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Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-12

acre tract known as Lyman hill. This
is a most beautiful site, surprising all
subdivisions for view. The Hollywood
and Colegrove lines pass the;traot and
one line Of Hollywood passes through
the tract The purchaser will grade
the streets and put in cement side
walks. This will make a delightful
location for homeseekers desiring a
home in the foot hills.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-12

lot 45x1o5 feet; bought for home for
S350O
For c. Fisher to A. Georgel, an un-
improved lot on the south side Of
Twenty-second street, 100 feet east Of
Grand avenue, lot 6Ox12O feet, where
the new owner will improve at once,
for a consideration Of s2t00.
For A. Benson to II. 70. Smith, an
unimproved lot on the east side Of La
Sale street. 100 feet south Of Twenty
ninth street, 5Ox15O feet Mr. Smith
will improve. with a two-story resi-
dence to cost $450O. Consideration 5000.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-12
POPULARITY OF TRACTS
BRINGS QUICK RESULTS
Scores Of Lots Are Sold In New
Southwestern SUBJ
divIsion

Southwestern SUBJ
The Mccarthy company reports all
lots sold on Forty-nlnth street, Fiftieth
and Fifty-flrst streets in the Main
street and Moneta avenue tract, ex-
cepting eight lots on Forty-ninth
street, two lots on Fiftieth street, and
seven lots on Fifty-first street. This
Ia regarded as an unprecedented rec
ord of sales for tract of this size.
The property has been on the market
only three weeks and in the mean
time the same company has purchased
and placed upon the market a second
tract in the neighborhood from which
twenty-five lots have been sold, and
has in preparation a third tract to
be opened next week, and has already
large advance inquiries. OF course the
near approach of the building of the
new Moneta avenue car line has much
to do with the success of the sales in
these tracts; but the fact remains that
the neighborhood in which the COM
pany is buying, selling and operating
is what might be called very "close
in property considering the present
values. 1t is district that has been
overlooked for some time while other
parts of the city have been growing
and advancing.
Another Tract Coming
The Mccarthy company has a third
tract in the Main street and Moneta
avenue and Flgueroa street district in
preparation for subdivision, this being
the Rice forty acres, and the lots in
this subdivision will be ready in about
one week.
The new Moneta avenue car line, that
will be the finest built and equipped
line in this city, will cut this subdivision
and furnish quick and easy street car
communication with running time from
Main and Sixth streets to this tract
III about eleven minutes.
Homes In Tracts
o. M. Bell has plans for two story,
seven room house to be built on the
south line of F'iftieth street, 1S0 feet
west of Main street, in the Mccarthy
company's Main street and Moneta
avenue tract.
w. A. Hicks has plans for similar
building to be built on the south line
of Fiftieth street about 200 feet east
of Moneta avenue, and e. B. Van Bus
kirk will build large six room hunga-
low on the north line of Fiftieth street
between Main street and Moneta ave-
nue..
other recent purchasers in this vicin-
ity will build as soon as street work
is finished.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-12
MARCH MAY
BREAK RECORDS
RECORD VALUE IS PLACED
WITH STREET
Los Angeles Capital Pays $4,000 a
Front Foot-Property Rented
for Ten Years for $4,000
Year
Continued from Page One)
Recent Permits Granted

