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The San Francisco call., 1906-04-07
SPECIAL. DISPATCH TO THE CALI.

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OAKLAND. April s.-Justice James G.
Quinn mas Just given the public an object
lessen o. down 70 date 5ustice-decisions
while you wait. 50 10 speak, thereby up
setting old saws about the laws delay
There can be nc complaint On the part
CT an unnamed chauretr whose liberty
was rudeiy infringed upon by an arrest
ing policeman az e. n yesterday. Jus
tice QEiun then and there being" one
CT the passengers IN the vehicle CT the
aforesaid fortunate chauffeur.
Not only did the early morning Justice
catch the WORN OF inspiration without
delay. but he tmDrovised a sort OF drum
head court on the spot and decided from
his seat IN the zuto that The mzhout and
his unlighted lamps might 90 on their
own recognizsncs. thereby permitting the
dignity OF the court TO escape unrufaed-
The good luck Of being the chauffeur
Of q party n which a representative Of
the sovereIgn State was the star guest
cid not end with the extempore order OF
release, but when the case was called be-
fore a coordinate branch Of the ma
chinery OF 5urisprudence Justice Quinn s
prestige, ike mantle Of charity. bid
from the public the name OF the chauf-
fueur and his party. save that OF the
gallant Justice himself. The chauffeur
feels certain that his escapade will go
down 70 posterity as the onense OF John
Doe, nothing more
Judge Quinn had been with friends at
EmeryviIIe and had started for his home
a few blOcks away, when he espied one
OF his friends in an automobile. The ma
chine vas stopped and the magistrate
entered 70 b driven home They were
proceeding along 2 street At moderate
speed when at Louisa street they en-
countered some rough ground. One Of
the front lights was extinguished and the
machine was brought TO q standstilI.
At that tine Policeman Brock, one Of
the recently appointed patroImen, ap-
peared on the scene and placed the chauf-
feur under arrest for violating the ordi-
nance requiring two front lights on auto
mobiles.
II was then that Judge Quinn convened
court IN the car. decided that the chauf-
feur was guiltless Of any intentional
wrongdolng and ordered the release OF
John Doe" On his owa recognizance-
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VILLAGERS
TERR|F
BY vESUv|US
Fire From Volcano
Causes Great
Panic.
People Flee From Their
Homes to the
Open Air.
Ashes Fall for Miles About
and Explosions Add
to the Horror.

