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The San Francisco call., 1906-08-05

gar very regretful for having contrib
uted to the loss of the idol by her
negligence and perverse folly. All the
same, she did not believe the statement
about the 100000. Yet, as she might
have argued, but did not, Nat had told
the truth concerning the desire of Yu-
ying to possess the idol. so why should
he<not have spoken truly concerning
the money?
In the meantime Nat was seated in
the taproom of the Nelson, down the
docks way, with a pipe in his mouth
and tankard Of beer before him. For
several days he had sat thus alone,
waiting-as would appear from his ex-
pectant attitude-for some visitor.
Four days after the loss of the idol
he was no longer by himself, for in a
chair near him sat dried up. alert
man, clothed in black, with bright eyes
and a keen expression. This individ
ual was a gentleman-a doctor-and
the visitor expected by Nat Prime.
IF ye'd on'y come a week ago I'd
not have pawned tho IDOL" said Nat,
In q gloomy tone, an the blamed
thing wouldn't have been lost"
yes, yes; I see, l see. But why did
you pawn itT' asked the doctor. fret
fully.
why" said Prime, dryly. "'cause
didn't want my throat cut by Yu-ying
my life wasn't worth a red cent"
How did Yu-ying learn the value
of the idol?"
Now, look'ee here, DR.. Dick" said
he slowly, what wos it v told me a
year ago afore / went this trip to
ChinerT
Why" said DR.. Dick. thoughtfully.
II told you that my uncle had been at
the sack Of the summer palace in Pc
king. Chinese helped to loot the place
as well as the French and English
Among these priest called Poa col
lected a number of small gold images
of Kwan-tai, to the value of FOO, ,000
and fed with them to England. He
placed these in an iron box and left it
with a countryman of his own in Lon
don. After selling few of tho images
he returned to China and to his SER
vice as priest in the temple of Kwan-
tai in Canton. He intended to send
for the iron box and restore the images
of the god to his temple, but, struck
down by sickness, he was unable to
carry out his intention. Fearful of
the truth, Poa wrote in Chinese char
acters a description OF the whereabouts
of the treasure in London and placed
the paper in the interior of a small
jade idol with diamond eyes which
stood in the Kwan-taf temple In the
street of tho Water Dragon. My un-
Gle did some service for Poa, who, out
of gratitude. told him the secret. Short
ly afterward he died, and my uncle
unable to gain access to the temple
and steal the idol, was forced to return
to England. He took up his residence
at Christchurch, Hants, and died there
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-05
H0Q0r Of the pdWnSh0p & 3
copyrisAt, 1905. BY ". G. CHAPMAN.

AGAR was a shrewd. clear.
headed girl, who, having
been educated in the hard
school Of Jacob DIX, knew
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
LOUD SHIRTS SETTLE BETS
Storage Man to Be Adorned Like
Solomon in All His Glory for
Doubljnu Business

Several months ago c. w. Thompson,
one of the leading brokers in the pro-
duce market. made wager with J. e.
Kinney of the Los Angeles Cold Stor-
age company that before the first of
the year the company would double its
volume of business in the storage Of
fresh fruits.
1t appears that Mr.. Thompson is the
winner, for on Monday he received a
letter from Mr.. Kinney offering to settle
by sending six shirts made to order.
Inclosed in the letter were the fam-
ing samples of the goods to be used
all colors of the rainbow, patterns III
stripes. bars and pictures, suitable for
decorating the entrance to Turkish
harem or to attract crowds to the hall
of the oriental beauties.
Friends are congratulating MI.
Thompson on his judgment in the choice
of material and colors for the shirts
that are to be ready for his personal
adornment and use by Christmas.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
Railroad Notes

The fall meeting of the Association
of Transportation and Car Accounting
officers will be held at New Orleans on
November 20 and 21.
Clarence e. Eaton has been appoint
ed travelling passenger agent of the
Santa Fe, with headquarters In New
York. effective November /.
The Trinity & Brazos Valley has been
completed, but train service into Hous-
ton will not be installed for at least
thirty and possibly sixty days
The postponed inspection trips over
the Pennsylvania by President Cassatt
and the directors have now been arr
ranged for the latter part of November.
Santa Fe conductors will hereafter
be required to have holders OF tire
passes fill out form showing why they
carry passes and the amount of travel.
ing they do on them.
The president of the American Rail-
way association is to appoint a special
committee to consider the question of
the standard location for third rail
electric working conductors.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
RIPLEY PARTY
COMES TO TOWN
SANTA FE'S OFFICIALS ALL
TALK PROSPERITY
Reraillna Of Mountain Division on the
BeIen Cutoff and More Fruit
Cars Are Live Topics
Just Now

