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Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-15
FAST TIME SOON
TO Be RESTORED
LONG BEACH AND TROLLEY
OFFICIALS COMPROMISE
Ordinance Repeating Eisht-Mlle-an-
Hour Measure Reaches First
Reading and Citizens Feel
Relieved Somewhat
speo,al to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Sept. 4,-Tonight
the Long Beachites see hope for re-
nevval of the old rapid transit service.
The city has come to the terms de-
manded by Pacific Electric railway oI-
ficials.
Because Citizen Enloe swore out q
complaint against a car crew alleging
Illegal speed in operating cars the Of
ficials ordered motormen to obey the
ordinance and move at an eight mlllS
an hour rate.
This was done and thousands were
Inconvenience in travelling to ana
from Long Beach and through 1t.
The conditions in two days became
exceedingly stormy.
People fumed at the loss of time
and delegations called on Enloe to with :
draw the warrant and at the Pacitic
Electric main offices in Los Angeles
asking relief
Manager Mcmillan stated plainly
that unless the eight mile an hour or
dinance was repealed the slow service
must continue.
Tonight the trustees introduced an
ordinance annulling the old one and in
the meantime an effort will be made
to induce a restoration of the fast time
until the necessary legislation.
The new ordinance will be railroaded,
it is stated.
Hotel del Coronado always pleases.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-15

ever No, consul, my enemies shall not
triumph over me. They shall not dis
pose Of their former president. shall
do so myself"
Two days later the people Of the
state Of Zulia heard that their former
president had suddenly died.
81 know the cause of his DEATH
says the consul. Il am glad he cheated
his enemies"
DR.. Plumacher concludes his report
by saying:
what leprosy is we do not know,
but our people at home should be en-
lightened through the press that IL Is
cruel to shun and abandon a poor suf-
fering human creature because he is a
Lazarus Smallpox Is much more
contagious. I will cheerfully attend TO
any class of leprosy, but smallpox
makes me shudder; | would, If allowed,
make the selection of storming bat
terry rather than go to examine small
pox patient"
The report gives statistics showing
the alarming number of lepers in the
republic of Colombia and Venezuela.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-15
SCHOOL REPORT SHOWS
POPULATION OF 25,OO0
Attractions Of Pasadena Given as the
Reasons Why Pedagogues VIII
Work in the Crown City for Less
Than Elsewhere In the State
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
PASADENA, Sept. 14.-This after
noon the board of education and Super
lntendent of Schools James D. Graham
made public the school reports and sta
tistics for the fiscal year.
This report shows that Pasadena has
population of over $4,000 people.
There are 1896 school children in the
city now. In 1900 when the census
population was but 9117 there were but
2221 children attending the schools of
the city, public and private. This same
ratio indicates that the population of
Pasadena now is 25,730.
The salaries of teachers in. the city
schools were recently raised and in eX-
planation of this course President Ben
jamin e. Page of the board of educa-
tion gives the following:
"The board believes that a majority
of the teachers of Pasadena are at
present underpaid. The teachers in
nearly all of the other schools of the
state are paid more in proportion for
their services than those in Pasadena.
"If it were not for the fact that our
city is such a desirable place in which
to live the board would not be able to
secure teachers of the standard that
are at present employed"
Perfect fall weather at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-15
LIFE TO
STUDY OF LEPERS
EUGENE H. PLUMACHER TELLS
CT EXPERIENCES
American Consul Declares Disease
Can Be Cured Under Favorable
conditions-lnteresting In
cidents Related
av Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-After dis
playing rare heroism by the devotion
of a lifetime to the study of leprosy,
Eueene II. Plumacher, American con-
sui at Maracaibo, Venezuela, has de-
cided that the dread malady is not con-
tagious. but is hereditary to a degree
not reached in any other disease.
He has made an exhaustive report
to the state department, telling of his
personal attendance upon lepers az
ficted in the most revolving forms. His
report indicates that leprosy is curable
but that there is little hope in Vene-
zuela or other Latin colonies
where nutritious food and expensive
drugs rarely are provided.
DR.. Plumacher was appointed To
Maracaibo in 1884, where in jointure
with his duties as consul he has con-
stantly observed leper cases and their
treatment and where he experimental
in no small way.
In this time he has had the benefit
of correspondence with the most ad-
vanced, scientists of the United States
and Europe and 1t was through his et-
forts that the "Tua Tua" plant, used In
treating the disease, is now planted In
all countries which have leper stations
At the request of these scientists DIR.
Plumacher took many photographs OF
lepers, personally removing the ban
dages of the afflicted that the best re-
suits might be attained. He was al
lowed to visit secretly many lepers In
Maracaibo concealed by their families
to avoid their being sent into perpetual
Punishment to the island.
Using a secret medicine which he OBJ
tanned through DR.. S. G. Boutwell,, now
marshal of the supreme court of Porto
Rico, he experimental with it on these
private cases.
Ten lepers were given into his spe-
cial charge. Three embraced both
classes of the disease-the dry class
where extremities become calcinized sc
that fingers and toes may be broken
off without pain to the patient and
the class known as wet, or soft, lep-
rosy, where every part becomes putri-
fled and rots away, leaving at last
nothing but a trunk of a human be-
ing.
Good Results Obtained
His reports point out that the treat
ment produced much good results, but
that the lack of proper food made alb
soute cure impossible.
DR.. Plumacher in his report says
that as he was successful and full OF
hope for good results, he concluded he
would rather drop the society of his
friends of the foreign colony than to
abandon the lepers. Though he OBJ
served minute care to avoid any dan.
ger from contagion, he suffered mos
horrifying experience in attending one
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-15
REQUIRE $4,000
FOR POSTOFFICE
PASADENA WEST SlDERS MUST
RAISE BONUS
Green Agrees to Move " Reimbursed
and to Take New Quarters
Adjoining Old Store
Later
Pasadena Agency.
16 n East Colorado Street,
Telephone Main 752.

