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ONE MORE PLOT
TO STOP HARBOR
READY FOR NAIL
TERMINAL ISLAND BRUNT OF
LATEST SCHEME
FLEMING SAYS TACTICS WIN
FRIENDS FOR CONSOLIDATION
Trustee Foot Leaves with Wife for
Tl« ; Juana, but Friends Say
He Will Be Back on
Tuesday
IN effort to deprive the residents of |
jl\ Terminal island precinct of tho
'<•£*• right to vote at the San -Pedro
consolidation election August 12 Is ex
pected, and will be handled properly by
the -attorneys for the consolidation
committees if it is sprung.
_ The plan is to attack the legality of
the annexation by San PeHro. on tech
nicalities with no real hope of sepa
rating the territory from the harbor
city, but with the Intention of tying
the matter up in the courts so that tho
vote in that territory may be re
strained until too late.
It is known by both tides on the con
solidation fight that-the residents of
the section formerly claimed by Long
Beach are heartily in favor of consoli
dation, the more so since the lion of
the trustees, on the Shaw lease. I'
they can be kept out of the election
the consolidation movement will bo
" -weakened In San Pedro accordingly.
Trouble Is" Expected
"We have been looking for something
of this sort," said a. P. Fleming yes
terday, "and if it develops we shall ba
prepared for it. 1 don't believe -. the
voters on Terminal Island can be denied
their right to"vote. Offhand, 1 should
say that they can cast their ballots
without trouble, even if there Is soma
entanglement In the courts regarding
the annexation." '
It Is presumed that the attack, If it
is made, will be on the ground that th«
territory Involved-, in the annexation
■was Incorrectly described in calling the
election and that other irreguialtiea
will be alleged.
.On the other hand, there are rumors
that colonization may be attempted In
the Terminal Island precinct with a
, view to confusing tho election result in
the newly acquired territory.
.San Pedro is full of rumors, and the
harbor city shows a tense excitement
about consolidation and "harbor grabs"
that is noticeable In all sections. Ono
of the most startling rumors which
' spread yesterday was that enough trus
tees would be absent from San Pedro
Tuesday to make a quorum Impossible,
so that *it < would be likewise impossi
ble to pass the resolution calling the
consolidation election for August 12.
Foot Off for South
This rumor was started because
Trustee F. D. Foot left yesterday
morning on the steamer lor San Diego,
accompanied by Mrs. Foot. His friends
assert, however, that he will be in San
Pedro again.Monday and will be at
the meeting of the trustees Tuesday.
k Cooler heads among the consollda
>tlon!sts do not place much credence in
(the statement that the trustees will
' dodge the consolidation resolution by
failure to have a quorum Tuesday. In
the end they would gain nothing, and
it is hardly believed in San Pedro that
they would dare go against public sen
timent, already greatly wrought up.
That the trustees have any intention
• of evading the passing of the consoli
dation resolution has been denied by
J. W*. Walton, president of the boar-1.
"I want to be put on record," said
President Walton to a Herald reporter,
"as having asked the city attorney If
I there would be ample time for passagu
of the resolution if the routine of giv
ing until next.Tuesday for Its prepara
tion were gone through with. He re
plied that Its passage then would be In
good time, and It was accordingly al
lowed to. take the regular routine of
I waiting over a meeting for its prepara
tion. If it were deemed desirable to
. hold a meeting this week for the . as-
I Bttge of tho resolution there would havo
1 been three . trustees on hand for that
: purpose." • ' .'*> -*
It was stated that Trusteet Foot had
gone to Tia Juana to see the bulll'.ght
and that two of his friends were to
leave by train for Tia Juana last night,
the entire party. returning to San Pe
dro Monday ' evening.
Tactics Winning Friends
"We don't care if he goes to the bull
fight," said, K. D. Seward, secretary of
the San Pedr consolidation committee,
last night, "but we do want to see him
back here for the meeting of the trus
: tee' Tuesday. ,
. "AH this turmoil and excitement Is
making votes for consolidation In
1 'bunches. '••■ Many who have heretofore
been against the merger now say that
- something must' be done to stop tho
. harbor steals'and that the charter of
. Los Angeles will provide the relief
which IS' so urgently needed."
SAN PEDRO TRUSTEES
MAY BE PROSECUTED
[Special to The Herald.)
