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Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-21
TWO CENTS SAVED ON
EACH WRITING BOOK
SCHOOL BOARD MAKES CHANGES
IN CONTRACTS
One=Year Arrangements Are Made for
Publishing Houses to Supply Los
Angeles Schools With Necessary
Books

In accordance with the decision rem
dered by Judge James few days ago
in the injunction suit against the
county board of education, that the
board could not enter into a four-year
contract with a publishing concern for
text books, the members of the board
yesterday reconsdered their action in
awarding contracts for music, drawing
and writing books.
The contract for music books had
been awarded to CHM & Co., that for
drawing to the Educational Publishing g
company and the one for writing books
to the American Book company
The new contracts entered into are all
for one year. CHM & Co. get the music
contract for that term, and the Educa-
tional Publishing company will supply
the drawing books, but d. c. Heath &
Co. supplant the American Book COM
pany for the writing book contract, the
members of the board having changed
their minds on this point since the be-
ginning of the injunction suit.
The books which will be supplied by
d. G. Heath & Co. are known as Haar-
ems new writing system. The style is
said to be identical with that which
has been followed in the last few years.
but the price of the books to the pupils
will be cents less.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-21
BOARD To BAR
SIX-BIT ACE NTS
SCHOOL HOUSE INSURANCE
Is SELECTED
Bids Again Received and Opened on
Addition to Seventh Street
Structure-Award Proba-
bly, Goes to Bell

G. w. Bell will probably be awarded
the contract for building the four-room
addition to the Seventh street school.
Bids were opened by the building COM
mittee Of the city board of education
yesterday and Bells figures of $11,277
were found to be the lowest His name
has not heretofore appeared in the list
of bidders for school contracts.
The bids which were opened yester-
day We're on Reimbursement by the
board. The first bids were opened about
ten days ago, at which time Martin
Madden offered to do the work for
S10501. The following day, however, he
appeared before the board and claimed
that he had made a mistake, in that he
had not included the heating and venti-
lating plant in his figures. w. S.
Daubenspeck, the next lowest bidder,
offered to take the contract for $11, 1856,
provided the board would allow him
about five months time in which to
complete the work. After some discus
sion 1t was decided to readvertise, and
as result the board will save about
5000, the difference between Bells fig
ures and those at which Daubenspeck
offered to dc the work.
Daubenspeck was not a bidder on the
work yesterday. Madden put in a bid
of S11S30. or 1881 higher than his
that time he stated that the heating
and ventilat1ng plants would necessi-
tate a raise of about $500. John Nell
son, who bid $13,S45 ten days ago, of
fered to take the contract yesterday for
$12, 1876. l. w. Stewart put in n bid of
$11,65O, against previous bid by Zeller
& Stewart of $12,342.
Members of the insurance committee
of the board are revising their insur-
ance schedules and several changes in
the list of companies who are carry
ing risks on school buildings are being
made. One of the members said yes
terday that it will be the policy of the
committee to draw the line sharply
against all doubtful companies. whether
they are in the "sX-bit' class or not.
No company against which there is
the slightest suspicion will be allowed
to carry any school building insurance.
Several agents already have been noti-
fled to place their school insurance in
other companies or to withdraw from
the field so far as the board of edu-
cation is concerned. The board is car
rying about $1OOO,OOO of insurance on
school buildings.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-21
B0NIFACES AT A BANQUET
Local Hotel Men of Los Angeles En-
tertain San Francisco Manager
at the Jonathan Club

