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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-11-23

ure. The ordinance went into effect
today. The chief further states that
If any civilian seeks a complaint
against any one violating the ordi-
nance he will have every opportunity
to prosecute the law-breaker in the
police courts.
Body to Be Cremated
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret
Elizabeth Bemis, who died Saturday at
her residence, S45 South Olive street,
will be held at the undertaking parlors
of the Dexter-Samson company this
morning at 10 o'clock. The body will
be cremated at the Los Angeles Gre
matory.
Pleads Guilty; Fined SIS
j. f. Kinley, young man who was
arrested for disturbing the peace on
South Hill street Sunday, pleaded
guilty in Police Judge Chambers court
yesterday and was fined $15 or the al
tentative of fifteen days in the city
Jail. Fred Presta, who was arrested
with Kinley and who is alleged to have
cut the latter as the result of a quar-
rel entered a plea of not guilty to
n similar charge and his trial will be
held November 20.
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MAN CHARGED WITH ABUSE
OF GIRL PLACED ON TRIAL
ALLEGED Victim of Prisoner Occupies
Witness Stand All Day-Defense
viii Be Insanity

B. II. Markham, whose arrest in July
charged with mistreating Ethel Wolfe.
IL years old, caused a great deal OF
excitement, occurring as it did shortly
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-11-23
THE CITY

Strangers are invited to visit the exhibits Of
California products at the Chamber OF Com
mercs building, on Broadway. between First
and Second streets. where free Information will
be given On all subjects pertaining to this sec
Ton.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-11-23

The Herald will pay $40 in cash TO any one
furnishing evidence that will lead to the arrest
ana conviction OF any person caught stealing
copies Of The Herald from the premises OF our
patrons.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-11-23

Membership in the Los Angeles Realty Board
IL a virtual guarantee OF reliability Provision
Is made for arbitration OF any differences be-
tween members and their clients Accurate In
formation on realty matters II obtainable from
them Valuations by a competent committee.
Directory OF members free at the office OF
Herbert Burdett. secretary. 525 Security bldg.
Phone broadway 1896
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-11-23

The Legal Aid society. at 2s2 N. Main. lie
y charitable organization maintained for the
purpose Of aiding In legal matters those unable
10 employ counsel The society needs financial
assistance and seeks information regarding
worthy cases. Phone Home F5203; Main 1856,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-11-23

The Herald. like every other newspaper, Is
misrepresented at tim's particularly in cases
involving hotels. theaters, etc. The public. will
please take notice that every represent ative Of
this paper is equipped with the proper creden-
hais, and more particularly equipped with
money with which to pay his bills
THE HERALD
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-11-23

ertson and others are planning a foot
race Thanksgiving day from to 9
o'clock a. m. on the Sixth street bridge
in Hollenbeck park. The racers will
be about so years old. They are prac-
ticing with youthful vigor for the
event
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-05
larceny. 1t is alleged the men entered a
number of houses In Mount Pleasant and
burglarized them.

larceny. 1t is alleged the men entered a
number of houses In Mount Pleasant and
burglarized them.
Other Indictments.
Other indictments returned include the
following:
Harrison Saunders. housebreaking;
Charles A. Sarber, false prctenses; Charles
r. Davis. embezzlement and larceny;
Fred e. Pierce; false pretenses and for
gerry: David Sterling. assault to rape;
breaking and larceny; Russell Hanson,
ceny; George Pappas, assault with dan
gerous weapon: Robert Brown, larceny
from United States; William Johnson,
depreciation on private property; Thorn
as Nixon, larceny; Joseph Lee and
Frank Johnson, violating sections 5457
and 545S, Revised Statutes of the
United States: Charles Robinson seduc-
ton; James Adams and George Ford
housebreaking and depreciation on pri-
vate property: Lemuel Jackson and John
Montgomery, depreciation on private prop
erty; Eugene o. Askins, Wesley Osborne,
alias Dick Osser. and Samuel Osborne,
housebreaking and larceny; Howard a.
Carter, larceny: William F. Kelly, em-
bezzlement; Raymond L. Corbin, rob-
berry.
The grand jury before completing its
labors ignored a charge of seduction
brought against Robert Evans. The ju-
rors were discharged finally. a new
grand jury will be sworn within the next
two or three days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-05
THE RETORT COURTEOUS.
TRIAL OF HASKELL BEGUN
GOVERNOR AND SIX OTHERS
APPEAR IN COURT.
Motion to Quash Indictments in
Land Cases Argued in Okla
homa Circuit Court.

