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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-11-02
FEARING INSANITY AGED
MAN LEAPS FROM WINDOW
Insomnia and Failing Mentality
Lead to Suicide of East
36th st. Resident

Because he was troubled with in
somnia and had for years feared he
would go insane, T. D. Harmon, aged
70, father of NJ. e. Harmon of 1881
East Thirty-sixth street, ended his life
by jumping from a second story win
dow at the home of his son, with
whom he had been living, early yester-
day morning. Coroner Hartwell signed
a certificate of suicide, M. e. Harmon
waving an inquest.
The body was found shortly after 6
o'clock yesterday morning by pass
erby, R. p. Crum of 1925 West Thirty
sixth street. He saw it face downward
in the rose garden beneath the window
from which the suicide had plunged.
A physician was summoned, who
said the man had probably been dead
several hours when the body was
found. 1t was removed to the Peck &;
Chase morgue.
According to the members of the
sons family, Harmon had been fail
ing mentally for a long time, a fact
which greatly worried the old man.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-11-02
De RUDI0, EX|LED
N0BLEMAN, DIES
Sickness Ends Adventurous Ca
reer of Italian Soldier
of Fortune
BODY TO BE CREMATED HERE
Count Whose Life Ends in Los
Angeles Once Tried to Kill
French Empress
BODY TO BE CREMATED HERE

Count Charles c. de Rudio, soldier of
fortune under many flags and an exile
from France because of an attempt he
made on the life of the Empress Eu-
genie, died at 7:30 o'clock yesterday
mornig at his home, 1889 New England
street He was Is years old and
native of italy.
Educated for a military career in
Austria, he first saw service as an aide
on the staff of the italian patriot, Carl
baldi, when he was but 20 years old. In
1855 with several others, he entered
into a plot to slay the Empress Euge-
ME. De Rudio hurled q bomb beneath
her carriage, was captured with his
comrades and sentenced to die on the
guillotine.
Queen victoria, prompted by De Ru-
dos young English bride, interceded
for him with the French empress, and
his sentence was committed to life I'M
prisonment at hard labor on one of the
French penal islands. His companions
in the attempted assassination were be-
headed.
De Rudio, with the aid of royalist
friends, escaped and came to America.
He enlisted in the Union army during
the Civil War and was promoted for
gallantry on the field He was an Off
Ger in the Second infantry at the close
of the war when that regiment was
sent into the south to preserve ORDER
De Rudio campaigned against the In
dams in the west and was one of the
few that escaped from the massacre
of Clusters command by Sitting Bull
at the Little Big Horn. He was a
member of the Loyal Legion and hon
orary president of practically every
italian organization in Los Angeles.
The deceased leaves a widow, Mary
Booth de Rudio two sisters living in
Italy, a son, Hercules Augustus of Sig
nal, Ariz., and three daughters, Mrs.
H c. Scott, Mrs. n. B. Vickery and
Mrs S. E. Adair, all of Los Angeles.
There are three grandchildren.
De Rudio was a member of the LIB
eral club, and one of the old soldiers
dying wishes was that he should be
buried without religious ceremony.
Funeral services will take place at
his home Thursday afternoon Crema-
ton will be in the Los Angeles crema-
tory.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-11-02
YOUNG BAKER COMMITS
SUICIDE BY INHALING GAS
Hastens Death by Placing Impro-
viSed Funnel Over Jet

Emil Pierson, % years old, q baker,
committed suicide late yesterday af-
ternoon by inhaling illuminating gas
in his room at the Hotel Portland, 44413
South Spring street. The body was
discovered by Mrs. Johespine Mozet,
the landlady. who detected the odor of
gas and traced the escape to the room
occupied by Pierson. The motive for
the act is not known.
Monday night Pierson asked the
landlady for a piece of string, telling
her that he wished to use it for tying
up his laundry. Instead of using it for
that purpose Pierson tied it around
a piece of cardboard which he had
shaped into a funnel. He placed the
improvised funnel over a gas jet in
the wall, just above the bed, lay down,
placed the cardboard tube in his mouth
and turned on the gas.
The parents of the dead man live in
a small town near Seattle. Mrs. c.
Light, sister of Pierson, lives at 900
Ganahl street.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-11-02
BUILDING PERMITS

Following are the permits issued
since the last publication of the list
and classified according to wards:
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-11-02
PLANS AIR RACES
HERE IN JANUARY
Aero Club of California viii Try
to Bring Leading Aviators
to Los Angeles

