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Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
MINERS HASTEN
TO RICH GROUND
REPORTS OF DISCOVERIES STIR
CAMPS IN NEVADA
Hundreds of Prospectors in All Avail
able Vehicles Speed to District
and Newspaper Will Be
Published Today
rRy Associated Press.l

TONOPAH, New, June 11.-A rush
recalling the gold excitement of rev
years back took place this morning
from this city to the Glendale district,
thirty miles east of here.
Announcements made here a week
ago of the discovery of an ore body on
the surface which averaged we'll into
tens of thousands of dollars to the
ton, according to the prospectors who
uncovered it, caused the rush.
Secrecy was maintained as to the ex-
act location of the new find until the
plat of the townsite was filed last night.
Today every available vehicle was
pressed into service and before noon
hundreds of people were on their way
to the new camp. Tomorrow morning
newspaper will be published, and al
ready there are several saloons and res
taurants open. Town lots were put on
sale as soon as the people began to ar
rive on the scene, and the four lots on
the choicest corner becaem the reward
of those who happened to be lucky with
the dice
Goldfield was almost depopulated to-
day by the rush of gold seekers to the
Salisbury wash strike. Automobiles.
wagons, carriages, horses and burrors
damned the road to the new camp, and
every wheeled vehicle in town was
pressed into service.
The country about the strike for a
distance of ten miles is studded with
location monuments and posts, and
there is not foot of vacant ground to
be had.
A party of eighteen representative
mining engineers of this section was
taken to the comp, and on their return
thew declared the showing to indi-
cate probably the richest surface gold
deposit in the world.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12

my husbands release" said the woman
detective, as she entered Rogers Of
flee, accompanied by Mrs. Durham
and Durham, senior.
Rogers wanted to give receipt for
the money, showing 1t was for other
than the real purposes for which it was
paid.
81 want no receipt" protested the
young woman. "You have promised to
see that my husband is released if l
give you $500. Here is the money"
A signal, prearranged, announced to
Detectives Browne and Maehle that the
money had passed and few moments
later in response to a demand by the
former Rogers extracted the bills,
neatly folded in an envelope from his
pocket. He was taken at once to the
county Jail and will be arraigned on
a charge Of compromising felony be-
fore Justice Ling today.
An hour later the charge against
Durham was dismissed by Police JUS
tice Williams. Explaining the circum-
stances through which Rogers came
into possession of check bearing his
name Durham said:
IT borrowed $40 from Rogers in Sep
TENDER, agreeing to repay him in ten
days with interest of 81 day. l had
gestion that 1 gave him the check for
$50, stating that l would deposit the
amount in the bank to meet payment
before the check became due.
"A few days later L applied to Rog-
ers for 500, offering a deed to some
mining property in San Bernardino
county in return for this money and
in liquidation of the first loan. Rogers
agreed to this, but when the transac-
ton was completed l neglected to take
the check previously given and Rogers
has had it in his possession since"
1t is claimed it was on this check
that the charge resulting in Dunhan1's
arrest was based by Rogers. Com
plants charging two other persons
with completely in the alleged scheme
of extortion will be prepared by Mr..
Mccormick today and the arrests are
expected to follow Immediately.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
REFUSES TO DISMISS BIG
SUIT AGAINST MRS. HARPER
For Second Time Attorneys Fail to
Have Alienation Case Thrown
Out of Court

For the second time since the suit
of Mrs. Jane Harris was filed in the
superior court against Mrs. Grace We
lie-Harper, who is alleged to have
alienated the affections of Clyde c.
Harris, the plaintiffs husband, Judge
Hervey has denied the request CT Mrs
Harpers attorneys to dismiss the CON-
plant on technical grounds.
The case came up yesterday on a de-
murrer, in which Mrs. Harper's attor-
neys again took the ground that the
complaint was insufficient in several
respects. After a lengthy argument
Judge Hervey overruled the demurrer
and allowed fifteen days time in which
to file an answer to the charge.
The alleged alienation of harris af-
fections, for which his wife demands
S15O,000 damages. is said to have oc-
Cured in Rock Island, ILL.,, last year
while Harris was employed in the Har-
per family as chauffeur.
Appearing for Mrs, Harper yesterday
was Attorney Grant Jackson, while
Mrs. Harris interests are being cared
for by the firm of Goldberg & Meiley.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
FORGERY CHARGE AGAINST
ATTORNEY is DISMISSED
Justice Decides Charles M. Alderman
Had No Guilty knowledge of
Fraud on Deed

