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Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-09
Are We Making the World Ugly?

" y 1OV ELISTS, antiquarians and compilers
| III of guide books tell us that the many
S=5zszs= inventions of modern life shoot them.
ISs9&sS selves out, like the, multiplying cells
of a cancer, into the beauties of Nature,
ever demanding more space, ever conquering that
which chances to be in their way, blazoning on
the picturesque records Of the past dscordant
advertisements of commerce, disturbing the peace
of vale and. hillside with shr shriekings, raising
black-vomiting chimneys against the spires that
have preached their wordless sermons to scores
of generations now dust, They tell us that it
is hooting back-humping, rushing, see and for
get, vulgar age that it cares for money only, and
that in the course of few years nothing of
beauty will be left save that which is essentially
artificial.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-09

human life He was far up in the wilds of the
Siamese Forest when, just before sunset, he no
ticed with his field-gasses orchid which he did
not know growing high on tree overhead The
question was whether to stop and climb for it.
II was late, and the ground was unsuitable for
camping His guide volunteered to go ON ahead
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-09
A Story Of Bottle Of Cbampa epe

the consumption of champagne be
any criterion of the wealth of a coun-
try, then Great Britain should be the
richest nation in the world, for she
drinks many more hntt les Of the 1.nstl,.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-09
= Trail Of = e eatb

\ the First Egyptian Room at the Brit
ish Museum you will find an object
catalogued as No. 22,542 1t is
mould in some ancient form of papier
mache of an Egyptian woman, pre-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-09
Life Sacrificed for aD Orchid

oRSTERMANN, the German, who
holds the record of having discovered
nearly forty orchids which were pre-
viously unknown to science, tells the
story Of how one Of his Gnds nnet a
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-09

UGH concern is evident among the
Americans all over northern Mexico
on account of the feeling against
them shown by the natives. jealousy
The Washington times., 1906-04-20
VETERAN SERVANT
OF UNCLE SAM DIES

David Aiken, for more than twenty
years a clerk in the Treasury Depart
ment. and one Of the oldest and best
known employees OF the Government. died
at 2,l5 O'Clock yesterday afternoon at
the residence of his daughter, Mrs J. =.
Hart. 621 Maryland avenue northeast
lie was eighty-three years Of age.
MI Aiken was born in Washington
Pa, and in early life took part in the
politics Of his home State. For nine
years he was clerk of courts During
the civil war he served in the Sixth
PENNSYLVANIA at Antietam and in other
struggles.
In 1883. ne came 10 Washington. and
since that time had been in the Gov
eminent service. almost continuously in
the Office Of the Auditor for the Interior
Department. in the Treasury For years
he was a ruling elder in Eastern Pres
byterian Church. an Office he held az the
time Of his death He was a member of
the Grand Army or the Republic a
Mason. ard an Odd Fellow.
Mr. Aiken leaves two daughters. Mrs.
J. P Hart and Mrs g G COmpag agua,
and ten grandchildren
The funeral services viii he conducted
at Eastern Presbyterian Church tOmOr-
row afternoon. at o'clock. The re
mains viii be shipped 10 Washington,
Pa. for interment-
The Washington times., 1906-04-20
CONGRESSMEN SQUABBLE
OVER ST. ELlZABETH'S

As soon as the reading of the District
appropriation bill began in the House
this morning Mr. Clark Of Florida at
tackled Mr.. GrOsVenOr for some re-
marks by the latter yesterday upon an
investigation of the St. Elizabeth Asy-
lum. Mr.. Grcsvenor intimated. accord
ing TO Mr. Clark. that he had never
heard OF the troubles at the asylum. Mr..
Clark insisted that he had been mis-
represented by the remarks OF Gros-
VenOT.
MIR. Grosvenor. in reply. heartily de-
nOunCed Mr.. Clark's remarks as in my
mind purpOsely misrepresenting the
facts" Immediately a lively wranElc
ensued. concluding with explanations
from both sides and the withdrawal OF
the offensive words.
Mr.. Sims offered an amendment FOR
the taxation Of personal property in the
District.
The Washington times., 1906-04-20
RIVER FRONT ESCAPES
DESTRUCTION BY FIRE
Admiral McCara Wires Navy Depart
ment That ATmored Cruisers, Now
Building, Are Safe.

