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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-02
TWO MILLION BUSHELS DE-
DVERED ON CHICAGO BOARD
OF TRADE YESTERDAY, MOST
LY TO PATTEN COMPANY.

CHICAGO, May This was de-
livery day on the Board of Trade
and May options, which were the
medium of the recent bull campaign
led by James A. Patten, became cash
wheat.
On May contracts today, two mil
lion bushels of wheat were delivered,
nearly all of it to the Bartlett, Pat
ten a. Company.
Brokers have hazarded n guess
that Mr.. Patten paid an average of
a dollar and eight cents for his May
wheat.
Assuming this figure to be APP
proximately correct Mr.. Patten might
have sold wheat delivered TO him at
u u for delivery In July, which
would show a profit of four cents n
bushcl.
Wheat opened today however, at
Sf.f2A for delivery In July, whicch
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-02
$4,000 SEAMEN ON STRIKE
ALONG THE GREAT LAKES

CHICAGO
Association
operation today all
estimated tonight that than twelve thousand of
which
cpitated.
es of the Union TO to the Great Lakes
pursue
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-02
LOSE JOBS WHEN THEY SUE.
Whole Faculty of College Dismissed
for Salary Trouble.

DENVER. May Differences be-
tween members of the faculty and
the board of trustees of Westminster
University. Presbyterian in
stitution, arising out of a general
reduction of instructors salaries re-
suited today in the dismissal of
President Joseph l.. Weaver and the
entire faculty.
The reduction caused President
Weaver and faculty to bring suit for
back pay and the dismissal followed.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-02

CASHIER Is
CONVICTED OF THEFT

. SEATTLE, May 1.-R. +. I
. Parkhurst, formerly assistant I
. cashier of the First National I
. Bank of this city, charged with I
. the embezzlement of fifty thou
. sand dollars from that insfitu- I
. tion was found guilty by a jury I
. I'm the Federal court today. I
. The peeulations of Parkhurst I
. as shown by the evidence, exc I
. tended through period of fif- I
. teen years and were covered up Z
. by manipulations of the banks Z
. balances in San Francisco, Z
. Chicago and New York. I
D o
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-02
CARNEGIE GIVES ANEW.

NEW YORK. May ANDREW
Carnegie has given $4,000 to in
crease the facilities and extend the
Carnegie Medical Laboratory, at New
York University. The laboratory,
which Is the oldest of Its kind In the
United States. was established by Mr.
Carnegie years ago
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-02
Wholesale Slaughter of
Foreigners U0s Planned


of
nopIe, planned
Of duI Hamid
the banks Embassies and buildings
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-02
ORDERS - ENGINES.

Larger Lot Than Expected Rejoiees
2OOO Worlmen.
ALTOONA. Pa. May An order
for "A new locomotives for the Penn
sylvnnia was placed at the Juniata
shops today II Is larger than was
expected, and will provide employ
ment for the remainder of the year
for 1000 or more men.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-02
RESS Is ACQUITTED
OF MURDER CHARGE

. NEOSHA. May 1. Miss
, "Johnnie" Davidson, the young
, heiress who has been ON trial
, here charged with the murder
> of Roy Ramsour, her sisters
, suitor was acquitted this MORN
, ing. The trial was sensational
, involving alleged improper com
> duet ON the part of the young
. man i'm his relations with the
. sister of his slayer.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-02
PATTEN IS MAKING GOOD.
settlement SHOWS CAIN

for active wheat would enable the
bull leader to sell at much greater
profit than the four cents figured
above. May wheat closed strong mt
%1.25s4.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-02

Dead are Distributed in the States of Illinois, Ten
nessee. Mississippi, Missouri, Pennsylvania,
Arkansas and Alabama Property Damage Will
Reach High Into Hundreds of Thousands Dollars

RETURNS FROM STRICKEN SECTIONS COME sIOwLY-NuM-
BER LOCALITIES STORM HEARD FROM
WIND LOWERS SNOW FAIIS-MAY RECORDS BROKEN
IN owA-mG LOST LAKES
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-02

