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Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-20
Reject BIDS
FOR STREET OIL
BOARD OF WORKS WILL Re-
ADVERTISE
Small Producers to Be Given a Chance
and Prices Will Be Lower
on Second Pro-
posaIs

All bids for furnishing oil for tbs
Improvement of streets were rejected
yesterday afternoon and the board oi
public works viii 7 advertise for bios
asking for less quantity and modi-
fying the terms of the specifications
as to heating and delivery.
This action was taken by the board
on account of the high prices demand
ed by the Harris company ana Jonp
r. OFT, the only two. oil producers VINO
bid to supply the. city with $4,000 bar
rels of oil. The oil wanted by the
board is heavy in asphaltum and is
as nearly pure as the steaming process
can make it. For furnishing this
quality and delivering it on the streets
to be improved the bidders asked all
the way from 81 cents to $1O5 a barrel
A few months ago the board bought
a large quantity of the same grade
of oil for about so cents barrel.
The board recognizes that the price
of oil has advanced in the last few
weeks, but the smaller producers have
declared that they would have put IN
bids and asked a lower price tnah tnat
demanded by the only two bidders, put
they could not supply $4,000 barrels
in three months.
The bids allowed for about fifty
cents for delivery. This, according to
the board Of public works, is max
imum price and would be sufficient to
pay for delivery to the farthest cor
ners of the city. At this price for
delivery, oil laid on close-inp streets
would cost entirely too much.
When the new bids are asked Tor
they will be for lots of 5000 barrels and
the small producers will have an op-
portunity OF bidding. The tempega-
ture of the oil when delivered viii be
reduced to 150 degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-20
DELEGATES ARE INVITED
Mayor Asked to Send Representatives
to Commercial Gathering at
Kaneas Citv

Mayor McAleer yesterday received a
letter from the directors of the Trans
Mississippi Commercial congress ask
Ing him to name delegates to the sew
enteenth annual congress- to be held
at Kansas City, November 20-23.
With the letter was enclosed pro-
gram Of the convention. on this pro-
gram Secretary Root appears as the
chief speaker. He will talk on the
possibilities of establishing trade re-
lations between the Mississippi valley
states and the countries of Central and
South America.
Other speakers will 5e James J. Hill.
Il. II. Hartman, NJ G. Blanchard,
governor of Louisiana: Governor Par
dee, William Jennings Bryan, Joseph
II. Ransdell, president OF the National
River and Harbor association, and John
@. Carlisle. Twelve United states sem
ators and twenty-one congressman Will
be present and take part in the delib-
erations.
This meeting Is planned to be the
largest one of Its kind ever held. IT
is expected that not less than 1000
delegates will be present.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-20
OLD OIL WELLS
ARE IN DEMAND
SEEK PERMITS FOR ABAN-
DONED PUMPS
High Prices Threaten to Bring North-
western Part of City Into For
mer Conditlon--Property
Owners Protest

The rapid advance in the price of oil
is threatening the peace and quiet of
the residents of the Second ward and
the northwestern part of the city. OH
men are anxious to again start the
pumps in wells that have been prac-
ticaly abandoned as worn out, and two
made application to the fire commits
sion yesterday morning for the purpose
of obtaining permits to install pumping
machinery
After a long struggle with the city
council and the old councilmanic board
of public works. the residents of the
Second ward, led by Percy " Harmon,
councilman from that ward, succeeded
in having ordinances passed whereby
practically all the non-producing wells
in the district would be closed forever
and the rigs drawn, beginning with
January 1.
Yesterday II. G. Gates, owner of the
Harris Oil company, applied to the fire
commissioners for permit to operate
gasoline engine at 2105 Ocean View
avenue, where there are some oil wells
that have been practically abandoned.
The block in which these wells are
located is bounded by Ocean View ave-
nue., Lake, Alvarado and Miramar
streets.
Property Owners Protest
IIOpeTIy OWutIS q ilOSl NlSOl
Gus protest against the granting of this
application. The protestants were led
by J. S. Book, who owns five oil wells
in the district, but who has given up
working them in the interests of tho
residential ambitions of the district.
Within short distance from where Mr.,
Gates wants to operate the old oil
wells are the magnificent homes of Mr..
Book, Frank Garbutt and Frank Nc
Cray. These three homes alone cost
nearly 100000.
Richard Green also wanted to estab-
lish pumping plant at 1886 West First
street, and his application brought forth
a protest. The protestants declared
that all the oil wells in the vicinity had
been cleaned up except that Of Green,
and that 1t produces very little oil.
Both applications were taken under
consideration and referred to the COM
mittee of the whole. The fire COM
mission will go over the grounds in
person before taking any action on Ell
ther application.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-20
OLD FOLKS NOW FACE
INSANITY COMPLAINTS
VENTURA CONSTABLE TAKES
ACTION AGAINST WARMERS
Mr.. and Mrs. Warner Are Charged
With Insanity of Suicidal Mania.
Man and Wife Unwittingly Sell
Mortgaged Furniture

