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Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-31
FAKERS' NEW YEAR
WILL De UNHAPPY
MANY ARE SEEKING PASTURES
NEW
Police Crusade Drives Mediums Out
of Los AngeIes-Most of Them
Are Headed for San
Francisco

Owing to the efforts made by the po-
lice department to round them up and
compel them to cease taking money
fnom the pockets of citizens, panic ex-
lists in the ranks of the spiritualisttc
takers in Los Angeles and many of
them are preparing to fold their tents
and steal away to more enticing fields.
Los Angeles, that pasture of rich food
on which these birds of prey relied for
substance in the past, Is no longer open
to them. No longer do the police de-
partment and officers shut their eyes
to their misdeeds, but instead they are
bending every effort to make them close
their doors and either seek new regions
to carry on their work or else engage in
scme business of more honest nature.
The takers have come to know that
protestations of lawful doings Will not
be swallowed by the department while
Chief Ed Kern is at it's head. They
know the new chief is a man who VIII
keep his word when he says he will
compel them to close their doors, and
consequently they fear him.
Taught by long experience in watch
ing police officers to know one on sight,
to spot plain clothes man by his walk,
his look or the swing of his body, the
word which was recently published in
The Herald that Chief Kern intended
gaining his information from private
sources caused CONSERVATION to spread
through their ranks
Demand Recommendation
With the published story in mind the
spiritualistic takers decided 1t to be
unsafe to admit anyone to their offices
unless he came with the highest recon-
mendations from others of their fol-
lowing of gullible. The result Is that a
great deal of good money is being
turned down by these takers, who,
much as they love the almighty dollar,
pass it up rather than run the risk Of
losing their liberty.
Even those who, in the past, have
been the most foolhardy. those who
stated boastlngly that the police would
never touch them, as they had friend
higher up, are beginning to understand
that friends, no matter how high up,
will not protect them from arrest
should the department gain evidence Of
wrong doing on their part.
"Chief Kern will never keep this cru
sade up" said one who has gained re-
nown as a spiritualistic faker recently
HE is a new broom and wants to sweep
some department clean. He has de-
cided on taking whacks at us, as The
Herald had opened the way for him. and
1t was the easiest thing to tackle. Soon
he will get tired and leave us alone and
we will make more money than ever"
Never was a greater mistake made.
Chief Kern will not become tired OF the
crusade. He has stated that he is in
the fight against takers to stay Just so
long as he is at the head OF the depart
ment. Neither are the takers the easi-
est TO tackle. as most OF them are
shrewd and II Is hard to get evidence
against them such as will convict them
In a court.
1t is possible to get this information
and evidence, however and 1t is the in
tention of the department TO get II at
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-31
THREE HURT IN COLLISION

BY rear-end collision of two cars on
the Eastlake park line at Wilhart and
East Main street at 3:15 yesterday aft
ernoon two men and one woman were
slightly injured.
The cars We're going at full speed at
the time. The car in front slackened
speed with the result that the rear car
crashed into It. Harry Barlow, 1901
East Forty-first street. was thrown
against a seat and suffered a sprained
ankle, while Fred Cleveland, a brother
of the deputy sheriff, was severely cut
about the hand and arm.
woman passenger on the car com
planned of being injured but refused to
give her name. Cleveland and Barlow
We're taken to the receiving hospital,
where their injuries were treated
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-31
MAYOR HARPER NAMES
MEN WHO WILL ASSIST
IN THE ADMINISTRATION
ALL WORRY AND DOUBT ARE AT REST
Chief Executive Departs from Time-WOrn Paths
in Choosing Police and Fire Commissioners
and Members of the Board of Health
POLICE COMMISSION


Nathan Cole, Jr., Democrat, First ward.
H. w. Lewis, Democrat, Fifth ward.
Samuel Schenck, Republican, Fifth ward.
William A. White, Republican, Second ward.
FIRE COMMISSION
Anthony Schwamm, Democrat, First ward.
Captain George M. Cake, Democrat Sixth ward.
Joseph c. Kof Republican, Fourth ward.
John Laronde, Republican, Second ward
HEALTH BOARD
DR.. A. w. Moore, Democrat, Second ward.
w. D. Newell Democrat Fourth ward.
DIR. ]. H. Seymour, Republican, Fourth ward.
DR.. c. B. Dickson, Republican, Fifth ward.
PARK COMMISSION
William M. Humphreys, Democrat.
Jesse Walden, Democrat
H. B. Woodl, Republican.
Franz Kern, Republican.
PLAYGROUND COMMISSION
Rev. Baker P. Lee.
Fernand Parmentier.
Mrs. Wloughby Rodman.
Miss Bessie Stoddard
James G. Scarborough.
PARK SUPERINTENDENT
John G. Morley.
SECRETARY PARK COMMISSION
Richard H. Mutually.
MAYORS SECRETARY
Herbert D. Kennedy.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-31
His Sober Advantaues

