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Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-29

curbed and oiled, make this section won
derfully attractive and an air OF we'll
being pervades over all.
Mr. Rufus r. spadlng Is a new conner
In the realty field, having formerly made
his home In the Hawaiian islands, but
IN past years he was a frequent visitor to
Los Angeles and realizing the wonderful
opportunities Of the city determined to
become one of the fortunate residents.
Success has been his from the start
and the future will no doubt bring him
large share Of the general prosperity.
He has expended large sums In improving
his vast property holdings, and believes
that economy in such matter in unwlse
and penny use. pound foolish. We wish
him the SUCCESS he merits. His office Is
at 215 II. w. Hellman building.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-29

through five miles Of granite that block
the way. This tunnel. as well as those
below. will be fourteen feet wide and
eleven feet high with an arched roof;
and IL Is estimated that with three
drill crews working at each end, n
progress of twenty feet per day will be
possible. Power for this work will be
provided from plant to be erected at
a cost of quarter of a million dol
lars on Cottonwood creek, a precipltous
stream flowing into Owens lake. Thus
will be afforded ample power for drills,
ventilators conveyors, excavators,
mixers and all other machinery re-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-29

reading the Handwriting on the wall
which seems to spell a splendid civic
future for Los Angeles, they are gath
erlng about her to become part Of a
Greater Los Angeles which shall
stretch from San Pedro TO Pasadena
and which shall be a lasting testimonial
to the engin eering ability and business
courage of the men who will bring the
owens river through 24O miles of can
yon and desert from the Sierras to
the sea.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-14
MAKING a Bon-Bon Dish.

In front of the furnaces at the
busy time of day are gathered a
group of men known as gatherers"
and blowers. The gatherers are the
men who reach into the furnace
with their long pipes and collect
upon them the necessary amount
of molten glass required by the
size of the article TO be made. Once
out of the furnace each pipe is hand
ed to blower, who stands upon an
elevation, and, placing the end of
the pipe upon which the glass is
gathered into mold. blows it until
it assumes the shape OF the mold.
This is not the operation IN con-
nection with all ware, but it repre-
sents the manner In which punch
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Yelled Strength.

Those white. delicate-looking hands,
with their mdnicurcd nails. are said TO
be strong enough TO bend a sixpence
double. Those blue eyes are not always
smiling, and those who have met him
in the way OF business will tell you
there is no more resolute man in any
kind Of encounter, no man quicker in
resource. or cooler in action.
Here is the story Of one Of his escapes.
A notorious French criminal in London
was Swallowed for days by Inspector
Froest and his assistants
Presently the-time was ripe FOR his ar
rest, and on that day, when the French
man called cab on the Embankment
and stepped into it. WeIl-dressed gen
tlemsn in the person OF Inspector
Froest stepped in and told him he was
under arrest. The Frenchman accepted
the situation with philosophy. On the
way 20 the station he chatted in friendly
A'as- You've had a narrow escape,
Froesi he said
~ have known for days that you We're
shae wing me, and 1 have known that
tough ] had perfect freedom / could GO
nowhere without being followed by you
or your men; that I would sleep in no
house which was not surrounded by
unObsrusive watchers. There was no
escape, and it got on my nerves and
nearly drove me mad.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-14

THE public, as a rule. knows little
OF the detectives who handle
great cases. Their names may
be known all over the world.
but they are naturally careful 10 pre-
serve their ineognito on all occasions.
The first thing that strikes any one who
meets them is their remarkable differ
erce from all preconceived ideas Below
are given four character sketches Of the
clcyerest detectives in London, written
by one who has had many opportunities
of observing their methods. Among
them are Frank Froest. the man of
MAJ narrow escapes. and Chief In
spcc-or Fox. who has been working on
a tunnel murder mystery.
Chief Inspector Frank FrOest is the
best-kuOwn detective in England and
one of the most famous detectives in
the weird.
He has been on the hunt for men
through Europe in North and South
America 'Froest of the Yard is a we'll
dressed debonair man. OF the age round
about forty. with deep-set blue eyes.
sparkling with the fun of a boy.
He is groomed Ia perfection. IS never
in a hurry. has a pleasant word for the
most casual acquaintance, and witty
story for those he knows little better.
lie brought DR. Jameson back to Eng
land after the famous raid. and he ar
rested Jabez Balfour in South America
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-14
Detective of Many Disguises.

