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Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-25
PROPOSED LEGISLATION RE-
POSES IN COMMITTEE
NO ONE CAN EXPLAIN DELAY
Council Pays Slight Attention to the
Mayors Urgent Request for Ae-
tlon--Councllmen Have Not
Even Read Document

"There are now OH your files
! drafts Of ordinances prepared by
the city attorney requiring all
gas, electric and telephone COM
panles doing business In this city
to make sworn statements OF
their annual revenues and ex-
penditures and of the cost and
} present value of their property
and plants, and also imposing !
certain regulations upon the sale
and use Of gas and electric light.
"The owners of utilities cannot
! and Of course should not be
subjected to confIscatory legis- :
latlon, but It Is emlnentIy right
and proper, and absolutely neces-
sary for the protection Of the peo-
pIe's interest, that the owners OF
public franchises should be re-
/ uuired to give to the public the
best possible service, and that
the compensation for such service
should be limited to such an
amount as will yield no more than
a fair and reasonable profit upon
the capital actually invested"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-25

This statement was part of the first
message from Mayor McAleer to the
council and was sent to that body sim
ultaneously with the organization Of
the new city government at the begin
ming of the present year. A proposed
gas ordinance was then before the coun-
ell, having come over as a legacy from
the former administration.
The proposed ordinance provided that
at prescribed time each year the coun-
Gil should hear evidence concerning the
gas business and fix a rate for that
year. It also provided for the creation
of the office of Inspector of gas meters,
whose duty it was to put all the regu-
lations adopted by the council into
operation.
The ordinance as presented by the
city attorney provided complete
scheme whereby the city would exer-
else control over gas companies oper-
ating in the city.
The proposed ordinance was referred
to the committee of the whole by the
council There it has remained in cob
webby obscurity ever since. Several
members of the council were asked
yesterday what they proposed to do
about the ordinance. Their replies are
given below.
Councilman Hitler: "I desire to pro-
ceed carefully in this matter. l feel
that this is something in which the
people of the ward 1 represent are VIZ
tally interested and I want to execute
their WILL I have consulted with some
+ of my constituents and shall talk with
others before I will be ready to taka
definite action upon the proposed or
dinance."
Councilman Blanchard: "I have
been i'll the greater part of the time
since the council was organized.
procured copy of the proposed ordi-
nance and intend to make a study of
it's provisions, but so far 1 have not
been able to do this. I prefer to make
an examination of the proposed ordi-
nance before. make any statements
as to what l will do
Councilman Kern excused himself on
the ground that the brick troubles of
the city had taken up nearly all his
time yince the beginning of the year.
lowing to my sewer committee duties
and the brick fight said Mr.. Kern, "I
have paid no attention to the proposed
ordinance since it was submitted to the
committee of the whole. 1 am ready
to take the question up any time the
other members of the council are will
ing
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-25
REVIEWS THE slTUATIoN
Polish Councillor Considers Position
Is Growing Better

BY Associated Press
WARSAW, Feb. 24.-Imperial Coun-
cillor Mipenkein, who, because of the
illness of Governor General Tchertkoff,
is virtually acting as governor gen.
eral of Poland, today received the cor
respondent of the Associated Press and
made statement regarding the situ-
alton in Poland. He said that, with
the exception of Warsaw. the condi-
tion of affairs throughout Poland was
improving; that strikers were return
ing to work and disturbances decreas-
ing. A dispatch from Lodz this morn
ing, he said, announced that $4,000 men
were working in 4O2 factories. In the
coal district of Sosnovice some mines
are beginning to work.
Regarding Warsaw the councillor
said the situation was very unsatls-
factory. The strikers returned to work
one day and walked out the next. The
most serious matter at the present
moment was the strike on the Vienna
and Vistula roads. both of which be-
long to the government. Therefore, 1t
is necessary to obtain permission from
st. Petersburg before the demand of
the workingmen for ten-hour day
and higher wages can be guaranteed,
A favorable answer, however. Is ex-
pected to be Forthcoming and the
strike may be ended tonight.
Do Not Know What They Want
Speaking generally, the councillor
said: "The whole strike movement is
in the nature of an epidemic. Start
ing from st. Petersburg, 1t has raw
aged other parts of the empire. A
strike In Russia is a very different
matter from a similar movement in
Great Britain or Germany, where the
workmen are educated, while in Rus
sla only few are able to read or
understand what they are demanding.
Such condition tends greatly to COM
plicate the situation, and renders a
settlement much more difiicult."
Government Comedies Demands
The governor of Warsaw has been
notified by the Warsaw aud Vienna
railway that the railway council at st.
Petersburg consented to increase wages
OF employees of the road this year by
a sum of sS25.0O0. The men have been
Continued on Page Two)
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-25
Santa Clara Railway sued
" Associated Press.

