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Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-08
CLEVER CITIZENS
DODG|NG TAXES
NEW WAY OF BEATING THE
CITY AND COUNTY
Many Mortgage Homes to State lnsti-
tutIons at Low Rates of Interest,
Thus Escaping Assessor
and Collector

CITY Assessor Evan Lewis has un-
earthed a method of lodging taxes that
speaks creditably for the clever heads
of some of Los Angeles business men,
but not for their honesty. He pre-
sented his discovery to the city at
torney and asked that official what he
could do about it, but there seems to
be no redress for the city.
The method involves the University
of California and the State School of
Mechanical Arts. According to de-
cision of the supreme court, mort
cages held by state institutions of this
nature cannot be taxed by either city
or county, nor can the real estate IN
which these mortgages are held be
levied against for revenue. Mr.. Lewis
has found that these two institutions
hold mortgages on Los Angeles real
estate amounting to 81, 900. If 1t was
available for taxation by the city this
amount would put $4,000 into the mu-
nicipal Golfers.
How Scheme Is Worked
The regents o. these two schools take
a mortgage on property for the
assessed valuation, which is about Sixty
per cent of it's actual value, at six per
cent per annum. At the end of the
year they rebate two per cent, making
the total percentage for the use OF thls
the money of the colleges endowment
funds.
The borrower secures the use of all
the money he can raise on his property
at a low rate of interest and absolutely
relieves himself of all taxes. AS the
state institutions are likewise relieved
CT taxes they can afford to loan money
at a low rate of interest.
The plan shows the following re-
On rroDartV worth S1OO,OOO the
owner ordinarily would be compelled
TO nav the city a tax rate of $1.2O on
the hundred and the county $l.10 on the
same amount, making a total or $z.5o
on each s100 worth of his property.
The total amount of his taxes would
thus be $780, ~
He secures the use of this 100000
from the state institution for $4,000.
AS his mortgage relieves him from his
taxes he really pays but the difference
between $4,000 and $4,000 or $1700. all that
II costs him for the use of 100000 for
year.
Adds to Bank Account
1t is presumed that a man clever
enough to dodge his taxes through a
state school mortgage would also be
clever enough to put the money ne re,
ceives from the mortgage to some good
use and five per cent Woulo pe 10"
rate of income.
At five per cent the money he had
borrowed for four per cent would bring
him an annual return of $4,000 and give
him a net profit of $4,000 or much more
than his taxes would have amounted
to in the first place. Thus he not only
succeeds in defrauding the city but In
adding to his own bank account.
Assistant City Attorney Hewitt de-
clares that so far he has been unable
to find any way in which the law can
reach this class of tax dodgers.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-08
SOBS AS SHE is SENTENCED
MiddIe=Aged Woman, Repentant, Tells
Judge She Will Never Steal
Aqain

Mrs. Minnie Willems, found guilty
of stealing various small articles from
people for whom she had been work.
ing, was sentenced to thirty days in
Jail for her offense yesterday by JUS
tice Chambers.
The woman wept bitterly and told
the police judge that it was the first
time that she had stolen.
This has been a good lesson to me,
judge. and / will never steal again.
sobbed the woman as she was led
away to begin her sentence.
Mrs. Willems is nearly fifty years of
age
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-08
Observation-Disclosures

has a confiding manner with the barest
acquaintances. He was very much
frightened by his visitor and feared
that OConnell would carry out his
threat and actually shoot him If he
told how he had been held up and
blackmailed.
The detectives hope to make out a
good case of extortion against O'Con-
nell, who is being held on suspicion
without bail.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-08
ASKS $4,000 FOR INJURIES

Fred A. Munta brought suit in the
United States circuit court yesterday
against the Salt Lake railroad to re-
cover $4,000 damages for injuries re-
ceived by Mrs. Munta in a railroad ac-
cident near Rowland on February l.
The cast was originally filed in the
superior court but was transferred to
the circuit court because the defendant
is a foreign corporation.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-08
sCHALL PROVES INNOCENCE
Convinces Texas Court That He Did
Not Raise Check-Returns
to Los Angeles

