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Joke Old EL PASO, Tex., July 12.—A "tender foot," frightened almost Into Insanity by lurid tales of the blood thirst of In dians and Mexican bandits and a sud den midnight attack on the camp, was responsible yesterday for the spreading broadcast of a tale of wholesale mur der of horsemen near Afton, N. M., by a band of Indians or Mexican bandits. The "tenderfoot's" yarn was Investi gated early today by officers who had hurried to the scene of the reported slaughter and found to be nothing but a hoax. According to the story told by E. W. Bcott, who had Just joined a party driving horses overland, the camp was attacked last night by outlaws and every man except himself killed. Scott said he feigned death until the outlaws had departed, then he ran a mile and a half in his stocking feet to Afton to spread the lurid news of the massacre. It develops that the horsemen played upon Scott's Ignorance of the horseman ami his ways and put in all day Sun day relating tales of theft and murder by Indians and Mexican bandits. When Scott retired he was badly scared. Startled by Shot* After everyone had rolled in Satur day night, shouting and shooting sud denly started from several points around the camp, and Scott, half clad, made record time to Afton with his tale of murder. Pioneers will . remember a similar story to the above that was reported from Las Cruces, N. M., some twelve years ago. A party of cowboys worked on the imagination of a tenderfoot with Indian stories, and In the night a fus illade of shots so frightened the east erner that he ran and walked thirty miles to a railroad siding, where ho told of the complete annihilation of the cowmen. Troops were called out from two forts and a general alarm was started. Twenty miles out from Las Cruces the cavalry met the bunch of cowboys that was supposed to have been destroyed, and the hoax was discovered. -* ■ *- NEGRO PORTERS ARRESTED FOR FIGHTING AT STATION Alleged That One Train Porter Re. fused to Divide Evenly Spoils Taken from Passenger While engaging In a battle royal at the Salt Lake depot yesterday after noon In which a large revolver played a prominent part, three negro porters, Abe Dreamer, William Montague and J A Crawford, were arrested by Pa trolmen McAuliffe and La Berge and taken to the police station and booked on charges of suspicion. According to the story of one of the combatants, Crawford- is alleged to have stolen $75 from a. passenger be tween Salt Lake City and Los An mlei Later he refused to divide with Dreamer, and the latter Is said to hive taken $20 from the alleged thief. Wontaguo, who is a partner of Craw ford objected to this method of dlvl iton,' and started after Crawford with a K nti The negroes were having a lively free-for-all light when the policemen appeared and put a stop to further hos tlllties by taking them Into custody. They will be held In the city jail pending investigations. COL SCHANZ' FUNERAL IS HELD FROM MOTHER'S HOME Veteran Newspaper Man Carried to Last Rest in Rosedale Cemetery by His Old Friends Funeral services over the bo3y of Colonel Alfred B. Schanz of the Na tional Guard, state of Indian.i, were held yesterday at his mother'! home, No. 1317 Wall street. Pastor Reiser officiated. A musical program was ren dered by Messrs. Tag, Vogel, Bauer and J. Herriman. At Roscdale cemetery a Masonic funeral was conducted by a delegation representing local lodges. Mr. Purdie read the i-Itual. The casket waa draped with the national color; anl h-'aped hlgn vith floral tribute from friends in various parts of ths United States. H. L. Krr.mcr of Atti:v, ItU., and the Sterling IC.medy company, of which Colonel Schanz was secretary, were represcnttd by magnificent memorial wreaths. Before entering the manufacturing field Colonel Schanz v/R3 .connected with the Pittsburg Dispatch, the New York Tribune Leslie's Weekly and the Los Angeles Herald. Two of his Tri bune associates who now are engaged In newspaper work In Los Angeles were among the pallbearer*. SOMNAMBULIST FALLS OUT OF WINDOW IN HIS SLEEP Dreams That He Is in a Marathon Race and Drops Fifteen Feet While dreaming that he was a con testant In a Marathon race, J. H. Crocker, a car repairer for the Los An geles-Pacific Railway company, who once before achieved notoriety as a somnambulist by walking about his rooming house, ran out of the window of his room early yesterday morning and fell to the ground fifteen feet be low. He was taken to the receiving hospital, where the police surgeons, after an examination, found he had escaped with a sprained left ankle. Crocker, who has a room on the sec ond floor of a rooming house at 1318 San Fernando street, told the surgeons he is a somnambulist, and frequently wanders about the house when he should be In bed. Yesterday morning he Imagined he was striving for Mara thon honors, and ran out of the open window. In the future Crocker says he will sleep on the ground floor, and so pre vent a recurrence of the accident of yesterday morning. SEALED DIVORCE PAPERS FILED BY PASTOR'S WIFE Minister in Oakland Who Has Had Trouble Before Is Sued on Secret Charges OAKLAND, July 12.