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Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-15
LAND OWNERS FIGHTING
WITH SKYSCRAPERS
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-two more
skyscrapers on Wall street have drawn
their owners into a costly contest for
light and air.
The eighteen-story structure under
way on the famous Silliman southeast
corner at Broadway and Wall street
l.; closing the windows of w. Wheeler
Smiths twelve-story building which
surrounds the corner. Mr.. Smith want
ed the Silliman corner to protect and
enlarge his building but st. Louis
trust company outbid him with 5000 a
square foot.
Mr.. Smith, who is an architect, filed
plans yesterday to enlarge his struc-
ture. The addition will cover the 19x9
court which he had left on the Wall
street side for light and air. His
light court land is worth 100000. 1t
would have served also as light and
air court for the new corner skyscraper.
But now the Smith addition will shut
off all the east side of the new sky
scraper. 1t will be of nodded cast iron.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-15
BULLET WOUND AFFECTS
YOUNG MANS REASON

Fay Martin. an electrician who came
to Los Angeles four days ago from
Houston, Tex, was taken to the receiv-
ing hospital last night suffering from a
form of temporary insanity. He had
been taken to the receiving hospital for
the same trouble shortly after he ar
rived in Los Angeles, at which time it
was thought he had attempted to COM
nit suicide, as the symptoms of his
trouble appeared to be identical with
the convulsions and pains experienced
in a case of poisoning.
Emetics were administered to him,
but only revealed that his suffering was
not produced by poison.
No cause could be assigned for his
remarkable symptoms and the police
surgeons reluctantly gave up trying to
solve the mystery of his case.
Last night when taken to the hospital
he complained deleriously of pains in
his head and on the right side of his
body, which he said seemed to be
paralyzed. Close examination showed
slight indentation of his skull, and
when questioned Martin said he had
been shot in the head four years ago
during service as a colder at Luzon,
Philippine islands.
For the last eight months he says he
has been afflicted with spells of ap-
parent insanity that continue for sew
eral days and come ':pon him at fire.
quent intervals.
! During these spells of temporary de-
mentia he is absolutely dazed and
wanders aimessly about or lies in the
| street unconscious. His entire right
side also seems to be deadened and
numb.
Martin is a handsome young fellow
with evidence of former strength OF
mind, and even now one would think
him an unusually bright man. 1t is the
eyes that stare classify and reveal the
pitiful story of an undermined reason
He has come to Los Angeles, he says
in the effort to rid his family of himself
and to be where no one will know him.
TT only saddens my folks to see me
in this condition" he said when he had
become calm under the influence oi
paliating drugs. 'I can't work now
lost my job just a few days before
| left Houston, because these spells were
grown so bad that 1 couldn't be relied
upon.
'I determined that 1 wouldn't be &
reproach and burden to my family, sc
paid my fare to Los Angeles with
what money / had saved. My mother
loves me and would care for me, but
can't bear to see her worry about me
as I know she did,
Assistant Police Surgeon Tibbitts sai(
last night that 1t might be possible t.
relieve Martin of his affliction py per
forming an operation to his brain, t.
remove small silver of bone whicl
presses against it from the depression
in the skull.
1t is probable that this delicate surgi
cal operation will be performed upol
Martin at the county hospitai soon.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-15
ELKS WILL BRING JOY
TO CHILDISH HEARTS
Special to The Herald.

PASADENA, Dec, 14,-The Elks of
the Crown City announce this evening
that they will bring Christmas delight
to the hearts of one hundred and sixty
five orphan tots by one of the most
elaborate celebrations ever attempted
in Elks hall Last year the Elks made
one hundred and twenty-five happy
and this year the list has been mater
tally increased.
Each member of the lodge draws a
card upon which is the name and age
of a child. 1t Is then his duty to get
a gift for that little one. This gives TO
each big hearted man personal inter-
est in the Christmas fete, and last year
there was many big man who sniifled
when he saw the childish delight or
some parentless child as his present was
given to the tot.
Coronado for perfect climate
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-15
STOLEN CHICKEN TIED
TO A SERVANTS KNEE

Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK, Dec 14-Annie Fried
land of 1O6 Essex street was arraigned
before Magistrate Baker yesterday
charged with stealing a dressed chicken
from the restaurant of Mrs. Jennie
Bernstein, 191 Mercer street, where
Annie worked. From the evidence it
appeared that Mrs. Bernstein subjected
her servants to a search for the miss
ing chicken, and that she found 1t tied
around Annie's left knee with napkin.
Lawyer Mark Alter for Annie, did
not consider this proof of guilt.
"Are you sure Annie tied the chicken
there hereself?" he asked of Mrs. Bern
stein. Yes, she was sure.
"Now, if you will note, it was tied
with one of your napkins. Is it not
possible that your husband gave the
chicken to Annie and tied it?"
Mrs. Bernstein's tears drowned her
cry of horror
"Maybe Annie had rheumatism and
thought a raw chicken applied to her
leg would alleviate the pain" went on
the lawyer.
"order, order!' raped the court. "I
hold her in $500 gail for trial"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-15
$3.50 NEST FOR RATS
IN A JERSEY HOME
ipecial to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-Workmen en-
gagged in tearing down partition be-
tween two rooms in the farmhouse of
Jacob Zimmerer in East Passaic ave-
nue., Bloomfield, N. j., yesterday after
noon were startled at the sight of two
big rats that dashed from between the
walls and seemed about to attack them.
The men warded off the intended at
tack and the rats scampered across the
floor and out of an open window, fol-
lowed by a shower Of weapons.
Then the workmen discovered a rats
nest in corner and found it had been
constructed out of bank notes of va
rious denominations. The money was
made up Of bills ranging from 81 to 500
and all were in badly mutilated con-
dition. They were remnants of at least
$3.50.
When the money, or at least what
was left of it, was shown to Mrs. Zim-
merer, the frugal and saving wife OF
the farmer, she said it was part OF
some of the savings from the sale OF
produce which she had kept in dish
in q closet.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-15
WEIGH IN FOR FARES
Let the Scales Decide How Much You
Will Pay-CleveIand (ohlo)
Idea
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
CLEVELAND, o., Dec. 14.-Sheriff
Mulhern, profound thinker on eco
nomic questions and a traction expert
of repute, has evolved a plan for the
solution of the street railway question
in Cleveland, which, If adopted, will
quell all pickering between contending
parties and condemn Mayor Johnson to
25-cent car fare for the remainder Of
his life.
What's the use of bothering about
all this scent and seven for a quarter
and Scent business?" demanded Sheriff
Mulhern. Listen: Make 'em all pay by
weight. Is there any reason why a
man in the bantam class should have
to put up as much for his ride as the
fat fellow, who is harder to haul?
NOW, here is the scheme: Make the
back platform into a scale. When a
man steps on 1t his weight viii be reg
istered instantly on a dial up above.
The conductor will then collect cents
for the first 100 pounds and l cent for
every additional fifty pounds over and
above that"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-15
HARPER'S VOTE
lO,640 So FAR
Result Of official Canvass Of the Re.
turns as Far as Completed
by the City
Council

It is thought that the final results of
the official canvass Of the local election
will be made public today. The coun-
ell has been at work all week revising
the returns, and It has been laborious
job
Watchers have been on hand at all
hours aside from the members of the
council.
No radical changes were made in the
vote.
The result of the official canvass, so
far as completed last night by the coun-
ell, is as follows.
Mayor-Lindley $685. Harper 1O,64O;
Marek, $685. Gates. S465; Wilson, 1877;
Phillips, Gil. Harper's plurality, 2175.
Clerk-Lelande, 25,463; Coffey, 1119:
Harmon, 322S Threlkeld, 651. Lelandes
plurality, 22,235.
Attorney-Beebe, 1916; Hewitt, 1923;
Holston, 1865; Porter, 34SS. Hewitts
plurality, 1852.
observation-disclosures, $500: Hance. 49,
0S2; Newerf, 1876; McKenna, 2SS5;
Jacques, 604. Hance's plurality, 65S2.
Auditor-Bryant, 10,306; Mushet, 49,
055; Stockell 1889; O'Brien, 5000; Diets,
631. Mushets plurality, 4749.
Tax and license collector-Johnson
11,73S; Welch, $685. Kellogg, 1142; Lusk,
Se27; Dale, 609 Johnsons plurality,
2S41.
Assessor-Lewis. 1926 Mallard, 49,
631 johnson, 1880; Barnes, 1916; Toll
shard, 593. Mallard's plurality, 5415.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-15
JOINS 1900 HE LAID TO REST
Mark MeTigue, Indiana Gravedigger
for Forty-one Years, Buried in
the Cemetery He Filled
Special to The Herald.


