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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-03
WIRES CHIEF BR0ADHEAD;
IN HOSPITAL AS INSANE
Tells Police That Every One COM
ments on Him and Wants An
noyanee Stopped

Lew j. Dawson, 81 years old, former
ly lineman in the employ of the Post
al Telegraph company and later en-
ployed as a waiter at the University
club three years ago, was locked up In
the city jail yesterday on charge of
being insane. Later he was examined
by the police sergeons and sent to the
county hospital, where he will be held
pending his hearing before the insanity
commission.
Dawson sent a message from Grand
Junction, Colo, to Chief Broadhead,
asking the latter to meet him at San
Bernardino on important business. The
wording of the telegram was such that
no attention was given to the matter.
Yesterday Dawson appeared at the
police station and asked to see the
chief. He acted strangely and told the
police that people were talking about
him. He said ne left Los Angeles be-
cause everyone he passed on the street
would say, "There he is; that is the
man." and declared that in each town
he visited the same talk would reach
his ears. He said he wanted confer
ence with Chief Broadhead to have the
matter adjusted.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-03
TERRIFIC FIGHT
ENDS IN DEATH
BODY FOUND ON TRACKS Is
HORRIBLY MUTILATED
INDICATIONS ALL POINT TO DEs-
PERATE STRUGGLE
pecedent Apparently Was Mexican
Laborer, and Was Shot, Beaten
and Cut in Most Brutal
Manner

Murder. after a terrific battle, evil
IDENTIFY was done on the Southern Pa
citic railroad tracks near Pomona some
time last night. Early this morning
trainmen on the road found the mu-
tilated body of an unidentified man
lying near the rails.
Footprints and torn earth around the
body showed that a fierce struggle had
taken place, and indicated that three
men had been engaged in the battle
for life. Apparently it was a hight 10
the death by one man against two, ana
the one lost.
The chest of the dead man had been
slashed into ribbons, and the head had
been smashed in with some blunt in
strument. the evidence being that a
stone from the railroad grade had
been used after the man had fallen
unconscious.
The scene of the crime was Verne, a
small flag station twenty miles from
Los Angeles, and almost within a
stones throw of Pomona. Officers
working on the case have been unable
to find any one who heard an unusual
noise along the track at this point last
night, though the fight must have been
furious and long continued. Besides
the knife wounds on the body there
are indications that two or three bull
let's were fired into the breast. This
fact makes the mystery all the more
remarkable, as no one heard the sound
of gunshots, though there are several
ranches close at hand.
The dead man appears to have been
a Mexican and a laborer, but none of
the section hands of that nationality
has been able to identify him. His
clothes were those of a workingman
and his hands showed signs of his hav-
ing worked at manual labor.
Two cards bearing the names of Vim
cente Lopez and Albino Martinez were
found in the pockets. which, officers
believe. had been rifled by the murder
ers Coroner Hartwell ordered that the
body be taken to Pierce Brothers
morgue, and an inquest probably will
be held today.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-03
THREE BOYS LEAVE HOME;
MAY BE IN LOS ANGELES
Parents of Youths Ask Angel City
Police to Help Find Rum
away Lads

Willie Sparks, Is years old; his broth
err, Steve Sparks, IL years old, and QUO
Gaetsch, Is years old, ran away from
their homes in Uplands and their
parents, believing their destination to
be Los Angeles, have asked the ponce
here TO assist in finding the lads.
The two Sparks brothers, when last
seen, were dressed almost exactly alike.
Willie is described as having dark
eyes, dark hair and dark complexion.
He was wearing blue overalls, black
shirt with white stripes, dark gray
coat and q checkered cap.
The Gaetsch lad is described as hav-
ing light hair and complexion. He was
attired in about the same manner as
the others,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-03
BUSHNELL ARRAIGNED ON
THREE OF SIX CHARGES
Preliminary Hearing of Alleged En-
bezzIer Will Be Set on
March IL

