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The San Francisco call., 1908-04-24

Litten havins neither ncnas nor dsa,
monds.
Scores Of other women r. AL para
OF the country are said 70 have fallen
before the charms Of this gay tfiner
According to the secret service agsntx
he has victimized large number Of
women. following the simple PROPOSE
tion Of Offering his heart and hand In
marriage. and then wheedling them
out of their valuables.
The three were Mrs. Jossphins Dab
ney, who claimed that Littell had
taken every cent she possessed. about
sS40, and that he lived at her lodging
house IN Seattle for six weeks without
payment
Mrs veda Roderiguez was the wo-
man who demanded her diamonds. Ac-
cording to her. Littsll took them when
she was in Honolulu three years ago.
Her anger on being told that LitteIl
had no precious stones was marked
and emphatic She made an earnest
plea TO be allowed to speak to him.
but inasmuch as she Is of athletic
build and had a peculiar look In her
eye. the federal officials deemed it
wisest to keep the two apart.
The third woman was Mrs. Gage. at
whose house Littell was arrested, Ac-
companied by her daughter. she called
on him at fhs courthouse. and the two
exchanged caresses Of character dis
tinctly not merely platonic.
Littell acted as his own attorney
Mrs. Dabney. the principal witness
against him, told of having been vic-
timized and OF his claims as secret
service agent. Her testimony was cor
roborated by several of her dodgers
During an intermission some one left
a note for LittelI reading:
"Littell. you are the most spectacular
and pyrotechnical liar have ever seen
or heard"
Littell objected vociferously and
handed the note to the court
TT is a bit irregular" said Judge
Heacock, dryly. but as far as can
judge the writer was substantially
correct" The court held Litteii under
so. 900, and as he was unable to pay
he will be taken to Seattle today.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-24
SkidOO Mob Lynches
ArnOld's Slayer
Gambler Joe Simpson Hanged to
Telephone Pole i'm Min
ing Camp

RHYOLITE, New. April 23.-Shortly
after dusk last night small band of
citizens at Skidoo, a camp in California
So miles south of here, overpowered
the sheriffs guard in charge of Joe
Simpson. the gambler who shot and
killed James Arnold last Sunday, and
hanged the prisoner to a telephone
pole, where his body dangled this
morning as the citizens OF the camp
arose. The lynching was accomplished
quietly and today no one in Skidoo
would acknowledge having any infor-
nation relating to the affair.
Simpson was hanged from the cross
arm of the pole to which he was bound
last Sunday after he had made an at
tempt upon the life of Cashier Dobbs
of the Southern California bank at
Skidoo. Simpson, who bore an un-
savory reputation, was intoxicated and
after threatening Dobbs, shot and
killed Arnold in cold blood. Arnold
was butcher and one of the most
popular men in the camp.
Simpson was guarded by Deputy
Sheriff Henry Sellers in cast iron
building. there being no jail. 1t was
feared that an attempt at lynching
would be made and at IL o'clock an
armed body of citizens appeared at the
improvised jail and demanded Simpson.
The prisoner was turned over without
-o.f~sar~e ~, Tho dan,rtx, al,arfff Gsp,p
son was taken to telephone pole and
a rope was adjusted about his neck.
He was asked IL he had anything to
say, but seemed too frightened to make
a reply or resist and was at once
hoisted into the air.
passerby saw the body early this
morning and raised an alarm. The
body was cut down and an inquest held.
the verdict being that Simpson came
to his death by strangulation by parties
unknown" The sheriff and prosecuting
attorney were expected at Skidoo to-
day.
At the time of the murder Gordon
McBain, who interfered with the officers
who captured Simpson by shielding
Simpson with his own body, was ar
rested and locked up in a poolroom.
At IL o'clock last night the door was
thrown open and a voice from the
darkness shouted:
Run, McBain; they've got Simpson. -
McBain ran out without stopping to
ask questions and has not been, seen
since.
RENO, April 23.-Joe Simpson, who
was lynched at Skidoo. is well known
in Reno, having lived here several
years. He was employed in local
cafe. Later he went into business for
himself.
Simpson left here some time ago and
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-24
Diphtheria Epidemic in
Insane Asylum
California Hospital
Qnaranfined After Death
of an Attendant
SPECIAL DIsrAroH TO THE CALL

