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Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-31
100000 BEERS HIS GIFT
Constable, Recipient of Brewers
Bounty, Sorry Life Is So Short

DouHtyy curry Lilo 10 Oo Stioie
From the New York Times.
Perhaps the most envied man In
Western Pennsylvania today is Con-
stable John Bertges Of Alderman
Stork's office.
The constable having done some
slight favor for Anton Lutz, the brew
er, and having refused cash payment,
has just received an order for 100000
glasses of beer The order is not trans
ferable, nor can Bertges collect the
bulk, the agreement being that he
shall call at the different. breweries
controlled by Lutz as he becomes
thirsty and drink the beer on the
premises.
Bertges spent most of today seeing If
the order was good. 1t was. Tonight
he did little figuring, and is now sore
that life is so short. His figures show
that, drinking fourteen glasses a day,
Sundays included, it would take him
2OS years to get rid of the little present
made to him by the brewer.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-31
The Passion for OratOry


More than one hundred speeches,
long and short bad and Indifferent
were delivered in this city and its inn
mediate vicinity yesterday. This flow
of oratory took hours for its exhala-
ton, absorbed weeks Of preparation, re-
quired thousands of listeners to sit or
stand i'm close rooms or under the hot
sun, and called forth unknown horse
powers of energy expended in fitting
and proper applause. And when all was
said, probably not one per cent of the
hearers could have repeated more than
the bare outlines Of what any one
speaker said.
Memorial day has seemingly taken
the place of the Fourth of July as the
time for public oratory, par excellence
for campaign speaking can scarcely
be dignified by that name. Time was
when the nations birthday was the oc-
casion for every spread-eagle talker in
the country to unbosom himself of a
long string Of strident platitudes anent
the flag, how we licked" England and
twisted the lions tail, with more in
kind. In the younger years of the re-
public there seemed no other, more
settled way of celebrating the great
occasion. But now we have pyrotech-
MICS of more lusty sort than even
the old eagle-screamers could produce,
and oratory on the Fourth is passe.
Seemingly it has taken refuge in
Decoration day, which, being newer
holiday, has as yet no fixed method of
observance beyond the custom which
gave it name. Consequently, men of
advanced years and feeble now give of
their little strength to the uses of
long talking orators, while the scatter
ing of flowers on the graves of the dead
has become side issue, relegated to
committees" who go out in the early
morning, as If they feared to perform
a task to be hallowed by love and
memory and tears.
The most impressive, beautiful and
moving ceremony of yesterday, by far,
was the strewing of flowers on the
bosom of old ocean, ct Playa del Rey
Yet is was perfosE Ned without
single speech, almost in silence,
with only the brief naval service
for the dead, the crack of the
rifles and the sad requiem Of the bugle
call. 1t was solemn, tear-compelling,
sublime; it was perfect in kind, and 1t
lasted fewer than fifteen minutes. Had
another feature been added it would
have been spoiled.
Such in the older days, were the ways
the graves on land were garlanded-I
with the brief, fitting ritual of an army
at war. Even fewer were the cere
monies of the founders of the day
those Southern women who merely
wept at the tombs they decked, and
added a brief prayer for the rest of
a soul.
May we not hope that the exquisite
pathos and tenderness of those earlier
times, so well exemplified at the ocean
side yesterday, will soon return, and
that the fountain of this extraneous
oratory may be dried up forever?
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-31

The Merchants and Manufacturers association rep
resentng nearly thousand of the business men of
this city reiterates officially the belief that the no
saloon ordinance would be detrimental the CONNER
cial interests of Los Angeles II therefore makes an
earnest appeal to the business community to oppose
the adoption of the ordinance at the election next Fri
amost unit in opposition to the measure the general
belief being that the radical step proposed would work
most serious injury to the citys prosperity The
ing among business property and workers
Is In favor Of letting well enough alone"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-31
N~N0N~@"-|"-"'
SMILES