GRAND JUNCTION. Colo, May 1 F.
Fires in two hundred thousand
smudge pots were watched through
out last night by an army of men
women and children. and have pro-
badly saved the fruit crop from de-
struction in Grand Valley. This
crop. If matured. Is estimated to be
worth three million dollars or more.
Outside of this smudging district
the temperature fell as low as twenty
degrees above zero and hundreds of
orchards were badly damaged. The
loss resultant will reach into the
hundreds of thousands of dollars
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-02

tug Nestor has gone down in Lake
Superior with all hands. No details
concerning the disaster are obtain
able. Rough weather on the lake
however, undoubtedly will account
for the sinking.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-02
LOOKS SUNINIERY.

LOOKS SUMNERY.
That summer is here is evidenced
by the way W. B. Graham has his
window dressed with straw hats and
wash ties.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-02
SQUADRONS ON JAPANESE
CALLS WARMLY WELCOMED

TOXIC which arrived here today
hospitality called
prominent the entertainments
were announced as being planned In his honor
Inc American similarly entertained when arrives
next week from Kobe.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-02
MRs. CLAUDIA HAMS, WITNESS AGAINST HUSBAND.

Mrs Claudia ans a
Captain Peter C. Hams u killed William
contends that the
from her by
no misconduct her while her husband the Philippines That
the alleged confession
prompted him kill contention
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-02

MEMPHIS, May While some
sections which were In the path of
the tornadoes of Thursday and Fri
day are still To he heard from, In
formation so far received from Ar
kansas, western Tennessee and north
ern Mississippi bring the total num-
Der Of killed by the tornadoes to one
hundred. The injured reported are
more than two hundred.
Accurate estimates Of the mone-
iaFy loss are not yet possible, hut
each dispatch received describes the
storm IA the most destructive that
ever swept over this section OF the
country. IL was also most remark
able az 20 the extent of the territory
affected.
The greatest number OF dead and
injured are reported from Horn Lake
Mississippi, where 10 bodies have
already been recovered from the
ruins Of farm dwellings. OF this num-
her seven are those of white people.
The number of severely injured II
placed at fifty many of whom are
seriously hurt. The property loss
In that vicinity Is estimated at a
hundred thousand dollars.
Caddo Gap. Arkansas reports n
similar number of dead and many
wounded Among the latter II Is
reported there Is no hope for the re-
coyery of at least seven persons.
while the recovery of a number more
Is doubtful.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-02

SIOUX CITY, May l.-Freezing
weather prevailed throughout this
section last night aud early this
morning. The temperature dropped
to 20 degrees. the coolest for May
since the establishment of the wealth
er bureau service.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-02

PORT HURON, May Passenger
steamer Russia sunk in Lake Su-
perior last night All of the crew of
the vessel were saved. IL was the
steamer first trip of the season. The
disaster was due to to the terrific gale
which prevailed ON the lake, the
Wild sea causing the cargo of the
vessel To ehlft
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-02

DETROIT. May IA special from
houghton. Michigan. says that the
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-02

Biggest Copper Dis
trict OF the Country
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-07
HIGHLAND PARK 10TH
TO LOSE OCCIDENTAL
PROPERTY OWNERS PREPARE
TO FIGHT REMOVAL
Citizens Form Committee to Confer
with President 5aer in Regard
to Wants of the
College
Transdcts a General Bank
ing and Trust Business

The property owners of Highland
Park will not give UP Occidental col
lege without a struggle, and arrange
ments are being made for meeting
Of the citizens with DIR. Baer, president
of the college, when plans for retaining
the college in its present position will
be discussed. The time of this meeting
has not been decided.
Charles Mckenzie heads the commit
tee Of citizens. If the college feels that
more land is absolutely necessary 1t is
thought that acreage will be secured
and presented to the college.
One of the chief causes of complaint
seems to be that the tracks of the
Santa Fe railroad run through the
campus. the frequent trains disturbing
the classes. That the motor cars to be
put on for local traffic by this railroad
will help solve this problem is the
opinion of the committee.
Several sites have already been Of
fered the college, but DR.. Baer, while
stating that they have been offered,
refused to discuss the locations. 1t is
expected that a meeting of the officials
of the college will be held soon to dis
cuss the proposed removal of the in
stitution.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-07
RAIDS
ARE THREATENED
CHIEF SAYS OTHERS MAY
TAKE WARNING
CHARGE THREE WITH VIOLATING
LIQUOR LAWS
Accused Persons Demand Trials by
Jury, and Cases Are Set for 2
Next Week-ReIeased
on 5000 Bonds