Edward Schall returned yesterday
from San Antonio, Tex, where he was
taken on a fugitive warrant charging
him with raising a check. He was able
to prove his innocence of the charge
and came back to this city to assume
position at a downtown hotel
He said that his former partner in
San Antonio was responsible for his
arrest on a trumped up charge and
that the Texas courts gave him his re-
lease after the preliminary examination.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-08

The Herald Will sell you S35 worth of
records and GIVE you a six months
subscription to The Herald and a $25
Talk-o-Phone absolutely free.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-08
SECURES S110 At
POINT OF PISTOL
CHARLES REID HELD UP BY
MAN HE BEFRIENDED
Compelled by Ralph o'ConneIl to Sign
a Check for $40 and Note for
$1oo-o'ConnelI in
Jail

Charged with compelling Charles
Reid, son of E. w. Reid. a real es-
tate man, to give up a check for $40
and a promissory note for $10O at the
point of a pistol, Ralph O'Connell was
locked up in the city Jail yesterday
afternoon and detectives are working
to secure evidence.
The charge is a sensational one and
according to the father, who has an
office in the Wilson block O'Connell in
gratiated himself into the favor of
young Reid, accompanied him to his
room in the Hotel Wilson and there
compelled the young man to sign a
check for SO and also make a prom
issory note for 800.
The following morning Charles told
his father about the episode of the
night before and payment on the check
was Immediately stopped.
The check was drawn on the Equit-
able Savings bank at First and Spring
streets and the bank people on being
informed of the story at once notified
the police.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-08
May Secure More Evidence

Although the police say that it will
be hard to convict the defendant on
the uncorroborated testimony of the
alleged victim. it is thought that ad-
ditional evidence will be forthcoming
and they are seeking for a confederate
of O'ConnelIs.
f. w. Reid was seen by a Herald rep
resentative yesterday afternoon and
asked for an account of the alleged
forcible eXtortion.
my son told me the story Friday
morning." said Mr.. Reid, "and / tried
to keep the matter quiet IS we did not
care for any notoriety over the af-
fair.
Charlie came to me in great per-
turbation Friday and said that he
needed $100 that noon to satisfy the
demands of a man he had slept with
the night before.
II questioned him and found that my
son invited this man OConnell to come
up to our Office Thursday night, and
after they had been here for several
hours O'Connell said that he lived in
the hill district and would like TO stay
down town that night.
Charlie took him to his room in The
Hotel Wilson.
Pointed Revolver at Him
According to what my son tells me,
| the man got up in the night and point
ed a loaded revolver at Charlie, saying
| that he would shoot him unless he
gave him some money.
Charlie was very much frightened
and got out of bed and signed a check
for $40 and also made out a one-day
note for $780,
THE man left shortly after and
Charlie did not inform us until Fri
day morning.
II told him to stop payment on the
check and that I would see this man
myself and settle with him. 1 was
not afraid of the fellow but my son
is rather nervous, being an inexperi-
enced boy in such affairs.
"The bank people at once told the
police and O'Connell was ar
rested before he could come to our
office for the payment on the note, I
am sorry for 1 think that the reception
that he would have received would
have been warm one.
Tried to Keep Story Quiet
IT did not want the story to get into
the papers but now that you know the
story make it as light on my boy as
| possible"
Although about "a years of age,
Charles Reid is said to be utterly ig-
Inorant of the seamy side of life. and
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30
Cures Rheumatism and Catarrn-
Medicine Sent Free.

