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Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

'Have you a license?" asked boy of
wheelman.
"a lcense?" asked the bicyclist, in aston
ishment ''What do / need license for?"
''To pedal
'SThey say there are bacilli in the natural
ice." remarked q customer to the maker OF
the artificial product
'sWel, I'm not putting any in mine," was
the reply; "but ! suppose III have to. if my
customers demand il"
Even the most skillful tailor can't patch
dogs pants
Teacher Thomas, you may point out to
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-29
Commissioners of Accounts AL
lege Incompetency and
Waste of Public Funds.
AHEARN CASE CITED.
Counsel Disagree 'as to Admis-
sibility of Evidence, and Case
lsiAdjourned to Monday.

The hearing on the charges preferred
against Borough President Louis r.
Haffen, Of the Bronx, by Commissioners
OF Accounts Mitchell and Gallagher, un-
der instructions from Gov. Hughes, was
begun this morning before Special Ref
cree Wallace Macfarlane In the audience
room Of the Public Service Commission.
Epitomized, the specifications of the
Commissioners of Accounts allege in
competency. maladministration and Sc
rious waste OF public funds by the
Bronx Borough President.
The charges are the outcome OF an
examination OF President Haffen's ac-
counts by the Commissioners of Ac-
counts last June and referred to Mayor
Mcclellan. who in turn, sent them to
Gov. Hughes. On Nov. IS, the States
Executive appointed former United
States District-Attorney Wallace Mac
farlane, a referee. to hear the evidence
In the matter and to report to the Gov
ernor.
Former District-Attorney Arthur c.
Train said he appeared for the Com
nnissioners Of Accounts. Louis Van
Doren, President Haffen's counsel, OBJ
jected to Mr. Trains appearance. where
upon the Commissioner OF Accounts.
John Purroy Mitchell. said Mr.. Train
had been retained at the instance of the
City Club. the City League OF the Bronx
and one or two other civic organiza-
tons interested in the case. 1t was also
recorded that former Judge Morgan ].
Doren In President Haffen's behalf
Mr.. Train offered in evidence the en-
tire record OF the investigation of the
Bronx Presidents office by his depart.
ment, consisting in all of half a dozen
or more large volumes. To this Law
yer Van Doren objected. insisting the
evidence was not pertinent to the issue
and that under no ruling were they ad-
MISSILE in the present case.
Mr. Train cited as a precedent the
finding and ruling OF Gov. Hughes in
Me--Ahearn case, stating that it was
under this authority that the records
were offered, MIR. Train said Gov
Hughes had stated he would accept the
preliminary report of the Commission
ers of Accounts in the Ahearn case, pro-
sired to cross-eXamine any of the wit
nesses whose testimony was made a
part of the record the compliments
must produce the witnesses for such
examination.
As counsel could not agree upon the
matter, an adjournment was taken until
Monday next In the mean time decision
was reserved until Referee Macfarlane
could communicate with the Governor
and secure certified copy OF the Ahearr
proceedings and thereby ascertain the
exact ruling Of the Governor in that
matter.
Mr.. Train said that at the first hear
ing proof would be offered in support of
the second and seventh specifications of
the charges. The first charges that the
Bronx President had TO do with the re-
hitting OF penalties from contractors
and the seventh deals with the alleged
improper manner of making certain as
easements.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-29
70 SLAIN IN FIGHT
Of CASTRO FORCE
WITH GOMEZ MEN
Adherents of Former Vene-
zuelan President Attack
Crew of Gunboat.

PORT OF SPAIN. Trinidad, Dec o.
There has been lighting at Macuro, on
the Venezuelan coast, between adher-
erts OF former President Castro and the
crew of gunboat working In the In
terests OF the new President. Juan VI
cente Gomez About twenty men were
killed and some nifty wounded The
Gomez party was obliged to withdraw
temporarily. but later It returned to re-
sumo the engagement.
This news was brought In here by
the Miranda, the gunboat in question.
The Miranda left La Gusyra for Ma
euro with a number OF officials on board
who were to take the places OF the
officials there who had been serving
under Castro. The Miranda arrived of
Macuro yesterday morning. 1t was at
once discovered that Gen. Torres had
gotten together about Ave hundred men
and that he was prepared to resist
landing. The Miranda cleared and went
into action. She made use OF her bat
terry and the men on board tried to
effect a landing. In this they were not
successful. The men under Torres sue
ceeded in keeping them of. The fight
ing lasted about four hours.
When the captain OF the Miranda saw
the situation was impossible he with
drew and came to Port of Spain, arriv
Ing late yesterday afternoon. A de-
spatch was at once sent to President
Gomez, via Curacao, informing him Of
the situation. The Miranda then took
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-29
FIRE IN TENEMENT
CAUSES WILD PANIC
Five Families Flee From
Flames Which Start in
an Areaway.

