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Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-01
League In Session

OMAHA, Sept. 3O.--The annual con-
vention of the League of American
municipalities began its sessions in this
city today. The attendance gives
promise of being the largest in the his
tory of the organization. Many cities
have sent their mayors and other city
officials, who head delegations of from
ten to fifty persons, many of whom are
accompanied by their families. Mayor
Mahool of Baltimore is president of
the organization. The sessions will
last three days.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-01
Exonerate Hanlv

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 30.-The COM
Ynittee appointed by the lower house Of
the legislature which has been investi-
eating charges made against Governor
Hanly by Representative Kinsley, that
the governor tried to influence his vote
in favor of the county local option bill
by offering him a position, reported to
the house this afternoon, exonerating
the governor.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-01
Sneakers ASHAMED

NEW YORK, Sept. 90.-Chairman
Hitchcock of the Republican national
committee gave out the assignment of
speakers in New York, subject to the
disposal of the state committee. The
list includes Senator Borah of Idaho.
Senator Dolliver of Iowa, Labor Com
missioner Straus, Vice President Fair
banks and Vice Presidential Nominee
sherman. Mr.. Hitchcock in reply to
a direct inquiry said he had no In
formation or impression as to Presi-
dent Roosevelt's plans for the re-
mainder of the campaign.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-01
DARING INGENUITY
OF OFFICER SAVES
HELPLESS CRIPPLE
rHy Associated Press,

NEW YORK, Sept. so.-The daring
ingenuity of John j. Howard, a police
man, today saved the life of John
Weisenbeck, cripple, who had been
unable tc fee with others from burn
ing house in West Eighteenth street.
With the aid of several hremen, who
grasped him by the legs as he swung
head downward from a hve-story Win
dow OF an adjoining house, the police
man swung across five-foot court,
grasped the cripple, who was leaning
from the window of his burning home
surrounded by flames, and drew him up
to safety.
Residents of the immediate vicinity,
which Is a poor tenement quarter, at
once started purse for the policeman.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-01
Beveridge to Speak

SACRAMENTO. Sept. SO.-.United
States Senator Albert ]. Beverage OF
Indiana will open the Republican ma
tional and state campaign in Sacra-
mento on Thursday evening, october
s. This will be the only speech made
by him in the state. 1t had been
announced Beveridge would speak. in
San Francisco, but the assignment has
heen changed
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-01
Mexican Editor Arrested

WACO, Tex, Sept. 30.--Anton Del
Aurujo, editor of an alleged Mexican
revolutionary paper, was arrested here
today He published a paper called
Liberty, Justice and Equality In Nc
Alester, Okla, and afterward in Austin,
Tex. The prisoner says he will fight
extraditfor.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-01
Wants to Pay Dividend

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. SO.-Receiv-
er Mooser of the Market Street bank
today filed in the superior court pc
tition to be allowed to pay a dividend
of 25 per cent to all depositors of the
institution. He estimates that the de-
positors will finally receive between 65
and so per cent of their claims. The
hearing on the petition was set for
october s, by Judge Sturtevant.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-01
Strike Called of

WINNIPEG, Sept. So.--The strike of
Canadian Pacific mechanics which
started August was declared off early
today. About 1000 men are affected.
The terms of the settlement have, not
declare the strike off In the west. This
will be followed by similar declara-
ton In the east.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-01
FRENCH PROMOTER ORDERS
FIFTY WRIGHT AER0PLANES

LIE MANS, France, Sept. 30.-LaZare
WELLER, the French aeroplane promo
ter, announced today that he had given
an order to Wilbur Wright for the con-
struction of fifty Wright aeroplanes,
The amount of this contract is $780,
900, and Mr.. WELLER is confident Mr..
Wright can carry it out.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-01
pas MoInes Gets conventIon

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept 3d.
Des Moines,. Iowa, was selected as the
next national convention city In 1910
by the United Brotherhood OF Car
PETERS and Joiners, who are in con-
vention in this city. President w. D.,
Huber, Secretary Frank Duffy and
Treasurer Thomas Neale were all
nominated today for reelection.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-01
warnsd Not to Come

VIENNA, Sept. So.--The Austrian
government is issuing repeated warn
ings against the emigration of it's SUBJ
jects to America, particularly to Penn
sylvania, in which state labor condi-
tions are reported as being bad.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-01
Steamer FIoated

