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Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-04
OLD CAR BARNS ARE
SACRIFICED IN SMOKE
RESTAURANT IN STRUCTURE IS
IGNITEp BY GREASE
Two Alarms Bring Department Appa-
ratus to Main and Washington
Streets-Caterer's Daughter Tries
to Stop Speed of Flames

The large building that for years was
used as a car barn for the horse cars
that were run on Main street and was
later turned into a store building and
residence at Washington and Main
streets, were destroyed by fire late yes
terday afternoon.
The fire was started by some grease
catching fire in restaurant in the mid
die of the building owned by August
Jaeschke. Bertha Jaeschke, the 49,
year-old daughter, was cooking on a
stove in the rear when a pot full of
hot grease blazed up.
Miss Jaeschke bravely endeavored to
quench the flames with her dress, but
the sputtering grease drove her from
the room. The entire building was
made of wood covered with sheet iron
and in a few seconds was all aflame.
Two alarms were sent to the depart
ment but the building was almost de-
stroyed before the department had
time to arrive. The flames were so hot
that dwelling houses across the street
were scorched and the owners saved
them from taking fire by pouring water
down the sides.
In the store building was T. A. Orr's
shoemalSing shop, August Jaeschkes
restaurant, j. e. Atkins barber shop
and w. A. Morton's pool and cigar
store. f. M. Bellmar's restaurant in
the rear was also burned.
The total damage is estimated at
$4,000. The heaviest loss was in the
pool room where five tables were de-
stroyed. They are worth about $1,000.
Joeschke's loss was $500, which is
covered by insurance The damage to
the building is $780,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-04
FELLOWSHIP PLANS PICNIC
Friends Will Go to Grounds DETER
mined to Have Good
Old lime

The Los Angeles Fellowship and its
friends will hold grand patriotic cele4
bration and basket picnic today in the
eucalyptus grove near Fellowship
Heights, at the end Of the Edendale car
line. A program Of patriotic addresses
by Benjamin Fay Mills, Charles ANA
don Moody and Reynold !. Blight,
reading of an original poem by Mrs.
Mills and several musical numbers has
been arranged to begin at 10:30.
Senor Rosendo Uruchurtu will play
national airs on the rosendolin, and
Signor Lucien Bacigalupi, late of San
Francisco, will sing patriotic songs.
Following these exercises basket
luncheon will be enjoyed and at 1:30
o'clock an old fashioned jollifcation will
begin This will include races of all
sorts and kinds Cor all sorts and kinds
Of people.
A five-inning ball game between the
married men on one side and the bache-
lors on the other will be played, besides
other games in which all will partici-
pate. Rare and valuable prizes will be
awarded.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-04
SALOON MEN APPEAL FOR
RESTORATION OF RIGHTS
If REFUSED LICENSE WILL BE
ON MARKET
Because Proprietor lnterfered With
Policeman Making an Arrest COM
mission Took Fortuna Company's
License Away

Kion & Stark, who were partners
with Henry Tostman in the Fortuna
Liquor and Wine company, the license
of which was revoked by the police
commission Monday evening, will ap-
pear before the commission at it's meet
ing next week to protest against the
action and ask that the license be given
to them and they will purchase Tost-
mans interest In the place. Kion &
Stark, together, own a half interest in
the saloon.
The license was revoked for Tostmans
alleged interference with an officer, who
attempted to make an arrest in his
place of business.
Should the commission refuse the re-
quest of Kion & Stark there will be one
license on the market for sale. AS the
number of saloons is limited to two
hundred it is very seldom the police
commission has one at it's disposal.
In March. 1906 license was forfeited
and sold by the commission to the high
hotel. The hotel paid 3033.39. In Aug
ust last year tho Seattle Brewing COM
pany secured license that had been
taken from the ST. Louis cafe for $4,000
This appears to be the market price
of licenses in Los Angeles.
Witnesses have testified before the
police commission that they have paid
former owners of saloons $4,000 for the
privilege of having the saloon licenses
transferred. 1t is this traffic in licenses
that Commissioners Mason and johnson
have attempted to break up.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-04
IF OWNERS PAVE STREET
CITY WILL FILL HOLES
RELIEF is NEAR FOR RESIDENTS
ON THlRTY-NlNTH
Winter Rains Wash the Unmade Thor
oughfares, but a Compromise Has
Been Found by Board Of Public
Works

