Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-28
SPLIT IN RANKS
OF REPUBLICANS
SAN BERNARDIN0 FACTION
ADOPTS PLATFORM
Legal Fight Anticipated Between toe
Regular Republican Machine and
the Hanford Wing Of the
Party

Special to The Herald
SAN BERNARDINO, Feb. 27.-Th,
Hanford wing of the Republicans II
convention nominated for city officers
the following: Mayor, j. j. Hanford
recorder J. d. Faris; members oil
board Of education, r. p, Kleinhaus
G. r. Long and DR.. J. M. Hurley; coun.
cilmen, First ward, M. M. Flory; Sec
ond ward, John Flagg; Fourth ward
Legare Allen.
The platform adopted demands the
suppression of gambling, passage of
ordinances forbiddlng sale of liquors
between the hours of midnight and 8
a. m. and all day Sunday, extension of
public utilities, and limiting speed of
street cars and automobiles.
A legal fight in the courts is ex-
pected between the regular Repub-
| lican machine and this faction over the
getting of the ticket on the official bal
lot as the regular Republican ticket.
Working Old swhdle
There is evidently a gang of clever
| swindlers operating through the United
States mails from points in Spain,
seeking to catch victims in this coun-
try on a new version of an old scheme.
George Ely Hall of San Francisco is
said to have been recently caught on
the game to the tune of $1,000. Charles
Hanf, a prominent business man of
this city, recently received one of these
letters from Spain, but the bait failed
to catch him. The party writes from
some point in Spain, the letter being
constructed in broken English, the
writer representing himself to be dis
tant relative of the party addressed.
The writer represents that he is a pris-'
oner, in rapidly failing health, and
having an only daughter and a fortune,
he desires to see his daughter COM
fortably placed in home with the
relative before he dies.
1t is claimed by the writer in the case
of Mr.. Hanf that he has deposited in a
New York bank the sum of $230, 900, his
entire fortune. If he can make salts
factory arrangements to give his
daughter a home with the party ad-
ultSSCSu IE Will lulll OfeI
of the fortune, the balance being for
the daughter, who is 16 years of age.
The letter is couched in Language
most diplomatic and warns the "rela-
tive" against writing him direct, as
the letter would be intercepted by the
prison authorities, and against regis
tering the letter. The reply must be
placed in a plain envelope addressed
to Enrique Ruiz Hanf," which is to
be inclosed in an envelope addressed |
Antonio Pardo, Monterea 20, Madrid"
The letter is ostensibly dated at the |
Madrid military prison Or the "rela-
tive" may reply by cablegram.
Conducts important Experiments
County Bee Inspector r. 3. Heron |
is about to make some important ex-
and savory for honey plants, under
direction of the department of agricul-
ture These two plants grow thriftily !
In Southern France, where they are
honey plants. A quantity of
imported seeds has been secured, and |
quite similar to Southern France, it is
believed they will do well here. If they
can be made to grow successfully it |
will solve the honey question here and
give the bees plenty of food the year
around, especially in August, when bee
men now get nothing. The expert
ments are important and will be
watched with great interest by apicul-
turists all over this part of the state.
Want Free Roads
The county supervisors this after
noon are discussing the free mountain
road matter, it being the expectation
that decision will be reached this
week on the question Of whether the
viii purchase the road of the
Arrowhead Reservoir company or build
a new road on the line surveyed some
months ago. The reports of engineers
engaged for the purpose all state that
the price asked for the Arrowhead
road. $25 900, is much less than a new
road could be built for The matter is
Of vital Importance to the valley, as at
present the only method by which the
summit can be reached is by travelling
over the toll roads.