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Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-09

navy hanging over my head. 1 fought
the feeling for two months without re-
lief to my stricken conscience, and
such was the effect upon my constantly
worried mind that I quit my job and
prepared to go to the headquarters Of
the war department at Mare Island
When my decision became known here
l was advised by some of my friends
that as no government attention was
given me when l gave myself up to the
authorities here, there probably would
be no action taken, and that I would
better remain in Los Angeles.
thanked my friends for their good mo-
tiVes in my behalf. but my mind was
unchanged to run my chances of being
court-martialed and imprisoned and so
L went to Mare Island and was sem
fenced to prison for one year.
This was what ] expected, but !
was happy in the thought of raising
the cloud from my conscience in doing
all 1 could under the circumstances. 1
had placed myself in bad predicament
and this seemed to be my last and best
resort. And to carry out my Christian
principles did the best l could in those
lines by talking to my fellow convicts.
AT the end of seven months 1 was
released from prison with credits of
five months in my favor. and 1 assure
you l came directly back to Los An
geles, for the rescue mission is the
dearest spot on earth to me-
II am at work for the Edison Elec-
trio company and am as happy as q
king
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-09
THOUSANDS ARE
TURNED AWAY
"oLD HEIDELBERG" WILL RUN
SECOND WEEK
BeIasco Theater Is Unable to Accom-.
nodate All Who Would See the
Beautiful Play of German
Student Life

"Old Heidelberg" will be continued
for a second week, beginning next
Monday night, at the Belasco theater.
This managerial decision was arrived
at last night and was occasioned by
the tremendous demand for seats for
the performances of the delightful play
of German student life. which has
packed the Belasco to the doors since
the performance Monday night. The
entire seating capacity of the theater
for this week was practically sold out
Tuesday at noon, since which time over
four thousand people have been unable
to secure admission.
The production of the farce, There
and Back" which was scheduled to
have its first performance next Mon
day night at the Belasco will, on ac-
count of the continuance of "Old Held
elberg" for another seven days, be
postponed until the week commencing
Monday, March 49, The Belasco man
agement announces that persons who
have purchased seats for the adver-
tised performances of There and
Back" next week, may either use them
to witness "Old Heidelberg or have
their money refunded at the box office
'Old Heidelberg S" popularity in Los
Angeles is truly remarkable. 1t
crowded the Belasco theater for three
weeks last season and established an
artlsuc ana hnanclal record that has
never been equaled by any production
In this city. Immediately upon the an
nouncement of this weeks revival of
the charming play the Belasco ticket
sellers were beseiged with requests for
seats and Treasurer Clayton and his
assistants have been compelled to
work overtime in order to supply the
really tremendous demand. George
Barnum's portrayal of the dear old
tutor, DR.. Juttner, is delightful bit of
character drawing, one that reflects
the artistic genius of the. Belasco stage
director in it's highest development.
Seats for the second week of cold
Heidelberg" are now on sale at the box
office Of the Belasco theater.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-09
MAY NOT TAX TOURISTS
luton Providing Exemption
for Transient Autos

Councilman Smith, chairman of the
finance committee, does not approve
the taxation which has been made by
City Assessor Lewis upon automobiles,
whether belonging to resident or nom
resident owners and will introduce Il
resolution to the council on Monday
evening, providing that all transient
motor cars be exempt from taxation.
The small sized storm which was
raised by tourists in regard to the tax
alton of the cars which they have
brought from the east came to a climax
when local garage owners refused to
let the machines in their charge leave
the premises until a tax had been paid.
City Assessor Lewis explains, how
ever, that the tax upon an automobile
is like the poll tax and can be COL
lected of anyone owning a machine, if
the assessment has not been paid some
where else.
If the owner be able to show a re-
ceipt to the effect that a tax has been
collected he is exempt, and on the other
hand should he be obliged to pay in
Los Angeles will be exempt upon ex-
hibiting the receipt in his home city.
This method of taxing automobiles,
Mr.. Lewis says, has been carried out
every year.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-09
GOES ON SPREE
OVER A WAKE
MRS. HARVEY SAYS HUSBAND
is TOO C0NVIvIAL
Declares He Has Not Been Sober More
Than a Few Days at Time
In Thlrty-elght
Years

