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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-22
EIGHT NEW CHARTERS.
Corporation Commission Issues
Articles of Incorporation.

Tile Corporation Commission Yesterday
granted the 70 lowing charters.
Goratedl. Rirnmond oWsley Send re-.
president. Adai- D.. Sanders virc-pre-
81 on objects. Paint business
pora'eo Richwond R. T. Gs,hrisht.
vs. ID Chres. secretary and treasurer:
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-22
Personals and Briefs.

Rev Gerald cuiberson viii preach to-
morrow morning upon the subject Com
forts of God and Their Purpose" and at
night his theme viii Dee saved hy FraS-
mcnts OF the Wreck"
Lieutenant w. Alexander Anderson. r.
$ A.. and Mrs. Anderson. and Mr.. and
Airs. McNutty. Of Roanoke VIII bc guests
of Major William A. Anderson during the
Christmas holidays.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-22
THE WEATHER

Forecast. Nirginia-Fair Saturday. ex-
cDpt snow in mountain districts; SUNDAY
iair. fresh northwest winds.
North Caroliua-Fair Saturday ana sf,n-
days lght TO fresh west winds.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-22
PILES CURED IN 9 TO u DAYS.

pAZO OINTMENT 10 guaranteed 20 cure any
case 81 Itching. Blind. bleeding or Protrluing
Piles ia TO u dayS or money refunded SOc.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-22
TORTURING. OISEIGURING
numors, EczeuIas, and ItChinge
Cured by Cuticura

The agonziug itching and burning
OF thc skin 0s IN eczema; the frightful
sealing. in psoriasis; the loss OF hair
and crushing of scalp. a. in SCALED
head - all demand a remedy of almost
suporhuman virtues 20 successfully
cope with them. That Cuticura Soap,
Ointment. and Pills are such stands
proven beyond an doubt.
sod throughout Goo uord Cufcur. SOAP. elc- Oin'.
Mr' .'r. D. UfHf fu. Ifn form IS Chocolate Coated
iis go lrr li 90 CO... rar had ~ al crugriss
sns "a. nfrr lrcf Potter Drug and Chem Corp, Sole
frHra., Boston. tla4r.
81 A-l-sa tFss Rew to Cure Baby usHoSE.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-22
Conditions in ImporIant cities.
Miniature Almanac.

December ID. 1906.
HIGH TIDE.
Morning ..-... 1913
Ltcnlua.........lO.55
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-07
cow BITES MAN WHO
TRIED D0CTORING HER
SNAPS AT HAND BECAUSE MED
IcINE TASTES BADLY
Victim Ignored Injuries Until inflamed
Member Grew to Twice Its Nor=
NAL Size-And the Bovine Was
Mild.Eyed

While endeavoring to induce a mild
eyed bovine to take a teaspoonful of
medicine once an hour yesterday morn
ing, w. I. Blanchard of 1857 Birch
street received a bite on his right hand
that may prove fatal
Angered by the persistent Attempts
of Blanchard to give the dose, the
COW snapped at him and caught his
hand, inflicting an ugly wound.
Blanchard dressed the wound HIM
self and again tackled the cow.
After a struggle he succeeded in
forcing the naimal to swallow the
medicine. For time he thought moth
ing of the injured hand, but excruciat-
ing pain forced him to get relief.
Finding that the hand was swelling
and becoming fearfully inflamed,
Blanchard took the advice of friends
and called at the receiving hospital.
The police surgeons dressed the wound
and advised Blanchard to beware of
complications.
Blanchard is not greatly worried, but
the police surgeons say that the in
jury is serious.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-07
ECHO PARK LAKE
FLOWING OVER
ANOTHER RAIN WILL MAKE S.T-
UATIoN SERIOUS
Island Is Entirely Submerged and
Department Has No Present
Way of Relieving the
Pressure

A flood in the immediate vicinity OF
Echo park will be unavoidable if the
storm that has been predicted reaches
Los Angeles.
The recent storm has made the lake
overflow and there is much doubt that
the pressure can be resisted by the
banks of the lake.
The reservoir is filled beyond its ca
pacity and there is no way of relieV-
ing the strained condition of the large
tank.
The island in Echo park lake has
been submerged since the last rain
and there is nothing to be seen of the
greensward in all directions surround
ing the park where there is any low
land.
The northern part of the city is in
undated in that direction, including
Temple street and Lake Shore boule-
ward.
The water from the foothills also
flows down to the lowlands in which
the park is situated and there is trou-
BILE to be expected from that source.
There is no storm drain in that part
of the city.
At Echo park the park department
has suffered more loss than at any OF
the other resorts in its charge.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-07
DOLLAR PACKAGE FREE
Man Medicine Free

