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St. Tammany farmer., 1906-03-03
BUCKEYE INcAsED IN GOLD
New Orleans Man Values Very Highly
His Lucky Horse
Chestnut.

II wouldn't sell that thing for 81, 1000.
II / lost it I'd hunt for 1t like the
knights of King Arthur hunted the
Holy Grail. That thing exercised =
hoodoo that hung about me for five
years. That thing stays with me till
4 die.
All this, with great conviction, says
the Kansas City Star. about little
buckeye incased in small gold cage
that hung on the watch fob Of Herbert
Herring, a New Orleans man.
up to September Z, 1900, had
been the victim of bad luck Of one
sort and another" he said. THAT day
was going to Galveston. It was Fri
day. recollect that the train was
delayed half dozen times before 1t
reached the city, and / was fuming.
We got there at last and just as I
was leaving my car saw this buck
eye lying on the opposite seat.
picked it up and put 1t in my pocket.
1 had intended going to the Black
hotel that night, but after picking up
that buckeye suddenly changed my
mind. A good many guests at the
Black hotel perished in the flood next
night. s
Later on at New Orleans was out
fishing in q catboat with three other
men. A squall struck us. The others,
who could swim, were drowned. I
can't swim stroke but had my
buckeye and was saved. After that
had the thing fixed In this gold case.
And that's why treasure it,
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-03-03

of NoEember II. and the same nignt
ano,asa futile attempt was made g y
Tamaroa, I'll.
Rohbers entered Eldon, Mo-, on
n.gh apf November 25, but were re-
nnlsefaby citizens. who captured their
botslesof nitrcglycerine,
.Jotn Rodeuberg. Of East st. Louis,
rae,inr. that safe blowers might visit
him. losted the combination q his
safe ja plain view. The expected
I visit came, and the thieves got $s2
AIT III the safe on the night OF Novem-
/ / 49, ak withou. using the destructive
n,tr,.ls cerine. He saved the safe.
The Seets Nsh.,
80 dynamited On the night of NO
yember ss II, yielding s., 600.
~. entite sfront spfsthe American
r,:rcalnee bank, 1T Browns, III, was
! rrackkd jby Eitroglycerine on the
Z -,rnfs spf November q. The robbers
e.,t $500. On the. same night another
ssna. rot 3s25 at Pigsptt, Ark 2
smas. sum at Metz, Ark; 500 at Law l'''
ton II; $s5 At Terrell. Tex, and
I IL .2o0 ut vallonia. Ind.
f,vsr $4,000 was taken from the bank
.t fltsss Ii, o. the night Of Novem-
! ber yO .s ss .3ss
Al kfers blew safe sat Shelbyyille,
M ma got 1910 on night of De-
/ scenasser 1 Il
The Farmers; and Merchants bank,
! VI Eorest Grove, Ore. was robbed q
4 ~ 453s III night sspt December 2. on
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-03-03

which it runs down inside the uool
|. along the sides Of the bottom. This
done, the thieves put the percussion
cap in the soap lip, attach 4 foot-long
fuse light It and retire outside, clos
Ing the door Sometimes when they
are blowing safe inside q vault they
even close the door of the vault. These
precautions lessen the noise and mini
mize the danger Of an alarm.
Old detectives say that there ara
really no safes that can Withstand this
attack with nitroglycerine. Many
so-called burglar-proof safes have
been laid open until their experience
has taught them to lose faith In the
name. True, there are safes that FREE
quently resist attack, but this is be-
cause the thieves do not know how
to do 1t; not because 1t couldn't be
done.
The detectives say that bank rob-
bing Is crime In which only
white men engage. It is unknown Of
negroes. Another, singular fact about
1t is that the men engaged In 1t are
almost all of an age. It is not the
work Of boys or graybeards, but the
adventure Of men varying little from
35 years. Most Of them are ex-con-
victs. Detectives have observed that
a safe blower once settled" rs they
call conviction and imprisonment, in-
yariably returns to the soup and soap.
The explanation is obvious: He needs
ready money.
Tha inference from all this is that
the winter can have no terrors for
the bank robber.. Handsomely reward
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-03-03

