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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-04-09
OKLAHOMA

Ell RENO, Okla, April S.-Jesse
Morrison, better known as Jimmy
Morrison, killed himsees st his home
in this city by shooting himself in the
head. He was a native of Orange
county, New York, and was at an
early age employed as United States
scout in the southwest part of the
country He served under Sheridan
and Miles with Bill Cody, Ben Clark
and other old time scouts. He Inherit
ed through an Indian marriage valuable
townsite lands, now part of Ell Reno
City, but at the time of his suicide
had comparatively little remaining. He
was 65 years old, prominent Elk and
a good citizen.
BLACKWELL-Sixt people from
the terror-stricken district of Ken
lucky where the night riders have
been making recent raids have come
to this section of Oklahoma to live.
They claim their lives were endan-
gered and that their tobacco crops and
buildings were destroyed.
MUSKOGEE-Charl Wickliffe, one
of the members of the notorious gang
of Cherokee Indian outlaws, long
sought by the officers, was shot and
killed at the Wickliffe home in the
oPdNliieIW liillS, OIlelOhSt INdtlOIl, ny Ills
brother Thomas, the result of drunk
en- family quarrel.
M'CLOUD-James Lee and Lee Ell
erick. both of McCloud, were arrested
here last night on charge of robbing
the State bank of Hoffman several
days ago. The robbery had been
charged to the Henry Starr gang,
which is alleged to have held up the
Tyro State bank at Tyro, Kas
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-04-09
MICHIGAN

SAN LAKE Mich, April S.-Twen-
ty persons We're injured at the farm
house of Loren Gage when the floor
of the kitchen gave way while an auc-
ton sale was in progress, The occu-
pants were precipitated into the cellar,
eight feet below, along with two boil
ers full of hot coffee.
The most seriously injured are:
Loren Gage, aged So; Mrs. Dallapoo,
aged So; Mrs. Mary Sutton and son
of Andrew Patine.
ANN ARBOR-C. Roy Rock of Bow
en-, Ill, one of the fifteen students ar
rested during the outbreak at the Star
theater ten days ago, was bound over
to the circuit court today. Bail was
fixed at $1,000, with two sureties.
Rocks examination took but a few
hours this afternoon, in contrast with
that of o. G. Limerick of Galveston, Ill,
which extended over nearly week.
limerick was bound over to the cir
cult court yesterday and his bail was
also fixed a $1,000.
DETROIT, Mich, April s. over
twenty persons We're injured when an
Interurban car on the Ann Arbor
branch of the Detroit United railway,
bound into the city from Jackson,
Mich. was deraled by defective rails
and ploWed across the brick pavement
into store building.
The car was wrecked, and the front
of the two-story building was demol-
isled. Nearly twenty more received
minor injuries, which were dressed at
the scene of the accident Two of the
injured are reported to be in serious
condition.
BATTLE CREEK-In an interview
c. w. Post, president of the National
Citizens Industrial association, speak
ing of the press reports from Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, which intimated
that Congressman Littletield had re-
signed with the purpose of taking
charge of the legal department of the
National Citizens Industrial associa-
ton. said:
There is not one word of truth in
the assertion. 1t is one of the many
acts of the labor leaders, who distort
facts and make misstatements in order
to create a false impression regarding
faithful, honest and capable public
men,"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-04-09
TENNESSEE


MEMPHIS, Tenn, April ga bank
robber at Springtown, Ark, was killed
by a premature explosion. Two others
fled without spoils. The dead man has
not been identified.
NASHVILLE-The supreme court re-
versed the lower court in the case OF
Dr. ]. Herman Feist. charged with the
murder of Mrs Rosa Mangrum. The
lower court found Feist guilty of muir
der in the first degree and sentenced
him to be hanged. Mrs. Mangrum dis
appeared from her home in this city on
December IA, 1906, and her body
was found floating in the Ohio river
near Cairo about forty days later DR..
Feist was convicted on circumstantial
evidence.
ROGERS SPRINGS-Herman b.
Duryea, the millionaire racing man, is
the latest to announce a foreign cam
paign for his thoroughbred string, this
statement being authorized here at his
winter home. 1t is explained that the
Duryea colors will remain on TINS siue
in event of friendly legislation In New
York state, but that the racers will be
taken to England for the summer sea-
son and to France for fall and winter
racing should the hostile bills become
law.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-04-09
RHODE ISLAND


