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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-21

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Happy Hour Monday night only.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-21

Attend POsener's removal sale Mon
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-21

Attend POsener's removal sale Mon
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-16
Robert Mantell Versatile Host

and there are always many guests, His
love Of horses shows in the welcome
from the five beauties that at once de-
mand lump of sugar. \ spacious lawn
surrounds the house, with flowers in
profusioD, bammocks and easy chairs,
but Brucewood - is practical and is a
paying venture, for the superintendent
who farms 1T adds many dollars TO Man
tell s bank account each season. a com.
modious storehouse was last season
turned into rehearsal room. The com
pany have a vacation in the vicinity of
So Brncewood" and during part of the
summer give their attention TO rehears-
ing,
Probably you do not know said
Mantell, ''that one of the deeply disap-
pointing phases of my life as an actor
is my inability TO meet and to know
more closely the charming and lovable
people in the many cities where / appear
aud who would extend to me their hos
pitahty, This is particularly so while
travelling through the west, where both
men and women arc not only delightful
entertainers. but Of brilliant minds and
lovers indeed of Shakespeare, as the
large audiences have proved; but, per
haps, somc day / shah own western
home. When the physical strain of my
work has lessencd and | may give more
time to visiting with my friends. both
old and new-well, that is what / hope
for always - And perhaps that was the
picture he saw floating in the long curls
of smoke which came from the good
cigars his guest was enjoying.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-16

When the season Of hard work at
tendant on the many wonderful Shake
spcare productions given by Robert
Mantell ends, then one finds the great
actor equally versatile host Down on
the Jersey coast, resting amidst the
naturally blessed Atlantic highlands, is
picturesque Brucewood, - Robert Man
tell s home. The low rambling house of
many rooms is all suggestive of COM
fort. The den devoted to valuable manu-
scripts, souvenirs from Shakespeare g
birthplace, photographs of Mantell 8
brilliant coterie of friends, both in pub
lie and private life, several greatly
priced souvenirs of Edwin Booth; dainty
bits of water color on the walls, mostly
outdoor scenes, suggest the actor IS love
of nature. Comfortable, lazy chairs !:
and old books. Of course, everywhere, of
wide variety of subjects in light and
serious vein; large mahogany table, with
It's ''chummy" lamp make place TO
think. place to study or 10 rest and
to dream a guest noting that the win
dows were fully draped, Mantcll said:
eyes. [ carefully cut off the view, -
and there was a note of sorrow in his
voice, that wonderful view over the
water, but ] must, it so completely
fascinates me, How in the world could
study or do any serious work with
all the fates tempting mc?D Then there
Is the dlnino room, which is long and of
polished mahogany. its furnishings the
same and the table equally long, for
Mantell is bappiest while dispensing all
sorts of good things to eat and TO drink
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-16
Annette Kellermann "PerfeCt Woman

Miss Annette KeIlermann, the fascInat-
ins Australian beauty, swimmer and
diver, who Is now on 4 tour Of this
country, who has been termed "thc per-
feet woman" by DIR. Dudley \, Sargent,
physical director of Harvard college, and
who said of her 10 his class OF young
ladies': Miss Kclermann is the first wo-
man we have ever had TO appear here
TO show just what can be accomplished.
She is a woman who has made a record
in athletic work. but who. in doing so.
has lost none Of her femininty. She Is
the most symmetrically developed pretty
woman I haVo ever seen, and shows CON
clusively that II is within the reach of
every woman to have good figure anC
to regulate her weight"
Last summer Miss l(allermann amazed
the people OF Boston by SWIMMING from
Charestown bridge 10 Boston light
twelve miles, in six and one-half hours
The course Is tortuous and full OF strong
currents, but she was never in trouble
and finished strong. But one man had
ever accomplished the feat up TO that
time,
Miss Kcllermann performed other
swimming fcats that throw this Boston
performance into the shade. When Il
years old she swan the Yarra river. Aus
trali9, ten miles. in less time than IL had
been done by the ono sole person prior
to that time. She swan the Thames
from Putney To Blackwell. thirteen miles.
in less than four hours. and covered over
twcnty-ous miles OF the Danube. from
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-16

