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The San Francisco call., 1908-08-28
TEX RICHARD LOANS
MONEY TO KOSTAS
Makes Advances to Send Daugh-
ter of the Latter to Be
Educated

So far as the investigation into the
suicide of Mrs f. A. Kosta and the
causes has gone, it has only confirmed
the understanding that Mrs. Kosta
killed herself because her mind had be-
come unbalanced on account of lack of
sleep, a condition that had prevailed
for the last five weeks. Her nerves
became upset and she worried over
conditions that did not exist. She
feared for her daughters health, when,
as a matter of fact, the daughter, who
had been I'll at a sanitarium, was i'm
proving steadily.
Tex Rickard, whose name was con-
nected with the case in rambling, in
coherent last message left by Mrs
Kosta, reached the city yesterday, in
response to telegraphic summons
Rickard said:
Mr.. and Mrs Kosta have been
known to me for about four years. !
have loaned them money from time to
time and now hold Kosta's notes for
81, 900 and a mortgage on his property
Kosta's daughter, who is i'll here. is a
lovely little girl, and was admired by
every one in the Nevada camps. She
was the only one in her class to grad
uate from the high school, and when
her parents wanted to give her the ad
yantages that her talents demanded ]
advanced them the money to send her
to this city. so she could obtain a
higher education. She came, and !
wrote to her once or twice and once to
the mother while they were here. There
was nothing in the letters that 1 would
not want the entire world to read. The
reference to me made in the note Mrs.
Kosta left evidently was made on ac-
count of my not answering letter ]
found at Goldfield the other day, in
which Mrs. Kosta told me that she
thought more money would be needed
for the girls education after she came
from the hospital, as the unexpected
expenses attached to the girls illness
had used up much of the money in
tended for the educational purposes.
There was no need to worry, as /
would have helped them"
From other sources it was learned
that Rickard had assisted the family
financially many times.
Kosta is expected to arrive here to-
day TO take charge of the body and
plan for his daughters future
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- OAtA aAeC Is (OAuAnn
court award her $3.50 a month pending
the determination of the suit, $4,000
counsel fees and $1,000 for costs, and
an Injunction restraining Coats from
disposing of any of his property until
property rights are finally adjudicated
Coats intention of making his wife
the defendant in a divorce action has
been partially checkmated by the
promptness with which she had her
papers prepared after the civil suit
for an accounting which he brought
against her on Monday. Coats suit for
divorce was nearly ready to be fled
but instead of putting it on record as
an original action Coats must now con-
tent himself with fling a countersuit
or cross complaint. His suit will be
fully as sensational as the one his wife
has brought against him, and it is ex-
pected that the names of a number of
prominent men will figure in the
charges he will make.
In the meantime, If Mrs. Coats plea
for restraining order to prevent Coats
from disposing of any of his property
is granted, the entire estate will be tied
up. as Coats himself has already Sc
cured such an order directed against
his wife.
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Continued from Page T. Column 5
do not tell him that I wrote you to
come Will explain when see YOU
.P. S.-Try and come down as soon
as. possible to see me. FELIX"
SENDS 4 MONEY ORDER
Evidently the lure was not strong
enough to bring Peter from his haunts
in Chico. Three days elapsed and Felix
tried again. He wrote:
San Francisco, March 8, 1908.
Dear Peter-Inclosed find P. o. or
der for 81. 1 could not spare more
today. Come right down to the city.
Do not tell any body where you are go
ing. 1t will be some money to be
made. 1 will explain when 1 see you.
FELIX"
Peter came He discussed with Pau
duveris the best way to get rid of Gal
lagher, Heney, Burns, Langdon and
Spreckels. Gallagher was to be taken
in any event and first of all. Heney
was to be killed with slungshot. The
Spreckels residence was to be blown up,
admission to the house to be gained by
Ptaking home Spreckels gardener, who
was to be made drunk. The conversa-
tion always came back to Gallagher
the poisoned glass to be shot into his
face, the poisoning of his food by Peter,
employed as waiter where Gallagher
took his meals. and even the poisoning
of the family supply of milk.
Felix and Peter planned the dyna-
mite explosion and John learned his
brothers employment and was let into
the game. The Schenck home was
blown up in East Oakland on April %,
and after that the boys watched the
Gallagher houses at Perkins and Bel
mont streets in a plot to kill Gallagher
with dynamite as he stood in certain
spot to pay off his workmen.
THREATENED BY JOHN
The Gallagher cottages were blown
UP and Peter finally went to Reno. Evil
IDENTIFY he was in communication with
John, for on July 13 he wrote from
Reno to Mrs. Eldredge, with whom he
lodged at Chico:
Dear Mrs. Eldredge-I just got your
letter that you sent to Frisco and was
glad to hear from you. A friend Of
mine wrote me from Frisco that he saw
my brother there and that he had some
letters of mine and showed them to this
friend of mine, saying if 1 don't give
him some money he will destroy the
letters You know this is 'blackmail'
Love to the children and hoping you are
well, PETER"
Carl Eisenschimmel, the handwriting
expert, positively identified the two let
ters as the work of Felix Pauduveris
| and the third as in Peters handwriting.
In each instance he was supplied with
exemplars which had been signed in
the presence of witnesses
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Continued from Page 1, Column
ing almost a block in length and lining
the sidewalks with conversational small
boys and interested onlookers. With
their yellow ribbons flying bravely
they filed into the assembly hall and
took their places in the gallery When
the national airs were played they
arose and added their voices to the
chorus, and when Joseph Nolan, late
in the proceedings, made the first men
tion of the ladies, his speech was in
terrupted for several minutes by the
clapping, cheering and boot thunder
that came from the voters of 1912.
A little feeling was shown by the
suffra gettes because the speakers so
Systematically ignored their body, but
they consoled themselves with the
thought that yesterdays demonstration
struck a great blow for their cause.
A delegation waited upon the resolu-
tions committee at the Metropole hotel
in the evening. presenting the leagues
petition formally through their speak
er, Mrs. Lillian Harris Coffin.
Among those who marched in the
procession yesterday and attended the
convention WERE
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-28
santa Cruz Excursion

