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Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
FUEL MAGNATE
TO FACE TRIAL
Assertions Made That Wealthy Men
Obtained Land Through Agency
of Dummies and 13 Are
Arrested
(Rv Associated Press.l

DENVER, Colo, Aug. 1.-THE Calu-
ment Fuel company and thirteen in
dividuals are named as defendants in
a suit filed in the federal court today
by United states District Attorney
Ward to recover $50 acres of land,
valued at over 100000 alleged to have
been secured through dummy entry
men. The land is located in the Pueblo
land Office district.
Yhe petition charges that dummy
entrymen secured patents for the lands,
transferred the lands to Edward {.
Quenten, who in turn gave deeds to
George w. Kramer and Edward j.
Yard and they to the fuel company.
Kramer, who has since died, was
vice president of the Denver & Ric
Grande railroad and president of the
Globe Express company. Robert w
Forester, a geologist and William Fl
Bird, a land attorney, are also named
as defendants.
The petition also alleges that the
so-called dummies" received $50 and
had their expenses pail by representa-
tives of the Calumet company for
making the entries and transfers.
The Calument Fual company is a
subsidiary of the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
PERSCH STILL
IN PRISON CELL
BROKER CHARGED WITH COP
PERSTOCK LARCENY HELD
CONSPIRACY BY WEALTHY MA
NlPULAToR ALLEGED
Everett Case Is Pointed to as Evidence
That Game Has Been
Played for Long
Time
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Aug. 11.-With a sec
ond charge lodged against him, Don
aid l.. Persch, the young note broker
who was arrested charged with lar
ceny of copper stocks belonging to F.
Augustus Heinze, former copper mag
nate. is still a prisoner tonight.
While there were no additional ar
rests today, the district attorneys OIL
flee has ascertained that Perscn was
not alone in the transaction. Inc case
will be placed before the grand jury
tomorrow. The evidence, it is saiu
will reveal q systematic scheme worked
not only in this city but in Phlladsl-
phia and Boston, whereby stocks sup
posed to be safe in vaults of banks
have in reality been relinquished tc
individuals who placed them on the
market at profit.
At least one other man besides Heinze
has been Victimized. He is j. NJ. EV-
erett of Boston, whose New York brok-
ers, Cram, Milliken & Co, made the
additional charge against Persch to-
day. According to that firm, Perscf
negotiated a loan of $1,000 on stocH
owned by Mr.. Everett. The stock was
100000 shares of the Eclipse Oil com.
pany, and the name of Henry F. Ris-
borough of Philadelphia appeared az
the man who furnished the money.
One of Mr.. Risborough's references
was Charles Katz, the Brooklyn brew
er, who has been mentioned in the
IIeinze loan. The method pursued il
the Everett case, it is said, was similar
to that by which the Heinze copper
stocks were put on the curb-that is
the stocks were hypothecated after
having been put up as security.
Carlos Warfeld, vice president oi
one Of the Heinze copper companies, is
also said to have lost considerable
money through the same stock-shifting
The "men higher up whom Persch in
timated were associated with him, have
not been pinned down definitely, fol
Persch, acting on the advice of counsel
has not talked.
The young broker tried hard to OBJ
tain his release through habeas corpus
proceedings today, but after a Ions
argument in the supreme court decision
was reserved, and with his bail still
standing at $50,OO0 he was forced to re
turn to the NTombs.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
PATIENT DIES, PHYSICIAN
FEARS SCENE AND FLEES
Doctor Escapes in Haste When Boy
Dies Under Influence of an
Anaesthetic

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE sudden
and excited departure of DR.. Philip
Sussman from the apartment of Mrs.
Abraham Lazarowitz in an east side
tenement before daylight today was
explained later by the doctor to Cor
oner Harburger as being occasioned by
his fear that the woman and her family
would attack him when they learned OF
the death of her 16-year-old son whom
the doctor was attending.
DR.. Sussman was called to perform
an operation on the boys knee, and to
do so he said that he had administered
chloroform. Before he was ready to
operate, however, he discovered that
the boy had died while under the in
fluence of the chloroform.
81 know how excited those families
become on such occasions" the doctor
is reported to have told the coroner.
land 1 left the house, telling the
mother ISwas going for my instru-
ments. Had 1 remained there until
they discovered that he was dead they
and the neighbors would have mobbed
me-"
When the doctor did not return to
the house in half an hour the mother
discovered that her son was dead and
called in the police. The coroner will
hold an inquest.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12

