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Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
SITE OF BUSINESS
Manufacturing Industries Show Larg=
est Gains Over Previous Years.
Weather Unreasonable
BY Associa ted Press.

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Bradstreet's
tomorrow will say:
In wholesale trade clearing sales
and stock taking operations absorb at
tention, but it is noted that operations
for spring account are hrger than
ordinarily and in fact business is
heavier than expected at this season.
Staples generally maintain their old
Iron and steel lead the industries in
strength of demand and prices, fin
ished steel being particularly active
for this season, though pig iron sales
are fair at the west and open weather
favors unprecedented production. Labor
is exceptionally well employed for this
season.
January is likely to see few strikes
in the printing trades.
Additional reports as to trade in the
year now closing point to 1905 having
been record breaker alike in agricul-
ture, speculative, financial, Industrial
circles. AS whole however, prize
must be assigned to manufacturing in
dustry, which shows the largest gains
over al preceding years,
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Dun's weekly
review of trade tomorrow will say:
Unseasonably mild weather accentu-
ated the customary holiday dullness in
distribution of merchandise but graft
flying results of Christmas trade eS-
tablished strong tone and confidence
regarding the future is more pro-
nounced.
outdoor work is tacllltated by the
high temperature and the lack of snow,
making the years total of building ope-
Iations even greater than the most
sangune expectations.
Trade in furs and heavy clothing is
unfavorably affected by the open win
ter but the net result is most satisfac-
tory.
1t is gratifying to manufacturers to
find that no burdensome accumulation
of stocks has occurred, despite recent
record breaking production.
Statements of railway earnings con-
tinue satisfactory figures thus far
available for December showing an
average gain of SO per cent over 1904.
Light trading in hides has not weak
ened quotations. Foreign dry hides
have the additional support of adviccs
from the River Platte that the slaugh-
ter will exhibit considerable decrease.
Failures this week number 221 in the
United States against 221 last year, ana
27 in Canada compared with II last
year
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
DENIES HER PROMISE TO WED
Pretty School Ma'am Tries to Elope
With Another Teacher When
Rival Lover Appears
} The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
CHARLESTON, ILL.,, Dec. ga re-
jected suitor, an elopement frustrated
and high school stirred from the fac
ulty down to the lower grades is the
sensation of the hour here. Miss Ethel
Corbitt of Spring valley, Mimi, pretty
school teacher was presumably the
promised wife of c. A. Pitkin, wealthy
young lawyer of her own state. She
fell in love with Prof. H. S. Toms, an
other member of the high school faculty,
and when Pitkin came yesterday to
claim her she planned an elopement
with her new lover and only the in
tervention of Supt. Elwood prevented
this escape. She denied her engagement
to Pitkin, though he claims that they
were to be married next Tuesday and
that he has a home already furnished.
It was reported this afternoon that Miss
Corbitt and Prof. Toms would be asked
to resign
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
D. B. HILL UNABLE
TO Be PRESENT
TOO ILL TO APPEAR BEFORE
INSURANCE COMMITTEE
Received Annual Retainer Fee Of
$4,000 From Equitabe--lnves-
tigation Is Nearly
Completed
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-David Ben
nett Hill, former United States sena-
tor, has written to the legislative in
surance investigating committee, say
ing in answer to letter requesting
that he appear as a witness, that he is
ILL., Mr.. Hill writes that he is in bed
part of the time and he does not think
he ought to make so extended q trip
as would be necessary If he testified,
for at least two weeks to come.
1t is on record that Mr.. Hill received
$4,000 annual retainer from the
Equitable Life Assurance society for a
period of years.
With the adjournment of the legis-
lative committee on Insurance investi-
cation tonight the examination of the
last of the old line companies was COM
pleted. Tomorrow the last of the COM
mittee's sessions will be given over to
exhibits which have not heretofore
been presented by several companies
and these are so numerous that they
will not be read for the record, but
after introduction by the witnesses
will be marked for Identification.
Today the examination of the United
States Life Insurance company was
completed and the Manhattan Life In
surance company was taken up. Presi-
dent Stokes of the latter company was
a witness.
The last old line company taken up
was the Life Insurance Club of New
York. This appeared to be q system of