—Rev. Paul Stewart, pastor of the United Presby terian church of Oakland, was today sued for divorce by Anna Stewart. The reason for the suit is kept secret, the complaint being filed with the county clerk sealed. Several months ago Mrs. Stewart publicly accused her husband of hav ing hlx affinities. He caused her arrest on the ground of insanity, and she was confined for a time at the Stockton In sane asylum, but subsequently was re leased. He again had her arrested on a charge of insanity, but Ui« Judge and insanity commission dismiss.? I thu com plaint and ordered the minister to take his wife home and make her happy. If you want to go east, C. Haydock, Agt. Illinois Central R.R., 118 W. 6th ct. LOS ANGELES HERALD PAST TIME MADE BY CHARIOTS BEFORE 10,000 PASADENA GUESTS GIVE ELKS TASTE OF NEW SPORT Barbecue, Novelty Races, Pushball Game, Bands and Fat Men in Trouble Are Only Small Samples of Real Hospitality Enjoyed Mon day in the Crown City GOOD CHEER AT BARBECUE ASADEXA, .July 12.—Despite the I ) enthufilaitm exhibited by the visit- J[_ ing i;ll«« over the sporting events at Tournament park today, equal appreciation was shown at the barbecue. That the good cheer was not stinted hbh shown by the fact that those who sat down at the festive board consumed 8000 pound* of meat, 15,000 roll*, 6000 pounds of beans, 100 gallon* of coffee, 200 gallons of cream and 100 gallons of milk. There also was a large supply of Ice water. EESPLENDKNT with glittering badges and carrying brilliant streamers or parasols of pur ple, 10,000 Elks, with members of their fumilios, pai k?d Tournament park .. -u]m WALTER C. AUSTIN, Exalted Ruler Pasadena Lodge. at Pasadena yesterday and gave vent to an enthusiasic approval of the games and contests furnished there for their amusement. The chariot races were the feature of the day and so closely contested as to leave the decision In doubt until the last second. E. J. Levengood took the final and deciding race and won the $1000 purse when, with his magnificent sorrel four, he negotiated the mile in 1:39 and nosed out E. J. Mallory's four by a foot. The easterners went wild at the close finishes in each of the three mile heats. The final and deciding heat, which waa run in 1:39»a (the track record for the il CHARLES H. WARD, District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler. event is 1:38), was one of the best driven races ever seen on the ground. Eight Noses in Line B. J. Mallory, flying the red, and E. J. Levengood, flaunting the yellow, passed the starters in the four-horse chariots with all eight noses in a line. Levengood had the pole. For the first half mile there was not a shade of dif- T. D. WESTON, Past Exalted Ruler and Member Ij. A. Com. ference between the two gave at the turns, when Levengocd would pull ahead, only to lose his advantage In the straightaway again. This condition hclil though the Hist three-quarters of the second circuit, and then, at the turn into the stretch, the yellow char lot p." ■' " '"V in the lead and man aged > the finish, which waa won . Two jumps beyond TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 13, 1909. tho finish line and Mallory's team was going by again. The first heat was won by Mallory in a burst of speed from his parti-col orod team which brought the vast au dience to Its feet in a roar of applause. The time was 1:42. In the second heat Levengood won by a narrow margin, although he did not have the pole at any moment of the mile. The time in this heat was 1:40. One thousand dol : lars went to the winner, ?500 to the 1 loser. The first event of the athletic pro ! gram was a novelty race in which four : young horsemen of the city, William Beidebaugh, Roy Vail, Eugene Klour ney and Robert Zimmerman rode. It : was a half mile in length and at each turn the riders wore required to dis mount and don garments In addition to their riding costumes. The changes consisted first of a hat, coat and trou sers, and, second, of a bandbox which had to be untied and a woman's dress (sorted out and donned. Beidebaugh Wins Prize Beidebaugh won the first prize of $50, as ho was the only one to come in at the finish with his entire outfit intact. The others were disqualified