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Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29
GIRL DISAPPEARS;
TRAGEDY FEARED
EASTERN SOCIETY MAID IS
MISSING
Miss Mary Gallagher of Illinois Leaves
Home of Friends, Wearing JeW-
elry and Carrying Well
Filled Purse

Decked with costly jewels, hand
somely attired and carrying a consid-
cradle sum of money in her purse,
pretty Miss Mary Gallagher, daughter
of Judge H. Gallagher of Canton, ILL.,,
left the home of her friend, Mrs. L. A.
Highly, 1908 Pennsylvania avenue, last
Wednesday morning to visit the family
of VIM. Cramer at Wilmington and
has not been heard of by her friends
since.
After using all means known to them
her friends, Miss Bessie Pitt and Mrs.
Highly applied at the police station last
evening and detectives were detailed
on the case at once. After the visit to
the central station the friends OF the
missing girl kept in constant commu-
nication with the police until a late
hour, but nothing was learned regard
ing Miss Gallagher's whereabouts.
Miss Gallagher is an accomplished
young woman of twenty-one years, and
is prepossessing in appearance She is
a leader in society in Canton and Pc
oria, Ill. and has appeared in many So
ciety musicals in the latter city.
Two weeks ago Miss Gallagher came
to Los Angeles with her father, Judge
Gallagher. On the way she became
acquainted with William Cramer of
Wilmington, and later with his family
A few days ago Judge Gallagher left
for his Illinois home, leaving his
daughter to spend the winter.
Not at Wilmington
Having promised to spend a short
time with the Cramer family, Miss Gal
lagher left early Wednesday morning.
Since that time nothing has been
heard of the young woman by her Los
Angeles friends. 1t was not until Fri
day that they became worried about
her absence.
After communicating with the Cra-
mers at Wilmington and finding that
Miss Gallagher had not been there,
Miss Pitt became very much worried
and together with other friends sought
to trace the young woman, but with
out success. 1t was then that she APP
piled to the police for assistance.
When asked by the officers to de-
scribe the young woman, Miss Pitt
suddenly remembered that Miss Gal
lagher had on her person a consider
able sum of money at the time of the
disappearance. She wore two large
diamond rings, a gold necklace with
diamond-studded locket and a watch
set with a diamond. The jewelry was
worth several hundred dollars.
Miss Gallagher was not known to
many in this city, and her friends
knew all of her acquaintance. Tele-
graphic communication with her pa
rents in Canton last evening showed
that they believed her to be with Miss
Pitt in this city.
At the time Miss Gallagher left Mrs.
Higby's home she wore her jewelry, a
black silk dress with an over gown of
lace, a light flowing jacket, a black
hat trimmed in dark green feathers
and ribbon. The missing girl is de-
scribed as erect, of medium height, au-
burn hair and very beautiful features,
regular in their outline.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29
MONUMENT TO ROOSEVELT
Enthusiast Proposes 12oo-Foot Shaft
at Geographical Center of the
United States
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2S.-A dispatch to the
II libune from Topeka, Kansas, says:
James Weir Graydon of London, an
American soldier during the Civil war,
has written to Governor Hoch propos-
ing that the people of this country
build 1900 foot monument at the
geographical center of the United
States, which is at Fort Riley, Kan
sas, in commemoration of President
Roosevelt's success in bringing about
peace between Russia and Japan.
Mr.. Graydon suggests that the struc-
ture be called the Roosevelt Tower
of Peace" and he would build, equip
and perpetually maintain, besides, an
international exhibition therein.
To start a fund for the erection of
the "Tower of Peace" he has employed
a li1hographing company to make lith-
ographs Of the monument to be placed
OH sale in every community in the
United States.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29
HE MUST YIELD OR
BE DEPOSED BY
PEOPLE
Witte Labors in Vain
With Emperor
Provisional Government
Formed in Moscow
Observers Believe That No
Power Can Save Present Rule
From RuIn-Even Trepoff
Convert to Liberalism
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
ST PETERSBURG, Oct. 2S.-Day
after day passes without the promui-
cation of Russia's new governmental
system and a responsible ministerial
cabinet to bring order out of the pres
ent administrative chaos. Count Witte.
to whom all factions look to assume
the premiership. has spent almost the
entire time of the past two days at
Peterhof wrestling with the emperor,
insisting upon conditions in connection
with his appointment, which his mai
esty is unwilling to grant.
Upon his return to st. Petersburg to-
night Count Witte announced that the
cabinet project, which has been lying
signed for three days on the emperor's
table, will not be promulgated tomor-
row, intimating thereby that his pro-
gram, which is known to include n
species of constitution involving the
granting Of -four liberties" freedom
of speech, freedom of assembly, free
dom of the press, and freedom of the
person-has not been accepted. 1t is
felt here that the delay cannot be long
protracted and that is is only ques-
ton of hours when the emperor con-
fides the fortunes of the dynasty and
the government to Count Wits
hands.
Meanwhile the situation is passing
from bad to worse, with matters at the
moment in a state of unstable equilib-
rum. The chiefs of the state are at
loss how to act and the revolution
lists, encouraged by the inactivity of
the government, are growing bolder
and more insistent in the demands
made in their speeches. 1t is true there
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29
Statue Of j. Sterling Morton, Former Secretary
of Agriculture, Is Unveiled Before Vast
Crowd at Nebraska City

