The Tribune from San Luis Obispo, California • 1

V7i LUIS THE HOME -i SEVENTH TEAK 50 213 FIJI DVT DECEMBER 1912 SAN LUIS OBISPO CALIFORNIA: FRIDAY DECEMBER 6 1912 FIFTT CEMS FEU MONTH WILLIE LOUIS PAYS DEATH PENALTY OFFER $5000 FOR IHE IS E1ER1LY SURPRISED Chinese Youth of San Luis Hanged at 10 O'clock Col Replies to Letter IK 4444444444 4 4 4 TO WEIGHT IT DOWN 4 4 MET HIS FATE STOICALLY COMMITTEE CHIDES CHICAGO ON THAT MANHOOD BEING DEAD EIGHTY FISHERMEN PERISH 4 Ualtari Cm Dlwatek to TIm Ttfcfrma LISBON Dec More than 1 er Jark Johnson Within the Proud Llniit of LonMana" Says Letter to Police" I'aiUri Pm DbHkk to Tk Titovas CHICAGO Dec Chicago's manhood dead? If so-' deliver Jack Johnson within the -proud limits of Iouisiana and receive a reward of $5000 from those priding themselves on their Caucasian blood who would rather die than mix that blood with an Ethiopian" This Is contained in a letter received today by the chief of police from Monroe leouislana protesting against the marriage of Johnson and Lucille Cameron It Is signed Louis Whitmore Merriam Froelock and Williams MONTEREY S1REEI WILL BE 1DENED Dally Meetings of Improvement Committee lienlg Report Coming Monday The enlarged Monterey street improvement committee which la soliciting subscriptions to a fund for the widening of Monterey street at Chorro Is holding daily meetings with Councilman II111 and City Engineer Story who were appointed by Mayor McAlister to work with the original committee The work of the committee is to determine the sense of the property owners on Monterey Btreet who will be affected by the widening of the street at Chorro Another meeting of the committee was held this afternoon a meeting! was held yesterday and the conferences will continue until next Mon-' day night when a complete report will i be made to the city council It is expected that at the Monday night meeting of the city council when the Monterey street committee makes its report the work of the committee will be sufficiently far along to give a good idea of what can be accomplished (5 Fi MAGNITUDE OF THE OIL INDUS-TRY OF THE COUNTY IM- PRESSES ENGINEER DEPTH TO BE FIXED Prompt Reply of Engineer and Additional Questions Evidence Government's Interest The magnitude of the oil Industry in San Lula Obispo county and the Importance of Port San Luis as a shipping point is Just being drawn to the attention of government representatives Judging from the tone of a communication received by Mayor A McAlister this morning from IJeut-Col II McKinstry' resident engineer of the war department at Los Angeles who is gathering facts of Port San Lula and the county to be submitted to Washington in determining the need bf harbor Improvements here That new interest in the proposed improvement has been created seems certain Questions have been asked which imply that the Port San Lula (Continued on Page 8 Col OIL EXPERT AIDS CURE OF IHE ESPEE eKW en Lunal rr lo Filina (HIM Prut Dlwatck to Tk Tlir IOS ANGELES Dec Bell of McKittrick an oil expert testified in the suit to recover thirty-six hundred acres of oil lands valued at ten million from the Southern Pacific that prior to 190S there was no evidence of oil discovered on thejands In question The government seeks to prove that the railroad officers were cognizant of the presence of oil on there lands before the road filed on them Despite the government's cross examination the testimony was un shaken Dividend Checks Ready the '-big' TeOs Angeles Building rovoary which i i represented in this city by AW I Harper is now paying their regular Quarterly Dividend and cheeks for same are how available' to stockholders by calling at the local oflice of the company No! AYade Building ASCENDED PLATFORM SMILING AND SMILED UNTIL DROF WAS SPRUNG HAS HAD VARIOUS REPRIEVES Crime 'Expiated Wan That of Marder of Ills Amerlcan-Cbl-nese Wife la This City 1 Uiiteri ftvii OlwM to Tin Tttomn SAN QUENTIN Dec (L-Wlllie Louis a Chinese who killed his