The leading hotel men of Los Angeles
We're the guests of E. S. De Wolfe,
manager of the Imperial hotel of San
Francisco, Thursday evening at ban
quet given at the Jonathan club.
The purpose of Mr.. De Wolfe's visit
to Los Angeles was to meet the hotel
men of this city and to explain to them
the hotel situation in San Francisco.
Mr.. De Wolfe represents the San Fran
cisco Hotel Mems association, which
was formed after the earthquake for
the purpose of giving publicity to the
fact that the hotels of San Francisco
are now able to care for practically any
number of people and that no one need
be deferred from going to the northern
city by the fear that hotel facilities will
be insufficient. There were present at
the banquet last evening S. j. Whit
more, John S. Mitchell, Harry Loomis,
Col. Lankershim, Harry G. Fryman,
A. b. De Wolfe, Mr.. Vallery of the
ostrich farm and E. S. De Wolfe.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-21

going forward with leaps and bounds.
In the last five years the aggregate in
crease has been St51 $4,000. The aver
age increase for each road has been
S25, ,262 500 Some of the increase is due
to the larger mileage operated but this
Is comparatively small element. The
great bulk comes directly from the de-
velopment Of the territory through
which the various roads run. The aver
age increase in mileage was but 745
miles, while the average Increase in
gross earnings per mile was S249t.
OF the six roads the Canadian Pacific
leads in the rate Of growth both in
mileage and gross earnings. It is prob
able, however that its prominence
in respect to increase in mileage is
likely to be short lived. Expansion now
seems to be the order of the day with
the Hill and Hartman systems.
J. ]. Hill has outlined a program
calling for the construction of 100
miles of road to be built in the next
two years, and at least 1000 miles of
new track is likely to be added to the
Hartman system in the same period.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-21
TROLLEY PEACE is IN SIGHT
San Francisco Officials Considering
Compromise Offer

SAN FRANCISCO, July 2O.-As a re
suit Of negotiations that have been
under way today it is probable that
a conference may settle the differences
between the United Railroads and the
striking electricians.
If such a settlement is effected it
will probably be in the nature of a
compromise, the men agreeing to &c
back to work on a nine-hour day basis
instead of the eight t-hour demand they
made.
The corporation shortly before the
present trouble granted a concession to
all the shopmen and car repairers, es-
tablishing the nine-hour work day for
them with an eight-hour Saturday. No
offer was made to the electrical work
ers and the strike resulted.
Now the electrical workers say that
if they had been offered a nine-hour
day they would not have ordered the
strike. And they say that if the com
pany should make such an offer at
this time there is a possibility of the
concession being adopted as COM
promise.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-21
S. P. SEEKS SPUR FRANCHISE
Route Extends Through District That
Is Largely Industrial and Is
Favored by Owners

The Southern Pacific yesterday filed
a petition for a franchise for another
spur track. The route proposed con-
meets with the tracks on Alameda and
Avila streets and runs along Avila to
Ramirez street, where it extends to
Howard and then curves north across
private property and a short piece of
Center street. The line will extend
along Center street to near the corner
of Macy. Another branch will run from
the Center street curve to the north line
of East First street.
No very vigorous protest is expected
from property owners along the pro-
posed route, as this property which the
line will open is largely industrial and
the owners are anxious to have the
tracks.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-21
MUSIC AND
THE DRAMA
"Gioconda" at BeIasco

"Gioconda" was given yesterday
afternoon at the Belasco thea ter for the
second time, and the production was in
every way better than that of last
Tuesday. Miss Lillian Lamson, whose
Gioconda was the cause of much ad-
verse criticism at the first performance
gave an entirely different Interpretation
yesterday. Her voice was subdued and
she introduced shading which was
omitted on the former occasion. Her
reception by the audience was different
too, for she was much applauded and
at the curtain she was called for again
and again, but she would not respond
The third act, which was the blot on
the piece at the first performance, be-
came one of the strong parts yester-
day.
Harry Mestayers acting was less
labored and more true than the first
time, and even Miss Crawley improved
a few fine points.
Miss Marion Pierce, who made such a
decided hit last Tuesday. was no less
charming yesterday and Robert Bos-
worth, who proved himself to be an
artist, deepened the good impression he
made.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-21
WANT CAR LINE DIVERTED
Contractors Ask Thot Roads Be Forced
to Make Detour on Gen.
traI Avenue