"There is one thing which is an ad-
vantage of having a Prohibitionist for
candidate"
What is that?"
"If elected he is not likely to be-
come intoxicated with success"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-31
AGED PIONEER
PASSES AWAY
Death Of Andrew w. ShipIey Comes as
a Shock to His Friends-Was
a Survivor of the Days
of 'Forty-nine

Andrew Wesley Shipley, 81 years of
age and a pioneer of the days of 40,
died at his residence, 9S2 East Forty
sixth street. at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning.
Mr.. Shipley had been suffering for
some time, but it was not thought his
illness would prove fatal, and his death
came as a surprise to his friends. He
was one OF the best known men In the
city, having lived here during the last
nineteen years.
Mr.. Shipley was born in Baltimore
county, Maryland, in December 1926.
He was among the first to answer the
call of gold from California In 1S49, and
is we'll known to the miners who were
here in the old days
In 1855 he returned to Maryland and
became interested i'm politics there.
holding many political positions.
In 1883 he returned to California,
settling in Los Angeles. Since that
time he has made his home here. He is
survived by a widow and daughter,
Mrs. Carrie Yokum of Los Angeles, and
two sons, William Shipley and A. l..
Shipley, both engaged in business in
Los Angeles.
The funeral will be held from st.
Luke's church Wednesday morning at
10 o'clock.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-31
A Significant Sign

II notice you are an enthusiastic ad-
vocate OF the rate bill, Mr.. Sparerib."
What do you mean, Mr.. Jokem?"
down the fare"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-31
Seek Pastures New

Many of the takers have come to real
ize this and are preparing to leave the
city. There has been a marked de-
crease in the number of fortune telling
licenses taken out since the opening of
The Herald crusade and it is probable
that next month will see an even
greater falling off. Many of these al
legged mediums and spiritualistic takers
have announced their intention of going
to San Francisco, stating they will not
be molested by the police in that city.
Where they go makes little difference
to the local police. All they want is to
get them out of Los Angeles. They feel
that enough people have been robbed of
money by these birds of prey, who do
not hesitate to prey on the tenderest
chords of a loving mothers heart or
the sympathies of bereaved parent, to
increase their bank accounts
Let them CO." say the police. 1--WE
will not stop them while they are on
their way to the depot. All we want is
for them to stop the work they have
been carrying on in Los Angeles for
years and they are welcome to go or
stay so long as they live honest lives.
This robbery must cease, however, and
If this class of takers decides to re-
main in Los Angeles and pursue it's
business as it has done in the past, it
will find the police department bucking
it at every turn"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-31
And Know When to strike

81 wonder why typewriters seem to
get positions easier than other glrls?
Because. as a rule. they have their
business at their fingers ends"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-31

Jones-Ever been here before, Smith?
Smith-No; that accounts for my be-
ing here now.-Illustrated Bits.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-31

"I see where the president is going
to send Riddle for ambassador to
Russia"
Probably he wants to keep them
guessing"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-31

Everything you want YOU win ana n
the CLASSIFIED page One cent . word.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-31

1.-The die is cast" murmured the
sculptor
Then he stepped back and compla-
In marble.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-31

all costs. When it is obtained there
will be no hesitancy felt about showing
the charges home and competent at
torneys will have charge of the prose-
cuttOn
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-28
SIXTEEN SQUARE
MILES OF RUINS.
Homes of 10000 People, However,
Are Still Standing and On
injured

OAKLAND. Cal. April 2S.-The
Oakland Tribune says:
AN engineer states that the area
devastated by FIRE in San Francisco
approximate 10000 acres, or about
Is square miles There are few cities
in the world where so much valuable
property is contained in an equal ter
ritory. Within this Is square miles
were nearly 100 banks, some of the
finest buildings in the world, thou
sands of mercantile and mauufactur-
ing establishments and more than
$50, 900 Inhabitants, besides 10000
transients.
Notwithstanding the enormous and
widespread destruction, the home of
100000 people are still standing and
practically uniniured. There s1ill r.
main the great Shipyards at the Po-
trero,- the Pacific Mail docks, the
stockyards at South San Francisco.
the DOCKS and manufactures along
the water front, from Mission Creek
to Hunters Point; the Mint, the Pest
Office and large retail district on Fill
more and Devisadero Streets
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-28


