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Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
Gilmore Says Harsh Things

While Mayor McAleer asks a direct
question of Mr.. Huntington in his let
ter, the railway magnate, in his reply
sidesteps with beautiful diplomacy. His
answer, however, is taken as con-
fession that he Is the man behind the
Gilmore gun.
Charges and counter charges were
flying thick and fast yesterday. In one
of these Councilman Blanchard, who
acted as president pro tenn OF the coun-
Gil on the momentous Wednesday, de-
clared that he did not know this
franchise was to go to Huntington, but
had been assured by e. w. Gilmore
that Gould was behind the move.
"That is the first time l have ever
known Blanchard to lie," said Gilmore
quietly but earnestly when this infor-
nation was conveyed to him.
The turn that the franchise question
has taken is expected to have the re-
suit of causing an estrangement be-
tween the city council and the con-
tracing firm of Gilmore
Wilton E. w. Gilmore. to whom the
council voted to give this franchise last
Wednesday, is a member of this firm.
Councilmen Blame Gilmore
In their anxiety to shirk as much of
the responsibility as possible, the
councilmen are attempting to lay all
TIE blame on Gilmore.
Heretofore the council and Fairchild-
Gilmore Wilton have been on most
friendly terms.
This firm has secured many contracts
for public improvements and has fire.
auently asked for extensions of time in
which to complete these contracts. Not
once have these extensions been denied.
There have also been questions con-
corning bonds, but in each case the
council has readily found some means
to fix things to the entire satisfaction
Of Fairchild- Gilmore-Wilton.
It is a common saying at the city
hall that what the Southern Pacific or
the gas company doesn't want Fair
child Gilmore Wilton can have.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01

In the granting of so valuable a right
the public is entitled to be in full
possession of all facts.
An early reply will be greatly appre-
ciated. Yours truly,
OWEN McALEER, Mayor
Hon. Owen McAleer, Mayor of Los
Angeles. Cal:
Dear Sir-Replyng to your favor of
this morning. permit me to say that
believe the franchise you refer to which
was granted by the city council to E.
w. Gilmore would be of great benefit
to the Interurban railway system
operated by me. That franchise would
connect the northern and southern di-
visions of the Pacific Electric railway
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01

shown positively that I am mistaken
L see no reason to change my vote. l
will stand pat
The last prop has been knocked from
under the transcontinental railroad by
the following correspondence between
Mayor McAleer and III. e. huntingdon:
Huntington Writes to Mayor
Building, City.
Dear Sir-Your company being spoken
of as the beneficiary in connection with
the granting of a steam railway
franchise to Mr.. e. w. Gilmore,
would ask on behalf of the city of Los
Angeles whether this is true?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
Les Freres Club

Les Freres Club
The Les Freres club will entertain
its friends at Kramer's hall Friday
night. Smiley's orchestra will furnish
music.
Bicycle Theft
Bert Mcfarland was arrested yester-
day afternoon charged with the lar
ceny of a bicycle, and locked up by
Detectives Smith and Dixon.
Suffragists to Meet
Members of the Los Angeles Equal
Suffrage league will meet tomorrow
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Wo-
mans club house to listen to an adj
dress by Charles Dwight Willard on
municipal government.
No Arrests Made
A complaint has been issued charg-
ing ]. S. Spencer with passing fictitious
checks upon the firm of C. c. Pierce &c
Co, 127 West Sixth street. Detectives
We're assigned on the case but no ar
rest was made up to a late hour last
night.
Charged With Felony
Walter Sutcliff, accused of placing his
wife in a disorderly house, has been
located in Sacramento, where he fled
from this city last January. and will
be brought back to stand trial. The Of
tense is q felony under the state law
and the police will try to secure a con-
viction, although the wife is unwilling
to prosecute.
Lecture on Norway
B. r. Baumgardt will deliver a free
lecture on Norway; The Land and Its
People," before the liberal club this
evening in Mammoth hall. SIT South
Broadway. The lecturer will give a
fascinating description of the scenery
of the country and of the customs. The
lecture will include an account of An
dre's attempt to reach the north pole
by balloon and will be illustrated by
100 beautifully colored views cast upon
canvas fifteen feet square.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
BAND CONCERTS

