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Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-28
DERRICK FALLS;
KILLS WORKER
FOUR MEN CRUSHED WHEN
CABLE BREAKS
Fatal Accident Occurs at New Pack
ing House in Course of Erec-
tion at Macy and Lyon
Streets

Because of the alleged careless hand
ling of a huge steel derrick, one work.
man was fatally and four seriously in
jured yesterday morning while at work
at the new packing house being erected
for the Maier Packing company at
Macy and Lyon streets.
B. Acosta sustained q fractured skull
and died in the afternoon at the Sis
ters' hospital.
M. Lincoln was cut and bruised on
the legs and his body was bruised.
M. Garcia suffered a broken shoulder
and Hugh Mcclure was bruised and
badly shaken up and suffered the frac-
ture of the left leg.
Dan Condor was lacerated on the
hands, face and sustained fractured
leg.
The accident resulted from the care
lessneSs in swinging a large steel tri-
pod derrick, it was said by other en-
ployes.
The frame stood forty feet in the air
and suddenly, without warning, the
arm swung around moving down the
men who stood in a group, and the
derrick fell with crash, pinning the
five men beneath mass of wreckage
and sand.
other workmen went to the rescue
and frantically dug out their fellow
workmen, while the foreman telephonei
to the police station.
The first call for aid was received
at $3.50 o'clock and Driver Berchtold
whipped up the new team of bays and
hurried to the scene.
Driver Makes Good Run
Driver Jack Mart in responding to
the second cal. is said to have made
the record for speed in covering the
distance. He was obliged to secure a
portion of harness from nearby liv-
cry stable and hitch the horses in the
reserve ambulance. In all he consumed
but eighteen minutes from the time Of
the call at the station until he arrived
at the scene OF the accident.
AS the two ambulances returned to
the receiving hospital with the frantic
horses on the dead run, a rumor was
spread that another terrible electric car
collision had occurred and hundreds Of
persons hurried up First street to the
police station TO inquire as to the ma
ture OF the calamity.
Despite the woefully inadequate ac-
commodations In the hospital the po-
lice surgeons worked with dispatch.
Police Surgeons Smith, Friedman.
Cook and Finley we're assisted by Dr.
Choate.
A delicate operation was performed
upon Acosta. whose skull was crushed
and as fast as the injured men were
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-28
RESIGNS TO ENTER POLITICS
Clerk Of Council Committee Decides
to Give Up Position Pecause of
Civil Service Restrictions

WI. Goodwin, clerk of council COM
mittees, who has held the position for
nearly four years. yesterday rendered
his resignation to the city council.
1t was with expressions of the deep
est regret that the council received and
accepted his resignation. Councilman
Smith paid Mr.. Goodwin a high tribute
and there was no doubt when he fin
ished that it was with the deepest of
regret that the council parted with the
committee clerk
This step was taken by Mr.. Goodwin
on account of the orders recently is
sued by, the civil service commission,
to which the committee clerk is respon-
sible, denying city employees the priv
ilege of taking part In politics. Mr..
Goodwin is by nature politician and
this order of the commission was irk-
some to him. He has q number OF per-
sonal friends who are candidates for
various positions and he wishes to do
his utmost to further their candidates..
Believing he could not be true to his
friends best interests and remain city
employe, he adopted the alternative Of
resigning his position.
After the various elections have been
decided Mr.. Goodwin will engage In
the brokerage business going into part
nership with his brother, @. o. Good
win.
Mr.. Goodwin has been prominently
mentioned as a candidate for council
man from the Fourth ward. but so far
his friends, anC they are legion, have
not succeeded In inducing him to an
nounce himself He steadily maintains
that he is not candidate, but in spite
OF his positive denial Fourth ward
ers are using every endeavor to groom
him for the race.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-28

