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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-19
BLACK HAND STAYS
DETECTIVES FRIEND
ANOTHER ITALIAN MURDERED
IN NEW YORK
Cigarn1aker Who Was Associated with
Petrosino Is Shot to Death
at the Door of His
Home

NEW YORK, May 1S,-Marked for
death, the police believe, because he
had been a close friend of Lieutenant
Petrosino of the New York police de-
partment, who was assassinated in
Palermo, Italy, Piago Puccini. cigar
maker, was himself assassinated early
today as he was trying to enter his
apartments in East Seventy fifth
street.
He dropped dead on the threshold as
a bullet fired over the balustrade on
the floor above crashed into his body.
BY the time the police arrived the
assassin had escaped, presumably to
the doof and down through an adjoin-
ing house.
The police say the man who shot
the cigarmaker had been lying in wait
for him, apparently for several hours.
Before going to Palermo Petrosino
frequently visited Puccio's home. When
the body of the detective was brought
to New York for burial Puccio took an
active part in the arrangements for
the demonstration in honor of Petro-
sino for the funeral and the benefit OF
the widow.
He helped to form some of the Ital-
ian societies which paraded in the Pc
trosino funeral procession, and he
marched at the mead or the Carleone
lodge of Foresters, of which he was
an officer. Puccio also was a leading
spirit in arranging the benefit for Mrs.
Petrosino, which was held in the Acad-
envy of Music. While ne was engaged
in this work he received several let
ters threatening him with death unless
he discontinued activity. but he ig-
nored them and declared "he did not
fear the towards
Several detectives from the staff for
merly commanded by Lieutenant Pc
trosino have been detailed to search
for the murderer.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-19

Fire in Chicago-Fire de-
stroyed a three-story building on the
north side of Chicago occupied by the
Lakeview Mercantile company early
yesterday, causing loss estimated at
$15O,OOO.
Renounces Hearst-Thomas l..
Hisgen, who as the candidate of the IN
dependence party for president last No
vember polled 83,183 votes, has given
out a statement at Springfield, Mass,
announcing that hereafter he will act
with the Democratic party.
Appoints Successor-President
Taft today announced the nomination
of William S. Washburne as civil serv-
ice commissioner, vice James I. Will
liams, resigned. He was for years
civil service commission employee here
and served as civil service commission
er in the Philippines under Mr.. Taft.
Criticises Bible-King James
version of the Bible was held to be OBJ
solete by Prof. M. S. Terry of the Gar
rett Biblical institute in his address be-
fore the Methodist ministers at the
Methodist Episcopal church conference
at Chicago. Much more PROCESS has
been made in Biblical criticism in the
last $50 years than in 1000 years before,
he said, and this has changed the
wording of King James version, al
though it has not destroyed it's doctrines
or facts.
Woman Threatened-Miss Ma
rian Weston Cottle, the young woman
lawyer who three days ago caused the
arrest of a man in the subway at New
York for splitting, called at police head
quarters late Monday night to report
the receipt of a letter in which she had
been threatened. Neither she nor the
police would divulge the contents of
the letter, but Miss Cottle intimated
that she had been threatened with
death and that the letter had conveyed
a demand for money.
Finds Bad Reef-Captain Mus
grave of the Dominion government sur
Vey steamer Lillooet, now at Prince
Rupert, B. c., reports the discovery of
a dangerous rock on Alexandria beach,
situated a mile and a half north of
North Rachel island. The rock is 10
Gated on the northern part of the beach,
or patch, by which name it is generally
known to mariners, and lies directly
in the channel of all coast steamers
using the inside passage bewteen Van
couver and Prince Rupert
Break Prison Strike-Four
days of solitary confinement broke
strike" among a score or more of pris-
oners in the first tier of, the county Jail
at Chicago. The "walk-out" occurred
when the men refused to live in the
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-19
GOVERNMENT TO AUCTION
MANY STRUGGLED GOWNS
Five Big Trunks of Feminine Attire
viii Be Sold In New
York June

