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Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
GOULD SECURES
ENTRY TO OREGON
CORVALLIS ROAD TO EXTEND
TO SNAKE RIVER
Project viii Entail $50 Miles Of Rail-
road construetion-Gould viii
Have Access to All North
ern Ports
Bv Associated Press.

1Sy Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20.-The
Chronicle says today:
The fact that the Gould lines have
obtained an entry to oregon has leaked
out through the announcement of A. Il.
Hammond, president of the Corvallis e.
Eastern and Astoria G. Columbia roads,
that the first named will be extended
from the terminus at Idanha, Linn
county, across central oregon to some
point on the Snake river, probably on
taro.
Work will also be started on the AS
toria i'm the same section as 1t will be
pushed south along the coast from Sea-
side to Nehaem and Tillamook counties.
These projects will aggregate more
than $50 miles of construction for the
two roads within the next few years.
1t is said that the terminal of the Cor
wallis e Eastern may not be Ontario,
but a point in the klamath country,
where junction may be affected with
the California. Nevada & oregon rail-
road, an acknowledged Gould line,
which it is intended shall be pushed
north from the main line of the
Western Pacific at Memo, New, to
Lakeview and the klamath. The road
has already been completed as far as
Madeline plains.
The building Of the Corvallis & East
ern to a juncture with the Western
Pacific or the California, Nevada &
oregon, and thus closing the gap be-
tween Albany and Portland, or Yaquina
and Tilamook, will give the Gould line
access to all the important northern
harbors except Coos Bay.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21

$2,337.S4 from the funds of the National
Bank of California, of which he is presi-
dent. The remaining amount, $4,000.
was forwarded by the Los Angeles
Trust company, of which Gen. Wan
kowski is cashier.
Maj. S. M Saltmarsh, member of
the headquarters staff, is acting as dis
pensing officer. Last night company
F received it's pay, and tonight COM
pany A will assemble in the armory
for it's share. The remaining companies
will be paid off in the following order:
Wednesday, company C; Thursday,
signal corps and naval reserves; Fri
day. troop D; Saturday, officers and
men of the headquarters staff and hos
pital corps.
With the receipt of their pay last
night the men of company F have no
further excuse to exist as a company
in the face of the disbandment order
issued several weeks ago. At the time
the men refused to accept their dis
charges on the ground that they had
not been paid for their work following
the earthquake.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
HoSTETTER IS ALLOWED
TO WITHDRAW HIS BID

M. L. Hostetter was allowed yester-
day by the board of public works to
withdraw his guarantee bid of $4O0 on
the sewer work on Avenues so I'd 81
on two conditions. One was that he
pay for the readvertising Of bids for
this work and the other that the next
bid he submitted for this sewer be not
higher than $3.50. The latter figure
was named, as 1t was the next highest
bid to the one submitted by Mr.. Hos
letter.
Last week the board Of public works
received bids for sewers and among
them was bid by Hostetter for S4SOS.
After tn bids had been opened and the
amounts made public it was seen that
Hostetter's was the lowest by nearly
$25OO.. While the board was congrat-
ulating itself on having the work done
so cheaply Hostetter appeared and
said that he had made a mistake in his
figures and t--'<ed that his bid be re-
jected
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
BAD WASHOU7S
CRIPPLE TRAFFIC
BULKHEADS AND TRACKS ARE
RENDERED USELESS
Southern Pacific Rails Between Mecca
and Volcano Are Under Water.
Four West and Two East.
bound Trains Held Up