Tulin TO Vienna, in three hours and eleven
minutes, fifteen minutes faster than
the previous record. The course was full
of rapids and whirlpools. and several
swimmers had lost their lives in at
tempting TO cover it. Badly piloted by
an ignorant boatmap, she got into a
whirlpool and nearly drowned but Got out
unaided,
In an eight-mile race IN the Seine
through Paris. Miss Kellermann SWAN
against Paulus. champion OF France; Hol-
bein and Burgess of English fame. and
others OF the greatest men swimmers or
Europe. She beat Burgess out in tSe
last 100 yards, and finished second TO
PaulUs. Next she broke the record from
North Forcland to North Goodwin in the
English channel, making seven miles in
3:3], Miss kellermann's greatest feat
was her swim from Dover TO Ramsgate
twenty miles Her time was 42O and it
was asserted by the English papers that
1t had eclipsed the record OF any man
VINO had done the distance, and they in
clnded Wolf. Bolbeln. Webb and other
celebrities
Miss kellermanD holds almost every
woman s swimming record for from fifty
yards to twenty miles. She has defeated
every woman who ever swan against her
She is one OF tho most expert divers
In the world, and. withal. she is remark
ably pretty. with a figure of symmetry
and beauty. She does not look muscular
her lines being long and graceful. Miss
kcllermann says swimming Will improve
the health and figure OF any woman and.
after look at her one would think this
undoubtedly true.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-16
WANTED IT CERTAIN
THAT SHE WAS DEAD
Eccentric Woman Leaves Will
Requesting Physician to
Pierce Heart.
y Leased Wire to The Tribune.

BY Leased Wire to The Tribune.
PITTSBURG. Pa. Jan. 15.-rhe body OF
Miss Laura Hemans White. aged Go, was
found today stretched on the floor OF the
kitchen of her humble home. badly mutt
lated by rats and In an advanced state OF
decomposition. She had been missing
several days. All her life she had been
subject to fear OF premature burial and
In tin box on the premises was found
her will. with instructions TO have
physician visit her once q day for ten
days after her death. and on the tenth
day to pierce her heart three times With
q dagger to insure the fact that she was
really dead and thea hav: hers body csc
mated
To the intense surprise OF the police
who found the body and the instructicns,
a will Was also found which showed that
the old lady was worth between 100000
and $50. 900 consisting OF crsh and real
estate In pittsburg, Indiana Montana and
California, fee was bequeathen to the
physician who insured her death and the
balance of the estate, Wii1 the exception
OF some small bcqucsts TO friends and
neighbors. 10 her brother. Major Robert
Hall White, Il surgeon III the Gril1sh
army said 10 be located in Johannes
burg South Africa. In case he does not
claim the heritage, l. Will go To local
charital g institutions, q according 10 the
terms of tho will.
Miss White was member of prom-
ncnt Quaker family Df Philadelphia and
had relatives in Connellsvile. Pa,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-16
WILL Be A RECOUNT
IN BOSTON ELECTION
Both Victor and Man Who Ran
Second in Race Ready for
Contest.
BY Leased Wire to The Tribune.

BY Leased Wire to The Tribune.
BOSTON. Jan. 15.-Now that the voters
of Boston have fought ont the battle OF
ballots at the polls. with the result that
former Mayor John f. Fitzgerald has
been elected mayor on the face of the re-
turns. 1t Is again TO be fought. beginning
next week. before the election commis-
sioners. No sooner had the result been
announced last Tuesday night than James
j. StorroW. the runner-up in the four
sided contest declared his intention of
asking a recount TO this end The neces-
sary steps were taken the next day BY
the Citizens Municipal league. which had
groomed Mr.. Storrow for the race
MayorElect Fitzgerald and his cam
paIgn managers have determined TO sit
In the game when the recount is on.
In order TO secure "a hand they also have
petitioned for a recount because. as they
claim. the league. Under It's petition
might call for an accounting of the Sior-
row vote without going over the Fitz-
gerald returns, and this would not show
the true comparative VoLe, so far rs cor
rected figures go. y joint demand neccs-
states q tabulation of the mayoralty vote
cast for both.
the result OF the recount and also is IN
daunted by the fact mat under thc new
city charter the. people can recall MIN
from the Office of mayor. if satisfied thai;
his administration of II is detrimental 10
the interests Of the city. His term uHdcr
! the new charter covers four years,
New Mayors Statement.
II shall enter dpon rry duties as mayer
unplcdged and unhampered by promises OF
any kind Mr. Fitzgerald said in an in
| terview. "The new charter will permit
| of good government. and while there arc
| a great many things about it which DO
not meet with The approval of every citr-
| zen, the extraordinary powers conferred
| upon the mayor place large RESPONSE
| hility upon his shoulders and he can do
| vastly better work.
| "Of course a great deal depends upon
| the civil service commission and ho~ ii
| works in the matter OF appointments.
! That commission can assist the mayor
| and to secure to the city the appointment
| of competent men to the various offices
under the city government. II, however.
| they attempt to bring me down closely
| in the matter OF appointments, friction is
| bound to be to the dctrimcnt OF the city
The permanent finance commission
| provided by the new systarn will also De
able to assist in giving TO the city wha,
| il will be my aim 20 give, a thoroughly
| businesslilie administration, and it will
| be the aim OF my administration not only
to accomplish good work for the munic-
pality itself. but through the encourage
ment OF my Office to achieve wonderful
results i'm the building up OF the COM
mercial and industrial life of the city"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-16
SING SING CONVICT BELIEVED
TO BE SOLE HEIR TO MILLION