President e. p. Ripley of the Santa
les last night from San Diego, on their
inspection trip.
Most of the party, who came i'm five
special cars, registered at the Alex
andria. Mr.. Ripley got off the train a
little ahead of the party in order to
pay visit to his son here and be his
guest.
The officials will spend today at the
general offices here, then proceed to
San Francisco.
The party includes ]. w. Kendrick,
second vice president; G.. r. Nicholson.
third vice president: w. b. Jansen,
fourth vice president; j. T.. German,
freight traffic manager; w. B. Story,
chief engineer; George 7. Tunell, sta
tistician and w. A. Bissell of San
Francisco, assistant traffic manager.
Vice President Jansen Is enthusi-
astic on California prospects.
I'VE are handling all the business
we can take care Of" said he, but are
rushing work wherever we can on
equipment orders.
I'VE are expecting 450O fruit cars
soon and probably will have 500 before
long. The American Car and Foundry
company has the bulk of the orders,
and 1 suppose has distributed them
around its different plants We cut
loose from the Armour company four
years ago and run our own cars.
"Our plans for rerailing our noun
tain divisions with S5-pound rails await
only the materials and men. They are
hard to get.
Work on the Belen cutoff is being
hastened so well that we will be able
to use it in February. 1t simply in
wolves less grades. though the mileage
will be no less. The cutoff is a fine
bit of engineering and will mean
great deal to us and our patrons.
1--WE find prosperity all along the
line. Fruit prospects are good in Cali
fornia, and we look for a crop at least
as large as last years. We will be
able to take care of it.
Fortunately our company did not
lose heavily in the San Francisco dis
aster but our party will look over
things when it gets there.
I'VE came across from Chicago over
western mountains and deserts and
cultivated places and find our employees
contented.
Your exposition in 1915 should be a
"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
oRvIATEs ALL WINTER DELAYS
Pennsylvania Completes Vast Reserve
Freight Yard

Special to The Herald.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 12.-Winter
risks of delay on the main line of the
Pennsylvania railroad east of Pitts
burg have been largely reduced now
that the company's Improvements at
Hollidaysburg are about completed.
At this point vast freight yard with
fifty-five miles of track, has been es-
tablished in connection with the Penn
sylvania's new low grade freight line.
If the main line at this mountain
trouble-spot should at any time be OBJ
structed. 1t will be possible to divert
all traffic without loss of time by way
of Hollidaysburg m
While this is the practical advantage
the public gains by the improvement,
interest is also centered at this point
because it Is the place where canal
boats in years gone by, were taken out
of the old canal, transferred to cars,
and hauled up the mountains by the old
Portage railroad. 1t was then the scene
of great hustle.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
PRISONERS PLAN
CLEVER ESCAPE
Great Similarity Confuses the Police
and the Plot Nearly Proves Sue
cessfuI Before Detection
Is Made

A plan for escaping from the city
Jail concocted by two supposedly un-
intelligent Mexicans of the "greaser"
type, which was almost successful yes
terday, would have served nicely as
the basis of a plot for melodrama.
Two men having the name of Garcia
are imprisoned in the Jail. One Mich
olas Garcia was to have been released
yesterday, the other, A. Garcia, was to
have been tried in police court yes
terday for carrying concealed weapons,
which A. Garcia believed would in all
probability result in a long Jail SEN
tence for him.
Their plot for escape was as follows
AS both men resembled each other very
much they agreed to exchange names
and identity. When Nicholas Garcia
was called for by the jailer to be re-
leased, A. Garcia would present him
self instead, while Nicholas Garcia
would go into police court to answer
to the charge of carrying concealed
weapons held against the man he was
to represent.
When officer Leon called for A Gar
cia to be taken in court yesterday,
Nicholas Garcia presented himself, ac-
cording to the secret compact between
the two prisoners. Leon had arrested
A. Garcia and at once detected the
slight difference in appearance between
the man who appeared before him and
the man guilty of the charge of carry
ing concealed weapons.
Not being aware of the fact that two
Garcias were incarcerated in the city
jail, Officer Leon was at a loss to ac-
count for the mystery. Investigation
however, revealed that there were two
men of that name, and Detective Nc.
Kenzie, who made the arrest of Mich.
olas Garcia aided Leon in unravelins
the puzzle.
The men will probably be held an6
tried on a charge of completely in aidins
each other to escape.
The Mexicans' scheme is pronounced
one of the cleverest and wholly surpris.
ing plots for escape that has ever beer
attempted in the city Jail.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
indefinitely. Assistant General Chief
Hurley will also remain on the ground.
MORE MEN NEEDED ON COAST
Construction of the Western Pacific
Calls for 5000 Workers

