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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-08-14

Masafman ! pauahsr. - ne
pnssaraer ear. sac The Inevitable
and attempted 90 reverse VINE
Conductor sales attempted q"
check the panic amenE the f.aassn
SEES. which for a time three tened
fiat uaui a number % police 81
nrsfs arrived na tha scene aud ieeA
charge
A Investigation Niil be hsit -
superintendent ireNh e asis mine
ana responsibility fuf ne areiieft
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-07
TROUBLE OVER LAWYERS FEE
Bruins, Who Acted as Collector, Faces
Judge Chambers on Charge
of EmbezzIement

Charged with embezzlement. D..
Bruins was held in Police Justice
Chambers court yesterday afternoon
for a hearing july 8.
According to the allegations which
were introduced at the trial, the man
persuaded Thomas Watkins of 242S
East Sixteenth street to allow E. L..
Hutchison to act as attorney in pro-
mitigating the interest of a swing
which Watkins was attempting to
have the city council adopt for use
in the city parks, 1t was understood
that the attorney should receive $50
as his compensation.
1t is said that Bruins acted as COL
lector of the fee and took $50 in pay
ment from Watkins.
The attorney claimed he had re-
ceived only $3.50 and the complaint
was issued by Watkins, who it is al
legged, has receipts to show that he
has paid $50.
Bruins offered no evidence yesterday,
and has not yet secured an attorney
to represent his interests in the affair.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-07
DRESS SUIT WEARER AT FIGHT
KNOWN; HE is DIRECTOR TOWLE

in my dress Clothes" said Towle, "came
about in this wise:
Manager T. Jeff White said there
would be a matinee that day. That
settled 1t; there was one. But a few of
us also said we'd see that fight if we
had to cut the show.
1.-The enthusiasm of the audience
wouldn't permit that; it demanded more
encores than any house we've had this
season-of course. And the big auto
that was standing in Main street wait
ing for us burned up dollars while we
gave the longest show we've played.
But the final curtain went down at
last, and then came the rush for the
fight.
Rush to the Auto
dill was out first. He shook the pad
and the funny togs and was in street
clothes in a jiffy. He bolted out the
back door through the alley and down
the walk alongside the Beasco to Main
street, rubbing the makeup off as he
ran.
Fright behind him I came. 1 didn't
have any makeup, but I'm bigger and
fatter than lie is.
Next came Ben Dillon. He was just
getting into his coat and vest and was
putting like a porpoise Then came
Kolb, long and lanky, buttoning his
collar as he ran.
ut was exactly four and a half
minutes from the drop of the final cur
tain when we started down Main street,
and we got to the fight at the sixth
round. That's a record, eh?
But that explains The Mystery of a
Dress Suit: or Evening Clothes at a
Prize Fight.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-07

for Understanding receipts to rea-
Sonable extent, there is no possible eX-
cuse for ignoring known expense.
THAT makes guesswork and chance
of the, whole transaction.
Recognize Good Work
while taking decided exception to
the budget itself, in the way it was
originally conceived. this committee
takes pleasure in congratulating the
city on the fortunate outcome of the
financial year, in spite of the original
mistakes, and does not hesitate to rec
ognize the good work you and your
committee have done in helping to eX-
tricate finances from the tangle that
seemed inevitable last November.
I'm this connection we beg to suggest
auditor give earnest consideration to
the need for a more complete and
sounder system of municipal book
keeping, along the lines now adopted
by such cities as Chicago, Minneapolis,
Rochester,, Baltimore, Cleveland and
others, where the accounts are based
on revenue and expense instead of
merely on receipts and expenditures.
"Our present system is little more
than cash account-an important fea-
ture of any system of accounting, but
by no means all that is required to give
your body and the citizens a true idea
of the city's financial condition.
Respectfully submitted
"The Executive Committee of the
Municipal League.
&c. d. WILLARD, Secretary"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-07
MYSTERY OF NEIL-ATTELL
BATTLE PUNCTURED
Bunch From Hotchkiss Theater
Rushed From Stage to Auto After
the Matinee and Reached the
Ring at the Sixth Round

