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Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
CHICAGO VOTERS MAKE READY
Municipal Ownership of Street Rail-
ways Will Be Fought for at
Polls Today
~ Associated -Press.


CHICAGO. April 1.-The question of
municipal ownership of Chicago street
railways will be submitted to the pop
ular vote tomorrow and the result is
awaited with great interest. The con-
test has been one of the most bitter
that has been waged in this ely in many
years.
The usual party lines which exist at
an aldermanic election in this city have
been largely obliterated and the eligl-
bility of candidates is construed in the
light of their attitude toward muni-
cipal ownership and high license for
saloons.
The advocates of municipal owner
ship tonight expressed the utmost con-
fidence in the result, declaring that the
voters of Chicago will favor it by an
overwhelming majority. Mayor Dunno
predicted tonight that municipal owner
ship will carry Chicago by to 1.
Thomas Carey, chairman of the
Democratic county central committee,
and political enemy of Mayor Dunno
said
'I feel satisfied that the voters will
turn down the propositions in way
that will surprise the advocates of mu-
nicipal ownership
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
BoNFIREs GUIDE PASSENGERS
BY FireIieht They Transfer Via DefIe
Near Tunnel
BY Associated Press.


TEHACHAPI, Cal. April 2.-Southern
Pacific valley line is still blocked by the
big landslide al tunnel No. II and pros
poets are there will be no trains through
inside of two days.
Passengers from northbound and
southbound Southern Pacific and Santa
Fe trains are being transferred at the
scene of the landslide. Great bonfires
have been built at intervals along the
mountain side for a quarter of a mile
and passengers on blocked trains are
passing around the mountain along a
narrow defile on foot to get around the
blocked tunnel.
Hundreds of laborers under the di-
rection of Southern Pacific officials are
busy trying to clear the track, which
is covered by new landslides as fast as
dirt and rock are removed.
The scene of the landslide is at the
mouth of the tunnel along a precipitous
mountain rising in almost direct line
several hundred feet above the track.
The last train to get through the
tunnel was No. Southern Pacific which
left Los Angeles Saturday night at
IL 80 and which got through Sunday
night after having been delayed four
teen hours at Tehachapi by landslide
at the same spot where one now blocks
the track.
Sundays northbound No. and south
bound No. s transferred their passen-
gers at the tunnel tonight. Two Santa
Fe trains also transferred tonight The
northbound Owl transferred earlier in
the day.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
PRIVATE BANK SUCCUMBS
AND IS SHORT $150,000
ILLINOIS INSTITUTION TOO KIND
TO FEW
Liabilities 100000 With Assets of
$25o,ooo, Some of Which Are
WorthIess-Teis, Smith & Co. of
Pekin, H., Make Assignment
BY Associated Press.

PEORIA, ILL.,. April 2.-The private
bank OF Teis Smith & Co. at Pel1in
failed to open for business today, hav-
ing assigned to u. j. Albertson as
trustee.
Trustee Albertson issued statement
today in which he urged the creditors
of the bank to avoid useless litiga-
tion, as it would only prolong u set
tlement of the banks affairs.
No official statement of assets and
liabilities has yet been made. The liza
bilities due to depositors and other
banks are said to be in excess of $780,
600, against which there are assets of
about $250,0O0, a portion of which is
worthless.
The failure is due to the large sums
of money advanced to the Smith Wagon
works and the Smith Plow shops at
Pekin, two large industries. These had
been carried to such an extent that the
hank could no longer continue in busi-
ness. Neither as yet has been affected
by the failure.
The bank was founded by Teis Smith
in 1866 and had continued since as a
private bank, with d. c. Smith as
president and Conrad Luphen as treas
urer.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
LIVES WITH BALL IN BRAIN
Surgeons Surprised at Condition of
the EastIake Park Revolver
Victim

Clinging to life with strange per-
sistency, julius Schlonke, who shot
himself in the head at Eastlake park
last week, was still alive at the county
hospital last night, although reported
very weak and unconscious most of
the time.
The police surgeons expected that the
young German would die within few
hours after the attempted suicide, but
sent him to the county hospital on the
chance that he might pull through.
The revolver Schlonke used was a
32-caliber, cheap affair, and the
cartridges were not of the variety that
pierce steel plate.
The bullet entered near the eyes and
produced peculiar discoloration of the
face.
Dependency over illness lead to the
rash attempt.
Schlonke was formerly a waiter at
the Hotel Sheridan, but has been out
of employment some time.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
Election at Santa Clara
By Associated Press.

