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Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16
OCTOPUS OFFICIALS
NOT TO BE FOUND
BY Associated d Press.

BY Associated Press.
CLEVELAND Ohio Nov 15.-Deputy
sheriffs up to noon today had failed to
find j. NJ. Robertson, M. G. Villas and
H. H. Mcintosh, Standard Oil officials
indicted at Findlay yesterday.
The officers did not visit the home
of John D. Rockefeller, as it was said
that the latter was not there. Messrs.
Villas, Mcintosh and Robertson, the
deputies were told, were out of the
city.
Deputy Sheriff Johns said the failure
to obtain service on the Standard Off
Gals resulted from a breach of con-
fidence by newspaper correspondents,
who gave the men time to get away.
Attorney Tolles of the Standard to-
day telephoned Prosecutor David and
asked If the men indicted would be
permitted to answer the warrants
through their attorneys. Prosecutor
David replied that he was determined
to have the men arrested and brought
to Findlay, Ohio.
Attorney Tolles then stated that he
would bring the three men to Findlay
himself.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16
MERCHANTS ARE ANXIOUS
West Pico Street Residents Dissatis.
fled with. Methods on New
Sewer

Business men on West Pico street
complain that the work of sewer con-
struction on their streets is being car
ried on with considerable loss to them
because of the anxiety of the con-
tractors apparently TO get as much eX-
caVation done as possible.
The present work extends from
Hoover to Arlington street and the
grievance OF those who live along the
route is that dirt is piled on the streets
and sidewalks so that traffic is blocked,
while earth covers even the doorways,
rendering pedestriansm impossible
Some of the storekeepers have put
up temporary boards in self defense.
The excavations are gradually near
ing the business district, where the
congestion will Prove all the more
costly.
Officials of the Alsop Engineering
company say i'm defense that they real
ize that the situation is troublesome,
but claim they are filling up as fast
as they can SO as to reduce the area
of open work and are expediting con-
struction operations.
The old specifications limit the area
under which contractors can tear open
streets to 200 feet, but the present
specifications are more liberal and there
is no apparent redress.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16
CITY HALL NOTES

PROPERTY owners on East Main
street, near DAILY, are asking for better
drainage facilities and have applied to
the board of public works for relief
PROTESTS have been filed concern
ing the character of the crowds that
congregate near the pool room of h.
Nagayama, 319 East First street.
A. l.. SMITH has asked that his resig-
nation from the police force be recon-
sidered.
TENDERS for lots near Seventh and
Flower streets have. been asked by the
fire department, which will erect a new
engine house there.
THE Polytechnic wants a new thirty
horse power motor. Bids are asked.
FRENCH avenue, between Marmion
way and Pasadena avenue, will be
opened shortly.
PETER KEENA has received au-
tEoritX to build the club house in play
grounds No. 1 on Atlantic street for
$2050.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16
NO MORE PASSES
AFTER DECEMBER
ROADS QUIT ISSUING ALL FREE
TRIPS
Apprehensive That Recipients May
Use State Passes for Interstate
Purposes If Given Shuts
These OFF, Too

Dispatches from Chicago to Los An
geles officials yesterday indicate that
sentiments expressed at the meeting
of the Western Passenger COMMITTEES
yesterday Indicate that the railway
pass will vanish entirely from the
west on January 1.
The new rate law prohibits its is
suance for interstate travel after that
date to anybody but railway officials
and employees of common carriers aud
the western railroads manifest a strong
disposition to discontinue issuing 1t for
state business.
The committee will meet again on
November %, when the question will
be settled.
In the discussions at the meeting it
was made clear that the roads prob
ably would continue to give state
passes excepting for the apprehen-
sion that the recipients would use them
for interstate travel and thereby sub
tect both the giver and recipient to
prosecution and imprisonment under
the interstate commerce act.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16
WOULD ENFORCE THE
CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 15.-J. N. Bell
of England, fraternal delegate OF the
British Trades Union congress to tue
convention of the American Federation
of Labor, addressed the convention
today.
| Resolutions offered by delegates of
the Seamen's International union in
sist that ships flying the American
flag which ship Chinese cooks, seamen,
etc, do so in violation of the Chinese
exclusion act and ask the enforcement
of the law.
They point out also that the recent
great disasters to vessels, the RIO
Janeiro at San Francisco, the Slocum
at New York and the Valencia at Van
couver, may be traced to insufficient
and unskilled crews and assert that
law should be passed governing this
point.
Suffrage for women, national news
boy union better wages on govern
ment contracts, repeal of the tariff on
all trust steel products, and reorgani-
zation of the meat cutters and butchers,
disorganized, are urged in other reso-
lutiOnS,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16
COAST ROADS TO RAISE WAGES
Santa Fe and Salt Lake Systems Fall
in Line

