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Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-18
$125,OOO LOST in
MINING SWINDLF.
VICTIMS ALLEGE
THREE IN JAIL CHARGED WITH
BIG FRAUD
THIRTY COMPLAIN THAT THEY
HAVE BEEN FLEEcED
Central Avenue Hardware Merchant
Loses $4,000 and Signs Notes.
Business Attached to Pro-
tect Creditors
the publication of the

IL NOLLOWING the publication of the
arrest of Elmer Z. Rowen and
n A. c. LIE Baron yesterday COM
plants from all parts of the city be-
gan coming in to the district attorney S
Office from persons who said they had
invested money in what they now feel
certain was the rankest kind of fake
mining scheme. A total of $125,000 is
believed to have been lost.
r. A. Johnson, jointly charged with
Rowell and lie Baron, is the third
member of the band of alleged swim
dlers who has been placed in the coun-
ty Jail. He was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Claude Mathewson yesterday
afternoon after a long search. lie
Baron made a fruitless effort Tuesday
night and yesterday forenoon to fur
nish bond of $4,000, and was placed in
Jail about l o'clock.
A meeting of persons to the number
of thirty who claim they have been vic
timized was held in the law offices of
Smith, Miller & Phelps, 603 Merchants
Trust building. during the afternoon,
and when the aggregate amount of
their contributions to Rowell was
figured it was estimated that between
$100, 900 and $125000 had been placed IN
his hands to be invested in mythical
mines, supposed to be located in Ari-
zona and Mexico.
Hardware Dealer Big Loser
J. NJ. Poundstone of J. NJ. Poundstona
& Son, hardware dealers at 4406 South
Central avenue, is the heaviest loser.
He invested more than $4,000 in the
fictitious mining properties, besides
placing his name as surety on notes
given by Rowell for borrowed money
aggregating 10000.
AS soon as the news of Rowell's ar
rest became known an attachment
was placed on the POundstOne hard
ware store by the board Of trade for
the protection of creditors. Later in
the day a second attachment was is
sued to William Durham, who loaned
RowelI $1100 on notes the payment of
which was assured by PoundstOne. Mr.
Durham says the money given to
Rowell was all he possessed, and after
paying the costs of filing the suit yes
terday he was compelled to borrow
funds on which to live.
George Q. Stanley whose name is
contained in the complaint as fellow
swindler with Rowell, is admitted 0y
at least one of the trio now in the
and used simply to aid in the scheme
of fraud.
Rowell and LIE Baron employed at
torneys yesterday, who instructed their
clients to say nothing in regard to the
work in which they have been engaged.
1t is understood criminal complaints
numbering a score or more will be
applied for at the district attorneys
office today by, those who took part in
the meeting in the Merchants Trust
building.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-18
YOUTH SLAYS GIRL IN CAB
AND THEN KILLS HIMSELF
C. {. Kraut Murders Companion and
Shoots Himself on Way to
Hospital

READING, Pa, Feb. 17-While
speeding along in a taxicab here early
today, Stella Rocktashel, Is years Old
was shot and killed and her compan-
ion, George E. Kraut, 20 years old,
after directing the chauffeur to hurry
to a hospital, turned the revolver that
killed the girl on himself and sent q
bullet into his heart, dying almost in
stantly.
Kraut was telephone inspector. In
quiry into the cause developed that
Kraut had asked several persons yes
terday to lend him revolver, saying
he wanted to go to a masquerade bail.
AS there was no public mask ball
last night, the authorities are of the
opinion the case was one Of premedi-
tated murder and suicide.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-18
RELATIVE Of MRS. LEMP
Is ACCUSED OF FORGERY
Supposed. Indorser of $4,000 Check
Declares He Did Not Sign
Paper

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 17.-An information
charging forgery was issued by the
prosecuting attorneys Office today for
M. Dwight Fortner, brother-in-law of
Mrs. William ]. Lemp, jr., and who dis
appeared after check transaction
which became public yesterday.
The charge is based on the denial of
the genuineness of the signature of H.
c. Tulley, who appears as indorser of
a check for $4,000 upon which Fortner
realized 1000. Tulley says he did not
sign the check. Fortner is supposed to
have gone to Chicago.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-18
SEA SERPENT THAT
'SPITS LIKE CANNON
SEEN AT LONG BEACH
Monster is Forty Feet Long, with
Head Like Barrel and Eyes
Big as Mans
Fist
Especial to The Herald.I