SAN FRANcIcso. Sept. SQ.--Advices
received here by the Merchants ex-
change tonight state that the steamer
Humboldt. which went ashore on Van
couver island yesterday, was foated
this afternoon.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-01
Minister and Bride Drown

LEXINGTON, KY, Sept. sO.-Rev.
F. M. Hill, formerly Of this city, with
his bride, was drowned near Chaplin.
N. Y, yesterday. Hill was q leader
In the Methodist cburch in Kentucky.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-01
Watson UnfriendIy to Labor

INDIANAPOLIG. Sept. 8O.--The State
Federation of Labor today adopted a
resolution declaring James r. Watson,
Republican candidate for governor, un-
friendly to labor.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-01

You might just as well NOT BELIEvE In
advertising unless you are USING II 70 fur
ther your Dlansi
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
MISS ELKINS' RING
IS HELD FOR DUTY
Ruby Worth $4,000 Is Thought
TO Have Been Sent by
Abruzzi Through Mail
Inquisitive Postmaster Finds
Valuable Gem in Investi=
eating Parcel
srEcIAL DISPATCH TO rnE en-.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Nov. ia $4,000
ruby ring. thought to be the present
OF the duke OF Abruzzi to the American
girl he loves, is in the hands of the
customs authorities and viii be held
pending an investigation into why
there was no duty paid on it and why
the gem was not formally declared.
The ring was neatly done up in a paper
parcel and was addressed to Miss Kath-
crime Elkins. Elkins, w. Va. The
curiosity of a postmaster is responsible
for the nondelivery of the package.
Surveyor of the Port Garland has
charge of the ring. 1t was delivered TO
him this afternoon by Postmaster Da-
Wis OF Pittsburg, who received ii from
the postmaster at Elkins earlier in the
day The package arrived at Elkins
yesterday afternoon Miss Elkins re-
ceives quantities of foreign mail mat
ter. and when the package came to-
night nothing was thought of ii at the
time. Later the postmaster became
suspicious. He had heard of Internal
machines being sent through the mails
and had been ordered TO scrutinize
closely every parcel addressed to the
Elkins household. SO. after some de-
Liberation, he decided TO open the mys-
teriOus package.
When he did so, he was astonished.
There, confronting his gaze, lay the
most beautiful ring he had ever seen.
band of gold an eighth of an inch in
thickness clasping a ruby weighing six
or seven karats
Surveyor Garland is not prepared TO
say what steps he will take. Nor will
Postmaster Davis say what is TO be
done Some disposition of the matter
viii be made tomorrow. The duty on
rubies is 60 per cent. This would mean
that, We're the law complied with, some
one would have to pay about s.. 600 be-
fore Miss Elkins got the ring
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17

hope that all will come cut right think
il is this half crazed Lamphere who has started
IT. all BELLA GUINNESS
Following a third inquiry came this
letter from the arch murderess:
IA PORTE. Ind April "A. 1905.
Mr. A. h. Helgelein-It is a wonder 10 me-
well to You. where Andrew keeps him
self II is very strange that the should
90 away with his belongings. However. l viii
tell you all that I know and you can be sure
Der the accurate date he left La Porte. but
it was either the 10Th 10th Of January
He went by wav of Michigan City. Two or
three days afterward I had a letter from Chi
caso saying that he had hunted for his brother
but did not find him. If he could not find him
he would 20 to New York and find out il he
had gone TO Norway. IL such was the case
/ think he would go to Norway. too. You
speak Of sending money with which to dis
thought this would be of any use / could not
90 and do the inGuiring, it would be useless
for you TO send any. ! assure You that Will
do all l can. If You will take a trip down
here TO what you do in this case
will be glad TO see you.
BELLA GUINNESS.
The correspondence between A X.
HeIgelein and the First national bank
was also offered in evidence. Cashier
Pitner having identified a photograph
of Andrew Helgelein as the man who
came to the bank with Mrs. Guinness
early in January and drew $4,000. Mrs.
Guinness is supposed to have murdered
Helgelein January IA.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
JACK LONDON HAS
DOUBLE IN DESERT
Posing as Author, Impostor Is
FOOling CreduIous Folk in
Arid Region
Letter From Relatives Says the
Same Man Has Caused
Trouble for Years
srEcIAL pIspArcH no rHB cALL