jewel expert and numbered among his
acquaintances J. p. Morgan ex-senator
w 4. Clark. members OF the Guggenheim
family. and other wealthy men.
He had been in China Tor "a number
OF years.
In many instances Doeck had acted
as special agent Tor the Chinese govern
mcnt in transactions here. He both
spoke and wrote Chinese and WAS IA
miIlar with Chinese porceains and
bronzes and other works OF art. He had
dined with the Chinese empress. he said
and was able TO tell OF the magniiicence
OF the art works in the palace in Pc
king.
Rated as "A No L." Boeck secured
jewels TO the value of s3000u0 on memo
randa and then disappeared. He went
TO China, remained there nearly n year
and then ventured back TO San Fran
cisco. where he was caught.
His attorney at the time was Jacob
Marx.
1T looks as though Boeck is the sole
heir TO Lounsberry's millions" said Mr..
Marx yesterday. II am going TO Sing
Sing to see him this weak and apprise
him of the death of his uncle. il he has
not yet learned II. While ] have Off
cial notification OF will. learn indi-
rectly that Boecl is the only heir to
his uncle's estate.
AT the time OF his arrest Boeck rave
his address as Stamford Conn. His wife
is now believed TO be in Tamaqua. IA.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-16
Private Office
for Mdude Adams

In tho Empire Theater bullding-or,
moro properly. the annex thereto at the
Fortieth street corner OF Broadway, New
York-there is on the second floor an
office, on the door of which arc scrawlcd
In lead pencil only the initials ''W. Ct ="
That onlce Is In reality occupied by
Maude Adams, the hrst of the Frohman
stars TO establish business headquarters
entirely apart from her home surround
lnSs.
The Nv. c. stands for William Gill
lette. Since the beginning OF Miss
Adams's tour Mr., Gillette has been given
access 10 INC room. and there he holds
lorih tor ms labor of coupon cutting and
stock rights OF his many plays
MISS Adams's name has been left off
IN" door Durposcy. for, except 10 Il
chosen few. she does not Wish sn con-
Ncnient an address TO become known. She
moved INTO the office several weeks ago.
and nttcd II up beautifully. according to
the feminino Idea OF office hNtures. In
truth, the room has as many charactcris-
Ties OF reception room or a boudoir rs It
has OF an office. for n is daiutlly dec
GRATED in white and pink. and has many
ornamental touches which mere man
never would have conceived. Nevcrthe-
less. II Is strictly business headouar-
ters.
For. be it known. Miss Adams is al
most as accomplished business woman
as she is an actress. which means a near
approach 10 perfection. She is most par
ucular In all matters relating TO the de-
tails of her productions and. rather than
her home through the medium of scene
models. costume plates and reports of
electricians. she has fitted up the office
and maintains regular business hours,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-16
VETERAN MONEY KINGS
PREPARING TO RETIRE
BY Leased Wire to The Tribune.

BY Leased Wire TO The Tribune.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15,-FoIlowing the
example set by Thomas Fortune Ryan
Jacob II. Schifr, multi millionaire bank
er and phiIantbropist, is withdrawing
from many great business enterprises
with a view to complete retirement. He
is the latest fnancier to desert the
ranks.
This week Mr. Schff retired from the
directorates of both the Union and
Southern Pacific railroads and, it was
said today in Wall street, he will re-
tire from others before the end of the
month.
The deaths of Henry II. Rogers and
L. II, Hartman, both of which were
attributed to overwork, have had great
effect upon the big tnanciers of the
country. J, P. Morgan for several
years has been shaping his affairs so
that his son, J, p. Morgan, Jr.. can
take complete control Of them in year
or so. John d. Rockefeller affairs
are completely handled by John D. Rock
efeller, Jr., and William Rockefeller.
Andrew Carnegie has completely with.
drawn from active business affairs and
others are leaving big affairs to young
er men.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-16
CIV YORK REPUBLICANS
STANDING BY PINCH0T