ing the new homes of the many of the
cars finding resting places in elegant
establishments on South Olive and
adjacent strets, as well, is wetting up
his appetite for the $4,000 stake
race between the Locomobile and the
Stearns cars, which begins Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock sharp at Ascot
park, and the distance 300 miles.
Don't Do II
Not infrequently it happens that in
filling the gasoline tank, some OF the
fluid finds it's way to the ground be-
cause of careless handling. To start
an engine while standing over this
leakage or dropping, Is an extremely
dangerous proposition, particularly If
the muffler is sooty, 1t will emit sparks
which may ignite the gasoline under
the car and cause an expensive con-
hagration.
Take the Hint
Whenever you have occasion to put
away goggles for any lenght of time
put them in your pocket. If you hans
them by the rubber the weight OF the
glasses will take the elastic out OF
the rubber and render it useless.
Waiting for EN-
Automobile row is gasping in what
is called the between season" time,
plus new cars not yet arrived, and
would-be buyers are compelled to await
the coming of the long expected and
overdue business getters.
Rentons Selling
The Renton Motor Car company re-
ports the following sales of Overland
cars this week to date: four-cylinder
touring car each to A. L. Wright and
E. M. Young, both of this city.
off for Riverside
A. M. Young, of the firm of Blreley
e. Young, who handle the Columbia
and Herreshoff cars, left last evening
for Riverside, taking with him the
demonstrating car and driver.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
OFFICIALS CONCEDE
GARMENTS DEMAND

CHICAGO, Aug. 11.-Efforts to bring
about a peaceful settlement OF the
street car troubles were resumed today
with renewed vigor, and it was hoped
the negotiations would clear away
MANY obstacles which have thus far
blocked the way to a solution of the
problem.
Union officials were still firm in their
demand for a modification o. the wage
schedule proposed by the traction OF
ficials to include in the maximum scale
of 80 cents an hour all men who mad
been with the company ten years IN
stead of those with fifteen years ex-
perience.
The street car officials appeared will
ing to accede to this demand,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
RECORDS BROKEN

CLEVELAND, Ohio. Aug 11.--Hamburg
Belle failed in an effort to break her record
of 2:024 at the North Randall track to-
day, 2:O3 IA being the best she could do.
Thousands of dollars changed in hands in
the 2:09 pace, which was won by Green Pi-
lot. Results:
First race 2:13 trot, purse $5O00-Bod
Douglas won In straight heats in 2;O7%,
2:O6 Ia. 2:o6%.
Second race, 2:14 pace. purse s12Oo-Ger-
aldine won hrst second and furthe heats
in 2:1O Ia, 2:O71s, 2;O715.
Third race, 2:05 pace, purse $1200-Lady
Maud c. won two heats in 2;05 2:O5%.
Fourth race, 2:0s pace, purse s120O-Green
Pilot won second and third heats in 206 IA,
e:Os Ia. Walter Hal won first heat in
2:o7 IA.
Fifth race, special exhibition, mile-Ham-
burg Belle to beat 2;O2% trotting. Time
by quarters--3O Ia, 1:011a, 1882, 1903 Ia,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
JUDGE ADVOCATE SENDS TERsE
ANSWER TO PAPER IN BUFFALO

BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 11.-Replying
to questions in message from the
Buffalo News regarding testimony be-
fore the Sutton court of inquiry, Mai.
Henry Leonard, the judge advocate,
today sent a telegram In part as fol-
lows:
1.-THE department and the judge ad-
vocate associates have used every
means to bring from the ends of the
earth any persons who could throw any
light on the inquiry. Witnesses have
been brought thousands of miles, and
no expense has been spared. Yet the
amazing charge has been repeatedly
made that the government was trying
to shield somebody.
"There probably has never been a
case of great public interest in this
country concerning which some news
papers have printed more of the actual
testimony and more of the unsubstan-
tial and irresponsible"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
KILLS WOMAN WHO
LOOKED LIKE GHOST

SCRANTON, Pa, Aug. 11.-Miss
Bridget Nolan, an elderly woman who
lived in North Scranton, was slain
with a coblestone early yesterday by
John F.. Dean. a neighbor. Dean is
under arrest and admits the killing.
He declares that the woman met death
while playing ghost.
Dean said on account of the hot
weather Monday night he did not feel
like gonig to bed, so he sat outside his
small store. A woman dressed in white
came up, jabbed him in the stomach
with a broomstick and struck him
across the arm. He picked up a stone
and hit her. She feel and Dean gave
himself up to a policeman.
Miss Nolan owned the building oc-
cupied by Dean. She was clothed in a
night gown only, and in this garb had
frightened Dean.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
AtteII Knocks Out Reaaan