SAN BERNARDINO, Nov. ia bo-
gus Jack London has been fooling the
people Of the desert section as he has
fooled the people in many parts of the
country for the last three or four years.
For several weeks he has been posing
as the author in many of the desert
towns but when the word has been re-
ceived from the north asking that he
be detained, the impostor can not be
located
People who doubted the mans story,
despite the fact that he strongly re-
sembles the noted author in physical
appearance wrote to London's relatives
at Wake Robin lodge, at Glen Ellen,
but before they received an answer to
their letter the bogus Jack had fed
TO other scenes. The letter from Lon
don's relatives states that this same
individual has caused the real London
vast amount of annoyance during the
past three or four years. 1t declares
that once, While the author was deliv-
ering a lecture to the Harvard students,
on the same evening the bogus Jack
was being entertained in Washington
city. He made an engagement to ad-
dress a prominent women's club of
that city. OF course on the night he
was to appear he disappointed the
women and the real Jack came in for
. great lambasting at the hands of the
ladies and the newspapers for seeming
lack of principle.
And again. Jack has been annoyed
by threatening letters from irate fe-
males with whom the bogus Jack had
become involved in scandalous love af-
fairs.
The bogus London has been at
Coachella and other points along the
Southern Pacific on the desert, as well
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
TAFT TO CHECK HIS
BROTHFR'SAMBITION
President Elect Thought to Be
Intent on Keeping Charles Out
of Senatorial Fight
Friends of Foraker Are Making
Every Effort to Tiave Him
Reelected
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE cali.


WASHINGTON. Nov. l6.-The report
is current that President elect Tafts
errand to Cincinnati is to dissuade his
brother, Charles p. Taft. from becom-
ing candidate for United states sena-
tor. Senator Foraker's announcement
81 his candidacy for reelection was
known TO President Roosevelt and the
president elect before the conference
yesterday. and it was a subject Of dis
eussion. 1t is now believed that il was
influential in causing Mr.. Taft TO go to
Cincinnati.
All agree that Senator Foraker and
lis friends are in a desperate mood and
viii stop at nothing TO secure Foraker 5
reelection
we are going to down every man
who was concerned in the movement TO
eliminate Foraker said one OF For
aker's friends today Foraker's friends
are preparing to give Charles p tatI
The fight of his life. and one OF their
weapons viii he an attempt 10 SNOW
how much money Charles +. IaEt spent
on his brothers campaign and how the
money was used. This action. while
not exposing anything discreditabie
either TO William II. or Charles T. Taft.
might easily be made highly embar-
rassing to the president elect by start
ing lot OF gossip and speculation on
the eve Of his Inauguration.
The real objection 10 Charles T.
Taft's candidacy. however is said TO be
the fear Of greater embarrassments IN
case Of his election. He would be among
senators who would be likely sooner
or later TO cross swords with his broth
Pr i'm the White House. He would ind
.t extremely difficult to retain the con-
ndence OF his colleagues in all matters
vhile at the same time remaining his
brothers. closest adviser.
His utterances would be construed as
insnirations from the White House,
thereby embarrassing him on every
subject that might arise. The possibil-
titles OF complications in the distribu-
ton If patronage in Ohio would be
houndless with consequent possibilities
of a split ia the party
II is reported that these phases Of
the situation were discussed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt and his successor yes
terday. with the result that the presi-
dent elect has gone 10 Cincinnati TO
urge his brother 10 stay out of the SEN
afOrial campai gn.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
IIMRER coNsgMPTIoN sTEADY

WASHINGTON Nov. l6.-Great as
the advance in hreproof construction
has been during the last 10 years there
has been no decrease in the use OF
lumber according 10 a statement is
sued bv the bureau OF forestry. Both
.architectsF and builders admit. il says.
that the forests of the country are
likely TO be the chief source Of build
ing material for many years 10 come.
i states that the heavy demand for
lumber continues. although all Of the
various freprOOf materials going into
approved building construction are now
used in greater quantities than the
world dreamed of a few years ago.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
FoRGER KILLS HIMSELF

