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Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-28
BULLETS PUZZLE POLICE
Three Different Sized Leaden Pellets
In Body of Victim of
Duel

by Associated Press.
RENO, Feb. PA ooroners jury in
the case of Thomas Hampton, or Morris
as he was once known, has returned a
verdict finding that he came to his
death as the result of gunshot wounds
inflicted by a party or parties unknown.
This adds more mystery to what is
one of the strangest murder cases in
the history of this country.s Last week
Hampton engaged in a saloon duel
with Stewart Garter and was killed.
Carter is now in Jail charged with the
crime.
Investigation brought out the fact
that three different sized bullets were
lodged in the dead mans body and
neither was of the size used in Carter's
gun. Who fired the fatal shots is a
mystery Coroner Reed tried to solve
but without success.
Today the Coroner made an effort to
withdraw the charge of murder placed
against Carter but District Attorney
Craig is not satisfied and will have the
grand jury investigate the crime next
week.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-28
TEST STREET FREIGHT HAUL
Important Case VIII Be Tried
Before Jury on
March 26

Los Angeles Interurban street railway
70 prevent the company from operat-
ing freight cars on public streets will
be tried before a jury March 26.
The nominal defendant, George l..
Leabo, was in the police court yester-
day with his attorney. Samuel Has
kns and plea OF not guilty was
entered. The railway company evil
IDENTIFY prefers to trust Jury rather
than Police Judge Chambers. City
Prosecutor Beebe expects that it will
oe a hard fight that will only be settled
after the case has gone up to the
Dupreme court,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-28
SETS FIRE TO BARBER SHOP
Portuguese Barber at Ventura Ar
rested for Arson and Soon After
ward Admits Guilt
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
VENTURA, Feb 27.--John Rodriguez,
who has been running barber shop
in the Bartlett building on Main street,
was arrested yesterday on a charge
of arson and later confessed his guilt.
AT o'clock yesterday morning fire
was discovered in Rodriguez's barber
shop. The blaze seemed to have start
ed above the ceiling, and before the
arrival OF the fire department a blaz-
ing can of kerosene was seen to fall
to the hoor.~ The fire was soon ex-
tinguished, and Marshal Russell and
Sheriff McMartin, suspecting incen-
diarism, tracked a wheel down the side
walk to Rodriguez's house. The man
was aroused and at noon today con-
fessed to having set the fire, and also
told the officers that he had taken his
razors and other valuable property
home.
The greatest polo tournament ever held
on this coast will be held at Coronado
March to z. fltt3 EN gt iuG
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-28
MINISTER IS ON THE RACK
Diplomat In Bolivia Must Face
Charges Before House foreign
Committee
By AssOciated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Otis Gage
of New York and N. T. Crutchfeld of
Louisville, KY, today urged the house
committee on foreign affairs to make a
favorable report on the Gilbert reso-
luton to Investigate charges against
w. S. Sorsby. the United States min
lister to Bolivia
Mr.. Gage, who was associated with
Mr.. Sorsby in mining development in
Ecuador, charged that Sorsby was a
party to the ruin of an American min
Ing company by a bond issue alleged
to have been fraudulent and fore
closure sale without notice to Amer
lean owners.
1t was alleged by Mr.. Gage that min
Ing property worth millions will be sold
IN out-of- the-way places without
proper notice for $lS9. 900.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-28
DECISION CUTS BOTH WAYS
Ruling of Portland Court In an Inn
portant Railroad Right Of
Way Suit
By Associated Press.

