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The new South-news., 1909-05-22

Guilty Naval Stores Men Are Sem
fspccd-

fafannah. oferrpllng the
motion IN arfeat of judgment offered
~ the defense. Judge William y.
Sheppard in She United States court
hero sentenced The nse men found
guilty of violating the sherman anti
trust Law IN connection with the SO
called 'turpentine trust" case. The
sentences follow Spencer =. Shot
ter. chairman o. the Board OF Dir
ectors ~ the American Naval Stores
Company. three months in Jail and
fne of $4,000. Edmond 8. Nash
presdent OF the company. $4,000
nne. J. Cooper Myers. vice presi-
dent Of the American company and
president of the National Transpor-
tatlon and Terminal Company. three
months IN Jail and nne Of $500
george ~ Roardman OF Ncw York.
treasurer OF the American Naval
Stores Company. f2000 fine. Carl
MOllcr OF jacksonville. ria.. agent
Of the American company and Rener-
NJ manager Of the National Trans
portatlon and Terminal Company 10
jachHouvllle. $1,000. fine.
The new South-news., 1909-05-22


Memphis. Tcnn.--n = Rawlings.
former mayor OF icnox. suburb OF
this city. and pioneer citiFen OF
Shelby county. was killed and half
dozen others we're more or less
seriously Injured when an East End
car hurrylng towards the city. collld-
ed with large street paving machine
near the corner OF Madison avenue
and Iumkin street The car had
Just started down heavy grade and
was running oloug at n good rate OF
speed when the ear crashed into the
boom OF a big mixing machine which
IA being used in paving work. The
boom was loaded with heavy buckets
or concrete and was not showed out
OF the way In time with a loud
crash the steel boom showed It's way
thought the second window OF the
street car and carried along by It's
own and the momentum of the car
plowod It's way backward. coming
out AT the sixth window on the op-
posito side. Passengers In the car
who did not see the impending ncci-
dent, were moved down as II by a
sosrer. Heavy tlmhirs we're crush
ci and window glass,s were smash
cd. Women screamed ana panic on
sued on the car
The new South-news., 1909-05-22

Mobile. Jackson n Kansas City Goes
Under Hammer.

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Memphis, Tonn.-A decree has
been entered In the Office of tho U.
s. court for the western district OF
Tennessee by Judge John T.. Mccall
ordering the sale of the Mobile. Jack
son and Kansas City railroad within
ter dnys from May l2th on which
date n similar decree was rendered
NJ Meridian. Miss.. by Judge Niles.
OF the U. :. circuit court for the
southern district of Mississippi. The
decree was entered by Judge Mccall
because of the fact that part of tho
road lies In Mississippi and part In
Hardcman county. Tennessee. The
other roads included In the decree
arc IN, Gulf and Chicago Railroad
Co. and the New Orleans, Mobile q
Chicago Railroad Company. OF Mis-
eissippi Tho latter Is styled In the
decree the Consolidated Corporation.
but the consolidation has never been
carried out. The Indebtedness of the
Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City
Railroad Company and It's subsidiary
corporation Is placed at 5000. .oo0.
The date fixed by judge Mccall Is
Saturday. MAY %.
The new South-news., 1909-05-22

enee In Restaurant.
Washington The presence Of
VIM T Vernon. the register Of the
treasury. who Is a negro. In the res
taursnt Of the house building arous-
ed the ire OF several southern repre-
sentatlyes In the house. They CON-
planned 10 the management OF the
restaurant and there was talk CT
nling a protest with the speaker. who
as chairman OF building commission.
formulates the rules governing the
Restaurant. The members who nofsi
the presence OF Vernon and a COM
panion OF his o@n race In the res
faurant were Representative Gambler
OF Mississippi. Dies ard farmer tf
Texas. Stanley OF Kentucky and Sims
Of Tennessee. Garner and Dies I'M
medlately left the place and insme-
dIately took the matter up 1itn Mr..
Fitzgerald OF New York. a member
OF the building commission. Mr..
Fitzgerald will urge the other mem
bers OF the commission 10 act upon
the protest Feeling Is running rath-
cr high among the Democratic mem
bers and II II 10 possible an effort viii
be made TO have negroes excluded
from the restaurant
The new South-news., 1909-05-22

-
PROMINENT MAN ARRESTED.
thAA. l.. To>weii Said To Have Iilch-
cd $4,000 From Innocent Lambs.