Moore's Fidela Concert band, Eastlake
park:
(Fischer); waltz, 1.-THE First Raindrop"
U<latz); trinity, Sacred Intermezzo" CTo-
banD; selection, THE Emerald Isle (Sul-
Ivan and Germans andante, THE Melody
of Love" (Engleman); overture. Or
pheus' (Ofenbach; Elisa Entering the
Cathedral" from "Lohengrin" Wagner):
popular medley, "Jingles" (Becker); grand
fantasia, Souvenir de Wagner" (Moses);
finale, selected.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
MAYOR WRITES
VETO MESSAGE
COUNCIL WILL HEAR CRlTl-
CISM MONDAY
McAleer Carefully Prepares Singing
Huntington Has Strong
Desire to Possess the
Franchise

Mayor McAleer has written his mes
sage vetoing the big franchise grab.
That message will be read to the city
council Monday afternoon at o'clock.
But until the telling words have fallen
on the ears Of the councilmen the pub
lie will not know just what the mayor
has to say.
There is no doubt however, that
Mayor McAleer will express his senti-
ments vigorously. He spent nearly the
entire day yesterday in consultation
with members of the city attorneys
department. The message was begun
early yesterday morning and was not
completed until late last evening. 1t
may be that before 1t Is submitted to
the council Monday afternoon it will
be even stronger in it's terms than it
now is, for the mayor made several
alterations in weak places yesterday
before he pronounced the product fin
ished.
In this message the mayor will tell
the council in the straightforward way
he usually adopts just what he thinks
of its action.
Council Can't Hinder the Mayor
Had Mayor McAleer withheld his
veto for longer period of consider
alton it is probable the council would
by reconsidering its vote on the prop
osition the first thing Monday after
noon. But whatever the action of the
council that body can do nothing that
will hinder the mayor in his power of
the veto. The council cannot recall
from the mayor any ordinance that has
been put through the required process
of reaching him until he has either
signed, vetoed or held 1t longer than
the ten days allowed by law.
There is no doubt of the action of the
council in sustaining the mayors veto.
The only councilman, with the excep-
ton of Kern and Smith, who are not
in the city, who has not positively
stated he will vote to sustain the veto
is Councilman Ford of the First ward,
the ward in which Mayor McAleer lives.
Ford declares that he still believes the
franchise to be for a transcontinental
and until he is positively shown
that he is mistaken he sees no reason
to change his vote.
Ford Says Councilmen Are Heroes
IF I could talk for just two minutes
and tell what I know, not what 1 sus-
pect, l would be one of the most pop
ular men in Los Angeles. 1 am willing
to stand UP and take all the mud that
is being thrown at me now, for l know
that it will not be long until the entire
city knows that 1 have been right all
along in this question. 1t won't be two
months until we will be having big
banquets in this city, and the members
of the council that voted for this fran
chise will be sitting at the head of the
table, bowling their acknowledgment
to the plaudits of multitude of adj
mirers.
II am just itching to tell what I
know, but a man has given me his con-
fdence and asked me not to betray 1t,
so my lips are sealed. But until I am
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01

Free music will be furnished for pri-
vate house parties. lawn or tea parties
by sending request to the Circulation
department OF The Herald. An expert
operator with one of The Herald Talk.
O-Phones. including a select line OF
up-to-date music and songs. will be
supplied for any occasion in any part
of the city absolutely free of charge.
All that Is necessary is to give ample
notice of date renulred.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
5000 POrtiere Curtains
1898

Handsome new mercerized tapes
try portiere curtains; so inches
wide, 8 feet long, with heavy
knotted fringed ends; two-color
effects in all the leading colors;
worth $500; on sale Monday, a
pair, S3,9S.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01

in such a manner as to be very adj
vantageous to those lines and to our
people in general without any detri-
ment to the public or other interests.
For the above reasons I would be very
glad to secure this franchise.
Yours truly,
IL Il IIIINTINCiTON
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01

The New York Central Lines
Have their office at 216 West Fourth
street. Tickets and sleeping car
reservations to all points east of ST.
Louis and Chicago. Six tourist cars
a week to Boston.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
THE CITY

Strangers are invited to visit the ex-
hibit of California products at the
Chamber of Commerce building, on
Broadway. between First and Second
streets, where free information will be
given on all subjects pertaining to this
section.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
TiIlman Would Amend Laws

