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Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18
AMERICAN FLAG FLOATS
OVER R0UMANlAN'S HOME
DoMlcILE PROTECTED BY THE
STARRY BANNER
Neighbors Threaten to Destroy Resi-
dence Of Foreign Family, Who Inn
mediateIy UnfurI Stars and Stripes
as Their Defiance

Citizens Of the United States have
often found 1t necessary to unfurl the
flag of their native land over their
simple homes in foreign lands in order
to enjoy peace and safety, but an in
stance, probably the first, has occurred
in Los Angeles where foreigner has
unfurled the starry banner over his
little home that he might be safe from
the attacks of his neighbors born and
raised under the flag
Samuel Ruduecu, a little Romanian
Jew, who came to this country few
years ago to escape religious persecu-
ton, recently bought, or contracted to
buy, a little home at 55S Gless street
on the installment plan.
Both he and his wife are metal
workers and they desired to work at
their trade and thus earn living. Mrs.
Reduecu made application to the board
of fire commissioners for a permit to
install small gasoline engine. The
scheme was bitterly opposed by the
residents of the district but the COM
missioners satisfied themselves that TIE
request was just and the permit was
granted.
Commissioner Betouski told at the
commission meeting yesterday of d
visit to the simple home Of the Rudue
Gus. On pole over the roof was nailed
an American flag The reason for the
%
declared, was the threats Of their neigh
bors to tear down their house if they
did not leave the neighborhood. They
do not butt in" on their nelghbors, but
live their own lives, simply and inde-
pendently, and had no idea of moving.
Their home must be protected, how
ever, so the American flag was unfurled
above it, and the Roumanians now live
in peace.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18
RACING MAN LEFT
VALUABLE ESTATE
WIDOW AND CHILDREN ARE
ONLY HEIRS
SMALL BEoUESTS TO CHARITY
Holdings Of Late Col. Francis o. Black
In Realty and Personal Prop
erty Amount to
$2o7, ,s97
SMALL REQUESTS TO CHARITY

Petitions for letters testamentary to
administer the estate of Francis D.
Black. who recently died in China,
were aled yesterday by the Title In
surance and Trust company and by
Josiah Myrick. jr.
The estate amounts to $207,39 of
which S157,7OO is in real estate, largely
located in Los Angeles, and $49,697 in
personal property.
The will was made some time before
the departure of Col. Black for the
orient. The codicil to the will does
not alter the specifications in the first
part and shows that Black never had
any other thought than that his estate
should go to his wife and children.
MY. holdings at Ascot" says the
will, "are to be retained for three
years, as 1 am sure they will increase
to a considerable degree. Also, the
firm Of Fitzgerald & Black is to
continue with it's business without
change of any kind for year.
"Of all my estate, one-third is to go
to my wife, Mary ]. Black, and the
remaining two-thirds is to go to my
three children, Paul Black, Mrs, Grace
Warren and Mrs. Cora Johnson, share
and share alike, with the exception of
$3.50, which is to be kept out
Five hundred dollars of this is to
go to Mercy hospital at Hamilton,
Ohio, and the remainder to the Chill
dren's hospital in the same town.
II wish, my dear children, that you
can always find in your hearts to be
kind and good to my old friend Mich
ael Tierney, Of Grapeland, so long as
he shall live"
After clearing UP the estate it is es-
timated that each of the children will
receive between S45,OOO and $5O,oOO
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18
AND SOCIAL
VINCENT M. E. CHURCH

Friday evening at the Vincent M. E.
church an excellent program was
given by the members Of class 20, fol-
lowed by a social. Each year this
class, which contains dozen talented
young people, presents an entertain
ment for the benefit of the Sunday
school fund.
Miss Wilkie Gilholm is stage mana
ger Of the organization, Miss Enid
Behymer, business manager, and Miss
Gilholm, Miss Estelle Summers and
the Misses Elsie and Enid Behymer,
the executive committee.
A feature of Friday nights enter
tainment was a most effective tableau,
TOO Late" 1.-The Ten Virgins" The
program by numbers was as follows:
Part 1.--Piano solo, George Coffman;
song, "Juanita," by the class; mando-
lin solo, Mr.. Kramer; reading, 1.-TWO
Home Comings." Elsie Behymer;
whisling solo, Enid Behymer; song.
Loves Sorrow" Bessie Dewitt.
Part 2.-Topsy-turvy concert. class;
violin solo, wilkie Gilholm; ten years
hence, the three Els; plano trio, the
three BIS; song. "Old Kentucky
Home" Mae Koppin; dialogue. Ar
thur Kruell and Chester Herbst; read
ing, Enid Behymer, "Too Late" 1.-THE
Ten Virgins"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18