SAN JOSE, Cal. Feb. 24-Attorney
General Webb today began action in
the superior court to compel r. f..
Parkinson. manager of the Santa Clara
Interurban railway, to appear and ex-
plain to the court why he has assumed
franchises and privileges through the
town of Palo Alto that have not been
legally granted him. and also asking
for an injunction restraining Parkin-
son from proceeding with the con-
structlon of an electric road through
that town.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-25
COFFIN BELIEVED TO BE
JOHN PAUL JONES'
Leaden Casket Opened In Ambassador
Porter's Presence, but Name
Plate Is UndecipherabIe

BY Associated Press.
PARIS, Feb. PA leaden coffin
which is believed to contain the body
Of John Paul Jones was opened in the
presence of Ambassador Porter for
identification. The copper name plate
is so badly worn as to be undecipher-
able.
The coffin was found sixteen feet be-
low a grain shed at IA Rue Grange
aux Bellies. A foreign Protestant
cemetery formerly was in that quarter.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-25
HERALD CIRCULATION
IN Los ANGELES

Attention Of the public is called
to the fact that the circulation of
The Herald In the city of Los An
aeIes Is greater than that Of the
examiner and second only to that
OF the Times. This circulation Is
permanent, delivered at the homes
and not thrown about as specimen
copies or swept into the cutters,
The Herald, as the Oldest MORN
ing newspaper in Los Angeles, Is
more widely read than most OF It's
contemporaries, and It's value as
an advertising medium Is corre-
spondIngly greater.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-25
DR.. HARPER'S PHYSICIANS
SAY HE WILL RECOVER
Has Passed the Crisis Following the
Operation and His Condition
Is Excellent
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Feb 4.--President Har-
per of the University Of Chicago
passed through the crisis Of the after
effects of the operation. At the hospi-
tai 1t was said that DR.. Harper had
q good night and was resting quietly.
Tonight the physicians In charge Of
Or. Harper's case issued a bulletin
saying that his condition is excellent
and that he will recover from the eff
fects of the operation. No further bull
letins will be issued unless unfavorabIe
symptoms arise.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-25
EMM0NS MAKING BRAVE
BATTLE FOR HIS LIFE
Physicians Feared the End Would
Come Last Night, but There
Was No Change
BY Associated Press.

by TfbsUCIHIVU 7 TEES
SACRAMENTO, Feb. Ex-senator
Bmmons is displaying extraordinary
vitality. Although his physicians
feared today that he might not be able
to survive the night, there has been
no decided change for the worse dur
ing the past few hours.
Early this evening the patient was
troubled with slight fever that caused
delirium. but no serious results are an
ticipated fror. this feature Of his con-
dition. A crisis is expected at any
time.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-25
MOUJ|KS BENT ON
SEEING LAND
BELIEVE CZAR WILL ORDER
ITS DIVISION
AGRARIAN TROUBLES FEARED
Russian Peasants Convinced That
Their Little Father" VIII De-
cree New Distribution
Of the Coll

