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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-25
REFORMS IN CONGO
ARE LONG DELAYED
Speaker in British House of Lords
Praises United States for Its
Attitude Toward
Africa
By Associated Press.


LONDON, Feb. 24.-In the course of
the debate in the house of lords today
on the Congo situation Lord Fitz-
maurice, representing the foreign ONCE
pleaded for little more action on the
part of the Belgian government. He
pointed out the great difficulties, both
international and Belgian, that were In
the way of a speedy Accomplishment or
the reforms in the Congo desired by
everybody. The negotiations between
the Belgian parliament and King Leo
mold had now reached a crisis and II
required time to adjust the delicate
points of difference.
The British government, the speaker
said, would not regard as satisfactory
ANYTHING short of complete vindication
of both the treaty obligations and the
claims of humanity.
Lord Fitzmaurice said the appeals
made by this country had received a
marked response from the United
States.
Continuing, he said Il regard the
corporation of the United states or the
highest importance, not merely because
of the influence and power of the United
States. but the United States could not
under any conceivable circumstance
he charged with what Great Britain
has been charged abroad. namely,
purely selfish ambition. The United
States has no ambition in Africa. They
were first to recognize the. existence OF
the international association OF the
Congo. out of which the Congo Free
State grew, and if the United States CO.
operated as they were cooperating with
Great Britain that was fact of hrst
rate Importance"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-25
JUDGE CROSSCUP ON
TRIAL FOR CRIME
Federal Jurist in Chicago Accused
with Other Directors of Rail-
road Of Negligence and
MansIaughter
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
CHARLESTON, ILL.,, Feb. 24.-Judge
Peter Grosscup, presiding judge of the
United States circuit court at Chicago,
with seven other directors, officers and
employees of the Central Illinois Trac-
ton company, was arraigned today be-
fore Judge NJ. w. Thompson in the
Coles county court on charges of GRIM
inal negligence and nanslaughter.
The defendants arraigned with Judge
Grosscup were Arthur w. Underwood,
Francis S. Peabody and Marshal w.
Sampson, all of Chicago, and all direc-
tors of the company; President E. A.
Potter, Chicago; superintendent Fred
NJ. Moore, Charleston. and Motormen
b. +. McClara and Charles Bolls of
Charleston.
The eight men were indicted as a re-
suit of the interurban collision one mile
west of Charleston on August 30. 1907.
A heavily loaded passenger car bound
for Charleston with visitors to the
county fair, crashed into heavy ex-
press car on a steep grade. Eighteen
persons were killed and fifty-three in
jured in the collision.
All the accused pleaded not guilty.
Formal motion to quash the indict-
ments were made in each case.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-25
HARTJE ON TRIAL FOR
SLANDERING HIS WIFE
Pittsburg Millionaire, Wealthy Manu-
facturer and Negro Convict Ac-
cused of Conspiracy
Against Woman

BY Associated Press.
PITTSBURG, Pa, Feb. 24.--Augustus
Hartje. the millionaire paper manu-
facturer; John l.. Welshons, a hard
ware dealer and Clifford Hooe, negro
formerly employed by Hartje as a
coachman and named as correspondent
in the famous divorce case instituted
by Hartje against his wife, Mary Scott
Hartje, were placed on trial today IN
the criminal court charged with con-
spiracy to blacken the character OF
Mrs. Hartje.
All the defendants were in court,
Hooe having been brought from the
western penitentiary, where he is serv-
ing a seven years sentence for perjury
as a result of charges growing out of
the divorce suit. Later Hooe waived
the right of appearing at the trial and
was excused by Judge MacFarland.
Mrs. Hartje was not in court.
There is one charge OF conspiracy
against the defendants, one OF suborna-
ton of perjury and one of conspiracy
and subornation of perjury.
Attorney Morrow. attorney for Hart
je, asked the court for the privilege
of consolidating all of the charges SO
as TO have but one trial instead of
three and this was allowed.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-25
BLACK HAND
CRIMES ARE
INCREASING
ITALIANS STORE IN NEW YORK
BLOWN UP
Police Department Fails to Detect
Criminals and Deadly Secret
Society Is Becoming
BoIder


BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-An italian
bomb explosion similar in character 70
many which have taken place in this
city within a year occurred in Brooklyn
today, when Peter Locates music store
in Morgan avenue was wrecked.
Locate had received many so-called
Black Hand letters, but, having re-
fused to pay for immunity, his store
was first blown up last spring. In De-
cenlber last another bomb was left on
the steps and the windows and doors
demolished. Since then he has received
several letters demanding money, but
has ignored them, which resulted in the
third mysterious attempt today
The lives of Locate his wife and his
three children, who occupied rooms in
the rear of the store, were endangered
by the last explosion, but they escaped
with slight injury. A few months ago
the body of an Italian was found III
the street near Locates store.
There was a bomb in the pocket Of
the dead man, and it was believed that
he had been delegated to commit some
outrage, had failed and had been MUIR
dered by his associates for his failure
to carry out his Instructions.
Immediately following the murder of
Giralamo Cell, a well. known Italian
merchant, last night. today's crime is
regarded by the police as evidence that
the backmailers and murderers whose
crimes have been made chiefly by
Italians was made holder by the con-
tinued inability of the police to detect
and punish.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-25
CITY is PROSECUTING
FURNITURE COMBINE
Portland, Ore, Takes Lead of Munich
+ paIties in Seeking to Dis
solve Trust of
Dealers
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 24.--What is
probably the first instance of an anti
trust investigation over conducted by a
municipality commenced in this city to-
day under what is known as the Beld-
ing antitrust ordinance.
Evidence was introduced at hear
ing by a committee of three council
men which, it is alleged. shows that the
combination of furniture dealers which
was broken up by the federal authori-
ties last summer is still in existence.
Members of a self-styled antitrust
furniture firm, the proprietor Of an
auction house and the former assistant
secretary of the defunct Northwest
Furniture exchange, formerly an asso-
citation of wholesalers, were the wit
nesses today.
With the exception of the last mem
toned. the witnesses testified they had
visited various wholesale dealers in
Portland and they were unable to Sc
cure goods, although they rendered coin
with their offers. The former official
of the furniture exchange declared that
since the disruption of the wholesalers
association there had been no organi-
cation of furniture dealers, wholesale
or retail.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-25
LUMBER SCH00NERS
TIED UP BY STRIKE
Twelve Vessels Lie Idle in San Franz
cisco Harbor Pending Settle
ment of Labor
Trouble
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 24.-Twelve
schooners in the lumber traffic on the
coast were withdrawn from the sea to-
day by the shipowners' associations
committee that is handling the con-
troversy with the marine engineers
This makes a total of over eighty yes
sells laid up out of 101 on the whole
coast Ten of these 101 are owned by
independent owners who have an
nounced their intention of running
their vessels under the engineers rules,
and but a few more vessels remain on
the sea subject TO the control of the
shipowners' committee.
Before the end of the week every
vessel except those belonging to the
Casper Lumber company, the Cruise
Lumber company, the Estabrook Lun-
Der company and the Loop Lumber
company will have been laid up.
To date $50 marine engineers have
been thrown out of work in the past
week. Most of them have already
sought employment elsewhere.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-25
u. S. TREASURY CALLS
MONEY FROM BANKS
Secretary CorteIyou Issues Order That
Twenty-Five Per Cent Of Public
Funds Be Paid in Within
Month
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-The Sec
rotary of the treasury announced today
a call upon the national banks for APP
proximately 25 per cent of the public
funds now held in inactive deposita-
ries having on deposit such funds in
the sum of 100000 or more, and % per
cent of the public funds now held by
active depositaries where the deposit
is 100000 of such funds or in excess
thereof, and where such Withdrawals
can be made without inconvenience to
the treasury department in the trans
action of public business.
Under the call approximately $35, 000,-
600 will be returned to the treasury.
Payments under this call will be made
as follows: Ten per cent of the amount
called for on or before March 8 and
the remaining Is per cent on or before
March %.
Secretary Cortelyou stated that adj
vices from all portions of the country
are to the effect that the proportion
of the government funds now on de-
post with these national banks can
be withdrawn without detriment to
financial conditions in any section.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-25
COMMISSIONERS MAY HEAR
EXAMINER KIENER CHARGES
Civil Service Board viii Ask Former
EmpIoye to Reduce Aceusa-
tions of FaVoritism to
Writing

