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Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-21
PICK CHANLER TO
DEFEAT HUGHES
NEW YORK PROBABLY WON
FOR DEMOCRAT
Believed in Gotham That Governor
Will Be Beaten and That Bryan
Will Carry the
State
re,ec,a, to The Herald. ]

NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-Democratic
leaders in this city declare there Is now
hardly q doubt that Lewis S. Chanler
the Democratic nominee, will be elect
ed governor of the state over Charles
e. Hughes, who is seeking reelection
The Chanler movement is SO strong
that conservative politicians admit he
has a much better chance of election
than has Hughes.
The New York Worlds recent ballot
showed Chanler far in the lead and his
election is claimed by the Democratic
leaders as certainty.
Democratic Chairman Albert M. Nor
ton and several brokerage offices in
Los Angeles yesterday received tele-
grams on the eastern political situa-
ton, which were promptly bulletined
at headquarters in the Fay building.
One of the kilograms over Hutton &
Co.'S wires reads:
1.-THE New York Herald and World
think Chanler will be elected and that
Bryan is growing in New York state,
which they think will play an impor-
tant figure in the election"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-21
GREAT FOREST FIRES RAGE
IN PENNSYLvANIA'S HILLS
Alarming Reports Received from Ale.
eheny Mountain Regions-Hun-
dreds Fight FIames-Drouth
Increases Fuel

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. 2O.-From
nearly every mountainous section of
Pennsylvania come reports of forest
and brush fires, the flames In some in
stances endangering villages. Hun
dreds of citizens are fighting the flames.
The drouth has dried the leaves and
trees and they are making easy fuel for
the flames.
The fires through the Allegheny
mountains are spreading rapidly and
conditions there are reported alarming.
The eastern slope of the mountains IS
ablaze for several miles and number
of villages are threatened.
There Is practically a water famine
in this district and smoke hangs like
a pail over miles of territory.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-21
A Newspaper,
Not a Department Store

TTy HE NEWS and EDITORIAL columns of a newspaper
either make unnaake that papers popularity. If the
n presented without prejudice and the editorials
written with due regard for the publcs welfare there
is then difficulty in circulating the paper If the
is READ and PROPERLY CIRCULATED there is
sequent thrush of ADVERTISING, which in itself is va-
able matter.
This particular copy of The Herald commended the
attention of its subscribers discover whether these
success it, If the here unbiased
uncolored if the editorial page fair with full consdera-
ton for the veal of Los Angeles and the surrounding cities
if you many thousands of Others adding its list
of subscribers daily hen with the marked gain its adver
tsing columns the three elements of combined
in The Los Angeles Herald.
The Herald enjoyed the largest gain in circulation dur
ing September of any Los Angeles newspaper Two thou
hundred and hirtyseven subscribers
secured wholly because The Herald is good newspaper
Neither dishes, lamps frying pans employed
bring about that splendid record.
The public is paying 40 cents month for The Herald
because it is good newspaper they not paying
because they MUST in order patent flat iron
or other merchandise
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-21
SUPPOSEDLY POOR WOMAN
DIES, LEAVING A FORTUNE
Search of Home Reveals to Her Chill
dren Bank Books Showing $4,000
on Deposit in San Jose
Banks

SAN JOSE, Oct. 2O.-The son and
three daughters of Jane Kanavan, a
supposedly poor woman who some
months ago died at her humble home
at 7S1 South First street, recently dis
covered in an unfrequented part of the
house two old bank books, one in the
name of Mary Can, showing balance
of $13,500 in a local bank and the other
in the name of Mary Riley, showing a
balance of $1400 in the Hibernia bank
of San Francisco.
Investigation showed that Mrs.
Kanavan was the depositor and that
both balances belonged to her. The
banks are prepared to pay over the
money to the estate.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-21
ENVOY SEIZED
BY AUSTRIANS;
SERvIA ANGRY
ARREST OF MONTENEGRO
REvIvES WAR SCARE
GENDARMEs SUBJECT DIPLOMAT
TO GRAVE INDIoNlTY
King Peters Subjects Greatly Excited
Over Outrage at Agram-CroWd
Curses Austria and Makes
Hero of General
Try Associated Press.