You can now obtain a large dollar size
free package of Man Medicine-free on
request
Man Medicine gives you once more the
gusto, the joyful satisfaction, the pulse
and throb of physical pleasure, the keen
sense of man -sensa ton, the luxury OF lie,
body-power and ody-comfort-free. Man
Medicine does it.
Man Medicine cures man weakness;
nervous debility, early decay, discouraged
manhood, functional failure, vital weak
ness, brain flag, backache, prostatis' kid
ney trouble and nervousness
You can cure yourself at home by Man
Medicine and the full size dollar package
will be delivered to you free, plain wrap
per, sealed, with full directions how to
use use it. The full size dollar package free,
no payments of any kind, no receipts no
promises, no papers to sign. 1t is free.
All we want to know is that you are
not sending for 1t out of idle curiosity
birt that you want to be well, and be-
come your strong, natural self once more.
Man Medicine will do what you want 1T
to; make you real man, man-llke' man
Your name and address will bring it;
all you have to do is to send and get 1t.
We send it free to every discouraged one
of the man sex. Interstate Remedy Co.,
2S7 Luck Bldg, Detroit. Mich.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-07
BEGINS THROUGH SERVICE
Southern Pacific Improves San Ber-
nardno onnections-MilIer
Will Contest
Special to The Herald.

q SAN BERNARDINO, April 6.-The
Southern Pacific has inaugurated a
through car service between this city
and Los Angeles on all trains four
times each way daily. This gives the
city what it has for a long time de-
sired, through service to the south
ern metropolis. The public has here
tofore always had to change cars at
Cotton.
Mrs. Mary Miller of Redlands, wild
oW of the late r. r. Miller, has filed
an action in the courts here to break
her husbands will, which cuts her off
with $25OO, and gives the balance of
the. estate amounting to several times
that amount to his foster daughter,
Mrs. Florence NJ. Stevenson. The wild
ow alleges that the daughter used un-
due influence to get her father to give
her the property. In fact, it is charged
that he did not realize what he was
signing when he placed his name to
the will the day before he died Miller
was an old man when he married the
present widow, but three months be-
fore he died.
Mrs. Anna Schlarbaum has been de-
MED a divorce by Judge Oster as the
hearing of the case developed the fact
that the woman was suffering from a
diseased mind and her belief that her
husband had attempted to kill her was
but founded on delusions of brain
trouble which will require careful
treatment.
Go to Coronado now; visit the warships.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-07
LAUNCH TWO YACHTS SUNDAY
South Coast Yacht Club at san
Pedro Now Has Thirty
Craft
IN The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAN PEDRO, April 6-Sunday morn
ing two new yachts will be launched
from Terminal ship yards. One, to
be called the Monsoon" is built by
Joe Pugh for Messrs. Gardiner and
Harris, and the other is for Joe Eel
lows himself and is to be christened
"Mischief IL" The rivalry between
the owners as to the speed is keen ana
there will be a series of races during
the coming summer under the auspices
of the South Coast Yacht club. Ihe
club and it's members now have over
thirty yachts.
Although San Pedro has always been
a hotbed politically, it has not been
often that so much interest has been
shown in a municipal election as there
is in that which will occur next Mon
day.
There are seven candidates out for
trusteeship and but three to be elected.
The good government league party has
placed in nomination Messrs Wier, Hill
and Stromsen. This ticket has the
Endorsement of the labor council. P1tted
against these men are men in business
here Frank Burns, cashier of the State
bank; Edward Mahar, manager of the
Bannings Ship company, and Samuei
Storer, real estate dealer.
Independent of all factions and on
a platform of his own stands Roman D.
Sepulveda, an old resident and man
of wealth. For the minor offices there
are no contestants except that OF
treasurer For this Joe Weldt, a
ship chandler and Ben Davis, cigar
dealer. over this Office there has been
much excitement and several small
fights.
Warships, naval officers, sunshine and
the best hotel, all at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-07
BRINGS HUGE TURTLES BACK
Desert Trip Adds to Riverside Park
Observation-Disclosures Visit ln=
dian School
Srecial to The Herald.

