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Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-04
THINK CLERK
ROBBED
SAFE

William Martin, checker and shipping
clerk for the Barnes Baking company,
1888 San Julian street, living near
Fourteenth and Griffith avenue, was ar
rested last night upon complaint made
to the police by George H. Barnes,
president of the company, directing
suspicion toward Martin for the en-
bezzlemont of $439 So If the FIRMS
funds. %&
The money was missed from the safe
Friday morning. and as Martin is said
to have been the only person in the
Office of the company Thursday fifgiff,
circumstantial evidence led his EN-
ployers to secure his arrest on the
charge of embezzlement
The safe containing the company's S
money had been closed Thursday, but
the combination was accidentally left
unset. Martin is alleged to have been
the only man cognizant of this fact.
Martin was cross questioned by Cap
tain of Police Walter Auble and George
H. Barnes in the detective office last
night at the central police station, but
firmly held to his first contention that
he was innocent of the charge. He was
examined for hours in the effort to OBJ
tain a confession from him, but al
though he broke down and cried for
mercy, he would not admit that he had
stolen the money. He is said to have
admitted, however, that he knew the
safe. was unlocked and that the money
was contained in it. 80
Mr.. Barnes told Captain Auble that
Martin had been employed by his COM
pany for nearly two years, and that
during that time there had been losses
of small amounts of money at frequent
intervals, which could not be accounted
for. Never, though, had these thefts
amounted to more than few dollars,
he said.
Endeavoring to arouse sympathy from
the detectives Martin was incautious
enough to intimate that he had become
deeply involved in debt while in Los
Angeles. 1t is understood that he has
become financially embarrassed by eX-
travagant living, and his employer
thinks he stole the money from the safe
in an effort to clear up these obliga-
tions
Both Mr.. Barnes and Capt. Auble re-
fused to discuss the case.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-04
Send Steamers to Chile
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. BIN con-
firmation of the report published sew
eral days ago that Japan was prepar-
ing to enter into competition with the
United States in the South American
trade word has been received from
the orient and confirmed by representa-
tives of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha steam
ship line that its steamers will be
withdrawn from the Sans Francisco
run and sent to Chile, General Man
ager Shirashi. whose visit here, has
been in the interests of the line, said
that upon the completion of modern
12,O0O.ton steamers now building at
Kobe, they would be placed on the run
between this port and Yokohama.
1t will require almost two years to
complete the vessels building, and until
that time the America, Hong Kong and
Nippon win continue to ply in the ac-
customed routes.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-04
NON-PARTISAN CITY TICKET
For Mayor-LEE C. GATES.


CITY Attorney-LESLIE R. HEWITT,
Attorneys office
Treasurer-CAPT. c. H. HANCE,
the Title Guarantee and Trust Co.
Assessor-WALTER MALLARD.
and Assessor
City Clerk-HARRY ]. LELANDE,
Incumbent
Tax Collector-JUDGE R. M. LUSK,
president Board Of
Trinity University
Auditor--W. c. MUSHET,
accountant of the Angeles Board of Trade
Councilman First Ward-R.aW w. DROMGOLD,
Councilman Second Ward-A. S. VANDEGRIFT,
Councilman Third Ward-WALTER l. WREN,
Councilman Fourth Ward-NILES PEASE,
Merchants
Manufacturers association.
Councilman Fifth Ward-A. ]. WALLACE,
OF
Councilman Sixth Ward-J v. AKEY,
Councilman Seventh Ward-MARTIN F. BETKOUSKI
.A Memb of IN
Councilman Eighth Ward-DANA w. BARTLETT,
Head OF Bethlehem Institutional work in this city
Councilman Ninth Ward-M T. COLLINS
Pioneer resident the Ninth former Councilman.
Board of Education
JOSEPH SCOTT,
incumbent.
H. w. FRANK
q, OF London Clothing Co.; incumbent
EMMETT H WILSON,
incumbent
FIELDING J. STILSON,
bond broker
ROGER S. PAGE,
orney Board Education
DR. FRANCIS w. STEDDOM
Board OF Health
MELVILLE DOZIER,
One OF the oldest educators in Los Angeles
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-04
Mr.. Gates Confident
Citizens Will Do
Their Duty
Political Tricks React
Like Boomerang on
Machine
Non-Partisan Leaders Issue Stirring
Appeal to Voters to Cast of
Calling Yoke of Bosses
Oppression