After listening to further testimony
in the preliminary hearing of Charles
NJ Alderman, an attorney, charged
with forgery, Justice Ling yesterday
ordered Ackerman's discharge, holding
that there was no evidence to show
that he had guilty knowledge of the
alleged forging of the name of the
late John J. Charnock to a deed trans
ferring a large portion of the Charnock
estate to Gertrude M. briggs.
Mrs. briggs is now awaiting trial on
charge of having filed the forged
paper ia the recorders office. Attor-
ney Alderman, who says he took Char
nock's acknowledgment as a notary
to the instrument, was suspected by
the district attorneys office of having
knowledge that the aged mans sig
nature was written by another hand
than his own. Ackerman's arrest fol-
lowed.
During the testimony yesterday a
handwriting expert testified that, in
his opinion, the person who wrote the
name of Mrs. briggs on the deed also
affixed Charnock's signature.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
INJUNCTION CASE is TO
BE TRIED ON ITS MERITS
Attorneys Agree to Permit Temporary
Restraining Order to Remain
in Force

When the case of the Lookout Noun
tain Park, Land and Water company
to restrain Mrs A. NJ. Chalender from
interfering with its employees was
called in Judge Hervey's court yester-
day it was announced that attorneys
on both sides had agreed to allow the
temporary restraining order to remain
in force until the matter could be tried
on its merits. A date for this trial will
be fixed next Friday.
Both the company and Mrs. Chalen-
der claim ownership to land located In
Laurel canyon, and when employees OF
the former sought to enter the terri
tory in dispute, Mrs. Chalender is said
to have ordered them off at the point
of a revolver.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
SELECTED TO SERVE AS
TRIAL JURORS FOR TERM
Named to Act for Six Months in Judge
Willis Department of the
Superior Court

The following persons were selected
yesterday to serve as term trial jurors
for the ensuing six months in Judge
Willis department of the superior
court:
Y. T. Nelson, Signal Hill; ]. A. Rich
mond, Santa Monica; Hugh Petrie,
Lancaster; e. F. Ford, Haines w.
Reed, w. F. McBurney, L. w. Morgan,
E. G. Hookstratten, Hydalis c. Fink,
w. F. Cronemiller, A. W. Stewart,
William Nicholson, T. Camfeld and A.
]. Bartlett, Los Angeles; John T.. Ran
kin, Colegrove; A. H. Rogers, w. f.
Benedict, J. H. Green, Pasadena; w.
H. Patterson, J. A. Kennedy, F. d.
Green, Ira L. Niebel, J. A. Kennedy, H.
c, Anderson, Pomona; L. c. Mason,
Camille G. Bremond, N. H. Hughes,
Norwalk; Charles Sowan, FL Monte;
H. H. Mills, Whittier; Grin Foster, R.
H. Taylor, Long Beach; H. A. Werden.
Monrovia Walter Donnelly. Artesia
Daniel P. Dutton, Santa Monica; f. H.
Lahee, Covina, and Jackson e. Butler,
Lancaster.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
ATTORNEY FOR MRS. REED
DISMISSES DIVORCE SUIT
Four DEGREES Are Granted and Four
Suits for Legal Separa-
ton Filled

On motion Of Spencer Thorpe. who
was substituted for Mrs. Clara Short
ridge Foltz as attorney for Mrs. Lillian
NJ. Reed, the divorce suit instituted
three weeks ago by the latter against
her husband, Howard S. Reed, was dis
missed in the divorce court yesterday
The following divorce DEGREES were
granted: Lizzie Grinz from Martin
Grinz, Jessie Smith from Charles
Smith, Mary H. Mcbride from William
F. Mcbride, and Hattie Breener from
Chris Breener.
Four suits asking for legal separation
were filed, as follows: Margaret A
Wetzel against George M. Wetzel Sa-
rah A. Lemon against w. S. Lemon
Anna Melford against Lemuel Melford
and Lizzie M. Risdon against Fred c.
Risdon.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
EXAMINING ENGINEER CASE
SUBMITTED ON DECISION
Machinery Companies Would Force
Civil Service Commission to
Hear Charges

Argument on the application for a
writ of mandate to compel the civil
service commission of Los Angeles to
consider charges brought against j. f.
Connell, member of the board of eX-
aiming engineers, by a number of
machinery companies, was heard by
Judge Moss of the superior court yes
terday and the matter was then SUBJ
mitted for decision.
The machinery companies allege that
Cornell has used his Office to further
his own interests and those of con-
Germs with which he is connected. John
Shenk, assistant city attorney, con-
tended that the investigation demanded
by the companies should be taken UP
by the city council, while Attorneys
Walter and Sullivan argued that the
matter belonged properly under the
Jurisdiction of the commission.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12