RIVERSIDE, April 6.-Street Super
intendent Seburn, who has been visit
ing his brother in The Needles, re-
turned bringing a couple of huge desert
turtles which will be domesticated in
White park. The turtles were given to
Mr.. Seburn by Roadmaster Billy HUT
of The Needles, who has a corral in
which there are seventy big turtles and
200 to 800 smaller ones.
The teachers institute closed with
a visit to Sherman Institute, the gov
ernment Indian school, by the teachers.
Addresses were delivered by DR.. Oster-
hout of Berkeley, Miss Brownlee OF
Toledo, Ohio, and Mr.. Durfee, principal
of the Escondido schools. The latter
was on THE Philosophy of Sunny
Jim. illustrated with chalk drawings
Captain H. E. Mitchell is now a
major of the Seventh regiment.
Calvary Presbyterian church voted to
build a $4,000 Sunday school room on
the lot recently donated the church by
C. e. Rumsey.
Yesterdays showers brought the
seasons rainfall up to 14,20 inches.
for the entertainment of the officers.
Visit Coronado and the warships.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-07
HACKMAN AND PUGILIST
FIGHT SERIOUS BATTLE
BOTH ARE KNOCKED OUT IN
THEIR SET-TO
Versions Differ, but Former Prize
Fighter Has Serious Stab Wounds
While Drivers Head Suffers From
Contact With Curbna

Oscar Aiken and j. r. McCluskey
became involved in a fierce fight in
front of a stable at 525 New High
street early yesterday and as result
Aiken is held to city Jail hospital with
serious injuries and McCluskey is con-
fined to his room at 523 New High
street with two serious stab wounds.
Both men tell different stories of the
affair.
McCluskey claims that Aiken at
tackled him and that he was forced
to knock Aiken down.
Aiken claims that McCluskey fol-
lowed him out Cf the barn after he
had put his hack in and demanded to
know how much money he had on
him.
Aiken says that he told McCluskey
that he would not tell him and farther
stated that he wanted no trouble.
Aiken claims that McCluskey offered to
fight and Aiken told him he was a
cripple Then McCluskey attacked
him, said Aiken, and he drew knife.
In the scuffie Aiken was knocked
down and struck his head against the
curbing. McCluskey received two deer
knife wounds in the side. Patrolman
Vignes sent both men to the jail
McCluskey was released and Aiken
was detained
A charge of assault with deadly
weapon was preferred against Aiken
but was changed to battery. His bail
was fixed at $500. Arrangement of the
accused man will be deferred until he
RECEIVERS sufficiently to be taken into
the court room.
According to the police, McCluskey
had been a prize1ghter and has ap'
peared in the local ring several times
Aiken is hackman and lives at 230;
Main street.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-07
BAY SECTION
PLANS PUBLICITY
COMMITTEES NAMED BY TWO
BEACH CITIES
Santa Monica and Ocean Park Or
aaniz. Promotion Interests and
Prepare to Let Their
Lights Shine
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SANTA MONICA, April 6.-The joint
committee of thirty, representing
equally this city and Ocean Park, ap-
pointed several weeks ago by the re-
spective business mems associations to
arrange details for an extensive pub
licity campaign met at the city hall
last evening when the subject was dis
cussed and a permanent organization
to advance the work effected.
The assembly was called to order by
w. ]. Hull. president of the local board
of trade. who briefly stated the object
of the meeting following which Mayor
Dudley on general request accepted
the chair
A motion by J. G. French that a
committee be appointed to draw up
tarlnorary form of organization was
carried. Messrs French, King, Goetz
and Hull accepting the responsibility.
Other committees were announced as
follows: Finance, T. II. Dudley L.
Bright, r. A. Moody and C. w. Shaw;
pamphlet. T. G. Smith, Roy Jones,
Frank Baker and ]. A. Smith; exhibit
E. II. Sweetzer, A. F. Webster, Rev
T. d. H. Browne and Ives Cobb.
Various members of the committees
spoke briefly concerning ways ana
means of advancing the work in hand
the plan of distributing 100000 book
lets illustrative and descriptive OF the
bav section as a whole meeting with
unanimous approval.
The committee on organization then
reported back, offering an outline OF
rules and regulations to guide the as
sociation until the matter is given
furtber copsidera tiOn,
The report was well received and the
following nominees were elected 70 OF
flee. President, Judge M. r. King;
first vice president, T. H. Dudley; sec
ond vice president, H. D. Patton; treas
urer. w. l. Hull. The assembly ad-
iourned to next Thursday evening,
when a mass meeting will be held at
Columbian hall.
Upon presentation of copiously
signed petition, the board of education
last evening, on motion of Trustee JACK,
son. took measures to call speclal
bond election for raising funds for ad-
ditional school facilities.
dance and reception under the
auspices of the local lodge of Rebekas,
was held at Odd Fellows hall last even
ing. Thirty couples, among who were
many visiting members of the organlza-
ton, Joined in the festivities.
Dan Gerrue of Los Angeles today
purchased from Mrs. Ellen Kennedy,
q well known and heavily interested
nroperty holder, the magnificent resi-
| dence and grounds at 424 Ocean avenue
The site has frontage of 1874 feet ano
is considered the most valuable resi-
dence property in Santa Monica.
| Gayety at Coronado; naval onlcer'
from Pacific squadron.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-07
FIND LOST YOUTH IN
LONG BEACH P00LR00M
TWO YEARS NEW ENGLANDER
HAD WANDERED
Beach City Will Soon Boast of Man,
moth Roller Skating Rink-Death
of Albert S. Gates, a Prominent
Business Man
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, April 6-After being
gone from his home in Manchester, N.
H, for two years, V. Halmer Corey
was found in this city today by
cousin, A. D. Russell of Ventura.
Corey is sixteen years of age and
ran away from home so that he would
not have to go to school. 1t is said
that his long absence, with no news
as to the boys whereabouts, has near
ly distracted the mother.
Russell, who located the boy here, has
been in the east the past six months,
and when he left for the west he prom
ised to search for the wayward boy.
In roundabout way he learned that
Halmer or Shorty" as he is known
was working in printing office in
Long Beach and at once came TO this
city where he found the lad at noon
loafing in a pool room.
"Shortys" experience since he left
home has been a varied one and he
says he has enjoyed himself, though
he may be induced to go home because
his mother is i'll and doctors say that
her sickness is directly the result of
his having run away.
His father is proprietor of a hotel
in Manchester.
One of the chief amusement features
in Long Beach during the coming sum-
mer will be the skating rink. A COM
pany has been incorporated for $50, 900,
of which $4,000 has been subscribed,
with the following board of directors:
A. M. Goodhue, j. w. Jones, Charles
Malcolm, B. II. Paul, w. II. Buffers,
j. NJ. Parsell and j. f. DAILY. A lot
90X232 feet has been purchased on the
beach between Locust avenue and Col
Inns way and on this a skating rink
covering the entire premises will be
erected.
The death of Albert S. Gates, a prom
inent young business man, was an
nounced this morning. MIR. Gates was
80 years of age, son of Rev. Samuel
Gates and brother of Frank NJ. Gates,
both of this city. He also leaves a
widow who was formerly Miss Susie
Krammer of Pasadena. One year ago
Mr.. Gates resigned his position as as
sistant cashier of the National bank
of Long Beach owing to continued ill
health, and has since declined until
death came. He was a member of the
First Presbyterian church and also an
Elk. The funeral services will be held
from the residence of the brother,
Frank Gates, 1917 Elm avenue, sun
day afternoon.
Pacific Squadron now at San Diego Bay.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-07

