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Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-17
IS VICE PROTECTED
IN LOS ANGELES? XXIII
Some Further Considerations OF Mav0r Hnrper,S
Criticism OF the Minority Report
of the Grand jury
of the Grand jury

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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-15
R00SEVELTS CHANGE
THEIR HUNTING GROUND

Naivasha, British East Africa, July
1?4.-The Roosevelt expedition, which
has been hunting for the last five
weeks in the Sotik district, arrived this
morning at h farm of Captain Rich
ard Attenborough on the south shore
of Lake Naivasha.
e. J.. Cuninghame, the general man
ager of the expedition, came to Captain
Attenborough's place last night in ad-
vance Of the others n left at day
break this morning to meet Mr.. Roose-
welt and guide him to he farm. Mr..
Cuninghame had a hard trip. On the
last day of his journey his porters
we're without food or water.
Mr.. Roosevelt and his son, Kermit,
will remain at Captain Attenborough's
only long enough to bag three hippo
potami-a bull, a COW and a calf-a
specimen of the rare digdit antelope, a
bush buck and a baboon They VIII
then move on to the ranch Of Lord Del
amere, one of the game wardens OF
British East Africa, to hunt with him,
for 10 days at Moro. The other mem
bers of the party will stay at camp at
Captain Attenborough's. The captain
is at present In Naivasha engaged in
securing and shipping out supplies Tor
the expedition.
Major e. A. Mearns,. a member Of the
Roosevelt party, rode 40 miles recently
to give medical attention to three ma
tives belonging to an expedition I'M
der o. c. Chapman, who had been Sc
verely mauled by a Hon. In spite or
his efforts, two of the men. died. .
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-15
OFFICIALS OF ROADS
OWN COAL PROPERTIES

Chicago, July LIT was brought out
here before Interstate Commerce Com
missioners Harlan and Clark, who are
conducting an inquiry into the owner
ship OF coal lands by railroad officials
in Illinois, that several high officials of
railroads are heavily interested in coal
properties.
Theodore P. Shonts, president Of the
Chicago & Alton railroad. Is the owner
of $4,000 shares Of the Cardiff
Coal company. MI. Shonts also has
bonds of $56, 900 In the anne company.
Paul Morton, president Of the Equitable
Assurance society, and a former rail-
road man, Is the owner of 312 shares Of
the Cardiff Coal company and also SAL
900 worth Of bonds. Others interested
both in railroads and coal companies
are: A. F. Banks, president Of the
Elgin, Joliet &c Eastern railroad: Rob-
ert Mather, general counsel for the Chi
cage & Alton road; H. J. Miller, presi-
dent Of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Railway company; Carl Sholz, of the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific; ]. H.
Spoor, president Of the Chicago juno
ton railway; A. L. Winehell, president
of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
railroad; r. A. Jackson, first vice presi-
dent of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
ciic; Frank Nay, general auditor Of
that road; W. E. Corey, O. esident Of
the United States Steel company, and
E. III. Gary, chairman of the board of
directors, own 200 shares each in the
coal cOmpany.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-15
CYCLONE WRECKS
FARM STRUCTURES

washta, Ia, July 14.-Carried six
rods and dashed to pieces by striking
on its roof, the farm house of ELI
Crum, a mile west of Washta. was
wrecked by a cyclone last evening
about 8 o'clock. The house was occu-
pied by the family Of Jim Williams,
but they took refuge In a cave and
thus escaped. The barn, occupied by
seven horses. was also destroyed. One
OF the animals was slightly scratched,
but the others escaped injury. Hog
houses and other outbuildings were
blown down.
Starting from neal the same locality
an incipient cyclone plowed a path
about ~ feet wide through a corn field,
struck the river and went into the air,
coming down again about three miles
east of Washta, where II overturned a
buggy being driven by Ernest Keck.
His mother, Mrs. John Keck, and her
mother, Mrs. Baker, were thrown. from
the vehicle and only slightly injured.
Barns on the Carey Wise farm, the
l. e. Knapp place and at Henry Ash
tons, were blown down, and at the
latter place a row of big cottonwood
trees was uprooted and laid fat with
the ground. Another large cottonwood
grove in the path of the tornado suf-
fered a like fate. The tornado APP
pears TO have practically spent its force
near the Ashton farm. II
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-15
THIS MAN IS THE
CHAMPION BIGAMIST
Dozens Of Women Fell Prey to
His Wiles and Lost Their
......" Money.