tions OF this road show the graded
earth road. the sub-grade. first and
second courses ana finished portions
Of macadam road.
Prominent advocates OF good roads
will address the convention on practi-
cal good roads. Governor Pardee,
United States Senator Reed Smoot Of
Utah and z. L. Powers. editor OF the
Good Roads Magazine OF New York,
will address the convention during its
sessions. Other notables who are ex-
pected to be present are Governor
Brady OF Alaska. Ex-Governor Pea
body OF Colorado. Governor Beckham
OF Kentucky. Governor Longino OF
Mississippi. Governor Sparks OF Me-
vada, Governor White OF North Da-
kota, Governor Wells OF Utah. W. H.
Elliott OF Porto Rico. Governor Nc
Bride OF washington ana c. H. Huttig
OF St. LouiA
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18
RECEPTION COMMITTEE
FOR VISITING EDITORS
Names Of Those Who Are to Extend
Welcome to Quill Pushers
Announced

The members of the National Edi-
torial association have been delayed
and their special train may not arrive
in Los Angeles until Tuesday. Accord
ingly, the chamber of commerce has
postponed the public reception that
had been planned. Following is the
committee named by the chamber to
receive the visiting editors and ex-
tend to them a hearty welcome:
w. G. Barnwell, chairman; John H.
Norton, H. E. Andrews, R. M. Yost, o.
Stevens B. A. Vollmer, Gen. H. G.
Otis, W. ]. Washburn, c. H. Toll, H. S.
Mckee, Edwin H. Bagby, R. E. Black
burn, Paul H. Blades, Harry Brook, w.
S. Livengood, c. B. Messenger, M. V.
Hartranft, Italian Publishing COM
pany, c. +. Lummis, Amadon Moody,
A. Richardson, Warren Wilson, ]. J.
Penny, Long Beach; L. M. Passmore,
H. C. Austin, w. r. Bacon, Homer M.
Baker, L. Behymer, A. M. Benham,
F. L. Botsford, L. L. Bowen, Fred B.
Braden, Luther G.. Brown, R. ]. Busch,
F. G. Calkins, B. F. Church, Mrs. S.
M. Sweat, B. w. Collins, Elmer e.
Cole, A. ]. Crookshank, F. J. Cressey,
TI. c. Dillon, C. Ducommun, Geo. Elliot.
o. E. Parish, Walter H. Fisher, j. T.
Fitzgerald, C. ]. Fox, I. H. Francis.
Emil Firth, w. H. Griffin, H. G.. Ham
ilton A. Tenant Gray, ]. B. Henderson,
w. H. Hinman w. V. Holley, w. I.
Hollingsworth, ]. H. Hurin, J. Jepson.
G. w. Kitchen, G.. II. Lightfoot Leon
Loeb, E. c. Lyon, ]. r. Ruddy, w. T.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18
OFFICIALS RAID ROAD
HOUSE NEAR T0LUCA
Arrest the Proprietor and Take Quan-
tity of Whisky and
Beer

Deputy District Attorney Fleming,
assisted by three deputy constables,
raided Tom Browns road house near
Toluca Friday night and arrested the
proprietor. Great quantities of beer
and whisky were captured by the
raiders and will be held against Brown
at his trial on charge of selling IL
quor without license
The officers surprised Brown as they
stole up to the house and knocked at
the door. When the proprietor opened
The door he was arrested and, upon
breaking into a room. the officers say
they discovered four men drinking IL
quor. The beer was sealed up in oil
cans and the wine and whisky was in
demijohns.
Brown was arraigned yesterday and
placed under heavy bail
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18
SENTENCE Is DEFERRED
PENDING INVESTIGATION
Young Men Plead Guilty, but Prose-
cutting Attorney Wants to Know
More of Case

H. N. Brown and ]. c. Delozier
charged with battery, who pleaded
guilty in the police court yesterday
morning, must await sentence until to-
morrow while their case undergoes a
thorough investigation by local detec-
tiVes. ~
Early last Friday night the two de-
PENDANTS were said to have been seen
with two young girls, IA and 16 years
of age respectively. The girls were
neatly dressed, but much under the in
fluence of liquor, it is said. Neither Of
the men were drunk but seemed intent,
it is alleged upon getting their COM
panions in as helpless a condition as
possible.
Joseph McAllister, an electrician saw
the party of four making their way
down Central avenue and, suspecting
that all was not right, he notified the
first policeman he met
Officer D. L. Adams started out in
search of the party but the two men
escaped. Adams rescued the girls,
however, and they were taken to the
detention home, where they remained
until the arrival of their mothers.
In the meantime Brown and Delozier
presumably furious over the interfer-
ence Of McAllister, proceeded to give
him beating from which he will not
soon. recover. They were later arrest
ed by Adams and booked for battery.
They appeared for trial yesterday
morning, but on the advice of Prose-
cutting Attorney Frederickson their sem
tence was postponed until the case is
more thoroughly investigated
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18
INTERPRETATIONS

