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Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
OHIO BUSINESS
MAN ARRESTED
COLUMBUS MERCHANT AC-
CUSED OF EMBEZZLEMENT
Alleged That President and Manager
of Sporting Goods Company Con-
verted Houses Money to
His Own Use

John H. Mackie, former president
and manager of the Columbus Sport
ing Goods company of Columbus, o.
was arrested at his rooms at Thirty
second street and Maple avenue last
night by Detective j. c. Chapman and
Superintendent c. V. Halter of the
Pinkerton Detective agency, charged
with the embezzlement of $13,6O0 from
Mrs. Jane T. Green of Columbus.
Mrs. Green, who is a wealthy wom-
an of the Ohio city, is said to have
been induced by Mackie to invest large
sums of money in his business and
that a short time prior to June 1 she
paid him the sum of $13,600 which was
to have gone into the business. She
received stock certificates for the
money, but few days after she paid
it over the store took fire in a mys-
terious manner and was totally de-
stroyed.
June 10 Mackie left Columbus with
out notifying any one of his depart
ure, it is alleged, and for ten days it
was not known where he had gone.
By means of letters written to eastern
friends he was traced to this city and
the local police and Pinkerton agency
were asked to arrest him.
The specific charge against Mackie
is that instead of investing Mrs.
Green's money in the stock company
of which he was president he convert
ed it to his own use.
Mackie came here with a young
woman who was acting as his house
keeper at the time of his arrest and
was also accompanied by his little son.
His wife is said to have been deserted
in Columbus
In the bull pen of the city Jail last
night Mackie made vigorous denial OF
the charge against him and stated that
it was a conspiracy on the part of
business enemies to ruin him and that
he had papers which would protect
him in q suit at law. An officer will
leave Columbus at once to take the
prisoner back for trial.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
FALLS FROM TOWER AND
is INJURED SERIOUSLY

While removing ornamental electric
light globes at Third and Spring streets
yesterday morning, Henry Mathies, 20
years old, employed by F. b. Potter,
an electrical contractor, fell 20 feet
from the top of a tower wagon and
sustained a fractured skull
Mathies was working on top of the
elevated platform, which had been
built on a wagon, and was unscrewing
the electric light globes which had
been strung across the streets for the
Elks' celebration. He leaned far over
the edge of the platform, lost his bal
ance and plunged head foremost to the
pavement
He was taken to the receiviig hos
pital where the police surgeons per-
formed an operation. Later he was
taken to the Angelus hospital, where
the surgeons late yesterday afternoon
reported his condition critical.
Mathies lives at 1872 West Forty-first
drive.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
AERON AUTO NOTES

Charles A. Coey's balloon Chicago
will be inflated for the Illinois Ma
tional guard at the state encampment
at Elgin next month. After the
maneuvers Colonel Coey will take
Governor Deneen and General Young
on q short balloon trip.
Three Wright aeroplanes have been
built in London under the British
rights.
Portions of the balloon Pommern,
which broke away from captive at
tachments at Coney Island in a gale
June 2S, were recovered. About two
thirds of the envelope was found the
remainder having been burned. The
net was gone, but the electric discharge
printed on it the impress of the net
as though it had been painted on.
The Aeronautique club of Chicago
will have a balloon race in August.
The Aero club of st. Louis is endeaVor-
ing to raise $4,000 for the aerial events
at the clubs grounds October $40. The
Portola festival committee is planning
an extensive balloon meet at San Fran
cisco October 1923.
A. M. Herring has been given an
extension to August / for delivery of
his aeroplane to the government.
Boston will have an aero show next
spring.
A woman watching the preparations
at Fort Myer for an aeroplane fight by
Orville Wright asked a bystander.
Does it fly that way. all naked, or
do they put something around it?"
Percy Tresidder of st. Louis has
been asked by the British war office to
submit specifications of his dirigible.
He was for four years with the British
army in South. Africa. He proposes to
build dirigible with three propellers
and capacity of $4,000 cubic feet
of gas
Roy Knabenshue. who is in Wash
ington watching the Wright trials,
writes that he viii be in Los Angeles
again by next fall.
The Aero Club of California will re-
sumo it's meetings again Tuesday even
ing at the Klassen airship factory,
1919 Leoti street.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
LIQUOR QUESTION
IN HARBOR FIGHT
TRY
TO CAUSE TROUBLE
Rumors That Los Angeles Council
PROPOSES to Increase Number Of
Saloons at Port Arouse
Church People