NEW YORK, May 18.-The govern
ment's much-heralded sale of costly
Struggled gowns will start June l.,
when the contents of one trunk con-
tanning sixty-seven shirt waists will
be offered at auction.
These waists, appraised at from 500
to 5000 each, are said to be among the
finest produced in Paris in many years.
Trunk No. 2, the contents of which
viii he offered for sale on June 4, con-
tains thirty magnificent lace waists,
each one described as a dream" and
not one appraised at less than 5000.
In trunk No. 3 there are forty-nine
princess gowns, the minimum APP
praisal being $780, They will be of
fered at auction on June 8.
Forty-three princess costumes in
trunk No. viii be offered at auction
on June 10. Among these are several
dinner gowns appraised at $1,000 and
more.
on June II the shirt waists in trunk
No. will be offered at auction. The
total appraisal of the smuggled gowns
was $4,000
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-19
MRS. TAFT'S HEALTH
SAID TO Be BETTER
PRESIDENTS WIFE F0REG0ES
TRIP PLANNED
TonsIs of Chief Executives Youngest
Son Are Removed, and Boy
Leaves Hospital for
Home

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-Mrs. Taft,
who suffered a nervous breakdown yes
terday, was much improved today. At
ter the call of DIR. Delaney, the attend
ing physician, at the White House, this
morning it was announced that the
presidents wife had rested comfortably,
and was much better.
Although Mrs. Taft was much i'm
proved today it was said at the White
House that she would not undertake to
go to Petersburg and Charlotte with
the president tomorrow.
Charlie Taft, the youngest son or the
president, whose tonsils were removed
yesterday, has returned to the White
House from the hospital and is get
ting along nicely.
President Taft will make an address
to the faculty and pupils of the Ham
ilton institute an institution for negroes
and Indians at Hampton, Va, next
Sunday.
The president, accompanied by Mrs
Taft, will leave Washington on the
yacht Dolphin and reach Hampton
Sunday morning. The party will sail
from there Sunday afternoon and get
back to Washington Monday morning.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-19
KILLS BRIDE AND
BURNS Her BODY
HUSBAND AND WIFE FOUND
DEAD IN OREGON
COUPLE HAD BEEN MARRIED BUT
FOUR DAYS
BRIDEGROOM Leaves Letter Saying Girl
Spouse Robbed Him and Had
Threatened to Go
Home
rBy Associated Press.1

PORTLAND Ore, May 1S,-Accord-
ing to advices from PrineVille, Ore
today's most important development in
the mystery surrounding the death of
j. II. Worley and his bride of four
days, whose bodies were found on
Worley's farm, near Redmond. Crook
county, consisted of the making pub
lie of a letter left by Worley addressed
to one of his neighbors, which con-
tanned statements showing that the
married life of the couple was IN,
harmonious from the very start, ana
seemed to fix the responsibility of the
two deaths on Worley himself.
The wedding occurred on Wednesday
last On Friday and Saturday the
house was closed. 1t was burned sun
day. This, it is believed, fixes the date
of the tragedy as last Thursday.
There is evidence that some one
spent nearly all of Saturday night in
conveying bundles of straw from
stack nearby to the house, where they
were piled on the woman's body, after
which fire was set to the straw AT
least a ton of straw was piled on the
corpse.
Two women neighbors went to the
Worley home Sunday evening to leave
a present there.
They found the house burned, and on
going to the barn found note pinned
on the door, with the words, find me
in ithe stable
Letter Explains Cause
Another letter was found pinned to
the gatepost. addressed to j. r. Lamb
a neighbor of Worley, who made the
match between Worley and his bride,
and came here from Lincoln, Neb.
Mrs. Worley's maiden name was
Rutb erov The letter found at the
gate reads:
MIR. Lamb-This is all a mistake.
Ruth said this morning she did not
want TO live with me. She did not
like it here. This morning my pocket
book, with all my money was missing
I did not say she took it until | was
certain that nobody else took it.
"She asked me how far it was to
Shaniko and this morning said she
was going to Shaniko to earn a liv-
ing and go back east again. | treated
her as good as l could and then rob
bling me of all my money | had ana
eoing to leave me, / could not stand 1t
any longer, SO think we both are better
dead. Il. H. WofLh1.
P. S.-Please let my sister know it.
Address Charles Lessmer, Beaufort, r.
II ID. No. .. Franklin county, Mis-
souri, Also let Mr. Burkhart, his
neighbor, and Bert Friend know. Dear
Mr., Lamb. you are not to blame in any
wav for this . Before God, l
inst found my purse in Ruths stock
ing, with all my money and she de-
MED it. This is more than can stand
SO goodby to all. Come and you will
and MS. L. H. WORLEY."
The authorities do not believe that
money was the cause of the quarrel,
AS the amount in the purse was only
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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-19
AUTHORS SON TRIES TO
END HIS LIFE ON BEACH
New Yorker Shoots Himself in Odd
Manner While He Is
StroIIing