PASADENA, Sept. 14.-In spite OF
tho announcement made some time ago
that the government had accepted the
offer Of the property owners to enlarge
the present quarters of the postothce,
work of enlarging has not as yet COM
menced and this condition has caused
considerable comment.
1t was the owners Of property on the
west side who really desired to save
the office for that section and not so
much the owners of the building IN
which the postoffice is located.
1t seems that a committee of west
siders thought they had reached YER
bal agreement with the people holding
adjoining stores that the storekeepers
would move out and permit the en-
largement, but for a time 1t looked as
though this verbal agreement would not
pe carried out.
The westsiders finally became alive
to the situation and last evening and
again this afternoon meetings were
held in the board of trade rooms to
see If some sort of a deal could not be
fixed up which would straighten out
matters and save the office for that
part of town.
It has finally been agreed that If the
westsiders will subscribe enough
money-about $4,000 is needed-Fred
Ryan, who has the store which it Is
proposed to incorporate into the en-
larged postoffice, will move across the
street for a few months. In April the
lease of the store occupied by the
Hodge Dry Goods company, adjoining
the Ryan store, runs out and it is pro-
posed that Ryan shall have this place
after that date. This would again put
him next to the postoffice.
This plan is said to be satisfactory
to all and all that is needed is to raise
the necessary funds.
At the meeting this afternoon it was
decided that, if all the other arrange
ments could be perfected as outlined,
work of securing subscriptions would
be started at once. The westsiders
will be asked to come in and subscribe
unless they wish to lose the postoffice
from their side of the city.
News Nuggets
The married men of the local Elk
lodge who will be members of the base
ball team which has challenged the
bachelors of the order to a game for
Sunday morning, have decided to don
special costumes for the occasion. A
big dressing tent, for married men
only" will be pitched upon the ball
grounds and it is promised that even
the wives of the players will not recog-
nize their husbands when they are
once attired for the fray.
T. E. Allen has been done signal honor
by the district congress of the Modern
Brotherhood of America. The con-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-15
ASK FOR DOUBLE TRACK
Pacific Electric, Backed by Some Mer-
chants, viii Petition City
Council
BY Associated Press.