for leaving behind various articles of the raiment they were supposed to put on in the race. The drill team of the Oakland Elks, lodge No. 171, with Col. J. K. Ritter in command, were warmly applauded for their exhibition drill given on the track in front of the grand stand. The mounted pushball game, first in troduced into sports at the last tour nament and played nowhere else save In Pasadena, proved a novelty, partic ularly in the spirited action of the horsrs and the manifest interest the animals displayed in the game. It was IBHBHKaii:::'^^fc- I ' ;^H EUGENE KOHLER, Chairman Sports Committee. played by two teams, the Circle Stars and the Black Cross outfits, the for mer composed of C. E. Post, captain; William Beidebaugh, William Schnei der and B. L. Whltmore, and the lat ter of William Tait, captain; Eugene Flourney, C. B. Rhodes and Lincoln Lusher. The Circle Stars won, the score being 4 to 3 at the conclusion of the second half. But one goal between the posts was scored, and that by the victors. The others went over the '.me of tho goal. There was a prize of $100 for the winner of this event. Burro Chariot Race The funniest feature of tho show was the burro chariot race, in which Walter Simons, who weighs about 250 pounds, pit *w S Chairman of Executive ami Reception Com. drove one team and George Anderson, who does not weigh USO by several pounds, the other of the four-burro outfits. They were garbed in carica ture of the old Roman drivers and raised a lons laugh when, firuling buggy whips of little use as persuaders, they dragged from the depths of the chariots long strip* of tin which they rattled over the backs of their steeds until the burros took fright and put in their best licks. Simons won, his time being taken as 10:22 for the half mile. The wild west holdup under the drrec-tion of Kred Hill and Robins Little, In which Miss Neva Townsend played the heroine who sum moned the <nw punchers from a near by ratich, was pulled oft with much shooting and smoke, at the end of which both robbers were discovered to have been killed and were carted off on the backs of led horses in most un comfortable positions, fetching ribal4 remarks from the gallery. Hot Relay Contest Tim only other feature of the pro ftiam, unleM it (II the band, which played "How Dry I Am" until its thirst was assuaged with a huge can of Ice water, was the relay race in which Eugene Flourney and William Belde baugh competed for prizes of $75 and A. H. PALMER, Continuing that Big Event Suits and Dresses at $7.50 —More than one woman bought in numbers yesterdaytwo, three, yes, in some cases four frocks were gathered in by one customer. The values are hard to understand, irresistible, unusual. Don't puzzle over them. They're here. One-Piece Linen Dresses $7.50 Pique Suits at $750 Some All Linen Suits at $750 —in white and colors. And the sale continues today with renewed interest. Second Floor. Waists —A Superb Style Display—2d Floor * —Seldom has the exhibit offered such satisfactory opportunity for selection as now. At $1.50 Are clever tailored styles of At $4.50 and $5.00 —A rich variety of linen in white, with plain wide new net waists in cream and nat plaits and pocket. Sort of shirt ef- ural. Wide mesh nets, at $4.50 feet—sl.so. and $5.00. At $2.00 Tailored linen waists. Think At $1.00 —Colored waists and others at of it! Natural crash and white, or $1.50 to $3.00. Plain colors, but the natural linen— splendid styles— prettiest styles are in dainty stripes at $2.00. and checks. fewd — » TRUNKS " $50 Each rider had to dismount seven times in the two miles of the race, transfer his saddle to a new horse, then mount and away for t'« next station. As the changing statioß were only a quarter of a mile apart no remarkable time was made until the last quarter into the finish, when both boys rode their horses out and fought a pretty finish. .. The Judges of the sports, save the pushball game, in which Dr. C. W. Everett acted as referee, were Col. W. J. Hogan, F. V. Rider and Dr. Z. T. Malaby. Previous to the sports some 5000 pounds of beef, with 800 gallons of baked beans and much bread and cof fee, were distributed to the waiting thousands by the Elks of the Pasadena lodge, who turned themselves into cooks and waiters from 11 o'clock in the morning until 1:30 o'clock in the after noon. The earlier arrivals of the Elks did not in point of numbers come up to expectation*. In fact, by 11 o'clock there were little more than 3000 visitors in the city. But later they flocked in, train after train of special cars being run out from Los Angeles by the Pa cific Electric railroad. The occupants of these cars were received in the Cen tral park, which was roped