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Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-13
CURTISS CAPTURES =
AVIATION PRIZE IN
MEET Ar BRESCIA
Machine Travels over Thlrty-one Miles
In 4e Minutes and "a Seconds.
Makes Start in 1-5
Seconds
[By Associated Press. ]

BRESCIA, Sept. 12.-Glenn H. Cur
tiss, the American aviator who won
the International cup at Rheims,
added further honors to his brilliant
record by Capturing the grand prize
in the aviation meet here today.
Curtiss made his flight yesterday,
covering fifty kilometers (31.05 miles,,
OF five times around the course, in 49
minutes "a seconds. His share of the
$4,000 prize Is $6000
Rougier, the French aviator, also
competed for the grand prize, making
fight of fifty kilometers in 1:10:18,
winning second money.
Curtiss also won the prze for quick
starting, his time being 1-5 seconds.
lie Blanc was second In this contest,
9 2-h seconds.
Princess Letitia, stepmother of the
Duke of the Abruzzl, was present and
received all the foreign aviators. She
warmly congratulated Mr.. Curtiss. She
asked him in English
would you take me with you?''
Il should be delighted if my ma
chine were fitted for carrying passen-
gers" replied Mr.. Curtiss.
After several test flights had been
made by the different aviators, Rougier
started his attempt for the grand
prize.
He made the first lap in 13 minutes
30 seconds and the second in 19 minutes
AZ seconds, which included a stop to
replenish the tank.
The third lap he covered in IL min
utes IL seconds, the fourth 1925 and the
fifth 1900.
"Curtiss is true gentleman. He
might have gone higher than@I, but he
promised to leave me the first prize
and he has kept his promise. This Is
real American chivalry."
Lieutenant Calderera was the win
ner of the passenger-carrying event,
for which a prize of 5000 was offered
He made four rounds of the course
with Lieutenant Severa. He also cap
tured the national speed prize, the dis
tance being one lap. Curtiss added to
his winnings by taking one of the
daily speed contests, as we'll as one
of the daily height contests.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-13
DIR. COOK
DEFENDED
BY DANE
Peary Looted Provisions,
Declares Physician
STARTLING STATEMENT GIVEN
OUT IN DENMARK
TACTICS OF NAVAL OFFICER ARE
SEVERELY DENOUNCED
Lieutenant Commander, According to
Club Secretary, Has Proof to
Refute Claims Made
by Rival
STARTLING STATEMENT GIVEN
OUT IN DENMARK
TACTICS OF NAVAL OFFICER ARE
SEVERELY DENOUNCED

Little, If any, progress has been made
toward settling the Peary-Cook contro-
versy over the discovery of the north
pole. Sentiment in this country and
abroad strongly favOrs placing the whole
matter before unbiased scientific
commission for decision.
DIR. Cooks adherents are standing firm,
producing everything st hand to Peary's
discredit, while the Peary hackers ac-
claim the commander as the only dis
coverer of the pole, and defy Cook to es-
tablish his right to the achievement.
In New York the Arctic club of
America is- completing arrangements for
the banquet to DIR. Cook on Thursday
evening, Sept. 2S, while the Hudson
Fulton commission is planning to have
both explorers in New York during the
celebration.
Dispatches from Paris indicate that
France would not be averse to acting as
mediator In tho dispute, being peculiarly
fitted for this task as an unparalleled
nation.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-13
SEMLTERS GIVEN MORE
TIME TO ABATE FUMES
Plans for Doing Away with Smoke
Nuisance of Reduction Works to
Be Submitted November I

REDDING, Sept. 12.-The request Of
the smelter ompanies of Shasta county
for more time in which to prepare and
submit plan for the abatement Of the
smelter fume nuisance was favorably
acted on by the farmers association
of the county at a postponed meeting
held last night in Anderson. November
1 instead of October is the date now
set for the submission Of the COM
panY's plans.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-13
LOCAL