SAN JOSE, April AT the town
election in Santa Clara today, d. O..
Druffel was elected town trustee and
DR.. A. E. Osborne, who was also seek
ing reelection, was defeated. Other
trustees elected We're DR.. Adams and
M. Vargas. +. ]. White. president of
the building trades council of the
county was elected school trustee. also
J. c. Morrison. w. j. Hayward de-
feated Charles Boscow for school su-
perintendent. F. ]. Walsh was re-
elected town marshal by vote greater
than his three opponents. Town Clerk
Fenton and Treasurer Wenzel were re-
turned unopposed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
Common Colds Arc the Cause of Many
Serious Diseases

A physician who has gained a ma
tional reputation as analyst of the cause
of various diseases, claims that if catch
ing cold could be avoided long list
of dangerous ailments would never be
heard of. Every one knows that pneu-
monia and consumption originate from
cold, and chronic catarrh, chronic
bronchitis, and all throat and lung trou-
BILE are aggravated and rendered more
serious by each fresh attack. Do not
risk your life or take chances when
YOU have a cold. Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy will cure 1t before these
diseases develop. This remedy contains
no opium, morphine or other harmful
drugs and has thirty years reputation
back of it, gained by it's cures under
every condition. For sale by All Drug
gists.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
SIGNAL MAN NOT GUILTY
Santa Fe EmpIoye Negligent, but Con-
ductor of Train Is Held for
MansIaughter in Wreck
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
PEORIA, ILL.,, April 2.-"Jap" Smith,
the block signal man charged with
manslaughter in connection with the
wreck of the Santa Fe California lin
tied at Chillocothe on January 20. i'll
which several people were killed, was
acquitted in the Circuit court today on
instructions from the court.
Smith admitted negligence, but the
court ruled that the negligence of Con-
ductor George Weatherwax of No. 6,
which collided with the limited and
was subsequent to that of Smith, was
the direct cause of the collision and
that under the law this was sufficient
defense.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
.LANDSL|DES GUT
THEATER DATES
TEHACHAPl TUNNEL BALKS
TRAIN MOVEMENTS
Norris G. Rowe's Circus, Pollard Opera
and "Johnnle Jones" Companies
and Millionaire Tevis Caught
In the Blockade
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
BAKERSFIELD, April 2.-Traffic
over the Joint tracks of the Southern
Pacific and Santa Fe is at q complete
standstill over the Tehachapi noun
tain on account of the third of a Sue
cession of big landsldes at tunnel II,
three miles west of Tehachapi, and it
Is not expected the track will be open
and trains moving before tomorrow.
The latest landslide occurred early
this morning, shortly after the one at
tunnel No. had been cleared. The
trains had received orders to leave
Tehachapi and the Southern Pacific
passenger No. had just emerged from
tunnel No. IT when. without warming
tons and tons of earth and rock were
precipitated from above to the track,
barely missing the rear end of the
passing train. The train arrived at
Bakersfield at 1890 this morning, over
seventeen hours late, and aboard it
was the Pollard opera company, which
had an engagement to show in this city
last night.
Many Stalled
In the local yards Santa Fe and
Southern Pacific passenger trains were
stalled all day, and at Tehachapi west
bound trains met the same fate.
w. S. Tevis, the local millionaire
and party are stalled.
The Norris & Rowe circus in spe
cial train, which was billed to show
here today. has been stalled at Te-
hachapi for two days now and is un-
able to move, causing the cancellation
of the two dates.
The little Johnny Jones' opera
company is also a victim of the dis
aster and will be unable to open it's
date tonight in Los Angeles. The
troupe has been laying over in Bakers
field all day and late this afternoon
left for the mountains over No 8, over
seventeen hours late.
The passengers will be transferred
if possible. Large crews of men have
been at work all day and it cannot
be ascertained when the road will be
cleared.
Trouble has been experienced by the
company at this point for several years,
but never before have the slides been
SO great and so close together
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03

Fay Banter, the child actress who
has been seen in this city on both the
Burbank and Belasco stage, will tour
one of the large vaudeville circuits with
her sister, Grace Banter.
The tour will begin within the next
month and the sisters will play in one
of the largest circuits in the east. 1t
is not definitely decided whether they
will play the Orpheum or the Keith &
Proctor circuit. Their act is to be n
song and dance and they will sing the
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03