NAPLES, April s.-The inhabitants of
the villages in the vicinity of Mount Yes
uvius are in a condition bordering on
panic Many homes have been abandoned
for the open air. although there has been
thick fog all day and the atmosphere
has been dense with volcanic ashes and
the fumes of subterranean fires The
churches are crowded day and night with
people praying for deliverance from an
impending peril, manifestations of which
are felt in explosions. which resemble a
heavy cannonading, and the trembIings
OF the earth, which are constantly recur-
ring.
The main stream OF lava proceeding
from yesuvius is 800 feet wide and it
flows at times ar the rate Of tyenty-one
feet minute. the fumes destroying vege-
tation before the stream reaches IT.
The peasants Of PORTED. at the west foot
Of yesuvius. cleared their grounds OF
vineyards and trees sa the effort to
lessen the danger from IRE. and resisted
the progress OF the lava to their utmost
The population OF Boscotrecaz, on the
southern decIivity OF the mountain, has
sought safety in fight, and Boscoreaie.
to the eastward, is also threatened. wo-
men Of this village, weeping with fright,
carried statue of Saint Anne as near as
they could to the flowing lava. inpIoring
miracle to stay the advance OF the con-
Stunning stream.
The cemetery at Boscoreale has been
invaded by lava
The scene at night is one of mingled
OF yesuvius there leaps a column Of fire
fully 1000 feet in height, the glare lighting
the sky and sea for many miles. Occa-
sionally great masses OF molten stone,
some weighing as much as a ton, are
elected from the crater.
The village OF Tore del Greco, which
has been eight times destroyed and as
often rebuilt. is again threatened and the
inhabitants are IN extreme terror
Signor Matteucci. director OF the OBJ
servatory, is working indefatigably. He
has had military engineers establish tele-
phonic connection between the observa-
tory and points within the volcanic activ-
ity. The director said to the press this
evening that, although the eruption pre-
sented a grave menace. ne did not believe
IT would reach the villages Indeed, he
said. the present volcanic activity was
not altogether unmixed with good. for
IL It had not come to pass violent and
sudden eruption having a far wider ra-
dius might have occurred
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RISKS HIS LIFE
To RESCUE TWO
Brave Los Angeles Police
man Casts Himself Between
Car and Woman With Babe
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SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.
Los ANGELES, April s.-Patrolman J.
w. Murphy OF the Los Angeles police
force. one of the most widely known
peace officers in this section of the coun-
try, demonstrated this evening that he
has in him the material and nerve Of
which heroes are made At the risk Of
his life he snatched a bewildered woman
and her baby from almost certain death
and then saw to it that they were proper
Iy cared for before he would consent to an
examination Of his own injuries.
Murphy was at First and Main streets
at s o'clock this evening, the busiest cor
ner in the city at its busiest hour. He
had Just escorted an aged man across
the street, when he saw Mrs James Fitz-
patrick with her baby in her arms try 10
cross the street She lodged a team and
stepped directly in front OF a rapidly
moving Pasadena car.
Murphy jumped toward her and placing
himself between her and the car. made
of his body buffer. As the car struck
him he reached the woman and raising
her and the baby in his arms. showed
them out OF the way. while he fell across
the rails The fender caught him ana cast
him to one side. The woman and child
were not even bruised.
Murphy's face and head were badly
Iacerated. his body covered with bruises
and his uniform ruined
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POLICE GIVE
CHASE AFTER
Joe" LETTER
Try to Arrest Him
for Speeding His
Automobile.
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CHICAGO. ILL.,, April s--Joseph Letter
was pursued several blocks by two de-
tectives today. but escaped He was In
an automobile. and in hurry to reach
his Office So when q policeman hailed
him at Rush and Ohio streets for exceed
ing the speed ordinance his chauffeur,
Frank Campbell, opened the lever and
the automobile shot by. leaving the de-
tectives behind Later. disguised as street
cleaners and wearing light jackets, the
detectives loitered about the garage
where the machine Is kept. and when the
unsuspecting chauffeur made his ap-
pearance a short time later he was
placed under arrest
..sfr. Letter was late and In q hurry to
reach his osfics." explained the chauffeur
when taken into custody He was re-
leased upon furnishing bonds for his ap-
pearance in court tomorrow.
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.SMOTHERS TO DEATH
IN SHAVINGS BIN
Awful Fate of a Fireman
at Spokane Lumber
Mill.
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rFE-iAL D-SFA4IA TO THE CALI.
SPOKANE. April s--Burfed beneath q
vast mass OF shayings. Alexander Burns
a fireman at the Post Falls Lumber and
Manufacturing plant. was suffocafed to
death within three feet OF a door which
he tried in vain to reach. He fed the
furnace with shavings that were accu-
mulatsd in an enormous bin. A week
ago he fell into the bin and would have
been sufrocated, but he managed TO
crawl out. This afternoon about 4
o'clock he was missed by his engineer.
Fears were felt that he had again fallen
into the pit and the mill hands broke in
the door of the bin. which was blocked
by the shavfngs that slid in from above.
There was Burns. standing erect. dead.
The position OF his body showed that he
had made a terrific effort to escape.
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WAITING FOR SCOTT
IN san BERNA2DINO
Actor-Miner Is Expected in
Southern City Today
by Accusers.

SAN BERNARDINO. April s-walter
Scott Is expected here tomorrow to an
swer the charge OF assault with deadly
weapon growing out of the Death Valley
shooting. It is believed here that Key.
the half breed Indian confederate OF
scott will show himself here tomorrow
and surrender IT is known here that q
strange woman has employed Attorney R.
3. Bledsoe, father OF Superior Judge B.
=. B1edsoe of this city. 70 defend Key. A
w. Sinclair, who makes the complaint
a1zinst Scott. has arrived from Los An
geles to be present at Scotts arraign-
ment.
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Members of club
Flee Before the
Flames.
FIREMEN SA We
MEN AND MAIDS
Many Hemmed In
Escape With Dit
fcuIty.
ALARM CAUSES
A STAMPEDE
Portland Is the Scene
of a Fierce Con-
HagratIoD.