August 30. K9u9S 9Ss trip 81 Take a
!. = "a y-actions-launch rides, surf bathing
S5shfng, boating, board walk, confetti
battles. aquarium, penny .arcades. etc
.9.gs-,5 streets depot 1920 a. M; Oakland.
7-i-s+ and Broadway, 1880 a. N. In
-,,5re agents Southern Pacific. Ticket
esooe SS4 Market street IA Powell
o,.e9 Third and Townsend streets:
sn5 thirteenth and Franklin streets,
Oakland.
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OPERATE ENTIRE PLANT-Pittsburg Aug.
2T.-Notices were posted at the steel mills of
the W. ID. Woods company today stating that
the entire plant would resume operations Mon
day More than 1000 skilled workmen are
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-28
APPOINTED PRoPsTULAToR

ROME, Aug. 27.-Rev. d. J. McMac-
kin of New York has been appointed
propstulator in the process of the
beatification of Pope Plus TX.
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SONS OF VETERANS ELECT-Niagara Falls.
n. y. Aug. 27.-The national society of the
Sons Of Veterans today elected Edgar Allen Jr.,
Washington. d. c., commander In chief
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The California Promotion committee has for its
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Knox & Carroll Hats for fall on dis
play. 70S Market. Paul t. Carroll. agt. .
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Herb Sanitarium. $50
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Diseases cured BY
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Over 5000 varieties OF
herbs in use. This IA
nous doctor was for a
long time one OF the
leading physicians Of
the Government hOSpi-
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MRS. COATS FILES
SUIT FOR DIVORCE

Continued from Page /, Column 4
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PARADE TO HALL

Continued from Page 1, Column 8
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-28
"MONEY IN IT.
WRITTEN LURE

Continued from page 1, Column
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
Safe Blowers Obtain No Loot

AL o'clock Sunday morning citizens
residing in close proximity to Main
street. Van Buren, were awakened bv
loud report and a few minutes later
the officers found that the large safe
IN the postoflice had been blown most
successfully, fragments being scattered
ABOUT the room The safe contained
less than $50 that Postmaster Smith
mad thrown on the bottom of the safe
and this the@thieyes overlooked and
not penny or stamp was taken.
Two men were seen running from
the building directly after the explo-
sion and the supposition il that they
wega fRizht anaa away befer.,l 4Fr,-, gse.e
riHed the safe. A crude lantern made
out OF a tomato can, their candle. soap
and other tools used were found on
the floor, as well as one Of their hats.
Several splotches Of blood were
found about the floor and there is If.
tie doubt but that one Of the men
was wounded by the explosion. The
men went in the direction of the noun.
tain to the west Of Van Burcn, and the
officers have been unable to get anv
trace Of them.
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
PLEA Only A RUSE
GUARDIAN OF WHITES SLAYER
TEsTlFIEs lNPRoCEEDlNGs.
THAWS EARLY HISTORY DETAILED
Prisoner Told DrBaker at MatteaWan
He Was Raonal When He
Fired he Shot.

