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Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
OUTLAWS ENTER
ORGANIZED BALL
STATE LEAGUE CHlEFTAIN
SIGNS AGREEMENT
END OF LONG WAR BROUGHT BY
THIS ACTION
New Body Will Be Class 3 League
and VIII Cooperate with Coasters.
Berry Wins Personal VIC
tory In Decision

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 4.-The Call
fOrnia State Baseball league came into
the fold of organized baseball today
when Frank A. Herman, representing the
directors, signed articles with Presi-
dent Cal. Ewing of the Pacific Coast
league, whereby the State league be-
comes affiliated with the national organ
ization with class "B" rating.
As a result of the new arrangement
the State league season was brought to a
close with the games played yesterday
and the post season series between the
Stockton team, winner of the first half
of the season, and the Oakland team,
winner of the second, viii open at Oak
land next Saturday There will be
seven games in the series.
San Francisco, Stockton, Oakland, Sac
ramentO, Fresno and the other city, yet
to be selected, will be in the league next
year. Mr.. Ewing, it is stated, will fin
nnce the San Francisco team, and the
Coast league grounds on both sides of
the bay will be used.
The final series of four games for the
State league will be open in Stockton
Thursday, Oct. IL.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
PLUNGES TO DEATH FROM
TOWER 81 FEET IN AIR

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4.-Several
hundred persons saw John Mangels'
a claiming high diver" plunge ninety
seven feet to death at a local amuse-
ment park here last night, when he
failed to rise from. the shallow tank
into which he had dived.
Mangels was known on the bils as
Towers and made the leap nightly,
clad in a sheet of flame from oil-soaked
cotton. He is believed to have mis-
calculated the distance and shot like
a comet into the tank, from which
he was removed with a broken neck.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
ORGANIZATION FORMED TO
AID STRANDED AMERICANS
Society Launched for Purpose of Get
ting Back Home Worthy cit-
liens from Abroad

NEW YORK, Oct. Am organiza-
ton known as the George Washington
fund has been successfully launched to
help stranded and worthy Americans
abroad to get back home and worthy
Germans stranded here to get back to
the fatherland.
The fund was organized on board
the North German Lloyd liner George
Washington on its way here from
Bremen and was suggested by Isaac
Guggenheim of the mining and smelt-
ing family.
Mr.. Guggenheim was chairman of
the concert given during the voyage
and on his initiative the prominent
Germans and Americans on board eff
fected the permanent organization of
the George Washington fund, which is
to haye offices in this country and IN
Europe and which will work in CO.
operation with the consuls in both
p1aceS
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
is A cURLEW A DUcK7

SANTA MONICA, Oct. 4-Justice of
the Peace J. C. Steele is burdened with
the question of whether a curlew is a
member of the duck family. r. D.
Ely, charged with shooting a "curlew
or a duck from a moving motor boat,
pleaded not guilty when arraigned be-
fore Justice Steele this morning. He
demanded a jury trial, which will be
held October 16. The prosecution of
the case is to be turned over to the
state fish and game warden. Justice
Steele says, that as far as he can find,
a curlew is a wading bird and not fully
web-footed. He says he would like
oDinionS on this subject
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
CRUSADE AGAINST BETTING

NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-Police Inspec-
tor John OBrien, Lieut.. Hugh r. Rey-
nolds. Sergeant Hugh Myers and John
G.. Cavanaugh, were indicted by the
grand jury today, charged with aiding
and abetting bookmaking at Sleeps
head Bay race track, and Gravesend
race track. Five detectives from pri-
vate agency were indicted at the Same
time
Judge Dieck paroled the police Off
GERS until the day of their trial, which
will be October IS. The private detec-
tives will have to give bail.
All the men entered pleas of not
guilty. Indictments against the Coney
island Jockey club, which controls the
Sheepshead track, and the Brooklyn
Jockey club, which controls the Grave
send track, as corporations, also were
handed up.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
RESULTS AT VANCOUVER

VANCOUVER, B. c., Oct. 4.-Today S
results at Minoru:
First race, six furlongs-Fairy Bing won,
Banorella second, Terrago third Time, 1913.
Second race, six and a half furlongs-Grace
G. won, Long Ball second Canardo third.
Time. 1928 2-5.
Third race, mile and fifty yards-Captain
Burnett won, Wolfville second Sink Spring
third Time, 1:4S 2-5.
Fourth race, seven furlongs-WorS Box won,
Spohn second, Boggs third Time, 1880.
Fifth race, seven furlongs-Mr. Bishop won,
Blue Heron second, Melton Cloth third Time,
1:33 3-5
Sixth race, five furlongs-Irma Lee won,
Eiectrowan second, Contra Costa third. Time,
/ :03 3-5
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
ROBS STORE TO BE WITH
MOTHER IN PENITENTIARY
Youth Admits He Committed Crime
So He Gould Be Near Parent
Convicted of Murder

