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VOL. XXXIV. NO. 56.
BITTEN
BY GILA
MONSTER
Showman Is Poisoned
by Dangerous
Reptile
Compelled to Strip Flesh
from Bone to Get
Free
Witnesses Say Owner of Show Refused
to Permit Wounded Exhibitor
to Secure Medical
Assistance
R. E. Andrews. snakP charmer and
ehlrf exhibit of the Yuno show at the
Chutes park, was bitten by n. (illn inon
ptor lftpt night upon the fore finger of
the right hand and is In a critical con
dition as a result of the poison.
The reptile clung to tho finger with
Its powerful teeth and Andrews was
forced to rip the flesh from the bone
before the creature's Jaws could be
pried apart and the finger released.
In the makeup of an Indian, An
drews was exhibited by F. Coleman,
the owner of the show, as a snake
eater. Andrews placed the heads of
the reptiles In his mouth, furnishing
a sensation to the patrons of the ex
hibition.
As he picked up the Gila monster,
which had seemed sluggish all day,
the reptile suddenly turned and
clamped Us Jaws upon Andrews' fin
ger. Andrews pulled tho lizard from
his ringer, stripping off the flesh as he
did so.
Coleman, owner of the show, is said
to have tried to keep Andrews down
in the pit with the rattlesnakes and
other reptiles in spite of his serious
wound. When Andrews insisted that
he be allowed to have medical atten
tion, Coleman Is alleged to have used
force to keep the poisoned man with
the venom coursing through his veins,
from leaving the place.
Officer Closes Show
Finally a private watchman entered
the building and closed the show. Vio
lently protesting, according to wit
nesses, Coleman allowed Andrews to
be removed. The poisoned man was
taken to the receiving hospital, where
his finger was silt open and as much of
the poison as possible taken out.
When he arrived at the hospital he
was In convulsions and required five
men to hold him upon the table. Nelson
Story, 3823 South Hope street, an em
ploye at Chutes park, said that Cole
man had refused to allow Andrews to
leave the show so that he could be
treated. Coleman is alleged to have
given the excuse that he did not want
to close the show, as there was too
much money in the house.
Andrews was formerly a soldier in
the regular army. He was honorably
discharged and draws a pension from
the government. He said last night
that he had only been In Los Angeles
a short time and that he had his first
experience with snakes at the Yuno
After his flnser was cut open and
an antidote given, Andrews quieted |
and went to sleep. Late last night his j
condition was critical, but not dan
gerous.
According to the scientific men at
the police station the Glla monster is
known to zoology as the helloderm and
looks every letter of It. This animal
is thr only poisonous lizard known to
science and the most mysterious. Al
thouffh the animal lias been experi
mented with many times, investigators
Imve been unable to find any poison
in the body.
The bite of one of these ugly little
mottled Hnimals is sometimes instant
ly fatal and at others has no effect at
all.
PEARYS START FOR
NEW YORK TODAY
By Associated press.
HALIFAX, N. S.. Nov. 25.— Robert
X Peary, the Arctic explorer, and
Mrs. Peary, will leave Sydney tomor
row morning for New York by rail.
Hoarding another trip to the pole,
Commander Peary said ho will not be
able to make any announcement until
after he meets hia friends in New York
and discusses the case with them.
The mate and seamen of the steamer
Hooßevelt, who are Newfoundlanders,
will be paid off tomorrow. The Roose
velt will be overhauled at North Syd
ney and a new crew engaged.
Commander Peary declared that he
usually employed Newfoundland sea
ni. n for fur north work, not because
liny arc better than Americans, but
because their sealing experience ac
customs them to dealing with pack
i.-.'.
lf adheres to his conviction that
sledging Ib the li>'«t known method of
teaching the north pole, but would ad
\ orate aerial navigation If it wan
possible to obtain a good airship. He
consider! the present flying machines
too imperfect and delicate for Arctic
work.
SHEEP SUFFER IN
RECENT BLIZZARD
By Associated Press
RL PABO, Texas, Nov. 26.— A special
to the Times from Almagordo, N. M.,
Bays thnt thci goat and sluep ral
the lacra mo mountains 1 in New
Mcxii o lost from «o to xv par oanl of
their herds (lining the recent bliaaard,
Thli i« Hiihl to be ths heuvicHt loss ever
noed by the Industry in the weal.