securing insurance without agents by
means of advertising. In the examina-
tion of it's president, Robert Wightman,
it was brought out that the system is
antagonistic to the larger companies.
When the committee began it's ses-
sion today Adrian Isein of the banking
firm of Iselin e. Co., members of the
finance committee of the Mutual Life
Insurance company presented a state
ment of his participations in under
writing syndicates in which the Mutual
Life Insurance company also took part
He was not required to testify further
today.
President John P. Mum of the United
States Life Insurance company was
called and asked about the agency con-
tracts of his company.
Henry B. Stokes, president of the
Manhattan Life Insurance company OF
New York followed Mr.. Mum.
Mr.. Stokes said the capital stock OF
the Manhattan company is 100000. He
said political contributions have never
been made nor has any executive eX-
pense been incurred
George G.. Haven "a member of the
finance committee of the Mutual Life
Insurance company. corrected his state
ment of yesterday that the salary COM
mittee of the Mutual was appointed by
President McCurdy. He has learned
that the salary committee was appoint
ed by the finance committee about
twenty years ago.
Adjournment was taken until to-
morrow, which will be the last day OF
the investigation.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
OWL sPRAINS WING
Was So Fond of Flying That He Kept
His Mates Awake in
Daytime
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK, Dec 29.-Mendlo, an
owl in the menagerie in Prospect park
Brooklyn, was much annoyed yesterday
when he found that one of his wings
tapped and made such noise that his
companions We're disturbed. His pre-
dicament was due to an injury he re-
ceived when he fell from his perch a
short time ago.
Proud of his noiseless flight about
the cage, Mendlo spent much time in
darting from one corner of the enclos-
ure to another. He even neglected his
day sleep to take the exercise, and his
cage mates did not object until his
movements caused such a disturbance
that their slumber was interrupted
Until the muscles of Mendlos wing
regain their normal condition. ii Is
likely that he win be compelled to give
up flying during the day in order to
keep in favor with his companions. His
injuries prevent him from operating his
wings with his former ease and his
cage mates hooted him back to his
perch yesterday when he started to
exercise.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
YERKES' ILLNESS
ENDS IN DEATH
WIFE is PRESENT WHEN HE.
PASSES AWAY
She Relents at the Last Moment
and Goes to His Hotel.
His Work to Be
Carried On
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec 29.-Charles t.
Yerkes, the noted railway flnancier of
Chicago and London, died today in
his apartments at the Waldorf Astoria
hotel, where he had been i'll for more
than six weeks. Mr.. Yerkes suffered
from a complication of diseases, grow
ing out of a severe cold which he con-
tracted in London early in the fall.
Ills condition had been critical for ten
days past, and the attending physi-
clans gave up all hope several days
ago, although members of the family
clung to the belief that the remarkable
vitality of Mr.. Yerkes would pull him
through. Since last night the patient
had been kept alive by strong stimu-
lants.
Despite statements said to have come
earlier in the day from Mrs. Charles
r. Yerkes. wife of the capitalist, that
she would not go to the Waldorf
Astoria, the following official statement
was made by DR.. Loomis, who attended
Mr.. Yerkes throughout his illness
"At the deathbed were Mrs. Charles
T. Yerkes, his wife; Charles Edward
Yerkes, a son, and his wife, Mrs.
CnarleS IL. MllIer, Il daughter, anu hly =
self
"At II o'clock Mrs. Yerkes was tele-
phoned to that her husband was dying,
and she relented and went to the hotel
and was present when he died. This
was the first time Mrs. Yerkes had
been at the hotel during her husbands
illness Death was peaceful but unex-
pected at the time"
Mr.. Yerkes' residence is at Sixty
eighth street and Fifth avenue.
-Speyer & Co., the New York banking
firm, which had much to do with the
local financing of Mr.. Yerkes' affairs,
today made the following statement:
1.-THE death of Mr.. Yerkes is par
ticularly sad, coming at a time when
his great work in connection with the
London underground system was
rapidly approaching completion and i'm
portant portions of it were being put
in operation.
"Mr. Yerkes' failing health had
warned him and the bankers associated
with the enterprise that arrangements
should be made for relieving him of
a portion of his work or for completing
it and carrying it out in case of his
DEATH The arrangements have been
perfected and will be announced at the
proper time"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
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Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30

