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Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
BROKAW'S WIFE
GETS ALlMONY
SEPARATION AND $4,000 A
YEAR GRANTED
MILLIONAIRE LOSES SUIT AFTER
BITTER CONTEST
Judge Issues Decree on Ground of De-
sertion-charges of Jealousy
and Neglect Involved
in Trial
ASSOCIATED Press1

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.--Mrs. Mary
Blair Brokaw today was granted sep
aration from her husband, w. Gould
Brokaw, a millionaire, and was award
ed alimony of $4,000 a year.
The decision was rendered in the SUI
preme court at Mineola, l.. l., by JUS
tice Putnam, before whom the case was
tried. The separation was granted on
the ground of desertion.
The Brokaw trial was one of the
longest and most sensational in the
history of separation suits in the state
courts.
Mrs Brokaw asked separation and
$2500 a month alimony. She charged
cruelty and abandonment, and for days
occupied the witness stand, telling in
detail how, as she alleged, she had
been spied upon by servants at Mf.
Brokaw's direction while she was stay
ing in the residence at Great Neck,
l.. l., and Mr.. Brokaw was at his hunt
ing lodge at High Point, N. G.
Her husband had neglected and
sighted her, she claimed, and finally
abandoned her. She attributed his con-
duct to unreasoning and unJustlhable
jealousy and bad temper.
On oss-examination Mr.. Brokaw's
counsel tried to show that her hus-
bands jealousy was justified. She was
asked about a house party and other
social happenings at Great Neck, and
kilograms from the absent husband
were produced demanding to know il
such and such a man had been enter
tanned with Mrs. Brokaw's woman
friends on these occasions.
Mrs Brokaw persistentiy denleu lhat
she had ever carried on fllrlauohs OF "
anv way given her husband cause for
ealOuSY.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
POSTAL SAVINGS
BILL AMENDED
SMOOT WINS FIGHT IN INTER-
EST OF BANKS
WITHDRAWAL OF INVESTMENTS
PROHIBITED
SoIons Indicate Government Does Not
Intend to Convert System Into
Money Making Concern
for the U. S.
IAssoclated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3-The senate
adopted. with slight notifications.
Senator Shoots amendment to the
postal savings bank bill prohibiting
the Withdrawal for investment of pos
tai funds from banks SO long as the
banks that held the funds were will
ing to pay per cent interest on the
deposits.
Senator Carter indicated a willing
ness to accept the Smoot amendments
but Mr.. Bristow objected on the
ground that the effect would be to
permit the withdrawal of the funds
from the banks-"the very thing we
have been trying to avoid"
Ultimately a modification was agreed
to which made the provisions satisfac-
tory to Mr.. Bristow.
The discussion brought out the fact
that it is not the purpose to convert
the proposed savings system into
money making concern for the beneht
of the government, and the effect or
the amendment is to prevent a maxi
mum interest charge not greater than
is reasonably sufficient to meet the
expenses and the interest charges of
the system"
An amendment by Senator Cummins
providing that Withdrawals of postal
funds shall be paid from banks in the
state in which they were made was
adopted.
The bill was under discussion about
two hours. Mr.. Hepburn declared the
bill to be RECKLESS and careless As
serting that a vast majority of the
national banks do not pay interest on
deposits, he declared the effect of the
law would be to concentrate the great
bulk of the postal funds in the New
York banks, which loan money on call.
"There's the Senegambian!" he eX-
claimed.
Mr.. Carter failed to obtain an agree
ment for a vote on the bill next
Thursday.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
PLEADS CHIVALRY
AS Ills DEFENSE
NAVAL OFFICER OFFERS NOVEL
EXCUSE FOR ASSAULT
COURT TAKES MATTER INTO SE-
,cRET SESSION
Only Navy Department at Washington
Can Publish Findings in Case of
Paymaster Aud, Accused of
Punching a Civilian
ASSOCIATED Pressl