"On the eve of the election feel
supremcly confident that the best that IL
in our citizenship will assert itself In
no unmistaIxable manner mt the polls
and place the affairs of Los Angeles
business bnsis rather than retain them
on the present political pIane.'--Lee G
Gates, non-partisan nominee for mayor.
owe are confident that the spirit OF
non-partisanship and the desire for a
busIness-liISe government of the affairs
of Los Angeles have become strong
that there can be but one result--the
election OF Lee G. Gates and the entire
non-partisan ticket. L believe that MIR.
Gates plurality will be at least 5000
vOtes.'--M. Lissner, secretary non-par-
| tisan committee.
eve feel that we have the fight won
and that MIR. Gates and the entire nom
partisan ticket will win out by sub
stantial plurality. We arrived mt that
conclusion several days ago, and since
that time MIR. Gates following has been
growins.n-S C. Graham. chairman nom
partisan campaign committee.
Lee C. Gates today will be elected
mayor of Los Angeles.
| He will carry with him practically
all if not the entire non-partisan ticket,
including the nominees for the council.
| Mr.. Gates plurality will depend upon
the size of the total vote cast. 1t is be-
| lieved that regardless of weather condi-
| tions the vote will not be less than 49,
900, and that it will not be greater than
49, 900. even under the most favorable
weather conditions.
The following figures show the ap-
proximate votes the several candidates
for mayor will receive should the total
vote be in the neighborhood of $4,000,
"a, 900, $4,000 or $4,000 votes:
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-04
TESTIMONY UNNERVEs HER
Woman colIapses at Hearing Crew.
some Details of Murder at
Bakersfield

BAKERSFIELD, Cal, Dec. 3.-In the
trial of Bernam Williams, charged with
the cold blooded murder OF her hus-
band Mrs. James Vandever collapsed
after hearing from the stand a graphic
description of the manner In which her
husband was shot to death at Delano
last May.
court ROOM and although the eyes Of
jury and the court and the spectators
were moistened by the pathetic scene,
the hardened Williams woman gave no
sign of emotion.
The prosecution closed its case today.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-04
Rv Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
HONOLULU, Nov. 21, via San Fran
cisco, Dec 3.--F. Y. Idzuma, repre-
senting Sale, & Frazar, the amalga-
nation of the American and British
shipping fiji ms in Yokohama, whose
steamship, the Shibata Maru, is now in
port, says that there are at least 1oO,-
DOC Japanese in Japan ready to come
ntSs Hawsli. svt'--Fst. :. Y
The lahoring classes throughout this
interior II rt3ons of Japan ares .ibegt!l-
ming to hear of the opportunities. they
are told exist here and are showing i,
desire to come.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-04
FIND BERKELEY CAPITALIST
J. S. AverilI Breaks Down While
Attending His Sick
Wife
By Assoeiated Press.

By Associated Press.
OAKLAND, Dec. 81. S. Averil
the Berkeley capitalist, who has been
missing from his residence at 222
Broadway, has been found.
Averill was located this afternoon at
Seventh and Pine streets and he was
taken to the central station whence
he was taken home.
Averill had been under severe strain
from attending his wife, who has been
i'll for weeks.
The police believe that he simply
wandered away to seek relief from the
pressure upon his nervous system.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-04
STUDIES LEPERS in MOLoKAI
Rats Which Are Infected with Similar
Disease Are Subject Of E.
Research

HONOLULU, Dec. S.-Dr Walter
Brinckerhoff, who is y have charge OF
the leprosy Investigating. station on the
island OF Molokai Is now here engaged
In the study of leprosy-like disease
which exists In rare INSTANCES In rats.
He Is seeking to find its relation, II
any, TO leprosy IN the human system.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-04
JAPAN ESE
ACTIVITY
SPR EADS
Little Brown Men
in Colonization
Schemes
Movement to Hawaii Has
Some Military
Aspects
Problem of San Francisco Schools Is
Only One of Several That
Arises from Japan's
Energy
HONOLULU ARRIVALS
ARE MILITARY MEN

BY Associated Press.
HONOLULU, Dec. 3.-In-
dications are cropping out that
the Japanese who. have been
arriving here for some time, as
we'll as those who have been
granted passports and who will
arrive in the future, are picked
men with military experience.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-04
FORECAST