]. F. Bushnell, charged with embezz-
ling more than $4,000 from the e. K.
Wood Lumber company while employed
as a collector for the firm, was ar
raigned before Justice Summerfield
yesterday on three of the six charges
filed against him. He will appear again
March H. when the date for prelimi-
nary hearing will be set. Three cases
have been set already for preliminary
examination March 81.
Bushnell is said to have spent the
money in playing the races at Ar
cadia. He was represented by w H..
Dehm of the firm of Rogers & Dehm,
and appeared confident of gaining his
liberty.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-03
REALTY BROKER AND RANcHER
FILE BANKRUPTCY PETITIONS

Stating that he has debts which he
cannot pay in full, William H. Taylor,
a real estate broker living at Rivera,
filed a petition in voluntary bankruptcy
i'm the United States court yesterday.
He gave his assets at $475 and his LA
bilities. all unsecured, at $344f. 80.
Abraham b. Rothrock, a Long Beach
rancher, also filed a petition in volun-
tary bankruptcy, giving his liabilities
at S42565O and his assets at $S5S.5O.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-03
DEPUTY COUNTY CLERKS
SECURE COURT POSITIONS
Employees Receive Recognition of Ser.
vices by Promotion to Service
in Superior Court

Thomas ]. Shea, Q. L. Livesey and
]. ]. Regain, deputies in the county
clerks office, were promoted yester-
day by C. G. Keyes, county clerk, to
the clerkship of the three new depart
ments of the superior court. Captain
Shea will be clerk in Judge Moss
court, Mr.. Livesey in that of Judge
Hervey and Mr.. Regain will take Of
fee in the new criminal department,
presided over by Judge Davis.
splendid service in work at the court
house.
The vacanc.r unused by the promo
tions were filled by the appointments
of Andrew Robertson of Los Angeles,
charles r. TIolton. Whittier, and r. H.
Jackson, Long Beach.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-03
Incorporations

The following articles of incorpora-
ton were filed in the county clerk S
Office yesterday:
La Belle Oil company. capital 100000;
directors, A. Y. Soule, C. H. Whally, E.
l.. Redding, E. j. Fox, Earl e. Tubbs
and F. e. Hayes
II. B. Crouch company capital son.
600: directors, H. B. Crouch, jr., Iva
leen Crouch, Los Angeles; A. F. N.
Bowers. Alhambra.
Glendale Oak Knoll company capital
$25, 900; directors, Thomas Davidson.
James c. Crisler, Ralph M. Watson, r.
c. Hageman and Frank J. Thomas.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-03
Child SLAYER Found Guilty

SAN FRANCISCO, March "A COR
oner's jury returned a verdict of will
full murder today against Demetrie
Preschenke, the slayer of 10-year-old
Dorothy Halakanoff. The crime was
committed February IL. when the child,
with whom he was infatuated, was on
her way to school.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-03
Minister'S Widow Dies

BERKELEY, March Mrs. Ellen
Green Briggs, widow of the Rev M. c.
Briggs, who for many years was one
of the leading Methodist clergymen in
the state, died today aged so.
Mrs Briggs husband was a member
of the convention which nominated
Abraham Lincoln the first time. He
came to California in 1850 and was the
first editor of the Christian Advocate.
1t was the Rev. Mr.. Briggs who first
discovered the plot to enable the Con-
federates to get possession of Cali
fornia when the Civil War broke out,
and frustrated it by printing the de-
tails in his paper.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-03
LANKERsHiM DEFENDANT IN
SUIT FOR $4,000 DAMAGES

The suit of j. A. Gordon against J. b.
T.ankershim for damages of $4,000 on
account of injuries sustained in the fall
of a scaffold at the san Fernando build
ing several months ago was begun be-
fore jury in Judge Houser's court
yesterday. The trial will be resumed
today
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-03
Maxor peposed from office

KALISPELL, Mont, March e.
Mayor John C. Harbert was officially
deposed by the city council last night
and Alderman B. Jones elected to fill
the vacancy. The mayor had been abb
sent from office beyond the statutory
limit without leave of absence. He is
in Helena representing Flathead coun-
ty in the lower house of the legislature.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-03
Cashier pleads Guilty

