PORTLAND, OREGON. SATURDAY, MAY 6, 191.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
VOL. LI NO. 15,739.
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LOMBMD SEEMS
TO LEAD IN BftC
E
Primary Vote of About
14,000 Expected.
ALL CANDIDATES ARE HOPEFUL
Aggressiveness of Lombard
Has Helped Make Gains.
RUSHLIGHT SECOND CHOICE
Werleln Neglected In Making of
Election Bets Lane's Friends
May Try to Fore Nomina
tion as Democrat.
FORECAST or THE PRIMARY
ELECTION.
Polls la today primary election
will b open from noon nntll T P. M.
Estimates of th. total rot rant,
from 11.000 to 18.000. It la proba
ble that about 14.000 vetes will be
east. Th. total reslstratlon la tbs
135 city precincts Is S3.1T2.
Voters wno wars rectstared for th.
Ceneral election last rail and Bars
not moved out of th. precinct from
which tby retrlstared are qualified
electors la today's election. It a
voter has mored out of the precinct
sines his last year's reflstratlon and
has not chanced his registration, ho
will be required to swear In hla vote
today.
With each of the three Republican
candidates for Mayor confident of re
ceiving the nomination, the most spirited
municipal campaign In recent years will
close with today's primary election. In
terest In today's contest la not confined
to the race for Mayor. It extends to the
nomination of Counollmen, while lively
contests are also on as to te selection
of candidates for th other city offices.
Chances favor the nomination" of Gay
I-nmbard. although the friends of neither
J. E- Werleln nor A. O. Rushlight will
concede that their candidate will finish
other than first In the three-cornered
flcht. . Betting favors Lombard, a wager
of 11090 on Lombard to 1300 on Rushlight
In a Washington-street c'gar store last
night finding no takers. There Is a
marked scarcity of Rushlight money,
while none of the betting fraternity has
picked Werleln to win.
Lombard Slakes Gains.
During the last two weeks Lombard
has made phenomenal gains In strength.
Ills campaign has been aggressive and
he has spoken with emphasis. Ha has
with vigor denounced the present City
Council and the present city charter and
has not retracted a statement he has
made since the campaign opened.
Mr. Lombard has followed his criti
cisms with specific recommendations
and pledgea for the correction or abate
ment of the evils and laxities indicated
and has replied to every question made
against him. His denunciation of cer
tain members of the Council, who are
seeking re-election, as "undesirables,
and his earnest criticism of the charter
have served to Increase his support and
following among the voters. He found
a responsive chord among the voters In
advocating a commission plan of gov
ernment as a substitution for the pres
ent "obsolete and old-fashioned city
charter.
Conncilmen In Danger.
The manner of campaign Lombard
has conducted has gained for him sup
port from unexpected quarters. At the
same time It promises to accomplish
the retirement from public service of
those Councilmen Lombard has specif
ically alleged are objectionable as pub
lic officials.
While Lombard and Rushlight during
the last week have been considered the
chief opponents In the contest for
Mayor. Werleln has been prosecuting
his campaign actively. Werleln always
has been a good vote-getter and he as
serts that he will make the same show
ing In today's election. Like Lombard.
Werleln has been holding meetings
nightly with the voters. At the same
time he has ss an asset a strong per
sonal following which has organized
itself Into an effective vote-gathering
agency with the precinct as the unit.
These personal friends will be on the
Job this afternoon and will labor to
get to the polls every Werleln rote.
TCo'lillghfs Quest Silent.
Rushlight has not appeared In public
meeting since the campaign opened.
At the outset he declined to take part
In a Joint debate with his two oppon
ents. He has confined his efforts to
a campaign of the "gum-shoe" variety,
but not a single precinct In the city
has been neglected in his quest for
votes. His reticence In coming before
the voters or committing himself defi
nitely on the Issues In the campaign,
coupled with the vigorous and per
sistent, yet unanswered, criticism Lom
bard has directed against him. admit
tedly haa cost Rushlight many votes.
