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TELLS HOW HE TRAPPED BAND OF SWINDLERS Local Man Got Misdirected Let ter, Gave It to Postoffice and Men Were Caught Notorious "Syndicate" of Cirim- inals Broken Up by Arrests in East Hears of Reward for Capture of Thieves, but Does Not Seek Compensation VICTIMS OF THE SWINDLE CLIQUE February 23— Arrest In little nock* Ark., of J. C. .U ay bray, F. M. Clarke. J. M. Johnson. and E. J. Warner, nlleced member* of **ST«-lndle Syndicate.*' the moat extensive *»ure tblnK" srnncr rur rxpokfd, by Vnlted States potctofllcr lnkpectors. The postal authorities first srot word of the operations of the granir from I^lNrvortli C. Smith of 12t>9 Golden Gate avenue, San Francisco. Authorities learn that the cans: operated through the vrest and middle west, swindling wealthy and sportily Inclined nien .by means of fake and "flird" prlre. fiehts, horse 0 races, trrestling: watches and foot races. Tbe scheme usually via* to cot the victim to bet on a supposed "world beater," -who *»Tonld "lie down" In the content. One of the victims of the Rang Tra> O. 1- Cramer, proprietor of the Malta apartment house, 2065 Market street, this city. Cramer lost *10,000 to the "syndicate" on a fak» price fight at Seattle In -Inly. 1906. The profits of the eanf; have been enormous. Their carefully kept books *.I:o»v the follovrluc re turns: 1006. ?C<O."!<t; 1907, $194,270; 1908, $152,040. Total, 1444,340. Among the California victims, accordlnK <o the "syndicate's** books, which also show the crame used In tbe trap, were the following! Thomas \ortou. Sacramento, fight, $10,OO0; Harry Lane. £an Francisco, WTewtllngr, $3,OOO; O. I-. Cramer, San Fran cisco, fight* ?10.(KK). Other bisr tiimi looted from the west weret Charles CunnlnKhHm, IVndleton, Ore, wrestlinar, «42^00; \VJ P. Gwin, Anaconda, Mont., fight, $15,000. The total gained In tbe western states was $ 131,500. February 27— Postal Inspectors from Council Bluffs, lowa, se cure extradition of four nr _ rested mm. The accused have brrn Indicted in Council BlufifM on the charge of fleecing T. AY. Bnllcw of Princeton, Mo., oat 'of 520.000 ou a fake horse race. Ta Ellsworth C. Smith of 1209 Turk street has been ascribed the credit of eJ^pofcir.g the "swindle syndicate," the glpantic scheme which has been stopped through the arrest of the principals at Little Rock, Ark. Smith made an interesting statement yester day explaining his activity In the matter. He is an attorney and con fidenlial representative of several large eastern corporations. The "swindle syndicate" was a com bination of criminals who arranged fake prize fights, horse races, foot -aces and wrestling matches on a big scale and enticed dupes to bet thou sands of dollars on the "sure thing" that would Inevitably fail to qualify. O. L. Cramer, proprietor of the Malta apartments at 2065 Market street, -was a victim to the extent of $10,000, and the dangerous group left a trail of flattened wallets in all cities of the west and middle west. They secured hundreds of thousands of dollars by their devices. J. C. Maybray, F. M. Clarke, J. O. Johnson and J. J. Warner, members of the gang, are now in jail at Little Rock; Ark., awaiting extra dition to Council Bluffs, la., where they will be tritd for" violation of the postal laws. Smith told the following story of the lucky chance by which he got scent of th/e elaborate machine of crime which the big crowd was operating. -Several months ago," said Smith, "a " letter was delivered to me at 1203 Turk street. The envelope was ad dressed to H. C. Smith. 1209 Golden Gate avenue, but as there was no Smith at. the address given, and owing to the similarity of th© Initials, the post man delivered it to me. "I opened t*.£ letter without noting that it was n,t addressed to me, but 1 received a surprise "and a shock as soon as I - started to read — I found that I had touched a live wire of mys tery. The letter said: "'Owing to a change of administra tion we have moved from- New Orleans to Council Bluffs, where conditions are perfect. We will be ready for busi ness March 15, 1908. Send mall and telegrams to X. C. Craft, Council Bluffs, la.