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Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
17-YEAR-OLD WIFE
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Young Couple Have Been Married
Only Four Months--Wound Not
Believed to Be Neces-
sariIy Fatal
Nv Associated Press.

by Associated Press.
COTTON, Aug. 24.-Because her hus-
band admitted he did not love her. the
17-year-old wife of Alvono Calderon at
tempted suicide at her rooms in Cotton
today. The bullet barely missed her
heart, and, piercing the left lung passed
through her body, came out at the
back and was imbedded in the wall Of
the room.
Mrs. Calderon believed her husband
was paying attention to other women
and the couple quarreled frequently
Today she found her husband lying on
the bed, and after talking few n M
utas and getting a negative reply t. a
query, she sprang up and got 22-cal-
iber revolver from under the mattress.
Seating herself III chair In the COR
ner of the DOM, she pointed the re-
volver toward her heart and fred, fall
ing over at the foot of the bed.
Caideron did not attempt to pick her
up, but ran screaming to neighboring
apartment for assistance.
The couple were married last March,
on the request of the girls relatives IT
is alleged. The husband deserted his
young wife shortly after the marriage.
going to Arizona, but returned about
two months ago and they went to
housekeeping 1t is said that she att
tempted suicide once before during
their brief married life.
The attending physician believes S.
will soon recover.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
AYERS, JEROME
IS NOT GUILTY
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Presa
ALBANY, N. Y. Aug. 24.-Richard
T. Hand of Elizabethtown, who
was appointed by Governor Hughes
to take testimony and report
his findings on the charges hled against
District Attorney William 7. Jerome
of New York county by minority
stockholders committee of the Metro
report submitted to the governor today
declare not one of the series of
charges is proved, but that all are
disproved upon the evidence. He rec
omendms dismissal of the charges.
Twenty-three charges were hled
against District Attorney Jerome on
April 15 last, and three additional
charges on June 16. Later ten Of the
charges were withdrawn.
The commissioner sustains the con-
tentions of District Attorney Jerome
in every charge, stating that at the
conclusion of many of them ne could
find no neglect on the part of the dis
trict attorney or any good reason for
other or further action than that which
was taken by him.
The charges, in the main, accused the
district attorney of alleged neglect or
duty in not sufficiently prosecuting all
legged fraudulent acts of the Metropoll-
tan Street and other railway companies
of New York, and also of the insurance
companies, as developed by the So
called Armstrong investigation. One OF
the charges of alleged misconduct on
the part of the district attorney was
that OF shaking dice IN restaurant In
New York city.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
BISBEE IS
SWEPT BY
TORRENTS
CIOudburSt DeSCendS on
Copper Camp
THIRD FLOOD IN THREE WEEKS
DOES BIG DAMAGE
Subway Breaks, Seven Horses Are
Drowned, Stores Wrecked, Hotel
Ruined and MexIcans Drowned.
All Pipes Broken
~ Associated Press

~ Associated Press.
N sBEE, Ariz., Aug. 24.--Bisbee for the
X third time In three weeks was this
~ afternoon visited by a cIoudburst.
The damage is estimated at $4,000.
The bursting of subway at the head OF
Main street as a result Of the eIoudburst
caused the most Of the damage.
Then tho subway burst waII Of water
six feet deep swept down Main street, carr
rying ahead Of 1t horses, wagons, buggAes
and an automobile of G. J. Cunningham
cashier Of the Bank of Bisbee.
At the lower end of the street the
auto was rescued. Seven horses were
drowned in the flood, being carried
down distance of 300 yards and hurled
into another entrance to the subway
at the foot Of Brewery gulch, near the
Ell Paso & Southwestern station.
The top of the subway lifted when
the flood burst over Main street, ana
crashed into Gilman's jeWelry store
wrecking it.
Gilman's loss is $4,000. his show cases
and stock being caught in the wreck
age.s
Frankenberg and Newran's stores
suffered $4,000 damage.
Tne streets and trails were wasnea
in scores of places ten and fifteen feet
deep.
Quite a number of house foundations
up Tombstone and Brewery gulch are
weakened.
Hotel Is Condemned
The Grand hotel, on Main street,
was condemn q this evening and the
guests moved out.
Tonight the town is withoT fire pro-
lection, owing to water mains being
washed away.
The gas is also off, and big sewerage
mains were broken in many places.
So far as known there is no loss OF
| life, though several are reported
drowned in the Mexican settlement
There were many thrilling reseues OF
horses by police and SPECTATORS.
score of horses were taken from
the food to places of saf ty; seven Of
them, however, were ca, hit in the fun
force of the flood and could not be
saved.
They all came down Ma street and
on the overflow of the subway In the
rear.
For a time there was great excite
rnent from fear that the flood would
undermine the foundations of buildings
along Main street and cause a great
disaster
The postoffice was but little dam
aged. the Copper Queen store using
sacks of flour stacked in front as a
dyke to keep the flood out.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
COASTER FITS
CAR; 3 HURT
LADS NEAR DEATH IN HEAD
LONG FLIGHT
BRAKES FAIL TO WORK; THEIR
MACHINE STRIKES TROLLEY
Boys Construct Apparatus Designed to
Distance Automobile, Try 1t
on Hill and Come to
Grief