w. B. Warner, go years of age, and
his wife, ten years his junior, will ap-
pear before the insanity commission in
Judge Gibbs department of the super
ior court today, both charged with in
sanity of a suicidal mania.
The story of the misfortunes of the
old couple is pitiful.
A few months ago they had a good
home on West Jefferson street, but
sickness. and misfortune overlook them,
they lost their home and rnortgaged
their household furniture.
Later to pay for medicine they sold
the mortgaged furniture and later
rendered the selling price to the mort
gagors, only to learn that they had
violated the law.
The old people in fright went to
Nordhoff and there attempted double
suicide by taking poison.
They were rescued and brought to
Los Angeles yesterday and insanity
complaints sworn out by the constable
of Ventura.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-20
WOULD WIDEN
MAPLE AVENUE
OWNERS URGE TWENTY.F00T
EXTENSION
Holders Of Eight Out Of Twelve Thou-
sand Feet Frontage Petition for
lmprovemept--Move
viii BE Costly

One OF the biggest and probably one
of the costllest Improvements that nave
so far come before the board of public
works is demanded by property own
ers on Maple avenue, who yesterday
filed petition with the city clerk ask
ing that Maple avenue be widened from
Fifth street to Washington.
The petition asks that ten feet be
taken from each side of the street and
that Maple avenue be made eighty in-
stead of sixty feet, as is now the case.
AS to whether or not the jog in The
street between Sixth and Eighth Is to
be eliminated in the Improvement pro-
cess the great majority of the petition
ers appear to be Indifferent, as nothing
is said about this In the main petition,
but appended is an Individual petition
by w. M. Garland, representing S45
feet frontage.
In this petition Mr.. Garland says he
cheerfully agrees to the widening of
Maple avenue from sixty to eighty feet
provided twenty feet Is taken off the
west side of the street, between Sixth
and Eighth, in order to straighten the
thoroughfare.
Mr.. Garland's name also appears on
the main petition, In which nothing is
said about Strengthening the street at
this point. On the same petition his
name represents 172 feet.
Slgners Are Majority
The slgners of repetition represent
ing the largest single frontage are the
Huntington Land and Improvement
company, by Henry e. Huntington, its
president, in the railway magnate's S
own handwriting. This company rep
resents 2S2 feet. The Los Angeles Land
company, by G. G. Maui, the assistant
manager, which represents a frontage
of 272 feet, is second. Jerome F. Ken
dali, with 255 feet, is the third largest
property owner on the proposed i'm
provement.
Altogether the frontage represented
is about 5000 feet, with no apparent du
plicates. The entire frontage affected
is probably 10000 feet.
AS the board of public works only
demands the consent of a majority OF
the property owners on proposed line
of improvement, 1t appears that, ac-
cording to all precedent, the petition
win be granted and the improvement
ordered
The widening of this street will be a
costly process, as there are numerous
expensive buildings fronting upon il
whose owners will have to be REIN :
bursed by the assessment district for
the actual damage done property by
cutting away any portion of the build
ings.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-20
BUDGET OF HAPPENINGS
AT FIRE C0MMlSSlrN

owing to the fact that Eugene Walk
er did not appear before the fire COM
mission yesterday morning, his appllca-
ton to move his laundry to 1920 Birch
street was denied. The Angelus Dye
works was granted permission to es-
tablish its plant at 1922 Maple avenue.
The German sausage factory was per-
mitted to install an electric motor at
All East Seventh street. The Los An
geles Engineering and Construction
company was allowed an electric motor
for it's machine shop, 1876 East Seventh
street M. Sandsberg was granted per-
mission to operate an electric motor at
his basket factory. 1925 Savannah street.
The application for an electric motor
and steam boiler, made by the Under
hill shirt factory for 4l6 South Broad
way, was denied on account OF the pro-
tests OF property owners.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-20
Take a watch and Cash

