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Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-12
CONTRACTOR TAKES CHANCES
James Hill viii Erect Retaining Wall
on Hope Street Regardless
of TechnicaIjtv

In spite Of the fact that the city
attorney has advised the board of pub
lie works that the contract with James
Hill for the erection of a retaining
wall on Hope street, between Second
and Third, is not valid, Mr.. Hill has
decided to go ahead and do the work
and take chances of receiving his
money. The contract price for the
wall amounts to SIS, 900. and what as
surance Mr.. Hill has that he will re-
ceive his money is difficult to compre-
hend, as a new council will be in Of
flee when the work is completed. The
council yesterday authorized the city
engineer to set grade stakes and lines
for the retaining wall, but the city
attorney declares this action of the
council has no effect in making the
contract valid.
After the refusal of the mayor and
the board of public works to sign the
contract. the council, a few weeks ago
authorized the president of that body
to sign it. This action is considered
legal, but the contract was let by the
council at a time when the mayor and
council were at loggerheads over the
appointment of a board of public
works, whereas the board should have
handled the contract. This is the
point that according to the city attor-
ney invalidates the contract.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-12
PLUCKY YOUNG WOMAN
RECEIVERS HER PURSE

Plucky Miss NJ. p. Harold of 2515
South Main street yesterday afternoon
seized a man who was making off with
her purse which she says he had
stolen from her pocket, and forced him
to return the property.
She then informed officer W. L.
Richardson of the affair and he arrested
the alleged pickpocket.
Miss Harold stated that as she was
passing First and Main streets she felt
a slight tug on her pocket, and when
she turned she saw her purse in the
hands of a man who was trying to
trust it into his own pocket.
According to her statement, she was
not frightened at all, except that she
feared the man would get away with
her pu- :. Any ambition which he had
in that direction was speedily over
come, however, when the young woman
hastily reassumed possession of her
Dave Madden was the name given by
the r'1an who was pointed out to Officer
Richardson as the culprit and he was
placed in the city jail.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-12
COUNTS MONEY ON STREET
Man From Sherman Regrets Act and
Causes Arrest Of Alleged
Robber

Melicio Contrerez from Sherman
counted his change on Main street last
evening, with the result that he has
$150 less than when he started the
process, and c. B. Comford is in the
city JAIL charged with completely in
the depletion process.
Contrerez stated that inasmuch as
he lived in Sherman all his life he was
not acquainted with the dangers of a
city by night. Patrolman OkeB to
whom the Mexican told the story of his
lost $1.5O, started after Comford, who
according to Contrerez' statement,
snatched the money from his hand and
the officer finally caught the alleged
thief in a chicken coop on New High
street near Marchessault street. Oker
chased the would be robber for more
than six blocks and when finally landed
Comford was too weak to make any
resistance.
Comford was booked on suspicion at
the police station and he Will have his
hearing this morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-12
CAN 7 STAY AWAY
FROM CALIFORNIA
OHIO MAN LOVES THE LAND
OF SUNSHINE
He Says That All Fasteners Dream
Of Coming West, and He Pre-.
diets Great Things foo
the Coast

| To come est is the dream of eastern
| men, according to George w. Clarke,
vice president sof the Homer Laughlin
China company of East Liverpool, o.
Did you ever come to California in
January-leave the snowbound country
behind and get into this land of bios
SONS? That is when one learns Just
how beautiful it is"
Thus spoke Mr.. Clarke last evening.
II every visitor to California We're as
enthusiastic a singer of it's praises there
would be no need for publicity burea rs.
Mr.. Clarke, who is vice president of
the largest crockery manufactory in
the world and also vice president of
the second largest the Wells Clarke
China company is in Los Angeles on
combination business and pleasure
trip.
Always Pleasure to Come
Il come to California on business
once or twice every year. but my busi-
ness trips out west are my pleasure
trips, for l love this place so. All
easterners dream of coming west, and
whenever we make any money back
there we rush right out here with 1t. 1
believe that the future of America lies
in the west. The great development
of America in the future will take place
in this part of the country. There is
everything here to make for prosperity
Every January l leave the east for
six weeks or more If possible and come
out here. where can live in the sun
shine and with the flowers. When a
person once comes he is captured
There is no getting away. You may go
back and keep on going back. but like
the bad penny you will always turn up
in California.
There was Homer Laughlin. Twelve
years ago he was president of the conn
pany OF which / am and was at that
time vice president.
HE came to California. he caught
the California fever and since that time
the east has not been big enough to
hold him.
Where the Laughlin Building Stands
HE bought little piece of property
on Broadway, and then he came back.
He stood 1t for Just six months, and
then nothing would do for him but
California. He bought the Hill street
front to the same property and every
one knows about the building Of the
block and the annex. Two years later
he came to California to stay Now he
lives here. but once in while he
degns to pay us visit I'm the east.
western things OF all kinds are i'm
demand at the other side Of the con-
tinent. 1 am interested in the building
OF recreation park in Liverpool, and
sent carload OF western burros
back. They immediately became popu-
lar with the children and now l am go-
ing to send some broncos for the riders
OF more mature years. even bought
sea lions out here and sent them back
for the park.
"The eyes of the east are upon the
west. and they are watchful eyes"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-12
S. P. C. A. CAUSES ARRESTS
Three Men Charged With Driving
Horses That Humane officer
Says Are u nfit for Work