Two of the transcontinental railroads,
the Santa Fe and the Salt Lake, will
voluntarily increase wages of employees
the first of the year, it is said. A third,
the Southern Pacific, is expected TO
grant the requests for more pay.
President Ripley already has said
that the Santa Fe will grant demands
in certain branches of service, and
this is expected to apply to the coast
lines, where no request has been made
but where, within the year, more pay
has been given voluntarily to shopmen,
telegraphers, agents and Western
Union office managers.
Now the Salt Lake announces that
wages will be raised voluntarily among
certain employees. j. Ross Clark, vice
president of the Salt Lake, said that
the company undoubtedly will be
among those to raise wages.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16
CARPENTER is HURT
IN WAGE ARGU MENT

In an argument to decide whether
union or non-union men receive the
better wages, Frank Connley, mem
ber of the Carpenters union, received
a cut on the back of the head that
neeessitated his removal to the re-
ceiving hospital. Connley stated that
he became engaged In the argument
which led to his injury with motor
man at Second and Main streets. The
motorman is alleged to have spoken
rudely to Connley and the carpenter
retaliated by striking the offender in
the face Officer Roller happened to
see the ARRAY and he arrested Connley
on the charge OF disturbing the peace.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16

ity. According to his own assertions
he intended to make the sewage avail
able for domestic use by means of this
electrical process.
"On the strength of the process and
his representations that he was a secret
service agent Hartley succeeded in per-
suading about thirty of the prominent
men of Pasadena to lend him money.
The greatest amount which it is known
he secured from one man was $3.50
which he got from Councilman Lough-
cry of Pasadena.
THE most fragrant of the pretenses
made by the bogus officer was to the
effect that he was going to Arizona to
round up gang of counterfeiters and
that after he had completed the work
he was going to San Francisco to in
vestigate the graft there. He stated
that If Ruef knew that he (Hartley)
was on his trail he would shudder
Hartley advertised in the Scientific
American and other publications of a
like nature for engineers to work for
the Pan-American railway at salaries
varying from 800 to $3.50 a month. To
these advertisements he received hun
dreds of answers and in several in
stances he is known to have obtained
money in various amounts from the
men who answered his advertisements.
Offers Big Salary
ITO E. A. Hardy, a mining engineer
in Berkeley, Hartley offered the posi-
tion of head of the mining department
of the railroad. In a letter to Hardy
Hartley made the statement that the
least salary that Hardy could expect
would be $500 month.
Hardy telegraphed his acceptance of
the offer, but wren he heard nothing
tod I,
the police of Pasadena From them
he learned nothing definite. and indeed
nothing of his real character wad
known at that time.
"a bout the first of November Hartley
discovered that the secret service men
were inquiring about him and he went
to Arrowhead where he secured a sit
uation with the Arrowhead Reservoir
company of which Victor Smith is the
secretary. He was put to work boss
ing gang of six cholos and was there
at work when he was arrested on the
double charge yesterday.
"The career of Hartley since mis- ar
rival in Pasadena furnishes the most
striking showing OF simple gall that
have ever seen. With absolutely moth
ing to back his statements and without
having a single credential this clever
rascal succeeded in victimizing the
shrewdest men in Pasadena for more
than six months.
HE asserted that he had been for
twelve years I'm Guatamala and that
he had more than $780, 900 worth OF
property there. AS matter of fact he
came to Pasadena from Placerville and
aside from a few months spent in Mex
leo had been In the state of California
all his life.
Hartley will be tried both by the
civil and the United States courts ano
we believe we have good cases against
him In both"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16
POSSE KILLS
MURDERER
HARRIS
Bv Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
ASHEVILLE. N. c., Nov. 15.--Will
Harris, the negro who killed two Ashe-
vile policemen and three negroes Tues
day night was shot by posse of men
today near Fletcher, about ten miles
south of Asheville.
About o'clock this morning word
was received that the negro had been
discovered in a barn near Fletcher and
aid was requested.
One hundred men left Asheville on
horseback and surrounded the barn.
Fire was opened upon the negro, who
attempted to escape, returning the
shots until he was killed.
The posses have been composed of
the best citizens and the negro popula-
ton has aided in the search and con-
tributed toward relief fund for the
families of the dead policemen.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16
GENERAL SHAFTER
IS LAID TO REST
FULL MILITARY H0N0RS ARE
BESTOWED
Remains Inferred In the National
Cemetery at the Preside, San
Franclsco-Devoted Friends
Act as PaIIbearers
BY Associated Press.


SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15.-With
full military honors the remains of the
late Major General William r. Shafter
u. S. A., retired, were laid to rest in
the national cemetery at the Presidio
today.
Rev. Frederick Clampett, DID,, Of
fciated at the services, which were
held at Trinity Episcopal church. All
branches of the military in the district
were represented
The remains arrived this morning
from Bakersfield. where Gen. Shafter
passed away on MoId day, and were met
at The ferry by detachment OF cav
airy and Il full battery in charge of
Lieut. D'Armond.
Preceded by Il squad of mounted po-
lice, the casket, laid on a caisson
draped in the national colors was
conveyed to Trinity church. For sew
eral hours the remains lay i'm state and
were viewed by hundreds of soldiers
and civilians.
Shortly after o'clock, following the
reading of the Episcopal service, the
remains, borne upon a gun carriage
drawn by six black chargers, We're
. conveyed to the cemetery. The route
of the Cortege was lined with many
spectators. At the conclusion of the
impressive services the burial plot was
covered with a profusion of floral em-
blems.
The honorary pail bearers, who were
all devoted friends of the general were
! the following:
| Lieutenant General Arthur Mac
Arthur, General w. c. Alberger, repre-
senting the G.. A. r.; General W. E.
Dougherty, Admiral o. w. FaTholt,
commander of the California comman-
derry of the Loyal Legion; General A.
c.. Girar General Oscar +. Long, Colo
mel Marion p. Maus and Colonel j. b.
Fuller, United States pension agent.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16
CREATE NEW OAKLAND SERVICE
Harriman's Engineers Extend Ferry
Train Transportation

The Southern Pacific company is
planning an extension of its local ferry
train service in Oakland, it is said, on
a scale so comprehensive that it will
cover large section of the city not
reached by either the Seventh street
or the Webster street service.
1t is said that e. H. Hartman and
his engineers have settled upon Twen-
tieth street as the new route for a local
train system that will cross the city of
Oakland.
BY connecting lines the main system
will then be reached and an entirely
new service will be created.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16
S. p. OPERATES SUNSET LINE
Reaches Understanding with Santa Fe
at Bakersfield

Pursuant to contract and under
standing between the Southern Pacific
and the Santa Fe, the former company
is to operate the Sunset line to the oil
fields on the west side for the next five
years, and the trains hereafter will
leave the Southern Pacific depot in
Kern instead of the Santa Fe in Bak-
ersfield. The train service will be ev-
cry other day.
Under the contract the Santa Fe has
operated the Sunset road for the past
five years, but it will not again be in
control until November Is, 1911.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16
JURY THINKS REBATE
CHARGES WERE PROVED
By Associated Press.

by FAobUNIdlcU T OE''
NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-The New
York Central & Hudson River Railroad
company was convicted in the United
States circuit court today of granting
a rebate of S26, 900 to the American Su-
gar Refining company and the trial OF
the latter company for having accepted
that sum as rebates VIII begin tomor-
row i'm the same court.
The jury was out about two hours
and Immediately upon the announce
ment of it's verdict of guilty counsel for
the defendant company moved to set
aside the verdict, which Judge Holt
promptly denied.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16
PROTECT SPEAKERS STANDS
Council Asks Building Commissioners
to Offer No Interference DUR
ina Mayoralty Campaign