At a meeting of the Aero Club of
California last night it was stated
that Los Angeles would have a mid
winter aviation meet rivaling in mag
nitude and prominence of contestants
the meet held at Dominguez field last
January. 1t is purposed to hold the
contemplated meet on the same field'
probably about the middle of January
1911.
The Aero club has been endeavoring
to interest the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' association in backing an
aviation exhibition, and the associa-
ton is to give It's answer after
meeting of the board of directors
scheduled for next week. In event the
answer is unfaVoraple, NJ. c. Tunlson,
manager of the DomingueZ aviation
field. has notified the club that suf-
flcient capital will be raised to carry
out the big contest.
The local air navigators are in hopes
of securing the entry of numerous
world famous aviators and are conf
dent that all the participants in the
recent flights at Belmont park, New
York. will be seen In action here The
Wright brothers may be among the
headliners of the meet, they assert.
The local Japanese association has
asked the club to send representatives
to the celebration planned for the en-
tertainment of the officers and crew
of the Nipponese battleships Asama
and Kasagi at Ascot park, November
25. The club has named Charles F.
walsh and B. F. Roehri~ to make
flights for the amusement of the sail
ors from Japan.
The Aero club will hold an aviation
matinee at the Los Angeles Motor
drome next Sunday afternoon. 1t is
announced that in view of the fact
that the meet of October % did not
come up to the expectations of the
audience, the flights being spoiled by
high winds and unforeseen accidents,
thee prescott who received tickets for
a future meet of the club may re-
deem the tickets at next Sundays ex-
lihifioO
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-11-02
ROSS AND MRS. GREENLEAF
BARRICADED IN HOTEL

Despairing of effecting a reconcilia-
tion between Mrs. Lucy Bradbury
Greenleaf, who left Los Angeles in
company with Robert Ross. Hancock
Banning and Attorney Ward Chapman
left Tia Juana yesterday and returned
to Los Angeles
Mrs. Greenleaf and Ross have literal
ly barricaded themselves in their rooms
in the Decker hotel and refuse to see
any one.
Mrs. Greenleaf issued a statement
her relatives declaring that she
did not love her husband any more
and would not live with him.. She ac-
cuses the actor of having beaten and
cursed her. Ross declares himself sat
isfed with his situation, and in answer
to a query as to whether he would re-
turn to his father in Los Angeles said.
What's the use?"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-11-02
TWO WORKERS INJURED
WHEN STACK COLAPSES

Two employees of the Los Angeles Gas
and Electric corporation were injured
Yesterday afternoon by the collapse of one
Of the large stacks al the Also and Center
street plant. The extent of their injuries
has not been determined. The men were
working beneath the big pipe when it fell
and were struck by falling brick. No state
ment as to the cause of the accident could
be obtained from employees of the company
last night.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-11-02
HOUSEKEEPER SEIZED AND
ROBBED IN DARK OF SIS
Reaches Hospital with Marks of
Thief's Fingers on Throat

Miss Mary Smith, So years old, a
housekeeper living at 305 South Spring
street, reported to the police that at
81 80 o'clock yesterday morning an I'M
known man forced her into a doorway
on Spring street, between Third and
Fourth streets, and after choking her,
demanded her money. Miss Smith
says the robber got SIS.
The woman, without the aid of the
police, reached the receiving hospital
in a serious condition. Finger prints
were found about her throat and there
We're abrasions in the skin caused by
the mans finger nails. After being
treated for her injuries the woman re-
turned to her rooms.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-11-02

La Tortejada, a Spanish premier
danseuse, said to be one of the most
expert OF pantomimists, is due here
shortly. She will give a whole panto-
mime, dancing the various roles her
self alone and making some wonderful
ly quick changes in order to keep up
the action.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-11-02

Daphne Pollard, one of the original
PolIards who came from Australia
with the Li1liputian opera company
heads a musical comedy company Of
her own to appear at the Pantages
next week as the headline attraction
of an all new bill of seven acts. The
turn is a miniature musical comedy in
one act, "a Dolls Shop" which gives
Miss Pollard excellent opportunity for
her well known musical specialties.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-12-16
Ship Ashore; 1oe May Be Lost.

