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Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27
FOREST FIRE Is
BEYOND CONTROL
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
ALBANY, Ore, July 26.-A timber
fire in the Cascade mountains near De-
troit is spreading rapidly, threatening
heavy damage
The fire started Wednesday night
and spread into the heavy timber. The
wind Is driving the flames into the
stopped soon, immense damage will re-
suit.
Several hundred men are fighting the
flames.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27
SEVERAL DIE AT PHOENIX
Hot Wave Causes Many Prostrations.
Maximum Temperature 112
By Associated Press.

BY ASsOcIateu Press.
PHOENIX, Ariz., July 26-Slightly
cooler weather today was gladly well
coined as break in the strenuous hot
spell.
The temperature has not been unnat-
urally high this season, 112 being highest,
but for several days past the humidity
has been unusual for this section.
The result has been perhaps a dozen
heat prostrations in the last week, though
only three or four have resulted fatally.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27
THE DAYS NEWS
FORECAST

Southern California;: Cloudy on
Friday; fresh southerIy winds.
Maximum temperature in Los An
geIes yesterday, "a degrees; mini
mum, SO degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27
Tom johnson in Court
Ry Associated Press

CLEVELAND, Ohio July 26.-Mayor
Tom l.. Johnson charged with con-
tempt for disregarding an injunction to
restrain him from tearing up certain
street railway tracks. appeared before
Judge Ford today. The court however,
decided to postpone the whole matter
until July 81.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27
BIG SHIPS BATTLE
WITH NORTHEASTERN
Ry Associate Press.

7
ROCKPORT. Mass. July ga stiff
northeaster gave the battleships Of the
Atlantic fleet an excellent opportunity
for stormy weather maneuVers today
and in six hours the entire fleet was out
Of sight of land, rolling about In the
heavy seas.
The officers reported that the condi-
tions twenty miles off shore were
worse than nearer land and that there
was every indication of a heavy gale
off the coast.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27
FRANK j. THOMAS.
Mr.. Wilde Explains


Mr.. Lelande said that formerly the re.
questions were made out by himselt
and that he carefully specified the
amount purchased and the price paic
for it. Later these acquisitions wer'
turned over to his chief deputy. In tht
case of the Doran, Brouse & Price
overcharge, Lelande said he did no
know that an overcharge had beer
made until his attention was called t.
il by Wilde
On passing out of Wilde's hands the
requisitions are turned over to the cit J
council for approval. After passing tn,
councilmen the acquisitions are re
turned to the city clerks Office de
mands made out and forwarded to tn,
city auditors office, with City Clerl
Lelande's signat' stamped upon thu
back of them.
Wilde stated to the commissioners
yesterday that Goodwin called his at
tention to the fact that an overcharg,
had been made on the bills rendered
by the Doran, Brouse & Price company
when 1 learned that the price ac
cording to the contract was 37% cent
instead Of rs cents per barrel for OF
my heart jumped to my throat" saiC
Mr.. Wilde yesterday. II immediatel,
put the contract IN my pocket and be
gan an investigation. Seeing th,t hat
made mistake l notified the Doran
Brouse & Price compan.. who imme
diately made out a check covering tn
overcharged amout-$416S2."
Goodwln's explanation was similar t.
that of Wilde and Lelande.
There are thirty T forty offices from
which requisltions come, but no bill
ever accompany them" added Goodwin
1.-THE citY auditors office is the Mace O
last resort in these demands. l woul'
never get my work done If should stol
to correct all the errors thai are made
Even the requisitions that come from
the civil service commissioners ar
often in error
The examination in the office of tn
civil service commissioners continues
from noon until 10 O'Clock. Those wh'
conducted the examination and inVes
tigation were Randolph H. Miner. vic
president of the civil service commits
sion, and Commissioners M. X. Young
A. B. McCutcheon AMI Frank
Thomas.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27
CLERK is
CENSURED
.WildeDeelared Guilty
of Neglect
Civil Service Officials
Investigate
Commissioners Probe OIL Case and
Recommend That Deputy Be Sus-
pended Thirty Days Without
Pay-Goodwln Exonerated

