davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
BUSCH TO COME
TO CALIFORNIA
Millionalre's Crisis Past and He Will
Recover from His illness in the
Balmy Air of Southern
California

Special to The Herald.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 29.-Adolphus
Busch, whom the physicians in at
tendance say passed the crisis of mis-
illness yesterday and is out of danger
will be taken to California as soon
as his condition is such that he can
be moved.
The millionaire was resting easily
at an early hour this morning DR..
Luedeking, who was in attendance
throus the evening, following a con-
ference with DR.. Bernays and DR..
F'ischel decided that Mr.. Busch was
doing so well that it would not be
necessary for him to remain all night,
but q trained nurse was constantly at
the bedside of the sick man.
The decision to take Mr.. Busch to
California was reached by the mem
bers of the family as soon as the ply
sicians stated that Mr.. Busch was en-
the road to recovery and that to re-
main in the damp climate in the win
ter would retard Mr.. Buschs recovery,
and they regard it as best to take him
at once to the warm climate of Cali
fornia.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
FORMER MAGNATE
DIES A PAUPER
Judge" Leonard, Associate of Hutch
inson in Famous Wheat Corner,
Brings About Downfall
by Drink
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. "a dispatch to
the Tribune from Spokane, Wash,
says:
Once a millionaire wheat speculator,
the partner of "Old Hutch" in the Chi
cago wheat pit, c. G. Leonard died
yesterday at the county poor farm at
Spangle, unmourned and unattended
by friends or relatives.
One son is superintendent of the
largest steel mills at Birmingham,
Ala; daughter is the wife of Pro-
fessor Fisher in the University of Cali
fornia, and his wife and two daughters
reside in Chicago. Drink brought about
his downfall wrecking his health and
breaking up his family relations.
Judge" Leonard, as he was familiar
ly known, was born in New York fifty
three years ago. In the early sos he
practiced law in Chicago.
He became associated with Hutchln-
son in the famous wheat corner which
made him a multi-millionaire.
He had been a member of the school
board and superintendent of the Pres
byterian Sunday school, He located ir
Spokane in 1886. A year ago he was
stricken with paralysis.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
LARGEST FREIGHTER ON
COAST is LAUNCHED

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec, 29.-The
American Hawaiian Steamship COM
pany's new steamer Mexican was sue
hcessfully launched at the Union Iron
works today.
The vessel, which is the largest
freighter ever launched on the Pacific
coast, was christened by Miss Kath-
crime I. McGregor, daughter of Presi-
dent j. A. McGregor Of the Union Iron
works.
The keel of the Mexican was laid
October 81. 1t will be in service in two
months. The new vessel cost $750,000
and is a sister ship to the Alaskan,
Texan and Arizonan. 1t will be operated
on the Mexican Tehuantepec route, the
service on which will be inaugurated
on this side January 4. The route ex-
tends from New York to Coatzacoalcos.
a distance of 1000 miles, across the
Isthmus 1S4 miles, thence up the Pacific
coast from Salinas Cruz to San Fran
CISCO a distance of 21S9 miles. This
makes the trip nearly one-third shorter
than around Cape Horn.
The dimensions of the Mexican are:
Length, 572 feet; length over all, 4s8
feet; breadth, 81 feet Depth AZ feet;
draft. 2S feet; displacement $4,000 tons;
indicated horse power 5000; speed,
twelve knots, and cargo capacity, 10000
tons.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
CHARGE ROOSEVELT AIDED
IN PROSECUTING UNI0NISTS
BY Associated Press.