Plymouth Btore Burns
By Associated Press. ,
PLYMOUTH, Nov. 25.— H. Lavlgne's
general merchandise store wu con.
' Hum.'.: by fire this morning. Uhe loau
to estimated at 130,000.
m. — i-^.ra it| Wl'isMillssssssslsssssssssW
Los Angeles Herald.
rnlbt: | p,, Momi. , 00 LbNIo
BLIND PERSONS
, PROTEST AGAINST
SEGREGATION
n.v AMoclatcd t'resn.
NEW YORK. Nov. 25.— A
meeting of the blind persons
and friends of the blind was
held here today at the home of
Miss Winifred Holt, secretary
of the New York Association
of the Blind, to discuss the re
cently made proposal that the
blind be segregated in colonies.
The meeting decided against
segregation and urged that
blind persons associate as
much as possible with persons
whose sight is unimpaired.
BUY MILLIONS
OF MEXICO
ACRES
Ry Associated Press.
MKXICO CITY, Nov. 25.— According
to the Herald, tho Continental Rubber
company has closed n deal for the pur
chase of the Zabras Hacienda find ad
joining property belonging to the
Pennsylvania brothers of Torreron.
The purchase price of the Zabras Ha
cienda Ib $4, 000.000 and the price of (he
other property brings the total price to
about $6.!>00,000. The Zabras property
consists of 2,000,000 acres.
ROOSEVELT NEARS
VIRGINIA GAPES
Secretary Loeb Goes Seaward to Meet
President When He Boards
the Navy Yacht May
flower
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.— A mes
sage received at the wireless station at
the Washington navy yard and made
public today from the battleship
Louisiana, on which the president and
party are returning from Panama by
way of Porto Rico, announced that the
battleship was 560 miles off. Cape
Henry at 8 o'clock last night.
At the rate at which the Louisiana
is j)t«aming she should reach the Vir
ginia capes at about 9 o'clock tomor
row morning.
Secretary Loeb left Washington to
day to meet the president when he
transfers to the navy yacht Mayflower
In the lower Chesapeake bay. It is ex
pected that the transfer will be made
at Wolf Trap light.
Battleship Sends Message
By Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 25.— The Nor
folk navy yard tonight received a wire
less communication from the battle
ship Louisiana, conveying the president
from Panama. The message was for
transmission to the bureau of naviga
tion, navy department, Washington,
At 8 o'clock tonight the Louisiana
was 200 miles southeast of Cape Henry.
The message requested that the con
verted yacht Mayflower, now anchored
in Hampton Roads, meet the Louisiana
at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon off
Plney Point In Chesapeake bay.
I The Mayflower will leave Hampton
I Hoads early tomorrow morning for the
! rendezvous.
Nearlng Norfolk
By Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 25.— 1t is re
ported that the Mayflower on which
the President is to proceed to Wash
ington, after his transfer from tha
Louisiana, was In wireless communica
tion late tonight with the Louisiana
and as the result of messages has
dropped down the bay.
BURALE BAYONETS
MAN NEAR EL
PASO
By Associated Press.
| EL PASO, Texas, Nov. 25.— 1n a col
| Union here today between Mexicans
and a captain and two privates of the
Mexican rurales composing a part of
the cuard of the Mexican Central pay
car, Manuel Buretta of this place was
stabbed anci Instantly killed with a
bayonet by one of the rurales.
The rurales escaped Into Mexico.
Tha affair Is. believed to have been
Hie outgrowth of feeling of American-
Mexican! :uiil officials of Mexico eause.il
by the recent arrest and effort to ex
tradite alleged revolutionists.
GOVERNOR UNDECIDED
ABOUT PATRICK CASE
Hy Associated Pros.
i M.KAN, N. V., Nov. 25.— Governor
Hlgglns tonight, before leaving for Al
bany, made the statement that he had
come to no decision on Albert T. Pat
rick's appeal for executive clemency
ar.d he had told no one that he would,
commute Patrick's ikuth sentence to
life imprlsomn.nl
FIND SCHOOL GIRL
AND HER COMPANION
By 'Associated Press.
BEATTUO, Wash., Nov. 85.— Blanche
Galory, a 17-year-old high Bchool girl,
who disappeared from her home In this
city October 9, was located at Abilene,
Tex., today.
