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Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13
BELIEVED TO BE
POLTERA SLAYER
HAMMEL ADVISES IMPERIAL
SUSPECT BE HELD
MAN HAS PICTURE OF YOUNG
WOMAN KILLED
Mexican Arrested After Hard Fight
at San Bernardino Says
He Knows Name
of Murderer
Try Associated Press

Eel. CENTRIC, Cal, June 12.-Lous
Martin Weinmann, charged with at
tempted burglary at Brawley, where
he was found in the room of girl at
night, is now in the Imperial county
Jail at Ell Centre. The prisoner has been
p-. through a sweating process To-Day
by Under Sheriff w. H. Buck and in
dications point more clearly to the
prospect that the murderer OF the
poltera girl has been captured.
Weinmann's answer to questions and
statements of his own accord show
that he is a pervert, of dangerous
character He admits his intention
was to commit an assault at Brawley
and says had he been quicker the girl
would have never had an opportunity
to raise an alarm.
The man first acknowledged he had
been in Los Angeles at the time of the
Poltera murder, at one time admitting
he had camped in the park, but later
insisting his camp was in the stock
yards or river bed. He has picture
of the Poltera girl cut from Los An
geles paper and has several other PIC
lures of women, including one OF the
virgin Mary. which he has marked up
with pencil marks.
He will be held here under charge OF
the Brawley case while further inyesu-
eatiOns are made. lie now ATTEMPTS
10 show he was in Yuma at the time
the Los Angeles crime was committed.
Yuma has been telegraphed for Verl-
f1cation of this statement.
The man has the appearance of an
Austrian or Ravarian, is about feet,
8 inches tail. weighs about 165 pounds,
has a weeks growth of dark brown
beard. black hair and shifty brown
eyes. He wears a blue shirt, dark IN
visible striped trousers Of cheap ma
terial and tan shoes.
Sheriff Hammel and former Warden
Martin Aguerra arrived at Imperial
on the train this evening. They aoan-
doned the auto at Indio. After an IN
terview with Weinmann Hammel ad-
vised District Attorney Eshelman TO
hold the man and to watch develop
ments closely, saying Weinmann came
nearer to meeting the description OF
the Poltera murderer than any other
suspect. He feels confident he is the
man wanted.
Sheriff Hammel of Los Angeles said;
'sWeiEmann is undoubtedly a degeE-
crate. He answers the description in
some respects of the Poltera murderer.
He denies any connection or knowledge
of the murder and gives names of dir
ferent parties for whom he worked dur
ing the month of May. 1 desire to as
certain the truthfulness of these state
ments before expressing an opinion as
to his guilt or innocence"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13

the disabled vessel by a Philadelphia
fire boat. The Shearwater sank.
The Shearwater was backing out
from wharf at Arch street when the
cargo became displaced by humping
against the whalf, causing the vessel
to list. The young women, most of
whom were high school graduates, be-
came panic-stricken and rushed for life
preservers.
To add to the excitement two car
boys of acid broke, the fluid running
down into the engine room, forcing the
engineer to leave his post without
shutting off the steam. The captain,
fearing that his vessel was slowly set
Ting down, blew his whistles and u
dozen boats went to his aid and the
passengers were rescued. The Shear
water hoated down stream and sank.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