SPRINGFIELD, H., Nov. I6.-Rather
than suffer the disgrace of arrest on
one of the states chief witnesses
against Abe Haymer, alleged leader of
the Springfield race riots, shot and
killed himself yesterday. At the time
OF the race riots Sturgis was a waiter
in Lopers restaurant the first place
wrecked by the mob, and was injured
in an effort to protect his employers s
property He also lost his personal
possessions in the destruction of Lo-
per's place and his poverty led TO the
forgery.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17

entS were granted under misrcpresenta-
tion. thus taking from the governments
mineral lands under the title of agrt9
cultural and timber patents. The gov
ernment has had a number of mineral
experts over the state during the year
and they have furnished sufficient m
formation to bring the suits. As sew
eral other suits OF like nature are
pending. it seems that the railroad and
the United States will settle matter
of great Importance to Nevada. where
in many cases prOspectOrs are prevent
ed from even entering known mineral
sections through patents
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
MARRIEn - NAI.LEIn

VALLEJO, NoV 16.-The residence of
Charles Collins a we'll known govern
ment attache, on Mare island was the
scene of a pretty wedding at l o'clock
this afternoon, when Miss Genevieve.
the pretty daughter of the household,
became the wife of Harry Ashley. The
bride was attended by her sister Miss
Frances Collins. while John Andrews
Stewart. a young San Francisco busi-
nessman, supported Ashley. The young
people left this afternoon for a honey
moon. to be spent al Catalina island.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
GAME wARDENs DROWNED

WHITEHALL, Mich, Nov 16.-All
doubt as to the fate of Deputy State
Game Warden Salmonson, his brother
Martin and Deputy Sheriff HaZeltine
who went TO White Lake siding Satur-
day in search of illegally set nets, was
settled today by the finding of their
bodies in the lake near where their
overturned boat was found last night
They were evidently drowned by tho
capsizing of their boat
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
BELLA GUINNESS.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC SUED
FOR IT'S MINERAL LANDS
Government Seeks to Annul
Patents Granted to Rail-
road i'm Nevada

CARSON, New, Nov. 16.-United
States District Attorney Platt this af-
ternoon filed another suit against the
Southern Pacific railroad The suit is
to set aside patents granted the cor
poration to certain lands in this state.
The complaint sets forth that the
lands are mineral lands and that pat
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
sHoNTs Is GRANDFATHER

NEW YORK. Nov. ia eablegram
from Theodore p Shonts from Paris
received here today. announced that a
son had been born to his daughter the
duchess de Chaulnes. The duke de
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
NEw PosrMAsrERs NAMEp

WASHINGTON. Nov. 16.-The follow
ing California pOstmasters have been
appointed. Begun. Tehama county w.
d. Linton vice j. r. GoOdrum. resigned:
Buck. Plumas county. John Z. Wells,
vice ID. NJ. Jones, Jr.. resigned. New
Vile Glenn county David D. Mitchell.
vice j. NJ. Flood resigned, POthOles.
Imperial county. George l. Batty vice
NJ. c. Trumbo, resigned.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
NEW YACHT CLUB HOUSE

SAN JOSE. Nov. 1e.-The South Bay
Yacht Club has decided to build new
clubhouse at an expense of $4,000. to
be located near the mouth of Steam
boat slough below Alviso The club
will retain its present house at AlViso
for the use of the smaller craft.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
STANDARD OIL DIVIDEND

NEW YORK Nov. 16.-Directors of
the Standard oil company of New Jer-
sey. which is the parent or holding
company of the oil combine, today de-
elared quarterly dividend of SO per
share. This was unchanged from the
dividend paid in the sponding
quarter of last year and makes a to-
tai Of $40 in dividends to be paid this
year. This has been the rate since
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
LAMPHERE JEALOUS

Others have told me that Lamphere was
jealous of Andrew and for that reason troubled
me this way. The reason Andrew was looking
for his brothers. Lamphere told me, that
both of them left Aberdeen the day and
that there trouble with a man they
had found dead there Andrew had sent TO
him lot of money when he here Some
of this | got for a mortgage which he had
made over to him and a lot of cash money.
He had a lot OF checks but as far l know
l think they all payable TO himself and
he, had other valuable papers, l knew he had
the mortgage he got from me and a lot of
others. lie did not say anything to me in
regard to the farm creatures, bnt l think
il would be best for you to sell the farm and
creatures soon you and here
in May. When Andrew up there again.
which he doubt will time, be sure
and do not tell him that l told you this. /
must now do the best l here and we must
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
JAPANEsE MUST DIE

