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Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-26
FIGHT GIVEN UP
BY WESTSIOERS
P0ST0FFICE WILL PROBABLY
GO TO NORTH RAYMOND
Failure to Raise Money and Refusal
Of the Merchants to Act as Guar
antors Defeated Pasa-
denans Plans
Pasadena Agency,
16k East Colorado street,
Telephone Main 10.

PASADENA. Sept 25.-The much
voxing postoflice.site question seems to
have been settled at last.
Late this afternoon the committee of
westsiders waited upon Postmaster j.
W. Wood and told him that they had
been unable to raise sufficient money to
carry out their proposition to keep the
office where it now Is and enlarge the
quarters. They told Mr.. Wood that
they had decided to abandon their ef-
forts to retain the federal business on
West Colorado street, and that he
might as well close with the other peo-
pie.
This decision practically assures the
office for North Raymond avenue
where is located the only other site
which met with approval at the hands
of Inspector Hall of the salaries and
allowance division of the national de-
partment. This North Raymond site Is
in a building now nearly completed
The offer made is some thing like $1,000
month better than any other, and the
only reason why it VISA net accepted In
the first place was because of the fact
that the government had a long lease
on the present quarters and disliked
to violate that agreement.
The committee of westsiders failed by
more than $4,000 to raise the desired
$4,000 to kepe the postoffice where 1t is
While renters and property owners had
agreed to give certain sums to re-
mburse the owner of the building for
the rent he would not get from the gov
eminent, they had only agreed to pay
In such sums monthly.
The landlord wished to have the pay
ment of these sums guaranteed and the
responsible business men did not like to
do this. for fear thta some would de-
fault and they would have to pay the
shorta ge
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-26
HUGE SNAKE GETS FREE;
STARTS PANIC IN A CAR
Special to The Herald.

ELGIN, ILL.,, Sept. 25.-A huge boa
constructor, loose in the express COM
partment of am interurban car Ell route
from this city to Geneva, yesterday,
created panic among nine prisoners
in the compartment. under escort of
Chief of Police Younger and officers
from this city and was followed by a
battle with the prisoners. who attempt
ed to escape. Harry Thorne, one of
the prisoners narrowly escaped being
killed by the reptile.
The reptile was one of "a collection
of snakes in three cases being shipped
to Joliet, where a street fair is in
progress.
The snake, out of the box before it
was discovered, stretched its length of
fourteen feet ON the floor of the car.
In an instant IL had clasped Harry
Thorne within it's coils. The giant rep
tile frightened on the unfortunate man
and was slowly crushing him when the
owner of the snake, with the assistance
of several men, forced 1t to uncoil and
finally forced IL back into the box.
In the meantime the prisoners badly
frightened and also realizing that in
the excitement they had an opportunity
TO get away, made strenuous efforts to
escape
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-26
STOLEN AUTO WRECKED
BY YOUNG PURL DINER
Special to The Herald.

PASADENA, Sept. 25,-Another chap
ter i'm the case of Dwight Mcbride and
his troubles was unfolded in the Justice
court this afternoon. This time il is
not the "Hoodoo Man" himself, hut
the youth who ran the electric auto
mobile which turned over on him Sun
day, who is having the fun.
This auto was damaged to the extent
of about 5000, as told i'm The Herald
this morning. Young Leason, who was
running 1t and who had invited the
Me Brides TO go along, was supposed
to have borrowed the machine from a
Doctor Dodworth. 1t transpired today
that the machine was stolen by the
youth from in front of the real estate
establishment of Grabrel & Austin.
Young Leas0n was arraigned before
Justice Klamroth on the charge of
having made off with the machine, and
he freely confessed his guilt.
The boy was released on probation
with the understanding that something
viii be done to him If either he or his
parents do not pay for the damage to
the machine.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-26
FINDS WATCH IN POCKET
Long Beach Mystified by Discovery
of Strange Timepiece in His
Possession
Special to The Herald.

