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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-05-28

The St. Cloud lodge of NJ. W. A.
will initiate class Of 100 candidates
on June 5, instead of tomorrow, the
date originally set.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-05-28

NJ. A. Jasperson visited in Mime
apolls Saturday.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-05-28

lony Rogmans OF Randall had his
left hand bloodpoisoned by running a
silver into it last week.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
BURIED TO NECK BY
CAVE-IN OF TRENCH
MEXICAN LABORER UNINJURED
BY MASS OF EARTH
Workman on Excavation for Hall Of
Records, After Remarkable Es-
cape from Death, Resumes
His Work

Bruno Serrao, a laborer, $50 North
Hill street, narrowly escaped being
buried alive yesterday morning when
he was precipitated into trench which
is being dug for the foundation Of the
hall of records and buried to his neck
with earth.
Serrao was standing on the edge OF
the 15-foot trench when it suddenly
caved in throwing the laborer into the
ditch. Serrao landed at the bottom OF
the trench feet first and remained IL
this position while the earth on al
sides fell in. 1t was feared that he
would be buried alive, and a crowd OF
fellow workmen rushed to the place
and began to bid the earth away.
After half an hours work the space
about Serrao was cleared and the sup
posed fatally injured man walked to the
police ambulance amid cheers of
great crowd that had gathered.
At the receiving hospital 1t was found
that outside of few small external
bruises Serrao was unlnjured. Inves-
tigation showed that the fact that
Serrao landed feet foremost beside a
large timber, which broke the force OF
the earth and ricks that piled against
him, prevented serious injury.
The laborer returned to his work
after the police surgeons were salts
fed that no internal injuries had re-
suited and he left the receiving hospi-
tai with the remark: mo kill Mexican
man so easy"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
ARREST DRIVERS ON
WILTSHIRE BOULEVARD
SIX TRANSFERS ARE GIVEN
SUSPENDED SENTENCES
Police Justice Lenlent with Guilty
Men, Owing to Their Ignorance
of New LaW-Four More
Cases Pending

For violation Of the new city ordi-
nance prohibiting heavy teaming on
Wiltshire boulevard, between Benton
boulevard and the city limits, six men
appeared before Police Justice Williams
yesterday morning. Each defendant
pleaded ignorance of the law, and as
it has been in force but a few days the
defendants were each fined So and exc
cution of sentence suspended.
The arrests were made by Patrolmen
Ditzen and Richards, acting under or
ders of John Butler, sergeant OF the
traffic squad.
The defendants were B. Helms, driver
for Colyear's furniture store; Edward
w. Kenny, driver for the Los Angeles
Gas and Electric, company; A. Marks;
M. Carrillo, driver for the Western
Commercial Lamp company; T. Nc
CRANE, an employee Of Fl. j. Prentiss,
hay dealer, and e. Bennett of the Ber-
lin dye works.
Four other arrests have been made,
and these defendants will appear be-
fore Police Justice Williams this morn
ing to answer to similar charges: An
drew Faure, a rancher; W. z. Shears,
E. C. Ashe and A. Reyz.
While the patrolmen were watching
the heavy teaming law violators they
arrested Earl Fencher, an employee Of
the Auto Vehicle company, and w. d.
Seeley on a charge of violating the
automobile speed laws, Fencher pleaded
guilty to the charge before Justice
williams yesterday morning and paid
a fine of $25. Seeley will be arraigned
this morning.
e. j. Elson pleaded guilty before JUS
tice Williams to violating the speed
laws, and his hurry caused the addi-
ton of SIS to the court Golfers.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
CASE AGAINST BOHEMIA
CLUB FOUGHT BITTERLY
Little Progress Made, as Attorneys for
Defense Closely Examine Each
Witness

But little progress was made yester-
day in the trial of Frank G. Haddock
Henry ]. Miller and the three walters
of the Bohemia club arrested in the
raid of April %, and charged with vio-
lation of the liquor ordinance. Patrol
man Bussee, who commanded the raid
was the chief witness for the prosecu-
ton, and he testified that when the
officers entered the club rooms many
persons were in the place drinking beer
and whisky.
The cross-examination by attorneys
for the defense was intended to show
that the club held a bona fide liquor Ii
cense, and that liquor was only given
to regular members of the club, who
were admitted by membership cards.
It is evident from the bitter fight be-
tween opposing lawyers that the case
will occupy several days, as the attor-
neys for the defense enter into Sc
we're ross-examination of each witness
produced by the prosecution.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
JAPANESE INSTANTANEOUS
EACH FINED SUM OF $50
Fifteen Asiatics Plead Guilty to
Charges Of Violating Liquor
Ordinance

