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Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-25
ENGLISH SCIENTIST IS
MURDERED BY SAVAGEs
Lieut.. Boyd Alexander Killed in
the French Congo-Had a
Notable Career

LONDON, May 24.-Lieut. Boyd AL
exander, the noted traveller, has been
murdered by natives near Wadai, in
the French Congo. This bare fact
reached the foreign Office today. No
details are obtainable yet.
Lieut.. Boyd Alexander. late of the
Seventh battalion of the British Rifle
brigade, retired from the army in 1907.
He had led several notable scientific
expeditions. He headed the expedition
to Cape de Verde islands in 1897; also
the expedition in 1904 to Fernando Po,
which resulted in the successful ascent
of Mount ST. Isabel and the discovery of
many new birds, and in 1904-07 he was
the leader OF the Alexander Gosling ex-
pedition across Africa from the Niger
to the Nile. He was the author of sew
eral volumes descriptive of his travels.
and received gold medals from the Roy
al Geographical society of Antwerp and
the Royal Geographical society of Lon
don, and was an honorable fellow of
the Royal Scottish Geographical soci-
ety. He was born in 1873 and made his
home at Swifts Place, Cranbrook.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-25
PORTLAND WOMAN
SAID To BE HERE
is THOUGHT SLAIN
Writer of Fake Message Found at
Hotel by Los Angeles
Police
SAY MAN is FRIENDS DUPE
Sends Telegram on Advice of the
Northern Undertaken, Who
Handled Woman'S Money

W ESTERDAY'S developments in the
case of the missing Mrs. Hannah
n Smith. who disappeared from
Portland two weeks ago with 5000 in
her possession leads to the belief that
the woman was victim of foul play.
Los Angeles detectives who have
worked on the case report that Mrs.
Smith is not In Los Angeles despite
the fact that telegram purporting to
have been written by the woman in
Los Angeles was forwarded to a Mrs.
Anna Harper in Portland.
That the message was written by a
man has been established, and 1t is
also said. that the wKiter is +. w.
Lebricks, a travelling salesman from
Chicago, who is stopping at the Hol-
Ienbeck hotel. Detective, Hawley in
vestigated the telegram yesterday and
learned the name of the man who sent
the Portland dispatch, stating Mrs.
Smith was well and in Los Angeles,
also asking that her household goods
be forwarded to the Angel city.
Suspicion was first aroused by the
fact that Mrs. Smith does not write.
Investigation showed who sent the
telegram, and 1t is now believed the
message was sent to allay suspicion
of the disappearance of Mrs. smith.
It is said Lebricks acted innocently
in sending the message and dld so
on the advice of his friend, Undertaken
Erickson of Portland.
Erickson Is said to have had charge
of Mrs. Smiths financial affairs, also
is said to have been indebted to her
to the sum OF $1,000.
When interviewed last night, cap
tain of Detectives Flammer stated he
did not believe the message was
"ioke" as had been intimated.
''Personally ] believe there Is deep
mystery back of the story. but l think
the story will develop in Portland ana
not Los Angeles.
ave have looked for the woman
who is reported as missing, but have
heen unable to locate her. Where she
is or what has become of her is q
matter that the Portland police VIII
have to solve"
EVERY effort to locate the missing
woman has been made and she mas
disappeared as though swallowed up
hv the earth. Why Erickson shoulo
ask a friend to send q telegram when
was untrue is matter wn,ch a sile
nolice nave taken up, and starting ue-
velopmentS are expected.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-25
GUNS BOOMING
At BLUEF|ELDS
Attack by Government Forces Re.
PEELED by Provisional
Troops Near City
Especial to The HERALD