A delegation of San Pedro ministers
will come to Los Angeles today to in
teryiew City Attorney Hewitt, Secre-
tary A. p. Fleming and as many mem
bers of the city council as they can
find. on the liquor question. Rumors'
evidently started by anti-consohdatloh-
lists, to the effect that the Los Ange-
les city council proposes TO encourage
more saloons at the harbor, nave start
ed the Prohibitionists of San Pedro
after the scalp of Councilman Healey
and others said to be Instrumental IN
the movement.
Rev. w. G. l-ills pastor of st. An
drew's Presbyterian church at san
Pedro. who will head the delegation,
said yesterday: why should Los An
geies foster the saloons on the harbor
where she proposes to expend $lo'-
600 O00?"
The Los Angeles consolidation com
mittee will show the ministers that
they have been misled by the opposl-
tion to consolidation and that no spe-
cial privileges are extended to the mar
Dor saloonkeepers by the proposed or
dinance, which is necessary in order
TO accept San Pedro-that after con-
solidation, if the consolidated city
wishes to adopt prohibition, that is a
fight on it's own merits and should be
taken up as such.
Another scheme which mas peen
sprung by the anti-consolidation ele-
ment in San Pedro is an effort TO con-
vince the San Pedro consolidationists
that they should take hand for the
defeat of consolidation at Wilmington
and then turn around and come into
Los Angeles with a whoop. The bait
in this is for an effort to induce Los
Angeles to spend all the bond money
in the outer harbor through the erect
of defeat at the wilmington election
and a victory for consolidation at the
San Pedro election. So far. this has
not been received with much enthusl-
asm by San Pedro oonsolidationists.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
GRADING ON GLoBE-MIAMI
ROAD NEARS COMPLETION

GLOBE, July 49, - The grading is
practically finished on the extension
of the G.. ", G.. & N railroad from
Globe to Miami, though there are Il
couple ef bridges yet to be built for
which the piling has but recently ar
rived. A couple of miles of track was
laid some time ago and the material
for the rest of it is now on the ground
so it will be a short job when it is
again undertaken. 1t is expected the
steel will all be down between the
middle of August and the first of Sep
tember and that the event will be fit
tingly celebrated.
The Arizona Commercial smelter a
4OO-ton plant. is expected to be blown
in about September 1. This is mining
project of the Shannon people, repre-
sented by Hayden, Stone & Co. Of Bos-
ton, and is another of the big Globe
properties. The railroad runs to the
smelter and to the Old Dominion.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
RULERS OF RUSSIA AND
TURKEY TO MAKE VISITS

ST. PETERSBURG July 1S.-Ar-
rangements are in progress for the re-
occupation of the Winter palace in ST.
Petersburg by the imperial family af-
ter the autumn sojourn in Yalta palace
in Crimea, which will follow the czar' $
official visits to foreign governments.
It is five years since the court has been
in residence in the capital In that
period the ceremonial life of st. Pc
tersburg society has been practically
in allegiance.
1t is quite likely that the new sultan
of Turkey will be the czar's first Wis
itor fa the coming season, for the Rus
sian state visits this year are expected
to include one to Constantlnople, where
Emperor Nicholas will pay his respects
to the new regina
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
-Four Wolves Killed

ST. LOUIS. July 1O,-The scalps Of
four wolves, on which the state bounty
of SO each has been claimed, are on ex-
hibition in ST. Charles. This is the
first time in twenty-five years, accord
ing to the county clerks records, that
claim has been made for such bounty
All are mature gray wolves. They
were killed by Ben Freese and Henry
Sanders, farmers at New Melle, and
are supposed to have been those which
destroyed many chickens on farms
around Wentzville. The farmers sent
them by mall to st. Charles. State au-
Ihorities must allow the bounty
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
ROAD ADVISERS
AGAIN PROTEST
ALLEGE SUPERVISORS IGNORE
COMMITTEE
Said That Highway Commission Ap.
pontments Have Caused Another
Quarrel Between Men in
Charge of Work