-fNEW YORK. Jan. i6.--Praise for G;if-
brd Pinchot former chief forester OF the
lDted states, was the keynote OF most
the speeches delivered today at The
pnference on conservation of natural re-
purces before the Republican club here
)night.
P'The national forests" said Philip w
yrcs, chief forester Of New HampShire.
bave been established through the
fnius and patriotism Of Clifford Pin
hc5
But for Mr.. Pinchot" said Colonel
William +. Cody (Bunalo BilD, I'VE
nould have no great national forest pre-
trvc And it was President Roosevelt
1ho started it"
almost the only note of dissent was
7poken by John G. Brady. former COVER
pr OF Alaska.
j When Mr. Roosevelt with ono stroke
the pen. made five million acres Of tim
~ land in Alaska a preserve" he said.
without consulting any one who lived
,ere. he violated the true principles OF
jrestry. The timber is going to waste
I'D the coal under II cannot be mined"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-16
PITTSBURG Is BREWING
SCANDAL IN EARNEST

by i.edScd wire 10 Inc lrlDunes
PIrTSBURG, Pa, Jan. l5.-With hints
OF more arrests of prominent men inmi-
nent. there is much speculation how
widespread this latest financial and po
litcal exposure will become. National
Bank Examiner Williams, who has been
in charge of the Pittsburg district, is
quoted as saying in Washington to-
night.
"The complications grow worse and
worse the deeper the probe is run into
them. The end is not yet by, long
sight 1 don't know when II will all be
straight again In Pittsburg. The situa-
ton is most complex"
The FIVE arrested men, headed by Presi-
dent Edward II. Jennings of the Colum-
bia National bank are maintaining a
strongly defiant attitude His prominence
I'm the business world together with that
of Frank A. Griffin. formerly vice presi-
dent of the bank, and Frank f. Nicola
one of the city's very rich men, lends
great interest 10 the affair.
Mr.. Nicola was in New York City when
he received word that a warrant had been
for his home, arriving here today. Later
he appeared in court and gave bail.
Il know nothing whatever about the
case" lie said.
The charges in the present case grew
ont OF alleged attempts Ia secure by
bribes the designation of the Columbia
National bank and another bank as city
repositories. Jennings and Griffin were
attending 10 the financial end. while Max
G. Leslie managed the political end in the
Columbia case. Nicola and Councilman
| Charles Stewart are alleged TO have been
| involved in another case.
There arc numerous counts in the in
| dictincnts against Leslie, who is de-
| linuuent tax collector and known as the
! right hand man of Senator FLYNN. II Is
alleged that Leslie was paid $4,000 over
the counter of the bank 10 act as the go
between In The deal between the graft
ing counCilmen and the bank.
When questioned by the district at
torney. Leslie is alleged 10 have said that
he put the money In his pocket and it
was uobudv'S business
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-16
PLANS FOR RELIEF
OF GOVERNMENT SERVANTS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The subject
OF relief for men and women who grow
old In the government services was TAX
en- up today at a joint session of the
senate and the house committees on
civil service. at which President ODono-
Ghue and fifteen members of the Civil
Service Retirement association were
given hearing
All the representatives OF the associa-
tion declared they could stand no reduc-
ton of salaries to further a plan Of
annuities. They appealed 10 congress
for the retirement for old age or dis
ability and for compensation TO families
in case OF death while in line of duty,
Eleven of the associations committee
favored pensions, three favored annuties
through assessments on their salaries.
providing their salaries were increased
to meet the expense, and one had no
preference Questions by the congress
sional committee showed that the sub
iect was receiving serious considerat lion,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-16
BY Leased Wire TO The Tribune.