BLUEFIELDS, May 24.-The long
hostilities that have devastated Mic
aragua came nearer to their climax by
the attack, last night and today, of
the government forces under General
Lara upon the provisional govern
ment's position on the bluff just out
side the city.
over 500 government troops were
landed in the steamer Venus and an
attack was at once begun on the en-
trenched PROFESSIONALS, but it was re-
pulsed and the attacking force fell
back out of range. Today the assault
was renewed, but with no definite re-
suit.
The United States gunboat Paducah,
whose commanding officer, Com
mander- w. W. Gilmer, has served no.
tice on the government forces that he
will not permit bombardment of
Bluefields, is standing by vigilantly
to see that no harm comes to the non
combatants who are undefended in the
city, where there is no armed force:
No restrictions will be placed on the
combatants while they follow their
present line of combat, but the Amer
lean uarships will instantly put a
check on either force that violates the
rules of modern warfare.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-25
DAUGHTER OF GEN. FREMONT
IS TAKEN SERIOUSLY ILL
Pneumonia Follows Apparent At
tack of Ptomaine Poisoning

Miss Jessie Benton Fremont, only
surviving daughter of the late Gen.
John C. Fremont, whose name is in
separably linked with the early history
of california, lies seriously i'll at her
home. 215S West Twenty-ninth street
Miss Fremont's trouble is pneumonia,
following an attack of something which
closely resembled ptomaine poisoning
and which developed several days ago.
Miss Fremont has made Los Angeles
her home for many years. Her father
brought the Bear flag to Los Angeles
in the early days and commanded the
first United States troops to invade
what was then Mexican territory. He
served for term as United States
senator from California, and was ter
ritorial governor of Arizona from 1878
to 1882. He was once candidate for
president but was defeated.
Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont, for
whom her daughter was named, died
In Los Angeles in 1902, having made
a name for herself as an author. Her
son. Capt. John Charles Fremont. is
in the navy, being at the present time
I'm command of the battleship Missis-
sippi. He also is prominently known
as writer on naval topics and has
served his country as navel attache
in Paris and st. Petersburg.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-25
STATUS OF BAKERSFIELD
FIXED BY COURT RULING

SAN FRANCISCO, May 24.-In
granting peremptory writ of mandate
directed against the board of trustees
of Bakersfield to 7. F. Allen, and deny
ing 81 similar instrument to ]. r. Will
liams, the state supreme court today
held that IL calling the election of Off
GERS for TIE consolidated cities of Bak-
ersfeld ard Kern City the trustees of
the former exceeded their powers.
The FIRST petitioner got an alternative
writ of mandate compelling the trus-
tees to call the election from at large
instead of by the five wards into which
they had divided the consolidated mu-
nicipality, while the second petitioner
asked that the election be held by
wards, the latter being denied. The
decision denying the writ held that af-
ter the consolidation Bakersfield con-
tinued to rank as a city of the fifth
class, the position it held before the
consolidation became effective.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-25
PROBATION OFFICERS ASK
FOR FEMALE POLICEMAN
Only Women Are Fitted to Handle
Wild Girls

ST. LOUIS, May 24.-The plea Tor
women policemen last night was the
signal for an enthusiastic demonstra,
ton by the National Probation Oticers
association convention. A storm OF ap-
plause greeted the submission OF the
idea by Harvey H. Baker, judge of the
Juvenile court of Boston.
women police officers are the logical
solution to the question of handling
girls who have gone wrong" declared
the Bostonian. From the moment she
comes into the hands of the law girl
should be given the most sympathetic
treatment, such as only women can
understand. She should not be sub
iected to the brutal use of a burly
criminal handler"
That probation court judges should
restrict themselves to their judicial
functions and not attempt probation
work was the general theme OF the af-
ternoon session.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-25
MOTHER SAYS SON
Threatened LIFE
Jay RanSch, Famous Jockey, in
City Jail Charged
by Parent