* "The letter was mysteriously signed 'No. -,' with a numeral that 1 do , not now recall. "The tenor of the note aroused, my Fuspiclons and immediately I reported the -.matter to Postofflce \u25a0 Inspector James OConnell. O'Connell and the other postal inspectors'of the country started to work on the matter, and in time they ran down the bunch. ii am exceedingly glad that 1 have been I of. service in exposing this 'gang of crooks/'T" There has been a report that a re ward had been offered for the Infor , mant who would assist in putting an *-nd to the work of the gang, but Smith •stated that he knew nothing, definite in the matter. Crimes of Gang Grow - COUNCIL BLUFFS. lowa, Feb. 28— When J. C. Mabry arrives In .. this city Tuesday .rom, Little Rock In charge of a detective -he will find awaiting him a number, of men from different parts of the country, come to identify him in connection with alleged swindling operations- carried on .here last year. Inspector Svenson, : who has fyad charge of the case for, the government, was here t today.;. He says - the; enormity of the swindling operations grows as , time passes and. that every; day brings con- t *rxaaUoa of; additional victims- • Secret Service Men Run Down Clever Crooks'; Ellsworth C. Smith of San Fran cisco, who put government sleuths on scent of gigantic "swindle syn dicate," and Referee Harriman, who presided over fake prize 6ght in which Thomas of Sacramento lost $10,590. WOMAN BOUND HERE GOES MAD ON ROAD Mrs. Alice Farnsworth, on Way to California, Becomes Insane [Special Dispatch to The Call] KANSAS CITY. Feb. 28. — Displaying evidences of Insanity, Mrs. Alice Farnsworth, 70 years old, here alone en route from London, Opt., to Stock ton, Cal., has been turned over to the police. "I'm going to a picnic," she said to a gateman at the union station; "don't stop me, for John. Qulncy Adams is going to be there and I want to see him." •'. .' \u0084 The depot matron took charge" of the -woman and found that she was plentifully supplied with money, al though plainly dressed. Several $20 bills were found in a skirt pocket. In the bosom of her dress and in her mit tens. . . BURGLARS SECURE MANY VALUABLE ARTICLES Jones Street Residence Entered While Man and Wife Are Out When W. V. Smith and his wife re turned Saturday morning to"" their home, 1020 Jones street, they found that burglars had effected an entrance, getting away with several hundred dollars' worth of jewelry. The missing articles consisted of two diamond rings, one turquoise ring, one amethyst ring, three .breastpins set with dia monds, pearls and garnets; one .gold cross, two garnet set earrings^ .a' gold bracelet and $5. The Jewelry, Is valued by Smith at $450. - - • : .'* ;, \u25a0 A- M-. Sacherer, a machinist, was held up in Pacific street during .the night and relieved of. a gold watch and -sonie money. Charles A. Meyer of 145: Sa linas street met a, stranger in Market street, who appropriated his • watch while the two were hobnobing over a bar. l~;..i's?i,%:'.: ;'r' : j-:'-:-?>X' : <-\u0094 '\u25a0'\u25a0•' ' % • : Pickpockets were "encountered/ -by Luigi Rossi of 3379 Flllmore street, and P. F. Makamura of 2221 Shattuck ave nue, Berkeley. The. former was relieved of $14, and the latter of a diamond stickpin. , / • .' , ' \u25a0<\u25a0 \u25a0'. . Sneak thieves stole a box of butter and a" head of cheese from. the. grocery wagon of H. Mangels of ; 69Sv Hayes street, a. case of fine candles -from the delivery wagon of Lawrence Heglerof 2707 Jackson street, and four cases of condensed milk from the warehouse of A. A. Luhrs at 148 Spear .street. '_" ' >'EW IDEA Helped Win. Couple It doesn't pay to stick tooclosely. to old notions of things. \u25a0;' New Ideas often lead to better health, success and, hap- pines^ I. \u25a0 \u25a0;.' •",'\u25a0-\u25a0.--\u25a0\u25a0•-.