California Trolley company. Direc-
tors, e. d. Mcdonald, Charles w.
Jenks, J. L. Mcdonald, M. s. Jenks'
L. d. Clark OF Los Angeles. Capital
stock. s260.OOO. with $500 subscribed.
Pacific Coast Home Supply associa-
ton. Directors. VIM. Jochum, e. s.
Webster, p. T. Spencer and L. T.
Parks. Capital stock. 100000. with
100000 subscribed.
California Newmastic Tin company
Directors. w. H. Wright. A. p. Worth
ington. Jess e. Stephens. c. w. Sah-
land. Albert +. stephens. Capital
stock. 5000. fully subscribed.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18
INTERCITY FRATERNITY
PROPOSED BY ANGELEN0S
Organization to Commemorate Ex-
change Of courtesIes by Saints
and ANGELS

A Salt Lake-Los Angeles fraternity,
limited to something like $50 members
and the membership now closed-what
do you think of that?
The proposition is in the air and If It
does not materialize it will not be the
fault of the Angelenos who visited III
Salt Lake during the past week.
The plan is to have number Of small
lapel pins corresponding to the number
of those composing the Salt Lake Com
mercial club and those who were their
guests and which shall in the future
denominate the favored few who en-
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18

Macarthur, T. Newman, M. F. CDea,
Elon Galusha, ]. o. Koepfi. w. d.
Stephens, Oscar Mueller, F. Q. Story,
o. T. Johnson, Fred L. Baker, Gail B.
Johnson, ]. Baruch, Niles Pease, DAM
Murphy. R. H. Heron, H. T. Lee. A.
B. 'Cass, A. w. Skinner and willis H.
Booth.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18
Stray Editor in Town

Wade Gray, editor of the Jefferson
Gowa) Standard, came to Los Angeles
yesterday to join the touring members
of the National Editorial association,
but the delay in their arrival compels
him to remain in this city longer than
he anticipated, and he is enjoying the
sights and scenes of the land of per-
petual summer with unconcealed de-
light.
A cigar that you can smoke-Las
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18

treated as a part of the floor display.
Besides are mahogany panels ten feet
high, with gold figures and pillar
headings. Above them are elaborate
Renaissance frescoes.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18

The Empain finance group in Brus-
constructing electric works ana an
electric railroad at Damascus, Syria.
Ihe working capital OF the company
win be sl,25O,0OO,
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18

Make your way of smoking right, by
getting Las Palmas.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18

A cigar that you can smoke-Las
Palmas.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1905-10-19

aggregate would have been between
two and a half and three millions.
At that time nine-tenths of the yes.
sells discharged and took on cargoes
by means of barges and lighters, as
the dock system was very small and
incapable of accommodating more
than one-tenth of the vessels in the
river. These conditions made the
work of the river pirates com
paratively easy and their large profits
attracted great numbers to the calling.
Well Organized Pirates.
So extensive were the robberies
that a small number of astute leaders
formed the hundreds of river thieves
into well organized and ably govern.
ed body. At all times there were be-
tween two hundred and five hundred
vessels in the river, and to do full and
expeditions justice to their rich
cargoes the pirates found it advisable
to split up the main body into several
divisions, each division performing a
certain branch of thievery. In this
way the whole field was thoroughly
covered.
One of the divisions was known as
the Light Horsemen. Another was
called the Heavy Horsemen; third
the Game Watermen, and a fourth the
Scuffie Hunters. The Light Horsemen
always acted in concert with dis
honest officers Of the ship they intend
ed robbing. They would go on board
at night, taking with them an assert.
ment Of crowbars, AIDES, shovels and
bags. Casks would be unheaded, the
contents placed in the bags and the
stuff rowed ashore. A nights work OF
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1905-10-19

