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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-01-04
POWER or RAILROADS
SHOULD Be CHECKED
So SAID Kentucky's Governor i'm
Annual Message.
ALSO DISCUSSES INSURANCE.
Ne says that Interests Of the People
Who Have Pvt Their Savings in ~
saranes Companies Must ss Protect.
cd by the Law.

Frankfort. Ky. Jan. Sin his mes.
sage 10 the legislature today Governor
Beckham reviewed the various branch.
es Of the states work. calling attention
10 the excellent results attained IN
the various state Institutions. The state
Is practically out Of debt an amount
Of sl.?j0.0oO resulting from TIN col.
lection OF civil war claims ravinG made
possible the paying Of the state debt
Of s1.000.O0o before Il was due. except
SIS 100. for watch a higher rate was
demanded than had been paid fow the
other bonds.
AZ the close % the last hscal year
on June so. 1905. there was In the
treasury Q balance Of 3437.3t3l6. but
appropriations for the new capitol and
current expenses will more than wipe
this out. 90 that legislative action for
increasing revenues IL necessary. He
said that the public IL iefenseiess
without proper and effective state and
federal regulation Of railroads, but
whose owners and managers seek to
earn the largest possible divilends for
the stockholders.
He continued:
"The power Of q railroad company
to levy an extortionatc rate. simply be.
cause OF a lack Of competition or By
an agreement with n competing line.
should he restrained and the author.
lily To 10 this nov vests without board
20 far A. rates within this state are
concerned"
In discussing insurance he said:
The disclosures made In the past
year Of the corruption and crime In
the management OF a number OF the
large life insurance companies show
conclusively that the interests Of the
people who have put their savings In
them must be protected. u protected
az ALL by the strength and power q
the law and not left to the supposed
conscience ar Integrity of the compa-
MES Officers any more than that q
lamb could be safely entrusted 70 the
conscience or altruism OF the wolf. I
would advise taat you carefully cram.
Inc into your power In the premises.
and that n you find II would b. eitec-
tive. pass 4 law requiring q short Pc
Rod accounting OF the surplus to the
policy holders Of the company. I would
also advise that you pass q Law aIoag
practicable lines requiring q company
doing business In the state TO invest
a certain portion Of It's earnings In
Kentucky"
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-01-04
Cleveland Has Bio Fire.

Cleveland. o.. Jan. 3.-Fire hai
practically destroyed the Bradley
building, adjoining the Cleveland The
alter on -, car street. northwest
The thcl,e- caught fire several time.
but va, not seriously damaged Tne
losses VII approximate 5000 Lien
tenant Edward W Sewer. Of engine
company No n. formerly a widely
known baseball player IN the national
league fc!i through an open eieva'or
shaft from The 'hirt floor ~ me Brat
10y building during The fire AMI Va'
seriously Injured I, Is thought NJ
Will recover
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-01-04
Scientists Convention Nearing Close

New Orleans. Jan. 3.-Wiin a mum
bc- of the important sections finished
with their work. officers elected and
me neX' place ~ mee,ing selected. the
annual meeting " the American Asso
citation for The Advancement of SCI!
enCr Is ,lraving 10 a close. The anal
session will be held Wednesday. and
a trolley ride IN the afternoon will ne
the winding up Of the convention The
decision ~ the general committee IN
have an eN'ra meeting at Ithaca. y. Y.
in June was tie r, suit ~ a desire "a
meet the wishes Of those Who are re
luc'an' 10 leave their homes durnc
tho Christmas holidays 10 attend the
regular SIS sion OF the association.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-01-04
Mother See. Child Burn

Meridian. Miss. Jan. }. With her
clothing en'anged In n barbed wire
fence, AMI unable 10 go TO the rescue
Mrs. Viii O'Neill. Of Enterprise. saw
her '"'l" !lIrnter burn TO death. The
ch.,g- 60, nag caugat from q bonfire
and tie mOtaer. In ner frantic haste
10 render assistance. became tangled
in tae wire and the little girl was "a
tally burned when she got her CLOTH
Ing loose.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-01-04

Natchitochea. La, Jan. 3.-The
steamboat RObert A sank a Grand Nm
core. a point on Red river. 4 miles from
this place. Driftwocd became en-
tangled in her rudder and the pilot
was unable TO contrOl the boat. Tie
current sent her into collision witt
the protection work OF the bridge and
she sank Immediately. The chamber
maid and a deck hand were drowned.
The boat 10 a total wreck. and her car.
20 was lost.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-01-04
Funeral Of Clyde Finch.