The confusion of tongues had just
fallen on the Tower of Babel when a
voice rose high and clear:
"Diddums want pity tiss, bess his
hearth
With a groan of anguish they
turned and fled from the edifice.-Har-
per's Bazar.
Towne-He's got an automobile,
hasn't he?
Browne-I don't know.
Towne-Why, thought you told me
you saw him with one yesterday.
Browne-Yes, but that was yester-
day.-Philadelphia Press.
Binks-Young folks seldom have in
somnia, do they?
Spinks-Nonsense! My baby is only
five weeks old, and he's got the worst
case L ever saw.-CleVeland Leader.
Miss Wreader-In your book, Mr..
Skribe, you use the phrase, psyche
logical moment" half a dozen times.
It's such lovely phrase! But 1 most
confess / don't know what 1t means.
Do tell me.
Mr.. Skribe-I haven't the least idea,
Miss Wreader. All / know is that it's
all the rage in the literary world just
now.-Boston Transcript.
Won Blumer-While l was watching
the ticker, some stock I bought went
up twenty points in an hour.
Dimpleton-So you made big money.
Won Blumer-No, 1 came out about
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-31
Pi-lineS and Pick-upS
The Usual Way

The Usual Way
I had a half holiday;
To spend It I would go
To watch the wavelets on beach,
But where didn't know.
looked up Ocean Side. and View;
Redondo and Del Rey;
Long Beach and Venice figured on,
And Alamitos Bay.
Then Santa Monica and Hunt
Ington, Hermosa, too
And then l found I'd spent my day
Trying to figure out which way
To have half holiday!
stayed at home. Boo hool.
According to reports Mr.. Shea, who
deems himself the arblter of Chicago's
destinies, seems to be of the one-horse
variety, so far as accomplishments are
concerned.
Judging by offers made Nan Patterson
the wages of sin amount to about $1,000
per week.
Mr.. Rockefeller would organize the
churches along the same lines that he
found so successful in Standard Oil.
That's all right, II he will guarantee the
preachers the same proportional salaries
and pay corresponding dividends to the
Lord.
The Earl of Suffolk has a wife from
these United States,
And he can sing America" without
making two mistakes.
We freeborn rulers of our land should
also do the same,
But can a single one of us? Not much!
And that's our shame!
ut seems to me-" said the Judge to the
plain drunk, that l have seen you be-
FORE
YES, your honor. In me better days
1 taught your daughter the piano"
You did? Twenty years!'
In Spain street players on the guitar
are licensed while organ-grinders are
suppressed. Even in Spain they do some
things better than we do.
Take him away!" the cannibal cried,
And he really almost tainted
THAT preacher stew was bad-his pay
Was in coin undoubtedly tainted!'
There is a difference in being dogmatic
and bull-dogmatic, which some persons
seldom learn.
Now, if the Los Angeles preachers real
ly want to do good, let 'em get up a law
prohibiting church-going. Then watch
the men flock to church.
Fashion is going to whoop it up again
it up, rather, They are threat
ened.
Davenport, Ia, is out with a story that
Jefferson Davis once eloped from there.
Doubtless he was glad to get away
most everyone is.
Considering the use made of bricks and
cobble stones in Chicago the asphalt
trust ought to have 'cinch' there after
this.
Heat may cause metals to expand, but
"hot old time" doesn't have that effect
on a 500 gold piece very often.
Chicago isn't so worried over the power
behind the throne in Russia as it is over
what is in front Of the thrown at home.
The New York Evening Post wants to
know if that citys newspapers are be-
coming provincial. Becoming" is good.
w. H. c.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-31

Now we have the report from the Lowell observatory
at Flagstaff Ariz, that twenty excellent photographs
have been taken of the canals the planet Mars. In
these days of scientific maves it would be hazardous
to say that the time will not come when shall be
able to canal boats the Martan canals note the
gait of the mules the towpath and hear by wireless
telephone the warning "Low bridget"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-31

The plan of interesting children in the no-saloon
movement Is commendabe. If home influence and the
general environment of children wholesome the rising
generation will be temperate Adults the contrary,
who have formed the drinking habit must be led by
moral suasion-they cannot be driven
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-31

May of last year accounted highly satisfactory
in the value of building permits issued for the month
But it is completely ouclassed the record for the
present month down to the end of last week. The figure
for May 1904, for the period named, gave 52S the
number Of permits and 1901 244 the value buildings
represented The present figure 756 for permits and
81 O69 59S Of value Watch Los Angeles grow-place no
obstacles in the way of its growth.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-31
Sarcastic Customer

Rough Barber-"Do you often knead
the skin of your face?"
Mangled Customer-"O, occasionally.
but you seem to need it so much worse
than do that you might as well take
the rest of it while you're about it,
Baltimore American.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-31