1--WE are not by any means through
with raids on houses of bad repute
and notorious resorts, said Chief of
Police Dishman yesterday, in speaking
of the four successful raids made
Wednesday night.
1.-The raids were not spasmodic, but
the result of evidence we had been
gathering for over week. 1t ought
to be a warning to places of similar
nature, and we will continue to bring
inmates to police headquarters who are
found in such places during a raid.
The inmates will be required to give
their names and may be called upon
as witnesses and the proprietors OF
such places arrested.
1--WE will endeavor to take all pos
sible precautions to get the correct
names and try in all cases to verify
them by cards or letters on their
clothing"
A crowd assembled at police head
quarters yesterday morning expecting
to see the proprietors and inmates
gathered in police court, but for the
most part were disappointed, as only
the proprietors appeared. Before Po-
lice Justice Frederickson, John Foster
of the Bacon, 1876 East Second street;
Bessie Hale of the Boston, 3071s West
Second street. and w. II. Salway of
the Manhattan, 115 East Third street,
were arraigned, charged with violat-
ing the liquor ordinances. 1t was al
legged they conducted a retail liquor
business without a license.
The three proprietors were released
on 5000 bonds, Foster and Mrs. Hale
demanding jury trial and Salway
asked time to plead and was given
until Monday.
Fosters case was set for May IL
and Mrs. Hale's for May 10.
Yesterday afternoon c. c. Colyear,
alleged proprietor of the Edison An
mex, Fourth and Los Angeles, was ar
raigned and was given until TINS morn
ING to plead to a similar charge. A
complaint against Colyear was not is
sued until early yesterday afternoon.
Kimi Kasada and Harry Sake, Jap
anese employed at the Manhattan,
were also arraigned and released on
$50 bonds to appear Monday for trial.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-07
WOMAN FAINTS AS
SHE ENTERS COURT
SH0PLIFTER SWO0NS TWICE
WHEN GIVEN TRIAL
Pleads Guilty and Is Fined $25-sus-
picious Actions on Street Car
Lead to Her Ar
rest

Mrs. A. Turner, who was arrested
Wednesday night in her apartments at
122 North Flower street, charged with
shoplifting, created a scene in Police
Justice Frederickson's court yesterday
afternoon when she was arraigned.
AS she was being taken into the pris-
oner's dock she staggered and would
have fallen to the floor but for the
quickness of the attendants. She was
hurriedly taken to the receiving hos
pital and apparently revived. She was
taken back to court and pleaded guilty
to the charge of shoplifting and fined
$25. After paying the fine she faltered
as she turned about and fell TO the
floor in a swoon.
Further treatment was given in the
receiving hospital, and after wait OF
half an hour she went to her home,
accompanied by Detective Beaumont,
who made the arrest.
Mrs. Turner is not well known in Los
Angeles, but her suspicious actions
aroused the interest of Detective Beau
mont while on a car and he followed
her to her room, charged her with
shoplifting and she confessed She
passed Wednesday night at police
headquarters.
When arrested Mrs. Turner wore sew
eral valuable diamonds valued at $500.
She was stylishly attired, but IN court
yesterday appeared in a black suit and
heavily yelled.
Complaints of shoplifting from de-
partment stores have been many dur
ing the past few days and suspicion
was directed to Mrs. Turner.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-07
LEAKING GAS JET NEARLY
CAUSES OLD MANS DEATH
Automatic Attachment Fails to Work,
and Victim Breathes Noxious
Fumes All Night