Attorney James T. Cleary drowned while at
tempting to rescue young woman friend at
Ocean Park.
County Assessor e. W. Hopkins just re-
turned from Sacramento, says Los Angeles
never had chance with state board Of equall-
cation.
San Pedro harbor, since the closing Of sa-
looms Sunday, becomes popular resort.
Appointments for German Methodist confer
ence in this district announced by Bishop
Mrs. Alice A. Cushman, thought to be in
sane. attacks ]. Tighe, a neighbor. with re-
Yolver.
Pastor who preached funeral sermon over
body of President Mckinley remembers eighth
anniversary of bloody act at Buffalo.
Eight German societies hold songfest at
Venice.
Cards are issued for admittance OF 205 pupils
to Polytechnic after children had stood in
line many hours.
Minions of George Wngheld desert United
States Senator Nixon of Nevada and will try
to seat H. B. Morehouse of Goldield.
William Brown, shipping clerk, arrested on
charge of deserting young wife he married
September 6.
Chief of police raids Hotel Rainier and ar
rests women on charges Of vagrancy
Man who is hurrying to bed knocks over
vase which knocks lamp, which explodes
and causes small panic.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-13
VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR
is KILLED IN BLIND Pig
Slayer Claims He Shot Victim In Self
Defense and Surrenders to
Sheriff

NAPA, Cal, Sept 12.-vRobert G..
Johnson, 20 years old, a veteran of the
civil war, shot and instantly killed
John Lennox, also a veteran. yester-
DAY in a blind pig which he conducted
about a half mile from Yountville.
After the shooting johnson surren-
dered himself to the sheriff. The pris-
oneF in statement to Sheriff Dunlap
claimed he shot Lennox in self-defense.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-13

NEW persons who have read. closely
II the interviews with scientists con-
4 cerning the Cook and -'eary polar
discoveries are optimistic enough to be-
lieVe that this controversy is to be set
tied in a day. In fact, it appears to the
average layman as If scientists We're
for all time to be divided upon the sub
ject Although it must have been pat
ent to every man who runs and reads
that at some time or other the pole
would be reached, scientists are natu-
rally skeptical, and when DR.. Cook
came out of the wilderness of frozen
mystery with the statement that he
had found the pole a few scientists ac-.
cepted it, few more marVeled sagely
and the rest openly discredited it. The
spirit of partisanship. was famed even
more by the rivalry between two great
newspapers-the New York Herald and
the New York Times. Cook had ar
ranged with the Herald for the publi-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-13
EASTERN

Body of Hartman placed in sepulcher
prepared Of stone at Arden. n. Y. and the
greatest financiers in United States attend
funeral rites
Taft will start Tuesday his journey
through thirty states and two territories.
Word has been received at st. Louis that
La Paz, Lowerg California, has been swept
away by tidal wave.
Professor at Harvard receives word that
Halleys comet has been observed at Heidel-
berg by astronomer after 10 years absence
of heavenly body.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-13

cation of his first story, andSit was the
biggest news '"beat' since the battle
of Santiago. The Times had arranged
with Peary. for his report, just as it had
on his last previous polar trip and OF
course the Heralds "beat" took some
of the edge off the story. However,
there was glory and enterprise enough
for everybody, and the two chief ac-
tors in the great drama seem the least
concerned in the comparisons of merit.
1t must be remembered that the routes
to and from the pole lay many miles
apart. Cook crossed Ellesmere Land In
a northwesterly direction, thence
through Nansen strait and, leaving
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-13
Hon PIokIna season cIoses

REDDING, Sept. 12.--The hop picking
season at Bohemian. Tehama county
closed yesterday, and the company
controlling the crop expects to realize
about $1,000 an acre from the sale of
the seasons productions The quality
of the crop is said to be unusually fine.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-13
FnREIGN

Prominent Danish physician at Copen-
hagen says Cook told him that Peary stole
his supplies from his station in Arctic
Canada to claim land at north pole said
to have been found by Cook and Peary
Associated Press vessel Is on way to meet
Peary at Battle Harbor, Labrador.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-13
COAST

Veterans of Civil War engage in quarrel
at Napa, and one shoots the other killing
him instantly.
Chinese in vessel which Is docked at san
Francisco resent burial Of compatriot at sea.
smelters at Reddng given extended time
to put plan in operation for abatement OF
fume nuisance.
One man killed and two persons seriously
injured in runaway accidents at San Fran
cisco.
Wholesale liquor dealer in San Francisco
shoots wife and child and then commits
suicide.
Aged stepfather fights duel with 17-year-
old son and both are injured seriously and
may die
Admission day celebration at San Jose
lures crooks to town,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-13
TIE NEWS SUMMARY
FORECAST

For Los Angeles and vicinity: Fair
Monday; light north wind. Maximum
temperature yesterday, 80 degrees;
minimum, Sc degrees.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-16
DIVORCE BY FRAUD
SHE CLAIMS