Storm Kills Ten - Reports
yesterday place the number of dead
from Fridays storm at ten. Fifteen
were injured.
Explosion Fatal-Tom Hester,
aged 80. living near Aberdeen, S. D.,
was burned to death and his wife and
daughter seriously burned by the ex-
plosion of a gasoline stove yesterday
Indict Five Men-The federal
grand jury at Omaha yesterday morn
ing returned indictments against D. w.
Woods, Fred Torgensen, James Cor
don, Jack Shelton and John Doe for the
Union Pacific mail robbery on May %.
Wear New Robes-Complying
with the state law, Spokane's superior
court judges appeared yesterday in jul
dicial robes of black, patterned after
those used by the judges of some of
the eastern states.
To Revise Treaty-The for
eign office at st. Petersburg has noti-
fled the American embassy of its read
mess to negotiate a revision of the
treaty of 1882 between America and
Russia, relating to commerce, naviga-
ton, etc.
Break Through Ice-A wire
less dispatch from Nome says that the
six steamers off that port broke through
ice last night, and it is supposed that
all are now anchored in the roadstead.
The vessels are: Victoria, Olympia,
Umatilla, st. Croix, Ohio and Senator.
Sell Many Prunes - At the
of
terday the committee on fruits and
crops reported that a large sale of
prunes was made this week on 3-cent
basis; that a large sale of Moor Park
apricots had been made at $25 on the
trees, and another small lot at $50 on
the tree.
Blaze at Redding-The depot,
sawmill and ore bunkers of the Noun
tain Copper company at the Iron Noun
tain mine were burned Friday night,
the loss amounting to $4,000. Until the
bunkers, which were of extensive di-
mansions, are rebuilt no ore can be
shipped over the railroad.
Plan Big Building-Sovereign
camp, Woodmen of the World, in ses-
sion at Detroit, yesterday appropriated
$750,000 to be used for the erection of
headquarters building at Omaha. The
request of the Pacific jurisdiction that
the territories of Arizona and New
Mexico be added to that jurisdiction
was denied.
Troops for Forts = Governor
Gillett issued orders yesterday for the
mastering in of four new coast artil-
lery companies in San Francisco, to
man the Notifications there. The COM
panies will be recruited as rapidly as
POSSIBLE and received into the national
guard. Trere will then be eight COM
panies of coast artillery in the metrop-
oils.
Rocket Kills Three = A spent
rocket from a celebration entered the
window of a small fireworks factory at
Santa Maria del Rio, San Luis Potosl,
Mex, Friday night Juan Ramirez, the
owner of the factory, and his two chill
dren were killed by the explosion and
Mrs. Ramirez was fatally injured The
building was wrecked.
Would Remit Fine - lnfuen-
tial citizens of st. Louis, headed by
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Ma
gel. have filed petition with President
Taft asking the remission of the $500
fine assessed against Wilbur c. Smith,
former freight traffic manager of the
Missouri Pacifc-Iron Mountain. for al
legged rebating. 1t is alleged that Mr..
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13
Fire Destroys Timber

HOULTON, Me, June 12.-Fires con-
tinue to sweep through the timber to
Aristook county and are destroying
large tracts of valuable timber The
town of Pressure Isle, which suffered a
heavy loss by fire on Monday, was
again seriously threatened and the men
of the town worked throughout the
night to hold back the flames from the
village The inhabitants of other
threatened villages We're alert today to
prevent the fires from attacking out
lying mills and houses.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13
Win Dance In Church

ATLANTA, Ca, June 12-Dancing
to the sound of piano music in the
First Universalist church is to be the
weekly diversion of a number of young
people of the church. Rev. e. Dean
Ellinwood the pastor, said today of
the dancing: II consider dancing an
innocent and healthful amusement. 1
do not believe in letting the devil have
ali the good things" The church is
planning to arrange a stage where
amateur theatrical performances may
be given frequently by the players
club of the church, which is already
organized.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13
Give Ruq to Taft

ATLANTA, Ga, June ia hand
some rug made of Georgia cotton by
the textile students of the Georgia
School of Technology will be forwarded
to President Taft on Monday On the
occasion of a visit to the school last
winter the president suggested that he
would be pleased to have some appro-
pirate memento of his visit to the
school. The rug was placed on exhi-
bition today
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13
Failure Cause of Recall
Hartman Has rheumatism

NEW YORK, June 12.-Dr w. G.
Lyle, who is e. H. Harriman's ply
stefan, said today that Mr. Hartman
was not critically i'll in Europe with
an organic trouble. as has been re-
ported. Mr. Harriman's only illness
was muscular rheumatism, the ply
sician said. He had advised Mr.. Har-
riman to consult an eminent Vienna
specialist for the complaint DIR. Lyle
said, and Mr.. Hartman might after
ward take the baths at some German
resort. Mr.. Hartman is at present in
Paris.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13