The funeral services over the re-
mains Of Clyde Finch. the young man
who died in this city S0nday night,
were held ct she First Presbyterian
Church Wednesday morning. Rev.
Thos. P. Hay conducting the services.
The remains we're shipped via the
Atlantic Coast Line 10 the former
homo Of the deceased. Laurens, 8. O..
for interment. They we're secomps'
pied by his mother. who has watched
faithfully over his sick bed for sever.
nj months.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-01-04
An Approaehinx Marriage.

Cards are out announcing the ap-
preaching marriage OF Mice Clara, the
charming daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Il. NJ. DeSha, Of Waldo. to jasper J.
donaldson, which event will occur at
Waldo on the llth inst. The bride 10 q
niece Of Mrs. e. A. W. Thomas Of this
city, while the groom, q very popular
young man, 10 the son Of the late VIM.
Dona Idson Of Waldo.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-01-04
PEACE PREVAILS IN
CITY OF MOSCOW
Appearances Change As i
BY Magic.
DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT 5000. ooc
eiost Of the unchanged Factories
Have Resumed Work-Railroad and
Steamship Lines Are Also Resumins
Hvsiness Slowly.

Moscow. Monday n!ga;, via St Pc
sersburg. Jan. 2.-EXCept for The M.
merous military patrols In tie streets
and the pillars III smoke lazi!y float
ing above tho ru!:S Of factories an!
houses IN The PresaA district taC:c l.
Lite 10 recall the nightmare Of tnc
past 'cn days.
AS II by magic in - hours tie a7
pcarance OF the city has changed. The
stores everywhere have been rcopenci
day shoppers making be!ated purchases
for the Russian Christmas. which. &C.
CTdinS 10 the Julian calendar, falls on
Sunday.
As the early northern night fell. the
guards were doubled. but the electric
street lamps brilliantly lighted the
shop windows reassuring the people
who fingered in merry making with the
careless Indifference Of tLe Russians
10 the dramatic tragedy just ended.
The PreSna district however pre-,
scented another picture. There peo
~ by the hundreds. VINO had been
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continued ih''r unC"asiuS hunt for
hidden r"yo'u'in-is'S
4 batch ~ Druii2; .. sV~rpYnd"I in
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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-01-04
JUDGE MAsoN's COURT.
Negro Man Arrested for Murder. But
Released on Courts Order.

In Judge Mason's court Wednesday
morning William Harris, colOred. wss
arraigned upon charge Of the murder
Of Henry Smith at NewberFy on the
night Of June IL. 1905
harris was arrested nc NewberTy by
q dePuty sheTi1 and brought here The
evidence in the case not being sufii-
cient TO convict. the defendant was
released by order OF the court. Atior-
ney eyd L. Carter represented the
State, while Col. B. A. Thrasher ap-
peared for the defence.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-01-04
Seaman pies on City Of Atlanta

Savannah. Ca. Jan 3.-Chief En-
gineer |. q. Smith, Of the steamer City
Of A:!an'a, now az seat on The run be
tween New York and Savannah. is
dead. according TO a wireless message
received her. As a boy. Smith wa
q member ot Commodore Perry's ex
pednion 10 Japan.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-01-04

Macon. Ga. Jan. John c. Hec-
kye was appointed United States depu.
~ MARSHAL TO succeed Charles A. Cut.
,enberger who aas resigned. Deputy
Heckle took the oath os oeRice ana has
begun his term - deputy.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-01-04
Mssl,slppl Leaisla,ure Meets.