PROVIDENCE, r. l., April S.-The
messengers on a Gladstone avenue car
were thrown to the floor when the car
came to a sudden stop at the corner OF
River avenue. and when they regained
their feet they found that James Gar
vey, the motorman, had dropped dead;
Garvey had turned off the power ana
applied the air brakes when he realized
that he was very i'll.
The Republican state convention,
which was held here to select delegates
to the national convention at Chicago,
refrained from instructlng the men
chosen and from expressing preference
for any candidate for the presidential
nomination. No resolutions on the sub
iect were introduced.
NEWPORT--Mrs. John Carter Brown,
one of the richest women in Rhode
island and an invalid, who was taken
to Providence from Newport this win
ter on advice of her Providence ply
sicians, has returned to her home here.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-04-09
BIRTHS
BOYS

BETHEL-To Jesse N. and Mary Alkaline
Bethel (nee Collins), 1881 Baxter street.
COOPER-ro II. e. and Eva Cooper (nee
Motter). 433 North Bonnie Brae street,
JENKINS-To Fred ID. and Emma jenkins
(nee Wilcox 1912 Palo Alto
KAHLES-To Emil William and Katherine
Kahles (nee Cross, 21S West Fifty
seventh street.
MALOFF-To Amenn and Laura Maloff
(nee Skeff), 1929 Trinity street.
PRICE-To William S. and Bertha Price
(nee Lewis, 1875 West Thirty-ninth
street
STEWART--To Luther c. and Ida Stewart
(nee Spencer), 1926 Pasadena avenue.
STONEHOUSE-To George c. and Pearl
Stonehouse (nee Hunt), 1774 East Forty
third street.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-04-09


NORWALK - Attorneys for Mrs.
Martha J. Campbell, convicted of ar
son a few weeks ago, this afternoon
filed fourteen affidavits in support OF
their motion for new trial which VIII
be argued Monday.
Four affidavits are to the effect that
one of the jurymen was asleep at the
time the prosecuting witness, Loa
Mather, jointly indicted with Mrs.
Campbell, gave her testimony.
N-Chardon has awakened
to the fact that it is without fire pro-
lection. Since the town hall was torn
down a few weeks ago to give place
to the $21 900 high school building there
is no place in which to house the fire
department.
Fire alarms are now sounded on the
courthouse bell. The fire department is
housed in a livery stable and in case
of fire can be got out only with diff
Guilty.
This condition has brought up the
question of a new town hall and the
question of issuing $4,000 worth of bonds
for / building will be voted on April Il.
GENOA-While temporarily insane
August Hudlebrink, 81, committed sui
eide in tragic manner. He set fire
to some straw in his fathers barn on a
farm near here and then shot himself.
His body was burned to crisp, and
the barn, with it's contents, including
four head of cattle, was destroyed.
HAMILTON. Ohio, April civilian
Frazier 40, was killed and his brother
James severely hurt in a runaway ac-
cident Their team took fright at a
Pennsylvania train and ran away.
William Frazier was thrown high in the
air and his skull crushed. James
Frazier escaped with fractured ribs.
YOUNGSTOWN-In attempting to
get off a rapidly moving car on which,
with several girl companions, she was
stealing a ride on Wilson avenue, Katie
Yannick, 10, was disfigured for life
and barely escaped death. The child
was riding on the blind side of the car.
Seeing that she was observed by the
conductor and becoming frightened she
jumped and alighted on her face. She
slid several yards on the brick pave
ment and when picked up 1t was found
that her nose had been ground off and
all her front teeth knocked out. An
effort will be made to build up the
mutilated nose by skin grating.
SIDNEY-Eight cattle were smoth-
cred to death by a straw stack which
tipped over on the farm of William
Kingseed, two miles from Sidney.
There were twelve cattle under the
stack, but four were rescued.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-04-09
UTAH

PROVO, Utah. April S.-William Mel
son, the oldest man in Provo, died
from general debility. Mr.. Nelson was
born October u, 1912, in Westmoreland,
England. On becoming a member of
the Mormon church he emigrated to
Nauvoo and came to Utah in 1851.
Since then he has resided in Provo,
where he has led an Industrious and
honorable life. Two children, Mrs. Sa-
rah E. Jones of this city. and William
Nelson of Mesa, Arz., twelve grand
children and ten grandchildren
survive him.
OGDEN-For striking an Electric
alley woman NJ. ]. KerWin was yes
terday fined $50, in lieu of which he
will serve ninety-nine days on the mu-
nicipal rock pile.
Raymond, the 1Smonths-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Bullough, died
Monday afternoon from an attack OF
bronchitis. The funeral will be held
at . o'clock this afternoon.
Between 300 and 400 men who were
laid off in the Southern Pacific shops
will return to work, but how long the
men will be kept at work is uncertain
Russell p. Bradford, 6-year-old SOL
of Professor D. d. Bradford of the
Weber Stake academy who fractured
his skull a few days ago by falling
| from an excursion wagon, has sue
cumbed to his injuries.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-04-09
GIRLS