this kind rarely netted less than
81 900.
The Capacious Jenny.
The Heavy Horsemen had to work
harder, but their profits were con
siderable. They worked as Jumpers"
at unloading and loading vessels and
wore a curious mdergarment known
as a Jenny" This robe was moth.
ing more than a mass of pockets ana
pouches into which the Jumper drop,
ped sugars, spices and other items OF
merchandise. At midday, when the
workers went ashore for dinner, they
unloaded the spoils AMI at evening, on
conclusion OF the days work, they
carried another load ashore. 1t is on
record that one ship was robbed or
$4,000 worth Of sugar in this way.
The Game Waterman adopted the
more simple method OF pure bribery.
Corruptible officers of ship were
given one-half of the proceeds or
whatever they allowed the pirates to
steal.
The Scuffie Hunters got only the
dregs OF the business. They were per-
mitted by their chiefs to wear an
apron when working at unloading YES
vessels and whatever they could
smuggle ashore was their profit.
So extensive was the robbery sys-
TEN that many proprietors of marine
stores, men OF reputed respectfully
in business and social circles, were
banded with the thieves. They re-
ceived the stolen merchandise, paying
one-half the market price and, or
of course, selling It at an immense
profit. The liches of these business
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1905-10-19
SIR HENRY IRVING DIES
SUDDENLY IN ENGLAND
Greatest Actor of the Times Stricken
Without Warning
Seized With Attack Of Syncope After His
Nights Work
Death Cuts Off the Player Before Con-
temp!ated American Tour

commercial career. He first appeared
on the stage at IS, under the name
Henry Irving, playing CASTOR, Duke
of Orleans, in Richelieu, at the Lyce-
UNI theater Sunderland. Here's to
our enterprise" were the first words
he ever spoke on the professional
stage. He was the most renowned
actor of his age.
He was remarkable exponent of
melo-dramatic tragedy, and in pre-
senting the weird, fantastic and mys-
FERROUS he had no rival.
His art lay largely in thoughtful
scholarship applied to detail. His
methods put acting largely in the
middle distance, yet his scenery was
not entirely spectacular was never
useless. His methods made use of
much pantomime.
His manuerismS were so pro-
nounced that strangers at first did
not appreciate the real beauty of his
performances He haG a habit of
mouthing at times, sometimes strutted
too much, and had mannerisms with
his eyes. His expression was greater
than his strength, and his rapid
changes of effect more marked than
his power. He was not tragedian in
the highest sense OF the word. His
playing appealed to the intellect, and
yet had a touch of humanity in it as
well as ingenuity.
Sir Henry Irving and Miss Terry
did much to popularize the classics.
The study of Shakespeare came to
Irving comparatively late in life. Ham
let was his first venture in this line,
but he was specially fond of The Mer-
chant of Venice. His humanized, SYM
pathetic Shylock was one of his best
parts. and Miss Terry was at her
best in Portia. His Benedick was a
very good performance, but not in
his usual manner. He was said to be
bad as Macbeth, Romeo and Othello.
He did some of his best work in Louis
XI, with it's great death scene, The
Lyons Mail and Beckett. Mephistoph-
eles was one of his good parts, also
Richelieu and Vicar of Wakefield.
Sir Henry was knighted by Lord
Rosebery, although Disraeli had in
tended giving him this honor.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1905-10-19
WIRELESS" GROWS.

The steady progress of wireless
telegraphy is illustrated by the report
of the British post-office for January,
February and March, showing the
number of messages handled by the
post-office under the arrangement with
the Marconi company. 1t is rather
curious that while 1856 messages were
sent from ships and delivered through
the post-office, only Ill were handed
in to be sent to ships, all but q being
successfully transmitted. But it is
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1905-10-19

ordinary frosty years. Old residents
state that they have not seen such
fall as this since the autumn of 1877.
Former Congressman Boon, who
was here at that time, describes the
weather that year as fol- ws: "The
weather thus far this fall has been
Just like the weather in the fall of
1877. That fall and the winter of
1878 were so mild that blowing could
be done in every month. finished
my p.owing on December 26, 1877.
and in January and February I built
the second story of my log house.
Edward S. Erickson, now of Twin
Valley, worked for me much of the
winter and we never used miftens
and seldom coats. | hope we are 60
ing to have another such winter this
year"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1905-10-19
COTTON LEAK CONSP|RATORS MADE
100000 AT THEIR IMPROPER GAME

New York, Oct. 1.-THE profits OF
the alleged conspirators in the opera
lions based on the recent leak in the
government cotton crop reports are
paced at approximately 100000, ac-
cording to an indictment presented in
court yesterday on the arraignment oil
Frederick A. Peckham ana Moses
Haas. According to the charges in
this Indictment Edwin 5. Holmes, Jr.,
associate statistician in the depart
ment of agriculture, received y25,017.
The indictment sets forth in full many
copies of kilograms and also of checks
which passed between the accused,
tending to show that a conspiracy ex-
listed.
One Of the checks, dated Dec. u,
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1905-10-19