The council has by resolution asked
the building department TO offer no
undue interference with the political
parties in the erection of speakers
stands from which the merits Of the
different candidates are being expound-
ed night after night.
The ordinances preside as to strength
of materials and safety measures for
the temporary stands and the resolution
merely asks that no partiality be per-
mitted In the granting of these per-
mits
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16
Will Assist Composer

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1S.-An appeal
for contributions to fund TO be ae-
voted to the support of Edward Mac
Dowell, the American composer now
mentally incapacitated from eohtllu-
ing his work, was issued today. II Is
signed among others by Grover Cleve-
land, Andrew Carnegie, George b. Cor
telyou, j. p. Morgan and Bishop Hen
ry G. Potter.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16
Receives Big Pipe Order
~ Associoted Press.

BY Associoted FIess'
PITTSBURG, Nov, 15,-Announce-
ment was today made that the Nation
al Tube company, subsidiary COM
pany of the u. s.. Steel corporation,
had received an order for 430 miles of
s-inch pipe for a pipe line to connect
the Indian Territory oil field with the
refineries at Port Arthur Texas. The
outlay for the pipe line 1t is expected,
will amount to about S60OO,O00.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16
Still Fighting in Seattle
u AgaOoiated PrasS

SEATTLE, Wash. Nov. 15.-Federal
Judge Charles Hanford, for the west
ern district of Oregon, ordered the
second bill of complaint stricken from
the Columbia Valley Railroad compa-
ny Ga Hartman holding) against the
Portland & Seattle railway (Hil prop
erty). The Hartman road is seeking
to enjoin the Hill line from building
on the north bank of the Columbia
river, across the right-of way to which
IL claims title.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16
ADVANCE MONEY
FOR PURE SEWAGE
PASADENANS SAY THEY WERE
VICTIMIZED
United States Secret Service Agents
Arrest Charles Hartley, Whom
They Assert Is Clever
SWindler

Under the pretense of being chief
engineer of the an-American rail-
way, a graduate of Ann Arbor and of
West Point, and a man of great wealth,
Charles Hartley, with the assumed title
of captain, is said to have succeeded in
Victimizing residents of Pasadena for
more than seven months. During his
stay in Pasadena Hartley is believed to
have obtained more than $4,000 under
false pretenses.
Hartley was arrested yesterday
afternoon in Arrowhead. fifteen miles
from San. Bernardino, by United States
Secret Service Officers j. w. Cronin
and George w Hazen. He was placed
in the Jail at San Bernardino for a few
hours and then brought to Los An
geles where he was taken to the CEN
trail police station and booked under
the double charge of .impersonating a
United States secret service agent and
obtaining money under false pre-
lenses.
The story of Hartley's career i'm the
exclusive residence city by the noun
tains as told last night by the arrest
ing secret service agents was as fol-
lows
Hartley went to Pasadena just after
the earthquake in San Francisco He
succeeded i'm securing rooms with pri-
vate family under the plea that all of
his available cash and resources had
been destroyed by the fire. He also
made the assertion which we after
wards discovered was wholly false, that
his wife was killed by falling timber.
Had No Wife
"As a matter of fact Hartley had no
wife at all although he had become
entangled with several women In Los
Angeles He also stated that he had
been an officer in the regular army in
the war with Spain and had won the
rank Of captain In Cuba.
when Hartley first arrived in Pasa-
dena he went to Charles Grimes, pro-
prietor of a restaurant, and asked for
credit, saying that he had resources in
Guatemala and would be able to repay
Grimes within a few weeks. Grimes
accepted Hartley's story and during all
the time that Hartley was in Pasadena
| telling every one that he was chief en-
! gineer of the Pan-American railway as
Well as United States secret service
agent he was eating at this little
| fifteen-eent restaurant on credit.
After remaining In the city for sew
eral weeks Hartley secured a situation
with Allin Brothers, civil engineers.
He worked there for several weeks and
then went to work as surveyor at the
city sewerage farm.
Gets Money for Scheme
while on the farm he secured con-
siderable notOriety by spreading the
| report that he had invented a process
for purifying the sewage with electric
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16
Embroidered Chiffon QSc to
$2.40 Values, at soc Yard
Point d'Esprit SOC
75c and 0Sc Values