DEL MONTE, June 12.-The grand
parlor of the Native Daughters Of the
Golden West selected Santa Barbara
as the place for the next meeting of
the grand parlor, this afternoon, in
stalled the newly elected officers and
after adopting the customary resolu-
tons adjourned late tonight. Hand
some presents were made to the yari-
Gus grand officers of the year lust
closed. Many delegates left on the
night trains.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13
corev Receivers from Injuries

PALAISEAU, France. June EVIL
liam E. Corey, president of the United
States Steel corporation, who was in
jured in an automobile accident near
here Thursday, was able to leave his
room today. NJ. Goddilleau, the man
ager of Mr.. Corey's French estate, who
was also injured in the accident, has
shown great Improvement
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13
caIifornians at Seattle

SEATTLE, June 1.-THE following
guests from Los Angeles are registered
at the Butler Hotel Annex as being
visitors to the exposition: Mrs. J. K.
Waterman, Mrs. w. e. Gilbert, L. F.
Cunning, L. f. Macdonald, Pane Pierce,
f. A. Lawrence, l. w. Gardner Miss
Ella M. Gardner. Mrs. H. C. Dawes.
Mrs. Eugenia Cannon, S. Haehe, Miss
e. l. Harvey, Oril Powell, B. Ellis, Mr.,
and Mrs. McLuane Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r.
Paulding, Mr.. and Mrs. L. o. Powers
and Miss j. b. Logan.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13
In Jail When Crime Done

YUMA, Ariz., June ia man
named Louis Weinmann who may be
the Louis Martin Weinmann held in Ell
Centre and who is suspected to be the
murderer of Anna Poltera in Los An
geles, has been in Yuma for ten years
and has often been in Jail for drunken
ness. He was in Jail from May ID to
the night of May %. during which time
the Poltera crime was committed.
Weinmann never was in the peniten-
tiary here. There are no serious charges
against him i'm Yuma.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13
EXPLOSION CAUSES
PANIC ON STEAMER
LIVES OF WOMEN IMPERILED
ON DELAWARE RIVER
Carboys of Acid Break Near Engine
and Force Officer to Leave
His Post

PHILADELPHIA, June 12.-An eX-
plosion in the engine room of the
steamboat Shearwater on the Della
ware river off this city today imperiled
the lives og fifty persons, most of them
the lives of fifty persons, most of them
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13
Pasha at Berlin

BERLIN, June 12.-Tewfik Pasha has
arrived here from Constantinople on
special mission to notify Emperor Will
liam of the accession to the throne of
Turkey of Mehemmed V.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13
ENGLISH CLASH
WITH GERMANS
ANTI-FORElGN FEELING MORE
PREVALENT
BOYCOTT AGAINST BRITISH is
DECLARED IN CHINA
Peruvians Issue Order Forbidding
orientaIs to Land-Sunken Treas
ure Reported Saved by Jap
anese Vessel

VICTORIA, B. c.. June 12.-That the
British anti-foreign feeling is not con-
fined to Europe was the news brought
by arrivals on the steamer Empress of
India, which reached port from the ORR
ent today, who stated there was dis
pute over the supplanting of English
men by Germans on the new Chinese
railway in North China, which has re-
suited in the refusal of British capital
lists to advance further money and in
che or two cases had resulted in a
deadlock.
The Empress of India brought news
of an anti British boycott in Honon
province. A British syndicate obtained
from the Chinese government conces-
sion to mine coal at Honon, sand pro-
ceeded to sink deep SHAFT.
When the Chinese found that the
English were finding coal they at once
instituted a boycott. The government
has been appealed to.
CONSERVATION has been caused in the
ranks of the Japanese steamship COM
panies interested in South American
service by telegram from Peru stat
ing that an order had been issued re-
fusing admission to Chinese who We're
booked in large numbers on the Togo
Kisen steamers.
After being under the sea. off the
Japanese coast for thirty-five years,
gold and silver valued at 100000 has
been salved by a Japanese vessel off
JJraga, from sunken German steamer
wrecked in 1874
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13

Vacations are good things"
Yes, man certainly needs rest after
planning and packing for one."-Kansas
City Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13
SPAIN PERSISTS
IN CUBAN CLAIM
CONGRESS MAY HEAR TERMS
OF OLD AGREEMENT
POSSESSION OF CANNON LEFT ON
ISLAND INVOLVED
Kingdom Claims Artillery at Havana
Under Terms of Protocol
Signed on Cessation
of the War

