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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09

We sowed two strips in our orchard
to alfalfa late last summer, about Aug.
20. While a good stand resulted, the
crickets and grasshoppers pounced on
it when it got into the third leaf and
literally devoured every vestige of it.
We shall make another trial of it this
year, sowing the seed somewhat earli-
er, when other green food for insects is
somewhat more plentiful.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09

Perhaps there is no aspect of modern
educational methods that is Just now
being given more emphasis and from
which more definite and practical re-
suits promise to flow than that covered
by the term manual training. And the
interest that is being manifested speaks
well for the good sense Of educators and
school patrons. This is practical age,
in which the call Is very strong for
young men and women who can do
definite things rather than for those
who have head knowledge merely. AS
consequence many of the schools in
the larger cities have added depart
ments in which the boys are taught
mechanical drawing, carpentry, mason
~ and other practical and useful
trades, while the girls are given the
benefit of equally practical courses in
sewing, cooking, including studies in
the value of food products, sanitation
and household economics in general.
Country schools are not so greatly in
need of these departments as those in
town, as country life in many ways
furnishes many of the conditions ia
vorable to the development Of the
hand-direct contact and acquaintance
with practical things. The rural school
may be short in library and expert
mental equipment but this lack Is
quite fully compensated for by direct
access to natures laboratory and work.
shop.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09

Grand island, in Lake Superior, has
this year received an importation Of
Swedish willow grouse from the Scan
brought over last year seem to have
stood the winter we'll. The gamekeep-
ers on the island have to wage contin-
ual warfare against hawks, owls and
foxes in protecting the game bird life.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09

There is no product of the home gar.
den that is more easily raised, more
readily prepared for the table OF that
gives a greater measure Of satisfaction
than tomatoes. When canned for win
ter use they may be put to a variety Of
culinary uses, making one Of the best
standbys that the housewife can have.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09

If there is wet patch on the farm
which is so situated that it cannot be
conveniently drained, willows may be
planted there to advantage, not only
providing shade for the farm animals
in case it happens to be in the pasture,
but limited supply of summer wood.
Anything that can be raised on such
low places is clear gain.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09

1t Is the Indication Of a rather de-
PRAYED municipal and individual moral
sense which justiaes passing on to the
next fellow or next town buns. small
pox suspects or the carcasses Of dead
animals that are often dumped into
running streams. We are all too often
well contented if the afliction is only
on the other fellow.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09

There is no cover crop for the Or
chard that approaches alfalfa in lati-
tudes where it can be grown or red
clover. We have the latter in a large
portion Of our orchard this year, and 1t
is making a fine and rank growth, in
many cases choking out other grasses
and weeds. The second crop will be
allowed to seed and stand on the
ground SO as to catch the snow and
serve as cover during the winter.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-17
INVITES STREET CAR MEN
Council Asks Views on the Proposal
by Mayor to License
Motors

Street car officials have been invited
to appear before the city council at its
session next Monday afternoon and say
whether or not they like the suggestion
of Mayor McAleer that a license be
taken out for each street car the COM
panies have in operation, the numbers
to correspond with the car numbers,
and no car to be permitted to leave the
barn without the license tackled up in
conspicuous place. They will also
have a chance to express themselves on
Mayor McAleer's idea of doubling the
street car license from twenty-five to
fifty dollars a year.
The mayor submitted these sugges-
tions to the council yesterday but ac-
ton on them was deferred until the
street car companies could make a
statement.
BY following out the idea of the num-
bered license Mayor McAleer believes
the difficulty the license collector has
encountered in securing license fees on
street cars will be eliminated.
The city and the street car companies
are now writing each other burning
letters over the question of taxing
street cars.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-17
WILL RESIST THE CAR TAX
Los AngeIes-Pacfic Refuses to Pay
License Fee of Twenty-Five
Dollars Per Year

