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Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14

GER Inc growth was paIUlany cut out ana SUD-
mitted to examination by the experts of the
Clinical Research Association and was pronounced
by them to be cancer without any doubt.
SNATCHED FROM DEATHS DOOR.
All hopes of the woman's recovery were aban-
doned, as she could not swallow, and it was de-
cided that there was nothing ahead for her but
starvation. The pain from the growth in the
throat was intense and with the idea of merely
relieving the woman's agony, friend recon-
mended the infusion of violet leaves Lady Mar
garet had been so pestered with remedies and sug-
gestions of one kind or another, that at first
she declined to test this one, which seemed on
the face of it to move so little to recommend,
but the friend from whom it came insisted that
it might give her few moments respite from
the awful pain which she was suffering.
The relief experienced by the suffering woman
was noticeable at once and the application was
made repeatedly and regularly, so that at the
end of two weeks the swelling had almost entirely
disappeared A little longer and there was no
trace whatever of the recent trouble
Because of the social standing of this patient
and of the distinguished position held by the
physicians who had attended her and whose eff
forts had entirely failed the case attracted un.
usual attention 1t was reported in the Lancet"
and was otherwise commented on by other pub
locations, the columns OF which would not be
given over to matter of this character unless
it had the stamp of authenticity.
Further attention has been attracted TO the
new cancer cure by more recent case which
is equally interesting. Dr. William Gordon. of
the Dover and Exeter Hospital, was waited upon
by a man who was suffering from a malignant and
painful growth ON the tongue. II was pronounc-
ed cancer by DIR. Gordon and four other physi
clans, all of whom were duly qualified to Judge
1t was agreed that it would be necessary to per
form an operation, and this was suggested but
the patient refused To submit Co the knife and
having heard of the case OF Lady AIarsham. de
cided to treat himself al home This was com
menced in November, 1904, and in the latter
part Of the following January, he reported to
DIR. Gordon in a very much improved condition
There remained nothing OF the old trouble except
hard scar, and the man had gained twenty.
five pounds in weight. This case was reported
to the Lancet" by DIR. Gordon, whose article
may be regarded as an Endorsement of the violet
treatment After giving the details Of the case
he cites number of other instances in which
the treatment has been effcacious.
DIR. Gordon says that the violet treatment is
the most promising known at present and is
advising il in many cases which are called TO his
attention very interesting property of the
violet leaf treatment is lis anodyne action, which
alone warrants it's use, according To Dr. Gordon.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14

testable? Had he not implied that her set, her
friends, had been unjust to him, simply because he
was, as he admitted, an outsider? Anger and
disgust surged up hotly in her heart she looked
at him.
"Im glad to see it was a mistake" she said
'I can't tell you how | despise myself for ever
having thought it even possible to marry you."
"Well, it's over. You meant to tell me that,
didn't you? It's over. l hope you'll be
happier with Val Bullace than you would have
been with me-
There was certain dignity about him at last
He was cad, an irrepressble bounder, but after
all he had cared for her very deeply, in his own
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14

and no particular eclat. The Bullaces had always
been famous for their bad luck; and Charles fl
nancial outlook began to worry him.
And then far-off relative whose existence
they had almost forgotten died suddenly-it SEEM
ed sudden, at any rate, to them-and left for
tune which no had ever suspected him of
possessing to Victoria Bullace
The house of Bullace rejoiced openly. Charlie
debts were paid; people began to comment less
frequently upon the depressing plainness of Fanny
and Mabel, and Victoria, still half-incredulous of
her own good fortune, announced her engagement
to her cousin Valentine.
She had forgotten little Monty Montague and
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14


country on behalf of scientific research as an aid
to the extinction of disease. 1t was by prince
ly gift that Sir Donald laid the nation under OBJ
ligation. Three years ago he gave $4,000 to
University College Hospital to further the work
of medical education in London. The gift was
the more remarkable from the fact that every
penny of it had come from his own earnings. He
began life without penny, and had finished his
schooling at an age when many a boy of our time
is cultivating an incipient slouch preparatory to
Eton.
So astute man as Sir Donald rarely makes a
mistake, which should be borne in mind in view
Of what happened at the sale by auction Of an old
chair marked "Donottar Castle" Bidding began
for it at five pounds sterling which was not bad,
but it went up by leaps and bounds until SIX hun
dred pounds was the amount offered, fabulous
amount for ordinary ships chair as it after
wards developed to be.
Then the secret came out Sir Donald had
commissioned an Edinburgh dealer to secure the
chair for him. Forgetting what he had done,
he instructed Glasgow, broker to bid for IT, and
these two were the rivals at the sale He has
got the chair still, and laughs over his "bargsin,
but he admits that it is the coatliest oak chair
ia the world.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14
SEALED IN A BLOCK OF ICE,
The Chinese Carpenter