Recent Permits Granted
Among the permits issued by the
building superintendent during the
past week the following lead in point
of interest:
H. j. Deifke, a two-story frame al
1919 Kellam street, $25OO; j. Preller
builder.
Frank Raegnes, oil West Twelfth
street, one-story frame at 1928 Ho-
bart boulevard, $21OO; w. j. Bliessner
architect; Joseph Ferris, builder.
John L. Schroeder, one-story frame
at 1908 Van Ness avenue, $1,000; Ed
ward Kendall, architect and builder.
Mrs. Elizabeth Leihy, 1888 Merchant
street, a a'three-story frame at 7S7 Ceres
avenue, $1,000; Burck-G Gwynne company
architects and builders.
Daniel T. Althouse, two-story frame
at $50 Bonnie Brae street, $3.50; d. T
Althouse, builder.
Daniel T. Althouse, two-story frame
at 654 South Bonnie Brae street, $4450;
d. T. Althouse, builder.
Wesley Chapel M. Il. church, c. G.
Simson, trustee, 233 East Ninth street
a one-story concrete church at COL East
Eighth street, $14,OOO Marsh & Rus
sell, architects; c. G. Simson, builder.
Henry Schneider, 695 Burlington
street, two-story frame at 1868 Dor
chester avenue, $4,000; Maule & Rob-
erts, builders.
j. D. Thompson, two-story frame
at 742 Towne avenue, $4,000; j. d
Thompson, builder.
]. Klatscher, three STORY frame al
356 South Figueroa street, $4,000: P. w
Ehlers, architect; J. f. Preusch
builder.
c. M Gordon, a two-story frame al
1901 Abbott place, $4,000; F. Cook
builder.
Mary L. Combe, 27O5 Central avenue
a two-story frame at 2401-24011 -240;
Central avenue, $4,000; George e
Combe, architect and builder.
W.. S.. Boyd, 901 South Bunker Hill
avenue, alterations to two-story
brick at 469-47S East Third street
$4,000.
Myrta Butterfield, S24 East Washing.
ton street, one-story brick at 1896.
South Main street, $4,000. . ~ -
Ingram & Briggs a one-story frame
at 1893 West Twenty-second street
$4,000; F. M. Tyler, architect; ingram
& Briggs, builders.
Johnson hotel. two-story frame al
1S9 South Grand avenue $4,000; A. l.
Haley, architect; A. ]. Carlson, builder
w. A. Gilmore, a story and a hall
frame at 1856 Berendo street, $4,000; A
B. Benton, architect; W. A. Gilmore
builder.
H. l.. Alexander, 1872 West Ninth
street, a two-story frame at 1921 South
Alvarado street, $1O,45O; Train & Will
Jams, architects; P. A. Mulford
builder
Louise Mohn. alterations to a two
story brick at Asst. South Spring street
S5o25; Theodore A. Eisen, architect; P
A. Mulford, builder.
George Lem & Co., 345 Apoblaga
street. a two-story brick at 16O-16;
North Apoblasa street, known as Mrs
c. A. Sepulveda' property, $17,7O0; Hud-
son & Munsell architects; 1. L. Spauld-
ing, builder.
f. A. Johnson, 400 East Ninth street
a story and half frame at 1926 South
Figueroa street. $4,000; F. A. Johnson
builder.
Abbie S. Reid, a two-story frame at
271S West Eighth street, $4,000; Thomas
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-12
Hand Ground In Machine

S. d. Beverly, machinist, was in
jured painfully yesterday afternoon in
a planning mill at Ninth street and
Maple avenue. Beverly while at work
slipped his hand too near the saw and
his fingers were caught by the knife.
The thumb and index finger OF his
right hand were amputated at the re-
celving hospital by Surgeons ouint and
Bonynge.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-12
The Mining
Trust Company

has secured in groups twenty-six of the
best claims in the district and has ore
from the surface which assays $400,
from the surface Of which assay $25,
$36 and $50, with float and seams run
ming $400, $712 and $4,000 to the ton. The
Mining-Trust company owning these
properties will develop them on the
club plan, limited to 1000 members, who
each pay 81 per month toward the de-
velopment, shipping Of the ore and ex-
penses. The officers and directors of
the company are selected from the
club members and applications are
coming in to the company from all
chance to make a fortune by investing
$1.0O monthly
The company is a close corporation
owned by George Noble Todd, a we'll
known mining operator of means, who
has been for many years a large de-
positor with the Farmers & Merchants
National bank of Los Angeles. One
half the net proceeds derived from the
sale or working of the companys prop
critics will be paid to the 1000 club
members. The club membership is be-
ing rapidly filled, nearly 500 applica-
tions having been made to date.
In making application for member
ship, send 81 for each membership you
desire, P. o. order, with your address,
that certificate may be mailed you.
Address
The Mining Trust Co.,
Laushlin Building Los Angeles
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-12
Dolnss of the HustIers

Superintendent Eagan, in charge oi
the construction of the twelve-story
fireproof hotel for the Bilicke- Rowan
Fifth and Spring streets, is in a happy
frame Of mind after weeks of worry
over the non-arrival of steel beams fol
the building. Several belated carloads
of material have arrived from Pittsburg
Pa, and he is advised that nearly al
of the iron work is on the way. Cole
weather deep snow and washouts are
given as causes for the annoying delay
all along the route.
II. j. Edwards has returned from
Whittier after an absence of severa
weeks and is again giving attention to
realty business. He says Whittier has
population of 1000 and still growing
John Cochran has located permanent
ly in room 582, Laughlin building, and
while selling Los Angeles realty tc
tourists he will continue sending orig
inal literature back east" to prospect
i've investors.
Earl Anderson made a flying trip tc
Santa Ana Friday on realty business.
Tracts for Homes
Charles M. Stimson has sold to M
L. Wicks & Co. fifty-two acres adjoin-
ing Lincoln park and the Ostrich farm
and the Free Methodist church, con-
sideration approximately $4,000. The
property has been subdivided and
surveyed and streets win be put in fol-
lowing the contour of the hills. Ar
rangements are being made to put
water on the tract, making very de-
sirable sites for home buildings,
Also to e. Riveroll company, a, ten
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-12

no LET-COLYEAR WAREHOUSE co.
Fire-proof open storage or separate locked
rooms; experienced packers at one-third less
than others. il5-i7-lo SAN PEDRO 81, Main
office. se2-24 8. MAIN. Phones; Home tibii
Main ALL
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-01-18
CURRENT NEWS EVENTS.