Send no mOney-simply write anu
try Botanic Blood Balm at our eX-
pense. Botanic Blood Balm %. Is. ~
kills or destroys the poison in the
blood which causes the awful aches IN
back and shoulder blades, shifting
pains, difficulty in moving fingers, toes
or legs. bone pains, swollen muscles
and Joints of rheumatism, or the toul
breath. hawking, splitting, dropplngs
in throat, bad hearing. specks nyihs
before the eyes, all played out feeling
of catarrh. Botanic Blood Balm mas
cured hundreds Of cases OF 80 or Az
years standing after doctors, not
springs and patent medicines had al
failed. Most Of these cured patients had
taken Blood Balm as a last resort IL
is especially advised for chronic, deep
seated cases. Impossible for any one
to suffer the agonies or symptoms OF
rheumatism or catarrh while or after
taking Blood Balm. 1t makes the
blood pure and rich, thereby giving a
healthy blood supply. Cures are per
manent and not a patching up. Drue
stores. 81 per large bottle. Sample o.
| Blood Balm sent free and prepaid
also special medical advice by descrin
ing your trouble and writing Bloo'
Balm Co., Atlanta. Ga.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30
Trust to Nature.

A great many Americans, both men
and women, are thin, pale and puny, with
poor circulation, because they have i'll
treated their stOmachs by nasty eating |
or too much eating, by consuming aico-
holic beverages, or by too close conhne'
ment to home, office or factory, aud IN con. |
sequence the stomach must be treated
in a natural way before they can rectl!!y
their earlier mistakes. The muscles III
many such people, in fact in every weary,
thin and thin blooded person, do their
work with great difficulty. AS q result
fatigue comes early, is extreme and lasts
long. The demand for nutritive aid Is
ahead of the supply. To insure perfect
health every tissue, bone, nerve and
muscle should take from tho blood GER
tain materials and return to 1t certain
! others. 1t is necessary to prepare the
stomach for the work Of taking up from
| the food what is necessary to make good,
rich, red blood We must go to Nature
! for the remedy. There We're certain
roots known to the Indians OF TINS
country before the advent OF the whites
which later came to the knowledge Oh
the settlers and which are now growing
rapidly in professional favor for the cure
of obstinate stomach and liver trouD!eS'
These are found to be safe and YET Ger
TAIN IN lutlE CICNUSlIlS anu 40 -
effect upon the stomach, liver aud DIood.
These are: Golden Seal root, queen
root, Stone root, Bloodroot, Mandrake
root. Then there is Black CherryDark.
The medicinal principles residing IN these
native roots when extracted Win ,glyC-
crime as a solvent make the most rehaDIe
and efficient stomach tonic and liver IN
vporator, when combined IN lnSt tne
right proportions, as in Or; Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery. Where there
is bankrupt vitality = such as nervous tI,;s
exhaustion, bad nutrition - and tnln
blood, the body acquires vigor ana the
nerves, blood and all the tissues feel the
favorable effect of this sovereign remedy
Although some physicians, have peer
aware of the high medicinal value OF the
above mentioned plants, yet lew hayt
used pure glycerine as a solvent ahC
usually the doctors prescriptions caLleC
) for the ingredients in varying amounts
l tCith GlcOhOl :.
The Golden Medical Discovery" IS
scientific preparation compounded OF ul'
pIvceric extracts of the above mentioned
+ Vegetable ingredients and contains h
t alcohol or harmful habit-tormlnS drugs
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30
500 Reward. 500.

The readers Of this paper Will be pleased TO learn
that there Is at least dreaded disease THAT science
has been able to cure IN all It's stages, and that Is
Catarrh Halls Calarrh Cure Ia the only positive
cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires q cCnsttu
tiUuBl treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken In
ternsy, acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation Of the disease, aud giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and assist
ing nature in doing It's work. The proprietOrs have
so much faith in its curative powers that they orcr
One Hundred Dollars for any case that II falls "
cure. Send for list OF testimonials,
Address F. J. CHENEY l. co. Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists. 75C.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30
II Knocks the Itch.

It may not cure all your Ills but II
does cure one of the worst. 1t cures
anv form of itch ever known-no mat
fer what it's called, where the sensa
tion is itch" it knocks it. Eczema
Ringworms and all the rest are re
lieved at once and cured by one box
rs guaranteed, and it's name II
Hunts Cure.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30
a Youthful King.