For failing to obey the orders of the
officers of the S. p. C. A. three men,
all employees of the Mepham Plumbing
company at Washington and Maip
streets, We're arrested yesterday.
officer f. b. Mitchell of the S. p. c.
A. ordered j. j. Barrett, driver for the
plumbing concern, to take off the street
two horses which he was driving Satur-
day. He also gave George Barnett and
julius Gerherer the same order in re-
gard to a different pair Of horses.
When the men were found driving the
teams yesterday they We're arrested.
Bail of $25 each was furnished by the
owner OF the plumbin establishment.
officer Mitchell stated that the horses
should be destroyed, as they were old,
diseased and totally unfit for work.
The S. P. e. A. of Los Angeles will
prosecute.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-12
CHAFFEY WRITES
IN OWN DEFENSE
OWENS VALLEY PROMOTER
TELLS HIS STORY
Filings Are Declared to Have Been
Made in Good Faith and That
Railroad Would Benefit Los
Angeles

George Chaffey, one of the incorpora-
tors of the Los Angeles & Owens River
railroad, and who has been regarded
with a suspicious eye by the members
of the water board and the city attor-
ney ever since he made filings on water
in the Owens valley, yesterday sent a
lengthy communication to the board or
water commissioners.
In this communication he deplores
the action of the water commission
in sending resolutions to Washing
ton requesting that no private rights
OF way be granted for any person or
corporation for forty miles up and
down the Owens river. He declares
that he has made his filings in good
faith and that the proposed railroad
will be d benefit rather than detrl-
ment to Lose Angeles. According to
his statement he believes other means
the city and his company can be ar
ranged without asking the officials at
Washington to interfere.
In part his communication is as fol-
lows:
Chaffey's Side Of It
To the Honorable, the Board of Water
Commissioners:
Gentlemen-Our plans in Owens val
ley being now publicly announced. and
ent, we respectfully ask the withdrawal
of the opposition at Washington. to
which you have just given official ap
proval in the resolutions adopted by
your honorable board last week.
We proffer this request because Los
Angeles will be vastly more benefited
by the carrying out of our plans than
ii can possibly be by seeking to thwart
them. Because we have not been In
conflict with the ctiy's plans for water
acquisition in owens valley, as hereto
fore announced and as executed during
the past two years, at any point save
on Cottonwood creek, where we have
long stood ready, at the sacrifice of per-
sonal interests, to give Los Angeles
what Mr.. Mulholland has said it wants.
Because we see no reason why, after
acquiring enough water for a city OF
5000. 900 inhabitants, your honorable
body should now declare in favor OF
reaching out for still additional water,
needlessly to the detriment of other
plans undertaken in good faith and in
Ignorance of the city's project. which
have meantime matured. Because pro-
tests and requests to officials at WASH
lngton and the favorable action of such
officials thereon can in nowise accom-
plish the purpose, which your honor
able board has aVowed, Of forfeiting
private property rights which have
been acquired and are being held under
the laws OF the state of California, how
ever willing such officials might be to
accomplish that end.
Aside from this we believe that the
protests filed at Washington, bluntly
lega rded, seek to accomplish nothing
else than plain act Of conhscation so
repugnant TO all sense of Justice that
am sure no member of this honorable
board would countenance anything Of
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-12