OAKLAND, Aug. 11.-Monte Attell
knocked out Jimmy Reagan tonight in
the fourth round of what was to have
been a ten-round go.
Reagan never had a chance. Attel
was wonderfully fast and clever and
put his opponent down for the count
with two hard rights to the jaw after
hammering him at will during the pre-
ceding rounds. Reagan claimed he was
not in shape and appeared slow.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
SACRAMENTO CHAUFFEUR
ACCUSED OF CRIME

SACRAMENTO, Aug. II. - Claud
Wood, chauffeur for e. w. Hale, Sac
ramento merchant, is charged with the
death of James f. Smith, who was run
down and killed last Monday night a
short distance from this city. Another
chauffeur, Chapman, this afternoon
admitted the machine in which Wood,
Bert Bambert and himself were rid
ing, struck Smith and that Wood put
on top speed and raced from the scene,
returning to the city by roundabout
way. The charge of manslaughter was
entered this afternoon, and Wood is
now in custody. Smith left a widow
and five small children.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
saratoaa Race Results

SARATOGA, N. Y, Aug. ll.-The feature
of the card today, the Troy stakes, at Y
furlongs, resulted in an easy victory fol-
Mexoana,
First race, furlongs-Besom won
Dreamer second Rosimro third; time
1912 SIS.
Second race, steepIechase H2 miles-By-
zantine won, Steve Lane second, Waterway
third: time 5:24 2-5.
Third race. 5ls furlongs-Mexiana won
Pretend second. Little King third; time
:07 25.
Fourth race furlongs-Glding Belle
won, zipango second Killiecrankie third
time 1858 2-5.
Fifth race, 1 mile-Bonnie Kelso won,
J. NJ Reed second, Quantico. third; time
1:40.
Sixth race, 5h furlongs-Louise Wells
won, Amelia jerks second, Democrat third;
time 1;0S.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
Victoria Race Results

VICTORIA. B. C.. Aug. 11.-Results al
Oak Bay track today
First race . furlongs-Kildalla won
Mike Asheim second, Lady's Beauty third
time .O2 2-5.
Second race furlongs--Herives won, Vo'
onsky second, Irish Mail third; time 1902 40
Third race, furlongs-Mechlin won, Da'
vid BoIand second, Incentive third; time
1909 rs.
Fourth race, furlongs-Napa Nick won
Ketchel second, Miss Picnic third; time
1:01 3-5,
Fifth race furlongs-Sam McGibhor
won, Sink Spring second Traffic third; time
1;15 3-5.
Sixth raoa / mile--Melar won, BenvoliC
second Colonel White third time 'l:44 2-S
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
SUTTON'S DEATH F0RET0LD
TO 3 WOMEN IN DREAMS

PORTLAND, Aug. 11.-An evening
paper today says: Two nights after
the tragic death at Annapolis of Lieut..
James N. Sutton, u. S. M c., each
of three women, hundreds of miles
apart, had a vision, or dream, in which
the young man appeared before them
and informed them that he had been
murdered.
"The son of gun sneaked up be-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12

hind me and struck me on the back
of the head. The first I knew that
had been shot was when 1 woke up IN
Eternity"-that is the language used
by the boy as he stood before each
woman in her dream.
The persons to whom the young man
appeared in dream form are Mrs j. N.
Sutton. his mother, at her home here;
Mrs. Margaret s, Ainsworth. his aunt,
on her farm in Wasco county, Ore, and
Mrs. Rose Sutton Parker. his sister,
who was then on an Oregon Short line
train speeding to Annapolis.
Each woman had the dream Tuesday
night, October is, 1907 Young Sutton
died about l o'clock Sunday morning,
October 13.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12

Viviano and his cousin of the same
name, who are partners in prosper
Gus manufacturing business at 1886
North Broadway st. Louis.
The children were last seen by their
parents when they went out with sam
uel Turrissi relative, to get some Ice
cream. The following day the Viviano
family received unsigned letters which
demanded $25,000 for the return of the
children. The letters instructed the
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12

Everybody-and that Is literal--every-
body, along Automobile Row, mean
The Prescott daily news., 1909-04-09
ThePraCtiCaI and thede