While the Huntington railway lines
have practically agreed to pay the
street car tax demanded by the city, as
soon as some basis of assessment can
be determined on, the Los Angeles
Pacific has refused to pay more than
one-fifth of the license fee of $25 a year.
This determination was expressed in a
letter sent to City Clerk Lelande yes
terday and it was announced the COM
pany would resist in the courts the COL
lection of more than one-fifth of the
quarterly fee. This determination is
based on a section of the state law in
which it is stipulated that whenever
cars run between two or more cities
the fee shall be equally divided between
these cities.
Attention is called to the fact that
the Los Angeles-Pacifc operates be-
tween Hollywood, Ocean Park and Re-
dondo, incorporated cities, and that on
that basis Los Angeles is entitled to
but one-fifth of the fee of $1.25 a
quarter.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-17
REINSTATE CONTRACTORS
ON ACCREDITED LIST
COUNCIL THROWS DOWN BARS
FOR ONE FIRM
Cummings G. Drain Fall Out With Ger
tain Property Owners and for a
Time There Is Trouble About
Flfty=frst Street Contract

Taking advantage of the absence of
Dock Houghton, the council yester-
day rescinded it's action of two weeks
ago when it instructed the board of
public works to consider no more bids
from Contractors Cummings & Drain
for city work until they had made re-
paration to the property owners of
F'ifty-second street. Cummings &,
Drain are now back on the accredited
list
The council took this action against
the contractors while a number of
angry property owners were buzzing
about their ears, and at the earnest
solicitation of Houghton, in whose ward
the angry citizens live.
Cummings & Drain were the con-
tractors who improved Fifty-second
street. When the work was complet ed
1t was found that the cost was more
than double that of Fifty-first street,
which is ten feet wider than Fifty
second. This brought the property
owners to the council chamber in a
body and they demanded some imme-
diate reparation.
The bids on the case were looked up
and 1t was found that some figures on
Cummings & Drains bid had been al
tered. For a time the council thought
1T was unearthed a scandal, but it was
later found that the figures had been
changed before the bid was submitted.
However, Houghton succeeded in
having the council pass a resolution in
structing the board of public works to
allow no more contracts to Cummings
& Drain until the case had been settled
tc the satisfaction of the property
owners. The property owners believed
they would receive back some of their
money under this kind of coercion.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-17
BOTH FOOD
AND MEDICINE.

We like best to call SCOTS
Emulsion a food-medicine. 1t
is a term that aptly describes
the character and action of
our Emulsion. More than a
medicine-more than a food,
yet combining the vital prin-
ciples Of both. 1t is for this
reason that Scott's Emulsion
has a distinct and special
value in all wasting diseases.
There is nothing better to
remedy the troubles of i'm
perfect growth and delicate
health in children. The action
Of SCOTS Emulsion is just as
effective in treating weak.
ness and wasting in adults.
SCOTT & BOVINE. ~ Pearl Street. New YorL
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-17
SAYS AGENCY Is RUN
IN LAWFUL MANNER
MEN SEEK WARRANTS AGAINST
EMPLOYMENT OFFICE
Prosecutor Speaks of Fake Bureaus,
Gives Advice to Workers Who
Thought They Had Grievances
Against Main Street Concern

Frank White and K. E. Williams
called on Deputy City Prosecutor Guy
Eddie yesterday with a grievance
against the Sanberg employment
agency, which has an office under
Peniei hall on South Main street.
The young men claimed that they
had each given the manager of the
agency $3.50, which sum was supposed
to represent a pass to Caliente and
employment upon their arrival.
They said that the agency had kept
them waiting since Friday and made
no effort to send them to their desti-
nation.
Mr.. Eddie considered the case care
fully and advised the young men that
they could not hope to secure a COM
plaint against the employment agency
for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses.
IT have had occasion to look up the
record of this particular concern" said
Mr. Eddie, land found the managers
to be apparently honest men who are
trying to give everyone a job who
signs one of their contracts.
There are a number of fake en-
ployment agencies in the city that de-
serve criticism but this is not one of
them"
There have been numerous COM
plants within the past few weeks of
sharp games worked upon the guile
less applicants at various agencies and
the police have tried to secure COM
plants in a number of instances, but
the prosecuting attorney says that the
contract that is exacted of every ap-
plicant makes it almost impossible to
secure a conviction on a criminal
charge
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-17
HILL AND MAIN STREETS DARK
Property Owners Say Additional Cost
of Emergency Electric Connec-
tions Is Too Heavy