BIDDLE-To Dennis Alonzo and Marie
Cecilia Bidole (nee Meline), 353 EASE
Sixty-fourth street.
CHAFFEE-To Lester %. and NJ, f. Chafee
(nee Bates, $50 Hewitt street.
THOMAS-To William II. and Leila Thomas
(nee Wilson,, 1925 West First street
TUCKER-To Albert Il. and ID. Kathryn
Tucker (nee Rosel. 3743 East Princeton
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-04-09
ELIMepN, N,0~,cEs
Funeral Notice

The members OF the funeral committee OF
the Fraternal Brotherhood are requested to
attend the funeral Of Brother william Torr
of La Grande lodge No o. Thursday, April
o. at 2 p. m. at Bresee Brothers, $50 South
Figueroa street. Interment Rosedale. @.
rotary.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-04-09
OHIO

PROSPECT, o.. April S.-Orlando
Northrup, aged Sc, has sued for oil
vorce, alleging that his wife, aged "a
has cruelty driven him from nome
They are wealthy.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-04-09

wELLSVILLE-Be Mrs. Spires,
wife of Constable William Spires, re-
fused to elope with him, George snow
den of Steubenville, o., shot the wo-
man and then turned tie gun upon
himself. Snowden died almost instant
ly. The woman is still living, but
physicians say her wounds will prove
fatal. Both are negroes.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-04-09

HOTEL GREEN, European rate
s15O per day; Nmerican rate $3.50 per
day upward.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-04-09
CHINESE BOYCOTT OF
JAPAN'S GOODS SPREADS

HONG KONG. April S.-The Chinese
Merchants guild has decided to cable
agents at Japanese ports not to place
any more orders for Japanese goods
and to ship goods already ordered in
vessels other than japanese. Dealers in
Chinese piece goods are joining in the
boycott against the japanese, which
arose as a result of the Tatsu Maru
incident.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-04-09
THE WEATHER

LOS ANGELES. April s, 1905
Time Bar. Their. HumIwind. el.lweather.
pm pm. 1855 1855 IS 50 sw IS Clear
Maximum temperature IL.
Minimum temperature 46.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-04-09

DO not fail to visit HOTEL GREEN
in Pasadena. California.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-04-09
Weather Conditions

BY Associated Press,
SAN FRANCISCO, April s.---The pressure
is falling over Northern California and Ne
vada, but there are no great changes and
the present weather conditions will prob
ably continue for at least twenty-four hours
longer.
Forecast
For Los Angeles and viclnity-Fair Thurs
day; brisk southwest Winds
For San Francisco and vicinity-Fair
Thursday, moderately warn in the forenoon.
cooler in the afternoon; light north winds.
changing to fresh west.
For Santa Clara yalley-Fair THURSDAY;
cool in the morning; moderately warm III
the afternoon; light south winds. changing
TO north.
For Sacramento valley-Fair THURSDAY:
continued warm; light north winds.
For San Joaquin valley-Fair Thursday,
continued warm: fresh west wind.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-04-09

II you want to so east. c. Haydock.
Agent Illinois Central r. r.. lis w. 9Th.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
Accused Lumber Shark Held Again
With Brand-NezU Sounding Scheme

named by himself, which was done IN
an attempt 10 avoid civil suits ana the
criminal proceedings Institutes by tAe
Federal authorities.
Trust" Man Under Ban.
A fraud order has also been Issued
against Justus J. Evans. at 131 Ridge
avenue. AsbuTy Park, y. J. Evans was
put under the department ban at Phila-
delphia Pa. in July OF Last year, when
he was conducting the Holy United
Royal Trust Company, which, notwith-
standing its assuring name. was found
10 be an unhOly combination. Tie sought
to revive the business at his new ad-
dress
The ban has been lifted from Leon
NJ. Hutchins, at Whitman Mass, who
got i'm bad with the departm eHt while
operating a scheme under the name or
the American Photographer. Hutchlns
plead guilty 10 the indictment. and also
abandoned his scheme short time be
fore his arrest. He Las also His1 an af-
fidavit that he VIII not resume the
business or anyone similar.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
DAN CUPID'S INDEX
Is CLOSED FOREVER
Marriage License Book No. SO Laid
Away on Musty Bureau
Shelf.