1904, drawn on the Second NationaI
bank of Hoboken and signed by Lewis
G. Van Ripper calls for the payment or
$24,250 to NJ. Haas, Of which sum it Is
alleged Haas paid Holmes s14.25O in
cash. Many other minor checks for
sums ranging from 500 to $500 are set
forth in the indictment, in addition to
another check signed by Van Ripper
and payable to Haas on the same bank
for s3S.292. dated Dec. 81. 1904. OF
this sum it is claimed Holmes got
s10,767. Counsel for the defense yes
terjay moved for the discharge OF the
prisoners on the ground that the
charges as alleged did not constitute
an offense against the government.
The hearing on the motion was al
joGrned until Oct p.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1905-10-19
The Editors Appetite.

A country editor who had just fin
ished a remarkably good meal at the
farm home of a subscriber remarked
to the farmer: 'If this is a fair sam
pie of your meals | think I'll come
here to board" The farmer, who
had noticed the farmers ferocious APP
petite with some dismay, replied: eff
that is a sample of your appetite I'll
be gol burned eff I want Miami,
Mo-, News.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1905-10-19
English Village Scenery.

There are no more beautiful villages
IN England than those which nestle in
the Cotswolds. Whether in Oxford
shire, Worcestershire or Worcester
shire, it is among the low hills anr fer
tile valleys of the Cotswolds that one
finds the most picturesque famhouscs
OF gray stone, mainly in the Jacobean
style, the pretriest gardns, the great.
est variety of wild flowers. Tourist
ridden Devonshire cannot compete
with this region.-N Nation.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1905-10-19
ART COPP "COPPS"
FOUR GOLF PRIZES

Chicago, Oct. 1.-THE Hobart
Chatfield'Taylor silver loving cup, the
emblem of the newspaper mems golf
championship of Illinois, was won at
Onwensia yesterday by A. w. Copp
of the Associated Press, who defeat
ed j. G. Davis OF the Chicago Tribune,
6 up and to play. Besides the
championship cup four other prizes
were offered for competition between
the % payers who tied off for the
preliminary round last Monday. All
these prizes We're captured by Copp,
with the exception of one for the run.
ner-up of the tournament.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1905-10-19
BANKERS CLOSE
BIC CONVENTION
LARGEST IN HISTORY OF MA
TlONAL ORGANIZATION.
TALK OF INSURANCE
Some System Desired to Give Protec.
ton to Depositors, Preferably Un.
der Government Supervision-or-
fcers Elected and Executive Coun-
Gil Organized.

Washington, Oct. 14.-1Ae CONVEX
tion of the American Bankers associa-
ton ended yesterday with the record
of having been the largest attended
and most successful from the business
standpoint in the history of the asso-
citation. The business of the session
yesterday included brief discussion
of the advantages of having some
system of insurance extended to de-
positors in banks, preferably super
vised by the government, an address
in advocacy of a ship subsidy by the
government and the election of Off
GERS, at which John L. Hamilton of
Hoopeston, ILL.,, was made president.
At the conclusion of the convention
the newly elected executive council
held meeting for organization. Col
j. d. Powers of Louisville, KY, was
elected chairman; James r. Branch of
New York, secretary; Ralph Van
Vechten of Chicago, assistant secre-
tary; William G. Fizwilson of New
York, treasurer. Vice presidents for
the different states were elected, in
Guiding:
Illinois,. A. Goddard, Chicago.
Indiana-W. e. Springer, Elizabeth
town.
Iowa.. l.. Einsteimer, Glenwool.
Northumberland Mccoy, Grand
Rapids.
Minnesota-O. H. Havell, st. Cloud.
Missouri. w. Hixon, Hannibal.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1905-10-19
CHICAGO Brokers Fail.

Chicago, Oct. 1.-THE firm of A. j..
Whipple & Co, stock and grain brok-
ers, yesterday voluntarily placed
their affairs in the hands of receiv-
er. The Western Trust & Savings
bank was appointed receiver. A
member of the firm declared the liza
bi.ities would reach at least 100000
and the assets less than a quarter of
this amount. The firm will go out
of business as soon as its affairs can
be wound up.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1905-10-19
A HINT EOR MADISON

The trustees continue to limit their
purchases of fiction to books by
authors of established reputation or
books of especial interest. The library
ALREADY possesses and furnishes in
It's central building and branches full
corrections of standard fiction. and
purchases such from time to time.
but they believe that much Of the
current fiction is largely of ephem-
eral value and that the money OF the
city should be spent for books of
more permanent worth.-From mo
annual report of the Boston Pub,;c
Library.