DENVER, Dec. 29.-The executive
board Of the Western Federation of
Miners which held its session here for
several days, completed it's report to-
day 1t contains the following:
1.-THE prosecution of Meyer, Hay
wood and Pettibone is not confined to
the Mine Owners association of the
west. The fact that in the recent poll
tical campaigns President Roosevelt
commissioned one of his political fam
lily to leave the nations capital and in
wade the state of Idaho and lift his
voice in behalf of Gooding. the political
tool and chattel of the Standard Oil
company, is convincing evidence that
the conspirators have intrenched them
selves behind the Roosevelt throne and
are using the administration at Wash
ington as an ally to bring about the
judicial murder OF men who scorned to
PROSTATE themselves I'm submission to
the anarchy of corporate despots."
The board met in response to a call
from Acting President Mahoney to
audit the books of Acting Secretary
Treasurer Kirwan. The books We're
found In excellent shape. and Mr.. KA-
wan is highly complimented on the re-
port.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
ARIZONA RIVERS
co ON RAMPAGE
Two Bridges Washed Out and Inter-
ruption of Traffic Is Feared.
New Dam Goes in
Flood
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 29.-Drizzling
rains for the last several days culmin-
ated in heavy precipitation here all
last night, and today the Salt and Gila
rivers have been rising rapidly and
floods are threatened equailng those of
the early days of December.
This afternoon about 3 o'clock two
railroad bridges over the Gila were
swept away. and the water is still ris-
ing.
1t is supposed that more will go to-
night and traffic bestopped indefinitely.
crossed less than an hour ahead of the
breaking of the bridge, and Superin-
tendent NJ. o. Ricknell of the railroad
company crossed half an hour later
Though the water was high, the bridge
then seemed to be in perfectact condi-
tion. Mails for California will be sent
over the Santa Fe.
A flood of about three million inches
is coming down the Salt river. AT noon
telephone message from Roosevelt
announced eleven feet of water racing
over the dam site, and flood rising
Contractor O'Rourke had scarcely fin
ished repairing the Golfer dam above
the site of the storage dam swept out
in the last food and although all is un-
der water, 1t is supposed this structure
is again destroyed.
The greatest damage in this incident
is the consequent further delay in the
construction of the big storage dam.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
OREGON COLLEGE PRESIDENT
OFFERED CARNEGIE PENSION

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. ga dis
patch to the Oregonian from Corvallis
says:
A dispatch received from the trus-
tees at New York announces that DR..
Thomas M. Cache, president of the
Oregon Agricultural college, has been
elected to receive at his option the
privileges of Carnegie foundation for
the. aid of teachers. Provision Is made
for DIR. Cache to receive a retiring
allowance of $1,000 year, payable
monthly whenever the president may
see fit to retire.
His intention of retiring next June
from the presidency of the college was
made known to the regents at the
meeting of the board last July and at
that time resolutions commencing him
to the trustees of the fund were passed
by the board and forwarded to New
York
His record as a teacher will cover
a period of fifty-one years.
Whether or not DR.. Cache will elect
to begin participation in the Carnegie
allowance when he gives up the pres
idency next June is not known.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
Six Killed, Twelve
Injured, Is
Record
Russian Revolutionists
Force Factories
to Close
Feared That When Hundred Thousand
Laborers Thrown Out of Work
Get Hungry Riots, May
Result
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
LODI Dec 29.-The situation here
is rapidly becoming acute. Sanguln-
ary encounters were frequent during
the day. UP to this hour six persons
have been killed and twelve wounded.
The authorities, at first supine, are
now more active and are preparing
to meet all emergencies.
1t is generally anticipated that the
workmen will eventually secure the
upper hand over the Socialists, drive
out the agltators and resume work
within few days. The principal
Polish bankers say they do not fear
any financial difficulties among the
firms which have been forced to close
down their works.
Owners Of seven of the largest fac
tories here, employing 100000 persons,
closed their establishments this even
ing because of the system of terrorism
begun by the extreme Socialists.
The announcement caused great ex-
citement among the inhabitants and
the factory employees fear that when
this great army of unemployed begins
to feel the want of bread rioting will
occur
1Ile factory employees as rule are
without any means of support of them
selves and their families during the
| hard winter.
| A mill owner said the employers
were compelled to close down because
the Socialists and militia control the
entire city and are numbering all those
who do not accept their demands,
which makes the continuance of busi-
ness impossible.
The Socialists yesterday murdered no
less than score of Nationalist work
men in this city and vicinity and they
threaten to organize street riots and
compel citizens at the point of re-
volvers to feed and lodge the unem-
ployed.
The manager of the Scheibler's cot
ton mills and the foreman and en-
gineer of another factory were mur-
dered last night by Socialists and the
engineers of those and other estab-
Continued ON Page Two.)
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
STATISTlSTICIAN SHOWS
FEARS OF JAPANESE
INVASION GR0UNDLESS

Special to The Herald.
WASHINGTON, Dec. ga genius
for figures has Just been trying TO
cipher out why san Francicso and the
Pacific slope Is so terribly ngitnted over
the coming of the japanese.
According to statistics they are cOm-
ing to this country Mt the rate of 1000 n
month, or 10000 n year. At that rate
II will take little more than ninety
three years to have million of them
come over, and as some of them will die,
and perhaps few others return in that
time, II is not likely there will be n
whole million of them in 1000, the time
when the coming of n million will
eInpse.
we now have population of sO,OOO,-
600. and In 1000 we ought to have 2OO,-
100000. the Japs would only he one
two bundredths of the whole population.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
PART 1