Plenty OF challs finds it's way into
the making of morning shirt waists.
There's Il host of new designs just out,
carried out in gay, CHEEKY colors that
somehow are wonderfully attractive.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
CAT SAVES SLEEPING PAIR
Gas Was Escaping and They Might
Have Died, but Tabby Arouses
Them in Time
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
ATLANTIC CITY, Dec ga pet
cat, scratching at the neck of Mrs
Clarence Jeffries, as she slept in her
home, 2117 Grant avenue, early this
morning, aroused her to the fact that
gas was escaping from a furnace She
was barely able to reach a window and
get fresh air. Her husband was more
seriously affected, but revived under
the care of a physician this afternoon.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
NEW PERILS IN HER ICE CREAM
If Girl Eats 1t at Minors Expense His
Mother May Sue for
Its Cost
Special to The Herald

Special to The Herald.
McKEESPORT, Pa, Dec. 29.-Mrs.
Lizzie Cargo of Hoboken, near here,
has obtained a judgment against Miss
Sarah McVicker, aged 49, for $3O.75,
which money she alleges was spent on
Miss McVicker by her son, Newman
aged A. who is strangely infatuated
with her.
The mother charges that the boy re-
fused to bring home his wages and
bought pop, ice cream and theater
tickets for Miss McVicker instead.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-06
Colonel zeveIey'. PLANT.

Colonel Bill. Zeyeley of .Mpscogee,
I. r., having heard the east a-calling.
is back in Washington. says the New
York World While the colonel was in
the southwest this time for Il few
Heetins days: the editor OF the Kansas
City Star, noting WITH evident jealousy
the popularity ypfr Colonel Zeveley In
these parts. wrote an editorial article.
in which he said: "Out here he is
known as j.. w. Zeveley. When he
gets to ST. Louis he is William Zeve-
ley. As soon as he arrives in Wash
ington, he, Is denominated as Colonel
Bill Zeveley. and God only knows what
the tesselated satraps Of Broadway
call him. This alone is clear His
fame in Kansas City is imperishable.
Hell the man who first intfodueed the
fashion In Kansas City ofawearing a
plug hat and spats before breakfast"
'Now, what do you think of that?"
asked Colonel Zeveley ruefully. "a
plug hat and spats before breakfast.
when everybody knows never got up
before breakfast in my life"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-06
A MODEL DAIRY AT SUMNER.

, Dr. S. B. Nelson, state veterinarian, member o the
state board of health faculty the state agr
cultural college declares that majority the dairies Of
the state supplying milk would be condemned I'M
DER eastern methods of inspection
ZION to the model dairy of ex-senator Paulhamus Sum-
ner IN Pierce county The dairy keeps 20 25
and the milk sold to Mrs of Seattle under
contract as to its are curriea
before each milking the udders washed dried floors
are Kept scrupuousy clean and dsnfected regular
intervals and the mixers clearly their personal
habits regards thei- clothing during milking and
me condition OF their hands. The immediately
aerated and cooled bottled sterized bottles placed ON
ace and shipped to Seattle it being delivered at tempera-
tue under so degrees During distribution there ia no
pouring Of milk from into measure .thus avoa;n,
contamination.
ihese conditions have been brought about at moderate
expense and there is why they should not be-
come general 1t is the intention Of Pauhaus to give
onef TO Seattle pysicans in his stable that they
see the absolutely clean and sanitary conditions
"eh hk is produced and prepared for market at his
dairy.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-06
PURPOSE OF swEENY LINEUP.

