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Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-15
ASSESSOR FIGHTS
COMPANY TACTICS
PACIFIC POWER is CATSPAW
FOR CORPORATIONS
General Forman Severely cross-Ex.
amined by Councils Representa-
tive, but Pleads Ignorance.
Willing to Pay on $4,000

THE first corpora tion lawyer that
abuses me has got to fight" said City
Assessor Evan Lewis yesterday, as he
took off his cuffs and prepared to roll
up his sleeves for an emergency.
Attorney Henry j. Stevens, who ap-
peared before the board of equalization
yesterday morning, on behalf of the
Pacific Light and Power company took
one lingering look at the muscular
forearm of the brawny Welshman, and
if he had any idea of calling the city
assessor any bad names he changed his
mind Immediately.
1t was a cruel grilling that General
Charles Forman. secretary of the Pa
cific Light and Power company had to
take at the hands of Dock Houghton,
who always acts as cross-eXaminer for
the council. The power company ap-
peared before the board to have its as
sesslnent reduced. 1t was the first of
the corporations to register protest
and is being used as a catspaw by the
others.
Others Waiting
If the council as a board of equaIiza-
ton shows leniency to the power COM
pany. every other corporation proposes
to come before the board and protest
Some of them will under any circum-
stances and the first of the week prom
iSeS a merry time.
Dock Houghton had General Forman
on the stand for more than an hour
yesterday morning. and by devious
means tried to make him confess that
his company had expended large sums
of money in the Owens river valley and
at Washington to defeat the Owens
river scheme, and that failing had with
other corporations established the
Evening News. and by a continued
newspaper knocking" had done it's
best to defeat the plan of bringing the
owens river water to Los Angeles.
To all of these embarrassing questions
General Forman answered, II do not
know" mot to my knowledge" and
other non-committal replies.
He asked that the corporations fran
Chise be reduced on the assessors books
to $50,000, instead of the 25O,O0O at
which Mr.. Lewis had valued it. This
was the first demand from the power
company.
Lewis Defies Lawyers
Attorney Stevens wanted to know
how the assessor has arrived at his fig
ures, but that Mr.. Lewis steadfastly
refused, and it was during this alter
cation that the city assessor flung his
def at corporation lawyers.
In arguing for reduction of the
franchise General Forman declared
that a franchise was not worth any
thing, although he was willing to have
it assessed at $4,000 and it was then
that Dock Houghton began his cross
eXamination. The answers that he re-
ceived We're anything but satisfactory.
and he finally demanded that the gem
eral manager be sent for.
No action was taken in the case by
the board yesterday. 1t was taken
under adVisement.
Attorney Lewis declares that he will
make a most vigorous protest If the as
sessment is reduced one dollar.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-15
A. HALL TIRES OF HIS SINGLE
BLESSEDNESS
Alaskan Merchant Advertises for :
Helpmeet and Looks over a Few
Applicants, but Is Unable
to Find Affinity

WANTED-BY ALASKAN MERCHANT
of forty, educated lady IS TO 80 years,
matrimonially inclined; station of life
doesn't matter, only person and char
acter Being a business man here l
can prove good intentions; stop toll
ing and write full particulars; we can
own good home. Address n. HUNT.
Long Beach. Cal.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-12-05
AND PRAISE IN THE FAM