Poughkeepsie N. Y.-Dr, Amos
T. Baker, HarI X. Thaws guar.
dian at Matteaan, armed with a
diary detailing I'll daily actions Of the
prisoner, was cahd at the opening OF
the morning sesbn of Thaw's habeas
corpus hearing friday If there Is
anything that vi prevent Thaw from
leaving the ma(house it is the testi,
mony Of DR.. Baer.
81 made seyen ex3Tinatlons Of Mr..
Thaw, and keplnotes OF what | OBJ
served" began Dr. Baker. He de-
tailed to me ththere ditary traces of
insanity in il B 9S iros slsS sy,a ], ,ll that he
Vitus dance"
The physicid repeated Thaw's ear
ly history, whh included his school
days
what did \ say about an attack
Of demenua inlonte Carlo?" the ply.
siciap was asls.
"He said all is physicians had tes-
tilted he was dzy but he really was
no" was the ply.
About the Deyonshre Nursing
Home in LondI ?" "He said his ex.
perts at the tr had called his illness
maniac depresi ie insanity, but it was
only typhoid ldr"
"What abouf0 tons of ice being
placed in the tm?" "Ho said that,
while II was u the custom In Eng.
land at the M to cool rooms with
fee the metho1ad since been adopt.
ed In answeto my queries about
his use Of totco, he told me he
smoked about 4 cigarettes and three
cigars each dd from the age Of is,
lie declared tlt he used alcohol In
moderation"
About this y and the verdict Of
the jury he 4 he knew he never
was insane anihis lawyers were Of
the same opinit but the plea OF In.
sanity was the bly, way to save him
from conyictlonE murder in the first
degree,
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
Hsmlter Makes Statement.

Speaker Hamiter Thursday night
gave out the following statement, az
TEL turning over the governors chair
to Governor Pindall:
i desire to say that | would not
beg any man to take my hand, and |
did not beg Mr. Pindall to do so, but
Tor the good OF the great old state Of
Arkansas felt that we ought to speak
and to shake hands All the duties
which discharged as governor of the
state We're performed for what ] con-
sldered to be the best interests of the
state. now feel that | have dis
charged my duty under my constitu-
tlonal rights as a citizen and off cer OF
THIS state. I have no criticism to
offer touching Mr.. Pindalls action.
Ihls is with him. | expect to CON
tlnue to work for the interests of the
state OF Arkansas, not as a politician,
but as a loyal citizen of the state. |
believe that | have done right. | was
reared and taught to treat my fellow
man as a man. | have relinquished
thls Office, believing that every act
performed by me will be approved by
the people. What I have done has
been done conscientiously, honestly
and what | believe to be for the bet
terment and for the building up of
our great state.
u believe that the members Of the
Arkansas legislature, from what !
have heard from the members, will
respond TO my call and answer the
roll. What they will do regarding
the matter for which | called them to.
gether do not know. believe
every member of the present Arkan.
sas legislature to be a good, honest,
true man. No better set of men ever
assembled in the Arkansas legislature
and believe that they will perform
their duty"
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
PAPER Carried 100 Miles.

A remarkable example Of the carry.
hg power Of the wind under cyclonlc
Conditions was evidenced when mum.
Der Of papers dated at Gillian. La,
we're picked up on the streets Of Wal.
DO Gillian was visited by tornado
which virtually wiped the town off the
map, wrochng all the buildings Of any
Consequence. and on the evening Of the
tornado q shower Of leaves, small
lSigs and rubbish fell at Waldo. The
following morning amidst the rubbish,
The papers from Gillian were found,
tnd there Ds no doubt that the storm
which wrecked the little village in
0is0anl passed over that place,
Molgh So high as 10 do no damage.
The papers consisted Of a check dat.
. at Gillian, ana which had been
paid an invoice or goods that had been
Received BIS q Gillian merchant, a re-
Turn register card and various other
papers.
Gillian lis located more than 100
miles southwest Of waldo, showing
'he distance that the materials had
been carried by the tornado.
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
LETTER SCORES PRESIDENT.
Misslve Causes Lively Debate al the
Socialist Convention.