Frampton Virgil, 1410 West Fourth
street, sustained broken arm and was
painfully bruised about the face ana
body; Gilbert Lee, 1919 West Fourth
street, was bruised about the arms and
body, and Walter Humphrey, 626 West
Fourth street, was slightly scratched
about the face when the thirty-foOt
coaster on which they were riding
down the hill at Third and Figueroa
streets crashed into an Glendale car
yesterday evening shortly after 8
o'clock
The three range in age from 10 to II
years. They built the vehicle themselves
for the purpose of coasting down the
hills in that section For many days
they worked hard at gathering the
proper materials and putting their ma
chine together. Yesterday they COM
pleted the flyer" and decided to test
it on the steep hill on Figueroa street.
with Virgil seated on the front seat
and controlling the steering gear they
started from the summit, and when
they had proceeded short distance had
gained a speed that would put many
motor cars to shame. When virgil
tried to check their flight by using the
brakes the arrangement failed TO re-
spond. and the lads dashed down the
hill at a break-neck pace.
An Edendale car which had stopped
to discharge passengers was directly In
the path of the flying coaster. They
struck the car squarely, the three boys
being hurled high in the air and their
machine smashed into splinters.
Virgil sustained the most serious IN
juries because Of his position on the
front seat of the contrivance. The
other lads escaped with minor bruises.
rrbav were taken to the Crown drug
store at Fifth and Lucas streets, where
a physician dressed their injuries.
That the youngsters escaped with
slight injuries is due to the fact that
the car was standing at the time OF
the collision Had the car been moving
it is believed the three would have been
killed.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
FORTY MORMON CONVERTS
HELD IN BOSTON HARB0R

BOSTON, Aug. 24.-The local board
of immigration inspectors held spe-
cial session today and further investi-
gated the case of about 100 Mormon
women converts who arrived yesterday
on board the steamship Republic.
AS a result of today's examination
forty girls were held for further in
quiry, and Margaret and Catherine Roe
will be sent back to their father in
I.iverDOol.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
DAMAGE IN TURKISH
CAPITAL is GREATER
THAN FIRST TH1UGHT

CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 24.-The
fire which broke out in the STEAMBOAT
quarter of Constantinople yesterday
afternoon was extinguished at mid
night.
The houses in the quarter were
mostly built of wood and proved easy
prey for the flames, carried by the
high wind. 1t is estimated that more
than 2O0O buildings were destroyed and
that the damage Is far in excess OF
what was first reported.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
BELL DECLARES
WEST WILLING
ARRIVES IN CHICAGO FROM
SPEAKING TOUR
SAYS COUNTRY is READY TO
LISTEN TO DEMOCRACY
Distinguished Californian Who VIII
Deliver Notification Speech for
Vice Presidential Candidate
Well and Buoyant
by Associated Press.

by Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Aug. 24.-Theodore A.
Bell, who will notify John W. Kern to-
morrow of his nomination for the vice
presidency, arrived in Chicago today.
well and buoyant, en- route to Indian
apolis from a speaking tour In the Pa
cific coast states.
On conditions as he observed them
Mr. Bell said:
s'The people in the western states are
In a very receptive mood.
They are paying more attention this
year to Democratic argument than
they have for long time past.
"Our fight is to win the votes Of this
receptive element, which is favorable
toward U.S.
"The west is ready and willing to
listen to Democracy"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
PRISONERS ATTEMPT
TO MURDER JAILERS
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
ELKO. New, Aug. pam attempt Of
the prisoners confined in the Elko coun-
ty jail to escape last evening was only
frustrated by the prompt action Of
coiored trusty in calling for help
When Under Eheriffs Harris and El-
more entered the Jail to serve supper
they were attacked from behind by
three desperate prisoners and soon were
practically helpless.
They were struggling against great
odds when Sheriff Clark and a number
of men summoned by the cries Of tho
negro trusty arrived.
The other forty-flve prisoners did not
participate In the attack. and only one
man, known as "9lim" Smith. escaped.
A mounted posse is hunting tor him IN
the hills near here
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
WOMAN SOLVES
TRUNK MURDER
DARK MYSTERY AT CAMDEN,
N. J., NOW CLEAR
MRS. RosENBLooM ACCUSES HER
OWN SON
Says Latter Killed Father Because He
Beat Her-Warrants Out for
Arrest of Daughter and
others
Ry Associated Press.