The Olynpian says: ~ sHseef
The Walla Waa Statesman has discovered that B. D.
Croker steel the southeast Senator
Ankeny all the time that he sojourned in Sweeny
camp that the whole sweeny lineup for the pur-
pose of delivering the senatorshp to Mr. Piles in
change what Mr.. Piles has agreed to give. That
that Mr.. sweeny candidate at all, but
merely buning in the interest of eastern Washington
and Senator Ankeny, OF course other western man
would cleared the track Mr. Ankeny promised
deliver what Mr.. Piles has undertaken deiver We
glad however, B. David squared home
royal Sort close to the direct line but trebe
what might happened had the Foster vote to
Sweeny We Charley carrying it over Sam
mys headquarters silver tray. 81 q =
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-06
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS


Attorney General Atkinson prior his election
was brieess lawyer commissioned by the rail-
road committees the houses of the legislature to
prepare railway commission bill No doubt the bill
he prepares will satisfactory railroads. whip om
mated him in return aiding defeat
Governor Mcbride poor bill for the ship
pers asking relief from unfair dis
ordinations and excessive freight rates
says he teegraphed the national CAPT.
a copy Hepburn bill and
drafting his bill for state
railway commission The Hepburn already
committee interstate commerce
as gold brick" manufactured supervision of
Blythe Burlington railroad, who is sort
political Hepburns state of Iowa. The Esch-
Townsend substituted for the Hepburn bill
the substitute falls far short of meeting the
recommendations Roosevelts
II Atkinson Hepburn his model it is
"circh" his railroad commission bill will be weak
spineles toothess providing snecures three
commissioners $4,000 each besides allow
clerks and secretaries The Hepburn bill
provides freight shall be modified except
complaint then the will stand until
final decision by the courts provided the railroad
will make good the loss the
planning shipper other shippers with
protection Before the decided the freight
will been disposed of and but commits
get any benefit from decision
the transportation company. -+ ~ * -. r>r-
AS the railroads complete victory this state
the last election surprising propose
the full triumph they the
making of the commission BILL there is doubt
that it will be sham and farce. 't~s -
Even if the bill any features they
would be nufed by the appointment
in sympathy with railroad regulation Among
to be most favorably considered by
members of the state senators
who voted against Toman bill and prominent rail-
road attorney who has always legislation
his eastern Washington speeches during late
compaign Governor Mead his word of
would appoint members railroad commission only
men in thorough sympathy with the spirit of the
the law to be farce the keep promise
by appointing railroad tools to execute it.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-06
F1NGER-PRINTs AND CRIMINALS

substitution dactyloscopy Bertillon sys
in police departments the Identification crim
bringing which at
week. ST. Louis the police took the i'm
prints a porch climbers fingers clew. The i'm
prints observed. by the naked eye, article
the intruder had touched, and they may, by
parisen with records aid in discovering his
identity - y - T. F'.ss
Several days later Doctor Carson exhibited the
Legal society of London method which had
assistance detectives. doctor
had Sir William Collins touch ordinary sheet Of note
paper The ingermarAs were not observable Then the
doctor sprinkled powder the apd blew off the
powder, whereupon the marks very distinct Other
experiments, black colored equally
successful - = f''<1 Z.
1t is Iaughable to imagine the p-to-date Sherlock
Holmes going around, as sort of Puddnhead Wilson,
sprnkng powder everything and scanning for
fngermarks. But the idea which induced the ST. Louis
police to examine the hnger-ma made by a porch
climber and the demonstrations made with powder
London doctor undoubtedly great practical
age for dactyloscopy. -1&-.. i - So. -
Europe America long in adopting an identi-
thousand more. Perhaps the system was too
simple to to- be serviceable in state conpl
Gated civilization and of ingenious crime However 1t
but few after the system put
method becomes cIews besides Identification
daktyoscopy does not supersede Bertillon
promises to become. at least valuable accessory.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-06
s,.ek. sas,, J. n. co-sapr..ly.