Charged with threatening to kill his
6-year-old niece, Kissie Ransch, whom
he feared would inherit the 100000 es-
tate of his mother, Mrs. E. M. Scholl'
who is lying at the point of death, Jay
Ransch, noted Jockey VINO neureu
prominently in a $3,000,000 race track
scandal in Paris year and half ago.
was arrested yesterday and lodged III
the city Jail in default of $4,000 bail.
Behind the story of Ransch's threat
to kill his niece lies story of greed
and avarice, according to the detectives
who have investigated the case. 1t also
involves a bitter feud which has ex-
listed in the Ransch family for many
years. This feud was accentuated Jan
uary 4, when Mrs. Kissie Young, sister
of Jaw Ransch, died In Los Angeles and
Mrs. Scholl adopted the 6-year-old
child.
For several years bitter enmity had
existed between ~Ransch and his sister.
1t is said the sister resented the life
her brother was leading and his bohe-
mian method of living also caused the
mother to frown on him whom she had
ALWAYS thought of as a dutiful son.
shortly after the race track scandal
in Paris, when Ransch was ruled off
the race track for life, he came to Cali
fornia with a small fortune, the result
of money earned while riding under
the Vanderbilt colors and his share of
what is known as the greatest race
scandal of the age, turned the young
mans head.
Shortly after the death of his sister
he came to Los Angeles and upbraided
his mother when he learned she had
adopted the granddaughter.
When Jay heard of her intentions he
went to his mothers home and is said
to have threatened to kill his mother
and the niece. In his rage it is al
legged he seized a knife and cut to
shreds several hundred dollars worth
of furs and silks belonging to his
mother.
The elimination of these bursts of
fury came yesterday, when. it is said,
he placed a gun against the head OF
his dying mother ana told her unless
she gave him her property and cast off
the niece he would kill them both.
Physicians who have been attending
Mrs. Scholl assert she cannot live more
than a week or ten days and that the
acts of her son have aggravated her
illness.
The actions of Ransch were reported
to central police headquarters the re-
suit being his arrest yesterday after
noon. Ransch was leaving the Scholl
residence when he was approached by
Detective Ziegler and placed under ar
rest He was searched and loaded
automatic revolver found in his pos
session. A complaint was issued in
the afternoon charging him with
threatening to kill his niece and he
was arraigned before Police Judge
Rose.
AS his mother is unable to leave her
bed the preliminary examination on
the charge will be held at her bedside
this afternoon at 2 o'clock. A COM
plant was also filed against Ransch
charging him with carrying concealed
weapons. He was fined $25 on this
charge, which he paid.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-25
UNDERTAKEN ERICSSON IS
QUESTIONED BY POLICE
Blind Telegram About Mrs.
Smith Inspired by Him

PORTLAND, Ore, May 24.-Devel-
oprnents today in the mysterious dis
anpearance of Mrs. Hanna Smith,
wealthy widow, from this place May .,
served apparently to demonstrate that
n telegram sent from Los Angeles say
ing the woman was "all right, was
n s.blind," and that 1t was inspired by
ERIC e. Ericsson, al undertaken OF TINS
civ with whom Mrs. Smith had en-
trusted $1,000 of her money for safe-
keeping.
was received from the chief of police
Mt Los Angeles stating that f. w. Leb-
ricks had acknowledged sending the
telegram from Los Angeles and had
done so at Ericsons request.
Ericsson was summoned before Dep
utv District Attorney ]. j. Fitzgerald
and Captain of Detectives Moore ana
questioned. According to these Of
ficials. Ericsson is said to have admit
ted that he telegraphed to Lebricks TO
have the message sent.
Ericsson, it is asserted, stated the
woman's relatives were much wrought
yp over her disappearance and that TO
ailay their apprehensions he caused the
message to be sent.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-25
CHINESE TROUBLES
CROW; NAVY READY
Asiatic Fleet in Readiness to An
SWer Anti-Foreign
Sentiment Spreading
Associated pressl

CHANGSHA, May 24.-A messenger
who arrived here from VI Yang reports
100 houses have been burned by mobs.
The officials have fed and the town Is
at the mercy of the rioters. The tele-
graph wires have been cut and details
are lacking.
Bands of rioters have advanced along
the main road and are moving north
ward. Several villages have been en-
tirely destroyed.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-25
OBTAINS $4,000 JUDGMENT
AGAINST CHARITABLE HOME