lection to the franchise other than that
it was for a railroad. He complained
that the ordinance, as 1t read, did not
provide specific sidewalk privileges.
When all sides had been heard, Coun-
Gilman Smith took the floor and re-
peated the sentiments that he has ex-
pressed on previous occasions.
LAS long as I am a member of the
city council I will oppose in every way
possible the granting of a franchise
giving street car companies the priv
ilege of carrying freight. Until this
question goes before the people and the
people say that they want freight cars
running on their streets, I will never
do anything to further such q project.
This is a question for the people to
vote on, not for the council to decide.
LAS property owner I will person
ally benefit by the construction of this
tunnel, but I will not vote to give
this railway freight carrying priv
ilege."
His little speech, delivered in his
characteristically earnest manner, was
received with applause by a large
number of interested spectators who
had gathered in the lobby.
When Mr.. Smith had concluded he
moved to file the petition. Someone
else suggested 1t go to the committee
of the whole.
Very WELL" said Mr.. Smith, that
is as good a place as any to bury II"
To the committee of the whole it
went and 1t is likely to stay there.
According to Mr.. Holmes the options
are about to expire. The railway COM
pany is becoming tired Of the delay in
securing the franchise and is prepar-
ing to run its lines by shorter route
to Hollywood, mostly over a private
right of way.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-28

they have found the work more difficult
or expensive than they anticipated,
and therefore they will quit and let
the city complete the sewer as best 1t
may.
Under the law and the terms of the
contract, either one of two courses is
open to the city for completing the
sewer, namely: To let the contract
stand and have the city engineer en-
ploy such workmen and furnish such
tools and materials, at the expense
of the contractors, as may be neces-
sary to complete the sewer; or to an
null and cancel the contract, and COM
pete the sewer either itself or through
a contractor, holding the contractors
and their .sureties liable for any excess
of cost over the original contract price.
II would advise that this matter be
referred to the board of public works
to make such recommendations and
take such steps as may be proper to
have the outfall sewer completed"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-28
COUNCIL TURNS
DOWN FRANCHISE
HILL STREET PROPERTY OWN
ERS DISCOURAGED
Disagreement Hinges on Nature OF
Permission soueht-Los An
G7 aeIes-Paclfic Offers to Help
Construct Big Tunnel

Discouraged almost to the point OF
abandoning the project, promoters OF
the tunnel on Hill street, from First
street to Sunset boulevard, leIt tns
council chamber casting dark ana
ominous looks at the members of the
council yesterday afternoon. Inelr
proposition to give the Los Angeles-
Pacific a railroad franchise through the
tunnel was coldly turned down by the
council. under the leadership of Coun-
Gilman Smith.
whether this tunnel will be bored at
any time in the immediate future is
a question now of extreme doubt. A
few months ago the property owners
who are most vitally interested in the
project were confident Of success. yes
terday they were by no means so GER
tain.
The entire trouble has hinged on the
question of the nature of the FRANCHISE
to be given the Los Angeles-Pacihc In
order that 1t might run it's cars through
the bore. This railway has promised
the property owners, who VIII nave 10
come within the assessment district
that If the council will grant II the
proper kind of a franchise, it will pay
half the cost of the construction of
the tunnel. AS it is proposed to bore
a fifty-fve foot tunnel from East Flrst
street to Temple, the widest tunnel In
the world, this cost will not be incon-
siderable and the property owners have
been glad to accept this offer.
Want Railroad Franchise
The first time the proposition came
before city officials the railway asked
for a railroad franchise from Fourth
street to the city limits on Sunset
boulevard. This was refused. 1t has
been before the board Of public works
and the council several times since.
The railway has each time modified its
demands as to length of the franchise,
but has steadily maintained 1t must
have a railroad and not a railway
franchise. The nature of the franchise
makes a vast difference to the railway.
Under a railroad franchise it can carry
freight. Under railway franchise 1t
cannot. A railway franchise must be
sold. A railroad franchise cannot be
sold. A railway franchise is limited
to twenty-one years. A railroad fran
chise is practically unlimited.
The demand of the railway yesterday
was for a railroad franchise only
through the tunnel, Lawrence Holmes
and other interested property owners
pleaded long and earnestly with the
council to grant this franchise.
Attorney Frank o. Brair. represent
ing a number of property owners on
Sunset boulevard, made another OBJ
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-28
INTERPRETATIONS

cooperative Sanitarium company
Directors: e. L. Hazard. c. r. Knox.
William Forden, L. @. Throop, ]. H.
Clement Capital stock $4,000. of which
$50 has been subscribed.
H. o. Harrison company-Director
Ray d. Robinson, J. w. McAlister, HI.
o. Harrison. Capital stock $4,000, OF
which $50 has been subscribed.
Bank of Sherman-Directors: John
Feran, Harry Eller. Capital stock
$25, 900, of which the full amount has
been subscribed.
Empire Construction company-Di-
rectors: w. A. Jenkins, ]. w. Shaf-
fer. j. N. Russell, jr., A. G. Ham. Miss
Bertha A.. Nickerson. Capital stock
$500, 900, of which the full amount has
been subscribed
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-28
SEWER cNDS ARE AWARDED