After thirty-eight years of married
life, Mrs. Martha Ann Harvey decided
that she could no longer endure her
husbands peculiarities and yesterday
she petitioned Judge Gibbs in depart
ment two Of the superior court to grant
her an interlocutory decree of divorce
from George Harvey on the ground of
cruelty.
The couple were married in New
Jersey in 1868 and came to Los Angeles
nine years later and have lived here
ever since.
From almost the first day of our
married life down to the present, my
husband has been an habitual drunk
ard" said Mrs. Harvey. HE has not
been sober more than three or four
days at time during that entire per-
1od, and because Of the liquor he has
been very cruel to me.
ION various occasions he has come
home intoxicated and proceeded to
smash up everything in sight. He
would sieze a plate and throw it
through the window or beat a vase to
pieces over the glass of some picture.
when in his violent fits of temper
he would sieze a chair or any other
article of furniture he could find and
begin to smash the rest of the furni-
ture
Weakness for Breaking Crockery
HE would break the chairs and beat
the lamps to pieces, smash mirrors
and cause a general wreckage. So
common was his practice of breaking
dishes that several times we have had
to go out and buy others before we
had enough to eat q meal from.
"If his furniture smashing tendency
had been his only fault it would not
have been so bad, but he always in
sisted on abusing me whenever he got
names during our entire married life
and on one occasion he drew his re-
volver and threatened to kill me.
HE has attacked me with knives on
several occasions and once was ar
rested on a charge of battery.
Il have done my best for him and
with the aid of my children have cared
for him and tried to keep him straight.
He has been in the livery business for
years, but one day in each week he al
ways has set aside for a good spree.
At present l do not believe he has any
property"
The knives with which Harvey was
alleged to have attacked his wife were
produced in court but were not al
lowed in evidence.
Harvey is fighting the case vigor-
ously, making a complete denial of all
the allegations. but filing no counter
complaint. The case will be decided to-
day.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-09
ENDS LIFE IN HOTEL,
USING GAS TO KILL
SUICIDE LEAVES POLICY AND
SOME CASH
Carefully Makes Room Alright and
Truns on Jet-Guests Detect Odor
and Break in the Door, Finding
John Dahn's Corpse

John Dahn committed suicide in the
Sunnyside hotel at 319 North Broadway
yesterday morning by confining him
self to room and turning on the gas.
Every precaution was used by the
man in making ready for his end. He
stuffed the cracks of the door and
sealed the room.
Odor of escaping gas attracted the
attention of guests. They forced the
door and found the PROSTATE form of
the man. The body was removed to the
Garrett undertaking rooms at $40 North
Main street, The inquest will be held
today.
Dahn was we'll known He has been
employed in some of the leading bars
of the city. Recently he went to Salt
Lake city but returned six weeks ago
Dahn had secured employment at Av-
alon.
Dahn was f1fty-one and is single He
came here from st. Louis and leaves
a sister, Mrs. E. Avery, at 915 Madison
avenue. Ten dollars was found in
bureau drawer and 5000 policy also.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-09
ASKS FOR HUSBANDS ARREST
Actress at the Hotchkiss Theater
swears to Complaint chara-
ina Battery

Mrs. Phillip McKin, or Hazel Purdy,
as she is known on the stage, swore to
a complaint against her husband,
Phillip McKin, yesterday afternoon,
charging him with battery and using
threats to kill.
Mrs. McI<in is an actress at the
Hotchkiss thaater and her husband is
an electrician at the same place. The
woman alleges that her husband has
been abusing her and finally has forced
her to ask the police for aid.
According to Mrs. McKin, she has
turned over to her husband her earn
ings and he has deposited them in the
bank to his own account.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-09
POLICE REFUSE TO AID HIM
Man Struck by Auto Told He Will
Have to Apprehend Driver
Himself

]. Costa, who was struck by an au-
tomooile at Second and Main streets
Monday. called at the police department
to ask aid in locating the driver of the
machine. Costa gave the police the
number of an expressman who saw
the accident.
When he discussed the affair with
the police they told him they were un-
able to give him any assistance and
that he would have to apprehend the
man himself.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-09
CLASSICS DID NOT AVAIL
Athenlan Club Is Fined for Violating
the Antl-Blind Pig
1 aWa