NBy Associated HreSS.1
HAVANA, June 12-It was learned
here today from an excellent authority
that the action of Spain in endeavoring
to obtain the payment by Cuba of her
proportion of the Spanish national debt
results in the following conditions:
During the negotiations of the treaty
of Paris the Spanish commissioners en-
deavored to have the United States as
sumo this obligation. This was re-
fused, and Spain, in renouncing her
sovereignty over Cuba, did not specific
ally abandon her monetary claims
which were represented by bonds large
ly in the hands of French holders.
The validity of this claim expired ten
years after the signing of the treaty.
Hence Spain, for the sake of French
bond holders in 1908 instructed Gaytam
de Ayala, her minister here, to renew
the negotiations for the payment of the
debt. Spain had no serious expectation
that this Indebtedness would be can
celed, but her purpose was to impress
the bondhOlders with her firm intention
rot to abandon the claim and to renew
its vitality for an additional ten years
Failure Cause of Recall
The intimation that Senior de Ayala's
recall was due to his failure to press
this. claim are today being reiterated
1t Is probable there will be offered a
resolution in congress next Monday to
cancel the agreement made between
Governor Magoon and Senior de Ayala,
under the terms of which Cuba under
took to purchase for 100000 in three
annual installments the Spanish cannon
left in the fortress of Cuba and claimed
by Spain under the terms of the peace
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13
Will Hear Case President

Will Hear Case = President
William H. Taft has promised to give
Spokane shippers a hearing next No
Vember, says special from Washing
ton, d. C. Senator Jones, Congressman
Poindexter and Attorney H. M. Steph-
ems OF. Spokane waited on the president
yesterday and presented suggestions OF
amendments for the interstate COM
merce law, tending to give shippers the
same right as the railways to appeal
from decisions of the interstate COM
merce commission.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13

m HE long deferred presentation of
the gold medals to the Wright
- brothers on behalf of the Aero
club of America took place at the
White House June 10. President Taft
made the presentation speech, and
large delegation of aeronautic experts
attended the ceremony to welcome the
distinguished inventors. The Aero club
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13
Treasure Recovered

According to advices received by the
Empress of India today the treasure
recovered has been landed at Kurikama
to be shipped to the German govern
ment.
The steamer Empress of India and
the Blue Funnel liner Antiochus,
which arrived from Yokohama today,
the latter completing a voyage from
Liverpool with 10000 tons of cargo, had
a total of 949 Chinese on board of
whom 4S6 were landed here.
The Empress of India had cargo
of 1900 bales of silk worth 100000.
Several notable passengers We're
brought by the Empress of India, in
GLIDING Admiral Sir Fred Bedford G.
c. B., ex-governor of western Australia,
who has been visiting Admiral Kami
mura to renew an acquaintance formed
when the japanese admiral took fleet
to western Australia six years ago.
Admiral Bedford was shown the new
Japanese Dreadnaughts. the Satsuma,
ready to be commissioned, and the
Kawachi, just laid down to be the larg
est and heaviest armed warship in the
world.
Count and Countess Castell also were
passengers from Jaran
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13

medals were designed by Victor Bren-
ner and cost $1,000 each. on the occa-
sion of the Dayton celebration in honor
of the Wright brothers on June II they
will receive the medals voted to them
by congress and made at the United
States mint in Philadelphia. These will
be presented by Representative Cox.
They also will receive medals from the
citizens of Dayton.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13
Smith acted OH instructions of superior

Smith acted on INSTRUCTIONS Of superior
officers.
Calls 1t Trust United
States Senator H. E. Grause, who was
appointed by the supreme court at To-
peka, Kas., as special commissioner to
hear evidence in the case of the state
to Dust the International Harvester
company from the state, in his report
filed yesterday calls the harvester COM
pany a trust, the effect of which has
been to regulate and control prices in
Kansas.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13
Men, S Hats for Summer


space than many hats. You will be
thoroughly help a becoming
O from you
KnappFe Derbes
"Franyn obainabe Shown
popular coors-both derbies.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13
Blaze at Redding-The depot,

sawmill and ore bunkers of the Noun
tain Copper company at the Iron Noun
tain mine were burned Friday night,
the loss amounting to $4,000. Until the
bunkers, which were of extensive di-
mansions, are rebuilt no ore can be
shipped over the railroad.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13