The fifteen Japanese who were ar
rested in the raid on the Japanese res
taurants and clubs, April %, were ar
raigned before Police Justice Williams
yesterday and all pleaded guilty to a
violation of the liquor laws. The ex-
pected fight that the Japanese were
said to have contemplated against pros
ecution, and for which, it had been in
timated, they had raised large fund
of money, did not materialize, and each
defendant pleaded guilty and paid a
fine of $50.
The twenty-nine geisha girls who
were taken into custody at the time of
the raid, and later released on bail,
were discharged.
The case had been set for trial several
times, and the defendants asked for
further time to plead. and it was UNI
derstood they were to fight the cases
bitterly. When the fact was made
known that none of the club or restau-
rant proprietors had ever applied for
liquor licenses they changed their pleas.
and readily paid the $50 fines. Since the
raid most of the defendants have APP
piled for regular restaurant and liquor
licenses,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
Women Who Aid board of Locomotive
Engineers to Raise Money to
Defray Expenses of
Joint Meeting

The ladies' auxiliary to the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers will give
q children's night Saturday evening,
June 10, at Downey hall, 2O29k Downey
avenue.
The purpose of the entertainment is
to raise money to defray the expenses
of a joint meeting to be held July s and
9 at Masonic hall, Boyle Heights, and
Walker Theater building, on Grand
avenue, near Seventh street, under the
auspices of Golden State division No
104 and Arrowhead division No. 1892
L. A to the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, to which all grand officers
and grand international members OF
the auxiliary are invited.
The entertainment will consist of a
varied program and a cantata in three
acts entitled "A Trip to Europe" by
J. C. Macy, and will be given by the
children of engineers exclusively, under
the direction of Miss Grace j. Norton
assisted by Miss Olive e. Moser, ac-
companist, as follows:
Aunt Sue observation-disclosures. Ruth Cooley
DICK '...''.''.''s'.. ivan AuoeI
Baby .................... Richard Reagan
Girst girl tourist. Anna Belle Houlihan
Second girl tourist. ..........A Alma McBntee
Third girl tourist. ........... Gladys Young
First boy tourist. Edwin Wine
Second boy tourist. .........., Earl Hendry
Third boy tourist. ................R Roy Kine
Captain of steamship. ...... Laurin WOOD
Custom house officer. -. Herbert Kinnersl1
Sailors. .. George Green and Walter Norton
Maid ...........'. Lucille Mltchel
other toursts-Annie Hayes Lois Hayes
Lydia Enz. Pauline Newbill, May McNerney
Erma Bradley. Lysle Wine. Frances Ballou
Ruby Jordon, Norma Whyers, Irene Wernett
Florence Brady, Gertrude McCarn, David
Hou1ihan. Ellis Eagan, Edwin Wine, Francis
Mcbride, Frank Kindred, Melbert Lewis,
Margaret Bennlng, Olga Mitchell. Doris
Norton, Cornelia Meyers, Beatrice Lane,
Mildred Norton and Katie OBrien.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
MOTHER IN ASYLUM;
LITTLE ONES STARvE
POMONA MAN Is APPOINTED
GUARDIAN
Finds Children in Serious Distress
Although They Are Heirs to
a Small Amount of
Property

Touched by the distressful condition
of two little children whose mother had
been committed to the asylum at Pat
ton, Anton c. Olson, proprietor of the
Santa Rita Wine company at Pomona,
appealed to Justice Summerfield yes
terday, and through him to Judge Rives
of the superior court, to be appointed
guardian of the property and persons
of the young unfortunates. His wish
was granted.
The children are Alfred M. Sampson,
Z, and Elizabeth Sampson, 10 years old.
The mother, Mrs. Thelka Sampson, a
widow, was sent to the asylum by the
lunacy commission April 81. Later Mr..
Olson found the children in their home
in this city in an almost starved con-
dition. A search for relatives proved
futile, and the boy and girl were taken
by Mr.. Olson to his own home. A small
amount of property is on record in the
mothers name, and this probably will
be disposed of and the proceeds used
for the education of the children.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
.ELKS TO INVADE
CITY OF ANGELS
THOUSANDS WILL COME FROM
NORTHWEST STATES
SPOKANE TO SEND BIG DELEGA-
TON TO REUNION
Executive Committee VIII Not Be Re-
sponsible for Acts Antlered Throng
Undoubtedly VIII Do for
Good of Order