Della May today asked the SUI
perior court to set aside a decree
of divorce granted last December
to her husband In the courts at
Portland. Ore, on the ground that
the same was procured by fraudu-
lent testimony. She claims that he
left her without funds and that she
was unable to go to Portland to
defend the suit, In which he
charged her with desertion. She
says the custody Of their minor
child was not adjusted in that case
and that there was no settlement
Of the property rights by the Ore
gon court.
Mrs. May asks that divorce be-
granted to her and that as alimony
she be given title to the home
property In Dennis & Bradley's adj
dition, valued at $500, and tho
custody Of the infant son.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-16
YOUNG TURKS
IN REBELLION
(By United Prcss)

SALONICA, April 16.-Two bat
talions of soldiers are marching
against CQnstantinople today, de.
termined TO overthrow the new re-
gime and place the young Turks
in power. The movement is in
spired by young Turks, who were
driven here by the new regime.
Ahmed Ria, deposed president
of parliament. has arrived here and
begun organization of a provision.
al government, which will soon be
proclaimed.
ATHENS, April 16.-Tewfil,
Pasha resigned as grand vizier OF
Turkey today when he heard
troops were advancing toward Con
stantinople from Salonica. Mem
bers Of the new cabinet are ex.
pected to resign.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-16
GRAND JURORS
LOSERS BA
SERVICE
BUSY SEASON OF YEAR AND
TIME Is VALUABLE, BUT
MEMBERS ACCEPT DUTY
WITHOUT COMPLAINT.

This is the semi-monthly pay day
for the grand and petit jurors en-
ployed In the superior court. The
Is grand .ors-there were Is or.
iginally-cost the county for the
first half of April $40. Nearly all
of the grand jurors gave the county
straight time" for 10 days, which,
ut the regular wage of So per day
amounted to 500.
There are 101 petit Jurors on the
pay roll, who draw pay for from
one to 10 days at 50 per day and 10
cents per mile for one trip coming
and going from their homes. J. F.
Pittman has come from the most
distant point in the county collect
ing for a round trip of 80 miles
c. l.. White is next, with 81 miles
p. e. Marion of Spangle, a mem,
Der of the grand jury, says:
Every member of the grand
jury is at financial loss because
OF his service for the county, espe'
cially those that come from a dis
lance and board in the city. BY
the time grand Juror pays for his
board and incidental expenses he
does not have much left of the 81
a day allowed him by the county.
This is busy season of teh
year and the man who cannot earn
over 50 per day In his private bust
ness or on the farm Is in. bad
shape. The grand Jurors, however
are not complaining Of the loss
They realize that they owe a duty
to their fellow citizens and propose
to fulfill their obligations, even
though It entails personal sacrifice
and loss"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-16
NC INTURFF'S CHURCH
CONDEMNED

Having been condemned as a
veritable fire and death trap by
Captain Lindsey of the fire depart
ment, the fate of the old Albion
block, formerly known as the Nc
Inturff or Peoples United church
building, at S16S Howard street, is
in the hands Of the board of fire
commissioners this afternoon. On
the upper floors, about so rooms
fitted up for livign and lodging pur-
poses, are occupied by many
women and children. Because OF
the peculiar arrangement of the
building. Captain Lindsey declares,
sufficient fire escapes to insure
the safety of the tenants cannot be
installed.
The building is a huge wooden
structure. like many Others in
which disastrous fires have broken
out In the last few years. 1t occu'
pes an excellent site about hall
way between Second avenue and
| the Northern Pacific tracks.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-16
GREAT NORTHERN
ATTORNEY CITED
FOR CONTEMPT
Division Counsel Brown Refuses to Show
Gordon Accounts.