Celestial is, for instance, beautifully balanced
tool, and he has become so adept with it that
he can produce a surface as true as one of our
own workmen with the use OF the adze, As a
rule, two men work together on opposite sides of
the log They hold the ak in two hands and
swing it first over one shoulder and then the
other with free swing and an accurate delivery.
In. the latter respect at least they give point
ers to the Occidental workman, for the amount
Of work turned out by the Chinamap is always
far ahead Of the westerner.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14

Charlie Buace called it "The Cad's Tragedy"
Perhaps Charlie Buace alone felt any genuine
pity for the Cad. His pity for the Cad was al,
lied to another and greater pity for himself
Victoria Buace was once again an unengaged
beauty in her fourth season-with every prospect
Of remaining so; and Fanny and Mabel had|both
of them emerged from obscurty with snub noses
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14
Remarkable Vitality

The vitality Of the snail is remarkable. One
that was glued to a card in a museum for four
years came TO life upon being immersed in warm
water. Some specimens in the collection Of a
naturalist revived after they apparently had been
dead for fifteen years.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14

way She felt it at that moment, and forgot
much that had gone before.
THANK you" she said. 'Its generous of you
to say that. But can't marry VAL you know.
He's poor, and 90 am 1. If there had been the
least chance that could have married him. !
hope you will believe that / would never have
cheated you"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14
The oysters strength

The oyster is one of the strongest of creatures,
and the force required to open it is more than
1900 times its owr weight.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14

tories little and big, with materials for adutera-
ton. and in a confidential letter the company
informs its expected patrons that the substan-
css it supplies can be mixed with butter with
impunity--if done properly"
A Select Committee of the House of Commons
has been investigating the matter, and witness
informed its members that one could never be
sure of getting pure butter until every factory
was under government inspection.
So safe is the adulteration that certain Dutch
firm undertakes to borrow butter from British
dealers, send it to Holland for Treatment" re-
turn it to the owner with guarantee of purity,
pay all the expenses of carriage both ways,
and a fee of 5s per ewt. for the loan The
Dutch firm is able to do this by retaining large
quantity of the pure butter, and substituting a
cheap imitation which "defes detection"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14

qulItu WHllS~ Oh IHe lIlp- OnS VI
lg8&f3SJ guests picks up one of the photographs
and says: f'Here is one which must have
gotten in the bundle by mistake, for it
looks more like Florida picture than anything
else. Surely it was not taken in the Arctic
gons." The picture was that of beautiful wind
ing footpath leading through dense foliage The
tree boughs festooned with fern-like vines,
reflected on the surface of lmpid stream, Civ
ing the appearance much like the wood scenes of
Florida. NO" replied the tourist, that shows
alittle road leading out of stka, the capital of
Alaska, and is but sample of the condition of
verdancy to be seen in the vicinity of that town.
The hundreds of little islands in the Bay of sitka
are covered thickly with foliage which most
beautiful green in the summer time, and in the
winter this part of the country is never SO in
tensely cold most people imagine, but, on the
contrary, is generally quite comfortable. This
delightful atmosphere is due to the Gulf Stream,
which sweeps the shore in this vicinity and keeps
the air tempered. Over the mountains and a
hundred or two miles back the conditions are
changed completely, and the country is frozen up
tight"
SEALED IN A BLOCK OF ICE.
The people of England are so dependent on the
Gulf Stream that they are constantly confronted
with the fear that it will some time go out of
business or play some trick on them which will
result in dire disaster to the little island The
statement has been made that without the Gulf
Stream England would be frozen up tight. A
few weeks ago CONSERVATION was created by the
report that the Gulf Stream was being reversed !;
that it was flowing backward. 1t was not so,
however, but the fact that the long-contnued
north winds retarded its flow, and even turned
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14

