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Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-20
CHEMIST Is BRUTALLY
MURDERED IN SHOP
ASSISTANT NARROWLY ESCAPED
WITH LIFE
Partisan Police Puzzled by Another in
Series of lnexpIlcabIe Crimes
That Are Peculiar to the
French Capital

PARIS, Sept. 19.-One of those an
parently inexplicable crimes which
seem peculiar to Paris occurred at Bois
CoIombes the other morning when a
chemist was most mysteriously muir
dered and his assistant narrowly es-
capped with his life.
The chemist was seen at z O'Clock to
open the side door of his shop and go
next door to news agent He
purchased paper, took in the milk and
went back into the shop. Soon after
ward the chemists assistant. named
GustaVe, arrived and cleaned out and
opened the shop.
Then, about o'clock, a customer
came and was surprised to find nobody
IN the shop. He went away again.
Many others came and there was no
one to serve them. Finally a neighbor
summoned the police.
Going down to the cellar the police
heard gasping sounds and found Gus
tave lying on his side choking. Near
by lay the dead body of the chemist
on its back, with the knees drawn UP.
The body was cold.
Gustave was raised and another
chemist called A black froth came
from the injured mans lips. The
chemist opened the mans mouth and
discovered, crammed far back into the
throat, something black He extracted
1t and found it was a mans black
glove, covered with mud and earth.
Called by Master
When Gustave had partly recovered
he said: "After had finished clean
ing the shop 1 went into the yard.
Through a grating in the wall which
admits air to the cellar I heard my
employers voice calling me in a dis
tressful sort of way. I struck match
and went down the cellar stairs. 1
saw my master lying on the floor, look
ing imploringly at me, and was about
to turn to go up and fetch some brandy
when a black shadow fitted by me and
I received a violent blow on the back
of the head which stunned me. I re-
member no more"
Robbery does not appear to have
been the object of the murder, for the
chemists purse was found lying be-
side him, having apparently fallen out
of his pocket in struggle. A safe
upstairs had not been tampered with
and nothing had been taken away. The
chemists wife and four children were
away in the country.
Death appears to have been caused
by strangulation, for there were thumb
marks on the dead mans throat.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-20
Train Consists Of 1e Cars

SAN BBRNARDINO, Sept. 19.-The
longest passenger train ever to be
brought through Cajon pass reached
this city this morning on the Santa
Fe bearing hundreds of colonists from
the middle west who took immediate
advantage of the low rate in effect
September Is. The train consisted of
sixteen cars and in the largest which
has ever been attempted to be run
over the heavy mountain grade. The
other overland on the Santa Fe was
run in two sections.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-20
orloIe Steals Thread

Mrs John Holcomb of Douglas was
sewing on her machine few days ago
and had Just threaded the needle from
a new spool when she was called from
the house.
Upon returning she found the thread
all gone, says the Omaha Bee, and for
the life of her could not tell what had
become of it. A little later, in the yard,
she found the strand reaching up into
the trees, where an oriole was weaving
it into it's nest.
The bird had flown into the window,
unthreaded the machine, unwound the
200 wards of thread and used it all in its
nest weaving.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-20
HUSBAND ASKS DIVORCE;
WIFE COMMITS SUICIDE
Woman Drinks carbolic Acid After
Her Spouse Refuses to Taks
Her Back

COTTON, Sept. 19.-Mrs. H. E.
Pritchett committed suicide this morn
ing at the family home here by drink
ing carbolic acid. Her husband had
filed suit for divorce. She returned
last night to plead with him to take
her back, but unsuccessfully, and took
the poison after he had gone to his
work at the Globe mills this morn
ing. Death resulted in a short time.
ir spite of medical help summoned at
once by her grown son.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-20
A Bad Memory

Harvey Worthington Loomis once
went abroad to study music
He was a young man, and when, aft
er two weeks voyage, he landed in
France, he was very homesick. He
stood it for two days and then booked
his passage on the same ship and re-
turned to America.
When he rang the bell at his home in
Brooklyn, his sister opened the door.
"Why, Harvey!" she exclaimed,
what is the matter?"
"Oh," he replied innocently. "I for
got my toothbrush. success Maya
zine
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-20
To Hold Housewarmlnu

