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Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-01
New Back Combs S2.O8
NEGRESS SCARED BY OWL
Perched on a Corner Of the
Kitchen Stove
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
MATTITUCK, L. l., Nov. 30.-A ne
gress from the south. employed as a
cook at the home of Assemblyman John
M. Lupton here, was nearly frightened
out of her wits by big owl perched on
the kitchen range a day or two ago.
She got up early to light the fire in
the range preparatory to getting break
fast. 1t was not yet full daylight. AS
the woman opened the kitchen door she
saw two large and very bright eyes
peering at her from one corner of the
range. What sort of an apparition it
was she did not know, and did not take
the trouble to find out.
She Immediately shouted Justify for
help and Robert Lupton tumbled out of
bed and down stairs on the double
quick. He shortly captured the in
truder.
1t was evident that the big owl had
fallen down the chimney during the
night and had become weary of looking
for way to escape, so perched himself
on the range to await developments.
The negress was shortly afterward
calmed, but she insists dat dem eyes
war suttenly drefful."
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-01
PLAYFUL BEAR LIKES ANVILS
Small Boys Are Blamed for Wrecking
Blacksmith Shop That Was
Bruins Romping Place

Special to The Herald
MERIDEN, Conn, Nov. 30-Frank
Bartlett's blacksmith shop, in Centre
street, New Britain, looked on Satur-
day morning as If cyclone had been
through it.
Mr.. Bartlett ascribed the destruction
to boys and he complained to the po-
lice, who interviewed the youngsters
in the neighborhood. They denied all
knowledge of the affair, and on Sat-
urday night Mr.. Bartlett with two po-
licemen, kept watch of the shop. At
midnight their vigilance was rewarded.
They saw huge bear enter the shop
through window and pitch tools and
anvils in all directions. They recog-
nized the culprit as a trick bear with
an animal show playing at the local
theater and notified it's keeper, who
with great difficulty prevailed upon the
creature to quit the sport.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-01
TO IDENTIFY THE CROOKS
Full BertiIIon System to Be Estab-
Ilshed in Los Angeles Police
Department

The Los Angeles police department
soon will be equipped with identifi-
cation bureau as thorough as that of
any department in the world, according
to Chief Kern.
1t will be a full Bertillon system and
it will allow the department to Coop
crate with all the big departments in
the country. The lack of such a bureau
has been sorely felt by the department
in the past, as nearly all noted crimi-
nails visit Los Angeles at some time in
their career.
BY the new system the police will
have photographs and measurements of
all criminals captured in all sections of
the country and will be able to identify
them when they are captured in this
city.
The method employed by the system
is to photograph the subject, both pro-
file and front, and to measure the
length and breadth of his head and
chin, length of the index finger, breadth
of the hand. length of the forearm, the
color of the eyes and the shape of the
ears. 1t is looked upon as the most
complete system of identification which
has even been discovered
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-01
ARREST PREcIPITAlEs STRIKE
Mexico's Strict Laws Concerning Acci-
dents Tie Up Road
BY Associated Press.

i
TUCSON, Ariz., Nov. 30.-The Sonora
railroad, which is the southern extern
sion of the Southern Pacific system
from Nogales, Arizona, to Guaymas,
Sonora, is completely tied up as result
of strike which has as it's object the
securing of the release of Jesse M.
Reitz, now held in Hermosillo on a
charge of manslaughter.
Reitz was engineer of the passenger
train which killed Yaqui Indian walk
ing on the track near Hermosillo Satur-
day. He was arrested, and at the pre-
liminary hearing Tuesday was held in
default of $4,000 bail.
By a preconcerted arrangement all
trains on the road were pulled into Her
mosillo yesterday and abandoned by
the crews, who refused to move the
trains until Reitz was released.
No trainmen can be induced to cross
the line from Nogales.
American Consul Brick Wood, at No
gales, and Vice Consul Hostetter, at
Hermosillo, are working on the case
Representations have been made to
Washington and the City of Mexico
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-01
FLY PAPER RAT TRAP
CATCHES A CAT, TOO
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NORRISTOWN, Pa, Nov. 30.-Two
rats, cat and a piece of fly paper
almost caused panic at the residence
of John Fry in East Marshall street.
For several weeks Mrs. Fry has been
trying to rid her cellar of rats, but
without success. The little animals
refused to enter the traps she had set
for them.
Then Mrs. Fry hit on novel idea,
and decided that fly paper might an
swer the purpose. She got two sheets
of the sticky paper and nailed it to a
large board, which was laid on the
cellar floor. This afternoon Mrs. Fry
heard commotion in the cellar and
decided to investigate.
She found that two rats had become
fast on the paper and were trying
their best to get away.
About that time the family cat put
in an appearance and seeing the rats
made a spring at them. The cats
whiskers became tangled in the sticky
substance and the next instant cat
and rats were rolling about the cellar
floor Mrs. Fry succeeded in killing
the rats and the cat was rescued with
the loss of it's whiskers.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-01
COAL INTERESTS GET REBATES
Enjoy Special FaVors at Hands of
Western Roads
Dy Associated Presa

