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Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-02
AS TWIN SISTERS
IN RESEMBLANCE
coNTRALTo AT HoTcHKISS
Has A DOUBLE
So Much Alike Are These TWO
Women That Many Amusing
Errors Grow Out of
the Fact

This Is the story of how Bernice
Holmes, the vibrant voiced contralto at
the Hotchkiss, was married and un-
married in a single day to one of the
leading lawyers of Los Angeles.
Only few people knew about it, as
two or three of the interested parties
made it point to keep the affair
quiet. Perhaps it never would have
leaked out but for the recklessness of
the couple i'll going openly to a cafe,
where they were observed by an ad-
mirer of Miss Iolmes.
They sat at his table. How could he
help it If they talked so he could hear?
Their conversation YVES all about rugs,
and couches. and curtains.
people don't talk about house fur
nishings unless they are married." said
the shrewd one to himself. "Bernice
Holmes. is married and that man is her
husband Thought they'd keep it
quiet! Aha"
The News Spreads
Such a discovery was too good to
keep. The next thing was to tell re-
porter. The news should be howled up
Spring and down Broad ~.
A reporter was put OH the trail forth
with. He found the mana lawyer
none other than Jud Rush.
1.-The public would like to know about
your marriage, Mr.. Rush" he said
calmly.
Mr.. Rush simulated surprise 1t was
very well done, but-the reporter, who
reads Sherlock Holmes, was watching
a telltale twitching about the corners
of his lips.
MY marriage-to whom?" from Mr..
Rush. .-'.-
you can't keep it quiet; you might
as well tell. 1t is sure to get out soon,''
said the reporter. "It is known you are
married to Bernice Holmes"
Mr.. Rush assumed a look of mysti-
fication. 1t did not work The report
er knew. Mr.. Rush offered to prove
his marriage to another lady. He was
asked to prove it.
He Proves 1t
Mr.. Rush dug around among some
papers in his safe and pulled out a
document that looked like some mar
riage certificate. Elizabeth Atwood to
Jud Rush; San Bernardino 1898; GER
emony performed by Judge Smith
That settled 1t. Elizabeth could not
be Bernice Holmes: therefore Bernice
Holmes could not be a "nissis." Ex-
plantations followed and the sation
was spoiled.
The truth of the matter is that Mrs.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-02
MAY BE WORK OF INCENDlARY
Fire at 214 West Avenue Fifty-tWo
Looks Suspicious, Say
the Police

Suspicious circumstances surround
ing a small blaze discovered yesterday
noon in barn at the rear Of 214 West
Avenue Fifty-two, owned by w. H.
Eaton, leads to the belief that the fire
was of incendiary origin.
When the flames were first found they
were raging in a stcll near the rear of
the building. quick action of the fire
department saved the barn. The police
made an investigation but, claim to
have found practically no traces of the
pyromaniacs.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-02
Postponed

A bashful young couple, who were
evidently very much in love, entered
a crowded street car in Boston the
other day. DO you suppose we can
squeeze in here?" he asked, looking
doubtfully at her blushing face.
Don't you think, dear we had better
wait until we get home?" was the low,
embarrassed reply.-Life.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-02
REAPPoINTs YOUNG SAMPSON
AdmiraPs Son, Dropped for Deficiency,
Is Promptly Reinstated on
Presidents Order

ANNAPOLIS, Md. March Ralph
Earl Sampson, son of the late Admiral
Sampson, today re-entered the naval
academy.
Young Sampson was lately dropped
from a higher class on account or
deficiency in studies but was at once
reappointed by President Roosevelt.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-02
ALLOTS MORE MAIL CLERKS
Considerable Addition to the Force
at Local Postoffice Is
Anfhorizad

Postmaster Flint is rejoicing over the
fact that he has received word from
Washington stating that Los Angeles
will be allowed twenty-five extra mail
clerks. Mr.. Flint also has been in
The Colorado statesman., 1906-01-13
RoUTT COUNTY PROJECT.
Fifty Thousand Acres to Be Reclaimed
Under Carey Act.