PASADENA, Sept. 19.-Patrons of
the new Thomas Jefferson school on
East Villa street will hold a "house-
warming in the building the last of
this week, or as soon as the city places
electric lights in the building and a
piano can be installed. Through the
Northeast Improvement association
the patrons are taking great interest in
the school and are raising a fund OF
$1,000 to make the school grounds the
best on the Pacific coast. Plans and
specih, cations for this work win be
presented at the house warming.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-20
Want Forfeiture Of Lease

SAN BERNARDINO, Sept. 19.-An-
other suit has been added to the much
litigated Seal of Gold Mining company
at Dale, that corporation end r. c.
Davis commencing. action against H.
B. Slater for the forfeiture Of the lease
which he holds on the mining prop
erty and for damages in the sum of
$5000
This is said to be but the addition Of
another chapter in the bitter fight
which H. A. Landwehr is waging
with number of Riverside stock
holders, who he alleges are endeavor-
ing to oust him from the company.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-20
MEETING POSTPONED

PASADENA, Sept. 19.-Because OF
the lack of definite information as to
the time of the presidents arrival in
Pasadena October IL, and the length Of
time he will stay here, the meeting of
the entertainment committee, which
was called by DR.. John Willis Baer for
Saturday evening at the board Of trade
rooms, has been postponed until the
first of this week
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-20
RAILROAD COMPANY TO BUILD
MODERN CURB AND SIDEWALK

SAN BERNARDINO, Sept. 1s.-su-
perintendent W. H. Averill of the
So-thern Pacific company will be in
this city Monday to confer with the
city council in regard to the character
of the curb and sidewalk which the
railroad is to build on their f street
frontage in this city, including prac-
tically the entire side Of the block.
The railroad desires to put in COM
mercial curbing on account of the load
ing and unloading tracks being located
on the ground facing street. 1t is
probable the city will agree to the in
cline curb in that a continuous drive
way Is needed at this point.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-20
Bio Generator Arrives

PASADENA, Sept. 19.-Word has
been received that the big new gener-
ator for the municipal lighting station
has arrived in Los Angeles and it is
expected here tomorrow morning.
Erecting engineers of the C. c. Moore
company and workmen will begin at
once with the installation, and expect
to have it completed so that the added
service can be started the middle Of
next month.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-20
SYSTEM OF ILLUMINATION
TOBE EXTENDED GREATLY
More Lights TO Be Placed on Pier
and on Ocean and American
Avenues

LONG BEACH, Sept. 19.-It is ex-
pected the city will be authorized 10
extend the illumination along Ocean
avenue at least two miles further and
add more lights to the pier and Ameri-
can avenue. This program will give the
city further material for the future
advertising that the realty board in
tends carrying out.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-20
LONG BEACH
Circulation Dept. No. Pine street,
Home phone zee.
Correspondent, Sunset phone Main oOe.
BELMONT HEIGHTS PUPILS
TO ATTEND CITY SCHOOLS
Understanding Reached at Conference
Between Boards of Trustees
of Two Places

LONG BEACH, Sept 19-At a con-
ference yesterday between the Belmont
Heights board of trustees and the trus-
tees of Long Beach it was decided TO
permit all scholars to attend the schools
here in the city, and all other pupils
who get permission from the board,
which must be applied for by their
parents.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-20
Church Dedication Postponed

SAN BERNARDINO, Sept 19.-
Owing to the non-arrival of the pews
of the new Presbyterian church,
which is the most luxurious in the
city the dedication of that edifice
has been now deferred until in No
vember. The building has been en-
tirely completed with the exception
of the installation of the pews.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-20
Larqe Crowd at Redondo

REDONDO BEACH, Sept. ia
large crowd visited the beach today,
finding relief from the heat in the cool
ing sea breeze which swept in from
the ocean during the forenoon and
afternoon. The bath house was again
the center of attraction, the turnstiles
recording more than 1900 admissions.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-20
Free Tuition Expensive

SAN BERNARDINO, Sept ia
total of 10,43643 will be required from
towns outside the high school districts
in the county to meet the expenses of
free tuition at the high schools of pu-
pills residing outside the district. These
are the figures prepared by County Su-
perintendent A. S. McPherron.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-20
To Be Taken North