The good road advisory committee
probably will issue today a statement
which will take the form of a blast al
the board of supervisors for their action
on highway commission matters. Mem
bers of the advisory committee would
not say in advance what the statement
is to contain.
The advisory committee will resent
the efforts of the "solid three" of tho
board of supervisors, Eldridge, McCabe
and Nellis, to get rid of the advisory
committee. The supervisors have en-
deavored to ignore the committee in
connection with the forced resignation
of Ray l.. Cheseboro as secretary of the
highway commission and the appoint
ment of c. e. Morton, a politician, as
assistant secretary with the program of
making Morton secretary of the. COM
mission September l.
In contrast to the present action of
the solid three supervisors, the ad-
Visory committee refers to the resolu-
tion passed unanimously by the board
of supervisors in June, 1908, providing
for the appointment of the advisory
committee, as follows:
Resolution Ignored
Resolved, That the executive COM
mittee of the Los Angeles Good Roads
cSSOCleillOilb lOS6lIlGT Will lue pItSlubHl
of the Los Angeles chamber of COM
merce, the president of the Los An
geles Merchants, and Manufacturers
association, the president of the Los
Angeles Municipal league, the chairman
of the Los Angeles board of public
works and Mr.. William Mulholland, be
and the same are hereby appointed as
an advisory committee to act in an ad-
Visory capacity to both the board of
supervisors and the highway commits
sion, and this board of supervisors
pledges itself and each and every men,
ber thereof hereby promises and pledges
himself, to take no action in the mat
ter of letting contracts for road i'm
provements, in making appointments to
positions connected with such road i'm
provements, in making appointments to
positions connected with such road i'm
provements or in filing any vacancy
that may occur upon the Los Angeles
highway commission unless the same
shall first be approved by the said ad-
visory committee
Despite this pledge the supervisors
appointed a majority of the highway
commission without paying any atten-
tion to the advisory committee.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
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Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
Speaks on India

Mrs. S. w. Stephenson, who was a
missionary for many years in India,
spoke on the work being done in that
country. last evening, at the Haven
Methodist church.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19

H HE accompanying illustration was
reproduced from one of a half
Il dozen photographs recently re-
ceived from the Peary arctic eXpedl-
ton, which left the United States
year ago in search of the north pole.
The photographs were taken on
board Peary's ship, the Roosevelt, just
before his party left Etah, North
Greenland. for the dash toward the
pole. A force of Esltimos is engaged in
cutting up walrus meat to be dried
for food. After being dressed the meat
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19

II you want to go east, C. Haydock,
Agt. Illinois Central r. r., 11S w. 9th ::
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19

II INGSTON r. L, July 18-Mande-
II vile de Marigny Hall, well known
IA to the social set in New York,
Newport, London and Paris, relative
Of the Duke de Villabrosa and de-
scendant of the Marquis de Marigny' Is
locked in Jail here, charged with pass
ing worthless checks.
The young man has figured in sensa-
tional escapades almost without num-
ber in America and Europe during the
last few years. He is a graduate OF
Yale, and his father is wealthy New
York manufacturer, the family being
one of the best known in the metrop-
oils.
Last year he was sentenced to prison
in France for a check swindle, and
since his return to America the police
saw he has lavished large sums OF
money on actresses, giving worthless
checks to obtain the money. He was
arrested at Narragansett Pier.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19

The Angelus grill has excellent serv-
ce and better food. Fourth and Spring.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
THE BURLINGTON BEST FOR YOU

Plan your trip one way via
Seattle, thence on the Burling-
ton-Northern Pacific North
Coast Limited" or the Burling-
ton-Great Northern Oriental
Limited" or the Burlington's
through trains via Billings
d dynamo electric lighted
through trains from Seattle to
Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas
City and Omaha. The other
way via Salt Lake, Scenic Col
orado, Denver, using the Bur
lington's famous Chicago-Den-
yer electric-lighted specials.
The Burlington offers the
broadest and best choice of di-
verse routes as to scenery,
cities and service.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
Go East
Via Denver or Seattle
SPECIAL EXCURSIONS EAST

June "A to -, 25 to II; July l
to I; August 9 to 13; Septem-
Der 7 to 10, IS to IS.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
LOW ROUND TRIP RATES

