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Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-25
4 OUNCE SACK;
TOBACCO HEART
SURGEONS INTERESTED IN
PECULIAR CASE
SMOKED MODERATELY; DIES
John n. somes Dies Of Strange Mall
ady-Physlclsns Surprised Small
Quantity Of Nicotine Should
Prove Fatal
SMOKED MODERATELY; DIES

~Can four ounces of plug cut to-
bacco, taken into the human body each
week through the medium of soft
wood pipe, have such an effect upon
the system as to cause death from to-
bacco heart'?" is the question puzzling
local physicians and surgeons.
The question has been agitated by
the recent death of John H. Somes, a
plumber and gasftter, formerly liv-
ing at 9S5 East Forty-eighth street.
Somes died Wednesday evening. AS in
all cases of sudden death when the
patient has not been attended by a
physician, an inquest was held by Che
coroner and tobacco heart" given as
the cause.
Somes formerly lived in East Boston
and in Lynn, Mass. About six months
ago he came to Los Angeles and his
wife and their four children arrived a
short time later. Several times he
mentioned to his wife that he was
feeling better than he had for many
years.
Drops Dead
wednesday evening his wife left the
house on a visit to neighbor and
when she returned a half hour later
her husband was dead.
During his wife's absence, Somes
had walked to the road in front of
The house and was watching his chill
dren at their play. He was 81 years
old but appeared healthy and vigorous.
Suddenly he dropped to the road and
was dead when help arrived.
In speaking of the death of her hus-
band yesterday Mrs. Somes said: Ever
since have known my husband, about
IL years, he has smoked his four ounce
sack of tobacco each week. 1 have
purchased this amount regularly each
week with my groceries. He has never
used tobacco to excess. Some years
ago he became slightly i'll and thought
that the little tobacco he used might
have affected his heart. He stopped
using it but grew thin and sickly and
the doctor told him to continue the
smoking
Had Tobacco Heart
Police Surgeon S. J. Quint, who prob
ably has had experience with as many
strange cases of death and disease as
any other physician in Los Angeles,
made the following statement yester-
day regarding the malady, tobacco
heart
"I had this case of Mr.. Somes under
my personal inspection" said Dr.
Quint. 1.-THE man undoubtedly died of
tobacco heart although some other dis
ease may have aided it. The tobacco
heart is known to physicians as a
weakened and degenerated condition
OF the heart from the effect of the mic
otine.
1.-The quantity consumed to cause this
condition varies but think it remark
able that the weekly consumption of
four ounces of tobacco should cause
death from this rare disease"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-25
NEW FIRE HOSE STANDS
SEVERE PRESSURE TEST
City, However, Finds Itself in Pos
session of More Than 1t
Purchased

Chief Lips of the fire department re-
ported to the fire commission yester-
day morning that he had tested the
5000 feet of Victor Jacket fire hose re-
Gently purchased by the council from
the Bowers Rubber company of San
Francisco and that it had stood the
test imposed by the commission in
every particular.
1t was also reported, not officially
from the chief, that the hose had
stretched when the pressure was put
on and that now the city had several
hundred feet of hose it did not possess
before the pumps were hooked onto
the hose The chief refused to include
this in his official report probably for
fear the company would put in bill
for the extra amount of hose.
representatives of a number of fire
hose manufacturers are in the city
awaiting Mondays session of the coun-
ell when bids will be opened for 10000
feet of hose for the department. 1t
was suggested by an official yesterday
that it might be good idea to test
this new hose as soon as 1t arrives and
see how much longer the 10000 feet can
be made.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-25
PETITIONS ARE CIRCULATED
Club Women Call on Business and
Professional Men

All day yesterday committees of club
women were busy calling upon prom
inent business men, and late yesterday
afternoon reported that while some per-
sons might think they were fighting
alone this was a mistaken idea. They
say that already many prominent busi-
ness and professional men have de-
fight with the club women.
1t also developed that at the present
time petitions are being circulated in
each ward which are to be presented
to each councilman in the near future,
demanding the removal of the directors
of the library board who wish to re-
move Miss Jones.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-25
PLAN NEW PARK NEAR
DOWNTOWN DISTRICT
Council viii Be Asked to Order Lew
cling of Court Street
LIN

