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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27
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The most novel and perhaps the
most insane project which was ever
sprung for finding the pole was that
of Capt Bowser, Chicagoan, who was
a martyr to his scheme. He, too,
was firm in his belief that he could
find the pole in his especial, private
way. He aimed to roll to the pole in
a round ball with small holes at each
end. He got as far as South Haven,
Mich, which is a summer resort. He
reached South Haven in the winter
and he was found frozen on the beach.
The wind and waves carried Capt.
Bowser IS miles across Lake Michigan
from Chicago, but the indications
were that his death occurred half way
across the lake. Inside of his round
shell he lay upon a board around
which the object revolved, it being
hollow
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27

TIME-Year of 1899.
SCENE-Subway station of
the Chicago and North Pole
Consolidated lines, located 215 :
feet beneath the ethereal sta
! ton OF the Fort Wayne, Duluth
and Polar Aerial Transportation
: Company.
CAST - Airship chauffeurs,
: subway motormen, passengers,
serccabmen, automatic news
: boys, polar bears, Eskimos,
wireless telephone Iinemen, etc.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27


car. Then it dawned upon me- 1t
wasn't the brakeman at all. In fact,
looking around l could see no en-
ployes. AS we reached the chunk of
darkness. which l took to be the al
legged Medicine Hat the coach door
opened without any human assistance
man at my side punched a button
-and promptly disappeared through a
chute which appeared at his feet.
1.-TWO minutes for liquid air re-
freshments," came the same rasping
Photographic voice through the in
strument at my right l hunted for
the button my disappearing friend had
used to disappear by and in an in
slant l was looking down Medicine
Hats main street. l didn't try to
puzzle out that phenomenon. 1 didn't
care If l ever saw the pole, If it had
to be seen via the cold, clammy SUBJ
way route.
Nearly every place of business on
the main street was labeled private
weather bureau" 1 glanced upward to
see If it looked like rain. Far to the
south 1 spied what looked strangely
like the pictures l scanned in 1909
when l used to read about Count
Zeppelin and his airship. AS the big
machine came closer, l managed to r
sign on the side. 1t read:
ROUTE NO. 81.
Fort Wayne, Duluth and Polar Aerial
portation Company.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-24
URGES ABOLITION OF
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
CHAFIN PLEADS FOR SENSE OF
LIFE'S SACREDNESS
Condemns California Prisons as
Schools for Crime, from Which
Inmates Emerge Worse In.
stead of Better

Hon. Eugene w. Chain, recently
Prohibition candidate for president of
the United States, lectured at Blan-
chard hall last night on mo Punish
ment for Crime
Mr.. Chain maintained in particular
that capital punishment should be done
away with, and gave two reasons for
his opinion, the first being that no
Christian who believed in Christ's SER
mon on the mount could believe con-
sistently in the state taking life, and
the second that capital punishment
only increases crime.
Take the word punishment out OF
the statute books altogether" said Mr..
Chain, and he declared that a sense
of the sacredness of individual life was
far more common in the states in
which capital punishment had been
done away with, and that less crime
existed there than in those where II
is still retained. Mr.. Chain also called
attention to the fact that lynching was
far less prevalent.
The positive statement was made that
California has the worst prison system
in the world, and that our city, county
and state jails are schools for crime
making men worse instead of better.
Attention was called to the fact that
the cost to taxpayers of maintaining
our state prisons is more than 100000
annually.
West Virginia, which has a modern
system, prisoners being taught to read
and write, and instructed in a trade
came in for special praise. 1t was
affirmed that the jails under this sys-
tenn were more than self-supporting, 9
surplus of $4,000 having been found
last year, which sum is now being put
into the construction of new and i'm
proved buildings.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-24
BURGLARS RANSACk
ROOM OF TOURISTS
KANSAS CITY BANKER LOSES
$500 IN JEWELS
other Houses Entered by Thieves
Indicate Robbers Are BusiIy Ply
ing Their Vocation In
Los Angeles