BY Associated Presa
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb 25, 2:15 a,
m.-The beginning Of a dangerous
movement has been observed among
the peasantry of some of the southern
provinces, where revolutionary agita-
tors are circulating reports that the
emperor will on March 4th issue a
manifesto providing for a general di-
vision Of lands. A new allotment has
been the, dream of the moujiks ever
since emancipation, and according to
private reports the stories have spread
like wildf1re and are implicitly believed.
In the government of Tula a large
proprietor went to his estate last week
and found the peasants at work meas
uring, and stalking their shares. In
response to his demands for an expla-
nation they told him OF the coming
manifesto. Refusing to listen to his
declaration that the report was abb
surd, they. would only say: I'VE have
heard the little father has decided" !"
When the proprietor asked what
would become of him they replied:
"Oh, we will leave you the building
and forty acres
When once the peasantry becomes
possessed of the idea that the emperor
has willed a division of land it will be
exceedingly difficult to disabuse their
minds, and agrarian troubles on large
scale are feared. The moujiks are
likely to turn on the proprietors as
they did several years ago In the prov
inces of Saratoff and Polteva. when
anarchy for some time reigned.
Are Told the War Is Over
Among the reservists agitators are
spreading the story that the war is
over. A case is cited which occurred
a fortnight ago at Riazan, where 200
reservists who had been called on
fatty told the officer they did not intend
to serve THE war is over" said the
leader 1--WE know you simply want
to make money out Of a contract for
feeding Sus. We will not serve" and
off they fsarched. An instance is also
given of reservists who actually left a
railway train after they had been
started for the front.
Private reports also leave no room for
doubt that the striker in the whole
region below Moscow are almost en-
tirely political in character. The
situation generally in the south of
Russia is becoming worse instead of
better and contains many factors which
are causing the authorities the greatest
alarm. The possibility of the neces-
sity for the dispatch Of additional
troops to the Caucasus is already being
oopeidared
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-25
MAN REACHES ZENITH
BEFORE HE Is FORTY
DR.. OsIer Reiterates Statement Re-
sardins Period of Creative
Usefulness

BY Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 24.--william
Osler today reiterated his statement
that the. creative usefulness of man
reached its zenith before he had passed
his fortieth birthday.
when l said concerning the COM
parative, uselessness of men over forty
years of age" he said, "was not told
jokingly at all. meant exactly what
I said. There are exceptions, .,ut these
merely prove the rule"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-25
IRvING'S FRIENDS ARE
ALARMED AT ILLNESS
Fears Not AIIayed by Reports That
He Is "SlightIy
Better"

BY Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 24.-Sir Henry Irv-
ing's condition, according to this
mornings bulletin, has slightly
changed for the better" Despite the
reassuring reports, the actors illness
causes alarm among his friends. He
had been showing signs of break
down for some weeks and had been
fighting off the threatened collapse by
means OF strichnine and other drugs.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-25
Turkish Troops Mutlny
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
CoNsTANTINOPLE. Feb. "a. = A
battalion Of $50 Turkish troops, while
ON the way to reinforce the garrison
of Yemen, Arabia. mutined on board
the Greek steamer Epiros, seized and
imprisoned their officers and COM
PEELED the commander of the Epiros
TO put back to suez. The mutineers
demand that they be sent back to their
homes.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-25
HOUSE PASSES LUKENS
BILL TAKING CORPORATIONS
This Measure Provides That They
Shall Pay an Annual License
Fee of Ten Dollars

By Associated Fress.
SACRAMENTO. Feb. pam annual
license tax of $40 is imposed on all cor
porations in the Lukens bill. passed py
the assembly tonight.
Another measure by Lukens. which
was passed by the senate, proposes to
place a tax of per cent on the gross
premiums OF fire insurance companies
organized outside of the state, and 1
per cent on premiums of life insurance
companies not organized under the
laws of the state.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-25
Lost Child Found in Chicago
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Feb. 24.-After search
extending over the United States. five
year-old Henrietta Batch of Yakima,
Wash. was found by the police today
in this city. Some time ago Henriet-
ta's sister eloped with professional
hypnotist. The couple took the child
with them. Recently the hypnotist
was arrested at Seattle and said he had
left the child in Chicago.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-25
Copper Properties to Be Sold

BY Associated Fress-
BLACK FOOT, Idaho. Feb. "a
Judge stevens of the district court
signed an order today directing Re
ceivers Clark and Mathews to sell at
public auction all of the properties of
the Great White Knob Copper COM
pany at Mackay, Idaho. The value of
the property is estimated at s2,SOO,OOO.
The receivers have set the sale for
March IS at Mackay, Idaho.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-25
Changes on Santa Fe