San Francisco, July 12.-John Mad
son, wanted for bigamy In nearly ev-
cry large city in the United States. and
many OF the smaller ones, IL under arr
rest here. The authorities here have
already established his marriage 4 10
women and his engagement and pos
sible marriage to IA others. Each OF
the "a women duped by Madison Is said
by the police to nave lost more or less
money through his friendship.
Tia women whom Madison married
are: .., "
Mrs. Elizabeth N. E. Jackson, Of lola.
Kan., from whom he Is said to have
secured $1,400.
Mrs. Minnie Allen, 1419 Madison ST.,
st. Louis, from whom he secured $3.50
and a diamond ring.
Mrs. Alice Richardson, st. Louis, who
lost $500 before Madison disappeared.
Mrs. Catherine Baughman, st. Louis,
who lost $1,000.
Mrs. Maggie E. Bloom, Hannibal,
Mo, who sold her nome for Madison.
Mrs. A. Farran, R~ocheport, Mo, from
whom he secured $1,000.
: Mrs. Sylvia Pollard De Bennett, San
Francisco, who lost her home as a re-
suit.
/ Henrietta Leopold, San Francisco,
who lost $500.
Mrs. Jessie Trethway, Stockton.
Cal, who threw him out her house
when he attempted to borrow money.
Mrs. Mary Virgins Drown, Spring
field, Mass, who lost $500.
Madison is said to have deserted these
women within a few hours after his
marriage to them. Besides the women
whom the records show he was mar
ried, he was either engaged or married
to women in the following cities:
San Francisco, Oakland, Cal, (2);
Memphis. Tenn; Lawrence, Kan;
Jonesborough, Ark; Santa Rosa, Cal;
Gettysburg, Ohio; New Orleans; st.
Johns, Mich; Hamilton, Ont, and Ger
many.
The strange history of Madison, who
Is an aged man, extends over only a
Few months. Almost without excep-
ton his victims nav been widows or
divorced women Of middle 6
st. Louis, July 12.-John Madison be-
came known here to the police as the
professional 1ance" after II was dis
covered in fall of 1908 he had married
three women and had deserted each
Of them after obtaining possession OF
their money and Jewels.
Mrs. Elizabeth Jackson, Of lola, Kan,
was the first to put the police on Mad
sons trail. She arrived here last jan
uary looking for Madison, whom she
said she a known as G. G. Johnson.
h told the authorities that Madison
had borrowed $1,065 from her.
After a short and fervent courtship
Madison had induced Mrs. Katherine
Baughman, Of St. Louis, to marry him
and sign over property valued at ST.
D00. He turned this into cash and de-
serted her. Mrs. Baughman left ST.
Louis 500 after saying she vas GO
Ing to Los Angeles. A, st. Louis wom-
an known as Mrs. Alice Richardson.
though that was not her real name.
told the police Madison had obtained
5000 from her on a promise of marriage.
He got $3.50 and a diamond ring from
Mrs. Minnie Allen by marrying and
then deserted her. ~ s
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-15
GOVERNMENT CROP
REPORT Is ISSUED