Washington-Charles Layton Fox
we'll. mining stock broker. whose
Augustus Helnzc OF New York. was
arrested here and locked In police
station charged with being fug-
tive from justice. Herbert Mosclcy
treasurer OF the Grower Copper Co.
No. IA kilby St. Boston. Mass. who
Is the complainant. alleges that Fox
well. by various schemes. relieved
his company OF more than $1,000.
and informed the police that the
broker had vlctimized many other
concerns In virginia. Canada. New
York and Massachusetts TO the cx-
tent OF $4,000 or more.
The new South-news., 1909-05-22

Salinas. Cal--Twclyc hours be-
fore he was crushed 20 death be-
meath his overturned automobile. the
rumor spread through the city that
Percy Morse, well-known youns
seed grower. had been killed on the
road between here and Watsonyillc.
Late Monday. Just twelve hours ar
ter the rumor was circulated Morse
was found fatally crushed beneath
his wrecked machine. Bur n the
meantime he had driven into town
IN HIS machine. to disprovc the ru-
NOR. After circulating about for
he really was alive, he departed
alone in the car for jacksonville.
The new South-news., 1909-05-22
BUREAU COTTON REPORT.
WIN Make Its Appearance On Friday,
june lth.

Washington. Friday. June 4. at
noon. has been fixed by the bureau
OF statistics of the department of
agriculture as the date for the is
sunnce OF the report regarding the
acreage and condition OF cotton. in
stead OF June as heretofore an
nounced. The change is made be-
cause a majority OF the cotton pro-
ducinH states viii observe June
as legal holiday. the occasion be-
Ing jeff Davis Memorial Day.
The new South-news., 1909-05-22

Springfield. Mo.--A plan to con-
struct chain OF warehouses in the
grain-producing territory for the pur-
pose OF holding wheat for high
prices was indorsed here by the mass
meeting OF the Grain Growers and
Cattle urowers' Branch Of the Ma
tional Farmers Union. Ii is be-
lieyed by delegates in attendance that
farmers by next season will be pre-
pared to handle large percentage
of their crops in this way.
The new South-news., 1909-05-22

Message Sent Distinctly From Chi
cago to Milwaukee.

Milwaukee. visa wireless tele-
phone between Chicago and Milwau-
kee WAS In operation Tuesday. the
first wireless telephone message re-
ccived In Wisconsin being picked up
at the ONCE OF the Milwaukee Jour
nal. The message from Chicago was
transmitted simultaneously to the
Journals instrument and to new
public station on the Railway Ex-
change building. According to the
Journal the message came clear and
distinct.
The new South-news., 1909-05-22
ExrLoskN KILLS THREE.


Key West.-Three men were in
stantly killed and twelve others
badly injured when 700 pounds OF
dynamite exploded aborad Quater-
boat No. 3 at Codjoes Key on the
Florida East Coast Railway extern
sion. 1t Is believed that other men
abroad the boat were blown to
aborad the aboat were brought
here for treatment The wounded
men are now in the Louis Maloney
hospital. Most of the men are
Americans. Only meager reports OF
the explosion have been received
here and the men here are too bad
ly injured to make statements.
The new South-news., 1909-05-22

Natchcz. Miss. II there had been
any doubt as TO the stage of wster
In the Mississippi river for the trip
OF the battleship of that name to
Natchoz II would be removed by the
forecast issuei by Section Director
Heldon OF the United States Weather
Bureau at Vlcksburg. who predicts
a stage OF close to AZ feet at Vicks-
burg on May "a. which means a
stage OF A feet, at Natchez ms late
ns the 26th.
The new South-news., 1909-05-22
A QUESTION OF PEACE.
Negro Killed; Body Rolls from One
County Into Another.

