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Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-12
EASTERN

Us
Payne tariff bill sent to the senate committee
from tho house has been placed in the hands
of the public printer and will be ready for pre-
sentation to the full committee today.
The Republican majority in the senate as
sumes responsibility for the passage of the
new tariff bill by reason of their having AFRO
gated the right to themselves of indicating the
attitude the bill shall take in the senate.
Salt Lake road. which runs from Los Angeles
over the desert to salt Lake City. will have a
powerful rival in the Santa Fe railroad which
plans TO build road into the Mormon city.
Fire, which originates from an explosion
among some painters supplies and dynamite,
at Lenox, Mass. causes the death Of six per-
sons and seriously Injuries three.
Women in Chicago stagger under the weight
of their headgear which are remarkable for
their large sizes and ponderosty OF straw,
fruit flowers and vegetables.
Niagara Falls, for the second timo in the
memory of man, silent and an ice bridge is
formed, causing the water OF the river to over
flow 1t is estimated $1,0OO,00O in property loss
will result.
Negro at Arcadia. Fla. who attacked white
woman by leaping into a buggy in which she
was riding is taken from officers by mob
In automobiles and hanged to tree.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-29
HELD UNDER
$4,000

Lewis Gray, former Northern
Pacific engineer. charged with
throwing nitric acid over Ida and
Hannah Nelson last Saturday night,
near their home on Stage avenue,
was bound over to the superior
court yesterday afternoon under
bond of $4,000. Gray sat motion
less throughout the trial while wit
ness after witness mounted the
stand and forged link after link to
the chain of circumstantial evil
dence already wound about him by
Sergeant of Detectives McPhee and
Detective Briley.
Gray was ideitified by Ross e.
Marker, a drug clerk, as one who
had bought nitric acid from him
early Saturday evening. The girls
-Hanah and Ida Nelson, the latter
Gray's former swetheart-told of
the attack on the narrow sidewalk
near their home-how they We're
knocked to the ground by blow
across the back of the head with a
stick of wood and of the terrible
agony suffered from the acid.
Letters written to the girls-one
to Ida in which he endeavored to
patch up a misunderstanding, and
another to Hannah in which he
threatened her harm for meddling
in the affairs of himself and Ida,
were presented. The detectives
working in the case believe they
can establish proof that the blue
overcoat, sprinkled with acid stains
and burns and found near the scene
of the outrage, was purchased from
second hand store last Saturday
by Gray. Grain maintains his inno-
cence and says he will raise his
bond.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-29
HUGHES TO SPEAK
AT LABOR PROTEST
(By United Press)

PORTLAND, Ore, April %
Arrangements have been perfected
for monster parade of 5000 union
labor men next Sunday, as a pro-
test against the action of the
United States court in sentencing
Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell
and Frank Morrison, the labor
leaders, to jail in the Buck Stove
Co. contempt case. A big mass
meeting will be held in the exposi-
tion rink at the conclusion of the
parade. w. ID. Haywood, ex-secre-
tary-treasurer of the Western Fed
Grafton OF Miners. will be one or
the principal speakers. Will DAILY,
president of the State Federation
Of Labor, will preside and make
the opening address,. II. l.. Hughes,
editor of the Spokane Labor World,
IL also on the list of speakers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-29

"The Serbs are commonly report
ed to be cannibals, though there Is
no conclusive evidence Of their
having eaten human flesh. But it
it is we'll known that they devour
their flesh food raw and that they
are subject to attacks of blood lust
while gorging themselves with raw
meat during which their murderous
instincts are fully developed. The
Serbs are a cowardly, treacherous,
murderous race and no white man
has ever fallen in their hands and
lived to tell the tale. Within the
last ten years at least four Ameri-
cans have been killed by the Serbs
on Tiburon, two within the last
four years. In retaliation for these
murders the Mexican government
has sent soldiers to the island who
have killed many of the savages."
Fifteen years ago San Diegan
landed from a Chinese junk on
Tiburon and was never seen again.
His widow lives here yet.
Conn had Mexican on his ship.
The man spoke Seri, and from a
rowboat by signs and words got
number of the Indians to come
down to the beach. The accom-
panying photograph was snapped
from off shore.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-29
DRIVER PINNED UNDER
WRECKED WAGON