In regard to Secretary Tafts announcement that
Panama supplies will be bought abroad whenever the
prices lower than at home leading trust magnate
says "All American goods be purchased cheapy
the foreign products" To which the Washington
Post makes the significant rejonder YES provided the
American products purchased abroad"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-31

Tomorrow the great exposition at Portland will be
opened President Roosevelt will touch the button"
at Washington and Vice President Fairbanks will do
the rest" Portland far the government is
cerned Portland deserves credit for having provided
magnificent display and it is hoped there will be no
disappointment in the volume of visitors
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-31

Again American yacht building and seamanship have
won this time in the greatest of all yacht The
width Of the Atlantic the racing course and
the trophy cup offered by the emperor of Germany.
Early accounts of the foreshadowed the German
yacht Hamburg the winner but the trim Atlantic,
flying the Stars and Stripes easily with margin of
twelve hours
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-31

AS the legal status of the Society for the Prevention
Of Cruelty to Animals has been questioned at times it
ss important that it be judiciay determined The
ciety unquestionably is doing excellent work.
functions should be clearly defined.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-31

The boss of the tramway system in Glasgow, Scot
land has arrived in Chicago for the purpose giving
Mayor Dunno points in starting the municipal transit
service It may be necessary also to import the
trolling city officials from Glasgow
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-31

In his Sunday sermon as reported from Chicago
elijah Dowie declared that the Chinese are more
moral than the average American" From his perch at
Zion City Dowie evidently had Chicagos moral and
social dstemper in view
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-31

The taking of a semidecennal census in New York
begins this week. 1t is expected that the figure for the
big city will reach the round 900 mark. An est
mate of the population within radius Of twenty-five
miles from the city hall gives total of 5456O91 That
however includes about 100000 the New Jersey
side Of the Hudson river
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-31

The Memorial day observances yesterday attracted
greater hrongs of people in Los Angeles than on any
former occasion. The several cemeteries were trans
formed into bowers of floral offerings the heroes of
the blue and the gray
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-31

The voters of Los Angeles are doing their think
ing and will do their voting. They need neither
advice instruction from professional agitators
either imported or domestic
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-31

The ludicrous Express says "Los Angeles leads all
California towns in civilized attributes and
vantages." Then kindly switch off to of the other
cities that may need your alleged civilzing services.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-31
Population of Los Angeles 20|.249

Bakersfield furnishes proof that it is not merely a
country oil town. 1t is in the diamond robbery class,
being proud of robbery of $4,000 worth of precious
gems.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-31

The six stowaways who found on the schooner
Marconi after the vessel had sailed from San Pedro
dumped shore again They failed to work the wire
less scheme on the Marconi skipper.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-31

Baltimore American.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-31

Mr.. Rockefeller would organize the
churches along the same lines that he
found so successful in Standard OIL
That's all right, If he will guarantee the
preachers the same proportional salaries
and pay corresponding dividends to the
Lord.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-31
THE HER.aLD;S CITY CIRCULATION

The Herad's circulation In the city Of Los Angeles
s larger than that Of the Examiner or the Express
and second only to that Of the Times
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-31

Judging by offers made Nan Patterson
the wages of sin amount to about $4,000
per week.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-31

PA, what does 'spurn' mean?"
"That, my son, is what man doe'
to another man whom he can't lick
Puck.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-10-07
N eF THE N orthwest.
HIS oFFENsE UNUSUAL.
Man Sentenced at Echo for Queer At
tempted Robbery.

is'N's OSisSbSS0 a. ESIIO IOI StdOSt -
tempted Robbery.
Echo, Mimi, Oct. 5.-Barney WEIGH,
a transient, was arraigned before
Judge Blade yesterday, charged with
attempted robbery of the Great West
ern elevator. He was sentenced to
fifty days in the county Jail. When the
local agent, F. A. Schroeder, returned
to his elevator at dark on Sept. s, he
found Welch there with wheat dumped
in the hopper, but no team was in
sight. The stranger then gave the
name of j. Jensen, and said he lived
seven miles southwest of town. At
ter considerable discussion Mr..
Schroeder paid him ST, but strongly
suspected that the wheat in the hop
per had been let down from the bin
above. On Sept. % cloud of dust
was seen coming out of the hopper
just at dusk, and Mr.. Schroeder ran
up the driveway. He found his man
hid in a bin, and after turning him
over to the police found that over 80
bushels of wheat had been run into
the hopper.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-10-07
Is Carefully Watched.
TEXANS JEER AT MILITIA.
Searchers Are Unable to Find Negro
Who Escaped.

