Bakersfield Morning Echo from Bakersfield, California • 1

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KILLED HIMSELF BECAUSE BAKERSFIELD BURN MAY YET NATURAL GAS KHOT WHILE TRIING TO ESCAPE FROM PRISON PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire, January 28. While attempting tc escape from the naval prison today-three men were shot by guards who killed one and wounded the other two. HAMILTON PHONES HE WILL BE HERE TODAY Denies in Message to White the Fresno Rumor That He OOOflOOO(KHl0i9 00OW6OOOOtMi.i(iOiJ!HH) 0, 0 Had Given Up This Engagement Ground is Being Prepared, The Standard Oil Company, which has for some time been using gas from its big gasser at Midway in its furnaces in the 0 west side field, has laid a 4-lneh main to the Rio Bravo putnp-O Ing station of the Kern River-Midway pipe line, and for the past week has been burning gas there also. Tests are now being made at Midway to ascertain the velocity with which the gas flows through the pipe and to secure other data, which. If considered satisfactory, may result in continuing the pipe line to the'Kern River field.

The weeks test of the gas at the Rio Bravo station demonstrates to a practical certainty the full feasibility of piping gas from Midway to supply heat, and -fight In Bakersfield, provided a sufficient supply Is obtained, and for this there Is good reason to hope from the showing of the Standards Midway well, which Is capable of supplying 12,000,000 fetft daily with a pressure of 470 pounds. The amount used In the big furnaces of the ple line is not missed from the wells apparent supply. The igtandards big well at Midway, which started off at 5oO0 barrels. Is now flowing about 1500 barrels per day. With the arrival of the first aero- plane in Bakersfield this morning, the first aviation meet in the history of the San Joaquin valley will be well under way.

0k Despite the petty larceny methods to discount the Bakersfield meet in Fresno by a Fresno paper and the 0 Fresno Chamber of Commerce, It is 0 assured citizens of Bakersfield and 0 Kern county, that Charles K. Hdmil- 0 ton, one of he most successful aer- 0 ial craft navigators In America and 0 second only to Glenn H. Curtiss and Louis Paulhau, will surely drive at Hudnut field tomorrow afternoon, Cs weather tp Positive word was received yes- terday by R. E. White the aviation promoter from Hamilton, stating that he would leave Los Angeles -t last, night with his two Curtiss bi-planes for Bakersfield.

-Ct Ill be there Sunday, stated Hamilton over the phone yesterday if emphatically as he conversed with White'. "I have never intended not 0) to come to Bakersfield and cannot 0t understand how the report emenated -O-' trom Fresno via the Republican that I would not appear In Bakersfield on January 30th. I am leaving if here tonight w-ith my two machines, the Curtiss regular and the demon- SWEETHEART REE USED HIM NOGALES, January 28. Enrique iSnctnus, son of CUy Clerk Nogales, ct Sonco-at comiuiitedsuK ide tonight because he' was rejected by his sweetheart. He fired a bullet into his brain.

He was. twenty-two years of age. MAY LOSE LIFE FOR DEFENDING OLD MAX NEW YORK, January" 28. While defending aif aged man from three men tormentors today, Thomas Gra-j ham, a newsboy, was stabbed by one of the men. Two women with an auto took the wounded lad.

While holding him in their laps, w-hile rush Ing to the hospital, their rich gowns were saturated with his blood. Probably the boy will die. The two men were arrested. UK GILL MEASURE INTRODUCED YESTERDAY IN THE SKN-" ATE Minimum Deposit 91, Maximum Deposit 9IOO Maximum Account 9500 WASHINGTON, January 28. The Postal savings bank bill was introduced in the senate today.

It provides that the banks shall be Under the supervision of trustees, the secretary of the treasury, the postmaster general and the attorney general. All postoffices authorized to issue money orders are declared to be depositories. Any one over 19 years of age may open accounts, and a married woman may deposit savings in her own name free from the interference of her fiusban. The minimum account is $1, but 10 cent savings stamps will be sole and a deposit made when they show an investment The maximum deposit ir $100, and the maximum account $300. The interest Is 2 per cent.

The funds of the postal banks will be deposited in commercial banks which pay 2 1-2 quarter percent. Hi WADSKKLLIS SAJ'S GET.x 'IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD Wade EHis, assistant to' the attorney; general, who was a neighbor or pres- ident Taft at Cincinnati, In a speech; SHOOTING RESULTS FROM LONG STANDING QUARREL NOGALES, January 28. Dr. A. S.