For Southern California; Cloudy,
unsettled weather; probably show
ers; fresh easterIy wind, Maximum
temperature in Los Angeles yester-
day Sc degrees; minimum, 4s de-
grees.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-04
Have Metcalf,s Assurance

BY Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. S,-The Call
says tooay
1ScnooI Director D. H. Oliver stated
that Secretary Metcalf before his de-
partu,o for Washington told the sch' 'ol
(COntInued ON Page TwO.)
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-04

Big Vote Will Help Gates
Wilson, the public ownership candi-
date, will poll his maximum vote at the
start. He is given 5000 votes, which
will not be increased should the total
vote reach $4,000 or even more. Marek.
Continued Page Three.)
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-04
sMooT REpoRT Due MoNDAY
Senator Burrows Announces He viii
Bring Il Up
By Associated Press.

IN AsoVNIdIVU T N39'
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-Senator
Burrows. chairman of the senate COM
mittee ON privileges and elections has
announced that he win on Monday
next bring up the report against Sena-
tor Reed Smooth of Utah being per-
mitted to retain his seat.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-09
rnE POPULAR pRYAM

Brother Bryan is becoming so 'pop- ular" that he will do well to get scared. The Bible says, Woe unto you when all men shall speak well of you" and everybody who is saying anything is saying that Bryan is a good man. Many go further than that and say that he Is as good as Roosevelt, and as popular. And that isn't all We read that in their speeches before Demo- cratic convention in Erie. Kansas, Colo nel W. A. Harris and David Overman paid tributes to the courage of Presi- dent Roosevelt, and declared that many reforms that he had inaugurated were in perfect harmony with the principles of the Democratic party. And MT. Overman was cheered when he stated that he would not be surprised to find Roosevelt fighting for Bryan in the next presidential campaign.
 The weather has been pretty warm lately, but hardly warm enough for that. There are still some differences between Roosevelt and Bryan.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-09
FROM YOUTH TO AGE.

Shrubs, Herbs and Flowers Gradually Disappear as a Forest Grows Older
 Tn its youth, the spruce forest offers an inviting home to towering plants, both shrubs and herbs. The saoil ;s moist and rich, consisting in large part of decaying leaves and twigs. The shade, though nearly uniform, is not dense, and fecks of sunshine appear everywhere in it. The light not strong enough to produce tangled under growth, but well developed growth is found everywhere except in the most shaded spots. The layer of shrubs and bushes consists largely of the mountain maple, rose and ninebark. among which are scattered birches, gooseberries. raspberries and viburn- ums. In spring the ground is carpet ed with strawberries. Along the brooks white and yellow violets are common and orchids are scattered here and there. In the summer flowers ara abundant. gentians, bluebells, golden rods. daises. eolumbine and painted
 cups wing with each other in giving
 color to the to the mass of green. In
 the shadier places low ferns abound.
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NOT WHOLLY 4 DETrL WAGON.

Things move rapidly in these days, and it is not surprising that the motor car has got into Christian work, In England Rev. F. B. Meyer, president of the Baptist union, with it's secre- tary, J. H. Shakespeare, and number of other officials, have been touring among the villages of Q number of counties, the advance of their cars from place to place being kind of triumphal progress. The primary object has been to strengthen the Baptist forces in the rural district, but often the Baptist meeting house has been so crowded that adjournment had to be made to the lawns or the market places. At one village a judge left his place on the bench for a few moments to greet the party, and attendants have come from miles around to hear these famous men, many leaving their work in the harvest fields. The outcome, from an evangel- istic point of view, is likely to be i'm portant, while Christians in remote places have been heartened through contact with highly-prized leaders. With touch of his characteristic hu- nor MT. Meyer remarked at one place that it was not often that couple of fine motor cars drew up at the Baptist chapel; they hoped that thereby their brethren in country places would be made aware of the fact that they had some rich relations elsewhere who real ly did care for them.
 The automobile has been called devil wagon and other names not indicative of goodness. but it is apparently work ing out of it's evil reputation.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-09
MORNING COURIER THURSDAY AUGUST 1yOe