The Navy Department this morning
received a dispatch from Admiral Nc
Gala, al Mare Island. dated yesterday,
giving a resume Of the fires progress in
San Francisco up to 5 o'clock In the
evening. and stating that the river front
had escaped destruction.
Navy Department tugs have assisted
in fighting the fire along the docks.
He stated that the armored cruisers.
South Dakota and California. now be-
ing constructed at the Union Iron Works
had escaped injury. He added that he
sent a tug load of provisions TO the city
10 prevent suffering from famine.
The Washington times., 1906-04-20
CAPITAL FRATERNITIES
VOTE AID TO VICTIMS
Thousands of Dollars Being Raised by
Unions and Other Organizations
of Washington.

The grand executive board OF the
Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers has
ordered a contribution OF $1,000 for the
benefit Of San Francisco. The brother
hood has instituted movement 10 in
crease the contribution tenfOld.
The employees OF the Government
Printing Office have raised a fund Of
$1,000. which. Il is expected. viii be in
creased largely during today.
The Knights OF PyJhiaS. the Sons of
JOnadab. the Knights OF Columbus, the
convention OF the college fraternity OF
Phi Kappa Psi, now I'm session here; the
Daughters OF the American Revolution.
and many other orders and Societies
have Joined the plans or relief.
J. Frank Hiss announced today that
on next Friday. April q he will give 10
the sufferers of the San Francisco earth
quake and fire the entire receipts OF his
establishment for that Gay
The Washington times., 1906-04-20
CLERK
ENDS LIFE BY GAS
JudsOn VI. FOuSt a Victim
of Dependency.
FINALE OF MY DISMAL LIFE"
Divorced From Wife Who Had Remar-
ried-Once in Business in
This City.

Blame no one for this. because il IS
merely the finale OF my dismal life"
This was the substance Of a rnissfve
left by Judson n. Foust. hfty-one years
olds employed in the Office Of the Sixth
Auditor Of the POstOfce Department.
who committed suicide IL his room. az
233 Thirteenth street southwest. this
morning. by inhaling Illuminating gas
When his HfeIess BODY vas found on
the floor. his head was resting on a
cushion, and the gas stove tuble was
lying near his mouth
Divorced Wife Had Remarked
Foust had lived in Washington for
eighteen years For some time he was
enga ged in a mercantile business Fiji
teen years ago he obtained a position in
the POstOfiice Department. and was pro-
noted several times II Is said his wife
obtained q divorce from him, returning
70 her home in Marshall Mich, where
TWO years ago she married Robert "
Armstrong FOust for two years had
lived AT the boarding house OF Mrs.
Mary Davis He IS said 10 have been
despOndent. but said little 10 even his
most intimate friends.
II is said that two weeks ago he at
tempted 10 kill himself By turning on
the gas. but was discovered and pre-
vented by young woman living at the
house.
Asked That Creditors Be Paid.
On the back Of the note left by Foust
he enumerated a number Of his credi-
tors and the amounts he owed them. he
stated that he had some money in the
Postonice Employees Relief Fund and
asked that his funeral expenses be paid
out Of this sum. and after his debts
We're paid the remainder should 20 10
Mrs Harris he asked that his body
be CTcmdted- His two sons. who live
los South Grand street, Marshall. Mich.
will be communicated with before any
disposition Is made Of the body. FoUst
named c. J. Maxwell, a grocer, on Ter
nessee avenue northeast. as the admin
istratOr Of his estate
FOust Is said TO have been popular at
the pOstOffice. and was regarded as a
steady and efficient wOrkmen- He was
a member of the Maccabees and sew
eral other lodges
The Washington times., 1906-04-20
D. A. R. CONVENTION
GIVES ONE THOUSAND
Congress Appropriates Goodly Sum for
Relief of the San Francisco
Sufferers.

