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VETERAN'S DEATH
PUZZLES POLICE
Young Man Gives John Landa
bank Dose of Liquid and
Disappears
NAT GOODWIN IS A WITNESS
Famous Actor Sees Old Soldier
Swallow Drug Shortly Be-
fore Latter's Death
OCEAN PARK, July 22.—Was .Tolin
Londabank, veteran soldier, 80 yean
old, who rtiorl last Tuesday afternoon
at tin' National Soldiers' Home at
Bawtclle poisoned by an unidentified
young man from Los' Angeles? Or was
his death duo to "cerebral hemor
rhage," ns tho records at tho homo In
dicate? Those, question! aro bothering
tho bruins of tho local pollco and at
present there soema to bo no solution
Of either of them. Mystery surrounds
the Identity of tho young man In the.
oaMi who claimed to bo a Los An
geles doctor.
I.andubunk, whoso narno nt tho time
of his enlistment In Company X of tho
eighth Illinois infantry in the. Civil
War was "John Smith," has been a.
mofnbor of tho Sawtelle homo at Inter
vals hlnco 1596. ?Ie oamo to Ocean
Park last Tuesdry and while 6lttlng
on a bench on tho plaza was taken
111. la , the presence of several ->.vit
nesse* a young man pave him a dose
of a liquid from a bottlo. When asked
what It was the stranger replied:
"Oh, It's somo 'dope* that I use
when I feel sick. It is good for the
old man."
In tho meantime a bystnndor ran to
brinp Dr. H. "Wilson Levongood to the
scene. When the physician arrived he
injected strychnine and Landabank re
vived somewhat. The veteran was then
takon in an ambulance to the hospital
tit the Soldiers' Home, where ho died
within an hour, according to tho cap
tain of Company X, to which Landa
bank belonged.
Dr. Ijevoni-ood asked tho Ftrango
young man what ho had given Landa
hank, but he was unable to explain
what the stuff was, notwithstanding
liis claim that ho was a physician.
< >i!i<er James M. Benton was assisting
in placing- the pick man in the am
bulance. He says Dr. Luvengood said
tn him:
STRANGER DISAPPEARS
"Arrest that man and hold him."
Tho officer said tho physician did
not explain why ho wanted tho stran
ger arrested and ho did not, do so at
the time, but later when no under
stood the gravity of tho case, he made
a persistent attempt to find tho man
but the latter had disappeared. He
describes the alleged physician as a
man of 25 years of age, dark complex-
Jon and weighing about 145 pounds.
Ho said ho wore a dark blue serge
suit, tan shoes and a stiff straw hat.
According to Benton. tho young man
appeared vury much interested in
Landabank,
Nat Goodwin, famous actor-capital
ist, was a witness to this scene and
declared today that the stangor ap
peared extremely officious In caring for
the eick veteran, giving tho lmprea
elon he might bo a relative. Goodwin
told of seeing tho young man give the
old soldier something from a phial and
hearing him mako the remark that it
was "some of his dope."
Dr. I^evengood was nsked tonight
If the death of landabank could have
boon duo to poispnlng and he replied
that in his opinion this was not the
cause, but that the veteran died either
from heart failure or cerebral hemor
rhaso. Ho refused to state positively
that this was the fact, however, as he
attended tho man for only a short time.
He refused to discuss his conversa
tion with the young stranger or with •
Officer lienton.
"If there should bo a coroner's in
quest in regard to this I would be pre
pared to say something about it, but
do not care to got mixed up 1A a
newspaper controversy," said Dr. Lev-
engood.
Landabank's capt.iln said today that
the old man had been accustomed to
drink considerably since he had been
ptatlnned at Company X barracks. He
said ho did not recall anyone coming
to sco Landabank at any time and
could give no reason for anyone desir
ing to murder him, as no trace of val
uable property owned by the dead man
lias been found. Investigation at tho
headquarters of the home failed to
chow that Landabank left money or
other articles of value and he was
never known to have had much money
u.t any time.
Another question that no one has so
far answered is, what was tho nature
of the lquid that was given to the
half-conscious old man from the bot
tle In the hands of the young stranger?