While c. e. Sweet, retired banker
of Kansas City, and his wife were
absent from their apartments at Hotel
Knickerbocker, S21 South Hope street.
Monday night, a sneak thief entered
their rooms shortly after o'clock and
stole Oriental jewelry valued at more
than $500.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sweet left their apart
ments shortly before 8 o'clock. They
took stroll about the city and re-
turned an hour later. When they en-
tered their rooms they found the place
had been ransacked and all their jew
els, which they had left in a dresser
drawer, had been taken.
Their apartments are on the ground
floor, and the thief had obtained en-
trance by prying open a side window.
Among the articles taken were a
necklace of Egyptian rubies, purchased
in Cairo, watch set with diamonds, a
pearl sunburst, an ostrich boa, ostrich
feather and a number of other articles
of jewelry.
That burglars were active in other
parts of the city is evident by the re-
ports made at the central police sta
ton yesterday morning.
While the family of Gus Kroeger OF
5511 South Main street was away Mon
day afternoon the place was thorough
ly ransacked and two watches, a
brooch, pair of earrings and various
articles of silverware taken.
A quantity of tools was taken from
the home of c. Anderson. 4200 Bernice
avenue. The same thief, evidently, en-
tered the home of ". Voorlus, 4013 Ber-
nice avenue, and stole a quantity or
carpenters tools.
Mrs. Ella Anderson of 1889 East
Twenty-seventh street reports her
home was entered and gold watch
taken.
A clock was the result of work OF
burglars who entered the home of Il.
M. Hewitt at 500 East Thirty-seventh
street.
home of George G.. Collins, S45 Clay
street, and took $40. watch and pair
OF trousers.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-24
ALLEGED WIDOWS END
BY SHARING REMAINS
Explosion In Idaho Powder Mil Leads
to Singular Dspute-Fragments
Finally Shipped to Los
Angeles

Mrs. J.. X. Skalberg of Los Angeles
is determined that her husbands body.
or, to be exact, what is supposed to
be the body of her husband, shall be
buried in Los Angeles.
Two men met instant death last
Wednesday as the result of an explo-
sion of a powder mill at Wallace,
Idaho, and so badly mutilated were the
bodies that it was impossible to dis
tinguish them. The scattered frag-
ments were carefully gathered to-
gether, however, and placed In an or
binary nail key.
Mrs. Skalberg claims that one of
the men killed was her husband and
Mrs. p. e. Pisko of Seattle. WASH,
has asserted as strenuously that her
husband was a victim.
One of the dead men was identified
as Albion Nelson of Seattle, but which
of the two women was the widow of
the other man remained In doubt.
Finally one-half of the remains was
placed in one coffin and the other half
in another.
Mrs. Skalberg forwarded one cof-
fin to Los Angeles for burial and Mrs.
Pisko sent the receptacle containing
the other portion to Seattle.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-24
POLICE SURGEON IS
FOUND NOT GUILTY
Charges of Neglect Preferred Against
DR.. Wiley Are Not Sustained,
but He Is Gem
sured

The findings of the civil service COM
mission yesterday in the case of DR.. e.
H. Wiley. assistant police surgeon, were
the same as those practically agreed
on at a meeting of the commission last
week. The commission found that the
charges of gross negligence in the
treatment of Harry l.. Hathaway were
not sustained, but the findings included
a little censure because DR.. Wiley did
not follow his first impulse and put Mr..
Hathaway to bed, instead of sending
him to the tanks, where he remained
for an hour.
The commission declared the evidence
had shown DR.. Wiley had great ability
as physician and surgeon, and that
he probably did what any other sur
geon would have done in this case.
Mr.. Hathaway was injured by being
run down by a cab. When taken to
the receiving hospital DR.. Wiley dag
nosed the case as one of intoxication.
but later 1t was learned the patient was
suffering from a fracture of the skull
and conclusion of the brain, from which
he died a in few days.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-24
ALLEGED BANK ROBBER
OF MONROvIA RETURNS
Sheriff HammeI on His Way from
Dayton, o., with George
A. Beatty

DAYTON, Ohio, March 23.-George
A. Beatty, under arrest here for the
robbery of the First National bank of
Monrovia. Cal, will start for Los An
geles this evening in custody of Sher-
if Hammel and Detective Walker.
Governor Harmon has signed the
warrant on presentation of a requisi-
ton from Governor Gillett of Califor-
mia. Proceedings had been commenced
in court here but this morning Beatty
decided to abandon his fight.
The party will arrive in Chicago on
Wednesday morning and remain there
until p. M, when they will take the
Santa Fe limited for Los Angeles. The
woman arrested with Beatty also will
be taken back.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-24
POSTOFFlCE REQUESTS
LETTERS MAILED EARLIER
Holding Mail Until O'Clock at Night
Entails Congestion Which Can Be
Avoided by Promptness