SAN FRANCISCO, March 2-Freder-
lex Tetsall, former cashier and book
keeper for the Rosenthal Shoe COM
pany. pleaded guilty today to two
charges of embezzlement. the amounts
specified being small. He will be sem
fenced next Saturday by Superior
Judge Dunno.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-03
Guilty. of Larceny

w. F. Thomas, charged with grand
larceny was found guilty of petit lar
ceny by jury in Judge Willis court
last night. Thomas was accused of
robbing John Peterson while the latter
was drunk, December IA.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-03
AFTERNOON LUNCHEON

From = to
A choice menu In the care s el.ls
afternoon from 2 to 5--Roast Sir
loin of Beef. Brown Gravy. Spanish
Beans. Mashed Potatoes. Bread ana
Butter; choice of Tea, Coffee or
Milk-all complete, 15c.
The best cooking In Los Angeles.
MONDAY lunch from IL to 2.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-03
Book Stealing CHARGED

Jose Ybarra and Ramon Ojeda,
charged with stealing books from F..
M. Joy a week ago, where held to an
swer to the superior court in bonds of
$500 each by Justice Ling yesterday.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-03
For Misuse of Mails

Charged on an Indictment with using
the mails to further criminal practice,
DR. F. Haight OF this city was placed
on trial before jury in the United
States court yesterday.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-03

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Jewel applied to
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protect
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Detroit Jewel buying selling or mss
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old stock
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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-03
New Works BIG Bore

New York is justly proud of its sub
ways, but the city's biggest bore Is
it's bonded debt.--Wilmington Journal
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-03
One Price

There is a safeguard to you in the knowl-
edge that we have one price to all our
customers. You are assured that the one
that comes after you hasn't been handed
the article at little less because per-
suasive powers have been brought to bear.
The store that makes a little better price
to you does not beget your confidence. be-
cause the same tactics may result in
someone else getting it for less.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-03
Fast Express Brings 500 New

When the opportunity our way to pur-
chase these the offering so unusual we
took quick advantage of it. We are proud to
be able to offer such noteworthy bargain
$1175 never bought such suits. Just imagine
32 and 36-inch coat styles, in 3-button cut
away full gored, closely fitting skirts. But
listen, the materials are broadcloths. panamas,
serges shepherd plaids, broken checks and the
new spring wooiens. Choice of black, tan,
brown green, blue and all the colors that
fashion demands It's another feather in the
cap of the Broadway suit buyer-another scoop
in which you realize the benefit.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-08-01
THE GAME COMMISSION.

Natchitoches Times The trouble
with the Game Commission is that there
is no head to it. Miller, Ponder and
Jacobs seem to take intermitten jerks
at running the thing Too much time
is spent in going about the country
campaigning among the school houses
and lecture platforms instead of the
practical work of settling down on
some law and informing the people of
1T The commission appears to be very
arbitrary and sensitive, about its au-
thority and expects people to hunbly
bow down to its will, while it seems to
have no real will, but a mere set of
7wilinns and fancies One day the Game
Commission thinks one thing and the
Attorney General thinks differently
The commission tries to compel the
citizens to respect it, while it has not
even the respect-impelling quality Of
stability.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-08-01
THE AMENpE HONORABLE.

A Washington newspaper CORE
spondent says that Col. Henry Waiter
son once told him he had always made
it a rule in the conduct of his newspa-
per never to make corrections, holding
that the paper should assume that nc
mistakes were made
In this connection, Colonel Waiter
son said that one day there appeared in
the columns of his paper the obituary
of man tolerably well known If
Louisville. The deceased appeared the
next day in person and, naturally, de
manded a retraction. Colonel Waiter
son with great suavity explained to the
unfortunate gentleman that the paper
never made mistakes and never cor
rected alleged errors At this the sub
ject of the obituary waxed exceedingly
wroth and demanded satisfaction. Col
onel Watterson informed him that tht
only suggestion he could think of would
be to place the gentleman in the birtf
column, as a new arrival, so to speak,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-08-01
ONE BOY WHO BECAME A MIL
LIONAIRE BEFORE HE WAS
TWENTV-ONF