Denver.-Fifty thousand acres of
land in Colorado are to be reclaimed
under the Carey act, and it is the first
land so put out by the government.
The Carey act has been in effect sew
eral years, and in numerous western
states land has been reclaimed under
it. The land is in Routt county. The
project is unC2r the Snake River canal
and Slater Creek reservoir. A con-
tract has been entered into between
the State Land Board and the Colorado
Realty & Securities Company to con-
struct the canal, and active work will
be commenced the coming spring.
The state has an interest in the work
and it is to be done under the direc-
tion of the state engineer. The states
gets so cents from the government for
every acre reclaimed, and in addition
large tract of it's own land is made
valuable.
The head of the ditch is at Baggs, in
Wyoming. although the land is in this
state. 1t IL about. thirty miles from
Craig and fifteen miles from
the Moffat road. The lands
are in the heart of what has
been known as the winter range of
northwestern Colorado. 1t is at an al
titude of about 5000 feet and the eli
mate and soil such that almost any
kind of crop can be grown.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-01-13
NEGRO BUSINESS MAN.
Raised Seventy-two Thousand Bushels
of Potatoes Last Year.

Booker T. Washington has an arti-
Gle in the American Illustrated Maga-
zine for January, entitled 1.-The Negro
in Business He tells of the really
remarkable success of a particular
negro, Groves by name, and then
tells what Groves says about it. Mr..
Washington says:
But why is Mr.. Groves called THE
Negro Potato King?" Let me
answer. Last year he produced upon
his farm 72,150 bushels of white po-
tatoes, averaging 245 bushels to the
acre. So far as reports show, this
was 1880 bushels more than any
other individual grower in the world
produced. And besides the potatoes
raised on his own farm, Mr.. Groves
buys and ships potatoes on large
scale. Last year he bought from
white growers in the Kaw Valley, and
shipped away twenty-five cars of
white potatoes He also bought
fourteen cars of fancy seed potatoes
in North and South Dakota, which he
sold to growers in the Kaw Valley
and in Oklahoma and the Indian Ter
ritory. Mr.. Groves says that he ships
potatoes and other farm products to
nearly every portion of the United
States, and to Mexico and Canada
At the recent meeting of the Ma
tional Negro Business League in New
York, Mr.. Groves was asked how he
was able to conduct so varied and
large business enterprises, when he
had had no education as a business
man.
"You have children. haven't you?"
Mr.. Groves replied.
YES" said the other Some of
them are grown up now"
How do you manage your grown
up children?"
"Oh, get along with them" replied
his friend, laughing. you see 1 have
known them long time
"That's just the way with my busi-
ness" said Mr.. Groves. 81 started in
with it. when it was baby, and I've
had a chance to get thoroughly ac-
quainted with it as it grew up.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-01-13
A New Beinq.

Shepard, ILL.,, Jan. sth (SpeciaD-
Mrs. Sarah E. Rowe, who is residing
here, says she feels like "a New Be
ing" although she ia in her fifty-sev-
enth year. Why? because she has
taken Dodd's Kidney Pills, that well
known medicine that has put new life
into old bodies, and has come as
God-send into homes of sorrow and
suffering. She says
mo one knows what awful torture
1 suffered with Rheumatism and Kid
ney Trouble, until l got cured by
Dodds Kidney Pills. This grand rem
edy drove the Rheumatism out of my
body, nothing else ever did me any
good. Dodd's Kidney Pills are worth
one hundred times their price, for they
have made me, though I am fifty
seven years old, new being. l am
in better shape now than l have been
for many years and l owe it all to
Dodd's Kidney Pills
The Colorado statesman., 1906-01-13
KANSAS SHOCKED
EARTHQUAKE FELT IN KANSAS,
NEBRASKA AND MISSOURI.
NO SERIOUS DAMAGE DONE
Kansas City, Topeka, Lincoln and St.
Joseph All Touched by the Terres-
trial Tremor.