The mystery of the man who wore
his dress clothes to the recent Neil
Attell fistic battle has been solved.
He is George Towle, musical director
OF the Hotchkiss theater
There was much speculation about
who this man could be among the
throng that saw the big go on the
Fourth of July.
The resplendency of his attire could
by no means be accounted for.
His appearance precluded the idea
that he was a waiter; he looked too
sleek and fine.
That he was a rounder who had cele-
brated the Fourth and had awakened
too late to change his garb was also
out of the question; he was too fresh
looking and debonair.
His ponderous form and sleek bald
head gave him a distingue appearance,
and his evident absorption in the fisti-
cuffs settled that he was a devotee of
the game.
So hundreds gazed at the unwonted
attire and marVeled.
"The fact that l went to prize fight
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-07

We have not as yet the exact figures
as of July /. but are satisfied from an
analysis of the auditors figures as of
June 1, that such will prove to be the
case.
Credit is due the commission and to
the heads of the various departments
and to the council that the overdrafts
were generally checked after the warn
ing in November, and in some cases
heroic economy was practiced.
Credit to Good Luck
Credit should also be given to the
genius of Good Luck, which spared us
lawsuits floods, epidemics or even the
ordinary run of municipal mishaps,
which every well regulated business
undertaking provides for by con-
tingent fund.- but upon which we
trusted-not in vain, it seems-to our
good fortune.
However, even with all the good luck
and the careful economy, the city would
still have come out on the wrong side
of the books had the statement with
which 1t started its years business
been an honest one.
"A budget is supposed to be a fairly
accurate statement of receipts from
all sources, against which is placed the
apportionment of the funds to the
various lines of expenditure.
Taxes are very nearly a known
quantity, but there is margin of esti-
mate in receipts from licenses, fees,
fines, etc
"In growing city all possible margin
ceipts of one year for the basis of the
estimates of the next
There would be natural Increase
in Los Angeles-of from Is to 20 per
cent, and that is enough of a margin
for contingencies.
Understated by 100000
But your budget for 1866 under
stated the known and inevita BILE re-
plus the additional income arising from
the growth of the city, is just what
has saved us from going over the edge.
about the best that can be said of
this method of conducting a city's
finances is that it is bungling Against
this form of deception on one side of
the ledger was series of neglected
items for which no apportionment was
made.
For example. nothing for elections,
although several were inevitable (pres-
ent deficit 10000; nothing for garbage
collection and destruction deficit
$25oOO); nothing for property account
deficit $55OO); nothing for storm drains
deficit $1,000; nothing for personal
property rebates deficit $4,000; moth
ing for street paving and grading ode
tcit $6OO0); and what is most amazing
of all nothing for general expense. the
deficit in which will go very near to
100000.
Why Close Eyes2
I'm short. even though it was justi-
fable for the council to deceive itself
and the city government and the public
on the probable amount of income,
what did 1t gain when 1t also closed it's
eyes to about $4,000 of inevitable items
on the debit side of the statement?
The value of a budget and it's office
in protecting the city from financial
confusion lies i'm it's honesty of state
ment and its completeness.
While there might be some excuse
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-07
CLAD To SEE NO
CITY DEFICIT
CIVIC LEAGUE C0NGRATU-
LATES CHAIRMAN SMITH
Need of Sounder System of
Municipal Bookkeeping Has Been
Urged on the Law
makers