LONG BEACH, Feb. ia sea SER
pent forty feet long, with a brown head
as big around as a small barrel and
eyes as large as a mans fist, was the
frightening object sighted eighteen
miles off the coast yesterday by Guy
Griffith, James Harvey and three other
fishermen in the launch Reta. The
serpent is said to have moved it's head
from side to side as a snake docs and
had a big dorsal fin fifteen feet back
of the head.
The fishermen say the same monster
has been reported within the last few
months near the Philippines and along
the northern coast of this country
They furthermore aver that a heavy
sinker, which one of the five threw at
the sea serpent as the boat was pulling
away from the unsafe neighborhood,
was caught in the creatures mouth and
spit back with such force as to make
a deep dent in the fish box on deck
Never saw such a splitter" said one
of the men, Just like a young cannon. -
Long Beach is dry town.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-18
Boys Fall Proves Fatal

Williamson, q, 14-year-old youth, in the
employ of the Pacific Lithographing
company of this city, succumbed today
to injuries received in a fall down the
elevator shaft in the building occupied
by the company. No one saw the acci-
dent, but it is supposed the boy stepped
into the dark shaft without noticing the
cage was not there.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-18
Renuisition Is Honored

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 17.-Governor
Gillett today honored the requisition
of the Oregon authorities for the re-
turn to Coos Bay of w. F. Gordon.
now in San Francisco, who is wanted
for the alleged embezzlement of $176.67
while representing a Portland piano
firm. A requisition was issued at the
request of the district attorney for
Solano county for the return to Val
lejo of H. r. Landon, who is under ar
rest in Reno for the alleged embez-
zling Of $6S from McCudden Bros. of
Vallejo, where he was employed as
clerk.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-18
FAMOUS CONFEDERATE,
NURSE AND FRIEND OF
ROBERT {. LEE, DIES

@ WASHINGTON, Feb. Miss (.
8 Emily Virginia Mason of the famous (.
% Virginia family which won fame dur (.
8 ing the Civil War nurse of Con- g
<3 federate soldiers and who ministered (.
S3 to the Union soldiers at Libby prison, (.
q died last night In this city, aged "a (.
@ years. 6
8 stephen Thompson Mason, first gov (:
q ernor elected in Michigan, was her g
@ brother and her father General g
q John Thompson Mason, first territorial (.
8 governor of that state. @
8 After the war she wrote the first life g
8 of General Robert f. Lee, who was her @
o. intimate friend. 9
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-18
Forqer Is Sentenced

OAKLAND, Feb. 17.-Frederick B.
Signor, who pleaded guilty to forging
the name of James A. Murray, mil
lionaire, was this afternoon sentenced
to seven years in San Quentin prison.
Testimony was given today in an effort
to show the accused is mentally incom-
petent.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-18
THE NEWS SUMMARY
FORECAST

For Los Angeles and vicinity: Fair
Thursday; light north winds, chang
ing to south. Maximum temperature
yesterday, 68 degrees; minimum, 50
degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-18
Floor coIIapses: Five Killed

VALENCIA, Spain. Feb. II = Five
persons were killed today and seventy
eight injured, twenty-eight seriously, by
the collapse of floor in hall where
lots were being drawn for conscription.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-18
LOCAL

Intense enthusiasm shown at Blanchard hall
where Alexander is presented as next mayor. -
Address to public issued.
Famous paintings will be exhibited shortly
by Fine Arts league
Members of bankrupt Order of Pendo meet
and listen to partial report
Board of public works proposes that city and
Vernon shall own sewer Jointly.
Foreman of Van Nuys ranch dragged -four
blocks by runaway team and thought fatally
injured.
Los Angeles Athletic club will make it's debut
in minstrelsy at Mason opera house tonight.
Report of chamber of commerce shows record
of exceptional prosperity for organization dur
ing past year.
Improvements on Sunset boulevard delayed
by trouble over patent rights.
Trahant, who robbed customer at 'Chowder
House Jim's' resort, sentenced to twenty five
years.
Long Beach fishermen return with terrifying
story Of having sighted huge sea serpent.
Boy drowned while playing on a raft in sand
pit filled by. recent rains.
r. 4. Johnson arrested in connection with
alleged mining swindle. Victims losses placed
at S125,OOc.
Real Estate Dealer Jones believed to have
fed to Mexico Alleged defalcations now ex-
ceed $4,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-18
oILizens with R0s1g Cheers Lldore ALexQnd Nomination
is VICE PROTECTED
IN LOS ANGELES?-XXIV
Some Further Observations Mayor HarperS Criticism
OF the Grand Jury Report Published in the
Columns of the Morning Papers
Which Are Defending Him