\u25a0\u25a0: . *;i*-^--' AWlb." couple examined; an idea. new to them and stepped up several rounds on the health ladder. The . husband writes: "Several years ago we suffered „' from coffee drinking, were sleepless, nervous, sallow, weak and irritable. '. My wife, and I both loved coffee. ; and. thought it was a bracer." J .. (Delusion.) , "Finally, after years; of suffering, we read of Postura and the harmfulness o* coffee, and believing that to grow we ehwuld give some attention: to ; new ideas, we decided to-test Postum. "When ue made it right"we liked it and were relieved of ills caused' by cof- fee. Our / frleiy 1 * noticed the', change-^ fresher skin,' ..turdier nerves) better temper., etc. , . v ; "These changes were not sudden," but relief increased as we continued to drink r the' enjoy Postum,- and "we lost the desire for coffee. •/• "Many . of our friends did not liko Postum at .first,' because they didj not make It right. But when.^they .boiled Postum according to directions oh pkg., until it was dark and rich.i they i liked It better than coffee and were-bene- fited by the change." "There's - a Reason." .; ' . :."* " " '' V ; ; . Name Riven by Postum C 0.," Battle Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to'Well- ville." In.pkgs. ' ... ' Ever; read the _nbovc letterf; ' A /new one appears ; from . time 'to ', time. v. They arc ccn nine, true and! full "of human Intcrewt. [ - THE ijSAfe'FßANisiseoae^fe^ 1,700 VOLTS FAILS TO KILL DARING LAD Young San Francisco Boy Takes Death Chair Shock With out Injury \u25a0>• '\u25a0 \ \u25a0 .\u25a0~ v ;.- .'- • i . \u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0. '\u25a0\u25a0 f.r Proves Himself Immune to Cur j_ rent That Would Kill Others . _- • \u25a0 ..\u25a0-..-::: ,-.:: \u25a0 . v ' - '- [Special Dispatch to The Call] < N ; ; NEW YORK, Feb.; 28.— 1n order to prove that j, he is proof, against electric shock Charles Quill, who was formerly employed; by. the^gas an<l electric com pany of- San Francisco took 1,700 volts into his from.- a -.'dynamo in -a small room in the Shubert building'ln Broadway. The current passed through his body, after which Quill arose-un steadily from the chair which he had been strapped to, and pale faced, tot tered about the. room. :: 4 He soon recov ered his equilibrium and was apparent ly as 'good as ever., - ' r The young man performed ''a number of hair raising, feats with electric cur rents, but the climax was reached when he mounted an electric chair — a copy- of the penitentiary death chair— was' blindfolded with a black handkerchief, had tho electric, cap placed on his head and submitted to the shock that usually kills. There was a hush and a shudder ran up and down every one's, spine as the body of the young man quivered and shook while the current passed through him. His assistant; the man who han dled the current, took • s-mall cotton handkerchiefs > and placed them, one at a time, on various portions of Quill's body. They went up in flames with a flash like gunpowder. Even from^the heel of the man came sparks that in stantly ignited the small cotton; squares and the current, permeated "the skull with a similar effect. ';: . . Asked how he became "spark proof" young Quill said that when he was em ployed by the gas and electric lighting company of San Francisco he was fool ing with a fellow electrician when 2,300 volts went through him, rendering him unconscious. Physicians brought him to. "For days I had horrible dreams," said Quill. "I thought I was between two live wires and was burning to death, aaid would roll out of bed/ shrieking and yelling like a madman. Mr. Raymond read, of my wonderful escape, and he asked, me'if I wouldn't try some experiments. I didn't mind and gradually I took stronger and stronger currents until I have reached the 'death limit.