Py Associated Press
BALTIMORE, Aug. 24.-According to
the authorities of this city Mrs. Bonnie
Rosenbloom and her daughter Eva
confessed today that the body found
in the trunk at Belle Navel, near Cam
dem, N. j., on August Is, was that of
Samuel J. Rosenbloom of Windber, Pa,
husband of the elder woman, and that
he was killed by the son, Alexander
Rosenbloom, at their home in Windber,
Pa, on or about November 12 last. The
woman said the cause of the murder
was that her husband had beaten
them.
Mrs. Rosenbloom, who is 81 years of
age, and her daughter, who is 16, were
arrested this morning at their home
here.
July IA last they came to this city
from Windber, the scene of the murder,
because one of the boys of the family,
Harry Rosenbloom, had employment
here.
Long in Sweatbox
For nearly an hour Mrs. Rosenbloom
and her daughter were questioned by
Detective Captain Humphrey before
they confessed to the killing.
Mrs. Rosenbloom says that she did
not know of her sons concealing the
body of his father in the trunk, and
that neither she nor her daughter Eva
had asked him any questions.
They sold the trunks in the store,
she said, and she supposed her son
placed the body in one of the trunks
and carried the trunk and the body
into the street in the rear of the store,
where he kept 1t until he was able to
take it away.
Mrs. Rosenbloom said she did not
know of her sons whereabouts
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
zIMMER BEGINS FIGHT TO
KEEP OUT OF COUNTY JAIL

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24.-Argu-
ments were begun today before Judge
Buck by attorneys for 2. ]. thinner,
vice president of the Pacific States
Telephone and Telegraph company and
former auditor of that corporation. to
save him from serving the county jail
sentence imposed by Judge Weller
several months ago. thinner was con
victed In police court for contempt of
court for refusing to testify against
his superior in the company Louis
Glass in the latter's trial in the super
Tor court on a charge OF bribery.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
TRAIN NARROWLY MISSES
PLUNGE THROUGH TRESTLE

ST. LOUIS, Aug. PA Missouri,
Kansas & Texas train inbound to ST.
Louis narrowly escaped a serious acct
dent yesterday when a train passed
over a trestle 150 feet high at Gore,
Mo-, just a moment before the struc-
ture collapsed owing to weakness
caused by washout.
Two of the uprights on the trestle
broke while the train was passing over.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
HE TRIES TO END
LIFE AND SHOOTS
HIS BIG TOE Off

By Associated Press.
REDDING, Cal, Aug. 24.-In an at
tempt to commit suicide in this city
last evening, Charles Sebring fired five
times with a winchester rifle at him
self, but his aim was so bad that only
one bullet struck him, and that took off
his big toe.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
STOCKTON FARMER
HURLED TO DEATH

b. Associated Press.
STOCKTON, Aug. 24.-Neil Howard,
a well known farmer living three miles
south of Tracy, was killed late this
afternoon by being thrown from his
buggy while driving home from Tracy.
He was drying pair of young horses
and they got away from his control.
Turning from the roadway INTO ms
farm gate, he was thrown out and his
skull fractured. His wife was near by,
driving along the same road in another
rio
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
COAST