One thousand dollars was today ap-
proprlated by the Daughters of the
american Revolution for the relief OF
the stricken city OF San Francisco The
money will be paid out Of the treasury
Of the society 10 the vice president and
State regent of California TO be used as
they see fit In addition To the appro-
priation the ballot box viii be open for
contributions until the congress ad-
journs when this money Will also be
turned over 10 the California representa-
tiVes.
The first contribution TO the box was
made by Connecticut II was SIS. which
the delegates had connected 10 buy flow
eTs for its regent. Mrs Sarah Kinney.
The money viii be sent TO California i'm
mediately.
The Washington times., 1906-04-20
ODD FELLOWS BEGIN
FUND FOR BRETHREN
District Grand Lodge Issues Appeal for
Help TO All Subordinate
Lodges.

The Grand Lodge. District of Columbia
l. O. o. F. through Grand Master r.
w. Bradford, has forwarded 20 all the
subordinate lodges and members of the
]. o. o. +. in the District of Columbia.
an appeal for funds 20 help the members
Of the order in the jurisdiction OF Calf
fornia. who are victims Of the terrible
catastrophe that has overwhelmed San
Francisco and the other towns.
Each lodge is asked To appropriate
such sum from it's treasury funds as il
may deem proper. and each member OF
this Jurisdiction 10 contribute as much
as he can afford 10 form relief fund
Thomas W. Fowler, =. @. NJ, Room
% LeDroit building, has been appointed
treasurer Of the fund. and will receive
all remittanccs for the sufferers
The Washington times., 1906-04-20
NEW YORK LABOR UNIONS
WILL SEND SUBSCRIPTION

NEW YORK. April 2o.-Babor unions
in Greater New York will send cash to
the homeless working men In San Fran
cisco. District No. Is, OF the Interna-
tional Association of Machinists. will
send $4,000 TO machinists in the ruined
CITY
The Washington times., 1906-04-20
.FIRENEN OF DISTRICT
RAISE RELIEF MONEY

Quick to respond 10 the distress
wrought by the fire in San Francisco.
Fire Chief William T. Belt and the
members of the Washington Fire De
partment have raised by popular sub
scription S267 which will be forwarded
20 the fire-ridden city TO give relief 10
those firemen who have been disabled IN
the line Of duty.
The contributions OF the local firemen
will be sent Immediately to Mayor
SChunitZ
The Washington times., 1906-04-20

100000 ratiOns in the open market with
all possible dispatch. and rush by special
train to San Francisco.
Fortunately there are 10000 rations at
the Preside, the commissary department
always maintaining there two months
supplies for the 1000 men stationed at
the barracks there. An order has also
gone 10 General Funston 70 despa tch an
officer TO Los Angeles 10 purchase 100000
ratiOnS wherever Obtainable- ration
consists Of bread. meat. vegetables. COT
fee, sugar. and condiments sufficient TO
feed one person for one day.
The Washington times., 1906-04-20
SYMPATHETIC WAVES
FELT IN MANILA

MANILA. April 2O.-Twenty minutes
after the earthquake IN San Francisco
sympathetic waves were felt here. The
oscillations were chiefly horizontal the
vertical vibrations, usually disastrous,
were slight.
No damage was done.
The Washington times., 1906-04-20
LOS ANGELES QUAKE
NOT PERCEPTIBLE HERE

Weather Bureau officials stated this
morning that the reported earthquake
at Los Angeles yesterday afternoon was
not recorded on any OF the instruments
at the bureau
The Washington times., 1906-04-20
FREE TELEGRAMS FOR
RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS

The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany announces that it viii transmit free
over its lines messages Of duly constl-
tuted relief organizations. relating 10
the relief of sufferers at San Francisco
The Washington times., 1906-04-20
Funston Asked About Bank Conditions.