Eight thousand men are needed i'm
mediately to assist in the construction
of the Western Pacific, which is to
form an important link in George ].
Gould's proposed transcontinental
line.
Some time ago the passenger agents
were instructed to assist in securing
workmen and at that time it was an
nounced that 5000 men were wanted.
This number has been increased by
5000, and the demand for workmens on
other lines being built in the west is
also increasing.
Construction work is being delayed
by the car shortage. Little material Is
being delivered and it is feared that
the scarcity of workmen and the short
age of cars will delay the construction
Of the Western Pacific more than one
year.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
SAY MEN ARE
CAR ROBBERS
POLICE ASSERT THEY HAVE
CONFESSED
Painter and clerk in Tolls on Charge
Of Holding Up Euclid Avenue
street Car Wednesday
Night

Detectives Hawley and Mckenzie
succeeded yesterday morning in cap
turing the two men believed to have
been guilty of the holdup of Euclid
avenue car Wednesday night about 6
O'Clock at the west approach of the
East First street bridge.
The men gave the names of James
Guffy Patterson and Albert Castieg.
Patterson lives at 123 West Avenue 81
and is a teamster and painter. Castieg
IS a clerk in North Broadway cutlery
establishment.
Both men confessed their guilt at
police headquarters yesterday, the
police say. Patterson is said to have
admitted that he grabbed the conduc-
tors watch, and although Castieg says
he did not do any of the robbing he
admits his completely in the affair so
far as to say that he was the man
with Patterson.
The street car robbery was one of
the most daring crimes of the kind on
the police records of Los Angeles
Nothing more valuable than the con-
ductor's gold watch and a small
amount of change was secured by the
robbers. but this was due solely to the
fact that the cars night run had just
been started and only small amount
of money had been taken up by the
conductor.
Pull Bell Cord
AS the car approached the west side
of the East First street bridge the rob-
bers, who were standing on the rear
platform, began pulling the cash reg
lister bell cord. This took the conduc-
tor in a hurry to where they stood and
they became involved in a fight.
The conductor rushed forward and
returned with the car controller. At
sight of the weapon the men jumped
off and the car was stopped, while the
conductor got off to look for his as
sailants.
The men were in hiding behind the
car. but the conductor did not notice
them. AS the car was started the con-
ductor was standing on the bottom
step. the robbers jumped on to the
steps and the conductor ran for the
door but was held by the men. One of
them hit him on the head with a "black
jack" while the other went through his
pockets, securing small amount of
change.
Passengers, who saw the predicamenl
of the conductor, came to his assistance
and the robbers jumped off, grabbing
the conductors watch chain. as they
did so. The point at which the men
made their escape was near the Los
Angeles river bed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13