Washed out bulkheads and railroad
tracks submerged by cloudbursts and
heavy rains haye seriously crippled the
transcontinentaY traffic on all the rail-
roads leading into this city, Although
the rain following the cloudbursts has
abated somewhat, water is still run
ming down from the hills, and the
work of repairing the washed out sec
t1ons is proceeding very slowly.
On the Southern Pacific lines the
tracks between Mecca and Volcano are
under water and several bridge bulk
heads have been swept away. At Yuma
four westbound and two eastbound
trains are held up awaiting the cessa-
ton of the storms, that the crews may
begin the work of repairing tracks. No
trains were sent out yesterday as the
tracks were not open and the company
did not wish to have them tied up at
Yuma. The company hopes to have the
afternoon.
Freight Cars Stalled
The Santa Fe's line is in no better
condition. Freight cars are stalled at
many points along the line, some with
building material for San Francisco.
AT bingham eight westbound trains
are waiting till the tracks can be re-
paired, while the Saturday and Sunday
trains to the east are being tied up at
Goffs and Bagdad. But in spite of
this the company has not held back
any of the outgoing trains today.
The Salt Lake had at first hoped
that it's road would be immune, but
when the 5:15 train failed to come in
yesterday afternoon they realized that
the damage to their line was greater
than had at first been supposed. 1t is
expected that this train will arrive some
time during this afternoon.
On all the lines the work of repair
ing the tracks can be accomplished in
a very short time when once the rains
cease, but until then 1t is almost USE
less to try to repair the washouts.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
GIRL MISSING;
FATHER ANXIOUS
FEARED PRETTY SIXTEEN-YEAR-
OLD HAS ELoPED
Bore Good Reputation In Goldroads,
Her Former Home-Mother May
Know of Daughters Where-
abouts

Leona Toner, sixteen years old, who
came to Los Angeles recently from
Goldroads. Ariz., with her mother and
stepfather, is missing from her home,
63S South Olive street. and is Thought
to have eloped with a man.
Her stepfather George Toner, re-
ported the escapade to the police last
night and the department now is look
ing for Leona and her companion. The
girl bore a good reputation in Goldroads
and was we'll behaved.
If her mother knows the identity of
the man with whom she ran away that
fact is being concealed. Prior to her
disappearance the young woman in
dited a note to her mother. in which
she said that she had decided to make
her own living. Nothing in the note
indicated how she proposed to do 1t
or why.
The message was left in her mothers
room and since then nothing has been
heard from the young girl. The girl
has dark eyes and hair. is rather
pretty. four feet and half in height
and weighs only 105 pounds. She looks
like a child of fourteen or fifteen.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
INSIST ON WRITTEN PROMISE
Council Refuses to Give Fifth Street
to Southern Pacific Without
Dedication

The Southern Pacific was delayed in
it's plan to grab Fifth street. between
Central avenue and the entrance to the
Arcade depot, by the city council yes
terday. The council refused to pass the
final ordinance until the Southern Pa
cific had filed a plat or map or some
other papers showing what 1t would do
in return for the city's gift of street.
When the petition was presented to
the council for the abandonment of
Fifth street Judge j. w. Mckinley, on
behalf of the Southern Pacific. prom
ised that Central avenue, In front of
the proposed new depot, would be
widened thirty feet and this strip dedi-
Gated to the city. The Southern Pacific
has gone no further than this verbal
promise, and Councilman Smith yester-
day demanded that the final ordinance
be referred to the committee of the
whole until the Southern Pacific had
fled its plat
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
GAS. COMPANY IS
IN MORE TROUBLE
CITY TO PROCEED AGAINST
PEOPLES CONCERN
Sheriff Given Writ of Execution and
Ordered to Levy on Everything
He Can Find to Secure
Fees

The city attorney was yesterday in
structed by the city council to proceed
against the Peoples Gas company and
enforce the ordinance prohibiting the
establishment and maintenance of a
gas plant outside of a prescribed dis
trict.
This action of the council was taken
on a protest signed by a number OF
property owners in the vicinity of ST.
John and North Main streets.
In this document the protestantS de-
clare that at st. Johns and North Main
streets an establishment for the manu-
facture of gas and coke is maintained
in defiance of law and that 1t has
forced many persons from their homes.
They are informed that 1t is the in
tention of a new corporation that has
purchased this gas plant to acquire
more land in the immediate vicinity
and install one of the largest gas
plants in the state.
Violates Ordinance
1.-The plant now maintained by the
law-breaking company is an unbear-
able nuisance and an increase in it's
proportions will result in utter ruin to
use. This nuisance breeding work is
being foisted on us in direct defiance
of an ordinance of the city of Los An
geles prohibiting it, This one of the
allegations of the protest. 1t is further
asked that the ordinance be enforced
and the petitioners protected.
The council ordered the petition sus-
tained and instructed the city attor-
ney to Immediately begin proceedings
against this company, which is the
plant owend by the Peoples Gas and
Coke company, a new corporation.
While the council was taking this
action the city attorney, on his own
responsibility, was preparing some
more trouble for this gas company and
Prof. Lowe. who owns controlling in
terest.
the Independent Gas company for $1,000
for unpaid license fees from July, 1905,
to February, 1906. and one against the
Peoples Gas company for unpaid fees
from February to August for $500
Levy for Fines
In addition to these complaints a
writ of execution was placed in the
hands of the sheriff for $4,000 against
the Peoples Gas company and the
sheriff was instructed to levy on any
thing belonging to this company that
he could find. This is for a Judgment
rendered against this company in April
for unpaid license fees.
1t is evident that the new corpora
tion, known as the Peoples Gas and
Coke company, does not propose to be
involved in any trouble with the city
over the payment of license fees. 1t
has already secured its August IL
cense, paying $1,000 for the privilege.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
Need Trainmen
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 2O.-Railroads en-
tering Pittsburg are in sore straits for
men to man their trains. Some of them
have raised the age limit established
for new employees some years ago, while
others are abandoning it altogether.
The tremendous increase in freight busi-
ness finds them all shorthanded. while
at the same time the western roads are
draining the eastern market of all avail
able men to help move the phenomenal
crops. Advertisements are appearing
in the local papers for men to fill posi-
tions as brakemen and conductors,
wages are being advanced and every
effort made to increase the working
forces before the heavy rush of fall
business causes a complete blockade.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
ACTION OF ATTORNEY RESTS
ON ANSWER
Car Crew Will Be Prosecuted If Speed
Ordinance Can Be Made to Cover
Street Cars In the
City