the line of light thrown by the car ana
remarked to the holdup expert that 1t
would be risky to continue the argu-
ment any further in view of the spec
tators on the car. The man became
panic stricken at the interruption and
with an oath bolted into the darkness.
Important Masonic Event
Twenty leading citizens composed
the class which received the thirty first
degree in Scottish Rite Masonry last
night as conferred in full form by
Pasadena consistory. This same class
is scheduled on Monday night to re-
ceive the thirty-second degree and the
occasion is deemed quite remarkable IN
local Masonic history, both for the ex-
allied standing of the candidates and
for the size of the class. The gentle
men who make up this record-breaking
class are Luther G. Brown, John F..
Baxter, Clarence f. Chamberlain, Ar
thur Henry Chamberlain, Samuel G..
Durham, John A. Goodrich, j. Her
bert Hall, Herbert c. Holt, Isaac
Jewell, William F. Knight, William
MacCormack. Leo G, MacLaughlin'
Henry w. Meyer, Henry Newby, Chas.
w. Smith, Holloway I. Stuart, Alonzo
B. Tirrell, Henry NJ. Thompson, John
w. Wood and William D. Turner.
Crown City Notes
Judge c. D. Wilbur gave an interest
ing address tonight at the high school
auditorium upon the subject, The
Boy and the Law" The address was
delivered under the auspices of the Nc
Kinley School Child Study circle.
Clyde Davis, the young colored lad
who was arrested yesterday for the
theft of bicycle, was bound over to
the juvenile court today by Justice
Congdon. The boy seems to be in
corrigible and will probably be sent to
Whittier.
Ex-Sheriff John Burr of San Fer
nando was in the city today referring
in a casual way to his candidacy for
the Republican nomination for sheriff.
He was accompanied by his friend and
neighbor, J. A. Hubbard, who is also
well known in Pasadena.
Carl Ganahl, the 22-year-old Altade-
nan who ate toadstools three weeks
ago, thinking they were mushrooms
died last night at his home on Mara
thon heights. The young man was
thought to be out of danger, but dur
ing the past few days symptoms de-
veloped which quite suddenly caused
| his death.
Three trains day to Coronado, Santa
Fe Surf line.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-07
SHAKY WALL DELAYS CASE
Until City Jail Is Braced the Trial
of Gases viii be
Continued