Edna, Tex, Oct. 5.-There is little
new in the situation regarding the
chase after the negro, Monk Gibson,
charged with the murder of five of the
Conditt family. There are still 700
men in the bottoms who have been
searching for miles, with no trace of
the negro that has led to anywhere.
Four companies Of militia are en-
camped here, and they are being
jeered by many of the younger ele-
ment, while the older heads content
themselves with criticisms of the gov
ernor and facetious remarks about
''tin soldiers" There are now many
who believe that the negro either got
away or died The negro escaped on
Friday night after having been given
a thrashing severe enough to have ma
terially weakened a much stronger
man.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-10-07
TURNKEY APPEALS CASE.
Declares He Will Go Back to Work
and Not to Jail.

and Not to Jail.
La Crosse, Wis, Oct. 5. - "Merch"
Childers, convicted of releasing fed
eral prisoners from the county Jail.
declares he will not go to Jail. He
has resumed his former trade as a
stonecutter and is preparing to live
as though there were no prisons. His
attorneys have appealed the decision
Of Judge Sanborn to the United States
court Of appeals, and if their conten-
ton is not upheld there the case will
be taken to the United States supreme
court. The technicality upon which
the motion for arrest Of judgment was
made was that Childers was not fur
nished with commitment. 1t also in
wolves the matter of the responsible
ity of county officers for federal pris-
oners. The motion will be argued be-
fore Judge Sanborn on Thursday.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-10-07
SHOT DOWN IN DINING ROOM.
Wealthy Man Is Victim of an Unpro-
voked Assault in Pittsburq.

Pittsburg, Oct. 5.-Hugh Hamilton,
a prominent poultry raiser of Green's
boro, Green county, Pa, was perhaps
fatally shot yesterday in crowded
dining room on Smithfield street by
Anthony Olson, a well-educated young
Swede who had never seen Hamilton
before. The police are of the opin-
ion that he is the same Olson who, on
Oct. 5, 1904, entered the White House
with evidently murderous intent, shot
an officer and made his escape, and
that Olson came from Minneapolis,
having lived at 243 Cedar avenue, in
that city. The Minneapolis police
have been asked concerning him.
Olson is in the central station,
where he was taken only after the
greatest trouble by squad or police
ment. An Infatuated crowd of spec
tators gathered around the Swede
after the shooting and would have
lynched him had it not been for the
overwhelming number of police.
Picture of Debs.
When searched number of an
archistic papers and photograph of
Eugene Debs were found on his per-
son. He also had 500 in cash in two
posketbooks and ticket for Washing
ton. To the police he admitted that
he was en- route to the capital for the
purpose of seeing the president, but
he would not say why he wanted to
see him.
The greatest mystery surrounds the
shooting. Shortly before noon Ham
ilton entered a hotel on Smithfield
street and sat down at one OF the
tables. Almost at the same time Olson
entered and took the opposite seat at
the same table.
Shooting Is Sudden.
Without a word the Swede drew 8
revolver from his pocket and fired at
rushed for the street, with Olson in
pursuit. Hamilton entered jewelry
store next door, Olson followed him.
There the Swede fired two more shots,
both of which took effect, before he
could be placed under arrest.
The Swede refused to say anythirg
of himself or even to give his name.
Although SO many had witnessed the
shooting Olson denied all knowledge
of il. He admitted that he had never
seen Hamilton before and did not
know him.
-. Is Carefully Watched.
The police believe that Olson is
most dangerous criminal and he is be-
ing most carefully watched.
An ante-mortem statement was
made by Hamilton at the hospital last
night. He declares he never saw
Olson before and that the assault was
entirely unprovoked. Doctors say
Hamilton cannot live. Hamilton is
we'll known as business man and is
quite wealthy.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-10-07
GRAIN MEN WIN POINT.
Transfer Grain for Shipment Despite
Presence of Police.

