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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-09
Sailor Loses His Life

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. S.-James
Riley. sailor on the steam lumber car
rier Johan Paulsen, was drowned some
time last night in the channel at the foot
of Third street His body was found
this morning near the vessel by ship
mates.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-09

Six Jurors are accepted and sworn to
try Harry Thaw for the murder OF stan
ford White.
Anti-rent tenants win victory over
landlords in New York
Many railroads violate safety appliance
law.
sees victory for Democrats.
House of representatives discusses new
banking law.
Chicago Great Western railroad In
hands of receiver.
Union labor organization III new
Hampshire is opposed to Taft.
F. Augustus Heinze's bank reVerts TO
Edwin Gould.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-09
SUMMARY OF THE News
FORECAST

For Los Angeles and Vicinity:
Increasing cloudiness Thursday;
light north wind, changing to south.
Maximum Temperature yesterday,
73 degrees; minimum, As degrees.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-09
COAST

Last remnants OF Schmitz administra-
tjon are swept out of office in San Fran
cisco.
Abe Ruef, former political dictator OF
San Francisco, goes from his private
prison quarters to the county jail.
Grand jury indicts Fresno election COM
missioners.
Brave chauffeur in San Francisco cap
lures maniac in street.
Robbers discovered in act Oh ploWins
safe at Searchlight, are captured.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-09

Baron Takahira has been appointed to
succeed Viscount Aoki as Japan's repre-
sentative at washington.
irish government decides 10 investigate
theft of King Edwards regalia from
Dublin castle
Rio de Janeiro prepares to welcome
Admiral Evans battleship fleet.
French newspapers continue to print
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS war scares,
German newspapers express BELIEF that
trouble between United States and Japan
will be settled
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-09

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Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-01
BIG LOAN is COMPLETED

welt has not dropped his fight against the
Hartman combination of railroads.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-01
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Twenty Thousand Dollars of Claims
Allowed by Council.
BOARD MEMBERS REAPPOINTEI
Three I'm Library Service Retained
by CounciI-DImcuIty Expert
enced Getting Men for
Paving.

The final session of the city council con-
cerned odds ard ends of the fiscal year.
The item OF most Importance was the re-
port of the financial committee on numcr-
Gus claims. The fun amount of the claims
allowed was more than S2U.OO. Part of
this money was paid out of the special
funds.
There was a great mass of small claims
Of all descriptions on which the council
has been working for three days or more.
The result of this work is that at pres
ent AL the outstanding bills with the
exception of the furniture, the city Jail, the
vault fixtures the final claim of John
Latenser and Mcdonald < Beck have been
allowed. 1t Is impossible tC check up 70
sec what the balances will be, but II is
certain that the funds will be pretty low.
The sum Of S2,3S9.71 in accrued interest
on daily balances was reported by the city
treasurer. Nearly $1,000 more in stub ends
Of special funds where the contracts have
been completed was also found available
and apportioued 10 the tens OF the gen
cral fund. Councilman John Hosblrgh OBJ
ioCted to the financial report, and voted
no because certain bills were Included He
was not present while the council as COM
mittee of the whole was passing on the
items, but preferred to bring his argu-
ments into the council chamber. He was
called to order by the mayor.
In addition to the financial report, the
council took up and disposed of forty or
fifty items Of detail in other affairs. Most
Of these We're routine concerning the va
rlous departments, such as sanitation, paw
ing, and notably. sidewalks and cross
walks.
The council reported favorably on ell
ordinances INTRODUCED at the previous
meeting concerning largely the laying of
permanent sidewalks and similar improve
ments. The ordinance defining assault
and battery was advanced TO second read
ing.
h of Library Board.
Bruce McCulloch, Mrs, c, L. Talbot and
Mrs. Josephine Carroll we're appointed
members of the library board. All OF
them have been serving in that capacity
already.
A resolution was passed requiring all
acquisitions for supplies not provided Tor
in the general contracts for supplies to
be listed and submitted as needed 90 the
finance COMMITTEES before being drawn
Several claims for damages wero re-
ferred to the city attorney for action.
A motion was made TO urge the sanitary
Inspector TO take up the proposition or a
better supply Of milk for South Omaha.
DimeuIt to Get Men.
The National Construction comany has
discovered that it is hard TO get men
for labor in the paving operations they
are now conducting. The city has been
unable TO hire men To work in the sun
at street work. This does not agree with
a recent statement that there were thou
sands Of men idle in South Oma"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-01
FOR HARTMAN LINES
Government Agents Working on Suit
to Disrupt Monster System.
VIOLATION OF LAW IS CHARGED
Chicago shippers Are Being Quizzed
for Evidence TO support Case
.csImiIsr 20 Northern Secur-
tiles Action.