The promised public sddresses Rush
light said he would make In the con
cluding week of the campaign have not
been made. Sensational charges ha
agreed to make against Lombard also
have not been forthcoming. He has
not produced anything against either
Lombard or Werleln and has contented
aCa-alinled en Pa la
FAST TRAINS TO
CONNECT CITIES
TIME BETWEEN PORTLAND AND
SEATTLE TO BE CUT.
Great Northern Announces New
Night Schedule to Meet Service
of Its Fastest Rival.
SEATTLE. Wash, May 6. (Special.)
The Great Northern contemplates In
stalling a now night train to cut the
time between Seattle and Portland.
Tha O.-W. R. 4 N. will meet this move
and start a train out of Seattle at the
same time as Its competitor. The Nor
thern Pacific proposes to follow suit.
Superintendent Brown, of Epokarte.
and Assistant Traffic Manager Costel
lo, of the Great Northern, were In con
ference today with regard to the new
schedule, which If carried out will be
effective May 14.
The Great Northern and Northern
Pacific trains are consuming six and a
half hours of running time between
Seattle and Portland, as against six for
the O.-W. R. & N. The Harrlman Line
was enabled to secure the short line
record between the two cities by rea
son of cut-oft at St. Johns tunnel. The
Great Northern announced, when Its
competitor put on the fast service that
It would soon meet It If not cut the
time still further.
The contemplated change as planned
for May 14, reached officials of the O-
W. B, N.. who declared today that by
reason of the fact that they have the
shortest line between the two cities,
they would promptly change the time
of the night-owl train to Portland to
meet the Great Northern and beat their
competitors into Portland.
ROMANCE INVADES VAULTS
Elopement Follows Courtship Begun
In Counting-House.
LOS ANGELES. Cat. May 5. (Spe-
clal.) A counting-house may nqt be a
romantic sort of institution, as a gen
eral thing, but there was room tn one
for an affair of the heart amidst all the
affairs of the pocket, as illustrated by
the marriage of Herbert A. Bell, an em
ploye of the Los Angeles Trust & Sav
ings Bank, and Miss ZUlah E. "Palmer,
who was a clerk In the same bouse
long enough to fall In love with Bell.
Bell, who Is the son of wealthy Chi
cago parents, began his career In the
bank something more than a year ago.
and Miss Palmer, whose home is In
Butte, MonL, entered the bank about
the same time. She returned to Butte
six months ago, but the importunities
of her fiance became so strong tha
she came to Los Angeles a few weeks
ago with the purpose of being married.
The couple eloped and Vera married
today.
BANK CLEARINGS GO UP
Record for Week Shows Continu
ance of Prosperity.
Portland's continued prosperity was
shown again yesterday In the increase
of 23.1 per cent In bank clearings for
the week ended May 4, as compared
with the same week In 1910. Of tha
cities of the Pacific Coast, Los Angeles
showed an Increase of 15 per cent and
San Francisco, 114 per cent. Seattle
declined 16 per cent. Tacoma, 11 per
cent; Spokane, ICS per cent, and New
Tork, 17 per cent.
The Portland clearings for the week
were $11,807,000, a figure regarded by
financiers as wholly satisfactory.
STEVENS REACHES CHICAGO
Railroad Man Suffers With Neural
gia During Entire Trip.
Word was received in Portland an
nouncing the arrival in Chicago of John
F. Stevens, ex-president of the Hill sys
tem In the Paclflo Northwest.
During his entire trip Mr. Stevens suf
fered Intense pain from an attack of
rheumatic-neuralgia. He consulted an
eminent specialist immediately upon ar
riving la Chicago, and secured temporary
relief. Mr. Stevens has for more than
a year been a sufferer from an affliction
which has attacked the 'nerves beneath
the left ear and the Jaw.