Main and Hill streets will probably
not be lighted during Fiesta by the
ornamental electroliers. The electric
company having the contract for light
ing these streets declares it cannot
make the permanent connections by
Fiesta week. AS a compromise it
suggested that temporary connections
be made which would answer the pur-
pose for a week at AN expense of $1O1O
pole. This would mean about $1400
for Main street and little more than
half that amount for Hill street.
The property owners, however, have
concluded that this expense is a little
too heavy, coming on top of the cost
of the electroliers, which they furnish,
while the city furnishes the light for
one year.
Yesterday Joseph Mesmer, on behalf
of the Main street property owners,
asked the council to appropriate a suf-
ficient sum to light Main street by the
temporary system, but Councilman
Smith had taken a fast grip on the
city's purse strings earlier in the af-
ternoon and declared the city could
not possibly afford 1t.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-17
CLAIMS OCEAN FRONT LANDS
ioWan Brings Suit in Federal Court
to Gain His Alleged
Riqhts

George c. Call of Sioux City, Ia. yes
terday filed suit in the United States
court against the Santa Monica
Canyon Railway company the South
ern Pacific, the Los Angeles-Pacific
and the Hueneme, Maliboa and Port
Los Angeles railroads, seeking to have
them restrained from entering upon
certain lands claimed by him along the
ocean front at Santa Monica.
The property in question lies north
of santa Monica and is said to be
worth $4,000. It's value arises from
the rights of water front it gives. The
plaintiff claims that the defendants
are engaged in the construction of a
railroad or line of railroads that will
damage and destroy his property.
The plaintiff further states that it is
his belief that the defendants claim
some property rights In the land in
question, but he sets up that he is
not aware what their rights are.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-17
LUMBER KING THREATENS
TO SUE FOR DAMAGES
HOOPER AND OTHERS BLAME
MONETA LINE MoToRMAN
Victim and Three Friends in Auto
mobile Were in Danger of Lives
and Limbs as Result of Smashup
Sunday

c. A. Hooper, who was injured Sun
day afternoon in a collision between
the automibile In which he was riding
and car of the Los Angeles-PacifiC
Railway company, will file suit in dam
ages against the railway company as
soon as he is able to take charge of his
business affairs.
In company with Mr.. Hooper when
the accident occurred was F. L. Nor
gan, manager of the Southern Califor-
mia Lumber company, and his brother
D. L. Morgan of the Western Wholesale
Drug company, who was accompanied
by his wife.
The automobile party is unanimous in
declaring that the servants of the rail-
road company were in fault. The car,
one of the Moneta avenue line, they
state, was going at high rate of speed
and the motorman was not able to con-
troll it in time to avoid the accident.
Mr.. Hooper Is a resident of San Fran
cisco and is president of the Southern
California Lumber company.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-17
INTERPRETATIONS

Cosmopolitan Club of Los Angeles
Directors, S. Tiano, f. c. Marino, S
Caliti, M. Orsatti and p. Santop.
Glenwood Park Land company-Di-
rectors, G. Edwards, H. e. Howard, f.
r. Schenck and o. G. Wildey; capital
stock, $4,000; $40 subscribed.
Denair Land and Development COM
pany-Directors, ]. Denair, r. Cunning
ham. j. A. Christie, R. ]. Arey and H
M. Bower; capital stock, $2OO,OOO; $14O,-
600 subscribed.
Sierra Madre Heights company-Di-
rectors, j. A. Armitage, A. N. Adams,
e. w. Gebauer, p. A. Adams and j. A.
Osgood; capital stock, $4,000; Sc sub
scribed.
U. S. Gas Saving association-Di-
rectors, A. e. Chamberlain, H L.
Chamberlain, Urb Mabny, M. b. Brown
and I. c. Woods; capital stock. $780,
coo; S. subscribed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-17
HEAR TOM KARL'S OLD SONGS
Recital in Hotel Hollywood Proves to
Be Delightful
Affair