Police Justice Rose did things" to
the blind piggers" yesterday.
Mike Tomaz, proprietor of the Ath-
enian club, was the first to face the
move.
"Athenian club'-that struck the
court as rather classical name. The
thing that puzzled the judge was how
the club sold 25c bottles of thirst
quenchers to be taken off the premises.
Tomaz was fined $50.
]. s. Redona and Tom Torres of the
Esmeralda club were the next to come
before the Justice. They could show
Athenian connections so the judge as
sessed Redona $3.50 and Torres $50.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-09
UNDULY SEVERE
WITH BRAIN
POLICE TREATMENT OF PYR0-
MANIAC CRITICISED
Attorney Wdeman Declares That No
Allowance ls Made for Well
Known Fact That Boy
Is Insane

II the charges against the police de
partment and Acting Chief Auble tina
were made by Attorney Wallace w
Wideman yesterday can be sustained
they may be called to account for theil
treatment Of handling James Brain
the self-confessed pyromaniac.
In discussing the case yesterday the
attorney said that he had made every
effort to induce the police to safeguard
the boy so that he could not injure
himself, but this was refused.
Wideman says he asked Auble to per-
init him to buy the boy a good dinner
but this also was refused. He says he
offered to give the acting lief money
with which to buy meal but he would
not accept it.
Brains brother charges the police
with negligence and says that they
easily could have prevented the fires
Three weeks before the fires broke
out asked the police to take charge OF
the lad and they refused" said Brain
yesterday.
I'VE are at loss to understand the
actions of the department" said Mr.
Wideman yesterday. James Brain
unquestionably set fire to some of these
buildings but not to the number that
the police claim he did.
Applied to Police
ALBERT E. Brain, brother of the
prisoner, called on Desk Sergeant Nc
Clure three weeks before the fires oc-
CURED and asked him to take charge of
the boy. The sergeant asked for a pic
ture. The next morning Brain went
to the police department with his
hrn owe foio
fused to have anything to do with the
case.
After Brains arrest Detective Davis.
Capt. Brodhead and had a conference
regarding the boy. The officers said
that they thought he was crazy.
asked them if they did not think it best
to send him back to his parents in
Chicago and they said that was the
only thing to do.
rNow they have filed an arson COM
plant against the lad. He was in an
asylum at Elgin ILL.,, on the charge of
insanity. He is crazy and everybody
who talks with him knows it. I am
going to have two we'll known ply
sicians examine him.
Offer of Help Refused
ITO protect the lad I have asked the
police to put "muffs' on him, but they
have neglected to do so. The boy needs
good meals and l have offered to buy
food for him but the police have re-
fused to allow that. Then I offered
money TO the chief with which to buy
food for him but that also was refused.
1t is known that certain wealthy pris-
oners have been allowed to go out to
their meals.
The police have been trying to ex-
clude Brains brother from Jail during
hours when visitors are permitted
unless the detectives on the case were
present. When 1 arrived on the scene
found they allowed me to go in with
out question.
IAN effort is being made by the police
to prove that Brain set more fires than
he really did. They accuse him of
setting a fire at Twenty-third street
and Union avenue and another at Sixth
and Main streets. These fires occurred
five minutes apart. How could the boy
cover nearly five miles of territory in
that time?
THE outcome of this case is likely to
be entirely at variance from the present
expectations of the police
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-09
Burnett's Extract of Vanilla
In purity and strength pre- eminent.
Artists, Materials

Amateur artists need drawing sets,
color outfits and all sorts of things to
paint with and paint on. Ours is the
one place you can get everything at
low, prices. Fine Stationery. Sanborn,
Vail & Co., 357 s. Broadway.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-09

Homeless children received and placed
in homes for adoption. Apply Rev o.
v. Rice, Superintendent Children's s
Home society. 354 Bradbury building
Los Angeles
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-09
Leaves Society of Jesus
BY Associated Press

WASHINGTON, March s.-Father
George Tyrell, prominent member for
a number of years of the society of
Jesus, has withdrawn from the order
the immediate cause being his unwilI.
ingness to repudiate certain parts of
his writings which did not meet with
the approval of his superiors.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-09
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Conscience Troubled Him
"Soon after my conversion I went to
work for the Los Angeles Gas COM
pany, but I did not feel satisfied as a
Christian with the desertion from the
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WheW!

