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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-02

OAKLAND, Sept. 2.-The $4,000
residence of Harry w. Bishop,
famous Piedmont landmark, was to-
tally destroyed by mysterious
fire that started in the attic early
this morning. No effort was made
to extinguish the fire.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-02
FAMILY TROUBLE SUICIDE

'SHEAATLE, Sept. as. A. Keg-
ley, proprietor of store at
Georgetown, committed suicide
early today by shooting. Family
trouble is the supposed cause.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-02

council. The concrete estimate is
$74 900, leaving not a great deal of
difference.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-02

September Is Is the date set for
the completion, to the last detail.
of the new quarters for juvenile
offenders and the officials In
charge.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-02

The Press, rs cents a month.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-24
Davenport Water
Filters

Use a Davenport Water Filter and be
sure of absolutely pure water all the
time We offer for tomorrow 3-gallon
size at $3.50.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-24

But worse than the dormitories is
"bartolinas de abajo"-the grewsome
black, insect-infested and rat-ridden
dungeons that lie down in the ground
under the dormitories, where May
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-24

cent eirl-modest and beloved by al
who knew her; yet this girl. whose OF
Tense was never proved ana VINO 70
held on the mere suspicion OF peins
s'conspirator." has been subjected TO az
the insults, aspersions and blackguaIus
ism of which the Iow-lived guards anu
hirelings of the dirty prison are capa-
BILE.
In this same department have been
such women ais Sonora Juana b. Gu
tierrez de MENDOZA and Senorita Eiisa,
Accunca rosetta, who were EDITORS VI
the kindergarten paper, Vesper, anu
hailed into court for libel and renamed
to jail for four months. These women
were all treated like the men.
He who energies from Belem priso,,
after three months incarceration -
often more of an animal than a man:
That such an institute can be toierate9a
In any part of the so-called civlilzeu
world, whether in Mexico or Europe, -
almost incredible. Surely, IL the Ameri-
can people knew of the real facts, there
would arise such protest tnat Diae
would be compelled to improve II. II
cannot be that the conditions which op-
tain in Mexico will long be tolerated.
There must be an awakening something;
and these poor wretches who are taxed
to death, while the richer classes are
assessed at but trihing percentage ol
their possessions, learn that they are
humans and as such entitled to hu-
name treatment. there will be revolu-
ton indeed--not In name, but In fact.
and even the hired tools of Diaz, ana
all his leeches and masters and paid
assassins, will not be able to. prevent II:
1t would require volumes to tell OIL
the horrible prisons and actual conui-
lions political and social and indus
trial, which prevail In Mexico. | can
only hope to arouse slight interest, SO
that you may Investigate and learn the
facts from other sources.
Los Angeles, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-24
WEEK END NEWS
LEADING HOTELS

At the Hotel Maryland. Pasadena,
which keeps open the year round,
guests are constantly arriving. and al
though the winter tourists have left for
the east now that spring has mollihed
the rigors Of the eastern climate, yet
the summer visitors to Southern Cali
fornia are gathering under the Mary
lands hospitable roof. Manager Lin
nard has plans for the entertainment
and comfort of his guests during the
coming months which VII serve 10 Keep
up the reputation of that well known
establishment OF the crown CITY.
Al the Hotel Virginia, at Long Beach,
the handsome new structure but re-
Gently opened, where the officers OF the
great battleship feet gathered at many
3 brilliant social function, the crowds
are gathering constantly, and the sum-
mer season promises to be most busy
one,
The Knights of Pythias are making
this hotel their social headquarters, ana
last Thursday 200 people attended the
banquet and reception given by the
knights at this hotel.
ID. M. Linnard gave an elaborate
luncheon last Tuesday at the virginia
10 the Pasadena chamber of commerce,
the guest of honor being former Secre-
tary of the Treasury Lyman J. Gage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Rogers OF Los An
peIes rode to Long Beach IN their auto
mobile last Thursday and enjoyed a
visit at the Virginia.
Mrs. Hattie Pierce of San Antonio,
Tex, has engaged apartments at tho
Virginia for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Garland, maid
and two children, have secured apart
ments at the Virginia for the summer
season.
Mrs. r. r. Cooper and the Misses
Cooper. prominent In Denver society,"
have decided to spend the summer at
the Virginia. Mr.. Cooper is one OF the
iessees of the Hotel LaEkershim, Los
Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-24