Following upon what amounts to an
exposure Of certsin laxity in the sur.
ssroundings OF girl students attending
co-educational institutions movement,
has been started to correct alleged
evils. The work sof reforming condi.
tons which are classed indecorous If
nothing worse is to be taken up svolun-
tarily by a corps OF members. Of THE
gentler sex, rather one sided arrange
ment, since the young men are in
cluded in the somewhat vague, but YET
compromising. charges. 1t cannot be
that in this age of fair play the burden
Of guilt is to fall upon the shoulders OF
poor Eve.
The incident as it stands furnishes
the opponents Of co-edpcation .strone
argument, and they will not be slow to
come forward with the retort, Il told
you So" In view Of the claim put
forth years ago by the friends Of coed
schools that the presence and example
of girl students would tend to reclaim
the boys from their TRADITIONAL wild.
ness and elevate the tone of the class
room and campus, the critics have the
best Of the argument If the. reformerf
are now found to be themselves in
need of reforming. 1t is hard to be
iieve that this is the case to an extent
which calls Tor measures so extreme as
straitlaced espionage or anything of
that sort ~ 80 - 'tf>
Doubtless some Of the specifications
are true. but there is danger Of draw.
ing conclusions therefrom unjust tc
the schools and to American woman,
hood. One school authority admits
that some girls do learn to drink anC
smoke at college, but says that they
are the kind that would have fallen
into these habits anyway. That brings
-up the old question. whether the fault
Of college career. failures is due to the
college Or to the material sent there.
Now, any young woman with sufficient
mentality to warrant taxing the schoo.
faculty with her training and her par.
ents' purse with cost of maintenance
should be able to sustain away from
home the manners andfmorals inculcat
ed under the parental roof 1t is the
girl who knows how to take care OF
herself out in the world whom the col.
lege seeks to, educate. and she It b
whom society. asks to have educated
No doubt there are maynard girls who
60 to college to escape the restraints
OF home; also adventuresses who seeb
to add to their stock in trade the eclat
Of a degree. but college life ought NOT
to be and cannot be narrowed and
'hemmed in Just to = keep the few
"black sheep within bounds Az fos
the youngsters OF the other sex, those
who forget that their girl classmates
should be- as sacred to them as are
their sisters and mothers at home and
their wives and daughters that are t.
be, are out Of place in q coed college.
And for both sexes the best college
disciplinarians is, an. Unsuitable hunge'
after useful knowledge and the faculty
for using it. Given this hunger. there
is neither time nor inclination fos
pranks, which cab for organized sur
veiilance outside q that maintained
by the college officials. ''.''
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-06

the seat Of state government should from
Olympia to Tacoma IS hundred
thousand capitol building
stitution 1t has been that into
state insane asylum penentary of the
change be foundations
and crack the walls The two the
itentiary full and running quarters
provided rapidly
ing number Of insane people and convicts = .
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-06

One of the first acts of NJ Rouyier the new French
premier, the defining finance
position OF the French with reference
ulaton Not only did the premier let it
the government frowns anything savorng spec
ulatve, but went far personally
leaders among the Agents de Change requesting that they
use their influence to hold purchase
sale of securities within limits. .
" High finance in France is always in much closer
touch with affairs governmental than case
country There have been times when Washington,
Wall street nave acted harmony the gener
al good instance secretary treasury
has had to deal with scarcity. There does
exist however, such intimate relationship
The situation is therefore not exactly though
tary Hay should confer with magnates street.
the view of preventing speculative interest
but there is analogy, and since imagine
such direct supervision or interference
country without the gravest reason fsp H. may
we'll infer that is ordinary occasion that
premier of France to the French moneybags their
influence on the side of stability.
The fact of it is that Russian stua-
ton the possibility disturbance Thou
sands thousands of French families have their little
savings invested in Russian representing
railroad industrial undertakings government
ngs the total French holdings of Russian obligations being
estimated at $4,000 100000 gone on and
the Japanese have made advances French banks the
brokers' the and the inspiring all
that all would be right The fall of
additional weight sentiment slaughter the
worngmen in the streets Of ST Petersburg worst
ALL for suggested revolution This prompted
the French governmental corporation
for the maintenance of steainess prevention
anything that might give even suggest
financial panic.
The premier that the present the Agents de
Change should discourage fotation OF new bond or
stock issues the promotion Of enterprises
the better to prepare the market
demands nothing else than that the Russian
loan Abandoned for the the time being noppor-
tune will up again later. must do all she
can to foat this loan to advantage for she in
Russia to the arpts and anything necessary
to keep her head from dipping under.
Her hope H. that. within two conditions
Russia win have auseed down. and Kurosatkp win have
ln3ae showing sdcenty good to change sentiment
some degree This Is poahle. certainly roth
ing in the continued massacre OF innocent men the cities
TO indicate that Rus internal are being
capably anded whae her armies are not
Ing we'll She2 seems to have little hope against
the activity and assressiveness or Japan
less be sim determined and effective spring
NJ. .
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-06

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