Mr. stead in his interesting and stimu- |
,o+ing "Plea for the Revival of Read
ing:
ole thinks that the habit of reading /
hooks is largely falling into desuetude. !
uo notes and deplores the fact that the
habit of family prayers, which prayers i
did at least familiarize the whole of !
+be members of the household, from
the maid of all work to the master him
celf with a noble and inspiring litera-
tire. elevatiny style, with a wide and !
noble vocabulary, is dying out, and he
trulv says that family singing has large !
" gone the way Of ia nily Bible reading |
and family rayer; and so he says in |
Mace of the sublimest forms of literary
expression we have the telegram, the |
city article, the scare head, AMI the |!
leading article. In place of the daily
reading, with prayers and Psalms, of !
sacred books, we have substituted the
newspapers, the miscellany, and the
novel Is there not cause indeed for |
all these animadversions? Time was |
when the voice of joy and melody was |
heard at morning and evening worship |
in the humble homesteads of the God
sions of the rich. The day was begun
with gladness and with songs Of peace
and joy. In the houses even Of many of
the nobility it was the common prac-
tce to sing praises to Jehovah at the |
tine of family worship. We we'll re-
member to have noted that on one oc-
Casion when Dr. Guthrie and Mr.. Glad |
stone were guests at Inverary Castle |
Mr. Gladstone raised the tune in the
ducal home, when DR.. Guthrie gave
out the Psalm at the family WORSHIP. |
We also remember that it is told in the |
Life Of Sir Walter Scot how he fire. |
quently took some of his guests at
Abbotsford in the evenings to hear the |
hearty Psalm-singing at family worship I
IN the house of an adjoining tenant |
And the practice was common through |
out all Scotland, as readers of Carlyle's |
Biography will remember-as we'll az |
In many parts of the north of Ireland |
How comes it that such a delightful, |
helpful, and stimulating part of the old !
service of family worship has 50 cor
petely fallen out? For it IS only il
the rarest homes we hear it now o
near of it. 1t seems as if this age wa
IN too great a hurry to mako money /
Or TO rush into the emascula ting fri /
Volltles now so common, to occupy the
merest fraction of it's time even, in
celebrating the praises of its God and |
rather. And so it is that the mildew
81 secularism, of materialism, has set !
ued down on what might be supposed
W De Christian homes. We fear that in
not few of them the proposal to sing
psalm or hymn at what ought to be
ule hour for morning or evening wor
sulp would call forth such manifest dis
aapprobation, if not ridicuIe, tina to
PROPOSAL would hardly be made again
.of some time. 1t is a sad and sor.
T'H' as it is tremendous loss to
Ie members of the household IT.
~ S'S OF daily converse with the Fathe
Ho Hght and love, through medium
nv elevated and fnsDiring literature
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-13
HINT FOR POULTRY OWNERS.
Senator Butt Tets Of Wsndrous Egee,
Of ouinine.

Senator Butt, Of tho Arkansas sen.
ate, had just finished n little tale
about feeding morphine TO a pointer
pup and watching him dream. when,
according to the Memphis CONNER
cial Appeal, Representative De RIOS.
sit said:
Senator your dog reminds me Of
my hon. Needing qulnine one day. rs
we often do In the bottom. | mixed
up an ounce Of the drug with molasses
and rolled II out into pills. Leaving
the stun 10 dry on the front porch. |
went into the house.
Returning. I saw tho last OF my
pills swallowed by my hen.
"of course, thought her silly head
would burst wide open. She simply
commenced cackling. and has been
laying two eggs a day ever since. And
do you know. senator, those eggs are
the best chill tonic on the market.
One OF them taken internally will
knock the spots from any case OF
malaria in the state, and shaking ague
can't stand before 'em an hour after
they are eaten. keep that hen
dosed; do"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-13
sAyvlsw HANDICAP.
Hoseben, second Choice. Heats Favor
lite, Hot Teddy, al Aaaeduct.

Hoseben, second Choice, Heats Favor
tie, Hot Teddy, AZ AaasdueL
NEW YORK, Nov. ~. heavy
track Roseben, second choice, nc II TO
o. won the Bayvlew handicap, seven
furlongs, at Aqueduct, lie carried ii6
pounds and conceded weight TO his en-
tire field.
lie went the distance In l'27 20,
Roseben opened up an even money Ia
yorlte. but gradually went back In the
betting, whllo Hot Teddy was backed
down from TO 20 o 10 ., favorlte,
but was never prominent.
Roseben went 10 the front In the first
quarter and was never after IN trouble,
though Shaw rode the big horse out 20
win by two lengths. Three favOrltes
won. Summaries;
First Raco.-Prlnce Frederick FIRST;
Society Bud. second; Flrebrand. third
Second Raco.-Locked out, first; PA.
prika, second; Dulcian. third.
Third Race.-Rockingham, first; Fire
Opal. second; Plaud, third.
Fourth Race Roseben, first; oxford.
second; ormonde's Right, third.
Fifth Race.-Mary Morris, first; A..
Muskoday, second; Bowling Bridge
third.
Sixth Race.-Malnchance, first; Aero
bat. second; Monfort. third.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-13
Why so WEAK?
Kidney Troubles May BE sapping You
Life Away. Remington People
Have Learned This Fact