Marriage license book No So Is no
more. II has been gathered away and
packed with its predecessors, on the
musty shelves around the marriage
license office.
To Ernes. +. Bankm6nn falls the
credit for using the final sheet in book
No. Sc With Annie y. Sanders he ap-
peared in he office and made appli-
cation for the license. which ended the
usefulness OF the book Bankmann
and his fiancee came from Great Fails
They VIII be married IN this city by
the Rev EnOch Schroeder
TWO members OF the same family
made applications yesterday for mar
riaSe licenses. Harvey T. Hodge. re-
ouestins a license 10 wed May +. Brink
Icy. and Edward G. Roberts asking f0T
d license to wed Nettie J.. Hodge
With the exception Of Miss Brinkley
the party halls frOm Warm Springs, Va.
The double wedding will be performed
by the Rev. John T. FTantz.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28

The thiTty-third annual commence
ment OF Linthicum Institute of George
. town was held Tuesday night at Lintiii-
cum Hall on o street The exercises
opened with a farce IN two scenes en-
titled "Quash," which was followed by
Two snort sketches. The Second Table
and Not i'm the Regular Army"
Al the close of the program, William
A. Gordon one of the trustees OF The
school, awarded prizes TO the successful
DunllS as fnIlnu-s.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
SALE OF HOUSE RECORDED

Harry Wardman has sold 70 Prof
John Tonkin the dwelling 212h Fifteenth
street northwest. The sale was made
by Boss d Phelps.
J. 3. Murdoch has sold through Stone
d Fairfax the thTee-stOTy brick dwell
ing, 1909 Rhode Island avenue north
west. The house has twelve rooms, and
was purchased for OCCUPANCY by a
Washington business mi-I. II Is OPP
pCsite the residence of Secretary OF
State Root
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
BOY ELECTROCUTED,
BUT WILL RECOVER

ATLANTIC CITY, May 2s-Walter
Owens. hustIing little newsboy. Is alive
to tell how It feels TO be eIectrocuted.
The lad was on the roof OF the pavilion
OF Youngss Pier when no stumbled over
"a 1--we electric Hight WIRE the current In
which is estimated 20 be fully l0O10
volts.
owens yelled and wrlthed and finally
rolled away from the deadly coil, but
frightened spectators expected 10 see
him go up in a flash. lie was hurried
10 the City Hospital, however. and soon
regained consciousness and VIII recover.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
jacob PROPERTY
SOLD AT AUCTION
Prizes Awarded to Success
tul Pupils at Linthicum
IL Institute.

The property belonging 10 the Jacob
estate has been sold at public auction.
ahe two small frame dwellings, l5I5 and
4olf Ihlrty-four,n street northwest
We're knocked down 70 James a. Keli-
her, OF 1915 Wisconsin avenue. for
Sl'Soo The house at 34I3 Prospect ave
nue. northwest. vas bought by A. w
Hurley for 5000, and the two-story
bay WindoF brick dwelling at 1903
olive avenue northwest, was sold 10
William Clarity for S2l50. Gordon q
Gordon, trustees. represented the estate.
John II. Leonard. an old and we'll
known resident of the First ward, died
tuesday at the Georgetown University
Hospital Mr. Leonard was for many
years night wdtChman ar riggs Ma
tlonal Bank, He is survived by a
Widow, Mrs Margaret Leonard, and
several grown children
the funeral will be held Friday morn
Log from St Stephens Catholic Church.
IWeniy-nfth street and Pennsylvania
avenue.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
The Prize Winners.

First prize, Sl5 in gold. to Robert L
Phelps; second, SO in gold. Francis p.
Q. Callaghen: third, s. IN gold, John
instru ments, John J. Schneider; special
mention, Charles II. Steinbraker. H.
Saksr ID, Fullerton Phelps. John T
Hayes, William Sullivan. J. Arthur Pro-
hey. Clifton Harper and Tracey Ben
nett, L +. Moore, r. b. Phelps, W. s.
Phelps, H Steinbraker and Howard
Beach.
school and was endowed by the late
Edward l.. Linthicum. The faculty con,
slsts u Messrs. r Clinton Balinger.
James H Taylor. Frank J. NIssn n,
Nathan Well and Mr.. Peter
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
Advertised Long Career.