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Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-18
COAST

New venire ordered in trial of Pat Call
houn, alleged bribe- -giver, at San. Francisco,
and one talesman is expected to be accepted
this morning, leaving but two vacancies in
jury box.
Former Supervisor Coffey Of San Francisco
convicted on charge of accepting bribes
Superior Judge Devlin of Solano county
resigns from bench to conserve law practice.
Prominent lodge member of Santa Maria
ends life in San Francisco.
Los Angeles city charter amendments.
carried at recent election, are adopted by
California state legislature; postal primary
bill causes long debate; Islais 1,0oO, 900 ap-
preparation bill adopted; Wright-Stetson bill
to come up today.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-18
FOREIGN

over 5000 persons reported killed in ter
rible earthquake in Persia record on seis-
mographs all over the world Sixty viii
lagos destroyed.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-18
EASTERN

President submits message to congress
covering report of federal engineers, who
heartily indorse work and lock type of
Panama canal, declare present plans entire
ly feasible.
Joseph Pulitzer, publisher New York
World, and several editors and others con-
nected with Indianapolis News, indicted by
federal grand jury on charges of criminal
libel.
and burned in Chicago hotel affords po-
lice what promises to be one Of greatest
murder mysteries of the year.
Former Commissioner Of Labor Carroll D.
Wright believed dying.
Speaker Joe Cannon casts votes for tenn
perance.
Naval donation bill. providing for two
warships and appropriating over $780,
600. 600. adopted by United States senate.
The Lamar register., 1909-02-03
A Lincoln Centenary Issue.

The February Century is Lincoln
centenary issue, with Lincoln por-
trait on the cover, besides reproduc-
lions of twenty-five of the more impor-
tant Lincoln portraits. The leading
article is an essay on Lincoln the
Leader" by Richard Watson Glider;
and there are among other Lincoln
features publications for the first timo
of twenty-five Lincoln letters and doc
uments in the correspondence between
Lincoln and Senator Lyman Trumbull,
of letter written by John Hay pictur-
ing Lincoln at the Helm" and OF
letter by Nicolay before the war. Tho
frontlspiece Is from the John Henry
Brown miniature portrait owned by
the Hon. Robert 7. Lincoln, the first
reproduction in full color in any mag
azine of n Lincoln portrait from life. A
drawing by Blendon Campbell Of Lin
coin reading law is also reproduced In
color
The Lamar register., 1909-02-03
Testing Milk fer Germs.

good method to determine the pres
ence of Objectionable germs in milk
IN as follows: Several small bottles or
walls should be boiled in water for ten
minutes, then drained and stoppered
with clean cotton. If these are filled
with the milk 10 be tested and kept in
a warm place for twenty-four hours the
appearance of the sample will indicate
the character of the bacteria most ac-
tive. II the milk is unchanged, or If
1t has firm curd, mostly favorable
bacteria are present. If gas bubbles
are rising or there is curd much torn
by gas, it is a sign that the milk has
been handled In an uncleanly manner
or that there are Objectionable germs
in the udder of tine COW. If highly of
fensive odors are given off it is sign
that bacteria are at work digesting the
curd of the milk.
The Lamar register., 1909-02-03
THE CABBAGE
IN COLORADO
GREAT SUCCESS OF THIS susI-
NESS IN THE GREELEY
DISTRICT.
PROVES MONEY MAKER
DOES WELL IN HIGHER ALTI-
TUBES AND MAY YET RIVAL
THE POTATO CROP.