two guards without. Occasionally
there is q fifth man, but not often.
The bank robber II considered BY
detectives and police officers to be the
most dangerous kind Of criminal It is
said that bank robbers will shoot
quicker than any other type. They
are absolutely fearless, and their dis
covery of the destructiyeness Of nitro
glycerjne has made It an easy matter
for u "second-class bum to become
/ first-class bank robber.
It is said that few bank burglars
are mechanics, relying upon the nitro
glycerine to open the vault, no INST
ter how strong the safe or how veil
barred the doors. Give : tramp !
can Or soup and u bar of soap, and
two or three other. buns to work with
him, ana he'll get Into the fanciest
burglarrproof safe that was evsr
made, n said 4 detective.
That so few robbers are caught y
explained byE TIE detectives IN this
way: The robberies occur 1t little
towns, here, there, everywhere. Crack
ing the safe between midnight and two
O'Clock, the thieves have often IS
many as four Or i've hours Of dark
ness In wnica To get away. Il they
can catch = train across country ~
this time It Is i long chase 70 catch
them. Unlike the James and the
Younger boys, they don't ride into
town ID the day time, shoot up and
dorm th3 street nntil tho bank 2
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-03-03
Bank Burglars at Work.

ed sor his industry, he can retire for
a season and indulge in q few luxuries.
II. as bank officials afffrm, the bold
bank robbers who have made such a
whooping campaign this last year
take refuge in the brick-walled can
yons of the larger cities Of the CEN
trail west after their autumn activities,
this should be winter Of plenty OF
prosperous robbers In the Mississippi
valley, with q plethora OF money. To
be sure good deal OF it under these
circumstances would be tainted chiefly
by powder and some of the currency
may be little bent, but 1t will have
to be pretty badly shot up to be un-
welcome.
Many small banker would rest
easier il some means could be found
to more fully protect himself and
his patrons.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-03-03

robbed. ssd then ride on into the
voodn The up-to-date bank robber
comes and goes under cover Of night,
and almost invariably relies upon the
railroads to carry him far away from
the scsne Of his crime within i few
hours.
So tt Is that the muhled boom Of
the bank robbery is q nightly occur
renee somewhere In the middle west
at this season. The dweller in the
country town knows what It is when
It brings him out of his peaceful slum-
bers in the dead OF night.
There is no mistaking that sup
pressed roar. II he ID game man
the citizen gets his gun and goes out
on the firing line; II he is man Of
peace, he assures his wife that The
noise they heard Is thunder. #
Few Robbers Caught.
It Is singular fact that few bank
robbers are caught. Now and then
a gang OF them will make q mess Of
1t and bring the wrath of the citizen
soldiery down on their heels, but the
average of mortality in the business
is below that OF street car riding and
automobiling. Bank robbers work IN
quartettes, as did the adyenturers Of
Dumas, and about The only difference
between their lives and those of the
famous Three Musketeers is that the
bank robbers adventures are invaria-
bly, more remunerative and always less
sentimental.
Sometimes 6 eye1ything goes to
smash, as it did with a gang at VIII
lard. KY, on the night Of October 20
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-03-03
Many institutions Plundered bv
Cracksmen During Re-
cent Months.
HOW NEfARlOus WORK IS ACCOMPLISHED
Over Thirty Successful q Jobs" In Mississippi
Valley States During Last Quarter Of 1905
Are Regarded as Most DANCE
Gus of Criminals.

Chicsgo.-A compilation OF the bank
fobberies which occurred throughout
the middle4 western states last fall
shows that the season was an excep-
tionally prosperous one for cracks
men. Many q. little banking institu-
tion was plundered Of its; wealth by
the night -prowling professiOA.s b
For q time It was daily occurrence
% lsarn that a bank robbery had
taken place In Missouri. illinois, In
diana, Kansas, or some Of the other
neighEoring states Of the Mississippi
valley Very often as many as two
or three ranks were robbed on I the
same night atS different towns, show
ing tbat several banda were pursuing
the nefarious work. u g3t5a sss5 & f.
Partial List Of Robberies.
Beginning with the first Of October
and ending with the last day Of the
old year. no less than 30 successful
bank robberIes occurred in the states
Of thes middls west, Dpilowing are
some ot the .johs:" @ s.. .
Tic hank Of Willard, KY, was
robbed on gthesnightof October 9, and
pursuitg citizens killed one robber
and rapturS -four others. i Il
A seriess of bank nob6ieeIess occurred
IN Indians 4 hetweenS Dcteber IA and
November 8. Tbs robbers got III 400
from Ne bank 1t Sanborn, $500 from
the oank at Hagerstown, 5000 from
the bank at Ridgeville. and wrecked
the alllt at WindfaH. (. An attempt
was also made 10 rob the hank at
Odol, but no money was secured.
Citizens Of DuQuoin. ILL.,, routed, i
gang dI safe blowers on the night Of
November 4. sk8 Il IA Ut 81 sssa 81
Bank ef Creighton. Creighton, Mo-,
was robbed Of $4,000 night 81 Novem-
her 3, and the vault partially demol-
ished by 1nftrcgiycerane. i e 7 9 y T Y
On night Of November robbers
tried to blow the bank at washing
ton. Ind, and we're fr1strated Id get
ting sC.O0D by Tie kbottolns of the safe
blowing out before the doors opened.
* In blowing i safe ut Cherryya1e,
kan, ons the night Of November 90,
robbers started q fire which did $75,-
600 .,amage. 81 fs HI, g.s k.sss
Bank of Pleasant Plains. I'LL, shot
up BY safe blowers on night Of No
vemher =. They got $500. smother
gang sotg$1 900 at jamestown, ILL.,, the
same night, and third 5000 ct Fair
mount. III s,f ss5# a sssgf lssssssi s
Bank robbers made an unsuccessful
attack upon Danville, Ill, on the night
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-03-03