Choose from pink. blue, lavender, red
ana white point desprit. 1 to 1 u
yards wide, dotted net. fine mesh;
use them for waistings. trimming
yokes or for costumes; some slightly
soiled; 75c and CSC values go today
at soc yard; aisle 1.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16
Salt Lake Appointments

j. L. Greaves, city ticket agent of
the Salt Lake road at Riverside, has
been appointed ticket agent in Salt
Lake City, vice j. A. Scott, resigned
to go with the Oregon Short Line. l..
M. Walden, San Bernardino agent, has
been appointed to Mr. Greaves' old
position, ]. b. Huffman, clerk in the
Riverside office, succeeds Walden at
San Bernardino.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16
TerrorIsts Wreck safe

BY Associated Press
WARSAW, Nov. ia band Of ter,
rorists attacked the Vistula railroad
depot at suchedniow this morning,
killed a gendarme, blew up the sale
and escaped with a small sum Oh
money, marching off in military order
Cossacks are pursuing them.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16
Thug Attacks Woman

BY AssOclAted I'TFss,
BAKERSFIELD, Nov. ia brutal
attack was made on Mrs. j. A. Watson
of 1910 | street last night. An un-
known man suddenly leaped upon her
in front of the Union Lumber company
office, seized her by the throat WIN
one hand and with the other snatched
her purse. The robber secured nut
little cash and made his escape.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16
Light Rain at stockton
sy Associated Press.

by AssOVIdtVU AIV97'
STOCKTON, Cal, Nov. ia light
rain fell here this morning and reports
indicate that 1t was general In this
part of the county. Rain Is beginning
to be needed to put the soil in shape
for early plowing and the rain of today
is most welcome to the farming in
dustries. More rain seems assured. 4
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16
illness Prompts suicide

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 15.-charles
Gault committed suicide today by
shooting. Illness was the cause
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16
John Herman
BY Associated Press.
Car Kills Child
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15.-Gladys
Tate, years old, was run over and
killed ON Ellis street yesterday by a
cable car.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16
Exprsssmen Given Raise

BY Associated Prtss,
NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-Wages of em-
ployes of the American Express COM
pany who receive less than $500
month have been raised 10 per cent
beginning today.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16
DEATHS OF THE DAY
Monslsnor Constantine
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press
ROME. Nov 15.-Monsignor Con-
stantine. the papal almoner. died to-
day of heart disease at Aquapendente,
near Orvieto.
John Herman
BY Associated Press.
VICTORIA, b. c., Nov. 15-News
has been received here OF the death
in Germany of Johnny" Herman, a
pioneer sealer. who was the hero of
Rudyard Kipling's poem, 1.-THE Rhyme
of the Three Sealers."
Herman was In Germany undergo
ing treatment for cancer.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16

PAPER NAPKINS &c HUNDRED
white with small designs rear aisle 5, today.
SOUVENIR POSTAL CARDS Zoe DOz
Scenes Of California. Rear aisle 81 todaY
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16
The Christmas Toys

And dolls and games are occupying great big space
on the third floor We've prepared to have the big
sest display that was ever made in Los Angeles
Bring the children today and let them pick out what
hey want now.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16

WARMERS LTTHIA TABLETS Use
grain, fresh, 85c values, Bargain Friday 15c.
aisle A.
KEEPERS FRIEND 17c
Regular 26c value. it's the finest burnisher, aisle
4, 17c. today
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16

The one thing everybody should know
Is that no restaurant In California gives
SO many excellent viands at popular
prices as
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16
Gets Money for Scheme

while on the farm he secured con-
siderable notoriety by spreading the
report that he had invented a process
for purifying the sewage with electric
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16

POWDERED BORAX &c LB.
Rear aisle today.
HONEY AND ALMOND CREAM 2oc ron SOC SIZE
IT'S Kinds keeps skin smooth and sort No phone
orders. Today 29c, aisle l.