Paul Necker, driver for the
Cannon Hill Ice and Fuel Co., was
pinned beneath the bed of his
wagon near the corner of billiard
street and Fourth avenue. shortly
after noon today, when his team,
frightened by the breaking of the
wagon tongue, ran away. Necker
was badly bruised and scratched
about the face and body. He was
released from his painful position
only after his team, running madly
down Fourth avenue, with the run
ming gears Of the wagon dangling
behind them, attracted attention.
He was brought to the cmer-
gency hospital in the patrol wagon
and is not dangerously hurt.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-29
SCANDALOUS DOINGS
AMONG THF OWLS

Well. it's a terrible story; that
is, If the whole truth-the naked
truth-be told. But what's the use
trying. How would a naked owl
look? Just % more victims fell
into the talons of the Brotherhood
of Owls in the lower Pacific halls
last night Owls-why. everything
was owls, yowls and howls. There
big feed that the 80 quivering
candidates gnawed at for a solid
hour and half, according to
Grand Chef Owens.
oWhen the feed was over there
were some speeches. Omo-J. T.,
you know him-he was among EN-,
but his long talk was all about
owls. 1t was interesting, too. He
is a good taxidermist-tell it by
the way he stuffed those owls.
Never even mentioned his race for
that upholstered chair up stairs in
the city hall
John Daniels, the grand treas.
urer, had some things to say, too
and Grand Executive John NJ
Gleason-the high plenipotentiary
and grand sizzler-he spoke. John
NJ told how Eugene B. Stork had
been engaged by the Owls. Little
chance for the hooters with a storl
at a feed, so they better keep hin
busy working. Stork says he is
going to organize about 80 new
nests for the Brotherhood of Owl.
before July. If you'd like to know
something about what happened t.
those nearly 30 candidates just ash
Joe Lamping of the cooks & Kitch
en- helpers union, he was one o.
them. Some of his friends haven
seen him today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-29

rushing down the street and
scores of athletic youngsters were
looking on in terrified amazement
as Mrs. B. e. Gaines and daugh.
ter Bessie stood in the window of
their bedroom, their night clothes
a mass of flames, the old man took
his place under the window and
told the women to jump.
Miss Bessie weighs 100 pounds.
When Myers caught her the i'm
pact was so great that both were
carried to the ground, Bessie re
ceiving a fractured ankle.
Mrs. Gaines jumped next. She
was frail little woman and My
ers caught her all right. With his
bare hands he rubbed the burning
night clothes from her body and
carried her into the house.
She was so badly burned that
she died eight hours 1ater.
Myers was injured slightly. but
says he will be ready to throw the
rope the next time he goes out on
the range.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-29
account of Van Norman's age, wasd
made by the jury. /

- - ss-E-~.. sz~-s -.
account of Van Nerman's age, was
made by the jury. /
Van Norman is an attorney and
the indictments charge him with
practicing fraud through the mails
upon John Crehan, Michael, b. c.,
Arthur Phillips, S317 Monroe
street, Spokane, and on w. ]. Lusk
of Spokane. He advertised under
various addresses in the Spokes-
man-Review for young men with
from $500 to $4,000 to invest in the
Century Co." Stock, but the grand
jury charged that he converted the
money to his own use. The Cen
fury Co., Van Norman declared to
the court, was organized to handle
mining stock and to sell land, and
he maintained that he provided
each of the investors with a job in
the company The minimum pen
atty for Van Norman's offense can
be made fine, while the maxi
mum is IS months Imprisonment
on each count.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-29

er, explorer and writer, had that
novel experience and escaped be-
ing made into a ragout d'homme by
the royal chef of a ferocious tribe
of Seri Indians on the island of
Tiburon.
Almost as little known as Robin
son Crusoe's island was to Europ-
cans way back in the good old
yarn spinning days, is Tiburon, the
habitat of the widest and least
civilized of the North American In
dian tribes. Tiburon is almost at
the head of the Gulf of California.
Conn, with his pretty niece and
two friends as guests, and fair
sized crew, recently took sail on
his good yacht Comfort" down
into the waters of lower California
and up the gulf of that name as far
as Tiburon.
Conn anchored recently in San
Diego harbor on the return. He
wrote an autograph account for a
select few of his friends, telling of
his experiences.
Conn was not absolutely sure
that the Serbs were hankering after
his flesh. But he took no chances
by landing on the island.
Following is what he says about
the savageS:
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-29
TWO LITTLE WANDERERS
OUTM TF1B WORLD