Tess: He says you called him puppy.
Jess: Nonsense. 1 merely asked him
II he was fond of dog biscuit-Phila-
delphia Press
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SATURDAY. APRIL r. 1908.

the size o. his psaisttaure, nor TO- wihSt
IL 10 seeded. siIf Il contains % much
a. three or FOUR acres which 10 wen
seeded to white clover as 1t ID apt
to be in this state, we WonM not
piow It up. otherwise It might be we'll
to fence on .; part ot Il and pillow up
and SOW very thicklyl to q combine
ton Of grains and rape and tarn the
hogs on when 1t gets three or four
inches high. Five or six pounds OF
rape with three or four bushels of
grain to the acre will not make Il to-
thick for hog pasture. s
Another very good plan under the
circumstances weuldA be to put In two
or three acres of Canadian field peas
and oats adjoining the pasture, provid-
ing the soil is Of such q character that
1t is suitable for, growing peas. This
crop may be moved or during. the
summer and thrown over the fence,
or be fenced OF In small plots by
portable fencing to allow the hogs to
go In from tire pasture. "A
Rape is also a good forage CROP to
SOW adjoining hog pasture, to NOW
and feed out In the pasture. However
1t must not be allowed to become
rank, or woody, as the hogs will not
eat it. Hogs usually need to be put
on. short rations for few days while
they are becoming accustomed to eat
On no account should, these hogs
be kept on grass alone, he they will
become very thin and are apt to get
out of condition. A little money put
into some mill feed and q small
amount of corn will be 9 profitable
Investment. ~
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Modern Methods.

With the up-to-date and efficient
labor-saving machines for the econom-
ical handling Of the potato crop now
on the market it savors of "old Fogy-
ISM" to say the least, for potato
growers to attempt to raise potatoes
as a money making crop by old fash
toned hand methods. The potato cut
ter, planter, sprayer, digger and sort
or have accomplished for the farmer
engaged in raising potatoes for mar
ket what the grain drill and harvester
has done for his brother in the grain
growing sections OF the world. The
production of crop of potatoes by
hand methods requires Il great deal of
tedious and dlsagreeable woodwork
that is entirely unnecessary and which
can be done much better by machin-
cry and at a great saving in cost
One of Minnesota's most prominent
and successful potato growers in re-
Spouse to an inquiry as to the ad-
vantage of using labor-saving machine
cry in the handling of hts crop, re-
piled:
AT present we are growing $50
acres of potatoes on farm of 2,100
acres. II it were not for machinery
We would not be able to handle more
than perhaps one-sixth of that num-
Der of acres with the same number
OF men. We figure that one man and
a team can easily take care of forty
acres of potatoes from the time of
commencing to prepare the ground in
the spring until digging commences
in the fall, and attend to the grain
crop besides. We are at present u.s.
ing nine potato planters, six spray
ers. twelve diggers, twenty cultiva-
tors, cutters, sorters, etc. Machinery
in this instance makes 1t possible for
one man to do the work that would
otherwise require six men and, at the
same time,. machinery gives employ
ment to just as many or more men,
on account of it being possible to
handle larger number of acres,
thereby increasing the returns and
lessening the cost of production in
growing the potato crop as we'll as
In other lines of farming"
The men who are making money
raising potatoes nowadays are the
ones who are taking advantage of
every means to increase their acreage
and at the same time reduce expense
of production. While there Is an oc:
casional season when prices are so
low as to leave little or no profit in
the potato crop, yet, taken year in and
year out, it is doubtful II there is an
other farm crop which brings bette
returns.
With the rapid spread of blight
throughout the potato growing Sec
tions of the country it is imperative
that the potato growers in the north
west (Where blight is lust beginning
prompt and vigorous steps to prevent
the spread of this disease. The ex-
perfments which have been, conducted
by the New York agricultural stations
for number of years prove conclu-
sively that blight and rot can be held
in check, if not wholly prevented, if
the potato vines are thoroughly spray
ed several times during the growing
season with Bordeaux mixture PROV
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THE EVENING TIMES, GRAND FORKS, n. B.