Ellks' week in Los Angeles will work
the imagination and fancy of the peo-
pie overtime if there is any effort to
discern exactly what will take place.
1t is beyond the mortal vision to
foresee what will happen. All members
of the executive committee, and, in
fact, every member of every commit
tee, has waived by stipulation any and
all responsibility. This course was
taken after a careful study of the his
tory of grand lodge meetings and re-
unions.
When the executive committee dis
cussed the matter of it's liability for acts
it was decided to stipulate it would
not be individually liable or personally
responsible for any act or course Of
conduct, such as driving an automo-
bile UP Angel Flight, riding balloon
through the cellars of prominent Of
flee buildings or trying to take
swimming school in bathing suits from
Avalon to the summit of Mount Lowe
without touching land between the two
points. Having made these reserva-
lions the executive committee unani-
mously consented that the reunion
should take place as scheduled.
Reports of delegations from various
cities in large numbers add to the
gravity of the situation and increase
the alarm felt by the committee.
Seattle lodge No. go, for instance,
will come to Los Angeles about 1000
strong The lodge has chartered the
steamship Governor of the Pacific
! Steamship company's line. Between
500 and 700 members of the lodge will
make the trip on the ship. The others
will come ON a special train. About
400 members will come from Spokane
and that section of the state of Wash
ington. From out of the northwest
over five thousand members will in
wade Los Angeles. Seattle lodge will
establish a bureau of information In
Los Angeles, from which will be dis
tributed data and literature concerning
| the Alaska-Y ukon-Pacific exposition.
A letter received from w. A. Bane,
secretary of the Seattle lodge, states
that even more than 1000 Elks from
that city, which includes the lodge at
Ballard, will come to the reunion.
The Cincinnati lodge, and, in fact,
all of the Ohio lodges, are coming IN
force to root for the election of Garry
Hermann to the office of grand exalt-
ed ruler. The Oklahoma delegation will
number more than 400. Thus it can be
seen that the antlered herd will be nu-
merically strong enough to take charge
of the city, county and much of the
| open sea.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
FATHER SENTENCED FOR
ASSAULT ON DAUGHTER
Serious Charge Changed to Battery
Causes Parent to Receive 1870
Days In Jail

L. e. Verone was sentenced to serve
1870 days on the chain gang by Police
Justice Williams yesterday morning,
having been found guilty of battery on
his 14-year-old daughter. A more seri-
Gus charge had been preferred Thurs
day, but was later changed to one OF
battery.
Neighbors of verone were aroused
Tuesday night by the screams of the
14-year-old daughter, and admissions
that she made led to the arrest of the
father.
Mrs. Verone, the wife, is confined in
the California hospital with broken
leg, and Verone visited her Tuesday
night, and it was after coming from the
hospital that the alleged assault on the
daughter happened. The daughter was
a reluctant witness, and for this reason
only a battery charge was made. The
evidence was such that Police Justice
Williams decided that fine would not
meet the requirements of Justice, and
gave the defendant a straight jail sem
tencs Of 1SQ days.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
CHARGED WITH PASSING ON
WOMAN VALUELESS CHECK
Attorneys Say Man viii Plead Guilty
and Try to Secure Release
on Probation

e. S. Clark. charged with passing a
valueless check, was given his prelim-
mary hearing before Police Justice
Frederickson yesterday morning, and
was held to answer in the superior
court, bail being fixed in the sum OF
$1,000.
Mrs. Minnie M. Steffens, 1852 New
York street. was the complaining wit
ness, and testified that on June 2 Clark
gave her a check for $1665, and stated
he had that amount deposited in the
bank and would draw from her what
funds he needed. The same day Clark
asked Mrs. Steffens for money, which
she gave him, and later found that the
check was valueless.
1t is said by attorneys for Clark mt
he will plead guilty in the superior
court and make an effort to secure his
release on probation by satisfying all
claims that may be against him.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
YOUNG AVIATOR
IS SUCCESSFUL
FLIES TO HEIGHT OF rs FEET
WITH GLID0PLANE
MANY WITNESS FLIGHT OF BOY
INVENTOR
Test of schooIboy's Machine Proves
Satisfactory, and Later Youth viii
Try to Ascend to Greater
Elevation