WASHINGTON. Nov. 16.-The habeas.
corpus case of Morati Kaizo, a Japanese
under sentence of death for murder in
Hawaii, was decided today by the SUI
preme court of the United States
against the Japanese.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
GETS LETTERS FROM
DEATH FARM FIEND
Brother of Mrs. GUINNESS Vic
tim Produces Corresponds
ence at Lamphere Trial
Missiyes Show Cunning Effort
to Divert Inquiries of
Anxious Relative

LA PORTE, Ind. Nov 16.-Prosecutor
Smith today played another trump card
when. with A. X. Helgelein of Aber-
deem, s. D., on the stand. he offered in
evidence and read to the jury copies of
three letters written by Mrs. Bella
Guinness to the witness during March
and April, this year in which refer
ence TO that crazy Lamphere" are
made These letters portray the meth
DDS employed by the arch murderess
in allaying the suspicious of the rela-
tives of persons she had murdered
Even with Andrew Helgelein lying dis
membered in her private burying
ground she was asking his brother to
come to La Porte to investigate and
to bring plenty of money with him.
A. X. Helgelein was the star wit
ness today. He told of his anxiety
over the disappearance of his brother
and that in reply to his first letter of
inquiry TO Mrs. Guinness he received the
following:
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17

PORTLAND. Ore Nov. 16.-In main
tanning that the middle north channel
of the Columbia river is the legal
boundary between Oregon and Wash
ington, Oregon obtains control of Sand
island, Desdemona sands and a number
of other smaller islands
The organic act under which Oregon
was admitted to the union specified
that the boundary between the states
was the ship channel. At that time
the middle north channel was used.
subsequently Sand island filed out
and the old channel became practically
obliterated and was used only as a
seining ground. When the old channel
passed away and the new channel, near
the Oregon shore. became established,
Washington claimed jurisdiction over
TO the new channel. This Oregon has
successfully resisted.
The boundary dispute has caused
endless complications. Fishermen, to
be on the safe side took out licenses
from both Oregon and Washington and
secured deeds from each state. The
government has control of the seining
grounds, which further complicated and
involved the situation. The government
has leased the seining privileges each
year TO the highest bidder
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
SIR III. G. Jolly LoTHINIERE DIES

MONTREAL Nov. 16.-Sir H. c. Jolly
Lothiniere. former lieutenant governor
of British Columbia. and a we'll known
figure in Canadian public life, died to-
day al his home in Quebec. aged rs
years.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
BOUNDARY DISPUTE
WON BY OREGON
State of Washington Loses Hard
Fought Case Before United
States Supreme Court
Control of Big Sand Islands In
volved and Decision of Inn
portance to Fishermen

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.-THE con-
troversy between the states of Oregon
and Washington over the boundary
lines of the states at point near the
mouth of the Columbia river was set
tied by the supreme court of the
United States today in decision which
was announced by Justice Brewer and
which recognized the justice of Ore
CONS contentionsf
The dispute involved control of a
number of sand islands and was of i'm
portance to the fishermen of the
region.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17

La PORTE. Ind. March ~ 1908.
Mr. Axel X. Hegelein-I have your recent
letter IN which you wish to know where yOur
brother Andrew keeps himself Well. that is
Just what | would like to know.
He came here about the middle Of January
When he left here he said he wanted TO find
MS brother. He thought he was in Chicago or
New York or possibly had gone to Norway. He
wanted to spend some time with us when he
returned. When he was in Chicago he said
he would be there short time that l need
not write. | have neither seen nor heard from
him since then. | saw a man who said he
had gone back TO South Dakota
BELLA GUINNESS.
This letter did not aHay the suspi-
cions of Mr.. HeIgelein and so he wrote
again, receiving the following reply:
LA PORTE. Ind. April H. 1908.
Mr.. A. X Hegelein-Yo Your letter | have re-
ceived some days ago. but have not been able
to answer in regard to your brother Andrew
have tried every way to find trace of
him. Tie man who told me he is in South
Dakota is named Lamphere who worked for
me for while. He said he had heard it
from some he knew in Mansfield and had
also probably told them about the $4,000. 1
knew right away that it a lie. But this
to talk about until at last they took and ar
rested him and they had three doctors to
examine him and IL he was right. They
found him not quite crazy enough to put in
the hospital But perfectly sane he is not
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
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