William Williams, an old man who
has been employed as gardener for
Dr. A. e. Walker, 1901 South Flower
street, narrowly escaped asphyxiation
in his room yesterday morning.
Williams retired Wednesday night
about o'clock in the dark after trying
to light the gas.
His gas lighter has an automatic at
tachment, and Williams endeavored to
light it by pulling the string. The gas
refused to light, and Williams went to
bed. Yesterday morning persons in
the house were attracted to Williams
room by strong odor OF gas. On en-
tering the old man was found uncon-
scious and the room filled with gas.
He was hurried to the receiving hos
pital, and after half an hours work
was declared out of danger by the po-
lice surgeons.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-07
WAY TO MARKET ORANGES
EXPLAINED TO FL0RIDANS
Visitors Enlightened by Members OF
California Fruit Growers
Exchange

The methods employed by the Cali
fornia Fruit Growers exchange were
fully explained yesterday morning in
the chamber of commerce rooms to the
delegation of orange growers from
Florida who are touring the citrus belt
of California.
r. H. Wilkinson, sales manager OF
the California exchange, addressed the
visitors on the subject of selling and
answered many questions asked MN
by the Florida growers. Packing
houses and preceding processes We're
explained, J. S. Edwards OF East
Highland talking on these subjects.
One idea of the visitors Is to arrange
the orange market of Florida so that 1t
will not conflict with the output from
California, making it financially bene-
fetal to both.
The Florida delegation appreciates
the courtesies that are extended to II
and has presented r. p. Burton Of
the exchange and G. Harold Powell,
the government citrus expert, with
silver loving cups. A similar gift was
made to DR.. f. W. Imam, who is at
the head of the Florida delegation and
who was instrumental in arranging
the California excursion
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-07
EAGLE ROCK LINE WILL
HAVE 20 MINUTE SERVICE
New Schedule Announced by Los AM
eeles Railway VIII Be Eff
fective May 10

The Los Angeles railway has an
nounced a new schedule of cars run
ming to Eagle Rock, which will be-
come effective May TO- The company
will operate cars every twenty minutes
daily, from a. m. to p. M, and after
the latter hour a car every hour.
The last car will leave Twelfth and
Main streets at 80 o'clock at night
The last through car will leave Town
send, the other terminus, at 10:30
O'Clock at night. Cars which will leave
Townsend at $3.50, 7:SO and II p. m and
1925 a. m. will run only to Twenty
eighth and Dayton streets. On Sun
days cars will will ON a half hour sched-
ule from 6 a. m. to 2:S0 p. M, and every
fifteen minutes after that until $3.50
d. M, when the hour schedule will be
on until 1920 p. M, at which time the
last car will leave Twelfth and Main
streets on the Sabbath.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-07
BRYN MAWR HElRESS
WEEDS TURKISH PASHA
Miss Clara Colt Becomes Wife of
Prosperous Mining Engineer
of Arizona

NEW YORK. May 6.--The marriage
of Joseph H. Portugal, mining en-
gineer of Walker, Ariz., and MISS
Clara Goddard Colt, an heiress of
Bryn Mawr, Pa, was announced here
last night.
Mr.. Portugal, who is the son of Por-
tugal Pasha, until recently high in the
councils of the former Sultan Abdul
Hamid of Turkey, came to this coun-
try several years ago to avoid diplo-
matte service for the Ottoman empire
His romance with Miss Colt began
soon after, and because her father,
James P. Colt, now dead, insisted that
he demonstrate his ability as an en-
gineer Mr.. Portugal went to Arizona,
where he is said to have prospered.
When he came to this country he
was known as Portugal Bey, but
changed his name to Joseph H. Por-
tugal.
The friends of the couple were not
appraised of the marriage until Mr.
and Mrs. Portugal had boarded a train
for Arizona last night.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-07

piled. "He was in deep study all the
time and very quiet"
'Do you know what was on his
mind?"
81 do not"
worrying him?"
mo; 1 did not"
Mr.. North drew out Of the witness
the statement that the defendant in
normal condition was calm, cool and
collected and not excitable.
"Are there any firearms In your
homer" asked Mr.. North.
Yes there's an armory there the
witness said.
"Of what does it consist?''
"a winchester rifle, shotgun and
two revolvers," was the answer. He
could not identify the gun with which
the defendant shot Thayer and said
that he did not know that his son
owned a gun.
Mrs. Hart testified as to William
MitchelTs good character. She also
told of some of Ethefs "tantrums:"
She said that Ethel was an unruly
child and that she had talked to her
as she would her own daughter.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-07
SAYS HE WILL MAKE SURE
OF SUICIDE NEXT ATTEMPT
Greek Who Tried to Die Is Discharged
from Police Gus
tody