Inspector Drew, OF Vine street, may
be called the great jewel theft detective.
He is a tall. handsome man. always IL
irreproachable silk hat and frOck coat.
and he looks the PiccadilIy clubman to
perfection.
Two years ago Detective Drew effected
the arrest Of four men, who had stolen
$4,000 worth Of jewels, by the Use Of
DISCUSSES Ii was necessary to effect
sudden entry to the houses OF the men
and TO do it unsupported. At o'clock
enc Sunday morning detectives dressed
as miIkmen with aprons and glazed
hats. with milk cans in their hands,
knocked loudly at the doors in question.
They were opened unsuspectingiy, and
the thieves were arrested in their beds
At times the detective himself has i'm
personated, among other people, a bank
manager, a city clerk. and a mechanic
Once a Canadian who had been heeeed
came to him for assistance. and took
him that night and introduced him as a
man with money to three dangerous
American card sharpers, who had rob
bed him (the introducer) on the night
before. The pleasure OF the card sharp
ers at the introduction may be guessed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-14
Haze Doubled Factories.

In the last twelve or fifteen years
especially there has been a very
rapid increase in the production of
cut glass, the number of establish
ments having doubled. A great
many cut glass factories do not
make their OWE blanks, but buy
them from factories which have
them for sale. For long time
these blanks were imported from
France. but this importation has
decreased in recent years and con-
tinues to do so, it being acknowl-
edged everywhere that the Ameri-
can product is now the best.
The cutters sit at benches in rows
as shown in one of the photographs.
To an outsider il would seem as
though this work must be extremely
irving on the nerves. II is no IN
usual thing for these cutters TO be
at work upon pieces valued at sew
eral hundred dollars each. A very
small error on the part of the work
man would, of course, spoil an en-
tire piece. but so skilled are they
that this seldom occurs. A red pig
ment is first used to outline a rough
design upon the smooth blank and
then the rougher. with the finished
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Chief Inspector Fox

chief Inspector Fox. who is trying 30
solve the tragic mystery of the death
NJ Miss Mary Money in the Mersthan
tunnel. is one Of England's leading de-
tectives.
He IL was who for weary weeks led
the search for Miss Hickman, the miss
ing lady doctor. and who before the
body Of the Inflated lady was discovered
in the Richmond plantation, had made
il practically certain by means OF Keen
but silent organization, by patient,
ceaseless probing, and by the hundred
vigilant eyes OF his unknown assistants,
that Miss Hickman was not in the land
OF the liviE.-
If was he who unraveled the tangled
skein of the brutal Deptford murders
recently. and by skilful methods. OF
which the public know nothing, brought
TO Justice the two murderers.
II was after Chief Inspector Fox had
for some days been investigating an
obviously brutal murder, that two per-
sistent Pressmen waylaid him, and beg
ged him for some hint as to the direc-
ton in which bis suspicious lay They
knew quite we'll he was laying d plan
of campaign against the unknown muir
derer.
He smiled genially and declared there
was really nothing 10 say.
They persisted.
He seemed 10 be debating with himself
as TO whether he should tell them any
thing. and then In an apparently weak
moment he determined 10 give them
word. We'll" he said. with the air OF
comforting a secret. "be tween you and
me. have you considered the question of
suicide?'' Then he hurried away TO go
on with his preparations for the arrest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-14
Determined to Kill Myself"