cH@AGo, idly a.-The Record-Herald
today Hys; Special agents of the govern
nlent are in Chicago trying to collect evil
Gence to substantiate proceedings for the
disruption Of the Hartman system Of rail
roads upon the ground that the comblna-
ton is in violation Of the Sherman anti
trust. act.
For more than a week Ralph NJ. Nc
Kenzie. who did q great deal of the pre-
Iiminary work in the Investigation which
the Interstate commission made
into the affairs Of the Hartman roads,
has been industriously working among the
big shippers with a view TO ascertaining
how the Hartman combination has been
used, II used at all, to stifle competition
and restrain trade. on Special Agent
McKenzie's new calling list are all OF the
traffic men Of the big industries in the
city.
II is understood that the evidence is de
sired for use in connection with a suit to
be begun by the government, which will be
similar to the Northern Securities case,
which resulted In the disruption OF the
Hi roads so far as a holding company is
concerned.
The special agents work is directed to-
ward getting Information from the ship
peus with respect to conditions before the
combination OF the Union Pacific, the
Southern Pacific, the Oregon Short Line
and the Oregon Railroad and Navigation
company and a comparison between those
conditions and the conditions which exist
today. To the men upon whom he has
called, Mckenzie has not disclosed his pur-
pose further than TO say that he is trying
TO collect evidence for use In a suit to
disrupt the Hartman combination. 1t is
fully understood by the Department OF
Justice officials here that President Roose-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-01
DECISION IS EXPECTED SOON
Finding of Appellate Court in Com
stOck-RichHrds Case VIII Reach
Omaha In Few Days.

A decision in the ComstoCk and Richard
fraud case is expected TO be received
shortly from the circuit court Of appeals.
The case was tried in the United States
district court at Omaha IN the late fall
and early winter of 1906. The trial lasted
thirty days, resulting in the conviction Of
the accused, Will c. c, Jameson and
Aquilla Triplett of conspiracy to defraud
the government out Of a large tract of
public land by means Of false and ficti-
tious filings. Fines and Imprisonment in
the Douglas county jail for periods of from
six months to one year We're imposed
against the accused, The case was appealed
and the arguments were made early in
the present year before the circuit court
Of appeals.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-01
Eight Million Wheeling & Lake Erie
VIII He Met.

NEW YORK, July Sl.~-ArraEgements for
meeting the 100000 Of Wheeling & Lake
Erie railroad notes which fall due tomor-
row were completed today by Kuhn, Loeb
& Co, and Blair & Co., bankers, according
to an announcement made by the bankers.
1t was stated that no issue Of additional
security would be required uDder the plan,
but the consideration by which the Gould
road was enabled to meet the notes was not
made public. Neither would any Of the par
ties concerned In the transaction say
whether or not the destiny of any Gould
railroads was affected by the terms Of
the new agreement.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-01

Gregory, and In each OF the previous in
stances the new conditions did not last any
appreciate length Of time. To satisfy the
majority Of the refugees In this country
and 10 have them believe I'm the sincerity
Of the proclamation Of the sultan, we would
ask that the foreign powers represented Al
the Turkish capital, endorse the p~roclama-
ton and assure us Of their assistance In
the enactment Of IL.
The opponents Of the new government
are the younger Turks who have been
educated In the large colleges OF Europe,
many Of whom returned as professors in
the schools Of Asia Minor and implanted the
sesaPf dissatisfaction in the minds Of the
n Turks themselves continued Mr.,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-01

Gregory. The old style Of government
has been so rotten that It canEot be changed
in a day, week or a month, but II we Dr.
assured that the new conditions are 90
prevail there will be a great influx Of the
refugees into Turkey"
Mr.. Gregory Is a young man OF education,
being versatile i'm several languages. He
came 10 this country a few years ago and
attended the University Of Nebraska. He
was born In Tarsus, the birthplace Of Saint
Paul and. Ike the immortal apostle, he haF
has his Damascus, and is today a stout del
fender Of the faith that Is in him. He has
been In several massacres and IL deeply
inbued with certain convictions regarding
Turkey. His business Is daalinS - ruGS
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-01

1t is true that the packers are not work
ing as many men as could be worked IN
their plants, but no such thing as thou
sands of idle men exists.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-01
ARMENIAN DOUBTS SULTAN
with a Grain of saIt-FOurth
in undre Years.