When healthy man or woman be
gins to run down without apparent
cause, becomes weak, languid, depress-
ed, suffers bsckache, headache, dizzy
spells aud urinary disorders, look To
the kidneys for the cause of il all.
Keep the Kidneys well and they will
keep you we'll. DoaD's Kidney Pills
cure sick kidneys and k ep them we'll.
Here is Bennington testimony to prove
It,
c. V. Davenport, farmer living two
miles from Bennington on the Center
road says: at is some seven year
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and at that time | gave a ststemen
telling what they did for me. | had
been annoyed for a long time with
marked symptoms of kidney trouble
and IL exerted myself 10 any way my
back became tired and lame so that |
could hardly do anything. There was
also a kidney weakness that was dis
tressing at all times. ! finally sent to
Shurtlef's drug store and got a box OF
Doan's Kidney Pills. Three days 81.
ter taking them could move about
and straighten up without discomfort
and after taking two boxes / was cur
ed. During the past six years when |
have felt any symptoms OF recurrence
| have taken few Doan's Kidney
Pills and they have kept me in excel.
lent condition"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-13
FRANK I. HOWE. Editor and Publisher
che Carping Citizen.


There Is u regretable tendency on
the part OF many otherwise good clti
lens 10 always ascribe Interior mo.
tives to those In power In the state and
nation. 1t Is regretable because un.
true aud because II has a tendency 10
create class and partisan hatred among
that class OF citizens least able TO form
n correct opinion for themselves.
No really honest man is forever
questioning the honesty OF other men.
The citizen OF high ideals and unques-
toned integrity Is no, always doubtful
OF the morals and motives OF others.
II Is usually the measure OF low or.
der OF public Intelligence, or desplc,
BILE selfish interest, TO be con.
stantly accusing all public men OF be.
ing crooks and graiters. II Is never
true and the man who Is trying TO ed.
ucate. popular sentiment along that
line Is n public menace as much 10 be
despIsed as 4 thief. The thief merely
steals property OF intrinsic value while
the other drags character, honor, pub.
lie spirit and public morals In the
mud.
Nine out OF every ten men elected to
public Office try 10 the extent OF their
ability TO do their bes. for the public
good. They have their limitations
and make mistakes but Ii Is compare.
lively rare that they are knowingly
and wllfully false TO the interests OF
the state or community.
All this Is not saying that wrong
motives and dishonesty do not get in
to the public service. They do at rare
intervals and when discovered should
be dragged forth and punished to the
limit, without mercy. The meanest
mIscreant is he who wrongs those who
have trusted him, but the prominence
given the public servant woo goes
wrong should not blind US to the merit
OF the ninety and nine who do their du.
ty as best they may, without attention
and usually with little credit
The same truth applies to political
parties. The great bulk OF the mem.
bership OF all parties is honest and
patriotic. from the leaders right down
through the rank and file. When q
party wins at the polls 1t is because a
majority OF the voters decide to trust
the promises and plans Of that party
rather than those OF their oppon-
ents. 1t i'll becomes the defeated min
ority-or rather the few OF them guilty
OF ito sit around a1d whine and find
fault, The good citizen should be
watchful, even suspicious sometimes,
and prepared to insist on public duties
being not neglected or responsibility
shirked. His franchise as a citizen,
however, gives him no right TO black
guard without cause, those who have
been intrusted with the responsible
ties OF government.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-13
o. L. AND w. YIELDS.
Engineers Gee Ton Hour Day and In
creased Wages.

Engineers Get Ton Hour Day and In
creased Wages.
NEW YORK. Nov. l8.--The demands
Of the engineers employed by the Della
ware. Lackawanna and Western Rail-
road company were adjusted at Il con.
ference between President w. H.
Truesdale and the representatives OF
the engineers. The engineers were
granted a ten hour day and increases
In wages aggregating for the 900 en-
gineers $4,000 to $4,000 year.
After the conference Grand Chief
Stone said:
II cannot make public the exact
terms OF the settlement until they are
drawn up by President Truesdale
The final negotiations will be conduct
cd for the engineers by Chairman
Clark Of the grievance committee"
"wlll the engineers OF the Erie
railroad support the fremen In the
event OF a striker Mr.. Stone was
asked.
II hardly think So" Mr.. Stone re-
piled. "You know the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers is a rather big
organization aud has always kept Its
contracts"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-13
R.iIw., Auditor shot HIm.eIf.