course and the harbor Of honor and
usefulness which character and recti-
tude point out for a wild and headlong
rush over unknown seas in a consum-
ing search for pelf.
"If our people ever return again to
their trust in character as a steadying
force in our restless enterprise and i'm
mense material growth, it will be
when they take to heart the full sig
nificance of such a commemoration as
this. We memorialize man who not
only earned the lasting honor of his
countrymen, but whose life in all
things worthy of high endeavors was
abundantly successful"
Governor Mickey Welcomes Visitors
Other addresses were by Governor
Mickey, who welcomed the visitors;
Hilary A. Herbert, David r. Francis,
Mr.. Stephenson and DR.. George L.
Miller. the latter of Omaha.
Perfect weather greeted the thou
sands of persons who came to witness
the unveiling of the Morton monument.
The special train carrying former
President and MrsS Cleveland and
party of nearly 100 persons arrived
over the Burlington at 9:30 this morn
ing. In this party were former Vice
President Stevenson, Paul Morton and
daughter, Miss Pauline Morton; JOY
Morton, Mark Morton, Secretary
Hilary e. Herbert, DR.. and Mrs. Bry-
ant of New York, Governor David R.
Francis, Robert Green, Michael Cudahy.
James H. Eckels and f. l.. Evans
President E. P. Ripley of the Santa Fe
railway, G. B. Harris and B. T. Cable
also arrived by special train. A recep-
tion committee met these and other
guests and they were escorted to Ar
Dor lodge, where they were guests of
Joy Morton until the unveiling cere-
mony at Morton park this afternoon.
John w. Steenhart, chairman of the
executive committee of the Memorial
Day association, presided at the unveil-
ing ceremony and introduced Governor
Mickey, who delivered the address of
welcome.
The model of Rudolph Evans, a New
York sculptor, was accepted by the
Morton Memorial association after haV-
ing been examined in competition with
several others at the Chicago Art in
stitute.
The object sought in the design is
to combine simplicity with dignity and
impressiveness, thus typifying the
manliness and nobility which character
lied the life of the father of Arbor day.
The central figure in the design is, of
course, the statue of Morton him
self, which stands upon a massive yet
graceful pedestal in an attitude char
acteristic of his strong life. At the
foot of the pedestal stands a graceful
woodsprite, her left hand tenderly pro-
tecting a young growing tree, symbolic
ing the public spirited ideal expressed
by Mr.. Morton's simple formula, plant
trees"
A semicircular stone bench stands at
some distance back OF the pedestal and
forming a frieze around 1t the words
"Pioneer, Statesman, Scholar, Tree
Planter"
Upon the pedestal itself is inscribed:
~. STERLING NORTON,
Father of Arbor Day.
Plant Trees"
The reverse of the pedestal bears
concise sketch of Mr.. Morton's life and
public services.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29
PRESIDENT ENJOYING
A PLEASANT VOYAGE
CRUISER is JOINED BY TWO
OTHER WARSHIPS
Mr.. Roosevelt Dimes With Ward Room
Officers and Takes Part in the Gus
tomary Saturday Night Toast,
"SWeethearts and Wives"
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
CRUISER WEST VIRGINIA AT SEA
(Via Savannah, Ga), Oct. 2S.-The
weather is perfect, a moderate breeze
blowing from the northeast and the
sea smooth. The president is quartered
in the admiraPs cabin and is enjoying
the trip immensely. The ship is keep
ing up a uniform sped of eighteen
knots and everything is running
smoothly.
This is the first time in the history
of the navy when squadron has
cruised in company with a speed of
eighteen knots and over. At las p. m.
today the West Virginia picked up the
Pennsylvania and Colorado off Key
West and they are now cruising in
squadron. AS they passed the two
ships each manned the rail and saluted
the presidents flag. 1t is customary
honor and the president returned the
salute from the admirals bridge. To-
night the president dined with the
ward room officers, and, according to
the navy custom while at sea on Sat
urday night, Joined in the toast,
"Sweethearts and wives"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29
K0REA'S NEW GARRISON
Two Divisions of Japanese Troops
Are Distributed in the
Country
BY Associated Press.