PORTLAND, April 6.-The
most spectacular FIRE which ever
occurred in Portland DESTROYED
the eighth (the top story OF the
Chamber OF Commerce building
this afternoon, and was the indi-
rect cause OF the death Of Homer
III. HaIlocIs right Of way agent af
the Willamette Traction Com
pany, formerly for twenty-five
years an employe Of the Oregon
Railroad and Navigation Com
pany. Mr.. Hallock, who was one
OF the best known railroad men in
the Northwest, was IN the Com
nercial Club when the FIRE broke
out He seems to have become
suddenly mad, and, despite the ef-
forts OF, several men who strove 10
restrain him, jumped down the
light we'll to the roof OF the CEN
trail court, eight stories below,
and was instantly killed.
Hurt When Life Net Breaks.
D. l. Cappa. head cook of the
Commercial Club. was seriously
injured by the breaking OF a life
net into which he jumped from
the eighth floor TO the street.
The property loss IS estimated
at SIoo,oOo, partly covered by in
surance- The Commercial Club,
which occupied the top floor, was
completely gutted. Its loss is es-
timated at about $4,000. OF the
balance Of the loss the damage TO
the building will be about S45,-
600, and the loss by water to the
tenants on the sixth and seventh
floors is approximately $4,000. =
The building was recently pur-
chased by the United Railways
Company for S75o,Ooo.
The FIRE broke out in the par
lor Of the Commercial Club from
an unknown cause, though it is
said that the careless throwing OF
lighted match into some tapes
tries was responsible for the con-
hagration- There IS some ground
for the belief that defective cleo
trical construction may have been
the cause. The ire spread with
wonderful rapidity, causing a
panic among the 1900 employees Of
the three hundred Offices which
are. in the building.
Make a Rush for Safety.
A rush was made for the ele-
vators and for the narrow and
wholly inadequate stairways and
FIRE escapes with which the build
ing is equipped The upper works
of the elevators were burned out
almost before the FIRE bells
stopped sounding, and panic
stricken people congested the
stairs and FIRE escapes
On the upper floors a serious
situation prevailed. Unable to
escape by the usual means of
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WOMAN ROLLS DOWN
A STEEP MOUNTAIN
Is Stopped at the Edge
of a Creek by a
Fisherman.

SAN JOSE. April s.-Mrs- Harry Lzten-
berg Of Quincy. III. had a thrilling es-
cape from death in a fan down a preciu-
itous mountain side above Alum Rock
Falls this afternoon After rolling and
tumbling 80 feet down the incline her
fall was checked at the very brink OF the
creek by fisherman Mrs Lutenberx
VIII be disf1gured for life, though no bones
wera broken and she Is thought TO have
escaped internal injuries
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Make a Rush for Safety.

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THE WEATHER

ForecsEs sor April :. 1905:
san Francisco and vtcini,y-clOudy
saturday. with fog IN the morning.
clear during the day fresh southwest
vinas.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-07
LAW IS DISPENSED
FROM AUTOMOBILE

When Justice Qnnns chauffeur arrested by policeman at
the jur4 called drnnhead court which released the mahou and his
uEghted lamps their recoance The Judges eunne like
.ntel Of charity. then hid the offenders from the public
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
FACTORY SITES
ARE IN DEMAND
LIST OF INDUSTRIES TO BE
ESTABLISHED
Acreage Along the River Valued at
$4,000 Sold by Two Act
i've Real Estate
Firms

Los Angeles is steadily expanding as
great manufacturing center. The adj
vantages of the greatest city on the
Pacific coast in population and busi-
ness activity are recognized by men
and companies who do big things and
control large capital, and the present
season will witness the erection of
many new industrial plants along the
river from First street down to Tenth
street.
During the past few weeks Strong
& Dickinson have sold acreage and lots
for Industrial use, the total valuation
being $50, 900, and Walter G. Mccarthy
has sold industrial sites for $50000. Lo-
cations along the Salt Lake railroad
appear to be in special favor. The fol-
lowing firms have been located by
the above agencies:
Superior Light and Heat, 125X140 feet.
L. Silverman, patent hammock fac
tory 100x115 feet.
Los Angeles paper box factory, 6Ox135
feet
Los Angeles Fireworks company, 5Ox
200 feet; to be built Immediately
Los Angeles Confectionery company,
75x100; to be built Immediately.
Pacific Transfer company, now built,
6Ox2OO
Kings Daughters day nursery, look
140; to be built at once for $4,000.
Huntington Car Works
AS previously announced, Henry E.
Huntington has purchased twenty-five
acres fronting on the San Fernando
road, south of Pepper avenue, in the
Leslie GayM Marsh tract, through Rob-
ert Marsh & Co., for $4,000 The pur-
pose for which the land was purchased
is to establish series of car shops
for the use of the Huntington systems.
AS the land is opposite the main line
OF the Southern Pacific and reached by
the Salt Lakes Glendale line and the
new Eagle Rock line of the Los An
geles railway passes through it, the
advantage of the location for its de-
signed purposes are clearly shown. P.
A. Stanton represented the purchaser.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17