II BLGRADE, Oct. 20.-M. Vupolics,
II an official of Montenegro who
~ left Cettinje three days ago for
this city on special mission to the
Servian government arrived here to-
day at noon, after an extraordinary ex-
perienGe at Agram, where he was ar
rested by Austro- Hungarian officials
and detained for several hours.
In an interview the general said:
"On my arrival at Agram gendarmes
entered by car, dragged me out ana
took me to the prefecture of police.
1 was then searched and my purse and
papers-in fact, everything / had-was
taken from me.
my baggage also was completely
ransacked. / gave the gendarmerie my
name and explained my status as a
special envoy of King Peter.
Il showed also the passport and safe
conduct given me at the Austro- Hun
garian legation at Cettinje, but all to
no avail.
ultimately I was permitted to send
a telegram to Baron Won Aehrenthal,
the Austro-H Hungarian minister of for
eign affairs, complaining of the treat
ment accorded me, which was a viola
ton of international usage.
Release Finally Ordered
after considerable delay an order
arrived from Vienna instructing the
police to release me, and this was done.
ST was detained at the police station
for seven hours, and as lost my train
connection my journey was delayed
altogether fourteen hours"
This occurrence has aroused again a
bitter feeling toward Austria a-Hungary
on the part of the Servians, and the
people are greatly excited.
Gen. Vupolics is the hero of the mo-
ment in Belgrade. A great crowd OF
students and others gathered in front
of his hotel this afternoon, and when
the general entered his carriage to
drive to the palace the students unhar-
messed the horses and dragged the We
hicle through the streets themselves.
In the meanwhile the mob shouted its
approval of King Peter and Prince
Nicholas, and cursed Austria.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-21
Morse Ice Pool Exposed

NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-Evidence was
introduced at the joint trial of Charles
w. Morse financier, and Alfred H.
Curtis, former president of the defunct
National Bank of North America, who
are charged with conspiracy and viola
tion of the national banking laws,
which made it appear that in the
eighteen months between June, 1906, and
November, 1907. the Morse lice pool
so known in financial circles-bought
and sold stock of the American Ice
company through fifty-nine brokers
and opened 107 accounts, slightly differ
entiated as to names, and that the pool
brokers earned commissions during that
period of more than $1,000,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-21
Montana stockman Murdered

KALISPELL, Mont, Oct. 2O.-Clar-
ence Cromwell. prominent stockmar
living on the edge of the Flathead In
dian reservation, was killed last night
by his brother-in-law, Frank Master
son. From the meager reports re-
ceived it appears that Cromwell entered
Masterson's bedroom and drew gun
Masterson struggled with Cromwell,
and securing the weapon crushed Crom-
wells skull with the stock.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-21
JEWELER SHOT DEAD
ENTERING HIS HOME
Portland Man Murdered by Highway
man and Body Robbed of $3.50
Diamond Ring-No
= Shot Heard
TBy Associated Press

PORTLAND. Ore, Oct. 20.-H. T.
Butterworth, jeweler of st. John, a
suburb of Portland, was shot dead to-
night about o'clock as he was enter
ing his residence, by highwayman.
Butterworth's family heard him fall
but did not hear the shot.
When they went to the door to see
what had happened they found the
jeweler dead and a diamond ring val
ued at $3.50 missing from his finger.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-21
suloidaI Attempt sueceeds

SAN RAFAEL. Oct. 800. M. Hart
zell of Pittsburg. said to have been
connected with the Carnegie steel in
terests of that city, who shot himself
through the head with suicidal intent
in his room at Hotel Rafael here yes
terday, succumbed to his wound today.
Grief over the death of his wife is
thought to have been the reason for
Hartzelps suicide.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-21
Daring DayIiqht Robbery

light robbery occurred at Halstead
street and Washington boulevard today
when II. p Stevenson was beaten into
insensibility by two highwaymen, who
then escaped with satchel' in which
Stevenson was carrying $4,000 to the
bank
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-21
BANKERS FACE
FRAUD CHARGE
SENSATIONAL ACCUSATION IN
SAN FRANCISCO
Stockholders Allege Large Sums Were
Loaned to Dummy Concerns.
Other Equally Grave Conn
plants included
IRu Associated Press.1