Speclal 10 Inc Herald.
LONG BEACH, Sept. 25.-When J.
Boyd of 625 Walnut avenue reached
his home last night. after attending a
lecture in the auditorium and started
to take his watch from his vest pocket
too ascertain the time. he was mystifed
by finding gold watch with fob at
tached hanging from a button on his
coat. His own timepiece, he discov-
cred, rested snugly i'm it's accustomed
place. Mr.. Boyd opened his eyes widely,
rubbed them and looked again, There
was no mistake-he had two watches
and one of them he knew did not be-
long to him.
Mr.. Boyd rode home on n street car
and afterward recalled feeling slight
tug on his coat while he was standing
in the aisle of the trolley He sup
poses that one of the other passengers
was jostled against him in such way
that the fob caught upon his coat but
ton. The watch will be returned to its
rightful owner upon identification.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-26

farmers COW without ths consent Of
the owner.
The party is rusticating at Long
Pond picturesque grove and lake,
with a regular camping outfit. The
farmers in the neighborhood, having
been annoyed by campers, refused to
sell them milk. Last evening they
raided farmers pasture and were fill
ing bottles and buckets from the sur
charged udders when the owner APP
peared.
He refused to accept explanations or
money and an hour later the entire
party was placed under arrest on
warrant sworn out by him. He insisted
that the entire party be taken to Jail.
but the officer, on account of the prom
inence of his prisoners, refused and
kept them under guard today. They
will appear before a justice for trial
tomorrow.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-26
DEPARTING MISSIONARIES
TO BE GUESTS OF HONOR
Special to The Herald.

Special 10 The Herald.
PASADENA, Sept. 25.-Friday even
ing is To witness a gala event in the
parlors of the First Baptist church, for
on that evening ten missionaries bound
for foreign parts will be entertained
as guests OF the church.
First will come dinner, with toasts
and speeches, and then, later in the
evening, there will be a big mass meet
ing in the main auditorium.
At this mass meeting the mission
aries are expected to speak, telling in
particular what led them to decide
upon their work and also what they
hope to accomplish.
The ten missionaries sail from San
Francisco for the Orient on October L.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-26
NOTES OF INTEREST
FROM OCEAN PARK
Special to The Herald.

Special TO The Herald.
OCEAN PARK, Sept. 25.-The tax
levy for the current year has been made
up and has received the stamp of the
city council The IA te is So cents on the
500 valuation on total assessment OF
So, ,996, ,755. OF the moneys collected 70
cents is for the general fund and 10
cents for the redemption of bonds and
paying interest. Last year the city col
lected taxes on an assessment of $4,-
S44, 1855,
Hurt by Lighting Machine
While tugging at weight lifting ma
chine in the Penny Arcade on the ocean
front today Sivano Montemayor, gov
ernment official at Jaurez, Mexico, in
jured his back and for several hours
lay groaning on an improvised bed in
the building while receiving treatment
from local physician. With his wife
and nephew Mr.. Montemayor had spent
the earlier part of the day visiting the
various places of amusement and wa $
about TO return to the Nadeau hotel,
Los Angeles, where he is stopping,
when the accident happened Mr.. Mon
temayor is said to be a man of consid9 .
cradle wealth and Influence in Mexico.
Marshal Herzog Resigns
Marshal Louis ,Herzog has rendered
his resignation to. the board of city
trustees and asks to be relieved of his
duties by October 1. Mr.. Herzog as
signs ill health as the cause of his, ac-
ton, but it is generally believed tina
recent differences of opinion between
himself and certain members Of the
board have some bearing on the matter
No successor for the marshal's job has
been named.
Will Receive Realty Board
Elaborate arrangements are being
made at Venice for the reception to the
Los Angeles realty board on Thursday
evening. The members of the board
will leave Los Angeles in four special
cars at 4;30 o'clock, and after being
''shown" Santa Monica and the midway
will be banqueted at the ship hotel.
The consideration of various questions
that are to be submitted to the state
Legislature will hold the attention of
the board during the evening.
School Attendance Increases
An unprecedented enrolment has
been made at the local school house for
entrance in the various classes at the
reopening of school next Monday morn
ing. Already about 500 names have
been received and there are many chill
dren who have not registered yet. Last
year the school opened with III pupils
and the year previous with seventy.
Teachers have been assigned to the diff
ferent grades as follows: First grade.
Eleanor B. WeyerS; second, Ida NJ.
Cooper; third, Susie e. Ponder; fourth,
Fannie b. Taylor; fifth. Katharyn A.
Turney; sixth Bonnie Clay; seventh,
Bessie Holdzkom: sloyd, Jessie Calder;
principal. j. E. Wheeler.
Bars Sunday shaves
No Sunday shaVes after September 80
is the edict of the local BARRIERS union.
Every proprietor OF shop in this dis
trict has entered into an agreement to
keep his place of business closed on
Sundays after the above date. 1t is
Said the Santa Monica and Venice bar
bers will cooperate in the Sunday clos
ing movement.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-26
Back From the Mines