architect, testified that the concrete
used was correctly mixed. William
Benin, the foreman, testified that the
break had commenced from below and
further stated that there could not
possibly have been defective workman
ship, as all men employed as bosses
are experts in their line. J. C.. Austin.
the architect, said that the building is
perfectly safe.
The curious continue to come to Long
Beach to witness the scene of destruc-
tion at Magnolia avenue and Ocean
side boulevard.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
GRIEVANCE COMMITTEES ACTION
Conference in New York of Weighty
Character
By Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Nov. 12-The scale of
wages and length of the work day were
the issues at various meetings today of
grievance committees representing the
engineers and firemen of several of the
railroads centering at New York.
AT conference today between Presi-
dent w. H. Truesdale of the Delaware
Lackawanna & Western and a commit
tee of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers including Grand Chief War
rem H. Stone, the engineers were
granted ten-hour day and increase in
wages aggregating for the 900 engineers
from 100000 to $4,000 year. Commit
tees representing the engineers of the
New York, New Haven & Hartford and
the New York Central railways met to
discuss the demands they are to make
on the railroads for higher wages and
shorter hours of labor.
The poll of the locomotive firemen of
the Erie for the purpose of determining
whether or not to resort to strike in
an endeavor to enforce their demands
has resulted in an almost unanimous
vote for strike so far as returns have
been received.
The adjustment committee of the en-
, gineers is formulating a set of demands
to be made upon the Erie, irrespective
of the demands of the firemen. The en-
gineers have contract with the Erie
which does not expire for several
months, but the new demands are being
formulated as basis for a new con-
tract.
The position of the Erie railroad in
the present situation was outlined to-
day in a message from ]. C. Stuart,
general manager, who is in the west on
an inspection trip.
Grand Master Hanrahan said tonight
that he and two committees of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
would have a conference tomorrow
with the officials of the New York Cen.
trail and the New York, New Haven
& Hartford
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
DISCUSSES ERIE STRIKE VOTE
5rotherhood's Chief Tells Shippers to
Be on Their Guard
By Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-Grand Chief
Hannahan of the Brotherhood of Lo-
comotive Firemen, in speaking last
night of the strike vote now being
tkaen by the Erie frem whose de-
mands were refused by the railroad
officials, said:
From my observations at this end
of the line L am certain that the vote
for a strike will be unanimous. 1t is
not usual to make public the fact that
a poll on the question of strike is to
be taken, but we think 1t only fair
to shippers and interests that would
be affected by a strike should a strike
be decided on, that they should know.
1--WE have not been looking for
strike, but anyone who knows the hours
OF work on the railroads and the long
strain on the men, coupled with the
low wages. will realize that our de-
mands are very moderate. We want
to be as fairly treated as men I'm other
yocations."
Among the railroad men at the Grand
Central hotel, where the union confer
ences are I'm progress the hope is ex-
pressed that the Erie Railroad company
would avoid trouble by making coun-
ter proposition. Such a proposal, it
was said, would receive due consldera-
tion and would be replied to, even
though a strike vote was In and had
been counted. There will be many con-
ferences this week by the engineers
and firemen of the Lackawana, New
York Central, New York, New Haven
q Hartford and the Central Railroad
OF New Jersey.
1t was stated on Saturday that Grand
Chief Stone would leavel for his home
In Cleveland yesterday. He was stin
at the Hotel Belmont last night and
1t was announced that IL had been de-
termined that he would remain here
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
cRlMlhALLY ASSAULT
AND MURDER NEGRESS
BY Associated Press.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Nov. 12.-The
body of Annie Shirley, negress. was
found at Pratt City this morning with
indications that she had been crlminally
assaulted after she had been murdered.
ID. w. Sparrow, a guard at the state
convict prison, and l.. G.. Stovall, a
former guard, both white men, have
been held for investigation. II is said
that cards and money alleged to belong
to these men were found near the
scene of the murder.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
NOTES OF INTEREST
FROM LONG BEACH
special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
LONG BEACH. Nov. 12.-W. w. An
derson. contractor residing at $3.50
Vermont avenue. Los Angeles. was
robbed of pocketbook and plain gold
ring while crossing from San Pedro to
Long Beach on one of the excursion
steamers yesterday.
At the time he discovered his loss
Anderson was walking inshore on the
Long Beach pier, and straightway
turned around and seized the man
nearest him, shouting stop, thief"
The companions of the man caught
were also closely questioned by the
police, but proved that they were limo.
cent of any such crime.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
GOVERNMENT MAY
DISSOLVE OCTOPUS
BY Associated Press.

" Ft57VNIaINU T NHos
WASHINGTON. Nov. 12.-While no
authoritative statement could be OBJ
tanned, there is good reason to believe
that the government has decided to in
stitute proceedings against the Stand
ard Oil company under the Sherman
antitrust act. with a view of obtain-
ing an order of the court dissolving the
company as 1t now exists and restor-
ing to each OF the seyenty-five or eighty
constituent companies it's proportion
ate share of the stock.
1t would also compel the observance
OK the law prohibiting them from en-
tering into any contract. agreement or
understanding with each other with a
view 70 maintaining prices on oil.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
NO one BLAMED
FOR MANY DEATHS
TIMBERS REMOVED TOO SOON,
SAYS JURY
Finds Victims of Hotel Disaster at
Long Beach Were Killed Because
the Cement Was Not
Properly "set"
Special to The Herald.