Property owners on Thirty-ninth
street, between Vermont and Norman
die avenues. appeared before the board
of public works yesterday afternoon and
protested against the condition of their
street.
Thirty ninth street between these two
avenues has been made practically i'm
passable through the wash of rains last
winter and the property owners are
anxious to have the board fix up the
damage.
AS a compromise measure the board
agreed to fill in the street and bring it
up to a proper grade if the property
owners would pave it with asphalt and
the protestants left intent on circulat-
ing petition for paving.
Vermont avenue and Thirty-ninth
street is the natural waterway for all
the storm water that drains off the hills
down Vermont avenue in torrents dur
ing the winter and turns directly into
Thirty-ninth street where the ground
is low, doing great damage to the
street.
This has been the case every winter
and several times the owners of prop
erty along the street have had the
dangerous holes filled with dirt but
every winter the same thing is re-
peated.
Councilman Smith, who represents
the ward in which the damaged street
is located, appeared before the board
in an effort to have some action taken
to remedy the condition.
1t was his opinion that as this street
was damaged by reason of water flow
ing through it from all parts of the city
the city should pay for fixing the street
and keeping it in order.
The board was willing to concede
that this should be done but could find
no means under the law for doing it.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-04
INCoRPoRATI9Ns

Howard & Smith ompany-Direct-
ors: r. H. Howard, G. w. Smith and
P. j. Howard; capital stock $4,000; $500
of which has been subscribed.
Leffingwell Rancho-Di ire s:
Charles w. Leffingwell, Charles w. jr..
and A. M. Stephens. Capital stock,
$5OO,OOO all of which has been sub
scribed
Los Angeles Fertilizer company-Di-
rectors, F. o. Painter, c. Roehr, ]. w.
Curran, S. c. Pardee and l. B. Dock
weller Capitol stock, $4,000; $500 Of
which has been subscribed.
Long Beach Brick ompany-Direct-
ors: E. G. Thomas, Mrs. r. A. Thomas,
L. P. Muscat, E. M. Muscat and O.
Banse Capital stock $4,000; $500 OF
which has been subscribed.
West Coast Steamship company-Di-
rectors: Luther M. Walters. M. Jack
son, Charles NJ. Brimbald, James w.
Bailey and Harold Gibson. Capital
stock, S15O.OOO; $500 Of which has been
subscribed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-04
HURT THRICE IN A MONTH
In Civil Engineer campbeI's Case the
Charm Did Not
Work

A. b. Campbell, a civil engineer liv-
ing on Wiltshire boulevard, was injured
yesterday I'm a runaway for the third
time within a month. CampbelPs horse
is as a rule gentle but seems to have
a mania for running away periodically.
Yesterday morning Campbell started
to drive down town. The horse has
been as quiet as any old family driv-
ing horse for more than a week and
on this account Campbell did not hold
the lines tightly
When he reached Sixth and Flower
street the horse gave sudden jump,
being frightened by a firecracker which
small boy had thrown under him.
The buggy was dashed against a tel
ephone pole and Campbell was thrown
to the ground.
Campbell was taken to the receiving
hospital, where he was treated for Sc
we're bruises about the head by Police
Surgeon Finley.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-04
NEIGHBoRs FIGHT GRASS FIRE.
Department Quenched Flames After
Kitchen and Garden Utensils
Were Used

Considerable excitement was caused
in the neighborhood of vacant lots be-
tween Fourth and Fifth streets and
Boylston and Bixel streets by a large
grass fire. The lots have been covered
with dry weeds and grass, and the fire
io supposed to have been started by
cigar stub.
Many neighbors were afraid that their
houses would catch fire and organized
themselves into an impromptu fire
brigade. They succeeded in holding the
blaze in check until the fire department
eXtinguished it.
All kinds of kitchen and garden uten-
sils were used in fighting the flames. In
the excitement one man carried water
from hydrant in tin cup to throw on
the fire.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-04
KoCH'S ACCOUNTS SHORT
Cigar Dealers Suicide Practically Due
to Financial Trouble-Bond
Covers Loss