A successful ascension to a height Of
twenty-five feet was achieved yester-
day afternoon by 14-year-old boy in
a homemade aeroplane. The boy is
Irving Harness, who lives at 2515 South
Main street. The flight was made Oh
the Thirtieth street school grounds.
Young Harnes calls his machine a
slidoplane, 1t Is of his own invention,
and he alone constructed and improved
II. Yesterdays fight was the culmlna-
ton of several previous trials which
were made for the sole purpose OF test
ing the apparatus.
The youthful inventor believes ms
machine has been perfected, and he
contemplates longer and higher flights
In the near future. Though successful
the Young man is modest and admits
that he has no intention of competing
against the Wright brothers, at least
not in the near future.
The fact the attempt at aerial navi-
cation was to be made yesterday after
noon drew a large crowd of Harness
companions to the school grounds. sew
eral adults were interested spectators
of the flight.
The ambitious aviator and his glido-
plane made their appearance on sched-
Med time, and amid tense interest the
nrenarations for the flight were made.
4 hundred pair of willing arms were
lent to assist the young aviator. Hav-
ing thoroughly tested his machine at
nrevious trials, Harness was confident
that his intended flight would be
success.
After two futile attempts to raise
the glidoplane, the inventor, nothing
daunted, set about his third effort. The
attempt was a success and Harnes was
cheered vociferously as his peculiar
looking machine slowly circled about
the school yard, attaining each second
a greater height.
Adults who have examined the glido-
nlane say that the youthful inventor
has applied the correct principles for
aviation and that the idea he has
utilized can be adapted for machines
which will make longer flights.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
TAKE CHARGE IN
DISPUTED STRIP
OFFICIALS FROM SAN PEDRO
INSPECT LAND
LEARN TAXES AND FEES WERE
PAID TO LONG BEACH
Attorneys for Two Cities Appear in
Court and Secure Dismissal of In-
junction Suits Filed After
Annexation Election
Especial to The Herald


SAN PEDRO, June 1.-THE city of
Long Beach having withdrawn its
police official from Terminal Island last
night the city of San Pedro took formal
possession this morning of East San
Pedro and Terminal Island, which has
been in dispute for nearly four years
between the two cities. Mayor Walton,
City Attornel Stieglitz, Marshal Baker
and Street Superintendent Mcdonald,
with Trustee M. Duffy and Officer Sam
Logan, went over to the east side this
morning and inspected all of the new
possessions. 1t was discovered that
many persons at East San Pedro had
paid a years license in advance to
Long Beach and had also paid taxes on
personal property for the coming year.
Attorney Stieglitz thinks these can be
recovered.
The disposition which will be made
of the fire apparatus, he city library
and other improvements made by Long
Beach has not been determined.
Following the receipt of the informa-
ton that the supreme court had upheld
the claims of San Pedro to territory in
dispute between that city and Long
Beach, attorneys representing each
municipality appeared before Judge
Bordwell of the superior court in Los
Angeles today and obtained an order
Diminishing two injunction suits instl-
tuted by the city of San Pedro against
the board of trustees of Long Beach to
prevent the latter from taking possess
sion of the disputed territory; the other
was by Long Beach to restrain the
peace officers of the harbor city from
interfering with alleged right of the
beach town in exercising jurisdiction
over the land in question.
Long Beach based its claim to owner
ship Of the territory, which includes
Terminal Island on the result OF an
election August 16, 1906, which had for
it's object the annexation of the land
and which was held in consequence of a
petition filed with the trustees thirty
days previously.
An election for the same purpose was
held in San Pedro August 30, but attor-
neys representing that city contended
that as the petition calling for the cleo
ton was filed July II, almost week
before the filing of the Long Beach pc
tition, a prior right to the land was
established. 1t was also claimed by the
representatives of San Pedro's interests
tht plenty of evidence was available
to show that non-residents had voted
at the Long Beach election and that
many ballots improperly marked had
been cast
A temporary restraining order, which
has since been in force, was issued by
Judge Bordwell at the time >the suits
were filed, but the necessity for its con-
tinuance ended with the decision of the
supreme court Thursday in the case
where the same issues were involved.
The dismissals were asked for by j..
w. Mckinley on behalf of San Pedro
and Stephen G. Long for Long Beach.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
Y. W. C. A. TO CELEBRATE
FIRST YEAR IN NEW HOME
Reception viii Follow Program to Be
Given in Honor of Ami
Versary