Women's new auto wells in 3-yard lengths;
ready to wear; made of fine quality chiffon; ali
the wanted colors; hemstitched ends; worth
regularly 81 .25.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-12
Because Record Were eurned

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 11.-George
Roberts wanted in Seattle TO answer a
charge OF robbery, was ordered dis
charged from custody by Superior
Judge Dunno. The records of the case
against him were destroyed in the April
conhagration.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-12

the past been conspicuous, and it is
through such eyes that we ask this
board to view our undertaking now
that 1t has been made public and to
consider and act upon the requests that
are contained in this communica tion.
l have the honor to be yours respect
fully, GEORGE CHAFFEY.
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on all legal questions, says
that his office is duty bound to uphold
the law as he finds it. II the interests
of the people of any community
were suffering in any way by
the operation Of this law, one of the
many legislative bodies that have met
since it was enacted would have ap-
piled remedy, but it does not seem
to interest any part of the state
whether school trustee holds office
for two or three years, and they ap-
pear to be satisfied with the three
year law in force. A few in this
district feel that it is incumbent upon
them to test the constitutionality of
this law. Their object is to displace
two members of the school board, not
tconcluded on page eight
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OFFER FROM ROOSEVELT.
President Volunteers Federal AL to
Sufferers.

President Volunteers Federal Al to
Sufferers.
Washington, April 19.-President
Roosevelt manifested profound inter
est throughout the day tn the news of
the earthquake at San Francisco.
Early In the day he sent the following
telegram TO Governor George G. Par
dee at Sacramento, and Mayor hUgene
I'D. Sehmitz at San Francisco:
"THear rumors OF great disaster
through an earthquake at San Francis
60 but know nothing of the real facts
Call upon me for any assistance can
render"
Later in the day ne sent the follow
ing dispatch to Mayor Schrnitz:
"E share with all our people the hor~
ror felt at the catastrophe that has be-
fallen San Francisco and the most
earnest sympathy with your citizens.
IL there is anything that the federal
government can do tn aid you It viii
be done"
He also cent the following TO Gov.
ernor Pardee:
s'It was difficult at first To credit the
news Of the calamity that had befaIlen
San Francisco. I feel the greatest
concern and sympathy for you and the
people not only OF San Francisco but
! OF California in this terrible disaster.
You will let me know IL there is any,
thing that the national government
| can do"
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said that his interference was scarcely
needed, as the fight was conspicuous
by the absence OF any foul work, and
both fighters retained the respect and
confidence of their respective admirers.
Time was not called until after the
arrival of the west-bound train, Cd
which 3 large number Of the lovers of
the sport from the eastern portion OF
the state arrived. Reilly was the first
to enter the ring, closely followed by
Kinsley. Manager Al. G. Gray intro
duced first Kinstey, then BELLY, and
the men were cheered to the echo.
They then shook hands, received
their instructions, preparations were
completed and the call of time await
ed. Following Is the fight by rounds
CONTINUED on Page Eight.l
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Last Tuesday evening Reilly, the
light-heavy weight champion of the
northwest, met, for the second time,
Kinsiey, the crack Denver lad, and
as at their first meeting fought
twenty rounds. Both men were In
fine condition, and showed remarkable
cleyerness and endurance, Kinsley
had the advantage of height and
reach, while Reiily's compactness and
great strength easily Offset this. They
weighed In at 165 pounds, which
weight was easily made by Reilly,
while Kinsley had to take off about 5
pounds during the last three or four
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RE|LLY-KINSLEY FIGHT TO A DRAW.

days Of his training. A large crowd
congregated early at the concert hall
aud spirited were the expressions as
to the probable outcome, Opinion
regarding the fighters respective
chances was about evenly divided, and
yet, through 1t all permeated a belief
that Knockout would be a surprise
to everybody. Both men appeared
evenly matched and evenly matched
they proved as the battle progressed.
VIM. hurrin, who had In several
contests before proved good, fair, inn
partial referee, was chosen to act in
this capacity, and 1t must be here
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-04-20
OPEN LETTER FROM PREST. DEvLIN.