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20.-Sensa-
tional charges of irregular banking
methods are made against Thomas
Prather, Edison F. Adams and John c.
Adams, formerly officials of the Union
National bank of Oakland, in COM
plaint filed with the federal circuit
court, the contents of which were made
public today.
The signers of the complaint are
Mary J. Huff, Theresa Calvert and e.
d. Block, stockholders in the bank. The
bank is named as codefendant.
1t is charged that Prather, who was
president of the bank at the time of
the operations complained of, and the
Adams brothers, who are related to him
by marriage, obtained great sums of
money from the bank for use in their
own financial schemes by granting
loans to certain corporations which
were really dummy concerns.
The complaint alleges the aggregate
amount thus obtained was $3.50, 720, and
that the bank never received any share
aside from a nominal interest in the
profit of the deals entered into in this
manner.
Power Permitted Acts
Charging t at their domination of the
board of q rectors of the bank per-
mitted the to handle the funds of the
1nstftut1oy as they pleased, the COM
plaint df iares that Prather loaned to
the Cali jrnia Bridge and Construction
compar1 $17S,943 to enable that con-
cern t, complete contract for the
government of Salvador for which the
company received $350,000 worth of
bonds from Salvador; the bank receiv-
ing only bonds the face value of which
equaled the amount of the loan.
The complaint goes on to declare that
the loan in itself was hazardous and
precarious," and insufficiently secured
also that it was made in violation of
the federal statutes and for the purpose
of making a personal profit for Pra-
ther and the Adams brothers. who,
it is charged, were cognizant of the ma
ture of the loan and shared in the
porfits.
After making other charges of an
equally grave nature, the complaint
winds up with a list of twenty-nine
questions relating to the handling of
the affairs of the bank, which it is
asked that the defendants be compelled
to answer.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-21
Fatal Shooting in Phoenix

PHOENIX, Oct. 20-Between and
10 o'clock tonight, Richard Fletcher,
better known over the west as Pom
padour Dick" probably fatally shot
Tom Clark in an alley between the
Hoffman saloon and Gass Bros. chop
house, opposite a side door to the sa-
loon.
Fletcher gave himself up. He is
manager of the Hoffman saloon, Clark
was professional gambler, when that
business was legal in Arizona and
since then has been proprietor of the
pool tables in the Anheuser saloon.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-21
Land Drawing Continues

DALLAS, S. D., Oct. 2O.-Up to late
this afternoon several thousand names
had been drawn in the land allotment
here, and the task will not be finished
for several days. After the first 5000
names have been disposed of the draw
ing will continue until every person
registered is assigned a number.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-21
Pawnbroker,s Slayer Sentenced

the murder of Nathan Wolff, pawn
broker, the night of May 1, in this
city, was today sentenced to fifteen
years Imprisonment and fine of $1,000.
His attorneys gave formal notice of APP
peal.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-21
Plttsburq Ranker Indloted

PITTSBURG, Oct. 2O.-Three indict-
ments were returned this afternoon by
the federal grand jury against William
Montgomery, former cashier of the Al
legheny National bcnk, which failed
for over $1,O0o,000 recently. Since the
failure Montgomery has been In Hall.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-21
Contributions Announced

NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-The Demo-
cratic national committee today gave
out list of contributions of sums re-
ceived at the New York headquarters
on October II and 10. Treasurer Rid
der stated the campaign funds now
amount to about 100000. Tammany
Hall is credited with giving $4,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-21
INDIAN CHIEF BURlES
WIFE; WHITE MEN ARE
BARRED FROM FUNERAL

o REDDING, Cal, Oct. 20.--Annie 9
8 Wallace, wife of an Indian chief of g
8 the same name, was buried today at g
q Ono. g
g The chief would allow no white :.
@ man to attend the funeral, which was 9
@ conducted Indian fashion. 6
g He bought the most expensive cas- g
o ket in Shasta county for the burial g
@ and paid for 1t In gold dust 6
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-21
Leo rolstoi Sends rhanks

ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. 20.-Count
Leo Tolstoi has addressed an open lot
ter of thanks to all who congratulated
him last month on his eightieth birth
day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-21

Ladies' Black Cotton Hose, o.
good quality at per pair. $500. o.
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New patterns in the very best I'M
quality of yard wide Silkolenes VI
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Ladies' Embroidered Protection ~
Collars worth up to 15c, for. III
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1Oc English flanneletts and out o.
ing flannel, 1st quality, choice pats o.
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Best quality Apron Check A1o
Bingham, fast colors, good style { ~
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500 yards good quality L L A1o
Muslin, full yard wide, per yard ~
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Is pcs Staple Calico in blue, 03Ao
red, brown and small checks, yd u ~
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-07-09
o. A. K. LEAGUE QUITS.
Muskogee and BartlesviIIe, the Lead
ers, Couldn't Agree.