The families in the tenement house at
No. 1893 Lexington avenue had to nee
for their lives this afternoon when a
fire. starting in the areaway on the
north side Of the building, swept quickly
10 the roof.
Henry Goldberg, a tailor has a shop
on the ground floor OF the building. He
discovered the blaze and shouted 10
Policeman Michael Donnell. OF the East
one Hundred and Fourth street station.
who sent in an alarm. Three engines
were on the scene in a few minutes,
and they had the IRE drowned out with
in an hour.
The Lexington avenue cars were tied
UP during the fire, lines OF stalled cars
standing for probably half a mile in
each direction. A big crowd gathered
and the reserves from the East one
Hundred and Fourth and East Eighty
eighth street stations were called out
The building is a hye-story brick tene-
ment, All the floors on the north side
suffered damage from fire and water.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-29
STARVED WITH $4,000.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2s.-with a roll
OF $4,000 in his pockets with which he
intended to return to China, Chinese
died Of starvation on a Southern Pacific
train yesterday shortly before the Ar
cade depot was reached
The man has not been Identified, but
railroad employees stated that he had
worked small vegetable ranch near
Cotton for several years He had denied
himself sufficient food to keep alive in
order to havs as large a sum as possible
when he got back to his native country.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-29
MISSING GIRL. FOUND.

TOWNSVILLE, Ga, Dec @9.-Ger-
trude Gaddy, the missing girl. has been
found. She had wondered off In an at
tack Of dementia. She was found in an
old wagon a mile from home.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-29
suFFocATEp BY GAS.

W. Reinhardt. a clerk. forty years
old. was found dead In bed in his room
on the top floor Of No, 3O7 West TWEEN
ty-second street to-day. The gas was
escaping from a heater near his bed
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-29
While Shopping

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of shopping No charge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-18
LAUNCH RUNS on ROCK.
Contractor and Friends Rescued
from Craft IN East RiUer.

With the bow plunged in the East River, the
stern rising high in the air and part of the keel
resting on Hogs Back. a reef off Wards Island
the passengers on the big naphtha launch Kilt
roys. owned by Frank Bean contractor living
at No sol West 1880 street. in perilous
position Yesterday afternoon until they We're
finally rescued by a passing motor boat, which
answered their cries for help.
Mr.. Bean, his wife and child and five friends
were their way from the Audubon Yacht
Club anchorage West Doth street and the
Hudson River, to Port Washington, Long
Island, by way of the Battery. The Kittroys
had just been launched and was making trial
trip She is forty-fve feet long Everything
went we'll and good speed being made up
the East River when the accident occurred
Hogs Back is sloping rock off 90th street
which is submerged at flood tide, was the
case at O'Clock yesterday afternoon The
launch hit il at full speed, craWled UP on IL
and showed its bow into the water. For a
moment il was thought the boat would sink.
The Old Glory motor boat, took off the pas.
sengers who badly frightened, and landed
them at East S6th street. The launch was
foated later and towed to Astoria for repairs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-18
STRIKERS USE DYNAMITE.
CIereIand Mob Tears DOzcn Trolley
Wires-POHcemen Shoot.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Cleveland, May 17.-Dynamfte was exploded
under cars tonight for the first time in the
present street railway strike. An explosion
blew the trucks of one car off the track, fright
ened the passengers and started riot. in which
the police were forced to battle with a mob of
one thousand people A charge of dynamite ex-
ploded under another ear did little damage, but
set the body of the car afire. Dynamite was
found on the car tracks in several parts of the
city
Mobs collected along the car lines in the even
ing and riots were of frequent occurrence Eight
hundred persons gathered at Wade Park avenue
and East 1O9th street and began tearing down
the trolley wire on the Wade Park line An
automobile containing seven policemen was sent
to the scene and when it arrived the officers
were met with a voley of bricks.
The bluecoats jumped out and dubbed right
and left but the people refused TO disperse, and
continued TO throw bricks and clubs at the
police The mob finally rushed at the officers,
and to protect themselves, the latter drew their
crowd was frightened and after a bit more Of
vigorous clubbing the police succeeded in dis
persng them.
At Ansel road and St. Clair avenue mob of
one thousand gathered and piled paving stones
on the car tracks The first car that approached
yestibule and beaten. At the different car
barns there were serious riots. and all along
East 55th street cars were stoned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-18
TEST OF IN 4ERODROME
Batdacin Machine Runs off Track
No 4ttempt to Rise.