The youngest king in the world IS
Daudi Chau, King of Uganda. Africa
Who is now about eight He holds his
court on a scarlet throne, with leop-
ard-skin mat under his feet and bear
ing in his hand toy gun. The British
exercise protectorate over the young
king and his kingdom, and have estab'
lished for him a sort of parliament
which he opens regularly with much
pomp.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30
Brief Honeymoons.

Brevity and economy in honey
moons, the London Express says, are
becoming the fashion. Even wealthy
people, it says, are Showing a ten
dency to limit the wedding tours to
three or four days in Paris" Many
go straight to their new home from
the church and stay there.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30
Never Fails.

There Is one remedy, and only one |
have ever found, to cure without fail
such troubles in my family as Eczema,
Ringworm, and all others Of an Itch
ing character. That remedy is Hunts
Cure. We always use it and it never
fails. w. NJ. Christian,
Rutherfo |, Tenn.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30
Antique Russian Locomotives.

A German student finds one of the
causes of the inability of the Russian
railroads to handle their traffic is the
antiquity of their locomotives. The
number of these seems in tolorable
proportion to the traffic, but out of
1926 locomotives no less than 6,919
are from twenty-four to forty-six years
old.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30
COOKING Cranberries.

Cranberries cooked in double boil
er. with, no water except that in the
outer vessel are superior in color and
flavor to those stewed in the ordinary
way. The flavor of the cranberry is
greatly improved, if small pieces OF
apple, prepared and cut in small bits
is added. The proportion should be
half an apple to quart of Gran
berries.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30

Take Garfield Tea for liver, kidney,
stomach and bowel arrangements, sick
headache and chronic diseases. This mild
laxative will purify the blood, cleanse the
system and clear the complexion. 1t is for
young and old-the best family medicine
Buy from druggist.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30
Another Woman's Case.

"During change OF life words cannot. ex,
press what l suffered. My physician sald
had a cancerous condition OF the female
organs. One day l read some OF the teStl-
m0nials of women who had been cured py
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable SoinPouRu,
and decided to try it and to write you for
advice, Your medicine made me a well
woman, and all my bad symptoms soon
II advise every woman at this period. OF hfa
to take your medicine and write you Tor adj
vice Mrs. Lizzie Hinkle, Salem, Ind.
What Lydia E. Pinkham,s Vegetable
lCompound did for Mrs. Hyland and
Mrs. Hinlxle it will do for other women
at this time of life. :,
It has conquered pain, restored
health, and prolonged life in cases that
utterly baffied physicians.
c,r,oodc Eyhera Sthere Fail,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30
Not a Pipe Dream.

Oil-some Mnds-are conveyed by
O system of pipe lines, but the Oil
that make all other oils Insignificant
is conveyed in bottles. It's Hunt S
Lightning Oil, and it's mission Is TO
cure your sprains, cuts, burns, bruises
aches and pains-and it does it.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30
Our Friends.

Sterling. I admit that he's a fairly
good business man, but there's pretty
big element of luck in his success. He's
insufferably conceited, too, and then
it's merely his hypocrisy that"
"You seem to know him pretty we'll"
ooh, yes, we're great friends. Phil
adelphia Press.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30
Old Story.

Bender-So you and your wife have
agreed to disagree, Ell? What was the
trouble?
Rounder-Too much mOther-in-law.
Bender-What did she do?
Rounder-Every time | told my wife
a fairy story the old lady would get
next and put her wise-Chicago News.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30

Projecting light rays distance or
fifty mile, a new electric Searchllght
of 30,OOO,O0O candle power has just
been experimental with at MontreuX
France.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30

Tavlor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum
and Mullen is Natures great remedy-Cures
Coughs, Colds, Group and Consumption,
and all throat and lung troubles. Az drug
g1sts, 25c., soc. and $l.OO per bottle.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS GEsa0lOaOoes

AZ wrote you for advice and commenced
treatment with lydia Z. PinkhamS Eege-
table Compound as you directed, and am
happy to say that all those distressing Symps
| toms left Inc and | have passed safely through
the change Of life, well woman ! am
accommodating your medicine to all my
friends Mis-. Annie L. Il. Nyland, Chester
! town. Md.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30

Blessed are they who have the gift
of making friends, for it is one Of
Gods best gifts.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30
MIDDL = l. / T =
A Time When Women Are Susceptible TO Many
Dread Diseases-lntelligent Women Prepare
for it. Two Relate their Experiences.

