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Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-23
TO CHANGE CITYs NAME
to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
KANSAS CITY, Kas., May 22.-Sev-
eral of the leading business men of
Kansas City, Kas.. are in favor of pc
titioning the postmaster general at
Washington to change the name of the
postoffice across the state line to Wy
andotte.
They cite Instances where the post
office department has changed the name
of offices when sufficient reasons were
given for doing so.
"The postoffice authorities know bet
ter than any others what benefit ana
saving of confusion 1t would be If the
name could be changed" said L. w.
Southerland a tobacco jobber at no
Minnesota avenue, this morning.
"A great deal of our mall goes to
Kansas City, Mo-, and lies there until
it is returned to the writer or else sent
to the dead letter office.
''I have at least 100 letters in my
desk which first went to Kansas City,
Mo-, and were returned to the writer
and then sent on to me- Eastern firms
will not take the trouble to put on the
street number and many Of them Will
address mail to Kansas City, Mo. not
having the distinction between the two
cities In their mind.
"Some time ago 1 received bill of
goods from st. Louis, but no bill came,
I opened the goods and sold them out
before the bill came. 1t had gone to
the other postofhce and was held there
five days and then returned to the
writer. These are common experiences
with the business men on this side"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-23
NUPTIAL RACE; UNIQUE PRIZE
TWO Employees of w. c. Brown En-
gaged-First to Wed May Use
Private Car for Honeymoon
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
CHICAGO, May 22.--The Lake Shore
railroad has a unique race on it's
hands. Strange to say, it has nothing
to do with the speed of trains or the
laying of rails, but it is no less inter-
esting to the officials of the road All
the world loves q lover-it is said-and
the sporting blood of every man is
aroused by race, and this race for
the marriage altar.
The scene is laid in the office of w.
c. Brown, vice president of the New
York Central lines. Two of the princi-
pals are employed in his office and a
third is a partner in the law firm that
looks after the legal Interests of the
Lake Shore road. The fourth is an out
slider There must be prize to make
race interesting, and aside from the
prizes which men expect to win through
the bans of matrimony there is the
future inducement of a honeymoon
spent on Vice President Browns pri-
vate car for the couple which wins the
race.
Edward Henson, for several years
private secretary to Mr.. Brown, an
nounced his engagement the other day
to Miss Elizabeth Meacham Blount,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Sylvester p.
Blount and niece of Fred M. Blount
and of F. D. Meacham, member of the
board or review. linen IL happened IldC
on the same day Miss Ida Rowland,
Mr.. Browns chief stenographer, be-
came engaged to H. D. Howe, part
ner in the law firm of Gennon, Cary
& Walker, with offices in the La Sale
street station. The double announce
ment caused Mr.. Browns office to be-
come a center of attraction.
Rumors of the race to the altar be-
gan to spread yesterday and it is said
= Mr. RrOWn having nr6ViOnSlV
been made the confidant of each of his
employees, announced in the hearing of
his whole office that the first person
to be married could have his private
car for the honeymoon
The outcome is as yet uncertain.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-23
Side Lights
ON the ParadeS