BY ASSocIateu FTeSS.
WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator
Tillman today announced that he will
make his campaign in South Carolina
on the issue that the state liquor laws
must be amended.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
PET DOG SAVES FAMILY
FROM DEATH BY FIRE
FRANTIC BARKING ARoUsES THE
OCCUPANTS
Blaze Of Supposed Incendiary Origin
Damages Structure Near Thirty
ninth and Eureka Streets-Firemen
Hampered Because Of Short Hose

A faithful dog saved the Koontz fam
lily from death by suffocation early
yesterday when a fire, probably of in
cendary origin, broke out in a two
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01

The Herald will pay $40 in cash to
lead to the arrest and conviction of any
person caught stealing copies of The
Herald from the premises of our pa
irons THE HERALD.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
l5C Printed Draperies

Mill remnants of 15c silkolines, 15c
swisses, 15c cretonnes, 15c satins, 15c
scrims and 15c Japanese art draperies;
10000 yards in lengths from one to five
Yards; a factory cleanup of the sea-
sons business draperies suitable for
every purpose; Monday, yard, &c.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
$500 Bonnie Femme
Curtains $l.48

New white cable net bonnie femme
curtains; plain centers with hand
some borders and deep ruffled lace
valance across bottom; surplus
stock from leading curtain manu-
facturer: $500 curtains; on sale
Monday at $1.4S each.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
$40 Bonnie Femme Curtains sos

Handsome white and Arabian bonnie femme cur
tains, SO inches wide yards long, with hand
made and latest braided motifs and deep full ruf-
fled lace valance bottom; worth up to $1,000;
sale Monday, each, at $298.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

MIST. office 436 South Hill street.
MIST. for contagious blood poison.
MIST cures Rheumatism. Infallible.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01

Talk-o-Phone free. See the proposition
in today's Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
$500 BObbinet Curtains
S3.48

Handsome new bobbinet curtains in
white and Arabian color; trimmed
with handsome cluny Battenberg
edges and insertions and with swell
motifs in corners; worth $500; on
sale Monday, a pair, $3.4S.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
81 Door Panels
75C

A factory sample line of
300 door panels; made of
white and Arabian colored
bobbinet, with handsome
hand made Battenberg and
Irish point center designs;
worth $500; on sale Mon
day, each 75c.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
$500 Lace Curtains

Factory seconds of fine white lace cur
tains, 81 inches wide. 31s yards long,
cable net, Scotch net and madras
weave curtains, with plain centers
and handsome borders; just 100 pairs,
from one to four pairs of a kind;
worth to $500. Monday, a pair, $1.4S.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
$500 Lace Curtains $l.4S

coloed
surplus curtain manufac
wide mostly plain centers with
handsome border degns worth to $780, on sale Monday
pair $14S.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01

China silk waists in black and
white; tucked and plated fronts
and lace embroidery trimmed
also; long and short sleeves;
good materials; worth $3.50;
Monday at $2.98.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01

Handsome new tapestry couch
covers, so inches wide and feet
long; heavy fringe all around;
rich Egyptian, Turkish and Per-
sian designs and eolors; worth
$500; on sale Monday at $3.4S.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01

1900 pairs of fine Scotch net curtains
in white. Arabian and two-toned eff
fects; "a inches wide, S1s yards long
plain and figured centers with swell
new borders; factory cleanup of the
seasons newest curtains; worth tC
$500; on sale Monday, pair, $2.4S.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-01
DAcHSHUND IN A FLAT.
The Serial or Continued Canine Is
Apt to Take Up Too Much
Room.