@. Fl. Wilde, chief deputy city clerk,
was found guilty of gross neglect and
carelessness by the civil service COM
mission yesterday in paying the Doran,
Brouse e. Price company rs cents per
barrel for city oil when the city con-
tract called for only 37% cents per bar
rel. Subsequently Wilde was recon-
mended to City Clerk Leande for
thirty days suspension without pay.
Willard L. Goodwin, council commit
tee clerk. who was also arraigned be-
fore the commissioners yesterday noon,
was exonerated of all charges against
him by that body. The commissioners
declared that it was not the duty of
Goodwin to check off the quantities of
oil and the price of same.
Late in the afternoon the following
findings were filed:
Office of the Civil Service Commits
sioners of the City of Los Angeles,
July 26, 1906
In the matter of the charges against
c. H. Wilde and w. l.. Goodwin. Find
ing and decision of the commission:
This commission having Investigated
the conduct and action of c.. H. Wilde,
chief deputy clerk, and Willard l..
Goodwin, council committee clerk, ap-
pointees in the classified list of civil
service in this city, in relation to the
overcharges made and allowed in the
purchase of oil for the city hall under
the Doran, Brouse & Price contract by
which the rate of rs cents per barrel
was allowed and paid in lieu of 37%
cents per barrel, the price under the
said contract, find as follows:
First-From the fact that all the rec
ords were publicly kept and that the
contract was on file we are of the
opinion that there was no fraud or col
lusion in the matter.
Second-In our. Judgment C. H. Wilde
was grossly careless and negligent ir
making out requisitions and In check
ing the bills, and we recommend to
the city clerk his suspension on that
ground for period of thirty days
without pay.
Third-As to the case of Mr. Goodwin,
under the evidence we do not feel JUS
titled in saying that it was his duty to
check off the quantities and price of
oil, and therefore do not find that he
was responsible for the error signed.
RANDOLPH H.. MINER,
Vice President Civil Service Commits
sion.
M. K. YOUNG.
A. B. McCUTCHEON.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27

KONIGsBURG, Prussia, July 26.-
The Russian railway authorities
announce that they have stopped
taking freight for Moscow on the
line of the Konigsberg- BaiIystok
} railway until further notice.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27
sToLYPIN DISCUSSES SITUATION

Believes Country Is Safe and Empe-
ror's Intentions Honorable
By Associated Press
ST. PETERSBURG, July 2e.-"Strong
handed reform" is laid down by M.
Stolypin as the keynote of his admins
tration in an interview today in which
the new premier expressed his conf
dence that this policy with the aid of
the innate patriotism of the masses of
the army, which "in spite of all re-
Continued on Page Fourb
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27
Russian Road Will
Take No More
Chances
Many ATTEMPTS Made to
Burn Railway
Bridges
General Strike Is Delayed, but Out
RACES Are Reported Hourly
From Various Cities and
Villages