Adams. Phillips & Company was the
only bidder for the main and lateral
sewer bonds when bids were opened
by the council yesterday afternoon, and
this company was awarded the bonds.
These bonds bear four per cent inter-
est and the issue is for $2S7, 800. In ad-
dition TO par value, Adams. Phillips q
Company offered premium of $S6.51.
Before accepting the bonds, however
this company asks that the city Sc
cure the opinion of Dillon & Hubbard,
the New York bond experts. that the
securities are legally binding on the
city. Dillon & Hubbard have already
sent the city attorney a telegraphlc
opinion to the effect that all proceed
ings, so far. have been in due and
regular form and written opinion to
this effect will soon be Forthcoming.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-28
CITY DRIVERS GET MORE PAY
Garbage Men Receive Increase Of 20
Cents a Day--Not lntention-
ally Overlooked

The drivers of garbage wagons were
yesterday increased from 50 a day to
$2.25 by the council A petition asking
for this increase was presented to the
board of public works last week, but
was refused by the board on the ground
that only enough money had been al
lowed to cover the estimate of properly
caring for the garbage and that an in
crease In salaries would reduce the ef-
fectiveness OF the work.
The action of the council yesterday
was based on the belief that these gar
bage wagon drivers had been included
in the general advance given the city
employees a month ago and that they
had not been Intentionally overlooked.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-28
WHAT is A BoNA FlDE MEAL
On Answer to This Question Hangs
the Fate of Waiter of
New Bristol

The liquor case against Charles e.
Kelly, waiter arrested July % for
the alleged violation of the Sunday
liquor law, was begun in Police Justice
Roses court yesterday afternoon be-
fore a jury.
Kelly was waiter at the New Bris-
tol in South Los Angeles street and was
arrested while serving beer to Patrol
men Denman and Henderson. accord
ing to their testimony.
The counsel for the defendant ad-
mitted the sale of beer, but claimed
that a bona fide lunch was served, and
the old question of what constitutes
a lunch was again fought out by City
Prosecutor Beebe and c. w. Pendleton.
The case was not concluded at ad-
journment anC will be resumed this
morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-28
COUNCIL SIDESTEPS A
NEW PUBLIC M0RGIIE

Dock Houghton made another effort
yesterday afternoon to have the coun-
ell provide for public morgue
He introduced motion asking that
the city hire some convenient place to
be used as a temporary morgue and q
special committee Of three be appointed
to have the place fitted up at an ex-
pense of not over 5000.
No one seconded his motion and thus
the second effort for a public morgue
failed The council declares there is
no allowance in this years budget for
such an institution.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-28
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given first aid, they were taken to the
Sisters hospital. All of the injured will
recover.
1t was impossible to secure any au-
thoritative statement as to the exact
cause of the accident. The workmen
were all unable to give any definite
statement.
Engineer Casey. In charge of the
hoistinc engine, refused to talk The
representative of the packing company
said as far as known the derrick was
safe.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-28
MUST PAY INSURANCE
ON VOTING MACHINES

The nifty United States STANDARD vot-
ing machines that were purchased dur
ing the last fiscal year by the council
and paid for out OF the tax levy OF
the present year. violation of the city
charter, are eating UP more money.
In addition TO a large bill for storage
which the city council was compelled
to pay a few weeks ago, additional
demands were presented yesterday.
These demands aggregate $447,95 and
are for insurance carried on the ma
chimes.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-28
U,ooi Ingram Carpef

For Memorable Tuesday" Will feature line wool
ingram carpets be duplicated elsewhere
75c they of the closest In reversible
signs; choice line Of will make fine floor
covering for any room; phone orders viii be filled
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-28
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For Lace Curtains Worth to $3.50

For Memorable Tuesday" we offer 500 pairs of ex-
ira fine Scotch lace curtains, Sh yards long, so to
so inches wide; are in shaded designs and have
novelty and scroll borders; values rp to $3.50
Special the one day. no phone orders.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-08