Our ever delightful colaborer of the
woman's department gently quarrels, IN
an essay on canine environment, at the
incongruity of the dachshund In fiat,
though she does not tell us, remarks the
st. Louis Globe-Democrat, wherein the in
congruity lies. 1t would seem to the
common or garden mind that dachshund
would be better placed in a flat than in
a house, for when one has dog, he
likes to have him all on one floor
A serial or continued dog like the
dachshund is apt to extend from the attic
to the basement of house, and you can't
tell which end is which without taking a
great many steps, all covered with dog.
You may go to the basement to feed him,
and find that you have come to the wrong
end--the feeding part being in the third
floor front.
Now, in fiat, where the rooms are all
on one floor and in straight row-they
are always either one behind the other or
one before the other-you can tell how
your dachshund is going to end, rom the
first chapter, so to speak. Of course, you
can't shut any doors, but one never shuts
doors in a fiat, anyway-it takes up too
much room.
And in 4 fiat dachshund, being unable
to turn round, is susceptible to some
permanency of artistic treatment. His
head and shoulders in the parlor may be
decorated to suit, and each section of his
anatomy made to agree in its general
color scheme, with the room it lnhabits.
And the whole theory of the dachshund
is in harmony with fiat lite. You have to
look at him on the installment plan.
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and bounded onto warehouse filled
with dynamite, which exploded when
he struck it, and the neighbors picket
his remains up on a dustpan and emp
tied them in here. Then he asked II
his head was on straight, and the cir
Gus men took him away to the hospital
tent.
The circus hands separated the RAaS-
slams and Japs, or at least pulled
off the Japs, and the Russians limpeJ
to the dressing-room, and their act
was cut out. Unless the terms OF
peace between Japan and Russia in
clude the belligerents in our show, there
will be rows every day.
Pa came to the car on crutches that
night, just before the train pulled out
for Philadelphia, and wanted to know
where 1 was during the fight He
said he rushed right in and grabbed a
Jap in one hand and a Russian in
the other, and bumped their heads to-
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Margin of Profit.

The industry is operated on mar
gin of less than cents to each dol
lar of sales. Swift & Co. do not sell
at retail. Their entire output is sold
at wholesale to many thousands of
dealers in various parts of the world.
There are hundreds of local slaughter
ers throughout the United States, who
buy their live stock in competition
with the packer doing an interstate
and international business. Likewise
the packer must sell in competition
with the local slaughterers. There are
nc secret processes in the industry, no
complicated and expensive factories,
and as live stock can be purchased in
almost every hamlet and city, and the
preparation of meats is simple in the
extreme, local slaughtering will long
remain a factor in the production OF
fresh meats and provisions.
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show felt sorry for the little Japs,
cause some day the big Russians would
ride right over them, and. kill them
right in the ring. l said that every
body thought the Japs ought to resign
from the show, for fear of clash with
the Russians, or else they ought ~
have some grown persons to act as
chaperones.
You ought to have seen the look of
scorn on the faces of the Jap jugglers
when the Interpreter told them that
the circus people were afraid the Rus
slams would hurt them. They jabbered
awhile, and then the interpreter told
me that the ten little Japs could whip
the 20 Russians in four minutes
Probably it was none of my business,
and / never ought to have repeated it,
but in circus everybody wants to
know everything that is going on. SO
when the big leader of the Russians
asked me what those brown monkeys
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we're talking about, I told him:
Nothing particular, only they say
the ten of them could lick you 20
Russians in four minutes"
Gee, didn't that Russian talk kopec
and damski, and froth at the mouth
Then he called his Russians together,
and the talk sounded as though a
soda fountain had burst. Then they all
yelled: "Killovitch the monkeyouskis."
went and told pa there was going
to be a riot between the Jap Jug
glers and the Russian horsemen, and
probably the fight would take place
when the Japs came out of the ring
at the afternoon performance, and the
Russians went in, right near the
dressing-room. l asked pa not to
mix in it, but keep away in the animal
tent. Pa said, not much, he wouldn't
be away, and he told all the managers.
and they all got around the dressing
room to stop the muss, if one started.
We'll. to show how the Japs were
organized, as soon as they felt there
was going to be row, they kept
their eyes on the Russians all the time
they were in the ring doing their pole
balancing, and the little Jap up on the
bamboo pole, with fan, kept jab-
bering to the fellows down on the
ground, and / could see that trouble
was coming. When their act was over
the Japs bowed to the audience, and
started out where the Russians were
lined up to come riding in. The big
Russian said: "Look at the little
monkeys but he hadn't got the
words out of his mouth before the
Japs turned, and every man grabbed
the tail of every other horse, and
jumped up behind the Russians, and
each of the ten Japs took Russian
by the neck with a Jiu jitsu strangle
hold, and reached out his leg and
wound it around the Russian on the
next horse, and in ten seconds they
had endorsed the 20 Russians The
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Popular Line to the East.