RAYVILLE, La, oct. 4-John
White, 20 years old, who was convicted
last week of having robbed a store and
sentenced to four years in the penlten-
tiary, admitted yesterday he had stolen
in order to be with his mother M s.
Bette White, who two years ago was
convicted of the murder of her nus
band and sentenced to twenty years
in state prison.
hapnv. saving he was alone in the
world and could not bear up under the
strain of having to encounter the Jlbes
of companions because of his mother
conviction and sentence.
He believes his mother is innocent,
and he voluntarily dons the stripes OF
a convict to comfort her.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
RESULTS AT LOUISVILLE

LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. 4.-The
second week of the Louisville race
meeting was ushered in this afternoon
with a splendid card of six we'll
balanced races. The Old Inn handicap
the fourth race, was the feature. Han
bridge, running right back to his goo1
race of Saturday, won. Results:
First race, six furlongs-Kiddy Lee won,
MY Henry second, Judith Page third. Time,
1:16.
Second race, six furlongs-Bnly Bodemer
won, Many Colors second, Aoquia third Time,
1:14
Third race. mile and seventy yards-Pocota-
ligo won, Denver Girl second, Aspirin third.
Time, 1:45.
Fourth race, mie-Hanbrdge won, All Red
second, Old Honesty third Time, 1856
Fifth race, six furlongs-Boca Grande won,
Short Order second, Long Hand third. Time,
1:1J 3-5.
Sixth race, mile and siNteenth-Alma Boy
won Roseboro second, Orlando third. Time,
1:H As.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
He,a a shrIner Now-eut-

'Wild Bill' is back Back from Cata-
lima, where he journeyed Saturday
evening to receive the degrees of the
Mystic Shrine. Someone go in and ask
Bill if he would not like to take the
Pope Hartford for a Badly run. But
before doing so have your life insured
and arrangements made with the un-
dertaker and fond farewell given wife
and babies. Bill may like to know he
is a Shriner-but what he thinks of the
manner in which he was initiated is
known only by his subdued demeanor.
1t is a mistake to call Mr.. William
Ruess wild Bill' any longer. He is
the tamest thing on gasoline row.
Anybody can put it on to Mr.. Ruess
now,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
FOUR NATIONS WILL AID
IN PORT0LA FESTIVITIES
Several European Countries Agree to
Send War Vessels to San
Francisco

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 4.-Great
Britain, Germany, Italy ard The
Netherlands have announced their in
tention of participating in the celebra'
ton of the one hundred and fortletf
anniversary of the discovery OF san
Francisco by Gaspar de Portola, to be
held in San Francisco from OCTOBER
10 to October %.
The governments mentioned VIII seno
one or more vessels of their naYles:,
THE cruiser Acona will be detailed
by Germany, Great Britain will send
the cruisers Bedford Algerine and
Shearwater, Italy the cruiser Calabrla
and The Netherlands the cruiser
Noord Brabant.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
From Racer to public Speaker

Printed notices are afioat in the land
announcing that the Santa Barbara
Automobile club will hold its monthly
meeting Wednesday evening, October
6. at the rooms of the club in that city
by the sea, and the principal feature OF
the evening is to be an address by
Hon. William r. Ruess of Los An
geles. The Santa Barbara contingent
scarcely know the full volume of Mr..
Ruess' oratory until Bill gets fairly
wound up into his subject, when they
NAV exnect to hear something certain.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
CATCH BIC JEWISH

LONG BEACH, Oct. 4.-Big jewish
are the talk of pier fishermen today.
Last night Capt Al Hook of the Tour
ist caught and brought to the pier the
biggest jewish caught yet this year,
1t weighed 400 pounds and was more
than five feet long. 1t towed the boat
to and fro and was not subdued until
after an hours stiff fighting.
Clarence Owen, owner of the pier
market, went out today to try to land
a Jewish which yesterday romped away
with 200 feet of his set line, sixteen
pounds of weights and big buoy. BY
means of the buoy owen hopes to dis
cover and capture the monster.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
Santa Ana Marksmen to Shoot