Muskogee, Ok, July 6.-With the
Muskogee team in the Oklahoma, Ar
kansas, Kansas League refusing to go
to Bartlesville to play and the Bartles-
vile team declining to play games
scheduled at Muskogee, the league has
in all probability come to an ignomi
nous end There are three games to
play to end the first section Of a
double ointed session and the Musko-
gee and partlesville teams are tied
for first place in the league standing,
each having won Al and lost rs
games. Both towns claimed the honor
of being the battle-ground for the final
struggle and big preparations were
made for the contest with Muskogee
chosen as the scene. At the last min
ute the Bartlesville team refused to
carry out the plan. All six of the
teams are in bad shape financially
and 1t is probable that the players will
go to the other leagues, several find
ing berths in the Western Association.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-07-09
CLAYTON Permanent Chairman.

Denver, Col, July S.--The committee
on permanent organization met Tues
day afternoon and on motion Of Gov,
Folk Of Missouri, selected Henry D.
Clayton Of Alabama, as permanent
chairman of the convention. For the
other officers the temporary selections
were made permanent, with the add
tion Of E. Y. Mitchell Of Missouri who
was named as an assistant secretary.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-07-09

! funny antics, and the children Of the
city simply went wild over them. See
ing that the "Teddies" attracted such
wide attention In their own native
state. the management Of the road
decided to send them on a tour Of the
country, exhibiting them in the larger.
cities.
So late In the month Of May the
babies, each weighing about nine
pounds, started East. Their only stop
between Denver and New York was ct
Washington, D. c., where they romped
on the White House lawn to the edi-
fication OF the Roosevelt family. Then
they jonrneyed on to New York City,
and for nine days occupied the big
one-story glass "cow catcher" Of the
Flatiron building, Fifth avenue and
Twenty-third street Their next stand
was in the big show window Of John.
Wannamaker's store In Philadelphia.
From the city of Quakers they went to
Pittsburg, where they spent week in
the Joseph Horne store window at
Fifth and Penn streets Then to Chi
cago, where they were entertained by
the Press Club. which gave recep-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-07-09
A SHORT SESSION
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL coNvEN
TON ORGANIZES AND Ap.
y JoURNs FOR THE DAY.
BELL CREATES ENTHUSIASM
Temporary Chairman Warmly Re.
celved BY Dslegstss and Heartily
Applaudsd- -Ex.President
Cleveland Eulouized.

Convention Hall, Denver, July a.
The Democratic national convention
which Il 70 nominate candidates Ia
oppose William H. Taft and James 8.
sherman, nominated four weeks ago
in Chicago. met at noon Tuesday IN
Denver's new hall. The first demon
stration Of the day came ave minutes
after the call to order when q big ban
ner bearing the picture OF Mr. Bryan
was carried into the hall. The cheer
ing lasted some minutes.
The convention was called to order
BY Thomas Taggart Of Indiana, chair.
man Of the Democratic national com
mittee. ess S
The opening prayer was made by
Rt. Rev. James J. Keane. archbishop
OF Wyoming, and after q short inter.
val Urey Woodson Of Kentucky. sec
rotary Of the national committee, read
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-07-09

the hills north of Glenwood Springs,
bent on bear hunt. With their pack
of hounds trained to the game, their
hunt was successful one. Returning
to the camp one evening, they heard
the hounds barking In a manner indi-
eating that something was at bay, or
''treed." Fastening to the spot, the
hunters saw what they at first be-
lieved to three baby Kittens high up
In the branches Of a spreading Quaking
asp tree. Closer inspection, however,
revealed the fact that the animals were
three baby bears, SO small that the
hunters maryeled at their ability to
climb q tree. The little fellows were
terribly frightened. and chung to the,
branches for dear life. Carefully the
hunters prepared sacks and ropes and
soon the trio Of bruins were being car
ried to Glenwood Springs. where they
were treated to a suinptuous dinner Of
warm milk. In a remarkably short
time, seeing that their captors meant
no harm to them, the little fellows be-
came as tame as kittens!
CHI. Speers, general passenger agent
Of the Colorado Midland railway, along
the line Of which Glenwood Springs
IL located, heard Of the cubs and sent a
man post haste to buy them. The own
were willing to part with them for q
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-07-09
Il LOOKS LIKE HlFCagOGE
REPUBLICAN cHAIRMANsHIP MAT.
TER ALL BUT SETTLED.
Indications Psint 70 Only Brief SEE
sIoh 81 Conference At Hot
i Springs, Va. M