In order that the Los Angeles post
office department may give to the bust
ness men nearly perfect collection
service, notices have been forwarded to
the large business houses urging them
not to hold their mail, whether for city
delivery or eastern delivery, until 6
o'clock p. M, as has been the practice
with many business houses in Los An
geles.
BY Withholding their mail until 6
o'clock, the usual closing time of the
business places congestion results,
which frequently makes it necessary
to hold the matter over until late
trains: whereas if the mail was de-
posted frequently during the day
prompt dispatch on the night trains for
the east would result.
Eastern mail dispatches close at 7:10
o clock, and as this mail has to be col
lected from letter boxes and then dis
trtbuted before dispatching it takes
much time, and the remedy suggested
by the postoffice department Is to have
the mail placed in the collection boxes
as frequently as possible.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-24
SHE
WILL NOT WE'D
Her JAPANESE
HOLLYWOOD WOMAN SET AT
LIBERTY IN PORTLAND
COUPLE WAS ENDEAvoRlNG TO
REACH IDAHO
Mrs. Stella Hurns Agrees to Return
Home-Violence Threatened by
Crowd When Steamer
Docked

With her dream of marital happiness
shattered, Mrs. Stella Hurns of Holly
wood, who was arrested in PORTLAND
Ore, yesterday, while on her way 10
Boise, Idaho, to be married to 5. Ma
tuoka, a Japanese, was released. She
agreed to renounce her promise OF mar
riage and return to her home.
Mrs. Hurns and Matuoka, who left
Hollywood and were proceeding to
Idaho where they said it was possible
for whites and Japanese to marry, were
arrested when they reached Portland
on the steamer Rose City. A. A. Court
ney, a resident of Portland, swore to
the complaint against the couple, which
alleged a statutory offense.
On his arrest Matuoka produced a
letter from the assistant district attor-
new of Idaho in which it was stated
that the marriage of whites and Jap
anese was not prohibited in that state,
and that 1t was for the purpose of be-
coming man and wife that he and his
affinity were travelling. Officials of
the steamer declared that the conduct
of the couple while coming from San
Francisco, where they boarded the
boat, was above reproach.
AS word had been telephoned to Port
land that a white woman and Jap
anese were passengers on the boat, a
large crowd collected when the steam
err locked. The rumor had spread that
the couple might be Miss Helen G.
Emery and Gunjiro Aaki, whose pro-
posed marriage has aroused great in
terest on the Pacific coast.
The crowd was greatly wrought UP,
and for a time 1t was feared that vio-
lence might be visited on the Japan
csc, but prompt action by the officials
prevented any demonstration.
A conference with the district attor-
ney resulted in Mrs. Hurns promising
to give up her idea of marriage with
the Japanese, and she was released on
condition that she would return to her
home in Hollywood. Matuoka was held
by the Portland authorities and his
case will be Investigated.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-24
LIBRARY QUARREL IS
A THING OF HISTORY
Charges Against Misses Florence Tur-
ner and Margaret Bloomer Brought
by Assistant Librarian Are
Dismissed

The library squabble is now closed
incident. The civil service commission
yesterday dismissed the charges
against Misses Florence Turner and
Margaret .Bloomer, brought by Miss
Julia w. Blandy, without prejudice to
defendants or complainant"
Miss Blandy had asked that these
charges be dismissed without preju-
dice" claiming the right to bring them
up again at any time she saw fit. But
Attorney Goudge, representing the de-
PENDANTS, would not consent to this ar
rangement. The attorneys finally got
together on the matter and included
both complainant and defendants in the
exemption from prejudice.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-24
Need of Exercise