A petition will be presented to the
council on Monday by property owners
in the Second ward asking that the
city cut down the Court street hill in
the block bounded by First. Court,
Hill and Olive streets and make a pub
lie park.
According to the plan laid out in the
petition the city will not have to buy
any land as the property owners agree
to buy the land and donate it to the
city. Further than this the scheme is
to have the chain gang do the work
of cutting down the hill and leveling 1t
in such manner as may be desirable
for park purposes.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-25
Rates TO Points ON Southern PaetSic
Coast Line

On every Tuesday in June the
tickets from Los Angeles e to GoIha tba ssGlIp snlIpp
lowing points on the coast line at
Casmalia or Lompoes $s:75; GuadaIupe,
Edna, $1076; San Luis Obispo, S11;
santa Margarita or Templeton, $12:
Paso Robles. $1S; Bradley, 1880; San
city, Sl475; Soledad. Gonzales, Gnu
hlar Salinas, Pacific Grove, Monterey.
bel Monte, Castroville, Pajare or Wat
ale, and ten days for return a" F1if Full ini M
formation at 261 South Spring street,
Southern Pacific ticket office.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-25
OLD RED SCHOOL
YET IN SERVICE
FL0URlSHES IN PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS
GOVERNMENT TEACHER TALKS
Superintendent {. E. Fisher Says the
Mentality of His Pupils Aston
ishes American
Visitors
GOVERNMENT TEACHER TALKS

1.-The little red school house is doing
as much in the Philippines today as 1t
did in the United States half century
ago." said E. E. Fisher, superintendent
of the government schools in the prov
inces of Albay and Sorsogon, last night
at the Westminster.
Mr.. Fisher was among the first of
American educators to accept the call
of the government for instructors and
after four years in the service is now
States.
Americans are astonished at the
latent mentality of the Filipinos," con-
tinued Mr.. Fisher, land their desire to
learn is something amazing. Of course
they are not far advanced but their
progress in these few years has been
remarkable.
mot including those who go to night
was 449,442, or an increase of 122, 46S
over the twelve months preceding.
At the present time there are 4493
municipal and 227 insular schools and
in addition to the large force of Ameri-
can teachers there are nearly 5000 ma
tive instructors.
Arts and Trades Taught
'In Manila school of arts and
trades has been started and is soon to
be removed to quarters much larger
and more commodious than those now
in use, so you see the government is
taking good care of its wards.
mo trouble has been found in pro-
vidng the full quota of teachers for the
islands and the American teachers who
have gone there, on the whole, are well
satisfied with the conditions which they
find
ANY report of unhealthful conditions
existing in the islands is misleading.
For 'corroded' Americans such may be
true. No man can dissipate to airy
great degree in the tropics and long re-
tain any semblance of health, but for
those who are of good habits the ISL
ands give an almost ideal residence.
Il am in the government service. but
were l entirely free of such l should
retain my residence in the Philippines,
as l believe no part of United States
territory offers greater possibilities.
Mr. Fisher resides 200 miles from
Manila and has 200 American and ma
tive teachers in his jurisdiction. The
population of the two provinces is
800, ,OOO
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-25
INTERPRETATIONS

L. w. Stockwel Co.-Directors: L.
w. stockwell. Alice L. Stoekwell. j. w.
stockwell, E. M. Ellis and william j.
Hunsaker Capital stock 100000. with
$500 subscribed.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-25

When the shah OF Persia visits
Europe presently he will have in his
suit forty-three persons, four OF them
doctors.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-25
PERSONAL

A. f. Norton left yesterday for New
York on business trip.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-12
VALUE or ADVERTISING.