The civil service commission will this
afternoon discuss charges that favor
itesp get preference in service appoint
lnents, that examinations are held only
AFTER picked men are given several
months time to qualify as emergency
appointments and that selections are
usually cut anG dried unless the poll
ticians themselves are at outs on the
right man. ,
capt. Charles Kiener. former eX-
an1iner, said in making charges against
the commission:
"There have not been five cases IN
two years in which the man picked OUT
for a Mace did not get it; and in those
instances it was because the politicians
were divided as to the man they
wanted
Mayor A. c. Harper says the charges
should be investigated. as they consti-
tute reflections.
Capt. Kiener will probably be asked
10 put his charges in writing.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-25
OKLAHOMA WILL ATTACK
RAILROAD COMBINATION
BY Associated Press.

by Associated Press
GUTHRIE, Okla. Feb. Ex-Governor
c. N. Haskell tonight sent a commu-
nication to Attorney General West, In
which he ordered him to institute pro-
ceedings to dissolve an alleged merger
between the Rock Island and the Fris-
co railroads in the new state.
The letter recites that the interests of
the two roads are pooled and under the
same management and that they are in
every sense competitive. The COVER
nors letter says the people of the new
state have the right to the benefit of
the competitive lines.
The letter demands that the proceed
ings demand a complete dissolution of
the alleged combination and the per-
petual maintenance of the systems as
distinct and separate roads.
Attorney General West stated that
he would Immediately start the suit.
The Rock Island bisects the state with
through lines both east and west and
north and south. The Frisco has a
line from the northeast to southwest.
Both roads hold many branches.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-25
ONE FIREMAN KILLED,
SIX SEVERELY INJURED
Blaze in Tacoma Brings Death and
Wounds to Department-Flnan.
cial Loss Estimated at
$25o,oo0
BY Associated Frsss-

BY Associated frsss
TACOMA, Wash. Feb. 24--One fire.
man killed and six injured Is the record
OF fight with fire in the stix-story
block of the Davis-Smith Furniture
company at Nineteenth street and Pa
cific avenue, opposite the Northern Pa
cific depot, about o'clock this morn
ing.
George Hill of engine company No.
slipped from a ladder and fell from
the third story to the pavement. He
was carried to the railroad depot
across the street, but died in a few
minutes. He was unmarried.
Thomas Lawrence, Ernest TIA, Otto
Larson, John Deter, Robert Smythe and
Fred Robertson, firemen, were all
burned about the arms and faces. Law
renee lost all his hair.
The losses are estimated at $3.50, 600.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-25
WOMAN IN NOTE BLAMES
HUSBANDS; KILLS HERSELF
Ey Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 24.-When
the coroners deputies today entered
the home of c. Leopold, a mining man
recently from Mexico, to prepare the
body of Mrs. Leopold for an autopsy.
who was found dead last night, pre-
sumably from natural causes, they
found note inside her corset showing
she had committed suicide.
It declared that she had been driven
to take her own life by the actions of
her husband, who, she asserted. was
spending all their money gambling In
the rear of cigar store on Fillmore
street
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-25
FRENCH DEPUTIES VOTE
CONFIDENCE IN POLICY
BY Associated Press.