The Municipal league, through C. d.
Willard, yesterday apologized to Coun-
Gilman Smith, chairman of the finance
committee, for having falsely predicted
a deficit in the city's finances at the
end of the present fiscal year.
Mr.. Willard admits that not only will
the city have no deficit, but will close
the year with a surplus. He still, how
ever, decries the methods of book
keeping used in the city auditors de-
partment and urges the council to in
sist on clearer monthly and annual
statements.
Councilman Smith calmly and con-
stantly predicted that there would be
no deficit in the city's finances, in spite
of what appeared overwhelming odds
against him, and felt well pleased yes
terday that his predictions have been
verified and the Municipal league had
the good grace to acknowledge IT,
Mr. Wizards letter to Councilman
Smith was as follows:
The Letter
July 6. 1906
Hon, George A. Smith, Chairman of
Finance Committee of Council, Los
Angeles, Cal:
Dear Sir-Last November, one
fourth of the fiscal year being then
completed, the Municipal league took
the liberty of calling attention of coun-
ell to the fact that the deficits accru-
ing up to that time in the various de-
partments seemed to foreshadow an
inevitable shortage before July 1, 1906
the end of the fiscal year-in the city's
accounts
This calculation was, of course,
based on your official budget for
19O5-6, which we assumed to be vera
cious, as municipal statement of
finances should be, and also on the
theory or we may say the apprehen-
sion, that the deficit habit, which was
well under way at the end of the first
quarter would continue to greater
or less extent throughout the year.
Acknowledges Error
This is one of those extraordinary
cases where ii is a genuine satisfac-
tion to acknowledge oneself in error.
"fhe city has apparently managed to
escape a deficit. and will carry over a
margin Of about l per cent OF its total
expenditures to the credit of next year.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-07
TO WAR ON CITY
LIMITS SALOONS
OCCIDENTAL HEIGHTS is UP IN
ARMS
Bi-weekIy Meetings of Education viii
Be Held In Baptist Church by
League Workers Until
Election Time

The anti-saloon workers are waging
war against the saloons situated a short
distance beyond the eastern city limits
The church and residence people on
Occidental Heights are working hard to
induce the community to vote the pre-
cinct dry" at the coming general
election.
1t is charged that the three saloons
close to the city limits are a menace
to that section which is rapidly filling
up with residences. and therefore the
war against them.
To further the work Of the Anti
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-07

Saloon league meetings will be held in
the Occidental Heights Baptist church,
East First and Hicks streets, beginning
Sunday evening and continuing every
second Sunday evening of each month
until after the November election.
Rev. r. w. Reynolds, field worker of
the Anti-Saloon league, will address thu
first meeting at 1880 o'clock. Prominent
temperance speakers will address the
subsequent meetings.
-2eS--a
Broadway, New York, seems to be
the real land of the midnight son.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-07
BanIS Omen Tonight

geles. 124 South Broadway, I'm the
Chamber OF Commerce building, Will be
open tonight. as usual to accommodate
the public In general and its old pat
rons
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-07
Fibef-Grass and basket suIt Cases

$3.50 to $500. in our leather goods de-
partment Good things for the beach or
mountain trips Sanborn. Vail & CO.,
S57 So. Broadway.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-27
LINCOLN
[lbIic Hearing to Be Given This
Evening on the Gas Franchise

This town IL taking up the matter of
the gas franchise with the Pawtucket Gas
company. with more energy than is being
which have been called upon to consider
II.
This evening there Is TO be n public
hearing on the proposition at the office OF
tho town clerk. The statement is made
that one OF two sections OF the town are
much In favor OF the idea OF granting
the franchise but that there In opposition
from the Manville section. which section
at the present has no gas pipes. II In be-
lieved that II the gas company will agree
TO run Its pipes TO that village there
would hardly he voice raised against
the plan I'm this town.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-27

There was a meeting OF the Pothier
club at it's headquarters last evening and
the principal matters under consideration
related to registration. This Is the one
French Republican organization OF the
city which attempts TO retain It's exist
ence from one campaign TO another and
occasionally II holds meetings for the dis
cussion OF political matters. The lead
ers OF the Republican party are now quite
satisfied with the way the French Repub-
licans are failing to get their names on
the voting lists and the meeting last
evening was held for the purpose OF stir
ring up a little enthusiasm.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-27
GIVEN A TRYouT

The old Hay Cart the hand engin'
belonging to the Pawtucket Veteran
Firemen's association, which has. dur
ing the past dozen years. won fame
and money at many a muster. was
given n shake UP near the headquarter:
on School street last evening. The
local veterans have accepted an In
vitation TO participate in the muster
which Is TO be held in Fall River
July and the vets hope to get &
part OF the prize money at the con
test which will come of during the
day.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-27
CHILDREN AND MATCHES

Hose 3 and Hook and Ladder 6 at 7:is
O'Clock this morning were called 20 the
house at 3T3 West Exchange street -oc-
cupied by Frank Antonio. and extin-
guished burning curtain set on nre by
children playing with matches.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-27
VERY DIFFERENT.