Hammondsport N Y. May IA preliminary
trial was made this evening of the aerodrome
White Wing, designed by F. w. Baldwin and
constructed by the Aerial Experiment Associa-
ton, of which DR.. Alexander Graham Bell is
chairman.
The operators seat was occupied by Lieutenant
Thomas Sefridge. L. S. A. Inhabitants of Ham
mondsport turned out in large numbers to wit
ness the experiment. No attempt was made to
rise into the air. The machine had been pro-
vid7d with wheels, but no steering gear was at
tached to the wheels. it was thought that the
aerial rudder would control the motion of the
machine while the ground. This proved to
be insufficient for the purpose for the machine
could not be kept from running off the track to
one side the other.
1t was decided to make a slight change in the
attachment of the front wheel and provide steer
ing gear for it, so as TO enable the operator to
steer the machine the racetrack for a dis
tance long enough to gain sufficient speed to get
into the air. No attempt will be made to fly
until the operators are satisfied that they have
the machine under full control the ground.
The Aerial Experiment Association has its
winter headquarters at Hammondsport. At
present there five ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Gra-
ham Bell. F. ". Baldwin, J. A. d. McCurdy,
Glen H. Curtiss and Thomas Sefridge. Their
object Is the construction of a practical aero
drome. or flying machine, driven through the air
by its own motive power and carrying a man.
The association has already built two aero
dromes-Selfridge' Red Wing, on plans ap-
proved by Lieutenant Thomas Selfrdge. and
Baldwin's White Wing, on plans approved by F.
". Baldwin The tetrahedraI aerodrome of DR..
Bell Will probably be No 3, and then will fol-
low No. and No. y the aerodromes of Mr..
Curtiss and Mr.. McCurdy. 1t is expected that
all these aerodromes VIII be built within the
present year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-18
DROWNS DESPITE FRIEND.
MMshipman High in Graduating
Glass Loses His Life.

Annapolis. Md. May 17.-Midshipman Arthur
Linford Lucas. of Cleveland, a member OF the
graduating class at the Naval Academy, was
drowned to-day, and Midshipman Carl D Hib-
bard of Northfield Mimi. who was with him
at the time nearly lost his own life in an effort
to that of his friend.
Immediately after dinner the two started out
in 16-foot canoe. which capsized by the
wash of a passing schooner. Lucas lost his
grip the overturned canoe and showed signs
of distress almost Immediately. Midshipman
Hubbard, who went TO his rescue. was almost
drowned but persisted in diving for his friend
after the latter had gone down. The body was
recovered within hour after the drowning.
Midshipman Lucas a of William
Lucas of No 1922 Crawford Road, Cleveland,
and stood No. in a class of 215 members at
the last annual examination. He would have
been graduated with high honors June 5. He
was slightly over twenty years of age, and en-
tered the academy in July, 1904.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-18
BOMB FOR RECEITER.
Tenement House BlO1cn Up in pain
4ttemp to XII Undertaken.

Sixteen families in four story tenement
house at Nos 1143 and 1143 First avenue seven
men in the back room of undertakers shop
at the second number given and about three
hundred persons in the Young People $ Associa-
tion RuiIding in the rear of the tenement house,
were in terror last night when some Italians
tried to blow up A. Solomon, the proprietor OF
the undertaking shop.
Salomon had the misfortune to be appointed
one of the receivers of two italian banks which
failed on March . He has been receiving
visits and threatening anonymous letters from
Italians demanding that the banks in question:
one at Nos 10 and 81 Stanton street. and the
other at No 33s East SD street. be opened and
the depositors paid off
Last night Solomon was sitting in the rear
room of his shop with six of his friends When
some one touched off a powerful bomb IN the
adjoining room and got away. The rear wall
of the building was torn open and great gap
was torn in the ceiling of the first floor But
no one was injured, although there was uaii-
perous stampede of the families and the neigh
boring audiences
Some one turned in an alarm OF nre' anu lle
noIice reserves kept the crowding and fr1shteneu
tenants from rushing back into the houses
Three witnesses. who said they nad seen d
man running away from the building Few mo-
ments before the explosion, were detained aS
sr1spicious persons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-18
PANIC IN TENEMENT.
Fire Escapes Blocked Uhle Flames
Eat Hay Upstairs.