. @ %%@@@@@@ @ @ o @ 9 %
o BY Associated Press 5
@ MOSCOW, July 26.--IIIustratfve o
g of local conditions the fact yvns o
@ made known that today ten armed o
g men entered N jewelers. store ON @
% TverskOe street, one of the prfn- O.
. cipal business streets of the city, @
@ seized several thousand dollars, O.
@ worth of gems and escaped. There @
@ have been no arrests. O.
@ KONIGSBURG, Prussia, July 26.-- @
@ The Russian railway authorities 8
@ announce that they have stopped 8
" taking freight for Moscow on the @
@ line of the Konigsberg- BaiIystok q
@ railway until further notice. @
@ LUBLIN, July 26.--Two rural 8
@ guardsmen were shot and killed 8
g in crowded street here today. o
@ The perpetrators of the outrage @
g escaped. q
~~~~~~~~~~@~~~~@~~@ o
By Associated Press.
ST PETERSBURG, July 26.-The de-
clsion on the question of a general
strike is still hanging fire. No word
mas been received from the revolutions
ary leaders. who again were in secret
session tonight. In addition to other
reasons the conditions in the famine
district are advanced as an argument
against new strike, as the peasantry
would resent the tying up of the rail,
roads. upon which they are dependen,
for grain to keep them from starva-
| tion.
The ministry of railroads received
word today of several attempts to de-
stroy railroad bridges, and it is be-
lieved that the radicals are resorting to
this means to force the issue.
The police are becoming more active
IN breaking up the meetings in the
capital Today the conference of ST.
Petersburg aldermen, which was held
In a private house, was raided and the
police placed all under arrest for five
hours while the house was searched
and papers examined
News has been receiced here that
racial troubles have broken out at
KrasnoyaESk between Russians and
natives orSlberia. One person was
killed and six were wounded in the
first encounter.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27

@ LUBLIN. July 26.--Two rural
@ guardsmen were shot and killed
g in crowded street here today.
@ The perpetrators of the outrage
g escaped.
100000 o ~~@@~~~~@~~ O @ o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-03

sent for me. and | had to go up and stand in
front of him (there wasn't class there to
laugh, while he asked me everything knew
or didn't know; and the upshot of it was that
he got mad and said he was goin to have me
fired out, and got mad and told him he better
do it.
Mr. Brown came and got me to go to the
backgrounds that afternoon to a big game
and l told him what the professor said and
he was savage and said had spoilt everything
by talking,
They had fine field, and there was an i'm
mense crowd of fellows and pretty girls all
cheering and hurrahing They got me into the
incest uniform | ever saw, which made me feel
more natural, and fine kangaroo shoes with
real spikes in them and a plate on the toe to
show that | was a pitcher. | warmed up;
but the captain said he wanted Jackson to
start the game, and I'd be in reserve. So
Jackson started and did pretty good for three
four innings, and Antlers got couple o
runs and there was great yelling Then in
the fifth the White Stones, which was the
other college, they fell onto Jackson, and he
went up IN the air, and they batted him for
five runs l wanted to go in, but they wouldn't
let me till Jackson had given three bases on
balls, with nobody out, IN the sixth. Then,
with three balls on the fourth man, they told
me to take the ball
Say, that's a ticklish position, with the bags
full, three balls on the batter and about a
thousand insane college fellows wavin' flags
and footing horns and squealing at you. |
felt about like | did when | was in the class
room. My heart came up in my throat, and |
think the first ball I'D a gone over the grand
stand if in a hull | hadn't heard somebody in a
crowd o women sing out
Wy, it's Ezekiel the cosine" | looked and
seen the professor, and then my heart just
jumped back, and l got savage and passed
over a out-drop the batter never saw for a
strike, He stood up again, and just
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the ninth. 1t was then five to four The first
man up hunted and got his base. And then two
men struck out. and it was up to me. You see,
| was always good hitter home; but was so
afraid l wouldn't make good here that | just
wabbled. l acted as though | was afraid was
goin' to be hit. 1t fooled him, and ball came
over as big as a baby carriage-a' easy out-snoot
to drive me back l fell against it for all | was
worth and sent it booming for the left-feld
fence.
My you should have heard those maniacs
yell ! hadn't got across the plate with the
winning run before they had me up on their
shoulders and were carrying me off the field,
and in the crowd l recognized the professor
with the red whisllers who had called me down
His hat was jammed down on his ears, his
coat was busted where some one had slapped
him on the back, an his face was red; but he
was yelin as though his throat I'd split wide
open.
Then l seen that my hour of triumph had
come. He wanted to grab my wing, and
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W. AANAlA - liz u ACd
to grin at me in
the crowd, and
/ gave him the
steely glare He