Merry Oldsmobile" and 'Let Me See
You Smile" which made such a hit
this week at the Burbank where Fay
Banter and Henry Stockbridge sing
the two songs.
The work done by Fay Banter in
"The Little Princess which was given
at the Belasco some weeks ago, was
favorably spoken of.
The sisters are both very young, al
though Fay is several years younger
of the two. She is fourteen and her
sister is seventeen.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
BROWN COAL MINERS STRIKE
German Briquette Makers Go Out for
Higher Pay-General Strike
Expected

BY Associated Press.
BERLIN, April 2.--The miners of
brown coal. from which briquettes are
made. are advocating through the mid
die of Germany for higher wages. Four
thousand men struck on Friday and
some thousands of others stopped work
today.
The mine owners are holding meet
ing at Leipsic, Saxony, to discuss the
situation, but a general strike of the
brown coal miners is expected
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
CLUB MEMBERS IN PERIL
Oakland Men Escape Incineration.
Athenian Building Threatened.
Firemen Do Quick Work
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
OAKLAND, April "A fire that
broke out at o'clock this morning en-
dangered the lives of several mem
bers of the Athenian club and caused
damage amounting to $4,000.
The fire originated in the rear of the
building occupied by the club, at the
corner of Fourteenth and Franklin
streets.
Quick work by the firemen prevent
ed more serious loss.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
Denver Painters Strike

BY Associated Press.
DENVER, April 2.--Nearly $50 of the
450 painters and paper hangers in this
city went on strike today for increased
wages. Should the strike continue long
it is expected that the entire building
trades councils membership of 5000
men will become involved.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
Anybody Can Find 1t

BY Associated Press.
TONOPAH, New. April 2,-Mark A.
and Claude A. Page, aged 81 and 81
years respectively, both deaf and dumb
from birth, discovered a rich gold mine
at Golden Arrow thirty-five miles east
of here, and have sold it for good
figure.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
susanvI!Ie Men Lucky

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. April 2.-The senate
in executive session today confirmed
the following nominations:
Alfred H. Taylor, receiver of public
moneys at Susanville, Cal.
Thomas A. Roseberry register of the
land office at Susanville. Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
Issue at Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. April 2.--The
election in Kansas City tomorrow will
be for mayor and all the elective city
officers, half the members of the upper
house and all the members of the lower
house. The issue is municipal owner
ship, which both Republican and Demo-
cratic platforms indorse in principle.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
Passengers Feet in Danger

By AssOciated Press'
CHICAGO, April 2.-The local ordi-
nance against overcrowding of street
cars is null and void according to
decision of Judge Mack in the circuit
court today.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
EXPOSITION at Brussels

BY Associated Press.
BRUSSELS, April 2.-The report that
an international exposition will be held
in Brussels in 1910 is officially con-
firmed The most notable feature will
be exhibits from the Congo.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
Force Employees Out
BY Associated Press.

CHARLOTTE, N. c., April 2.-Thirty
High Point furniture and glass factor
les today locked out all their employees
who belong to the labor unions. About
600 men and boys are idle. No factory
was forced to shut down.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
,BIanco Very III

BY Associated Press.
MADRID, April 2.-Gen. Ramon
Blanco. the last Spanish governor gen.
eral of Cuba, is seriously i'll.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03

Owing to the rush Of business the
ern California Music company will be
open Wednesday and Saturday evenings
for the accommodation of Herald SUBJ
orih
The Washington times., 1906-03-11
BOERS ARE REJOICING
THAT LIBERALS RULE
De Wet Tells His People They Now
Have Hope of Self
Government.

LONDON, March I0,-It Is reported
from Cape Town that. at a meeting held
in Heilbron, General Hertzog announced
that the congress, to be held at Bloem-
fontein in April. would continue the
work of the Brandfort congress, aiming
at responsible government. The Beers
he stated, had been an oppressed people
since the conclusion of peace, but now
they were on the eve of a new era.
General De Wet said that he had hith-
eTto been silent because Of the intOler-
able humiliation entailed in bowling the
knee TO Mr.. Balfour and Mr.. Chamber
lain He hoped that God would forgive
the English for the iniquity which Mr..
Baifour and Mr.. Chamberlain has caused
them TO commit But England now has
a government whose principal members
had always been fair, and even friendly,
TO the Beers. Therefore, he concluded.
the Beers should. as a matter of honor,
suspend all agitation for responsible gov
ernment for at least six weeks, and give
the Liberals a chance of doing justice TO
the Beers without being pestered to do
so.
The Washington times., 1906-03-11