rats and fighting the awful vermin
which here are more numerous than
above. and hourly praying for death.
This is where prisoners are kept In
communicated" 1t may sound startling,
but II is true, that over 500 newspaper
mon and political prisoners have been
stuffed away into these "incommuni-
cado'' dungeons, where the light OF
day has never penetrated. Among the
able men--and good men--who have all
but met death from the fortunes OF
this abominable place. have been such
scholars as Juan Sarabia, well known
to Los Angeles people. and FREDERICK
Perez Fernandez, Santiago de la Hoe.
ALFONSO Cravioto, Jesus Martinez Car
rion! DR.. Juan de la Pena. Ricardo
Flores Magon, all of them editors OF
Mexican papers that sought to awake
the people to their duties as citizens
of the what-might-be-a "a great republic
OF Mexico. But there have been scores
of others, less prominent.
D. Jesus Martinez Carton, the most
notable Mexican caricaturist. who was
editor of Gel Colmillo Publica," was
kept In one of those subterranean holes
for several months, and was a wreck
when he emerged. AS one of the cruel
ties frequently practiced in this dun
geon of horrors, the officers of the
succeeded. Knowing that his eyes
We're weak from long years of study
and writing, they kept him down In
the blackness of an underground cell
and once a day led him into the glar-
ing MONDAY light. which, of course, de-
prived him of his sight.
Here, also, this able patriot became
victim of the white plague. Con-
sumption, bred among the other death
germs of the neither cells fastened
it's tentacies upon him, and only when
death lowered over him was he taken
out to the government hospital where
he died.
DIR. Juan de la Pena, a writer of
rare ability, was associated with Mar
tinez Carton, and also died of the
dread disease being taken to the hos
pital only at the last moment
There are today, in Belem. about
fifty political prisoners charged with
Conspiracy" Mexican word in which
in the lexicon of Diaz signifies dissent
from his despotism.
There is only one thing recognized at
Belem, and that is sex. They have set
aside dirty and nauseating chamber
for female prisoners, where there now
Is imprisoned Senorita Modesto Abas-
cal, who has been subject to every con-
ceivable inhuman treatment since her
imprisonment. She was a pure. tnno-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-24

I love Mexico; my heart throbs with
sympathy and hope for the millions of
struggling humans in this tyrannical
so-called republic" of Diaz. Every
tree and river, every peak and canyon,
is dear to me as possibly they could
be. But they belong to Diaz. He Is
the tool of the rich-many of them
Americans-who buy us for a song and
get our lives and labor and throw us
into prison or the grave, If we protest
against it.
Many Americans are back of Diaz.
Scores of your American millionaires
control his policy. He is a catspaw
president, who has rapidly sought to
develop the rich resources of Mexico
and for a rats share allow them TO
be monopolized by Americans and for
eigners. 1 am not blaming the Ameri-
cans or others. l am blaming only
the base, selfish, greedy inhuman au-
tocrat-Diaz. Mexico Is his land-it
is not ours. If we criticise Diaz, we
forfeit Mexico. We must flee, or be
buried. Is this republicanism? Is 1t
justice?
You, who are Americans-who love
life, liberty and the pursuit of hap
piness, which your constitution has
pledged you-what would you do II
you were Mexicans and were forbidden
to criticise the methods of a man who
you knew was robbing your people, al
lowing tens of thousands to grow up
in savage ignorance, giving your rich
mines and agricultural lands to for
eigners? Would you not squirm-a
little?
I-we-all Of us-love our institutes
our government, when they are right
and equitable, and our laws; but we
ask that they be right and true to
fnfnnfinn
of pen and press, and the right to criti-
else and suggest. Denied this right,
we do as all patriots have done under
all despots in all ages and In all lands
we procure our guns and organize in
secret for the day when, like great
giant, we shall rise up and put to
flight the tyrant who defied us.
Belem prison is no worse than many
other Institutes in Mexico, am told,
yet 1 cannot realize how this Is pos
sible. In Belem there is no soap with
which prisoners can wash. The gov
eminent gives them no clothes, and
when the suits wear out they have on
when imprisoned, they must go with
out, If friends do not come to their
rescue.
Ragged, dirty, eaten by vermin and
reeking with the filth and moisture
and odors of the dormitories, these
men will have to resort to a great in
tellectual effort to conceive any ortho-
dox hell more horrible or repugnant
than this is.
Rat-Infested Dungeons
But worse than the dormitories Is
"bartolinas de abajo"-the grewsome
black insect-infested and rat-ridden
dungeons that lie down in the ground
under the dormitories, where May
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-24
HELD FOR AssAULTlNo
sWEErHEART's sTEPFATHER