Mrs. M. J. Anderson and Miss Mar
tha Stewart of the Hotel Hollywood
rendered their guests and friends a
song recital last night. The spacious
lobby and parlors of the pretty hos
telry were packed, many going out
from the city.
Tom Karl, formerly of the Bos-
tonians, was the attraction, he render
ing some twenty numbers, mostly old
songs, in English and German, and
several very attractive Irish melodies.
Mr.. Karl was in splendid voice and
very gracious humor and responded
with numerous encores to the generous
applause accorded him.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-17
LIvERYMAN WANTS DAMAGES
Suit Against Murdocks Is Sequel to
Stormy Cab Ride Last
Week

e. ]. Bowman, liveryman, yester-
day filed suit in the superior court
against Hazel and Frank Murdock, al
leging that they had damaged prop
erty belong to him in the sum of $500.
The suit grows out OF what must have
been a recent stormy cab ride. The
plaintiff states that while the defend
ants occupied his vehicle the cushions
were cut and destroyed and other dam
age done.
Besides the actual damage the plain
tiff claims $500 as damages punitive
alleging that the act was done in such
wanton spirit that the defendants
should be further mulcted than the ac-
tual expense incidental to the repairs
of his property.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-17
Representatives of Transcontinenta
Lines Gather From All Parts of
Country to Participate In
Convention

Members of the Transcontinental
Passenger association from all over the
United States have been gathering in
Los Angeles for the past two or three
days in order to be present at the meet
ing which opens today.
This is the regular quarterly spring
meeting and was originally planned to
be held in Chicago but some of the
passenger officials could not come to
Los Angeles in Januar.' and the places
for holding the two meetings were
switched.
A somewhat lengthy budget or docket
has been prepared for discussion. One
of the prevailing questions will be that
of rates.
The first session will be held this
morning at the Alexandria hotel at IL
o'clock and the organization of the
meeting which will probably last for
three or four days will take place. The
first business session will be held in
the afternoon.
James Charlton, chairman of the as
sociation, accompanied by Miss May
Charlton, arrived in Los Angeles last
Saturday and has been making prepa-
rations for the meeting.
Partial List of Guests
Among others who are here are w.
H Leahy, first assistant general pas
senger agent Rock Island system, with
headquarters in Chicago; F. w. Thomp-
son, general western agent Rock Island
system, with headquarters in San Fran
cisco; C. A. Cairns, general passenger
and ticket agent for the Northwestern.
line, with headquarters in Chicago
r. r. Ritchie. general Pacific coast
agent for the Northwestern, with head
quarters in San Francisco: Mai s. K
Hooper, general passenger and ticket
agent for the Denver e. Rio Grande,
with headquarters in Denver; w. A.
Lalor, assistant general passenger
agent for the c., B. e O., with head
quarters in st. Louis; w. S. keenan,,
general passenger agent for the Gulf,
Colorado & Santa Fe, with headquar-
ters in Chicago; A. F. Merrill, assistant
passenger traffic manager of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul, with head
quarters in Chicago; E. Bevington,
secretary to Chairman Charlton.
Nearly all of the men are accom-
panied by their wives. After the meet
ing has adjourned the members of the
association will spend some time in
visiting the various places of interest
in and around Los Angeles.
Local officials who will attend the
meeting are John j. Byrne, assistant
passenger traffic manager of the Santa
Fe.; T. A. Graham, assistant general
passenger and freight agent of the
Southern Pacific; e. w. Gillett gen.
eral passenger and freight agent for
the Salt Lake, and Chief Clerk Harry
Green.
Mr.. Gillett will probably address the
association regarding some changes in
summer rates to the coast.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-17
THIRD OF TRIO is FEED
Caldwell Is Acquitted on Charge of
Cattle RustIing in Antelope
Valley