SEOUL, Korea, Oct. 2S-The Thir-
teenth and Fifteenth divisions of Ko-
rea's new Japanese garrison have ar
rived and been distributed in the coun-
try. The Thirteenth division, which has
been stationed along the east coast
is under General Haraguishi, who COM
manded the victorious army on the
island of Sakhalin. The Fifteenth di-
vision has been located from Seoul to
the Yalu river, replacing the Second
division of the reserves, who, during the
past year, occupied the villages and
small cities, large detachments being
billeted on the natives.
Everywhere there is evidence of the
mikado's dominant power Obedient
to an imperial edict, the whole Korean
people have given up their national
white mourning costume and hat for
dark garments and black headgear.
United States Minister Morgan today
returned from an extensive trip to the
Wiju railroad during which he visited
Yongampo, Wiju and Antung.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29
NEBRASKA BOY A HERO
Saves Lives of Brothers in Fire in
Which Mother and Sister
Perished
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Oct. 28.-A dispatch to
the Tribune from Aurora, Neb,, says:
At the risk of his own life, 14-year-old
Adolph Jacobson yesterday forced his
way through a solid wall of flames
and, with a sheet taken from their bed,
lowered his two younger brothers to
safety from a fire in which his mother
and baby sister perished, and which
destroyed their home. Simon Jacobson,
the husband and father, was severely
burned in futile efforts to save his
wife.
To reach and rescue his brothers,
Adolph had to make his way up one
flight of stairs when the house was
q mass of flames.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29
BAKERSFIELD MAN KILLED
"Didn't Know 1t Was Loaded" Causes
Fatal Shooting Acci-
dent
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
BAKERSFIELD. Oct. 2S.-Because
he did not know a revolver was loaded
Harry Falkenburg, known in this city
as "Sleepy Dick" shot and fatally in
jured Tom Burns, an old and well
known character, in the Palace bar
room this morning. From all the evil
dence that can be collected by the
officers, it is practically certain that
the shooting was purely accidental
The wounded man was taken to the
county hospital after the shooting and
died late this afternoon.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29
PART !

1-NichoIas delays concessions,
2-Witte labors in vain with czar.
3-Established in new postoffice
4-Want one more vote for site.
5-6-7-Sports.
PART II
Pomona orator wins trophy.
3-46=day fast may result in death.
4-Wears old gown of rare beauty.
5-VaIVe bursts; engineer killed.
6-Puhlic advertising.
7-Markets.
a-Three injured in collision.
PART III
1-2-3-7-society.
4-EditoriaI.
5-City news.
6-Cabe.
PART ~
1-2-s-ReaI estate news.
3-4-5-6-7-cIassified advertisements,
s-Southern California news.
PART V
Magazine section.
PART vi
CoIored comic supplement.
EASTERN
Cleveland pays tribute to founder of
Arbor day.
Illinois man goes insane; kills two
men and wounds two.
j. p. Morgan replies to a letter of
mayor Dunne, and denies that he said
traction question was settled.
President Roosevelt ENJOYING pleas
ant voyage on cruiser West Virginia
FOREIGN
Gar delays granting the promised
liberties and situation is grave.
Moscow people form provisional
government.
Germany gives the world to under
stand she is perfectly independent Of
ether nations or alliances.
COAST
Pomona boy falls from rocks in San
Dimas canyon and is killed. Compau-
ion sustains broken leg.
Nin,etSy.year,-old Nine y man at Webita is
cape.
,Redlands. boy accidentally killed
while hunting.
LOCAL
Eugene Iincher of Pomona wins dia-
mond medal in w. c. I. U, oratorical
Miss Mary Gallagher of Illinois. a
visitor in Los Angeles, mysteriously
disappears.
Long Beach electric strikes heavily
loaded moving van. Driver fatally in
iured, two others seriously hurt.
Engineer scalded to death in power
house.
Police suggest robbery as motive OF
woman who said she was w. c. Il. u.
delegate and who disappeared mys
teriously.
Second ward residents will ask coun-
ell to remove oil rigs
Council determined 10 make library
vacate third floor of city hall
Mayor McAleer will have his own
iron works.
Los Angeles probably will get big
Christian Endeavor convention.
Pastor wins tit with game warden.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29
NICHOLAS DELAYS CONCESSIONS;
SITUATION In RUSSIA CRITICAL


PARIS 2S-That
weeks
1t learned from revolutionary fullest
tabshmen of national assembly and responsible place
of the meaningless Constitution promised
An Independent will
Petersburg
refuses to accept his will proclaimed
provisional
revolutionary
tions he the
tonary committees undecided choice of substitute
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29
HIT BY TRAIN; LITTLE HURT
Ninety-Year-OId Man at Urbita Has
a Remarkable Escape From
Death
Special to The Herald.