The arch prospector of all times was
Cecil Rhodes. For him it was not
merely going out and putting down
holes in likely places. At seventeen he
had been touched with tuberculosis and
ordered south. Arriving at his broth
er Herbert's cotton plantation in Africa
in the midst of the second diamond ex-
citebent he, with Herbert, was drawn
into the new rush They took a
claim at Colesburg-at thirty shillings
a month rental In few weeks each
leased a full claim, all the law allowed
Cecil Rhodes set himself to get the law
to allow one man to own two claims,
then ten, and then as many as he could
lay hold of So well did Rhodes keep
pace with changing regulations that he
returned to England at nineteen a mil
lionaire.-Franklin Clarkin in August
Everybody's.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-08-01
JEFFERSON DAVIS NAME
Again Brought into the Limelight by
Congressman Hollingsworth.

Washington, July 29,--kferson Da-
Wis name again came into the liclei;ghs
i'll connection with the silver service
presented to the battleship Mississippi,
through the introduction in the House
today of a resolution by Representative
Hollingsworth requesting further in
formation from the Secretary of the
Navy regarding the presentation.
After, telling OF the introduction of
his former resolution and its reference
to a committee and then giving the
"whereases" of the previous resolution,
Mr. Hollingsworth added another para
graph.
The resolution also requests the Sec
rotary of the Navy to inform Congress
whether such a gift was accepted by
anyone, land if so, how, by whom and
on what authority
Is the distinguished gentleman from
Ohio worny? Is he full of prunes?"
He may need some physic.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-08-01
PRESIDENT TAFT'S TOUR
He Will Leave St. Louis on His River
Trip October Twenty-sixth.

Washington, July 2o.-Representatiye
Bartholdt of Missouri today took up
with President Taft some of the details
of his trip down the Mississippi river
from ST Louis to New Orleans. The
President will reach St. Louis from
Houston, Texas, October rs and will
leave there for the four-day trip down
the river ON October 70.
On boat especially assigned to them
there will be the governors of thirty
States On another boat there will be
more than one hundred congressman
and Vice President Sherman On the
way to New Orleans the President will
probably stop at Memphis and Vicks-
burg. If time permits, several other
places may be added to the river tim
erary.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-08-01
LOCAL OPTION Is
WARMLY PRAISED
G. w. Signor of Shreveport Discusses
Liquor Question.

The article following, including the
heading, is from the Houston Cronicle
of recent date:
"Gsorge w Signor of Shreveport, a
well known lurlbernlan and wholesale
manufacturer of creosoted ties, spent
Friday in Houston and visited the Of
fcers of the international and Great
Northern, which road recently made
large purchases from him.
Mr.. Signor was enthusiastic over the
working of prohibition in Shreveport.
Local option went into effect in Shreve-
port in January, and Mr.. Signor says
the mayor, the chief of police and the
citizens generally feel that Shreveport
is more prosperous than ever before in
its history The building vacated by
the saloons have been occupied by other
business; the banks report large IN
creases in deposits, and the merchants
marked accessions IN trade.
According to figures given to Mr.
OlSItOl ny d pOlISC JuuSO III NoAiCNNPOA''
there were in December, the month be-
fore the law went into effect, 372 ar
rests, all except 20 per cent made. for
drunkenness. In January there were
243 arrests, only 20 per cent of which
were DRINKS. In February there were
only II8 arrests, in March less than
100, and in May there were only ~ or
IS cases, with the iails practically
empty. The chief of police has cut the
force in two and says he really has
work for only three Or four officers
according to Mr. Signor-
The city's revenue from the saloon:
alone was $4,000, and when that was
missed there was at first deficit, bat
without raising the tax rate propert.
values an dtax payments have improved
SO n1uch that the deficit is about wiped
out, he says, and the city expenses arS
paid without resorting to liquor tax
Mr.. Signor cited with approval tht
sending out to the county road about
thirty men. some of them prominen
citizens, who attempted to violate thu
law by holding bars open. Since thai
time the law has been enforced, witt
but few attempts to violate it,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-08-01
A CURE FOR CLARION.