INDIANAPOLIS, May 24,-Judgment
of $4,000 against the Good Shepherd So
ciety, a Roman Catholic sisterhood that
maintains a charitable home in this
city, was granted today in the circuit
court in favor of Mrs. Mamie Smith,
who alleged that she was imprisoned
against her will in the institution for
six years, during which she complained
she was forced to work in an insani-
tary laundry.
AS Mamie Sullivan, she was placed in
the home by her father. She ran away
at the end of six years and married.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-25
STOLE A HOUSE WHILE
OWNER WASN'T LOOKING
Denver Man Takes Five-Room
Cottage off Woman'S Lot

DENVER, May 24.-If the allegations
of Mrs. Sophie Ferguson, contained IN
a complaint filed in the district court
Yesterday, are true, L. +. Wright of
this city is the champion of the many
varieties of the light-fingered gentry.
According to Mrs. Ferguson, Wright
stole house. She says she bought the
house, a five-room frame cottage, on
the installment plan, making the final
payment the first OF April. When she
prepared to move in she found the
house occupied by the Wrights, who re-
fused to move. Mrs. Ferguson and her
husband piled their effects on the lawn
and laid siege to the house. But while
their vigilance was relaxed, Mrs. Fer
guson declares, Wright secured help
and moved the house to an adjoining
lot, where he continues to bid defiance
to the Fergusons.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-25
CHINESE WHO KILLED GIRL
is TRAlLED BUT ESCAPES

KANSAS CITY. May pa special
from wellington, Kas., says:
Leon Ling, alias William H. Deon.
the Americanized Chinaman accused of
having murdered Elsie Sigel, mission7a
ary worker in New York, last June,
was in wellington until two months
ago. The Ney York authorities were
communicated with. but about that
time the Chinese left here, saying he
was going to Chicago.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-25
PHONE TRUST ABS0RBS
EXCHANGES IN SOUTHWEST

Ell PASO, May 24.-The Tri-State
Telephone and Telegraph company to-
day acquired the telephone exchanges
at Silver City and Deming. and the
toll line between those places, belong
ing to the Southern Independent Tele-
phone company.
weeks ago the Tri-State has acquired
the exchanges at Alamo Gordo Iand
Las Cruces and the toll lines which
reach all the important mining camps
in New Mexico and Arizona.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-25
TRAIN RUNS OVER BABY,
AND TOT LIVES TO TELL 1T

s SYRACUSE N. Y, May 24.-The q
year-old sole of Ernest Allen had a
wonderful escape from death here last
night. The baby was playing close to
the railroad tracks near his home, and
evidently was struck by the step of a
locomotive. He lay between the tracks
while the locomotive and forty-four
cars passed over him. When the last
car had passed the babe was picked up,
uninjured, save for bump as the re-
suit of his fall
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-25
GEORGE C. ROBBINS FOUND
NOT GUILTY OF BIGAMY

MEXICO CITY, May 24-George c.
Robbins of Los Angeles, whose extra
dition on a charge of bigamy has been
asked by the state department at
washington, was found not guilty by
the Mexican federal district court to-
day
Robbins was charged with having
married Miss Genevieve Lindsay of Los
Angeles on January 1. 1910, although he
already had a wife living in the same
city.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-25
COLLISION IN ENGLISH
CHANNEL; % DROWNED
Bark Escapes Injury, but Steamer
Goes to the Bottom

COWES, Isle of Wight, May "a
Twenty-Five persons were drowned as
a result of a collision today between
the steamer Skerryvore and the Ger
man bark j. C. Vinnen in the English
channel. The Skerryvore sank Only
two of the crew of the steamer were
rescued. one of whom died a short
time later.
The bark put in here, but later left
for Southampton. Apparently she was
not injured. AS far as known, no
passengers were on either ship.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-25
SAYS coMET,s HEAp is SPLIT