SpecIaI 10 TIC IeIdIu.
SAN BERNARDINO, Oct. 2S.-A. M.
Brush, aged 81 years, had narrow
escape from instant death this morning
at Urbita, south of this city, by being
struck by, the Salt Lake newspaper
train. He was struck by the end of the
pilot and knocked down.
When the train was stopped and the
trainmen returned Brush was crawling
through the fence on his way to a
neighbor's home. He was but slightly
injured, strange to say.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29
General DrasOmIroff Dead
BY Associated Press.

LONDON, Oct. 2S.-A dispatch to
news agency from st. Petersburg says
that General Dragomiroff, a member
of the council of state and hero of
the Turkish war, died today on his es-
tate near Konotopk. He formerly was
governor general of Kieff.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29
Repairs to the Wyoming
A,eooio+aJ Drogu

BENICIA, Oct. 2S.-The repairs to
the monitor Wyoming, which are being
rushed at the Vallejo yard, are to rep
resent an expenditure of over 500, 900.
They consist mainly in changing the
large roller tracks and turret fourda-
tions of the big 12-inch guns, which,
like those of the battleship Ohio, were
found to be defective
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29
sweden's Cabinet Resigns
BY Associated Press.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct 2s.-'rhe
cabinet has resigned. 1t was formed
solely with the object of carrying out
the dissolution of the union with Nor
way, and having finished it's task, the
ministry retires to make way for new
ministers who will be better able to
deal with pending measures, such as
electoral reforms, industrial labor ar
bitration customs tariff and CONNER
cial treatiea
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29
ANGELENOS IN THE EAST
Residents of This City and Vicinity
Who Are Guests of New
York Hotels
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2S.-The following
Southern Californians were registered
at the leading hotels here during the
week.
From Los Angeles-B. S. Beddion, B.
Gilpin, ]. e. Dunlop, H. Richardson,
G. D. Young, Dr. A. l.. Macleisel and
j. D. Thompson.
From Santa Barbara-E. A. Bulkley.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29
FRANCIS is APPOINTED
viii Go as Commissioner to Thank
Foreign Governments for the
United States
By Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S-President
Roosevelt has appointed former Gov
ernor David r. Francis of Missouri a
special commissioner to visit forty
three foreign governments and extend
to them the thanks of the United
States for taking part in the st. Louis
exposition. Congress made no approp-
riation for tha commissioners axnAnsaa>
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29
FORTUNE FOR AN ANGELENo
Notice of Twenty-Five Thousand DOL
lar Bequest Appears in Paid
Death Notice
Special to The Herald.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S.-This unique
paid death notice appears in the Wash
ington evening papers: Mcdowell,
Thursday morning, Jos. Mcdowell of
1915 North Main street, Los Angeles,
leaving his nephew, Wilson Mcdowell,
$4,000, He had no family. California
PAPERS please copyD"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29
Headquarters for G. A. r.
BY Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S.-Command-
er in Chief Tanner of the G. A. R. has
established national headquarters in
this city, and appointed John Tweedale
Of this city adjutant general, and
Charles A. Clark of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, judge advocate general
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29
Taft Sailing for Isthmus
BY Associated Press.

NORFOLK, Va, Oct. 2S.-The fleet
United States triple screw cruiser CO.
lumbia passed out the capes of Vir-
ginia today bearing Secretary Taft and
party who left the national capital
last evening bound for the Isthmus OF
Panama
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29
THE DAYS NEWS
FORECAST

Southern California;: Fair Sum
day; fresh west winds. Maximum
temperature in Los Angeles yes
terday, 76 degrees; minimum, so
degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29
Asks Aid for Famine sufferers