TULSA. Okla, April 5.-Gov. C. n Has
kell and six other prominent Oklahomans
under Indictment for alleged fraud in the
Muscogee town lot cases, appeared in the
United States circuit court today for
trial before Judge John A. Marshall of
Utah. special judge assigned to try the
cases.
The program called first for disposition
of the motion to quash filed at Muscogee
March Il by the defendants. and in which
allegations were made. The
motion charged misconduct upon the part
of the special assistant attorney general.
Sylvester Rush of Omaha, who conducted
the grand jury Investigations at Musco-
gee in February that resulted in the in
dictments being returned. It was alleged
that government secert service operatives
gave hearsay testimony before the grand
jury, that important testimony was sup
jury's request for certain testimony; that
witnesses were coerced and held In SUBJ
lection, and that Attorney Rush told the
Jury that indictments had been returned
for the reason the government wanted it
done.
Attorney Rush in an interview recently,
denied the truth of the defendants allie
cations and he was on hand in court to-
day to represent the government and to
deny these charges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-05
STRICKEN IN MIDST OF SPEECH
W. A. POINTER, EX-GOVERNOR
OF NEBRASKA, DEAD.
Was Advocating Daylight Saloon
Bill When Seized by Apoplexy.
Tragic Turn to Contest.

LINCOLN. Neb.. April w. 4. Poyn-
ter. former governor of Nebraska, while
making a speech in the Office of Gov.
Shallenberger at the hearing of the day
light saloon bill today. was stricken by
apoplexy and died within few minutes.
Mr.. Poynter had scarcely finished a
sentence of his speech in favor of the
bill when he was stricken. The physi
clans were unable TO induce even the
faintest respiration.
Immediately after ii was known that
Mr.. Poynter was dead. Gov. Shallenberger
said there would be no further public
hearings on the bill today. Later the
governor said he would not take action
on the measure until he had considered
carefully all it's features.
The daylight saloon bill was passed in
the closing hours of the senate session.
Its passage was a surprise to every one.
The sudden death of former Gov. Poyn-
ter. one of its most prominent advocates
gave tragic turn TO the contest that
friends and opponents of the bill had pre-
pared to wage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-05
NICARAGUA TO ADJUST CLAIM
AUTHORIZES MINISTER TO EF.
Feet COMPROMISE.
Failing Settlement by This Means
Emery Case to Be Submitted
to Arbitration.

TOdays developments open an excellent
prospect for settlement of the dispute
with Nicaragua growing out of the En-
cry timber cutting concession without re-
sort to force
A special commissioner will start i'm
mediatey from Nicaragua with state
document which conferS authority for
Minister Espnosa to settle on a basis of
a compromse-faiing in which the case
is to he arbtrated. The news is gratify-
ing to the State Department.
TIL; Emery claim is IL legacy of the last
administration. The prospects of its set
tlement are satisfactory to the United
States government, which for the last two
years or more has been pressing for the
adjustment of the claim of the company.
Various questions have arisen which have
operated to defer the disposition of the
case.
About the middle of March Secretar.
Knox sent to President Zelaya a demand
for some arrangement for settlement
That was regarded as an intimation that
IL Nicaragua failed to come to terms the
matter would be referred TO Congress for
such action as it might deem advisable
This was met by a counter proposition by
Nicaragua, but no action Wa3 taken upon
that.
About week go Nicaragua asked for
"a statement showing the amount of
damages asked for by the company. This
information was transmitted to President
Zelaya, who has had the matter under
consideration. with the result that word
came from hin! !ndicatine h's intention
to reach an understanding whereby the
claim may be adjusted either by compro-
mise or by arbitration, the Nicaraguan
government in the latter case to be given
the privilege of presenting any standoff
claims to those advanced by the Emery
company
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-05
ATTORNEY FOUND DEAD.
Evidences of Struggle Mark Tragedy
in McRae, GA.