Cordova. Alaska.-The Alaskan
Steamship Company's steamer Olym-
pia, with LOG persons aboard. is
ashore on Sea Island. Prince William
sound. A furious storm is raging. No
word has been received from the wire
less operator on the Olympia since .
q. m. and grave fears are entertained
for the safety of those on the wrecked
vessel. There are 50 passengers
aboard the Olympia. most of whom
boarded the vessel here. Among those
who sailed from here for Valdez and
Seward are United States Distric.
Judge f. E. Cushman and wife and
members of the third District Court.
who are on their way to Valdez. The
crew of the Olympia consists of 81 Of
ficers and men. Captain J. Daniels be-
ing in command.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-12-16
WASHINGTON.

Senator Taylor of Tennessee intro.
duced bill to extend the privosions OF
the national pure food law TO tobacco
in whatever form 1t may be offered for
sale.
Washington.-WhIle it is not def.
bitely decided. II is probable that or.
GERS will be issued shortly for every
clerk in the various departments here
10 put in half an hour more work
each day.
President Taft is still worrying about
his Supreme Court appointments. The
refusal of Senator La Toilette to 20 to
the White House to consult with the
President about the matter has not
added to the latter's peace OF mind
1t Is known that the President fears
a Senate combination which will re.
ject any appointments he may mako
and force the question of filing the
Supreme Court vacancies into the
next Congress and before a Senate
which will probably be controlled by
the Democrats, and the insurgent Re.
publlcans. In order to avoid this calam.
ity, the President has submitted to n
number OF senators a list OF the nine
men he is considering for the Supreme
Court. The list has been permitted to
reach the press. II is believed tina.
the President is anxious not only to
placate the senators but is desirous OF
sounding public sentiment.
Porter Charlton. young American
charged with killing his bride. who was
Mrs. Mary Scott Castle. actress, in
Italy and burying her body in chest
in Lake Como. will be returned to that
country for trial. This is the decision
OF Secretary Knox.
Attorney General Wickersham, af,-
er an investigation of reports tha.
four wealthy cattlemen convicted OF H.
legal fencing were living In luxurious
quarters and being allowed special
privileges in the Jail at Hastings. Neb..
believes the reports untrue.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-12-16
SPORT.

Young Miller of St. Paul retained
the welterweight wrestling champion
ship of the world by defeating, in that
city. Eugene Tremblay. Of Montreal.
Yusiff Mahmout. the Bulgarian
wrestler, through his managers in
Chicago, claimed the heavyweight
catch-as-catch-can wrestling champion
ship Of the world. following the posi-
tive statement of Frank Gotch that
he had retired from the mat for good
and never would wrestle again in pub
lie.
Lew Powell, of California, again
demonstrated superiority over Young
Otto of New York at the National
Sporting club in the latter city. Otto
had the advantage in the early rounds.
but Powell's ability ito punch and his
gameness gave him a decided lead in
the latter rounds. Young Otto was
badly marked about the face.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-12-16
Insurance on Suicides Payable.

Denver.-That suicide Is no defense
against the payment Of an insurance
policy unless there has been fraud in
the procurement Of the policy, is one
Of the important findings of the State
Supreme Court in a number of decis-
ions handed down. What is COM
monty known as the suicide statute"
l.assed by the Legislature in 1904 is
held by the Supreme Court as being
constitutional. because the Legisla.
trre had a perfect right to enact such
4 measure.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-12-16
cbIcaoo,o-san Francisco Service.

omaha.-The Hill system is at last
10 have passenger entrance into San
Francisco, according to a statement
made here by E. l.. L,omaN, passenger
Pacific railroad. The service, which
traffic director of the new Western
will be installed March l, will be from
Chicago through to San Francisco. and
will be double daily from the start
The new trains will operate over the
Burlington between Chicago and Den.
yer: Rio Grande from Denver to Sal:
Lake. thence over Western Pacific to
the coast.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-12-16
A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR.
EIGN COUNTRIES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
ooINGs AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
WESTERN.