Investigation yesterday into the fin
ancial affairs of Frederick Koch, who
committed suicide Monday night, de-
veloped that he was short in his ac-
counts as treasurer of the Improved
Order of Red Men.
The shortage is said to be less than
$3.50 and is fully covered by Kochs
bond. The man also had insurance In
the lodge. Koch is also seaid to be in
arrears for payment of goods which he
had purchased for his cigar stand at
the Burbank theater
An inquest was held late yesterday
by Coroner Trout. The jury returned
verdict of suicide.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-04
NEIGHBORS DISAGREE
OVER MISSING CHICKEN
HAIR-PULLlNG IN BACK YARD
CARRIED TO COURT
Each Woman Claims the Other Is the
Aggressor and the Merits of the
Case Will Be Heard on Thursday
Morning

Mrs. Laura Weller. 1882 oxford street,
and Mrs. Letitia Lang, a next door
neighbor, disagreed over chicken on
April II, and jury in Police Judge
Roses court yesterday disagreed as to
who was to blame for the hair pulling
which ensued.
Mrs. Weller had a chicken in her
hand last April which she was taking
from her back yard to the street. She
met Mrs. Lang at the gate and long
scuffle ensued, in which hair was torn
out and each was severely bruised.
Mrs. Lang was arrested on a cont
plaint sworn to by Mrs. Weller and was
tried yesterday on charge of battery,
Each woman claimed that the other
was the aggressor.
Mrs. Weller said that the chicken be-
longed to her neighbor and that she
found it in her back yard and was
taking II out into the street to let 1t go,
Mrs. Lang claimed that Mrs. Weler
had no right to have the chicken.
The case win be reset for another
hearing Thursday morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-04
RIIIousness and constIpation

For years l was troubled with bill
iousness and constipation. which made
life miserable for me, My appetite
failed me. lost my usual force and
vitality. Pepsin prepara tions and
cathartics only made matters worse
do not know where / should have been
today had l not tried Chamberlain's
stomach and Liver Tablets. The eff
fects were simply marvellous. The tab
let's relieve the i'll feeling at once,
strengthen the digestive functions,
purify the stomach. liver and blood,
helping the system to do its work
naturally. They bring back new life
and energy. a bright eye, a clear brow
and a happy heart."-Mrs. Rosa Potts,
birmingham, Ala These tablets are
for sale by all druggists.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-04
SWEDE AMUCK IN STATION
Inflicts Bloody Noses on Bystanders
and Is Maulcd in
Turn

A short stockily built rwede. giving
the name of Yon Yonson, caused quite
disturbance at the Huntington station
Monday night, which resulted in his
being locked up in the city Jail.
Witnesses say that the man acted as
il drunk when he got off a Long Beach
car
Yonson tried to fight everyone in, the
station and received three severe blows
on the head in return for several bloody
noses which he inflicted upon innocent
bystanders
Yonson fought with the officers from
the time that they arrested him until
they locked him up in cell. The con-
finement proved cure and the Swede
spent the remainder of the night in
singing songs in his native language.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-04
REPORT SMALL BURGLARIES
Night Prowlers Enter Places on Eagle
Rock and Alameda
Streets

Several small burglaries We're re-
ported to the police yesterday.
The home of Miss Ida Brooks, 64OO
Eagle Rock avenue, was entered Mon
day night and breast pin made OF
So gold pieces and a gold pin of beaten
gold were taken.
X Kruahita, who lives at the Oriental,
51S North Alameda street, told the po-
lice that his room was entered on
Saturday night and $36 and scarf pin
set with a diamond were taken. A
watch and SLIGO were missing from the
room of X. Kadowski, who lives in
the same house.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-04
MORTAR NOT DISINTEGRATING
Board of Public Works Visits Old Out
fall Sewer-Reports Con-
ditlon Good

with city Engineer Stafford inspected
the old outfall sewer yesterday morn
ing.
They brought back pieces of the
masonry work to show that reports
that the brick and cement work was dis
intregating were not true.
A. A. Hubbard OF the board Of public
works, who is an expert on brick, de-
clared that the old sewer was in an ex-
cellent condition and capable of lasting
many years and that no repairs are
needed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-04
ARRESTS SAWTELLE WOMAN
Mary Blake Taken Into Custody on the
Charge of Running a
Blind PiQ