To Chicago S1Z.5U, st. LOUIS
$67.50, Omaha, Kansas City
and St. Joseph $4,000, St. Paul
$3.50 (via Seattle one way
$2450 higher). To New York,
Boston, New Jersey and New
England resorts very cheap
round-trip rates in effect every
daY from Chicago or St. Louis.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19

The fourth international balloon race
will be started from Zurich, Switzer-
land, October 3. Free gas will be sup
piled by the Zurich corporation from
the works at Schlieren, and arrange.
ments are being made for a capacity
of $4,000 meters under high pressure
in less than three hours. Aerial con-
tests preceding the international race
will begin September 50.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-08-05
WRIGHT MADE RECORD FLIGHT
Established Beyond Dispute Practi-
cability of Aeroplane.

Washington.-Orville Wright, Friday
evening, attained the zenith of hard
earned success. In a ten-mile cross
country fight in the famous aeroplane
built by himself and his elder brother,
Wilbur, and accompanied by Lieut.. Benz.
D. Foulois, of the Signal Corps, he not
only surpassed the speed requirements of
his contract with the United States gov
eminent, but accomplished the most diff
cult and daring flight ever planned for
heavier-than-air flying machine.
Incidentally he broke all speed records
over measured course, and he estab-
lished beyond dispute the practicability
of an aeroplane in time of peace and in
time of war.
His speed was over forty-two miles an
hour. He made the ten-mile fight from
Fort Myer and back in IA minutes and
AZ seconds, including the more than 20
seconds required for the turn beyond
the line at Shutter Hill, the southern end
of the course He attained height in
crossing the valley of Four-mile Run Of
nearly 500 feet, and the average altitude
of his practically level course was about
200 feet above the ground.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-08-05
BLACK ROT HURTS COTTON
Georgia Farmers Lose Over Million
Per Year by It.

Atlanta, Ga.-"From the reports COM
ing in from various sections of the State
in regard to the increased damage done
to the growing cotton crop by the black
root disease, it now appears that this
will cause loss to the Georgia farmers
of over million dollars this year"
This statement was made by State En-
tomologist E. L. Worsham in discussing
the ravages of the black root, which is
proving so disastrous to the cotton crop
throughout the State of Georgia. He is
making a strong fight for the appropria-
ton of $4,000 asked for in the bill of
Representative Henderson of Irwin, one
of the largest cotton growers in the
South.
Prof. Worsham says that black root is
worse than the boil weevil in that when
stalk of cotton is attacked by black
root the whole stalk dies, thereby losing
all the product in cotton, while the boil
weevil gets only certain per cent of the
bolls.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-08-05
U. s. SENATOR SLABS NEGRO
Stone of Missouri Taken to Police
Station at Baltimore.

Baltimore, Md.-United States Sena-
tor William J. Stone, of Missouri, was
arrested here Tuesday for having slapped
the face of Lawrence j. Brown, a colored
waiter on Pullman car on the Penn
sylvania Railroad, shortly after the train
reached Wilmington, Del, on its way
to Washington.
Senator Stone, who at one time was
governor of Missouri, requested Brown
to serve him with some food, and the
negro kept him waiting twenty minutes
after others on the car had been served.
This prompted the senator to remon-
strate with the negro, whereupon the lat
ter became surly and impudent. The
senator says he tried to ignore the wait
er's remarks, but the latter became so
offensive that he slapped him across
the face.
The conductor of the train appeared on
the scene about that time, preventing
any further disorder, and when the train
reached this city Senator Stone was
turned over to special officer.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-08-05
HE SAVED ROME, GA.
John II. Wisdom, Who Helped Cap
ture Gen. Straight, Is Dead.