Russell was shot and killed today by Stephen O'Connor at Washington, a mining camp twenty miles to the east. Both were prominent citizens of Santa Cruz eonnty. Some years ago OConnor was examined by a lunacy commission and Russell had something to do with It. OConnor at the time threatened Russells life. It is alleged.

There has been bad blood between them since. OConnor followed his victim along a mining trail. He used kn automatic shotgun. QUIT TO PRESS THE SUIT WICKERSHAM SAYS THE CASE AGAIXST S. P.

MERGER -I GOOD Government's Testimony is All in and Defense Must Regin by April WASHINGTON, January 28. The government's suit begun at Salt Lake to dissolve the Harrlman merger of the Southern Pacific and Pacific will be pressed. This was announced by President Taft today following the receipt of a voluminous report from the attorney general President Taft referred 'the matter to Mr. WIckersham, when Judge Lovett, Harriman's successor, appealed to quash the proceedings. Wickersham asserted the government had a good case.

Therefore the case will be pressed. The governments testimony Is ail In. The defense must begin in April. Then the case will go to that novel tribunal, the four Judges provided by -the anti-trust act known as an expediting court. Doubtless it finally will wind up In the supreme court.

PARIS PASSES CHA.S. K. HAMILTON IN CURTISS BIPLANE AT LOS ANGELES 0000000000000000 RIFLED PIPE IS in bruary ibt. as.sociat LI TO THE BAY WILL run oil. 11) font i net lat For Tlie Building unit nga-MoKift rich Line.

Of By the first of the month the new Associated rifled pipe line from this field tr the bay will be running oil. Yesterday the test of the new pump at the Coalings Station was made and the results were eminently satisfactory. Water was pumped to Halfway, the station situated between Coalings and Mendota, and a pressure of 800 pounds was maintained on the line, says the Coalinga -Oil Record. Work on the Coalinga-McKittrick line will be begun shortly. The contracts for construction have been let and Mahoney Brothers and OBrien, who laid new- Port Costa line, will again do the work.

All the pipe has been manufactured and deliv-axiesaee. practically completed. A largo numbej- of, Carloads are at Huron. Turk and other points at this end of the line, white a big consignment is at Olig, in McKittrick, awaiting the beginning of operations. A consignment of seven of the triple expansion pumps Is On wav.

some for installation at lions along the upper end of Port Costa line, and others for the Coalinga-McKittrick line. Since last Friday the Associateds Monterey pipe line has been in operation after the shutdown since a few days before the first of the year. NEW OIL SUPPLY HOUSE IN KERN RIVER FIE1J) It is stated on good authority that he Standard Engineering Company of San Franicsco, one of the -largest eugtne houses and oil mens supply bottseg in San Francisco, will shortly open a supply house In the Kern river oil fields. Ha mil ton's record In the Cbrtlss biplane was second only 0 in height to Paulhan in a Farman. In speed in the, above 8- 0 cylindered biplane, which will be seen at Hudnut field tomor- 0 row, Hamilton has averaged 53 miles an hour.

0i event will be convinced the DAY AND NIGHT OF TERROR CAIIUBT STRIA IT REPRESENTATIVE SMITH DENOUNCES ANARCHISTIC EDITORIALS Members of House Committee Are Doing Flooded With Letters Reflecting Same Tone WASHINGTON, January 28. The American republic can not stand forever this sort of thing ringing in peoples' ears these anarchistic statements, angrily declared Representative Smith of California. addressing Herbert Myrlck, representative of the Agricultural Press ftureau, who was a witness before the house committee on post-offices in the bearing of the proposed increased rates on second class matter. Smith was referring to an written by Myrlck. Mem-jbers of the committee, he said, are receiving floods qt mail reflecting the tone of these publications, which I constitute most violent ryading.

I The editorials charged graft, rob-beiy and scheming ig CHIOS Oil THE WASHINGTON, January 28. The Ballinger-Plnchet investigation was livelier this afternoon when Glavis continuing his testimony against Ballinger, told of various Interviews with him while the secretary was in and out of office. He declared that Ballinger told him in one interview how he was having a' hard time trying to collect campaign contributions and that two men interested in the Cunningham claims, who bad been liberal contributors formerly had declined to contribute further because they were angry at the failure of patent claims. Glavis added that Ballinger asked him to hold up on the claims. until after the election and he did.