KOKOMO, Ind, Dec. 14.-The oldest
grave digger in Indiana Mark McTigue
sexton of Crown Point cemetery, this
city, Is dead, aged II years. He was for
forty-one years custodian of the ceme-
terry and made with his own hands all
of the 1900 graves in the burial grounds
He could instantly point out the grave
of every person inferred, whether the
spot was marked by monument or left
without a mark of any description. .
A few weeks ago McTigue's health
failed, and, knowing that his life work
was done, he requested that his body
be buried with the thousands that he
had buried. His body was inferred near
the center of the grounds on a knoll
commanding full view of the cemetery.
The funeral was the largest ever wit
messed In this locality. Every business
house was closed in honor of the old
grave digger, and the city officials at
tended in a body.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-15
RIVALS BID FOR COFFIN
Left with Pawnbroker by Shabby
Young Man and Sale Causes
Excitement
Special to The Herald

Special to The Herald.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 4-A hand
some oak coffin to be sold at mode
rate price to anyone desirous of such
a possession brought host of would
be purchasers to pawn shop at Ninth
and Vine streets, and has stirred up
great rivalry between two men who
are most anxious to add the rather
gruesome bargain to the list of their
worldly goods.
Soak coffin with silver-plated
handles big bargain to anyone in
need of same.
The coffin lies in all the glory of its
silver mountings in the back room oi
the loan office. The two men who art
most anxious to obtain the silver
handles and the other manifold ad.
vantages OF this particular coffin are
leader in ''undertakers' goods"
The coffin was brought to the pawr
shop one day last week by a tall, shah
by young man. Where the youth got
it or why he wanted to part with il
the pawnbrokers do not know.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-15
BELOVED PASTOR FORCED
TO RESIGN BY ILLNESS
Special to The Herald.

PASADENA, Dec. 14.-To the surprise
of nearly all, the Rev. DR.. Hibbard, the
more than beloved pastor of st. An
drew's Episcopal church in South Pasa-
dena, announced this evening that he
will not be pastor of that prosperous
church after January 10. Failing health
has caused this step, and the man who
gave up a magnificent clerical position
In the Episcopal church of the east be-
cause OF his physical condition now finds
that even in the balmy air of Southern
California he Is no longer able to do
justice to the work of the Master
The Rev. Frederick T. Henstridge of
Syracuse, N. Y, has accepted the call 10
st. Andrews and will preach his first
sermon on the morning of January 10.
Sunny days at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-15
WILL WALK TO DANCES
TO SAVE BEAUx MONEY
Special to ThetHerald.

special 10 IneV Herald.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. 14.-Purdue
students are at war with Lafayette liv-
erymen, thu students declaring that
there is livery trust in the city, which
fixes exorbitant prices for the use OF
carriages for the various student
dances. The fraternities give formal
parties, and are compelled to use We
hicles to bring their young women
guests to and from the halls.
In former years the price for trip
to and from the party has been So a
couple, and for several years strong
attempt has been made to have this
charge reduced, the students saying
that the distance Travelled is so short
that $3.50 is enough for the livery SER
vice. But the liverymen have not only
refused to reduce from So, but have ad-
ded another dollar to the charge, and
81 is now the price. Every liveryman
in town has increased the charge to
this figure, and there Is not carriage
to be had for less.
The fraternities are up in arms
against the increase, and say they will
not pay it. The young women have
been interviewed, and they have in
formed the students that they had
rather walk than see their friends pay
holdup prices for the carriages.
One fraternity few nights ago char
tered a special street car and took
it's young women guests home in it, and
the other fraternities are preparing tc
follow suit.
In short time the big junior prom
the greatest college society event of the
season, will be held, and the managers
of the affair say special street cars
will be provided unless the liverymer
reduce their present price.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-15
WILL APPEAL DECISION
Special to The Herald.

