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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-04-20

The water in the Columbia river has
reached stage where it is safely nayi-
gable and five and six cars of wheat
are coming down every day.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-04-20

The Ladies Industrial Society will
give home cooked dinner in Frater-
nal Hall Thursday evening April 26th.
An invitation is extended to all l4t1
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-03
TOAD VICTIMS OF
WHITE PLAGUE
FREE MEDICAL ROOMS TO BE
OPENED MONDAY
Anti-Tuberculosis Association Ar
ranges to Treat Free All Worthy
Poor Afflicted With Con-
sumption

The free medical rooms at 737 Buena
Vista street of the Anti-Tuberculosis
association will open Monday for the
first time.
The members of the association have
been working for some months to get
the required capital. At the meeting
Tuesday evening in the Woman's club
house, when DR.. S. A. Knopf, w. H.
Baldwin and DR.. F. M. Pottenger
spoke, many new members were added
to the association and'a added i'm
petus given to the work.
This dispensary will be open Mon
days, Wednesdays and Fridays from
to 5, and all worthy poor afflicted with
tuberculosis may go and receive free
medical help. The association has en-
ployed three doctors one for each day,
and also trained nurse, who will go
among the homes of those applying and
teach them how to avoid infection and
how to keep their homes clean. The
other members of the family will be
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-03
HITCHES HIS PRISONER
TO A TELEGRAPH POLE
MAN WELLS AND BYSTANDERS
NOTIFY CHIEF
Thought It Was a Joke Till Policeman
Emerged After Calling Patrol
Wagons Then Sentiment Quickly
Changes-Not New Plan

The rather unusual spectacle Of a
man standing several minutes with his
arms lovingly embracing telegraph
pole astonished the residents living in
the vicinity of Third and Central ave-
nue. yesterday morning.
One curious individual made tour
of investigation and found the fellow
was handcuffed with his arms stretched
about the pole.
"A burning shame" said the citizen
to himself as he hastened away to a
telephone to inform the chief of police
that somebody, possibly robber, had
left the man handcuffed to a telegraph
pole.
Just as he finished telephoning Pa
trolman Roy Allen emerged from a
nearby house where he, too, had been
telephoning for the patrol wagon. The
officer made his explanation for the
unique method of restraining prisoner
by telling his superior officer that he
arrested John Scott on a charge of in
toXication.
Several of Scotts pals, he said,
would have made a determined effort
to free him but for the device of fasten-
ing the prisoner to the pole.
Allen was Obliged to leave his man
in order to send for the wagon, and the
only method of securing the prisoner
was by hitching him, he said.
He said Scott could have sat down
if he wished, instead of embracing the
pole and yelling for help.
Scott appeared later before one of the
police justices and was fined So.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-03

brought to the dispensary and examined
for any sign of the disease.
The doctors will give away medicine
where it is needed and will supply milk
and eggs in a sufficient quantity to give
health and strength to the patient. In
some instances where the disease has
progressed too far to be cured, the af-
f1icted patient, if married, will be aided
enough to support his family for many
more months, while in majority of
the cases he will be cured and the rest
of his family will be saved from the
disease.
The main feature, however, is the
prevention of the disease. In New
York, Philadelphia and Berlin these
methods have already been tried and
found entirely satisfactory. DR.. Pot
tenger says:
I'VE will begin on a modest scale
and gradually increase as the work
demands. In time we will be open
every day in the week and have a
larger force of nurses In my opinion
tuberculosis has been materially on the
decrease for several years and in years
to come it will be exterminated."
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-03
Remnants of Lace at Sc
STAMPEDE TO RIVER BED
FOLLOWS RUMOR OF GOLD FIND

Investigation convinced him the men
were digging up real money
Say, Bill" one of them is reported
as saying to a companion, my share
out of this will pay the mortgage on
the farm"
The other is said to have grunted
assent and begun to dig all the harder.
The witness lay concealed, gloating
at the prospect of easy money, but not
thinking to hurry away and inform an
officer until the men departed, laden
with dollars, doubloons and ducats.
Gold Fever Appears
When the alleged discovery was re-
ported to the police yesterday after
noon searching parties Immediately
went to the East Ninth street bridge
and dug up several hundred yards of
earth in hope of finding some gold.
Their quest up to late hour last night
was in vain.
A photographer who was detailed to
make picture of the excavation re-
turned to the city for shovel, and he
is reported to have spent several hours
digging a hole before he obtained the
proper scene for his camera.
Assuming the treasure trove trans
action took place, as was claimed. 1t
was a robbers cache, and his COM
panions possibly were digging up
money enough to pay for the services
of a lawyer to defend their comrade,
perhaps now languishing in the county
jail
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-03
COURT SUSTAINS DETECTIVE
Rico Wins Suit Based on False Impris-
onment of Joseph
Franco