Simon Sanoros, the Greek who at
tempted suicide by lnhallng gas, pc
cause he could not obtain work in Los
Angeles as q paper hanger, was dis
charged from police custody yesterday
afternoon.
Sanoros seemed to be sane but claimed
he was respondent becaus he could not
raise money to go to his sweetheart,
who he says lives in Pittsburg, When
NOT want to live unless l can get work
as a paper hanger. I want to earn
money to go to Pittsburg, and can do
no other work. I will try hard to get
work for a few days. and if do not 1
will end my life, and be sure of it the
next time l want to see the girl who
was nv sweetheart in Pittsburg.
have no friends in Los Angeles and am
lonesome"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-07
HOLLYWOOD WATER
INVESTIGATION SLOW
Absence of Witnesses Delays Efforts
of Supervisors to Determine
Value of Union Company
Plant

Little progress was made yesterday
in the investigation before the board
of supervisors to determine the value
of the plant of the Union Hollywood
Water company. On this question de-
ponds the action of the supervisors,
who have been requested to order a
reduction IN water rates to consumers
living outside of the Hollywood city
limits. Owing to the absence of wit
nesses the hearing was continued to
Tuesday.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-07
Normal School plans Fete

SAN JOSE, May 6.-Elaborate prep
arations are being made for the an
nual May fete of the State Normal
school, which will be held May II, and
the coming celebration promises to
eclipse anything of the kind ever at
tempted before in the state. A special
chorus of 500 young women will be
one of the features.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-07

TN electing Rev. William Horace
Day, pastor of the First Congre-
4 gational church of Los Angeles, to
the office of moderator of the South
ern California state convention that
denomination has given him it's high
est office. Plans are being made Tor
extension and enlargement of the Con-
gregational work in Southern Califor-
MIA and the raising of a fund of $4,000
for benevolences, both home and for
eigu, and Dr. Day will be placed in
supervision of this enlarged and ag-
gressive work.
Since the last meeting the plans
have been changed and more author
ity has been placed in the hands of
the moderator, who is placed at the
head of the twenty directors. DR..
John L. Male has charge of the mis-
sionary work and Rev. c. p. Dorland
of the benevolent work of the church,
reporting TO the directors.
DR.. Day will take an active part in
the extension of the work in Southern
California.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-07
sell 10000 IONS of Steel

NEW YORK, May 6.-Announcemen
is made here today that the Illinois
steel company, a subsidiary of the
United States Steel corporation, has
closed a contract for the sale of 10000
tons of steel rails to the Chicago, Mill
waukee & st. Paul Railway company
at 1928 a ton.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-07

The Angelus grill has excellent serv-
ice and better food. Fourth and SPRING
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-07
Two slavers Are Released

JACKSONVILLE, May 1.-TWO sem
sational killing episodes were ended
here today when the grand jury or
dered the release of Mrs. Jessie Brown
and r. A. Humphreys. Miss Brown
shot and killed Earl p. Adams, follow
ing the announcement of Adams en-
gagement to another young woman.
Humphreys shot and killed both bis t.
year-old wife and Thomas McManus
VIXEN he found the two together Ia
his home.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-07
Appoints Marshal for Nevada

WASHINGTON, May 6.-President
Taft today sent to the senate the NOM
nation of Henry ]. Humphreys of Ne
vada to be United States marshal for
that state.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-09-11

date on, the political tickets so the
Negro voters may know who has been
fair to him in honorable dealing and
who he may expect to protect his in
terest in the event that the chosen
candidates are successful at the polls
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-09-11

Mrs. w. H. Prince, wife of our ef-
fcient presiding elder of this district,
is the guest of Rev. Washington and
wife. Mrs. Prince has made several
talks to the different ladies clubs,
which was much appreciated.