Two little fellows, Louis Hrabe
and Fred Freeland, ages IA reSpec-
tively-Louis crippled in his right
hip and both he and his Juvenile
pal exceedingly small for their
ages-are believed by the police to
be hiking into strange lands seek
ing fortune. Both left their homes
in East Spokane about noon yester-
day and their mothers have looked
diligently but vainly for them
since.
Freddie, according to his descrip-
ton at police headquarters, has the
CRIME of toll and battle for fortune
where his whiskers will linger
some day-maybe. Otherwise, he
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-29
TO. Be
D|SFRANCA|SED
PRATT SPEAKER SAYS LOT OF
UNION LABOR MEMBERS ARE
FLOATERS WHO HAVE NO
RIGHT TO BALLOT.

Thomas Cole, bricklayer, was Sc
lected by the managers of Pratt's
nonpartisan campaign to speak for
labor at the meeting at the Spo-
kane theater last night.
Mr.. Coles remarks, which were
endorsed by the meeting, as was
evidenced by the applause, assail-
ed the large body of workingmen
who constitute the chief following
of Mr.. ONO.
Coles remarks, from the stand
point of personal importance,
might not carry great deal Of
weight, but when endorsed by the
largest political meeting held in
the interest of Pratt they should
have the effect of cementing the
labor vote into solid phalanx for
ONO. Among other things Mr.. Cole
said:
"You have heard from the repre-
sentatives of the bar and of the
financial interests of the city; it
is now in order to have a word
from labor. The laboringmen who
are home owners are universally
for Pratt, and l think that he will
get &C per cent of the labor vote.
"There are a lot of irresponsi-
BILE men belonging to the labor
unions whose home is the saloon.
1t is a good thing that but few OF
them are voters. They are fioaters
and not qualified to vote. From
this element ONO draws his chief
support from among the working
men.
For nine years l have known
Pratt, and know that he was on
the side Of reform while his OPP
ponents were on the side of degre-
dation and vice. In view of this
fact a workingman who has no
more respect for his family than
to go to the polls and vote for ONO
ought to be disfranchised."
These were the sentiments and
words of Cole as delivered to labor
ingmen from the stage at the
Pratt meeting last night. A few
workingmen in the rear of the
house got up and left the meeting
in disgust.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-29
CLAMP LID ON
SCALER JOINT
BREWERY LICENSE PLAN OF
RUNNING SALOONS AFFORDS
MEANS OF CLOSING PLACE
IN SPITE OF INJUNCTION.

The corporation counsel's Office
closed the Scaler saloon this morn
ing on a charge that it was being
operated without license. P. c.
Kaylor, Scaler's man in charge
was arrested on warrant sworn
to by Detective Burns and held un
der 5000 bonds. Although the coun
ell was prevented from hearing the
revocation of license charges last
night. it is held that the place can
be kept closed indefinitely by the
rule under which today's action
was taken.
Enough fault was found or al
legged in Corporation Counsel
Aliens proceedings against Scaler
upon which to secure a temporary
restraining order that prevented
the city council from hearing the
charges.
The Spokane Brewing & Malt
ing Co is making a fight to retain
the license. The license is issued
In the name of Henry Bosnian,
who serves the brewery in the ca
pacity of license holder.
The injunction hearing is set foI
May before Judge Hinkle, who
issued the restraining order The
council proceedings were post
poned until May 10.
The principle allegation made in
support of the injunction against
the council is that proper recon-
mendation in the matter of revok-
ing license had not been made
and the procedure prescribed by
ordinance not complied with in
other respects. 1t is contended
that Allen secured signatures OF
the city commissioners to the
charges as individuals instead of
as police commission board.
1t is now understood that the
brewing company claims that the
license is the property of the
Kirkwood distillery and the cor
poration counsel's Office is making
an effort to ascertain the actual
owner.
The complaint against the resort
includes the selling of liquor to
young girls. Both Scaler and
Kearns have been heavily fined in
the justice of peace court on this
charge.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-29

is described, first, as being small
for his age, dark complexion, black
hair, dark eyes, when last seen
wore a gray vest, black overalls,
black hat and heavy, high top
shoes.
Young Hrabe is perhaps still a
little smaller for his IA years, has
a light complexion, light hair, blue
eyes and is crippled in the hip or
leg. They think he wore brown
suit and a brown soft hat The
little fellows were playing ITO
gether, as they had much of the
time for long while, when last
seen about noon yesterday by Mrs.
Freeland, who reported the disap-
pearance of them both
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-29
THEATER FOLKS Benefit