County Into Another.
Brooklyn, Ill.-Neal Harris a ne
gro, is held in Madison county Jail
in connection with the killing OF
Charles Cheatham over game OF
craps and 1t has not yet been dis
covered whether Madison county or
ST. Clair county will prosecute. The
negroes we're throwing the dice
with the county line between them
so the approach of officers from eth
er dIreetiob would enable them to
repre- unity. The Madison
'v>euV viewed t--sr.~sNain's
county~ refused responsibility
The st. 9lair county coroner says
the negro was in the Madison coun-
ty jail and the case should be hand.
led by Madison county.
The new South-news., 1909-05-22

Serious Wreck on Wabash Near
Kansas City.

Kansas City.-Wabash passenger
train No. 3 ran through an open
bridge Into Bull Creek. near Ran
dolph, 20 miles east OF here. The
engine. baggage and mail cars fell
into the water. A telephone me5-
sage from Randolph said several
trainmen are missing but that no
bodies have been found. The acci-
dent was caused by wash out. The
Wabash officials here reported that
their advices showed several injured
but no names were available.
The new South-news., 1909-05-22

Washinston-Se Senator McLaurln. OF
Mississippi sustained slight scratches
and bruises by a fall from a street
car few day ago. The senator at
tempted to alight before the car
stopped and was thrown violently to
the asphalt. He said that it was the
narrowest escape OF his life.
The new South-news., 1909-05-22
DRE.ApNOuGHTS FOR ITALY.


Rome The Minister OF Marine
Admiral Mirabello. has obtained the
approval of the Cabinet to a naval
programme that provides for the
construction within three years at a
total expense OF s5a, 100000 for
four dresdnoughts and several fast
scout cruisers.
The new South-news., 1909-05-22
FOUND GIlLrs OF MURDER.
Father Joins His Sons in the Pcni-
tcniiary.

Annistor, Ala. Fred Walker. Sr..
was found guilty OF the murder OF
Alonxo Johnson and sentence OF ten
years Was recommended. Several
daNs ago Walkers sons. Charles and
Fred. we're found guilty OF the same
murder and recommended for sem
,enees Of fifteen and fourteen years
respectively.
The new South-news., 1909-05-22
YEGGNEN ROB RANK.


Palestine, Textile state bank
at Frankston. this county. was dy-
namited and robbed Monday. The
robbers escaped with about $4,000.
The burglars cut al the telephone
and telegraph wires and II was ne
cessary to ride several miles in order
to notify the Palestine authorities OF
the robbery. Sheriff Black and dep
utlos have gone TO the scene.
The new South-news., 1909-05-22
PAYS $4,000 roK rEw.
Scat l. just In Front of Presidents
in 81. luln's Chnrrh.

Washington. -- Mrs Frank II.
vrooman of 5. Street. Northwest.
paid $4,000 for pew In 81. Johns
church. This price is record. be-
ing the highest ever paid IN the
church. The pew IS immediately IN
front OF the Presidential pew. Mrs.
yrooman Is the daughter of John c.
Black. who is member OF the
Civil Service Commission.
The new South-news., 1909-05-22

New York--Raeing with death.
which physicians have assured him
is inevitable, Alexis Laudent. a min
er. is attempting with broken neck
to make the trip from Birmingham.
Ala. to Moscow, Russia. Parents OF
the young man reside IN Moscow. and
1t is due to an overweening desire to
see them that he has undertaken the
remarkable Journey.
The new South-news., 1909-05-22
TRAIN KILLS TRAMP.


Bakersfield. William opon-
nell. rs years OF age, tramp. said
10 have wealthy relatives I'm Cleve-
land Ohio. died here as the result Of
injuries received while trying to
board freight train.
The new South-news., 1909-05-22

Thirty-two questions used by the
son In eSaming applicants TO prsc-
tioe medicine are alleged to have
leaked
The new South-news., 1909-05-22
TROOPS no mn FRONTIER.