Many lives were endangered by "A fire last night.
when 10 found that the fire escapes were
blocked by boxes and refuse and the Stairways
cut on by flames the four story tenement house
az No. 1913 Amsterdam avenue. Flames were dis
covered In the basement in a coal and wood place
Before the fire engines arrived the fire had gained
of by the flames.
All the tenants the upper floors were hys-
terical Women hung Of the windows scream
ing and the excitement intense. IL was found
that the ladder AZ the bottom OF the IRE escape
was four feet short to reach the ground. and
this halted rescues awhile. until the arrival OF
the hremen The rooms OF the fats all the way
quickly hlIed with smoke. and this added 10 the
terror of the tenants. many OF whom We're small
children and women
With the arrival the scene OF Acting Battss-
ion Chief, Walker who took charge OF the ere. sn
the tenants were taken oax OF the building safely.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-18
BANK WILL NOT REOPEN
Which Employed Mont-
gomery in Controllers CHARGE.

Pittsburg. May 17.-It is officially announced
tonight that the Allegheny National Bank
whose ex-Cashier William Montgomery. is in
JAIL specifically charged with the misappropria-
ton of s594,O while officers of the bank and
of the Treasury Department trying to fathom
still larger apparent discrepancies in the ac-
counts. will not reopen for business to- morrow
Instead a notice the door will announce that
the Controller of the Currency has taken charge
and will close up the affairs of the bank.
The suspension, it is believed, will have prac
tically effect upon commercial or financial
institutions of the city. The bank carries about
81 500 900 of the citys funds and over s5o0.00O
of state funds 1t is possible that the city may
experience some inconvenience in having the
funds tied up for time, but II is understood
that both the state and city protected against
actual loss by bonds of surety companies
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-18
NEUy YORK TO THE FORE-
DELEGATES at Chicago U'W Probably
Haze Eagerly Sought Seats.
rBv Telegraph to The Tribune ]

Chicago, May 17.-Chairman Harry . Ne" ana
Secretary Elmer Dover. of the Republican Nd
tIonaI Committee will begin to-morro" the tdSA
Of a1Iottinp the seats in the national convention
This dutv is generally undertaken by the sub
committee but this year the subcommittee falleu
IN act the members starting for the East IasI
evening The work of alIottins the seats IS a
troublesome task and one always rolo"eu oy
beartburnfngs and accusations of unfairness and
favoritism.
Already there is contest on among certain
states for the honor of holding down places OF ao-
vantage i'm the hall New York. owing TO the size
of ite delegation naturally claims seats IN the
front row. Rhode Islard with IT'S re" ceiesa. .es. "
ar i-eis+srt Indiana Illinois Ohio and Penn
s,lvania are alike clamorous for seats IN front II
is practically certain that New Yorks deiesauon
n,,i he AZ the very front with Ohio Pennsylvania.
Indiana and Illinois grouped near BY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-18
EIGHT HURT IN TROLLEY COLLISION
Passenger and Work Cars Crash Near North
ampton, Mass

Northampton. Mass. May l7.-Seven persons were
injured at least two of them seriously, by head
on collision Of a passenger and work on
the Williamsburg branch of the Northampton street
railway between the villages of Leeds and Will
iausburg this evening. Frank Limerick. motorman
OF the passenger car is believed to be the most
seriously hurt and his condition is critical.
Mrs clarence Chase wife OF the Clerk Of North
anpton. was badly cut about the head. and prob
ably has internal injuries. Others injured Miss
May Quinn. Of Northampton; Edward Morrissey
laurence Norrissty George Dabineau and Miss
1osepbin. Chase ali from Haydenville. and Mr.
Darden Of Springfield
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-18
CHOLERA KILLS TROOPS.
White Forces Suffer in afghan
Campaign MOhmands F'ght.