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-Announcement
was made today of the appointment OF
r. b. Houghton to be assistant traffic
manager of the Santa Fe system to
succeed j. r. German, recently made
freight trahic manager. At present
Mr.. Houghton Is assistant general
freight agent OF the coast lines of the
Santa Fe. with headquarters in San
Francisco.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-25
MISS CROCKER BECOMES
MISTRESS OF ESTATE
Daughter of Late Capitalist Comes
Into Possession of Property Worth
Over Seven Million Dollars

BY AssOcIated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 24.-Miss
Jennie Adeline Crocker, daughter of
the late Charles F. Croker. today at
tanned her eighteenth year. becoming
mistress of her one-third share of her
fathers estate. Her fortune is esti-
mated at between $7,OOO,OOO and $4,000,
oOO in reality and dividend bearing Sc
curities.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-25
CUSTER MASSACRE'S LAST
SURVIVOR IN TROUBLE
William McGree Found Guilty of Man.
slaughter In the First
Decree
By Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Feb. William Nc
Gree. said to be the last white survivor
of the Custer massacre, was found
guilty of nanslaughter in the first de-
gree tonight and was remanded for
sentence. He was accused of fatally
stabbing Frank Mitchell
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-25

1--ordinance stlII slumbers.
2--Publlshes Mrs. Davis note.
3-objects to stage career.
4--Southern California news.
5--WiIi prosecute oil trusts men.
6-EdltoriaI.
7-Chinese much mortified.
s-s-classIfied advertisements.
1o-sports.
11--Markets.
12-Eears weird spirits.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-25
THE DAYS NEWS
FORECAST

Southern California: Fair Sat-
urday; light west winds. Maxi
mum temperature in Los Angeles
yesterday, II degrees; minimum,
81 degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-25
GOING FOR THE
ARMOR TRUST
vANDIvER ASKS ABOUT THAT
CRIMINAL SUIT
CARNEGIE PROFITS EXPOSED
Claims That Secretary Morton Gave
Contracts to Combine In Face
Of Much Lower Independ-
ent Bids

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24--Represent-
ative vandiver of Missouri today intro
duced the following resolution in the
house:
Resolved, That the attorney gem
eral inform the house at his earliest
convenience whether or not any pro-
ceedings have been taken, either civil
or criminal, against the armor plate
trust; and, further
Resolved, That the attorney gen.
eral also inform the house what steps
have been taken by him to determine
whether or not the said armor plate
trust should be prosecuted for violation
Of the United States anti-trust statute
Of July 2, 1890, or other United States
statutes against trusts and combines
In restraint of trade"
The resolution was referred to the
judiciary committee.
Price Charged and Actual Cost
A preamble to the resolution recited
that on September 6, 1901, the attorney
general was petitioned to institute civil
and criminal proceedings against the
Carnegie Steel company and the Beth
lehem Steel company, as combining
and constituting what the petition all
legged was an armor plate trust for
controlling the price of armor plate,
and that there was filed with the at
torney general and with the president
statement of facts and evidence
showing conspiracy, whereby the
trade and commerce in armor plate
had been monopolized and the armor
plate trust enabled to sell many thou
sand tons of armor. plate to the United
States government at prices ranging
from $445 to $500 a ton, after a duly
appointed board of expert naval con-
structors had reported that the actual
cost of the armor did not exceed $1S7
a ton.
Divided the Contracts
The preamble further alleges an
agreement between the Carnegie and
Bethlehem companies as to prices and
that they have divided the contracts
Of the government between themselves,
each bidding lower than the other for
one-half of the armor required at any
time by the government. Additional
evidence of this conspiracy to prevent
any open competition in bids for armor
plate, the preamble continues, has been
shown in the bearing of the present
secretary of the navy, when, on Janu-
airy 26. 1905, Secretary Morton stated
to the house committee on civil affairs
that the bids of the Bethlehem and
Carnegie companies on 1920 tons of
armor plate which had been opened On
January IL last, were discovered to be
Identical.
In spite of this accumulative evil
dence of conspiracy in restraint OF
trade, the preamble says, the secretary
of the navy awarded contracts to
these two companies at $453 a ton,
when an independent company outside
of the trust had offered to furnish exact
ly the same armor for 1898 ton. thus,
the preamble says. increasing the cost
to the government of s55 ton in order
to favor the trust and indicating the
power of the influence which the afore-
said armor plate trust has acquired
over the government and officials OF
the United States.'
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-25
REMEDY CAUSES DEATH
Fatal cas7 Of LockIaw Attributed to
"Toothache Paste"