Kansas City.-A distinct earth
quake shock, with a motion from
north to south, lasting from twenty
three seconds to one minute in dura-
tion, was felt in western Missouri,
eastern Kansas and southern Me-
braska about GIT o'clock Sunday
evening.
The territory affected extends from
Nebraska on the north nearly to the
Oklahoma and Indian Territory line
on the south, and from Salina, Kansas,
on the west to Kansas City, st. Joseph
and Joplin, Missouri, on the east.
With the exception of the knocking
of plaster from walls at some points in
Kansas, no damage was reported, al
though persons ran to the streets at
some places, in fear that their houses
would tumble in.
No damage was done here, but the
movement, which appeared to be from
north to south, lasted about twenty
three seconds and was sufficiently
strong to shake chandeliers and rattle
dishes.
Topeka, KAMA slight shock of
earthquake was distinctly observed
observed here and throughout eastern
Kansas at 6:15 Sunday evening. In
some places a second and lighter
shock was noted.
Neighboring towns are reporting
similar conditions by telephone, the
most severe experience apparently be-
ing at Manhattan, where citizens left
their houses in alarm. No damage is
reported.
Lincoln, Neb.-At $3.50 o'clock Sun
day night residents of Lincoln felt an
earthquake shock that in several in
stances shook globes and fastening on
chandeliers. No damage is reported
The shock was distinctly felt at Ne
braska City and Syracuse, in south
eastern Nebraska. 1t was slight in
each instance.
st. Joseph.-A distinct earthquake
shock was felt here at 6:30 o'clock
Dishes and tinware ratified and small
children were frightened. The shock
appeared to come from the south and
lasted about ten seconds.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-01-13
WILL FURNISH AIRsHIP.
Toledo Inventors Want to Aid Walter
Wellman.

Toledo, 'Ohio.-'If Walter Wellman
wants to go to the North Pole in an air
ship, | will furnish him with the air
ship and aeronaut," says Charles j.
Strobel, manager of Roy Knabenshue
and Lincoln Beechy, two young boys
whose work among the clouds has
drawn all eyes toward Toledo during
the last year.
81 am negotiating with Wellman,"
continued Mr.. Strobel, "and 1 hope to
bring about the deal. This business of
going to France to get a ship is all
foolishness. Knabenshue flew over
New York City. a feat which no one
has ever succeeded in before, and
which has not been duplicated.
IF Santos-Dumont will guarantee,
will duplicate his offer. l am conf
dent | can prove that American inge-
nuity and American nerve can carry
the flight to the pole to successful
termination"
The Colorado statesman., 1906-01-13
LINING UP ON STATEHOOD.
Insursent Republicans Planning to
Permit Amendments.

shington.-Opposition among the
Republican members of the House to
the Hamilton joint statehood bill
seems to be making little headway.
The leaders of the insurgents have pre-
pared a pledge for the signature of
Republicans who will vote to defeat
rule preventing amendments to the
Hamilton bill. This was freely circu-
lated to-day among the opponents of
joint statehood and is now said to bear
forty-five signatures.
About twenty Republican members
are undecided on the statehood fight,
and the struggle to win them by the
opposing factions is waxing hot. The
insurgents insist that many of their
sympathizers have not yet had an op-
portunity to sign the pledge, and claim
that they will readily obtain more than
sixty names. Administration support
ers declare the total strength of their
opponents is not much more than
forty.
An urgent deficiency bill will be
ready for the consideration of the
House in a few days and it is now eX-
pected that this will be laid before the
House after the Philippine tariff bill
has been disposed of. as the leaders
are said to be anxious to delay the
statehood bill until Speaker Cannon is
more certain how the Republican men,
bers stand on the measure.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-01-13
RoosEvELT's GUIDE.
Granted Special License to Conduct a
Hunting Lodge.