| the same night another gang got $1,000
from bank Ut Carrolton. Tex.
4 Citizens at Fairland, Ind, fought IN
exciting battle with bank robbers on
night OF December s. The thieves got
away with $500. On the same night
another gang got $3.50 at Ardmore,
Al r.. $.
All Precautions Useless.
y Banks In all the small towns in
thess states were literally turned into
arsena's, while thorough, up p-to-date
equlpr:ent of burglar alarms was
generally installed and special armed
watehmsn employed by the banks.
The methods employed IN npractically
every one Of these bank robberies have
been the same. The loot has seldom
failed Sometimes 1t has amounted to
$25,000 from single robbery, and
it mas scarcely ever been less than
$1,000.
Not since the days when the IA
NOUS Reno gang Of bandits terrorized
the people with It's daring crimes has
the country been 30 boldly worked by
bank burglars as It was during the
autumn just past. With the advent
snf the rnral teIenhone and tha IA.
,aa,nnn,ant ~ sStha inlerurh.n e1actr,,.
railways the states boasted OF prog
ress that was popularly supposed TO
make the profession Of yeggman 80
hazardous that Organizations Of bur-
glars and systematic looting of banks
would be abandoned. But such seems
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-03-03
Necessity as Z Virtue.

Rambo You're always roasting me
about my extravaganza. For the last
four years I've lived strictly within my
Income.
Baldwin, think you have. It was
about four years ago that ron found
out nobody would trust You any long
err. Chicago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-03-03

2. The enormous crops Of our Northern
Grown Pedigree Seeds on our seed farms
the past year compel us to issue spe.
cial catalogue called
Z. sALzER's BARGAIN SEED BOOK.
This is brim full Of bargain seeds at bar
gain prices. IS 6
SEND THIS NOTICE TO-DAY.
and receive free sufficient seed to grow
tons Of grass on your lot or farm this
summer and our great Bargain Seed Book
with its wonderful surprises and great
bargains in seeds at bargain prices.
Remit 4c and we add q package Of Coz
mos, the most fashionable, serviceable,
beautiful annual flower.
John A. Salzer Seed Co., Lock Draw.
er K, La Crosse, Wis.
It is funny how man wlil get up in
church and confess that he is the chief OF
inners and deny it at home if anyone ac-
cused him of simply being an outside
guard at the sinners club.-Atchison
Globe.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-03-03
You non,t Have 10 Wait.

Every dose makes you feel better. Lax
Fos keeps your whole inside right. Not one
gripe in a full bottle. Sold on the money
back plan everywhere. Price so cents.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-03-03

That glow of good feeling additionally
believed te follow kind act is damp
ened when one is not exactly sure ,wheth-
er or not he has been proved an easy
mark, #4yst Il
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-03-03
Robbed IN Church.

Just think what an outrage il is to be
robbed Of all the benefits Of the services
by continuous coughing throughout the
anteed to cure. Sold everywhere. 25 cts.
E. w. Diemer, NJ. D., Manufactures,
Springfield. Mo. #5z
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-03-03

Remorse is good deal more popular than
elf-denial among most people.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-03-03

10 Cure Cold in One Day
Take LAXATIVE BRoMo Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money il it fails to cure.
E.W. GRovEss signatureis on each box. 25c
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-03-03

The, trouble with taking . day Of i
that you can't put it back.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-03-03

last, when a posse put bloodhounds
upon the trail after the bank was
robbed and fought a battle with the
thieves, killing one and capturing the
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-29
MAY HOLD NJ A.
CONVENTION HERE
MOVEMENT ON FOOT TOWARD
THAT END
Heads of Association Favor Los An
geles as Substitute Meeting
PIace-Chamber of Commerce
Extends Invitation