Gueydan News: E T. King of Iberia
parish gives the following simple rem
edy for charbon:
Flowers of sulphur, mixed with
lard oil or compound lard, with lit
tie fish or alligator oil. Add to this a
little pine tar to give it consistency,
and to prevent too rapid evaporation.
Apply this by rubbing well on that por-
ton of the animal where the fly OF
mosquitoes are most troublesome. The
fumes of the grease drives the flies and
mosquitoes away, and the grease it
self acts as an antidote to the poison
After discovering this remedy and US
ing often, I have never last mule
and have cured the worst cases with
it. Before this had tried every known
remedy without curing a single case.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-08-01
A CORN SALE
Fifteen Thousand Bushels for Septem-
Der Delivery

Alexandria, La, July 2o.-One of the
largest sales of corn ever made in
Rapides parish has just been consum-
mated here. D, K. Cooper, planter
of Bayou Rapides, has contracted with
the firm of Barnett & O'Neil of this city
to deliver to them in September $1,000
bushels of corn at the price of 90 per
bushel, aggregating $4,000. This is prob
ably the first of many sales OF this
character which will take place, as there
has been an increase in the raising of
corn in this section, and its planting
and cultivation will likely be entered
into on an extensive scale in the flu
ture. Heretofore the majority of plant
ers instead of having corn for sale have
been compelled to buy it for their own
consumption.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-08-01
LOONEY PARDONED
Was Sentenced to Five Years in the
Penitentiary.

A special to the Times-Democrat
from Alexandria states that Henry
Looney, young white man from that
parish, who had been serving term in
the penitentiary, had been pardoned
and released from Angola penal farm
Thursday Looney was convicted in
in the district court upon the charge of
having sent a black hand letter to Pres
ident Paul Lisso of the First National
Bank of Alexandria, in which he is al
legged to have demanded the payment of
$4,000 which was to be deposited at 4
certain secluded spot upon certain
night, and in the event the banker failed
to comply with the demand he was ad-
vised that the penalty would be the life
of a member of the family. Looney
was arrested and indicted upon he
charge, and after a trial lasting several
days, during which intense interest was
manifested the accused was found
guilty and sentenced to five years inn
pIlSOlllileIl III Tie peIllleHtldIy ne ndQ
served something over a year of the
sentence imposed upon him. The re-
lease of young Looney is no surprise,
as it had been recommended by the
Board of Pardons several months ago,
and during his visit to the encampment
Governor Sanders conferred with local
citizens in reference to the matter, but
so far as known gave no public express
ion at that time as to his intention.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-08-01
GIVE HIM A LET.

Give him lift Don't kneel in prayer,
Nor moralize with his despair;
The man is down, and his great need
Is ready help-not prayer and creed.
It's time when the wounds are washed
and healed,
That Christly motives be revealed;
But now, whatever the spirit may be,
Mere words are but mockery.
One grain of aid just now is more
To him than tones of sanity lorel
Pray, if you must, in your full heart;
But give him lift-give him start.
The world is full of good advice,
Of prayer, and praise, and preachings
nice;
But the generous souls who aid man
kind
Are scarce as gold and hard to find.
Give like Christian-speak in deeds,
A noble life's the best of creeds;
And he shall wear a royal crown
Who gives EN- lift when they ar
down.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-08-01
HERO OF CIVIL WAR DEAD.

Gadsden, Ala, July 2o.-John H.
Wisdom, whose famous ride from Gads-
den to Rome, CIR, during the Civil War
saved Rome from destruction by Fed
eral raiders under General Straight,
died Thursday at Ho1k's Bluff, Ala.
He was 70 years old and had been i'll
for two months. Citizens of Rome pre-
sented him with a silver service for
having the city. Wisdom won fame in
1866 by an all night ride from Gads-
den to Rome, a distance of sixty-seven
miles. which resulted in the capture by
Confederate cavalry, under the leader
ship of General Forrest, of General
Straight and saving the stores at Rome,