Jacob Borah, the veteran guide of
Colorado, who has had charge of more
than one of President Roosvelt's fam
Gus hunting expeditions in the state,
has been granted by the government
special personal license to continue
conducting a hunting lodge at Deep
Lake, on the White River forest reser-
vation. This is the notice received by
Deputy United States District Attorney
Knaebel from the secretary of the De-
partment of Agriculture. AS a result
the proceeding brought by Mr. Knaebel
asking that the regular license which
was secured by Borah to conduct the
lodge in the first place be Cancelled
were dismissed.
1t seems that Borah once sold the
place to other parties, who turned it
into questionable resort. He after
ward bought it back, but the forest
rangers feared he might sell it again
to irresponsible persons and made the
application for canceling the license.
In the letter of the secretary of agri-
culture it is stated that the guide has
given sufficient personal assurances
that he will never again let it go into
other hands and would take charge of
1t in person.
The lodge has been for several years
the rendezvous of lovers of hunting,
and it was through the efforts of some
of these that the government granted
Borah the privilege which he has OBJ
tanned
The Colorado statesman., 1906-01-13
NEW SUGAR FACTORY.
L. JInta People Wide Awake and sue
cessful.

Denver.-A Republican special from
La Junta Friday says: The La Junta
Board of Trade gave a smoker to-
night which was largely attended,
nearly 300 citizens being present The
city park addition to La Junta was
plated recently. This park contains
twenty acres and has a small lake in
the center. In the park addition are
forty-six residence lots, each pur-
chaser paying $100 each for the lot,
were drawn. The deed for each lot
each purchaser shall build a house to
cost not less than $1,000.
The reports of canvassers who had
been soliciting acreage for the pro-
posed beet sugar factory were read
and it was found that nearly 600
acres had been pledged. La Junta
business men then pledged individ-
ually from ten to twenty acres each,
which will add 400 acres additional to
the amount already pledged.
Reports were presented from the
Holbrook country that the $500 acres
pledged from that valley had all been
subscribed. These contracts will be
placed in the La Junta State bank in
escrow until the railroad and the
sugar factory are well under way.
w. NJ. Wiley, manager of the Wiley
Construction Company, was present
and stated that as soon as the con-
tracts were placed in the bank he
would wire his company at New York
City to place the order for the ma
chinery, which will be done at once.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-01-13
TRAGIC HOTEL FIRE.
Burning of Large West Hotel at Min
neapolis.


st. Paul.-The greatest hotel disas-
ter in the history of the Twin Cities
was the partial destruction by fire of
the West hotel in Minneapolis, with a
loss of eight lives Wednesday morn
ing. Death in spectacular form held a
crowd of thousands of persons in a
thrall OF fear. Daring firemen crawled
into smoke-filled rooms and drew from
the beds or from the floor near win
dows senseless bodies of men and
women. The Minneapolis fire depart
ment lost one of its number, but made
the finest stop and the most daring
rescues of smoke and flame-bound
persons that the records of Minneapo-
lis fires are every likely to contain.
Following is list of the dead:
Capt. John Berwin, of truck No. 1;
fell from the fourth floor to the side
walk; was attempting to save Mrs.
Barlow's life at the time.
w. G. Nichels, Minneapolis chamber
of commerce, suffocated in his room
on the sixth floor.
Thomas Summerville, Springfield,
Massachusetts, suffocated in his room
on the sixth floor.
j. E. Wolf, New York; suffocated in
his room on the seventh floor.
Clinton B. Lamme, New York; suf
focated in his room on the seventh
floor.
I q. Peisniger, New York; jumped
from the seventh story window.
Mrs. NJ. E. Hodges, Minneapolis
jumped from the seventh story win
dow.
William Black. New York; suffio
Gated in room.
Eight persons are known to have
been seriously injured, among whom
is Mrs. B. d. Barlow, injured while
being rescued by Captain Berwin. Hell
condition is critical
Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey Knobe OF
Denver, who were guests of the hotel
escaped without injury.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-01-13
Rozene Meeker Gets Homestead.