Several moments elapsed between
the time the old man fainted on the
bench and tho arrival of Dr. Leven
good. The unknown "physician's"
stimulant was administered as soon as
the condition of Landabank was dis
covered. Bystandora said that the
young man remarked that tho liquid
contained strychnine, but this could
not bt ascertained for a fact.
SAYS P. C. BOATS CROWDED
C. D. Dunann, general passenger
agent for the Pacific Coast Steamship
company, with headquarters at San
Francisco, was a visitor at tho com
pany's local office yesterday. Mr.
Dunann reports excellent passenger
business for his company all up and
down the coast, and states that trav
elers desiring to go from here to points
In NortJ Tn California and the Pacific
States L»y>boat, to avoid hot weather
traveling by land, are taxing the P. C.
company's boats to capacity. He re
turned to San Francisco last evening.
G. H. HERR GETS PROMOTION
G. H. Herr, for several months past
ticket agent for the Denver & Rio
Grande and Western Pacific railroads
here, has been promoted and will leave
this city soon, going: to San Francisco,
•where he will take a position as as
sistant general passenger asent for
both roads. Mr. Herr will bo succeeded
in the local office by Charles P. Ensign
ay gonpral agent here.
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JNO. A. PIRTLE .
Panorama Showing How Construction Work on Historical and Art
Museum in Agricultural Park Is Being Rushed by the Contractors
MONTENEGRINS CHARGED
WITH THREATENING LIFE
'Patriot' Simo Sabooich's Ad
dress Did Not Meet with
Popular Favor
Six Montenegrins were arrested yes
terday following a disturbance at a
meeting at which Slmo Saboolch, who
calls himself a Montenegrin patriot,
pleaded too eloquently to the Monte
negrins present to start something. He
wanted them to unite to throw off the
yoke which he claims Is borne by his
native land. Instead, they rose and
routed him off the stage, resenting any
movement calculated to start an up
rising in Montenegro.
Tho speech waa delivered Thursday
evening at 418 Ord street. Saboolch la
touring America seeking assistance
from Montenegrins who are anxious to
install another government in Monte
negro. When he made a fervid appeal
for assistance a score of his hearers
started a commotion in the hall. They
yelled that their country should not
be thrown into a revolution, and it was
necessary for several officers to put in
an appearance before quiet was re
stored.
Shortly after the meeting Joseph
Zarubica, a friend of Saboolch, was
forced to flee from the vicinity of the
hall by a number of men who threat
ened his life. Late yesterday afternoon
he appeared at the district attorney's
office, and on giving his side of the
affair to Assistant Percy Hanimon, he
secured complaints against Stojan Bu
tutovich, Radovan Vukotich, Sava
Crinicanin, Vaso Crinicanin, Mllosav
Nicevich, Pavle Vukotich and Yagos
Vujovich, charging them with having
threatened his life.
Warrants were issued by Justice
Summorflold, and a squad of county
constables under the leadership of Con
stable Bon Cohn placed tho men under
arrest. The prisoners were taken be
fore Justice Summerfleld and the court
fixed their bail at $500 each. P. Vuko
vlch secured a ball bond for the neces
sary amount and was released, while
his follow countrymen were imprisoned
in the county Jail. They will be ar
raigned this morning.
WHITTIER DECIDES TO
ACCEPT EDISON RATES
Will Not Construct a Municipal
Lighting Plant
As a committee appointed by the
Whittler board of trustees was about
to recommend a municipal lighting
plant for that city, the Southern Cali
fornia TCdlson company offered to re
duce the rate from 12% cents to 10
cents a kilowatt hour and to make all
renewals with Gem filament lamps,
which the company claims will reduce
the cost of light twenty-five per cent.
The committee appointed by the
board of trustees to make a thorough
Investigation of a municipal plant for
Whittier, engag-od C. W. Kolner, man
ager of the Pasadena munisipal plant,
to prepare figures on the cost of a
plant for "Whittler.
According to Mr. Koiner's figures, a
modern generating 1 and distributing
plant for a town of 10,000 people could
be built in "Whittler at a cost of $109,
--000 and would be made to pay at a
rate of nine cents a kilowatt per
hour.