off by the police for the exclusive use of the Elks. Autos Ready for Q^egates There they were sorted out, dele gates to the grand lodge and their com panions being started off in automo biles for a tour of the city, and the others directed in any direction they chose over the trolley lines. Many of them went to the park direct, while other parties dalied to hunt up friends in the city. Altogether it is probable some 10,009 of the visitors to Los An geles took advantage of the oppor tunity to visit Pasadena and become acquainted with their brethren of Six- Seventy-Two. Miles of bunting covered the build ings of the city, even the private houses along the route of the automo bile parade and the route to the park showing evidence of the good will and hospitality of the P;isadenans to their guests of the day. The police protec tion, both in the city and at the park, was perfect. • There were no arrests, no accidents, and, so far, not one reported case of serious loss to mar the day. The arrangements in the morning were in charge of Capt. J. W. Pierce and Sergt. George Longley; while at the park Chief H. H. Favour, aided by the two officers, Lieutenant Copping and Sergeant Reynolds, directed the work. They were aided cheerfully and effectively by a squad of twenty-five Los Angeles patrolmen, under Lieuten ant Williams and a sergeant. Had Dope on Son At the drinking Water shed a laugh was aroused when an elderly woman, who was piloting her grown son from Greeley, Colo., announced in a loud voice that there was no danger of her Henry ever taking to intoxicants. "Why, the first thing every morning he drinks' a whole pitcher of ice water, and then can't seem to get enough of it," she declared with parental pride. A stout and florid man made a com plaint to the executive committee that some souvenir seeking lady had stripped his coat of badges while he loft it for a few minutes in the grand stand and went to speak to a friend. He said that there were only women near him, but even at that they seemed to like badges rather well. Another stout man who had taken many pictures of the day's events dashed over a fence in an effort to ob tain a good position, and then fell on his camera. Some small boys began to sing "Nobody Loves a Fat Man," and the portly gentleman seemed some what peeved about their chorus. During two of the intermissions a body of eastern and native Elks who were back of the band in the grand stand sang with rare pathos the chant. "Nobody Knows How Dry I Am," and then they went on tn relate words which conveyed the Idea that nobody seemed to care, and made the second line rhyme with "am." To Abolish Ministry of War SKOUU July 12.—A change in the Korean cabinet is imminent, it be ing proposed to abolish the ministry of war The change will cause no dis turbance. Prince Jto, Japanese resi dent general In Korea, will leave for Tokio on Wednesday. He was the guest of honor at an elaborate dinner given yesterday by the foreign consuls in Seoul. CHAUTAUQUANS CELEBRATE LE CONTE DAY IN VALLEY Program Given in Honor of Late Sci entist in Yosemlte —John Muir Unable to Attend YOSEMITE, Cal., July 12.—Le Conte day, named in honor of Professor Jo sepn Le Conte, the scientist of the Uni versity of California, who Uied here in the summer of 1901, was celebrated to day by the Yosemits valley Chau tauqua. Addresses on the life and work of the dead geologist and uuthor were de livered by Chester H. Roweil of Fresno and Professor James Perrin Smith of the department of geology In Stanford university. , John Muir, a lifelong friend of Pro fessor Le Conte, was expected to de liver the principal address here today, but remained with the Sierra club, thirty miles away, in the heart of the high mountain region, being unable to make the trip into the valley on ac count of his great age and feebleness. Assemblyman Drew, at the head of a committee from the Chautauqua, vain ly tried to bring him back, making two trips into the mountains, getting lost the first time and having to return late at night over a dangerous trail. FOUR MILLION DOLLAR CASE MAY HANG ON ONE LETTER Brother Seeks to Break Will, Alleging Undue Influence of Legatee and Error in Spelling SAN FRANCISCO, July 12.