Two years hence the women of the
state OF Washington will have the right
TO vote for President.
James Radley. the English aviator.
made a flight in his Bleriot mono
plane from Castroville to Del Monte.
Calf. sixteen miles. in twelve minutes,
or at the rate of eighty miles an hour.
Cesario Sanches and Rafael Barela
were hanged in the penitentiary in
Florence, Ariz., for the murder of
Gregorio Conejo. an aged Mexican.
Fear Bellemont. September %.
Arizona has applied the AK to the
salaries OF the officials of the pros
pective state. The governors salary
has been cut from 5000 to 1000. the
secretary OF state from $4,000 to $500.
Judges of the Supreme Court from &c..
900 to $4,000 and the superior Judge,
from $4,000 to $1,000.
Twenty-Five newsboys were arrested
in San Francisco upon complaint OF
the city prosecuting attorney and
charged with having sold copies OF
papers printed in San Francisco and
other cities which contain racing
forms. The publication OF such forms
and racing odds and tips is contrary
to city ordinance. the penalty pre-
scribed being n fine OF $500 or six
months Imprisonment.
Fourteen Shoshone Indians are sup
posed to have been killed. and their
bodies. with those OF their horses,
buried in two trenches in Elk county,
Nevada. according to a communica-
tion sent TO the department OF justic.
by T. Hartley Lee. prosecuting attor-
ney for Cassia county. Idaho. who
seeks TO have the department aid in
bringing the murderers. who are said
TO be white horse thieves. to justice
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-12-16
Returns to Colorado.

Grand Junction Grand vale.
ranchers who went to the Northwest
during the past year have become dis
gusted with the results of the years
crops and are returning home again.
Frank Nicholai. who left a year ago.
after selling a forty-acre tract near
here. is home again. with a tale of
woe as to conditions he met in Idaho
and the Northwest. Here he raised
the finest crop Of sugar beets in Colo.
iado. He says the sugar beet sec-
tions IN other states cannot be com.
pared to Colorado. Il tried many
different sections OF the West" de-
cIared Nicholai but none of them was
the equal of the Grand valley. in
tend to spend the remainder of my
days here"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-12-16
Great Irrigation Job Completed

Greeley.-According to l. L. Slim.
son. chief construction engineer for the
CATION system, by which 10000 acres
will be brought under cultivation at a
cost OF 100000. is practically com.
pleted. Engineer Stimson will now
begin construction of the Sedgwick
reservoir. in Sedgwick county, to irri-
gate $4,000 acres and cost 100000. In
stead of the water decreasing in the
Platte river. in the northeastern part
of the state. because Of the drain on
It from reservoirs and bitches near its
source. Its flow here has greatly in.
creased during the last few years be-
cause Of seepage from the vast irrigat-
ed tracts.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-12-16
FOREIGN.

As the result OF the extraordinary
agitation in recent months by Chi
Eese anti-opium societies. in Pekin,
the imperial senate almost unanimous
ly passed a resolution looking to the
determination of the drug.
A balloon owned by the Interna-
tional Ballooning Club OF Munich.
which rose from that city and moved
first in the direction of Switzerland.
landed near Kirkwall. In the county
Of Orkney. Scotland. after wild
flight across the North sea. during
which one Of the three aeronauts.
Herr Metzger. lost his life.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-12-16
Bad BLOOD

before I began using cascarets I had
. bad complexion, pimples on my face,
and my food was not digested asit should
the pimples have all disappeared from my
face. I can truthfully say that Cascarets
are Just a. advertised; have taken only
two boxes of them"
Clarence R. Griffin, Sheridan, Ind.
Pleasant, Palatable. Potent. Taste Good.
Do Good. Never Sicken, Weaken or Gripe-
Inc tablet stamped c c c. Guaranteed to
cure OF your money back. y"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-12-16
Progress In RaIlroadina.

Yes" says the lady whose dress
case is covered with strange foreign
labels. the way railroads are run now
adays is a great improvement over
what they were fifty years ago."
But surely you had no experience as
n traveller fifty years ago." says her
friend.
Il don't mean that But nowadays.
don't you notice. when there is n wreck
It is always had at some point convent
ent to n cluster OF farm houses where
the victims can go for coffee and to
get warm?"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-12-16
SUIT BROUGHT BY WICKER
SHAM TO RECOVER vALU-
ABLE OIL LAND.
s60,oOo,oo0 IS VALUE
FRAUD is CHARGED TO COM.
PANY AND NEGLIGENCE TO
THE OFFICIALS.

Los Angeles.-A legal struggle to
recover from the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company oil lands worth
SlO,OOO,O0O has been instituted on be.
half OF the United States in the Fed
eral District Court here.
The action relates specifically to
CLOG acres in the Midway district OF
Kern county. and If the government
is successful in wrestling title from
the railroad company in this case
the Southern Pacific will lose other
lands worth s5O.000.0OO more in the
same district.
Misrepresentation. fraud and de-
celt are charged to the railroad COM
rany in the complaint which was
filed by United States District Attor-
ney Mccormick in the name of At
torney General Wickersham, who
signed the documents. The COM
plant also declares that the govern
ments own officials were negligent.
rs they granted patents covering the
lands to the railroad without an in
vestigation, relying simply upon the
statements of the defendant corpora
tion regarding the character of the
lands.
The Kern Trading and Oil Com.
pany, subsidiary of the Southern
Pacific, is named in the suit as hav-
ing been organized as a dummy sole
ly for the purpose OF furthering the
railroads alleged fraudulent. dishon-
est and unlawful purpose of with
holding the land from its rightful
owner, the United States.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-12-16
GEN ERAl.