Mr. Koiner's plans would provide for
a duplicate generating plant equal to
supplying a place double the size of
Whittier. The expenses for operating
It could be reduced by running it
In connection with tho Whittler muni
cipal water plant.
The committee reported to the trus
tees that In its opinion It would be
advisable to accept the reduced rate
of tho Edison company In preference
to having a municipal plant at this
time.
LAUDS ELKS' TRIP
A. T. Jackson, passenger agent for
the Union Pacllic In Los Angeles, re
turned to this city from Detroit yes
terday, where he went accompanying
the Elks' special. Mr. Jackson was
enthusiastic about the trip, stating that
it was, without stretching It a bit, the
finest ever, and that every one who
went along had the time of their lives.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Jackson.
DIVORCE SUITS FILED
Divorce complaints fllod In the su
perior cmlrt yistiterday arc as follows:
Elizabeth C. Smith vs. William Clark
Smith, Hildegarde Waiter Maguire va.
Norval L. Maguire and Nora Kpwden
against Henry Rowden.
LOS ANGELES HERALD
EXPECT EQUALIZERS TO
INCREASE ASSESSMENT
Total for Los Angeles County Is
More Than Half Billion
County officials expect tho state
board of equalization to repeat its ac
tion of last year by raising the as
sessment on all the Southern Califor
nia counties. Among tho counties to
make returns to the state board four
have given in assessment totals lower
than last year, despite the increase In
property values and general prosper
ity of the past year.
Tho Los Angeles county assessment
has been given the board as $519,600,000
this amount being $160,000,000 smaller
than the total assessment fixed by the
board last year, though this figure
Is forty per cent higher than the coun
ty assessor's figures. Out of tho eigh
teen counties that had assessments in
creased by the state board last year,
ten have turned in their reports and
the figures of each county is smaller
than those of 1909. The board Is await
ing to hear from the remaining four
counties.
WAVES CAST UP BODY
OF MARGARET HENZE
Boys Find the Corpse of Young
Woman Floating Near
Bristol Pier
The search for the young woman's
body seen floating near the Bristol
pier, Ocean Park, Thursday night
ended yesterday morning at 8 o'clock
when two boys strolling along the
beach came upon the body on the
sand, where it had been tossed up by
the waves.
Louis Henze of Los Angeles later
Identified the body as that of his
daughter, Margaret, aged 2G y«ars, who
left her home at 619 Loomiß street last
Wednesday evening, presumably for a
walk, and failed to return. The body
was taken to Kirkelie's undertaking
parlors at Santa Monica.
The father of the young woman was
unwilling to believe that she had com
mitted suicide, but this Is the theory
most acceptable to the police. Al
though when found the body was mi
nus the girl's hat and purse, it ia
thought these were lost wheu Miss
Henze jumped or fell from the pier,
supposedly Wednesday night.
Howard Knoth and Amor Palm, the
boys who found the body on the beach,
were badly frightened and ran to a
nearby house to notify the police. To
all appearances the body had been in
the water for at least tlih-ty-slx hours
and in the opinion of tHbM who exam
ined it there is no doubt that Miss
Henzo came to her death through
drowning. There were no visible marks
of violence on the body.
Miss Henzo was a graduate of the
nurses' training school of the Califor
nia hospital and had been taking a
course in physical culture nt the Y. W.
C. A. She left her home Wednesday
afternoon. When she I'niled to return
that night her parents supposed she
had gone to the Y. W. C. A. clubhouso
at Venice and had been detained. She
had suffered several attacks of heart
trouble and her parents believe she
fell into the ocean while suffering from
on;. She was 26 years of age. 11l
health compelled her to give up nurs-
Inng.
100 YEARS ON WATER
WAGON WATKINS' THEME
Aaron S. "Watklns, L.L. D., presi
dent of Asbury college, Wilmoro, Ky.,
spoke on "One Hundred Years on the
Water Wagon' 1 In Blanchard hall last
night. The lecture dealt with the his
torical progress of the movement in
opposition to the drink habit and the
licensed liquor traffic.
Nathan New by, former president of
the Federation club, was chairman of
the meeting. Prof A. Dobbins direct
ed the audience In the songs. Rev. J.