Simla, May 17-An outbreak of cholera mas
compelled the withdrawal of nearly all the white
troops with Major General Willcockss hrSt
column into cholera camps. The intense hea'
and the absence of running water, forcing the
use of muddy village tanks, make the oahs-I
Of a cholera epidemic serious
Tventy-seven deaths have been reported IN
.bo ,,,,nc+er E,usiIeers which went into camp
week ago
On approaching khapak Pass to-day the PICK
cts of Major General Willcockss force had a
desperate four-hours' fight with Mohmand
tribesmen. in which the British suffered loss
of ten men killed and twenty-four wounded
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-18
BRYAN TALKS TO $1,000 NoRWEGIANs.
Attends Picnic in Chicago and Peaches on
Governor Johnsons Preserves.
rBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune. J

Chicago, May T--William j. Bryan came 70 Chi
caeo TODAY and incidentally and unostentatiously
poached upon Governor John NJ. Johnson's pre-
serves The Nebraskan attended picnic at Brands
Park at which some fifteen thousand Norwegians
celebrated their national holiday. In his speech
Mr. BRYAN refrained from any but the most deli
cate alll sions 10 partisan politics.
The ma jcrity of Chicago Norwegians Repub-
licans v hile the Norwegian Democrats divided
some favorng johnson, who is a Swede. and the
rest prcferrins Bryan because OF their antipathy
to Sweden Mr.. Bryan dwelt upon his tour of Nor
way two years ago and lavished praise upon King
Haakon and his subjects.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-18
MAN KILLED IN AUTO COLLISION.

Providence May T.-Three young in
iured one of them fatally, early today by the
collision of the automobile in which they rid
ing with another machine containing three men in
the East Greenwich road, Hills Grove Farm
Stephen Dodge. of Providence. sustained tract
ured skull and died the Rhode Island Hos
pital Edward Conway, of Pawtucket Heights sus-
taned slight fracture of the skull but his injury
is not believed to be serious. while George Whit
taker of Roxbury Mass, only slightly bruised
None of the occupants OF the other car was in
iured Both machines wrecked
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-18
THIGH FRACTURED BY AUTOMOBILE

Leonard Cousins, a shoe manufacturer. living at
No III BranfieId avenue, Montclar, \. J..
over at Mail street and Broadway last evening by
an automobile owned by Frank A Burrelle. of
Burrelle's Press Clipping Bureau who lives at the
Hotel Carlton. The injured taken to the
Hudson Street Hospital, where 1t said that his
left thigh had been fractured and he possibly had
internal injuries. Vincent Champlain, the driver of
the car who said he lived Westerly, r. l.. was
held at City Hall station the technical charge
of assault. The passengers in the Mr.
and Mrs Burrelie and young
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-18
AUToMoBILlsTs AID THEIR VICTIM.

BY Telegraph to The Tribune
Hampstead, Long Island, May 17.-Tony Muskri
an Italian, twenty-five years old. was knocked
down and over by automobile to-day
Jericho. The in the took the injured
The Mineola Hospital. and after saying they
would pay the weekly expenses of the patient
long he remained in the hospital went away
without giving their nsmes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-18
FATAL ST. LOUIS FLOOD.
Three Reported Drowned-Western Part of
City Waterswept.
fgy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

St Louis MAY IA flood tonight in the west
ern part of this city and st. Louis County covered
several square miles. IL is reported that three
girls have been drowned. Homes under water
for blocks and families have fed to second and
third floors
cloudburst near the Country club started the
Des Peres River rampage The power plant
of the St Louis and Suburban Railway is under
water The lights in Wellston. suburb. out.
over fifty st Louis families routed from
their homes. Rescue parties organized.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-18
AUTO RUNS DOWN BICYCLE RIDER.

Stratford. Conn. May i7.-Andrew Mortensen.
twenty-five years old. of No Sal East Main street
Bridgeport while bicycle. run down at
Main and Broad streets this evening by an auto
mobile driven by A b Barkman. OF Tarrytown
N Y. Mortensen taken to the Bridgeport
Hospital seriously hurt
Mr Barkman was arrested but was released. as
he was not considered TO blame.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-18
SHOT BY A LAWMAKER.
Member of North Carolina Legislature
Fatally Wounds Prominent Citizen.

Waynesvie \. c.. May 17-Henry Abel. prom
inent citizen of this place, shot and fatally
wounded by David J.. Boyd. representative OF Hay
wood County In the General Assembly. Abel is
reported TO be dying. Boyd escaped. and is be-
lieved 10 be hiding in the mountains in Tennessee
The shooting was the result of fight between
man named I.eatherwood and nephew of Boyd
which occurred in Main street. Abel attempted TO
mart the combatants, and Boyd told him to let
then, fight il out Abel persisted in his efforts 10
part the fighters and Boyd fred two shots at Abel