This expression was made recently by of
the most famous medical practitioners of Eng
land, who had just had occasion to make some
Investigation of the possible virtues of violet
leaves as a remedy for cancer.
Several remarkable cures have been effected
and the credit has been given to an administra
ton of an infusion of violet leaves The doc
tors are regarding the thing with Hfficient inn
portance to give the matter seJious atten.
ton.
1901 when Lady Margaret Marsham was at
deaths door suffering from an affection of the
throat which was diagnosed and treated as can
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14
Sacrifice Of Horses

The average number Of horses killed in Span
ish bull fights every year exceeds 5000, while
from 1000 to 1900 bulls are sacrificed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14
Borrowing Butter

VERY day brings to light more evidence
of the magnitude of the practice OF
doctoring butter. An important COM
pany has come into existence for the
special purpose of supplying butter fac
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14
High Price for a Chair

IR DONALD CURRIE, whom the Uni
versity has just been honoring, must
have been in Professor Ray Lankes-
ter's mind when he spoke of the noble
effnrta of a faw nnta hla men in this
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14

ed up at him. Victoria had Just come in from
drive, and her driving gloves lay in her lap. Be
fore he could kiss her she had struck him across
the face with them
"Oh you cadl" she said. "You cad!"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14

MCT is a mistake for us to ridicule the
Chinese carpenter, because his tools and
methods are so different from our own,
I&q8l whereas if the character of his product
is alone considered, he excels in many
respects that Of our own woodworkers.
II is a truth that he elings tenaciously to the
implements made use of by his ancestors, but
he has become proficient in their use, and they
have gradually been shaped so that they exactly
suit his purposes. The small AK used by the
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14

TOURIST recently returned from an
Alaskan tour is showing some views ac-
quired while-on the trip. One of his
guests picks up one of the photographs
and says: fHere is one which must have
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14

Ger. The growth partially cut out and sub
mitted to an examination by the experts of the
Clinical Research Association and was pronounced
by them to be cancer without any doubt
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14
Violet Leaves as a Cancer Cure

D SUBTLE are the relations existing be-
tween the human constitution and the
vegetable offspring of Mother Earth,
that to despise the most humble flower
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
LATIN SCHOLAR GROWS
Tired OF This WORLD
Rudolph Wideberg, a Magazine
Winter, Commits Suicide by
Turning on the Gas.

Rudolph Wideberg. versed in Latin
and for a number OF years a clerk at
the City and County Hospital, became
despondent during the last month and
committed suicide Tuesday night by
turning on the gas in his room. 242I
California street. Wfdeberg had con-
siderable literary genius and was a
writer for a number Of magazines. OF
late he mad been in distressed financial
circumstances.
Because OF his misfortunes Mrs. Cros-
by, 242l California street, had allowed
him q room in the basement OF her
house, rent free. Early yesterday morn
ing, Mrs. Nelson, her sister, smelled gas,
and. on opening the door, discovered
Wideberg dead. The door OF his room
was not locked. but his window was
stuffed with wet clothes and il was evil
dent that he had committed suicide.
In the dead mans pocket was a
frontispiece Of Everybody's Magazine.
showing q set Of resolutions written by
him. Wideberg is said TO have wealthy
relatives in Sweden. He was we'll
known In San Francisco because Of his
connection with the City and County
Hospital
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
PUbL|CANs LINE
Up FOR WORK.
Nominations for Local
Officers Will Be Held
on 18th of September

The Republican local convention to
nominate four Judges of the Superior
Court, five Justices of the Peace, one
Superintendent OF Schools. four Sena-
tors and eighteen Assemblymen will be
held Tuesday evening. September IL.
The county committee, w. H. Davis
chairman, and Charles C. Morris secre-
tary. met last night at Jefferson Square
Hall and adopted the call and the usual
petition for place on the primary
election ballot. The attendance Of
committee members was large.
The apportionment is the same as
that provided for the State convention
Of the party This gives 159 delegates
to the local convention, apportioned as
follows:
Twenty eighth Assembly District 6
delegates, Twenty ninth 6, Thirtieth z.
Thirty-first I, Thirty-second s, Thir-
ty- third 6, Thirty-fourth 8. Thirty fifth
10, Thirty-s sixth s. Thirty-seventh IL.
Thirty eighth IL, Thirty-ninth TO-,
Fortieth 10, Forty-first 8, Forty-second
II. Forty-third II, Forty-fourth 10.
and Forty-fifth Z.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
NATIONAL CITY AND OTAY
RAILROAD CHANGES OWNERS