N. Liscomb optncd the meeting with
prayer and Rev. Wiley J. Phillips of
fered the closing prayer.
Tonight Dr. Watkina delivers his
lecture, "Social and Economic Phases
of the Liquor Question," in Blanchard
hall at 8 o'clock. Sunday at 3 p. m.
a meeting will be held and the issues
of the temperance movement pre
sented.
Sunday night Dr. Watkins will apeak
on "The Case Against Liquor" in the
Boyle Heights Methodist church at
7:30 o'clock, and today ha wtU be Urn
guest of the City chili, making a short
address on educational lines following
the address of the first speaker on
"Civic RMponilblllty and the Public
Schools."
SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 23, 1910.
SUPERVISORS REFUSE TO
RETURN BIDDERS' PLANS
Unsuccessful Bids on Hall of Rec
ords Furnishings Lose
Contractors Money
On advice of Hartley Shaw, deputy
district attorney, Che board of super
visors has refused to return the plans
to the unsuccessful bidders who pre
pared them in an effort to secure the
contract for furnishing the new hall
of records building.
M. G. West, head of a San Francisco
firm which bid on the work, appeared
to be anxious.to secure the return of
his plans. On being refused by the
board yesterday Mr. West said:
"It cost me about J7OO to bid on the
contract and I desire the plans as a
record for my work. This is the first
time the return of my plans was ever
refused me when I was unsuccessful
in landing a contract. I had no time to
make a duplicate set of plans and I
would like to have this set back, for
the plans represent an enormous
amount of work.
"As soon as I got to Los Angeles
when this contract was advertised for
I immediately secured draughtsmen
and went to work en the planß and
had to work night and day to rush
them through. Since I did not secure
the contract I would like to get them
back."
The other bidders who are seeking
the return of their plans are the Van
Dorn Iron Works company and the
Art Metal Construction company.
ACCUSE MRS. BUNNELL
OF SELLING LAND TWICE
Wife of Former Minstrel Faces
a Criminal Charge
Sarah E. Bunneli, wife of Valentine
Bunneli, the minstrel man of days
gone by, who appeared in blackface
Under tho name of Billy Arlington,
will know next Tuesday whether or
not she will have to stand trial in the
superior court on a criminal charge,
testimony in the preliminary examina
tion having been heard yesterday by
Justice Summerfleld.
Mrs. Bunneli Is accused of selling
land twice, which la a felony, pun
ishable by a term in state prison. Sev
eral years ago Runnell placed all his
property holdings in his wife's name,
but when they agreed to separate two
years ago, he divided the property at
the advice of his attorney, his wife
assuming the ownership of one-half
and ho receiving a deed for the bal
ance,
f.ater a reeonsiliation was effected
and the couple resumed their marital
n-lations. They again disagreed and
separated for the second time. On
February 27, 1907, she Is alleged to
have sold a lot in the Wolfskin orchard
addition to K. D. Hathaway. Mr.
Bunneli claimed possession of the lot
and then Hathaway secured the ar
rest of the woman on July 1">, last.
She was released on her own recogniz
ance hy Justice Pierce.
Justice Summerfleld heard testimony
at the examination yesterday and took
the case under r.dvisement until Tues
day. Assistant District Attorney Karl
Newmlre in' conducting the prosecu
tion. The hushand of the defendant
instituted divorce proceedings several
months ago In San Francisco and the
proceedings are still pending.
FILE WRIT OF ATTACHMENT
AGAINST U. S. GRANT HOTEL
A writ of attachment was filed
against the U. S. Grant hotel of San
Diego yesterday With the clerk of the
United States circuit court, the Bur
ton Range company alleging that the
management of the hotel building is
indebted to the company in the sum
of $8386.93, claiming that amount due
for installing tho hold's kitchen equip
ment The case will be threshed out
before Judge Wollbcrn in two weeks.
NAVAL MILITIA TO CRUISE
IN SOUTHERN WATERS
SAN DIEGO, July 22.—Tho cruiser
Buffalo Is due to arrive here tomorrow
afternoon, when she will take on board
the local division of California naval
militia and leave at onco on a week's
cruise.