Special to The Herald.
SOUTH PASADENA, Sept. Is
JJriah Smith of Smith & Allyn has re-
turned from Havilah, where he visited
his mines in that once notable camp
He brings back encouraging news from
that camp, which is near Bakersflnld,
aad also valuable nuggets.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-26
GAS FOR FUEL

The user of GAS fuel appreci-
ates the advantages of an instan-
taneous fire with a temperature
suitable to the needs.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-26
MAYOR GOES INTO
REAL ESTATE BUSINESS
Special to The Herald.

LONG BEACH, Sept. 25.-Mayor r..
II. Downs, who has made his name a
household word as much by his sue
cessful pushing Of the second hand
goods business as by his commendable
supervision over the city's affairs, made
IL known today that within two weeks
he will join the army OF real estate
men, establishing offices I'm the, build
taurant. He viii be I'm partnership
with j. Il, Ward, a veteran realty
dealer.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-26
STRANGE THEY CAN MILK COW
special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
OWENSVILLE, Ind, Sept. 25.-Flve
business men and six women, all prom
inent in social circles, are in charge Of
a constable on charge of petit lar
ceny. They are accused OF milking a
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-26

Everything you want you VIII find IN
the classified page-a> modern encyelo-
pedia. one ceat a word.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-26

Everything you want you will find in
the classified page-a modern encyclo-
pedia. One cent a word.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-26

Everything you want YOU will find in
the classified page. one cent a word.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-26
Bars Sunday Shaves

No Sunday shaves after September 80
is the edict of the local BARRIERS union.
Every proprietor OF a shop in this dis
trict has entered into an agreement to
keep his place of business closed on
Sundays after the above date. 1T is
Said the Santa Monica and Venice bar
bers will cooperate in the Sunday clos
ing movement
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-12
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Ision fif decreasing their salarle
Jastice Brown IS ore ct more Than g
usual political slgnidca scFs tiat Y
|iTaft has been, promiue ont and popslla q
as q presidential caIsditl aad y MS Y;
appointment tosthe Beuch ellmina I y
him from tie preside ntial sauat Ion o..
and makes tie nomination III Root,
Jerome, Shaw Fairbanks By q dozen
other favored sons thar much more
possible. OF colrse, II will not be I'm.
possible for Tat to be nominated from
HE Supreme Bench It e not recalled
cd that any President has been lon;.
mated from that high judiciary posi-
ton but Salmon r. Chase sas an as.
pirant for the Presidency both before
and during tie time that lie was Chief
Justice Of the United States, and more
han one Of the Justices Of this court
nave been conspicuous as Residential
possibilities.
1t Is said that the Anti:Fdss BIZ Is
lost 1t proposed q sweeping DrohtbI.
ton against members Of Congress ac-
cepting passestrom the railroads. but
this Congress has so lar not had the
nerve to pass the bill Tae judiciary
committee Of the House on ayote in
executive session stood sixtysix, and
liz bin was declared lost as the ma.
iotity Jailed to pass IT. Aloller S.'ll-
gress Of sterner stun VIII nave tn be
elecTed before this much lleoled leg
lslation can be enacted. Members Of
AMOUNT necessary to brtns Them from
t.eir remote homes to the Capitol, hut
they cannot withhold their itching
palms when the bride Of a railroad
pass is EXTENDED to them.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-12