Study up the trade and study
to secure more.
Remember the Mail Order
Houses are big and their very
bigness causes competition so
close that they dread it
and it Injuries them more than
you provided you cater to
your trade. buy what your
trade demands as long as you
can make decent profit on it,
and let stuff that Mail Order
Houses handle at no profit
alone.
In spite of the telephones
and cars, the merchant who ad-
justs himself to supplying
modern demands in modern
ways, will profit in spite of
the changes, constantly going
on.
Have you made study of the
people who trade with Mail Or
der Houses& If not do so, and
the result will be, you will find
some of them send for what
you do not keep in stock, or
they think your qualities and
styles are not. up to those of
the MALL Order House, or they
think the M D Il is lower pric-
ed. Go after them in the right
way and you will convince
them of their error. But if you
do not care for their trade
enough to make an honest en-.
deavor to get it, do not COM
plain because others do.
First get ready to invite the
people to call on you, then
make yourself sure they will
leave satisfied and disposed to
come again.
And then:
Shout from the housetops
for a solution of thelMail Order
problem. and back will come a
chorus of echoes ADVER-
TISE."
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-08
Brown.

New York, Nov. 3.-The nee.
essary touch in the color of the
day is brown. Brown is worn
with every color, and the very
latest style is to have a brown
belt, gloves and veil to wear
with the street or travelling
suit. The blue and green plaids
that are so popular have this
touch at brown to set them of,
and even the dresses of pale
colors need just this distinctive
brown 10 make them the style
of the season
Whole crown costumes are
greatly IN favor, and brown
velvet leads for afternoon toll
cites. Every costume shop in
the city has shown brown vel
vet costumes in show windows
this season, and besides the
brown velvet there are the
chiffon broadcloths and the
wool materials. The single
color and the smooth effect
rules supreme. The counters
are filled with browns of every
style and price.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-08
Well Yes.

When the twenty couple call.
ed on Miss Elsie Mcleod, Fri.
day night and the iddles were
in tune and the little Trilbeys
kept time to the pumpkin on
the vine", bright eyes grew
brighter, rosy cheeks more rosy,
cherry red lips more tempting
and as swing your partner was
called out, warm hearts grew
warmer and say-you need not
deny it, for you did ask-on
your way home, if she wouldn't
dance through life with you.
Now didn't you?
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-08
Zip

The heavy iron monkey
wrench took him just above
the belt and he hadn't monkey
ed with it either.
Friday evening while shred
ding corn a heavy wrench fell
up on a belt and with great
force was hurled against Wal.
ter Moss, and he was laid low,
After being carried to the house
he revived and the next day
was not much the worse for his
experience.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-08

Through the courtesy of the
DEMOCRAT this space is reserv
ed for the w. G. II. U. It is
edited by Ella L. Shearman,
District Press Superintendent
of the W. G. T. u, who is re-
sponsible for ali statements
which appear IN this column.
Our Watchwords: Organize,
Educate, Agitate.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-08
COchIin-TOdd.

Sunday Miss Julia, daughter
of Patrick Cochin and wife, of
Hassard and Baxter Todd, of
Moberly, slipped away from
their friends and coming 70 this
city. were married by Rev. L.
W. Read at his home.
May their lives, like the
beautiful Sabbath afternoon al
ways be lovely.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-08

"There is difference" says
a Missouri editor, between a
deadbeat and a thief, but it is
all in favor of thief, 1 expect
some of the deadbeats who rea d
this are going to get sore, but
turn about is fair play. The
people they owe have been sore
for years"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-08
Red Letter Day, November 25-WOrId' S
Sunday School Temperance Sunday.