-rSersz 70. ,..:.:gs.Zss averaEe
5okrhese erades.z celE more fnr
laSor than the Gemz1 cmpzoye- pays
EhSie The dt@eSe1ce as against the
Amedcan empfcverfs i9d percent u.
,13 years. since S9uy,sEes have User
;oaSan average 2Ls per cent IN Ger
many. I1a per cent IN Great BrtfaSr
and 2o.7 per cent IN the United States
Their have ben industries IN which the
rise OF wages has been considerable
higher. but figures given approximate
the general average The cost OF the
necessaries OF life IS no higher here
than IN the European countries named
AMI tho e--r-se-1 a----c-.anjc's tab
IS furnishe5in astrle unknown to the
European mechanic and more like thar
OF the European middle class.
Nothing Short of determination
CCleyeand Plain DeaIer.)
This is far from being mosquito
weather. but the society that has un-
Gertaken the eNterminatiCn of tho
wretcaed little pest is rapidly plan
ming an active campaign that at least
means a marked reduction IN the
winged bcrje. All the various muni-
tio-s of warfare are being duste1 up
and profuSev fabricated The eSoe
Renee gained along the New Jersey
marsh line and all about the Staten
Island coast has ben put into reada-
A!e shape. and Trrauy individual sug-
sestions from widely separated points
are added in Dhamplet that the socie-
" sends fort1. OF course. this battle
rc-al between the man and the
.skeeter has given cause for count
less 3ibes and merry quips. At the
same time 1t is serious and much
TO be commended crusade. Science
has demonstrated that from being
merely an annoyance. the mosquito
has proved Itself TO be dissemination
of several OF the most dreaded az!
fatal of diseases We are told tEat
there are altogether some 900 Sarie
ties of mosquito known TO the scien.
tific enumeratorS. and OF this number
fully 100 species are found in our own
country The society that has in hand
the dectrucdon Of the pest makes no
exception in favor of any of the hun.
dred All mosquitoes 1cok alike 70 its
annihilaring energy
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-28
The Higher Law.
(ChicaSo NewS.)

(ChicaSo NewS.)
ThaC various government officials
should have. exceeded the letter of their
| legal authority in the relief operations
at San Francisco is a circumstance
that is hardly likely to subject them
situation affords curious illustration
of the truth that in certain rare and
extraordinary emergencies society
finds the legal mechanism provided
for its safe maintenance to be made
quate and is obliged to bark, back to
elemental principals, placing the pri-
mary laws of Self-preservation above
the laws that are not essential in a
crisis. There seems to be no doubt
that several wise, necessary and high
~ desirable laws have ben overrid-
den or evaied in the conduct of the re-
lief work. Secretary Taft frankly adj
uits the he broke the law when he
expended money in excess of appro-
prations. and that he stands techni-
caly guilty of an impeacaable act
The authorization upon which the fed
eral troops were sent into the distress
ed city TO fight fire and save life APP
pears to be uncertain Officers have
been buying food and supplies wher-
ever they could get them wholly re
sardlesS of legal stipulation as to com
petitive bids or contract Spec1hca-
TONS
The approval which the public viii
give to these acts is simply recosni-
ton of the fact that there are certain
great crises where the needs of so
ciety rise superior to human law and
conduct must be guided by elementary
principles higher than the statutes
The soldier who at the nuZZle Of gun
forced a greedy San Francisco grocer
to reduce the price of bread from 80
cents a loaf to reasonable figure was
committing an absolutely 1awless act.
punishable with imprisonment ct
the soldier was doing right The ex-
traordinary situation justified him IN
revertinG to the elementary principles
of right dealing which would govern
in any society suddenly thrust oack
into primitive conditions
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-28
BAPTIST BANNER
GOES TO cLARkSBURG.