SAN PEDRO, July 3.—At a meeting
of the' San Pedro consolidation commit
tee tonight the: legal committee pre
sented an, opinion that the San Pedro
trustees were liable tor porsecutlon for
' failure to offer the: lease vtoed to R.
Shaw for sale to the highest bidder
as ; required . by; law. . It was further
stated by the legal committee that the
: trustees could be prosecuted for numer
ous other acts which In the opinion of
the committee were Illegal. The com
mittee was directed; to gather more
evidence on this line.'
~- .Action on the report of the legal com.
mlttee was deferred ;" until • Tuesday
evening, awaiting the result of the
board's action on the consolidation res
olution. A full meeting of the commit
tee will be held Tuesday evening, add
the matttcr will be taken up at that
time. . •..':■.'- ■A. '•-' ■ '•,- ■
Attorneys for the city and the Salt
. Lake .* road . conferred, today ;on the
question of the public Frontage on tho
east side, but their maps as to the lo
cation, differed by some* forty-o»e feet.
.The men who were arrested for moving
the public float were discharged at the
request of.the city attorney. The mat
ter, will be threshed out by the lawyers.
LOS ANGELES HERALD
GERMAN CHANCELLOR, -';:'.
WHO HAS ANNOUNCED
INTENTION TO RETIRE
Ays' v^HjßlMn
PRINCE YON BUELOW
VON BUELOW INSISTS
THE WILL QUIT OFFICE
Chancellor of Germany Says He Will
Remain at Desk Until Finance
Reform Measure Is
• Passed
(Ppecial to The Herald.l
BERLIN. July 3.—Prince yon Bue
low, who has authorized the an
nouncement he Intends to retire
from the chancellorship of the empire,
says that In an" event as soon as the
pending flnance reform measure is dis
posed of In one way or another he
shall leave.
The prince remains In the office only
temporarily In an endeavor to pass the
bill.
Prince yon Buelow, who came from
the German embassy at Rome twelve
years ago without title to be foreign
secretary, will go back to Rome and
live in the villa recently purchased by
li'm there at a cost of $50,000.
When the prince, then an obscure
person, as rank goes, came to Berlin
he was poor In purse and fame, but In
a short number of years he has made
himself famous. He retires against the
wishes of Kaiser Wllheim.
THE NEWS SUMMARY
FORECAST
For Los Angeles and vicinity:
Cloudy Sunday, showers In the moun.
tains; light east winds, changing to
south. Maximum temperature yester.
day, 82 degrees; minimum, 64 degrees.
LOCAL
E. Allen Shouse, wanted In Una Angeles on
forgery charge, with wife arrested in San
Francisco.
After inquest over death of Isaac Lohman,
chauffeur who drove machine which killed
merchant la arrested.
Local Democrats hall former Governor
Folk of Missouri as coming head of party.
Man in charge of Hermann campaign for
exalted ruler of Elks says Los Angeiea will
break all records In entertaining antlered
herd.
Complete organization of League of Jus
tice effected and organization placed on firm
basis.
Ko*urth of July to be observed at play
grounds, with appropriate noiseless exercises
for children. . , * .
■ Assistant Prosecutor Joseph Seymour
continues to hold office and insists he la In
nocent of bribery charge.
Controversy among members of Mothers'
congress over disposition of funds continues
with unabated interest.
Executive committee of Good Government
organization meets to prepare for next
municipal election. „
Special events scheduled at beaches to
accommodate holiday crowds.
Younger soldiers at Sawtelle add to com
plaints made by aged veterans. *
Union musicians object to Phoenix Indian
achool band participating In Elks' parade.
Nervous breakdown causes unexpected
death of well known newspaper man.
. Opponents, of consolidation .said, to be
planning to prevent Terminal Island resi
dents voting at San Pedro election by legal
.technicalities.
Rumor- that San Pedro trustees will be
away from city Tuesday thereby failing in
quorum necessary for -action on consolida
tion election resolution, la hardly credited
by oonsolldatlonlsts.
San Pedro consolidation . committee * will
meet, Tuesday night for, radical, action If
meeting of trustees Is unsatisfactory.'
■ . COAST
Eight are shot In battle at lone. Ore., bo
tween officers ar.d former convict. •>
Prosecutor Heney of San Francisco la In
jured In automobile accident at Castle Rock,
Wash. ' . • ..
Delegates from state of Washington to
women's suft',ai|ee convention at Seattle are un
stated. •• - ' .