Dy ASSOCldteu fTeSa
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 3O.-Inter-
state Commerce Commissioner e. F.
Clark, continuing his investigation of
the coal trade in the intermountain
country and the relation of railroad
companies to the coal business, and
their methods of acquiring coal prop
critics, devoted most of the morning
session today to the Denver & Rio
Grande system and affiliated coal COM
panies.
Charles Livingston, former chief clerk
at Sunnyside for the Utah Fuel COM
pany and the Wasatch store, testified
that previous to August / last both
companies enjoyed what amounted to
secret tariff of all material shipped to
the mines over the Denver & Rio
Grande lines. The companies also re-
ceived concessions over other railroad
lines, he said.
w. o. Williams, auditor of the Utah
Fuel company, the Pleasant Valley Coal
company and the Wasatch store at Sun
nyside, also told of the special freight
rates enjoyed by the coal companies
The railroad company, he testified, act
ed as agent for the coal companies and
at certain points collected the bills for
coal delivered.
George d. Holiday of Salt Lake City
told of his efforts to acquire title to a
tract of coal land in Whitmore canyon,
near Sunnyside. He organized the Hol-
liday Coal company and undertook to
mine coal. During his absence armed
men went in and took possession of his
property, to which a man named Robert
Kirken set up claim. Holiday testi-
fled that he attempted to contest Kirk
ems claims in the district court of the
Third Utah district, but every decision
was against him until he secured a
transfer of the case to Salt Lake City,
Mr.. Holiday told of several conversa-
tions with Robert Clark, superintend-
ent OF the Pleasant Valley Coal com
pany, and other officials of the coal
company in which sometimes threats
were made against him and at others
offers were made to buy him out.
Finally, tiring of the struggle, he sold
out to the coal company for $22, 600.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-01
PUT MILLIONS INTO PLANTS
Philadelphia Capitalists Back Of the
Northwest Merger

BY Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. 3O.-The con-
solidation of more than a dozen cleo
trio light, traction and power plants
i'm cities of the Pacific Northwest by
Philadelphia capitalists is announced
In dispatch received By the Oregon
IAN
The properties merged under one
management have a valuation of Sc
100000. "
Rhodes. Hinkler & Butcher. bankers
of Philadelphia, are behind the project.
Associated with the firm are other
Philadelphia capitalists. A. L. Welch
of Portland Is to be manager of the
consolidated properties.
The properties so far secured or
now being held under option are the
light and power plants at Eugene,
Springfield, Albany, Cottage Grove.
Corvallis, Seaside, Roseburg, Baker
City, Walla Walla, Wash, and PEN
dleton. Electric plants at Dallas and
Albany are owned by the promoters
of the consolidation, as are also gas
plants at North Yakima, Wash, and
Lewistown, Idaho.
Early in 1906 the Clarks. Seligmans
and Pratts of New York and Phia-
delphia consummated similar merger
of electrical properties in and around
Portland and they invested about $780,
600 900.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-01
BAER or THE BLATHERSKlTES
~ Assoelated Pres.