TUCSON, Ariz., May 24.--Dr. A. e. Doug
las of the University of Arizona. tonight
found that Halley's comets head or nucleus
liant In advance of the second portion.
''These pieces" he said "are about thirty
seconds apart or distance of 5000 miles.
The brighter of the two pieces Is In advance
Of the other, both surrounded by bright
background. The last great example of this
kind was in the great comet Of 1888 which
divided into four parts"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-25
cuRrIss PLANS LONG FLIGHT

NEW YORK, May 24.-Glenn H. Cur
tiss will attempt on Thursday, the
most ambitious flight over the water
ever yet essayed in an aeroplane. I'm
der the terms of the competition of
fered by the New York World, he will
try to fly from Albany to New York
with but one stop
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-25
POISONED BY GAS
N.Y.. BANKER DIES;
IS DEEP MYSTERY
Explosion in Laboratory Results
in the Death of Charles
Coulter Dickinson
PHYSICIANS ARE PUZZLED
Chemist Who Performed Expert
ment Overcome-KnoWn
Mill - rs..
DCIdIIS DdIIllIlU
ASSOCIATED Press1

NEW YORK, May 24.-Charles Cou-
ter Dickinson, organizer and for
~ mer president of the Carnegie
Trust company, died in st. Luke's hos
pital today from congestion of the
lungs caused by inhalation 'of mys-
terious gas in the laboratory of DR..
f. E. Lange at Scranton, Pa, May 10.
V. V. B. Hedgepeth of Scranton,
president of the Tippecanoe Insurance
company, at whose instance Mr.. Dick
inson went to witness an experiment
IN the laboratory, was also seriously
affected by the gas, as was the ex-
perimenter, DR.. Lange. Both are re-
ported i'll, but probably will recover.
S. C. Dickinson, brother, gave out
the first news of the mysterious trag-
edy today. He was in an adjoining
room when the others were stricken
and was unaffected.
WITHHELD NAME
At first he declined to give the name
of the chemist or of the friend who
invited hts brother to witness the ex-
pertinent, but tonight, fearful lest a
rumor of suicide be given credence, he
made a statement. He does not know
the nature of the experiment or exactly
why his brother went to witness it, and
the character Of the ingredients is so
battling that two OF New 1ork uhosl
eminent physicians, Drs. Janeway and
Delafield, could not account for the
effect on Mr.. Dickinson's lungs.
IT fingered in the main room of the
laboratory" said S. C. Dickinson, "af-
ter my brother and our friend went
into the smaller room where the chem
icals were being prepared. The chem
ist called out to me to come, as they
were ready. I started to go into the
other room and just then there was
an explosion.
ST rushed in and found all three men
gasping for breath and almost uncon-
scious. The room was filled with a
strange, sitting gas.
LUNGS CONGESTED
my brothers lungs became con-
gested just as IL he were suffering from
pneumonia and his condition baff1ed
every treatment which physicians could
devise. We sent to the chemist who
performed the experiment, who suf-
fered only slightly, in the hope that
he could suggest an antidote, but he
could do nothing"
Nothing could be learned of the ma
ture of the experiments.
Mr.. Dickinson, in the forty years of
his life, achieved marked prominence
in the banking world. He was founder
of the Carnegie Trust company and
after the retirement of Leslie M. Shaw
in 1908 he became its president, retir-
ing last December.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-25
GOLDEN RULE CHIEF ACCUSED

CLEVELAND, May 24.-Charges
were filed with Mayor Baehr today
charging Chief of Police Koehler,
known throughout the country as the
"Golden Rule" chief, with gross i'm
morality, habitual drunkenness and
disobedience of the orders of his SUI
perior.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-25
CEMENT PLANT BURNS

OGDEN, Utah, May 24.-Fire tonight
destroyed the store house and oil tanks
of the Union Portland Cement company
plant at Devils Slide, thirty miles east
of ogden, with a loss estimated at
s15o,O0O. The origin of the fire is
MYSTERY
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-25
SOUTH CALIFORNIA