The value of advertising comes at
times as n flash OF surprise even to Il
newspaper publisher, says the New
Mexican. II is related Of Robert Bon.
ner, lTDrfsnc7 OF TnU Now York Leds.
or which made him rich. that in hts
early days when he had more ambition
than money, he sent IN eight word ad.
vertisement to the New York Herald,
directing that II be made a one line
local TO be inserted once. Mr.. Bon.
ner's handwriting was so Lad that the
advertising bookkeeper read zone
page" instead of "ope line and to his
chagrin, Bonner saw the next day
that the eight words Read Mrs.
Southworth's New Story in the Ledg
err" occupied a whole page instead
OF only one line in the Herald, Bon.
ner felt he was bankrupt for he did
not have enough money in his name
to pay for q whole page advertisement
But In a short time the effects of that
advertisement began to be felt. Or
dors for the Ledger poured In until
The entire edition was exhausted and
another and larger edition was print
ed. The success of the Ledger was
established and of course, ever after
that Mr.. Bonner was an ardent be
lever in liberal advertising and pur
chased space in the newspapers very
literally.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-12

long articles to explaining the Frater'
nal City project IN well az TO setting
forth tho advantages Of this region,
The Denver News, which published
a large picture OF the hotel and a col.
umn article. was particularly felicltous
In It's headline introduction:
sun Clty's Gates Affair."" It begins.
And continues. "Fraternal Sanitarium
to Open Doors OF Hope for Victims
of White Plague. Rich and Poor"
The New Mexican speaks az follows
Of the sanitarium. under tho caption,
Las Vegas the Winner"
Although the formal announcement
that Las Vegas. or rather. Las Vegas
Hot Springs has been selected as the
sltc for the Fraternal Sanitarium does
not come as a surprise. for the New
Mexican had intimated upon reliable
Information some time age that the
Meadow City was the winner. yet, II
Is cause for great rejoicing and for the
extension of Fluctuations 10 the enter.
prising people Of Santa Fe's neighbor-
Ing city.
Tho selection Ia a very happy one,
Tor climatically. Las Vegas Is In the
same class with Santa Fe. The beauty
OF Its scenic surroundings. It's accessi.
bIity by railroad, the progressiveness
OF the city, and not least. the magnifi.
cent gift OF the Santa Fe system and
the donation OF land by the trustees
OF the Las Vegas grant, we're undoubt.
eddy the deciding factors in the de.
cislon. The advertisement that Las
Vegas. and incidentally the entire ter.
ritory, will derive from the location Of
this sanitarium, should be as valuable
as the direct benefit that the Meadow
City will enjoy from the expenditure
OF large sums OF money annually fol
the maintenance Of the sanitarium
which Is planned upon an immense
scale and which will ultimately accom-
modate thousands OF h~ealth-seekers II
present plans are realized. The SAM
tarium will BIO a city In itself and in /;
few years should double the popula
ton OF Las Vegas. It will be an in
ducement to other railroad lines to ex
tend to this part Of the territory ant
must add nightly to the prestige O
San Miguel and surrounding counties
as health resorts.
While the entire territory will b,
benefited by the location of the sanI
tarium within its boundaries, yet, mex
. to Las Vegas, Santa Fe will derive tn,
. greatest advantage from It. When tn,
Scenic Highway is completed. SAINTS
Fe will be only forty miles by goo
wagon road from Las Vegas Ho
Springs and the people who will trave
over this splendid road from Las We
gas to Santa Fe every summer AM
every fall will not only be scores o
) hundreds but they will he thousands
Many Of those who will first locate a
|, Las Vegas for their health may com
to Santa Fee to spend their summers
Not only that, but relatives and friend,
VIII visit the inmates OF the great san
itarium and naturally. they will no
return east without first visiting TIN
, famous city Of Santa Fe. especial,
when 1t means only n forty-mile drlv,
: over the finest Scenic Highway In tn
! world. Santa Fe, therefore, has a sell
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-12
LICE CREAM.
Gibson r Seikz. vS Co., ~s &c.. 6 ssS": e,