6N ASSOCldleu I-ISSS.
NEW YORK, Nov. 80.-George F..
Baer, president of the Reading rail-
road, in an address at Reading, Pa,
according to a special to the World.
declared that in our day we need to
heed the injunction to beware of false
prophets" The present tendency is
to lend itching ears to strange doc
trines.
From the seats of the mighty and
from the street corner here blather-
sixties harangue the multitudes. a wall
of woe is heard" he said. Everything
is wrong. The whole order of our in
dustrial and social life is assailed in
vehement and hysterical appeals to the
passions and selfishness of men.
THE men who do not by their own
work contribute anything to the gem
eral stores want to control their dis
tribution. They create nothing. They
only scold.
The immeasurable resources of the
earth so long hidden have not been
discovered or utilized for the benefit
of mankind by any thought or action
Of theirs.
They are drones In the bury hive.
They have had no part or lot in the
army of gifted and capable men who
are obeylng the primitive mandate to
subdue the earth and have dominion
over IT, They do not bear the heat and
burden OF the day in the eternal work
Of subjugation, but they nevertheless
long for thrones Of dominion over it."
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-01
TIDE OF TRAVEL
CONTINUES WEST
CALIFORNIA IS NOW MECCA
OF THOUSANDS
Wealthy Persons Make Numerous In
qulries as to the Best Channels
for MISUNDERSTANDING
and Railroad News

Despite the dscontinuance of the
colonist rates travel to California is as
great as ever
Los Angeles and San Francisco are
the two most-talked-of western cities
in the east, according to letters re-
ceived by railroad men here, and judg-
ing from marked copies of newspapers
received by their advertising depart
ments.
One interview with Union Pacific
official is an index of many of sim
liar character. Here 1t is
G. f. Booth of the Union Pacific
railroad, who has just returned from
the east, is authority for the statement
that the influx of people to California
this year is of unusually large propor-
tons, and that much capital is seeking
investment here.
California is attracting more atten-
tion than any other section in the
United States, or, for that matter, in
the world" declared Booth. II have
had talks with the passenger traffic
managers of the Chicago. Milwaukee
& st. Paul, the Chicago e. North
western and the Union Pacific, and
they all told me of the heavy travel
that was setting in for California.
.'They told me that emigration to the
coast from the east was starting in
earlier this year than in any previous
year.
''The persons making these inquiries
were not poor people looking for
homes, but wealthy people who were
thinking of investing in the state and
were asking as to the best lines of
business they should put money into.
THE travel to the coast" he con-
tinued, ''has not abated since the col
onist rate was discontinued and the
fra0 of6 II AfV1r
toward California as they did when the
cheap rate WAS in effectn
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-01
STRANGE CHANGE OF COLOR
ON BABY PUZZLES DOCTORS
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
WABASH, Ind, Nov. SO.-A strange
discoloration which has appeared on
the face and neck of the 5-months-old
physicians here and no explanation Of
the phenomenon can be given.
Two days after the birth OF the child
a small red spot appeared upon the
left SIDE of his face. Gradually this
spot has enlarged until now 1t mas
completely covered the left side or the
face and the neck, making that side
appear like that of an Indian. The
baby is otherwise perfectly healthy;
The case today was laid before the
Wabash County Medical association
and specialists will be summoned this
week
Physicians who have seen the ehild
agree that the change OF color VIII
continue over the body unless am op-
Grafton to check it can be made.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-01
TEMPTED BY SILK HOSIERY
specia' to The Herald.

speeia, TO The Herald.
CHICAGO, Nov. 3O-Mrs. Josephine
McAmis. who says she is the wife of
the Rev. f. l.. McAmis. pastor OF the
Presbyterian church of Hebron, Ill.
was I'm police court accused of shop
lifting. The minister's wife fell a vic
tim to the lure of silk hosiery.
II didn't know what l was doing
your honor" the woman said, In a
scarcely audible voice. II was uncoh-
scious when l took the goods. l must
have been out of my mind at the time.
/ believe was crazy. / didn't need silk
hosiery"
I'm fine you $40. Go home to the
church and keep away from silk stock
ings," said Justice C0nnely.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-01

tracks in Grand Crossing. Work on the
plans will be started at once and as
soon as possible men win be placed at
work-as many as 10O0-with the inten4
tion to push It toward completion with"
in year
President J. t. Harahan Of the IlH-
nois Central, who arrived in the city
from New York. where he had been
attending a meeting of stockholders of
the railroad. brought the news.
Money for the Improvement was ap-
propriated as the last act of the dl-
rectors before adjournment on Wednes-
day.
The Lake Shore and Pennsylvania
lines are also to elevate their tracks
at Grand Crossing.
The Grand Crossing tracks have long
been regarded as dangerous.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-01
TWINS ANNOUNCED
AT GOLDEN WEDDING
Special to The Herald.