McRAE. Ga, April 5.-Pope S. Hill. a
prominent attorney of Macon, Ca. was
found dead in law Office here today
with a revolver in his right hand. 1t
was said he had received a threatening
note and induced a hardware man to
open his store and sell him a revolver
He was shot through the right eye and
there were evidences of "a struggle.
One chamber of his gun contains a dis
charged cartridges, but there are no pow
der burns his face. The Dodge land
case for the trial of which Hill was in
McRae, Is one of the most famous in the
state, and three persons connected with
it have met tragic and mysterious deaths
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-05
LITTLE HOPE FOR HITCHCOCK.
Former Secretary Of Interior Is in
Critical Condition.

Ethan Allen Hitchcock OF ST. Louis,
former Secretary of the Interior, is criti-
calIy i'll at the home Of his son-in-law
Commander William S. Sims 1923 18th
stree northwest.
Pin. lans entertain little hope of re-
cuvcrS.
Mr.. Hitchcock is suffering from kidney
and heart trouble and has been in seri-
Gus condition for six weeks. Two weeks
ago he came to Washington for treat
ment
1t was stated this afternoon that there
had been no perceptible change in his
condition since last night, when it be-
came such as to alarm the members of
his family
Mr.. Hitchcock is seventy-three years
old. His present illness began with
severe cold which he contracted in St.
Louis about six weeks ago. He is con-
stantly attended by his daughter, Mrs.
Sims. and by two physicians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-05
RAZoRs AT CHURCH ELECTION.
Lively Time in Row Over Possession
of New Orleans Pulpit.

NEW ORLEANS. April 5-After fac
tional row in which several hundred per-
sons figured more or less strenuously. the
pastorate of the Plymouth Rock Baptist
Church will be officially filled today by
order OF Judge w. g. Somerville OF the
civil district court. The pastorate of the
church. one of the Oldest negro places of
worship in the south. was recently left
vacant by the death of the Rev. Dave
Young There were two aspirants for the
place-the Rev. Thomas Henry and the
Rev. James Reese. The Rev. Henry de-
claring that possession was nine-tenths of
the law. forthwith took charge of the pull
pit. The followers of the Rev. Reese then
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-05
ANNUAL EGG ROLLING.
Children to Possess Presidents
Grounds for Four Hours Monday.

The children of the District will have
their usual Easter pastimes in the Presi-
dents grounds next Monday. President
Taft today instructed Sol. Cosby, the
engineer officer in charge of public build
ings and grounds, TO make the necessary
arrangements.
The inciosed grounds Immediately south
of the White House will he turned over
to the children next Monday between the
hours of am. and l pm. Only children
will be allowed In the grounds during
those hours. except that small children
may be accompanied by their guardians
Adults unaccompanied by children will
not be admitted within the gates under
any circumstances. Policemen will be
present to enforce this rule.
In the afternoon the Marine Band will
give a concert from :,:.U To 90 o'clock
on the north side of the eIlipse i'm the
White Lot This concert is for the pub
lie generally without regard to age
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-05
HEARST AGENTS ROBBED.
Grips Containing Dispositions in Libel
Case Stolen.

TOLEDO. Ohio. April 5.-The Toledo
police today took hand in the Gov.
Haskell-W. r. Hearst libel case, when
they began search for papers valuable
to Hearst. which were stolen yesterday
in the depot at Hastings, Mich.
For several days Scott McReynolds of
Chicago and E A. Freshman of New
York. representing Hearst, and o. T.
Smith of Guthrie, Okla. repres enting
Gov. Haskell, have been in Toledo taking
depostions. Yesterday McReynolds and
Freshman went to Hastings, and while
in the station at that place their grips,
which contained all papers in the suit,
were stolen. The matter was reported
to the Toledo police. McReynolds and
Freshman have gone to Chicago
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-05
ROGERS AT ROANOKE.
Financier Will Be Honored Guest at
Banquet TONIGHT

ROANOk +. Va. April III. n. Rogers,
the financier and railroad magnate ar
rived here today d special train over
the new Nirginian railway, which he
built to tap the rich coal fields of West
Virginia and to provide an outlet for the
product on tine seabuard at Norfolk. Ac-
companying him from Norfolk, where he
has been attending the celebration at
tendant upon the formal opening of the
road, were Mark Twain and many of
his New York guests.
Mr.. Rogers is on an inspection tour
of the line. He Will be rendered a ban
uuet by the business men OF Roanoke To-
night. after which he will continue his
tour TO the coal fields.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-05
LYNCHING IN FLORIDA.
Negro Suffers for Stabbing a Police
man to Death

PENSACOLA. Fla. April ..-Dave AL
exander. a negro. was lynched here at 4
M TODAY for the murder Of Policeman
Canton, whom the negro stabbed To death
early Sunday morning while resisting ar
rest.
Willie the police station was compara-
lively deserted crowd of twenty-five
men. AT the point Of revolvers, took the
black from his cell and hanged him from
an electric light pole half a block from
the Jail. A. the body swaNed in the air
forty bullets were fired into IL by the
mob.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-05
CHILDREN ESCAPE INJURY.
Thrown From Second-Story by
Probably Demented Mother.