by Associated Press.
PASADENA, Sept 14.-Some time
ago when the project of widening East
Colorado street through the business
section was first talked of the question
of allowing the Pacific Electric to dou-
BILE that stretch of track was taken up.
This matter is again to be called to
the attention of the business people by
President G. d. Sargent of the Mer-
chants association, who today an
nounces that he will circulate petit
ton asking the city council to grant
the company the desired right.
There will probably be some objec-
ton to this scheme as East Colorado
street is very narrow through the bust
ness section.
Unless the street is widened a double
track would hardly allow carriages and
wagons to pass on either side with
comfort. However, all recognize that
the company is greatly Handicapped by
the single track.
Go to Coronado for balmy weather.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-15
BOYS SEARCH ARROYO
FOR TOAD" SANDWICHES
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
p -SADENA, Sept. 14.-Those who
frequent the Arroyo Seco have been
wondering lately why so many small
boys have been diligently at work in
that section and the explanation has
come today.
One of the lads, the head of an or
ganization of dozen or so, states that
the boys are busy collecting horned
toads. tarantulas, scorpions and cent?
pedes for CT , dealers. The leader of
the organization said:
1--WE have to get a particularly large
lot of horned toads. 1t takes lot of
them, you know, to make horned toad
sandwiches and the tourists like to
end the sandwiches back home to
frighten friends"
Hotel del Coronado open entire year.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-15
EAST SIDERS BLAME
TROLLEY OFFICIALS
By Associated Press.


PASADENA, Sept. 14.-City Attorney
]. P. Wood has received a strenuous
complaint against property owners
along East Colorado street, residing in
that section recently annexed, concern
ing the allie I'd neglect of the street
railway company of that part of the
thoroughfare used as a right t-ofway.
1t is charged that the Pacific Electric
has allowed its part of the finely graded
roadway to fall into very bad condition
and Mr.. Wood has investigated and
promises that he will bring the matter
to the attention of Mayor Waterhouse
as soon as the chief executive returns
on September 10 from his trip to Homo
lulu.
Mr.. Wood has promised the eastsiders
that he will personally see that the
road is put in first class shape or else
he will bring the matter up before the
city council within the next few weeks.
Both ocean and bay at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-15
FEDERATION WILL MEET
IN PASADENA TUESDAY
Special to The Herald.

PASADENA, Sept. 1A-Chairman
John A. Goodrich, who has charge Of
calling the next meeting of the rep
resentatlves of the various civic bodies
in this section, announces this evening
that, unless he is Obliged to alter his
plans, he will have the delegates as
semble in Pasadena next Tuesday.
On that date IL Is expected that a
permanent organization will be per-
fected and officers chosen-that Is. II
the constitution and bylaws can be
drafted in time
1t is planned to call the organization
the Federation of Civic Bodies of Los
Angeles county.
Round trip to San Diego 81
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-15
BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS MARK
FUNERAL OF VETERAN

PASADENA, Sept. 14.-The funeral of
Lieut.. Col. Gaines Lawson, which was
held from the Reynolds & Van Nuys
chapel this afternoon, was largely at
tended by members of the Loyal Legion
and Grand Army of the Republic. In
spite of the request that flowers be
omitted the floral tributes were many
and beautiful.
One of the most striking pieces was a
large American flag constructed of un-
perishable flowers.
Hotel del Coronado always delightful.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-15

Of his patients, a boy at the leper in
stitution, and few days after the
incident small sores appeared on MS
hands. hut after some months these
dried up, although discolored marks
remained.
From his observations Of the ten
cases the consul concluded that with
out plenty of nutritious food to build
up the system of the afflicted there
will never be good results from the
treatment Of the lapers at Maracaibo.
The moor creatures there are fed mostly
on cheap fish, there being no means to
procure better food.
A former president of the state in
which Maracaibo Is situated, who left
the country after his administration
but who after many years came back
to his country residence as leper,
sent for Dr. Plumacher, who under
took the treatment, aided by the pa
tient's handsome young wife, who at
tended him faithfully.
AS the patient was able to buy the
most nutritious food, his improvement
was rapid and ultimate recovery ap-
peared certain. But when the consul
went to see his patient the next and
last time, the wife was in tears and the
patient a broken down man. The pa
tient had been notified that inside of
two days he was to be removed to the
leper island. During his presidency he
had made many enemies and after
his return to Venezuela these enemies
were in power. While he was known as
an incurable leper they had let him
alone, but as soon as 1t was reported
that he would be well again these enc
mics purposed to destroy and humili-
ate him by sending him into everlast-
ing banishment.
Offers to lntercede
When DR.. Plumacher offered to in
tercede and explain to the authorities
that there was hope for his absolute
cure, the patient shook his head and
said mol My enemies know I am
better and hopeful, and now they send
me to the island, three miles from the
city, to be banished for my life, seeing
daily before me the beautiful city which
embelished. hearing the bells ring
ing from the churches 1 helped to
adorn; hearing bands playing on the
plaza; seeing the city lighted in the
evening, and even seeing my own dear
house, and yet to be an outcast for
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-15