Thursday, Justice stephens ordered a
bench warrant issued for his arrest,
and an order also was entered declar-
ing Rowelrs bail of $500 in one case
forfeited.
Rowell could not be found during the
afternoon, but his attorney, Johnstone
Jones, promised to have him in the
court room at 10 o'clock today to which
time all the cases were continued.
Rowell, Johnston and LeBaron are
charged with swindling Poundstone and
others out of more than $4,000 in fake
mining deals.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
MARKED MONEY
CAUSES ARREST
LOAN BROKER ALLEGED TO
HAVE EXPORTED S4OO
INTENDED VICTIM PAYS MAN
BILLS EASILY IDENTIFIED
District Attorney, When Uniformed of
Attempt to BIackmaiI Woman, For-
muIates Scheme to Entrap
WouId-Be Perpetrator
Wife Demurs

Carrying in his pocket evidence, in
the form of $500 marked currency, e.
E. Rogers, who, with his father, H. H.
Rogers, conducts a loan office at room
206 Citizens National bank building,
was arrested yesterday by S. L..
Browne head of the district attorneys
criminal bureau, and taken to the
county jail, charged with compound
ing a felony. Two other arrests 1t
was stated by Paul Mccormick, deputy
district attorney, will be made today
in connection with the case, the per-
sons under investigation being a well
known attorney, who, it is claimed, ad-
Vised Rogers to commit the alleged
crime. while the other is a business as
sociate of Rogers, who was present
when the marked money was found In
the possession of the latter.
If the charges against Rogers and
those associated with him prove well
founded a matchmaking scheme, involv-
ing the possiblA conviction of an inno-
cent man, as well as laying the basis
for an inquiry into other criminal
transactions of a similar CHARACTER
may be revealed.
Rogers troubles is the result of an
investigation following the arrest on
Wednesday of Frank Durham, who
was placed in the city Jail charged by
Rogers with passing a $50 check when he
had no funds in the bank on which 1T
was drawn with which to meet pay
ment.
A few hours later Rogers is said to
have telephoned' Mrs. Alice Durham,
wife of the prisoner, telling her he
would drop the case against her hus-
band If $500 was forthcoming.
=. Caught with Money on Him
Mrs. Durham demurred, asking for
time to consider the proposition, and
carried the story to her husbands at
torney, Paul Schenck, who, In turn,
laid the matter before Deputy McCor-
mick. The case was given to Mr..
Browne yesterday. Making a memo
randnm of the numbers on three 500
and two $50 bank notes, he gave them
to young woman employed in his Of
flee, directing her to accompany Mrs.
Durham and the latter's father-in-law
to the loan office.
The trio first called on an attorney
whose office adjoins that in which
Rogers conducts his business. Follow
| ing their exit from this office Mr..
Browne, from the advantageous posi-
ton of a nearby window, listened to
the attorneys telephoned instructions
to Rogers to accept the money that
would be rendered by the woman.
II have come to pay the money for
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
MAN ACCUSED OF PASSING
BOGUS CHECKS CAPTURED
Prisoner Who Is Wanted In Los An
eeles Escaped from Officer and
Fled to Vancouver

Sheriff Robert D. Hodge of Seattle
telegraphed the local police last night
that Charles Widrig, the alleged passer
of bogus checks who is wanted in Los
Angeles and who made his escape from
a deputy sheriff who had him in charge
B. C.
AS Widrig is now in Canadian terri
tory and his extradition is an interna-
tional matter it is not known whether
he will be brought back for trial or not
District Attorney Fredericks will rem
der a decision in the matter today, and
if it is decided to bring Widrig back
application will be made to the state
department at Washington for the
proper warrant for his return.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
Officials to Attend Picnic

The offices of the county assessor,
where a large number of men are en-
ployed, will be deserted today. Officials
and employees win go to Redondo
Beach this morning to take part in a
pictic and athletic sports, preparations
for which have been made for the past
month or more. Many county officials
and employees at the court house and
other county institutions have received
invitations and will also take part in
the outing.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
Pleads GUILTY to Assault