Jackson. v y Jan. 3.-Thr Mi.tls
s!ppi ..gi- allure has convened IN >pc
cia! session Among other imp'f'aA'
leg .a'iDn 20 joe cOls.d.rc! are ~ "a
co t. and a boli issue ., s. out.oJv
Governor vartaman nas announces
tn. 80 WI place TO limit on tie time
CT lie session.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-18
OPENING DAY Of B
VERNON PARK
100 FINE LOTS AT AVERAGE
PRICE OF $3.50
Beautiful Tract Near the New Manu-
featuring District Between Comp
ton and Central Avenues.
Good Car Service

Order & Hamilton announce the
opening of Vernon park for next Mon
day. February 10. Vernon is a name to
coniure with, IN the history of this
hustling real estate firm, and 1t Is con-
nected with several of their SUBDIVISION
SUCCESSES. u,
1t will be recalled that in 1867 Girl
der & Dow placed on the market tne
Briswalter, Central Avenue and ADAMS
street tracts, which marked the open
ing of what is the Vernon OF today. In
1903 Vernon Park, between Compton
avenue and Central avenue and Fifty
first street, was sold out by Order q
Hamilton. 1t is hardly necessary TO
point out that there has been, an enor-
nous increase in values in both THESE
localities.
And now comes Vernondale. YER
nondale lies between Fifty-third and
Fifty-seventh streets and between For
tuna street and Compton avenue. II
consists of 100 fine level lots, of which
forty have been sold in advance of the
opening day. All cars of the Pacific
Electric system going south pass WIN
in one block. Streets will be graded,
cement walks and curbs put In, water
piped through the streets and trees and
shrubbery set out; and the improve
ments generally kept UP to the Order
& Hamilton standard. Lots Will be
placed on the market at an average
price of $3.50.
1t is notable fact that there is no
more acreage to be had in this locality
for the proportionate price which Girl
der e. Hamilton ask for these lots.
Ernest o. Mcclure recently sold forty
six acres three blocks distant from
Vernondale for $4,000.
Many things have occurred to sustain
the faith which shrewd investors have
placed in this section. The great
manufacturing district of the south
east is near by. The proposed location
of Henry e. Huntington's extensive
freight clearing house is another fac
tor that is giving an impetus to values.
Many private industrial enterprises
soon will swell the very respectable
array of manufacturing firms already
established, and it is certain that the
values established for lots in this vi
cinity will have solid and constantly
increasing foundation. The prospects
for what is now Vernon at the time the
Briswalter tract was placed on the
market were not nearly so bright as
those Of Vernondale are now. Yet see
what Vernon has achieved.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-18
KINDNESS BRINGS REWARD
Girl Lifts Fallen Old Lady and
Brushes Her OFF and Secures
Fine Wardrobe
Special to The Herald

Special to The Herald.
RICHMOND. Va, Feb. 17.-It was
two months ago when Miss Winnie
Stark, daughter of Jefferson Stark OF
South Pine street, went promptly to
the assistance of an old lady who had
fallen in the street. She aided the
lady to her feet, brushed the dust from
her garments, picked up and replaced
her scattered packages, modestly gave
her name to the old lady upon re-
quest, and thought no more Of the mat
ter.
In the course of few days she re-
ceived letter postmarked Baltimore
and signed by Miss Bessie Crane, re-
calling the incident and telling the
girl to call at a furnishing house in
the city for package.
Miss Stark did as requested, and
was presented with a handsome cloak
At intervals since that time she has
been receiving letters from the strange
old lady, each one telling her to &c
to some well-known house and get
what awaited her. The girl now has
a handsome wardrobe as the result OF
little kindness to an aged person.
The last letter received babe the girl
goodby for time, saying that Miss
Crane was about to sail for Europe
but stating that her little friend and
her kindly act would not be forgotten
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-18