The prevailing fear that the east wall
of the city Jail would fall frustrated
the movements of the wheels of justice
yesterday, again.
Weighton Smith, manager of the CAL
ifornia Fruit Gamers association, was
to have been arraigned before City JUS
.tice Austin on the charge of violating
the child labor law, but the case was
continued.
After a conference between the
Judge and Attorney LeCompte Davis
it was decided to defer the trial until
April 19. In the meantime braces vii!
be placed so that the wall may be
made safe.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-07
HAS HIS WIFE ARRESTED
Desertion for Another Man Is Al
legged Ground for Complaint
by Grassia

Glacianta Grassia was arrested yes
terday on a warrant sworn to by her
husband charging her with deserting
him for Domenico TEST of 431 Cali
fornia street.
According to the police, Grassia says
that the woman wrote to him after
the death of his brother, to whom she
was married, and asked him to come
west and marry her.
After the marriage the woman tired
of her husband and told him that she
would not live with him, according
to his statements.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-07
ELECTRICIAN IS KILLED
Fatal Accident at LytIe Creek Power
House at San Ber=
nardino
snecial to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, April 6.-s. B.
Selkirk, an electrician in the employ
of the Lytle Creek Power company,
was instantly killed by a live wire
tonight.
He was trying to fix fallen street
lamp and attempted to cut the wire
with a silk handkerchief over the nip
pers, while standing on the ground.
AS he cut through the insulation 5000
volts shot through his body.
Selkirk was son of the late w. A.
Selkirk, pioneer in California jour-
nalism.
Flagship Chicago and the Pacific Squad
ION now at San Diego.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-07
"Keep
DR.. Graves
Tooth Powder

and use it twice every day. 1t
preserves, brightens and whitens
good teeth, and keeps the bad ones
from getting any worse" That's
what the dentists say.
In handy metal cans or bottles, 25o
DR.. Graves Tooth Powder Co.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-07
MIDWAY LIONS KILL GOAT
trainer Jumps Into the Cage Among
Them but He is Too
Late
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
VENICE, April 6.--"William," the
educated goat which for several
months has been a leading attraction
on the midway, displayed unusual
genius last evening by forcing an en-
trance into a compartment occupied
by Leo and Sultana and designated the
lions den, from where his whiskered
goatsnip was carried out in sections
several minutes later.
Those who witnessed Williams de-
mise say that Sultana. matron of the
den, ended his career with one swat
of her mighty paw. f
F. Lorenzo, a trainer, whose atten-
ton was called to Williams death
struggle, jumped into the midst of the
struggling animals and at the risk of
his life endeavored to pull them apart.
His efforts availed nothing, however,
as William was past all aid when re-
leased from his antagonists jaws.
Hotel del Coronado. headquarters for
the Pacific Squadron.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-07
Long Beach Election

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, April 6. = More
than the usual number of votes
were poled at the school election at
Long Beach yesterday, which resulted
in the election of Harry Barndollar
and Rev. Charles Pease. They received
1856 and $3.50 votes respectively. DR..
H. o. Bates received 573 votes and
Sanderson 575, and a few votes were
scattering.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-07
Hollywood School Election
Snecial to The Herald

HOLLYWOOD, April 6.-An an cleo
ton that was devoid of sensational
features, ]. ]. Steadman was elected
high school trustee and r. B. Lyon
and L. c. Hampton were chosen as
grammar school trustees. There were
fifty-two votes.
Warship officers, gayety, naval balls.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-07
HYDE and Benson Lose Again

BY Associated Press
WASHINGTON, April 6.-The court
of appeals today sustained the lower
court, which overruled the demurrers
of HYDE and Benson to the indictments
charging them with completely in west
ern land frauds.