*. I suppose some day it will get me, all right, but I have to go somehow, and. I can make a. lot -of money .at this, so what's the differ ence?" • .For a man weighing 143. Quill has been reduced, he says, through the ef fects of the tests, to 12G pounds.v* One of the experiments today was the light ing of.a carbon which Quill held be tween his teeth from a current as '• it came with terrific force from the end of a wire. The shock threw his body back several times before he was able? to overcome it , sufficiently to get- the end of the carbon -to the sputtering flame. He also lighted a wax candle from sparks coming from his fingers. MILLS AND GOLDMAN DEBATE THE QUESTION Socialist and Anarchist Present Opposing Views , Emma Goldman the anarchist and Walter Thomas Mills the socialist took part In a Joint debate yesterday after noon and last evening In the Audi torium pavilion before, large audiences. 3 The leader of anarchists said that the working men could never be organized in a movement to annihilate the forces of capital as lon,-j as they are divided religiously. She referred -to all forms of religion as stumbling blocks in the way of, the advance of the working classes. She said that muscular re sistance and physical, strength* were the methods the working class should adopt to better themselves. Mills 'assailed, the ideas of Miss Gold man and said that the socialist had decided' on an educational campaign and/were endeavoring, to appeal to rea son. V- He asserted ''that?. the/- only way to defeat the capitalistic class was* by organizing. the voters, and to accom plish this .end: the socialists were>com pelledf to admlt'to' their. ranks men- of different religious* beliefs. .- . . Ready I ©^l^lli !new 12-inch record, \f v // j^^^^^ - **^' 9l i j r \ \ ;' , , records. As. fine as ; "I Love a Lassie." fl. 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The lower photo graph shows the gas bag just before the ascent, with a snapshot of. C.C. Bradley (left) and Aeronaut.P . A. Van Tassell. . . \u25a0•- -\.\:-. : - -. -../' . \u25a0 ; "\u25a0:'< ':.V'*V -' :: -' : : % :. ; : .;'V/ •;-"> ':•:•« - . - : '.'- ji - ; \u0084.-: . %&'$ which "H about \u25a040 'rnllen 'from- San Francisco, after reaching- an* altitude of 15,000 feet. ; ~ vV"") BERKELEY, Feb.^2S.— ln pres ence of-3,000 4 cheering spectators, 1 many, of them members of the Aero" club of San Francisco, a gas balloon made an ascension in Berkeley this afternoon,' the flight being made from the Dwight way baseball park at 2:20 o'clock!- The ascent was made under the direction of P. A. .Van Tassell, a- veteran aeronaut of '3o years' experience in this country and Europe, who occupied" the basket beneath the' huge bag '.with/ CrC. Brad ley, paying teller of the Crocker\na tional :bank> of .' San .*. Francisco, ;an. en 1 thusiastlc member of the dub. : During j the morning preparations for ,the flight ; were made byfa force of s men"; under the watchful eye of Van TaSsell,",knd at 1 :30 o'clock .this afternoon 'the work " of filling the great bag was, begun./ > i \u25a0 Ordinary illuminating gas,: furnished by means - of.:* special ..pipes-, laid s by/ a local - company,' ' was utilized; .'about 50,000- cubic feet being '; necessary .for proper, inflation. - . • - AIR CUXIIiBXTS TESTEIp ' .Shortly before the.; big balloon - was cut loose a smaller bag, 20, feet In diameter, j was ; 'liberated'; for '.;the - pur-; pose, of testing tho air* currents!* This pilot rose rapidly ; and drifted; In \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 a northwesterly, direction - toward ; San Pablo bay. Without a-, hitch the prep arations, for loosing, the. larger balloon were out. v Three.'bags.'.pf . sand were shipped as ballast, : and Van Tas-j sel:and his passenger .took v their; places in : th'e. basket' amid the, instruments; for testing- temperature, and pressure. 