The splendid passenger service of the
Nickel Plate Road, the care and atten
ton shown passengers have made it a
favorite with the inexperienced as well as
those accustomed to travel. Every feature
necessary to the comfort and convenience
of the passengers, especially ladies travel
ing alone or accompanied by children is
provided. Colored Porters in Uniform are
in attendance to serve the wants of all
and to see that cars are kept scrupulous
Iy clean. Pullman Sleepers on all trains
and an excellent Dining service, serving
Individual Club meals or la Carte at
moderate cost. When travelling East pur
chase your tickets via the Nickel Plate
Road. All trains depart from the La
Sale st. Station, Chicago. For full in
formation regarding tickets, rates, routes
sleeping car reservations, etc, call on OF
address j. J. Callahan, General Agent
No. Ill Adams St., Chicago, Ill.
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whole 80 men were on the ground roll
ing in the sawdust, the Japs rolling
over and under the Russians, twisting
their legs and arms in an unknown
manner, and making them yell for
help like mastiff that has tIifled in
an overbearing manner with little
bulldog, until the bulldog got mad
and began the chewing act on the mas
tiff's fore leg.
1t was the worst mix-up ever was,
and the managers told pa to put a
stop to it, and pa pulled off his coat
and grabbed the first Jap he could dig
out, and began to pull him, like you
would take hold of the leg Of dog
in fight.
Pa said: Here, quit this foolishness,
cause there is an armistice, and the
war is over, anyway"
o! o! but the Jap didn't do a thing
to pa. He grabbed pa by the wrist,
and be seemed to be having an epilep-
tic fit. and pas leg shot out so MS
feet hit a guy pole, and then the Jap
pulled him back like he was rubber
ball on a string, and then he took pa
by the elbow and held him out a.
arms length, and then swung him
around few times and let go of him
and he fell down among the reserved
seats which representatives of the
press occupy. Pa stood on one ear
on crushed chair, with his legs over
the railing, and when he came to,
the newspaper men wanted to inter
view pa. Pa said all he remembered
was that the air ship was sailing over
the town, and they threw him out for
ballast, and he struck church spire
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gether, and threw one of them towards
the ring, and the other up among the
seats, and he wanted to know if !
thought he killed either or both OF
them.
l hate boy that will deceive his
father, but l told him there was talk
about two performers, one Russian
and the other Jap, that were left
at the morgue, but didn't know any
thi1g sure about it, and pa said: 81
was afraid 1 should hurt them, out
they brought it ,on themselves by
breaking the rules of the show against
fighting during a performance" and
pa rolled over and groaned in his
berth, and went to sleep and snored
bag, such as horses eat out of, pulled
over pas face.
The queerest thing that ever hap
pened in the circus business in this
country took place at Germantown,
Pa. The teamsters went on strike
at Pittsburg, for increase in wages and
shorter hours, and for two days the
management had great time.
We had to get drays to haul the
stuff from the train to the lot, and
then our teamsters got the local dray-
men to join them, and when we got
ready to haul the stuff back to the
train nobody would do any work, and
the walking delegates from the Team
sters' union just took possession OF
the show, and we were stuck, like an
automobile when the gasoline gives
out.
We had got to looking at the team
sters as of no particular account when
they walked out, but when they
wouldn't work, they became the most
important part of the show, and after
the show was over the managers who
had told the striking teamsters to go
plumb, found that they had gone
plumb. and they had to rush all over
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Packing Plants.

All the Swift & Company plants are
located at the great live stock markets,
in the heart of the great agricultural
sections, where can be purchased the
finest grades of cattle, sheep and hogs.
We have seven packing plants, employ
ing at each from two to eight thousand
persons.
The following gives the locations
and sizes of the different plants.
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Salvation Army Work.

The Salvation Army is at work in 40
countries and colonies, speaking 81 Ian
guages, has 1910 corps. "circles" and
societies; 13.493 officers and cadets;
employs 1855 persons, and has 45,339
local officers. 1t has SO periodicals in
"a languages, with an issue of 1,208. GOO.
There are 644 institutions for its social
work and in IL months the army sup
piled 4 ,573, 399 beds and Z ,213, SOC meals.