ish reason 10 congratulate Las Vegas
upon It's great fortune. but aside from
that, Santa Fe and the New Mexican
with II. IL glad that the Meadow City
proved the winner and that New Mex.
leo henceforth will be recognized TO
a greater extent than ever az a sani.
tarium OF the world.
The Albuquerque Citizen In part
says:
Three things led to the selection of
Las Vegas. The natural suitableness
Of It's climate and location. the liber.
ality OF its people. and the liberality
OF tho Santa Fe railroad. The com.
pany gave tho Montezuma hotel. 1000
acres Of ground. and a cultivated farm
which In size and productivencss Is
second to nom In New Mexico. The
magnificent hotel. of red sandstone.
and containing 400 rooms. Is the finest
building In the southwest, and with
the land which the railroad company
also donated. ia easily worth 81. 900. 900.
The people Of Las Vegas, on their
part. raised the gift Of land to 10000
On the other hand. the sanitarium
management will establish the Frater
nal City, which will start out with
5000 people. representing the first
gathering of sick from 5000. 900 frater
nalists. They will expend $4,000 In
refurnishlng the hotel which will be
open to guests. and they will extend
the number and accommodations OI
their tent and cottage town as fast as
such extension is physically possible
That there will he 10000 people there
In the next ten or fifteen years. scarce
ly admits OF doubt. Albuquerque
wishes God speed to the enterprise.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-12

Las Vegas grant. Messrs. Gable.
Johnson and Baca are also In the sur.
veying party. Mr.. Zimmerman reports
having completed one-half the work
and gives assurance that he has done
a good job. He Is placing stone cor
ner pieces and planting them so they
will not easily be o~bliterated. MI.
Zimmerman and two Of his company
got separated from Gable and the 9th.
ers and stayed all night at VIM.
Franks store. sleeping on wool.sacks
on the floor beside the fire with the
office cat and kittens for company.
The expense to which the county
commissioners we're put In repairing
the road to Los Alamos and the indt.
vidual efforts Of T. w. Hayward bid
fair to come to naught as the result
Of the misdoing Of some miscreant who
dumped a whole load Of tin cans In the
middle Of the road ear the trough
that Mr.. Hayward placed near the
Cabanos house. The cans are calculat.
ed to both scare and injure horses
who pass over them. A few more
such actions and the road will be i'm.
passable again. The team Of VIM.
Frank, while coming from the city
with the family of Miguel Baca took
fright at the cans and was only con.
trolled by strong effort.
Your correspondent asks that the
county commissioners take steps to
compel the person who emptied the
cans to remove them and also inform
him that he is liable to damages.
VIM. N. Frank writes from Santa
Rosa that the country down there is
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-12
FRArGRNAL CITY As AN ADvER.
TlSgMgNT.

The territorial newspapers are TAX.
Ing a very cordial tone towards Las
Vegas as regards the decision OF the
board Of managers to locate the Frater.
nal City In Gallinas canyon. The
great newspapers Of the land have oil
heralded the tidings that In q beautiful
location In sunny New Mexico q great
institution will DO established for the
purpose Of p~rolonging the life Of thous'
ands who are threatened with destruc-
tion by the most dire enemy Of man.
kind. The associated press to Its
thousands OF papers throughout this
country. Canada. Europe. South Amer
ica and the lands across the wide Pa
cific has told the tale OF new hope.
Such an advertisement as Las Vegas
has received and will continue to re
ceive has been the fortunate lot OF
few towns In this country.
The plans OF the sa~nltarium mana
gers will be followed with intense In
tcrest by the whole civilized world
There is no problem that lies so near
the hearts Of tho people as this wal
against the white plague. That 1t car
DO successfully combated in this IA
vored region, we Of Las Vegas know
Thc world Is eager to know It, too. and
the learning OF the lesson will estab
lish this city beyond question as the
greatest health resort In the nation
and perhaps In the world. 1t Is for the
people OF Las Vegas to assist In every
possible way the work of advertising
this city. its advantages and the idea,
health conditions to the outside world
Many newspapers have come t
hand which have published picture.
or the Montezuma and have devoted
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-12