Tins Two thoutani Russian
troops and two companies OF sap
pers are leaving FOR the frontier 10
reinforce Gen snarsky Omoors re-
port that the move 10 duo 10 tho
fact that Turks are menaclng urum-
iah Tho mobilization here has
shown a serious condition In the
quartcrmnster's department and It
is not unlikely that stringent In
vcsiigation will be made
situation H. Mcnacing.
81. Petersburg The foreign Of
hcc has received report from the
vice consul " urumish saying the
situation there 10 bad and that the
foreign colony, Including British and
American missionaries is in need OF
projection.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-02
SANTA ANA
Office 315 n. Sycamore.
Home Phone 315.
LITTLE NEWS JoTTINGS
CLEANED AT SANTA ANA

SANTA ANA. May Investigation
this morning showed that the Mexican
killed by train No. "a last evening
south of Capistrano, came to his death
in San Diego county, and the coroner s
inquest will therefore have to be held
in that county. The body was sent to
San Diego today
At a meeting of the directors of the
Santa Ana Valley Irrigation company
today an order starting water at the
head of the ditch on run No. / was
passed. Water will start Tuesday,
May 4, at ) a. m, and the limit will be
thirty inches to the share. Forty cents
an hour for day water and 20 cents for
night service will be charged.
Sheriff Lacy and a deputy were called
at midnight last night to Old New
port, south of here, to quell a family
row started by Pete Mathews, an old
resident of that locality.
Members of the First Congregational
church want a new church building to
cost $40, 600, and last Sunday $4,000 of
the required amount was raised by
voluntary subscription.
The first annual field and track meet
of the Orange county Y. M. G. A. was
held at Athletic park here today, and
the various events were well and en-
Enthusiastically contested.
1t is reported that the vacancy to oc-
cur soon on the Orange county board
of supervisors as the result of the res
ignation of Supervisor Moore of the
Second district, which will take place
in July, will he filled by the county Re-
publican central committee, Governor
Gillett having turned the matter over
to that organization, it is said.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-02
SAN BERNARDINO
Office sos Third Street.
Phones: Home S75. Sunset Main 1853.
HUSBAND AND WIFE
MAY BE RECONCILED
Fathersin-Law Signs Letter Addressed
to Daughter, Telling Her to
Pay No Attention to
Rumors

SAN BERNARDINO, May 1.-B. P.
Patton, father-in-law of G. j. Baker,
who yesterday resigned under pressure
from his position as secretary OF the
Merchants association, is in town, and
after an almost all night session with
the persons concerned in the ugly ru-
mors which have been afoat for several
days was persuaded to sign a letter
addressed to his daughter telling her
not to pay any attention to the stories
which it is alleged he started, and stat
ing that she and her husband should
live happily together ind, in effect, so
far as he was concerned, attempting to
convey the impression that he no long
err gave credence to any of the reports
he had heard.
1t was not until an early hour this
morning that the meeting broke up. 1t
was attended by Baker and his wife,
Mrs. Houghton of Rialto, the mother
of the girl who it is alleged, Patton
claimed Baker was infatuated with;
two physicians, one of whom had been
called in to examine Mrs. Baker, who
Patton thought was slowly being poi
soned, together with Attorney c. l..
Allison and Detective Baldwin. News
paper men were not allowed to enter
the room, but later Baker turned the
letter which his father-in-law had
written at the conference over to the
reporters, but refused to give permits
sion for it's publication.
j. Blaine Miller has been rendered
the position of secretary vacated by
Baker, and today accepted the place.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-02
SEEKS DEATH IN BAY
TO HIDE Her SHAME
MEXICAN GIRL TIRES OF LIFE
WITH PAWNBR0KER
Runs Screaming from Home, Shouting
She Would Drown Herself.
Tells Sad Story to
Police