The Spokane county grand jury,
called to investigate the Root
Gordon case. took issue squarely
with the Great Northern today.
This development brings the Hill
road into the light as resisting the
efforts of the grand jury to probe
charges against it's former division
counsel instead of aiding them, as
the railroad first protested its in
clination to do.
On presentation of the grand jury
foreman, Judge Huneke today is
sued an order directing S. p.
Brown, now division counsel Of the
Great Northern in this city, to APP
pear at 3 o'clock this afternoon
and show cause why he should not
be punished for contempt in refus-
ing to produce documents desired
by the grand jury. Brown was be-
fore the grand jury yesterday aft
ernoon.
The documents demanded are
the company records in the Spar
row damage suit case, Stevens
county tax case. involving the s.
F. & N. branch of the Hill sys-
tenn: three cases of the govern
ment against the company, and the
Frost Cope case. These are cases
in which settlements were made
and of which the grand jury desires
railroad records in connection with
the actions Of NJ. J. Gordon as rail-
road attorney.
The order was given to Deputies
Long and Logan, but 1t was learn
ed that Brown had left the city and
the proceedings will have to wait
until he can be located. Chief
Deputy Prosecutor Kizer will APP
pear on behalf of the state In the
contempt proceedings. The states
contention. upon which the grand
jurys demand for the documents
Is based, Is that the plea of con
fidential relations between the
company counsel and the company
cannot hold in this case, and that
the grand jury has right to de
mand whatever records may throw
light on the subjects ii was called
upon to investigate
1t Is understood that the com
pany will exhaust every legal re
source in shielding the records Of
Gordons relation with the Great
| Northern from the grand jury
searchlight. The point now at is
sue is one of the most important
of the many important points tina
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-16
NEWBERRY ARRESTED
ON SERIOUS CHARGE
(1y United Press.)

SEATTLE, April 16.-Frederick
M. Newberry, real estate dealer
claiming to be a sousin of Truman
III. Newberry, former secretary of
the navy. is in Jail here in default
OF $4,000 bail. He Is accused of
OBTAINING several girls under IL in
his Office.
Newberry says he has a wife
and family at Dayton, Ohio. The
maximum penalty for the crime
is life Imprisonment. Newberry
says II Is blackmail.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-16
GUILTY OR VICTIM OF
WOMAN'S MISTAKE?
Travelling Salesman Arrested for Holding
Up Defenseless Vegetable Seller.

White hotel and yielded to arrest
without protest except as to a Wig
orous assertion of his innocence.
On being taken to the prosecu-
tors Office the woman was called
and identified Scovil in a most
positive manner. He was then
taken before Justice Stocker and
arraigned, entered plea OF not
guilty and went to Jail in default
of bonds for $1,000.
Judge Belt, attorney for Scovil,
says his client will show that he
was in Nelson, B. c., the day OF
the alleged robbery. He further
says that Scovil holds a RESPONSE
BILE position with the house for
which he works, draws a good sal
airy and that there was no occasion
for him to take the chances In
volved in the crime alleged by
Mrs. Smith. He thinks some glar-
ing mistake has been made.
Deputy Prosecutor Clausen, who
is handling the case, has faith in
the woman's Identification and
thinks Scovil will have hard work
to establish an alibi that will
break down her Identification.
The case has been set for April
10 by Justice Stocker.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-16

D. X. Scovil, travelling salesman,
is either the victim of a serious
injustice or a most consummate
offender against the peace and
dignity of the state of Washing
ton.
He was arrested yesterday after
noon at his rooms at the White
hotel by Deputy Sheriff Matt
Ryan on complaint of Mrs. Mary
Smith of Pleasant prairie, who
charges that Scovil held her up
on the lonely Bigelow Gulch road
on the evening of April and
robbed her of the proceeds of her
days sale of vegetables-$25.
Three days ago Scovil, who is
the local representative of a
wholesale commission house, went
to the Smith ranch in quest of
vegetables, which he buys from
the farmers and ships to his house.
On seeing him Mrs. Smith claims
that she recognized in an instant
the man who robbed her, and she
Immediately hied herself to the
prosecutors Office and had John
Doe warrant issued for the
strangers arrest. After a vigilant
search Scovil was located at the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-16
(By United Press.)

SAN FRANCISCO, April To-
Six men are dead, eight seriously
injured and 1t is feared at least Is
more bodies are In the ruins of
the st. George tenement, which
was destroyed by fire this morn
ing. Four bodies were recovered.
A man giving the name Of
Charles c. Cartwright, who says
his brother lives at Salem, Ore
gon, Is believed to be dying.
The building was a firetrap and
protest was made when 1t was
built after the fire. 1t was filled
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-16
GEM OF CAMPAIGN

Bob Fairley's familiar phiz ap-
pears on a campaign card in the
interests of his candidacy for re-
election as city comptroller. The
back of the card carries this an
nouncement:
Il have done my duty as your
servant. My guide has been the
laws that govern my office, ] have
not deviated from them for friend
or foe. My guarantee for the flu
ture conduct of the office Is my
past record"
For concise and convincing state
ment this Is a gem, rare In cam
paign literature. Can you guess
who produced it?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-16
DIAMOND ROBBERY
AT HOTEL

o. N. Humphrey and wife, living
in the Waverly hotel, corner Ste.
vens street and Second avenue, are
the victims of diamond robbery
coolly perpetrated there last night
and the police have found no clue
that SO far gives them any
chance of running down the bur.
glar. A three-eights karat dia,
mond set in beautiful gold ring
lady's Is jeweled Elgin watch
and a purse containing $40, com
prises the total loss so far as has
been learned today. The burglar
came and went without being seen
by any Que about the place.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-16
CAUGHT in
A FIRE TRAP
Six Known Dead and 40 Missing After
San Francisco Fire Today.