Washington, July l0.--The government
crop report says: IN
The preliminary estimate Of the area OF
corn planted Is an increase of IL per cent
as compared with the final estimate Of
last years acreage. En-
The amount of wheat remaining on
farms is estimated at 2.3 per cent OF last
years crop, or about 1,062,0 900 bushels.
This Is compared with 80, 1890 0 on July i
a year age, and an average OF 43,60S, 900
on farms on July / for the past 10 years.
The winter wheat condition announced
today is for July l or when harvested"
The comparative figures give the condi-
ton Of corn on July 1 for 10 years past
as o4.S.
The winter wheat condition for last
month was S0.7; 500 at harvest in 1908;
1873 in 1907. and averaged 1915 at harvest
time for the past 10 years. TIL spring
wheat condition Is compared with $50 last
month; S7.2 on July /, 1907, and a 10-year
average on July l of 81. ,
The average. condition of spring and
winter wheat combined was 86.2 last
month; S1.6 July l, 1907, n 825 for 10
years on July /. The condition of the
oats crop is compared with SS.7 last
month; 81 on July /, 1907, and a 10-year
average of S6.S; barley with 906 last month.
and a 10-year average Of 1873; rye s9.6 last
month and a 10-year average Of sos. ,
The acreage of other crops and their
condition on July /, 1909, and July /, 1908,
respectively, follow: ~.
White potatoes, $4,000 acres, 90. and
89.6.
Tobacco, LOS 1856 acres, 1913 and $3.50. g
Flax, 2,74O,OOO acres, 95.1 and 925. The
hay condition Is SL8, against s2.6 a year
ago; timothy, ST., against 9O.2; clover, S2s.
against 96.6, apples 54.6. gaainst SIG.
In Various States.
Following are the figures for important
states, giving the percentage of acreage
compared with a year ago, and the condi-
ton on July l, 1909, and a 10-year average
on July !, respectively, for corn:
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-15
WATERWAYS LACK
PRACTICAL UNITY
River Transportation Too Much
q Local Issue Says Com
missioner Smith.

Washington, July 14.-Lack of prac-
ticai and commercial unity In the en-
tire inland water system of the United
States is the principal text Of part n
of the report .on transportation by wa
ter, now submitted to the president
by Herbert Knox Smith, commissioner
OF corporations of the department OF
commerce M labor.
The commissioner dilates in his.letter
iof transmittal pom the facts that while
the United States has altogether q to-
ttal Of about $500 miles Of river naviga-
ition Of six feet depth and over, and
more than 1000 miles of canals, these
totals are broken up into a large num-
her OF different depths and different
conditions, and that the diverse mature
of the floating equipment increases this
lack Of organization. Many vessels are
built for special traffic or local condi-
itions, Ind are thus often not inter
schangeable" over different, even though
connecting, routes.
In general, the commissioner shows
primarily the relation in which the in
land waterways (rivers and canals)
stand to the whole transportation sys-
tenn of the country. While the water
ways are subject to many limitations,
they have nevertheless great possibili-
ties; they are not now carrying any
thing like their proper share Of the
icountry's traffic. This, the.commission-
Ter points out, is q broad economic de-
feet of serious disadvantage to the en-
tire business Of the country.
The canals OF the country illustrate
an extreme case Of waterway decline.
About 1900 miles of canals have been
constructed. Over one-half of this mile
6 costing more than $50, 000, 900, has
been abandoned, and canal traffic lex
cepting that of some short ship canals)
has steadily decreased.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-15
GIRL SMUGGLER TO
PAY FINE OF $4,000

Trenton, N. J., July 13.-Miss Ca
mile Lonstrof, of milwaukee,, who was
indicted for smuggling into this coun-
try furs valued at $500, pleaded guilty
in the United States district court here
and was fined $4,000 by Judge Cross.
Miss Lonstrof until recently had been
travelling abroad with her sister, Miss
Elwina, and her mother, Mrs. M. Lon
storf, who own more Minnesota iron
ore lands than any other woman, and
ag~gregating about SIS, 900, 900 In value.
The party arrived in Hoboken June
IL on the America. The three failed to
declare q number Of dutiable articles
which subsequently were seized by GUS
toms officials. but as Miss Lonstorf
was the only one who signed the dec
larations she alone was indicted.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-15
CASTRO IS ANGEL
or THE REVOLUTION
Washington Hears He Is Fl
nanciering the Uprising
in Colombia

washington, July 13.-That former
President Castro, of Venezuela, Is fur
nishing funds for the revolutionary
movement In Colombia, is the latest
sensational rumor received In wash
ington from South America. Rumors
&c the state department allege that
Castro wishes to make use OF the revo-
dictionary forces OF Colombia to rein
state himself IN Venezuela,
Information has been received that
Colombian troops have been dispatched
to Honda on the Magdalena river, os-
tensibly to intercept any revolutionary
forces ascending the river toward Boz
gotta, the capital.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-15
JUSTICE GAYN0R RULES
AGAINST HARRY THAN