Airship at 'Redding, Cal., Is burned In ex
plosion of gas, and aviator* fatally Injured.
~ Boat stranded oft Tacoma, crew helpless,
captain unconscious, and latter'a partner la
dead. ,' ■
Woman at San Francisco tries forty-second
time.* to commit suicide. -
Firemen Injured In blaze In apartment house
In Seattle. , £ -
KASTF.RN '.'•
Senate passes maximum and minimum pro
visions in tariff bill.
Educational association - Informally opens
convention In Denver, and spiritless teaching Is
condemned. , .'' - ■
Two-months-old infant travels in bathtub
from Russia to Kansas City, Mo.
Mother In Kansas City dies because of young;
son's patriotic enthusiasm.
Ambassador to United States from Germany
may succeed -present ' chancellor of his native
country. *
Because he lacked flve-e-cnt coin for tele
phone machine owner of barn suffers Joss of
$1500 by flre In Trenton, N. J.
. American i commission • returns report that
Great Britain has encroached on Siberian ter
ritory. '
Victim of man's allurements ln Chicago re
lates story of how she was led astray. -
- Differences existing between United States
Treasurer MacVeagh and President Taft. are
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Japanese * Involved In sugar , gin at Tokyo
are sent to jail ,"or short. terms. •
- Yon ■ ism-low, * chancellor .of Germany, says j
he intends li retire from offlce, not withstand- |
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SUNDAY 'MORNING, JULY 4, .1909.
SENATE ADOPTS
HIGH AND LOW
TARIFF RATES
MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM
AMENDMENT PASSED
MEASURE TO GO INTO EFFECT
MARCH 11, 1910
'
Extra Duties on Tea and Coffee
Against Discriminating Countries
Struck Out— lncome Tax to
Be Discussed Monday
y*
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, July 3.—The maxl-'
mum and minimum provisions of the
tariff bill were adopted today by the
senate by a vote of 36 to 18.
The measure is to go Into effect
March 11, 1910, and ninety days must
elapse before a president* proclama
tion applying the maximum duty of
25 per cent ml valorem In addition to
other duties provided for In the tariff
hill will tee- operative. '
The duty on tea and coffee, as pro
vided for In the amendment originally
reported by the committee, was strick
en out by the senate finance commit
tee. ■ . /
Th* senate also agreed to vote on
the submission of an Income tax
amendment to the constitution to the
several states for ratification, this vote
to be taken next Monday at I o'clock.
The Income tax question was brought
up promptly in the senate today and
an agreement was reached to vote at
1 o'clock next Monday afternoon on
Senator Brown's resolution providing
feu- the submission to the states of an
amendment to the constitution author
izing the Imposition of an Income tax. - ,
On motion of Senator Daniel, the
senate struck from the maximum and
minimum rate amendment the provi
sion for a duty of five cents a pound
on coffee and of ten cents a pound on
tea coming from countries which dis
criminate against the products of the
United States.
Senate to Meet Monday
The agreement to vote on the Income
tax is equivalent to a declaration that
the senate will proceed with Its busi
ness on the fifth of July despite the ob
servance of the holiday everywhere
else. The senators were slow In
gathering today. Senator Aldrich was
in his seat at the beginning of the ses
sion, and as soon as the routine busi
ness permitted he called up tHe tariff
bill.
But before any progress could he
made Senator Brown took the floor to
press his Income tax proposition. He
asked a vote be taken Immediately, but
encountered opposition from various
quarters, Senator McLaurln being espe
cially antagonistic. After much debate
the Nebraska senator agreed to post
pone action and presented the proposi
tion for a vote Monday. There was no
especial objection, and the vote was
accordingly ordered.
As soon as the agreement to vote was
made the tariff bill was taken up and
Mr. Aldrich presented his maximum
and minimum rate amendment.
Substitute Presented
The senate committee on flnance pre
sented a complete substitute providing
for an Increase of 25 per cent over the
rates of the Payne-Aldrich bill against
countries which by export bounty or
otherwise discriminate against the
United States.
The amendment provided the addi
tional rate should go Into effect im
mediately unless the president should
after March 31, 1910, Issue a proclama
tion no such discrimination exists.
The amendment also provided a duty
of 5 cents a pound on coffee and 10
cents a pound on tea coming from the
countries thus discriminating against
the products of the United States.