BOSAON, Feb. 3.-Chivalry was the
defense offered by counsel for Pay
master Gfeorge P. AuId in his argu-
ment befdre the naval fourtmartial to-
day when he asked for the discharge
of the young officer accused in connec-
tion with all altercatiD on with DR.. Il.
S. Cowles of Hoston ov er Miss Dorothy
Hesler Of Evanston, ILL.,
Mai. f. S. Gatlin, Judge advocate,
asked for finding of guilty on Two
of the three counts: First, for con-
duet unbecoming an officer and a gem
tleman, and, second, for assault on DR..
Cowles, q civilian. Tile third count,
that of falsehood, was eliminated.
The court took the matter into Sc
cret session and only the navy de-
partment at Washington can publish its
findings.
DR.. A. S. Ro5nett, who was coupled
with Paymaster Aud in the original
charges. will be tried Monday.
Mai. Catlin spoke firsS, claiming it
had been clearly shown that MIR. Aud
had overstepped the bounds of an Off
Ger and that he had assumed authority
which he did not lave.
Mai. Leonard, a One-armed hero of
the siege of Pekin. spoke for the de-
Tense.
He dwelt on the fact that Miss He's
Ter. around whom the contest seems to
have centered, was the daughter of a
dead naval officer and entitled TO the
protection of her fathers comrades.
He claimed DR.. CoWles should not
have kept her picture or tried to make
an appointment with her and that it
was g, ehivalrous act on the part of
the naval officer to- protect her.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
CONVICTS AID IN BATTLE
WITH FLAMES AT PRISON
None of Inmates in Illinois Peniten=
tiary Try to Escape, but Act
Part of Heroes

JOLIET, ILL.,, Feb. "a fire in the
Illinois penitentiary power house to-
day caused great excitement among
the convicts. None, however, tried to
escape. On the contrary, according to
Warden Murphy, they turned in will
ing to battle against the flames. The
regular fire guard consists of twenty
men, but 200 prisoners were pressed
into service They had accomplished
much toward conquering the flames
when the city department arrived
Two men were overcome by smoke
Tucker Ballard, a negro convict, serV-
ing a life sentence for murder, who al
ready has served twenty-eight years.
was carried unconscious to the prison
hospital. He will recover
/ Charles Aldrich, the prison engineer,
also was overcome.
Warden Murphy said the loss was at
least 100000.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
OIL LAND PROMOTER is
CONVICTED OF SWINDLES
Trial of San Franciscan Who Defraud-
ed Dunkards Ends in Verdict
of Guilty

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3.-John F.
Krause was found guilty today on his
second trial in the United States dis
trict court of having used the mails in
an attempt to defraud.
The charge grew out of his promo
ton of the Mount Hamilton Land and
Oil company, through which he is al
legged to have obtained about $4,000
from credulous stockholders and by
means of loans.
Most of the persons from whom he
secured money were members of the
Dunkard religious colony of Pennsyl-
vania, whose leader, Rev. Charles c.
MADEIRA, at first worked in conjunction
with him., but on learning that the
funds obtained were not being used
for the benefit of the stockholders
gave damaging evidence against the
nrOmoter
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
ENDS LIFE BY PLACING
HEAD IN BALLOON BAG
Aeronaut in San Francisco Found
Dead on Roof of Lodg-
ing House

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3,-Wlth his
head thrust into the envelope of a
small balloon into which stream OF
illuminating gas was pouring, c. A.
Farrar, aged 80, was found dead to-
day on the roof of the house where he
lodged. He had been missing for two
days and it is believed that ill health
made him take his own life.
Farrar was under contract with an
amusement hall to send up balloon
at a certain time every night from the
roof of his lodging house.
A searchlight at the hall, located a
block away, was directed at the gas
bag for the edifcation of the patrons
of the place.
For the last two nights no balloon
had appeared. Inquiries at the house
failed to locate Farrar until his room
mate took up the search today and
climbed to the roof to find the body
with the head shrouded in the balloon.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
RETURNS VOLUNTARILY TO
FACE CHARGE OF FELONY
Promoter of Mennonite Colony Ac-
cused of Uttering Fictitious Check
and of Embezzement

BAKERSFIELD, Feb. 3.-Henry J.
Martens, Kansas City capitalist. bank
er, newspaper man and promoter of
the Lerdo colony Of Mennonites in
Kern county, is speeding to California
from the east prepared to face a
charge in a civil suit brought by II. H.
Schultz of uttering "A fictitious check
for S1596.75, and a warrant has been
sworn out by f. C. Kliewer charging
the promoter with the embezzlement
OF $4,000.
Officials of the Southern Pacific, who
stated today that Martens was. now on
his way here from ST. Paul, Mimi, to
face his accusers, profess perfect faith
in Martens ability to satisfactorily
straighten out his tangled business
affairs.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
URGES EARLY OPENING OF
WASHINGTON POWER SITES