II determined To kill myself and you
You remember stroIling along behind me
in PiccadiIly? l saw you. / stood in a
doorway near Piccadilly Circus, and
viii rIy hand on a loaded revolver in
my pocket decided TO shoot you when
Yea came abreast OF me and then to
shoot myself But you did not come right
along 70 me: YOU turned up the passage
leading TO Vine street. That saved your
Iife.'
Yes said the Inspector, II had a
man TO pick you up at the circus. We
weren't leaving you" The Frenchman
smiled. and he and the detective chatted
away till the police station was reached.
Point is given 10 Mr. Froest's escape
by the fact that the Frenchman is now
serving in French penal establishment
for the murder of companion in Paris.
once the detective went to Australia
TO arrest a celebrated swindler named
- who, among. other things.
VAS brilliant and successful card
sharper Mr.. Froest brought him back
to England.
On the way back the card sharper told
the detective many of his experiences.
Here is one of them; when L got to
Australia [ went up 10 one of the min
ing CAMPS. where | was looked upon az
1t new chum with plenty of money
''The day after my arrival two Of the
local shsrps, taking me for a pigeon.
suggested a game of cards, and j
agreed,
Il saw their game almost al once 1
rang the bell loudly for the waiter.
stopping the game TIL his arrival. When
he came. I said. Waiter. bring these
gentlemen a pot of paint and a brush
what for?' said the other two play
ers.
"oh. 1 said. holding up couple of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-14

stantly falling This wheel wears
its way into the blanks. though. If
it be a large piece. several days
may be required to accomplish the
task. In making the different sized
cuts a number of different sized
wheels may be used on the same
piece.
After an inspection, the partially
completed ware is next taken to the
smoother. who goes over the lines
made by the rougher and over the
entire surface with a view to
smoothing out all rough spots. The
wheel which ne uses rs of imported
stone, peculiarly adapted for the
purpose. The smoother may also
add a number Of smaller designs
without the previous aid of the
rOughing wheel Last on the pro-
gram comes the polishing. which is
done first by wooden wheels and
finally by applying the ware to
wheels of cork or felt. After he has
given the piece a bath and then dried
it by rubbing, it is ready for the
market This last operation, It is
claimed, must be performed as
faithfully as the first if a perfect
article is TO be produced.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-14
Leads the World

Passing down the ages, we find
the United States today leading the
world in the production of the finest
grades of glass. Its manufacture
began in this country with the ar
rival of the first English colonists.
The flint glass for which all glass
makers had looked forward to was
discovered in England about the
year 1880. and it was not long until
il, too. was made in this country
with all the success which marked
its introduction on the other side of
the Atlantic. 1t is the flint glass
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-14
Dreaded by Anarchists.

Then there is Superintendent Mel
vile. just retired from Scotland Yard,
whose exploits with anarchists would
make a fascinating and exciting book.
He looks like a middle-aged family doc
tor.
Once an anarchist traitor went 10 Scot
land Yard, and told him Of a seditious
and strictly private meeting Of anar-
chists in Soho, on the night before. He
related how violent and threatening
speeches were directed against promi-
nsnt people in England; what plans were
made at the meeting; how the anar-
chists quarreled among themselves at
the meeting. and how after promiscuous
fighting with fists a revolver was drawn.
Yes said the detective quietly. but
you are late. I have here Preaching up
10 a pigeonhole. and taking down a
sheaf OF foolscap) a full account of ali
that took place at the meeting. tOgeth-
er with a verbatim report OF the
speeches made"
The man left Scotland Yard frightened
beyond mes sure at the omuiscienee or
this remarkable detective. AS a matter
of fact, Mr.. Melville had in the meeting
one Of his young detective sergeants,
who had ii knowledge of shorthand. The
risk he ran may easily be imagined.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-14
The Sand Used in
This Industry Is ds
White as the Finest
Flour and Is Only
Found in the Berk-
shire Hills. -