[Copyright. 1909, by American Press Asso-
 ciation.]
 Leland Whiton was born to litera- ture, but unfortunately after the school he was fitted for had had its day. His friend Forbes Hogden, practical fel low, unincumbered with the slightest ideality, used to poke fun at him for writing poems and stories that no pub- fisher would accept.
 Why don't you get down to what people want to read?' said Hogden.
 "I can't write what isn't fin me-" re- piled Whiton despondently. ITO DOT tray natural emotions authors must experience them. It seems to me the most popular writers of the present day imagine things, then turn lurid light on them and photograph the whole I have written one work every word of which I felt, for am in love with my heroine-not imaginatively, but really. would like to see it pub lished."
 You never will, because there would be no money in it for a publisher. GlIIl, II Ntu tdIC tO iNt iAiO t'S it I n turn it in at Sharp, Bliss & Co.'s and praise 1t all I can. But it won't do any good
 The next day Hogden, who really had a good opinion of his friends abil- ities. received the manuscript and tossed it into drawer, intending to read it before submitting it to the pub fishers It lay in that drawer five years. Meanwhile Whiton, who with out any income could not marry his heroine, drifted away to unknown lands. Then report came that he was dead.
 One day Hogden came across the manuscript his friend had left with him five years before. Hogden was writing stories in the current vein, from which by writing a great many of them he made a passable living. He read the manuscript and saw great deal i'll it. Since there was no | living owner he concluded to appropri- ate it to himself. He used the motif and the feeling, cut out the ideality. l threw lot of Greek fire into it and , published 1t under his own name as n novel of the period.
 l The book proved q phenomenal sue cess. Hogden made lot of money out of it and, having established his liter ary name, wrote, other books with all the Greek fire, but with none of the 1 feeling of the, one he had 'appropri- ated. They were even more successful than his starter. Having accumulated a competency, 1t occurred to him to marry and make q home for himself
 Now, 1t happened that Wilton had introduced him to the heroine of his novel and the lady of his love. Hog den went to see her, talked a great deal about his old friend Whiton, his impracticabflity, his incompetency ana his. ideality,, all of which he ciasseds m the same category. He told her what
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The Prescott daily news., 1909-04-09

he had done with Whiton's work and ended by saying
 "All this money I have made has been coined out of Whiton's emotions, of which you were the exciting cause. I think you are entitled to share in the proceeds. You can have half and all at my death if you survive me by marrying me"
 The lady was of a practical turn of mind, without fortune and withal get ting older every day. She accepted the offer. They were married and set tied down into the humdrum of life.
 One evening they were sitting before a fire. The children were asleep. The husband was dozing over a paper. The wife was darning stockings. There was ring at the doorbell, and pres ently man walked in past the maid who had admitted him.
 "Mr and Mrs. Hogden, believe" he said
 You have the advantage of us" said Hogden
 The stranger stood looking from the baldheaded, gray bearded husband to the fat elderly wife.
 II am Leland Whiton.'
 You. don't say so." exclaimed Hog den, turning red and white by turns.
 Now, d similar scene to this had been drawn in Whiton's novel that Hogden had appropriated. Whiton had han died it ideally; Hogden had trans formed it into a tragedy. The trans former wondered which of the two would happen now. Whiton adopted neither.
 II have come back" he said, ito find the woman 1 loved married to the man the foundation to whose success was the work of my brain"
 If there was anything dramatic in the words there was nothing dramatic in the way they were spoken. Hog den was not especially conscientious or sensitive. He did not cringe. He simply awaited developments.
 individually you have the advan- tage of me-" Whiton went on, "but I belong to a class that has the advan- tage of you-that class whose repre- sentatives will be remembered cen turies after you have been forgotten, the class in which the most brightly shining light in America is Edgar AL Ian Poe" ra
 "He was certainly the most distin- guished failure in every field except the ideal" said Hogden.
 "You also have an advantage of me in this" said Whiton. "Ideality fades with age, while to wealth every year is added interest I am changed. no longer dream. I wish I had been you and you had been l. You have the proceeds of your individuality. The proceeds of mine never mate rfalized"
 i"Enough of this," the lady of two loves broke in "Forbes, take the growler and bring some beer while 1 lay the table for a supper" @ ~At last" said Whiton, 'I have be- come practical. Let there be no delay in either the beer or the supper" h LEAH IN GRRSOLLs LII al es s.s S
The Prescott daily news., 1909-04-09

[Copyright. 1909, by American Press Asso- --.-.--- Ciation.l -..
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-22
Judge Stanton.