Most Of the Spanlards dislike to fell
trees or cut live timber of any sort
and this fact pelllars accounts for the
giant trees Of California. The Span.
lards two centuries ago pushed tier
way through Mexico to California, and,
save the clearing ofpaths through the
dense forests, not a twlg did their axes
chop down. Nor do the sDanlards
tralsplanted to tho new world ever
destroy timber. They continue to build
their houses OF stone and mortar at
great expense Of money and physical
exertton, when timber In abundance
surrounds them. out OF which they
could construct log houses, as did other
pioneers. at minimum Of cost and
labor The spanlard does not even fell
trees for tlrewood, but picks up dead
limbs as they fail to the ground or
pulls them from the trees with Ills
larlat,- London Express
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-12

ut WIS a strange experience, SAID
the liuntsman. s.As assembled the
spiral stairs Of the tower l saw shot
falling, like rain, around me. The shot
tower was 300 feet high. At It's base
there was u tank Of water for the shot
10 drop into. II II fell on the earth.
you know. II would be fat instead Of
round. on top OF thetower was y huge
boiler tllled with molten lead. The
manager IadIed the lead into perco-
lator d kind of straner, and thence It
felllinto the cistern Of cold water 200
feet lplow. 1t took It three seconds to
fall. They made different sizes Of shot
on tile tower by using different percO-
,lators big holes for bis shot, small
holes for line shot, and 50 on. The wa
ter III tue cistern Ind to be changed
every little while. 1t would have be-
come so hot otherwise that It would
have kept the shot soft New Orleans
Times: Democrat,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-12
lle Z Llrhtning c!alealalor..

Multiplication IS tile most important
Of the Fundamental rules ofsarithmeeticss
III latge accounting departments mem
tai arithmetic Is often used to y very.
large extent and tho one who cannot
perform this task without gesorting to
figuring the long way gu paper has
but small ctance Of gaining a posi-
tiotl worth having. Here IS one little
lesson in lightning multiplication Sup.
posing you want to multiply - BY y.
First, multiply units by uaits. tins:
4 x 8are Y. set down the 2 and ear
n, j. Multiply tens By units and units
by tens. adding thel1 to carry to the y e
first product. then add the two prod
tIcts together, thus: y 8 are 90 and 4
to carry. 81. and s 3 ARE "A. and q
and "a are AZ. set down the . and carry
4. Now multiply the tens together aud.
add tic 4 you had to carry. thus: 8 \ Q
arc 10. and 4, makes "a. Set this amount
answer and you will have
the correct result ,452
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-12
~. yie,o,Ia cross.

Tile intrinsic value Of the Victoria
cross, the most highly priced decora-
tlon In army and navy. is about ~
pence. II was instituted by royal
warrant on Jan. 20, 1866, as a reward
Of gallantry Of all ranks. and the first
presentation Iof sixy:two crosses was
made By the late Queen Victoria inper-
son gu Eriday, June 20. 1857 1t In
the shape Of Maltese cross and Ii
made to this day out Of metal from old
Russian cannon captured at seyasto'
pol,-St. James Gazette.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-12

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No. z...WlrelEed.
Yesterday
WHEELING MAN KlLLED-DERRIs
CAUGHT FIRE AND a TERRI
BILE CATASTROPHE WAS
THREATENED.