plans for another skating rink to be
erected on the corner Of Jefferson street
and Central avenue for the Merchants
Amusement company, composed 81 J. r.
eager J. II. Schwarz, w. A. Anderson
and others. 1t viii be OF mission style
with plastered front It will be 56x1SS
feet and have polished floor, retiring
rooms ard other conveniences.
He has also in preparation plans for
q two and one-half story thirteen-room
frame residence to be erected at High
land Park for DR.. It. G. Horton.
Scott Bros. are preparing plans for
seven-room bungalow for Mr.. Yerkes,
TO be built In Angeleno Heights on
wallace avenue near Douglas street. IL
will have brick foundations, outside
chimney, rustic siding, spacious
porehes. It will have two mantels, one
TO be Of old gold pressed brick, hard
wood floors, built-in buffet and cases,
to be finished in Flemish oak. 1t VIII be
modern in every respect.
Fred r.. Dorm has drawn plans Tor a
four-story brick building 32x6O feet TO
be constructed at 621-29 West Sixth
street for Fred Baumgartner. 1t Will
have galvanized iron cornice. Plate
glass and pressed brick will be used for
the front. There will be two stores on
the ground floor and twenty-seven
rooms on the upper floor Each room
will have marble lavatory, and. each
floor a fully equipped bath room. 1t
will be built by the day.
f. p. Burnham is preparing plans Of
q high school building to be erected at
Corona, Riverside county. 1T will he
a substantial building of brick and
frame construction and will cost s25,000
The same architect is designing a
woman's club building to be built at
Riverside. 1t will be of brick con-
struction and cost $4,000.
The same architect has prepared the
plans and specifications for the new
Carnegie library building to be erected
at Ontario.
The plans submitted by Architect
Burnham for the proposed public IL
brary building to be erected at Whit
tier have been adopted by the library
trustees.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
IPer.T Val.
improvements by Wards

Following is the report of improve
ments by wards June IL to June 16:
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
Noted Artist Secured

The Mcclellan -Kanst company at Ill
Winston street leaders In pictures,
frames and holdings, or IN fact, any
thing in the art line, have proven them
selves worthy of the reputation they
have so long enjoyed, by securing Mrs.
j. Mendelssohn, San Francisco
refugee one of the best colorists in the
United states. Samples of her work
may be seen at the art gallery II will
prove revelation to art lovers, as
nothing like il has ever been shown
in Los Angeles. The firm executes
coiorings Of high class.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
BRIDGE To COST
ABOUT $4,000
Residents of Boyle Heights and Busi-
ness Men Interested in the Prop
osition-Dr. Houghton's
Gift for Park

The extension of the Seventh street
car line into the Boyle Heights resi-
dence section will be accomplished in
the near future. The city council has
advertised for bids for the franchise,
and it is understood that Mr.. Hunting
ton, or parties closely allied to him in
the operation Of the electric car system,
VIII accept the twenty-one year fran
chise conditions imposed by the council
The extension of the Seventh street
line across the river to Boyle avenue
thence north one block to connect with
the double track line now in operation
on Stephenson avenue, Will be of great
benefit to thousands of people on the
east side, and will be a relief to the
cars coming in on Third and First
streets.
The building of bridge to span the
river will be big item of expense. but
the outlay will not be more than $4,000.
The bridge at Ninth street cost about
10000.
caetl Park for the City
Following the offer of j. Harvey Nc
Carthy to donate to the city of Los An
geles seven acres lying between Ste
phenson and Hollenbeck avenues
Fresno street and Venice drive, In
Boyle Heights, DIR. A. ID. Houghton has
offered TO donate his famous collection
of cacti. consisting OF 800 varieties,
valued at $4,000, II placed in ravine
that will be transformed into a park
The proposition is now being considered
by the park commissioners.
II Is stated that DR.. Houghton has
been collecting his caeti five years and
has received plants from all parts OF
the world. He has cacti not duplicated
in any other collection. They come
from apparently inaccessible deserts,
and he has collected Others from Ar
gentina, Patagonia, Mexico and other
places. German and Italian botanists
have sent him specimens Of the rarest
kinds.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
Below Thirty-ninth Street