CLARESBCRG. April 2S.-The Bap.
tist Banner. the State organ Of that
denomination. will be issued next
week in this city bv the company
which recently purchased it Not
long ago Rev. j Dallas Simmons and
associates purchased the paper and
arranged to move it here. where 1t
is TO be elited and published. The
Telegram company has the contract
for the publishing work The Banner
was started nearly eighteen years ago
by Huntington BaptistS and since that
time it has enjoyd a healthy growth
until to-day II ranks with the big re-
ligious papers of the country That
its future success is assured can no
longer be doubted. as the company
that has purchased 1t IS well equipped
to make many improvements. The
News beSs to welcome this old eStab-
Hshed paper TO Clarksburg and be-
speaks for it hearty support from the
people regardless of religious afhlia-
uops.-NewS.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-28
Foolish Marriages and Divorce
pbfladelphia Bulletin.)

u
The Wilmington bishop wwho Is re
ported TO have issued rebuke to those
members of the local clergy who have
been in the habit of marrying stranS-
ers from other communities without
knowledge of their legal status or
their presumable fitness to enter tne
marital relations has called attention
/, to a condition which Is largely reSpoo-
sible for the so-ca1led divorce evil"
White a uniform standard of divorce
LEGISLATION would be marked gain,
and while rational attempts to bring
this about in the various States de-
serve encouraSements- and support, it
IS unquestionably true that divorce
courts would have far less to do If it
were not for the great number, OF has
". foolish and ilI-considered mar
riages that take place. often between
Youngsters who are incapable of look
ing ahead beyond the moment OF tenn
porary ifatuation That mulntudeS OF
such marriages viii always occur IS
manifest enough But they might
be perceptibly leSsoned II clerSymen
should invariably insist on the full in
formation to which they. are emitted
regarding the circumstances, and II
they should resolutely refuse to per
| form the ceremony when 1t IS evident
that applicants are too immature or
have no adequate conception OF the
momentous gravity OF the step which
thew propose to take This IS eSpe-
tciaIlv the case where the would-be
bride and groom seek marriage away
from home without Sudcient eN-
cuse for such a proceeding.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-28
DIED SUDDENLY
OF HEART DISEASE

How Frequently does head line SINH
lar to the above greet US IN the news
papers The rush, push ana Isl strenuous ltrnIr,
tendency TO lead up TO v2lvuIaf AND otner
affections OF the heart, attended by r
regular action, palpitation, diZZlneSS-
sRothered sensations and other clStreSs
ing symptoms
fhree Of the prominent ingredients OF
which DIR. Pierces Golden Medical Dis
OF The ie.dinr WRITER'S on Mdtertd aIedicG
for the cure Of Just such cases. Goioen
Seal root. for instance. is said by the
UNITED. STATES DIsrENsArokf, ssano-
ard authority, ~to impart tone and IN,
creased power to the hearts action
Numerous other leading authorities rep,
resent Golden Seal as an unsurpassed
and as the heart is almost wholly com
posed Of muscular tissue, II naturally
follows that it must be greatly strength
ened by this superb, general Tonic. Buy
OF vGolden Medical Discovery" so far
as its marvellous cures OF valvular and
other affections Of the heart are con-
cerned, IS Stone root, OK Cottt'tsozttG Cd1t
Prof. 'Wm Paine author Of Paine'S
Epitouay of Medicine says Of it:
II. not long since. had patient who was
tie Sears shas lis fEtends were oeliced 70
caDhtn uo7staifx BE. howeveT. S rsansiS
(modicinal principle extracted from Stone
rootl- and IS now attending 70 his bushes.
for sss 4aSso Val Q; % a.ssTess.ne and 50 dan;
cer.ous ralady. With Thorn It was all
cuess-work. and Il tearfully warned tac
aSftctec that death was ocer 1t hand Col
linsonin uncuestionably sGords relief in
such cases. and in most Instances enectS n
Stone root is also recommended by DrS-
Hale and ElIingwood, Of Chicago, for
The iatter SAYS: vt IS heart tonic OF
direct and permanent influence"
Golden Medical Discovery, not only
cures serious heart affections 6u1 Is
most ecscIenf general tonic and 5oYtgor-
ator. Estrengtheni the stomach QS1S-
oratinr the liver, regulating the 2oWe!s
and curing catarha.S affections IN al
parts OF the SYSTEM. * =
DE- Pferee's Pellets cure Constipation
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-28
COMMENT OF LEADING NEwsPA-
PERS ON a VARiETY OF TOP
IcS-HOw BALTIMORE
HAS RECOVERED.
CNew York Tribune.