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
SAN BERNARDINO, April 2s.-Twslve
hundred inmates of the Southern Cali
fornia hospital for the insane are in
grave danger from an epidemic of diph-
iberia, which has broken out within the
walls. Miss Myrtle Johnson, one OF the
woman attendants. died OF the dis
ease and eight other attendants and
eight patients are in a serious con-
dition. The hospital has been quar-
antined.
DR.. N K. Foster of the state board OF
health was notified yesterday and ar
rived late today to take charge of the
situation. Among others entrapped in
the institution by the sudden estab-
lishment of the quarantine were Mrs.
Densmore and daughter, wife and child
of Judge Densmore of Riverside county,
who were calling upon a relative. one
of the employees of the institution.
Diphtheria broke out several days
ago, but the authorities were not
brought to a full realization of the
gravity OF the situation until the death
of Miss Johnson last night. 1t it re-
allied that the management faces one
of the greatest crises in the history
OF the institution, as majority of the
asylum's inmates must necessarily be
brought into contact with one another
because Of the crowded condition Of
the hospital
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-24
TWO FILIPINO BANDITS
ARE HANGED AT BILIBID
Founder of Dios-Dios Movement
and Lieutenant Reprieved
by Governor

MANILA, April 24.-cipriano omongo,
alias Tiducduc. and Afroniano Farnan-
dez. noted bandits and fanatical lead
ers. were privately hanged at Bilibid
prison today.
Omongo practically started the Pula-
ian movement IN Samar. Fernandez
participated in the attack on Leyte and
aided IN the killing of four policemen
and the burning OF the municipal build
3ngs.
Faustino Apfen. founder of the
famous Dios-Dios movement. and Es-
persdon Rota. his principal lieutenant.
were 10 have been hanged on the same
raIlows. but, in response to a petition
Of a military Judge and eonstabuiary
commanders, Governor General Smith
granted them q reprieve for one month.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-24
BIG GOLD STRIKE ON
THE INN0KO RIVER
District Is Reported as Large
and Rich as Tanana and
Runs $50 to Pan
SPECIAL DISPATCH 10 THE cAI

TACOMA, April &c. H. Walker
brings definite news of rich gold dis
covery on the Innoko river in north
western Alaska The district is as
large as Tanana and promises 10 be as
rich It is adjacent to the Kuskokwim
district and the waters OF the Innol1o
and Kuskokwim rivers are but IS miles
apart and separated only by a small
mountain range
Walker says: AT Kaltog on the Yu-
kor IN March I was surprised to see
any number of dog and reindeer teams
loaded with supplies going into the
Innoko district in which very rich
discovery had been made. Every one
along the river is greatly excited over
Innoko and the big strike made there.
All available space on the small boats
which can navigate the river has been
chartered The particular creeks along
which work is being actively prose-
cuted are Spruce, Dodge and Ophir, the
latter having IL claims at the time I
left Kaltogon on which good pay dirt
had been located. The diggings pas as
high an $50 per pan to my actual
knowledge.
TO reach Innoko one has to go up
the yukon about 400 miles 10 the Yu-
1on slough This has TO be navigated
for 40 miles to the mouth OF the In
uoko river. From the mouth TO the
indian village of Diskakat is $50 miles
By water or 20 miles by winter trail
This is az the head OF navigation for
all boats over 20 tons"
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-24
SONOMA COUNTY GRAND
JURORS INDIcT NOBODY
Reports Concerning Grating on
Courthouse Contracts Are
Declared Unfounded
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SANTA ROSA, April 23-The Sonoma
county grand jury filed It's report with
Judge Seawell this evening and ad-
journed without returning any indict-
ments. A number of criminal matters
were considered, including the running
of poolrooms in this city.
The experts report accompanied the
jury's and shows the accounts of all
county officers to be correct. Reports
concerning the disregard of specifica-
tions in the construction of the new
100000 courthouse were investigated
and found to be entirely unfounded
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-24
Ninety-f1ve Per Cent of Stock
Never Cost a Dollar, De-
clares Financier
Gives Surprising Testimony Be-
fore the Grand Jury at
New York Hearing
Asserts That Union Pacific Was
Built With Bonds and
Federal Grant