NEW YORK, May 1S.-Willard
Ralph, aged 20, a son of the late Jul
liam Ralph, who was prominent as a
magazine writer, is in a critical con-
dition today in Coney Island hospital
from bullet wound inflicted by him.
self under peculiar circumstances.
While walking along Surf avenue,
Coney island, late last night Ralph
took a revolver from a holster he car
ried under his coat and fired bullet
into his side.
Although the shot was heard by
many persons and several witnessed
the accident, none went to his aid, and
Ralph walked to drug store a half
block away and asked for a glass of
water The druggist, observing that
he was wounded, caused him to be
taken to the hospital.
In his pockets were found letters
which the police declared indicated his
intention to commit suicide.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-19
YOUNG INVENTORS
INCUBATOR BURSTS
CONTINUED from Page One,

of his little brother, prematurely born
and frail, and fraternal affection
spurred on the instinct of the inven-
tor. An alarm clock was ticking dis
consolately on the bathroom shelf,
mingling it's strains with the walls OF
little Algernon in the nursery.
Richard had an inspiration. dis
carded barometer did the rest. Clock
plus bottles plus barometer, and here
was an incubator fit to serve the puny
needs of the wealthiest babe ever kept
alive to grace a throne.
Little Algernon was brought in, pro
testing shrilly. An oil stove furnished
heat and the barometer regulated that.
All went we'll, but this was two months
ago.
Thrives in Incubator
This morning little Algernon was re-
moved from his cradle, fat and cooling,
ready for his daily dip in Brother
Richards nice incubator. The oil stove
was filled and trimmed and the hot
water bottles were sizzling merrily.
William Despair, the father, strolled
away. to work, whistling that pathetic
ditty, whats the Use of Fretting
with a Genius in the House, Little ti
Algernon was attending to the bust
ness end of three-quart bottle of
milk.
Just as the proud father had struck
into the opening bars of a new selec-
ton, there came a muffled roar from
the row of pretty cottages he had just
left. He turned just in time to see a
puff of smoke and hear an unmistak-
able infants cry.
The cork had blown out of the bot
tie and little Algernon was nursing a
fine variety of bruises and burns. The
incubator looked weary of its job
what the plumbers could scrape up
this afternoon.
Brother Richard, when interviewed.
suggested 70 possible explanations for
the catastrophe. Possibly the heat OF
the stove was too great, or the barom.-
eter had proved treacherous. Then,
again, little Algernon might have
grown unscientifically curious and
pulled the cork on a sudden rash inn
pulse. And anybody knows how or
merry an old alarm clock is, anyway
Brother Richard is not discouraged.
And Long Beach opinion is inclined to
back him up All Anaheim street is
waiting with interest to see what will
be the next invention Brother Richard
will try on little Algernon.
That is, all but little Algernon. He
refuses to be interviewed.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-19
TUNNEL CAVES
IN ON TRACKS
ROAD WALKER IN COLORADO
PREVENTS WRECK
DISCOVERS BIG BORE rs cHoKED
FROM COLLAPSE
Famous Tennessee Pass Wrecked by
Avalanche of Melting Snow
and Soil-8ig Timbers
Break
fBy Associated Press.I