Jesse Mcintosh, negro, was ar
raigned before Justice Austin yester-
day charged with assault and battery
upon John Leonard. His examination
was set for Tuesday afternoon.
Leonard alleges the defendant struck
him with gas pipe, breaking two
bones In his right hand, cutting deep
cash in his forehead.
McIntosh's attentions to Leonardo
stepdaughter caused the trouble. 1t is
supposed. Mcintosh was captured after
a long chase by police from the Uni
varsity station.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-24

OF WATER PIPE
CHEAP

$4,000 feet 3-inch standard black pipe
formerly used one month; good as
new. Price 17%c per foot, $4,000 feet
31a-inch o. d. screw casing; new, 16hc
per foot. These prices only good until
Tuesday, May 26. Adams Pipe Works,
POPS Bay street; telephone, Broadway
1864, F1917. To reach the Adams Pipe
Works take car marked Santa Fe ave-
nue.; runs east on Seventh street from
Broadway. All lines will transfer to
the East Seventh street new line, and
get off at Bay street.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-24
VIII Address Meeting

Five hundred men will gather at the
Volunteers of America hall at 1880 this
evening and march to Blanchard nan,
where thew will attend the Murphy
temnerance meeting. William j. Muir
phy. Thomas Murphy and ]. IL.
Phillips will address the meeting.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-24

SCENES IN THE PRISON BELEM,
CITY OF MEXICO
Above is view of one of the "dor-
mitories," which is packed with pris-
oners and reeking with unutterable
filth. Above, also, Is the death cham
Der, In which the condemned man Is
seen waiting to be taken through the
door at the rear and shot or hanged.
Below is a leather-work room, where
some Of the political offenders work.
writer's and lovers of liberty who have
opposed Diaz have spent endless weeks
in the darkness, without clothing or
bedding. listening to the gnawing of
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-24
DUNGEONSWORSE
THAN INFERNO
UNDERGROUND CELLS REEK
WITH FILTH
POLITICAL OFFENDERS SUFFER
UNTOLD AGoNIES
Fate of Those Who Incur Enmity of
Government Officials More Ter
rIbIe Than Words Can
Describe

This article, written by Mexican, is de-
clared to be unexaggerated description
of the prison Belem and its inmates. The
Herald prints the following for the infor-
nation 1t may contain and without holding
itself responsible for subscribing to all
the ideas advanced:
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-24
Water Coolers
Free
COOK BOOK

Mail or bring this coupon to our store
tomorrow and we will give you with
out cost a fine cook book. the equal
of any 25c cook book. You can get
one tomorrow absolutely free.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-24
Per. Cent
Off All
Sporting
Goods

We want to cut
down our stock Of
sporting goods. In
order to do so we
throw our entire line
of fishing tackle,
hunting equipment,
ETC.. ETC., on sale to-
morrow at rs per
cent below regular
prices. Our sporting
goods are new--this
is a money-savin
opportunity you can
not afford to pass by.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-02

him as he showed me that he had
grease from the auto all over the one
of mine he had on. 1 did not guess that
it was blood.
Il had scarcely returned to my
apartments before 1 was arrested and
charged with the murder. Then the
whole. horrible truth flashed upon
me. 1 thought of my brother speed
ing away from the city and regis
tered an instant resolve to take his
place.
1T occurred to me later that his
first impulse, on finding himself in
possession of his ill-gotten booty and
the money l had given him, would be
debauch, and then, hearing of my
arrest and that / was disposed to
shield him, he would lie low in his
thieves retreat until safe opportu-
nifty presented to get away. So / felt
pretty safe in telling Mr.. Clarke where
to find hiEL''
And just think. dear, you might
have been convicted in his place If
l hadn't come to Mr.. Clarke" said Mrs.
Edgerton, while her husband stopped
to roll a cigarette IN preference to
those Clarke offered him. i noticed
that he rolled II outward.
II shouldn't have been convinced.
dearest, as / could have established
a good abili but the mystery would
have been unsolved. / would have
been ruined. a1i l doubt If you would
have been willing to take my name.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-02