Chicago, lll-An open letter sd.
dressed to President Roosevelt Sc.
yerely scoring the president for his al.
legged disparagng remarks about So
cialists in his last message to con.
gress caused a lively debate Wednes.
day at the Socialist national cunyen-
tion, The letter was submitted by G.
y. Hoehn Of St Louis, Mo, who asked
that 1t be adopted by the convention
and that a copy Of it be mailed to
President Roosevelt.
The trouble was preclpitated by
Chairman John Spargo of the commit.
tee onr esolutlons, who, in making his
report on the resolutions presented to
the committee, tried TO omit the read
ing Of the letter assailing the presl.
dent, with the explanation that the
committee had instructed him not TO
go to the trouble of reading the docu.
ment owing to the "preposterous
statements" contained In H. Several
uv'V,t'~-st ..----s~ss. .f.-. '.a.-J,ut , - inns
procedure, protesting against the right
Of the chairman Of the resolutions
committee to decide for them the char,
acter Of any document they had never
heard read After a spirited discus.
sion motion that the letter be read
was carried amid great enthusiasm A
long debate followed the reading OF
the letter.
The Socialist national convention
will nominate Eugene V Debs Of
Grard, Kaso for president. Debs'
friends placed the issue sQuaroly up
to the leading delegates and informed
them that If any attempt was made to
sidctrack S Dchs because Of his abIoncc
from the convention they would take
the floor and explain why the Eastern
delegates wanted the nomination sent
to Massachusetts, New York or Ohio
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
Hepburn Filibuster.

Washington-The senate Monday
held short legislative session, nearly
half Of which was consumed by Sena-
tor Hepburn In a dllbustering speech
against conference report on a bill
to increase homestcads on nonirriga-
bic lands from 100 TO 800 acres, which
he declared would apply to the rich
est farm lands of Idaho. After pro.
ceeding for an hour, the objection.
able report was withdrawn.
The conference report on the legis
latye, executive and judicial appro
priatIon bill was reported by the sen.
ate, Senator Bulkeley Of ConnectI
cut spoke in favor OF passing his bill
TO authorize the president to re-enlist
the negro soldiers Of the Twenty fifth
infantry. and declared # possible, he
would secure action on It during the
present session.
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
TAFT WINS WITH
vOTESTOSPARE
FINAL RETURNS GIVE HIM A
MAJORITY or OVER no
DELEGATES.
MAY Be But ONE BALLOT
Contests, From Present Indications,
Cannot Alter the Result
"AIies" Are
Divided.

Washington, d. C-With all the
delegates to the republican national
convention elected, the nomination Of
William H. Taft for the presidency on
the first ballot Is assured
This statement is made after care.
ful canvass and compilation Of fin.
ished lists Of delegates, and honest
sitting Of and allowance for conflict.
ing claims emanating from headquar-
ters of rival candidates for first place
on the national ticket
The relative positions Of the va.
rious candidates in the procession,
upon a basis Of the known delegate
strength Of each, is shown in the fol.
lowing tabulation Of the number Of
delegates instructed or committed to
pnrh.
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
New Railroad From Hot Springs TO
Mena.

Capt. George f. Crater, a prominent
corporation lawyer and railroad pro.
moter Of London, Eng is in Hot
Springs accompanied by Alexander
Perry an engineer formerly connected
with the Edison General Electric Com.
pany The object Of the visit Of the
two gentlemen is to take the initial
steps looking to the building Of a rail.
road from Hot Springs to Mena, II Is
understood that several English and
American capitalists have expressed a
willingness to provide the necessary
funds to build the proposed line A
construction company is to be organic
ed this week and active work Will
probably be commenced at an early
date
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
$4,000 Hotel Projected.