DALLAS, Tex, Nov. 10. - While
alone in a room in his home here II.
Fenby. general auditor Of the Texas
and Pacific railroad system and one OF
the best known railroad men In the
southwest, shot himself with a IS call
her revolver. The bullet entered under
his chin, shattered the jawbone, LAGER
ated his tongue and came out OF his
face. Whether the shooting was acci-
dental or premeditated is not known.
Mr.. Fenby is 50 dazed he cannot talk.
DIR. McLaurin says the condition of his
patient Is very serious.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-13
Origin Of Word "canteen.

A strange chronological history is
that possessed by the word "canteen"
which has caused so much talk In
temperance and army circles-lf its
origin is correctly assigned to the old
Latin "qulntana," which literally
means "of the fifth rank" or fifth in
order" The "quintana (via)" was a
street in the Roman camp so called
because 1t came between the fifth
maniple. or company. and the sixth.
Here all the business and marketing
OF the camp was done and "quintana"
eventually came to mean a market.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-13
y,,larear w..,.a sy MEXICO.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 18.-Antonlo
villareal. who Is under arrest at III
Paso. Tex. Is TO be deported to Mexico.
where he will face charges OF treason
brought against him by the Mexican
government After conferences be-
tween officials OF the state department,
the department OF justice and the de-
partment OF commerce and labor II
was decided that yillareal should be
sent back TO his native country be-
cause OF crimes committed by him be-
fore his immigration to the United
States which made him an unfit person
to enter this country.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-13
WHAT IS CATARRH?
Simple Way TO Overcome The Dan.
gers Of This DisagreeabIe
Disease.

Catarrh Is an Inflammation OF the
mucous membrane of the nose, throat
and lungs with many annoying symp-
toms. In this climate there are few
who do not suffer from this disagree
able disease, often in a chronic or
dangerous state.
Fortunately within the last few years
a simple and reliable treatment for ca
tarrhai troubles has been found, -Hy-
omei, combination Of healing and
germ killing balsams, that, when
breathed through the neat pocket in
haler that comes with every outfit,
reaches the tiniest cells in the respira
tory organs, carrying its healing and
health giving properties to every part
where the catarrhal poison is present.
Used in this way, Hyomei kills all
the catarrhal germs, drives the poison
from the system and heals all irr'ta-
ton that may be present in the mucous
membrane.
II you have the ordinary catarrhal
symptoms such as offensive breath,
burning pains in the throat, cough,
raising Of mucous, difficulty In breath
ing, sneezing, huskiness, discharge
from the nose, droppings in the throat,
coughing spasms, ETC., begin the use
of Hyomei at once,
A complete Hyomei outfit costs but
81, extra bottles if needed, so cents,
and is sold by VIM L. Gokay under an
absolute guarantee that it will cure
catarrh or money will be refunded.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-13
Marching Through Cuba.

HAVANA, Nov. 13.-The series OF
practice marches throughout the island
by American troops started today with
the departure from Camp Columbia
of the Fourteenth and Seventeenth
mountain batteries for Pinal del Rio
and the Eighteenth field battery for
Matanzas. The men carry full ratlons
and their tents. They proceed leisure
ly. studying the roads aud stragetic po-
sitlons on the way, and will be gone
about three weeks. These practice
marches are hailed with satisfaction
by both officers and men.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-13

Ell RENO, Okla, Nov. 13.-Members
Of Companies B. G and d of the Tween
ty-ffth infantry, -colored, recently dis
missed by President Roosevelt as a
result Of the riotous disturbances at
Brownsville. Tex, on Aug. -. were
formally disarmed. Many of the
men, some of whom had been in the
service more than twenty years, shed
tears when they gave up their. guns.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-13
Pica. FarerIte. Won.

CINCINNATI. o.. Nov. i3.-Plea, the
favorIte. had no trouble In landing In.
tomas feature, n handicap steeple-
chase. over the short course. out
shine. the good thing. finished fourth.
FayorItes got an even break, while the
other three winners were not over
looked
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-13
standard OIL File. Demurrer.

CHICAGO, Nov. 13.-Formal demur-
rer was filed In the United Statesd district
court by the Standard OIL company of
Indiana to the indictments against ii
in which the company is charged with
rebating. The indictments against the
oil company, which were returned
some weeks ago, contain 5000 counts.
Arguments on the demurrer will be
mnde later
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-13
Plan pre.by,er,an brotherhood.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Nov. 10. -
Presbyterian laymen of the United
States opened national convention
here today for the organization Of a
brotherhood which is to include all
mems societies, clubs, Bible classes
and similar organizations within the
church. The movement is designed to
reach more than 100000 men.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-13
Nine Men shnnghnIed.