He occupies rooms In the Union League
Club, of Chicago, of which he is a mem
ber, and It Is the understanding that he
will remain there for several days be
fore proceeding to New Tork.
MAN DIES IN SUNKEN CAR
Track Gives Way, Precipitating
Coach Into Pool of Water.
SALT LAKE CITT, May I. J. B,
Mort, a San Pedro. Los Angeles & Salt
Lake City Railway baggageman, was
drowned in his car while crossing the
desert near Akin. Utah, this morning.
As It was being drawn over the ap
parently solid roadbed, the baggage car
sank, tore away Its fastenings and
rolled onto Its side Into a pool of
water 20 feet deep that bad collected
from the vent of an Irrigation canal.
JAPS SEND MONEY HOME
Hood River Postofflce Issues Many
Foreign Money Orders.
HOOD RIVER. Or., May 6. (Special)
Postmaster Yates announces that In
the year ended May L the Postofflce
here has sent 1053 money orders to for
eign countries, amounting In the aggre
gate to $47,777.31.
For the most part the orders have
been purchased by Japanese, who form
0 per cent of the foreign laborers in
the county. However, for a short period
last year there were several Hindus
here.. , -
POPULACE CALLS
FOR DIAZ' DEATH
Students Cheer Madero
Around Palace.
DIAZ LIKELY TO RESIGN TODAY
Early Surrender Thought at
Least Certain.
DIAZ FEIGNS SICKNESS
Capital Sees Only Hope of Peace In
Change of Rulers, as Rebels
Daily Gain Strength Many
Flee, Fearing Siege.
MEXICO CITT. May 5. With stu
dents around the National palace
shouting "Viva Madero and Death to
Dias," President Dias Is preparing for
early resignation. This Is regarded as
a certainty. Should the announcement
be made tomorrow it would cause no
surprise to his Cabinet.
A number of students began Jeering
the police in front of the National pal
ace at noon, shouting "Viva Madero
and Death, to Dias." A large crowd
quickly collected.
The police at first made a good
natured attempt to disperse the stu
dents, but It waa necessary to get re
inforcements and the crowd was not
driven away until several had been
Is feared other demonstrations will
follow, as the students have given
notice they would again parade to the
house of Dias for an answer to their
petition for the resignation of the
President.
The police took no measures to dis
perse the holiday crowd, which riled
Into the Garden of Zocalo, the aquares
in front of the palace, or poured aim
lessly In and out of the principal
streets of the neighborhood.
In Isabella La Catholic street
crowds . banked themselves before a
streetcar, stopped it and tore from It
one of the little Mexican flags which
adorned all the soldiers.
Still the police failed to Interfere
and It was only when the mob seized
a soldier, lifted him to its shoulders
and marched off with him, crying "Viva
Madera," that the mounted police rode
Into its midst. The crowd was not
looking for trouble, however, and
dropped the soldier and fled. Nobody
was Injured. Another crowd rushed
down Cadena street and In passing the
Governor's house lauded Madero and
the revolution. The police also dis
persed this crowd.
Ministers Summoned in Haste.
No authoritative confirmation could
be obtained, but there appears little
doubt that President Dias, recognizing
the seriousness of the situation and
responding to the popular demand, will
retire when order is restored.
At the President's office no statement
could be had and the Cabinet, realiz
ing that the President Is the only man
who can give a direct answer to the
demands of Francisco L Madero, Jr.,
that Dias should publish his Intention
to retire, were silent.
This afternoon Minister of Foreign
Affairs De la Barra waa peremptorily
summoned to the office of the Presl-
(Concluded on Pace 3.)
VOTER "IT YOU'LL KINDLY
INDEX TO TODAY'S NEWS
, The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 64
decrees: minimum, 43 decrees.
TODAY'S Showers; westerly winds.
Mexico.
Madero threatens to attack J u ares unless
Dias announces toaay purpose to ro
sier). Paso 3.