1-Suicide is unsoIved mystery.
2-GiVes rebates to foreign shippers.
3-Joe Nathans in jolly mood.
4EHas important message to give.
5-chinese makes serious charge.
6-Rairoad news.
1.-TWO murdered every month.
s-Says Imperial valley is menaced.
PART II
2-Society news.
3-Dramatic news.
4EEditorial.
5-City news.
6-7-Sports.
S-cain raised by society women.
PART III
1-2-3-ReaI estate news.
+Southern California news.
5-Markets.
6-7-CIassified advertisements.
8-No interest in pure food law.
PART ~
Magazine section.
PART v
Children's magazine.
PART VI
coIored comic supplement.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
BOY DESPERADO
SHOT TO DEATH
Member of Notorious Gang Which
Has Terrorized San Jose Is
Killed by Union
Man
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN JOSE, Dec. 29.-Pat Ortega,
youngest member of the notorious gang
which for years terrorized the city,
was shot and instantly killed tonight
by Daniel C. Hubbard at a meeting of
the Transfers union at Maccabee hall.
Both men are members of the union.
Hubbard is outside sentinel and act
ing as such refused to admit Ortega,
claiming that the latter was not in
good standing. Ortega forced his way
in and is alleged at the same time tc
have placed his hand to his pocket
with the threat "I'H getsyou,% directed
at Hubbard. The latter instantly drew
revolver and fired five shots, all Of
them taking effect.
Hubbard then gave himself up to the
police. Ortega is one of the five broth
ers, one of whom is serving life sem
tence in San Quentin for criminal as
sault, and another is serving fifteen
years for robbery.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
IMPRISONED OPERATOR,
ATTACKED BY NEGROES,
WIRES FOR RELEASE
BY Associated Press.


SPARTANBURG, S. c., Dec.
29.-"I am pinned up in block
house and surrounded by a mob
of negroes who have threatened
my life. They are beating down
the doors. For Gods sake send
help"
This message was sent here to-
night by Telegraph Operator
Porter, in charge of the block sta
ton at Mount Zion, on the main
line of the Southern railway, six
miles from Spartanburg. The
operator was shortly afterwards
taken out of his station by a
crowd Of drunken negroes, who
tied and whipped him.
The mob surrounded Porter,
who barricaded himself in the
station, and shot out windows
lights. The operator wired the
dispatcher at Spartanburg to send
help. He scarcely had finished
the message when the negroes
broke into the station, seized and
dragged him outside the station
and beat him.
Sheriff Nichols and a party of
officers left on a special train, but
when they arrived the negroes
had disappeared. The posse is
searching the woods. No arrests
have been made.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
PRESIDENTIAL BEE
STINGS TAFT INTO
MAKING STATEMENT
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-sccretnry
Taft made the following statement to-
day concerning his presidential nspirn-
tiOnst
"For the purpose of relieving the bur-
den imposed by recent publications upon
some of my friends among the WASH
inRton newspaper correspondents or
putting further Inquiries to me, I wish
10 say that my ambition IL not political,
that nm not seeking the Republican n
nominations that 7 do not expect to he
the Republican candidate, ~ for no
reason than because Of what seems to
me TO he objections TO my availability
which do not appear 10 lessen with the
continued discharge of my own official
duty, but that I am not foolish enough
To say that, In the improbable event
that the opportunity to run for the
great Office of president were to come
to me should decline, for this would
not he true"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
URGE CONGRESS TO
COMPLETE BOULEVARD
BY Associated Press.

BY ASSOCIdltU FTesS.
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 29.-The board of
directors of the chamber of commerce
have asked Senator F. p. Flint and
.S c. Smith, representative, to see that
the necessary proceedings are taken
by the United States government for
the grading and completion of boule-
ward across the military reservation
on Point Iona.
The boulevard has been completed
around the north shore of the bay
from the business center of the city
to the reservation line, about nine and
a half miles,
If the government will continue 1t
across the reservation to the end of the
point it will make one of the grandest
drives in the world.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
BOY CONFEssEs
He SLEW MOTHER
Thirteen-Year-old Murderer Gives
Details of Horrible Crime-KilIed
Parent Because She Pun
ished Him
By Associat ted Press.

By Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. ga special
dispatch to the Evening Telegram from
ST. Helens, Ore, says that Elbert Ode
man, the 13-year-old adopted son of
Mrs. Sarah Ayres, has confessed to the
murder of his mother, which occurred
last night on the Ayres ranch. near
Warren, in Columbia county, Ore.
The boy stated that he had killed his
mother because she punished him for
not faithfully performing some duties
assigned to him.
He blew off her head with a rifle
while she sat sewing in the kitchen of
the home.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
BALL00NlSTS WILL START
NEW YEAR By ASCENSION
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
NEW YORK, Dec. ga party of
balloonists, headed by Cortland Field
Bishop, president of the Aero Club of
America, will leave the city today for
st. Louis, where it is proposed to start
the first of the year by an ascension.
The two balloons have been shipped to
st. Louis.
Besides Mr.. Bishop the party will
consist of August Post, ]. c. Mccoy,
Allan Hawley and Leo Stevens. They
will be entertained at the st. Louis
club on New Years eve and invitations
have been extended to several members
Of the st. Louis board of trade to this
balloon ascension.
Another interesting feature of the trip
will be the presence of the Wright
brothers as members of the party in
st. Louis. They Will join the New York
aeronauts at Dayton, o.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
REPORTS ON CONDITION
OF JAPANESE IN MEXICO
By Associated Press.

SAN ANTONIO Tex, Dec. 29.-S.
Watashi of Japan, en- route home from
Mexico to report to his government on
the condition of japanese laborers in
Mexican mines and other works, was
here last night. Mr.. Watashi said he
found the condition of his countrymen
good In the railroad work, but In the
mines conditions were extremely bad.
He called the attention of the Mexican
government to gross cruelty and injus-
tice in some of the mines and received
promise that conditions would be
improved.
Mr.. Watashi says Japan does not
want another war until recuperated
from the last, and certainly not with
the United States.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
JAPANESE PROTEST
AGAINST FLEETS VISIT
BY Associated Press.

VICTORIA, b. c., Dec. 29-Advices
were received today by steamer Teucer
from Yokohama Indicate that consider
able opposition is being developed as a
rtsult of anti-American feeling In Japan
over the proposed visit of a Japanese
fleet to the Jamestown exposition and
I'm, ed States ports.
An influential member of the house
of peers is quoted as stating the pro-
posed outlay of S40O. 900 to send the
fleet and Admiral Togo TO the United
States must not be approved.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
comstoek Retains Commission
o.y Associated BRASS

WASHINGTON. Dec. Postmaster
General Cortelyou today said
Statements that have been pub
lished that Inspector Anthony Com
stocks commission has been cancelled
and that he was compelled to sever
his connection with the postoffice de-
partment, are entirely without foun-
dation. Inspector Comstock has been
recommissioned for the year 1907 and
he has been for every year since 1873.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
LOCAL

Fire does 100000 damage to wholesale
house on Los Angeles street
City Attorney Hewitt selects his stan
OF assistants
All is in readiness for the tournament
Of roses. which win be better this year
than ever
Poultry shows win follow in rapid sue
cessiOn
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
COAST

Boy desperado. member OF gang who
have terrorzed San Jose. is shot and in
stantly killed
Japanese revolutionary paper published
In Oakland scores Roosevelt and urges
assassination of presidents, kings and
mikado.
Boy confesses he shot mother because
she punished him.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
THE DAYS NEWS
FORECAST

For Southern California;: Fair
Sunday; light southwest winds.
Maximum temperature in Los An
geles yesterday, 62 degrees; mini
mum, As degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
FOREIGN

Outrages of Russian terrorists increase
and factories are forced to shut down.
Serious riots feared.
Russians and japanese discuss treaty of
commerce.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
EAsTERN

President in special message win charge
that a foreign ship combine exists which
discriminates against American shippers.
Judge" Leonard, formerly a millions
aire. dies IN poor house. Drink Is cause
of downfall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-12
RECEIVE ONE BID
Contractors Not Anxious to TAX
Job on the Moline
Lock.
FIGURES BY DRAvO COMPANY
Will Do Work for $167, 817-Recom-
mendation of Maj. C. S. Richie
Coos to the Department.