The "chanre oflife"is
the most critical period
of a woman'S existence,
and the anxiety felt by
women as it draws near
is not without reason.
Every woman who
neglccts the care of her
health at this time in
vitcs disease and pain.
When her system is in
q dcrangcd condition,
or she is predisposcd to
apopleXy, or congestion
of any organ, the ten
dency is at this period
likely to become active
and with a most OF nef-
VOWS irritations make
life q burden. AT tins
time, also, cancers and
tumors are more liable
to form and begin their
destructive work.
Such warning sylnp-
toms as sense Of sutfo-
cation, hot flashes, head
aches, backacheS. dread
of impending evil, timid-
ity, sounds in the ears,
palpitation of the heart.
sparks before the eyes,
irregularities, conStIpa'
ton, variable appetite,
weakness, inquietude
and dizziness, are
promptly needed by IN
telligent women who are
annrOachinr the pcriOC
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30

I believe in laughter, in love, IN
faith. in all distant hopes that lure
us On.-EdWin OsgoOd
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30

Vivid Imagination can make things
about as disagreeable as anything in
this wOrld.-AtchisOn Globe.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30

Make yourself an honest man, and
then you may be sure there IS one
less rascal in the world.-Carlyle.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30

There is always a way to manage a
stubborn person without resortlnS To
force.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30

but it takes a good-natured, injudicious
friend to complete the thing and make
| il perfect.-Mark Twain.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30

Attaiments of any sort do not come
without something in the nature OF
toll.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30

vpYn permanently cured No cts or nervousness aIter
Pill arst use of Or Kline sGreat Nerve ke>l"r'
err Send for FREE $500 trial hottie ana trtaIiSe'
DIR r. H. KLINE. Ltd, 9Sl Arch Street fhIl@uc'pnIa
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30
xoc.xp,s DEFECTIVE AGENCY,

Houston, Texas, operates the largest force
of competent detectives iii the South.
they render written opinions in cases not
handled by them Reasonable rates
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30

When leisure becomes burdensome a
turn should be made without heSlta-
ton.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30
Worth Knowing

that Allcock's are the original and only
genuine porous plasters; all other so-calIed
porous plasters are limitations.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30

It's a good deal easier to mark moral
time than it is to march it.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30

The gold region Of the Within in
Siberia yields about 100000 a year.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30

The faculty of seeing things through
self interest comes without much prac'
tiCe.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30

When your title to the skies seems
clouded look out for fogs OF doubt.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30

For children tcething softeps the gums, reduces IN
lamuation, aays pain curea Windcoilc. 21c II oOt'Ie
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30

The binding does not make the book
though it may mar it.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30

in life when womau's great change
may be expected.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound was prepared to meet the needs
of woman's system at. this trying
period of her life. 1t invigOrates and
Strengthens the female organism and
buildsup the weakenednerVous system
For special advice regarding this i'm
portant period women are invited TO
write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass,
and it will be furnished absolutely free
of charge. The present Mrs. Pinkham
is the daughter-in-law of Lydia +. Pink
ham, her assistant before her decease,
and for twenty-five years since her
advice has been freely given to SICK
women.
Read what Lydia E. Pinkham's Com
pound did for hrs. Hyland and Mrs
Hinkle:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
81 had been suffering with displacement o
the organs for years and was passing throus
the change of life. My abdomen was badi
swollen; my stomach was sore; l had dlzz
spells, sick headaches, and was very nervous
, U,Jio e NirLhar,c VpSafahIp CNl
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-30
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-

pInkhms yesetabe Compound Succeeds Where others Fall