Denver.-A Greeley dispatch says:
A deed for the Meeker homestead in
Greeley, dated September 2, 1889, in
which Mrs. Arvilla d. Meeker trans
fers the property to her daughter, Ro-
zene Meeker, came to light Thursday
when it was filed for record in the
Office of the county clerk by Miss
Meeker.
The deed and letter accompanying
it has been held in escrow by ]. NJ
Freeman of this city ever since it was
made ut. The letter explains hat
the deed was not to be recorded until
the death of the grantor, which oc-
CURED a short time ago, and also
that the property was given for low
ing care by the daughter.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-01-13
INcIPIENT CONSUMPTION.
How Food Headed Off the InsidIous
Disease.

The happy wife of good old fash
ioned Michigan farmer says:
In the spring of 1902 | was taken
sick-a general breaking down, as it
were. l was excessively nervous,
could not sleep well at night, my food
seemed to do me no good, and was
SO weak l could scarcely walk across
the room.
THE doctor said my condition was
due to overwork and close confine-
ment and that he very much feared
that consumption would set in. For
several months | took one kind of
medicine after another, but with no
good effect-in fact, l seemed to grow
worse.
"Then I determined to quit all medi-
cines. give up coffee and see what
GrapeNuts food would do for me.
began to eat Grape-Nuts with sugar
and cream and bread and butter three
times a day.
"The effect was surprising! I be-
gan to gain flesh and strength forth
with, my nerves quieted down and
grew normally steady and sound.
sweet sleep came back to me. In six
weeks time I discharged the hired
girl and commenced to do my own
housework for a family of six. This
was two years ago, and am doing 1t
still and enjoy it." Name given by
Postum Co.. Battle Creek, Mich.
There's reason. Read the little
book, THE Road to Wellville," In
pkgs.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-01-13
iRRlGAToRs' FEDERATION.
Organizers at Omaha and Will Maet
Next at Boise.


Omaha.-The American Irrigators'
Federation is the name chosen for an
organization formed by representatives
of the irrigation states who met in
Omaha Wednesday,.
Among the objects of the federation
set forth in an official statement are
to harmonize conflicting interests, pro-
mote essential legislation, circulate in
structlve literature, aid in settlement
OF reclaimed areas, criticise officials or
others ior acts of injustice, and to aid
IN the adjustment of freight rates to
and from the reclaimed areas.
Inc following officers were elected
TO serve until the first annual meeting
at Boise, Idaho, at date to be named
Dy the executive committee, to CORE
spond with dates selected for the Ma
tlonai Irrigation Congress:
president, Ex-Governor l.. Bradford
Prince, Santa Fe, New Mexico; secre-
tary, u. II. Anderson, Chicago. An ex-
ecutlVe committee, among whose
members are Zera Snow, Portland,
oregon; c. NJ. Heintze, Los Angeles;
ex-Gov. Frank Hunt, Boise; Lucius NJ.
WILCOX, Denver, and several vice pres
jdent, including Tom Richardson,
Portland, Oregon; Judge Cyrus Happy,
Spokane, Washington; c. E. Brainerd,
Payette, Idaho; A. H. Heber, Los An
geles; Fred j. Keisel, Ogden, Utah;
clarence l.. Johnson, Cheyenne, Wyo-
ming; j. Turley, Pennington, New
Mexico; c. D. Reppy, Florence, Ari-
zona; Prof. F. D. Coburn, Topeka, Kan
sas, and A. j. Cobban, Rhinelander,
Wyoming.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-02-17
BUMBUM's RIDE.