LONG BEACH, May Virginia
Yannez, a Mexican young woman, ran
screaming from her home at $40 East
First street early this morning, crying
out that she would drown herself in
the ocean. G. l.. Roberts, a pawn
broker, who is said to have occupied
the same apartments as the girl for
the last four months, ran after her
and brought her back by force. DR..
Bernard Shelton was called to attend
her afterward, as she became hys-
terical.
To the police the girl made the
statement that Roberts had kept her
in the rooms under orders not to raise
the window curtains for fear the police
would discover their place of residence
and cause trouble. The girl sayse she
met Roberts at the Chutes, Los An
geles, in January, and that, as it was
very late at night, she consented to
remain in his company Fearing to
go home, she is said to have written
her parents, who live at Forty-second
street and Alameda avenue, Los An
geles, that she was working in Ocean
Park.
She says that she begged Roberts to
marry her, but that he refused. The
two lived at the Wilson house for some
time before moving to the East First
street address. The girl is Is years
of age.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-02
WILL RIVAL BUSCH
IN SUNKEN GARDEN
ARMOUR BUYS PORTION OF
ARROYO SEC0
Will Employ Landscape Gardener TO
Develop Natural Beauties Of Cam
yons for Magnificent Estate
and Winter Home

PASADENA, May with the in
tention of constructing sunken gardens
similar to those of Adolphus Busch,
NJ Cochrane Armour of Chicago today
purchased the w. w. Webster property
in the Arroyo Seco for 100000.
The land is located on both sides of
the Linda Vista and comprises seventy
acres The tract contains several lit
tie canyons and many slopes. hills and
hooks, which are capable of most effec-
tive development as features of the
landscape The main stream of the
Arroyo Seco runs directly through the
place.
Mr. Armour is a member of the Chi
cago firm of Rogers, Brown and COM
pany, dealers in pig iron and coke. He
is a brother-in-laW of David Gamble,
one of the manufacturers of Ivory soap,
who already has magnificent winter
residence here.
Mr. Armour has already asked to be
put in touch with a competent land =
scape architect, and will at once begin
work on the land.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-02
HOLLYWOOD VOTES
FOR SCHOOL BONDS
Board of Trustees Will Purchase Land
on Which to Erect Polytechnic
Institution

HOLLYWOOD. May 1.-The bond cleo
ton of the Hollywood Union high school
district for the purpose of raising S22 900
with which to purchase the six and one
fourth acres of land adjoining the present
school site from Mrs Frank Jolliffe of Los
Angeles, resulted in the bonds being carried.
The result of the vote was sos for and 90
against.
This was the greatest event in Holly
wood today. as it means expansion of
the present facilities of the school which
will add a great deal to the value of prop
erty in this city. 1t is proposed to build
an addition to the present building or to
erect a separate building in which will be
established polytechnic school of greater
scope than anything in Southern California
at this time.
The present accommodations of the high
school are crowded to the limit and the
result of the election today a great re-
lief to the trustee board. as 1t will likely
be necessary to make some Increase next
year. The enrolment this year exceeded
that of last year by more than one hundred,
being almost double the number of the year
before and the increase next year Is anti
cipated as being stlll larger.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-02
WOMEN RAISE $4,000
FOR ORPHANS HOME
SECURE ENOUGH MONEY TO
BEGIN WORK
Hope to Get Remaining Sum During
May-Patronesse for Benefit
at Belasco Theater Are
Named

The women interested in raising
funds for the new Los Angeles Or
phans' home to be erected on land
donated by Charles Stimson at Cole
grove, announce that they have raised
$4,000, sum sufficient with which to
begin work, and hope to raise the re-
naming money necessary for the
building during May.
Mrs. Ernest Bryant chairman of the
building committee. has issued a let
ter of thanks to the press and con-
tributors, and Mrs. John S. Chapman
and Mrs. Allan c. Balch of the finance
committee have issued reports. Further
contributions can be sent to the treas
urer of the building committee, Mrs.
Allan G. Balch, Angelus hotel, or left
with Mrs. Catherine Sale at Coulter's
store during the month of May.
Mrs. Bryant has announced the fol-
lowing list of patronesses for the bene-
III to be given on the afternoon of
May at the Belasco theater:
Mesdanles Harry A. Andrews, Allan
G. Balch, Guy Barham, John Bicknell,
Ernest A. Bryant Harry Chandler,
John S. Chapman Samuel T. Clover,
Kaspare Cohn, A. N. Davidson, ]. w.
Dawson, e. L. Doheny, w S. Dunn,
r. T. Earl, T. e. Gibbon, Albert Carlos
Jones, William G. Kerckhoff, Modini-
Wood, Albert Moore, Edward Neisser.
e. NJ. Neustadt. Joseph d. Radford.
Willoughby Rodman, Alfred Solano and
|. N. Van Mugs.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-02
SUPPOSED STOLEN CHECK
is PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT
Bank Teller Refuses to Cash Paper,
and Glendale Woman Receives
Purse and Cash