Only one bid was received at the
local office of the corps OF engineers
on the construction of the Moline lock,
that by the bravo Contracting COM
pany of Pittsburg, Pa, which was
$167,S17. Owing to the fact that there
is but the one bid, the corps of engin-
GERS will itself make quotation on
the work, and when this is completed,
the recommendation of Maj C. S.
Richie, who is in charge, will be for
warded to the chief engineer. The bid
is regarded as a reasonable one, but
is slightly above the estimate placed
on the work in advance by the engin-
GERS. The engineers will not under
take the work unless the difference in
the figures is a material one The
Pittsburg firm is a large and reliable
one, and favorably known to the engin-
eering department.
One Out of B2J.
The fact that only one bid was made
is regarded as a commentary on the
unusually large amount of work that
the contractors of the country now
have on hand. 1t is SO great that the
contractors are not anxious to secure
other work. The Office sent out infor-
nation to 325 contractors, with re-
quests for bids. Another feature OF
the contract which had its effect in
lowering the number of bids was the
condition of the payments. Only $780,
600 has been appropriated to this time
for the work and a part of this has
been expended in preparation for the
actual construction. The contract con-
tains a provision that should further
appropriations be delayed the amounts
due for the work finished shall be paid.
but the contractor must take risk OF
further appropriations. 1t is conf
IDENTIFY expected that the appropriations
for the completion of the work will be
made promptly, but the responsibility
of delay is provided for in the con-
tract.
The work is the largest which the
local engineers office will be called
on to undertake for many years, and
is one of the largest for a number of
years past. The work will be under
the general direction of Maj. c. ).
Richie
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-12
MARK LEVY HEARD
London Hsbrew Christian Evan
gelist Delivers Three Adj
dresses in Rock island.
TWO AT TRINITY EPISCOPAL
Talks at Mems Meeting at Y. M. c. A.
in Afternoon-Relates Experien-
ces of His Conversion.

Speaking yesterday morning and
evening at Trinity Episcopal church,
and in the afternoon at the Y. NJ. G. A,
Mark Levy of London, the Hebrew
Christian evangelist. had many inter
esting experiences TO relate in refer
ence to his own conversion from Juda-
ism to Christianity and to the customs
Cf Israel. In part he spoke as follows:
There is no conflict between the
old and new testaments. which were
written by loyal sons of Israel. The
ancient Hebrews numbered every let
ter and the middle letter of every word
OF the Scriptures. The orthodox Jews
today have a great reverence for the
word of God; when the TOrah is car
ried in the synagogue many go forward
tO kiss it; if the rabbi mispron ounces
one word the congregation interrupts
One of the names of the Messiah
Is Mamre (woTd). illustrating St.
Johns statement. In the beginning
was the word Jesus said. Not the
smallest hook OF the smallest Hebrew
word shall pass away till all be full
filled.
Worship same God
I'm synagogue and church the same
one God is worshipped by Jews and
Christians. under the three identical
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-12
FOR CHAIR
Democratic Majority Rule League
OF illinois Lays Plans for
State Convention.
MEETING HELD At CHICAGO
Evidences of Contest Between Hearst
and Bryan Supporters Are
Shown.

Chicago, March 12.-Plans to GUST
John p. Hopkins and to seat Congress
man Henry T. Rainey as temporary
chairman of the democratic state con-
vention were perfected at a meeting of
the Majority Rule League of Illinois,
which met yesterday in the Palmer
house. incidentally the Hearst lieuten-
ants claim a big victory over the Bryan
contingent in the league, and declared
they had launched machine that
would wre.t the control OF state demo
cratic politics from the Hopkins ulli-
van faction.
Use County Conventions.
The machinery which the Hearst
people decided to use to seat Congress
man Rainey is the county conventions.
A long set of resolutions was adopted
with but two dissenting votes. denounc-
ing gavel rule, reviewing the delibera-
tons of the last state convention, de-
nOuncing the present state managers
as having used the party machinery
to promote the interest of the Ogden
Gas company and calling on all true
democrats to aid in placing the party
machinery in worthy hands" The
concluding paragraph is:
Resolved, That this league recon-
mends to its members and to all demo
Gratis in favor of majority rule that
they have presented and adopted at
their county conventions resolution
instructing the delegates to the state
convention to vote for Congressman
Henry T. Rainey for temporary chair
man of the next democratic state con-
vention at Springfield, May II, 1906"
Attendance is Full.
Speakers at the meeting were NJ. F..
Dunlap and Judge o. p. Thompson of
Jacksonville, Perry o. Stiler, Frceport;
Alfred Orendorff, Springfield, and Sher-
if De Wolf of Fulton county. Every
county and district in the state was
represented.