The enemy charged with whoop and a
yen,
And on our heroes they savagely fell;
But We hacked and We heWed them with
might and with main.
And we piled up tie valley with cords OF the
slain.
But hard was The hght and uncertain the
day,
with Bumbum quarter Of a mile away
But We fought with the might OF the heroes
OF yore.
Till our boots overlooked with the swift
running gore,
And the grass was az red with the cardinal
dye,
While the bullet-torn banner stin huttered
on high:
Yet we scarce could repress a slight touch
OF dismay.
With Bumbum seventeen miles away
Still we cut and we slashed. and we swore
ana we fired.
And we carved up the foe TIL our fingers
were tired.
While on the red plain every moment In
creased
Vast piles OF the foeman abruptly de-
ceased.
But we few to the rear at the close OF the
day,
with Bumbum forty seven miles away.
j. A Macon. IN American Tribune.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-02-17
ON THE WHISKY TRAFFIC.
A Long Indictment of King Alcohol
and His Human Agencies
for Evil.

To-nigh, it enters a humble home TO
strike the roses from woman's cheek
and tomorrow il challenges this re-
public in the halls of congress.
To-day il strikes crust from the lips
of a starving child and tomorrow levies
tribute from the government itself.
There is no cottage humble enough
70 escape it, no place strong enough to
shut IL out
1t defles the law when it cannot coerce
suffrage.
II is flexible to cajole but merciless in
victory.
II Is the mortal enemy OF peace and
order, the despoiler OF men and terror
OF women, the cloud that shadows the
face OF children. the demon that has dug
more graves and sent more souls un-
shriven TO judgment than all the pesti-
lences that have wasted life since God
sent the plaques TO Egypt, and all the
wars since Joshua stod before Jericho.
IL comes To ruin. and IL shall profit
mainly by the ruin OF your sons and
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-02-17

TREATMENT OF INEBRlETY.
How tho Efforts at Reform Work in
Great Britain-Largest Glass Of
Drinkers Not Reached.

Mr. Shell. who has just retired from
service as a metropolitan police magis-
trate after 20 years. gives the following
observations on the treatment Of in
ebriety.
Temperance In the sense OF modera-
ton was OF no avail 10 the drunkard.
because it was impossible 90 him. while
as for total abstinence. although per-
haps IL endure for year. IL usually was
but thing OF day. In almost every
case drink offered in a friendly spirit
would lead Go a fresh outbreak. with
worse results than before.
The habitual drunkard's act is mere
ly permissiye. while the inebriate's act
affects a comparatively very limited
class OF persons; namely. criminal and
habitual police court inebriates. IL in
no way reaches an immeasurably larg-
er class OF persons. who rarely II ever.
figure in police court records or in pub
lie documents az all This Is not be-
cause they are not druukards. but be-
cause OF the endless sacrifices made for
them by their friends IN the hopes OF
keeping them out OF trouble. and of
avoiding open scandal. Few people but
medical men have any idea Of the ex-
tent of the evil, and the number OF silent
tragedies due to inebriety
A considerable percentage of these
cases might prove TO be durable IL
early and proper treatment could be en-
forced, but at present this is impossible.
They must themselves apply for seclu-
| sion In a retreat. and this they fail 20
do until matters have gone very far.
This is quite natural because many In
ebriates are as incapable of approaching
the gravity OF the disease as any legal
~ insane person. What Is wanted In
England is the power TO detain in a
retreat for a period medically deemed
to be advisable any person who is
proved 10 be a drug or drink inebriate.
British Medical Journal.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-02-17
IN TEMPERANCE FIELDS.

Does hell exist? Yes. Where? In
over 2OO. 600 saloons.-American Issue.
The Iowa state officials are planning
TO set to work in the coal mines the
drunkards that are sent to the new
inebriate asylum OF the state.
The board OF police commissioners
Of Kansas City. Mo. has published
orders to the effect that police officers
must not drink, whether on or OF
duty, or at any time when they have
their uniform on.
The Manitoba Sunday asso-
citation has entered upon a pledge,
signing crusade, and has prepared
cards, single and double, also honor
rolls. for the Insertion of names of al
who are pledged.