Students shout "Death to Piar" in front of
Dias' palace; bla resignation now cer
tain. Pas 1-
Forelga.
Lord M or ley displays energy In House of
Lords proceeding;. Face .
Informer tells how Camorrlit plunged
knife In victims. Pace J.
National. -
Warburton makes plea tn House for duty
free sugar. Face 5. '
Politics.
Wood row Wilson speaks at Kansas City In
favor or direct legislation, .rage
Domestic N
California Supreme Court refuses Mrs. Henry
custody of children Pace o.
McNamaras and McManlgal arraigned on
new Indictments for dynamiting- Pace S.
Thurston Hall. ex-Portland matinee idol, on
trial In San Francisco. Pace 4.
Contractor whom swtndlera try to rob of
$20,000 turns sleuth and traps them.
Pace 1.
Bupreme Court takes up case Involving Pat
ten cotton "corner." rise .
Faclno Northwest.
Executives of Hill and Harrlman lines ruth
Inc to Spokane for conference. Pac-s !
Alaskan mob rule may break attain with
- arrival of second coal atearaer. Pace 3.
Branches of Prison Aid Society to be or-
- canized. - Page e.
The Rev. Newell Dwlght Hillis charged
with fraud in big coal land suit. Page 6.
Northwest Development League organised at
Helena, Page 3-
Great Northern to cut time schedule be
tween Portland and Seattle. Pace 1.
Sport.
Al Kaufman knocked out In tenth round by
Klynn. pace 8.
Pacific Coast League results yesterday: Ver
non 4. Portland 0; Los Angeles 3, San
Francisco 2; bacramento 5, Oakland 8,
Pace 8.
Northwestern Leajrje results yesterday:
Portland 8. Vancouver 1: Spokane 6, Ta
coma S; Victoria 6. Seattle 1. Pace 8.
Aviator Charles Walsh to fly here tomorrow.
Pace 8.
Vancouver court halts but ' permits Ander
son-O'Brien boxlnc bout; promoters ar
rested. Page 8.
Commercial and Marine.
Twenty cents paid . on coc tract for Oregon
hops. Pace 19.
Wheat weaker at Chicago en prospects of
rsin. Face 18.
Sentiment In stock market hesitating.
Pace 18.
Brighter crop pTOspeeta cause better feer-
lnc in business. Pace IX
Large growth seen lr receipts of California
building cement Pace 18.
Portland and Vicinity.
Lombard aeems to lead In race for Vayor.
Pace 1.
Candidates for Mayor recapitulate claims for
nomination. Pace 12.
President Elliott, of Northern Pacific, visits
Portland and talks of plana. Page 14.
Werleln denounces members of Municipal
Association. Page 12.
School Board calla stand ley to explain con
fession. Pace 1L - -
Walter Gadsby In answer to wife's divorce
complaint declares he waa deserted and
wants divorce. Page 8.
State Dairy and Food Commissioner Bailey
demurs to second Indictment against htm.
Page 12.
Patentee of harness buckle, accused of per
jury, on trial. Page 7.
San Francisco society girl travels 7000 miles.
eluding pursuit, to wed in Portland.
Pace 7.
Milk dealers blame farmers and delivery
system at Commercial Club probe for
present conditions. Pace 7.
Baron Woellwarth, riding master social
Hon, arrested for passing worthless
checks. Pace L
BOOK PRICES FABULOUS
Quarter of Hoe Library is Sold for
$997,363.50.
NEW TORK, May 6. The Hoe library
sale came to the end of Its first quarter
today with nearly $1,000,000 realized.
Three thousand three hundred books
and manuscripts have been disposed of,
and the total for the 10 days is $997.-
363.50. The record-breaking price for
book $50,000-7-was brought by the
Gutenberg Bible, sold to Henry E.
Huntington, of Los Angeles.
Three-fourths of the great Hoe col
lection still remains to be disposed of
n sales to be held In November, Jan
uary and Mar.cn, ana Duyers predict,
that $3,000,000 will be realized.