4 •'.: | With the ; ; assistance of .willing [spec tators, the-, guide, ropes , were j loosed |at Van j.TaßSeirs;. command, and ; with : a rush the huge-craft. shot- upward to, a height of .2,000 , feet;. t Part; -.of V the. contents; of one sandbag was. cast over- 5 board! and the balloon " continued 'its ascentv until it became, a- mere speck in. 1 the, sky. "Coming in ' contactl "with a - cross j air i current : at . the higher: ele-" vation,; \u25a0 the | balloon was I sliuttled -i rap idly,^ i ;in;ra,".,-,directioh. .exactly^ opposite to' that i,taken^.by.' • the i pilot, ; ; floating, eastward '«ih-M^he<- direction^ of •, Grizzly: S peak- and Walnut creek. For 30 min utes--it" remained in sight, and, ; then disappeared' ln a bank of white cloud back of the Berkeley,; hills. , . . r l ax's carried o ut Before the ; ascent; Van Tassell , said he -.would probably ''remain ,-in the -air until dusk, should no unforeseen, ac-. ciderit occur. / ' : According/ to; the calculations- which the, chief, aeronaut; made before start ing his aerial trip, the balloon; would remain 'in the: atr for three; hours. He, : statod that he.; would stay aloft only long enough to take 'his observa tions and test- the efficiency of his craft, after .which he would descend upon the discovery of a convenient landing place. „ \u0084 . • ;;--;., The ascent was \u25a0 undertaken :by the members'., of ., the club in. an 'effort to stimulate interest in ' the sport:of:aero nautics in this state, and several more flights will. p>6babiy be attempted dur ing; the spring and: summer. Vv-:,i*. :• * FALL SAYS McHARG TOLD A/FALSEHOOD Repl y Made to Charge Against His. New Mexico Record EL' PASO, Tex., : Feb. 28.— 1n a state ment^ here tonight Judge A. B. -Fall answers -' charges .'made . against . his record as, attorney, general for New Mexico. ' z- 1 -- '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0 :^ ''. . \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0' '\u25a0\u25a0•. According to Judge ..Fall, McHarg told'a falsehood when he Informed the senate committee -on- territories \u25a0-. that he had j been hampered- by! the attorney general.' of- 1 New . Mexico/ln ;his | land fraud Irive'stlgatlona; \u25a0 v ;V „ •Failure of statehood' he attributes to an unwillingness-" to. allow., the senate to pass into, the.cpritrol 'of,: radical, or western, ..legislators. - . -... •\u25a0 . - ALBUQUERQUE, N. M.. Feb. 2S. — In a telegram from ;Albany, ; N.-;Y:. Herbert J. Hagerman, iformer governor .of New Mexico/ denies 'the Otthe 'story sent r out .from : , Washington ,• yesterday that he had- declared the people of New Mexico .Untfit-for;statehood:andillllter ate was" absolutely i false: \u0084- . -'\u25a0', • \u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0 . PIONEER OIL MAX • DrES4-Pitt*bnrg, Feb.' 2S. — Wlllinm Onllpy • M<;KeWj-.' one of \u25a0\u25a0 rennsrl'" nla's pioneer; oU: men ' sad ) one. of 'the j flrSt ' men ,ln- the Unltwl-Statw.ito^ become. lnt«Mted \u25a0 in IV>vt;Uuid: cemfrit. >liert ' h<>r«-_tod*i.T. . «ii«J /»>. - , - MURDER THEORY NOW DISCREDITED Relatives of Beekman Family, View ; the Tragedy as' ah Accident Indications Are -That .Woman and Children Were Suffo-; . cated While Sleeping BAKERSFIELD,' Cal..".Feb. 2S.— While the efforts of the officers to solve the Beekmiari . traffedy/ln ; which five-lives were., mysteriously lost early ? Friday morning: liave thus' far "been fruitless there is, a disposition in some quarters to disbelieve the murder theory. The relatives of the family, all of whom are here, are viewing the tragedy in the light of, an accident. » They know of \u25a0 no one- who .would . have cause to commit such a crime, and as the' facts In the case are as much of a mystery to them as to the public at large they be lieve the fire was of accidental origin until it Is proved otherwise. The report of the autopsy, which will be made tomorrow when the inquest .Is again opened is being awaited with in terest. What meager information the surgeons have.thus far given, out goes to-; show that the woman and her chil dren were', suffocated as they slept. The funeral services-.wili be held to morrow. .-^; •"; litiCii "i*.-> . ; -'- : \u25a0•\u25a0 DENVER UNIONS DECIDE TO SHUN ALL POLITICS Officers Barred From Holding -Places of Power 1 DENVER. Feb. ra.