Glavis will resume bis testimony tomorrow, unsafe. The new Equitable Life building is believed to be about to Charitable. organizations are hard pressed to care ror the refugees that are pouring Into the- relief stations by thousands. Thirty-eight thousand are coming rrora Calais alone, Communication Shut Off Communication with England, Hoi 'land, Denmark and nearly all Interior towns and cities is cut off. Telephones are abandoned In Paris.

Four hundred patients were hurriedly removed from Salpetriere hospital boats today when fresh floods threatened to level it Bed Cross Appeals For Aid WASHINGTON, January 28. The American Red Cross issued an appeal tonight to the American people to contribute generously to the relief of the French flood sufferers. Chicagos Mayor Als-o CHICAGO, January 28. Mayor Busse has Issued a proclamation urging the people to contribute to the aid of Paris sufferers. iOIL DRILLER SHOOTS UN Mrs.

Mjrtle Allen. 19, the mother of a boy 3 years old and a 2-months-old baby, was shot in the left forearm yesterday by Arthur Miller, an oil well driller. Miller and the woman had lived at 771 Maple avenue. He was about to leave her, and when she' pleaded with him, holding out her baby as a bond which should keep them together, he threatened her life. As she threw up her arm to protect her face he fired at her head.

Mrs. Allen was taken to the receiving hospital. She left her home hv Oregon a year ago, aften her husband had deserted her. At Bakersfield sh? met Miller. He left her there two week-ago and she followed hinl'to Los Angeles.

-Yesterday she claims he compelled her to give him $1.40, all she had, and he invested it In beer, then declared his intention to leave her. Miller escaped. Los Angeles Examiner. CHEYENNE, January- 28. L.

H. Samp'e, express agent, one of four railroad employes accused of wholesale robbery of mails, express and baggage, pleaded guilty today and was sentenced to two years. rJi, JlUVu-aUon biplane and will be in your tonight advocated Ignoring both the immreents and stand natters. Ball-i 1 Corroborative dispatches were re- ceived by the Bakersfield press yes- insurgents and stand patters, Ball ingerites and the Pinchot Partisans. terday from Hamilton and by news-l papers in Visalia, Hanford, Tulare if 0i 0H 0Hh0t0H0M0rM it 0 0 0 0' 0 0 0 0 0 0" 0 0 0 0 0, 0 0' 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0' 0 -0 PROGRAM OF EVENTS AT HUDNUT FIELD Charles K.

Hamilton In Curtiss biplane will make the following tests: Quick start, short start, starting and landing In square, height, endurance, speed, cross country trip and trip and speed Wlftv passen- gers. Chas. P. McHugh in Skogland monoplane will make tests with the first and only California heavier than air machine. Ted Richards will make, balloon ascesslon and parachute drop.

George Fourtier and Tom Murphy of the Bakersfield Aero Club will send up first Bakersfield-made hot air balloon carrying no passengers. Foutier and Mur- phy are 14 years old. Executive committee R. E. White, W.

G. Lutz and Sydney Browning. beyond shadow of a doubt that the day Is fast approaching wheir air craft will come into general use. Naturally the science is yet in its infancy. Many lives must be lost Ptane Sunday must needs be con- vlnded.

it Isnt more than 15 years ago that the first" automobile visited Bakersfield. It was an unserviceable, unsatisfactory ma- Yet the day of thq automobile wag at hand and the develop. 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 and other parts of the valley which and much time labor and money be might give credence to the mislead- expended before aerial transporta-ing statement published in Fresno, tion is gotten down to a safe, sane With Hamilton will come three and Profitable basis. That it will mechanicians. Today they will eventually become available lor gen- Knivnd in getting ready at Hudnut eraI use ever? man and womaa White has caused the inter- ho Hamilton in his Curtiss bi 00 A RGl'KS AGAIXST RAILROAD MEASURE WASHINGTON, January 28.

For Gods sake, in the Interest of safety do not enact that bill, begged G. Smith of the New York Central before the house committee on Interstate commerce, the proposed legislation on additional manning of trains. It will ruin the discipline, he said. It is estimated the enactment of the bill which is said to be supported by the trainmens organizations, will cost the two hundred and ninety two railroads 120,000,000. TIFT TO HELP WASHINGTON, January 28.