A warrant charging a violation OF
the county liquor law was issued yes
terday by the district attorney for the
arrest of Mary Blake of Sawtelle, and
officers served the papers late yecter-
day afternoon.
Hundreds of "bind pig" cases have
been reported from Sawtelle and many
raids have been made on men who were
securing the old soldiers money by
selling them liquor, but the case re-
ported yesterday is the first wherein a
woman is charged with the offense.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-04
Reduced Rntes East,l

tember s. TO- 2l' On these dates the
Union Pacific Railroad company will
offer special round trip rates to east
ern points. Choice OF routes. Fastest
time and finest service. Through Pull
man and tourist sleepers daily to prin-
cipal points without change. Call on or
write go South HesE sora astTes Ttrset Los Hs
Eeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-04

Homeless children regsIVed and placed
IN homes for adoption. apply Rev. Q.
Home society. sSa Bradbury building
Los Angeleh
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-04

II you want 10 go east. G; Haydock.
Agent Illinois Central II. r.. 2SS 8. SprlnP.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-04

Fiper-Graas and basket suit Gases
$3.50 to $500, In our leather goods de-
partment Good things for the beach or
mountain trips. Sanborn. Vail g. Co.,
357 So Broadway
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-04

as to truth. Mr.. Hughes stated that
he knew nothing about the character
of the murdered architect one way or
another.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-08-17
WAGON Is PILED Up
WITH 7 BIG BALES,
First Load of The Flee Y is
Here.
is GROWN ON WOODEN FARu
Americus Has Received Numerous
Single Bales but The First Wagon
Load Comes Now-Many Sales
Will BE Marketed This Week

Seven big cotton baleg, piled high
upon wagon drawn by q spanking
team of four mules worth a tbous and
dollars of any mans money, was drive D
down Lamar street yesterday mornir g
10 the Oliver warehouse, attracting the
attention of the multitude there.
1t was the first big load of thu sea
son, hence the interest manifested in
cotton circles generally.
. Already Americus had received a
dozen single bales, her first one being
the second of the new crop marketed
in Georgia, but not until now had the
fleecy come in seven bale lots.
But big loads, even, will be quite
common after this week.
This lot of seven bales was from Mr..
T. B. Hooks big Woodfn plantation,
six miles south of Americus. The
bales are of excellent quality but, oW-
ing te the low condition of the market
and absence of buyers generally, the
cotton was stored.
Mr.. Hooks mades 600 or roo bales
cotton annually upon his plantation,
one of the finest in the county, and
could easily have sent in dozen bales
two weeks ago as all his fields are fast
whitening. Al that time he was too
busy at other work to pick cotton.
Not only in that particular locality,
but all over the county, the cotton bolls
are opening rapidly now, and if the
intensely hot weather continues large
portion of tbs entire crop will soon
be open.
And the fact should induce the cot
ton buyers to hasten homeward. Nearly
the entire Americas contingent is et1Il
away upon summer vacation, but the
announcement that cotton is coming
IN freely VII have the feet of brings
ing al of them back quickly.
BY tomorrow night Americus' total
of new cotton bales will easily exceed
the hundred Il ark.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-08-17
AMgRlcUs MONEY IN EVIDENCE
Handsome Siils of National Bank
Received.