The local chamber of commerce and
the members of the educational board
are making strong endeavors to Sc
cure the national educational asso-
citation convention for Los Angeles
during the week of July to IA and
are confident that they will succeed.
This meeting was to have been held
in San Francisco, but that is impossible
now that the city has been destroyed.
Public-spirited citizens there have
asked that the meeting be held in Los
Angeles.
A telegram has been received from
Treasurer Wilkinson of the N. e. A.
of Kansas City saying that the con-
vention will be held in Los Angeles
or will not be held at all, which prac-
tically means that Los Angeles will
be selected.
The following is a telegram sent by
the chamber of commerce to the Sec
retary asking that the convention con-
vene here:
San Francisco asks that the N. E. A.
come to California. Berkeley and Los
Angeles only applicants for meeting.
Hotels, halls, reasonable rates. Mem
berships' financial support to all free
ly offered in the name of California.
We extend to you our heartiest invi-
tation to meet in Los Angeles prom
ising you the same attention and cour-
tesies given at the last meeting"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-29
CHANGES DEDICATION PLANS
Contractor Fails to Complete New SAL
walton Army Building In
Schedule Time

The Salvation Army will not occupy
the new building on San Pedro street
today, as was at first planned. Of
f1cers of the organization stated this
last night, saying that James w. Free
man, the contractor who had the work
of constructing the building, had failed
to comply with his promises. This Is
said to be the third failure on the part
of Freeman, and the Salvation Army is
decidedly discouraged with the con-
tractor.
Today was set aside several weeks
ago for the dedication of the new
building. An elaborate program was
prepared for the occasion and Com
missioner George H. Kilby, Col. Charles
Miles and Brigadier Ashley Pebbles,
all of Chicago, have come to Los An
geles within the past few weeks to
attend the dedication of the new build
ing. 1t will now be two weeks before
the dedication of the building can be
made.
1t is possible that suit against
Freeman will be started within the
next few weeks if the building is not
completed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-29
STOP ORDINANCE UNSIGNED
Mayor Has Five Days in Which
to Make Up His
Mind

Mayor McAleer has not yet either
signed or vetoed the ordinance passed
by the council three weeks ago de-
manding that the street cars stop on
the street crossings instead of in the
middle of the block. Owing to the dis
ruptlon of business caused by the gov
ernor's proclamations of legal hol-
idays, the ordinance did not reach the
mayor until five days ago He still
has five days more in which to con-
slider it before taking any action.
1t is believed that the mayor will
veto the ordinance when his time limit
is up. There are two reasons leading
to this conclusion.
The first is that the mayor told
Billy Dunn of the strict railway
combine that he approved the plan of
stopping cars as it is now done, be-
fore the council! passed the ordinance
forbidding it.
The second reason is that Uncle"
George Smith is the father of this Or
dinance and if Uncle" George wants
it, Mayor McAleer doesn't. The very
fact that Councilman Smith is behind
this legislation is sufficient to condemn
it in the eyes of the chief executive.
But veto Will not prevent the or
dinance becoming a law. The council
is prepared to pass it in spite of the
mayors negative, as all nine members
of the council are lined up in favor
of it.
Meanwhile the street car companies
are placing stop signs in the car tracks
two car lengths from the street inter-
sections, showing motormen where the
cars should be brought to a halt. If
the ordinance becomes law this labor
will be lost.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-29
The Reason

Her seat was empty Easter morn,
Though every day in Lent
saw her fluffy golden head
In deep devotion bent.
The sky was blue, the breezes mllo'
The April sun was out,
1t must be illness kept at home
A maiden so devout.
The service DER, with eager steps
l ran to her abode.
No trace of aught but blooming health
Her cheeks of roses showed.
But through the door causht
glimpse
OF flowers and feathers that
Too plainly told she stayed at nome
To trim her Easter hat.
-Minna Irving in The Bohemian
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-29
INTERPRETATIONS