The measure as previously reported
by the finance committee was further
amended to except the islands of Guam
and Tutllla as well as the Philippines
from its operation.
Mr. Heyburn offered and Mr. Aldrich
accepted on behalf of the finance com
mittee amendment requiring ninety
days' notice for the application for the
maximum rate after minimum rate
has been in force. In presenting tho
amendment Mr. Heyburn expressed ap
prehension that as It stood the pro
vision would cause unrest.
FIGHT IS TAKEN OUT OF -
£ INDEPENDENT DEALERS
BY FREE-LISTING OIL
WASHINGTON, July The placing
of petroleum on the freo list by a sub
stantial majority of the senate, appar
ently has not taken all the flght out of
the independent oil. producers and an
other effort In the direction of protec
tion will be made when the tariff bill
shall have been perfected in the com
mittee of the whole and reported to tho
senate. . - -"
■ At. a conference today of the repre
sentatives of the Independent oil pro
ducers who have been in Washington
practically all the present session of
congress, it was decided to make an
other effort to amend the bill so as to
provide for a countervailing duty upon
crude petroleum.
Unlike the provision of the existing
law, however, the proposed amendment
will prescribe that the duty to be .col
lected shall be only one-half of the
duty imposed by any foreign country
upon oil exported' from the United
States. ' ___', 'A'A:'' (
Senator Curtis has-been selected to
Introduce the new amendment. —*
Mexico, which will be affected more
than any other country if the counter
vailing duty is maintained, imposes a
duty of nearly 49 cents a barrel on the
crude product./ This is estimated to be
equivalent to 'an ad valorem rate of
between 300 and 400 per cent, and the
Independents assert this duty Is pro
hibitive, i . .
When the amendment is offered In
the senate an effort will be made to get
a roll call upon it. ■
. Several members who voted against
the Penrose amendment placing a duty
on crude petroleum have signified.their
Intention of voting for the countervail
ing duty.. „
SUBCOMMITTEE DISCUSSES A,
TOBACCO FREE LEAF MATTER
mmijmii-:. ■.-.<■• •.
..WASHINGTON, July 3.—The tobac
co free leaf question-was considered
today tby a subcommittee of the sen
ate committee on finance and a num-
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Fugitive Arrested in San Francisco
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NIGHT RIDERS TO
BE TRIED AGAIN
SUPREME COURT GIVES EIGHT
MEN NEW TRIAL
L_
Tennessee Judiciary Reverses De
cision of Lower Court. Finding
Rioters Guilty and Sentenc.
ing Six of Them
JACKSON, Term., July 3.—The de
cision in the cases of the eight night
riders, six of whom were under the
death sentence, charged with the mur
der of Capt. Quentin Rankin at Wal
nut Lodge on Reelfoot lake, October 29
last, were reversed by the supreme
court today and new trials -were
granted.
The prisoners will be taken back to
Union City and an effort will be made
to obtain their release on ball pending
a second trial of their cases.
. The -six men who were under death
sentence are Garrett Johnson, alleged
leader of the night rider organization
in Obion county; Arthur Cloar, Fred
Pinion, Sam Applewhite, Tid Burton
and Roy Ransom. The other two, Bud
Morris and Bob Huffman, were con
victed of murder ln the second degree.
In reversing the case the court as
signed two principal reasons. The
first was that the grand Jury which
found the indictments against the
alleged night riders was not selected
in a proper manner. The grand Jury
was selected out of a panel named by
Judge J. E. Jones, the trial Judge,
whereas the law provides the panel
must be chosen by at least three mem
bers of the county court.
The second error was that the state
did not allow the defendants a suffi
cient number of challenges.
The eight men. were tried on a Joint
Indictment and the trial court upheld
the state's contention that the eight
defendants were only entitled to the
legal number of challenges, twenty
four, which would apply if one man is
on trial. .
FIREMEN INJURED IN
DISASTROUS BLAZE
Large Rooming House In Seattle Con.
turned in Early' Morning Fire. '
One Unidentified Man
Killed
SEATTLE, Wash., July 3.—Flre
which broke out.ln a large three-story
frame rooming house* this morning
completely consumed the building* and
gutted two adjoining structures.
Three firemen, ' Lieut. Boyle and
Pipemen Taylor and Cook, were Im
prisoned under falling walls and were
rescued with difficulty by their com
rades,' who had to work under the
protection of several streams of water.