with tiny rooms and when the fire
started some inmates had no
chance to escape.
The building was a frame struc-
ture and burned like finder. Three
f1remen were crushed by walls.
Eight small buildings adjoining
were destroyed, Total property loss
will be 100000. Officer W. H.
Kruger saved several by rushing
into the burning building and drag
ging men out.
At noon 40 dodgers were reported
missing. There is bare possibility
that some of them are living,
though it is doubtful.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-16
FASSETT LET
CLUB Rustic

The Fassett Republican club is
stuck for all it cost Fassett to be
beaten in the primaries. Accord
ing to his sworn statement of cam
paign expenses, filed with the city
clerk this morning, Fassett de-
clares that he spent nothing in
making the mayoralty race other
than his $50 filing fee. He says
the Fassett Republican club col
lected "some money" and spent
some money in the canvass they
conducted for him. but that he
does not know how much was col
lected or expended.
George w. Shaefer, who was a
candidate for councilman from the
Second ward, acknowledges spend
ing $50. Filing, $40; cards, $3.50;
mailing announcement cards,
$3.50; envelopes and postage, 500.
Frank c. Lavigne, who made the
race for councilman from the
Fourth ward for the second term,
claims he spent SIG, Ten of this
went for filing and the remainder
for printing. John Gray, president
of the council, spent nothing but
his filing fee-$10-to get into the
game. c. e. Mallett, also coun-
cilmanic aspirant, blowed in $3.50
-S1O of II for filing and the rest
for printing and mailing circulars.
j. E. Foster ran and it cost him
$40 for having cards printed and
the customary $40 for fling.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-16
LINE FROM
PORTLAND TO BUTTE
(By United Press)

PORTLAND, April 16.--Portland
will be linked with Butte by an
electric line 800 miles long across
the interior OF Oregon and Idaho
into central Montana, promoted by
the Portland, Butte & Baker City
Electric railroad, which has just
incorporated with II, c. McAllister,
master fish warden OF oregon,
president. The first 80 miles will
be built from Portland, to be ex-
tended through the John Day val
ley. 1t is already being surveyed
over the Cascade mountains. Two
hundred thousand dollars are avail
able for construction purposes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-16
MASTERING COAST
DEFENSE FORCE
(By United Press)

TACOMA, April ia full COM
pany Of the coast artillery re-
serve was mustered in at the
armory building here, Lieutenant
s. w. Ellison commanding. This
is the first company organized on
the Pacific coast, pursuant to re-
cent determination of the war de-
partment to place the coast states
on better war footing. Once every
summer the company will spend
10 days at one of the Puget Sound
forts, where actual war practice
will be had.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-16
FLOUR C|NCH
CERTAIN
(By United Press)

CHICAGO, April 16.-According
to statements of managers of the
largest -four mills in the United
States, the Pillsbury, Washburn,
Washburn-Crosby and Northwest
ern Consolidated Milling Co., and
others, there is no possible relief
from the present high price Of
-four.
1t will probably reach $40 bar
rel In a few weeks. They attribute
the situation to wheat prospects
throughout the world.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-16
FELL DYING ON
THE STREET

Alfred c. Cowherd. employed by
the Spokane Lithographing Co. as
q bookbinder, while walking on the
street yesterday afternoon, fell
fainting from heart trouble and
was taken to st. Lukes hospital.
where he passed away within a few
hours. His widow and daughter,
Mrs. r s. Norman, reside in San
Francisco. Another daughter lives
at LOOMS. Wash. Arrangements
have not yet been made for the
funeral.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-16
WHERE TO GET
YOUR TICKETS

Ladies' who may wish to pur-
chase tickets downtown to tho
league ball games which open at
Recreation tomorrow will be ac-
commodated at Grostein & Bottoms
candy store, IL Howard. Other
points where tickets are on sale
are Smiths, Howard and Sprague:
A. d, Mars cigar store. Riverside;
Davis 4 Shea, Hyde block; Shat
tuck's drug store, northside.