New York, July ,12.-Supreme Court
Justice Gaynor today denied the mo-
ton recently made before him for the
removal Of the Thaw insanity hearing
from West Chester county to New York
county.
Justice Gaynor referred to New
York county's plea that the conve-
nience Of expert witnesses would be
served by the cases removal to New
York and said:
Thaw has now bee confined in the
state lunatic asylum for a year, and
the experienced and practical ply
sicians in charge there ought to suf-
fee for the experts Of the state on
the question whether this man has re-
covered and m ay be safely set at
large"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-15
HARTMAN Is IMPROVING.

Vienna, July 12.-E. H. Hartman, ac-
companied by Professor Adolph
Struempel, arrived here today to see
DIR. G. A. Dixon, who is in this city
with his wife. DR.. Dixon examined
MI. Hartman and also held a consul
tation with Professor Struempel. Both
physicians agreed that the treatment
Mr.. Hartman was undergoing was eff
fective and that his condition vas
quite satisfactory. Mr.. Hartman will
remain in Vienna for two days, when
he will go to Gastein. In Salzburg, to
take the baths. s.n#,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-15
RAILROADS START
ASSESSMENT SCRAP
Argue for Lower Rate Before
Meeting Of Executive
Council.

Des Moines, Ia, July 14.-Railroed
lawyers today began the:r annual fight
before the executive council for lower
nssessments.
w. T.. Talbot. representing the Du-
buque a Sioux City and Illinois Gem
trail. made q vehment protest against
/ h rate that road is now paying, de-
4claring II should be based upon 1876
Der cent OF the net earnings and not
ia, az at present.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-15
MAN ASLEEP is
KILLED BY MOTOR

Fort Dodge, Ia, July 1A-Peter Oh
son, q scandinavian bachelor, aged %
years, asleep on the tracks OF the Fort
Dodge, Des Moines and soutnerh IN,
terurban, south OF this city, was killed
by q motor car and his body horribly
mangied.
The accident happened at 10 o'clock
Saturday night, the motorman seeing,
On object ahead on the track. but too
late TO stop the train
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-15
CENSUS BUREAU SHAKE UP.

Washington. July Re. Dam Du-
rand, the new director of the census,
is reorganiZing the permanent working
force Of the census bureau. and there
will be a general shake-up within two
or three weeks. Probably 10 per cent
of the force will have to go.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-15
FUGITIVE IS YEARS
Is AGAIN ARRESTED

Valentine, Neb., July 13.-"Ar-
rest and hold Frenchy. Right
name Is Marion"
Upon this order from Sheriff
Roseter, of this county, Prosper
Marion was arrested at Steven
son, Wash, Is years after killing
John Murphey in q quarrel over
the wood supply on a piece of
disputed land southwest of this
city.
He was tried and the jury dis
agreed 25 years ago; was tried
a second time and broke jail
while the jury was celebrating
on his case.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-15
OFFER TO SELL THEIR BABY.

New York, July 13.-Harry Beach, %
years old and out of employment, and
his wife, both Of whom have been
hungry much of late, have offered their
2-weeks-old baby for sale for $500 cash.
In discussing their offer Beach and his
wife said that to keep the child would be
only to inflict their hardships upon him
and that by selling the boy they would
provide him with a good home and
bring prosperity to themselves.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-15

PANAMA. hurricane of unusual
severity occurred here last night, do
inR much damage to property. The
electric plant In Panama was put out
or commission and the city was left In
darkness
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-15
27 DAYS
TO AVOID WORK

Des Moines, Ia, July 14.-Rather
than 20 to work rim Brennan. a va
grant, refused to touch food for 27
days until today, when his condition OF
health became so precarious in the
county Jail that the doctors ordered.
him to have three square meals per
day Hi m#.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-15

CHnLICOTHE. MO. - Franklin
Pierce Overton, judge of the probate
court of Livingston county. died here
today Of paralysis. He vas one of the
best known democrats in Missouri.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-15
GOVERNOR GOES TO
SISTERS DEATHBED

Dos Moines, Ia, July 14.-Governor
Carroll was called today to Bloomfield
by the death of his sister, Mrs. James
Rouch,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-15
MRS. GUINNESS SISTER IN SUIT.