City Prosecutor George Beebe is con-
fronted by a conundrum which he must
solve before he decides whether or not
he will issue warrants for the arrest of
the car crew in charge of the street
wagon at Twenty-fourth and Main
streets, Saturday morning, severely in
juring three men and practically de-
milishing the apparatus.
Beebe,s problem is just this: Is a
street car a vehicle within the mean
ing of the speed ordinances? He ad-
mits it's a tough one but recalls his
younger days when conundrums We're
his long suit and when he used to await
the weekly arrival of The Youths
Companion in anxious search for
more nuts to crack"
Old Hand at Puzzles
Once Beebe won prize in puzzle
contest. Among the questions pro-
pounded on that occasion were these
airy tri1es: (Which is the butt end
of a goat?" "Where does a snakes
head leave off and his tail begin?'
Remembering these posers and remem-
bering also that he solved them to the
satisfaction of the judges, the city
prosecutor believes that he will yet
discover just what constitutes vehicle
and if, as one law dictionary puts it,,
a vehicle is any means employed for
the transportation of individuals.
This would include pretty much ev-
erything from "shoot the chutes" to
Knabenshue's airship, and from Prin-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
They Stand Alone.

Standing out in bold relief, all alone
and as conspicuous example of open,
frank and honest dealing with the sick
and afflicted, are DIR. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription for weak, oyer-worked, de
bilitated, nervous, rundown" pain
Medical Discovery, the famous remedy
for weak stomach, indigestion. or dys-
pepsia, torpid liver, or biliousness, all
catarrhal affections whether of the
stomach, bowels, kidneys, bladder, nasal
passages, throat, bronchia, or other mu-
cous passages, also as an effective remedy
for all diseases arising from thin, watery
or impure blood, as scrofulous and skin
affections.
Each bottle of the above medicines
bears upon its wrapper a badge of hon
esty in the full list of Ingredients COM
posing it printed In plain English,
This frank and open publicity places
these medicines IN q class all blI them
oetUes, and Is the best guaranty of their
merits. They cannot be classed as patent
nor secret medicines for they are neither
being of kTlOIOn composition
DR.. Pierce feels that he can afford to
take the afflicted into his full confidence
and lay all the ingredients of his medl-
cines freely before them because these
ingredients are such as are endorsed and
most strongly praised by scores of the
most eminent medical writer's as cures
for the diseases for which these medi-
clnes are recommended. Therefore, the
AFFLICTED do not have to rely alone upon
DIR. Pierce's recommendation as to the
curative value of his medicines for Ger.
tain easily recognized diseases.
glance at the printed formula on
each bottle will show that no alcohol and
no harmful or habit-forming drugs enter
into DR.. Pierce's medicines, they being
Wholly compounded Of glyceric extracts
OF the roots of native, American forest
plants. These are best and safest for
the cure of most lingering, chronic dis
eases. DR.. II. v. Pierce can be consulted
FREE, by addressing him at Buffalo,
N. y, and all communications are re-
garded as sacredly confidential.
IL Is as easy TO be well as III - and
much more comfortable. Constipa tion Is
the cause OF many forms OF illness. Or.
Pierce,s Pleasant Pellets cure constipa-
tlon. They are tiny, sugar-coated gran
ules. One little "Pellet is gentle Taxa
tive, two mild cathartlc- Ali dealers iD
medicines sell them.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
rs A STREET CAR A VEHICLE?
is PUZZLE FOR PROSECUTOR