PASADENA, Sept. 19.-Chief of Po-
lice Favour received today a telephone
message from Los Angeles stating an
officer had arrived from Seattle for
A. D. Stonaker and will take him north
tomorrow. Stonaker was arrested last
Sunday after an exciting race between
an electric car an an automobile car
rying Officers Belts and Peck. He is
wanted on a grand larceny charge.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-20

n NE of the surprises of the Union
Pacific election following the
" death of Edward H Hartman
was the placing of William Rookie
TELLER on the executive committee.
Jacob H. Schiffs election to this board
also was something of a surprise. The
Union Pacific'c executive committee is
composed of r. S. Lovett, William
Rockefeller, Jacob H. Schiff, Marvin
Hughitt, Frank Vanderlip and Henry
G Frick.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-20

Prominent actors and musicians in Berlin
have been engaged for the shadow theater'
which will coon be opened in that city. It
will be conducted, according to the prospectus
that has been printed. as the schattenspiel-
theater in Munich and similar place OF
Amusement in Paris.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-20
PASADENA

Circulation Dept-Home 26sS; Sunset 274o
Correspondent-Day Home, Ex. 4; Sunset
154 Night. Home 2ss1: Sunset Main 1105.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-20

It's as easy to secure bargain in a used
automobile, through want advertising, as It
used to be-and still is-to secure a horse
and carriage.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-20

Don't simply allow II to die-that plan OF
yours. Find little capital through advertis-
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-11-13

Two men eot on the train at
Sites, their destination being
Spokane. One Of the men had
his ticket protruding from his
vest pocket and as he gazed in-
tently al q pretty woman that
bad just entered the car, his
companion deity hlched the
ticket from his pocket. II
wasn't long until the loss of the
ticket was discovered.
What ID tle world viii 4 DOR"
were tlo words of alarm ~
ean't afford W pay another fare
a0Q 10y ticket y gopo'
'Oh, Wei ~ thai all right f."
replied bls COMPANION feassuf-
ingly 'Jusi gei undW the scat
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auetor abortion attracted Until
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exceedingly snail Jlle eon
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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-11-13
Personal
and
Otherwise
Locol Mention

Dill pickles at Lapp & Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Bell left
Saturday for Dixie.
We are headquarters for every
thing good TO eat. o. G. Lapp
Co.
DR.. w. +. McMahan made a
professional visit in Orogrande
last Saturday.
WANTED-A few beef cattle.
Apply at once 10 James H. Col
grove, Or0grands.
Deputy Mineral Surveyor r.
McGregOr returned Saturday
from a professional visit IN the
Dixie district.
An experienced man IN dry
goods from Spokane viii arriyf
soon 70 accept employment ia
tbe local store Of The o. q. lap
Co, I'D.
One u The Northern Paciiis
engineers says FAX City Is q bet.
tef business town Than Stiles %
KOoskia. either one. NOndcr 4
a. just found Il out We sup
posed AL tle clerks ID the sf
Pau Office kneW that
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-11-13
MUCH FREIGHT
is COMING IN

The road to Sites is badly cut
up now because Of the great
loads of freight that are being
hauled over it. The past few
weeks have been a record-break-
ing period in the amount Of
freight hauled, and there is now
a great amount Of machinery at
Sites waiting for teams.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-11-13
The o. c. LAPP COMPANY, Ltd.

R. F. Romero left Tuesday for
Sites with a load of freight.
We have a keg of fresh dill
pickles. The o. c. Lapp Co.,
Ltd:
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Irions, who
came here last spring from Colo
RADIO, left Tuesday for Pocatello.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-11-13

Surveyor w. c. McNutt is at
work in the Orogrande district.
We have a small quantity Of
wheat. Call at o. c. Lapp Co.
The mail from Sites Wednes-
day did not arrive until 6 p. m.
Mrs. Lila Shenk returned
Thursday Of last week from
Dixie.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Kingsley
left Tuesday for Kamiah where
they will spend the winter
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bye have
been la Spokane the past ten
days, but are expected home to-
day.
X. W. Brownell left Tuesday
for bis old home Ia New York
where be will remain during the
winter
I'd Ceist has accepted employ
ment al the South Fork nine,
AND Mas ceist Vill board while
be ls away
vii serve sb0r orders al the
Buster note between o.. ~, and
100 D. n. Also serve meals "a
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-15
First State Road,