Received.
Not few people who called yester-
day at the Americus National Bank
were granted by Cashier Lowery and
Assistant Cashier McNuIty the pri-
vilege Cf handling a package of $25.-
600, the fret instalIment of the currency
of the new bank, just received from
the bureau of printing and engraving
at Washington The bills were IN
sheets Of five each, and in Genomina-
ton represented both tens and TWEEN
tiep, The ten dollar bills bear the
portrait of William Mckinley, while the
twenty dollar bills have that of Hugh
McCuIloch. All are dated June 9Th,
1906 and bear the number of the new
Americus National Bank-83O5. 1t has
been many long years now sine Q
s'Americus money" was thus in evil
dence, and the new bills are much ad :
mired. The bank will receive other
shipments of notes as it's needs require
and as rapidly as the bilIs can be en-
graved.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-08-17
NEW DIRECTORY IS coMPLErED
Bell Telephone Co. issues amerieus
List,

LtSEs
Manager j. Fl. Ferris of the Ameri-
Gus office of the Bell Telephone Co.
distributed yesterday among local sub
scribers the new directory OF Ameri-
Gus, corrected to August 1st. The di.
reetory IS conveniently arranged, and
OF easy reference when needed. The
long array of names attests the popu.
larIty of the service in AmericuF, the
total number of subscribers going be-
yond the five hundred mark. Since the
completion of the company's new ex
change building here aud it's eq1ip.
ment with the very latest and best APP
planes, the telephone service has
vastly improved and the demand for
this great public utility increases daily
No city in Georgia has service SUI
perior to that afforded Americus, and
where complaint is made at rare in
telvals the fault is given immediats
attention by the management. II sub
scribers will peruse and follow care
fully the rules given on page 2 of the
new directory there need be no future
cause for complaint.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-08-17
THE BLACK BASS.
A Marine Butcher That Kills FOR the
Pleasure of Slaughter.

A Marine Butcher That Kills FOR the
Pleasure of Slaughter.
The bass is like a roaring lion going
about seeking whom he may devOur. l
have seen a good sized specimen get
into a school of minnoWs and eat and
stuff until he could not get any more
into his capacious insides, then go off
by himself, throw up what he had
eaten and begin over again, after which
he would keep on killing the poor in
noccnt minnows. apparently for the
mere pleasure of killing. Very young
bass viii attack minute water life
which fourishes on water plants and
get away with every one in sight
adopting the same method as their ED
ers. 70 illustrate the extent Of the
cannibalism of the black bass here IS
the experience of a superintendent Of
one of the fish hatcheries in Pennsyl-
vania:
"The superintendent made an actual
count of 10000 young bass about an
inch long and placed them in a fry
pond by themselves. He gave them
food six times a day, and, according to
his statement, each fish ate on an aver
age three times it's own weight of the
prepared food every twenty-four hours
They were placed in a pond on the
list of July, and on Oct. /, when
they were taken out, there were only
1000, and the record showed that less
than 200 died from sickness. 1t is rea-
sonable to suppose, therefore, that In
addition to the food given them by the
superintendent there were about 5000
bass devoured by their stronger and
more fortunate companions. w. E..
Meehan in Field and Stream.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-08-17
IMP oRrANT BILLS ARE PASSED
Sew sraI Measures of State Interest
Get Through.

Get Through.
The session of the legislature which
hae gust closed passed many bills of
great Importance to the state at large.
1ha most important of these are the
oltd labor bill, bill creating state
c)nrt OF appeals, and the Boykin anti
bucket shop bill, prohibiting the deal
ing in futures on margin in the state.
A joint resolution was passed appro-
prlating $50, 1000 for the exhibit at the
jamestown Exposition. The Senate
passed the House pure food bill, max.
ing it unlawful to manufacture or sell
any article of food. drugs or liquors,
which are in auy way adultera'ed or
misbranded, or containing any poison
Gus substance
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-08-17
l4alYeston's Sea Wall

makes life as safe'n in that city as on
the higher uplAnds. E, W. Goodloe, who
resides on button ST., in Waco, Tex,
needs 40 sea wall for safety. He writes
II have used DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption the past five years and
it keeps mo we'll and safe. Before that
time | had a cough which for years had
haeu growing worse. Now it's gone."
CuIes chronic Coughs, La Grippe, Group
Whooping Cough ans prevents Pneu-
monia. Pleasant to take. Every bottle
guaranteed at Edridge Drug Co. Price
SOC and S1.00. Trial bottle free,