EASE Up A MINUTE, GENTS, I'LL
WILL."
FIVE RAIL CHIEFS
E
Hill and Harriman Ex
ecutives Will Confer
ISSUE IS NOT YET DISCLOSED
Rumor of Combine of Great In
terests- Is Heard.
O.-W. R. & N. MOVE IS HINT
Completion of Cut-Off to Compete
With Spokane, Portland & Se
attle May Be Spur to Activ- .
ity of Hill Men.
SPOKANE. Wash., May 6. (Special.)
-Louis W. Hill, president of the Great
Northern, will arrive in Spokane to
morrow morning over the Northern Pa
cific from Helena, Mont and will be
met by President Carl R. Gray, presi
dent of the Spokane, Portland & Se
attle, who Is to arrive from Portland.
Howard Elliott, president of the North
ern Pacific, will arrive In Spokane to
morrow over the North Bank from
Portland at 9:45 o'clock, while Julius
Kruttschnltt, vice-president and direc
tor of maintenance of the Harrlman
lines. Is to be in Spokane Saturday
night. J. P. O'Brien, general manager
of the O.-W. R. & N. Company, is also
expected. It Is understood the railroad
chiefs will hold a conference here.
What is before the officials of the
railroads represented In Spokane, local
officials would not say today and many
expressed surprise at the recent move
mesit toward this city.
Combine Is Rumored.
There has been a rumor of a combine
between the Hill and Harrlman inter-
eats but no confirmation could be ob
tained of this, though local officials
and railroad men on the Coast have ex
pressed themselves to the effect that
the change would not be a surprise.
Another possible cause for the sud
den activity of the Hill executive
heads is the recent activity of the third
district of the O.-W. R. & N. Company
in completing the cut-off from Spokane
to Ayer on the old O. R. & N. line, to
give a line' to compete with the Spo
kane. Portland & Seattle. The O.-W
R. & N. officials have been rushing this
work in "order to give a short line from
Spokane to Portland which will be
several miles shorter than the Spokane,
Portland & Seattle, with 1 almost
favorable grades and heavier steel.
Conference to Last Two Days.
It is understood that the conference
will last tomorrow and Sunday, Pnesl
dents Hill and Gray leaving Monday
morning for Portland over the Spokane,
Portland & Seattle, taking advantage
of a daylight ride to Inspect the lines
of that company. Mr. Gray was sum
moned hurriedly from Portland, having
but a few moments in which to make
the train. According to advices from
Portland it is understood that terminal
situations In Spokane will be seriously
considered.
What this means Is unknown, unless
union depot for the Hill lines is under
consideration. This would greatly fa
cilitate the problem of grade separa
tion for the roads as well as afford
(Concluded on Pace .
REGISTER MY SOVEREIGN
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RUSH TO
SOU
MAN ACTS SLEUTH;
SWINDLERS CAUGHT
CONSTRUCTOR TTJRXS TABLES ON
' SEEKERS OF $20,000.
Philadelphlan Professes to Fall in
i
. With "Fixed" Racetrack Scheme
and Traps Thirteen.
NEW TORK, May 6. (Special.) An
attempt to swindle Charles W. McDon
aid, a wealthy contractor of Philadel
phia, out of $20,000 by the modern
method of staging a poolroom ex
change, was . frustrated by McDonald,
aided by central office detectives, this
afternoon in a raid on a house on West
Sixly-first Btreet. Thirteen men found
in the place were arrested on a charge
of attempted grand larceny.
McDonald told the police that while
going by boat from Canada to Phlladel
pma Aionaay last, he struck an ac
quaintance with a man who Introduced
himself as McCormick, who said be
aas employed by a telegraph company
as manager and that he could control
all the telegraph wires over the United
States of the company for eight
minutes.
He said he could In this manner get
racing reports before the poolrooms
were notified. McDonald met the man
and his companions here and went to
the poolroom in West Sixty-first street,
followed by detectives who made the
arrests.