- r-Aftr -Afte r a thorough canvass of the referendum vote, the Denver trades and labor assembly today adopted .resolutions barring any- officer of the assembly from holding political office. . \u25a0 . • .-r-"*-: \u25a0;•;(:'- The trades and labor assembly voted today to replace nil the members of the brotherhood of carpenters* union. The contractors of tho city will receive no tice , to, that:effect tomorrow.* V The placesiof -the brotherhood car penters will be taken by men brought here- from Utah.-.. : . -,;:/.i •\u25a0 , '.\u25a0**\u25a0'.\u25a0\u25a0,'*. *-•*\u25a0 •.. ' '" ;\u25a0 : -^m^m^^ S P rm S oolens ! lij^P in snappy spring c ° l : Good Workmanship \u25a0 ftl§f 'ft^^te'^N your suit all that you The Big Store -Market at 4th WOMAN SUFFRAGE DAY OBSERVED Meetings Held Throughout ths 'Country tinder Auspices of Socialists **Girl of the Tenement" Pays Respects to New York Legislators ;XEW YORK. -Feb. 2S. — Throughout the United. States today in every city in which a meeting could be arranged there wa^ an "equals suffrage demon stration" under the auspices of the socialist party and the soclaltst.TVomen's societies. The meetings were provided for at the national conference' of the socialist party In' Chicago -which set February 2S aside as a "woman suffrage day." • In the Manhattan meeting Miss Leona O'Reilly, the "girl of the tenements." denounced the women who oppose equal suffrage. Miss O'Reilly was one of those, who spoke before the judiciary committee of the assembly at Albany last week. She ! said one of the legislators had spoken flippantly of the quality, of women's | brains. "There are many men there." sa!<J Miss O'Reilly, "who are no earthly good. They need the brains of -women. I think that as a rule women's brains are better than men's brains." Mrs. Anita Block, secretary of tho women's socialist society, presided. '"The socialist party," she said. "Is now the recognized champion. In the political arena of. women." Miss Met ta Stein, * well # known as a socialist writer under the : name of "Hebe." derided the pampered, and petted women of the so called upper classes who have formed anti-suffrage societies. She said they were "foolish and narrow" and afraid of responsi bility. ' "', \u25a0 One thousand women and several hundred men attended the meeting in Brooklyn, which Indorsed the right of women to vote. Mrs. Francis Matthew Frazer presided. Vassar Student on Movement . , POUGHKEEPSIE. N. T.. Feb. 2S.— Miss Inez Mulholland of London, now a senior In Vassar college, at a meeting here tod*y said there are two camps of women favoring suffrage In England. One is composed of suffragists, the other of suffragettes. The first have been for 60 years actJnsc real ladylike, just asking for women's rights; the lat ter demands and proposes to get these *"They complain of the violence of the suffragettes In England: but even men have never won much for freedom or for government without fighting for It." COUPLE CHARGED WITH CRUELTY TO CHILDREN Englishman and American Wife Attested in Paris PARIS, Feb. 28. — Intense Interest has been aroused in Paris today by the arrest' at Asnlers. a suburb, of an Englishman named Sargent and hi* wife, who Is said to be an American belonging to a wealthy family, on the charge of gross 111 treatment of four children whom they adopted. The police state that the couple had been in the habit .of advertising in English and Belgian newspapers of fering to adopt children for a money consideration. . . The servants employed by Sargent and his wife allege that the woman was guilty of great cruelty. HYMTOLOOY EXPEKT DTES— London. Feb. 2S Mbert Mldlane dleU fcere today. lie was born la 1525. Ilfl was a note«l authority on hTmnolDjty «nd was awarded the dlstl:jrn!she<l •erTice rcW meiial by tbe Sunday School rnlo>i ; for wrTlces rendered to the hymnolosy of the i schools. RED MEJTS CHIEF DIES — Den Molnes. la.. Feb 2S.— l>r« Edwin D. Wiley, for j-Mr* grrat Incohonle of the improTwl Order of Red Men. died hpre suddenly todsy. .. 3