Alex Kotoff, charged with assaulting
Anne Sissoeff with a deadly weapon
April 25 pleaded guilty in Judge Willis
court yesterday His attorney stated
he would apply for probation, and the
time for sentence was continued until
next Tuesday. Probation will also be
asked by c. H. Patterson, who pleaded
guilty before Judge Willis to a charge
OF mistreating Ada Ballew, May 16.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
interpretations

The following articles of incorpora-
ton were filed in the county clerk S
Office yesterday:
H. L. Stanton company, capital $685.
000 Directors: H. l.. Stanton, Charles
L. Kleck and ]. S. Moffett.
Mexico West Coast Mining and De-
velopment company. capital 5000, 900.
Directors: l.. b. Stoddard, Bisbee,
Ariz.; William c. Page and G. S. Knee
land Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
Mrs. Belmont Returns

NEW YORK. June 11.-Mrs. O. II. P. Bel
mont who has recently figured prominently as
an advocate Of woman suffrage, returned today
frmo London. She declared her belief that
women VIII soon have the right to vote in
both England and America" and confirmed in
measure the recent reports that she would
give strong financial support to the suffrage
movement; OF which New York is to be made
the chief battle-ground
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
Warshlp Proves Merlt

PROvINCETOWN, Mass. June 1.-THE gem
eral showing Of the battleship Michigan in the
tests thus far preparatory to her acceptance by
the government is believed to constitute the
most remarkable performance Of any battle
ship Of her size and power ever built. This
statement comes from an unofficial source. The
top speed of 20 Of knots an hour was made on
Wednesday when the Michigan covered the mile
course off Rockland at that rate. The highest
speed attained in the four hours run, unotfi-
cialy, was 1875 knots, while the average was
Is .95 knots.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
ALLEGED SWINDLER FAILS
TO ATTEND CASE IN COURT
Forfets Bail of $500 on Charge of
Obtaining Money Under False
Pretenses

When the case of Elmer Ellsworth
Rowell, charged with obtaining money
from ]. M. Poundstone under false rep
reservations, was called for preliminary
examination in Justice Stephens court
yesterday, there was no response from
Rowell, although his two co-defend-
ants, A. c. LeBaron and r. A. Johns
ton, were present in court. Because of
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
Railway Station Robbed

WINONA. Mimi, June 1.-THE Chicago &
Northwestern railway station at New Ulm was
held up and robbed today by three masked
men Conductor A. E. Hutchinson and Ope-
rator o. H. Williams were beaten until I'M
conscious The robbers looted the safe Of sew
sral hundred dollars and escaped
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
Ennineers TO Meet

sA NFRANCIsCO, June 1.-THE sixth annual
convention Of the National Association of Sta
tionary Engineers Of California will open in
this city next Monday morning. Mayor Taylor
will make the welcoming address to the dele
gates, OF whom about 800 expected from
all parts OF the state.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
Dollar Limit Suspended

SAN FRANCISCO June 1.-THE dollar limit
Of taxation suspended today for the next
fiscal year by the board of supervisors at a
special session called by Mayor Taylor This
clears the way for Ahe imposition of an extra
tax levy Of 80 cents per 500. which it is ex-
pected win realize s1.4 900. to be used for
municipal improvement
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-10-12

ready to supply to those who register
such precise information as makes the
expensive trip to the land unnecessary
The Bureau, which is managed in
Bismarck by Ex-Adjutant General T.
H. Poole, supplies to it's members all
sorts of specialized information but
the most important duty it discharges
to it's clients is in supplying at any
time after the drawing an accurate
description Of each individual quarter
section in the tract opened at the time
when the client can file. The Dropo-
sition saves a trip to the reservation
before filing and as the description in
cludes a statement showing the ma
ture Of the soil, the lay Of the land, its
nearness to timber and water, it is
much more dependable than any per-
sonal and hurried examination could
be. General Poole will be at the Of
fee of the company in the Webb
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-10-12
CHANGES FOR FREE land ARE ABOUT
4 THING OF THE PAST IN THE west

by their unexcelled products and the
fat bank accounts of their patrons at
test the richness of the prairie grass.
es: thousands of cattle on the farms
and ranges, on the butcher block at
home and in the stock pens of Chicago
and st. Paul, give testimony to the
same effect; handsome residences and
public buildings built Of
brick made from native clay assure
the spectator of the wealth beneath
the soil, while the fear of winters
blasts is forever quieted by contem-
plation of the vast area underlaid by
coal deposits; railroads also, conserv-
alive and far-seeing, have added by
weight of deeds to the abundant testi-
mony, and, if further proof were need.
ed, a glance at the state map, disclos'
ing the iron gridiron which stretches
out over the land, would convince the
most skeptical. ....r>S.s2i.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-10-12