The Las Vegas summer normal
should draw teachers from every part
Of the territory. The best OF advan-
tages are offered to enable the teach.
ers to acquire a maximum Of valuable
professional knowledge In a minimum
Of time. Las Vegas. also. is an ideal
place in which to spend the summer.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-12

A number Of members Of the Com.
mercial club have been doing constant
and excellent work for the city. The
time has come when the organization
as a whole should be more aggressive
and when every member should be ac-
lively interested in matters that make
for the welfare Of the city. 2
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-12

looking fine and the stock Is doing
well. For instance In the Baca sheep
camp. 200 ewes have produced 200
lambs that will live. It Is expected
that lambing will be completed BY May
IS. The Pecos river Is reported to be
very high near Santa Rosa and In
many places impossible.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-12

There are some citizens who have
become such ardent boosters Of late
thatthey don't even knock when they
enter a private office.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-12

All Las Vegans will pull together
for the reservoir. II no disunlon Is al.
lowed TO arise, the reservoir Is as IRE
as fate.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-12

Sending the home paper to outside
friends IL an excellent way of advertis'
ing the city.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-12

Fraternal City will advertise the
whole Of New Mexico as well IS Las
Vegas and will be a benefit to every
section.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-12

Our friends, the late enemy, who SO
ably contested the location Of the san
itarium site. have accepted defeat
gracefully and congratulate us hearth
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-12

Las Vegas appreciates the cordia,
tone OF the territorial press regarding
the sanitarium.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-12

The country surrounding Las Vegas
never looked better than at present.
There is abundant promise Of a plen.
teous harvest this fall.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-12

Las Vegas ought TO organize q
quarter OF a century club.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-12

There ought TO be no more cross puI
poses and pulling apart In this city.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-12
News from Los Aiamos

TO The Optic.
LOS ALAMOS, N. NJ, May 11.-Your
correspondent was agreeably surprised
TO meet here his old-time friend. John
L. Zimmerman, who Is surveying the
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-12

Now IL the time to advertise Las
Vegas.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-12
Property Sales.

ID. r. Hoskins has purchased from
Mrs. Parry Mcdonald the valuable lots
between the office Of the Harris real
estate company and the Roth building.
The ultimate intention Is to erect q
handsome building on the lots.
Z. B. Reynolds has purchased the
pretty Cornell home or Fifth street.
Mrs. Sarah Grant has purchased the
Dick residence on Fifth street, one OF
the handsomest and most desirable
homes in the city.
Mrs. w. w. Rawlins has sold what
has been known as the Rawlins horse
ranch on the Tecolote stream, contain
ing about 800 acres, to Edwin B. NC
Schroeder.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-12

Il. r. Winters, pharmacist at the
store of the Winters Drug company. is
anxiously waiting for definite news
from his sister at Snyder,
Oklahoma. The young lady was
due to arrive in that town
just about the time of the tornado. Her
name has not been published in any
list Of killed or injured that has yet
reached the city.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-12
Are you a booster?

Who says new hotel for the city?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-03-22
ITCHING INTO THE BACHELOR.
That Ornament to Mankind Abused
and MaIiened

'E'0t ornament 10 Mankind Abused
and MaIiened.
Once more the bachelors are being
threatened by the Legislators with all
sorts of punishments, in the hope of
frightening them into matrimony.
These Legislators and their hackers de-
nounce the bachelor as a monster of
selfshness, wretch who shirks the
highest duties and responsibilities of
life. The advocates Of matrimony are
hardly as discreet as they are earnest.
Are they not making the bachelor
the more resolute in his lonely
way by thus representing matri-
mony as a state of grievous
travail which it is not pleasure, but
grave duty, for man to enter? Would
they not act more wisely and with bet
ter results If, instead of threatening
the bachelor, they treated him as an
object of pity. as one deserving great
consideration, because he, through ig-
norance or feeble-mindedness or lack
of Vaccinations, was denied the joy and
bliss of headship of a family?