"Toothaohe Paste"
BY Associated Press
NEW YORK. Feb. "a. = Martha
Helms. 10 years old, after suffering IN
tensely from tentanus. is dead at a
Harlem hospital. The surgeons assert
that the fatal lockjaw could be traced
directly to some "toothache paste"
which the child used last Saturday.
They assert that the paste contained
creosote, which infammed the girls
gums and, being absorbed. so excited
her sensitive nervous organization that
tetanus resulted.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-25
EASTERN

Congressman Vandiver wants TO know
what proceedings. civil or criminal. have
been taken against the armor plate trust.
Statehood bill is at standstill In the sem
ate oratory preventing possibility OF action.
Prosecution OF Prairie OIL company's en-
ployes In Kansas to be begun
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-25
COAST

Senator EmmonE shows remarkable vital
ity and life is not yet despaired Of
One person killed and another wounded
in shooting affray at Fort Bragg,
Miss Cr0cker comes into possession OF her
fortune. amounting 20 over seven millions
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-25
LOCAL

City will enter into contract for sale and
purchase OF street sweepinea
Gas ordinance siumbera Ia committee OF
the whole and councllmen say they do not
know what they Will do.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-25
FoREleM

Russian peasants believe that pzar Is
issuing manifesto decreeing division. OF the
land.
Acting governor general OF POLAND thinks
except at Warsaw.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-06-23

would be proper assets for the pay
ment of debts; and that more than three
l3) years have elapsed since the death
of said A Mclean White; and that NO
administration of his estate has been
granted in this state: and praying FOR
the Judgment of the Court finding ana
determining who are all the heirs OF
said A. Mclean White. deceased, and
what are the respective rights and IN
.terests of the parties IN the title OF
said decedent in such lands, ETC.. 1t IS
ORDERED that said petition be
heard at d special term of this court to
be held at the office Of the County
Judge in the Village of Eagle River
within and for said County, on the
Second Tuesday of July, being July IL,
A. D., 1865.
1T IS FURTHER ORDERED that
notice of the time and place OF SAID
hearing he given by publication OF this
order and notice at least three CD sue
cessive weeks before said date in the
Eagle River Review, a weekly news
paper published at Eagle River, in
said county: and that such notice be
served by sending a copy thereof to
gether with a copy of this petition by
mail addressed to j. Frank White at
ATeadville. State of Pennsylvania at
least six CO. weeks before said hearing.
Dated May Goth, 1905.
By the court,
N. A. COLMAN,
county Judge.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-06-23
Fruit Growers Trip
SPECIAL EXCURSION TO
THE En- TEXAS FRUIT
COUNTRY JUNE goth.
Prominent HOrtiCulturiStS Going

June 10th, the Cotton Belt Route
will run a special train excursion OF
fruit and truck growers TO and through
the wonderful East Texas fruit and
truck country. The round trip from
ST. Louis will consume about a week.
The object will be to study conditions
of fruit and truck growing in the East
Texas country at the height of the
harves season-when they are pick
ing, Grating and shipping peaches
plums, tomatoes, potatoes, etc The
big orchards will be visited and every
opportunity given to see results.
Many big growers, officers OF State
Horticultural Societies. experiment
station experts, editors OF farm and
fruit papers from Northern states will
be with us A cordial invitation has
been extended northern growers by
the Texas Fruit and Vegetable Grow
ers' Association to visit Texas and at
tend their State meeting June 23d
Extremely low round-trip rate, special
train for the party run on fast sched-
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The chance of a lifetime to see the
great East Texas country to best ad
vantage and at trihing expense.
Write for copy of fruit booklet, itin-
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