Tho Santa Barbara division and part
of the Los Anßeles division will also
take tho cruise. The course Is not
announced, but will probably be north
through tho Santa liarbaru channel
and return.
MUST RESENTENCE
WILMINGTON SLAYER
Judge Willis to Pass Judgment
on F. Machucha
Judge Willis some time next week
will pass the death sentence upon F.
Machucha, who killed Mrs. Torba at
Wilmington in August, 1908. nearly
two years ago.
Machucha was tried before Judge
Jamleson, who sentenced him to bo
hanged. The condemned man appealed
to the supremo court and after this
length of time the remittlturs—or the
papers sustaining the ruling of the
lower court —have just been passed
down, reaching Judgo Willis of the
superior court only yesterday.
This will make it necessary for Judge
Willis, who sits In the criminal court,
to repass Judgment upon the murder
er, making two sentence! of convicted
murderers that ho will pass next week.
the other being in tho case of George
E. Figueroa, who was, found guilty
last night.
The day for the of Jla-
Chucha has not been set.
MAN IS RUN DOWN AND
KILLED BY MOTOR CAR
Jack Colburg Hit by a Southern
Pacific Train Near Elft
man Station
An early morning Southern Taclflc
motor car ran down Jack Colburg at
Elftman station near Watts yester
day. The injuries he received caused
his death in the Sisters' hospital, this
city, within an hour after tho acci
dent and before an operation could be
performed.
Colburg was a planing mill employe.
He was passing his vacation with his
father-in-law, Malcolm Matheson, who
has a meat market at Elftnjan. He
was wheeling a barrow loaded with
meat along the road between the
Southern Pacific and Pacific Electric
tracks. An instant before the accident
he turned on to the Southern Pacific
track. The shrill whistle of a car
sounded, but he apparently believed it
to be a car on the electric track. The
force of the collision was such that he
was thrown nearly seventy-tive feet.
As quickly as possible the lnjur <i
man was lifted from the ground and
brought to Los Angeles, his wifi
companying him. His arms and legi
were fearfully mangled. While prepa
rations were being made to amputate
the worst mangled members lie died.
Colburg was thirty years of age air!
came to Los Angeles from Ohio, His
parents live at Bawtelle.
F. Jiead, tiie driver of the motor
ear, Mew the whistle when lie saw
Colburg on the track and when the
man did not attempt to get Off, he
trie '1 to Stop the ear.
The body was taken to the undertak
ing establishment of \V. 11. SUtch i<:
company, where an Inquest probably
will be held this morning.
POLICE FREE ANGELENOS
ACCUSED OF THIEVERY
ST. LOUIS, July 12.— Mrs, Anna B.
Bholea of Los Angeles, who was arrest
ed at Detroit in connection with tho
theft in St. Louis of a diamond brooch
valued at $G.">(tO, was brought buck here
today. Joseph H. Lucas and Mrs.
Bholes were released by the i>"ii<-'%.
Lucas confessed yesterday, according
to the police, tha he obtained the
brooch in a house where he was work
ing and gave it to Mrs. Bholes. Im
munity was promised for the return of
the diamon Is.
DIES OF HYDROPHOBIA
AS RESULT OF DOG'S BITE
EL PASO, Tex., July M.—While try
ing to earn 25 cents offered by a negro
woman for catching her dog, Alberta
Durarigo, aged 12 years, received a
bito from the beast which caused hia
death today from hydrophobia.
The woman was also bitten, but has
so far exhibited no symptoms of rablag.
This is the second death from hydrxT
phobia here this year.
SKILLED SWIMMER DROWNS
INDIANAPOLIS, July 22.—Attempt-
In^ to climb into a canoe on White
river today. Robert Abbott, a skilled
swimmer, upset it. all<l 'll! ancl I'"1"1'
Kepner, one o£ throe men In tho canoe,
were drowned.
TO REPORT CONDITIONS
IN IMPERIAL COUNTY
President Taft Approves Appoint
ment of J. A. Ockerson to
Conduct Investigation
WASHINGTON, July 22.—President
T;ift has approved the appointment by
the interior department of J. A. Ocker
son of St. Louis to Investigate condi
tions in Imperial Valley, Cal., where
serious damage is threatened by the
Colorado river breaking its banks.