Burglars entered the home of r.. r..
Wallace, 1045 West Washington street,
late Thursday night and valuable
gold watch and SO were stolen.
For Threatening
Police Judge Austin yesterday sem
fenced Francisco Hernandez, n Mexl-
can, to thirty days I'm the city Jail for
threatening to stab Jose Martinez in a
fight Thursday.
csrithers' Funeral
The funeral Of William D. Carithers
will be held this afternoon at 2 O'Clock
from the family home at 1922 Reid
street. Mr.. Carlthers was well known
resident of Los Angeles and died
Thursday at the California hospital.
Walks Despite Cut
Elmoe Lauson of SAG Francisco street,
a carpenter, received bad cash on the
right foot yesterday when an ak fell
from between the beams of an upper
story In house in which he was wrok-
ing at First and Spring streets. AL
though the wound gave him great pain,
Lauson walked unaided to the receiv-
ing hospital.
Asks Damages
Harry Bobbitt yesterday filed suit
for $1050 damages against Edward j.
Bondin and Edward Gerety. He ac-
cuseS the defendants of having attack
cd him on September 10. 41e alleged
the beating he received from the de-
fendants caused him to remain in bed
for several weeks and he asks dam
ages for his misery and pain.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-20

county veterinarian, provide for an
elaborately equipped hospital for the
city's horses, to cost about $4,000, but
the fire commission has found that it
can have it's horses treated for less
than $3.50 year. These were the fig
ures found by Commissioner Lester L.
Robinson when he made an investiga-
ton into the amount Of veterinary work
that had been done for the city's horses.
In the annual budget the city council
has provided for the $4,000 for veterin-
ary hospital, and DIR. Morrison told the
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-20
THIEF TAKES DOG ALONG TOO
Enters South FIeueroa Street Home,
Steals Money and Borrows
Hound

A thief entered tho home of W. p.
FIetrlck, 1874 South Figueroa. early Fri :
day. and not only stole $27.75 but also
ran away with a dog placed on watch a
valuable greyhound.
The dog was in the yard. and tracks
on the ground indicate that the pur-
loiner had hard struggle with the AMI
mai before getting 1t In his possession.
the home of G. b. Eberson, 1862 South
Flower street, Friday. and got away
with $40, as the house is not far from
that OF Mr.. Hetrlck, and footprints
were plainly seen leading from one
house 10 the other
ConhaTation. Venice Halloween evening.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-20
PRISONER cADDY ESCAPES
"Trusty," Sent Out to Golf Links,
chases Long Drive and Never
Returns to Jail
Special to The Herald.

Special TO The Herald.
WINSTED. Conn, Oct. 19.-Joseph
Cote, who has served several terms IN
the county jail in Litchheld, where
he was regarded as a "trusty," es-
capped from keeper OF that institu-
ton today.
Work being dun in the jail work
shop, he with others was sent out to
the golf links to act as caddy. One
OF the players made a long drive.
Cote chased the ball, but did not come
back TO complete his sentence OF
ninety days.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-20
HORSE HOSPITAL TOO COSTLY
Fire Commission Finds city's vetcri-
nary Work Amounts to but
$50 Yearly

So far as the fire commission is con-
cerned, there will probably be no city
veterinary hospital. although the sub
ject was taken under advisement again
fourth time.
The plans of DR.. w. E. D. Morrison,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-20
INTERPRETATIONS