which the housewife prizes
more than her pieces of
cut glass. Ordinary press
ed ware may look pretty, but il
lacks the intrinsic value of delicate
hand work and the rainbow eolors
of the beautiful cut piece. If pro-
ducing pottery is an interesting art,
cut glass making is doubly so. When
the early potter undertook TO mold
and bake clay. he was prompted by
necessity to invent cup for drink
ing purposes. When the pioneer
glass maker first mixed silica and
alkali he seemed to have in mind
the beautiful and the artistic rather
than the useful, and so it has come
about that the historic finds of glass
of the earliest days have been beads,
fancy vases. and the like.
But with ali their love of the
beautiful and the artistic, and in
spite of the fact that the first glass
was made more than 5000 years ago.
the ancients, it is probable, never
attained to the real art of cutting
glass. They sought to attain it and
succeeded in engraving faint out
lines The glass of their day was
mostly colored and usually OPAQUE.
Many nations have claimed the
honor of having first discovered glass
and it is held by some today that
the real origin is a mystery. al
though it seems to have first been
used by the Egyptians and first also
by them engraved. There is a pretty
legend which originated with the
Phoenecians Us to the discovery Of
glass, but it must be regarded only
as a legend. According to this story
a number of merchants were re-
turning TO their native country
laden with cakes of nitre when a
storm arose which compelled them
to land upon sandy tract. In cook
ing their meals on this Temporary
habitation, they used some of the
nitre cakes TO hold their kettles
from the ground and were surprised
to see the nitre melt soon after the
sterling of fire. This nitre thus
melted soon mingled with the sand
and produced the first glass.
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bowl, bon bon dish. or similar arti-
Gle is first shaped. When the blow
er finds that the glass as handed to
him is not Just the right heat, he
hands it to helper who places it in
what is called glory hole"--a
small furnace-where it is reheated
Many articles do not receive their
initial shape i'll mold, but in molt-
en- form are rolled upon fat metal
surface with great skill and the
workman keeps track of their di-
menstons with a compass. These
blowers are skilled and high salari-
ed workmen.
The glass as it leaves the blowers
is in the form of blanks. Blanks
present the ware simply in its rough
shape without It's designs and its
beauty of finish. AS 1t leaves the
blowers 1t is. of course, very hot, and
before it is ready for the cutters 1t
must be cooled, a process which re-
quires several days time. 1t must
not cool too rapidly If 1t is to stand
the operations which are to follow
and its many years of wear, Ac-
cordingly 1t is placed in ovens. The
blanks enter the ovens at the point
where the greatest degree of heat
is maintained, and, day by day.
they are pushed farther and far
Their TO the rear, where the tempera-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-14
THE REWARD OF THE FAITHFUL.

And they who'd fought long in the
trenches
Must learn now. with bitter heart
throbs.
Some other chaps sit at the benches
In front OF the paTty's good Jobs.
The slobsi
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-14
Some Methods Employed
By LOndOn'S Detectives

cards, you've marked some OF the cards,
but not all of them. / thought perhaps
you would like TO finish the lot.
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ture is comparatively cool. The hot
blanks are brought to the ovens
on asbestos trays They are re-
moved on trays of wood ready for
the roughers-the first corps of glass
cutters.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-14

design in his mind, goes to work.
He holds the punch bowl, or vase,
or other dish against a metal disk
upon which sand and water is con-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-14
To IHE CDZEKW9.