- To- 4
l consider this mixed hay worth at
least $11 per ton. n the reader who
wants hay only is dissatisfied with the
financial showing OF this mixture he
would not be happy In Paradise. This
field has never been MANFRED and is
on the same kind of land as my
original bronze grass field.
I believe that my experiments have
shown that bronze grass yields dimin-
ish owing to the lack of nitrogen; that
the reason why bronze grass pastures
give such good results is that the
animals make some nitrogen return;
that bronze grass alone is exceedin1y
profitable; and finally that meadow
of mixed bronze grass and alfalfa Is
the best possible combination for hay
in the semi-arid West.
JAS H. Shepard.
South Dakota Experiment Station.
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Cow Talk.


There has been SO much said and
written on the dairy that there ought
not to be 80 many Improbable cows
kept. Which are you keeping-the
COW, that returns a profit over and
above the cost of her keeping. or the
one that runs you in debt? If the
pany. / do not like that kind of
company. Maybe for her good looks.
This mighe>he all right II she did not
eat anything, but she will eat just as
much as the other one, and would
give her all she would. eat and turn
her into beef as soon as possible. /
do not like to milk and feed a COW
for the fun of it, and that is all one
gets out of it by keeping such COW.
How are you to tell these poor
boarders from the profitable ones?
Not by the size of their feet or I'D
ders, but by the use of the scales and
Babcock test. Weighing and testing
the milk four or five times in year
will not tell the tale. Each cows
milk should be- weighed once or
twice week. I find twice week
sufficient. Then the milk should be
tested once or twice a month. Each
cows feed Should be weighed and
charged to her at the market price;
this should be kept in a monthly rec
ord for one year.. l have a smooth,
planed board checked off for each
COW and month. In this way you Will
know at the emo of the year how
much milk each COW gives and bow
much butter her milk will make, If
the cream is all saved by the use: of
good centrifugal separator. and by
deducting the cost of keeping from
the receipts of butter, you, have the
profit or loss on each. COW. Your
herd may return a profit, but more
than likely yru VIII find that you
have some that you are boarding for
their company. hear some one
say, that will make good deal of
extra work" I find 1t requires
good deal Of work to take care of a
herd of COWS for a year, to say moth
ing about raising something to- Keep
them on; but it costs no. more to-
keep COW that will make 800 pounds
of butter in a year than one that
will not make more than 15D pounds.
Any COW, to do her best, must have
what she needs of vell+balanced
ration.
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Flax on Breaking.

Dakota Farmer: There will be
some money made, and good many
mistakes made, on breaking the pres
ent spring. particularly ilr the new
sections west of the river.
When the season is at all favorable, i
the beginner In the northwestern
counties of North Dakota sometimes
gets big returns from fax on early
breaking. Care has to be taken, how
ever, not to SOW this fax too late, or
frost may get it In the fall and II sown
little too early in the spring frost
may get It then. Late fax. too, is
likely to be caught by.a dry spell that
will greatly reduce the yield If not
do it up entirely. But one year with
another, flax on early breaking In the
parts referred to, Is pretty sure and
paying crop. There are other parts Of
the Dakotas, particularly. North Da-
kota, where flax is crop, that can be
counted upon on sod; that is,sas surely
as any other crop on sod, and little
more SO.
Generally speaking, where flax does
we'll, ether crops, particularly corn,
will not, although there are sections,
and there are years, when both corn
and fax do we'll. This is the excep-
ton, however. We have seen splen-
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erly made. The tests made, 81 tic
New York stations In 1904 showed
that sprayed fields would remain
green and In growing condition from
four to Blk weeks. after the vines In
unsprayed fields had died and with
cred up, and an average gain in yield
Of something like 60 bushels per acre i
was obtaffied, due to the longer grow
ing season,
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Desire,
If I might touch her hair
The joy would be SO great;
A touch upon her lips would be
A,royal gift from fate.
And I might have the gift
It makes my pulses start
II only with my love
4 first might touch, her heart.
Grace Joy White.