JOHNSTOWN. Pa. April 5.-Mrs. Will
liam Roberts. thirty years old, TODAY Y
threw her four children, one after an
other. out of the second story window
and then jumped out herself. Although
ranging in age from four months to six
years. not one OF the children was seri-
ously hurt. while the mother sustained
internal injuries of probable fatal
nature She is thought TO be demented
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-05
WIRELESS FROM CRUISERS.
Message From Scout Ships Reports
All Well.

NEWPORT. r. l.. April 5.-The scout
cruisers Chester. Salem and Birmingham
now at sea on a 2.OG0-nile coal and water
consumption test at 2o-knot speed were
heard from today when the following
wireless message was received here from
the Chester, dated April 4, S pm:
I'm latitude 30 10 north longitude 71I9
west. Weather now fine. Has been very
rough strong winds: all we'll. viii steam
back to Newport at l pm. tomorrow"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-05

got out an injunction prohibiting the
Rev. Henry from even entering the
church.
The court finally ordered an election.
and 1t was not until yesterday that all the
ballots were counted, showing a narrow
majority of eleven for the Rev. Henry out
of several hundred votes
police detail was stationed at the
church during the election and many ra-
zOrs were confiscated as contra band.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-05
Lawyer Ormsby indicted.

George F. Ormsby, member of the
local bar, was indicted for libel He is
charged with preparing and publishing a
statement containing alleged malicious
charges against another lawyer. Ormsby
was indicted some time ago for the alleg
ed abduction OF his three-year-old child.
which he took to Boston, where he was
taken into custody. This charge was nolle
pressed.
Richard Osborne. said to be "A New York
crook, was indicted for the larceny of Il
$i.HD diamond ring from r. Warren
Johnson. local pawnbroker. osborne
is said TO have been examining the ring
az for purchase. When the store
keepers back was turned. ii is charged,
he made away with. the ring He was
appre hended i'm New York
Henry johnson and Clarence 6. Kelley,
gathered In by the police as confederates
OF Osborne. arc also indicted with him on
several charges of housebreaking and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-05
To Join Chicago University Faculty

SYRACUSE, N. ". April Earl r.
Sperry. Ph.D.. assistant professor of t.u
ropean history at Syracuse University,
announced today that he will join the fac
uty of the University of Chicago in Sep
tember. Prof Sperry was graduated from
Syracuse University in 1898.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-05
Secretary Dickinson in New York.

Secretary Dickinson is New York
city today to attend meetings of the Pan
anna Railroad Company and the Prison
Ship Martyrs Association. He will return
to this city tomorrow morning.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-09
SEWING IN THE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The teaching of sewing in our city
schools is a movement along the line
of progress and in close touch with
the best educational thought of to-
day. Our board of education intends
10 have our schools up to the highest
standard of the educational systems
of the east Industrial education. is
every year becoming more prominent.
While the, intellectual and.the purely
culture side of training is not to be
neglected, more and more work. of a
practical, nat rre is being Introduced
in all the leading schools. -
1t was decided by the board of
education that the material to be used
In the sewing classes shall be rfur-
nished by the pupils. as is customary
in most cities. In the work in sew
ing in many schools the girls often
bring material for articles of clothing
and learn TO do the work under the
teacher of sewing. In this way the
girls knowledge and skill is steadily
improved and the l'ome receives the
benefit of the work. ...- a..
While later ON some more difficult
sewing may be taught, at. present the
attention will be given to the prin-
ciples of plain sewing. such as every
EifI -netus 10 ltdTIls anu pTaCtaCes IN
her home life. II is hoped that later
on full course in domestic economy.
including cooking and the prepaIa-
tion of the principal foods and the
keeping of accounts, the buying of
provisions and the management of a
household will be introduced into our
city schools. "a. rr ra ss- -
A person travelling through the
east and visiting the leading iuafiti,s
tions of learning and talking with
prominent people is impressed with
the fact that education today eme
braces the three RS and the. other
things usually included under that
head, and that IL also embraces kim
dergarten work. manual training,
domestic science. music, penmanship.
drawing and complete course in
physical culturelf We hope to have
all OF these good things in due time.
j. HENRY ALLEN.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-09
v. ]. M0YER
CELEBRATES