Fan Dig buIIuIIIS tISII
camp, Woodmen of the World, in ses-
sion at Detroit, yesterday appropriated
$750,000 to be used for the erection of a
headquarters building at Omaha. The
request of the Pacific jurisdiction that
the territories of Arizona and New
Mexico be added to that jurisdiction
was denied.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13
Would Remit Fine = Inhuer

tial citizens of st. Louis, headed By
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Ma
gel. have filed a petition with President
Taft asking the remission of the $500
fine assessed against Wilbur c. Smith,
former freight traffic manager of the
Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain, for al
legged rebating. 1t is alleged that Mr..
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13

meeting of the San Jose grange yes
terday the committee on fruits and
crops reported that large sale of
prunes was made this week on a 3-cent
basis; that a large sale of Moor Park
apricots had been made at $25 on the
trees, and another small lot at $50 on
the tree.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-05
EPISCOPAL DEAN
FAvORS SUNDAY
SPOKANE MINISTER GIVES IN,
TERViEW IN CONTRAST WITH
THAT OF REV. BULL.

God bless Sunday if he cleans the
town. says Very Rev. Alfred Lock-
wood, dean of All Saints Episcopal
cathedral of Spokane, in an interview
in which he figuratively speaking
takes the Bull by the horns. In sharp
contrast to the stand taken against
Evangelist Sunday by Rev. A. w. Bull,
Mr.. Lockwood says:
In the first place the opinion of
the Episcopal church is not antaso.
nistic to these Sunday revivals Mr..
Sundays methods differ radically
from those pursued by the Episcopal
church, but that constitutes no reason
why his methods should be condemn
ed. The government of England is
monarchial while ours is republican,
but that is no reason why we should
say that England is all wrong and all
false. To affirm that is to take exactly
the same stand that the Scribes and
Pharisees assumed in the days O.,
Christ. They first found fault with
him, then they misrepresented him,
then they condemned and crucified
him.
THE only reason some people do
not take the same position now is that
they are living 5000 year after the
Scribes and Pharisees. One Of the
things that appeals to all who have
studied Sundays work is the good re-
suits achieved along the lines of civic
Righteousness. when we remember the
large number in this community who
are not even nonlinally attached to
any church, the saloons on every cor.
ner, the condition of many of the
blocks and rooming houses, the gamb-
ling dens being run under the guise
of private clubs, and the way Sunday
is regarded and observed, 1t is easy to
see that there is a large place for i'm
Drovement along moral lines. and if
Billy Sunday can do anything to bet.
ter these conditions, then all the Epis-
copal church has to say is Cod bless
him.
IF we have any condemnation to
utter, 1t will be after his work is done
and he himself has gone away, and it
is proved beyond the shadow of a
doubt that the results morally and
spiritually have been bad rather than
good
Mr.. Sunday was delighted with the
stand taken by Dean Lockwood, and
said:
Il have had a great deal of help in
my many revivals from the Episcopal.
ians. In Ottumwa, Iowa, the Episco.
palians came into the revivals after
the first week and did great good for
us. l have personal letter from
Bishop Fawcett Of Quincy, ILL.,, asking
me to come there and hold REVEALS.
also received a strong letter from
Bishop Morrison. and have at all
times found the Episcopalians a great
help to me in my work.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-05
LOCAL.
Administrators Notice.

Notice IS hereby given to all persons
lnterestd, that on the 18th day of
December, A. D., 1905, the UNDER
signed was appointed by the Clerk of
the District Court of Wapello County,
Iowa. Administrators of the estate of
w. Il. McCarroll. deceased, late of said
County, All persons Indebted to said
Estate will make payment to the un-
dersigned. and those having claims
against the same will present them,
legally authenticated to said Court for
allowance.
Dated December 90, 1908.
Carita E. McCarrol
Administrators.