Cappase sioMins Ill COLORADO mas
ueen ,o" men III .ae
oie s,s. o"a,"' III .ne
pa'r S,,a
~"
Nearly All paris OF the United
states grow capo"se 10 some extent.
put IL remains ior me cooler parts OF
the country 10 produce this vegetable
proiltapiy. Nor'heFh New YORK leads
by FAR any other section In the pro
ouctioh Oh 'his Nesetapie. rms Is
Pai'y -, ma Nc u"n ~,
anu p"' ea.t l'o @
-,
$500
'io" 10" T.. ,as.a,'t,,- -, ss
~,
''oH ~"
rev people rave appreciated the
advantage that ms industry mas Of
Tered IN eoioraio III the past Ten
years. one man mas grown capDage
Oh the same anu ior me past iour-
teen years. ms land cannot De
bought LOT less 'hah man sooo per acre.
me, ne ' a., , ao 900 y" .,s
pc
Whiie the price oil cabbage tluctu-
ates considerably ron year TO year,
.neie nas o.en no yea. =" .ne pos.
oe" "en .ne up "ou'u ~, VI i.e
80 .e".s n.nu' Gu Poul'u', ''"u aone
'Ho ''9 ,,, .en -
nrico for Tho month of octoher 1oOs
The Lamar register., 1909-02-03
IlLUJTp ATED
BIZ j. ]. Snt2iokn.

twilight of the forest shelters fairies
and slender shapes from shadow-lalnd.
lay and watched the sunlight show
ering the tangled thicket where masses
of crimson cardinalhowers Glowed. or
where one long dusty sunbeam tipped
the edge of the floating leaves in the
pool. turning them to palest gilt.
There were birds, too. passing through
the dim avenues of trees like Jets of
fiame-the gorgeous cardinal-bird
that gave to the woods, to the village
Is miles away, to the whole county.
the name of Cardinal.
rolled over on my back and looked
up at the sky. How pale-paler than
a robins egg-it was. l seemed to be
lying at the bottom of well. walled
with verdure. high towering on every
side. And as I lay. all about me the
air became sweet scented. Sweeter
and sweeter and more penetrating
grew the perfume. and I wondered
what stray, breeze, blowing over acres
of lilies, could have brought it. But
there was no breeze; the air was still
A gilded fly alighted on my hand "a
honey-fy. 1t was as troubled as
by the scented silence.
The Lamar register., 1909-02-03

A young girl once asked Mark Twain
II he liked books for Christmas gifts.
well. that depends" drawled the
great humorist. '1f book has
leather cover 1t is really valuable as
razor strop. If 1t Is brief, concise
work, such as the French write. 1t Is
useful to put under the short leg Of
wobbly table. An old-fashioned book
with clasp can't be beat as missile
to hurl at a dog, and large book,
like geography. is as good as piece
OF tin to nail over broken pane Of
glass"
The Lamar register., 1909-02-03

Berkeley, Cal.-Following the re-
newal of agitation for anti-Japanese
legislation by the state Legislar
ture, Kenji KaneEo. a graduate
of the Imperial University at Toxic.
and student of the University of
California, was attacked by eight white
students Saturday afternoon and
chased off the university campus. The
Berkeley Japanese Association. num-
bering 1000 members. may endeavor to
have the matter brought to the atten-
ton of the authorities at Washington
through the Japanese consul.
The Lamar register., 1909-02-03

The roughing of calves through the
first winter is not good policy and they
should be well fed to keep them grow
ing all the time. When roughed
through without much feed there is an
increasing space between the calf's
body and the ground and this tendency
Is never overcome. Every man who
owns a bunch of calves should have
quantity of stock beets to carry them
through the winter. The tops of sugar
beets are lust the thing for calves just
Neaned and youngsters brought up in
this way If well bred are worth $35 in
the spring. while the cost should not
exceed 500.
Peach growers as rule do not
prune their trees enough for the best
results and are always growing wood
at the expense of fruit. The trees are
allowed to form a large number of
branches and OIL these branches to set
an enormous number of peaches, far
more than can be developed to market
able size. The older a tree becomes
the more marked is this fault and so 1t
will continue as long as the tree lives.
The branches become so close and
thick that the peaches never get the
color the buyer wants and they have
as a general thing too much acid in
them to be palatable.
The smudge pot demonstration given
last week at the Parfet orchard in JEFF
ferson county few miles from Denver
drew quite a concourse of people which
however should have been augmented
by thousands instead of numbering
only hundreds. The four coal pots
proved a revelation in the efficiency in
turning off heat while the oil pots
were quite as equally effective. Enough
was evolved at this field trial to as
sure a great many orchardists as to
the feasibility of artificial heating
when the mercury hovers around twen-
ty-eight degrees.-Field and Farm.
The Lamar register., 1909-02-03
Special Round Trip Homeseekers'
Rates to New Mexico and Texas.