She was In the company of W. E.
Blackmail, a book agent, recently of
Seattle.
Uoth are being held by the Abilene
pollen awaltinir Instructions from
Seattle.
MONDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 26. 1906.
B URN IN
T OULON
H ARBOR
Torpedoes Explode on
the School Ship
Algeciras
Hundreds Get Away in
Boats Under Good
Discipline
Nearby Warships Towed to Places of
Safety After Naval Victims
Are Hauled Out of
the Water
By Associated Press.
TOULON, France, Nov. 25.— The
torpedo school ship Algeciras, sta
tioned In this harbor, was totally de
stroyed by fire at a late hour this
evening.
There were 500 men on board when
the fire broke out, but it Is believed
thnt most of them were saved.
The Algeciras was a ship of the line
and for a number of years she had
been doing duty as a harbor vessel
and employed an a torpedo training
ship. She was of 6047 tons displace
ment and was built in 1855.
The burning of the school ship cre
ated the greatest alarm throughout the
city. News of the fire was first con
veyed at about 11 o'clock by the fir-
Ing of a cannon in the harbor.
The people hurriedly left the cafes
and theaters and rushed to the docks,
whence they could see the Algeciras
a mass of flames in the harbor. The
burning vessel stood out brilliantly in
the encircling: darkness and the glare
of the flames lit up the other shipping
and the coast and wharves.
Anxiety Over Men
There was terrible anxiety concern
ing the fate of the 500 men on board
until the authorities announced that
everybody had been taken off in boats
and saved, with the exception of three.
Those men did not answer the roll
call and It Is presumed they were
burned to death.
The entire garrison here was called
out to render assistance and the crews
of the warships of this division hur
riedly launched their boats to go to
the rescue of their comrades who were
on board the Algectras for purposes oT
instruction. Tup boats and fire boats,
as well an several steamers lying in
port, slipped their anchors and like
wise went out to help.
As soon as the men had been taken
oft the flaming vessel the efforts of the
authorities were directed to safeguard
ing the other ships anchored in the
vicinity of the Algeciras, including
the new battleship Patrle and the tor
pedo gunboat La Hire. These two
warships were towed to places of
safety.
Abandon Ship
The authorities came rapidly to the
conclusion that the Algeciras was
doomed and she was left to burn her
\self out.
The discipline maintained on board
the Algeciras was excellent. A ma
jority of the men were cool and col
lected.
The small boats of the Algeciras
were launched, filled with men and
rowed away while those who could
not leave In this manner awaited the
arrival of their rescuers. A few of the
men, however, were forced by the
flames to jump overboard and swim
away. Six torpedoes on board the
school ship exploded while the men
were leaving the vessel.
There was much fear during the
height of the fire that a torpedo maga
zine on shore would be ignited, but
this was prevented by deluging the
magazine with heavy streams of
water from powerful flre boats.
It is not known whether the fire
originated from an explosion of pow
der or broke out among the stores on
board.
Smoldering All Day
It is thought that the flre which
broke out tonight had been smoldering
all day long in the vessel's bunkers.
This would account for the sudden
breaking out of the flames at practically
the same time on different parts of the
ship.
There is soms uncertainty as to
whether the three missing men were
really burned or not. It Is reported that
they were last seen standing on the
deck and when ordered to jump Into
the water replied they could not swim.
POSSE AND DOG
TRAIL YOUNG
SLAYER
By A ■.« ip la ted Press.
PEORIA, 111., Nov. 25.— A sheriff's
posse with three bloodhounds Is scour
ing the woods along the Illinois river
south of Peorla for Kdward Clifford,
who fatally shot his father, Isaac Clif
ford, today during an altercation over
money matters.
Young Clifford is 21 years of age.
Following the shooting he disap
peared in the thick undergrowth
which skirts the river In the vicinity.
WIRELESS FROM PUGET
SOUND TO MARE ISLAND
By Associated Press.
BKATTLE, Wash., Nov. 25.— A spe
cial to the Poßt-liUelligencer from
Bremerton, Wash., Bays:
Rear Admiral W. T. Hurwell, com
mandant at the navy yard, Puget
wound, today established direct wire
less communication with the Mare
island naval station. Admiral Bur
well gave out the statement that this
auHun-s the establishment of wireless
communication between Tatoosh Isl
and al the entrance to Puget sound,
vii.l Sun KraiK Ihco bay, and adding to
tin security of navigation as the Pa
clflc CCIllBt.