Detectives Chapman and Rico and
officer Coping of the Pasadena police
department were given a decision in
their favor yesterday morning by
Township Justice Downing in the suit
of Joseph Franco, a collector, to re-
cover $3.50 for alleged false imprison-
ment.
According to the evidence Detective
Rico arrested Franco May Is on sus-
picion of bein implicated in the robbery
of house in Also street.
Franco was later released and he at
once brouht suit against the three Of
ficers, claiming he was falsely i'm
prisoned.
Detective Chapman and officer Cop
ping were not implicated in the case
according to the evidence. The court
held Detective Rico was justified in ar
resting the man on suspicion.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-03


Edwin Lane was arraigned yesterday
afternoon in Police Justice Austin's
court charged with manslaughter in
causing the death of John A. Smilde a
chauffeur, Tuesday night by striking
him during a violent quarrel between
the two men on San Fernando street.
The case was continued until this
afternoon, in order that the defendant
might secure counsel and make other
arrangements for his defense.
Alfred, Edwin Graham Lane, better
known as Edwin Lane, was found
guilty of killing Smilde by a coroner's
jury yesterday morning.
Following the inquest he was taken
back to the city Jail, where he is still
in confinement in default of $4,000 bail.
Companions Go Free
The police say no charge will be pre-
ferred against the companions of
Smilde on the night of revelry which
ended in his death.
Lane was one of the principal wit
nesses at the inquest which was held
at Bresee Bros undertaking estab-
lishment.
He told of meeting N. F. Doble Tues
day night and going downtown with
him. At Sunset boulevard and San
Fernando street he said he saw an
automobile standing in front of Cam
pinis restaurant and soon after no.
ticed Smilde come out of the restaurant
in company with a man and two
women
He admitted both he and Doble rec
ognized the women as Mrs. Katie Will
colt and Florence Treherne, special
friends of theirs.
After a discussion about the pro-
priety of the women being with Smilde
and his friend. Walter Hickman, the
witness said he tried to shake hands
Had Been Friends
Jack and 1 had always been good
friends" said Lane "I wanted to
shake hands with him, but he refused,
and that made me angry. I went to
hit him and perhaps I struck him
slightly Then he ran away and fell
down."
Lane said when the women told him
to run, because Smilde was danger
ously injured, he obeyed his first in
stincts and fled.
He told about going to work the fol-
lowing day at Steiner's butcher shop
on East Main street and of running
away after reading in the morning
newspapers of Smilde's death.
w. L. Hickman testified that he met
Smilde for the first time Tuesday even
ing and went with him and the two
women to the restaurant, where they
had lunch and several bottles of beer.
He said he noticed the two men
coming toward them as they left the
restaurant, and when one of them,
said to have been Doble. came after
him he left the group. He claimed he
did not see the blow struck which re-
suited in Smilde's death.
other testimony was introduced
showing that Smilde died from the
effect of the blow.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-03
DUNN PROMISES WORK ON
SEVENTH STREET LINE
MATERIALS AND RAILS ARE
BEING CONTRACTED FOR
Property Owners Offered $4,000 Bonus
for Cars on Seventh, Boyle and
HolIenbeck Avenues to the City
Limits-BoyIe Heights Rejoices

'I am feeling happy today" said
Councilman Kern of the Seventh ward
yesterday. Attorney Billy Dunn of
the Huntington railways has just told
me that work on the East Seventh
street line would begin as soon as they
could get to it.
This, of course, will be several
months, for it will take that long a
time to get the rails and other mate
rial on the ground"
This is the street railway that Coun-
Gilman Kern has been attempting to
get ever since he has been in the city
council.
Huntington has steadily refused to
bid for the franchise, but when the
property owners along the proposed
line of road offered him a bonus of
$4,000 to equip and operate the road
he accepted.
The franchise was sold at meeting
of the council less than two weeks ago.
The line will be built from the cor
ner of Seventh and Broadwy, east to
Boyle avenue, south on Boyle avenue
to Hollenbeck and on Hollenbeck to
the eastern city limits.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-03
GOULD LINES MAKE PROGRESS
Forces Busy at Both Ends of New
Transcontinental