and if they do, whether or not they
could have been foreseen.
The main question at issue seems
to be the length of the term OF school
trustees. The state law, which we
are all bound to to observe, and
respect, until some court OF compe-
tent jurisdiction declares it unconsti-
tutional, makes the term of school
trustees three years. This law has
been in existence for years. Trustees
in every district in the state are hold
ing Office under this law, and the
attorney general OF the state, whose
duty it is to give advice to county
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-04-20

Mr. Editor:-The annual school
election seems to have stirred up few
people in this community, and these
people have started what we might
properly term "a tempest in a
teapot" Before giving support,
moral or otherwise, to either side in
this controversy, or cause i'll feeling
in the community, or cast any re-
fiections on those who are endeavor-
ing to serve the people OF the district
faithfully, would it not be we'll to in
yestigate and consider all questions
involved, before deciding that con-
ditions, as represented by some, exist,
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EARTHQUAKE AT SALINAS.
Damage in That City Exceeds Two
Million Dollars


Salinas. Cal, April 19.-At 5:15
a. m. three shocks Of earthquake
visited this town, lasting respectively.
Eve, three and two seconds They
came from the Northwest and SoRth-
west, The damage will be s2.6Oo.8 GEO.
No kves we're lost in Salinas. but one
man, Armstrong, Of Santa Cruz,
Jumped from the window OF the JEFF
eries house and broke his leg.
At 3:20 p. m. another shock was ex-
perlenced. No lives wee lost Sev
eral persons were injured. There is
intense excitement.
At Watsonville, the Moreland acad
emy WAS destroyed by fire and several
buildings collapsed. At Monterey and
Pacific Grove there was also a
shock. but only slight damage. At
the Delmonte hotel three chioneys fell
through the roof, killing bride and
grooga and one hotel servant and IN
juring several others fatally.
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WIDESPREAD DAMAGE IN
MANY OTHER CITIES.

Reports from outside districts indi-
cate widespread damage. San Jose,
forty miles south of here, lost many
buildings and between fifteen and
twenty persons were killed. The an
mex of the Vendome hotel collapsed
and fires broke out. Stanford univer-
sity and Palo Alto suffered. At Stan
ford many of the handsome buildings
were demolished and two people were
killed. One of them was Junius
Robert Hanna OF Bradford, Pa, and
the other was Otto Curtis, fireman.
Six other students are lying in the
Palo Alto hospital with bruises, cuts
and internal injuries These are
Ross d. Howard OF San Francisco.
Henry l.. bearing of Santa Ana, Cal;
Frolli aud Halbert r. Thomas OF
Los Angeles, Albert Westwfck of San
Ia Barbara ana w. Ell. Masters of Port
land, Ore.
The courthouse at Redwood City,
and other buildings collapsed. Menlo
Park, Burlinghame and other fashion
able suburban towns suffered. Santa
Rosa, to the north, Napa, Vallejo and
all towns around the bay were dam
aged. These reports. alarming as
they were, created little interest in
San Francisco, where the people were
so frantic that they rushed into the
streets in night garments. The days
experience has been a testimonial TO
the modern steel building. A score
Of these structures were in course of
erection and not one suffered. The
completed modern buildings were also
immune.
The burned district extends from the
water front south Of Market street to
Market street and west to Eleventh
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the heat until late ia the evening. Then
came the destruction OF the WeAtern
Union building at the corner OF Pine
and Montgomery streets I'm this
building was the office Of the Western
division OF the Associated Press.
Earlier m the day the occupants had
been ordered out by the authorities ON
account OF danger and the Associated
Press established a temporary station
TN the Bulletin editorial rooms Then
the latter place was Gf0ee6 and this
dispatch is being wrieSeA On door
step near Chinatown. Tine illumination
Of the burning buildings furnishing
Hight for the writer
BUILDING MAY BLOCK
SWEEP Or THE FLAMES.
II appears that the great Mills build
ing will block some OF the southwark
sweep Of the blaze. as 1t had already
checked an advance northward earlier
IN the night. IL this proves true, the
limits of the fire will be determined,
but predictions ON this point are as un-
reliable as the strong winds. which are
every FIVE minutes changing from one
direction to another.
The city, in the face of it's appalling
disaster, is fairly quiet and orderly
1t is impossible to give anything like
am accurate estimate concerning the
killed.
At 10 oeso0k the Occidental hotel
began to burn and the great Crocker
building, containing Che Crocker-
Wordsworth National bank. was abla&a.
On Geary street the Albert Pike Me-
unoriai Temple of the Califoraga bodies
OF the Scottiah Rites, containing seen
cry that cost $4,000 and costumes
valued a& $4,000. collapsed.
Down eE the harbor- front the earth
seems To have sunk from six TO eight
inches and great cracks appear I'm the
streets Car tracks were twisted into
all sorts OF shapes and buildings before
they were destroyed by the Gre seemed
20 be completely out OF plumb.
At midnight the fire stiH roars. Flee
fng inhabitants can seen from miles
around the pillars OF FIRE towering sky.
ward. The crash OF falling ruins and
the Muftied reports OF the exploding
dynamite reach the ear at regular in
eeFvais. A disaster that staggsrs com-
! prehension and In point of terror and
damage Ia unprecedented. has not yea
reached it's elimination.
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CLIFF HOUSE DESTROYED.