RITZV1LLE, April Estate High
Commissioner J. WI Snow, of Spokane.
and the county commissioners made a
tour over the county between here and
Lind last week for the purpose Of de-
Gliding where the first state road work
should be done in this county.
They agreed upon the proposition to
begin work on each end Of the main
road from here to Lind, and work un
til they met, if the funds hold out.
AT first it was thought that a ma
cadamized road would be constructed
but Mr. Snow gave the experience OF
the officials of Walla Wala in building
such road, and called attention t.
the expensive sprinkling of the roaC
which was necessary through the sum
mer in this dry climate, and it wa:
decided if rates can be secured on OF
to make an oil road.
There are several thousand dollar.
available for road work of this ma.
ture in this county.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-15

and leave for Spokane this evening on
the Northern Pacific. Unfavorable
weather here has resulted in dearth
of field work, but. the Aberdeen players
| in this respect are not handicapped
more than other clubs of the west side.
Manager Clarence Rowland and the
team are loud in their praise Of their
treatment at the Y. M. C. A. where
| the team took their baths and meals.
Mr.. Rowland said: Il can't say too
much for the boys at the Y. M. C. A..
from the ,janitor to Mr., Apologize and
Mr.. Carey. and 1 can speak for every
member Of the team as we'll as my
self when I make this statement.
hope I will meet some of the boys dur
Ing the season. If I do will recipro-
cate for the many kindnesses shown
| as while here. We had everything we
wanted-baths, hot and cold water
showers, the privilege of the plunge
and individual lockers We were
treated as though we were members
| II the association
| The Black cats will go to Spokane
with six pitchers three partially in
| the hospital on account of bad weather
| here, and three in good condition. VIII
der. Califf and Starkell are still COM
planning of Charley horse" Cars
ankle is still sore, while Campbell and
Streib are on the improve. AS was
announced in the Union few days
ago, Dewer will be the utility man.
| He is capable of either the out or in
eield.
The team will have a light work
out at Natatorium park in Spokane on
| Friday Today the squad will take
about three hours work in the middle
| of the day The boys will open up
with Browns Indians Saturday in gray
| uniforms, blue stockings and gray
caps.
Weather permitting nine games will
| be played with Spokane before
change is made. Manager Rowland in
tends to use but four pitchers in this
series. When asked what he thought
| Of the result of the first series, the
manager said, with an even break of
baseball luck we will win the series.
My team is not in the best shape and
will not be until June as it will take
some time before the boys become thor
oughly acclimated. Sewer, Pernoll and
Most are in good condition.
The Aberdeen team will line up in
the following positions Saturday:
Streib, 1b; Moore 2b; Carr, IS;
Herbert 3b; Swain If; Lajeune, CT;
Campbell, IF; O'Brien. C; SEWERS, Per-
| noll, Most, p.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-15
FRANK GOTCH IS
STILL CHAMPION
DEFEATS YUsSIF MAHMoUT II
TWO STRAIGHT FALLS, IN
EASY FASHION,.
Did Not Have to Bring His Famous
Toe Hold into Play to Win From
the Bulgarian.

CHICAGO, April 15.-F'ranlx Gotch is
still champion of the worlds wrestlers
having successfully defended his title
again. Last night he won two straight
falls from Yussif Mahmout, of Bulgaria,
in easy fashion. Eight minutes were
required for the first fall and nine min
utes and ten seconds for the last. Both
falls were made with the crotch and
half-Nelson hold.
The champions victory is all tho
more notable, as he did not use his
famous toe hold in bringing about the
downfall of the powerful foreigner.
Gotch was able to secure almost any
hold he desired, so limited was the
Turks knowledge of the game The
match was fast and exciting. 1t was
; SO short that there was not single
| idle moment during the two falls.
For the first three minutes after
they entered the ring the two men
"bulled it, about the ring, without
either getting a hold. Finally after
three minutes of wrestling, Gotch Sc
cured a hold on Mahmouts left | s
and threw him to the mat. The Ameri-
can champion was after the foreigner
like wild cat and the Bulgarian was
responding to every ounce Of strength
in his magnificent physique, but could
not break the hold. Mahmout bridged
and used every artifice he knew to
forestall the inevitable fall. But
Gotch gradually forced his opponents
shoulder to the mat.
In the second bout, Gotch secured
the same hold that won the first fall
for him, a crotch and half-Nelson.
Mahmout fought desperately to break
the hold, but in vain. Despite the
Turks immense strength and ability
he was pinned to the mat for the final
fall in nine minutes and ten seconds.
DR.. B. F. Roller of Seattle and Mar
tin Julian, Bob Fftzsimmons old
manager, who is now manger of Sieg-
fried, also were present. The pugi-
! lists were not content to turn over the
ring to the wrestlers and "Packey''
Mcfarland, Johnny Coulon, the ban
tam champion, and Battling Nelson,
were introduced
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-15