Secretaries Shaw and Taft held a con-
sultation this morning. the upshot OF
which was tie dispatch of an order to
General Funston at San Francisco TO in
vestigate and report upon the condition
OF the banks and banking institutions OF
the devastated city. After General
Funston reports. Secretary Shaw will
decide what measures the Treasury De
partment will take TO relieve the Situa-
tion in San Francisco.
The contents of the wrecked subtreas-
ury vaults in San Francisco, amounting
to very nearly $30. .OOO,0 600. Will be moved
TO the mint building.
The people Of San Francisco can de-
pend upon having 100000 ratiOns in
sight by tomorrow morning.
The Washington times., 1906-04-20
VICE PRESIDENTS
GENERAL ELECTED
d. A. r. Congress Settles
Much MOOted Question.
WASHINGT0NIAN is H0NORED
Mrs. H. v. Boynton, of District of
Columbia, Gets One of Hon.
orary Offices.
WAsHINGToNIAN is HoNoRED

New officers were today elected to
the national society or the American
Revolution, when ten vice presidents
general three hOnarary vice presidents
general. the editor and business manager
Of the National Magazine
The vice presidents general elected
were Mrs. Robert Z. Park. Of Georgia
Mrs Richard J. Barker. OF Rhode
Island: Mrs. Truman II. Newberry, OF
Michigan: Mrs. William D. Kearfoot, of
New Jersey: Mrs. William c. Bates. OF
Massachusetts: Miss Clara Bowman. OF
Connecticut: Mrs ID. W. Bushnell. OF
Iowa: Mrs. Julia n. Hardy. OF Ken
lucky; Mrs. l. II. Evans. of Texas. and
Mrs A +. Heneberger. of Virginia.
Three members were made honorary
vice presidents general in Mrs. II. V.
Boynton, Of the District Mrs William
II Lindsay. OF Kentucky and New
York, and Mrs. de y. Randolph Keim.
or pennsylvania. Mrs. Keim's election
was made subsequently TO that Of the
other honorary vice presidents general
as II was understood that but two were
10 be elected and Mrs. keim was third
on the list. II was found, however.
that there was still yacany in the list
OF honorary zee presidents general and
Mrs keim was elected by acclama ton
Mrs Elroy NJ. Avery and Miss Lillian
Lockwood were unanimously elected ed
itOr and business manager, respectively
OF the National Magazine.
The Washington times., 1906-04-20
Buying in Open Market.

in addition to the 100000 rations or
dored from Vancouver Barracks. and
now en- route TO San Francisco, General
Sharpe today wired the army depot
quartermaster in Seattle. Wash. TO buv
The Washington times., 1906-04-20
For Jamestown Building.

An appropriation OF $500 was made
today by the congress for the purpose
Of erecting a building on jamestown ISL
and. which IS designed to be a replica
of Sir Walter Raieighs in DevOnshire
England. II Will be given over into the
charge Of the Society for the PTeserVa-
tiOn Of Virginia Antiquities. which owns
the island. and which Will see 10 the fU-
ture care Of the house.
The Washington times., 1906-04-20
Testing the Army's Resources.

The present emergency is the first real
test TO which the resources of the army
in home territory have been put, since
the reorganization of 1902, and the estab-
lshment is responding TO the strain 20
which u is being put with perfect har-
mOny.
Trains have left a dozen points in the
West carrying tents, blankets. stoves
food. and other necessities in the pres
ent desperate. crisis. Every Quarter-hour
brings messages reporting progress from
dozens OF points. Quartermaster Gen
eral Humphrey. directing the transpor-
tatiOn agencies. stands at his desk and
sends and receives orders almost with
out pause.
The Washington times., 1906-04-20
Cost of Disaster.

II was estimated by War Department
officials today that the total cost of the
disaster TO the department will be IN
the neighborhood of $5.OOO,0OO. This COW
ers the cost of provisions. transporta-
ton. etc, as well as the loss of supplies,
provisions. tents, etc, in the depots IN
San Francisco.
Orders were issued at noon today for
the Fourteenth Infantry TO be rushed
to San Francisco from Vancouver Bar
racks. and for two battalions of the
Twentieth Infantry and the first squad
ron OF the Fourteenth Cavalry at
Monterey 10 ne rushed by special tram
20 the devastated city
Mai. Gen Adolph w. Greedy, L.
S A. commanding The Division Of the
Pacific. with headquarters at San Fran
cisco. was on his way 10 Washington
20 atterfd the wedding Of his daughter
which will take place next Tuesday.
When he reached Chicago the news OF
the great calamity San Francisco has
suffered reached him, and he returned
Immediately 10 his post OF duty.
The Washington times., 1906-04-20
Declared Unconstitutional.