Before I asked Maize to be my
wife," Edgerton continued, Il called
my brother into my office and made a
compact with him. In consideration of
a material increase in his allowance he
was to leave Chicago and not return
for five years. 1 almost hoped that be-
fore this time was up he would either
drink himself to death or be killed in
some brawl
He has always shown himself in
capable of keeping his word, and 1 was
scarcely surprised, when, on the day of
the tragedy, he walked into my Office.
was angry and lost my temper. I
told him he never would get another
cent out of me. At first he whined and
begged, but when he saw I was firm
he became furious and opened upon me
a torrent of abuse. 1 ordered him to
leave or l would kick him out.
He went, vowing the most terrible
vengeance against me. When 1 cooled
down l was filled with remorse and felt
that 1 had been untrue to my fathers
trust. But I reasoned that his desire
for money would bring him back.
When I got to my apartments that
evening the janitor looked at me in
surprise. Why. Edgerton,' he said,
you're back early. l saw you leaving
in the automobile not fifteen minutes
ago. Did you find your keys inside?'
Il knew at once what had happened.
My brother had gone to the garage and
taken out my car and made the excuse
of losing his keys to get the janitor to
let him into my rooms. 1 went upstairs
and found my worst fears realized. His
own clothes were there and a black
suit, the mate to the one I was wear
ing, was missing. He was out to make
trouble for me.
Il had no. thought of his calling on
Miss Morrison. although I knew he
knew of her and had seen her with me
at a distance. 1 think that she was
included in his first scheme of ven
geance, and that had the presence of
Garner not offered richer prey he would
have enticed her out in the automobile
and dealt violently with her.
Mrs. Edgerton shuddered and drew
up closer to her husband
TT was a hopeless task to attempt to
track him, so 1 went to the resort in
Fourth avenue, where you found him,
and where I knew he would turn up
some time during the night
Sure enough he came about 10
O'Clock. He tried to pass it all off as
ken down and he had left it at garage
near Lincoln park. He said he was
sorry for the scene he had made in my
office. and that if 1 would give him
money he would leave town that night
and never bother me again. 1 was so
anxious to get rid of him that 1 was
willing to agree to anything
AT his request I changed coats with
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-02
Being the Chronicles of
Carlton Clarke, Telepatho-Detective,
Solver of Criminal Mysteries.

Mr.. Clarke's way was by far the best.
By the way. Clarke. | didn't want TO
tell you all at first, but when looked
into your eyes l knew I had to. Still
you seemed to know il all, anyway
May l ask you how you found out
had a brother?"
You may thank Mrs. Edgertons
keenness of observation in noting
your method of rolling a cigarette for
the first tip. Then your brothers
bungling work with the auto scenes
to make it as clear as a printed pages
1t only remained to persuade you TO
verify my theory.
II think you could have done that
anyway. You have remarkable
power over men,"
And over women, too" said Mrs.
Edgerton. II wonder you have never
married. It's lucky for Arthur that
/ met him first"
Which shows that the best OF wom-
en- are at heart coquettes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-02

(The next story in the series of adj
ventures of Carlton Clarke. entitled
The Mystery of the Silver Skull" VIII
appear next week.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-02

USE YOUR KODAK TODAY
And take your films to Harry Simpler
Isl So. Main, for expert developing
and printing. At the electric sign
SHIPPER.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-02
V-THE SQUARED TRIANGLE
HY FRANK LOWELL NELSON

(Editor's Note: Carlton Clarke, who
IN detecting crime makes use of tele-
pathic suggestion and hypnotism. in
this story brings to bar a man con-
nected with an automobile murder
mystery. An insignificant personal
trait is the thread that leads to the
unravelrnent OF a family relationship
and duplicity. and a womans unwav-
ering devotion)
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-02
MEN NEED SPECIAL TREA'
MISTAKES OF MEN.
CURED IM ONE WEEK

Many men have been treated for varicocel'
the common methods used and have hoped
nature would assist in re-establishing a mai
but not one to my knowledge has
his hope realized Failure is to follow
methods as local applications, medicines. a
ances caustics and innumerable methods
FACE TO FACE with some of my cured patien
The Jasper news., 1908-06-18
A VENERABLE OLD MAN.