Noted Resort Swept Into the Pacific
Ocean.
San Francisco, April 19.-From tho
C1fT House comes word that the great
pleasure resort and show place OF the
city, which stood upon foundation of
solid rock. has been swept into the
sea- Not a thing remains to tell
where the monster stone building once
stood It has been leVeHed to the
foundation.
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SANTA ROSA RUINED
BETWEEN TWO HUNDRED AND
FIVE HUNDRED PEOPLE
KILLED THERE.

Sacramento, Cal, April 1S.-Dr.
Stone superintendent Of the Nspa
state hospital. telephones the govern
or's once that ON automobile arrived
there with news that Santa Rosa rs
ruined and that between 200 and 500.
people are killed
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street, north Of Market. The fires ex-
tend out Hayes and McAllister streets
nearly to Fillmore and from the wa
ter-front along Market to Montgomery
and north from the waterfront to
Montgomery street. Factories, hotels.
wholesale houses and residences, COM
prising the principal part Of the bust
ness section, have been destroyed.
The city hall, structure costing ST.
100000, was first wrecked by the
earthquake and then destroyed by FIRE,
The Palace hotel, value estimated at
S3,0O0,0OO, also burned. The beauti-
full Claus Spreckels building, at Third
and Market streets, was gutted. The
Rialto building and dozens of other
costly structures were also destroyed.
The Hall OF Justice Is threaten I'd and
will undoabtsdly go. The Examiner
and the Call buildings are gone and
the Crocker building across the street
from the Palace hotel is ON fire.
No after noon papers were issued
and it is doubtful il the morning pa
pers will appear. The Southern Pa.
cific tracks are in such condition that
only crippled train service has been
possible.
The Chronicle building and its New
street annex are still standing.
The buildings that collapsed were
oil fllmsy wooden and old-fashloned
brick structures. The damage by
earthquake does not begin TO com
pare with the loss by fire. The heart
Of the business section OF San Fran
cksco has been burned.
A thickly built-up area OF eight
square miles has been burned over and
there Is no telling when the fire will
be under control.
Mayor Schmitz took prompt meas
ures fof the reiies and protection ys
the city. General Funston was com
municated with at once and by
o'clock 1000 federal soldiers were
guarding the streets and assisting the
firemen in dynamiting buildings.
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INSANE ASYLUM WRECKED.

More Than Two Hundred Persons
Killed.
Los Angeles, April IA telephone
message from Salinas at II p. IN, gave
the following information:
Zone hundred and twenty bodies
have been taken out OF the Agnew In
sane asylum near Santa Clara and
there are probably 150 more corpses
I'm the ruins. The magnificent struc-
ture was demolished. At IONA Prize
Ia, eighteen miles from Santa Cruz. a
mine house slipped down the side OF
a mountain, burying ten men in the
ruins"
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CASE or MURDER AND SUICIDE
irdaasa Man Kills His wife and Him
self.

self.
Columbus, Ind. April 19.-Jesse
Davis, aged thirty-five, shot and killed
his wife, aged thirty-three years. dur
ing the afternoon and then killed him
self. The two had been separated fer
six months and Tuesday Davis learned
that his wife had applied for divorce
He found her during the afternoon at
the home OF her aunt, Mrs. Conrad.
The two were together In a room for
a few minutes when two shots were
heard and the dead bodies were found
a moment later.