Eugene V. Debs has planned to build
monster International labor union
on a socialistlc basis.
Both the coal miner and mine-own-
ers throughout the Rhenish and West
Phalian districts are preparing for a
general strike
John Blake, plumber, of New
Florence, Pa, was struck by a train
east of the Blairsville intersection
and was killed.
The College of the Jesuit Fathers at
Cienfuegoes, Cuba, has been destroyed
by fire. Several firemen were injured.
The loss is 100000. No insurance.
James A. Bailey, fourth owner of
the Sells-Forepaugh shows bought the
entire show at public sale for S150,000.
Nearly every Snowman in the country
was present at the sale.
Four men were instantly killed and
two others injured today at a shaft
which is being sunk at Rockland,
Mich, by the Victoria Mining Com
pany.
The president sent to the senate
the nomination of David Il. Thompson
of Nebraska, to be ambassador ex-
traordinary and plenipotentiary to
Brazil.
r. b. Vinson, said to be the son
of wealthy Baltimore (Md.) man,
was killed at Rapid City, S. d. He
was driving, when his team became
frightened and ran away. Vinson
was thrown out and dragged to death.
Up to the time of his surrender,
Gen. Stoesscl believed Kuropatkin was
only 30 miles distant from Port Ar
thur with relief force.
Senator Penrose introduced a bill
providing for the payment of the
claims of New York, Pennsylvania
and Delaware on account of advan,
ces and expenditures for the war with
Great Britain from 1912 to 1915.
Requests by Richard Croker for an
explanation By the Jockey club in
London, England, as to why it inter
dicted the training Of his horses at
Newmarket have not been complied
with.
Levi p. Morton, former vice presi
dent of the United States, and form
er governor Of New York, is the giveI
of the 100000 contribution to the fund
for the completion Of the cathedra
of St. John the Divine in New Yorl
Citv
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-01-18
DEFENSE or M0RMON|SM
Former Senator from Idaho Com
mends Some Features.
NEITHER DRINK NOR GAMBLE.
Mere Respect for Man Who Takes
Plural Wives Than One Who De-
serts Them.