Good progress is being made on the
eastern and western ends of the Gould
tranScontinental line. 1t was recently
reported that charter rights had ex-
pired on portion of the Uniontown &
Wheeling Short line, which is to be
half of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. link.
1t has developed, however, that the op-
tions which expired were on properties
that had been used as a ruse to hide
the real location. Immediately after
this report was circulated the Pennsyl
vania endeavored to find some leak in
the Uniontown & Wheeling so as to
triumph over Gould, but without avail.
Work is now in progress on grading
the line from Cumberland to Union
town, while the work on the Union
town Wheeling line has been under
way for some months. No route has
been decided on for a line from Pitts
burg south or southeast to join the
Wheeling Cumberland line, although
surveys have been made.
The Wabash has a line surveyed for
entering McKeesport that may have a
bearing on the future line to the south.
The surveyed line to McKeesport is
from Clarion. along the easterly bank
of the Monongahela river to the point
formed by the junction of the Monon-
gahela and Youghiogheny rivers. On
the opposite, or McKeesport side of this
point, the McKeesport and Clarion
terminal line Of McKeesport ends An
other route is from the new steel link
between the Wabash and Union roads.
Lack of labor is retardinG to some
extent work on the Western Pacific line
of the Gould transcontinental system.
There are now 10000 men at work, but
as many more could be used to good
advantage, according to the chief en-
naIr aftsrua Ian t1 IaHF o.
pushed westward from calt Lake, and
the road will thus be built and opened
in~sections There are about 800 miles
of this new line to be built.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-03
MAKES
LIVELY CONTEST
JOSEPH FORD is AFTER NOM
NATION
Councilman Percy Harmon and Gen.
Johnstone Jones Also Seek Hon.
ors of AssembIyman In
Seventy-fifth District

There is a lively three-cornered fight
for the Republican nomination for as
semblyman in the Seventy-fifth dis
trict. This district comprises all of the
Second and Third wards. with the ex-
ception of three precincts in the Sec
ond. The Seventy-fifth had no repre-
sentative in the last Legislature, ]. H.
Krimminger, VINO was elected two
years ago, having died a few weeks be-
fore the session opened.
When the campaign opened this year
Joseph Ford an aggressive young at
torney, lost no time in getting into the
field, but he soon found himself op-
posed by General Johnstone Jones,
who presumably had the backing of
the machine. For some reason, how
ever, probably because they feared
General Jones would not be able to
keep up the pace set by his younger
and more active opponent, the men,
bers of the organization seem to have
forsaken General Jones, for a short
time ago Councilman Percy harmon
of the Second ward was suddenly in
jected into the campaign. Harmon is
understood to be under the special
protection of the Youngworth faction
of the machine, and now hot fight is
being made by Ford, who is conducting
sidetracked, however, and says he will
remain in the race to the end.
Is Native Son
Machine support of Hammon's can
didacy is looked upon as his reward
for his vote on the celebrated river
bed franchise, but the adherents of
Ford in the district promise to make
use of that vote to defeat the coun-
Gilman in the convention They insist
that Harmon is not nearly so strong
| in his own ward, the Second, as he was
before that franchise came up, and
they are confident that Ford already
leads him in the Third. Ford is said
to be attracting a large following of
Republicans who are opposed to ma
chine dictation, and his friends say
they are well satisfied with the outlook
at present
Mr.. Ford is a native son and has
lived in Los Angeles for the last twen-
ty-three years. He graduated from
| the grammar and high schools of this
city and later attended the state uni
versity at Berkeley. After his gradu-
alton from the university he studied
| law and has been practicing in Los
| Angeles ever since. Although he has
been interested in politics for several
years, this is the first time he has
been a candidate for any public office.
The campaign he is making, however,
indicates that he knows the game.
His appeal for support is based on the
ground that he is tied to no interest
and is in position. if elected, to give
square deal to all.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-03

for the remaining ten months OF the
year every car and locomotive pos
sessed by the roads or that could be
borrowed by them from other sections
was kept in constant use. For fully
one-haf the year the car famine which
existed was dire in ave extreme.
These conditions, which existed so
generally, proved a strong incentive to
all the railroads to increase their fa-
cilities, and plans were adopted for
new roads known in the southern sec
tion of the country The probabilities
are that the coming twelve months will
see more additions to the railway mile
age ofNthe south than were ever before
known In that section.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-03
WORRIES PARK COMMISSION
Cost of Paving West Seventh Street
Means Financing by the
Board