The men were badly hurt. The body
of an unidentified man was uncovered
by searchers.
Occupants of several cheap hotels
nearby were forced to rush out In
their night clothes. The occupants of
the burned rooming house lost all their
effects, as they barely had. time to get
out of the building without stopping
to dress. ■
Smuggling Scheme Exposed
EL PASO, Texas, July 3.—-In the ar
rest at Lapasa, a hamlet in Sonora on
the Arizona border ot Francisco Du
rano, the Mexican officials believe
they have captured the director of a
gigantic smuggling scheme*. A num
ber of papers have been taken which
Indicate the band carried on extensive
operations, including tho smuggling of
Chinese Into the United Slates.
American officials have been asked to
co-operate.
Men Scalded; Probably Will Die
VANCOUVER, B. C, July 3.—Three
men were frightfully. scalded on the
face and body when a steam pipe In tho
Vancouver Lumber company mill ex
ploded last night, and J. Russell,' a
bricklayer, died today from his Inju
ries. The other sufferers, Manager E.
c. Knight and George Harvey, a la
borer, are not expected ' to • recover.
SUFFRAGETTES
UNSEAT WOMEN
CONVENTION DISCIPLINES IN
SURRECTIONISTS
Northern Woman Attacks Right of
National Body to Jurisdiction in
State Quarrel, but Convention
Votes to Expel
SEATTLE, Wash., July 3.—The fight
between the factions of the Washington
Equal Suffrage association was dis
cussed on the floor of the National Wo
man's Suffrage convention this after
noon, and the convention decided unan
imously to unseat all the Washington
delegates.
The national executive committee, to
which the .Spokane delegates, unseated
by the state convention, appealed, tried
for three days to effect a compromise
between the factions, and, falling, re
ferred the contest to the national con
vention.
During the debate this afternoon a
Washington delegate declared the na
tional convention should mind Its own
business, and said that woman suffrage
had been lost in Oregon through its in
terference. •
National President Anna M. Shaw
broke Into the debate to say that the
national body had Jurisdiction. She
protested hotly against "Insults of
fered by those who denied such Juris
diction."
The vote that unseated all the com
batants was then taken. The state of
Washington now has no vote In the
convention, and the regulars are in
control of the state organization, but
under censure* by the national body.
LACK OF FIVE CENT
COIN COSTS $1500
TELEPHONE GIRL REFUSES
FREE SWITCH
Politician Loses Barn by Fire Because
Operator Will Not Make Connec
tion with Fire Department
Without Nickel
TRENTON, N. J., July The lack
of a nickel to drop Into a telephone
slot and the obstinacy of an exchange
girl cost Oscar F. Nledt, once council
man of this city, $1500 when his barn
was destroyed by fire last night.
Nledt'S'"barn caught flre about 10
o'clock and he hastened to a telephone
in the neighborhood to summon a fire
engine. Being told to drop a nickel
Into the slot he discovered he had
none. He told the girl. that it was a
case of.*.* life ■ and death, but she In
sisted that flre headquarters could not
be called up without the proper charge
being paid. ,
Nledt begged, pleaded and threatened,
in vain. The exchange girl refused to
notify the flre department, and in
despair Niedt fled to another place,
finally sending in an alarm. It was too
late when' the flre engines. reached the
place and the barn and Its contents
were In ashes.
INFANT TRAVELS FROM
RUSSIA TO KANSAS CITY,
MISSOURI, IN BATHTUB
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July -Mary
Arder, two months old, who wan born
at Tnvonrheskoy, Russia, traveled the
whole distance from Russia In a porce
lain lined bath tub.
"We believe In being clean," her
father, a big Russian, told John Jenkins,
depot interpreter. "We could not very
well afford to buy both a crib and a hath
tub, so we bought a tub and made it do
for both purposes."
Arder has eleven other children, too.
He was taking them to Illllsboro, Kas.,
where his brother owns a wheat farm.
MRS. NELLIE MCCARTHY SHOUSE
ALEXANDER FOR
PATRIOTS' 4TH
PAGEANTS INSTEAD OF NOISE
URGED BY MAYOR
City "Executive Finds Many Friends
of Proposed Plan and Com.
mittee May Be
Formed
Plans are under consideration for
making the Fourth of July observance
in Los Angeles hereafter more patriotic
and more generally commemorative of
what the day should signify through an
Immense representation each year! o£
some significant historical event show
ing a step in the makln," of the country,
particularly Southern California, and
stimulating patriotism not only direct
ly but also through the co-operation of
2000 to 6000 persons.