WASHINGTON, Feb. al. J. Brown
of Spokane, Wash, a representative OF
the Western Conservation league, TO-
day had an interview with President
Taft in which he urged the early
opening of waterpower sites that have
been withdrawn by Secretary Ballin-
ger and his predecessors in the inter-
ior department.
Mr.. Brown said that the power was
urgently needed and argued that the
use of the water would materially tend
to conserve timber and coal now being
used to create power.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
URGED TO WASTE CITY FUNDS

CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-C1ty Engineer
John Ericsson today told the Merriam
commission, which is investigating
municipal expenditures, that he had
never been encouraged by the officials
above him in his efforts to prevent the
wasting of city funds. He testified
that on one occasion when he said
S30O. 900 was too much to pay for a
new pumping station Mayor Busse
said that the sooner he (Ericson) got
out of city work the better it would be
for him.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
cArrLEMAN SEEKS OFFICE

ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, Feb. g.
w. w. Cox of Organ, N. M, one of
the best known cattlemen of the terri
tory, has announced his candidacy for
the position Of collector of the port of
Ell Paso. He will be strongly backed
by citizens of southern New Mexico.
1t is said that Judge A. D. Fall will
go to Washington soon to urge Mr..
CoX's claims.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
TAFT AvERTs TROUBLE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-President
Taft today prevailed on John Embry
to withdraw his resignation as United
States attorney for oklahoma and to
remain in office. The resignation of
MIR. Embry had threatened serious fac
tional troubles in the Republican par
ty in Oklahoma.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
uNvEIL eoEeEL MONUMENT

FRANKFORT, Ky, Feb. 3.-The
tenth anniversary of the death of Will
liam Goebel, who was the central fig
ure in one of the most stirring chap
ters in the latter days of Kentucky's
history, was observed today by the
unwilling of a marble and bronze mon
ument above the grave in the state
cemetery here.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
no REApJusr SUGAR RArEs

CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-After a two
days session representatives of west
ern eastern and southern railroads
have succeeded in forming a tentative
plan for a readjustment of sugar rates
which will put an end to the rate war
waged with respect to this COM
modify
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
Will INCREASE CAPITAL

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Feb g.
The st. Louis, Iron Mountain & South
ern Railway company today obtained
a certificate from the secretary OF
state increasing it's capital from $6O'-
900, 900 to $190,000,00O.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
TO TEST PAPER MAKING

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Tests of
the methods of paper making are pro-
vided for by an appropriation made
by the house today. They will be con-
Quoted by the bureau of forestry in
cooperation with the Newspaper
Publishers association.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
ACCUSE FARMER OF BuNco

NEW YORK, FEB. 3.-Syros NJ.
Drake. an elderly farmer of Hunters
vile, Mimi, who claimed to be de-
scendant of Sir Francis Drake and
an heir to an estate of 100000, was
arrested today by Inspector Kenton on
the charge of using the mails in con-
nection with a scheme to defraud per-
sons who believed themselves to be
heirs of the famous British admiral.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
HAWAII MAY GO pRY

HONOLULU, Feb. 3.-That the Unit
ed States congress is likely to pass. a
prohibition law applying to Hawaii Is
the belief of an attorney representing
the liquor interests of the island in
Washington.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04

This table shows some of the prin-
cipal articles Of importation into the
United States from Germany, accord
ing to United States statistics, for the
fiscal year 1909:
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04

Don't simply allow II 20 die-that plan Of
yours rHiTa little capital through advertis-
49, =
tnG.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
To Review Questions