—Miguel Delaveaga filed today a contest of the will of his sister, Marie Concepcion Delaveaga, alleging that she had been incompetent from birth and that she was unduly influenced by their sister, Maria Josefa Cebrian, with the result that the testator left the bulls of her $4,000,000 estate to Mrs. Cebrian, rather than to him. The suit involves one of the richest, of the old Spanish land grants. Half of the property is in California and half in Mexico. A curious point in the contest will be the spell'ng of a word upon one let ter of which the disposition of the Delaveaga millions might depend. The will was written in Spanish. In It oc curs the word "licrraana," meaning sis ter Had it been written "hermano." meaning brother, Delaveaga claims the estate would have been his. The contestant at first determined to base his suit on this ground, but later changed to "undue influence." BANKERS NATIONAL WILL MERGE WITH COMMERCIAL Two Chicago Banks Will Consolidate, Gaining Banking Power of Eightq. three Million Dollars CHICAGO, July 12.—Under the terms of an agreement reached today by the joint committtee representing the two banks, the Commercial National bank of Chicago tomorrow will absorb the Bankers National. George E. Roberts, president of the Commercial National, will continue as president of the merged institutions and Edward S. Lacey, president of the Bankers' will succeed Robert T. Lin coln as chairman of the board of di rectors. The amalgamation will give the Commercial National a banking power of approximately $83,000,000, putting it in.third place among the Chicago na tional banks, the First National hold ing first place and the Continental sec ond. Ask Minister to Withdraw BUENOS AYRES, July 12.— The council of ministers at a conference to day decided to telegraph Senor Fnn seea, Argentine minister to Bolivia, to withdraw from that country it he is not able to obtain immediate and com plete satisfaction regarding the hostile manifestations against the Argentine republic. Classified Ad. Section HARRY K. THAW TO TRY TO PROVE HIMSELF SANE Murder*- of Stanford White Begins His Case to Show He Has Re. covered Faculties WHITE PLAINS, N. T., July 12.— Harry K. Thaw's efforts to prove him self a sane man and fit to be released from the Matteawan asylum for the. criminal insane were begun before Su preme Court Justice Mills here today. Thaw's mother, his sister, the form er Countess of Yarmouth, and Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Thaw were present. Thaw frequently prompted his lawyer in hiss questions to the witnesses. Richard E. Lansing, a real estate dealer of Poughkeepsie, testified he had conversed with the plaintiff at differ ent times and that Thaw always ap peared rational. Oscar Mulford of Poughkeepsie, who formerly was a watchman at the Duchess county jail, testified that while employed at the jail he saw Thaw every night. He had discussed hydraulics and the construction of the reservoir in the Catskills for New York city frequently with the plaintiff and Thaw showed a clear head on these scientific subjects. Mrs. Thaw Subpoenac! WHITE PLAINS, N. V., July 12.— Evelyn Nesbit Thaw has been subpoe naed by the state to testify at the hearing on the mental condition of her husband. This announcement was made by Deputy Attorney General Clark, who said Mrs. Thaw probably would testify tomorrow. Y.L. I. GRAND INSTITUTE CONVENES IN OAKLAND High Mass Celebrated and Welcoming Address Delivered by Rev. Father W. J. Cantwell OAKLAND, July 12.—The fourteenth annual grand institute of the Young Ladies' institute was formally opened in this city with a high mass at St. Frances de Sales church this morn ing. Rev. Father W. J. Cantwell was celebrant. Eighty delegates, representing four teen or fifteen branches of the grand institute, were present at the ceremony, after which they went to Maple hall, where the sessions of the grand insti tute will be held during the entire week. At the morning session Miss May Sullivan, first grand vice president, presided in place of Miss Mary Con cannon, grand president, who is trav eling in Europe. The address of wel come was delivered by Father W. J. Cantwell of St. Frances de Sales church, who, in the course of his re marks, dwelt at length upon the word "unity," which is one of the virtues carried out in the organization. SURVIVORS OF WRECKED LAUNCH BROUGHT HOME Sailors Who Jumped Overboard to Escape Death by Explosion Taken Off Desert Island EL PASO, Tex., July 12.—1n a piti able condition from hardships endured on a desert island in the Tres Marias group, where they were without food or water for several days, seventeen survivors in the crew of the gasolinu launch Charlei i 'arisen, which was blown up, were landed at San 81.i.h, according to dispatcher from the. Jefo politico of that place. One of the crew died of starvation. The survivors arrived at San Bias on the steamer Union yesterday. The explosion took place some days ago between the Tre« Marias and. Corrlentes, and w&b attributed to the fact that the dynamite became ignited from a gasoline tank that had taken nre. The crew escaped when the ftra started and before the explosion oc curred.