Testimony intended to prove that
the Mormon morale is of the highest
typo, and to refute the word of wit
nesses who have declared the con-
trary to be true, was offered by coun-
sci for Senator Reed Smoot. w. J..
Mcconnell, formerly a United States
Senator from Idaho, and twice Gov
enor Of his State, and Representative
Burton l.. French, member of tire
present Congress and reelected for
another term, were the days witness
es.
1t was the opening session of the
defense in the Smoot investigation.
Senator p. c. Knox, a new member
of the committee, attended for the
first time. There is a sentiment in
the committee in favor of pressing
the investigation to a conclusion.
Both witnesses to-day denied many
statements directed against the Nor
mon church and its alleged interfer-
ence in political affairs. Former
Gov. Mcconnell said that the Gen
tile members of the Idaho Legislature
have not as high morals as the Nor
mon members, and that if it were not
for questions of geography and knowl-
edge of legislative needs, the inter
ests of the State would be better
served by an entire Mormon Legis-
lature.
The examination was conducted by
Waldemar Vancott, Of Salt Lake, who
is associated with A. S. Worthington,
of Washington, as counsel for Sena-
tor Smoot. MIR. Mcconnell described
his occupation as former merchant,
half politician and lawyer for his
friends. He was n Senator of the
Fifty-frst Congress, and was Cover
nor of Idaho from 1893 to 1896, in
elusive, serving two successive terms.
Fe is a member Of the Presbyterian
church.
The witness was asked to describe
the political conditions. He said he
had lobbied before the Legislature
when the first effort was made to dis
franchise the Mormons. He declared
that he was prejudiced against Nor
mons, that he found that most of the
Gentiles were practicing "the science,
which in our country is called poker.
He said he had never known MOrmons
to gamble and drink. He followed
this testimony with a review of his
acquaintance with Mormons during
the agitation against the religion in
Idaho. He assisted in bringing about
the repeal of the test oath of citizen
ship and afterward went among the
Mormons on a lecture tour, He had
observed the people, he said, and
their morals were of high, praise
worthy character.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-01-18
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Senator Teller introduced an
amendment to the Statehood bill pro-
viding for the admission OF Oklahoma
and Indian Territory as one State and
New Mexico as another This amend
ment would leave Arizona a territory.
The resolution granting temporary
occupancy of a portion of the Wash
incton Monument lot for an American
railway appliance exhibition in con
nection with the meeting OF the Inter
national Railway Congress was passed
by the House.
As the result of the investigation
and prosecution of the land fraud
cases in Oregon, the President sign.
ed an order suspending from office
James II. Booth and Joseph T.
Bridges, respectively register and re-
ceiver of the United States land Office
at Rossburg, Ore.
The Senate in executive session
confirmed the following nominations:
Samuel S. Knabenshue, Ohio, Con-
sui at Belfast, ireland. Postmasters,
Pennsylvania Smith, Coud-
ersport. West VirGinia-B enjamin o.
Holland Logan; Nathan C, Mcneil,
Marlinton.
Brazil has finally determined to ele-
vate her legation at Washington to
an embassy, and will send her Minis
ter at London, Mr.. Nabuco, as her first
Ambassador to this country.
The senate confirmed the following
nominations: John y. Robinson, mar
shall for the Eastern district of Penn
sylvania; Robert W. Tayler, district
Judge Northern district of Ohio.
Surrogate Edgar Jackson appointed
Mrs. Roosevelt, vile OF President
Theodore Roosevelt. guardian of her
children, Kermit and Ethel c., in
connection with the legacy Of So
600 lett to each Of them in the will of
James King Oracle Of oyster Bay.
Senator Shoots friends in the Utah
LEGISLATURE have succeeded in nomi-
na,rg George Sutherland, another
Mormon and a son-in-law of the in.
famous John D. Lee, who was exc
c1tcd for the Mountain Meadow mass.
acre, to succeed Senator Kearns in
the United States Senate.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-01-18
RUSSIA ISSUES WARMING
Notifies Powers that Uprising in
China is Feared.
THINK SITUATION eERloUo.
Should Chinese Troops Make Hostile
Move Cars Troops viii Gross
Lao River.

Russia's formal notification to the
powers of imminent danger of gen
eral uprising in China as a result OF
the Japanese in China, win threaten
all interests, coupled with general
protest against China's repeated yio-
lation of neutrality il connection with
japanese operations, is really a warn
ing to the powers that Russia regards
the situation as extremely serious and
considers that the time has come for
Joint action by The powers for the
protection of their own interests. For
herself Russia considers that Japan
has broken the pledge she made with
respect to Secretary Hays note at the
beglnling of the war, and further per-
sistence in this course will, she con
siders, absolve her from further obser-
vance and leave her free to act for her
own protection.
The present note followed the pre-
liminary warnings addressed to the
powers. Cre in October and the other
in November, neither of which was
Needed" It has an entirely different
ring, setting forth breaches Of Chinese
neutrality, including the Ryeshitelny
case and also the use Of the Miaotao
Islands, belonging TO China, as a base
for the japanese fleet; the constant
dispatch OF contraband from various
Chinese ports, the employment of Chi
nese soldiers in the Japanese army
and the hiring Of Chinese bandits to
attack Russian communications.
Should Gen. Ma or any Chinese
troops now move Russia will feel free
herself to cross the I-iao river into the
neutral zone. As for the powers, Rus
sia believes the situation has become
serious owing 10 the stimulus given
anti-foreien agitation in China by the
fall of Port Arthur. In diplomatic cir
cles great Importance is attached 10
the note. and in the general opinion
it is designed to induce Secretary Hay
to initiate steps to bring joint press
ure to bear in order to prevent the eX-
tension of the zone Of activities.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-01-18
PlLLAGE AND MURDER.
Six Thousand Workmen in Revolt in
Russian Oil Fields.

Russian Oll .FlelGS,
More than G,000 workingmen are in
open revolt in the Baku petroleum dis
trict. Forty Cossacks have been kill
ed in conflicts with the men and d
hundred severely wounded. The
Government authorities say they have
been melted by Anarchists 1t is Civ
en- out that some of the men who
struck for better pay and shorter
hours have already returned to their
tasks, while more will do so to-mor-
row.
Nevertheless. the reign of terror con
tinues. The revolving workmen pill
age and murder day and night and
many of the more than 200 oil wells
they set fire in their rage are still
burning. The Government has been
utterly unable to suppress the upris
ing, which has taken the widest, most
unrestrained form ever known in Rus
sia.
Thirty-two American owners OF
wells in the district are sufferers to
a large amount. The damage already
which will run up into millions, has
been done to wells, warehouses, tanks
and derTiCks.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-01-18