SAN DIEGO, July 1.-THE formal
transfer of the National City and Otay
Railroad to John D. Spreckels & Bros
Company was made this morning. The
property was included in the holdings
of B. p Cheney of Boston in this sec
tion and negotiations for the transfer
were commenced some weeks ago.
A meeting of the old directors Of the
railway company was held this morning
at which the designations of all the
directors were received and the follow
ing. new directors were named: John
d. Spreckels, William Clayton, Harry
L. Titus, B. M. Warner. A. H. Kayser.
Charles T. Hinde and John D. Spreck-
els Jr They are the directors in the
various Spreckels companies in this
city. After the election of the directors
the following officers of the road were
chosen: John D. Spreckels, president;
William Clayton, vice. president and
managing director; Harry L. Titus,
secretary and treasurer; B. M. Warner,
general superintendent.
The road extends from San Diego
to Tia Juana and the work of electric
izing the line as far as Chula Vista,
which has already been commenced,
will be pushed forward. The construc-
ton Of three new cars for the line will
be also started. Electricity for the line
will be supplied by the power house of
the San Diego Electric Railway, which
has been owned by the company for
many years The offices of the road
will be moved Immediately to quarters
in the Union building. where the Offices
Of the other Spreckels companies are
now located. = ~
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
NEGLECTS SPOUSE
AND CHILDREN.
Iron Molder Spends His
Money for Liquor and
Family Is Starving

AS a result of a communication from
DR.. z. T. Devine of the Red Cross So
ciety Secretary White of the California
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty
to Children obtained a warrant from
Police Judge Mogan yesterday for the
arrest OF Alden Rivers, an iron molder.
on a charge OF failure to provide for
his children.
Shortly before the earthquake Rivers
was convicted on a similar charge by
Judge Mogan and ordered to contribute
$40 per month for the support Of his six
children, the youngest being one year
old and the eldest 10. He has not con-
tributed a cent. He lives with his
mother, a property-owner at SO Palmer
street. Neighbors informed White that
Rivers spends his money for liquor.
His wife. Mrs. Sophie Rivers, lives at
Is Prospect avenue with her children.
She has three rooms A lodger who
pays IS per mont occupies one of the
rooms. Mrs. Rivers nephew, a boy
sleeps on the kitchen floor, the six
children sleep in one bed and the
mother on a small board cot
Mrs Rivers earns 81 per week and
her nephew gives her all the money
he can earn. She has hard struggle
to keep herself and children from
starving.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
BRYAN SAYS NATION
HAS CHANGED.
sOnce Regarded
as Revolutionary Now
Called Sane, He Says

NEW YORK. July 11-Today's Times
prints the following cable dispatch
from its correspondent at London:
rs it true" I asked Mr. Bryan yes
terday, that President Roosevelt
caught you in swimming and stole
your clothes? Over in America they
say that is what has happened"
He did not get all my clothes" Mr..
Bryan answered. laughingly, and
quickly added: .I doubt whether what
he did get fit him very WELL
Mr.. Bryan went on:
1T is hard. uphill work for Mr.
Roosevelt to make his administration
respond to the country's evident de-
mand for reforms, for the country gave
him no mandate. The platform on
which he was elected does not declare
that our laws and our government
should aim at the welfare of the whole
people, but If a Democratic President
be chosen in 1908. he will undoubtedly
represent party committed to this re-
form idea and will be in quite differ
ent situation.
There is no doubt about the peo-
pies wish In this respect. Views that
were considered revolutionary few
years ago are now, accepted as sane and
necessary A change has come over
the country. An American asked me
today: Mr.. Bryan, how do you explain
the change. that has come over some of
our rich men In respect to their atti-
tude toward Democratic principles?
II replied that the explanation Is
very easy. The people who live In a
valley watch the dams above them and
II a flood is theatened they know that
the higher the dam the greater the
danger, and some of them have made
up their minds that they cannot AFFORD
to dam public sentiment any longer.
There is another thing to be con-
sidered." Mr.. Bryan remarked. after
a pause, namely. the ethical move
ment. A great many men are begin
ming to learn that there are things
more valuable In the world than money
and 1T has developed cases where men
have taken a larger view of their rela-
tions to their fellow men and their re-
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
SAYS OFFICER LET
A BURGLAR CD.
Culprit WhoWas Turned
Over to Policeman Is
Not Taken to Prison