Hot Springs, Va, July S.--The execu
tive committee Of the Republican ma
tional committee will meet herr
Wednesday and from present indica
tons there will only be brief Bes
sion, at which Frank H. Hitchcock will
be elected chairman and Representa-
tive Mckinley OF Illinois win be made
treasurer Of the national committee.
Senator Hemenway and Representa-.
tive Watson of Indiana, representing
the Fairbanks section; Representative
Mckinley Of Illinois, who had charge
Of the Cannon campaign, and Repre-
sentative Burke Of Pennsylvania, who
represented the Knox candidacy, say
that they have no objections TO Hitch.
cock.
In the case o. Mr.. Mckinley there
is but one sentiment, and I'll I Is n his
.avor. Tor the Office of treassssr. Mr.
'!cKipley has long been cousiGerd for
the treasurership, but as HI is tr as
arer of the congressional CON slirsee,
ID was for some tine suL! "a the
opposition to having him III II that
work would operate against his Sc
lection. But that objection mas been
overcome by the proposition that he
should be treasurer of both commit
.ses. 1t is said to be desirable to
bring the committees In closer rela-
tionship and that single treasurer
would be in line with that policy.
Mr.. Taft spent the entire afternoon
Tuesday In a series Of conferences.
First Representative Burke Of Penn
sylvania had long talk with him and
hen Senator Hemenway and Repre-
sentative Watson were closeted with |
lin for two hours. Finally Powell |
Clayton, national committeeman for
Arkansas, and a member of the execu.
i've committee, and Richard G. Kerens
alked with him. At the end Of these
conferences Mr.. Taft mounted his
lack horse and with Frank B. KEEL
ogg, rode up the mountain side, just
s a storm burst forth and torrents
4 rain came down.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-07-09
Found nodle. y Elood vIotIn,a.

Lincoln, Neb., July S.-Three bodies
were recovered Tuesday, as the floods
receded. They were those Of John
Nelson, a milk man, and William and
John Amen, the latter two aged re-
spectiyely IA and 10 years. At least
two other children are known to have
lost their lives, but their names are
not known. Following house to
house search, the coroner Tuesday
states he believes several others were
drowned. placing the list as high as 10.
He has begun to drag the salt creek
bottoms In the hope Of being able to
find the bodies Of other victims.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-07-09

the call for the convention.
The committee on rules made til
report and the officers Of the conven.
vention we're announced, as follows.
Temporary Chairman-Theodore A.
Bell, California.
General Secretary-Urey Woodson,
Kentucky.
4 Assistant General Secretary Edwin
Seton, Washington, d. G.
Sergeant-at-Arms--Joh !. Martin,
Missouri.
Chief Assistant Sargeant-at-Arms--
j. @. Fem, Indiana.
Chaplain for Opening Day-Rt Rev.
James j. Keane, archbishop of Wyo
ming.
Chief Doorkeeper-Eugene W. Sui.
Ivan. Illinois.
Parliamentarian--H. D. Crutchheld,
Kentucky.
Oficial Stenographer-M. W. Blum
berg, Washington. D. @.
Chairman Taggart appointed Gov.
Blanchard Of Louisiana, Lieut.. Gov.
Ellyson Of Virginia and Representa-,
tive Ollie James OF Kentucky as a
committee Of three to escort TEN.
porary Chairman Bell to the speakers
rostrum.
Gentlemen Of the convention" said
Mr.. Taggart as the committee Of
three appeared on the platform with
Chairman Bell. Il take pleasure in
Introducing to you your temporary
chairman, Theodore A. Bell" a.fi
A shout Of applause greeted the
words Of the chairman, and as the
temporary chairman advanced to the
front to deliver his address, the cheers
were redoubled.
The delegates were prone to ap
plaud from the utteranee Of Bells
nrst sentence. His manner of deliv
cry lent emphasis to his points and
there was spontaneous handclapping
n the conclusion Of each OF his grace.
fully rounded periods. Galleries, too,
apined literally In the applause be.
slowed upon the speaker.
Cheers mingled in the outburst Of
apblanse when Mr.. Bell asserted that
The Democratic party would always
stand unaherably opposed to monop.
oily Of production.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Bells
speech 4 resolution euloglstic Of ex.
President Cleveland was read and
adopted and the convention adjourned
Until Wednesday.