The park commission has been asked
to pay $5231 as its share of paving
West Seventh street in front of West
lake park and held a special session Of
the commission yesterday morning to
discuss the question.
AS a result of the discussion w. M.
Humphreys, a member of the commits
sion was appointed to confer with the
finance committee and see if the money
cannot be paid out of the general cash
fund.
An estimate for its next years ex-
penses has already been made by the
commission and submitted to the
finance committee. and this estimate
does not include the paving assess
ment
II the park department is required to
pay this money out of the funds 1t
will receive for the ensuing year some
badly needed work in the parks will
have to be abandoned
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-03
PROPOSE TAX ON
GROSS RECEIPTS
SOUTHERN PACIFIC MEN NOT
AGAINST IDEA
state Board Of Equalization Lays Plan
Before Boards Representative.
News Of the Traffic
interests
BY Associated Press.


SACRAMENTO Aug. 2.-E. Black
Ryan, tax commissioner, and Auditor
p. @. williams represented the South
ern Pacific system before the state
board of equalzers this afternoon and
made explanation as to the condition
Of the company's lines.
When Ryan was questioned as to
his opinion of the proposal of the state
tax commissioner to tax railroads for
state support by putting up a per
cent tax on their gross receipts, he said
that while such course would un-
doubtedly be onerous on the railroad
It would also have it's GOOD features
as well.
In prosperous times the roads would
be obliged to pay a heavy tax, but in
times of depression, which his fifty
years of experience had taught him
were sure to follow prosperity, the
tax on the roads would be lighter.
In the case Of the Southern Pacific
coast road, which he said had been
operated at a heavy loss ever since
it was constructed it would be simply
an accumulation of dead horse" to
pay in this way.
During the past year." he said, the
gross receipts of the Southern Pacific
coast line amounted to 100000. Four
per cent on this sum would be $2S,000,
and as the road has been operated at
heavy loss this $4,000 tax would be
more thrown away
The reports given the board on the
various roads that make up the sys-
tenn are as follows:
The Southern Pacific has 1892 miles
of track in the state valued at $19,142,-
SO4 It's rolling stock is listed at $6,-
1891 It's gross earnings were $751;
9S5,951, and it's operating expenses
$2O,763, ,01S, leaving net income of $11,-
s222933. Total deduction for interest,
betterments and additions, ETC.,
amounted to $10,3S9,S41, leaving a sur
plus of $1,53S,615.
The Central Pacific has 746 miles of
road in the state valued at $7,461, ,004.
It's rolling stock is listed at $5,S07, $50.
Its gross earnings were $21,246,742; its
operating expenses $13, ,4S4,5O0, leaving
a net income of $7762,2 from opera
tion. The other sources of income
amounted to $2559793, giving a total
income of $10,322,O96. The deduction
for interests, ETC., amounted to $7,S5S,
$50, leaving a surplus of $2,96S, 4S3.
The Southern Pacific coast has 90
miles of track, valued at 7,250 Its
rolling stock is listed at $1S5,S00. It's
gross earnings were $743,2 1855 and it's op-
Grating expenses amounted to $685.
leaving a deficit of $7,671. The interest
and like expenditures of back years
make a total deduction of $685. 1856, leav-
ing a net deficit on the road of $251,9
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-03
LOCATE
BICYCLE THIEVES
FIND BOOTY IN MESSENGER
BOYS ROOM
VarIey and CARRIER Held on Suspicion
of Being Responsible for
Wholesale Theft of
Wheels