By Leased Wire TO The Tribune.
NEW YORK. Jan. 15.-J Edward
Bocck. who is serving Il sentence of seven
years In Sing Sing for a jewelry swlndle
in 1907, Is perhaps the only heir to more
than q million dollars. left by his uncle.
j. c. I5ounsberry Of ST Paul. who died
there January IL amid squalid surround
ings. Lounsberry was thought by his
neiShbors to be very poor. but when his
effects were searched II was found that
he had securities and bonds representing
a fortune.
The first intimation that Boeck was
related to Lounsberry was when u mes
sage signed Louisa c. Boeck, Boeck S
wife was found among the misers ef-
fects.
II read; Won't you go security for
EddieE Cash not required. only securi
W II you can't furnish all. will you
furnish part? Have hope of winning If
this could be arranged"
Inc message was dated April IS. 1908,
a rev weeks after Boeck had been
brought back from san Francisco where
he was caught n year after alleged swim
ding operations among New York jcwel-
ry firms and art dealers His baii was
fixed at $4,000 when he WAS held for
trial.
Influential Friends.
Eic posed as friend of royalty. had
Travelled extensively and was wen cdu-
Gated. he was art connoisseur and
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-16
DUEL TO THE DEATH
LASTS FOR FOUR HOURS

NEW YORK. Jan. IA duel OF four
hours duration. engaged in by TWO night
watchmen In Park & Tilfords store on
Broadway. resulted today In the death
In the head. After finally running down
and shooting his companion, the survivor
sat down and wrote letter to the po-
lice. telling them all about it. and then
finished up his nights work by cleaning
UP and putting the store in order.
John Ferris who has worked for the
rest, charged with the shooting. The
victim of the duel was John Woods.
There had been bad feeling between
heI he ama s 5 tod the un Docc tHad
Woods slapped him in the face and that
for hours they chased each other around
the store, upstairs and down. Several
shots were exchanged. but none took et-
feet until Ferris finally caught Woods in
the engine room and shot him in the
head.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-16
ARENAS KEY LIGHTHOUSE
IN SORE NEED OF HELP
.eased Wire 10 Tho Tribune.

loi ltdStu w IlS ~ 4 ihS '''N'''N'
Il PENSACOLA, Fla, Jan. 15.-Bring-
Ing this report that the keeper of
Arenas Key lighthouse, on the Mexican
BOAST, is in distress, there being no one
there but one man and two women, the
Gshing schooner Emma Jane arrived
iere today and communicated tho fact
10 the Mexican consul.
/ The master Of the schooner reports
hat on Christmas day he was passing
}re light when he saw distress signals
lying.
NWc put off in Il small boat aud
'puud two women alone in the light
louse. who said that three men who at
ended the light had gone out in a small
Dat and that all bad been drowned, -
Md the captain. Through his glasses he
bw one man still battling for life in
DC breakers mile away and put out
D him The man was nearly dead
hen the crew, al the peril of their
ugn lives, rescued him from the break
4 One man cauDot handle the light
3oDe, but The schooner was forced TO
it 10 sea with the cargo of fish. The
gbt protects vessels from very dan
erous reef and IL is feared ii will
bcome eXtinguishcd
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-16
;[ORM IN NEW YORK
\ COSTS SEVERAL LIVES
payiest Snowfall Known for
Years: Weather on Atlantic
Very Severe.

ru, work.. Jan. l5.-Nine lives were
Gt and six persons injured IN one oi
" worst storms that ever Vlslted NC"
VI CITY. The total snowIah ut ~
l,oo< to-day. when the skies cleared
(, IA inches. second only to the storm
{1soe when I55 inches fell. and oil 1850
4 n,h,cb Senator Roscoe Conkling los'
l ne when 2O.1 inches fell. Eight thou-
IA mon have been put 10 work clearing
lie streets. nm
ln5avor C;nvnor appeared at CITY Han
kday quite as II he had not fought ior
s life In the storm last night. said the
hyor; a.. .,
}nWe went through hardships that
lould not willingly encounter In my IRE
'naln. very much regret the INJURY u
az friend. MI Sheppard
far Sheppard. who fell off railroad
lestle when hghting the storm Win
5.yor r;aynor, is seriously i'll tonight His
In leg and ankle were broken. and he
Inferred from shock and exposure. lie Is
ixty-eight years old. ,.. :,
I'm the afternoon traffic condltlons oe-
mn 10 approach normal, though thctc
Sas still much congestion. TRANSATLANTIC
hers all reported savage weather at
en-. , ;.ht >
I The thermometer began 10 fall tonlght
nd Il cold wave is predicted. Jhns idt
he storm. though heavier than that OF
Ihristmas. has caused less suffcring, De
huse the weather has been milder
NEWPORT. II. l., Jan. 15.-Jhe Two
avs storm left drifts so h'gh that 70
|ight Newport is cut Off from the world
q far as direct railroad service Is con-
erncd. Today at various intervals sev.
raj trains were started on their way TO
TaIl River, but all were stalled at Bristol
Ferry. where the drifts were ftteen !eet