Hon Zed $. Stanton. in his first
term as presiding Judge in the superior
court in Addison county is fitting into
the position in way that justifies the
expectation OF his many friends He
not only knows law, but he knows com
mon sense and humanity, and N frank
in expression. In Judge Stanton
charge to the jury in the MiddIebury
case. in which fellow was on triad for
an attempted criminal assault on a
school TEACHER while she was going a
short distance to her home alone about
midnight. be said; "The woman stood
on the corner Of the street as she had
perfect right TO DO al any hour Of
the day or night" aud emphasized the
right of any woman 10 the full protec-
tion of the law and that the streets of
any village and town must be 80 Off
cered that il would be safe for any re-
spectacle woman 10 be on them, ii any
thing required, at any hour OF the day
or light without male escort. The Yer
renaes Yermnnter well says "The
people win back up Judge stanton in
this every time. The streets must be
safe for ladies at all times.p Judge
Stanton also showed his earnestness in
this matter when the inry brought iii
q verdict Of simple assault BY giving
the prisoner the full penalty Of the law.
Northfield News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-22
CURRENT COMMENT
The AttaeE On ROOsevsIt.


Congressman Willett, Of New York
in his attempt 10 make monster oui
Of President Roosevelt, only succeeded
IN making fool Of himself. Hi.
speech was q rank abuse OF privileges
was dragged into the proceedings 81
the House for the maniiestly illegiti.
mate purpose OF mere personal attack
and yillifeaton, and simply aimed ~
publicly humiiating aud defaming a
president Of the United States out Of
sheer malice and yindietiveness. His
tory will take care OF Roosevelt, and
Willett can safely trust history to per.
form It's task faithfully.
The warmest admirers Of the presi.
dent do not approve Of all bis acts and
grieye over some Of his temperamental
tendencies. But. when the last analy
Els Of the man and bis administration Is
made by competent critics far removed
from the heat aud rancor. bitterness
and prejudice OF a contemporary gener-
alton, the probability is that his page
in history viii be d brilliant one and
the accounting between influence for
good and mistakes for evil will show
a handsome balance Of great public
usefulness 10 his credit.
In the meantime Mr.. WiIlett, profit
ing by the recollection that our genial
old friend Bottom had to frequently
entreat to be written down an ass, has
brooked no such delay in his own ali
fairs, but straightway done all the enc.
essaTy business himself.--St. Adams
Messenger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-22

THE FEES FROM LIQUOR LICENSES
>.Just plain looting,r IS the way the
Rutland News sums UP the plan 70 take
from license towns the entire amount Of
the fees from liquor licenses. Which is
discriminating summing up, TO be sure,
In seizing this money. the town back
Of the measure undoubtedly figure that
the curse win be taken off the liquor
returns after it has become mingled
with the other coin Of the state treas
ury-that it win lose its identity when
merged with the greater mass BY that
time, the towns which abhor the liquor
traffic publicly viii reach over into the
states stronghold and draw out the
money which their unregenerate sister
towns have contributed and which night
fully belongs to the license towns. II i
q real fine plan for the no-license towns.
They can maintain their SNUG feeling
Of purity and feed of those other towns
which have voted to license the sale Of
liquor For our part, we can't see WHY
these SNUG towns are not party to the
liquor traffic. they are co-partners in
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-22

the division OF the spoils. The only
difference i that they do not soil their
hands with the actual handling Of the
liquor They are also spared the minor
details Of license administration; yet
they get their proportion Of the profits
Yes, this Is a fine and phiIanthropc
scheme, concoetcd under the guise Of
an attempt to reduce the number OF
license towns in the state.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-22

II the Duke Of Abruzzi should re-
nounee his title, Il is to be hoped that
the loss of 1t would not remove the
attraction to marriage in the mind of
the American woman whose name has
been linked with his; and perhaps It Is
presumptuous for an outsider to suggest
such parlous possibility. But If Miss
Elkins should marry him without his
title, she would at least controvert the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-22

The Randolph Herald and News thinks
that Fred L. Davis OF North Pomfret
ought to be Observation-Disclosures
to find out why he turned down an APP
pointment as commissioner Of agriculture
for Vermont. Possibly Davis wanted to
be an exception to the general rule.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-22

A little yellow cloud again appears
on the Pacific horizon, and we have the
strange situation Of the Californians cry
ing out for naval protection and at the
same time doing the very thing thing
which win bring on war with Japan. 1t
il evident that II the Californians
should abandon hostile legislation, they
would not need The feet.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-22

President Roosevelt Is father TO the
assertion that by 1850 the population
OF the United States viii have reached
l50.0o0,0OO. BY that time, even Yer
monters may be crowded little closer
together.