DENVER. May 1S.-Tl1e Tennessee
tunnel over Tennessee pass on the line
of the Denver & Rio Grande railway,
located about five miles from Leadville,
and constructed at height of about
10 200 feet above sea level, was caVed
in for distance of nearly 500 feet this
morning by a slide of melting snow and
loose EARTH
The tunnel was clear when the acct
dent occurred, and there were no
casualties.
The cave-in occurred 1000 feet from
the portal of the tunnel and extended
to a height of eighteen feet from the
bottom. The discovery was made by a
track walker.
Believing the vast mass of dirt and
snow had buried a train, he hurried
back to the first station and gave the
warning. train bearing engineers
and officials of the road was rushed to
the scene, but in the meantime the
wires had been at work, and it was
found that there had been no loss of
life nor any one hurt.
Arrangements have been made where
by traffic will be taken care of by the
Colorado Midland railroad.
At the offices of the Denver & Rio
Grande railway it was stated this
morning that the cavern at the Ten
nessee pass tunnel was probably less
serious than first reports had indicated.
The cave7in, it was said, occurred at
one of three ventilating shafts. 1t is
confidently expected that traffic through
the tunnel will be restored within forty
eight hours,
The Tennessee pass tunnel was COM
pleted in 1890, and was part of the
work of reconstruction of the Denver &
Rio Grande railway when that road
was changed from a narrow gauge to
standard gauge line.
The tunnel is heavily timbered
throughout, and always carefully pa
trolled, but watchfulness has been
doubled of late owing to unprecedented
snow falls.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-19
TAFT TO VISIT SOUTHERN
STATES ON SPECIAL TRAIN
President Will Go to Petersburg, Va,
Today, Thence to North
Carolina

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-President
Taft boarded the private car Olympia
tonight, preparatory to starting on a
trip to the south at APO tomorrow
morning.
1t will be his first visit to the south
since his inauguration. His first stop
will be at petersburg, Va, at o'clock
tomorrow.
Tomorrow night the presidential par
ty will go to Charlotte, N. Co. to at
tend the Mecklenburg celebration on
Thursday.
Mrs. Taft, who is unable to accom-
pany the president because of a ner-
vous breakdown, is steadily recuperat-
ing. it was announced at the White
House just before the presidents de-
parture.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-19
ENGLAND CONTINUES TO
WORRY ABOUT GERMANY
Report That kalser's War Vessel Has
Entered the Humber Causes
Concern

LONDON, May 1s.-The German
scare" grows apace. Last week there
was the story of a big German liner
filed with troops. which, it was al
legged, had entered the Humber, sur
veyed the possibilities of making
landing, and departed without being
sighted by the British warships, with
which the North sea is supposed to be
closely dotted.
Today Senator John Barlow, a Lib
eral member of the house of COM
mons, suggested that the Germans have
established a depot of arms containing
$4,000 Mauser rifles in the center OF
London, together with $500 rounds of
ammunition for the use of $4,000 trained
German soldiers now employed in vari-
Gus capacities in England.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-19
SHIPPERS IN SPOKANE TO
Reject ARBITRARY RATES
Submitted to Commerce
Commission

SPOKANE, May 1S-The shippers OF
Spokane have voted to reject the sched-
ule of transcontinental freight rates
submitted to the interstate commerce
commission by the railroads.
Their schedule fails to comply with
the principles laid down by the commits
sion in its Spokane decision" declared
H. M. stephens, attorney for the ship
pers At the hearing before the COM
mission June the shippers will insist
on a schedule conforming to the ruling
in the Spokane rate case which it is
estimated will effect saving of $1,000
600 a year to shippers of this district
alone AS the same principles of long
and short haul" apply to all interior
towns of the west, the total saving
is estimated at tens of millions.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-19
INDIAN CORRESPONDENT IN
DIVORCE CASE AT LONDON
American Red Man Accused Of Hav-
ing Stolen Affections of White
Mans Wife

LONDON, May 1S.-A divorce was
granted in this city today in which
Whitecloud, an American Indian, was
cited as correspondent.
This is the first time an American
Indian has so appeared in England
and a big crowd flocked to the court
room in the hope, of seeing the CO.
respondent, but he did not put in an
appearance.
The suit was brought by a Mr..
Green, who alleged that while White
cloud was playing in this city with a
wild west show, he captivated the af-
gections of Mrs Green and induced
her to leave her husband.
The court found in favor of Mr.
Green and granted him a decree. The
papers We're served on Whitecloud by
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-19
Sentence is Reversed