American Brewing Company of Los
Angeles-Directors: S. l.. Baker, H. G.
Coffin, l.. Fl. Geldbert, G.. M. Town
send and w. j. Williams; capital stock
81 900, ,0OO $500 of which has been sub
scribed.
Aldine club-Directors j. A. FALL r.
j. Meyer, H. D. Carter, f. w. Stein and
A. II. Tesch.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-29

play that touches the heart. 1t is more
effective than a sermon.
"A Message from Mars" is not with
out a history. II was written by Rlch-
ard Ganthony, an American-a news
paper writer. who at one time was con-
nected with the press of San Francisco,
and it is believed he was also. for
brief period, engaged as newspaper
writer in Los Angeles. Mr.. Ganthony
brought out his play in London. For
three years it remained continuously at
one theater in that city. 1t made him
rich man. He is today known in Eng
land as one of the greatest playwr1ghts
ever sent to that country from the
United States. In New York it had
an uninterrupted run of two years at
the Garrick theater. 1t has had SINH
lar receptions in all of the larger cities
of the east Not until this season has
it ever been seen west of Kansas CITY
and Omaha
David Proctor the Star
David Proctor, a young actor of rec
ognized ability and accomplishments,
plays Il leading role, that of the in
ordinate, selfish man, and common re-
port has it that he plays 1t we'll. Many
of the same players who were i'll the
original London and New York produc-
tions are Mr.. Proctor's associates. Ihc
comedy will be presented in Los An
geles with the same fidelity to details
and scenic vesture that characterized
its Successful career in other cities. The
scenes of the play are located in Lon
don.
"A Message from Mars" is reputed to
be one of the best and most interesting
comedies that have been sent to Los An
geles for many years. While 1t is not
the purpose of the stage to preach SER
mons, those who have seen "A Message
from Mars" are emphatic in saying that
it has done probably more good toward
the betterment of society than any hun
dred plays that have been brought out
in the last decade.
Bear in mind that, If you are selfish,
willing to admit it, and wish to get Ii
out of your system, that by calling at
The Herald office on Monday you Will
receive a ticket for that nights per-
formance, providing you are one of the
first fifty to make the application. Thls
will be repeated every morning during
the weeks engagement at the Mason.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-29
Are you selfish?

Are you selfish?
If so. The Herald wants to reform
you and shame you out of it.
Here is our plan:
"A Message from Mars" one of the
finest comedies that has been seen in
the United States for many years, will
be presented at the Mason opera house
Monday night for an engagement of
one week. 1t is the first time this play
has ever been placed on view before a
Los Angeles audience. In fact, it Is
the first time it has ever been seen in
California. A more powerful sermon
against selfishness was never preached
from any pulpit by any human being
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-29
SAY MANHATTAN
IS BONANZA CAMP
MINING MEN SEND BACK FLAT
TERING REPORTS
Many Discoveries Of FabulousIy Rich
Ore Lodges Made-Low-Grade
Rock Cast Aside-Local
Men Interested

"The rocky and barren desert wastes
of Nevada are fairly alive with gold."
said Volney B. Leonard, who has lust
arrived in Los Angeles, to a Herald
representative. Land on which moth
ing but sagebrush could grow, and
stretches so barren that they could not
support even sagebrush. are found to
be richly mineralized. The number of
gold camps is increasing every month,
so rapidly does one discovery crowd
upon another.
Manhattan is the most remarkable
camp, all things considered" continued
Mr.. Leonard. For the brief time that
the ground has been worked, the most
surprising discoveries have been made
1t has developed faster in it's infancy
of existence than any of the older
camps. 1t will develop much more rap
idly from now on. The snow is now
getting cleared off the hills and does
not impede progress of miners work. -
Mr. Leonard was formerly a Colorado
banker, now a broker in Goldfield He
has made personal trip to all the
principal camps and is optimistic about
their future. He seemed rather sur
prised that comparatively so few sales
were being made on local mining ex-
changes.
The effect of the San Francisco earth
quake will be to cause a temporary
depression in the gold stock market,
but there is no likelihood of any panic
or slump of serious magnitude. The
announcement that Charles M. Schwab
will make loans on mining stocks will
tend to steady the market.
Henry Harrison in Manhattan
Captain Henry Harrison, a well
known and experienced mining man,
left Los Angeles for Manhattan early
this week to take charge of the de-
Velopment work now being pressed
vigorously on the claims of the Greater
Manhattan Consolidated company,
which is owned and differed by Los
Angeles men.
Captain Harrison will also report
upon the property just east of the
Greater Manhattan, which has been
acquired by Los Angeles men and is to
be operated by a company known as
the Manhattan Gibraltar Gold Mines
company of Los Angeles, with e. W.
Walker president. This company is
capitalized at $1,000000 and its shares
are offered today at 11h cents a share
The Manhattan Gibraltar property
consists of five claims, Anaconda,
Montgomery, June, Doctor Leggo and
Northwest, upon which prospecting
has shown that the same ledge is pres
ent which traverses the Greater Man
haitian and older producing properties.
Another Local Man in Camp
w. ]. McEuen, a mining man of this
city, has written an optimistic letter