Representative Dwight of New i York, Republican whip; Boittell Illinois and Dalzell of Pennsylvania' called at the White House today to see what aid the President can give 1 to stem the tide of insurgency which they said is threatening to engulf the, committee on The last cause of alarm is the Fowler resolu- jtioa deposing the epeaker as a mem-" ber of the committee. The regu- tare are beginning the Presidents help, but Taft is reluctant to become involved. He made it clear his main purpose Is to obtain certain legislation to which the party is pledged. Of course he is will-j ing to do what he can to harmonize the factions. Taft talked' with Hayes of California, who is rated as an insurgent and with Sen-1 ator Penrose of Pennsylvania and asked the latters estimate of the I chances of certain administration measures.

HARVESTER COMPANY ADDS 920,000,000 TO CAPITAL NEp YORK, January 28. Stock-j holders of the International Harvester Company ratified the directors recommendation for an Increase of he capital from 160,000,000 to 1180,000,000. WARRANT J. MARTENS nonite colon.v, at 1-erdo, which Martens was instrumental in establishing last summer. It is stated that Martens did inquire Wirth's price for his oi chard, but it was more than $4000, and no deposit was ever paid or option given on the land.

Telegrams have recently been received from Martens from Hillsboro, Kansas, by Martensdale people, and it is expected the accused colonizer will be here shortly. Recently the complaints of the Mennonite colonists against Martens and his methods of dealing with them have been very frequent and caustic. It is said the above is not the first instance of alleged illegal dealings that he has had with his colonists. At present a civil suit is on in the superior court of Kern county against Martens by H. H.

Schultz, who seeks to recover $1300 from Martens. Sohutz says Marten's i lnck was returned marked no funds. Not Jong ago a similar suit was insure fed by a Mennonite at Visalia." The warrant was placed in the hands of Constable Newell, but as Martens is supposed to be out of the city, the warrant will be turned ovei to the sheriffs office for service. rtitnL of Martens are still hopeful that he will make good his unmet oils contracts and obligations here They point out that he has been at enormous expense iu bringing his many excursions here, and he may have become too deeply involved with no intention to defraud jor racetrack fence aloDg the home stretch to be taken down and the judges stand has been removed. The ground is being levelled off and everything placed in readiness lor the daring man-bird to fly with his I air conquering biplane.

Hamilton chine and came a5us aad-will likely establish an avlatios camp at Hudnut field today. Considerable room Is needed for was a curiosity at the sideahow. In the parade it bogged in the sand and had to be pulled out by horses. the oiKtraticn of the biplanes and SWEARS OUT A FOR HENRY he will doubtless occupy the center ment of the aut0 machlne foF travei of the track where the movements ha8 been wlft and woajerful, and in detail- can be watched by the ugt aa gure wjy come develop-' crowd tment of aeriaj craft. It takes time, Hamilton would like to remain money, lives and brains but it will in Bakersfield for exhibitions on Mon'comej thats a cinch, day and Tuesday and it may be ar-j w.

G. Lutz was in Visalia yester- ranged in some way, but he will day and arranged for an excursion positively appear at Hudnut field to-'t0 be run to this city on the Sahta -morrow afternoon. You' can bet pe. Hundreds of Vlsalians are re-your bottom dollar on that. ported coming and when one recalls Aerial navigation Is a new and ast summers baseball excursions literally indescribable means of saw the enthusiastic crowds comotion that cannot be accurately from Visalia he will know that Vi-presented to the average mind un-'gana will bring an enthusiastic del-less it is actually seen.

Seeing lsegation on the Santa Fes aeroplane believing, and iu this case if Ham- special. II ton has a good day, the thousands) Leaving Maricopa and Moron at' of Kern county and Tulare county people who to take In the1 (Con. Page 5. Col. 4) Get in the middle of the road, he said party pledges.

and help Ta carry REPORT OF CHEMISTS FINDINGS KEfT SECRET KANSAS CITY, January 28. Al though the findings of the physi-, clans who have been examining the stomach of the late Colonel Thomas Swope in Chicago for traces of poison made known to the attorneys today the nature of their report, It is held secret. Attorney John Pax-on was summoned to Chicago. Charles F. Townsend the painter who died a week ago has many relatives in Iowa judging from a letter received from W.