Buried in a glass jar in West One
Hundred and Fifty-ffth street, near
Central avenue, New York, detectives
have found more than $4,000 worth Of
iewelry, the property Of Mrs. Ambrose
Clark, daughter-in,law Of Mrs. Potter,
wife of Bishop Henry c. Potter, which
were stolen from the Clark home on
July 7, 1904. Lodged in cell at
police headquarters is William Cole
man, most Of whose GO years of life
have been spent in penal institutions.
Last week detectives saw Coleman
20 to brick wall in West One Hun
dred and Tifty-ffth street, where he
began digging in the snow. The de-
tectiyes went to the place, where they
discovered the jewels. Coleman was
arrested today near the spot where
the treasure was hidden.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-01-18
VESSEL is BLOWN UP.
Survivors Tell Of Thrilling Experience
in Mid-Ocean.

Seven survivors of the ill-fated Nor
wegian ship Marpesia, which was
wrecked at sea on Christmas day by
an explosion Of naptha, resulting in
the death of II members of her crew,
arrived in New York on the steamer
Trinidad from Bermunda.
They had been rescued by the Dan
ish steamer Gallia, which happened
by just at the moment when the Mar
pesia was blown into a shapeless
mass, and the seven men who survived
the shock were taken from the sea
where they had sought the only ref
uge that remained to them, after the
explosion. They. were landed at Bcr-
muda by the Gallia.
The Marpesla sailed from New
York for Cetto, France, on December
8, with cargo Of naphtha. One gale
succeeded another, and soon the cases
of naphtha began TO wash back and
forth and to give way under the strain,
and in a little while the freed naph-
tha was floating around on top of the
water in the hold.
Gas from the fluid accumulated
steadily. and by Christmas day, the
Marpesia was loaded bomb. Sud
denly there came terrific report,
the forward deck shot up into the air
with a crash and roar, and in a mo-
ment the entire ship was wrapped in
flames.
These of the IS men on board, who
had not been caught in the first burst,
threw themselves over the side OF the
flaming ship into the sea.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-01-18
BEEF TRUST kRRA|GNED
Arguments of Attorney General
Before Supreme Court.
CALLED CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY
No Competition Can Long Endure
Against Those Who Secretly
Hold Monopoly.

Attorney General w. II. Moody re.
sumed his argument on behalf of the
government before the Supreme court
of the United States in the case of
Swift & Co. VS.. the United States,
commonly known as the beef trust
case. Mr.. Moody said none Of the
arguments or acts complained of re-
late to manufacture or production, but
to commerce. They do not accom-.
plish fusion of property interests, he
said, but are on the contrary simply
agreements between strangers to each
others business, affecting their free
dom of action in certain respects.
After charging that an agreement
existed governing the purchase of
cattle, Mr.. Moody said:
1T appears that the defendants
have combined and conspired arbi-
trarily to raise, lower and fix prices
of fresh meat and to keep them uni
form as among themselves. This con
spiracy is rendered effective by period
ical secret meetings throughout the
country by the agents and attorneys
OF the defendants. At these meet
ings uniform prices are agreed upon,
due notice is given of the prices so
agreed upon, and the defendants ad-
here to the prices thus fixed. That
such an agreement relates to and re-
strains commerce according to the
well settled rule of this court is so
plain that | cannot permit myself to
argue it. The only possible question
that ought TO be noticed is whether
the commerce which it restrains is
commerce among the States and
therefore within the power of Con
sress and the purpose view of the
act.
The offense is complete when the
combination is made. The combina-
tion is not cured of its vice, if, per-
chance, some agent sees fit to di-
vide tho carcasses before they are
sold. Controlling GO per cent of the
fresh meat industry Of the whole
country they sit down at their
slaughtering and packing establish
nents, and with the aid of the tele-
graph, through the instrumentality of
countless agents and attorneys spread
Throughout the country, clothing their
transactions aud sheltering their mis-
conduct by ciphers and secret codes,
lower or raise, and when thus lowered
or raised fix, and maintain absolutely
as among themselves, the price of
every pound of one Of the great ne
cessities OF life, as it enters and fol
lows the channels of Interstate com
merce. This is an unlawful restraint
OF commerce among the States.
"No competition can long endure
against those who are secretly and in
defiance Of the law enjoying rates
for the transportation of their proper
ty in interstate commerce which con-
stitute a preference over all others in
the same business. No more fruitful
source of monopoly can be found than
the enjoyment of preferential rates.
The history of the country demon
strates this"