Red Letter Day, November 25-WOrId's
Sunday School Temperance Sunday.
l. would take an encyclope-
dia TO tell the proceedings of
the recent Worlds Convention
held in Boston. but a birds-eye
view will give our readers a
faint idea OF The inspiration and
enthusiasm of thousands of
workers IN different lines of re-
form Women from the ends of
the earth spoke words of sister
ly love and Of common pur-
pose Fifty countries we're rep.
resented by 366 delegates and
in addition there we're a host of
visitors.
The Countess of Carlisle was
unanimously elected President
of the Worlds W. G. T. U. One
of the principal stars of the
convention was Lady Dorothy
Howard a daug hter of the
Countess of Carlisle, who thank
ed the delegates on behalf of
her mother. The newspapers
could not say enough about her
beauty and grace.
1t was announced that as a
gift a silver bell bad been hung
in the chapel near Lady Henry
Somersets home at Woodford,
London. and was ringing out a
message to her from the tenn
perance women of the world
She cabled her thanks for the
bell aud a cable message was
sent in reply. Sunday the pull
pits of Boston were given over
10 the W. G. T U.
President Roosevelt sent
hearty greetings to the conven.
ton in session and good wishes
tor the continued success for the
organization,
Gov. Guild, of Massachusetts,
gave a welcome address and in.
troduced his wife as 1.-The one
who governs the Governor.
Afterwards he and Mrs. Guild
gave the delegates and visitors
a reception at the State House
The Mayor also gave a recep'
ton to the foreign delegates
and executive board, and there
were receptions by the W. @. T.
U. and the authorities of Welles,
ley College, besides many other
hospitallties were shown al
this great International, event.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-08

j. J. Pritchett, of Mason City,
ILL.,, was IN the Queen of the
Prairies, Friday, looking after
his stock interests here. His
brother.in-law, w. @. Samuel of
Hebron, Neb.. was with him and
this is what he said: Say, 1
like this town. its better than
Mason City, its better than
most any ones town. l like it.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-08

James Davis attended the an
nual fox hunt at Spalding one
day last week. The hunters
down there missed their leader
Vint Spaldiug and knowing
that he and hi f7'nilv had been
sick for weeks weeks, sent
him an earnest or token of their
sympathy in a way that it
would reach his heartand make
the boys all the-more dear to
his him.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-08

Our Prices convince you that
the firm that has got to pay an
agent a commission cannot save
their customer any money on a
monument. Reid & Shearman
South of News office.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-08

Even as early as Oct. %, trains
were snow bound on the ALI
ance division on the Burlington
Railway near Lincoln, Neb.,
and thousands of head of cattle
were lost on the ranges. Those
things do not happen in North,
east Missouri, the land of corn
and wine.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-08
List of Letters,

Remaining unclaimed in post d.
Office, Monroe City, Mo-, on
Nov. 5, 1906.
Mrs J L Trimmer
Mrs Jennie B Lore
Miss Mary P King
Mr. Henry Perkens
Miss Grace Miller.
Persons calling for advertised
letters will b. charged one cent
additional postage.
r. K. MEGoWN,
Postmaster.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-08

Thomas Proctor, Of Chicago,
was in the city several days
last week looking alter cattle
shipments for his firm in the
Windy City.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-08
OUR PRINCIPLES.

Total abstinence. Prohibition
of the liquor traffic, One stand.
ard of morals for men and WON.
en-. The education Of public
sentiment for right.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-08

John Crawford SO years of
age sand Miss lilly Crawford,
of Mendon, H., arrived Friday
to visit their kinSpeDple, r L
Bdttell and wife.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-08
MIR. Merchant No ).

Do not stop short of making
it one of your most positive
convictions that as a retailer
you are willing to get and keep
adjusted to the changing de.
mauds made upon you. Keep
steadily increasing your i'm
portance as a distributor of
merchandise.
You must be ready to cut
away worn out prejudices and
avail yourself of modern means
for curing present troubles,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-08

John g wson, Of the Stouts
willie Banner and Ollie Kirby. OF
Stoutsville spent Sunday after.
noon witt Monroe friends
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-08

W. F. Ball has moved to
Loving, N. M, and taken with
him a Car load of lumber to
build his home.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-08

The Monroe City DEMOCRAT
Bryan's CommOner only Sl.65
per year.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-08
Take a Bath at Streams.

Mrs. r K Megown and
daughter, Mis-, Julia and Miss
KATHERINE H ,ndersOn were shop
pers in @ iincy Saturday,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-08

j. M. Johnson and wife, Of
St Louis, have been Spending
several days with their sou, J
M. Johnson il, aud family.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-08

James Randall and family, of
Winchester, KY, are visiting
his grandparents, ]. M. Proc.
tor and wife.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-08

N. Glascock, of Palmyra, has
been spending several days
with his daughter. Mrs. Edward
Longmire,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-08

All knowing thems elves in
debted to W B Hays will
please cali and settle at once.
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