D. K. Edwards. member of the board
of public works, cared for a large
crowd of children whom he managed
to get seated at a good point to view
the parade.
Councilman Fred Ford, with his little
granddaughter in his arms and with
his wife and daughter perched in win
dows, watched the parade from the
council chamber yesterday morning.
]. A. Anderson and A. A. Hubbard,
members of the board of public works,
with their wives were interested spec
tators of the floral display, which they
saw from the city officials balcony at
the city hall yesterday.
On the Gladstone hotel roof a big
bunch of high school youths witnessed
the panorama of the morning, armed
with canes and horns, and were liberal
in their cheers and school calls, no
tably when the young women Of the
high school passed by.
Ruth Mitchell, a tot whose home is
at S07 North Bunker Hill avenue, be-
came lost in the crowd, corner of First
street and Broadway, yesterday during
the parade. A policeman took her in
his arms and placed her in care of one
who recognized the child.
Even a parade breeds cranks. Sew
eral harmless fellows did heroic-as
they thought-duty pushing back the
crowds. The spectators humored them
and the pseudo policemen had the time
of their lives. No one took them SER
iously.
An ice wagon at Fourth and Spring
streets served as a vantage point for
score of spectators, mostly youths,
who felt that they had the choicest
seats in the neighborhood till a warn
ing crash came. Then the bunch
jumped to the hard street in hurry.
The roof supports had given away.
"Squawk! squawk! squawk!" went
the automobile horn as two boys who
are Just arriving at what is termed the
sporty or smart aleck age" went tear
ing along up North Spring street in a
machine just as the parade was turn
ing south last night. They passed by
two or three officers, who vainly tried
to stop them. They had not reckoned
with Sergeant Henry Clay stationed
at Seventh street The sergeant
stepped In front of the automobile and
the driver had to stop or run over him.
They were compelled to retrace their
course amid jeers.
In market wagon of comfortable
dimensions sat a farmer and his FAM
lily. The wagon was drawn up close TO
the curb on Court street. Boards laid
across the sides furnished the seats
! and many tired pedestrians enyied the
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-23
TWO WASHERS GET SETBACK
Big Fellow Lands Hard Where Blows
Did the Washers the
Most Good

Two would-be mashers received a
severe setback on North Spring street
In front of Hamburger's last evening.
A pretty woman was standing near
franklin street. She apparently was
without escort. The young men sought
to ingratiate themselves into the good
graces of the young woman by tickling
her under the chin with a long feather
duster.
She looked haughtily at the two
young fellows and looked the other
way.
They persisted in their attentions.
Suddenly a tall, broad-shoudered
man came hastily up, planted sting
ing right into the face of one of the
mashers and smashed the other on the
chin. The rowdies howled and backed
away.
"Oh. Tom, you are so brave" MUIR
INJURED the young woman, nesting close
to the side of her protector.
"Tom" swelled visibly with pride and
looked down at his sweet companion
with a gallant air OF proprietorship.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-23
LATEST FREAK IN BUILDINGS

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 22.-"No.
Wall Street Corporation" organized
here to erect an office building ON the
site which has been styled the most
valuable piece Of real estate in the
world, and which cost $70OC0O has
started on the design on the eighteen
story structure across Broadway from
the famous Trinity church, New York
The cost of the building will be
100000.
The building will be an Innovation
In the line OF office structures. Each
floor will consist of one office into
which the elevator win open directly.
The bracing Of the building against
the wind has been the subject of much
study on the part of architects.
The base Is only S0x35 and the height
is over 200 feet,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-23
AGED DOCTOR IS
THROWN OFF CAR
AUTO OWNER TENDERS HIS
MACHINE FOR VICTIM
Dr. Rowan Gets OF Washington street
Car Which Unexpectedly Starts
and He 10 Pitched to the
Pavement

DR.. A. II. Rowan, "a years old, may
die from the effects of fall from a
Washington street car at washington
and Leoti streets last evening at 11!26
o'clock.
Thinking that the car had stopped,
the aged physician attempted to de-
scend from the rear platform, but he
fell and was rolled nearly a hundred
feet by the coach. DR.. Rowan lives at
1922 West Twenty-first street.
Seeing the accident from the garage,
p. p. Roy, proprietor of the Metro
polltan barber shop. rushed to the
scene. He offered Patrolman w. g.
Graham the use of his large touring
car to take DR.. Rowan to the receiv-
ing hospital and the officer gladly ac-
cepte6.
Police Surgeons Clarence Cook and
Findlay examined DIR. Rowan and
found that he had sustained concus-
sion of the brain. conclusion Of the
spine and severe decorations of the
face and limbs The doctors could
not say whether the injuries would
result fatally.
Able to Tell Of Mlshap
Despite the seriousness Of his in
juries DR.. Rowan was able to tell the
story of the accident.
"As the car neared Leoti street."
said DR.. Rowan, II asked the conduc-
tor to stop the car. / made my way
to the rear Of the CART was very
crowded, for we were all returning
from the Fiesta-and got down on the
step.
when the car had stopped, or
thought 1t had stopped, I stepped
down and was hurled beneath the car.
That is about all remember. I am
certain that the car came to q stand
still, but started again just as
stepped off"
Others who saw the accident say
that they saw the aged doctor thrown
from his feet and rolled under the car.
Before the car had stopped all thought
that the aged man had been ground
to death beneath the car. The crew
and the passengers rushed to the side
of the car and took the victim out.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-23
INTO THE BOX GIRLS PLUNGE
Saw Them When They
EAIl