The Park Amusement Company will
consider the proposition Of erecting
$4,000 brick hotel in the park at Nor
ril on in the near future. The com
.na.v Wae fnrna.l-..-'a- .-i-----.v. ,a''' ''r-O
AMI one Of the finest springs in the
co mty has been fully developed and
over $1,000 worth of work done on the
spring a large pavilion for the band
has been erected, concrete and cement
placed around the spring from the
town. The spring is one Of the finest
In the state and a large hotel will
make Moriron one Of the leading sum,
mer and health resorts in the state,
The spring referred to is near the
foot Of 4 ,looping hill near a ripping
brook and is within three blocks Of the
business part Of the town The spring
was found about 40 years ago and COWS
drank out Of IT, but no one knew 1t
was the very finest Of sulphur water
with some iron in IT, The people OF
Moriton are found at the park every
day drinking from IT,
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
Davis to Hot Springs,

united Sla'os Senator Jon Davis
passed through Little Rock Thursday
morning ou route from Washington,
y. Z, to Hot Springs, whore he will
remain until Monday
he 0uG his wife will attend the
'ap'Isl convention Senator Davis
ul WIZ return TO Little Rock Nonday and
0 '0 remain there. It ls not his nDcn.
@ UOo 10 return TO Washington TO attend
"' closing days Of the session Of the
,y'0'e say his intimate friends and
@oCaloa
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
. NEWS OF -
ARKANSAS I
pindaII Issues Proclamation.


Acting Governor X. 0. Pindall, who
turned to Little Rock Thursday
,,obt issued a proclamation two
hou,s after his arrival there, revoking
me call for an extra session of the
,ooislahlre, which was recently issued
~ Acting Governor Allen II. Hamiter,
vbo seized the governors chair during
~ absence from the state of Cover
nor Pindall Friday Pindall wired
.rery member Of the legislature an
,onncing that the call has been re
mixed and nstructing them not to
.ome to Little Rock Monday to at
tend any extra session of the general
assembly
Governor Pindall, after issuing the
nroclamation, went to his home, and
refused 10 give out any statements,
.rpraining that he was too weary TO
orplajp his course or outline its prob
able results.
Other members of the party also
retired early refusing to make any
statement George w. DonagheY
Democratic nominee for governor, who
returned from Washington with Coy
prnOr Pindall. stated before retiring,
however that he heartily endorsed
Governor PindalPs action in revoking
the call He, together with Chancel-
or Nartlneau, Roy Campbell and
other close friends of Governor Pin
dali we're closcted with him between
10 and II o'clock Thursday night At
ihe conference II was decided to re-
yoke the call
Governor Pindall, Mr.. Donaghey,
Agricultural Commissioner Guy b.
Tucker and Secretary Of State 0. c,
Ludwig arrived shortly before 9
O'clock Thursday night They went
At once to the governors office, where
Acting Governor Hamiter formally
turned over The governors chair to
Governor Pindall Mr. Pindall re-
fused to shake hands with Mr. Ham.
ter ignoring the acting governor al.
together.
Prominent politicians differ in their
opinions as to the probable outcome
Of Governor Pindalrs proclamation re-
yoRing the call Governor Pindall
and his friends believe that the legls-
hors will heed his mandate, and will
not go to Little Rock, and that in case
they are there Monday, they will re
sasv ~ UuiiY eav
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
Preparing to Adjourn.

WashIngton-The work Of cleaning
up legislation In the house prepara-
tory to adjournment May % proceeded
at a rapid pace Friday with only a
short time allowed for debate, both
the military academy appropriation
bill and the omnibus public building
bills were passed. leaving Of the sup
ply bills only the general deficiency
bill to be considered This probably
win be taken upon Monday In addl'
ton, S2j private pension bills were
put through A bitter and sensational
attack on former Speaker Keller of
Ohio by his colleague, Gen, Sherwood,
was feature Of the days proceed
ings,
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
Lonely Sunday for Thaw.

Poughkeopsle, n Y--lIarry X.
Thaw spent a lonely Sunday in
The county iail here, after the appNr.
ont collapse OF his fight for freedom
from Matloawan asylum Saturday
The few startling minutes that he
spent on the witness stand upon tho
unexpected call Of District Attorney
jerome were sufficient to undo all the
structure Of testimony that his coun.
aol had raised by the help Of hor
allcnlvs In support Of his plea that
he i8 now sane.