tried to slap me
on the back, and
| lodged him. |
got to the dress
ing room, and
didn't have my
shirt on before the
manager of the
Sluggitt Corners
nine had hired me
to pitch for a
hundred dollars a
month, and then |
printed my name
on the contract,
and said good-b
to a college edu-
cation.
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T AM Strike-Out SAWYER of the Sluggitt Cor
l. ners team in this Big Stick League down
here in Texas.
was only kid pitcher at first, but was
a good one. And then one day lot o surveyors
come up in the woods. My, but they were
high-tonedl Why, they paid the cook fifteen
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the woods, how'd you know which way was
north" And nobody knew. Course ! knew
but | didn't like to butt in, till the professor
raped around and waved his hands and says,
What tremendous lot O chuckle-heads they
do pass in here!"
So got up an says: Look at the bark on
the trees, o course.
Right" says he. Here at last we've got
somebody who has used his eyes and re-
members what he's heard"
Then he called out my name, and for me to
stand up again. l felt like | do when the
other nine has eaten up every curve We got,
and the bases are full, and Lajoie or Wagner
is up. But l remembered what Mr.. Brown
had said about the bluff, and stood up He says:
What's the cosine of bisected arcs
tangent equal to in square kilometers, or
something like that. | can't remember just
now. 1t was close to that.
What's WHAT" says |, and the class
snickered. He said it over again, and said
I'm blamed if | know"
He looked little mad but he says: Oh,
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AANtAAGAl - q ~ ~
One Saturday afternoon
there was a game OF ball
between our town and a
town down the line, and the
visitors were short a man,
and they picked up one o
these surveyin' guys to play
for them because he played
on a college nine when he
was home. | pitched, and
we won the game, and
every time that college guy
came to bat | famed him
on three curves that he d
strike at after the catcher
had thrown the ball back
to me. After the game
he comes down to my house
and tells me there's a great
future awaitin' me if | only
90 to college. " A body
don't need to know any
thing to go to college when
he can make rings with a
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yes, you do. Start this way. Let
Ezekiel the cosine-"
l turned and began lookin'
around the room.
Come, GOMEZ" says he An
swer. Who're YOU looking for3'
Wy Ezekiel" says /. " don't
see him
I'll never forget the roar that
went up from them fellers, and they
threw their books up to the ceiling,
and rulers, and got up on the chairs
and waved things, and some of
them lay down on the floor and
rolled around. and the professor
started towards me, and then turns
around and goes to his desk, and
a young fellow plucks my sleeve
and says: You better beat it" So
/ did
went out into the street and
thought was out O the blame
thing; but pretty soon the professor
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didn't. Then | wet my
fingers and gave them the
first sample of the spit
ball they'd ever seen on
the grounds. 1t went
right across the plate at
his chest, and he struck at
it. But the catcher scoop
ed it off the ground. The
applause l got steadied me
up, and | famed the next
two in the same way.
Maybe there wasn't a
yellingl We squeezed in a
run in the seventh, and |
struck out three more of
them in the eighth. The
big left-helder on our nine
made a home run, and |
struck out three more in
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baseball like you can" says he. Now III
see that you're entered all right and every
thing is paid if you'll only 60
SO the next week l went down to Antlers
College with him. and | signed my name on
the register myself, and put on the list.
Now we're over that hurdle, says he
when we got out And he went on and gave
me a good line O. talk about what | must do,
while we were finding a boarding house. He
says l must always make a bluff at known
a hull lot, and never admit you re stuck
lust bluff" he says. That's the way
at me- | don't Know nuthin', and I'm
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TO graduate this year.
The new clothes made
me feel funny, and the
shoes pinched, and | had
to wear a collar all the
time. and cuffs too, and
they kept comm down on
my hands, and | felt like
a blame dude. But | went
to the first recitation the
next morning, not feelin
very strong, but deter
mined to bluff it through
if Mr.. Brown said that was
what went in college.
We got into a big room,
and about the first ques-
ton asked by the big red
whiskered professor to a
tall fellow down in front
was If YOU was lost in
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placed a straight one right across.
knew he wouldn't hit at it, and /
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-15
HAPPY RESULTS.
Have Made Many MarshaIltown Resi-
dents Enthusiastic.

No wonder scores of Marshalltown
citizens grow enthusiastic. 1t is enough
to make anyone happy to find relief at
ter years of suffering. Public state
ments like the following are but truth
full representations of the daily work