Contractors who are laying the sewer
on Central avenue have demanded that
the board of public works compel the
Central avenue car lines to operate e
on one track between Thirty eight n
street and Slauson avenue until the
sewer between those two points can be
completed. The contractor declares
that he will lose money on his contract
unless the board takes this action
w. e. Dunn, attorney for the Hunt
ington interests, appeared before the
board yesterday and pleaded that the
tarVeling public be not disconnected
to this extent. II would require a
change in the time OF cars and a num-
Der would have to be taken off the line
until the double track could be used
again.
The board will go over the ground
today and investigate the situation.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-21
DECREE FOR FRESNO WOMAN
Wife of Prominent Business Man Of
Northern City Granted Divorce
in Los Anueles

On statutory grounds. Mrs. Marie f.
Shepherd of Fresno yesterday was
granted an interlocutory decree of di-
vorce from her husband, B. F. Shep-
herd, by Judge James of the superior
court.
The Shepherds are we'll known resi-
dents of Fresno, where Mr. Shepherd is
engaged in the real estate and broker
age business. They were married eight
years ago, and two years ago they
quarreled. At that time Mrs Shepherd,
accompanied by her 7-year-old daugh
ter, moved to this city. They lived
with Mrs. BC Yler, Mrs. Shepherd S
mother.
While in Fresno the Shepherds moved
in the most prominent circles. Shep-
herd. it is said, was connected with all
matters of prominence pertaining to
municipal affairs.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-21
Los Angeles Street Improvement

Another modern structure of four
stories 50X15O feet is to be erected at
once on Los Angeles street, between
Fifth and Sixth streets L. f. Crandall
retired merchant, will put up the build
ing for the use of the Western Slope
Wholesale Dry Goods company, recent
ly organized with a capital of $3.50, 000
The members of the company are Ed
ward Casey of Murphy, Grant &, Co.,
NJ. G.. Cooper of Ferguson, Mckinney &
Co., and Harry Coates of Levi Strauss
& Co. The members of the company
are all we'll and favoraby known in
business circles and will select a fine
stock of goods valued at 100000 to
$500,00O The formation of this COM
pany is further evidence that Los An
geles is bounding to the front as a
wholesale center.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-21
FACTS IN NATURE.
Not Only Do We Get Inspiration From
Nature, But Health as Well.


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and help them to get on their feet and
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is becoming more and more apparent that
Natures most valuable health giving
agents are TO be found in forest plants
and roots.
Nearly forty years ago, Dr. R.V. Pierce,
now consulting physician TO the Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute, at Buffalo,
N. Y, discovered that by scientifically
extracting and combining certain medici-
nal principles from native roots, taken
from our American forests, he could pro-
duce medicine which was marvelously
efficient in curing cases Of blood disorder
and liver and stomach trouble as well as
many other chronic, or lingering all
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The sole motive for substitution is to
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Constipation causes and aggravates
many serious diseases II Is thoroughly
cured by Or. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
One LAXATIVE; two or three are cathartic.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-21
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Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-21
ADVISES COUPLE TO FORGIVE
Judge Trask Tries to Reconcile Ocean
Park People Who Appear in
Divorce Case

Forgive and forget was the advice
handed out by Judge Trask of the su-
perior court yesterday, when the suit of
Dorothy Eymann against Walter c.
Eymann for divorce came up for
hearing. Eymann is a real estate man
in Ocean Park.
The woman's charges of cruel conduct
were not substantiated by her testi-
mony, In the opinion of the court.
Mrs. Eymann also alleged that Ey-
mann's attentions to other women were
a source of grief to her. Testimony
showed that the woman referred to was
Eymann's real estate partner.
The case was continued until Septem-
ber 21, and the litigants were instructed
to report regularly to the court.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-21
NEIGHBoRS PAY HER BILLS
Husband Testifles That Wife Bought
Groceries and Had Them
Charged to Others

on the grounds of desertion Joseph
Carson Tunnel yesterday was granted
an interlocutory decree of divorce from
his wife, Bessie E. Tunnel. by Judge
James of the superior court.
Besides the charges of desertion
Tunnel alleged that his wife was a
natural born kleptomaniac. He stated
that she stole articles of all descrip-
tions from her neignbors and would &c
to the grocery stores and purchase gro
ceries and charge the bills TO her neigh
bors.
Charges of cruelty were made in the
complaint. The pair were married eight
years ago Two months ago the woman
abandoned her h, ne.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-21
THREE CARS IN COLLISION
Triple Accident Caused by Santa
Monica Car Striking an
Ice Waaon