The proclamation OF amnesty issued by
the sultan through the Turkish consul gem
eral in New York, Is taken by the local
Armenians with a grain Of salt. X. X.
Gregory and others OF his rae. In the city
are considerably skeptical as TO the sin
certify of the proclamation.
This is the fourth offer OF freedom
which has been issued by the Turkish gov
rnmen during the last century" said Mr..
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-01
Kills self and Two Children.

CRANSTON, r. l., July 3I.-Leonard
Hendricks, 81 years old. in the absence of
his wife in Hartford, Conn, killed himself
and his two little daughters. Anna. 5 years.
and Lille. 3 years. bv means OF gas. The
The bodies OF all three were found today
after a locked room had been broken INTO.
A note left for Mrs. Hendricks said: Good
bye, and expressed hope that she would
find a better husband.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-01

Sto.e
Open
ntil
10 p. m.
Satur-
day.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-01
Street car advertising.

Omaha Hotel Supply Co.
moved from S4 So, 18th 10 rooms 81 to 81
U. s. National bank building.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-01
Street car Advertising,

Omaha Hotel Supply Co.
moved from 94 So. 18th to rooms 81 to 81
L. 8. National bank building.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-01
Brush Uz,

Remper, Hemphm & buckingham.
Anything Of metal made Good as New ."
Owners. Omaha Silver Co. d4 So 18th 81
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-22
NOW HAS SERUM
TO CURE P|'AlRESIS
OHIO PHYSICIAN ANNOUNCES HE
HAS sUcCEssruILY TREATED
PATIENTS AFFLICTED WITH
THIS DREAD DISEASE.

MAssILON. O.. May 22.-In the
laboratory Of the Massilon State
hospital DR.. d. o'Brien today reit-
Grated q statement made by him be-
fore the American Medico- Psyche
logical associations convention ct
Cincinnati. that he had discovered
the germ of paresis. that sufficient
tests have been made to show that
the disease IL durable, and that he
has specific cases to point to % den
mite results.
Dr.. O'Brien does not believe Il
would be proper to make public the
names of persons whom he claims
the treatment has cured, but he
gives the specific cases Of repre-
sentative man of Washington who
was treated for the disease and a
again at work = cured man; civil
engineer Of prominence In Nash
Vile. Tenn, who II cured and q
work. besides number Of persons
In Ohio, who were brought to the
hospital with serious forms Of the
disease and cured. Others Who ars
now at the hospital under treatment
are showing marked progress to.
ward recovery.
DR.. O'Brien has at hand. In addi'
ton to his own statements and re-
ports from hospital authorities Il
regard to the successful treatment
Of paresis patients. photograph
which show the hysterical form o'
attack when brought to the Mas
silon State hospital and the pa
tients when discharged from thu
hospital as cured.
DR.. O'Brlen has conflned his worl
to living subjects; no pathological
investigation has been done soi
| postmortem subjects.
He now has germs in culture. On
OF the favorite forms of culture
/ is bouillon.
Acting on the theory that the dis
ease was similar to that of tuber
culosis or diphtheria--that a germ
might be found which might yie!'
to serum treatment---Dr. O'Brien be
gan his experiments by taking sc
rum from the spinal column Of liv
ing patients. With this he treate
dogs, rabbits and rats with result
which proved to him that the AMI
mails inoculated contracted well-de
veloped forms Of paresis. In tur
he used the treatment on huma
patients.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-22
STRIKERS Use
MORE DYNAMITE