while the moist soil of the shadiest hooks is clothed with mosses and lich- ems.
 As the forest grows older the shrubs are the first plants to disappear be- cause of the increasing shade. They are followed after a few years first by the taller herbs and then by the others until only those flowers that require little light are left. Even athese per- sist only in more open spots, and final ly disappear as the shade becomes uni formly dense. A mature forest two hundred years old or more, rarely al- lows even a stray sunbeam to pass, and beneath it is twilight at monday. A few evergreen pirolas blossom, in scat tered groups. Clusters of the coral root are found frequently in bloom, but this is a leaf1ess orchid that requires little or no. light. The ground is covered with a dense layer of brown spruce needles, which furnish home for toad stools and cup fungi, and in the moister places for lickens and mosses. The forest has now reached it's final stage, It may still persist in this form for several hundreds of years. Indeed, if 1t is not removed by accident it Is dlf- tlcult to set limit to it's age. In any event a forest can rarely live thou sand years owing to the great weight of the treetops and the fact that decay is constantly weakening the trunks St. Nicholas.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-09
SOME EASY MONET.

It is still possible to make money easily and rapidly in this world, as the story of J. G. Aikman, of Melbourne,
 shows. Awhile ago the P. & o. steam CT Australia went ashore at the en- trance of Port Philip Bay a short dis tance from Melbourne. The wrecked vessel was put up at auction and bought by MT. Aiken for &290 The cargo left by the underwriters on the wreck was also knocked down to him for & further 960 MT. Aikman suc- .oeeded in getting divers to work on the wrecked liner, and before long he had the pleasure of seeing the decks
 filled with cargo. All classes of goods were represented, including drapery, hardware and band instruments Ten tons of Muntz metal, taken out of the vessel in less than a day, realized
 e750. Nine hundred tons of bar iron,
 bar steel, tool steel and shear steel were recovered from the wreck and sold at an average rate of e1O ton.
 MT. Aikman also got TAO tons of gal vanlzed iron and forty tons of steel during the first operations. During the second operations on the Australia, little later, 219 tons of brass, copper and gun metal were recovered, and 1850 tons of scrap cast iron were ob- tained from the engine and other cast ings on board. Five tandem and four Tangye engines and a large quantity of pig iron were also got from the wreck The four propeller blades,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-09
FOUR YEARS ON ICE.
Marooned 1,5OO Miles from the Neares
 Settlement.

Marooned 1,5OO Miles from the Nearest Settlement. Marooned in the Artic region, with only the Esqulmaus for company for four long years, George B. Cleveland, who is visiting here tells an interest," ing story of his experiences. He is the superintendent of the whaling and trading station established at Foxtown Bay, north of the Artic Circle on Hud- son Bay by the Robert Kennis Conn pany of Dundee, Scotland, and has under his charge 300 natives trapping the wolverine, polar bear, silver fox an other fur bearing animals. With mod ern boats and appliances he is making great success of the post
 It was when Cleveland went North in 1899 to locate trading post for a New Bedford syndicate that his worst experiences took place. After the first year he was deserted 1,500 miles from the nearest white settlement and left to make his way back as best he could. He was compelled to join the Esqui- maus and, for four years remained with them, dressing in skins, living in the Ice huts and eating raw meats and fish During this time he acquired the na- tive language. Constantly travelling from place to place and treated as a member of the tribe, he lost much of his civilized life, and when one day a Scotch whaler was sighted and Cleve- land went aboard and met white man he could scarcely speak his native tongue and was nauseated by the cook ed food set before him, It took month to regain his habitual ease as a civiliz- ed man.
 From this meeting with the Scotch men came his employment later as su- perintendent of their station which he has brought to a success since then,
 But it is his abandonment of which MT. Cleveland speaks with much feel ing "I came back to see my people and to secure redress for the manner in which I was deserted in those snow wastes" says Mr Cleveland. If there is a law fin Gods country am going to have justice. When 1 went away 1t was under written contract with the New Bedford people to serve five years with the provision that they should send d ship and provide me with food
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-09
z-7si--i-''s7 -
 COOLER.