SANTA ANA, Oct. 4.-Members of
the Santa Ana Rifle club will partici-'
pate in a National Rifle association
medal shoot in Los Angeles October IL.
The same day will witness a ten-men
match between the Santa Ana and Los
Angeles marksmen.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05

.H HE mystery of the wreck of the
handsome Locomobile wrecked in
IA a 10y" ride on a recent evening
still remains unraveled The car was
one of the handsome type IL" models
and cost something over $4,000. What
has become of the chauffeur or the
supposed occupants of the Joy ma
chine is as yet unknown. The facts
will be remembered that the chauffeur
went to Mr.. Wallace and informed
him that his new car, purchased but
about a month ago, needed some ma
chine shop repairs and supposedly
took the car to the shop, but instead
the finding of the deserted and wrecked
machine told the story, with the addi-
tional strong circumstantial evidence
of what the car had been doing by the
finding Of a woman's hat pin and the
heel of a womans shoe.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
woMENs GOLF PLAY OPENS

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 4.-Out of
seventy entrants for the woman's ma
tional golf championship today at the
links of the Merton Cricket club, Ha-
verford, all but three started and all
the starters finished. Not more than
six Of the scores were passably low.
OF the seven British visitors all played
but one, only four qualifying. Miss
Dorothy Campbell, British champion,
was the only one of the four to fall in
the first six
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
AssaiIant Sent to JAN

OAKLAND, Oct. A. ]. Lefort,
charged with assaulting Henry G. Mil
Ter by beating him on the head with
a revolver, was sentenced to two years
in the county Jail today. The cause
of the assault was quarrel over $500
which Lefort is alleged to have owed
Miller
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
FIRST FOOTBALL FATALITY

POTTSVILLE, Pa, Oct. 4-Robert
Millington, halfback of the Pottsville
high school football team, is dying az
the result of injuries received in a
football game at Shamokin Saturday
afternoon. He received a kick in the
abdomen.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
New Agencies for Goodyears

The w. D. Newerf Rubber company
has completed arrangements with the
Leon T. Shelter company of San
Diego, under the management of John
Swan, to handle the Goodyear tires in
San Diego county and vicinity ex-
clusively and have filled large order
for stock.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
RACES AT NOTTINGHAM

NOTTINGHAM, Oct. 4.-The Best
wood nursery plate Of 200 sovereigns,
for 2-year-olds, five furlongs, was won
today by Witch Finder. James j.
Keene's Suffragist was second and
Bobsleigh third. Fourteen started.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
SWISS sYcLIsT WINS

BERLIN, Oct. 4.-Henry Guignari,
the Swiss cyclist, won the cycling
championship of Europe yesterday at
Steglitz. He covered 100 kilometers
(62.1 miles,, in 1;1S:41. Guignard's time
is said to be a worlds record.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
DURYEA'S ENTRY WINNER
FREE-Pinnoa GIrcn AwaY-FRE

PARIS, Oct. 4.-The Prix Dublin.
Aller, run at st. Cloud today, was won
by H. B. Duryea's saltwater.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
Because They Proved Good

The Buick people selected Goodyear
tires because of the excellent showing
made by them in the Mount Badly and
other racing events.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
vprr-p,anos Given Away-FREE

No home need be without piano-an
offer free and without cost of any kind.
that all may participate in its BENEFITS
See page IL.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05

The car was overturned, a rear
wheel torn from it, every one of the
twelve hickory spokes broken off short
at the hub, top smashed to smith
Greens, glass front shield with but two
or three pieces of splintered glass in
it, steering post bent almost double, and
a general wreck, yet when the Loco
mobile people went after the wreck,
carrying a wheel, and placing it in
form, bending back the steering post,
the machine came in under her own
power as smoothly and sweetly run
ming as ever she had been before she
left the salesrooms of the Locomobile
company to become the property of
Councilman Wallace, a glowing trib-
ute to the construction of the Locomo-
bile company and the stuff of which
the Locomobile is put together.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05

FREE-PianOs Given Away-FREE
No home need be without a piano-an
offer free and without cost Of any kind.
that all may participate in It's benefits.
s-22- 2s-2s-so 1o-3-5-7-1o
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05

No home need be without a piano-an
offer free and without cost OF any kind,
that all may participate in Its benefits.
A-22-2s-2s-as-so 1O.s.6-7-1Ol
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05

Don't simply allow It to die-that plan OF
yours. Find a little capital through advertis-
ting.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05