done in Marshalltown by Doans Kid
ney Pills.
w. H. Cover, of $40 West Church
street, says: 81 had a good deal Of
trouble from my kidneys for some time.
There was dull heavy pain in my
back, the kidney secretions were of a
very high color and of u disagreeable
odor. I doctored and used many rem
edies but without avail. Learning about
Doan's Kidney pills procured box at
Mcbride & Willis drug store and the
use brought great relief very quickly.
The pains ended, the secretions became
clear, natural in color and odorless I
was greatly pleased with the results
obtained from Doan's Kidney Pills, and
since using them have felt better than
for long time. 1t affords me pleasure
to recommend Doan's Kidney Pills
whenever opportunity affords"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, NJ
Y. sole agent for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-15
Natural Conditions Reported Tc
Be Working With Increased
Force Toward Reaction
MONEY MARKET AN INFLUENCE
The Strain Between Natural and Arti-
fetal influences in the Stock Mar
ket Grows Stronger Each Week,
however-Outside Conditions in the
Stock Market Continue Satisfactory

New York, Jan. 15.-Henry Clews in
his weekly financial review says:
The strain between natural and arti-
fetal influences in the stock market
conditions are all ranged on the side of
still higher prices and predictions are
frequent that such are to be expected.
These predictions, however, are usual
ly inspired by self-interest on the part
of large holders who still have stocks
to sell or are engaged in important ne
gotiations which would be facilitated
by rising market They are usually
based, moreover, on conditions which
have been amply discounted, such as
large earnings of the railroads and es-
pecially of the industrials, which, thru
high prices and a large volume of bus
mess. are unquestionably making very
unusual profits. On the other hand,
natural conditions which for some time
have been kept out of view are work.
ing with increased force towards re-
money market. 1t is quite evident that
monetary supplies the world over are
none too large for present extraordin-
airy requirements, and this In spite OF
the great increase in the gold supply
and other forms of currency. Firmer
rates than usual have prevailed in all
international money markets, but at
New York the advances have been ex-
IRENE for two reasons: First, the In
elasticity of our currency system,
which prevents either expansion or
contraction, according to requirements;
and second, the highly artificial man
ipulations Of those who control the To-
cal money market. Extortionate rates
have been enforced upon speculative
borrowers, which would not have been
possible but for the fact that our avail
able supplies of money are practically
exhausted.
Outside conditions in the stock mar
ket still continue satisfactory. AS be-
fore stated in these advices, the tech
meal situation is strong but subject
to reversal; and while strong efforts
may be made to sustain the market,
especially in view Of the important
deals which are in prospect, still the
present tendency is liable to change to-
wards lower prices, with sharp fluctu-
ations and much activity at various in
tervals Investment purchases this
January have been relatively light and
great deal Of capital is held back
awaiting more attractive opportunities.
These can only be afforded by permit
ting the market to recede to more
wholesome and attractive level.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-15
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Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-15
Books Added.

About 5000 books are added annually
at an expense of about $4,000. State
Librarian Johnson Brigham a short
time ago secured statistics to show the
extent to which fiction was demanded
by the institution inmates After he
secured the figures he recommended to
the board of control an increase in
many of the Institutions.
Miss Carey's first mission will be
the creation of a library at the de-
tention hospital for inebriates at Knox
ville 1t will be her duty to go to the
institutions and there organize the IL
braries. classify them, catalogue them
and place them under intelligent and
scientific administration, that the in
mates may derive the best possible re-
suits Afterwards her business will be
to look after them, check them up, for
mulate rules for their use, make lists
of books required for them, and prac-
tically act as librarian for each one.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-15
WEEKEND EXCURSIONS
Iowa Central Railway

The Iowa Central will place in effect
until March 81, the following excursion
arrangements:
Half rates-After IL o'clock, noon,
Of Saturdays to all points within $50
miles, good for return until Monday
morning; minimum rate rs cents.
Fare and e-third-On sale Fridays
to points not less than Is miles
nor more than $50 miles distant, limit
the following Monday.
One fare plus s2.Oo-to points more
than $50 miles away limit, five days.
These rates apply to the cities where
theatrical attractions and other amuse-
ments are best at this season Of the
year, and the also apply to all local
stations on the line.
For further particulars call on Iowa
Central agents.