tion of $4,000, with which the initial
experiments were made. They selected
a block Of residences between L street
and Florida avenue and Thirteenth to
Fourteenth streets, in which 800 meters
have since been installed. So far
these meters have brought satisfactory
lesults, and. Superintendent Macfar-
land thinks, prove the feasibility Of
the scheme on the larger scale.
The Water Department has under
consideration plan, as outlined by the
Superintendent, and urged by the Com
missiOners, TO secure from Congress a
loan OF 100000, to be paid back 10
The United States out Of the revenues
OF the department. With this sum i'm
mediate work of installing meters in
private residences would be started 1t
is estimated that each meter would
cost to install. when the work was well
organized, approximately SO. allowing
for the installation of about $500 dur
ing the year. or 10 per cent of the
total number, some $4,000 meters. BY
gradually installing the meters, it is
planned 10 equip the entire city, which
would take about hve years to accom-
pIish, and would cost, Commissioner
BiddIe estimates, between 100000 and
$3.50. 900.
The statement made from time to time
that the introduction of meter sys-
TEN would increase the cost Of water
10 the consumer is denied by Superin-
tendent Mcfarland. He states, on the
other hand, that at the outset the re-
suit would be exactly the opposite.
The probable rate under the meter
system will be ~ cents per 1000 gallons,
as compared with 10 cents per 6ZS gal
Ions in New York city under a meter
system. Such q comparison, Superin-
tendent Mcfarland contends. proves
without question that Washington en-
Joys cheaper water than any of the big
cities.
On the whole. the Commissioners look
upon the Introduction of the proposed
meter system as the only present
method of reducing the tax on the filtra-
ton plant, and as the best means of
meeting the exigencies of a possible wa
ter famine.
The Washington times., 1906-03-11
Mrs. Logan Lectures
Despite Broken Arm
piuCkiy Delivers Address While Suffering
Great Pain-Fe!i In Descending to Hall.
Compelled to Curta Trip.

Mrs. John A. Logan returned 10 her
home I'm Calumet place It 1:5G O'Clock
yesterday afternoon, having been COM
PEELED to curtaiI her ont of Icwn visit
through an accident which befell her In
Westchester, Pa.
Mrs. Logan went over to WeEt tcheEt er
on Friday night TO deliver lecture and
in descending to the lecture hall she
fell and broke her arm. In spite OF this
she gave her talk and nobody BUT her
self knew the pain she was suffering.
At the conclusion OF the lecture physi-
clans were summoned and the arm was
set, II was found that the break had
occurred just above the elbow
AbandOns Trip.
1t was Mrs. Logans intention 10 go
from WestchesteF to New York for a
visit to her daughter-fn-law. but this
had TO be abandoned. telegram was
sent 10 Mrs. Logan's daughter, Mrs.
Tucker, who is spending the winter in
Washington. that Mrs. Logan would
be at home yesterday afternoon but no
The Washington times., 1906-03-11
FUR WILL FLY At
STATEHOOD CAUCUS
Republicans Will Meet to
Determine Policy.
INSURGENTS LINING UP
Led by Babcock, They Are Determined
to Win Fight-Effect on Party
Considered.
INSURGENTS LINING UP

II was said among Republican House
leaders last evening, who are interested
in Statehood, that the Republicans Of
that body would probably hold their
caucus Tuesday evening to decide on
course of action toward the bill as
amended in the Senate
Prediction IS widely made that the
caucus will be the hottest occasion that
this session or Congress has developed,
Babcock and the rest of the House In
surSents are determined to turn every
thing 70 account TO win their fight, and
they are reported 20 be having an inn
Inense amount of most effective help
from the Senate wing.
Many strange stories are affoat about
the combination by which the necessary
votes are lined up 70 adopt the Bur-
rows amendment. cutting Arizona and
New Mexico out OF the bin 1t is said.
for instance. that the question of 10
eating the temporary capital in Okla
homa was the basis for some trades,
and that the selection OF seats for the
Federal court was another.
Republicans are falling back on the
party argument Tor the joint bill. IN
substance, this is what they are urging
If we pass this joint Statehood bill
weE v i'll let in two probable Republican
States Everything. as TO these States,
deDeTds on the auspices under which
they come in IL the Republicans let
them IN they VIII have "a strong tend
ency to go with that party
But suppose we reject them? Then
q s soon as the Democrats get control
they viii admit. not two States, but
four, and the same tendency to go with
The party that ADMITS them will make
oklahoma, SequOia, and Arizona, Will
be Democratic, with ao0ut even chances
in New Mexico. It is q risk that ths
party cant afford 10 take"
The Washington times., 1906-03-11

Enterprising Young Women Open Es-
adjustments in Cuban Capital.
Natives Abandon Whiskers.