PARIS. Feb. 24.-At the conclusion OF
a heated debate in the chamber or
deputies over the Moroccan situation,
confidence in the policy of the govern
ment was again voiced, the vote stand
ing 366 to ITO.
In the course of the debate Foreign
Minister Pichon declared it was inn
possible to take seriously Mulai Hand 8
professions of friendship to the powers
while he was preaching a holy war and
stirring up the tribes that already have
been pacifled, but he was ready to re-
ceive Hands emissary if Hafid aban-
doned his hostile attitude.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-25
SAILORS SEE BULLS
GORE MATADORS


boat by opening four valves. Her con-
dition was discovered before she had
entirely sunk. The loss is $22, 900 to her
storage batteries, which were damaged
by salt water that flooded the battery
deck. There is no insurance. The ves-
sci was being tuned up for submission
to the navy department for test. De-
tectives are at work on the case. This
is the second attempt to wreck the
Lake submarine"
Mr.. Lake has declined to give any
further information. 1t has been
learned, however, that the alleged at
tempt to sink the craft occurred about
a fortnight ago in the night time. The
submarine cost 100000
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-25
ITALIAN MINERS TERRIFIED
BY BLACK HAND THREATS

SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. A.-Black
Hand society notices, sent through the
mails and posted on doors and fences,
with the object of frightening ItRians
who have offended the society in the
mining village of Black Diamond.
twenty-five miles from Seattle. reached
a climax last Friday night when Joe
Vitero was shot at three times while
making his way home. One bullet
passed through his left arm and an
other cut his coat.
Frank Rosa, Dominick Unbra and
Pasquale Guerini were arrested yester-
day as suspects and are now in the
county Jail. The Italian miners of
Black Diamond for the past three
months have been terrorized by Black
Hand threats.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-25
LAMP ExPLODES; THREE
PERSONS BURNED BY OIL
Inmates of House in Pittsubrg Flee in
Their Night Clothes from Fire.
Woman Probably Fs-
tally Hurt
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
PITTSBURG, Feb. 24.-Three persons
were seriously burned and twenty 9th
ers fled to the street in their night
clothes early today, when an oil tank
in the home of John Gishick exploded,
setting fire to the house.
The lamp fell from its fastenings on
the wall, showering Mrs. Gishick with
burning oil. She was fatally burned.
while her husband and a boarder were
severely injured. Twenty boarders fled
panic stricken from the upper stories
and a number were slightly injured.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-25
Mai! Clerks Hurt in Wreck

FLOVILLA. Ca, Feb. 24.-The Jack
sonville & Chicago limited OH the
Southern railway was derailed about
Ave and a half miles south of here
early today The engine, baggage,
mail, combination and one Pullman
car were thrown into the ditch. Four
mail clerks were seriously though not
fatally injured. None of the passen-
gers was hurt.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-25
Small Bank suspends


MARSHAELTOWN, Iowa, Feb. "a
The Green Mountain Savings bank.
capitalized at $4,000, closed its doors
today. State Bank Examiner Windsor
was placed in charge. While collateral
approximately $4,000 in
bills receivable is said to be worth
less. it is claimed by officers of the
bank that the depositors will be paid in
full.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-25
PROMINENT ITALIAN is
CONVICTED or ROBBERY

ROME, Feb. 24.-Nunzio Nasi, who
was at one time minister of public in
struction, was today sentenced to
eleven months and twenty days in
prison for peculation from the state
treasury.
Nasi is interdicted from holding pub
lie office for four years and two
months. His secretary, Signor Lom-
bardo. was acquitted for lack of evil
dence.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-25
Canned Fruit Poisons Fifty

SALIVA, Kas., Feb. 24.-Fifty per-
sons at Solomon. near here, were made
Ill Saturday night by eating canned
fruit at a dinner given at the Monte
yuma hotel by a local elevator COM
pany.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-25

is being held for investigation The
police are now working on the theory
that we'll laid plot for the murder of
Father Leo had been worked out by
Guarnaccio and some of his associates,
possibly anarchists.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-25

PILES CURED IN TO IL DAYS
PAZO OINTMENT Is guaranteed to cure
any case OF Itching, Blind. Bleeding or
Protruding Piles in to Ia days orr money
50c.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-25

LAXATIVE BRoMo oUININE removes
tie cause. Their is only one "BRoMO QUI-
NINE" Look for signature of e. w.
GROVE. Csc
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-25

Fair cutting our speciality. Csc Second and
Broadway, under American National bank
Baths in connection Shines. any day, SC. H.
Keller, proprietor: w. Warren, manager.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21
NEWSY GLEANlNGS.