ANYBODY who would be able TO hnd an
address in the directory "ouiu DC "Dle u
and your CLASSIFIED ad.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
Atlas VaIveIeSS Cars

sl450 to $4,000. according to model and
hnish. BEKINS-COREY MOTOR CAR CO,
Pico and Flower SITS F3635.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05

~ WINToN SIX and
Chadwick EEAyES ,,! :. ! HEdER E6It
ARD MOTOR CAR co. F5sOO; Bdway. 41sO
The Washington times., 1909-10-26
Japanese Authorities With
hold News of Condition of
Former Premier.
SHOT THREE TIMES
BY KOREAN AGENT
Others in Party Injured When As
sassin Empties Revolver at
the Crowd.

TOKYO. Oct 2s.-OfheiaI dispatches
from Harbin printed here confirm the
announcement that Prince Ito, former
premier Of Japan. was SHOT By a Korean
at a. m. in the railroad station at
Harbin.
The official reports say nothing OF the
extent of Prince Ito's injury. and that
fact is regarded as Ominous. Prince Ito
was touring Manchuria, accompanied by
Baron Komura.
Tokyo is in a state of terrible excite
ment over the news. The stock ex-
change has closed. and practically all
business has been suspended. Great
crowds have gathered IN the streets. and
are besieging the foreign office for
definite Information as to whether the
statesman is alive or dead.
Prince Ito left Tokyo on October Il
for his trip through Manchuria.
Escaped Before.
II is considered significant here that
on Prince ItOs last trip into Chinese
territory he. narrowly escaped death al
the hands Of Korsanc who attempted 10
wreck the train in which he was
travelling
The Washington times., 1909-10-26
NEW YORK STUNNED
BY SUIT Of ASTORS
Action for Separation of
Popular Pair Distinct
Surprise.

NEW YORK. oct 26.-New York
society's sole topic OF conversation to-
day is the suit brought by their beau
tiful leader. Mrs. John Jacob Astor.
for a separation from her husband.
manager OF the Astor estate, soldier, in
ventor, and author.
No one seems TO be able TO hit upon
the cause Of the suit, which has pro-
ceeded with such secrecy that not until
It had been several days In the hands
Of the referee. c. II. Young. of 76 VIII
lam street. did the public hear about
It. and even now, the basis of the ac-
tion IS not known to any but the prtn-
cipals and lawyers, although II goes
without saying that the entire social
contingent of the city is specuIating
upon IT,
Mrs. Aston returned from Europe Oc-
tober 10. Going first 10 the home of
her friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Guinness. 20 Washington. Square. she
stayed a few days and went TO visit
in the country, opening neither her pal
atial city home nor her country estate
Rhinebeck. Mr. Astor is travelling on
his yacht. NOurmahal
Lewis Cass Ledyard is representing
MI. AhAJtB anu MIS- A8AOF attorney
is John II. Cadwallader. Neither Will
intimate the cause OF the trouble, and
Mrs. Astor, before leaving the city
refused to be interviewed.
Declines to Talk.
A reporter went TO the Guinness house
at 8 Washington Square North, and sent
to Mrs. Astor a sealed note saying that
he had inform. alton that her suit had
been forwarded by the court to a ref
cree, and that it might be well if she
would see hi.n a moment in order that
the forthcoming report would be cor
rect.
The man br0usSt word that Mrs As
tor would come DOM or would send
message
Dinner which was TO have been at
8 30 was delayed twenty minutes and
then one of the guests OF the house,
as he announced himself, came from
the library, where two other male din
ner guests were waiting, and went up
stairs. on returning ne said.
Are you the reporter? Wen. Mrs
Continued on Third PageD
The Washington times., 1909-10-26
GOVERNORS ARE MADE
SORROWFUI, BY TAFT
After Score of Them Had Climbed Into Evening
Clothes Word Is Received President Cannot Visit
Their Boat-Banquet Spread Is Saved.