Thlnese-Amerlcan wife In San Lnls Obispo was hanged at the prison at 10 o'clock this morning WENT SMILING Louis went to his death without a whimper Because of the peculiar formation of his neck It was expected that the hanging would be difficult but there was no trouble Loylg ascended tbe platform smiling and continued to smile as tbe noose was adjusted The trap was sprung at exaetly ten o'clock The body was cut down fourteen minutes later The neck was broken bj the drop Only -Warden Hoyle and the usual quota of visitors were present In the death chamber FANATIC MAKES DEMONSTRATION As Louis was brought to the death chamber If Christensen a San Francisco visitor shouted: protest against this hanging In the name of Jesus Christ'' Turning to Warden Hoyle Christensen declared: Ton bare no right to take away something you cannot return Jesus would not do this Two husky guards seised Christensen and hustled him from the room The hanging then proceeded 1IIST0KY OF CRIME The murder of the second wife of Ah Louis wealthy seedman and merchant of San Luis Obispo was committed on the morning of September 30 1909 in tbe family residence at Palm and Chorro streets In this city Ah Louis had left his seed ranch at Guadalupe on an early morning train The body of the Chinese worn an was discovered In her bed where she had been shot to death presum ably by someone who had entered the place with burglarous intent Jewels and trinkets of value were missing and the first theory advanced was (Continued on-Page Four Col Three) 1 I Edward Delahante Giant Negro Who Killed Fellow Convict Pays Penalty at Folsom 4 Council of Philadelphia Doeut 4 4 Want Bril Moved 4 4 4 MitcS Pm Dlwatek to Tk Ttkma 4 PHILADELPHIA Dec 4 4 The efforta of Mayor Rolph and 4 4 other Fan Francisco people to 4 4 cliiain the Liberty Bell for the 4 4- Panama Pacific exposition re- 4 4 suited today in bill being Intro- 4 4 ducf In the Common Council 4 4 forbid-Vng the removal of the 4 4 relic from Its present location 4 4 The San Francisco people say 4 4 that this will not settle the mat- 4 4 ter at a new council will be 4 4 elected in 1913 4 4444444444444444 TWO AVILA CHILDREN Youngsters Consume Quanlity Strychnine Tablets But Are Saved hy Heroic Measures of Maud and Harry the two children of Mr and Mrs Ward of Avila were for a time yesterday in a precarious condition from eating strychnine tablets prescribed for the moth-ei The children were in convulsions when Dr 11 Walters arrlred at tbe home The quick application of the stomach pump and the use of an antidote brought the youngsters out of danger The children are reported as doing nicely this afternoon apparently but little the wone for the rather rough experience undergone In the heroic treatment Harry la four years -old 'and Maud is younger The lad suffered considerably more than the little girl having swallowed more tablets Jet Mary Shaw Mrs Lockwood Mrs1 U- Mrs Rofie' Mrs K' K' MrR Pm Thorie' Mrs- Edw Si irley Mrs Butts and MTS KitChillg Edwards Mrs Until 1 lam non Mrs Mrs Glover was elected president of the society Mrs! Alonzo Brooks first vice Mrs Geo linker second vice Mrs Piercy- secretary Mrs Ixjwe treasurer lonwHi umuuuJ HERE USI MIGHT Engineer Howe While In the South Seeured Many Agreements of Property Owners For the Road I) Darlington member of the California State Highway Commission and A Fletcher State Highway Engineer arrlred In San Luis Obispo last night in company with Walter Howe division engineer of the fifth district The party motored from Santa Barbara yesterday and were making a careful reconnaissance of the fifth division of the highway system The road authorities motored north over the PJzrao route to San Lula Obiaio continuing late last night to San Francisco and Sacramento Engineer Howe returned with agreements from many of the land on ners of Santa Barbara and suggested the importance of local property owners working similarly with the commission in determining the rights-cf-way