Globe Investment company-Direct-
ors: c.. II. Parsons. w. u. Atwater, o.
4. Nichols. Capital stock SIS. 900, OF
which $4,000 has been subscribed.
San Jose Mutual Irrigation company
Directors: q. w. Griffths. Jr., j. II.
Hodges, j, l.. Matthews, j. II. Mat
thews l.. s. Taylor. c. II. Cannon, II,
w. Hart Capital stock $1,000. 900. of
which $500 has been subscribed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-20
Burns Prove Fatal

EVERETT, Wash, Oct. 19.--Stewart
Houctz, a young actor. died TODAY IF
burns received in an explosion of an
oil stove in the Office of the Brandon
theater, where he had been sleeping
last night Eoutz. who was a resi-
dent of Boise. Idaho, was alone when
the accident occurred
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-20

commission that inasmuch as the money
was at hand and could be expended for
no other purpose. the hospital should
be built.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-20
THE CITY

Strangers are invited to VISIT the *.
hibit OF California products at the
Chamber OF Commerce building. on
Broa dway, between First and Second
given on all subjects pertaining to this
section
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-20

The Herald will pay $40 in cash TO
anyone furnishing evidence that Will
lead to the arrest and conviction OF any
person caught stealing copies of The
Herald from the premises Of our pa
irons. THE HERALD.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-20

conaarati0n. vonlcs HallOwesn evenlng.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-20
FOR ONIl HOUR--5 no Q p. NJ

Made from fine patent colt leather with plair
dress toes, hand-turned soles and Y French
heels; shoes desirable for street or dress wear
worth $500 pair. For one hour. 5 TO p. m.
$1.50 pair.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-20

DR.. w. e. D. Morrison,
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-08-31
Fraser Quits Democrats.

A. A. Fraser, we'll known Boise
attorney, who has been prominent
as a Democratic leader and who
was two years ago the candidate OF
that party for attorney general,
has renounced allegiance to that
political party and has aligned
himself with the Republicans. In
an interview with the Roise State
mau reporter Mr.. Frazer gave his
reasons for this move. He said;
81 did not wish to say anything
about this publicly, it being my
&c ire to take position qui ely IN
the ranks of the Republican organ
ization, vote the ticket and thus
associate myself with the party
with which l feel it my duty to az
filiate, 1t has been my plan to
Simply drop out of politics, since |
could no longer affiliate with the
Democracy, but, still, there is no
reason why should not state
what has induced me to take this
step.
"It has been on my mind
for year or more and six months
ago | concluded to make the
change, telling some of my friends
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-08-31
"A SERIOUS ACCIDENT
Frank Vaughn Meets with Accident
Which will Probably Resuu
in the Loss of Several Toes

On Tuesday evening while
Frank Vaughn, a brakeman was
switching some of the cars OF a
freight train in the yards here, he
met with an acciden5 that Will
probably result in the loss OF sever
eral toes on the right foot and
which will cause him considerable
discomfort for some time at least.
Mr.. Vaughn had just finished
opening a pocket coupler on a
moving car and was attempting to
get clear OF the car when the sole
of his right shoe caught on the
rail and before he could get 1t free
one of the car wheels had passed
over his foot crushing it so badly
that it will be necessary to ampu-
tate several toes. Immediately al
ter the accident Mr.. Vaughn was
taken to Baugh's Drug store where
DR.. Baugh, the local railway phys
ician, dressed his foot so that he
could rest as easy as possible un-
til the arrival of the east bound
passenger train on which Mr..
Vaughn went to Salt Lake City IN
order that he might receive treat
ment at the hospital.
Mr.. Vaughn is well and favora-
bly, known here, his mother, Mrs
Ayers. residing here at the present
time, and this being his home ior
several years prior to the time he
entered the train service. His many
friends here hope that it Will only
be a short time before he is able to
be out and at his duties again.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-08-31
Tuesday, September 4.

Vacation days for the school
children will soon be over and the
anxious parents will soon hear the
welcome sound of the school house
bell. The school board has decid-
ed that the Shoshone schools shall
open for regular school work this
year on Tuesday, Sept. 4, the
children being allowed Monday
for an additional holiday Oh ac-
count of it being Labor Day. Many
children will arrive tomorrow from
neighboring towns in order that
they may attend school in Sho-
shone this year.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-08-31
OF nv determination.