Train near Eugene wrecked by bull on the
track; five persons killed and six terribly in
jured.
Hearst resigns from San Francisco Iroquois
club at request Of directors. and wakes sar-
castle.
Redding man fires five shots at head to
commit suicide. but only shoots his big toe
off.
Fifty thousand dollar damage suit begun in
Santa Cruz against the Southern Pacific.
Pacific fleet leaves for Honolulu
Ventura man shoots himself in head with
gun and pistol to make death certain.
Blast of dynamite does great damage in
San Francisco.
Nevada prisoners attempt to murder jalers.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
.EMBEZZLES $125,OOO
AND ENDS Ills LIFE
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
FRANKFORT, Aug. 24.--Herr Gelter-
man, cashier of the coupon department
of the Mittle- Deutscho Credit bank.
shot himself dead in this city today.
He had embezzled S125,00O from the
bank.
He left a letter of confession adj
dressed to the management. Gelter-
man had speculated on the London ex-
change.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
HOTEL GUEST BADLY
BEATEN BY .FOOTPAD
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24.-Miss
Helen Ehrendt, q guest of the Hotel
Earlcliffe, is in a precarious condition
as the result of injuries received last
night from footpad, who seized her
by the throat while she was on the
way to visit friends.
After robbing her of $65, the thug
threw her to the ground and started to
run.
Miss Ehrendt's screams were heard
by Bernard Crosby, who pursued and
captured the robber after a struggle.
At the city prison he gave the name
of Carl Clinte. The stolen purse was
recovered.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
WILL KEEP SENSATIONS
OUT OF THE HAMS CASE

CORNING, N. Y, Aug. 24.-District
Attorney DARN of Queens county, who
is visiting his old home here, said to-
day that by an agreement with Attor-
ney Mcintyre, counsel for the Hams
brothers. the Annis murder case would
be shorn of sensationaltsm.
'The people are sick of the Thaw
case, he declared. "They want no
more of such sensationalism."
Mr.. DARN was also here to see Lieut..
Address, an important witness in the
caaa
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
EASTERN

BRYAN and party arrive in Indianapolis to
attend notification meeting Of Kern today.
New York Stock exchange transactions to be
investigated on suspicion OF dark play.
Death of Baron Speck Won Sternburg shock
to Washington officials.
Lone bandit in Yellowstone park holds up
eleven stage coaches; gets $4,000 in loot and
escapes.
New York man asks that czar be restrained
from extraditng political refugees here on
claims OF criminal osfense
Mounted incendiaries destroy two south Da-
kota towns by plying torch at midnight
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
BRYAN WILL SEE THAT ALL
LAWS ARE WELL ENFORCED

CEDAR LAKE, Ind, Aug. 24-Wil-
liam j. Bryan, en- route from Chicago
to Indianapolis, gave out an interview
In which he announced that If elected
his main work would be the enforce
ment of the law
He said the Republicans recognizing
that they cannot meet the arguments
presented in support of the Democratic
platform, are attempting to scare voters
by resort to their imaginations
He asserted that Mr.. Taft "incor-
porated several of the scares in his
notification speech"
HE threatened a panic Il the Demo-
cratic tariff policy is adopted.
''He introduced another scare on the
guaranteeing question:" said Mr.. Bryan
Others are asking what shall, do if
elected. on different questions that may
come before me.
Insofar as these questions affect
legislation they are answered in the
platform.
Just What He VIII Do
Il shall favor the carrying out of the
platform to the letter and in spirit
$50 far as executive duties are con-
cerned, my main work will be the en-
forcement of the law
My initiation, as we'll as my oath of
office, binds me to obedience to the
laws enforcement, as find it.
Inc ltepuplcanS nave nad conlrOl
of the federal government for nearly
twelve years. They have had chance
to repeal every law Objectionable to Re-
publican Legislators and to enact every
law that the Republican leaders deemed
necessary for the guidance of the execu-
tive, and there will be another session
Of congress after the election at which
they can attend to any matter which
they have neglected or overlooked.
''It seems to me, therefore, that with
the opportunities they have had and
still have, they are stopped from pre-
dieting any scare on my actions in
executive matters"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
THE NEWS SUMMARY
EoREcAsr.
FORECAST
For Los Angeles and Vicinity: Fair
Tuesday; light south winds.
LOnAL

Mayor Harper welcomes to city visiting
Eagles.
Robbers blow safe at Aquarium saloon.
First steps taken toward fortifying San
Pedro
city council postpones action on reduction
Of wages.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
Reward is offered

JOHNSTOWN. Pa, Aug. 24.-District
Attorney John Lewis has asked the
county commissioners to offer reward
of $1,000 for the arrest of Alexander
Rosenbloom.
Warrants were issued today for the
arrest of Alexander Rosenbloom, Mrs.
S. J. Rosenbloom and Eva Rosenbloom
and Joseph and Louis Egler, nephews
of the dead man, who live in New York.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25
EnREIGN

Richard Croker is made a burgess of Dublin.
Wife Of noted English army officer found
brutally murdered near London.
King Alfonso OF Spain arrives In London.
Frankfort man embezzles huge sum and
ends his life
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-25