Three features OF today's session were
declared to be not only out Of order but
thoroughly unconstitutional One was
the election Of Mrs. Keim as honorary
vice president general. the second was
Mrs. Joseph Il. Foraker as vice State
regent OF Ohio. and the third was the
election Of Mrs Clinton II Moore as
State regent Of Montana The famous
Montana matter refuses to down, and
other interesting developments are
promised when the recording secretary
this afternoon presents her report on
this matter.
But today friends OF the Montana
Daughters We're surprised when il was
announced that Mrs. Moore had been
elected to the chief office IN her State. II
Is claimed that Mrs. William Wallace
McCraCken was indorsed for reelection
by the majority Of the members in her
State, the constitutional procedure. but
when the announcement was made
from the stage this morning Mrs.
Moore was named as regent and Mrs.
~. II Rauick as vice regent
The Washington times., 1906-04-20
Activity Equal to War Times.

Not since the Spanish war has there
been SO much activity displayed in the
War and Navy Departments. Secretar-
les TAFT and Bonaparte. and the heads
of the various bureaus. have been work
ing day and night since the first news
Of the devastating catastrophe came and
rest.
Secretary Taft, in view of the pressure
on his time, after consultation with the
President last night, Cancelled his en-
Eagement TO visit Waterbury, Conn.
where he was to have delivered an ad-
dress tomorrow before the Civil War
Association. Both the President and
the Secretary agrees that it was best
under the circumstances. for him to re-
main in Washington
The Washington times., 1906-04-20
RUSHING SUPPLIES
TO STRICKEN CITY
Special Trains Speeding
From All Directions.
WAR DEPARTMENT KEPT BUSY
Not Since the Spanish War Has There
Been Such Activity-Ample
Means Provided

special train of twelve express cars,
chartered by the United States Govern
ment to speed supplies TO the stricken
city Of San Francisco. passed through
Washington early this morning. stopping
only long enough TO take aboard such
stores IS had been collected here.
Two express trains. loaded 10 the
guards with tents and bedding. have left
Schuylkill Armory. Philadelphia, with
competent officers in charge. under in
structions that the wheels must be kept
turning with only the briefest necessary
pauses until Oakland, Cal, is reached.
General Bell. chief of staff, has ar
ranged for unObstructed right of way for
this train across the continent. and it
will undoubtedly establish a record. II
is loaded with tents. stoves, and COM
missary supplies.
At Chicago the special will take the
Northwestern and then the Union and
Southern Pacific on TO the coast. An
effort will be made 10 cover the dis
tance in three days
Practically all the available army tents
in the country have been ordered sent to
San Francisco. and new ones will be
supplied 10 take their places out of the
emergency appropriation passed by Con-
gress yesterday afternoon The joint
resolution providing this 100000 relief
fund went through Congress quicker
than any similar measure in history.
Just six hours from the time 1t was first
introduced in the Senate by Senator
Perkins Of California it had received The
Presidents signature and had become a
The Washington times., 1906-04-20
First Relief Reaches City Today.