Perched high on dry goods box,
two pretty girls attracted much atten-
tion on North Spring street
Both were clad in white gowns and
wore pretty white shoes and hose.
They did not flirt with the college
boys who gazed at them, but kept their
eyes fixed on the beautiful floats.
When the bear float appeared both
girls jumped up and down in glee.
There was a crash, sound of rending
boards and the two pretty girls fell
through the fiimsy cover with COM
bined shrek of dismay
Very meek little girls they were when
pedestrians helped thin to their fet.
"Guess we will stay on the sidewalk,
Lou" said one girl to her chum.
"Well / guess yes, but look at our
stockings. What will our folks say?'
the other replied.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-23

rural folk their place. Papa, clad in
rusty suit of black, looked rather
bored and sleepy. Mamma, in her
best blue silk, happy and smiling; the
girls and boys, enthusiastic and yell
ing Justify, as each float passed their
vision. 1t formed a group in distinct
contrast to the automobile party just
behind it--women in swagger gowns,
men in fashionably cut summer suits
and a smart chauffeur on the front
seat.
"Oh, pshaw!" exclaimed rather
elderly looking woman, with four chill
dren ranging from the ages of four and
eight clinginS to her skirts, last night
on Spring street to a woman at her
side. 81 just think It is too bad they
don't have this electricity show three
or four nights. Oh, amt that pretty?
l don't see what they want to be so
stingy for. wouldn't 1t be awful If
that girl should fall off from there
Now, Aunt Lucy will get here tomor-
rer and she amt goin' ter get ter see
1t. They might just as well have it
again."
"How much did yer pay fer it?"
asked a dirty faced youngster of his
chum last night, referring to the 9TH
er boys horn.
"Tu bits" was the reply.
Just then the horn in question re-
fused to squeak any longer, having
been put to a severe strain for two
days.
"Aw yer can't fool me. A tubitter
wuddunt du that" mocked the first
speaker.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-23
EXODUS FROM LONG BEACH
City Hall and Library Closed
Because of the
Fiesta

Special to The Herald
LONG BEACH May 22.-The busi-
ness streets appeared almost deserted
here today after the crowds that
surged toward the Pacific Electric rail-
way station had been hauled Fiesta
ward.
Between 7:3O and 10 O'Clock more
than 500 tickets to Los Angeles were
sold by the agent Every car that
left Pine avenue was crowded to the
steps.
The city hall offices and the public
library were closed all day.
Among those who comprised the
throng were the members of the cham
Der of commerce and representatives
Of local newspapers, who had been Sc
lected to ride in the Long Beach tally
no in the parade.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-23
THOUSANDS ENJOY
THF festivities
I'LL ILuHuiiiLJ
FLORAL PARADE IS BEST IN
clTYs HISTORY
Social Leaders and Business Men Vie
With Each other to Win
Prizes for Decorated
Equlpanes

Continued from Page FiveJ
half reclined the goddess of love and
feminine beauty.
mot plainly, never quite herself she
shows;
Just a swift glance Of her illumined
smile
Along the landscape goes"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-23
THE EAGLE, GREAT BEAR AND PEACOCK