OPSCldl 10 Inc f1eTdlG
SANTA MONICA, Dec. 14.-On a mo-
| tion by ]. Euclid Miles, one of the city's
foremost business men, and carried with
but one dissenting vote, the board of
trade in special session last night de-
cided that it was the sense of the or
ganization to appeal the verdict of Wal
ter Bordwell, judge of the superior
court, in ordering that a septic tank
must be constructed at the foot of Bay
street in accordance with the writ of
mandate brought through the Ocean
park Community league against the
trustees of this city.
w. 1. Hull, president of the board of
trade, stated that should any attempt
be made to build the tank at the stipu-
lated locality, property owners in the
district would have the work stopped
by injunction. Other business to come
before the board was the consideration
of a proposal from local capitalists to
promote a stock company to raise $780,
900 for the construction of a large hotel.
Several sites were suggested and it
was stated that a location could be
secured facing on the ocean between
Utah and Oregon avenues. After a
long discussion of the subject it was
voted to turn the matter over to the
trade organizations executive commit
tee for consideration. The question of
maintaining a beach representative at
Los Angeles for the purpose of distrub-
uting advertising literature and holding
headquarters where persons in search
of information concerning this section
might apply, was brought up and
pledges of support from eleven business
concerns willing to contribute IS each
per month to the plan were given.
This matter was also referred to the
executive committee and will be acted
on at the next meeting of the board.
Torpedo boats now at Coronado
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-15
KING OSCAR IS
SERIOUSLY ILL
CROWN PRINCE ARRIVES TO
TAKE CHARGE
Some Improvement Shown During the
Day, but Swedish Monarehs
Condition ls still
Grave
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec, a.
King oscars condition today shows con-
siderable improvement.
Toward noon the following guarded
official bulletin was issued:
King Oscar passed n quiet night. He
slept six hours, only coughed little
and his temperature this morning was
1909 Fahrenheit. His pulse is still ir-
regular. but there is no increase of
phlegm i'm the lungs. The patients gen.
eral condition is fairly satisfactory
Crown Prince Gustav arrived today
from Berlin and assumed the regency,
which he will hold during his father s
Illness.
Today's official bulletin had the effect
of reassuring the public, but the hope
fulness it created was somewhat shaken
when it leaked out in the course OF the
afternoon that camphor and digitalis
had been freely used in the treatment of
the patient
The impression was gaining ground
that the kings condition was much
more serious than reported by the bull
letin.
The bulletin issued at 9 o'clock today
is more favorable. 1t says:
king Oscar passed a quiet day. He
slept for four hours. The action of his
heart is more regular. His temperature
is 1909, Fahrenheit. The phlegm in the
trachea is troublesome"
His majesty's condition, however, is
extremely serious and it is understood
that the doctors believe the patient
could not survive another attack of the
heart like that of Wednesday.
His majesty continues to be interested
in AFFAIRS. Today he asked that a light
ed Christmas tree be brought into the
sick room, as he did not wish to be de-
prived of his last Christmas pleasure.
This wish was acceded to and presents
from the tree were distributed 10 men,
bers of the royal family.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-15
PAPA AS JUDGE
EX|LES SU|TOR
STARTS DAUGHTERS W00ER
TO NEXT TOWN
AS Father He Smites the Man and
Then Has Him Arrested, and as
Magistrate He Sends
Him Away
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 14-Daniel O'Rork
used poor judgment when he fell in
love with Sadie Williams, the judges
daughter. He realizes it now. 1t is
bad enough when a. lover has to con-
tend against just plain father, but it
is terrible when a lover has a papa,
plus a police magistrate, against him.
O'Rork was star boarder at the Will
liams home in Freeburg, ILL.,, and ac-
cepted suitor of Miss Sadie Williams
when Information came to Mr.. Will
liams that O'Rork had a wife living at
Athens or Riverton, ILL.,, in the Spring
field district.
He asked Daniel about it and Daniel
said it was even so, but he was going
to get a divorce right away. He did
not get it quickly enough to suit Father
Williams and he was banished from
the Williams home and ordered not to
WOO Sadie any more.
Daniel was Respondent. He went
away and stayed as long as he could.
Saturday the pressure became too
strong and he returned to Freeburg.
He met Williams uptown and begged
permission to see Sadie, but Williams
was hard-hearted.
l
Daniel felt as if he just had to see
| Sadie, even if he couldn't talk to her
so he secreted himself in an outbuild.
ing on the Williams premises. That is
he thought he secreted himself. But
Papa Williams saw him. He picked
up wine bottle and smote Daniel or
the head and drove him forth.
| Papa Williams then communed with
Judge Williams and Judge Williams or
dered Marshal Germann to arrest Dan
| iel. This was done and Daniel was
brought before Judge Williams.
Papa Williams said all he wanted
vas to protect his daughter from the
wooing of Daniel. Judge Williams pom
dered and then gave Daniel the alter
native OF taking minutes to leave town
or taking a fine.
Daniel said he believed he would take
the minutes. Judge Williams warned
him that a fine for trespass would be
the penalty if he ever returned and
Daniel said he wouldn't return.
So while Judge Williams looked sterr
and Papa Williams looked satisfied
Marshal Germann walked O'Rork tC
the city limits and started him dowr
the railroad tracks toward the neXt
station, where Daniel said he would
take a train for Tilden, ILL.,, where HI
would try to forget his sorrow.
Those who saw his melancholy ext
and noticed that he took a last look il
the direction in which Sadie was sup
posed to be, think they heard him NUT
ter:
"I go, but 1 will return" and the!
conclude that he will come back a
the first faborable opportunity.
In the meantime Sadie is in seclusiol
and the villagers do not know what sh,
says about it.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-15
MOST FOOLISH MAN
THROWS RICHES AWAY
Special to The Herald.