Following are sales reported by III. @.
Cooper & Co.: Norman S. Sterry to l..
-. Lowry, lot between Forty-sixth and
Forty-seventh streets, east side Central
avenue, 40x14O feet, S2500; Max Kohn
and L. l.. Oci TO G. G. Willis corner
Fiftieth street and Moneta avenue,
feet, $1,000; Norman s. Sterry
to Charles Book, vacant lot, Moneta
avenue, between Forty-sixth and Forty
seventh streets, l0x140 feet, $25O0: John
Garatte to William Hooper vacant lot
on East Thlrty-ninth street between
South Park and Eureka street, 50x14O
feet S7h0
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
SOUTHEAST BOYLE HEIGHTS
Lots in the sohmitt Tract Sold
for an Aggregate Of
So9.O0O

r. J.. Phister and G. II. Parent report
that they have sold to Jos. s. Legrand
for Title Guarantee and Trust com
pany (trustee), all of block five, Schmitt
tract, comprising thirty lots, each 52x173
feet to 10 foot alley and bounded by
Percy, Sabina Spence and Esperanza
streets; consideration, $4,000.
Also for c. M. Meyers to the Title
Guarantee and Trust company (trus-
tee), all of block nineteen, Schmitt
tract, being forty lots and having a
frontage of 1900 feet on the new Steph-
enson avenue car line and 1000 feet on
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
RUSHING WORK
IN BUILDING
JUNE IMPROVEMENTS GROW IN
NUMBER
Total Valuation for Fifteen Days ls
$3.50, ,e31-Pernnlts Granted 4ot.
An Increase over
1905

Official figures from the Office Of the
building superintendent June l to June
l6 show that 401 permits were granted
authorizing Improvements valued at
SS59,9S1, being an Increase of six permits
over the same period In 1905, and an In
crease of $75,631 in valuation.
The indications are that June will be
banner month in building, as there
are still twelve business days to be
heard from.
official Tabulatlon
Below is the condensed report from
the building superintendent's Office,
June 1 to June is;
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17

5000; william Holloway to ]. A. Mccall,
one lot, $500; L. Maris to G. w. Nicklin,
one lot, 5000; F. W. Shine to M. Reaves,
one lot with seven-room cottage, $500;
lot, Verano Beach, $3.50; II. F. e. West to
w. q. Leach, one lot, Alamitos Beach.
$3.50, and w. p. Gibson to o. J. Gains
and Edward Clark, lot 50x135 feet, east
side South Woodlawn avenue, Los An
geles. 100 feet south of Miles street,
St30n
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17

Wife--Well, John, don't see how / can
suit you. You don't like my cooking, and
you have complained of every cook have
hired ! can't get one TO suit.
Husband (stubbornly)-You could II you
went after the right one
Wife-That's all you know about it. l
your mother yesterday offer
ing her $40 week, and she refused to
Bohemian.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17

Percy street; consideration, $4,000. The
last named property will be placed on
the market as a subdivision with all
lots averaging 55x173 to 10 foot alley.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
BIG PROFIT IN EIGHT YEARS
Fortunate investment on Flower
Street, Between Twelfth
and pico

During the past week r. A. Rowan
g. Co., sold for Louis Schwarz to s..
Cohen, a lot 91x155 feet on the west side
of Flower, between Twelfth and Pico,
improved with fourteen-room house,
1927 South Flower street; consideration
$25, 900. Eight years ago Mr.. Schwarz
paid $4,000 for the property.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
Manhattan Beach Popular

Among the recent sales closed by the
w. P. Henley company at Manhattan
Beach are the following: william Kel-
laway to II, M. Thompson, one lot,
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Glorious Finish.

A dear old New England spinster, the
embodiment of the timid and shrinking,
passed away at Carlsbad, where she had
gone for her health, says Lippincott's
Magazine. Her nearest kinsman, a nep'
hew, ordered her body sent back to be
buried-as was her last wish-in the
quiet little country churchyard. His sur
prise can be imagined, when, on opening
the casket, he beheld, instead of the
placid features of his Aunt Mary, the
majestic port of an English general in
full regimentals, whom he remembered
had chanced to die at the same time and
place as his aunt.
At once he cabled to the generals heirs
explaining the situation and requesting
instructions.
They came back IS follows: "Give the
general quiet funeral. Aunt Mary in
tered today with full military honors,
six brass bands, saluting guns"
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Louisiana Hunting ImmigrantA.

LouIsfana Hunting Immigranta.
Louisiana Is the first state Of the
Union, 80 far as I know, that has ever
appropriated money to send commfs-
sion to Europe for the purpose Of en-
couraging immigration to that state I"
said Francis Dodge Of Baton Rouge,
La, to q correspondent ot the Anlwau-
kee Sentinel. This was done by the
last state legislature, and much good
b expected Of #. Charles Schutef,
commissioner Of agriculture and I'm
migration, will make tour Of Europe
and will show the advantages that
Louisiana offers to the foreigners who
destre to make home IN the new
world. he will visit Ireland, Ger
many, Italy and Austria. Other south
ern and western states are expected to
follow In the lead of Louisiana, and In
a short time perhaps states will be Of
fering special prizes TO the foreigners
who settle within their boundaries"