cess Rajah's palanquin to a babys 60
cart, and Beebe has his doubts. New
erthelesS he does not despair but hopes
ultimately to find an answer that will
prove satisfactory to the courts. When
he does, woe betide that car crew, for
there is an ordinance, adopted many
years ago, expressly prohibiting We
hicles from getting in the way of fire
department apparatus.
Ordinance Limits Speed
However, Beebe has still another
string for his bow. The fender ordi-
nance recently adopted by the city
council, forbids the operation of any
street cars across a street intersection
within the city limits at a rate of speed
in excess of eight miles an hour. The
crew of the car in question admit that
they were four minutes behind time
and were running fast when the acct
dent occurred in an effort to make
1t up.
Therefore it may be possible to show
that the car exceeded this speed limit
across Twentyfourth street, though
testimony on the point ordinarily is
difficult to secure, being usually mere
ly question of opinion on the part of
a possible witness.
Wants Crew Arrested
This, according to Mr.. Beebe, Is the
only city ordinance directly regulating
the speed of cars. In other words there
is nothing to prevent the operation of a
street car over the city streets, even
in the business district, at any speed
possible to attain, provided the puta-
tive "vehicle" slows down sufficiently
at the crossings.
Assistant Fire Chief O'Donnell called
upon the prosecuting attorney yester-
day morning to secure warrants for
the car crews arrest and was asked
to return in the afternoon, which he
did not do. Probably he will see Mr..
Beebe this morning In the meantime
that official will wrestle with his CO.
nundrum. When he becomes tired of
it he may turn to the old one: why
is a mouse when it spins?" merely by
way of variety.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
Let Construction Contract

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 20.-The
contract for the construction of the
first forty miles of the Drain-Coos Bay
railroad has been let by the Southern
Pacific to C. e. Loss of this city.
Loss has already started work and
has necessary material for construction
at Drain Ore. AS soon as this part of
the road has been completed, work will
begin on the Eureka-Coos Bay line.
This will be the first link in the north
ern coast line which the Southern Pa
cific is said to have under considera-
tion. Surveyors are now working south
from Eureka along the Eel river in the
direction of Willis, the northern ter
minal of the California northwestern
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
Storey Chief Engineer
ciated Press.

By ciated Press.
TOPEKA, Kas., Aug. 2O.-The ap-
pointment of w. B. Storey, jr., to be
chief engineer of the SAINT Fe system
with headquarters at Chicago was an
nounced from the general offices of the
company here today. The appointment
is effective September l. Mr.. Storey is
at present chief engineer of the Santa
Fe lines between Chicago and Albu-
querque with headquarters in this city.
C. A. Morse, at present chief engi-
neer of the lines west of Albuquerque,
has been appointed to succeed Mr..
Storey as chief engineer of the Santa
Fe proper at Topeka
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
interpretations

George X. Porter company-Directors
George X. Porter, Kate c. Porter, Es-
telle c. Porter and Warren r. Porter
Capital stock, $l50,000. of which $500
has been subscribed.
Los Angeles Baking company-Di-
rectors: f.. j. Barrager, A. A. White
side and f. Spencer. Capital stock,
$4,000. of which $50 has been sub
scribed.
Divver Department Store-Directors
S. p. DIVERS, f. e. Porter and C. j.
Goodenow. Capital stock. $l5OOO0, of
which $SO,200 has been subscribed
Soft Water Laundry company of
Long Beaoh-Directors ]. j. Jenkins,
E.yP. Blttinger, Elwood DeGarulo. r. l..
Botsford and Jean Drake. Capital
stock. 100000. Of which $1,000 has been
subscribed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
MONEY ADVANCED TO
PAY SOLDIER BOYS
NATIONAL euARDsMEN WILL
WAIT NO LONGER
Gen. Wankowskl and Col. Lankershlm
Put Hands Into Their Own Pock-
cts to Raise Funds for Police
Work at San Francisco. 4