STUNGARD. Ont, Dec. 14.-The
most foolish man in Canada is Her
bert Thebaud, who cannot conquer an
lmpelling desire to give away money.
Left a large fortune by his great
uncle, Thebaud announced that he in
tended to distribute the whole amount
among his friends. For a time his
associates accepted the sums he be-
slowed upon them, but when the
amount grew in size and 1t was appar-
ent that the man intended to leave
himself without a dollar, they refused
to take his money.
Thebaud tried to throw his wealth
away in the streets, but the sweepers
gathered it up and sent it back.
Only few days ago he went to ad-
joining towns, where he was not known
and succeeded in getting rid of several
thousand dollars. He declares he will
rid himself of the sordid stuff if it
takes his last breath.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-15
BATHED IN HOT ASPHALT
Teamster Nearly Loses Life in Deluee
of Fiery Paving Mate
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
PASADENA, Dec. 14.-Nearly boiled
alive in molten asphalt, eJsse Sphinx,
aged 18 years, had a narrow escape
from death last night at the plant of the
Fairchild, Gilmore and Wilton company
as ordinarily falls to the lot of man.
Sphinx is employed by the asphalt COM
pany as driver of one of the wagons in
which asphaltum is carried hot from
the great melting vat to the street sur
face being paved.
The young man is In the habit of drlv-
ing his wagon under the spout of the
vat, pulling rope and then the white
hot, molten asphalt runs from the spout
in liquid state into the heavy deliv-
cry wagon. AS Sphinx drove under the
spout last night this rope caught in ole
of the wheels of the wagon, opened the
valve and several buckets of the fiery
fluid poured over the young mans
head.
Molten asphalt splashed on the backs
Of the horses, and the frightened ami
mails hitched to the wagon started TO
run.
Fortunately fellow workmen of the
injured lad were in the yard and they
captured the animals before they did
any damage.
Sphinx was half crazed with the pain
of the burning asphalt, which had
almost Immediately hardened over his
face and head. When doctor came it
was discovered that the chunks of as
phalt could not be pulled from Sphinx s
face without tearing out great chunks
of burned flesh with them, and so while
the young man suffered tortures, the
doctor was obliged to dissolve the as
rhalt with chemicals.
The attending physician says that the
youth will recover. Apparently the
greatest danger is that his ears will!
have to be amputated, because they are
burned to crisp.
Pacific SQUADRON soon at Coronado
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-15
SCHOOL CHILDREN HONOR
SEASON WITH MERRIMENT
sneclaI to The Hernld.

SpeclaI TO The HeraId.
Pasadena schools this afternoon there
was some celebration or program to re-
mind the children that this Is the last
day of school before Christmas. In the
high school an elaborate program of
music and recitation was given, while
in one school, the Franklin, the older
teachers served a delightful dinner to
the newer ones.
Nearly all of the schools had some
boyish Santa Claus going about from
room to room distributing bags of cam
dy as a reminder of the festive season.
Hotel del Coronado for the best.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-15
BANDITS HOLD UP
MEN IN SALOON
Bv Associated Press.


SANTA BARBARA, Dec. 15.-At a
late hour last night two masked men
with revolvers entered a saloon in the
heart of the business section of the
city and robbed the occupants of their
money and the cash register of about
$780,
The occupants were stood Up in row
and searched by one while the other
kept them covered by weapons. The
men are evidently not novices, as they
were cool and collected throughout.
They escaped, leaving no clew.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-15
cabinet CHANCES wIII Be Made
By Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Attorney
General Moody, who has been confirmed
as an associate justice of the supreme
court will be sworn In on December IL.
The changes I'm the cabinet contingent
on Mr.. MOody's retirement from the at
torney generalship also viii take place
on that date.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-15

Rhetoric Teacher-Mr. Smith, what Is
meant by figures of speech?
Mr. Smith-It is the language used
by student who has run through his
allowance before the end of the semes-
ter when talking to his father-Detroit
Free Press.