Mr. Rockefeller says that he has 20 look
at balance sheet 10 fnd out how rich he
IL. That IL somewhat different from
counting the change in ones pocket
New York World
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-27
WAGE-EARNERS, SEE HERE!

The office of the Board of Canvasses and Registration at
the city hall will be open until o'clock Thursday
Friday evenings, Saturday from M. Q p. M CON
tinuously.
See that your is the list before the last rush
sets in and it is too late TO your vote
Do your duty yourself your party and the
OF Rhode Island
The people and the of good government your
vote
REGISTER TOMORROW. REGISTERl
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-27
'PAWTUCKET SCHOOL
BOARD IN SESSION

Tilt Between DR.. Gomley and Chairman Little in Which Mr.
Nlkman Participates. The Doctor Did Not Receive
Proper Notice Of Meeting Of Committee Qualifications
at Which Action on Applications for Appointment Was
Taken.-Dsmocrats Hold Three Successful Registration
Rallies in the Third Ward
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-27
EUROPEAN TRIP.

Miss Marie Teresa Brazeau started yes
terday for an extended European trip.
leaving this city for New York at N
o'clock. Miss Brazeau is an accom-
pllshed musician who has already gained
more than local reputation. She goes
abroad 10 complete her musical educa
tion and expects to be away for q year
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-27
NEW CATCH BASIN.

Inc construCtIon OF new buildings on
Maple street and the demands on this
thoroughfare now that the Y. NJ c. A.
building at the corner OF Summer street
Is nearing completion has resulted in
considerable work being done here At
the present time n force Of men II at
work putting In new catch basin at
the corner Of Main street to take the
place OF the old one which was built
there quite a good many years ago and
which has not been I'm use for some time
The street t. also about 20 be curbed and
otherwise improved and when the work
Is completed it promises 10 be one OF
the most important OF the short streets
I'm the city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-11-12
Notes from IN. Jail.

FL Jones vas placed IN jail MOI
day charged ~ith disturbing the 2eare
Jones vas arrested ia Marietta al
fined s. and costs He vas Above
thirty days 10 which 20 pay the hns
A. the expiration Of the time BE- "a
to pay the fine and was brought here
and placed Ia jan.
Charles Bartee. negro. was PLACED
In is.i Monday charged with d!spos
Ing Of morrgagsd property. The com
pla.1t ~as made By Walter Colbert
Baf,sA vas placed under 1900 bo1'
for sg5aarsncs on the 9Th o. this
n.oGth
J y Iacksou was brought in Sun
1ay nigh, and placed In the fedora
lan. JacksOn 70 charged With in'ro
.d1cing zhisksy He was arrested IA
TsIas Dh grand Jury Indictment
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-11-12
HOUSTON POST on o1LA-o"A

The one brilliant aa-ar.a,. ..r
.'o-, Gao a.a .a ,aa .,a.. e., ~.
atama Taa la.,g gr.-e ra-n.-
wealth ser.as U,- as r.....-s .-
'l-lrs to 'aa Da-r~-,.r r- J.,
au have a constitution a-r...
Democrat and later 90 j., oil. -a
,et Democratic state o.fcas roo
Democrarr United states a-ars-
.ars possibly five D-loc-alc .-r.ee-
a'iges
., ain become q part ard p4scsi
n the ,oI.d South. ne home ~ 't
Democracy of 'ha ia,tefs
Texas .s proud n Oklahoma The
new state ls largely a yrod.c, u
Teras brain. Texas Blood Teras cap
.'aI and Texan snergy 10 ot1si
state has drawn % heavily .Dos ths
population Of Teras The ties ~.
bind ne tvo states ,1pe'he- are ta'
cl9ses, which can Dossisly eElst-tt'
lies Of the altar. the cradI. and th'
grave Not only that. but a part n
tte area Of the ne~ state ~as orig
IH1lly within the boundaries oi th'
TaIas republic
Oklahoma has beeu meeting
point fDr two tides Of immigration
one from The north and one from
Tia south The Ilae Of political eleay
lags vas plainly apparen, in the frs
contest Of the new st,ts The issle
| broadly stated. was whether Okla
homa should fashion her institution
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-11-12
A VERY GOOD THIhe =
OPINIONS EXPRESSED 81 PROM.
ihEsT MEN on WITHDRAWAL.
AT 7raiss Weeks fer Ooin3 the Grace
~ Thing IN tsi1ins tne Ma
Jsri;y Rule.