"These questions have now been en-
tirely eliminated from the negotia
tions. The United States, however,
in a diplomatic way to the German
government and the other governments
involved with the confident expecta
tion that those governments will in
vestigate the American claims fully
and fairly in the light of the existing
facts"
The following table shows some Of
the principal articles of importation
into Germany from the United States
according to German statistics for
the calendar wear 1908:
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
UNITED STATES
AvERTS TROUBLE
4Continued from Page oneI

thorough inspection of pork products
now made under the United States in
spection law of 1906 the healthfulness
of these products is SO fully estab-
lished before their expectation that
the results of this inspection should
be accepted in foreign countries.
No objection is made to a micro
scopic inspection of their own pork by
foreign countries, but the insistence on
certificates of microscopic inspection
from the United States and the failure
to recognize the present interstate in
spection, which was substituted for it,
was a bar to the admission of these
products into some German ports.
The reasonableness of this position
was recognized by the German govern
ment, and under the agreement the
imperial authorities will take steps to
modify the present regulations under
which some ports have refused to ad-
nit American pork products.
1.-THE admission of American live
cattle for slaughter in Germany and
regulations relating to the importa-,
tion of meat products of various kinds,
the German customs rules governing
the drawback of duty allowed on flour
when exported from Germany, all of
which are of exceeding interest from
the American standpoint, have been
treated on their merits as questions
entirely aside from that of equivalent
tariff adjustment" continues the
statement
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
SCORES MISSING;
MANY MURDERED
FORTY BODIES IN WATER AT
ABERDEEN
SAILORS UNION AGENT HELD
FOR LATEST CRIME
Corpse Weighted by Anchor Taken
from Notwithstanding Develop
ments Expected-other VIC
Tins Sought by Police
Associated Pressl

ABERDEEN, Wash, Feb. 3.-Wil-
liam Gohl, agent here for the Sailors
union, was arrested today, charged
with the murder of Charles Halberg,
whose body was found last night in
Indian slough. The body was Weighted
down with an anchor alleged to belong
to Gohl. Halberg disappeared mys-
teriously about December l.
During the past five years more than
forty bodies of men comp losing what
is locally known as the "hoater fleet
have been taken from the waters of
the rivers, creeks and sloughs of
Grays Harbor. Some of the deaths
We're definitely traced to accidents,
but many others were the result of
assaults or the cause was not fully
determined.
The police department has discov-
cred certain information which may
lead to startling developments in con-
nection with the numerous mysterious
disappearances which have occurred
in this region.
Prisoner GrilIed
Gohl, the man arrested today, is
being subjected to a severe cross-ex-
animation at the hands of local detec-
tives, but they will not disclose what
success, if any, they have attained as
the result of their inquiry.
The police are searching today for
the body Of John Hoffman and for
that Of a man alleged to have been a
"stool pigeon" for Gohl, both of whom
have mysteriously disappeared
Since the discovery of the body Of
Halberg, who was a fisherman, the
police have been bending every energy
to clear up as well the mysteries which
surround the disappearance of Hoff-
man and of a third man, who is said
to have been member of the Aber-
deem police force.
Neither Hoffman nor the policeman
has been seen for several weeks.
Halberg's body was found with two
bullet wounds in the head 1t had
been sunk in the bay with anchors
which have been identified as those
stolen from a launch here year ago
Gohl declares emphatically he is
innocent
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
ADJUSTMENTS

Belasco- -Blackwood Co.. Props and Mgrs
MATINEES TOMORROW and Sunday
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-17

L. Myron Boozer of Baker City, and
four keen, lynx-eyed university men
have certainly been seeing, hearing
and feeling of the situation in Pendle-
ton for the few days, as they have
in all the states and what they had
TO say was worth while. At the close
of this mass meeting was the climax
of the synod's sessions, when these
educated, trained, cultured men join
ed hands and in a few, well spoken
words by their leader, consecrated
their lives to their chosen work and
pledged themselves to go back to their
large or small flocks to grapple with
the problems confronting our fair
land. They knelt in prayer, still with
clasped hands. and arose to sing
BLESS Be the Tie That Binds"
Trip to Mission Enjoyed.
The junket to the Indian mission
was very happily and successfully car
ried out by the committee appointed
by the Commercial club of Pendleton,
and the commission service celebrat-
ed there was of deep significance to
the hearts of all,
Rev. ]. G. Dickson. the Indian min
lister, opened the prayer meeting in
which many took part by short tes-
timony. The communion service was
presided over by the moderator, DR..
w. H. Bleakney, PHI. D., and DIR. Holt
and DR.. Hall officiated with the ele-
ments, assited by four visiting elders.
namely, w. H. Bodies, S. W. Law
renee ]. Pardee, w. w. Thackerah.
Following this service a missionary
offering of $40 was made.
The visitors hastily viewed the
mission grounds and greeted the
members of Tutuilla.
Agent E. L. Swartzlander kindly
sent load of girls from the school
so the synod could see our produc-
ton in that line.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-17
Ex.Fireman BUYS Team.