What is the peek-a-boo waist, any howl" asks the editor of the Ports mouth (Ohio) Star, The peek-a-ooo, you angelic inno- cent, is a garment a considerable DOT ton of which isnt.-san Antonio Ex- press.
 What was the matter with that wo. man?" demanded the editor.
 "We called her a 'strong-minded per son in our paper, and she objects.P
 "Very well, call her 'weak-minded hereafter. Philadelphia Ledger.
 Tiny Sister Crushing into big sisters room--"Please hurry, Lulu; MT. White is down stairs"
 Lulu (yery grandly, while she dabs her face with the powder-pug)- Very well, dear; I'll be down.
 Tiny Sister (nervously)-"Oh! please don't wait to shave!'-Woman' Home Companion
 Palliative Barber-"shall take It. tie bit of your hair off at the ends, sir?"
 Irascible Customer-"By no means, take it out of the middle. ."-American Spectator.
 silas Hayheld-"That stuff growing over there is cattails." Miss Summer girl-"Do they have to pull them up to get the cats?"JLife.
 Artist (broke)-"Yes, I'm making a good deal of progress. The sheriff has just begun to take an interest in my paintings '-Fligende Blatter
 Cholly-"I thought perhaps you had preference for Bobby ones?" Mill Nonsense! You are just as welcome here as he is. Why, he is the most insufferable bore know Judge,
 The Parson-"When I became min ister, I gave up playing the piano" The Elder-"Then you became an ex- pounder in a double sense of the word, didn't ?"-Yonkers Statesman,
 Cicely-"Why, don't you learn to swim?" Muriel-"There's no one to teach me" Cicely-"How about the boys?" Muriel-"Oh, they've all taught me before; different summers you know Brooklyn Life.
 Jimmy-"I guess ohnny is a liar, CT somethin" Jamie--J"W Jim my-'He told me his grandfather lost aleg or 0 arm in every battle he fit in, an I asked him how many battles he luz in, an he said, More n forty "- Cleveland Leader.
 Bridget" said Mrs. Hiram Offer sternly, Ion my way home just now ] saw that policeman who was in the kitchen with you so long last evening, and l took occasion to speak to him" "Oh! shure, that's all roight, ma'am Orm not jealous. Oi hoy him cinched. Philadelphia Press.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-09
1rseful and Hnnnx Reform.

To Editor of the Journal and Courier:
 Students of the psychology of heat have frequently maintained that in- correct ideas are likely to form in the mind when the thermometer is up- wards of ninety degrees and the hu- midity is lowering around eighty-tlve. So we know we shall be pardoned for not taking seriously these few drops of precipitation: Certainly no more use- less occupation is offered to humanity than objection to the weather" Yes there is. Objecting to being reformed. Why in the name of the Old Boy don't the reforners reform the wealth. CT and be happy?
 QUIDNUNC.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-09

which consisted either of phosphor or manganese bronze, and which weighed fourteen tons altogether, were taken from the steamer, and realized e1oOO as old metal. It Is estimated that Mir. Aikman's profits from the wreck ap- proach a2O000O
 This is a pleasing story We don't know how the other smart people let Mr Aikman have so good thing so cheap, but he was at home when Op- .portunity knocked at his door, and knew enough to be hospitaOle.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-09
BEAMS TO BE PICKED OUT.

Englishmen who are interested in the success of English slaughterhouses have not hesitated to criticise the Chicago folks interested in slaughterhouses, but it appears that, as usual, there are beams to be picked out as well as notes. If Englishmen knew what goes on in slaughterhouses in England and how their meat is treated they would welcome the Chicago product with open arms. This is 8 statement made by the chief sanitary inspector, Barking, at convention of English inspectors. MT. Barking continued: Tt is cleaner and better than the general run of pot ted and timed meats made in Ger many or Great Britain have made careful inspection of the slaughter houses in England and have seen things that compare unfavorably even with the conditions alleged to exist in the great packing plants in tie American city"
 These remarks were not received with applause by the assembled English in- spectors. In fact, those inspectors howled and hissed. But MT. Barking doubtless told the truth, and doubtless some of his auditors knew he did. Per- haps he will now be charged with Emuck-raking, etc, but he has started in like a man who can stand his ground. Good luck to him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-09

among the Esquimaus and joined them.
 Mir. Cleveland says his case is now in the hands of New Bedford lawyer, who Is going to sue for redress. MT. Cleveland is now on a six months fur tough, and is to start back to his trad ing station soon.- -Brockton Mass. cor respondence Chicago Inter Ocean.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-09

and ammunition once 8 year. A conn pany of New Bedford men fitted up the steam whaling ship Francis Allen, and located a whaling station on Hudson
 Bay, and I was left there. The ship was to return in year, but owing to the unprofitableness of the venture it never returned, and after my provisions were exhausted I distributed my rifles
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-09
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-09

There are several ways to look at things. William John Roberts went to prison in England the other day for forgery. He was rich, but his doctors told him he had little time to live. He squandered his money, and then, when poor, recovered his health. Poverty led him into crime.