NEW YORK, April z3.-In his tes-
timony before the special grand jury
investigating the affairs of the Metro
politan street railway company,
Thomas F. Ryan stated that o5 per
cent of the stock of railroad corpora
tions in this country never cost a dol
lar. There was great surprise and
many of the jurors questioned Ryan,
believing that they had misunder-
stood
"Ninety-hve per cent of the stock
OF railroad corporations of this coun-
try never cost dollar" was Ryan's
declaration
You mean" said District Attorney
Jerome, that s5 per cent of the stock
of the railroads Of this country is all
water?r
Yes" answered Ryan.
Please explain" said Jerome.
Well" replied Ryan, -s5 per cent OF
the railroads have put up their stock
30 in the last 10 or u years that it was
easy TO raise money on stocks and
bonds. but Up to 1855, s5 per cent of all
street railroads, steam railroads and
industrial corporations of this country
never put in one dollar on their stock,
except for such organization expenses
required for a few shares OF stock in
the beginning
Up TO 1873 there was not a dollar
paid in on St Paul. Northwestern.
Omaha or any OF these railroads" said
one OF the grand jurors. Are we TO
understand. then, that the roads only
cost about per cent Of their capital
issue-that they were built with
bonds7"
Built with bonds" said Ryan. The
Union Pacific railroad was built with
bonds and got land grant worth
$3.50. .0ea. 900 besides"
And Atchison the same2" asked one
other grand juror.
"Atchison the same" said Ryan.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-24
FRENCH PLAN TO STAMP
OUT MOORISH FANATICISM
General Vigy Advances With
Strong Column to Impress
Berber Tribes

COLOMB. Behar, Algeria. April "a
General vigy, commandant of the Sec
ond brigade of Algerian infantry. with
a column of $500 men, is making a
demonstration in the Ainchair region
with the purpose of suppressing the
anti-French fanaticism which exists
among the Berber and eastern Moorish
tribesmen.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-24
HrGHEs coNvENEs soLONs

ALBANY. n. Y. April 2s.-Governor
Hughes at $3.50 p m. today caused to
be filed with the secretary of state
proclamation convening the Legislatures
In extraordinary session on Monday.
May Ii. The PROCLAMATION does not
specify any subject which the governor
will recommend for consideration 1t the
extra session
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-24
coMMANDER. YORK NOEL DEAD

NEW YORK, April 23.-Commander
York Noel. u. S. N, died at the New
York navy yard today. During the
Spanish war he was COM
mander of the cruiser Marblehead
since 1905 he has been stationed at the
New York navy yard. He was native
of Pennsylvania
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-24

Mrs Mary Alice OBen, who appears in divorce suit in
which Colonel Maddox, the prominent clubman, involved
Mrs OBren, it is reported used throw fits and then she
pulled her husbands hair he ndustrousy read
paper while she had Mysteries
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-24
V|CTIMZER OF
MANY WOMFNTO
BE TAKEN NORTH
George S. Littell Must Return to
Seattle for Impersonating
a Detective
Three Feminine Victims Are
Present at Hearing Before
Federal Officer
Two Say That He Made Love
and Then Took Their Coin
and Jewels 81

Three women took an unusual IN
terest in the welfare of George s.
LitteIl, who was haled before United
States Commissioner Heacock yester-
day afternoon for hearing on the
issuance of an order to have him re-
moved to Seattle, where he is wanted
by the federal authorities on the charge
of inpersonating a secret service
agent. Of the three the first desired her
money, the second her diamonds and
the third affection One was paid,
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-24
KOREANS ATTACK ENGrNEER

TOKYO, April ga dispatch from
Seoul says that M. Griffin. an English
engineer at. the French gold mine at
Songchoen was attacked. wounded and
robbed by Korean bandits.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-24

taurant with Mrs. O'Brien, and got
angry because she was smiling at a
strange man, but concluded 1t was
only San Francisco ,fiirtation.e and
let it go at that
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-24

George S. Litte and of his victims who attended his
hearing before federal commissioner Mrs Veda Rodriguez
the top and Josephine Dabney the right
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-08-31
SHOULD RESIGN.
Ex-Sheriff Mcleod Should Re-
sign as Chairman of County
Executive Committee and if
He Does Not His Resignation
Should be Demanded.
To the Editor of The Robesonian:

Should be Demanded.
To the Editor of The Robesonian:
| see by the rules adopted by
the executive committee govern
ing the holding of the Democrat
ic primaries, that all sorts of
powers are given to the chair
man of the Democratic executive
committee. He acts as a Judge
IN almost every instance. 1t is
made his duty to receive the of
ficial notice of the candidacy of |
the various parties, and to have |
the ballots properly printed with |
their names on them;to have two
thousand copies of the rules gov
erning the primary distributed,
to furnish the poll lists, verified
copies from the registration
books, blanks for the managers
of the primaries to make the Of
fetal returns, and to act as one
of the canvassing board, when
the returns are in to see who is
named. Any fair-minded man
will admit that 4he official who
is performing all these duties
among Democrats should be alb
solutely impartial, and have no
interest in any of the candidates.
The conduct of the chairman
OF the Democratic executive COM
mittee, in carrying on the pri-
mary, and attending to the vari-
Gus duties required of him by
the rules, should be like Caesars
wife, beyond suspicion.
1t is a well-known fact that
eX-Sheriff Mcleod has great in
terest in this primary, although
he has withdrawn as a candi-
date for the Senate. He has
championed the cause of the old
board of commissioners, and he
no doubt has a great deal of
interest in the naming of a Sen
ator and members of the Legis-
! lature, because he may desire
! the act creating the board of au-
, dit and finance repealed, or he
, may desire some other legisla-
1 ton which he may imagine is in
; his favor. Under these circum.
! ! stances, and in justice to the
= q other candidates, we must re-
quest that he give up this posi-
ton, and let some disinteresteC
! party be named. He ought t.
u be fair enough to see the posi-
! ton in which he is placed, an(
u go out without being asked to dC
= so. If he does not see this mat
{ ter in it's proper light, then tn
i candidates ought to demand tina
- some one else take charge an,
- perform these duties, which ar
~ ~ required to be performed unde
e the rules of the primary.
II i, EX-Sheriff Mcleod has bee
10 10 greatly honored in the past b
Il Il the Democrats of Robson coun
u ty, and when he sees, as he
] obliged to see, that his connect
~ ion with it is now hanging like
= milestone around it's neck, h
g. ought to be grateful enough, fo
= !, past rewards, to take his foot ot
~ ~ the neck of Robson county Dc
,e mocracy and let it gain strengt
i to fight its old enemy, the RI
publican party, in the comm
Q campaign.
O. By the way, l haven't see
w any of these rules distributes
and the executive committee 0
j. dered that they should be.
% Democrat.
Nv Red Springs, N. c., Aug. 2
~ 1903
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-08-31
Three Men Who Would Well
Renresent all Sections.

To the Editor of The RobesOnian:
| am a voter and writing is
not my business, but | would like
to say a few words to my COM
rades all over Robson county.
We have stood shoulder to shoul-
der in many a hard-fought Demo-
cratic campaign; we have sent
our delegates to conventions at
Lumberton and often men that
we did not want were nominated; ;
we have always stood by the nomi-
nees. This is the first time in our
history we have an opportunity
to cast a free and open vote direct
for our choice. I suggest a leg
islative ticket that l hope we can
all pull for:
For the Senate, K. NJ. Rarnes;
for the House, Jno. E. Carlyle
and w. J. Mcleod. These three
are men of high Christian char
acter; each one stands high in
the councils of his church. Mr..
Barnes is a steward of the Metho-
dist church; Mr.. Carlyle is g
leading member of the Baptist
church, and Mr.. McLeodsis ar
elder in the Red Springs Presby'
terian church. Again, Messrs.
Carlyle and Mcleod have stooC
four square with the people; they
both defended the right of tht
people to vote by primary. Thi
alone entities them to our support
If you cannot agree with me Oh
the whole ticket suggested here
Jno. E. Carlyle, as some one els'
has said, is fairly entitled to on
place on the ticket for the earn
: est work he has given to tn
: farmers, move to better thei
condition. W. J. Mcleod
: from Red Springs, Jno. E. Can
: lyle from the middle section, an
K. M. Barnes from the lower
The three sections of a gres
= county would each have rel
resentative and the three grea
religious denominations, inclu'
h ing nearly the entire populatio
, of Robson county, would ea(
u be honored.
:, Voter from LumbertOn TOWNSHIP
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-08-31
why James Lee &C; Wen.

Everybody in GAINESVILLE, Ohio,
knows Mrs. Mary Lee, of rural
route s. She writes: "> y hus-
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he owes his life to the use of DIR.
King New Discovery. His lungs
were 80 severely affect d that con-
sumption seemed inevitable, when
a friend recommended New Dis
cove1y We tried it. and its use
has restored him to perfect health.
DIR. Kirgs New Discovery is the
King Of throat and lung remedies.
For coughs and colds it has no
equal This first dose gives relief.
Try it! Sold under guarantee at
all drug stores. 80. and $1.O0-
Trial bottle free.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-08-31
Diarrhoea Cured.

my father has for years been
troubled with diarrhoea, and tried
every means possible to effect a
cure without avail" writes John
H. Zirkle of Philippi, w. Va.
He saw Chamberlain's Collie,
Colera and Diarrhoea Remedy
advertised in the Philippi Repub-
lican and decided to try it. The
result is one bottle cured him and
he has not suffered with the dis
ease for eighteen months. Before
taking this remedy he was con,
slant sufferer. He is now sound
and we'll, and although sixty
years old. can do as much work
as a young man." Sold by al
druggists.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-08-31
D. P. SHAW FOR SENATOR.
If Nominated He VIII be Accept
able to all Factions.
To the Editor of The Robesonian.