In the arrest of ]. w. Varley and Sam
CARRIER, held on suspicion of grand lar
ceny, the police believe they have in
custody the professional bicycle thieves
whose skilled work has puzzled the
police for months.
Numerous complaints have been made
to the detectives concerning bicycle
parts missing and wheels taken from
the curbing on business streets.
From some of the wheels handle
bars would be taken, from others the
saddles or lamps.
Varley was arrested Wednesday
afternoon at his home. 7S6 Crocker
street, charged with stealing wheel
from the front of Montgomery Bros
in South Spring street.
Detectives Zeigler and Craig made
further investigations yesterday and
took CARRIER, a Western Union mtssen-
ger boy, int ocustody
Find Booty Trunks
The detectives said they searched
Garber's room at 1540 Paloma street and
there found several trunks filled with
bicycle parts.
Several fine bicycles were also recov-
cred, the detectives said, and from other
evidence they assert both CARRIER and
Varley are experienced thieves who have
made a business of stealing wheels and
bicycle parts in wholesale quantities.
In following up the search for wheels
the detectives claimed they found two
other alleged stolen wheels abandoned
by the accused at the residence of Mrs.
j. Montijo, Santa Fe avenue and Joy
street.
The two defendants will probably be
arraigned in court today and arrange
ments made for their preliminary ex-
animation on charges of grand lar
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-03
FORTUNE HUNTERS HEAR OF
TREASURE CACHE
Hundreds of Yards of Gravel Are
Scratched Up as Result of Story
Told by a Rancher From
Compton

Parties of eager fortune hunters
secured the river bottom in the vicinity
of the East Ninth street bridge yester-
day, as the result of an unsubstan-
tiated rumor that treasure cache
was discovered there Wednesday night.
According to the story told one of the
patrolman yesterday by rancher liv-
ing in Compton, three men were seen
Wednesday night busily engaged in
pulling buckets of gold from deep pit
beside where the waters of the Los
Angeles river ought to ripple.
The rancher said he was attracted
to the spot by hearing mems voices
and upon leaning over the bank of the
guch he saw the men hard at work.
At first he thought it might be the
burial of a dead animal, but closer
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-03
SOUTHERN ROADS PROSPEROUS
Earnings for Past Year Broke All Pre-
Vious Records

In the last fiscal year the southern
group Of railroads enjoyed as large a
other section of the country. So far
as earnings were concerned, all pre-
yious records were broken, every road
having done more business in the
twelve months than in any other sim
liar period.
The final outcome of the year was
much better than was promised by the
opening months. July and August.
1905. did not make any extraordinary
showing. The roads were able to take
care OF all the traffic coming to them
expeditiouely and without serious in
convenience Beginning with Septem-
per. however. change occurred. and
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-03
MANSLAUGHTER IS
SMILDE VERDICT
LANE HELD BY JURY FOR UN-
PROVOKED ASSAULT
Case Continued Day So That the
Defendant Could Get Counsel
and Make other Ar
ransements
THE VERDICT

The smilde case jury brought in
the following verdict.
I'VE, the jury, find the deceased,
John A. Smilde, came to his death
by cerebral hemorrhage and broken
neck from the effects of a blow in
flicted by one Edwin Lane, in an
unprovoked assault upon Smilde,
and we charge Edwin Lane with
the crime of manslaughter."
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-03
CITY TAXED S177,45s,37O
Such Are the Footngs Returned by
the Board of Equali-
zation

The general total value of property
in the city of Los Angeles after it had
passed through the hands of the county
board of equalization has been de-
termined by the county auditor to be
$177, $40.
OF this amount 500, 1876 is repre-
sented by real estate. $29, 1872, $40 by per-
sonal property secured by real estate,
$47, S15, ,695 by Improvements and $780,
705 by cash.
The footings of the county values will
not be reached for several days.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-03
Grand Trunk Tourist Traffic

Tourist traffic over the Grand Trunk
system to the highlands of Ontario is
larger than In any other part of Can
ada, and for several we; s the COM
pany has been making preparations to
handle this traffic.
The roadbed has been greatly inn
proved and the tracks relaid with so
pound steel. Attention has also been
given to the equipment of the road,
and new and luxurious dining cars
have been purchased.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-03
CRIPPLED MAN is BADLY HURT
He Slips While AIlghtlng From Street
Car and Hip Bone Possibly
Is Dislocated

Philip l.. Erwin, go years old, last
night fell from a Garvanza car at
Fourth and Spring streets and sus-
tained bruises and a possible disloca-
tion of the hip bone.
He was trying to alight from the car
and In some manner he slipped.
Erwin is partially paralyzed as the
result Of a former injury. He lives
with his family at 741 Central avenue.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-03
Railroad Notes

The Nickel Plate is serving noon
day meal on its dining cars for so
cents. 1t is planned as feature of the
service.
The Kansel Railway company, in
Japan. has purchased fifteen locomo-
tives in Pittsburg. Three of the ma
chimes will be delivered before Novem-
Der and the other twelve will follow
in rapid succession. The Japanese road
is $40 miles long.