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, May 1S.--
The two-year penitentiary sentence or
Ferd Warner, former member of the
st. Louis house of delegates. fixed by
the jury which convicted him of bril-
berry, was reversed and remanded by
the Missouri supreme court today.
Warner and Fred Priesmeyer, also a
member of the city council. were ar
rested in the house of delegates cham
Der October is, 1907 after a transact
ton with marked bills furnished by
Henry Ascher, who was seeking the
massage of a bill.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-19
FIVE MINING BROKERS IN
KANSAS CITY CONVICTED
Officials of Two Queens Company
Found Guilty of Mail
Frauds

KANSAS CITY, May 1S.-Five de-
PENDANTS, charged with having used
the mails to defraud in connection
with the Two Queens mine in Arizona,
were found guilty by jury in the
United States court late today.
The convicted men are e. S. Horn,
Frank H. Horn, John e. Horn, broth
ers, and Raymond p. May and S. H.
Snyder.
e. S. Horn tainted when the ver-
dict was read The penalty may be a
fine of $500 or Imprisonment for
eighteen months, or both
A motion for a new trial will be
argued tomorrow.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-19
Injured in Collision

CHICAGO, May 1S.-Several persons
were injured, one seriously, in a coll
lision between two sounth- bound trains
on the Northwestern elevated road to-
day. William G.. Schroeder cashier
for the Continental National bank, had
both legs broken. The collision is sup
posed to have been caused by the fail
i1re of an air brake to work.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-19
Presbyterlans to Assemble

DENVER, May 1S.-Three hundred
delegates to the one hundred and
twenty first general assembly of the
Presbyterian church of America are
in Denver preparing for the opening
of the session, and it is said tonight
that nearly all of the 900 delegates ac-
credited will have arrived before to-
morrow One of the features of the
assembly will be the observance of the
four hundredth anniversary of the
birth of John Calvin, founder of pres
byterianism.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-19
BOGUS Certificates Sold

SAN FRANCISCO, May 1S,-Nathan
Roemer, a whisky salesman, was ar
rested at the Hotel Manx today on a
telegraphic warrant from Los Angeles
charging him with selling bogus ware
house certificates and receipts for
whisky bonded in New York. The
amount said to have thus been OBJ
tanned is placed at 1869. Roemer says
his arrest is a mistake.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-19
Eire nestrovs Wharf

KINGSTON, Jamaica. May 1S.-A
destructive fire today on the wharf of
the Hamburg-American line destroyed
the entire dock, which was 1870 feet
long, and two-thirds of the cargo Of
the steamer Prince Joachim, valued at
s72, 900. The other damage is estimated
at $4,000.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-19
NJ M. c. A. Annex opened

NEW YORK, May 1S.-The addition
to the naval branch Y. M. c. A. build
ing, near the Brooklyn navy yard,
Mrs. Russell Sage's 100000 gift to the
men of the navy, was opened today
with appropriate ceremonies.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-19
Nominations Confirmed

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-The senate
today confirmed the following appoint
ments: Edward NJ. Doe and Ernest w.
Lewis, to be associate justices of the
supreme court of Arizona
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-19
Mormon converts Arrive

MONTREAL, May 1s.-Thirty woman
immigrants from England, converts to
Mormonism, arrived here today en-
route to Utah.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-19

Eat at the Angelus grin
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-28
THE BAIL COMMISSIONER
ACT SHOULD BECOME

Editor Advertiser.--One of the best
measures yet introduced during this
session of the Legislature has been
killed without hearing by the Judi
ciary Committee of the Senate.
The bill was designed to be and is
an effective weapon directed against
graft, touting for criminal eases, the
professional bonasmen and straw bail,
and affords protection to every accused
person behind the bars and charged
with crime, and win prevent his pay
ing out the last penny he has in his
possession and being compelled to
promise all he can borrow to the pro.
fessional shark and to hire a lawyer
he has never seen and whom he does
not want to defend him. The Bar As
ISOLATION has both condemned and pro
hibited its members from employing OIL
dividing their fees with professional
touts. If the spirit and intent of the
rule adopted by the Bar Association
was carried out and obeyed by the
members of the association and the
practieing lawyers of Honolulu so fal
as criminal eases are concerned, they
would starve to death.
No lawyer can compete with tn,
lawyers who are compelled by the prac