C. H. BAKER LOSES SUIT
Lower Court's Decision . He Was
Not Father's Partner Upheld.
CHICAGO. May 5. (Special.)
Charles H. Baker, son of William T.
Baker, one time president of the Chi
cago Board of Trade, received a sec
ond defeat today in his tight to prove
his claim to hundreds of thousands of
dollars' worth of stock In the Seattle
Tacoma Power Company. The com
pany, founded by the elder Baker and
formerly known as the Snoqualmle
Power Company, Is capitalized at about
$3,000,000. The litigation which ended
today In a decision of the Appellate
Court has been in the courts for years.
Baker based his claim on an alleged
partnership with his father in the
company. The defendants to the suit
were his brothers, Howard W. Baker
and Henry D. Baker, and a married sis
ter. -
If successful tn his contentions. Baker
would have received one-half Interest
in the company and then an equal share
In the remainder of his father's estate.
The Appellate Court found, like the
lower tribunal, that no partnership had
been proved, which Baker claimed on
the basis of a verbal agreement
SULLIVAN NOT CANDIDATE
Democratic Committeman Oat
Fight Hearst's Man, However,
to
CHICAGO, May 6. (Special.) Roger
C. Sullivan will not be a candidate
for re-election as Democratic National
committeman of Illinois, according to
an apparently authentic report in cir
culation among his close friends today.
The Sullivan forces, however, are not
expected to let the committeeship go
by default, but to have a candidate in
the field against Andrew W. Lawrence,
or whoever may be the Hearst-Harrison
choice.
Sullivan lieutenants predicted there
would be a split in. the committee of 19
named to further the work of "pro
gressive Democracy" at the Heart-Har
rison banquet on Friday night. It was
declared that several members of the
committee, notably one or two from
down-state, would rebel against Hearst
domination.
TRAIN HITS; DRIVER LIVES
Shasta Limited Throws Man 60
Feet; Wagon Reduced to Kindling.
GERVAIS. Or:, May 5. (Special.)
Struck by the Shasta Limited, running
at SO miles an hour, as he was crossing
the track near here last night, Joseph
Tlngler, who was driving a team at
tached to a spring wagon, was hurled
6f feet and escaped Injury.
The team also was unscathed but the
wagon was reduced to kindling.
Tlngler works for R. P. Larkln, a
farmer, and was on his way home and
undertook to cross the Southern Pa
cific tracks in front of the south
bound Limited.
Tlngler says he had crossed, but his
team became frightened at som ob
ject, caused-by the exceedingly bright
light from the engine, and began back
ing. It waS then too late to do anything
before the engine crashed Into the rear
end of the wagon.
FLAME HEMS IN MOTORMAN
Vancouver Car Fuse Burns
and Trainman Suffers.
Out
VANCOUVER, Wash., May E. (Spe
cial.) Hemmed In on all sides by
flashes of flame, Motorman Harry
Pointer, of Vancouver car No. S50, today
tried to escape from his cab, but after
being burned and his hair being singed,
he was rescued by passengers, who
drew him through the door of the car
A big iuse on the front end of the
car burned out and the blaze melted
the air pipe leading from the compressed-air
tank, thus releasing the
pressure. The pressure, more than 100
pounds to the inch, burst forth and
fanning the electric blaze, filled the
motorman's room with flame.
Some of the passengers in the car
seeing the sheet of flame in the com
partment ahead, fled, panic-stricken, to
the smoking compartment.
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BAD CHECKS LAND
it
'German Nobleman' Is
Much Perturbed.
MANY 'DEALS' FALL THROUGH
Proprietor of Hotel Causes
Riding Master's Arrest. '
RUDE POLICE LOCK HIM UP.