Elizabeth Taylor, Ruth Sidey, Vesta
Lee, Gladys Way and. M. Lucille
Young.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-04-05
A new POLITICAL MOVE
American Federation of Labor Will
Question Candidates for Office Upon
Matters Affecting Labor.
Especial to The Independent by George
III. Shibleyl

tCpcCldl W he INDEPENDENT ny deOTSe
HI. Shibley)
Washington, d. c., March 81, 1906
The executive council of the American
Federation of Labor has taken Wig
orous steps for carrying into operation
its recent threat to retire to private
life such Of the representatives in the
federal government as are opposing to
labor interests. The following reso-
luton was adopted March 23rd:
"The American Federations of La
boris policy of interrogating candi-
dates for public Office upon question
affecting the interests of labor and of
the people generally will be continued
and more aggresively prosecuted
This brief declaration contains three
prominent features and one that is
implied, namely: that all candidates
are to be questioner; that a more
vigorous campaign is to be conducted;
that the interests of the people in gen.
eral are to be worked for; and that
all who are opposed to machine rule
and private monopoly are invited to
join in questioning candidates.
The far-reaching possibilities OF this
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-04-05

program are puzzling the politicians.
Few, however, are realizing that the
declaration for "the people generally
means a campaign for the immediate
establishment of the advisory initiative
and advisory referendum-a system
whereby the voters may instruct by
referendum vote. 1t is to be installed
by mere majority vote in the national
house and senate, with a forced action
by the United States senators through
instructions. Then initiative petitions
Incorporating the more pressing meas
ures, including constitutional amend
ments, are to be filed at the opening
of congress. In the several legis-
lures, too, the advisory initiative and
advisory referendum are to be installed
at once.
This is the program of the American
Federation of Labor, Pennsylvania
Oranges, Peoples Sovereignty League
of America, National Direct Legisla-
ton League, and other organizations.
1t was the program two years ago, and
in Missouri it resulted in the pledging
of twelve of tn esixteen congressman.
and five of the ten representatives
from Chicago. Mere questioning by
the Peoples Sovereignty League re-
suited in 143 signed pledges by con-
gressional candidates.
The great strategic feature In this
program is that 1t is expected to enlist
all who are opposed to the existing
senate sovereignty and party rule,
namely: practically all the people.
Organized labor by adopting this
broad policy is creating much friendly
comment. BY asking for the peoples
sovereignty (majority rule) it is on
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-04-05
Free Alcohol Bill Reported

The house committee on ways and
means, Washington, authorized a
favorable report on the free alcohol
bill. The vote was 16 to 2, Dalzall
(Penn.) and Grosvenor (Ohio) oppos-
ing. The measure provides that, be-
ginning three months after It's pas.
sage, domestic alcohol may be with
drawn from bond without the pay
ment of internal revenue tax for use
in the arts and industries and for
fuel, light and power, provided it shall
have been mixed with denaturing ma
terial which destroys It's character as
beverage and renders it unfit for
medicinal purposes.
A poll of the house is in progress
to ascertain whether there are votes
sufficient to pass the measure under
suspension of the rules.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-04-05
WIRELESS SPANS OCEAN
Transmits 572 Words From Coney
Island to Coast of Ireland, a Dis
lance of 5000 Miles.

wednesday night, according to of.
ncers of the De Forest wireless tele-
graph system at New York, 572 words
were flashed across the Atlantic ocean
from Coney Island to the coast of
Ireland, a distance OF 5000 miles,
without the use of cables, wires or
any other medium than the atmos-
phere. This transatlantic achieve
ment is regarding as marking the
greatest forward step yet taken in the
development Of telegraphy without
wires.
total OF 1000 words was sent out
from the Coney Island station. The
messages were sent in various keys,
pitches or tunes, to use the wireless
vernacular, in order to ascertain the
correct one. Ireland reported by
cable yesterday morning that 572 of
these words were received and rec
orded. Heretofore the longest dis
lance reached was between Coney
Island and Colon, Panama, stations,
2,100 miles apart.
In the experiments the Coney
Island operator began with the long
est distance, or Colon, pitch, and con-
stantly changed his pitch at the end
Of fifteen minutes in sending new
code message. The result showed
that 428 words were pitched in the
wrong key Comparison will show in
what key the 572 words were pitched,
and that key will become the most |
important to the world at large among
recent inventions.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-04-05
Dieting Puts Engineer in Asylum