TOLEDO, o. March 1.-TWO killed
and Is injured, none Of whom will die
is the list Of fatalities in a wreck Of
two freight trains and fast passenl
ger train No. Z, on the B. & o.railroad,
which occuredat 1885 o'clock yester.
day about two miles from Blbomdale.
Two engines we're completely
wrecked and the mail and express cars,
two baggage cars, two passenger cars
and four freight cars we're completely
demolished and later burnedup.
The Dead.
JOHN HOFFMAN, Chicago juno
ton, fireman passenger train,
w. HOY, Wheeling, W. Va postal.
clerk.
Fatally Injured.
BENJAMIN G, SHOOK, Chicago
Junction, mali clerk, head cut scalped
and internally injured.
Seriously injured,
j. H. sIEGAL, Chicago Junction.
engineer passenger train, head ccut
left arm broken, scalded.
B. H. OSBORNE, Chicago Junction,
baggageman, head and hands burned.
OTTO LEE, FostorIa, circus per-
former, head and hands scalded.
MRS. GEORGE STAIR Detroit
three ribs broken.
H. F, WALLET, sullivan, Iowa, body
scalded.
CATHARINE CRAIG, aged y. Balar
more, leg bruised and thigh scalded'
oL1ER MARTRAT, Paris, France,
side burned, Us
OWEN WOODS, Jessup, Iowa, news l' y
boy, head scalded.
WILLIAM HENsBR Aurora, ILL.,,
head and body scalded,
w. "A. BAILEY, cut about head.
THOMAS VAN Alta, Newark, o.
expressman, bruised.
g. p. FRANK, Chicago, slight cuts
about head.
11A GAdGHER, philadelphia, leg
cut.
The east bound freight train, NO. 50.
from Garrett, Ind, was running in two
sections. at Godsend, a small station
two miles from Bloomdale the ffrst
section stopped for water, A fierce
snow storm was raging and obscured
the first section from Engineer Albert
Guastke and Fireman Nicholson, Of the
second section and their train DASH
cd down uponit When they discover
ed ii, 1t was impossible to stop
and their engine crashed into the rear
Of the freight ahead, throwing one car
over parallel track, which was open
iof the fast passenger, Not west:
bound. At this moment tile passeu'
ger came along at, full speed The
engine hit tie derailed car and was Y Z
almost dempllShed. The mall and ae,
gage care were thrown over the esis
zine two pSssene er cpaelle lere
Ispliht erea lila q Pnilman csg was tie
EFaiie bpt aops 8 "a cceapants -,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-12
snow nj 4 Hairpepny 4 Pound.

SNOW is sold in The north Of Sicily,
whereFit fetches about q halfpenny a
pound. It Is a government monopoly
and tile prince Of Palermo derives the
greater part Of his income from it. The
snow, which is gathered on the noun
talns in felt covered baskets, Is widely
bought in the cities for refrigeratng
purposes. ~ London iii. Bits.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-12
n q pad way.

II fear that my husband will break
down! He is suffering from brain ex'
haustlon!
elbow dreadful! What are his symp'
toms7r
"He latterly keeps repeating himself
In his excuses for coming home late
from the club, dearE
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-12


When Hoasetii was student Of ait
be- one day happened to 80 With SOME
follow students 70 the east end 81 Ion.
don. Mere Il q whatfsllle I'M lie sag3
az Immense eansas8on tie bafrcon
sitil. After laughing to ONE
dine ana tiiaS provoking tie lnnkeeps
sef witt tie following Fetsali don
toos D[6ce
where lid yors SET iettiEe
sohaneye rnllit young mn. lleFe
srgot ~ III
whit 81 rice DO yCnI ST. otl Il
More than you can MORT.
.sIhdsed. said Rosssettis ioE. heyg'
mncls
Three thousand ponds ~ q spltei t 'ls
s All tLEs there was a loud plrst q
tausltersfr6 the Young artls &
no you know how much would
give you for your 80 900 picture
l.1o9 nnlchg asked the innkeeile
sThree pounds SAID Rossett
.sDole, said the inake promptly
AND. 10 his cement and amusement
Mr. l.ossetti found himself the owner l3gl
of the colossal daub.s u
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-12

Large trade are often cousumale'l
10y using Our Want ads A cheaper
vehicle II business exchange could
not be toaad c word for each in'
serrton
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-12
why "a Laiuljrhed.

Jeaks-Why on eartt did you laugh
80 heartily ut that ancient Jest Of Boz
ren's?. Wise In SELF defense, jerks
In self defense2 Wise Yes; Il I
hadn't laughed so be would have re-
peated the thing, thinking hadn't
seen the point. Kansas City Independs
ant Ets fgASisl ilfsa3 *
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-12

lost anythlne7 a West virsinian
nant Id VIII ,nna II Tor yon.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-12

swEET mELoDY FLOUR