dent body. Upon the recommendation
of the committee on delinquent schol-
arship it was decided to do away with
the present system, which required the
suspension of any student who failed
to pass in two thirds of his college
studies. The new scheme is worded as
follows: "A student who receives pass
ing grades in less than half the work
for which he is registered during his
first semester, or in less than two
thirds during any subsequent semes-
ter, shall be deemed to have failed IN
his studies. After a first failure, I'M
less unusually serious, a student may
again register in the university, but
shall be placed on probation for one
semester. A second failure shall result
in withdrawal from the university"
Under the old regulations a student
was entitled to two trials, but before
the second trial was granted semester
of enforced absence was required. The
effect of the new ruling is, in all ordl-
nary cases. to do away with this period
of absence from the university. In
athletic affairs, the effect of the new
rule will be of the greatest beneht,
for it will cut in half the time for
which a suspended athlete is prohlo-
tied from taking part in contests. IL IS
understood that the new plan has peen
under consideration for some time by
the university authorities.
Last year, under the old rule, 25z
students were suspended because OF de-
ficiency in their scholarship, or over
Is per cent of the student body were
forced to leave the university campus
for a period Of one semester.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-15

Hal Chase, star first baSeman Oh the
New York Americans, who is i'll with
smallpox.
Chase had been ailing for a week
when he was taken to the hospital in
Augusta, few days ago AS soon as
the physician had completed his ex-
animation of Chase. the latter was
driven to the hospital. His fellow
players have since learned that he was
suffering from smallpox. Manager
Stallings had a letter from the Angus
ia physician saying that Chase was
getting along all right AS soon as the
first baseman was taken from the no.
tel in Augusta to the hospital every
member of the baseball party was
summoned to a room. where all were
vaccinated and other precautions
taken to prevent them from catch
ing or spreading the disease. Sore
arms from vaccination may handicap
the team for awhile. to a certain ex-
tent 1t is not at all probable that
everybody will escape a sore arm. Joe
Ward, the former Altoona shortstop,
will play first base while Chase is out
of the game.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-15
ABERDEEN MANAGER
HAS AN EYE ON mig"
Within ans Clever Third Baseman and
Captain Excites Admiration of tho
Owner Of the Black Cat
Bunch.

Manager Clarence Rowland, of the
Aberdeen BLACK Cats, has his eye on
a number of promising players who
are this season holding down positions
on the Whitman college team.
He is most favorably taken with
Mig Borleske, a Spokane boy who is
holding down third for Whitman.
Borleske's arm is a wonder, and he
gets the ball over to first in a way
that has excited the admiration of the
Aberdeen manager.
Rowland is simply keeping cases or,
the collegians, as BOrleslle is not anx-
ious for baseball this year. He has
one more year of football at Whitman,
mer. After that-weH, it all depends,
but if Rowland hasn't place for hinl
he may get him job some place else
Shubert, the first baseman for Whit
man, has also received praise from
Rowland. Shubert bats well, and
handles himself WE'LL
Rowland doesn't talk much about his
team, but he is drilling the spirit OF
fight" into them. We've got a road
team he, says, land that means tina,
we've got to be prepared to fight ar
home much of the time. and out or
the road the rooters are for the other
team"
RoWlands aggressiveness is commu
| nicating itself to his players, who
should from the commencement of the
season put ginger into every play.