Whether he will be retained to take
charge of the engineering work in con
trolling the river, for which conpress
appropriated $1,000,000, depends, It is
Bald, "ii his report to the president.
EDWARD LYMAN BILL - Editor and Proprietor
NEW YORK, APHIL 2. 19*0
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ILLEGITIMATE "CONTESTS" FOOL THE PUBLIC
THERE is no question but that illegitimate schemes which havo
JL a tendency to fool the public can have but one ultimate result,
not only upon those who have promulgated the schemes, but upon
all others connected with the industry. They must destroy public
confidence in values offered by everyone in the piano business.
The piano puzzle-contestsdue bills, checks and bonds, et al.—»
mean nothing more or less than a form of jugglery which is in*
jurious to the interests of the trade.
The puzzles and contests arc calculated to delude the public.
Why should any dealer offer a coupon or due bill worth $too
or $200 for the solution of a problem which any ten-year-old childj
could solve at a single glance?
Isn't it absurd when you think of it that reputable business men
can be engaged in such practices ?
If the coupon is worth $100 why should not the institution
which puts it forth pay something for it if the one who has received
it has actually earned something?
But no! It is not worth a five-dollar note or a one-dollar note
—it is absolutely worth nothing. It is simply a delusion and a
snare.
How can any concern claim to deal square!/ with the publia
when it is indulging in such practices?
Let.us figure, for instance, that prices are not advanced to
cover this coupon scheme, which in some cases they have been—•
but let us give the merchant the benefit of the doubt.
Suppose a piano is priced, we will say, $400, and one party
who has solved a simple, foolish picture or guessing contest has
received a coupon or "consolation prize" of $100!
He calls and is informed that his coupon is applicable in the
purchase of any piano.
Very well!
He accepts the conditions and pays $300 and a coupon.
The next man has not studied the advertising columns of the
papers. He does not know the jungle animals or the stick-pin
scheme or any other plan.
He simply comes in the store where it, is supposed he will
receive honest treatment and he is asked $400 for a piano and
pays it.
Has he not been robbed of $100.
Has the store engaging in that practice dealt Tight with the
public
How can any man square that sort .of business with ihis-con
science
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Editorial Section
LAY FOUNDATIONS
FOR BIG MUSEUM
Hurrying Work on Historical and
Art Structure at Agri
cultural Park
BUILDING TO BE HANDSOME
Plans Embrace Best Features of
Similar Galleries Through
out the Country
Work "ii tin- new historical and art
im at Agricultural park Is pro
gressing with great rapidity. The first
ground for this building was broken
only within the month, and already tho
foundations arc being laid, in prepa
ration for the erection of the walls
which are to i mbody the hopea and
ambitions of many workers In the city.
The building la to be erected in ac
cordance with plana drawn by Hudson
& Munsell. In their work on the de
were much helped by the art
committee of the Fine Arts league,
which was enabled to off'r sugges
tions received from the lino art gal
lerles throughout the country. Tho ar
rangement of the galleries and tho
plans for lighting and so forth wero
found to be subject for some discussion,
and these advices from other v/orkera
were of great assistance.
WILL HE FINISHED IN YEAR
The general style of the building: -will
be In the Spanish renaissance. There
will be a rotunda and three wings
which will form a cross. The rotunda
is to be about 70 feet across, and each
of the wings will be about 50x110 feet.
The rotunda will have a balcony
around the inside, forming a mezzanine
floor, which will extend about the sci
ence and history wings.
The building will be absolutely fire
proof, with mosaic tiling and cement
doors. The roof will be of steel except
in the main rotunda, where a skylight
in the dome is to measure 29 feet
across. The dome, which will be o'j
feet high, will be supported by sixteen
schagllola columns. The walls will be
of Italian marble, and the approaches
and vestibules will be of granite, with
tiled floors. The outside of thd build
ing will be of red tapestry brick, with
terra cotta trimmings.
The contractors have undertaken to
have the building finished within a
year, and the members of the societies
to be benefited by its opening are al
ready planning elaborate dedicatory
festivities.