DECLARES HE
SOLVED RIDDLE
OF THE SPHINX
By A*«rH'lat*fl I
BINGHAMTON, N. V.,
Nov. 25.— Rev. Dr. J. W. Phil
lips of this city says he has
solved the riddle of the sphinx.
Dr. Phillips is one of the best
known students of Egyptology
in the country. From his ex
tensive reading on this country
he has arrived at a conclusion
for the existence of the Egyp
tian figure that has puzzled
men for centuries.
Some time ago he submitted
his ideas to the American arch
aeological society, which in
turn submitted them to some
of the leading Egyptologists of
Europe, from whose opinion
the archaeological society
reached the conclusion that
this theory is "ingenious and
probable."
Dr. Pillips received an invi
tation to explain his theory
more fully in a paper to be read
before the archaeological so
ciety in the spring. Until he
reads that paper Dr. Phillips
will not explain his solution of
the riddle.
BAD WOUNDS
RESULT IN
DEATH
While, riding a bicycle between the
car tracks on Figueroa street near
Tenth, last night, C. M. Darnell of 1027
South Flower street was struck by
green Interurban University car 837,
and so badly injured that he died last
night at the California hospital. He
was hurled to the pavement where he
struck upon his head and sustained a
fractured skull.
Mr. Darnell was almost totally deaf
and had been cautioned many times by
his mother, Mrs. J. Darnell and his
sister Mary. He took the ride for the
benefit of his health.
Witnesses to the accident asserted |
that although the car which struck
Darnell was running at a high rate of
speed, the motorman sounded the gong
as loudly and lnslstenly as possible.
. The. injured man was taken to the.
California hospital where an operation
was performed upon his skull, Wt
without success.
HOLDUP MEN KILL
AND ARE SHOT
Daring Robbery Opposite Police Sta
tion Results in Swift Capture of
Alleged Trio After They
Are Perforated
By Assoclntsd Press.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 25.— 1n an
attempt to hold up and rob J. Frank
Emery, proprietor of the Kentucky
house, a second -rate hotel at 905« North
Sixth street, In Kansas City, Kas.,
Emery was shot and killed and Lee
Simmons, a negro porter, was shot In
the shouldor and slightly wounded.
Charles Rumble, aged 32, an iron
molder, from Independence, Mo., one
of the would-be robbers, was shot in
the cheek by officers who pursued him
and Sam Hutton. a negro, down Min
nesota avenue, the principal street in
this city.
Rumble's wound Is not serious. Both
Rumble and Hutton were arrested.
Huton's home Is in Kansas City. Kas.
Rumble and Hutton were intoxicat
ed. They put end the Kentucky house
and walking over to the desk told Em
ery to hand over hia money. No guests
were In the lobby at that time. Em
ery told them to get out, that he had
no money.
The men staggered from the desk,
apparently to make their departure.
When they reached the door, however,
Rumble braced himself against the
negro and with a shaky hand fired two
shots at the hotel keeper.
Guests rushed Into Ihe lobby and
found BJmery (lead! lying across the
hotel register. Which was spread open
01) the Clerit'i desk. One bullet from
Mumble's revolver went wild. The sec
ond had pierced Emery's chest Just be
low the heart, causing almost Instan
taneous death.
Rumble and Hutton fled down tha
rear stairway. There they encount
ered Simon, the porter, who had been
attracted by the shots and was juat
descending the steps.
Rumble tired a shot at Simon that
struck the porter in the shoulder, and
the two robbers rushed by him and
bolted for the street.
' The police station Is situated across
the street from the hotel and officers
were on the scene a minute or two
after the first shot rang out.
Rumble and Hutton were seen by the
officers on Minnesota avenue, a block
from the hotel, and they gave chase,
firing as they ran.
One bullet struck Rumble a glancing
blow on the cheek and caused him to
stagger and fall. Hutton stopped run
ning when he realised that Rumble
had been shot and the pair were soon
placed In Jail.'
. Simon also wat taken to the station
and his wound dressed.
There It was said that the wounds
of both Rumble and Simon were alight.
. The robbers secured no booty.