Northern Pacific railway. Title hav-
sng been secured to this 160 acre
!. zee the settler could then take up
,pmestead, to which title could also
secured, either at the end OF five
Years continuous residence free Of
cost. or else by counting to the gov
sFnment at the end OF a fourteen
epths period Of residence. In addi-
! ..sf to these two ways an additional
100 acre tract could be filed on under
the tree claim law and title secured TO
same BY complying with the very
easy conditions demanded by the
government. Thus, with reasonable
industry and small expenditure OF
j money $50 acres Of land could be Sc.
Cured by any one individual.
Now, however, this is all changed.
Such has been the rapidity with which
IN public domain has been taken up
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-10-12

rather than a horse race with the
prize to the best mount, the govern
ment has done a great deal and in
this opening of the Standing Rock and
Cheyenne Rivtr Reservations private
enterprise has gone to the logical
limit. There is no longer the need
for rushing into the reservation and
selecting, more or less advisedly, the
lands that look good. That feature of
previous openings has been practically
eliminated by the function of the
Great Sioux Reservation Information
Bureau, which for two years has been
gathering detailed information about
the reservation and which stands
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-10-12

Emmett in Garrison Independent. II
threshed 3066 bushels of wheat from
$50 acres, 1000 bushels of oats from
As acres and 1000 bushels of flax from
80 acres. My wife and I did all the
work, and we are going to do more.
I have cement walks on my farm, will
put up some more buildings and make
other improvements. Next year I am
going to have an automobile and pri-
vate telephone. When I struck North
Dakota only had rs cents left, after
building claim shack, and my family
was without the state yet. My sue
cess is neither extraordinary or phe-
nominal, as my neighbors have pros
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-10-12
NATIVE COAL. !.
CONTINUED from Page Two.)

could be advantageously made into
-four nearer to where it Is grown and
a macaroni mill would find ardent sup
porters among the growers Of this
high yielding variety Of wheat.
Mining Ignite has developed into
regular business at Burlington, Ken
mare, Lehigh, Sims, New Salem,
Washbnrn, Wilton and Williston. and
from thsse mines coal is shipped to
all points in the state. The largest
mine is located at Wilton, in Burleigh
county. where the latest inventions
in the way Of electrical apparatus for
mining are all used. AT the mine lig.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-10-12

Only a few years ago the enterpris-
ing settler In North Dakota could,
with good management, quite easily
become the. owner Of some 4So acres
of the rich soil which Uncle Sam was
holding in trust for his favored child
rem. The first move in acquiring this
snug little plat of real estate was by
fling on a presumption, which under
the land laws then prevailing could be
purchased at the end Of six months
BY payment Of $1.25 or $3.50 per acre
according as the tract was within or
without the railroad grant Of the
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-10-12
Harvest Field on Missouri slope, 1909.

some OF this rich heritage. in the be-
lief that there would always be plenty
left, should wake up and bestir himself
or he will find, all too late. that the
opportunity has passed forever. North
Dakota is the last place on the con-
tinent where land ready for the plow
and which does not need irrigation
can be secured.
Nor is the reason hard to find for
this rapid settlement OF the public
domain. The myth Of the Great
American Desert has long since been
exploded. The lies Of the boomer OF
southern arid tracts have been ex-
posed and the wheat field OF the
world, the garden spot Of America
mas come into its own. Proof. cum
.ulatiye, Astounding and convincing
pours IN. telling Of the wonderful fer
tility Of the prairie soil; creameries,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-10-12

that it was found necessary, in the in.
terests of the greater number, to cur
tail the amount which could be &C
CURED by one person.. and the pres
emit law permits the acquisition of one
100 acre tract only, and that by the
homestead or Communication method.
Even with this curtailment the land
available for homestead entry is
shrinking rapidly and in very few
years more free prairie land will be a
thing Of the past. ~
It is time then that the man who
has been llesitating about securing
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-10-12
Block during the entire registration
period and may be seen there at any
time during the day or evening.
LAND VALUES INCREASE

1440 Acres Near Glen Ullin Sold For
$40 per Acre.
That land values in western North
Dakota are going up was proven last
week when Alex. Stewart and P. A.
Stewart, of Clintonville, Wisconsin,
bought 1440 acres of land near Glen
Ullin of the Taylor-Hazelton Land
Company, of Minneapolis, paying $40
per acre.