ON BOARD THE STEAMER ST.
PAUL, Mississippi River, oct, 26.-Trou-
Bile fell I'm chunks on board tho gov
ernors' boat soon after she left ST. Louis
last night. and President Taft vas the
cause OF il all.
The ST. Paul. carrying the governors
Of twenty-three States" according TO
the literature printed by the Business
Mems League OF St. Louis, was the next
in line behind the Presidents steamer
the OleandeT. and for an hour or so
after leaving St. Louis. all was JOY and
comfort on board.
The President OF the United States
was due at 7:45 p. M, according TO the
program.
At $50 p. m. most Of the governors
were in their staterooms struggling
with boiled shirts" and refractory coll
lars.
Suddenly there was a hoarse footing
The Washington times., 1909-10-26
UNCLE SAM DEMANDS
ALL OF HIS CHANGE
Sues Railroad for so Gents Claimed to Be Due Sailor
Who Was Overcharged in Making Trp-Com-
mission Mu st Decide

Demanding reparation In the sum OF
- cents, the United States Govern
ment today filed with the Interstate
Commerce Commission a formal com
plant against the Philadelphia and
Reading Railway Company and the
New England Navigation Company
The complaint IS signed by Rear Ad-
miral II. =. Potter. as Acting Secre-
tary OF the Navy, and 1t IS understood
that the Navy Department is "al het
up" about IL.
II seems one day last December, al
most a year ago, Thomas A. Mccarthy,
presumably a sailor, was charged s.
for transportation over the defendants
lines from Philadelphia to Newport,
r. l., and return. Admiral Potter, in
a four on hVe-page type-wTittee state
nent 20 the commission, decla:es with
great sOlemuity this was an excessive
and unrea sonable charge because the
rate ought not to have been more than
$50
The Washington times., 1909-10-26
SOCIETY GIRL SMILES
At LABOR FURORE
Word That Miss Converse
Will Hire Italians Causes
DiSSenSion.

The opening OF a millinery and i'm
gerie establishment by Miss Mauds
Converse. daughter of Admiral Con-
verse. and popular washington society
girl, announced exclusively in The
Tires yesterday. has not only aroused
wide interest in the social world, but
this morning when II became known
she was 10 employ italian lace makers.
the attention of the Bureau of Immi-
grafton and Of the American Federation
Of Labor was directed toward her an
dertaking.
Bringing these women to this country
as lace makers. officials Of the Depart
ment Of Commerce and Labor say. Is in
direct violation OF the immigration act.
which provides that 'skillea labor may
be imported only when labor Of like
kind unemployed can not be found in
this country"
Secretary Frank Morrison, Of the Fed
Grafton OF Labor, when the matter was
brought TO his attention, at once com
municated with George J. Raiser Of
Philadelphia, who represents the Cur
tain Operatives Of America. Mr. Nor
rison looks upon the effort to bring the
lacemakers to Washington as another
cropping out OF continued attempts to
supplant American women by the Ital-
ian labOrers
Surprised at Dissension.
Miss Converse was not aware Of the
furrore her announcement OF plans had
made until she was told or the objec-
Continued on Eighth Page)
The Washington times., 1909-10-26

OF whistles on the river and the sound
or hoarser voice. delivering a mega
phone message from the OIeander to
the st. Paul.
The President will not be able 10 at
tend dinner on the st. Paul tonight, -
the mesaphone voice shouted. His
throat is too sore. He will be with YOU
some o,her night this week.
Had the Oleander fired a thirteen-incb
shell into the hull OF the ST. Paul IL
could hardly have caused more con-
sternation on the governors boat. From
one end OF the craft to the other the
news spread like q prairie fire. The
governors threw their dress suits into
their steamer trunks, and the white
bosomed walters carried the news to the
chef in the galley.
Orders were hastily issued by James
y. Smith, president Of the Business
Mems League. to save the victuals at
all hazards for this evening or tOmor-
row.
The Washington times., 1909-10-26
Monopolys Attorney Tells Corporation Counsel That
Company VIII Not Press Appeal Now Pending
In the Supreme Court
MEANS VICTORY FOR PUBLIC
IN WAR UPON INCREASED RATES
Repeal BY Congress of Clause Giving Corporation the
Right to Add to Capital Stock After Valuation of
Plant May Be Cause-ThOmas' Hard Fight
By 7. c. wELLIyER

Ross Perry chief counsel for the Washington Gas Company
has notified Corporation Counsel H. Thomas the gas companies
will drop their appeal now pending the Supreme Court from the
decision of the District Court Appeals involving the right to maze
valuation and recapitalzaion of the gas properties
M Perry has notified me- said Mr. Thomas today "tat the
company will not pursue this matter farther that viii be
withdrawn expecting the necessary motion be filed any day
will the end, forever of efforts capiaze he gas com
paneS under section of the act of June s. 1896"
The foregoing marks trusts final surrender
of all effort to establish rights under the initiation of 1896
For the Gas trust has been fighting courts and in Con
gress for the privilege of increasing its capitalization to about
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