Three electric cars coll.Ged with each
other and one of them ran into an ice
wagon at Fourth and Hill streets yes
terday morning. No one was hurt
but the ice wagon was slightly dam
aged and the rear Of a Westlake car
was wrecked.
According to Witnesses a Santa
Monica car, southbound. struck an Ice
wagon at Fourth and Hill streets. Be
fore the car was fairly stopped a Uni
versity car ran into the rear Of the
Santa Monica car, and i'm turn a West
lake car struck the University car.
Passengers were badly frightened and
broken glass few, but no one was hurt
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-21
KRUTTscHNITT RETURNS WEST
Denies That He Brings New S. p.
Depot Plans
&, Associated Press.

&, Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 2O.-Julius
Kruttschnitt, director of operation and
maintenance of way of the Hartman
lines, arrived here today from New
York
He denied that he was here in con.
nection with the proposed plans of a
new passenger depot which it is said
the Southern Pacific is contemplating
building here and would not discuss the
matter.
Mr.. Kruttschnitt stated that he was
merely making a tour of inspection.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-21
SEEKS BALM FOR BRUISES

Suit for $2500 damages were filed
with the county clerk yesterday against
the Los Angeles Railroad company by
Henry A. Getz, in behalf of Ethel E.
Getz, for whom he is guardian.
In the complaint it is alleged Miss
Getz was aboard Washington street
car December :, 1904, when the car
upon which she was a passenger col
lided with another coach at the corner
of Washington and Lovelace avenue.
In the collision Miss Getz is said to
have sustained injuries which are NOT
stipulated in he complaint.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-21
Central and Washinqton

w. II. NeiSwender & Company have
sold to a Los Angeles investor, for d.
f. Thompson. the property and lot,
so by $50 feet, at the northwest cor
ner of Central avenue and Washington
streets for $4,000 The improvements
include a two-story frame building,
having a store on the ground floor and
apartments for rooming purposes on
the second.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-21
PACIFIC ROADS FINE SHOWING
Coast Group Reports the Largest Re-
turns in Europe

The last half of the fiscal year which
closed June 80 was a remarkable one
for railroad earnings
They were unusually large in all sec
tions of the country, many high records
being broken. OF all the railroads,
however, the six forming the Pacific
coast group showed the largest returns.
This group comprising the Santa Fe,
the Union and the Southern Pacific, the
Great Northern, Northern Pacific and
Canadian Pacific, earned in their last
fiscal year the enormous sum of 1920,
$4,000 in gross, or an average of $40, 1876,
800 each.
The earnings of these roads have been
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-21
ROAD TO USE ALCOHOL MOTORS
Hooking Valley Announces It VIII In
auuurate Such Service

duJuId dAC SuSU OSINiSC
President Monsaratt of the Hooking
Valley has announced that his road is
to inaugurate the use of denatured al
cohol motors as motive power between
Columbus and Marion and on the south
end of the line where there is strong
competition with interurban roads.
He said that he had had experts in
vestgatlng this class of motors for
some time and that they report that
they will be highly successful in
suburban and local traffic.
This is the first experiment on a large
scale in the history of the country,
where denatured alcohol is to be used to
supplant gasoline or other products Of
the oil trust for motor purposes and
it Is possible that the taking of the
internal revenue tax from the product
has so cheapened it, and the field for
it's manufacture is so large that the
time is not far distant when 1t will re-
place all other fuels.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-21
TROLLEY TO THE BIG TREES
Santa Cruz Line Passes to the Martin
Syndicate
BY Associated Press,