It was set out in the pamphlets that
the company was organized f. 1881
with d capital stock of S125 000 and that
n was engaged In selling lumber di-
rect from the mill to consumers, thus
saving TO the mill men the profits OF
the SPECTATOR. the wholesaler and the
retailer COnsignments Of lumber were
solicited for sale on a commission basis
for the account OF the cOnsignor. II
was brought out in the Investigation
that the company had only been estab-
lished A YEAR, and that the paid-iu
capital was only $1,000.
II is also said that Horton was ar
rested In 1900 for his connection with
the Manhattan Lumber Company
against which the department issued a
fraud order. He has been arrested sew
erai times for defraudings people who
shipped him lumber 10 sell. The last
time he was arrested he was held in
5000 bail and at the present time IS
ION city limits"
About eighty complaints against Hor-
ton and his company have been filed
- i:mber dealers in North Carolina
South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia
Ohio, and Vermont
Horton was arrested a again April l6
and held under $500 bail Previous "a
his arrest he caused the company "a
be placed in the hands Of a receiver
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28

A fraud order has been issued by
the Postmaster General against Charles
c. Horton, OF New York, who has
been conducting an alleged large lum-
Der swindling scheme
The order covers the names OF the
Consumers Lumber Company, the Pro-
ducers Lumber Company, and the
Riverside Lumber Company. at u3
West Twenty-third street. 10 West
Thirty-fourth street, and 1l6 West
Thirty-ninth street. New York city.
Horton, who is said to be well known
TO have a record with both the police
and postal authorities at New York,
has been engaged, IL is alleged, for
the last year in operating through the
malls scheme to defTaud lumDeTmen
throughout the country. using tie cor
porate name OF the Consumers Lum-
her Company, UnCeT which he mailed
10 lumber and mill men pamphlets en-
titled Log Run
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
Henry COppertLite Builds Dwellings.

Henry Copperthite has completed the
erection Of Two colonial brick houses
on the south side Of q street. between
Wisconsin avenue and Tuirty-first
street northwest.
The contractor was Richard Ough.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-04-01
LAST PETITIONS
WERE FILED TO-DAY
CANDIDATES ARE NOW
READY FOR PRIMARIES
Five County and District Candidates
Have No OppOsition-Taylor, Sal
ing, Bradley Wells and Kimbrell
Walk I'm without a Stuggle-Llst
of Justices ConstabIes and Com
mittee Men Named

This is the last day for the filing
of candidates petitions and those who
wish to secure nominations at the
primary election to be held April II
must have their petitions on file in
the clerks office by this evening
The record at present shows that
flve present county officials will be
without contests for denomination
and they will also doubtless go into
the June election without opposition.
These men are Sheriff T. d. Taylor,
County Clerk Frank Sailing, Treasur.
er G. w. Bradley, Frank X. Welles,
county school superintendent, and ].
w. Klmbrell, surveyor.
r. T. Brown, candidate for the re-
publican nomination for assessor,
Will also get that honor without a
fight, but he will have a strong op-
ponent in the election in the person
of Assessor C. P. Strain, who is to
run again.
District Attorney Phelps has like
wise failed to develop a republican
opponent and he will have to sprint
against time on April II. Whether or
not he will have an opponent in the
June election remains to be seen
For the republican nomination for
recorder there are two contestants,
Fred w. Hendley. present incumbent,
and c. e. McCumber. j. O. Peebler
seeks the democratic nomination,
For coroner the candidates for the
republican nomination are Ralph Fol-
son. present incumbent, and Charles
w. Wall.
Those who would be commissioners
are Horace Walker, present incub-
bent, Joe Bailey and A. H. Sunder-
man, all of whom are after the re-
publican nomination, and j. Hude-
man, who is running on the democrat
ic ticket.
For representative. three republi-
cans are in the field for the two Do
sitions/to be filled. C. A. Barrett Is
running for denomination upon a
statement No. l platform, while L.
L. Mann and Claud Steen are running
upon statement No. platform.
For justices of the peace the re-
publican nomination seekers are Joe
II. Parkes, Pendleton; H. B. Gillette,
Echo; ]. L. Miller, South Milton: B.
b. Richards, Athena, and%v. L. Guer-
rant and A. E. Greiner, Holdman. r.
s. Pearson of North Milton is the
only democrat for justice.
The candidates for constable are as
follows: ]. T. Thorne, Holdman; w.
w. Mcqueen, South Milton, and Joe
lawson, North Milton.