Laporte, Ind, July 12.-Mrs. Larson,
Of Chicago, a sister Of Belle Guinness,
has filed in the Laporte circuit court
application for a new trial Of Andrew
Helgelein's suit against the Guinness
estate for $500, obtained from Alse
Aegelein, OF Aberdeen, s.. D, by the
Guinness woman when she enticed him
to her murder farm" and killed him.
In the first trial a jury gave HelgeIein
Judgment.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-15
AAILsToNEs KILL PEASANTS.

st. Petersburg, July 14.-Hailstorms.
of unusual severity are reported from
6aratov, Paylograd and Yekaterinbar.
Many peasants and great numbers OF.
horses and cattle have been killed and
the fields have been devastated.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-15

LONDON-Charles Groves, the vet
eran English actor, died at Potsnor-
ough, a small town in Sussex county,
today. He was SO years old.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-15
FINAL GIFT BY DR.. PEARsoNs

Chicago, July 12.-Dr. Daniel K.
Pearsons, sage Of Hinsdale," whose
benefactions to small colleges during
the last few years have amounted to
more h $4,000, 900. will have given
his last 81, 000,0 900 when he celebrates
his Goth birthday, April II next. DR..
Pearsons would not disclose what insti-
tutlons would be the beneflciaries OF
his final gift.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-15
FANS IN CONGRESS
WILL PLAY BALL

Washington, July 14.-The younger
democrats of the House are to play
baseball. with a team OF republican
members. Tired of being beaten at
vote getting, the democrats turned
their attention to that other great
American game. Representative John
Garner, Of Texas, shook the rag of de-
fance in the face of Representative
John Tener, of Pennsylvania. The
teams were announced, without line-up
as follows:
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-15

When a woman will eat onions It's a
sign she Is married.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-15

Winter wheat condition at harvest, 1903,
and the 10-year average at harvest, re-
spectively, follow:
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-15

Republicans - Tener, More
head, Lowden, Mckinley, Burke,
Elvins, Vreeland, Bennett and
Murdoch.
Democrats - Garner, McDer-
mott, Ollie James, Kinkead,
Hughes, Carrot, Driscoll, O'Con-
nell and Henry.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-15

Washington, July 12.-When the
House met today its members were in
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-15

Tener Is to pitch, as he did I'm the
days of Spalding's White Sox.
Ollie James is TO field. He will be
expected TO pick EN- out Of the clouds.
Uncle Joe Cannon mas ben asked to
umpire. He does not want to do 1t,
although spike shoes will be barred,
and he would be permitted to judge a
ball from the grand stand. Failing
with Uncle Joe, overtures may be made
to Nehemiah Sperry, the oldest men,
Der. or General Bingham. father Of the
House. .aN..
The players hope to get the attend
ance Of such fans as President Taft
and Vice President Sherman.
Ladies will be admitted and peanuts
and lemonade will be allowed. Beer Is
ruled out, because of the bottles. AM
balances will be kept in readiness.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-15

For spring wheat the condition on July
/, 1909, and the 10-year average in July
respectively, follow:
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-02-12
s NAP
Morse strayed

Morse Sfrayed
One strawberry roam geIding. star on
forehead, three white feet, branded on
ieft hind leg, weight 1000; halter with
rope on animal when last seen, Notify
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-02-12

Frosn the Register.
g. H. Clay is visiting relatives and
friends in Iowa this week.
Miss Josie Halyorson gave a party
Thursday night in honor Of her uncle
from the coast, who is visiting them.
VIM Lamont, Miss In Lamont
and Mrs, Haberman Of De Smet were
Bancroft visitors Tuesday on their
way 20 Roseliale township for a visit
at Their old home.
1t is reported that the Morrow home
in Spirit Lake township had a narrow
escape from being destroyed by fire
d evening the past week. The in
terror was badly scorched before the
blaze was extioguIshed. The origin
81 the fire is unknown; loss is cover
ed BY insurance.