Duluth, Oct 5. - Notwithstanding
the hopefulness apparent among the
Wisconsin commission and it's sup
porters, the Duluth grain men yester-
day scored again by loading out the
steamer George C. Howe with nearly
10000 bushels of barley from elevator
K and the Itasca elevator. A police
man was on the scene. He ventured
on board the vessel and was promptly
ordered off by the mate. The hearing
on the application for an injunction
against the Wisconsin commission, its
officers and agents, to restrain them
from interfering with the grain con-
signed to the Great Northern eleva-
tors and the Duluth-Superior Milling
company mills, did not come up yes
terday as expected, but will probably
be held to-day.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-10-07
BIG REWARD FOR
TRAIN ROBBER
GREAT NORTHERN EXPIRES
COMPANY OFFERS $4,000 FOR
THEIR CAPTURE.
EXPRESS SAFE WAS ROBBEI
BANDITS WHO HELD UP TRAIL
NEAR SEATTLE BLEW UP
EXPRESS CAR.

st. Paul, Oct. Sd. S. Elliott, ge
eral manager of the Great Northe)
Express company, telegraphed to 6
attic yesterday offering a reward
$4,000 for the capture and identific
ton of the men who held up a Gre
Northern train Monday night about t.
miles north Of Seattle. A proportions
part of the reward will be paid for til
capture of one, two or more, and an add.
ton $500 will be paid for each conviction
The train held up was the Great North
ern Flyer due in st. Paul tomorrow aft
ernoon. Mr.. Elliott yesterday made tbs
following statement regarding the rob
berry:
Get or at Crossing.
"Our train leaving Seattle for ST. Pau
last night at o'clock Was held up by
masked men between Metum and Rich
mond Beach, about ten miles north OF
Seattle. Two men evidently got on the
front of the mail car at a railroad cross
ing stop and very soon after went into
the cab of the engine, held up Engineer
CALDER and fireman. requiring the engi-
neer to stop the train at a given point,
where they were met by probably three
others who joined the party and forced
the engineer and fireman at the points
of revolvers TO require Messenger Charles
Anderson to open the car door. The mes
senger was then forced to leave his car.
Some of the robbers got into the car
and wrecked the safe by the use of dyna-
mite, using three charges, so we are IN
formed. Such of the contents of the sale
as were not damaged by the explosion
were taken by the robbers, who 1t is
supposed had a boat handy to carry
them away, as the scene of the robbery
was on the shore of Puget sound.
Get but Little.
There was very little money taken,
being all small remittances and amount
ing to less than 1000
THE passengers were not molested, no
one was hurt and no damage done to the
baggage. Some little express matter was
slightly damaged by the force of the eX-
plosion and a portion of the roof of the
express car Immediately over the safe
was blown out, so that the car had to be
set out of the train at Everett, and an
other put in it's place.
up to the present hour we have no
clue as to who the robbers are or in
which direction they made their escape"
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-10-07
FIRE THREATENS FAIR.
Visitors and Employees Join in Fight
to Extinguish Blaze.


Helena, Mont, Oct. 5. - Fire that
caught from a passing engine in dry
grass at the state fair grounds yester-
day menaced the buildings and Gre
ated a small panic among exhibitors
and visitors. A strong wind swept
the flames toward the buildings, lick
ing up hay stacks en- route, and for a
time it seemed as though nothing
could prevent the destruction of prop
erty worth thousands of dollars and
spoil the fair. Spectators joined in
the fight against the flames, and after
hard work, with the aid of little
available water, they extinguished the
flames.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-10-07
BLOW FOLLOWS ORDER.
Resents Sharp Order and Strikes in
Return,


Duluth, Oct. 5.-John H. Young of
Cleveland, mate of the steamer Alva,
was the victim of desperate assault
by a deck hand named Gust Holm
berg. Young is in a critical condition
and is not expected to recover. The
AIva was at the Missabe ore docks,
and Mate Young gave sharp order to
Holmberg regarding the playing out
of line. Holmberg seized a hatch
club and felled Young to the deck with
blow over the head. Young was
picked up unconscious and bleeding
from the ears. 1t is said that his skull
is fractured. Holmberg is under ar
rest and the outcome of the assault
will be awaited before charge is pre-
ferred against him. Holmberg is said
to be a man of quick temper.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-10-07
ANGRY MAN SHOOTS.
Hits Wife, Misses Mother-in-Law and
Then Kills Himself.

ST. Louis, Oct. 4.-Angered because
his wife refused to become reconciled
after their separation two weeks ago,
August Fielders yesterday went to the
home of his motherin-law. and. after
arguing some time with his wife. shot
her in the hip with revolver, fired
an Intellectual shot at her mother and
then committed suicide on the door
STEP.