W. Townsend of Des Moines Iowa who believes the dead man to be his brother. Townsend writes that his brother was a painter and also used to be a real estate man. For a long time he was a merchant in the northwestern part of Iowa. He is described as about 52 years old height about five feet seven inches and weight 135 or more.

A wife and four nearly grown up children survive him in Seattle. He belonged to several lodges, among them the Masonic order. He was one of eight children all of whom survive him. His mother is living at the age of 88 years. W.

W. Townsend writes that he will bear all funeral expenses if the man was his 'brother. He to any bank in Des Moines. He would be pleased to hear from anyone iu the city knowing Townsend. The latter's body is now at Templetons undertaking parlors awaiting burial by the Painters and Decorators' Unions tomorrow afternoon, but arrangements for burial will be changed.

V. W. Townsends address is 220 Fifth -street, Clapp block, Des Moines, lew a. Geo Long, financial secretary of the union, who has been endeavoring to locate Townsend's folks, has taken charge of the matter and will get ia communication with the Iowa relatives. PARIS, January 28.

It is officially announced at 1 o'clock this morning that the Seine is stationary and its tributaries are beginning to fail. Between 1 and 2 o'clock this moruing conditions are considerably improved. The weather cleared and the temperature rose. Officials say the end is in sigRt- The Associated Press is officially requested to announce that all Americans are safe. Agonizing Cry Goes Up PARIS, January 28.

The agonizing cry is going up tonight, Will the end never come? After a slow but steady rise all day officials could hold out nothing more hopeful than that they expected the crest of the flood to pass tomorrow. Tonight the city presents a weird spectacle soldiers, sailors and police are constructing temporary walls by the light ot' camp fires and torches, Refugees lour Into Relief Station The situation at the palace de Lo-pera is serious. It is roped off as FELETS I The Santa Fe has let a contract) to a Los Angeles firm to furnish one! trainload daily of crushed rock to! the railroad lor ballasting its valley! division. The contract takes effecr next April. The crushed rock Is to be usedj for rebaliasting the road, and about! 400,000 tons of it.

it is believed will be necessary to complete tljef work. According to a member of the mining firm, the rock will be taken from the Merded river canyon. Walter H. Brewer, assistant general manager of the Santa -Fe last night said that the work of improving the road between Bakersfield, and San Francisco was advanced) rapidly. i Ninety miles of track are to be I replaced wiih new steel rails, said Mr.

Brewer, and of that stretch al-! ready 3S miles have been complet-) ed THE WEATHER. Southern California Fair. Mrs. C. Wright returned from Los Angeles yesterday where she) has been visiting friends and relatives the past week.

1 CURTISS IN BIPLANE MAKING SENSATIONAL FLIGHT IN SOUTH Henry J. Mai tens, Mennonite col-, and owner of tho German' newspapers in Kansas, is wanted bv1 the Kern County authorities on thej felony charge of embezzling $4000. A warrant was issued yesterday afternoon by Justice of the Peace Black for the arrest of Martens on complaint of E. C. Ivliewer, son-in-! Jaw of the man whom Martens is; alleged to have fleeced out of $4000 on December 8th, 1909.

It is alleged by Kliewer, who secured the complaint from District Attorney Laiid yesterday, that Martens together with Kliew-er, the latter's father-in-law, and several others were passing Chris Wirth's orange orchard one day last December. The father-in-law was very much impressed with the Orchard and expressed a desite to buy it Martens told huh. Jtt is alleged, that he had the selling bi the orchatd.and! could, but it from Wlrth lor Tin ieuiiou.lt is burned, the money 1 was paid ov.r to Martens. HpweverJ possession of the orchard was ne- er obtained and it was strenuously) deuled that Martens had the selling to do. lie later exhibited a tele- gram purpottiug to show that $300, had been paid on the property.

It' Is ilunued by Kliewer that this deposit of $300 was never paid and his has never obtained a deed to the orchard or got any of his money back. Kliewer and his father-in-law arei residents of the Maneusviile Men i I H-. WJ. 0000T000000000000 00 0 On this trip Glenn H. Curtiss before a crowd of 30,000 people, carried as a passenger, an army officer, making a mar- O-velous flight In a heavier than air machine.

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