
place. What hard lines! And he had
been out of work for weeks and had
now come to the end of his tether or
course those who did not know him
felt sorry for this unfortunate state
OF, affairs and: would give him a stamn
or the price of one. -, -.
Sometimes he would take his stand
near a post Office. y looking ruefully at
the letter after going through all his
pockets, with the result that some
charitable. woman who, was passing
would ask his trouble and give him a
penny or twopence { on rhearinx hi.
tale. It was said that he had admitted
making az much as Ave. shinings q
day by, this means: Stsst.f.. 4. ~
80
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yes, that gem is one of the finest
I have ever seen. and its strange his
tory, to me. adds very materially to
its intrinsic value
The speaker was Mr. Pierce, prom.
inent attorney of Brownsville, Tex, as
we sat on the broad veranda at his
handsome residence, smoking our
cigars, after the most remarkable jan
uary dinner have ever eaten, writes
Isaac Kline. On the menu was roast
wild goose. which had been shot as it
flew over the house on the day before;
oysters on the half-shell, fresh from
the waters of the Gulf at Point lsa-
BEL Is miles away; green corn on the
cob, cucumbers, lettuce, celery from
Mr.. Pierce's own garden: oranges. figs
and grapes from trees and vines in the
dOoryard-in January. The gem un-
der discussion was very fine dia-
mond, whose steel-blue brilliance pro
claimed it as having come from the
Old Mines. sparkling in an old-fash
toned setting on Mr.. Pierce's finger.
If l might have its entire history
/ should be very much pleased, for it
belonged to Jean LATTE, the pirate.
Ii it could but speak. what tale it
might tell of former ownership by
some Spanish senoritas. Of the bloody
sinking Of a ship with it's crimson
deck burdened with the corpses OF it's
defenders: OF murder done afterwards
In dtspOsing of the wounded by the
piratical custom of walking the plank:
of drunken outrage and orgy at Bar
rataria following the piratical vic
tory, in which very likely the fair
owner Of this very ring was one of the
prizes. There is certainly romance
connected with this stone, and it at
tracts me the more for the reason that
l know so little Of it.
Lafitte's Real Character.
Jean LATTE is referred to in the
histories as pirate, and such he was
but from those who knew him, with
whom | have talked, gain the impress
sion that he was not fully entitled to
that reputation. though he was a fear
less fighter, with a band of freeboot-
ers to whom his word was law, whose
bravery made them scourge of the
sea 70 years ago, in these very waters
He was a Frenchman and began his
career as lieutenant on a French pri-
vateer, was captured by an English
-lish man-Of-war and thrown into pris-
on at an English port, where he was
kept for many years and so barbar-
ously treated that his resentment had
a large bearing in shaping his subse-
Quent pursuits.
1T is asserted by old residents at
Matamoras who knew him that his ac-
ton in betraying the English in their
attempt to capture New Orleans was
in retaliation for the brutalities to
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of a formidable community of free
hooters in Barrataria bay, about 40
miles west Of the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi. They had many small YES
sells and the bay afforded them a Sc
cure retreat. In 1914 Commodore Pat
terson attacked their town and de-.
stroyed it. but Lafitte and most of his
men escaped, returning later on and
resuming operations.
Refused British Bride.
About the same time the British
were maturing their plans for the de-
scent upon the southern coast of the
United States, and sent a brig of war
the Sophia, under command of Capt.
Lockyer, at Barrataria, with a letter
from Commodore Percy, commanding
the British naval forces in the gulf,
and one from Col. Nichols, then in
command of the land forces in Florida,
offering Lafitte the command of a fine
ship and 100000 in gold on condition
of his assisting the contemplated ex-
pedition to New Orleans. The prom
Use OF the British commander of
bounty and beauty" to his men in
case of victory is matter OF record.
Lafitte Immediately wrote to Gov.
Claiborne of Louisiana, inclosing the
two letters, which have seen, and
Offering his services in defending Lou
isiana on the sole condition of pardon
for himself and his men. The offer
was accepted, and the assistance of
the Barratarians under command of
Lafitte, who had charge of one of the
eight small cannon which constituted
Jackson's artillery force at this bat
tie. was an important factor in scoring
the great victory of New Orleans, JAN
uary 8, 1915. From this time the his
tory of LATTE is involved in obscur-
ity. There was piratical COM
munity formed at what is now Calves
ton. by Lafitte, but whether by Jean
or his brother Pierre, is now not clear.
1t was broken up in 1921 by lieuten-
ant, afterward Commodore Kearney.
Lafitte's portraits, of which there are
two at MatamOrOs, show him to have
been handsome man, over six feet
tall, with black hair. hazel eyes, and
his polished, easy manners and win
ming address are still remarked upon.
Pirates Were Scattered.
after the destruction of this rem
devious the pirates scattered. Many
Of them are heard of afterward and
are known in history. They were
skilled seamen and bold fighters.
Many left the sea and located at Mat.
amoros, just across the river from
Brownsville. This was then a great
field for all sorts of semi-piratical ex-
ploits. Smuggling was prevalent and
fortunes were made ON all sides. Ves-
sells would unload their cargoes by
day or night, and the goods were often
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WAYS OF MENDING|
RENTS SHOULD BE ATTENDED TO
At ONCE.
Time Saved and Better Job Done IL
Delay in Necessary Work 10
Notwithstanding of Darns
When Finished.

Rents will look much better when
mended if they are attended to at
once, because the longer they are left
the more ragged the edge becomes.
Lay the garment right side down
and put the edges Of the rent as close
together as possible; cut a piece of
tissue rather larger than the space
that is torn and lay on the top.
TAKE piece of thin wooden mate
rial the same size as the tissue and as
near the color of the cloth as possible;
lay that on top of the tissue and when
placed exactly in the right position
| iron with hot iron until the patch
| adheres to the garment The heat will
| cause the tissue to dissolve, forming a
kind of glue.
II the material is of light weight
goods it will be best to use a patch
| OF the same, but if the material is
heavy, such as is used in mems suits
or coats, lighter patch will be much
| better.
A clean cut in heavy material may
be mended by putting the two edges
firmly together and basting them to a
piece of paper on the right side This
work is done between the cloth.
Take thread and insert the needle
about three-eighths of an inch from
the edge and carry it between the
cloth to about half an inch the other
side of the cut and draw the thread
through; put the needle in where it
came out and carry it to the other
side about one-half an inch beyond the
edge in slightly slanting position.
Continue to do this until the whole
cut is darned. Be careful not to pull
too tight. Darn it in the same way in
the opposite direction.
1t is difficult to use this method of
mending if the edges are the least bit
frayed, and on thin materials it must
be done with the greatest care, using
the finest needle and thread possible.
All darns should be pressed when
finished. To do this lay the right side
down on an ironing board and on the
wrong side lay damp cloth and press
with hot iron until perfectly dry.