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 27.-Judge
Fraser handed down a decision in the
state circuit court today that probably
will settle the railroad question in so far
rs obtaining of right of way over GER
tain lands on the peninsula between
the Willamette and Columbia rivers is
concerned.
Judge Fraser dissolves the Injunction
asked by the Oregon Railway & Navi-
cation company against the Seattle
& Portland Railway company, a Hill
line, and in the same decision gives
the Oregon Railway e. Navigation
company the privilege of obtaining a
right of way over the land owned by
the Seattle & Portland Railway COM
pany by purchase or condemnation.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-28
SERVANTS SCARE BURGLARS
But Are Themselves Too Scared to
Give the Alarm In
KENNY, ILL.,

BLOOMINGTON, Ill, Feb. 2Z-Five
burglars dynamited the Peoples bank
at Kenny. ILL.,, securing $500 in coin,
but failed to open the inside safe con-
tanning $4,000.
They were observed by servant girls
in an adjoining hotel. who were too
badly frightened to give the alarm
until the burglars had escaped on an
Illinois Central train.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-28
SCHOONER DRIVEN ASHORE
Ship In Distress One Mile OFF Cape
Henry in Binding
Snowstorm
BY Associated Press.

NORFOLK, Va, Feb. 27.-An uni
Identified four-masted schooner was
driven ashore in a binding snowstorm
one mile off Cape Henry late this after
noon. During the evening the wind.
blowing nearly fifty miles an hour,
made 1t impossible to launch a SURF
boat and efforts by life savers to shoot
a line to the ship were unsuccessful on
account of her distance from the shore.
Her condition tonight was perilous.
From Indications early this evening
it will be impossible to make another
effort to reach her before daybreak.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-28
GOVERNOR FOLK
MAY USE MILITIA
MISSOURI EXECUTIVE WILL
ENFORCE LAW
official Says That Courts Decision
That Police Cannot Operate
Outside st. Louis Doesn't
Mean LawIessness
BY Associated Press.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Feb. H.
Governor Folk today declined to dis
cuss the supreme court opinion rem
dered yesterday that the st. Louis po-
lice have no authority in the county,
but declared he would do everything
i'm his power to enforce the laws. He
admitted belief that It is within his
power to use the militia to suppress
disorder or outlawry in case the local
authorities did not enforce the law.
II shall do the best L can to uphold
the. dignity of the law of the state" he
said. II have not much reverence for
the sacredness of the rights Of those
engaged in lawlessness."
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-28
cLAREMoNTs BUILDING BOOM
Activity In Construction Lines Increas-
ing and the Town Is Growing
Rapidly

Special to The Herald.
CLARBMONT, Feb. 27.-Buildng
activity is at high-water mark. The
town is growing rapidly northward
through the Johnson subdivision to the
neighborhood of Indian hill on San
Bernardino avenue Allen Towne is
putting up $4,000 cottage. Miss Selma
Kinney is building n neat four-room
bungalow at Ninth and Harvard
streets. Prof. M. q. Frampton is hav-
ing plans drawn for a handsome home
on Harvard avenue, near Tenth street.
The building owned by Attorney Myers
of Redlands Is being overhauled for the
new Claremont Citizens bank, which
will open for business March 49,
Birmingham. San Mateo, Los Angeles
and Riverside polo teams will meet at
Coronado for the big polo tournament
March 1.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-28
Death Due to sneezins Fit
By Associated Press.

CINCINNATI, o.. Feb. 27.-Death
came to Bessie Cole, daughter of
Stephen Cole of Bloomingsburg, yester-
Gay after a spell of sneezing which
lasted ten hours. Efforts of physicians
to check the sneezing were of no avail,
and the attack finally resulted in the
breaking of blood vessel.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-28
FALL KILLS BRAKEMAN
Harry Wolf, Recently of Detroit
Run Over at San
Bernardlno
~ AssocIated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN BERNARDINO. Feb. n.-Harry
Wolf, a Santa Fe brakeman. aged 35
years, whose home is in this city, fell
between two cars of an extra fruit
train at San Dlmas this evening and
was killed.
His body was brought to San Ber-
nardino Wolf came here from Detroit,
Mich, four months ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-28
LESS GAS AND WATER RATES
San Francisco Board Of Supervisors
Decide on Reduction
In Fees


SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27.-Rates for
gas and water for the next fiscal year
were determined upon by the board OF
supervisors today at n secret caucus
held with the mayor in the latter's pri-
Vate office.
The charge for water was reduced 5
per cent, the ordinance passed one year
ago being taken as a basis.
The gas rate to private consumers
was reduced from $1.00 to So cents per
1000 cubic feet.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-28
WARRANT FOR 7. P. ROBINSON
Former Baseball Magnate indicted at
San Francisco for swindIlns
the City

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. PIT. 2.
Robinson, the former baseball mag
nate and agent at the city hall for a
stationery and printing firm that has
contracts with the municipality for the
furnishing Of supplies i'm its line, was
Indicted by the grand jury last night on
q charge of presenting a fraudulent
claim and obtaining payment on It.
Presiding Judge Graham issued bench
warrant for the arrest of Robinson,
which was given to Detective Cody
with instructions to make an immediate
search for the indicted man. The In
dictment grows out of the charges filed
with the mayor by Auditor Horton soon
after the latter had taken office.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-28
win Create Now Cardinals

ROME, Feb. 27.--It Is asserted that
Pope Plus X has expressed his inten-
ton to hold a consistory during the
first fortnight of April and create some
cardinals, as there now are twelve
vacancies In the sacred college.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-28
A Simple Proposition

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proposition in as simple a manner az
possible. There is nothing complicated
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every time you supply new word,
but you get the worth of your money.
because The Herald is worth more
than the subscription price of Go cents,
and just suppose you should be the
fortunate person, you get the entire
100000.
Several hundred subscriptions came
In yesterday. Some of the words were
pretty close. There is no telling how
soon some person will supply the cor
rect word. You have the same chance
as anybody else.
Clip out the coupon and enclose 1t
with your subscription today.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-28
About the Missing Word

should not be hard to supply the correct word It
any ordinary dictionary. 1t is purely
English word-nothng foreign or high sounding about
Many people picking out the hardest words they
find but of these are likely to win the prize;
searching through books of reference and
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rect believe this is We think
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together solution of the problem without de-
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-28

cipal in the case. As the result of the
accident all the toes on his right foot
except the little one were amputated.
Obituary Record.-Yesterday after
lingering illness, at his home, 1861
East Second street, occurred the death
of Frank Manwaring at the age of 80
years. Deceased was born in LeClaire
in 1876, but his spent almost his entire
life in Davenport where he attended
the public schools and made a wide
circle of friends and acquaintances.
He was married a year ago and is sur
vived by his wife. father, mother, one
sister and one brother.
Wednesday night at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Marthias Jensen of
lily Brown street, occurred the death
of Mrs. Margaretha Hohnsbeen at the
age of II years and months. She was
born in Germany. Mrs. Hohnsbeen is
survived by four children, Mrs. Anna
Jensen, Henry Hass, Emilia Hass, and
Mrs. Marthias Jensen
Charles Hensche, aged about SIS
years, died yesterday at Mercy hospital
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-28

show that the presence of iron in
mounds it not necessarily an evidence
of their post-Columbian construction.
The opening of the last mound near
Albany will also be reported on, and
the pictures and articles found will be
projected on the screen. The two in
teresting vases found in this mound
have been almost completely restored
by the fitting together of the pieces.
These meetings are open to the public.
Starts New Action.--Isom Vaughn,
the colored man who lost his toes
while working for Strohbehn & Pick
lum, contractors, and whose first suit
for $4,000 damages was taken from
the jury and decided against him on
the ground that the accident was the
result of an act on the part of fell
low servant, and not vice principal.
Waugh was injured by reason of a
board being pushed from the roof of
the Independent Malt company's malt
house by August Bonitz, also in the
employ of the contractors. and the
petition claims that he is vice prin-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-28

recount this has been changed to 4O3
votes for Mr. Sander and 302 votes for
Mr.. Schick. Mr.. Sanders majority, as
returned by the board of supervisors
in the official count, was but g. In the
recount he gained one vote in the Sec
ond precinct of the Second ward, but
lost two votes in the recount of the
First precinct of the same ward. Mr..
Schick having also gained two votes in
the latter precinct, Mr.. Sander is at
the present time but six votes ahead of
Mr. Schick, with seven more precincts
to be recounted
Iron Implements in .Mounds.-The
presence of iron implements in Indian
mounds will be the subject of a paper
to be read by Dr. A. W. Elmer at the
meeting of the Davenport Academy of
Science, this evening This is one OF
the most interesting features of the
finds in the Indian mounds, and DR..
Elmer's tracing of its history and dis
cussion of its significance will be in
teresting and thorough. without doubt.
1t is believed that the evidence will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-28
MOLINE