Gadsden, Ala.-John H. Wisdom,
whose famous ride from Gadsden to
Rome, Ca, during the Civil War saved
Rome from destruction by Federal raid
ers under Gen. Straight, died Thursday.
He was rs years old. Citizens of Rome
presented him with silver service for
saving the city.
Wisdom won fame in 1865 by dar-
ing all-night ride from Gadsden to Rome,
Ca, distance of sixty-seven miles,
which resulted in the capture by the
Confederate cavalry leader, Gen. N. B.
Forrest, of Gen. Abel d. Straight, and
the saving to the Confederates of the
foundries and stores at Rome.
Wisdom was a Confederate mail car
rier, and when Straight and his band of
Federal raiders passed through Gadsden
and proceeded up the west bank of the
Coosa river, preparatory to crossing and
making forced march to Rome, Wis
dom, with feet-footed horse, started
from the east shore of the river shortly
after nightfall on his perilous trip, COW
ering the distance in less than seven
hours, and using on the trip seven
horses. He arrived at Rome six hours
ahead of Gen. Straight, and the city was
prepared for the latter's coming, Gen.
Straight and many of his men being
taken prisoners.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-08-05
REVOLUTION CHECKED
SURVIVING REvoLUTIoNI6TS
SURRENDER.
That 5000 Were Slain or
Wounded in Morocco.

Madrid.-It was officially announced
that the cavalry engaged at Barcelona
succeeded today in driving into st. Mar
tin Square the principal bands of revo-
lutionists, against whom the artillery
opened fire, causing great losses. The
survivors surrendered.
Thus, according to official advices, the
instruction has been checked, but at n
great sacrifice of life. After fighting des-
perately and successfully for long time
behind barricades, the principal mobs
were gradually driven to st. Martins
Square, where they found themselves en-
trapped. Heavy detachments of artil-
lery and cavalry came up and surround
ed them.
The artillery Immediately opened fire,
moving down the revolutionists, who
sought to escape, but were met at every
point with shot and shell. Those of the
insurgents who were not killed or Sc
riously wounded threw down their arms
and surrendered.
The insurrection continues in the
neighboring villages, whittier the troops
are proceeding. The commanders of the
soldiers are under orders to spare none
who attempt to resist.
At the outskirts of Mellilla, the Span
ish arms have suffered serious check.
Three thousand soldiers have either been
slain or wounded, and the Moorish forces
are fighting at the very walls of the
city itself.
In Madrid, as well as in other cities
throughout the country, there have been
loud mutterings for long time past,
and the serious situation in Morocco
gave the opportunity for the rising Of
the revolutionists at Catalonia in pro-
test against the sending of further
troops to that country.
The recruiting system mas served to
increase the dissatisfaction of the Span
ish people in general. All Spaniards 90
years of age must report for military
duty, but the rich usually manage to
be excused. If in subsequent drawings
by lot, however, they are unfortunate,
they can buy exemption for $500. Only
the poor people, therefore, serve. More
over, of recent years, in order to econo
mize, the recruits who were supposed to
serve three years in the army and three
years in the reserves were given unlim
tied leave at the end of the year.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-08-05
MEXICO HAS SHAKES
ONE TOWN DEsTRoYED-FoUR-
TEEN DEATHS.
Poems Predicted Disaster Because
the Snow Melted on
Popocatepetl.

Mexico Gty.-Central Mexico from the
Atlantic to the Pacific and from Querato,
on the north, to Oaxaca, on the south, a
distance covering more than 1000 square
miles, was shaken at an early hour FRI
day morning by series of the severest
earthquakes that have been felt in this
region for the past quarter of century.
Returns telling of the loss of life result
ing from the shocks are as yet incom-
plete, but the official figures show that
fourteen persons were killed outright,
while more than score were mortally
injured. The towns of Acapulco and
Chilpancingo, in the stae of Guerrero,
have been partially destroyed. The peon
classes were terribly frightened over the
shocks because for days those humble
folk have been predicting disaster, be-
cause the SHOWS on the peak of the vol
cano Popocatepetl,, visible from this
,ity, have been melting. An old Aztec
legend declares that when the SHOWS on
this volcano disappear, SO, too, will the
city at its base.
The wailing and praying of the In
dams in the Alameda, Zocato and other
public squares added to the weirdness of
the scene and painted an unforgettable
picture on the minds of the half-clad,
shivering hordes of frightened men, wom-
en- and children, who stood out in the
drizzling rain waiting for the coming of
daylight. When the sun shone the peo-
pie returned to their homes, having suffi-
GENTLY recovered.
A message from G. Peyres, an Ameri-
can commercial traveller, received from
the town of Chilpancingo, says that the
place has been completely destroyed.