Greencastle, Ind.-Rather than see
them pass into the hands Of some
one who might abuse them, Uncle
Ben Williams, ex-city fireman, has
purchased Tom and Levi, the fire de-
partment horses that had been in the
city service for 23 years. Tom and
Levi were four and five years old re-
spectively, when purchased. Williams
was driver of the hose wagon at that
time and drove the team for years. In
going to a fire one day the wagon
turned over and williams was so
badly injured that he could not re-
turn to the service.
Tom and Levi are known to every
man, woman and child in Greencastle
Recently, when the city council voted
to sell the team, Jim Smith, the hos
tier at fire headquarters, resigned his
job. "If Tom and Levi are not good
enough for the service neither am I, ,"
he said.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-17
AGED Horse Aid to Cupid.

New York.-When Miss Sophie
Berckowitz, a Minneapolis girl, un-
dertook to show a girl friend the
sights in Central park, New York
in a rig borrowed from her brother
she perhaps did not realize that old
Dobbin would prove an accessory be-
fore the fact in one of Dan Cupid's
matchmaking stunts. Anyway. the
wedding bells will ring for the happy
bride next month.
The wedding will mark the culmi-
nation of series of exciting events
that began when old Dobbin left the
stable to convey his fair passengers
about the big city. In spite of Dob
bins antiquity, he still SHE'D at au-
tomobiles, and this fact was respon-
sible for runaway.
Mistaking Central park for a
stretch of open country, the frigh-
tened animal made a dash in that d.
rection. The young women could not
stop him and they did the next best
thing-yelled for help.
Here enters the hero, Fred Braude-
man, a wholesale grocer Of Newark.
He enters with another buzz wagon,
and comprehending the situation at
a glance. goes gallantly to the res
cue of the charming maidens. His
auto overtakes old Dobbin just as the
latter is about to complete his record
breaking run by shattering the speed
limit
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-17
LITTLE DOG WINS THE
FAVOR OF TWO QUEENS

Paris.-Pretty Miss Marion
Dougherty, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Webster Dougherty of Philadel-
nous Dan Dougherty of the silver
tongue, Is once more in the limelight.
Miss Dougherty was only 16 and a
pupil in Paris convent school, when
she ran off with Baron" Richard
Alexander Strobel, a Bohemian with
vast estates near Prague. But in a
little time the girl wife found that the
Stroble title and the Stroble estates
were fairy stories and that her hus-
band was nothing but wheedling ad-
venturer. So they were divorced.
That was in 1908 and since then
Miss Dougherty has not been largely
in the public eye Now she is with
her parents at the Hotel Heurice, hav-
ing just motored up from San Sebas-
tian and she has brought with her
the congratulations of two queens and
one king and a gold medal for her
Irish terrier PATSY" and a strong rec
objection of fetes, flowers and adula-
tions from the grandees of Spain such
as fall to few American girls. When
the judges of the San Sebastian dog
show awarded the gold medal to Miss
Dougherty's Patsy" the sportsman
like young king Alfonso and his queen
Ena were the first to offer con-
gratulatons. Then the queen moth
er followed the example Of the royal
pair and added her felicitations.
Queen Ena seemed to remark a
similarity between the prize winner
Patsy and the Irish terrier that so
piteously mourned at the late King
Edwards death and it transpired
both these terriers are of the same
blood and family. King Edwards
faithful dog, by the way, is now at
Copenhagen with Queen Alexandra
and is said to be still grieving for his
dead master.
Miss Dougherty and her mother
were spending the season at Biarritz
when it occurred to them that Pat
sy" might win a prize over the bord-
er. This she did, carrying off the
first honors and reaping golden lau-
rels for herself and her happy mis-
tress.
All this of course was before the
revolution in Portugal and the shaki-
ness in Spain.