The store conducted by Oakley &
Williams at 525 McAllister street was
burglarized early last Tuesday morn
ing and a wagon load Of goods valued
at $400 taken. A watchman on duty
in the neighborhood saw a man drive
up with a buggy shortly after dawn
and load IL with goods from the store
He followed the burglar to Tenth and
Folsom streets, where he claims he
gave him into the custody Of a police
man. The burglar never arrived at
the prison and no report was made of
the case. The identity of the police
man who failed to make an arrest has
not been disclosed.
Oakley & Williams had just installed
their stock. When the watchman saw
the burglar loading up the wagon at
an early hour of the morning he be-
came suspicious, but took no action
until the buggy was driven away. He
then followed the man with the hope
Of meeting a policeman. When he did
find one he says he turned the alleged
burglar over to him and told him to
lock UP the driver of the buggy, pend
ing an investigation.
When the proprietors of the store
came down in the morning they dis
covered that $500 worth of goods had
been stolen. Inquiry was made at
police headquarters. but no REPORT of
the case was on file. The watchman
was positive that he. turned the thief
over TO a policeman, but did not know
the latters name or number
Oakley & Williams have engaged a
Pinkerton detective to investigate the
case.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
CAR CUTS BODY
OF RANCHER
IN twain.
John O'Brien, Wealthy Man,
Meets Terrible Death on
the Road to San Leandro
MURDER SUSPECTED
Coroner Orders Investigation,
Believing Robbers Placed
the Unfortunate on Tracks

OAKLAND, July 1.-The mang1ed
remains of John O'Brien, n wealthy
rancher, were discovered early this
morning on the tracks of the electric
line near Elmhurst. The unfortunate
man was struck by a car and cut I'm
two. The county officials suspect foul
play and have ordered an investigation.
The theory is advanced that O'Brien
was wayIaid and robbed and thrown ON
death. O'Brfen had been drinking for
several days.
OBrien was run over at o'clock this
morning and his body cut in half by
car 164 of the Hayward electric line
on the San Leandro road, near Elm
hurst. OBrien was lying across the
track and the motorman did not see
him in time to stop.
Examination of the remains. which
were taken to the branch Morgue at
San Leandro, disclosed a triangular
cash in the back of the head. This
gave rise to a theory that O'Brien
might have been assaulted by robbers
and then placed on the tracks to hide
the evidences of crime.
Coroner Mehrmann has ordered an
investigation of the case.
For two weeks O'Brien, 1t has been
ascertained, had been on a debauch at
San Leandro. With the murder theory
eliminated, 1t is not unlikely he fell
while staggering along the tracks and
was stunned by striking his head on
the rails.
OBrien was well known in the San
Leandro district. He is said to have
excellent family connections in the
East
Sheriff Barnet investigated the cir
cumstances surrounding OBrien's
death. The only unexplained fact was
the finding of coagulated blood on the
car rails some distance from where
OBrien was run over.
The injuries to the head. according
to DR.. Charles Miller of San Leandro,
were caused by sharp instrument.
They could have been inflicted by the
flarge of the car wheels.
OBrien was last seen alive at mid
night in Sam Bats saloon on the San
Leandro road, where he was refused
liquor because of his intoxicated condi-
tion. He staggered out of the place
Stanley road, which leads to the O'Brien
ranch
O'Brien had no money with him He
borrowed so cents earlier in the even
ing at San Leandro. No motive fol
murder can be found. O'Brien lived in
Castro Valley, six miles from San Le-
andre, where his family owns a large
stock ranch.
He was a graduate of Santa Clara
College and for years was in the Wells
Fargo & Co.'S Express. One brother
formerly secretary Of the Suburban
Electric Light Company of San Lean
dro, is in Honolulu. Mrs. Peer Tiffany
of Los Gatos is sister. His mother
also survives.
The car which struck O'Brien was
being run by Motorman Ed Clark with
w G.. Myers conductor. 1t was west
bound and headed for the car barn at
Elmhurst.