SANTA CRUZ, July 2O-The Union
Traction company has passed into the
hands of John Martin and associates,
who are now in control Of the electric
light and gas company of Santa Cruz
county.
The business Office of the new COM
pany is 10 be located in San Francisco.
The United Traction company has
lines extending to Capitola. Garfield
park and the beach. II is planned to
build an e. tension of the lines TO the
Big Treec and also to connect Santa
Cruz with Soqueil.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-21
Frontaae on Main Street

The four-room fiat property on the
northwest corner of Sixteenth and
Union streets WIS sole yesterday
through w. 3. Merwin e. Co, by
Mathew Vollmer to James Luddy the
consideration being $17 500 The lot has
frontage of las feet on Union and nine
ty-flve feet on Sixteenth. The fiat
building occupies only part of the
LOT
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-21

Hippee Of the Des Moines Street Rail
way company and A. NJ. Hadley, man
ager of Jefferson Polks farm. con-
tlnuance was secured today until Au-
gust g. The men are accused of giving
bribes to Alderman ]. s, Hamery to
secure his vote for franchise.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-21
Acreage Sold for $25o,ooo

The Irwin Ranch company at Santa
Ana have sold a large section of the
ranch property to parties interested In
the La Habra Land and Water COM
pany and who are connected with the
Dayman- Townsend company at New
port and Long Beach. The tract con-
sists of 100 acres, with frontage of
about mile along the bluffs on New
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-21
CONDUCTOR ENDS HIS LIFE
Raymond -Whitcomb Excursion Party's
Start for Alaska Is Marred
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press
SEATTLE, July 20,-George A. Sim
monds, one of the personal conductors
of the Raymond -Whitcomb excursion
party bound for Alaskan points, COM
mitted suicide here today by shooting
himself in the head while standing on
the wharf just as the two steamers
carrying the members Of his party had
pulled away from the dock.
The coroner can find no cause for the
deed
Simmonds is said to be one of the
best known excursion managers in the
country. His home is thought to be
in Boston.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-21
Portland Votes Down Strike
l.r A An..nnInfna Itrnnn

PORTLAND, Ore. July 2O.-After an
early morning session of the street car
men, lasting from 2:15 until O'Clock,
during which secret ballots were taken
as to the advisability of the men go
ing on strike at this time, 1t was de-
cided that such an effort would be
futile, the vote being 1872 for and 161
against striking.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-21
nnnk nnen Tnnirht

The Consolidated Bank of Los An
geles. 124 South Broadway, in the
Chamber Of Commerce building will be
open tonight. as usual TO ACCOMMODATE
the public in general and its old pat
rons. -Four per cent interest paid on
savings deposits.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-21
TROLLEY CAR HANGS HIGH UP
Dashes Through Mudpie and Lands
on Elevated Tracks

NEW YORK, July 2O.-Ten passen-
gers on a Kingsbridge trolley car of
the Union Railway company, in the
Bronx, had a wild ride when the car
got beyond control of the motorman
and for eight blocks tore along Bailey
avenue, with women and children
screaming in fear that they would be
killed.
In Heath avenue the car left the
track, tore through mud pile and
hung suspended over the New York
Central tracks, from which perilous po-
sition it was hauled by a wrecking
crew. A surgeon from Fordham hos
pital dressed the injuries of the vic
Tins.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-21

port bay and extending back about
three miles, close % Thurin station.
1t is proposed to lay out a new town
site and subdivide the tract into plats.
The price paid is said to be about
S250,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-21
GREEK SECTION FOREMAN SHOT
Trouble Long Brewing West of the
Tehachapi Ends in Bloodshed

Tehachapi Ends in Boodshed
BY Associated Press
BAKERSFIELD, Call July 2O-This
afternoon the Greek section foreman
at Gable, a small station three miles
west of Tehachapi, was shot by a Greek
section hand.
The injured foreman was brought into
Kern on the Santa Fe Limited. He
was shot twice. once in the back of the
head and again in the cheek.
The foreman's assaiant, so far as
known, is still at liberty. Special Of
ficer Meade. in company with an at
tache of the sheriff's office, leave to-
night for Cable.
The trouble had been brewing for
some time.