Social Lion, Money Spender, Gives
Worthless Paper to Many Per
sons, Saying Father Left Him
Great Estate In Europe,
Baron von Woellwarth, formerly rid
ing master at Kramer's Riding Acad
emy, social lion, money-spender and
distinguished representative of a royal
family in Germany, was arrested at the
Barton Hotel last night- by Detectives
Craddock and Mallett, on a charge of
"kiting" checks. The "Baron" was
much perturbed over the service of a
warrant and was at a loss to account
for such absurd proceedings. The Baron
was also much perplexed because $40,
000 or so, the first installment of an
estate he inherited in Germany last
Fall upon the death of his father, had
not reached Portland to make good the
small matter of a couple thousand dol
lars' worth of checks he had signed on
the Hlbernla Bank, where he had noth
ing on deposit.
Baron von Woellwarth was engaged
by Mn Kramer in New York last De
cember for a riding teacher. Mr. Kra
mer sent him a ticket to Portland.
The Baron had been a lieutenant In the
German cavalry, and, as a riding teach
er, proved all that he was represented
to be. . He understood women and
horses and the art of riding, all the
requisites necessary for an expert rid
ing teacher.
Kramer Aids Employe.
Unfortunately, when the Baron ar
rived in Portland, he was temporarily
embarassed and Mr. Kramer "stood
good" for him at the tailor's and paid
his salary for one month in advance.
besides vouching for his hotel bill. The
Baron made good at the academy and
Mr. Kramer patted himself on the back
over having the "best riding teacher
in the country." But certain things
developed that caused -Mr. Kramer to
withdraw his voucher for the Baron's
account at the Ramapo Hotel, where
he was staying, and threw the respon
sibility of the bill upon the distin
guished riding master.
. About this time the Baron confided
to Mr. Kramer that he Inherited a big
estate with the death of his father in
Germany and eventually threatened to
buy the whole riding academy. About
ten days ago Mr. Kramer called the
Baron into his office, locked the door,
so that he could not escape a heart-to-heart
talk, which ended with a sever
ance of association, which. In vulgar
American parlance. Is called "fired."
Then the Baron notified Kramer that he
was going to start a riding academy of
his own.
Several Horses Bought.
He had previously "bought" three
horses of Mr. Kramer and later pur
chased a number of polo ponies from
Hughes Bros., and ordered fancy equip
ment, with his "crest," of the P. J.
Cronin Company, all on the strength
of his inheritance. - He also negotiated
the lease of a suite of offices in the
Lewis building to engage in the real
estate business as a side line, and com
pleted the preliminaries for purchas
ing a half dozen or more properties on
the East Side.
Last but not least, he had his attor
ney, W. A. Burke, draw up a bill of
sale for Kramer's Riding Academy,
which he proposed to buy and convert
into a "real" riding academy. But
creditors, unappreclative of nobility,
began pressing the Baron and Thurs
day he decided to square up all ac
counts by check.
He gave Kramer three checks, one
for $825, another for $119.90, and an
other for $100. M. E. Foley, of the
Ramapo Hotel, received a check r
$67.75 as "payment in fulL" The P. J.
Cronin Company received a check- for
$450 for equipment and saddle blank
ets with his "crest," which were spe
cially ordered in New York. Hughes
Brothers got a check for $350 for their
polo ponies. It is said that smaller
checks, ranging from $10 to $40, were
also given by the Baron.
Warrant Is Issued.
The check that was responsible for
his arrest, was for $90 given W. F.
Tubbeslng, propriator of the Barton
Hotel. When Tubbesing found "no
funds" . in the Hlbernla Bank, where
the Baron said he had $40,000 on de
posit, he applied to the District Attor
ney for a warrant of arrest,
WHen Detectives Craddock and Mal
let found the Baron at the Barton last
night, he protested against the arrest
as an imposition. The Baron's bail
was placed at $2000, which he said
would be given as soon as his attorney
was told of the circumstances. By the
time Attorney Burke had been found
Deputy District Attorney Fitzgerald
concluded, on Pace
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