Speclal TO The Herald.
SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. Nov. SO.-As
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Saurman We're
celebrating with their friends their
golden wedding anniversary at their
home they received a telegram from
their son in California saying that his
wife had just given birth to twins.
1t was an unusual distinction to be-
come grandparents of twins at the
very hour of their own celebration.
and they and their guests made most
OF this added joy.
There were present at the celebra-
tion eight children and their wives and
husbands and nineteen grandchildren;
also Mr.. Saurman's two sisters. Mrs.
Caroline III. Fenton, aged 81, and Mrs
Mary l.. Walton, aged 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Saurman enjoy good
health. They were the recipients of
many valuable presents.
Mr.. Saurman taught for several
years in the public schools of Phila-
delphia. but owing to Ill health moved
TO Bucks county forty years ago,
where he has held minor county and
government places.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-01
Gas COMPANY
REDUCES PRICES
Thirteenth REDUCTION Is
ANNOUNCED
New Rate Five Cents Less Per 1000
Cubic Feet-WilI Take Effect
First of the New
Year

Beginning January 1 the people of
Los Angeles will be asked to pay only
so cents per 1000 cubic feet for gas,
This is the price which consumers
of gas in New York city pay for me
product and is less than the price of
gas in any city the size of Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Gas and Electric
Light company announced yesterday
that the price to consumers, now 50
cents per thousand cubic feet, would be
reduced S cents per thousand at the
beginning of the new year.
This is not the last reduction con-
templated by the company, which has
set the low price of rs cents per 1000
as the goal fixed of its own volition.
The minimum price may be fixed
within the next few months and it is
almost certain to be attained at least
by the close of the coming year. The
company makes no promises, except
that the price will be again reduced
just as soon as the conditions warrant
such reduction.
Inasmuch as the reduction announced
yesterday, to take effect January 1,
is the thirteenth reduction made by
the company since it first began opera
tions in Los Angeles seventeen years
ago, officials of the company consider
this fact a sufficient guarantee that
its voluntary promise will be kept and
Will be put into effect at the earliest
possible moment.
Make Annual Reduction
They also point to the fact that dur
Mig the past four years the price has
been cut down cents per year.
Amount of consumption and facilities
and cost of production regulate the
price, the officials say, and they ex-
press themselves as confident that
during the coming year these condi-
tions will be favorable to the final
reduction contemplated.
Los Angeles paid $3.50 per 1000 cubic
feet for the first gas which it con-
sumed, but the policy of reduction was
and it has continued from that time
until now. The first reduction, made
almost Immediately after the industry
was established, was to $225, then soon
to 81, thereafter with great regularity
until the S5-cent point was reached
January last, and now comes the
S0-cent rate. beginning within the next
thirty days.
A. B. Day of the Los Angeles Gas
and Electric company said last night,
speaking OF the proposed reduction in
the price of gas, that the minimum
price OF rs cents had been set by the
company several years ago and that
II had moved in that direction as fast
as conditions would warrant. He al.
luded to the fact that Los Angeles,
after January 1, will pay the same
price as charged consumers i'm the
largest city I'm the country and less
than in any city of the size of Los
Angeles, with the certainty OF ultimate
ly being benefited by further re-
duction.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-01
QUITS MoBERLY FOR THIS CITY
Veteran Wabash Storekeeper in Mis-
souri, Comes West

Harry Burrell, for twenty-six years
general storekeeper of the Wabash
railway at Moberly, Mo-, is in Los An
geles on visit and is so impressed that
he expects to move here.
Mr.. Burrell found large colony of
Missourians here, including many who
once worked in the big Moberly shops,
and this fact assisted him in making
his decision.
Mr.. Burrell VII shortly bring his fam
lily to the metropolis of Southern Cali
fOrnia
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-01
LIFTS oregon Lumber Embargo

!oy Efh9VNIeftVU I T N9o'
PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. 3O.-Orders
lifting the embargo on lumber ship
ments from Oregon points to San Fran
cisco and Oakland have been issued by
the Southern Pacific, to become effec-
tive at once.
The order will do little immediate
good to Oregon lumber manufacturers,
owing to the lack of freight cars.
However, railroad officials are hopeful
that this condition will soon be re-
lieved.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-01
Homssssssrs. club Tonight.