Mrs. Williams spoke strongly on the
need of physical exercise as the only
means of imparting to life that zest
which is enjoyed by those in normal
health.
The clothing Of the body was another
point brought out prominently, the lee
turer stating that women will never
achieve her mental and physical eman-
cipation until she changes her mode OF
dress. She compared the modern fash
ions with the methods used by the Alas
ka Indian woman, who sticks large
pin through her upper lip; and the
forest woman, who flattens her BABY
skull by steady pressure of a board
against the head. that it might con-
form to the dictates of fashion.
Weakness" said Mrs Williams, us
not a woman's heritage, but she has
descended to it through the medium OF
multiplied abuses. In this manner she
has earned the odious name of the
weaker SEX and lost in great meas.
ure her birthright of physical
serength."
Mrs. Williams then spoke of the ef-
feet of economic conditions, mention
fng the crowded houses, the overworked
and underpaid women subjected to
slow starvation and physical disease
Fifteen dollars a week, according to the
study of prominent people identified
with the women'S movement, Snoulu De
the minimum wage in order to provide
for the needs of the woman worker.
Mrs. Williams then detailed the legis-
lative problems being agitated for the
improvement of woman's condition
and. returning to her subject of hy-
giene, said: "a mentally and physical
ly emancipated woman will insure a
speedier Acknowledgement for woman
hood and a correspondingly speedier
coming of the great cooperative COM
nonwelth"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-24
TALKS ON ECONOMIC
FACTORS affecting
HEALTH OF WOMEN
LECTURER TREATS OF FOOD,
DRESS AND WAGES
Declares "Weaker Sex" an odious
Term, Pointing to Heritage of
Physical Strength That
Has Been Lost

Before a large attendance of the
Women's Socialist union in Howell hall,
South Main street, yesterday AFTER
noon, Mrs. Il. w. Williams gave an
interesting educational lecture on the
subject, Hygiene for Women,1 and
how it is affected by economic condi-
lions.
Mrs. williams emphasized the fact
that pure, wholesome food, plenty or
normal outdoor exercise, and discretion
in the matter of dressing would result
in incalculable benefit to the women OF
the present generation. She said in
part:
Facts, which I have cleaned from ON
careful study, compel me to make the
admission that women. collectively,
know less and care least about hygiene
than about any other factor in their
lives.
Food, to- be normally such, must con-
tain the elements needed by all parts
of the system, and most important OF
these compounds are water, PROTEIN,
tissue and bone material. Water is the
most abundant, and forms 60 per cent
of the weight of an ordinary body"
Mrs. williams caused no little sur
prise when she made the statement
that If the money expended yearly fof
CONNECTIONS, ices and sherbets was
available to build industrial schools,
the showing would be enormous. and
that i'll health is wholly due to fore
warned abuses of the body. She con-
tended that the best authorities of an
cient Greece, when at her best, and the
testimony of modern Americans, by
those who are at their best, show that
milk, cheese, butter and nuts are far
superior as articles of diet to meat.
which by many is enormously supposed
to be Indispensable. Said Mrs. Will
liams:
"Children, stunted in early life by
errors of diet, do not in later years re-
gain their development, even under the
most favorable circumstances.
ventilation is another subject which
has not been properly set before the
public. In Calcutta, in 1776. 146 Eng
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-24
MOVE CAUTIOUSLY IN
CHOOSING COMMITTEE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES STILL
SCRUTINIZING NAMES
Those Charged with Appointment
Hold Lengthy Session and Ex-
pect to Decide at Today's
Meeting

The committee of fifteen which will
have the direction of the consolidation
campaign has not yet been chosen, al
though the appointing committee held
two-hour session in the chamber of
commerce rooms yesterday afternoon
in an endeavor to select the members.
A large number of names was pre-
sented to the appointing committee, in
accordance with the suggestion adopt
ed at the meeting week ago that each
member bring in list of names, from
which the fifteen would be chosen.
After partially threshing out the list
of names the. committee adjourned to
meet this afternoon in the charmber of
commerce rooms at 4:30 o'clock, and
Willis H. Booth, chairman of the APP
pointing committee, stated that the
fifteen would be announced at the con-
clusion of today's meeting.
Much caution is being exercised, as
every member realizes the Importance
of the project that will have to be en-
gineered by the committee, and for this
reason 1t was deemed wise to take UNI
der consideration the names of all who
have been identified with the consolida-
ton plan since its inception.
After yesterdays meeting Mr.. Booth
said: 1--WE have only partially sue
ceeded in threshing out the list OF
names which has been brought before
us, and in order that every faction may
have an equal opportunity and, the
committee of fifteen be composed OF
the most representative men, who have
been throughout advocates of the con-
solidation plan, we will not announce
| the committee until after Tomorrow
meeting. The choosing of this COM
mittee was the only subject brought ur
| for discussion"
Those present at yesterdays meeting
were, in addition to President Booth:
George H. Stewart, president of the
harbor commission; J. M. Schneider
president of the Merchants and Manu-
| facturers' association; Niles Pease,
president of the city council: c. L.
Nellis, chairman of the board of super
visors; j. o. Koepfii, president of the
Municipal league, and Capt. Amos A,
Fries, United States district engineer.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-24
ACTRESS, BRIDE
OF FEW HOURS,
FATALLY HURT
ROMANTIC WEDDING IS FOL-
LOWED BY SAD MlSHAP
FALLS AS SHE RUNS FROM STAGE
OF THEATER
Member of "Burgomaster" Company
Hastens in Response to Hus-
bands Note-Is Seriously
Injured