A clear sweep will be given the
Theatrical Mechanics association
May 6 for the benefit at the Audi
torium. The other theaters of the
city will join in the benefit, as the
association includes stage folks
generally from the front Office to
the back drop. Among the select
ed talent for the benefit is the
Richard earle company. and it is
expected that Mike Donlin and his
wife, Mabel Hite, will take part.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-29
LISTEN

Ladies' and gentlemen, with your
kind attention we will now tell you
about Owl Creek coal.
1t has very little ash.
It is a lasting coal.
1t contains wonderful heat
1t Is a clean coal.
And numerous other good quail.
ties which we will explain to you
II you will call Main SOS. Standard
Fuel & ice Co "
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-29
NO MORE BASEBALL
ON STREETS

Struck in the eye with a,sbase-
ball, batted across the street by
boys playing, Mrs. Harry Prather,
1924 Nichols avenue, working for
the New York Dental Co., was
knocked down and badly injured
this afternoon near Second avenue
and Stevens street. AS result the
police have issued orders against
boys playing ball in the streets
and alleys, under pain of arrest.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-29
TAbLEAU AGAIN
TONIGHT

Another big crowd enjoyed the
Orphans Home of Spokane benefit
at the Dreamland last night. The
bill was rendered in splendid style.
The tableau occasioned so much
applause that it will be repeated
tonight.
The First Presbyterian church
benefit, fixed for Friday night, has
been postponed until after the
scarlet fever scare is over
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-29
LIGHTLY WITNESS In
SCHIVELY HEARING
(By United Press)

OLYMPIA. April 29.-No session
of the legislative investigating COM
mittee was held this forenoon, ow-
ing to delay in the arrival of wit
ness, J. S. Lichty, of Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-29
? u(;H
FINED

Judge Huneke this afternoon
fined Prosecutor Pugh $50 and Dep
utv Pe'leter IS for contempt on
the charges brought by attorneys
for Gordon.
The prosecution will appeal and
furnished bonds of $4oO. 1t is in
tended to get the matter directly
before the supreme court.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-29
VAN NORMAN GUILTY
In FEDERAL COURT

Frederick Van Norman, pro-
moter of the Century Co.," or the
Century Co., Ltd indicted by
the grand jury on two counts for
using the United States mails for
fraudulent purposes, was found
guilty by jury before Judge Whit
son of the United States court. A
recommendation for leniency, on
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-29

base burner stove at night with
bucket of coal from the cellar. Next
morning Shedd found a snake over
a foot long in the ash pan. The
reptile was burned, but alive.
Shedd says the snake must have
been in the coal, and crawled
through the live embers to reach
the ash pan.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-29
To TEST
SUNDAY LAW
(By United Press)

BELLINGHAM, April 29.-After
arranging to play the BellinghaIi
team here next Sunday, Manager
Rowland, of the Aberdeen team
cancelled the game last night. de-
claring he had received orders from
President Lucas to play a game in
Vancouver Sunday to test the law
against Sunday baseball there. The
manager and president expect to
be arrested. rs 40.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-29
THREE STORY BLOCK.

A building permit was issued by
thu board Of public works today to
3. Heath for the erection of three
story brick building on lot 3, block
y. Rssurvey addition.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-29
OLD HERO CAUGHT
FIRE VICTIMS

Special Correspondence 20 The Press
. DALLAS, Tex, April 29.--Dave
Myers, old cattleman, was hailed
as hero in Dallas the next day
after he arrived to visit his daugh-
ter. While the fire department was
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-29

GROUP OF SAVAGE SERBS OF
TIBURON ISLAND, SNAPPED
FROM A ROW BOAT BY C. G..
CONN, AND A MAP OF LOWER
CALIFORNIA, SHOWING LOCA-
TION OF THE ISLAND OF TIB-
URON.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-29
Special Correspondence to The Pres

SAN DIEGO, Cal, April 29.-How
would you like the opportunity of
taking pictures of real live, hun
CRY cannibals with appetites not
surfeited with excessive indulgence
in white mems flesh?
c. G. Conn, Santa Catalina
millionaire, yachtsman, fisher, hunt,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-29
MUST BE THAT GARDEN
OF EDEN SNAKE