It is suggested that the portrayal in
the form of an outdoor pageant or
great tableau of some feature of histo
ry will arouse Interest In past achieve
ments and likewise quicken a present
day patriotism.
The use of explosives is to be discour
aged for the benefit of the girls and
boys who are to make the next genera
tion of the republic.
The plan proposed Is for the appoint
ment of an honorary commission by
Mayor Alexander, to lay a general out
line of the celebration before the Grand
Army of the Republic, Native Sons and
Daughters of the Golden West and oth
er patriotic bodies and the business,
civic and fraternal organizations, the
various state societies and other organ
izations, asking for their suggestions
and co-operation. . This commission is
to serve without pay, but will take
time to obtain material for a feasible
and comprehensive scheme with the
idea of putting it into effect for the flrst
time July Fourth, 1910.
■ "I am heartily In favor of such a
plan," said Mayor Alexander yesterday.
"We need In some way to get all
classes of people together for a truly
patriotic observance of the Fourth.
Something that will teach the lesson
of patriotism, and that will bring home
the real meaning of the Fourth of July
Is desirable. I believe that such a plan
as is proposed will do that and help to
give the day an .importance as a day
for the remembrance of patriotism, just
as Memorial day is commemorative* in
its way. At the same time, it need not
interfere with individual observance.
Unite In making:, some such a plan a
regular part of the patriotic celebration
of the Fourth in Los Angeles."
Taken Up by G. A. R.
The matter was taken up by Bartlett
Logan post. No. 6, Grand Army of the
Republic, at its regular meeting last
night.
"You can count us In," said John
Davis, adjutant of the post, "and I am
sure the other posts will be In line. We
old soldiers have watched the slipping
away from the old-fashioned idea of
getting together with a good deal of
sorrow. Monday, we expect to have,
more than 4000 persons at our camp
fire at Sycamore Grove, and there will
be other gatherings elsewhere about
the* city, but there is no united effort
for the entire city to assemble and ob
serve the- day in its true spirit, as there
should be.
"I am greatly In-favor of anything
that will teach patriotism and make it
more impressive on the Fourth, and I
believe such an idea can bo developed."
J. m. Gulnn. "adjutant of Stanton
post No. 55, member of the board of
education and high authority on
Southern California history, indorses
the plan proposed. "
"We need greatly something with
less of the savage in it than at pres
ent marks our celebration of the
Fourth," he said.* "The plan suggested
is possible of development toward that
end, and California's early history is
rich ln scenes which might be utilized.
A pageant would be Impressive and
raise the standard of the general con
ception of the meaning of the Fourth."
"I am' for the old-fashion^ spirit in
celebrating the Fourth," said Brig. Gen.
Robert Wankowski, head of the Na
tional Guard of California. "It used to
be the practice to havo a parade and a
genuine old-fashioned celebration, but
that fell into disuse several years ago.
"I believe we have grown too care
less about what the Fourth really
means, and I think we should get back
to some of our old-fashioned princi
ples. I am sure you can count on the
National Guard for anything that will
bring this about."
Some Initiative looking to the estab
lishment of a greater and more patri
otic celebration of the Fourth along
the lines suggested will likely be taken
in the near future by Mayor Alexander.
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tucky Family
Fl ALLAN SHOUSE, the suav_
|i young man of supposed hyp
*■*• notlc influence and occult pow
er who April 18 persuaded pretty Nel
lie McCarthy Shouse, his wife by a se
cret marriage and daughter of Mrs.
Florence McCarthy, 1733 Oxford street,
Los Angeles, to leave her home and go
away with him, leaving behind a heart
broken mother and a trail of worthless
checks, was arrested In San Francisco
last night on a charge* of forgery. The
arrest of Shouse was brought about by
hia identification from pictures pub
lish exclusively in The Herald May
22.
"Do you believe your husband
guilty?" Mrs. Shouse "was asked last
night.
"I don't know what to believe?" she
replied. "1 want to believe in him all
I can, but—but—"
Shouse* said that the cheek for $150
which he is accused of forging had
been given him by a broker and that
be had no reason to doubt its worth.