SKOPIN, Province of Biasan, Oct
2S.-The local zemstvo is appealing by
telegraph for relief for the famine suf-
Gerers.
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persuaded bite other which were free from plague
Whereupon these promptly contracted the disease
"a result proved beyond possibility of mistake by
bacterial examination.
Just there be yellow fever without
the Stegomyia mosquito, so it may be that plague
cannot become epidemic without the aid of PtIex
Che0P1S in accomplishing its distribution. At all
events, the facts already ascertaned of an in
terest and Importance not to be overestmated in
view of the enormous destructiveness of the ma1adv
which in the fourteenth century killed something
like twenty-five million people in Europe and
thirty-six million in Asia. In Naples, in 1856,
it took three hundred thousand lives in five months
and during the so-called Great Plague of London,
nine years later, it wi ped out sixty-nine thousand
of the population. The bacillus that does the
mischief was discovered by DR.. Kitasato, Japan
csc, in 1904.
Now, there seems to be good reason for believing
that feas may also be responsible for the spread
of leprosy. At all events, the assertion is made
with confidence by Dr. Albert S. Ashmead of
Newly ork, leprosy expert, and we have recent
news that DR.. Juan Carrasquilla of Bogota claims
to have found the bacillus of leprosy the intestines
of the flea. 1t is the flea of the dog, cat and hog
that is specially concerned, and suggestion is made
that the rapid progress of this dreadful disease after
its introduction into of fea-infested
Southern cities may be due to hea-bites. When
the local eas generally have acquired the Infection
through biting sufferers from the malady leprosy,
according to this theory, becomes epidemic.
DR.. Ashmead is working the problem with
Dr. Morgan of the University of Tennessee, and
Dr. Dupree of the University of Louisiana. F1eas
trapped in leper asylums, and therefore supposed
to be infected being sent from louisiana
Venezuela, Colombia, Hawaii and Japan to DR..
Ashmead, some of them in bottles of alcohol and
others alive the idea in view being not only to
examine them for bacilli, but also to breed them.
1t is desired to ascertain by the latter process
whether the disease microbes are transmitted by
the f1eas to their offspring.
DR.. Ashmead also hopes to obtain cultures"
of the bacli, and to eventually an antitoxn
which may serve as cure for leprosy. The disease
which he believes to be difficult of mainly be-
cause of constant reinfection by fea-bites, is be-
coming a serious problem in the Southern States,
and especially in Louisiana. Proved to be contag-
ious, it spreads wherever the sufferers are not
isolated, and the penalty of negecting it is suf-
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q
of typhoid fever. That it does spread this
malady, well other intestinal Diseases is
beyond a doubt. During the War with Spain
our chief enemy not the Spaniards, but
typhoid, which ragged, will be remembered, in
the camps. There is question that it was
disseminated mainly by flies which swarrning
over the infected filth that accumuates around
camp, flew thence directly to the mess-tents,
alighting upon the food prepared for the SOL
ders
The readiness with which flies may carry microbes
on their feet has been proved by allowing them
to walk cultures" of typhoid germs and
then to into contact with sterilized gelatine
In such experiments they have invariably trans
ferred some of the germs to the ge1atine. The
houSe-hy has no mouth-parts for biting and only
in this accidental way does it carry microbes
But DR.. l.. o. Howard, acknowledgements of the
Government, says that fewer than seventy-six
other species of flies less dangerous for
the same reason and six of these species he found
represented among twenty-three hundred flies
caught at random in kitchens and dining-r rooms in
various parts of the United States from Massa-
chusetts to California and from New-York to
louisiana Even the tiny fruit flies often seen in
houses in autumn attracted by overrpe or decaying
fruit, are to be regarded with serious suspicion
inasmuch as they breed in filth
Mans most intimate companion among insects,
the house-f1y, is one of his worst enemies. 1t is
probably a carrier of the contagion of scarlet
fever, and perhaps of smallpox also theory
which, if accepted will account for the rapidity of
the spread of those diseases when once they have
got start. Unquestionably it conveys infection
from sores. The puzzle is, indeed to imagine
why in this epoch of enlightenment, the propaga-
ton of this dangerous pest should be permitted
and even encouraged, when it might be practically
exterminated and done away with by making
compulsory the sprinklng of all stable-waste
with kerosene from watering pot once or twice
week Stables produce almost the entire crop of
house-fes.
Travellers in Egypt are Mortified by the prevalence
in that country of blindness caused by disease
which is carried by small flies The insects are
attracted by the moisture of the eye, and going
from infected eye to a healthy one, they COM
muncate the malady. Recently the complaint
which is called trachoma, or Egyptian ophthalmia,
has become epidemic in New-Yo and elsewhere
in this country, especially among school children,
and the results have been most serious. Several
species of the flies that convey it found in