OF my determination.
81 am great admirer of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and supporter OF
his policies. l am in thorough ac-
cord with him, and with the atti-
tude assumed by the Republican
party on all the great questions
that are now before the public.
son the other hand, the issue of
the Democracy is dead. The two
upon which it has stood for years,
free coinage OF silver and anti-im-
perialism, are both dead beyond
the possibility of revival. Nor
does anyone know what other poll
cies it will advance in the future.
Therefore, there is nothing in the
Democracy to attract me, while |
am in thorough sympathy
with the policies of the Republican
party.
"In my view, the only way to
support party is to support it
wholly, 1 believe in Roosevelt
and his party, and l desire to sup
port them. Therefore, the only
course for me to pursue is to align
myself with that party and give it
and the president practical support
by voting its ticket, which | shall
do hereafter.
Further, l would call attention
to the work the Republican party,
under the leadership OF Roosevelt,
is doing for the west. The appro-
priations for reclamation of our
arid lands have come from Repub-
lican administrations and we can
not overlook that fact in consider
ing the subject of party affiliatlon,
My support at least is due the par
ty which is doing these things for
the west.
"For many years | have cam
paigned this state asking people tc
support the Democracy, because, as
l reasoned, it would be benifcal te
the country. l find it is the party
that is doing the really beneficial
things for all the people, and l am
simply taking a dose of my own
medicine"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-08-31
# Will be Conducted Purely Upon
Principle, Says Mr. Borah.
MoRMoE ISSUE is OF MINOR IMPORTANCE
Newt Senator Issues Important Autograph Statment
on Some Issnes of the Campa gn

nature.
"That the Mormons were not a
factor in the fight" said Mr.. Borah
"was evidenced by the fact that
the three big Mormon counties
that / carried found members OF
the church both for and against
me. The Deseret Evening News,
the recognized mouthpiece of the
Mormon church, contained an edi-
torial oppos ng my ENDORSEMENTS by
the convention, even after these
counties had declared for me. In
FL mont county | lost the pselimin
ary organization by three votes out
of 165 delegates and won the in
dorsement subsequently by but II
votes. In Oneida county, ex-
Speaker Hunt, a leader in the
Mormon church, opposed me. |
only won in Bingham county after
an intensely bitter fight in the pri-
maries."
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-08-31
Bank Gets Nearly $4,000.

The Fort Pitt Mining Company
through D. P. Carpenter, its mana
ger, has purchased and paid the
judgements held by the Commerce
al Savings Bank of HALEY against
the owners of the Valley Greek
mines and mill.
The amount involved was nearly
$4,000, which is a good enough
sum for any bank to get in a lump.
Wood River Times.
This is the company in which
Jos. Darrah of this place is inter
ested. Mr.. Darrah went to Valley
Creek this spring and is superin-
tending the work at the mine.
John McFall left for the same
place shortly thereafter to take
charge of the cyanide plant. The
company intends to work the mine
steady from now on and will soon
become a regular shipper OF some
first.class ore.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-08-31
Shoshone The Loser.

Rev. and Mrs. w. II. Parker re-
turned Monday evening from Ida
no Falls where they had been at
tending the annual Methodist
Episcopal Conference of this Dis
trict. 1t IS at this time that the
ministers are assigned their
charges for the next year or SO and
we are very sorry to say that at
the conference this year it has been
deemed advisable by the presiding
elder and the bishop to remove Mr.
Parker and his family from our
midst, by assigning him to the
charge at Twin Falls.
Rev. Parker has made Shoshone
his home for the past three years
and during that time he has erect
ed one of the neatest churches to
be found anywhere, has maintain
ed splendid parochial work and
has made host OF friends. He
left yesterday for Twin Falls to Sc
cure a residence for his family
prior to moving there next week.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-08-31
Announcement.

l hereby announce myself as a
candidate for the office OF Clerk OF
the District Court, ex-officio Audi
tor and Recorder, subject to the
action OF the Republican County
Convention. My work in the Of
flee as Deputy during the past four
years has qualified me so that l
could give the public good service
as such officer.
HARRY W. ! NDERSON.