NORFOLK. Va, Nov. 13.-Nine men,
alleging that they had been held in
slavery on board the Chesapeake bay
oyster dredge James A. Whiting of
Tangier island since they were shang-
haied from Richmond and placed on
board the Whiting Oct. 3. were rescued
by Deputy United States Marshals
West. aud Miller and landed In Nor
folly
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-13
ACCIDENT, SAYS GILLETTE.
Murder Trial May settle Mystery OF
Grnce browns Death.

Murder Trial May settle Mystery of
Grace brown. Death.
HERKIMER, n. ". Nov. 13.-The
trial OF Chester Il. Gillette OF Cortland
ON charge OF killing his nancee
Grace Brown OF South otselic, at Big
Moose, In the Adlrondacks, last July
began here.
The session was mostly spent In Sc
lectlng jury.
District Attorney George W. Ward
went into court without the slightest
knowledge OF what line OF defense the
accused aud his lawyers were going TO
advance, aud hard battle between
the opposing counsel Is looked for.
Gillette. who IL only twenty-five
years old. IL u member OF u wealthy
Cortland family and was employed In
the skirt factory OF his uncle there.
Miss Brown also worked In the fac
.ory They kept company" for some
hme. aud In July they eloped. The
next heard from either OF them was
the finding OF the girls body In Big
Moose lake. Her skull was fractured
and her clothing torn. Gillette was
captured two days later at another re-
sort twelve miles away. lie had
walked through the woods. carrying
his suit case.
1T was accidental. We both fell In.
and ! couldn't save her." was his OK.
PLANTATION.
Gillette himself was studied by
many curious eyes all during the pro-
ceedlngs, for the courtroom was crowd
ed.
The prisoner sat through II all most
complaccntly. lie chewed gum and.
with his head resting on bis hand.
smiled at the replies advanced by
talesmen. even when the spectators
found nothing TO smile at.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-13
Bisphsm scored Personal Triumph.
IANCuE0Tnn Husband Nov ~

'fh4NVfrfsuxHsxk Hsu1fuHl' wv I"'
David Blspham. the American singer,
appeared here last night in the first
presentation Of new light, romantic
opera entitled "The Vicar OF Wake
field" founded on Goldsmlth's story.
The opera was especially written and
composed for Mr.. Bispham. The book
and lyrics are by Laurence Housman,
and the music is by Nine. Lehman.
The production was notable success.
and Mr.. Bispham, In the title rele,
scored a great personal triumph.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-13
Three Hundred Taken on.

MONTREAL, Nov 13.-The steam
ship Kensington, the royal mail
steamship Of the Dominion line, which
went ashore at o'clock In the morning
near Matane, 200 miles below Quebec
is in bad way. Over 800 passengers
were taken off the steamer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-13
Colonel Jay Injured In Hunt.

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, Nov. 49,
Colonel William Jay, the well known
cross country rider, Is confined to his
country estate in Old Bedford village,
In the northern part of Westchester
county, as the result of being. thrown
from his Jumper while on fox hunt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-13
Counterfeiting the Genuine

Foley & Co., Chicago, originated
Honey and Tar as throat and lung
remedy and on account Of the great
merit and popularity OF Foley's Hon.
ey and Tar many limitations are Offer
ed for the genuine. These worthless
limitations have similar sounding
names. Beware of them. The genuine
Foley's Honey and Tar is in yellow
package. Ask for 1t and refuse any
substitute. 1t is the best remedy for
coughs and colds. B, A. Quinlan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-13
A Close Cali For Hoch.

TOPEKA, Kan, Nov. 13.-The official
canvass covering 100 of 105 counties
in the state give e. w. Hoch, Repub-
lican, plurality over w. A. Harris,
Democrat, of 1,708 votes for governor
The unofficial returns from the miss
ing counties make Hoch's plurality
OFT
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-13

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree
to refund the money on so cent bottle
of Green's Warranted Syrup of Tar
il 1t fails to cure your cough or cold.
We also guarantee 25 cent bottle to
prove satisfactory or money refunded.
Shurtleff Pharmacy j. NJ. Ayres
d. A. Ward B. A. Quinlan
Bennington.
G. II. Houghton, A. S. Hathaway,
North Bennington,
G.. r. & A. b. Hawkins, So. SALISBURY,
q. e. Adams, Arlington,
e. G. Woodwork, o. E. Adams & Co,
East Arliupt