the Christian era CHATS an awful long
time, Strabo; but I'll not dispute the
word of gentleman) Seti cut canal
present town of Zigzag-I mean Zaga-
zig to Heroopolis, at the head of the
Bitter lakes, then forming the north
ern extremity of the Suez gulf.
erodotus-another old-timer who
juggles with centuries as the circus
clown juggles with his old hat-says
that 800 years later Necho the Persian
tried a little canal building, keeping
at 1t till the mere trifle of hundred
and twenty thousand lives had been
sacrificed in the job, and only aban-
doning 1t when the great oracle of that
day (whom he consultedD prophesied
that the most dire results would fol-
low the completion Of the work, and
the entire land of Egypt be given over
to the stranger and the barbarian.
A century later, Notwithstanding
that the prophecy had been handed
down from ruler to ruler. the Persian
Darius took hand; but, threatened
by wise men with deluge, gave up
the job when near completion. Then
Ptolemy Philadelphus-Ull bet he
was slow-coach) B. G. 2S5. Joined
the canal with the Heroopolite gulf
by means Of locks, opening them when
vessel wished to pass. Cleopatra
tried, a couple of centuries later, to
escape with her ships to the Red sea-
but 1t was too tight squeeze even
for this lady of many squeezes, the
from not being CREASED in century
or SO, and the Egyptian beauty found
that her fate must run in other chan
nels. s M
Then, successfully. the Roman EN-
perors Trajan and Hadrian; the
Arabian conQueror Amron; the great
Napoleon, who held the hollow OF the
Heavens In his usurping hand; Me.
hemet Ali, who had butchered 400
Mamelukes before supper, but had not
the daring to brave the ancient
prophecy; French engineers, English
engineers. Austrian engineers, each
and all tried their hand, but to no
definite end. They disagreed as to the
| level OF the two seas. Napoleon's en-
gineers estimated that the Mediter-
ranean was 30 feet below the level Of
the Red sea-. calling for a. scheme OF
sluices and locks. sWaghorn, an Eng
lishman. declared that the level Of the
two waters was identical,
Meanwhile. young Frenchman was
dreaming dreams; he was eloquent;
The Jasper news., 1908-06-18

he Was c9nvspcing; and he. finally
convinced saiA Pasha that. Tit future
MAS lettered Big with th6 B name of
Nerdinandtsde Isestfsps, tand iG a .con-
'cession were given finn, ne would
make Egypt and, France both immor.
tai. N.He got -thess concession. Said
cared nothing for the Jancient oracle
that had frightened his grandfather
.Mehemet, and 50, Fate swept on with
her relentless broom and Said was
gathered to his fathers: ~ Ismail the
magnificent, the extravagant, a prince
Of immense. fortune, succeeded his
uncle and also sncceeied in plunging
his unhappy country up to the neck
in bonds and mortgages galore; Eu-
rope stepped In; England became the
purchaser of Ismails personal hold
ing (only $20,00000O saved from the
wreck of $4,000, ,0O0) which he sur,
rendered to his creditors a short time
before his dethronement and banish-
ment' to Naples S28fk , 4
Ismail not, only Incurred, In his brief
rule of 16 years, q debt Of over $400,-
100000, but he mortgaged the souls of
generations of Egyptians yet unborn.
And thus did the prophecy come
true!s The ancient. oracle spake not in
vain. The land of the Pharoahs and
the Ptolemies. Of Alexander and Cleo
patra, has passed into the hands of
the stranger.
The canals varied and almost tragic
history, lent an added interest to the
dull and monotonous aspect that 1t
presents, the fiat sandy banks melting
out into the desert, unbroken save for
the occasional government stations, a
steamer tied to the bank waiting for
ours to pass, or collection of mud
houses belonging to Arabs, whose
camels and donkeys were tethered
nearby. t
At times, small boys would race
along the banks, easily keeping pace
with the slowly moving steamer, cry
ing for "Backsheelsh, Ito which the
passengers and crew responded by
tossing fruit and packages of food and
money TO them.
Twice we passed large numbers of
workmen mending the banks aided by
droves of camels transporting sand
and stone in pannier boxes.
The Jasper news., 1908-06-18

Great stream dredgers were fire.
quently passed working constantly to
keep the canal passable for steamers,
as sand and silt are continually filling
it up.
Port Said is a town of some impor-
tance, very much larger than Suez, but
in the flying glimpse we caught of 1t
in the course of a wild, early-morning
ride to catch the train for Cairo, we
were impressed by its dirt and noise
more than by anything else.
The ride to Cairo was tiresome for
many reasons, chiefly because of the
dust and flies, and family who
The Jasper news., 1908-06-18

"TherSs fine engine, q splendid en-
gine, hy Joye!''
4 "Th4t's an American englne, aid
the otAef sman, addingls befor& we had
lost our little glow OF patriotic PRIDE,
"but we don't care for them out here,
they burn such a lot OF coal and are 30
very dirty!y To our humble a,lgges-
tion that perhaps they made mp for
this defect by being fast, he aassnted.
condescendingly that they were fast,
.ebutsso, dirty you know 4 4 J
The great barrage, near Cairo. con-
struggled to hold back the surplus
waters and thns frrigate larger area,
was begun. "a 1887 from plans made