Republicans ant Democrats ALIKE
.1.-E tia; san Weeks di4 The prop
q t1i-g Il vi,ht-zv.ng from tie
co--=z, fc- delegate 10 the cousti.u-
t!c1al convection
a number q Democrats aat a few
republicans express 4, as the.- opinion
TIA, i, va= -1= .-.1g 20 DO.
Col . Eetae.1. a promire-: Repab.
-cz1 -1ea seea mis- morning a-t
asked for an opinion Of VIA, h.
though; ot TIE withdrawal Of the
Weeks contest. said.
i think Il the very bes; thing that
Weeks cy-ld have done. I did nor
favor a coltes; II TIE first place and
doing What h did DO made friends
for himself
Hon. Clint Graham. the delegate
elect from the lJs-h district. When
seen abou, the matter had the follow.
Ing 10 say: It was the proper thing
for Weeks 70 Go; Tas 70 vi-h5-av. !
90 not believe ,ha, It was Weeks zt-
wanted 20 file the contest b., thi1k
that It vas the v5rk % some o. he
politicians. but a. it is il was The
thing taa, be should Do in The prem
ises"
Hon " 4 Le55e.ter. De. zrate
elect 70 the constitutional convention.
when seen this morning and asked
Tor an expression Of opinion as q
the action % sam Weeks. the Rer-1
Hcan nominee, In w.thtraE!zz his
protest before the election board
made the .oIlo~lug statement.
The issue IS closed and ! have moth.
ing 70 say. hlt Intend 20 devote ms
tine % making preparations for the
Lsr5 =.rk % the Convention"
Mayor r Vs. Dick when seen and
asked 'or an opinion CT the subject
q the withdrawal of Weeks. said: Il
have nothing 70 say and DO not wan,
20 be interviewed"
Hon. Les Cruce. when seen, ssid:
Weeks did the wise thing in With
drawing
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-11-12
ELKs TO MEET.
Important Session Torerro~ his';,
Wt- Smoker O. trs SIDE.

H.r Smoker O. ire Sf5e.
O-e r t1e most important meeting
, u TIE E.ss losge -. -a held ,o-lr-
-,a 1.1t, 10 the E-rta1-e club rooms
/ y ,-a order and ., is EXPECTED t1a,
there v.u BE- a large a',=11a-ce O..
/ The MEMBER o. the aaterad herd
TIE chief l1,e-es, q The meeting
csatsrs 10 the adoption o. the new
constitution which vas adopted at he
z-auI lodge meeting .1 Denver b1,
which mus, De ratified b. The subor-
d.1ate lodges 'h-oIzhog, the country
Secretary r l. Sanders %: The Ard
more ledge zz0 vas 70 Denver whea
'-e matter vas pre-er.ei % the grand
lodge. states tta, the ner constitution
sei-g ana DOUBTLESS action viIl b.
-,1..as material changes. affecting
ne ee.'ara n The crd=r both in a
Eari..a-.v- and executive gay. enlarg-
.-g re F5asrs ,f tse grand lodge and
20 -.rz 'ae changes that time alone
r required Said Mr Sanders
Ta. aas constitution IS 'unda-
mental and broad. but not an together
s4. 'act1ry 20 everyone j. outlines
re future policy of the lodge. but can
be- ameuaed II the changes should no.
NEE, the emergency
The new ritual IS beautiful in its
simplicity and IL IS contended that the
now ~ork cannot b. surpassed where
The use Of the Queens English is in.
yolysd
Arrar gernents will also be made for
memorial day. the first Sunday in De
canLer, when tribute is paid To the
1enCry of Hose Who have gone be
fare
u ls Isa-rsd that there IS a decided
sentiment anclg he EIks for a big
entertainment N me night of Thaakz
taken ,onorToE night
FolioEihE the business s@ss. on
There ~.ll be a smoker. and cards have
heen sent out announcing the event
lAl'ovs'hsr a delightful tine is antle.
Ipa,sd
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-11-12
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