lation Of a commercial department in
the city high school.
One Of the members of the board Of
education said this evening that there
is such a demand for such a course
that the board, to keep up with other
cities, must teach the commoner COM
mercial branches or lag behind.
1t is the present plan of the board
of education to have this commercial
department in working order, shortly
after the school year opens
Hotel del Coronado never closes.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-15
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vegetable preparation containing not
the slightest any of the strongest
during forty of existence 1t recognized
only the best all blood purifiers but the medicine
safety the OLDEST
importance the cause any
left
containing potash other strong mineral
ingredients eating out the delicate lining ana
affecting
the system that the original cause OF
the disease has removed, it is left in
deanged weakened condition that $1,000 REWARD
the permanently impaired. S. S. S.
distinction of berg the only blood If MOT OKEEY
medicine on that does not contain
form. Being made l. ~ 4 ~ - ~ e.
entire Off rootsh andb barks it absolutely
the system and while curing ADDS gn
every part body S. S. all poisons eshens
pur6es the lasting results than
medicine S. the best treatment r
poisoned blood supply Besides
King purifiers the best and most nvgoratng all
tonics. e.a,yrr c1ecpezr en- ATLANTA Ga.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-15
BOARD WILL ESTABLISH
COMMERCIAL Department
to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
PASADENA, Sept. 14.-It is author
itatively announced this evening that
the board of education proposes to hold
a special meeting shortly at which
plans will be perfected for the install
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-15

given place gopro-
the United States North SOUTH and
revealed when the of
Mohawk Syndicate has been developed the 0oo level
dividends
compny shareholders The sinking the shaft the
will be prosecuted day and night with the
by October l. 1906
the Mohawk Leasing Syndicate consists of
development
Moawk fde mining of unquonable stand
ing, me who know how to, and will do the right thing
Leasing Syndates the last will
the Mohawk property the latter proving
Justify leasing the stock of the Mohawk Lea
Syndicate the popular participation in the
riches of this record breaking mineral holding.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-15
There
Is
Money
i'm
Mining
Stock
If
You
Have
Good
Broker

speedy profit the MOHAWK LEASING SYNDICATE.
Some marvellous records have been established gold production
but the wonderful "MOHAW MINE of Gohe
have before ONE million dollars month produc
tion by the Mohawk Vast bodies reeg with gold
With
lease much being hoised daily between 500 and 600
bring Portland" al
thing touched in the mine workings to be
All Of the leases the Mohawk property producing hand
ome the respective productions Value from $1,000 $20
900 per day.
The Mohawk Leasing Syndicate holds under lease 2000 feet of
the remarkable Mohawk the ground held under this lease
producing magnhcntly giving absolute
that the Mohawk Leasing Syndcate holding its
the wonderfully bodies that
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-15

Statement Rendered Client
Sept. IA, 'o6-To 1000 Mohawk Leasing Syndicate $3.50
Sept. II, o6-To 1000 Mohawk Leasing Syndicate $4oo
Buy All of This Stock You
Possibly Can Today and
Make a Big Profit
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-15

In offering the stock the Mohawk Leasing Syndicate
the public opportunity the highly satisfactory experience
the the Mohawk Mohawk
Mohawk stock March 1906 ess than six months 50
alab
ing profit 81 half dollar invested 200
capital used During the month of July sold Frances Mohawk
(Which Mohawk ground)
share in less than 90 days willing around 40
share for this giving clients profit of approximately
their stment
How do these FACTS finance strike you? Can ask anything
better Do they not justify the slogan that h House That
Wins?
Can anything talk louder than big quick profits? We think We
predicted large profits Mohawk Mohawk they
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-15
Advances to 40 Cents at Midnight

Statement, Rendered Client
June 3o 'O6-To 1000 Frances Mohawk 5000
August 31-By 1000 Frances-Mohawk sold. $4oo
PROFIT on deal eal..................c.. 200
$4OO $400
This Transaction Shows a
Gosh Profit, of
1909 in 6lDays
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-15
$1,000 REWARD
If NOT PURELY
VECETA A 3 LE.