"If the check was bad it was'the fault
of the man who gave it to me," he
said.
Mrs. Shouse telegraphed her mother,
and the probabilities are that the latter
will arrive in San Francisco at the
tame time as tho police officers from
Los Angeles.
The story of Shouse's wrong doing,
his secret marriage to Nellie McCarthy
and more particularly his secret exit
from Los Angeles were told In full In
The Herald May 22 and caused a sensa
tion among the business acquaintances
of Shouse and also the co-workers of
Nellie McCarthy Shouse In the Boston
store.
Reads Like Fiction
The account of the strange enchant
ment of Nellie McCarthy by Shpuse,
reads like a page of fliction. Yoann
Shouse is the scion of a well known
, Louisville family, and Nellie McCarthy
and Shouse were school day friends In
' Louisville. Mrs. McCarthy always dis
i liked the suitor who became Infatuated
: with the pretty 16-year-old girl, but
i despite the mother's pleadings the ap
; parent charm or power of young Shousa
. teemed Irresistible to the young girl.
, This was four years ago, and two years
I ago Mrs. McCarthy, in an endeavor to
■ separate *- her daughter from Shouse,
: who she intuitively regarded with sus
picion, moved to Los Angeles.
After a time the girl appeared to for
* get her attachment **lth the debonair
Shouse, and the mother was happy and
contented. Nellie McCarthy obtained
employment at the Boston store, and
as she was an adept glove fitter she
became popular with her coworkers and
employes alike. The cup of happiness
of Mrs. McCarthy seemed filled to over
flowing. Then suddenly came a change
in the etstwhile hapy girl, and the
reason scon became apparent, when the
mother found that young Shouse ar
rived in Los Angeles last December.
Went to San Diego
A few days after Mrs. McCarthy be
came aware of Shouse's presence ln
Los Angeles Nellie went away, saying
she was going to San Diego for a visit.
When she returned she acknowledged
to her mother that ln the interim she
had become the wife of Shouse.
The strange, unseen, occult power
had again thwarted the honest endeav
ors of a loving mother.
Shouse obtained employment as. a
novelty agent for the Auto Sheet
Metal company, 2004 South Main street,
but after two weeks' work it was
charged that some of his orders were
bogus and he was discharged. Mrs.
Shouse continued her employment as
a glove fitter in the Boston store. -»_
Soon after the marriage Shouse be
gan to complain of a lack of funds and
started the Sunset Protective agency,
but gave as the reason for his weak
ened financial condition that his agents
were not making proper accounting for
their collections arid that he had to
stand the loss. The Sunset Protective
agency Is believed to have been worked
wholly in the fertile imagination of
Shouse. _
A few days before Shouse left Los
Angeles he asked Ills wife to take a va
cation and accompany him. He rep
resented that they would need a few
articles to take with them and made
small purchases and gave his wife a
check for $150, drawn on the Bank of
Southern California and signed "R. A.
McKee." The check was indorsed by
E. Allan Shouse.
Shouse induced his unsuspecting wife
to present the check to her employer
and as the young woman was known
for her honesty and as her character
was known to be above reproach By- y
ron Campbell, cashier of the Boston
■tore, readily accommodated her ani
cashed the check. '
Shouse and his wife then left Los
Angeles and nothing was heard of
them until word came to Los Angeles
last night of Shouse's arrest in San
Francisco. * .
When Cashier Campbell went to cash
the check. it was returned marked "No
funds."
When The Herald published exclu
sively the fact of Shouse's sudden dis
appearance, accompanying the account
was a striking photograph of Shouse
and his pretty wife.
These photographs and the story of
The Herald wore sent broadcast in an
endeavor to locate the forger, and that
it proved successful was shown by tho
dispatch received last night stating
that Shouse had been arrested and Iden
tified by The Herald picture. ,
Soon after Shouse left numerous oth
er victims of his criminal nature began
to announce that they had fallen vic
tims to his duplicity. : a ■'.. - "y_ ;
Others Makes Compliments
Dr. W. T. McArthur, who has" office.)
In the Security building, • amioune.'ii*
that Shouse bad given hint a ■ false
chock for $12, and S. A. Barbotir, pro
prietor of the Enterprise grocery sterre,
2311 South Vermont . avenue, also de
clared that he had been victimized.
More than a dozen other persons flleej
(Continued on l'age Three)
Uses Wife in Scheme