Every one desiring TO secure farm home
in California is invited to the meeting at 8
o'clock this evening in Home Extension Hail.
Chamber OF Commerce. Fourth new town and
colony now being formed. also the Los Ange-
les Acre Lot Club Land distributed at whole
sale to members. Come and learn.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-01
HERE FOR HEALTH
AND A DIVORCE
WIFE OF CHICAGO CLUB MAN
is DISAPPOINTED
Her Suit for Legal Separation Sud-
denly Ended by Judge on the
Ground of Non-Residence
in California

Because, as she alleged, her husband
attended too many clubs and lived the
strenuous life when he ought to have
been at home with his bride, Mrs. Zesta
E. Gerould of Danville, ILL.,, yesterday
began suit for divorce against DR.. The
odore l. Gerould of Chicago, before
Judge Conrey of department five of the
superior court, but before she was even
allowed to give her evidence Judge Con-
rey dismissed the case on the ground
that the woman was a nonresident.
Mrs. Gerould came to Los Angeles
about ten months ago from Danville.
She is about 80 years of age and pretty,
and yesterday when she made her ap-
pearance IN court she was stylishly
dressed.
According to her allegations she had
been married for several Years. the Ger
emony having been performed in Dam
vile, where Gerould had begun to prac-
tice medicine.
In Order to Become Popular
The complaint was based on a charge
of desertion, but stated as a primal
cause of the marital trouble that DR..
Gerould. in order to become popular as
a physician and surgeon, had Joined
most OF the cluDS III the nelShDorho0u,
and had even Joined a few in Chicago,
so that almost all his time outside of
that which he spent at his labors was
taken up at the clubs and entertain
ments, while Mrs. Gerould, according to
her complaint, was compelled to stay at
home by herself.
The separation occurred more than a
year ago. the physician going to Chi
cago and the wife later coming to Los
Angeles.
When the woman took the stand yes
terday and her attorney began inquir-
ing as to her residence she stated that
she had been resident of Los Angeles
not year, and that she had come here
for her health. She further testified
that If her health improved she would
return east, and the case smacking too
strongly of one of the going to- Dakota
for-a-divorce kind, Judge Conrey dis
missed 1t on the ground that the woman
was nonresident
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-01
AFFORDS NO PROPER DOCKING
Pacific Mail Cuts Salinas Cruz Off Its
Call List

oV
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 30-The Pacific
Mail Steamship company has decided
to omit Salinas Cruz as a port of call.
This statement was made by the de-
partment of communication here,
which lately received a written pro-
test from the Pacific Mail Steamship
company to the effect that it was not
afforded proper docking facilities at the
port of Salinas Cruz.
The American Hawaiian company
will commence running boats on jan
uary l and act in conjunction with the
Tehuantepec railroad, which will be
opened to the traffic of the world early
in January. The boats of the new line
will touch at Honolulu, San Francisco
and Salinas Cruz.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-01
Manila syndicate Completed

By Associated Press
LONDON, Nov. 3O.-The syndicate
planned by Speyer & Co. of New York,
Speyer Bros. of this city and the Hong
kong and Shanghai bank of London for
the reorganization of the Manila Rail-
way company and an extension of it's
lines was completed today.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-01
Among the Values These

25c Games l0c
Red Riding Hood, Hold the Fort
and other games, very amusing.
Third floor, 19c.
$L6O Rocking Chair SIPS
It's a child's rocking chair with
upholstered seat. Third floor,
SIPS.
Mechanical Train $2.0S Complete
Just the kind of toy every lit
tie fellow wants. One of Ives
American make, mechanical
trains. Engine, tender and four
cars, complete with track. An
exceptional value at $2.9S. Third
floor.