C. A. Caldwell, charged with being
the leader of a band of cattle rustlers
engaged in running cattle off in the
Antelope valley, was yesterday set free
by Judge Smith of the superior court.
The others likewise accused have pre-
viously been tried and acquitted. and
having only the same testimony to rely
upon in the case that came up yester-
day, Assistant District Attorney North
decided that he could not hope to con-
vict and requested that the case be dis
missed and the defendant set free
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-17
Hanrahan viii Take Wife
By Associated Press.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, April 16.-John ].
Hanrahan, grand master of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Firemen, will be
married here tomorrow morning to
Miss Katherine M. Sullivan, daughter
of Former County Auditor D. M. Sui
livan. j. ]. Hill of the Great North
rahan his private car, in which the
wedding journey to the coast viii Le
taken.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-17
SI19 peau de Sole. 27.inch. 671zc
NINE-STORY EEL lMPERI0"
Striking Features of the New Depart.
ment Store, Corner Broadway
and Seventh Street

One hundred men now are at work
on the site of FL Imperio department
store on the northwest corner of Broad
way and Seventh street making the
excavation for the highly ornamental
nine-story structure that will occupy
the corner. The building will be bound
ed by Broadway, Seventh and ST. Vim
cent streets and will be one of the
most complete department stores in
the country.
This great building will include fif-
ty-fiVe separate departments and will
be provided with five high speed eleva-
tors capable of carrying 250 persons;
ascending stairwayS with capacity
of 600 persons; a restaurant seating
1000 persons; an amusement hall, ca
pacity 2500 persons; a roof garden cost
ing $4,000, where admission to theat-
ricals, musicals and lectures will be
free; barber shops, manicuring parlors
and chiropodists, postoffice, telephone
and telegraph parlors; messenger, car
riage and automobile service; depart
ments for the paying of taxes, gas,
water and insurance bills, and offices
where houses and apartments may be
rented without commission.
Quick Service
Quick service will be a special feature
and everything will be on sale. Hard
ware, drugs, furniture and the thou
sand and one things for which shop
pers make a search throughout the city
daily will be displayed for the con-
Venience of patrons. El Imperio will
not sell groceries nor liquors. A spe-
cial nursery with women in charge
will be an attractive feature. Offices
of the company will be established on
Broadway, near the site, about June 1.
The building will be furnished with
plate glass throughout, with mahogany
fixtures. Two marble and iron stair
ways will lead from the basement to
the ninth floor. The atmosphere of the
great store will be preserved through
the operation of exhaust pumps and
the air will be maintained at an agree
able temperature through a special re-
patent.
f. M. McGillin, president; ]. B.
Schwaeger and A. K. Gavin, vice presi-
dents; H. J. Woollacott, treasurer, and
f. L. Besselman, secretary, are the
officers of the company.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-17
HadIey Feeling Comfortable

By Associated Press.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, April 16.-
Attorney General Hadley passed a COM
Portable night ard this morning only a
slight return OF fever was apparent.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-17
MORE BIC BLOCKS
WILL Be ERECTED
LONG TIME LEASE SECURED
ON STOLL PROPERTY
Negotiations on Broadway, Eighth and
Spring Streets Closed by E. P.
Johnson, Jr.-syndlcate to
Make improvements

Following are the permits issued
from the building superintendent's Of
flee Monday, classified according to
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-17

Homeless children received and placed
in homes for adoption. Apply Rev. o.
v. Rice. superintendent Children's
Home society, ss4 Bradbury building.
Los AngeleA
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-17
Real Estate Notes

Roger Marchetti and j. K. Post have
engaged in the real estate business
with tract office at Alamitos Bay and
city office in Pacific Electric building.
d. E. Welcome has sold the lot on the
southwest corner of Hill and Fifteenth
streets to a local syndicate for $48,O00.
The lot is 12Ox120 feet.
The six and one-half acres on the
northwest corner of Eighth and Ala
media streets, sold by Mrs. Caroline
Leahy to John II. Bohon for $125,000,
through o. A. Vickery & Co., are to
be plated and improved by the pur-
chaser. There will be sixteen lots,
each 75x200 feet, that will be used for
factory and warehouse purposes.
w. M. Garland is the owner of what
is said to be the most elegant automo-
bile in Los Angeles. The machine ap-
peared on Spring street yesterday with
five occupants. In the party was Henry
E. Huntington and Mr.. Garland.