On the first and third Tuesdays OF
each month. during the entire year.
the Colorado & Southern Railway will
sell round trip Homeseekers' tickets
to great many points in New Mexico
and Texas at one fare plus $500 for
the round trip. Final limit twenty-five
days, allowing liberal stop-over privil-
eyes. For detailed information, rates.
etc. call on the Colorado & Southern
agent. or address T. Il. Fish General
Passenger Agent, Denver. Colorado.
The Lamar register., 1909-02-03

Then, behind me. my dog growled.
/ sat quite still at first, hardly breath
ing, but my eyes were fixed on a shape
that moved along the edge of the pool
among the meadow grasses. The dog
had ceased growing and was now star
ing. alert and trembling.
At last / rose and walked rapidly
down to the pool. my dog following
close to heel.
The figure, a woman's, turned slowly
toward us.
She was standing still when I ap-
preached the pool. The forest around
us was SO silent when l spoke the
sound of my own voice startled me.
NO" she said, and her voice was
smooth as flowing water. Il have not
lost my way. VIII he come to me.
your beautiful dog?"
Before / could speak, Voyou crept
to her and laid his silky head against
her knees.
But surely" said I. you did not
come here alone"
alone? l did come alone"
But the nearest settlement is
Cardinal. probably 10 miles from
where we are standing"
Il do not know Cardinal" she said.
"Ste. Croix in Canada is 40 miles
least-how did you come into the
Cardinal Woods?" asked amazed.
Into the woods?" she repeated a
little impatiently.
yes"
She did not answer at first but stood
caressing voyou with gentle phrase
and gesture.
your beautiful dog l am fond of,
but 1 am not fond of being ques-
toned" she said quietly. my name is
Ysonde and l came to the fountain
here to see your dog"
was properly quenched. After a
moment or two did say that in an
other hour 1t would be growing dusky,
but she neither replied nor looked at
me.
This" I ventured, '1s beautiful
pool-you call it a fountain-a de-
licious fountain! I have never before
seen it. 1t is hard to imagine that
nature did all this"
rs it," she said.
Don't you think so?" I asked.
II haven't thought; 1 wish when
you go you would leave me your dog. .
"My-my dog?"
IF you don't mind" she said
sweetly, and looked at me for the
first time in the face.
For an instant our glances met,
then she grew grave, and 1 saw that
her eyes were fixed on my forehead
Suddenly she rose and drew nearer
looking intently at my forehead. There
was a faint mark there, a tiny ores
cent, just over my eyebrow. 1t was
a birthmark.
rs that a scarf" she demanded
drawing nearer.
THAT crescent-shaped mark? No.
mo? Are you sure?" she insisted
Perfectly" / replied. astonished.
GA birthmark?"
"Yes-may I ask why?"
As she drew away from me. l saw
that the color had fed from her
cheeks. For a second she clasped both
hands over her eyes as If to shut
out my face, then slowly dropping her
hands, she sat down on a long square
The Lamar register., 1909-02-03

washington.-An omnibus bill pro
viding separate statehood for the ter
ritories of New Mexico and Arizona
was introduced in the House Saturday
by Representative Hamilton OF Michi-
gan, chairman of the House committee
on territories. The bill was framed by
the Republican members of the COM
mittee and submitte! to the minority
members, who have approved 1t. New
Mexico is given two representatives in
the House to be elected at large. and
the city Of Santa Fe is designated as
the capital Of the state until 1920.
The Lamar register., 1909-02-03
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens In New York, Roy Car
aenhue the story-teller. inspecting queer
reptile owned by George Godfrey of Tiff
fany's Roy, and Barris and Pierpont.
two friends, depart on a hunting trip to
Cardinal Woods, rather obscure local
ity. Barris revealed the fact that he had
Joined the secret service for the purpose
Of running down a gang of gold makers.
Prof. LAGRANGE. discovering the
gangs formula. had been mysteriously
killed. Barris received telegram of In
structions. He and Pierpont set out to
locate the gold making gang. A valet re-
ported seeing n queer Chinaman in the
supposedly untenanted woods. Roy went
hunting.