During the visit of w. ]. Moyer of
the Fair store to his old home in
eastern Pennsylvania. he reached the
50th milestone in his life. To prop
erly celebrate the event. his old
friends and neighbors at his home
at Lyons. Pa. one of the most pros
porous sections in the whole country,
arranged surprise upon him. which
was attended by more than a hun
dred relatives and friends,
The event was one that Mr.. Moyer
has written about to his friends and
associates in this city, which he will
never forget. as it was so totally un-
expected and he was taken complete
ly by surprise.
Mr.. Meyers parents are both liv-
ing and he has spent very enjoya-
bic month, combining business and
pleasure. he having been making his
annual fall purchases in the markets
of New York, Boston. Chicago and
Philadelphia
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-09
WALLACE SELLS.
tbljS|NESSbL0Ck

-
s@,An Interesting Main street realty
deal was made this morning. which.
though the consideration is withheld
is known to iembrace a sum of five
figures. Frank !. Lee bought the
property for his father, W. II. Lee,
and the transfer was made direct,
being the W. S. Wallace building on
the north side of Main street between
Fifth and Sixth.
The building was at one time a
warehouse and later the offices of
MIR. Wallace and other real estate
men and office of the Grand Valley
Irrigation coIipany,and is one of the
best locations in the city. The build
ing. will be remodeled and new front
is to be included in the improve
ments. The Improvements will not
be so extensive as to add other stories
or. 10 enlarge the floor space. The
deal was one of the largest which
has been recorded for many months.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-09
.GAIhS- I'M PEACH
I QUEEk4BDtTtSF

- -,f. y a. r,
The vote. in The paseTqih,a' e son.
test has been light-for Ase sasr-teh
days. as the people interested. in the
selection of a peach dues& hate bees
saving their votes for the last day.
The count today shows an incfease
fof 107 for Miss Blanche Kroft. and
noticeable. increase for4Miss Bessie
Harris of Pear Park
On Saturday it is expected that
the voting VIII be extremely heavy,
as the contest closes that night
1t is hard to pick the winner from
the count as ii nowzsta fids. as II is
rumored. that some. new names may
he sprung at the last moment Palf-
sade has promised Il slut -.up the
town and move every citizen down to
Grand Junction on Peach day If they
are fortunate enough. to win the
peach queen.
The vote today as it now stands
Is as follows:
Miss Agnes Swisher. Palisade, 634
Miss Stella Frank, Grand juno
tion ..................... 473
Miss Blanche Kroft. Grand
junction ....... ESQ
Miss Bessie Harris, Pear Park. 161
Miss Mabel Harrison. Clifton. 1872
Miss Mabel Jitts. Collbran 49,. 1855
Miss Stella Cave. Clifton ..... 109
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-09

School has opened and of course
you are looking for the best school
shoe that money will buy for that
Boy, that Girl. Mcconnell & Lowe
have them. They have made a spe-
cialty of school shoes for this season.
Mr.. Lowe spent two months visiting
eastern factories and selecting the
very best shoes that money could
buy. They now have them, better
in value. stronger in quality. more
attractive in style than ever before.
Solid oak leather soles, good weight
and substantial uppers,-they are
built to wear. A beautiful school
outfit worth 25c given with every
pair OF school shoes. Mcconnell &
Lowe, the Shoe Men.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-09
The Care of Children's Ewes

has been made a study lately In the
public schools. Impaired vision often
results from study or delicate health.
aud should be attended to in time.
1t Is the duty of their. parents to have
the eyes OF their children tested, and,
when needed, to have them properly
fitted by an expert .optometrist, with
gl@sses which will strengthen the eyes
and remove the straip, Ny patients
testify that am an expert. call and
consult me about eyes.
CHAS. GASHO, Oph. d.
- 21-22 Reed Bldg.