that opened q new era in the glass
manufacture of the world and which
today is responsible for much of the
beauty of our modern production.
In the Berkshire hills is found the
supply OF sand best suited to the
making of cut glass ware. 1t is
white like the finest grades of -four
and only a little coarser than flour
in its quality. This sand is shipped
in car loads from the Berkshire hills
to the factories. where it is dis
charged into bins. IN these bins il
is mixed with red lead. salt peter.
and other minerals In this opera
ton is a much more important
phase of the industry than might
at first be imagined As in the mix
ing OF the clay for pottery, the re-
quisite parts of each material re-
main a secret in the possession of
only few The mixture goes to the
furnaces where it is reduced to a
molten mass.
At this point the theory of the
discovery of glass as told in the
Phoenician legend can be easily dis
approved. The modern American
glass factory finds that a tempera-
ture of at least $500 degrees is
necessary to reduce the sand mixture
TO ductile mass. The idea. of course,
that any such temperature was in
cidentally produced in the open air
beneath a kettle of victuals is ride
ulous. The modern furnace, not only
for cut glass ware, but pressed glass
and other kinds almost zoo numer-
GUS to mention here, is capable OF
furnishing a heat of $500 degrees
when required. There are about
500 furnace plants in the United
States today
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1t is evident that the law as 1t stood
in 1900 was moro just to the owner of
diseased cattle and the people
of the State than it has been since
it was amended. II mans cattle were
diseased so as to endanger public health
he could receive a fair valuation for such
animals. IF an animal WIS found not
to be diseased, the owner could receive
$40 and the carcass for disposition as
beef.
The law as 1t has stood since has put
o. premium on dishonesty in dealing with
the State in this manner, and while it
is to be assumed that most men have
dealt honestly with the State, it is known
that the State has been imposed upon in
not few instances.
Whatever cattle law is passed should
| be so worded that the owner of cattle that
are run down" in the fall, can not make
use of the provisions thereof to unload on
the state and thus put himself In a
position to renew his dairy at the expense
of the taxpayers. The rate which the
owner OF condemned animals is to re-
ceive should be just and yet not large
enough to make 1t an object to use the
State as a clearing house for diaries that
are Worr, out
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-13
THE MESSAGE AND "FONETIC1SM.'

The New York Globe was prompted
by curiosity to learn how many letters
President Roosevelt saved by using
"fonetic" spelling in his message and
by rouuisitioning it's entire force and
several outside expert accountants 1t
discovered that the message contain
ed $4,000 letters while the total num-
Der of letters saved by dropping unne-
ressary characters was 1874, which
would make about four lines in the
average newspaper column.
It is interesting to note that the
shortened word most used by the
President was thru" which occurs ten
times in the message according to the
Globes corps of mathematical experts.
'Tho" and past" FOR passed" occur
seven times, "demagog' is used five
times. and "altho' and "eXprest" each
three times. 1t must be admitted that
the saving is not large in comparison
with the revolutionary nature of the
spelling.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-13
SHEEP IN NEW ENGLAND
No Reason Why Our Farmers should
Not Make Money on Sheep.

VIII sheep-breeding pay on a more ex-
tensive scale in tho New England States?
Yes, 1t will pay II farmers would only try
to raise sheep, says writer in the Coun-
try Gentleman. They renr cattle hogs
and some borses. Do they rear them for
nothing? No; it costs them quite lot to
rear them. When they cannot rear other
STOCK without expense why not devote a
little of their time and attention to sheep?
AS far back as 1900 years ago we read
that 1t was worth while for men to rear
sheep, and even herd them by night
Farmers need not dispose of their other
stock TO keep scrne sheep, according to
their bounds.
In days Journey through northern
Connecticut. Massachusetts, and parts of
Maine You can sec many little hills and
valleys all covered with useless brush.
Al! TINS land belongs to somebody, and
yields no revenue. why not burn or clear
ms brush and extend the grass bounds
and keep some sheep? Mutton is in high
demand. America imports large guam
TUES OF wool from other countries every
year. why should not the New England
farmers grow some wool and catch some
or this money that goes abroad? You say
the dogs will kill the sheep. That might
be true. Build a sired at little expense
ana bring your sheep in at night. 1t is as
easy to bring in sheep as cattle. You
also say the fences are bad. That might
also be true Couple your sheep together
In tWos and they cannot jump low fences
They VIII get used to II, and will thrive
Just as well as If roaming loose
sheep are scarce in the East, and II
seems as If they wore nlSO on the decrease