Having been married but a few
hours, June Moore, a chorus girl In
1.-The Burgomaster," sustained injuries
in leaving the stage of the Majestic
theater last night which may prove IA
tai, and will leave her a cripple for life
If she lives. Yesterday afternoon Miss
Moore, as she was known on the stage,
became the wife of Edward Cook OF
New York. Last night she ran hur-
riedly from the stage in response to a
note from her husband, then waiting
in the lobby of the theater. AS she de-
scended the stairs leading to her dress
ing room she slipped and fell,{ lying
unconscious several minutes before the
other girls who were going to their
dressing rooms realized that she was
injured.
The house physician was called and
pronounced her injuries of so serious a
nature that her recovery Is doubtful
She was hurriedly taken to the King
Edward hotel. accompanied by her al
most frantic husband.
Bride of Few Hours
Miss Moore met Cook, whom she had
known in New York, at the King Ed
ward hotel yesterday. Their romance
had its beginnings several months ago,
but was interrupted by Cooks being
suddenly called to Los Angeles, and
the meeting was surprise to both.
They agreed to be married immediate
ly, and the ceremony was performed by
Justice Pierce yesterday afternoon.
Cook is well known in Los Angeles,
having been associated with several
big turf enterprises, and has wide
acquaintance among racing men.
At the end of the third act last night
Cook sent a note to his wife saying,
Hurry, dear; 1 will be waiting out in
front" The moment the curtain fell
the girl ran from the stage ahead of the
others, only to be thrown senseless at
the foot of the stairs an instant later.
Miss Moore was favorite with the
"Burgomaster' company, and If her
death occurs tomorrow it probably will
terminate the Los Angeles engagement.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-24
Epworth League in Conference

STOCKTON, March 23.-The Califor-
mia conference of the Epworth league,
which convened in this city last even
ing. continued it's session today in the
form of an institute for instruction in
Bible and church work. This institute
will continue until Friday evening and
Saturday and Sunday will be devoted
to league work. The meeting is largely
attended. and this afternoon recep-
ton was rendered the delegates. This
evening Rev Geo. A. Millerd, formerly
of the Philippines, delivered the prin-
cinaI address,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-24
Meraer Removes Composition

ST. LOUIS, March 23.-In the hearing
here today into the merger of the Union
and Southern Pacific lines which the
government alleges is illegal. ]. r.
Peachy, formerly Assistant General
Frenght Agent of the Illinois Central,
testified that previous to 1901 the
Southern and Union Pacific roads were
in active competition. After the con-
solidation, he said, the commercial Of
fees of the two roads were merged and
evidences of competition disappeared.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-24
FashlonabIe Club DESTROYED

VICTORIA, March 23.--7A two-story
block owned by F. B. Pefnberton, with
stores fronting on the three streets
occupying the lower story and the en-
tire upper floor, containing the luxuri-
osuly furnished Pacific club, las de-
stroyed by fire early this morning. The
loss is between $4,000 and 100000,
covered by insurance.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-24
Italian Found Unconscious

ROCKFORD, ILL.,, March 23.-An Ital-
ian supposed to be Luigi Garaventa, or
the way from Reno, New, to Italy, was
found unconscious on the railway
tracks near Perry ILL.,, today. On his
body was nearly $400 in gold. Luigi is
believed to have been attacked for pur-
poses of robbery and thrown from g
train. lie probably will die.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-24
viii Arrest castro

BORDEAUX, March 23.-The Vene-
zuelan consul here today was Off
cially advised by Jose de Jesus Paul.
the Venezuelan commissioner to Europe
from Berlin, that Castro will be ar
rested If he attempts to land in Vene-
zuela.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-24
viii Not offer Dreadnauqht

MELBOURNE. March 23.-The COM
monwealth government has decided
not to offer Dreadnaught to England,
preferring to adhere to her settled
policy of defending Australia.