CLEVELAND. O.. May "a car
on the East 105th street line was
blown up by dynamite last night
and few persons we're injured. The
car had just left a large load OF
passengers at a park and had pro-
ceeded only a few hundred feet
when 1t was blown from the tracks.
The front trucks of the car failed
to discharge the explosive. The rear
wheels set OF the bomb. The car
was blown to the sidewalk and cut
telegraph pole In two. The tele-
graph wires fell upon the trolley
wires, and there was dangerous
display of fire until the current wal
cut.
Patrolman Sands who was riding
upon the car, was thrown to thu
street. He was only slightly injur
ed. Quickly rising he discovered 8
man running from the scene of tn,
explosion and fired four shots. bu
levident'v the bullets did not touch
tie fleeing man.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-22
MURDERER
IS ARRESTED
WHOLESALE MURDERER IN
SOUTH BEND ARRESTED AFTER
HE HAD MADE ATTEMPT TO
KILL SEVENTH VICTIM.

SOUTH BEND. Ind, May 22.-
James Brimmingstall. aged 40, is
under arrest at Dowagiac, Mich,
charged with six murders The po-
lice say he has already confessed to
two and the authorities are conf
dent he will admit other crimes. The
arrest followed an alleged attempt
to make his wife the seventh vic
tim. She escaped and appealed to
the police.
The police say that he confessed
to killing a man in Kansas and after
10 years Imprisonment was releas-
ed and killed companion after
wards, for which he got three years
He gave no names, but the list OF
Brimmingstall's victims. according
to the officers. is: Man in Kansas
name unknown; railroad man II
Missouri, name unknown; two mer
sleeping, in Missouri, names un
known: David Hun at Dowiagiac II
June, 1907; Smith Hotium, Dowag
lac, in February. 1908.
1t Is alleged that he killed HUI
to obtain possession of propert!
which had been decided to Brim
mingstall under the condition tina
he care for Huff for the rest of hi
life. Hotium's body was found fro
zen In the ice in a nearby strean
at Monroe, Mich. Several circum
stances conected Brimmingstall witt
the crime.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-22
Publicity Contribution Bill.

WASHINGTON, May 22.-Under
motion to suspend the rules today
the house took up the bill to require
publicity of campaign contributions.
The bill passed the house by a
vote of 100 to 125. with the Crum-
packer amendment added. The
amendment would have the effect of
reducing the congressional repre-
sentation in all Southern states. 1t
is believed that the bill will not
pass the senate.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-22
mot GUILTY"
SAYS mae WOOD
ALLEGED WIFE OF SENATOR
PLATT SAYS SHE VIII "R0T"
IN JAIL RATHER THAN CON.
FESS TO INDICTMENT.

NEW YORK, May 22.-Mae Wood
is still in Jail today. Apparently no
effort is being made to procure bail.
The district attorney will present
the case to the grand jury, and II
indicted she will be placed on trial.
Miss Wood seems unperturbed and
declares she still is Platt's wife and
that as long as Platt Is alive she
will fight for her rights. She de-
clared before she pleads guilty to
any indictment found against her
she will "rot first"
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-22
GRAND JURY
INDICT LAMPHERE
NEW DEVELOPMENTS m LA
PORTE MURDER MYSTERY
FIND SKULL AND SEARCHING
FOR BODY.

LA PORTE. May 22.-The grand
jury has returned seven indictments
against Ray Lamphere, one each for
the murder OF Mrs. Belle Guinness,
Philip Guinness, Lucy Sorenson.
Myrtle Sorenson, destroying the
Guinness home. one for arson, ona
for murder of Andrew Helgelin,
one for being an accessory in assist
ing Mrs. Gunnes in the murder OF
Helgelin.
The authorities have resumed the
search on the Guinness farm for
more bodies. This afternoon exca-
vators found human skull In the
cesspool at the Guinness farm. Search
for the remainder of the body Is
progressing.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-22
SEATTLE AWAITS FLEET
.00. With warm WELCOME
CITY GAY WITH DECORATIONS AND RAPIDLY FILLING WITH
VISITORS, WHO ARE GATHERING TO TAKE PART IN THE
FOUR DAYS FESTIVITIES GIVEN IN HONOR OF THE BATTLE
SHIP SQUADRON