It Is Mid by an ortVcr of the com
pany that warrants have been Issued
tor the arrest of more than twelve
former employes, and that the list, may
be increased as the investigation pro
gresses.
• Andrew Young, general manager of
the tnpany's local branch houiie, de
clined to placi an estimate on the
value of the • property «tni«n. I
CAPTURE
A TRAIN
BANDIT
Lone Man Robs 15,
but Is Finally
Caught
Boards Wabash "Early
Bird 1 ' and Lines Up
Passengers
Dispatcher, Seeing Train Whizz by,
Notifies tha Next Station and
a Posse Ambushes the
Bold Fellow
By Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 26.— A lone rob
ber, masked and armed, robbed fifteen
passengers on eastbound Chicago &
Alton passenger train No. 24 near Glas
gow, Mo., shortly after midnight.
He was arrested before he could leave
the train and was taken to Glasgow
and placed In jail.
The robbed train is known as the
"Early Bird." It left Kansas City at
9 o'clock Sunday night and was due
at Slater at 12:27 Monday morning. At
Slater the robber, wearing a mask over
his eyes, bonrded the rear car as the
train was pulling out.
After the train had Increased speed
the man, revolver In hand, entered the
car and began a systematic robbery
cf the passengers. Fifteen of them
were made to disgorge.
As the train passed through Glasgow,
at which point it doeß not stop, the
man was seen at work by the station
agent, who wired the chief dispatcher
of the fact.
Armstrong, the next station east of
Glasgow, was notified and officers were
at the station there to meet the train
when It pulled' in. No stop Is made
ordinarily at Armstrong, and the rob
ber, evidently satisfied in the belief
that he was safe for this reason, sus
pected no harm when that point was
I reached.
Officers Board Train
When the train stopped at Armstrong
the officers boarded it and caught the
robber.
He was taken without serious dif
ficulty and under instructions from the
Kanßas City office was taken back to
Glasgow and placed in Jail there. The
robber is 5 feet 5 inches in height.
The robbed train was in charge of
Conductor Haywood and is one of the
fastest on the Chicago & Alton. It runs
through to St. Louis and Chicago.
Tonight's robbery is an almost exact
duplicate of thai committed on the
same line on November 9, when a lone
robber, heavily armed, boarded the
rear sleper of the eastbound Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific overland train,
which runs on the Alton tracks, and
at the points of two revolvers forced
the Pullman conductor, a negro porter
and a brakeman to proceed ahead of
him and awaken the passengers while
he robbed them. This robber escaped.
The officers believe that the man
who committed tonight's robbery Is the
same who went through the Rock
Island earlier In the month. When to
night's robber was arrested by the
Armstrong officers he had gone
through three cars of the Alton train.
PROMINENT MINER FROZEN
Second Victim of the Cold Found
Dead West of Rhyolite,
Nevada
By Associated Press.
RHYOLITE, Nev.. Nov. 25.— George
G. Ross, formerly of Leadville, Colo.,
and prominent in mining circles in that
state, was found frozen to death ten
miles west of Rhyolite 'this morning.
He left the city Thursday night in a
blinding snow storm for the Gold Bar
mine, four miles distant. He missed
the road and traveled on until over
come by cold.
This Is the second fatality of the re
cent storm. An. unknown man was
found frozen to death south of Gold
Center yesterday.
TO SAVE LIVES OF
THEIR FOUR
COMRADES
By Associated Press.
WARSAW, Nov. M.— Socialists
threaten to organize a general strike
tomorrow to protest against the execu
tln of four Socialists. They Bay the
i! en are Innocent. i
To General Blackmar'a Memory
"ily Associated Press.
BOSTON. Nov. 26.-- The unveiling of
a tablet of bronze to the memory of
the late General W. W. Biackmar, who
was commander In chief of the G. A.
R. at the trme of his death, took place
today at the twenty-fifth anniversary
of the foundation of the second church
(Unitarian) this city.
Fairbankses Go to Washington
By Ansoclated Press.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 25.—
Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks left
here tpday for Washington, where they
will -arrive Monday morning. They
were the guests while here of Senator
and Mrs. Jamej P. Taliaferro. .
British Gunboat Refloated
By Associated Praia. ,
FIONCJ KDNIi, i Nov. 25.— The Hrltish
river gunboat itobin, which was strand
ed November 22 on a sand bank at
Kumchek. was r«ioa*td today.