George Figueroa held responsible by
ner's jury for murer of wife in Santa
Monica. PAGE 3
Bert Nee shot in self-defense. is testimony
at San Bernardino murder hearing. PAGE IL
Ocean Park dairy herd impounded and milk
famine is threatened. PAGE Il
Los Angeles lads, helpless in rowboat. res
(PAGE IA
European polo experts may compete in
Pasadena tournaments. PAGE II
COAST
San Francisco supervisors recommend
permit for Jefrries- Johnson contest,
despite protests. PAGE 10
Los Angeles woman. hurrying in auto
tackled her. PAGE 2
Rudolph and Claus spreckels. 1r,. claim
father gave sons S11. 100000. PAGE (
EASTERN
Poisoned by gases. C. C. Dickerson. New
York banker. dies. PAGE /
Presbyterian assembly make approprla-
tion of s2.5O0.0o0 for mission work.
PAGE 2
Churches uphold ideals. says President
Taft In message to Unitarian Lay
mems league PAGE 8
w. b. Thomas. president of American
Sugar Refining company subpoenaed
as witness in Heike trial PAGE 2
Liquor men plan to fight prohibition.
PAGE 8
Millions stolen from fraternal orders
PAGE 2
Steamer rammed by another sinks In
Lake Huron; IS persons missing. PAGE 1
Senators expected to show railroads
mercy In rate bill settlement. PAGE 2
FOREIGN
Roosevelt visits people and places in
London. PAGE 3
English scientists murdered in French
Congo PAGE :
Madrid police believe bomb was intended
for Alfonso. PAGE
Chinese rioting becoming serious; U. S.
fleet held in readiness. PAGE I
Fierce attack on Bluefelds repelled PAGE l
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-25
LOS ANGELES

Stockholders of local concern quarrel
over its affairs. PAGE
Edmison, fghting for divorce. says wife
married him for money then skipped
out. PAGE
Big sespe oil company sued for s1Oo.
Portland woman said to be here is thought
slain. PAGE
Jay Ransch famous jockey. charged by
mother with threatening to kill her and
granddaughter. PAGE
Democratic committee fills county ticket.
with two exceptions. PAGE
John NJ. Eshelman. Lincoln Roosevelt
league candidate, touring southern coun-
ties. PAGE 9
Republican machine leaders declare Lawlor
logical man for senate. PAGE l6
National Association Of Stationary En-
gineers plans state license law. PAGE
Murphy. prominent Eagle. thought sui
eide. PAGE
City council fixes rates for San Pedro water
company which increases its revenue.
PAGE Il
Charles e. Fredericks. business man, dead.
PAGE
Dropping of aqueduct workers must stand.
says commission. PAGE
machine. PAGE
Country justice arrested for violating the
law by running blind pig" PAGE
Democratic headsman polses ak over Ma
tional Committeeman Nathan Cole. PAGE
Good Government workers organizing new
clubs In all parts of city. PAGE
Clubs and music PAGE 10
Mines and oil fields. PAGE
gports PAGE 10
Editorial and Letter Box. PAGE 10
News of the courts. PAGE
Municipal affairs. PAGE
Markets and financial. PAGE
City brevties. PAGE 13
In hotel corridors. PAGE 1S
Marriage licenses, births, deaths. PAGE IA
Classified advertising. PAGES 14-15
Citrus fruit report. PAGE
Building permits. PAGE 16
Shipping. PAGE II
TheRters. PAGE 13
Society. PAGE II
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-25
INDEX OF
HERALD'S NEWS
TODAY
FORECAST

Los Angeles and yicinity-ClOudy We'd
nesday; light wind, changing to south.
Maximum temperature yesterday SO degrees;
minimum temperature 81 degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-25

IAssociated PressJ
n ORT HURON, Mich, May A.-Fol-
lowing is the list of missing who
Il are believed to have lost their
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