The Culebra cut in the Panama
Canal is half finished.
Persia can muster an army OF 500.-
900 men On short notice.
Messrs. Bryan and Kern issued a q
appeal to farmers for contributions
to the campaign fund.
It was announced that the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad would purchase the
New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk
line.
An exhibit of blow guns and pol
soned darts has been acquired by the
American Museum of Natural History
in New York City.
Henry Watterson in an interview
declared Bryan would win by a
ground swell similar to that for
Cleveland in 1892.
Owing to the stopping of transfers
the average load of the Fifty-ninth
street crosstown cars in New York
City was under three passengers.
A camp for tuberculosis patients
will be opened on the roof of the
Vanderbilt Clinic, Sixtieth street and
Amsterdam avenue, New York City.
The Hon. Rupert Guinness, Union
list, was elected to fill the seat in the
British Parliament made vacant by
the death of Sir William CremeT,
Liberal.
General Jean Juneau, who was re-
ported executed by the Haitian Gov
ernment, is alive and is hiding in
Haiti awaiting another attempt to
overthrow the government of Nord
Alexis.
C. w. Morse and A. r. Curtis were
indicted by the Federal Grand Jury
In New York City for making false
entries involving nearly S1,0OO.0OO
in the books OF the National Bank OF
North America.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21
Price of Splitting.

A good story is going the round of
theatrical circles in London, which
has the advantage of being perfectly
true, according to the Jewish Chron-
icle. One of the features of Beer
bohm Trees production of the "Mer-
chant of Venice" has been his intro
duction of real Jews to form the
crowd in the Ghetto. When Mr..
Tree first met his Jewish crowd he
Informed them that the Christians in
the play would affect to spit upon
them. Understand, said Mr.. Tree,
'it will not be real, but only pre-
tense" He then Informed them as
to the proposed remuneration. One
old man looked wistfully at Mr..
Tree and said at last: Il say, sir,
couldn't you make it little more
and let them spit?"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21
A HUNTING EPISODE

1t is not all of hunting to hunt, or
of shooting to shoot; the best part of
it is to be out of doors, to go to the
sandhills and take that long forty
mile drive away from the railroad
and watch prairie dogs and snakes
along the road, and to enjoy all the
many things that can happen IN forty
miles.
A year ago last fall l enjoyed my
self almost as much during my ride
from the Stilson ranch to the railroad
as while hunting grouse. 1t was a
warm, sleepy day, and if one could
keep awake he could enjoy every min
ute of his ride.
While browsing and nodding in
my seat the driver called my atten-
ton to a skunk that was running
parallel with the wagon. wanted to
get out and get him by the tail and
bring him home, but my. companions
objected so strenuously that l gave
up the idea. They had never heard
of carrying skunk by the tail So
concluded if they would not let me
nave IL 1OI d pet, L WOulu SuOOL II,
so, without stopping the team,
blazed away, but held little too far
ahead and missed it. The shot turned
it, and as it started straight away l
gave it the other load of No. 6
chilled, raking it from stern to stem;
and over it went on it's back with all
four feet sticking straight up in the
air and kicking. Then a mist arose
and completely enveloped it, so that it
was almost entirely hidden from
sight. The mist rose nearly three
feet high, then settled back to earth,
and there lay the skunk dead.
That was the largest skunk l have
ever seen, but things grow very large
in the West. Just the other day
neighbor of mine was presented with
new baby, and not having any scales
upon which to weigh it he waited
until the iceman came along and
weighed it on his scales, and it
weighed nineteen and one-half
pounds. Forest and Stream.