Red Men Officers coming.-Two not
ed Red Men are to visit Moline. They
are C. E. Chamberlin, great sachem,
and w. H. Bluedorp, great chief of
Moline tomorrow morning to complete
arrangements for the great council
which convenes in this city next May.
In honor of the visit to be paid by
these men the local Red Men are to
have a pow-wow in their hall tomor-
row evening.
Ate; Refused to Pay.-Oscar Carl
son was sent to the county Jail for 10
days for refusing to pay for his supper
at the Casino restaurant He went
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-28
THE Company OF the People, FOR People,"
Review Of 1906 and Announcement for 1907.
" New YrkD cemb~H ,Ee

creasng life and endowment policies and 20ear endowments
forming proportion years
disadvantage las
that it largely increased the Our chdren increasing
policies have been payable after
periods of AT and according
pared with the whole life
have made the accumulation increase mil
lions dollars
usion that this piles the wealth of the forgetting
that along with the increase iab
ies wealth company surplus;
and completely overlooking the remarkable that have
deliberately kept down 10
assets by annual distributions surplus
ments We are in bnsina1s ~ Ieaee the nhic We have
evidence
contracts thought preferable
solved therefore discontinue increasing life
ment policies which designed the public
formerly existing and which believe the first tables
scientifically policies
industrial policies will therefore whole
But think that these there belief the
part of the public that of premiums ought with
old 1t is hard for people what mathematician
is companies enabled
policies
only by the receipt of premiums from those who live
out and beyond their expectations and that
ship upon only
fortunate which is the essential basis of life insurance How
ments and the problem therefore fix that shall
be young to raise the premiums (what the
industrial
other hand fix the old the
its of payment of premium shall be
the limit of of premiums
enabled to only slightly reduce the benefits life
complaints necessity
of paying premiums that
plant that people live such old
that in 1906 we shall have voluntarily as matter of paid
about 27OO claims endowmens policies issued whole
life reaching
Constructing benefits
whole life instead of endowments mortality expert
instead loading proportional
the premiums
shall tables
men which better than has heretofore issued
and better than before this felt
The striking the inantie table
there substitute life tables with payment premiums limit
ed rs for comparatively short increasing endowment
tables therefore enabled benefits
what we have been compelled to hold liability
the endowment features.
Our infantie will pay nearly
benefits for weekly of five ehave hereto
paid weekly premium of 10 1t is of
derstood that the benefits payable
children this therefore
ed the benefits the latter persistence Thus
entry the benefit death nine s173
and the benefit is $65,
This a the additional for
which those entering
when death the follows from this
policy
will be issued nfane tables total premium of
than desire insurance.
especially families table with proporonae
benefits for a weekly premium of three
Our adult tables of benefits for the
strictly tables of mortality At
the increase is 1919 life table and
nearly IS life endowment
BILE At %
respectively 80 the increase nearly cent
nearly respectively 40 the
respectively, And
with those the other industrial companie it
forgotten that these tables provide for OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-28
To the Field Force.