THIS FILM WAS PRODUCED FROM THE
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-06-10

predict what they will do to him In
the next one.
"When the President picked up
Mr.. Taft for a candidate of his party
for President, if he was looking for
an honorable gentleman, he could
not have done better; but, if he was
looking for a reformer, he made a
great mistake. Mr.. Taft says to ex-
tinguish trusts means to extinguish
industries. Every farmer and every
man who labors knows better than
that. axe, for instance, the harvester
trust. 1t doesn't care whether the
farmer buys or not. It doesn't have
a corner an everything the farmer
buys, but it soon will have. if left
alone. If you were to extinguish
that concern, would it destroy every
other concern that manufactures
fam implements7
"Congress is vested with POWER
over interstate commerce and could
control these trusts. If the busi-
ness of the harvester trust was re-
duccd fifty per cent. there would be
competition which would result in
cheaper implements for the farmer.
Business would be, increased by the
sale of more implements and more
men would be employed. Thus COM
petition would help every element of
society. When you exterminate
trusts, you revive business instead of
destroying it.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-06-10
Candidates Filing Pledges.

Columbia, Specialize pledges
from the candidates who will enter
the State Democratic primary this
year continue to be filed with State
Chairman Willie Jones. Several have
been received within the past few
days. Among these was that of the
present governor, Hon. Martin F.
Ansel, who some time ago announced
his intention to run for reelection.
Others were E. C. Elraore Of Spar
tanburg for State superintendent Of
education; P. A. Hodges for congress
man from the Sixth district; Proc
tor A. Bonham, solicitor of the Tenth
circuit; C. P. Quattlebaum, Walter
81. Wells and w. F. Clayton, candi-
dates for solicitor in the twelfth cir
cult; w. Hampton Cobb, solicitor of
the Fifth circuit, and F. G.. Fish
burne candidate for railroad commits
sioner. The time for filing pledges ex-
pires at noon on June l6. the day be-
fore the opening of the campaign,
and it is expected thar about SO en-
tries will be made in the senatorial
and State campaigns.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-06-10

The State reporting the largest cot
ton crop in 1907, as well as in every
other year since the Inauguration of
the ginning reports, was Texas, with
a total of 2,360,47S bales. This rep
resents an enormous decrease from
1906, however, amounting to 1921
346 bales, or 44.9 per cent. AS a re-
suit of this decrease Texas produced
only 2O.s per cent of the total for the
country, as compared with 31.5 per
cent in 1906 and with "a. 9 per cent,
which represents the proportion con-
tributed by it to the aggregate pro-
duction of the last six years.
Other States showing large de-
creases are Louisiana and Arkansas,
which reported losses Of about one
third and one-ffth, respectively, as
compared with 1906. The new State
of Oklahoma reported SS2,9S4 bales,
a loss of about per cent, which,
however, was so insignificant as COM
pared with the losses shown by other
States that Oklahoma actually ad-
vanced from seventh place to sixth in
the quantity of cotton produced.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-06-10

be unavailable to the convention,
while they will supposedly furnish
Congress with basis for action.
The declaration will take the shape
of a pledge to so equalize the duties
as to give the consumer the benefit
of the most favorable prices consist.
ent with the protection of domestic
industry and home labor. 1t will be
emphatically stated that there. must
be no innovation that will permit
American labor to come into compe.
tition with foreign labor, and accord.
ingly it will be specified that in ali
cases the duty must be equal to the
difference between the American and
the European cost of production, in.
cluding a reasonable profit to the
American producer. The principle OF
protection will be endorsed in general
terms, and there may be declara.
ton to a maximum and minimum
tariff as the one best calculated to in:
sure the promotion Of American In
terests under varying condition. A
clause declaring against the utiliza.
tion of the tariff for the promotion OF
monopoly is also among the proba-
bilities.
Next to the tariff the financial
plank has received most careful at
tention. Congress and the admins.
tration will be congratulated upor
the passage of the Aldrich-Vreelane
bill as in the interest of sound finance
and as calculated to protect the busl.
ness world against possible panics In
the near future and at the same time
provide for the permanent improve
ment of our currency system through
the recommendation which it is an
ticipated will be made by the commls-
sion appointed under the new law
Reference vii be made to the tinan'
cial disturbance of last fall, anc
while the seriousness of that crisis
will be recognized. the claim will be
made that the Republican party was
found able to meet the situation ane
the counry will be Informed that by
its prompt action the business woric
was saved from long drawn out fnan.
cial depression and industrial mac
tivity.
The administration will be com.
mendied for its railroad stand, alst
on labor, and the rights of all citi
zens, regardless of race or color.