printed or stamped a large black hand
with spreading fingers, and under It
were the words, You have four more
days"
Guiffra treated It as a joke rather
than as a message from the BLACK
Hand"
On the first mail this morning Guiffra
received messag e similar to the first,
reading three days" and postmarked
Portland, Ore, and on later mail an
other was received from the same place,
dated January "a, and reading two
days"
He has now become greatly alarmed
and employed secret service men to
protect him and his property day and
night. He states that no demand for
money has ever been made on him by
either the BLACK Hand" or any of his
countrymen The authorities will keep
sharp lookout for suspicious charac-
ters at every incoming train, and one
of Plnkerton's men has been comforting
with Mayor George w. Payne this
afternoon.
Guiffra will be granted the privilege
of carrying weapons to protect himself.
The authorities do not believe that the
messages have been sent by practical
joker and will take every precaution
against any move to be made by an
agent of the secret society.
Many Of the Italian residents are
highly incensed over the affair, as
Guiffra is highly respected by his coun
trymen. He owns several Of the largest
stores in this city.
Detectives from Philadelphia were in
consultation with Guiffra tonight and
will probe the letters and protect him,
If possible, from harm.
I Louis Sagel, candy manufactures
of Bridgeton, is reported to have re-
oeived similar letter this morning.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-18
BANSHEE BLEW UP WHEN
AIR PUMP WAS WORKED
SERVING GIRLS GHOST STORIES
GET coRRoBoRATIoN
Only Scientific Fault Caused All the
ommotion-Fissure Let McAdoo
Tunnel Air Pressure Through and
q Carpets Waved and Things Spun
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-When the
banshee that had been disturbing the
dressmakers in No. 675 Greenwich
street for week by waving the car
pet under their feet went out under the
sidewalk yesterday morning at 3
O'Clock and pushed up the paving
stones, their employer, Mrs. Bridget
Lampher, and her husband and four
children fled to the open air and the
electric light for safety. No one was
hurt, but the fright in Greenwich
street was very great and was shared
in cautionary measure by Rover, a
Scotch collie dog owned by the Misses
Thelan, who occupy the third floor of
the Greenwich street house, which re-
Gently has enjoyed the questionable
reputation of being haunted. Rover
parked and started the alarm.
From the Hudson river and forty feet
under ground in it's advances to Sixth
avenue, where it will connect with a
proposed subway to Herald square and
pass on to Fourth avenue, to connect
with the subway, the McAdoo tunnel
from Hoboken is making rapid strides.
The soil is loose in the Greenwich
street section because most of it is
''made ground" There is plenty of
dampness for the tunnel workers who
are busy below the water level. In
the nedQ OF their pore tney keep an
air pressure of four and one-half to
five pounds to the square inch to resist
the pressure of water seepage through
the loose soil, which if not checked
would leak into the tunnel headings.
When the tunnel workers reached q
point under the western sidewalk of
Greenwich street they met unaWares
a assure in the earth. The compressed
air naturally rushed through this.
When it got under the stone and CO.
ment sidewalk there was no exit. The
pressure therefore yesterday morning
raised the sidewalk stones to such q
height that 1t broke the cement Joints
and left some of the stones tilted. AS
soon as 1t found an exit there was no
more pressure. There is and has been
no danger, the tunnel directors say.
In the basement of No. 675 Green
witch street Mrs. Lampher conducts a
dressmaking establishment and also
occupies the first floor. The leakage
of the air pressure through the loose
soil has penetrated the latter, and the
air, getting through the boards of the
basement floor, has been collected I'M
der the carpets. 1t has made them
wave while the dressmaker's appren-
tices were at work, and where it found
an avenue of escape created a draught
which whirled light objects about.
Banshees have been more in favor as
an explanation than merely scientific
one with the sewing girls, and the
weird whistling sound of the escaping
air has made an argument for ghost
. stories.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-18
HAS BARBED WIRE FORTRESS
John D. Rockefeller Building Ten-Foot
Fence Around His Magnificent
Home In Cleveland
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
CLEVELAND, o.. Feb ia 10-foot
fence with barbed wire at the top, will
keep intruders out of Forest Hill, the
Cleveland home of John D. Rookie
Teller.
At the present rate of fence building
about the extensive estate, it will soon
be impossible to trespass and signs
would be a superfluity
Barbed wire is placed in such a posi-
ton that it would be absolutely i'm
possible for any marauder who sue
ceeded in scaling the fence to reach the
ground inside with an unbroken neck
and uniform skin.
Sections Of the estate through which
the neighbors have hitherto been given
free access during Mr.. Rockefeller
absence, are now to be walled off and
the walks and drives are now to be
reserved for the sole use Of the master
Of the preserves.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-18
POSTAL CARDS Terribly MAN
First Reads "You Have Four More
Days." Next "Three Days."
Last 1.-TWO DAYS"
Special to The Herald

