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TALE OF MURDER BY
BANDITTI IS HOAX
FRIGHTENED BY COWBOYS,
TENDERFOOT FLEES
Man Whose Mind Wis Worked on
by Lurid Stories Starts an
Alarming Report.
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.
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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.
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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.