for the state road The reconnaissance of the state authorities is one the last before actus! construction work on the highway system is ordered in this section of California RHUS Ml Wm Forrester Fatally Iojared In 1L Accident Consigned to Last Resting Place The funeral of the late Forrester the local resident who was hurt on the Pacific Coast railroad a few days ago and who died from the injuries received was held this morning from the parlors of the Freeman Co in Monterey street A short service was held at the Mission Catholic church at which the Rev Father Rlordan officiated Interment took place in the Catholic cemetery A large number of friends attended the funeral Two slaters Mrs Campbell and Miss Josle Forrester of San Francisco were present The employes of the Pacific Coast Railway Co attended in a body and the pall bearers were chosen from the ranks of the deceased's brother trainmen as follows: Dambruck Carey Manderschied Culling James Reidy and Abe Correase GREECE REPORTED TO HAVE Balkan Plan us to Disposition of Territory Is Conveyed In a Dls patch From Sofia Uiiteri Prau Dlwatck I Tk Triimi LONDON Dec 6 An unconfirmed Ccnrtantfnople dispatch says that Greece has signed an armistice Diplomats are awaiting an official statement Austria Must Fight or Quit l-OXDOX Dec announcement from Sofia that the Balkan plan is to tahe nil Turkish territory except a i a i vow strip around Constantinople is generally accepted here to mean that Austria must fight or back down It is believed that the an-nnR'iu-i'Kiit was Inspired by the TripU Entente CANDY DAY FOR CANDY Kiddies Santa Clans wires (hat he will lie here attain tomorrow The day will lie celebrated as Candy Day and Santa prom-Ne to make glad the hearts of the young folks by distributing hundreds of boxes of randy About 10 a in he will start on his chimney inspection tonr from store that made Santa Clans -Hill Bazaar of coarse 12 eighty fishermen perished In a 4 4 storm sweeping the Portuguese 4 coast Holiday according to sur- 4 4 visors A hundred small craft 4 4 were destroyed at anchor 4 Kentucky Supreme Court is Restrain ed From Annulling AI1 California Charters of the Order SpmM to Tk Trivia SAN FRANCISCO Dec An injunction Issued by Judge Van Nostrand in the Superior Court here has tied up all business of the Ancient Order of Druids throughout the United States This statement was made here by counsel for the Supreme Grove of Kentucky which seeks to annul all California charters for alleged contempt of and Insubordination to the governing body A temporary order restraining the Supreme Grove from taking such action! was granted by Judge Van Nos-trand and today counsel for the parent organization argued that the order should be vacated oj at least modified to prevent California groves from activity under their charter names pending adjudication of the legal Issues Otherwise such confusion must result that all business of the order must be suspended throughout the nation Judge Van Nostrand gave no decision and will hear further arguments on December-11 ON LIRE SUPERIOR Fifty Passengers and t'rew of Booth Line Steamer Easton In Grip of Lake Blizzard UalM Prf Diwatck to Tk Tfttfraa DULUTH Dec The Booth line steamer Easton is reported to be on Iroquois reef Lake Superior with fifty passengers and a is raging Line officials report the passengers and crew as safe but general fears are expressed unless the weather changes A score of ships are endangered by tbe storm Captain Is Hopeful MILWAUKEE Dec 6-apt Per-kinson of the steamship Easton wirelessed: and 'crew safe estimate damage Expect to be off the reef Three May Have Foundered MILWAUKEE Dec The schooners George Marsh and Minerva and the lumber barge Arizona were caught in the on Lake Michigan They are unreported and it is feared they have foundered WIDXEY STILL ALIVE Los Angeles Realty Man Shot hy Mrs Lynns Passes Good Night Uitri Crna Dlwatek to Tk Tiltfraa SAN FRANCISCO Dec Robert Widney the wealthy