special to Ihe Herald.
LONG BEACH, Nov. 12.-Coroner j.
H. Trout held an inquest this morning
over the remains of the workmen
killed in the Bixby hotel disaster last
Friday, when the middle of the big
building collapsed and crashed into the
basement.
The verdict brought in by the jury
men, after spending three hours in in
vestigating the disaster, was:
I'VE find that the deceased came to
their deaths by being crushed by the
collapse of the Bixby hotel building,
and that such collapse was occasioned
by premature removal of parts of tim
bers supporting said floor and while
proceeding with construction of room
before supporting cement beneath 1t
was properly cured. We find no per-
son criminally liable for such fatality"
Contractor is Witness
The verdict was signed by the fol-
lowing jurymen: M. b. Irvine, f. E..
Strong, c.. P. Patterson, c. d. Paine,
w. p. Wilson, w. H. Chandler w. j..
Webb, A. C. CRUDE, e. r. Brown, L. l..
Chambers.
F. L. Spalding, the contractor, was
the first witness called to the stand.
He did not make any statement as to
what caused the accident, but declared
that the foundation was sufficient and
that ordinarily the building would be
perfectly safe. William b. Hart, the
man who had charge OF the steel work,
stated to the jury that that portion of
the work was according to contract.
g. H. Craig, superintendent for the
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
Wound May Prove FataI
81 Associated Press.

DALLAS, Tex, Nov. 12.-R. Fenby.
general auditor Of the Texas q Pacific
railroad system. shot himself at his
home here today Whether the shoot
Ing was accidental or premeditated is
not known. Fenby Is In a dazed condi-
tion and cannot talk. His condition Is
serious.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
Guests at Coronado
BY Associated Pre- So.

d" AssUCIdlVU IItSS'
Ripley and party of Santa Ft officials,
who have been at Coronado over Sun
day, were guests of the chamber of
commerce today in ride over the city.
They left for Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
MANY LETTERS COME
TO THE SP00K EDITOR
ANSWERS BY ROBERT A. HAZEL

~" H7It9 Hh HUHEItI A. HAZEL
SpoOk Editor Herald:
WIN you explain In your next issue
the following:
Il attended a seanee Of John Hem
ly's on West Seventh street and
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13

teed vacuum cure for men
lricocele, night emissions,
led organs; lost manhood
loney refunded. VACUUM
Blk. lst and Spring streets.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
TO BUILD CLUBHOUSE
FOR FAIRGROUNDS

The new club house at public play
grounds No. 1 will be erected in Few
days.
Bids were received yesterday by the
board of public works from Peter kee-
nan Offering to do the work for $2O5O;
from the Los Angeles Investment com
pany for $2337; John Nelson for $2265,
and Ed Arnaelsteen for $2140.
The grounds are located at Violet and
Atlantic streets.
San Francisco Shipping
SAN FRANCISCO Nov. 12.-Arrived;
Steamer State of California. San Diego.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-04-26
Republican Graft.

One of the life insurance ma gnates
has been arrested for giving a large
sum OF money, that should have been
sacred to the widows ana orphans of
the policy holders, to the republican
national committee President Roose.
velt declared before election that no
tainted money was being used in his
campaign, hut the 1evidence shows
that he was greatly mistaken, for the
insurance trust and other corporations
"came down. handsomely. The
strange part of. it is that the admins.
tration organs before the last national
election declared that the president
was managing the campaign On q
business basis' and received daily
reports of the finances of the republi-
can committee from Chairman Cor.
telyou. Was the president deceived
or did he then think insurance money
was not tainted? No restitution has
yet been made, though it would seem
that the ethics of the situation demand
that the money be returned to its
rightful owners. ~
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-04-26
The Democracy of Death.

In the democracy of death all men
are at least equal. There is neither
rank nor station nor perogative in the
republic of the grave. At this fatal
threshold the pr ilosopher ceases TO be
wise and the songs of the poet are
silent Dives relinquishes his mil
lions ane Lazarus his rags. The poor
man is as rich as the richest and the
rich man as poor as the pauper The
creditor loses his usury and the DEBTOR
is acquitted of his obligation. There
the proud man surrenders his dig
mites, the politician his honors. the
wording his pleasures, the invalid
needs no physician, and the laborer
rests from his unrequired toll. Here
at last is natures equity. The
wrongs of time are redressed, injustice
explained, the irony of fate is refuted,
che unequal distribution of wealth,
honor, capacity, pleasure and OPP.
portunity, which makes life SO cruel
and inexplicable tragedy, cease in
the realm Of death. The strongest
there has no supremacy and the weak
est needs no defense. The mighty
captain accumbs to the invincible
adversary who disarms alike the victor
and vanquished a a