HAVANA. March 10-American mani
curists are in great demand in Havana
and several establishments of this kind
run by enterprising young American
women in obispo. O'Rellly. and San
Rafael streets are doing splendid busi-
ness.
American tailors established here are
also doing well, in spite OF the fact that
a majority of the fashionable Cubans
have their clothes made IN the United
States and sent here by express.
The A:nericanization Of Havana Is so
complete that the Cubans. in their de-
sire to look like Americans" in every
respect are rapidly adopting the no.
n1ustaehe fashion.
Even among senators and other grave
personages the ciean-shave fad is
spreading and one seldom meets man
in Havana today with the classic Span
tsh mustache.
The Washington times., 1906-03-11
WATER METER PLAN
FOR THE DISTRICT
Substantial Progress To-
ward System Made.
WOULD PREVENT A WASTE
Superintendent States That by This
Means Famine Can Be Prevented
During Winter.
WOULD PREVENT A WASTE

After many fruitless attempts cover
ing a period of nearly six years, the
District Water Department is making
substantial progress toward the intro
duction OF a system of water meters in
the city. Up 10 the present time 800
meters have been installed in private
dwellings. and if Congress agrees TO
advance the District $IO0,OOO at this ses-
sion. as the Commissioners have re-
quested within few months about 10
per cent OF the residents will have this
method of registering their water con-
sumption.
With such impetus given the move
ment, Superintendent of the Water De-
partment Mcfarland says, within a few
years the Water Department Will be
able TO shoulder the entire proposition,
meeting the cost out of its own revenues
ana reducing. if anything. the cost of
The water to the consumer.
Will Prevent Waste.
Both Engineer Commissioner BiddIe
and superintendent Mcfarland regard
The general introduction OF water meters
as the only practicable method OF re-
ducing the present waste of the city's
water supply, They maintain that ir-
e'SiA1oei do the prospect OF congress
agreeing to enlarge the city's water
system with additional conduits in the
future. the Introduction of water meters
viii be the only means for preventing a
water famine during the winter.
Such famine became imminent dur
ing 1905, superintendent Mcfarland
states, and was only prevented by the
prompt action OF the Water Department
IN compelling residents to turn off all
faucets at night.
1he most convincing argument in
favor OF a meter system, it is argued
IS the excessively high per capita.
water consumption which, at times ex-
ceeding $50 gallons daily. amounts 10
nothing less than wiIIfuI waste. Under
normal conditions, he contends, the av-
erase person for all ordinary wants
need only use sixty gallons daily. an
abundant allowance when estimated as
over two barrels.
The Initial Experiment.
After pressing this argument in
Congress last year. the Commissioners
succeeded in obtaining an appropria-
The Washington times., 1906-03-11

intimation was given or the accident
which had befallen her.
A reporter for The Times called up the
Logan residence to inquire for Mrs.
Logan. and gave the first news of the
accident, Mrs. Tucker was very much
worried. but when Mrs. Logan reached
Washington she was very bright and
declared she would pull through all
right
Arm Doing Well.
DR.. Macdonald was called in yester-
day afternoon and looked at the arm,
but would not remove the dressing
That viii be done this morning and it
wfli be possible for him to determine
how serious the injury is. Mrs. Logan
was resting easy late last night, and
Mrs Tucker was much encouraged.
Just before leaving Washington a few
days ago. Mrs. Logan declared s.!e had
never felt better in her life She had
entirely regained her eye sight. which
had been threatened, and had recovered
from long Illness which had hampered
her much in her work
The Washington times., 1906-03-11
WlEL0S SHOVEL WHEN
ASKED IF SHE CHEWS

BOONVILLE. Ind. March I0.-'I want
a piece Of tobacco of the kind you
TO Miss Grace Lacy. clerk in store
at FoIsomvilIe. Miss Lacy was prompt
TO avenge what she considered an In
suit. seizing a shovel, she feIIed Con-
dit to the floor, and then beat him Wig
orousiy.
When Condit escaped ne came here
and swore out a warrant for the ath-
letic young woman. She was arrested
and charged with assault and battery.
Condits appearance and his story
caused the court to smile, but as the
The Washington times., 1906-03-11
THREE PRISON MUTINEERS
WILL HANG ON SAME DAY

JEFFERSON CITY, No. March 10
The condemned Convicts. Harry
Vaughan George Ryan. and Edward
Raymond. convicted of numbering John
Clay IN the penitentiary mutiny last
November, were sentenced by Judge
Martin today TO be hanged Friday,
April 20