CHARDON, Ohio, April civil
liam Shedd, Middlefield. filled his
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-07-31

pate in the festivities OF the latter
date
Invitations have been extended to
many prominent speakers of nation
al reputation residing III the South,
and former residents who now have
their home on the Pacific coast will
be present to assist in showing their
their old neighbors, relatives and
friends the wonders OF the great
Northwest
The Dixie Society has organized
a chorus of 500 voices to sing old
plantation songs and jubilee melo-
dies, excursion steamers have been
chartered, bands will play and ban
quets will be given IN honor of the
distinguished guests, so that during
the early days of August the fra
GRANGE of the magnolia blossoms
will be impaired to the cactus, and
the sweetness of the sugar-cane will
whirl in the dizzy waltz with sturdy
Alaskan gold.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-07-31
COTTON MAN SHORT.
3. S. Chase of Natchez Suspended
With Other Peoples Money.

Ben. S. Chase. a member of the
Adams County Board OF Supervisors
formerly a wholesale grocer and cot
ton factor, but more recently engag-
ed as cotton factor, has been miss
ing from his home for several days
Memoranda leeft on the desk in his
office. it is declared, indicates that
he is $4,000 short i'll his accounts
with parties who consigned cotton
to his care. but at the present price
of cotton the shortage will be more
than double this amount He specf1-
lated and sold the cotton, it IS as
serted. before receiving orders to do
SO from his clients, who are scatter
ed in East Louisiana parishes and in
Southwest Mississippi. His books
and accounts are now in the hands
Of his creditors.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-07-31
RAILROAD COMMISSION
Will Settle Freight Rate Equaliza
ton Question.

The Railroad Commission Is in
session with a great many promi-
nent railroad representatives III at
tendance This is the meeting at
which the final touches will be put
to the assessment rolls and the val
uations on which the railroads and
other public utilities will pay taxes
next winter. The commission has
made heavy increases in the valua-
tons and the corporations interest
ed are present TO make protest Sew
era1 of them are represented by
their attorneys, and a strong effort
will be made to have the valuations
reduced
Before this session is concluded
the commission will take up the mat
ter of equalization of freight rates
on cotton, the several railroads hay
ing also been cited to appear on thai
some communication are paying
much higher rate on cotton than are
others, and it Is Prcsidenet Lees
idea to get them equalized as far as
possible.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-07-31
WHY 1T SUCCEEDS.
Because It's for One Thing Only
! and Greenville People Appre-
ciate This.

Nothing can be good for every
thing.
Doing one thing we'll brings sue
cess.
Doan's Kidney Pills do one thing
only.
They cure sick kidneys
They cure back ache, every kid
ney i'll.
Here is Greenville evidence to
prove it.
c. G. Bell, photographer, Alexan-
der and Broadway, Greenvile. Miss,
says: 81 consider Doan's Kidney
Pills to be the best remedy on earth
for backache and trouble which
arises from weak kidneys This med
icine procured at Taylor's drug
store. has given excellent satisfac-
ton in my case and | cheerfully re-
commend II to others.
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
centss Foster Milburn Co, Buffa-
10, New York, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-07-31

The large amount of valuable and
interesting Mississippi State news pub
lished by The New Orleans Pieayune
every day makes it a great favorite
with the people of the State. Besides
giving all the political and general
news of the world The Picayune has
most admirable Commercial and
Financial Report daily. covering. in
from seven to ten columns, every arti-
Gle aud point that can be of interest TO
a live American residing in the South.
The Daily Picayune fseven issues a
week. is sent TO subscribers for $500
for three months: The Twice-a-Week
Picayune Gssned Mondays and Thurs
days. is mailed for $1.00 year
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-07-31
SSISSIPPI DAY
AT Alaska Yukon Exposition Will
Be Celebrated August q.

Wednesday, August 4, has been
definitely decided upon for Missis-
sippi Day at the Alaska Yukon Pa
cihc Exposition. ara extensive ar
rangements are being made by the
committee in charge for an elabor-
ate program for the entertainment
for the visitors from the land OF
Cane and Cotton on that day
August 10 being Dixie Day, it IS
expected that most of the visitors
from Mississippi will arrange to
spend week in the Exposition
City and witness as well as partici-