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SCHMITZ AND HIS
PARTY AT CHICAGO
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Nov. 25.—May
or Schmitz of San Francisco
passed through Chicago today.
Requests for a statement re
garding the accusations made
in the indictment returned
against him met with a firm re
fusal. He insisted that the
statement he made in New
York after landing contained
all he could say until he had
time to examine the charges
against him and his adminis
tration.
Mayor Schmitz was accom
panied by his wife and son.
FLOORS CRASH
AND MANY
ARE HURT
By Associated Press.
NEWARK, N. J., Nov. 25.— Mrs. Re
becca Schwartz wan killed, a dozen
other persons were badly Injured and
fifteen more less seriously Injured
when the flooring of the hall used as
a Jewish theater gave way, letting
them fall to the hall below.
Some of the Injured will die.
CARUSO SAYS
HE WILL SING
Regardless of Conviction, the Tenor
Declares He Will Go Ahead with
His New York Engage
ment
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 25.— 1t was stat
ed tonight at the manager's office of
the Metropolitan opera house that En
rico Caruso's voice, which was affect
ed, has improved to such an extent
that the tenor would positively appear
Wednesday evening, unless an unfor
seen illness appears. Caruso himself,
It was said, was disposed to fill his en
gagement and was unaware of any
reason why he should not.
Caruso is billed to sing "Rudolfo" in
"La Boheme" to Mme. Sembrich's
"Miml."
Since Caruso's conviction for annoy
ing" women In Central park there have
been persistent rumors that he would
not appear in public at present. It
had also been said that Adreas Dippel,
another tenor, had been rehearsing
"Rudolfo" in anticipation of being as
signed., to take Caruso's part. These
reports, as well as others to the effect
that the management feared an un
friendly demonstration against Caruso
should he appear that might seriously
mar the performance, have been re
peatedly denied by Director Conried.
It was admitted, however, that the
singer's voice had suffered severely
during his experience in court and that
this affection, unless corrected, might
interfere with the program planned.
Tonight's assurance that Caruso was
quite himself again, seemed to dispose
of this contingency. It was given out
at the opera house that only the usual
police arrangements would be made for
Wednesday evening, as nothing un
pleasant was expected to occur,
Caruso's appeal will be presented in
the court of general sessions tomor
row, and his counsel expect that it
will be entertained within a day or
two.
LEADER VOLIVA
MAY QUIT THE
ZIONISTS
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Nov. 25.-Wilbur Glenn
Vollva, successor to John Alexander
Dowie as overseer of the Christian
Catholic church, declared at the con
clusion of an exciting meeting at Zion
City tonight that unless he was recog
nized as general overseer 'of the church
for life he would abandon his following
to their fate and reorganize the church.
Vollva presented his new plans for
the government of Zlon. They con
tained a clause which read:
"Zlon is a theocracy. This means
that God selects a leader, who serves
lor life, and that through him God
selects his sucoessor."
Members of the church arose and pro
tested. Animated discussion followed,
lasting two hours, In which Vollva took
an active part.
"I will not admit," declared Voliva,
•'that I am overseer by virtue of elec
tion, nor will I admit that there Is an
other In Zton who could fill my place.
Every hand raised agains.t mo will go
down in destruction and no petty co
terie of jealous plotters can oust me."
Then he threatened to reorganize the
church, saying that he would rather
do it now than six months hence. He
announced he would give his followers
until next Sunday to accept the clause
in question.
Autoists Hurt in St. Louis
By Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 25.— Cornelius Hai
rißon was probably fatally Injured and
his wife suffered serious wounds to
night when their automobile was hit
by a Street car and cut In two. Tlif
daughter. Mlhs Mury Harrison, ami
Thomas Huhan. the chauffeur, e»cap«d
with a number of bruises.
For the Dix Victims
By Associated Press.
B EATTLE. Waah., Nov. 25.— Bpeclal
memorial servloaa were held In the
Kirsl Presbyterian church , this even
lng in honor of the victims >>f llic
HtfitiiiHhl|> I >ix disaster. Many promi
ii.'ni lilviiit-s assisted In the services.