Nearly five inches OF snow has fal.
len in New York.
AT the age of los years. Martha
Gammons has been declared to be
sane in the Howard county lMo.) Cir
cult Court.
The body OF J. p. Hendricks. wealthy
miner OF Chicago. New York and Den.
yer was found dead in a culvert at
Waukesha. Wis.
For the return of five stolen chick.
ems. Allen Retain. retired banker OF
Elgin. Ill. has offered a reward OF $5.-
900. no questions asked.
As a result of the protracted dry
weather this fall. there is an epidem.
ic of typhoid fever in n virulent form
throughout northwest Missouri.
Despondent because of III health.
Major General Wallace F. Randolph.
U. s. A, retired. aged SO. former chic.
of the coast artillery corps, committed
suicide at his home in Washington by
shooting.
Painting as he leaned out of an open
window in the Society for Savings
building in Cleveland. Ohio. ex-Judge
Conway W. Noble. aged 6s. fell seven
and was killed.
Elbert II. Gary of New York. chair.
man of the United States Steel Cor.
poration authorized denial Of re-
ports intimating that curtailment OF
operations and the discharge OF thou.
sands of employees is contemplated.
There is no reason to look for the
discharge OF a number of men," he
said.
The United States Circuit Court for
the east district OF Pennsylvania, dc
cided that there Is no general con.
spiracy among the anthracite coal car
rying roads or coal companies 10 re-
strain commerce. to monopolizc the
trade, or to maintain certain prices,
but IL did decide that the Temple Iron
Company is a combination OF anthra.
cite coal carrying railroads in viola
tion OF the Sherman antitrust law.
Because the "drys" OF Powell county.
KY, used the Bible as an emblem on
their ballots in a recent local option
election and carried the county. the
State Court of Appeals declared the
election void. On each ballot was the
picture of an open book with the
words Holy Bible" under it. The
"wets" for an emblem used the pic
ture OF a whisky bottle and a glass,
out of which protruded the head of {.
snake.
Jewelry said to be worth $4,000. the
property OF Mrs. Theo. P. Shonts OF
New York. wife OF the president Of the
Interborough Rapid Transit Company.
was retained by customs officials when
she returned from Europe on the Ka,-
ser Wilhelm der Crosse.
1t is announced that President Taft
has determined upon two members of
the New Court of Commerce. They
are Judge Charles A. Prouty of Yer
mont and Franklin K. Lane of Cali
fornia, both now members OF the In
terstate Commerce Commission.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-12-16
Bold, Bad Burglars.

Gilchrist. -Yeggmen cracked the
postoffice safe here. took SIS in cash
and made their escape. Plate glass
windows were broken by the explo-
sion and a piece OF iron from the safe
was blown through two partitions and
into filing cabinet. The postoffice
occupies a portion of the First Ma
tional Bank building and although
there was thousands OF dollars with
in a few feet OF them the robbers left
the bank safe untouched.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-12-16
Line Not Abandoned.

Fort Collins.-Although the Union
Pacific has not been working on its
extension into this city for weeks.
and many persons have wondered,
there is no indication that the line
has been abandoned. Assurances that
II will be built came when the right
ri-way agent met the water commit
tee and made a contract for water for
It's shops near the city.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-12-16
Murderer Suicides.

Glenwood Springs.-Faint from hun
ger and cold and with his one-time
boldness cowed by the close pursuit
OF a sheriffs posse. Joseph Pugh.
aged 10. the Australian coal miner.
who killed his l7-year-old bride Of six
weeks in South Canon. leaped into the
Grand river and was drowned In its
ICY waters.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-12-16
Perfect Talk" Organization.

Clifton.-Claiming that the rates
which are charged by the Colorado
Telephone Company are exorbitant
and that the service is not what II
should be a number OF ranchers re-
siding in the vicinity of Clifton will
meet at the Clifton school house for
the purpose of taking the preliminary
steps toward perfecting n talk" or
ganization.