SEATTLE, Wash, May 22.-Se-
attle is awaiting the arrival of the
Atlantic battleship feet in eager ex-
pectancy. The city is already fill-
ing with visitors, the streets are gay
with flags and bunting and the city
ofiicials are awaiting the signal to
steam out into Elliott bay to present
the golden key, emblematic of the
freedom of the city, to Admiral
Sperry, who will receive the token
in behalf Of the officers and men Of
the fleet. The arrival of the ships
Is expected at an early hour tomor-
row afternoon.
The reception and entertainment
committee of the Chamber of Com
merce, which has in hand the pro-
gram of entertainment. has complet-
ed its plans on an elaborate scale
After the oficial greeting o. the
ships on their arrival tomorrow aft
ernoon. there will be grand pa
rade in the harbor Of hundreds oi
vessels containing public and pri-
vate parties out to see and partici.
pate in the review.
A big reception to the officers will
be given tomorrow night at the New
Washington hotel, one Of the largest
and most magnificent hostelries or
the Pacific coast. The first floor o1
the big building will be lavishly
decorated and several bands viii
furnish concert and dancing music
An; elaborate supper will be served
The officers will be taken for ar
automobile trip to Snoqualmie FALL
Sunday afternoon and a champagne
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-22
BoRAH NAY SUCCEED HEPBURN
Senior Senator Does Not Care to Be
Committeeman.

BOISE, May ga special from
Washington to the Boise Statesman
says Senator Hepburn will not be q
candidate for reelection as national
committeeman from Idaho. His sue
cessor will be chosen at Chicago BY
the Idaho delegates to the national
convention. When they come to
make the selection they will be In
formed by Hepburn that he does not
desire reelection. Hyburn says he
is in favor of the selection Of Sena-
tor Borah and Borah Is willing to
accept.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-22
BANK INSURANCE
FIRST TESTED
DEPOsTTORS ARE PAID IN FULL
WITHIN AN HOUR AFTER
BANK FAILURE AND CHECK
ING UP BY EXAMINER.

GUTHRIE, Okla, May a.
Within one hour of the time H. H.
Smock, Oklahoma banking commits
sioner. had taken charge of the In
ternational Bank OF Colgate, he had
authority to pay the depositors in
full, though the banks cash and
available funds in other banks fell
$4,000 short of the total amount
of deposits.
The commissioner was enabled to
do this under the operation of the
new banking law and this is the
first time it has been called into use
Commissioner Smock took charge
of the bank for alleged gross viola
tions Of the banking laws and mott
fed the banking board at once.
Gov. Haskell, president of the
board, Immediately authorized the
payment of depositors in full. and
payment began.
The amount of deposits is $3S,
900. The bank has $4,000 on hant
and $1,000 deposited in the othel
banks. When the cash was exhaust
ed the commissioner drew check
upon the state guaranty fund.
Under the operation of the guar
antee banking law in Oklahoma, I
tax of / per cent is levied upon th'
available annual deposits Of all stat
banks and the money thus raised 4
used in payment in full of all depos
itors Of an insolvent state banl
after the funds have been exhausted
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-22

luncheon will be served In a big
tent. Monday afternoon the sailors
and public will be entertained al
athletic sports of every description
and a grand barbecue at Woodland
park. Scores Of cooks will be on
hand to prepare the dinner. The
cooking will be started the night be-
fore. and the bluejackets will bt
given an elaborate feast. Four bull
locks and several dozen sheep and
hogs will be roasted and served with
accompanying side dishes. Monday
afternoon and evening the oficer'
will be entertained at the Rainier
club.
Tuesday morning Is the time flxet
for the great land parade. In which
$4,000 men are expected to be II
line. Tuesday afternoon will b.
marked by the presentation of sil
yer loving cup to Admiral Sperr,
by the fraternal organizations o.
the city and state. Aquatic sports
theator parties. vaudeville enter
tainments and smokers will alst
form a part of Tuesdays program
The railroad men estimate tina
that they will bring at least 100.00t
visitors into the city during the sta!
OF the feet here. Special trains have
been provided for parties from Spo
kane, Walla Walla. Portland. Van
couver. Boise and other citie
throughout the Pacific Northwest
Hotels and restaurants have mad
unusual preparations for the event
and all have agreed to refrain from
raising prices.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-22
Big Liner
BEATS RECORD

NEW YORK, May 22.-The
steamer Lusitania arrived here to-
Gay, having broken the transatlan-
tic record over the long course held
by the Mauretania by three hours
thirty-seven minutes. The time is
Tour days. twenty hours and twenty
TWO minutes. The average sped was
24.S3 knots.