Special to The Herald.
MELVILLE, N. j.. Feb. 17.-Three
mysterious messages on United States
postal cards purporting to come from
the "Black Hand" have been received
by Angelo Guiffra, a we'll known and
highly respected merchant and candy
manufacturer of this city.
The first of the cards was received at
the Millville postofiice on Saturday
afternoon last and was delivered to
James Guiffra, the son Of Angelo. On
the address side was written with pen,
"A. Guiffra, Mi1yille, N. j." and the
postmark was pidinly Portland, Ore,
January %. on the message side was
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-18
TOWNS ONLY BATH TUB
TO HAVE A LADIES' DAY
ONCE A WEEK THEY MAY UTILIZE
THIS TREAT
Center, Neb., Boasts Of Single Tub,
Of Which Barber ls Proprietor, and
the Men MonopoIlze II for Six
Days, Strangely Enough
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
SIOUX CITY, Ia, Feb. 17.-Women
can use the bath tub but once a week
at Center, Neb.. while men have access
to 1t six days out of seven. But in
order that this fact should not be con-
sidered q reflection upon the personal
attractiveness of Center's fair sex, let
IT be understood that there is only one
bath tub In the community and Jap
anese customs not being in vogue there
Thursday has been arbitrarily set
apart as ladies day"
Center, which is the county seat Of
Knox county, took long stride nearer
to godliness a few days ago, when the
shining porcelain tub arrived by ex-
press from the seats of civilization.
One Saunders. who conducts the local
barber shop. imported the luxury and
| Immediately became the most distin-
gulshed citizen of the place.
New Tub Is Installed
He installed it in his place of bust
ness, which is dignhed by the title
of hotel annex" chastely screened off
to satisfy the proprieties, and pro-
claimed that all who wished to cleanse
themselves after the manner of city
dwellers might do so for modest
| stipend.
The entire male population visited
| the annex" to view the famous tub
as it stood in it's cloister, and there was
more excitement than when the last
circus came to town. A favored few
were permitted to use it without
charge in order that q correct impress
sion of the virtues Of the tub might
| be spread abroad in the land. Then
| bathing became almost a habit in
Center, and virile splashing might be
heard within the "annex" at any hour
of the day.
Wives Make a Protest
But when the wives of the bathers
heard of these frequent applications of
soap and water indignation ran high at
all the meetings of the Dorcas society.
"Reminiscences were sent to Mr.. Saun-
ders asking why no provision had been
made for the ladies' Saunders con-
ferred with his friends and then in
serted the following announcement in
this weeks issue Of the local news
paper:
1--WE are requested to inform the la
dies Of Center that Thursday will be
ladies' day at the new bathroom in
the hotel annex. None but ladies will
| be allowed to battle on that day and
they are invited to take advantage of
the new tub. Every courtesy will be
shown to patrons"
| Therefore the women of Center, Neb,
battle once a week-at least.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-18
NEW TESTAMENT GIVES CLEW
Leads to Identification of Prisoner as
Man Wanted in Connection
With Burglary
Special to Tho Herald.

NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Possession OF
New Testament by young man
who was arrested yesterday morning
betrayed him to the police as a man
for whom they had been looking fol-
ten days in connection with a burglary
in 237 East 1920 street. 1t is said he
is Joseph Riley. In the East 104th
street police station the man said he
was James Parks of 1923 East 10th
street, but when he was searched there
was found in his pocket a New Tesla
ment, on the fly leaf of which was in
scribed From the Prison Chaplain
of the Tombs to Joseph Riley"
Roundsman Tulley, who knows Riley,
pronounced Parks to be Riley.
In the Harlem court the man was
arraigned as Joseph Riley and the
charge was changed from Suspicious
character" to burglary" He was held
in $1,000 bail for examination today.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-18
U. S. Cruisers at Naples

By Associated Press.
NAPLES, Feb. 1.-THE United States
cruiser Brooklyn, flagship of Rear Ad-
miral Sigsbee, commander of the second
squadron of the Atlantic fleet, arrived
here today, accompanied by the cruis-
ers Chattanooga and Galveston.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-18

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