The War and Navy Departments, how
ever, had long before anticipated its
passage, and even then were shipping
rations and tents TO San Francisco from
the nearest army and navy posts These
Will begin TO arrive and be distributed
among the suffering people today
Since early yesterday morning the War
Department has been in direct tele-
aphic communication with Oakland,
Cal, having had almost constant use
of one of the few wires out Of that city
Government messages have been given
precedence over all other matter so
that the Administration here is kept in
formed accurately and promptly of the
situation from hour to hour. On orders
of the chief Of staff, the press associa-
tons have been supplied with duplicate
copies of all these Government dis
patches as fast as received.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-17

Showers in a large portion or the
western wheat area where moisture
needed, together with weak foreign
prices resulted in lower speculative
prices for wheat. The rains in Cen
trail Kansas brought in many reports
showing better wheat prospects than
many recent messages seemed to in
dictate, and with weather map CIV
ing promise of more rain in all parts
of the wheat area, there was modifi-
cation of bullish views among specu-
latOrs. @
Liverpool closing quotations were
unchanged to one-fourth lowed, with
buyers holding off, Foreign crop news
was generally favorable. An Antwerp
cable said that stocks of wheat in the
interior of Russia are large.
Winnipeg receipts of wheat were
large, 275 cars, against Is cars year
ago. Northwest car lots were smaller
than either week or last year, and Du-
iuth had twice as many cars as Min
neapolis large part of which was
probably shipped from Minneapolis.
Bradstreets reported a decrease in
the worlds available supply Of three
and three fourth million bushels, COM
pared with five and half million
bushels decrease last week and three
and a fourth million bushels year
ago. The days exports were no wheat
s and $4,000 packages of -four
The speculative corn market was
dull and the range of prices narrow.
Liverpool quotations were unchanged.
Chicago receipts were light and about
the same as a year ago. The days
exports were only $4,000 bushels. July
corn in Chicago sold at 46 lac TO
As lie, closing at As 3-Sc.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-17
st. Louis

st. Louis, Mo-, May 15.-Cattle--
Receipts 1000, including 700 Texans;
market slow to strong; native ship
ping and export steers $5.4O@6.OO;
dressed beef and butcher steers $685.
@5.75; stockers and feeders, $4,000
400; cows and heifers $2.00@5.15;
Gamers $1S5@2.75; bulls $3.35@4.S5;
calves $5.75@6.5O; Texas and Indian
steers 1915; cows and heifers $4,000
400.
Hogs Receipts 10000 head; market
SC lower; pigs and lights $575@6.5O;
packers $6.1O@6.5O; butchers and best
heavy $6.40@6.55.
Receipts $500 head; mar
ket strong; native muttons $4,000
600; lambs $5.SO@8.00; culls and
bucks $3.5O@5.5O; stockers $3.75@
400.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-17
A DuTcHMAN's TROUBLES

A dutchman, addressing his dog,
said: "You vos only a dog, but
wish | vos you. Ven you go NIT der
bed in, you shust durn. round dree
times und lay down.
s'Ven I go NIT der bed in, hat to
lock up de blaze und Wind de clock
und put de cat oud und undress my
self, und my wife wakes up and scols
me, den de baby cries und hat to
walk him up and down, den maybe
ven | shust go to sleep, it's time to
get up again.
"Ven you ged up, You shust stretch
yourself und scratch couple OF
dimes, und you vas up.
Il hat to light der fire, put on del
kettle, scrap nit my wife already and
maybe got some breakfast.
"You play round all tay und hal
plenty of fun.
II hat to work all tay und hal
plenty of drouble.
"Ven you die you's dead; ven I die
hat to go TO CD yet
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-17
Kansas City

Kansas City, Mo-, May 16.-Cattle-
Receipts 1880, including 200 south
erns; market steady to 10 cents low
err; choice export and dressed beef
steers $5.35@5.90; fair to good, $3.50
@5.25; western fed steers $3.50
5.35; stockers and feeders $4,000
4.50: southern steers $3.0O@5.25;
southern cows $2.5O@4.25; native
cows $2.50@4.60; native heifers $3.50
@5.25; bulls, $2.90@4.10; calves $500
@6.00.
Hogs-Receipts 10000; market is
weak to 5 cents lower; top, $40;
bulk of sales $6.25@6.37.
Sheep-Receipts $500 head; market
strong; lambs $6.00@7.50 sheep and
yearlings $4.75@6.25; western fed
yearlings $5.25@6.50; western fed
sheep $4.5O@6.2O; stockers and feed
ers $3.50@5.50.