Ixos Angeles real estate man shot by Mrs Vivian Lyons divorcee passed a good night last night but his condition is critical Mrs Widney is here from Los Angeles She has had knowledge for years of the Infatuation which she says her husband has recently been endeavoring to terminate Widney Will Not Talk refuse to say anything I wont tell you who fired the This was answer today when the police questioned him if it was true that Mrs Lyons the Denver divorcee shot him in her apartments Despite all pressure Widney refused to further answer The officers were compelled to withdraw Ns ('barge Against Her Mrs Lyons remains In police headquarters without a charge against her She insists that she will be exonerated when Widney will be able to explain She predicts that Mrs Widney will secure a divorce and permit them to marry The Iuoyal Women's Aid society of the Christian church was entertained yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs Lowe near the California Polytechnic school A deliKutful at- Tn'Tta'temiu to The Dull Tele-1 tenoon br ldlc ami gram tbl morning Spence the the llr" of the chairmen ot the Improvement com-' ln cvMfncfc 1 mlttee said that Monterey street I A bulne8" 0 to he widened Every detail of wa Hbt refreshments arrangement ot taxing the property re11' Tbe following WI' ownen in the propoeed district will 'KeK Mrs howc Mrs be satisfactory to those who hold Glover property i Mrs Culver Mrs? Geo Baker Mrs Mi' 'r T'- 'v- Jiiteri Pren Diwatck to Tht Tiltfraa SACRAMENTO Dec Edward Delahante the giant negro who murdered William Kaufman a' fellow -convict at San Quentin was hanged this morning at 10:32 at Folsom pris-on An unusually high pulse was the 'only abnormal condition when Delahante ascended the scaffold Delahante went to his death without a tremor He joined the- chaplain in singing My God to He said: am not a murderer at heart but law says I must die ANOTHER SHIPMENT OF 25c PIC- TUBES SAN LUIS FURNITURE UO NEW TODAY COM I HO VS TROUBADOURS will appear at Elks theater Jan 9 Eight artists playing over 20 instru- meuts singing with equal skill in French Spanish Hawaiian English 1 and German They also use various old native instruments found in South America Hawaii and Spain Tbe Veil-! etian Trio and Harp solo alone are! worth the price of admission Watch i for big announcement soon 12-6-9 DECEMBER ATER Have you paid your water rate this month? December flat rates and Nq- vember meter rates will be delinquent after Tuesday December 10 1912 end one dollar penalty will be added: Fnilurr receive bills do not affect i bills in any way Office hours 9 to 12 md 1 to 5 except on the 10th when the cilice will be open until 6 12-6-10 NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF i STOCKHOLDERS Notice is hereby given that the an- nual meeting of stockholders of the i Obisno Oil Co will be bold at its office In the Commercial Dank Bldg Snnj Luis Obispo State of California on Tuesday the 17th day of Dec 1912! at 2 o'clock Dated San Luis Obispo! Dec 6 1912 Signed: BARNEBERG Pres FRANCIS THROOP Sec 12-6-17 rLast Monday on Monterey St gold rimmed spectacles Finder will please retum to Commercial Hotel and receive reward- 12-6-9 i 1 MORGAN IIAS A COLD Uiiteri Prau Civile to Tkc TilctrM -1 NEW YORK Dec Pierpont Morgan la confined to his room with a alight "cold His partners say there Is no cause for 1 anxiety Southern California Weather UiltH Prtfw Diipatek to Tk TiUtraa LOS ANGELES Dec Fair tonight and Saturday heavy frost Saturday morning light winds Perry He-Appointed Postmaster Robert Perry of San Miguel who has been the incumbent since the administration of the late Wm McKinley has been re-appointed to succeed himself The appointment is for a four year term A SERVICE OF EVANGELISM PRESBYTERIAN niURCH SUNDAY NIGHT 7:30 v-W "GLAD Others have found It such why not you! 1 Solo: Mother Is Praying For me" Mr John Andrews and Their Anthem: la Thy Mercy" Choir A Solo Night There" Mrs Day i -ff.