Santa Barbara, Calif-Louis Janin.
Jr., known throughout the west and
in many of the great mining fields
of the world as most brilliant min
ing engineer, has been stricken with
a religious monomania and adjudged
insane. He is the son of Louis Janin,
ST., of San Francisco, also an expert
mining engineer, and is thirty-nine
years old. Both father and son are
we'll known in San Francisco club
circles.
For nineteen years the afflicted man
has been travelling the world over,
handling mining engineering PROPOSE
lions. Recently he has lived on a
large ranch belonging to his father in
the northern part of this country
Lately he became so deeply impressed
with the necessity Of dieting, as he
believed, under divine guidance, that
had he been let alone he might have
started himself. He took no other
nourishment than few crackers and
small quantity of milk daily.
Upon all other subjects than this
one Janin's mind seems to be perfect
ly clear.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-04-05
100000 PERISH IN INDIA FAMINE
Failure Of Cotton Crop Adds to Regu-
lar Yearly Disaster.

Calcutta-India is threatened with
another great famine. The alarming
premonitory symptoms were naturally
not allowed to interfere with the re-
ception of the Prince and Princess of
Wales on their recent tour, but now
the real facts are becoming apparent
through official statistics.
These show that nearly quarter
OF a million people are receiving gov
eminent relief The chief cause of
the famine is the failure of the cot
ton crop. Although there are about
half a million more acres under cul-
tivation in, British India than in 19O4-5,
the crop has decreased by 16 per
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-04-05
Lawson Asked For Proof

Boston--Thomas w. Lawson was
summoned tonight to appear before
District Attorney John B. Moran to-
morrow at o'clock to substantiate
his charges of insurance graft in this
agents in Boston of the big New York
companies have written policies for
which they received no premium pay
ments or considerations other than
proxies from the insured. The charges
were laid before the state insurance
commissioner and by him sent to the
district attorney
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-04-05
KAISER PARTIAL TO WEALTHY
Poor, But Aristocratic, Germans Cha
grined by Change in Ruler.

Berlin-The kaiser's growing par
TALLY for millionaires, trust magnates
and such rich men as own yachts and
automobiles is causing intense cha
grin among the proud but poor Prus-
sian nobility, who see their influence
with the emperor lessening.
At one time, they complain, they
were favored with the kaisers con-
fidence and were exclusively admit
ted to his set, but since he has be-
come interested in yachts and auto
mobiles he has sought the society OF
the plutocrats, who can afford these
luxuries.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-04-05

The passage OF the resolution will
be welcomed outside of the state as
well as within it. Both houses of the
Iowa legislature, on Governor Cum
MINIS suggestion, have passed a reso-
luton for convention of the states
to meet in Des Moines next summer.
Many of he.states, which have already
gone on record Individually, are anx-
ious for leadership which will unite
them in movement that can not be
ignored by senatorial obstructiveness.
Leadership is absolutely necessary.
1t Is only question which state will
take hold first. The state that does
stand in the lead will make itself
name in history.-RecordH Herald, Chi
cago.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-04-05
For Popular Election of Senators.

The Ohio Legislature, which has been
busily considering the relation of the
United States senators to the people,
and which has strongly Endorsed pop
ular election, now has new propo-
sition before it tending toward that
end A house committee has reported
favorably a resolution providing for
the creation of committee to seek
to procure the cooperation of the
necessary two-thirds of the states to
secure a constitutional convention.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-04-05

cent. The area under cultivation in
the native states shows decrease of
3 per cent.
Cotton is the staple industry of the
Indian peasantry, and the effect of
its failure is the famines which deci-
mate the population about once in
five years.