THREE
CONFESS
HOLDUPS
Police Believe They
Have Bad
Trio
Mysterious Robberies at
Revolver's Point
Explained
Officers Say Prisoners Have Admitted
Burglarizing Jewelry Store of
Über A Über Wednes
day Night
Thp most Important capture made by
the local detective department thin
year Ik believed to have been effected
last night when Ross Smith and J. C
Cloud, self-confessed holdup men and
burglars, were arrested in a Hill street
lodging house by Detectives McNamara
and McCann.
Verne .Taseehke was nlso arrested
and he is said to have confessed to
aiding- Smith and Cloud in the burglary
of the jewelry store of Über & Über,
1822-24 South Main street, November
21. Jasechke was not captured until
after Cloud and Smith had been ar
rested, and, according to the police,
had confessed.
About $300 worth of cheap Jewelry
was stolen from Über & Über's store.
Jusechke said that he went inside and
took the stuff and passed It out through
the window to his confederates.
Cloud and Smith, say the police, con
fessed to three holdups committed
Saturday night. George Papageorge, a
Greek peanut vendor, was held up in
front of his rooming house, 628 North
Main street, and robbed of 145. He
was wheeling his peanut cart Into the
yard when the masked men with re
volvers approached and demanded his
money.
The Greek gave up without a strug
gle and after the holdup men were
out of sight he hurried up to his room
and went to bed. He did not report
hit, loss to the police until yesterday
morning.
From the scene of their easy triumph
over the Greek the pair nre'said 'to have
gone to Seventh and Figrueroa streets.
Then? they say they held up H. Ooch
ran, 947 South Figueroa, who WW cm
his way home. From Cochran, Cloud
and Hinith took a watch and thirty
flve cents.
They say they were dissatisfied with
the result of their labors with Mr.
Cochran and, after telling him that In
their opinion he was a "cheap sport,"
they returned the money and watch
to him. Thpy forced him to accom
pany them to Sixth and Flgueroa
streets, where, after making- sundry
slighting remarks, they told him to
depart. He did' so.
At Seventh and Maple the two haf»
poorer luck. They attempted to rob
;i man, but, according to their own
story, he ran so fast that he was soon
far beyond bullet range.
Captain Auble stated last night thai
the capture of the three men was in
his opinion one of the best pieces of
detective work ever accomplished by
the Los Angeles police department. It
is believed that after the men have
been questioned more closely In regard
to their careers for several months
past, many mysterious holdups will be
explained.
Later last night J. Roberts reported
to the pollcs that he was robbed Sat
urday night at Eighth and Maple of
$2.10. It is believed that Roberts is
the man who is said to have run after
being released by the robbers.
None of the jewelry stolen from the
jewelry store was recovered from the
rooms of the three men. They will
be held In Jail and no charge will be
put against them until it is fully known
for how many of the recent . robberies
and holdups the trio Is responsible. .
THE DAY'S SEWS
FORECABT
For Southern California: Fair
Monday; light frost in the morning;
light north wind, changing to west.
Maximum temperature in Los An
geles yesterday, 62 degrees; mini
mum, 37 degrees.
i I—Bitten1 — Bitten by Glla monster.
— Send warships toward Morocco.
3 — Husband says wife ia Insane.
— Mines and mining.
— Woman thinks McCarey is nice. .."'
Editorial.
; 7— City news.
B—Sports.8 — Sports.
9 — Sunday sermons. ■
— Southern California news. .
11— Classified advertisements.
1 2 — Railroad news.
LOCAL
Boy Is killed by ■ accidental diachurge
of gun.
Prlsonor says revenge prompted his ar- ,
rest on ■ Insanity charge. . ■ •■■■■■'■■■••
Women ■ will lee boxing bouts.
Bhowman Is bitten •by Glla monster..,'
Three men caught and police say .they
confess numerous ■ holdups • ■.-
COAST
Idaho colony settles at Oridley. Cal.
■ foreTgn
Warshipa proceed to Morocco. •
Bchool . bhl|i burns in Toulon harbor. ■ ■
King George's course vexes thu Vatican,
EASTERN ;
Bold train robber caught In Missouri. .
Robbers kill hotel man in Kaiuu City,
Kan. > * %
Roosevelt neurlng virgin i on return
trip. '-.-•' , ■ ■■ .•■•.■
Rev. Mr. Crapsey quits 'Italian
< liunli.