That disaster such as has befal-
len San Francisco need not check a
cityS growth-except momentariIy-
| is proved by the police census recent
ly taken in Baltimore Baltimore's
business section was laid in ashes a
lite more than two years ago. Loss.
eS We're severe and the city's trade
was temporarily crippled Yet the
enumeration just taken indicates that
Balimore's population has been all the
while increasing at about the normal
rate. The federal census Of 1900
credited the city with SoS,951 inhabi-
tantS. The police census of 1906
shows a population Of 543 .O34< The
gain in six years has been 34.011- The
percentage Of growth has been 60.
But that is only a little below the
average ratio Of increase for the last
Is years. Baltimore has limited area
on which to draw for new citizens. be-
ing an overshadowing metropolis in a
relatively small state Between 1880
and 1900 the increase in population
was 14.51S. showing a gain of III per
cent But the greater part OF that in
crease should probably be credited to
the first half of the decade, for from
1880 to 1890 the increase was 102.126,
at the rte of 30.1 per cent That was
IA boom period in Baltimore'S history
since slnen= pEOSfeSS mas Oteu Hldoe Oh
a more moderate scale. and the rate
of gain from 1900 to 1906-covering
two years of recuperation from fire
losSeS-varies little probably from the
general average Of increase since 1895
Baltimore was claSSed by the cen
sus of 1900 as the fifth largest city in
the United States. Through the crea-
ton of Greater PittSburE she has now
been reduced to sixth place, and she
win have to struggle to retain this
place against Cleveland, threaten
ing rival Cleveland has now proba-
bly, $50. 900 to 100000 inhabitants,
against Baltimore's 543.o34- No other
city is as yet dangerously close com
petitor of these two Buffalo is falling
behind Cleveland. and San Francisco
has now received a temporary set
back Ciacinnati's growth has been
decidedly moderate for the last three
decades. and New Orleans is losing
rather tnan gaining ground in the gen
eral struggle forward The census Of
1910 Will show some decided changes
in the ranking OF American cities.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-28
Americas Bigger Wages.
@eward AdvertiSer.)

a comparison of wages paid TO Ia
Dor in the United States, Great Brit
ain, Germany and Belgium, officially
made by the, Department Of Commerce
and Labor, shows striking difference in
favor of American labor. - A table is
given in which the comparative fig
ures are shown for IL principal trades.
In the case of Germany, on IN aver
age or the II trades cited, one hours
work represents, approximatelS II
cents OF earnings lin the case Of Great
Britain 17E cents, andEin the United
States IS cents per hour The British
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-28
rae EutiIftx Of Wealth.

(There is no joy in the possession of
money--John D. Rockefeller, Jr.)
Money may not make men happy.
Money may not make men wise:
Money may not when it's gloomy,
Cause the clouds to leave the skies.
Money may not bring cool breezeS.
When the trying days are hot;
Money may not give men SladneSS,
But 1t always helps lot
Money may not make US healthy,
Money may not make US great;
Money may not make them love US
Who have cause to cherish hate
Money may not serve to cleanse us
When We've sneared ourselves with
shame;
Money may not bring us glory.
But its helpful, just the same.
Money may not quench our Sorrows,
Money may not cause the dampnesS
To diminish when It rains;
Money may not bring the maidens
Who are faireSt 10 beStow
All their sweetest smiles upon US
3 1t is very helpful, though
Money may not bring US honor,
Money may not lift US high:
Money may not keep US youthful
AS the fleeing years go by.
Money may not make US happy
When we've wronged our fellow
men,
Money may be filthy, but it
Comes in handy now and then
s z. Kfser in Chicago Record
Herald
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-28

Fine line of Laces and Embroid-
yard and upwards, only at Pople's. IS
cries, in match patterns, at &C per
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-28
Office CHANGE.

Attorney H. c. Grant, who has here
tofore had his Office in the court house
has moved his Office to rooms in the
PEOPLES Bank building, where he viii
have more spacious quarters
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-28
The Modest Lafelle.te.

Senator LafolIette claims that the
election OF the young Republican
mayor of Milwaukee is personal vic
tory for hin.-Atlaata Journal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-28

Money to loan-Apply Room 40, PEG
pies Bank Building.
Ali Can Afford.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-28

H F. Leonards iron bedsteads,
lounges and mattresses eclipse all 9th
ers in price. /
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-28

You viii save time and money by
calling on II F. Leonard for fine par.
lor suits
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-28
PUBLIC OPINION.
ee Q 0

But these changes viii be due to the
operation Of continuous and defying
forces, and not to chance misfortune
or disasters
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-28

Remember, give free pressing
ticket with every cash suit sale Free
w. kahit
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-28

Pople sells nattings from 12c to
SOC per yard IS
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-28

Do you know thatwe carry the laEE'
estwant column IN town. The reason
Il we get results Hail cent = word.