PASADENA, May Unusual care
on the part of bank tellers, following a
long series of forged checks passed in
Pasadena during the last few months,
caused the return to Mrs. William p.
McMullen of Glendale of the purse
which she lost on Pacific Electric car
three weeks ago.
The purse contained, besides guam
tity of cash, several checks. Mrs. Nc
Mullen thinks it was stolen from her.
She immedia tely notified the Glendale
bank, which notified its correspondents.
Today one of the checks described was
presented for payment at Pasadena
bank The clerk refused payment to
the woman who offered it, and tele-
phoned Mrs. McMullen.
The latter came to Pasadena, went to
the address given her by the teller and
found the woman who tried to cash the
check. After mutual game of bluff,
the purse was at last returned, and as
the woman has a family it was agreed
that no attempt should be made to in
vestigate the case further
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-02
ONTARIO ITEMS

ONTARIO May 1.-The local high
school won the champion of the Citrus
Belt Debating league last night from
Redlands high after the most exciting
contest of the season. Ontario was rep
sented by II. w. La Due and r. S.
Pratt, while f. McNeer and Miss A.
Clement upheld the honors for Red
lands. When The decision was an
nounced the Ontario rooterS made for
the rostrum in a body and bore off the
winning debators upon their shoulders.
The handsome silver loving cup of the
league is now the permanent property
of Ontario
Luther Tisdale was seriously injured
Friday by falling from a trapeze and
dislocating his neck.
Detectives are on the trail of the
murderer of the young baby whose
body was found Thursday morning at
the corner of San Antonio avenue and
q street.
The baseball team of the local high
school played Pomona yesterday after
noon on the local diamond. This is the
last game at home for Ontario in the
Citrus Belt schedule.
The Five Hundred club gave a din
ner at Stoddards camp Friday evening
i'm honor of Frank Youngblood, who
will leave in few days for an extended
tour in Europe.
A large automobile took fire near
Twenty-fourth street on Euclid avenue
this morning while on the way to Stod-
dard's camp. The machine was
seven passenger touring car and be-
longed to r. b. Sheldon of Riverside.
The loss totaled about $500, which is
fully covered by insurance; The fire
started from a defective gasoline pipe.
No one was injured.
Ontario will soon have a new gasoline
car service over the Salt Lake line.
The car is now en- route from Salt Lake
City.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-02
SAN PEDRO FISHERMEN
PREPARE FOR DAYS SPORT
Bass, Barracuda and AIhlcors Ex-
pected to Take Bait Readily
Today

SAN PEDRO. May 1.-The fishing
around San Pedro bay is getting bet
ter week by week and the boatmen are
anticipating a good season this year.
Launch parties have not had very good
luck on some trips this spring, but
the assurance is given that the con-
ditions will be much better soon.
Among the fishermen who will go after
bass and barracuda tomorrow will be
Frank Coons Of Los Angeles, who will
go out with Captain Harry Lynch on
the launch Pearl.
A try will also be made for albicore.
which should be biting now. Several
other parties whose names have not
been learned will go out tomorrow
with other launchmen, while others
will try the breakwater and the
wharves along the harbor. A few will
take sl1iffs and pull out near the en-
trance to the channel and try to tempt
the bass from the rocks of the en-
trance fettieS.