The good Democrats of Robe
son county will be pleased to hear
of the announcement of the can
didacy of Mr.. D. P. Shaw for the
Senate. He is a young man of
fine ability and the highest char
acter. He comes of good ante
cedents, and is prominently
connected by marriage with one
of Robeson's most illustrious
families. He is we'll educated,
having received his education at
Davidson College and the Uni
versity, and is thoroughly quail
fed to fill the Office with honor
and credit to himself and his
county.
He is absolutely independent
of all cliQues and factions, and,
if nominated, he will not go to
Raleigh as the ''Taft-like" can
didate Of some Robson county
Teddy Roosevelt" but he will
be guided by what is fair and
right, and my policies" will re-
ceive a deaf ear.
He is we'll informed on ques-
tions of State interest and is ia
miliar with matters affecting the
welfare of our great County, and
he will be firm and bold in his
convictions. He will not have tc
seek advice" from those whose
counsels might be tempered with
selfish interests, nor would he be
guided by any dictator"
He is a good speaker and deba.
ter and has acquired ease anc
composure in public speaking by
an experience of six years il
the courtroom. Hence, ht
would not catch a spell of stage
fright" or "quaking-in-the
knees" as he arose to address
the Senate, when the eyes O.
that intelligent and august bod.
: were turned on him.
He is an honest, broad-minde,
: man, and his views of public an
private life are such as to appea
to broadminded and intelligen
men, who will be his associate
l in the Senate, if he is nominate
. and elected. He has no ''holiel
than-thou" air about him-he s
I just a plain, honest fellow, an
I does not believe that all virtu
= and goodness are contained with
). in his breast.
t If nominated, it is belieye
t that Mr.. Shaw would be accept;
n BILE to all factions, all cliques an
u all Democrats. While for Sc
I fish reasons he may not be tt
q preference, in the first instanc
: of some special factions, still {
n will be satisfied with his non
n nation, because they know tn
- he will be fair to all alike. The
'r will be no dissatisfied element
S the Democratic party if he
E nominated. The interest of o.
g party demands the nomination
n such a man for the Senate.
"a If Mr.. Shaw is nominate
}. Robson county will be repr
r. sented in the Senate by an abl
r honest, upright man, and no ma
e. if he should happen to go RaleiI
;e during the Legislature, will ha
cause to be ashamed of his Sc
ator.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-08-31
Chronic Dlarrhoea Relieved.

Mr.. Edward E.. Henry, with
the United States Express Co.,
Chicago, writes, "Our General
Superintendent, Mr.. Quick,
handed me bottle of Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Di-
arrhoea Remedy some time ago to
check an attack Of the old chronic
diarrhoea. have used it since
that time and cured many on our
trains who have been sick. l am
an old soldier who served with
Rutherford B. Hayes and Will
liam Mckinley four years in 23rd
Ohio Regiment, and have no all
ment except chronic diarrhoea,
which this remedy stops at
once" For sale by all druggists.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-08-31
DEIIIUCIdU.
Maxton, N. c., Aug. rs, 1908.
Miss George Pearsall in New
York.

The following from the June is
sue of The Musical Observer, New
York, will be of interest to many
Robesonian readers. Miss Pears
all is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. B. Pearsall.
Miss George Pearsall, of Red
Spings, N. c., who has been for
some time under the instruction
of Gustav L. Becker, gave a pi-
ano recital at his home l West
1O4th Street, on May 18th, be-
for an audience that filled the
rooms. Miss Pearsall undoubtedly
has future; she possesses both
temperament and the power of
concentration. Her talent Ees
been admirably trained by Mr..
Becker, whose influence is plain
ly shown in her Interpretation.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-08-31

So Say Messrs. Mcintyre, Law
renee & Proctor Review of
the Case Showing That the
Commissioners Are Response
bic, and They Alone.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-08-31
what is Best for Indigcston7

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They are easy to take and pleas
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Samples free at all drug stores.