After waiting four months for their
pay members of the local National
Guard of California are at last re-
ceiving money for their services in San
Francisco after the earthquake. Each
man Will receive $46 the pay being for
twenty-three days at 81 a day In all,
different companies.
AS the state had not yet made any
move to pay the men, Col. j. B. Lank-
ershim, organizer Of troop ID and Its
first captain, agreed TO advance
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
SAYS WIFE DESERTED HIM
Official of Home Telephone Company
Seeks a Decree of
Divorce

Claud C. Craig assistant general
manager of the Home Telephone COM
pany was yesterday granted an inter-
locutory decree of divorce from Mrs.
Catherine r. Craig. the ground alleged
being desertion.
The couple were married seven years
ago and for time lived together hap
PLY but during the past few years
according 10 the statements of the hus-
band yesterday, their happiness was
continually marred by quarrels and the
wife deserted.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
Anticipate Tie.Up

Bv Associated PT=sa
SAN FRANCISCO Aus. 2O.-The
United Railroads, anticipating a gen.
eral tie-up of their system, is preparing
for emergencies.
The Sacramento street car house is
being turned into a big bunk house,
and cots have been o~dered for men who
may be placed in the building. Directly
behind this car barn is the old Presidio
railroads terminal abandoned since
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
Forest Fires Unchecked
BY Associated Press.

By Associated PreSS.
DULUTH, Mimi, Aug. 20.-The lack
of wind is the only condition that now
prevents possible reign of terror from
forest fires on the Mesavaba and Ver-
million ranges. The Mesavaba is a
literal furnace as the result of the
fires that are still spreading over the
parched surface of Grand Swamps.
Millions of dollars worth of property,
towns and mines are in peril. People at
various points are back firing"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
increase operators, Waaes

BY Assn 'Ntet Eress
TOPEKA, Kas.. Aug. 2O-Voluntarily
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe rail-
way company has given the 1000 tele-
graph operators on its system an in
crease OF wages averaging about "a per
north. This mems over $4,000 in
creased expen ses every thirty days from
Chicago to El Paso for the Santa Fe.
The order went into effect this week.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
POLICE COMMISSIONERS
GO TO CONVENTION

There will be no meeting of the police
commission tonight, and several
important questions that had been
scheduled to come up for decir.on' to-
night will be laid over until next Tues
day night.
The desire of members of the COM
mission to be present at the Repub-
lican convention at Venice tonight Is
given as the reason for postponing the
regular meeting
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21

the California street electric line was
installed, and a big kitchen has been
built in an enclosure In all 1900 men can
be accommodated in these quarters,
that number of cots having been or
dcred
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
WILL PREPARE PLANS
FOR A NEW BRIDGE

BY order of the council yesterday
the city engineer was instructed to
prepare plans for a new bridge over
Seventh street. When the plans are
ready bids will be isked for.
1t is expected that as the new street
car line, for ''hich the franchise was.
granted a few weeks agoj will run
over this bridge the Los Angeles
Railway company will pay a part of
the cost
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
Discover Anarchists Papers
By Associated Press.

MARSEILLES, Aug. 2O-The police
have discovered papers and parapher-
MALTA indicating the connection with a
band of anarchists of Cirillo of the an
archist arrested here yesterday on the
charge of plotting to assassinate Presi-
dent FallierieS
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
Lunch at Our
Restaurant

You'll find II on the
fourth floor. Cozily
comfortable. @ o o d
things TO eat at rea-
sonable prices-thats
our motto.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-10

Considering how general is the use Of
Hungarian bitter waters. it is interesting
that the proprietors of the Apenta water
give assurance that the working of the
Apenta springs, Budapest, Hungary. at
which it is bottled, is carried out not on
merely commercial lines, but under the
scientific and hygieRic supervision of DR..
Leo Won Liebermann, professor at the
HYGIENE Institute of the Royal Univer-
sity at Budapest. The analyses of
Apenta as published in the textbooks on
mineral water springs, show that the sui
pilates of soda and of magnesia, of
which the latter is predominant, are the
chief constituents. Apenta is best known
as a still or nOn-efferscent water, but it
can also be had carbonated, in small
bottles called splits. 1t is said that
the importation of this water has grown
very considerably in recent years, and it
IS well known that Hungarian aperient
waters have been in worldwide use for
many years.