TgsE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, Ga
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-06-30

the ice shipping proposition with which they have undertaken to overthrow the
 Holton Power Go. In this case they organized and incorporated the inevit- able company with the same inevitable names in the directorate and the total stock subscription of the organizers was fifty dollars. The carpenters and work ingmen of Imperial were then appealed to to come in and donate their work so that building might be erected in which ice could be stored when shipped in from Los Angeles. Well, after so long a time the little ice box is ready for the trial and the first carload has
 been shipped in. mefciful Providence providing cool weather for the opera ton. Thus is competition with. the home manufactured product establish ed and opposition launched to the peo- ple who have invested over S6OO,OOO in establishing industries in this Valley. But for the hopelessness of the under taking it would be laughable but the very desperation of the push renders the effort too pathetic for mirth.
 Imperial certainly is in a bad way. with S business men conspring to ruin the farmers and its working men having to work for nothing It is high time her citizens realized what the facts are and unloaded the rubbish that has been saddled upon them. And that they will do it and thus take their place as one of the good towns of the Valley is a foregone conclusion.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-06-30
Talent.

The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms. Very often it does not know what to do with genius. Talent is docile creature. It bows its head meekly while the world slips the collar over it. It backs into the shafts like lamb.-Holmes.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-06-30
LaborS Many Hands

About the beginning of the nineteenth century marks the beginning of the de velopement of modern machinery. Prior to that time mans productive abil- ity could be said to be nominal. The tools of industry more simple. The users of them usually manufactured them and in nearly all cases owned them.
 Labor had two hands to each laborer and with those two hands using the simple tools which he himself made he induced nature to yield him living. He worked many hours each day and often faced want when nature refused to yield her harvest in locality.
 But the inventive genius of man has changed all this.
 Many important discoveries have been made and the forces of nature have been harnessed to the huge me- chanisms that require but the guiding hand of man to enable him to produce many times as much as formerly.
 The two hands applied to the ma chlne yields product equal to many hands using the simple hand tools. The first half of the century produced marvellous results. It is given on good authority that during the last half the the Improvements in machinery has in- creased the productivity of labor forty fold.
 For every man power that labor had in 1850 to produce wealth it now has forty.
 Other authorities state that during the last century the productivity of labor has been increased one hundred fold. Surely one should suppose that with this enormous producing power labor should almost cease to be labor.
 If men worked 16 hours per day and produced living formerly and their ability to produce has been increased one hundred fold. How much time had they aught to be working today to have the same kind of living? 'Tis true that the workday has been shortened somewhat but the majority of workers work as many hours today as did their grand-fathers one hundred years ago. It is also true that the standard of liv ing has been raised somewhat, but let me remind you that such a thing as starving to death was rare thing ex- cept in cases of famine before the ad- vent of machinery and today we have the awful record of S0,000 deaths an- nually due to poverty in these United States.
 Labor has transferred his skill to the machine and made the dim monsters ot iron and wood to produce incalculabie quantities of the necessities of life yet labor is less secure from want each succeeding decade.
 Is there not suggestion in these facts as given that laborers aught tc heed (and farmers need not presume that they are not laborers for they pel capita undoubtedly do more labor than any other laborers).
 Isn't there an awful wilderness into which the race has wandered.
 How are we to get out?
 We'll devote little time to studying the foremost topic before the worlds mind today you will learn the historic development of the race. Whence we came and how we attained our present stage then you will want to look for the
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-06-30
The Paradox.

Hamand-Since Walker Tighs inner ited $1,000,000 he is paradox. Egg bert-What's the answer? Hamand- He is both the richest and poorest actor on the stage.-Chicag News.