IS o you year a o
annual convention Usually this is held about
the annual statement of the This the supern
tendents meet the middle December obv
ously the record of the and would be
premature forth the of the in its bus
something pleasant
before close about what have accomplished
but immediate object tell about plans for next
INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT
You have both oral and
written what our abon has been for years IN the industrial
of business You witness that
ment of the policy holders progressive beral
since the present administration the began
The first of its incumbency paidup policies thereto
fore unknown to industrial insurance in this an
industrial noTcv holders ond , rnisa made in the no
cies Bulletin No 1875 bountes
TO its date and since have been
marked by progressive gifts and benefits offered policy hold
and this the has been disbursing the
nous of about millions dollars voluntary dividends
upon nonarcpang industrial policies bringing the total
amount of dividends years mil
lions of dollars industrial policy holders dv
dends premiums dividends
benefits existing policies.
We have been enabled accomplish this all these
years by steady in business methods by steady ex
tension of business territory by steady additions insurance in
and decreasing expense These we have an
nounced year; perhaps this
actheir gradual steady pogressveness have failed
their full significance Yet
amto reduce
the policies to distribute the surplus that each larger
proporonate amount could be returned policy holders and
smaller proporionate amount used in expenses
Within the last disbursements
nave been so continuously and markedly less in proportion to in
come and ratio
a
scientific technical
business We have made Investigations mortality
drawn off into various periods experience of mortality The
mortality tables which tables founded
taken from the comparison
with tables taken from the of other has
shown steady improvement in mortality In the chill
dren the result really instance
birthday. per
and table age figures
respectively, % 24.3; ten
3S and this Improvement through
to adults there is also
These facts convince the
tables benefits
and confirmed conviction
drawn from the 1905 shows
that of full
bles the white
based the improvement which
nent How great this improvement illustrate
figures the table which
based with table of white lives
per thousand next birthday 1913 374
three 50 to 225; 215
80 to "a; twenty 105 IL thirty 1871 ILL.,
1913 143 The
table of benefits you
ratio of premium
this
will reach think by the end
alone saving of nearly
been experienced by industrial company
benefits and that is
table public
amored of endowments Our industrial
for 10 know, mainly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-28

the the of which
legislative approval They plain the understand
ing as they many plans
We shall issue ordinary e limited payment
plans and have applied for permission
addition plans which the public have
stamped with their approvaname the optional life endow
ment the modified endowment with life
ton the guaranteed dividend, also under and de-
scrpve the increased endowment the
reduced premium life under its new name life with reduced pre-
MUM after 20
Gentlemen say Armstrong
vindcation the methods and practices of the
METROPOLITAN LIFE The Armstrong laws in
most Show that Won do NV making the 1907 an
policies for for
notakens
at greater return to policy you
up your blessings! appreciate
work
pa Make 1907 the greatest because the best in the
pany's history!
THIS YEAR 1906
You year. year
ton you he largest done
this which unreasonaby
unnecessarily to nave fallen the business in general
peared you-even unreasonaby
this the vice president
peaed to you in conferences
groups country pointed you
the
bodied legaon showed you the essential approval we had
received in work in both departments and asked
remainder of the by making the
best you had This May
ungratefu make this public
acknowledgment of to the appeal and behalf
president you personal
official acknowledgements The not yet ended and
not months
November inclusive compared with the months of
vious years:
the company made except in 1894 and 1903.
The the the largest amount of industrial bus
mess. of of the last ten
The larger than the
the past years
lapses the third years past.
The mi OF
years. the with
started and the larger reduction in the force have made
this year.
the best in the history the company
The claims reached the lowest ratio for the last 25
the increased of the policy
holders
special salary
years.
pared with last year
n alone. medical ees
number applications)
salaries special salary the million dollars
a year.
may Pacific kept with the pro
feat the
the earthquake
the year with handsome increase.
ordinary department September
TENDER of while October November largely
ceeded the corresponding months of and December
promises to be record breaker!
And taking the months comparson-Jme No
vember nclusveyou ordinary than
company corresponding
millions a half; this
5000 less men!
We of this record and grateful to
generous response
happest prosperous
lives in 1907!
Very sincerely yours,
JOHN r. HEGEMAN,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-28

after an unsuccessful operation. He
has been a resident of this city for
many years, residing at Park Lawn,
but has no immediate family.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-28

into the restaurant with NJ. A. Tuck
Christmas night, and after eating n
hearty meal, they refused to pay for
their order, and in addition abused the
proprietor. The police were called and
the men were placed under arrest.
Tuck drew fine of $12.S5.