The Young Women's Christian asso-
citation is preparing to celebrate the
anniversary of the taking possession
of it's new building on Hill street in
June, 1908. Thursday evening pro-
gram will be given in the auditorium.
to be followed by a general reception
to members and their friends.
The program will include brief re-
ports of the years work and the out
look for the coming year, interspersed
with music. The reports will be given
by the vice presidents in charge OF the
various departments: Mrs. H. w. Mills,
Mrs. E. ]. Marshall. Mrs. d. X. Ed
wards, Mrs. z. D. Mathuss and Mrs.
E. r. Smith.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
Aged Pedasosue Pensioned

LEXINGTON, KY, June lit was
announced here in connection with the
one hundred and eleventh annual COM
mencement of Pennsylvania university
that the Carnegie Foundation has
awarded an annual pension of $3.50 to
Prof. Charles Edwin Loos, who retires
at the age of So. Professor Loos has
been a teacher in the American colleges
for sixty years, and was once president
of Pennsylvania, in which lately he has
been a professor of Latin and Greek
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
ONE DEAD, TWO MISSING
AS RESULT OF BIG FIRE
Twenty Thousand Dollar Blaze at
Aberdeen, WASH, Seriously In
lures Four Persons

ABERDEEN, Wash, June 11,-One
man is dead, two persons are missing,
four men were more or less seriously
injured, and a property loss of $4,000
was sustained in a fire which broke
out early today in the zelasko building
on Wishkah street, occupied by the
Aberdeen Ship Building company
and the Commercial lodging house.
The fire is believed by Chief
Schneider of the fire department, to
be of incendiary origin. Most of the
inmates of the lodging house escaped
in their night clothes.
Mrs. Drisko, the proprietress, was
the last to leave the building. She
was badly burned.
Three dodgers jumped from windows.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
CONVICT BOY ON CHARGE
OF FIRING FATAL BULLET
MansIaughter Is Verdict Against
Youth Who Killed Woman While
Celebrating Wedding

SPOKANE, Wash. June 11.-Henry
Shell, aged II, was convicted at Ritz
vile last evening on the charge of nam
slaughter.
While attending a German wedding
in Adams county, several months ago,
Shell with others celebrated by firing
revolvers. A bullet from Shells gun
Struck Mrs Marie YoLks. killing her.
Shell is the youngest person ever con-
victed of so serious a crime in Adams
county
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
Steamer Runs Ashore

LONDON, June 1.-THE Cunard line
reports that it's steamer Slavonia, which
left New York June for Naples, Is
ashore southwest of Flores island, one
of the Azores group, and that it is
feared she will be a total wreck. All
of the passengers aboard the steamer
we're taken off by the steamer Princess
Irene of the North German Lloyd line
and the Batavia of the Hamburg-Amer-
lean line.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
WITNESSES CANNOT TELL
IDENTITY OF DEAD WOMAN
Coroner, Dissatisfied with Efforts, Re-
fuses to Deliver Money She
Left in Bank

CHICAGO, June 11.-An Intellectual
effort was made yesterday to identity
the body of woman taken from Lake
Michigan April 20 as that OF Mrs. car
RE Alice Lewis, or Mrs Clarence Alien
lewis the widow of an Alaskan miner
and niece of Mrs. Izora Robins, who
resides on farm near Omro, Wis.
Two witnesses who were relied upon
m nrove the Identification failed to give
the expected testimony
The body of woman supposed 10 De
Mrs. C. A. Lewis was recovered from
the lake on April 29, and there was
evidence to show that she had deposited
1880 in a local safe deposit box Fep-
rnary 1. Coroner Hoffman stated he
vas not satisfied with the proof OF
Identity offered and refused to deliver
fine money on demand.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-12
Sell Bio Wool Clip

ROSWELL, N. M, June 1.-Five
wool growers today disposed of their
clip of 100000 pounds at private sale.
The price is said to be over 90 cents per
pound. 1t is estimated that about 1,000,-
900 pounds of wool is still held by the
growers Of this part of Nav Mexica