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Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-30
SALOONISTS WIN
A LONG BATTLE,
WILLIAM scHNESs GRANTED A
WHOLESALE LICENSE
Will Conduct Liquor Store at 5722
Central Avenue-Project Fought
for Past Three Years
by Citizens

The saloon interests won three
years battle that has been waged be-
fore the police commission, last even
ing when William N. Schness was
granted license to conduct a whole
sale liquor store at 5722 Central avenue.
For three years the people in the
Vernon district who object to coming
up town to buy a few bottles of beer
have been endeavoring to have a whole
sale house established in their midst,
but in every instance the Vernon I'm
provement association has defeated this
object. There was not a member of
the association present at last even
ing's meeting of the police commission
and not breath of protest was heard.
Whether or not the people of the dis
trict were fully aware of Mr.. Schness'
intentions is an undetermined queS-
tion, but 1t is presumed they were, as
notices were sent out to property own
ers having the right to object.
The liquor house for which the license
was issued last evening is in the same
block where the notorious Phoenix So
cial club existed three years ago which
was exposed so thoroughly in The Her
aid that the police raided the place
and broke up the Illicit selling of
liquor. The old Phoenix club was a
place where high school students, boys
and girls would gather on Sunday and
carouse all day.
One of the charges brought against
Former Coucilman Davenport during
the campaign for his recall, that re-
suited in the election of Dock Hough-
ton, was that he was endeavoring to
have an institution like the Phoenix
club established in the southern end of
his ward
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-30
PICTURE MACHINE
CAUSES PANIC
EXPLOSION STAMPEDES THE
SPECTATORS
Films In Cheap Main Street Show
Place Catch Fire and Creates
Great Excitement In
Single Exit

Panic-strlcken at the explosion of a
moving picture machine, the audience
at variety theater, 404 South Main
street, narrowly escaped serious injury
by crowding one another and tramplins
down the weaker ones yesterday after
noon in their frenzied efforts to rush
through the narrow entrance
In violation Of city ordinance, an
uninclosed moving picture machine was
in operation in the frame block oppo-
site the Farmers and Merchants Ma
tional bank.
A cheap show Is given there In mar
row hall unprovided with proper exits,
according to the report of the fire de-
partment.
The audience was composed Of men
and boys
The operator, Frank Stanton. was
showing a view of San Francisco in
flames.
With the nerves of the audience at
highest tension, without warning the
films caught fire and exploded like gun
cotton.
Spectators Are Stampeded
The spectators made wild rush for
the door The entire entrance seemed
in flames, but fortunately every one
managed to rush into the street with
out injury.
A telephone call brought the fire de-
partment to the scene and the flames
were quickly extinguished at a loss of
$780,
Stanton, the operator, living at 233
East Fifth street, was slightly burned
on the face and hands. No other in
juries were reported.
An inspection by one of the city cleo
tricians revealed the fact that the NOV
ing picture machine was not nclosed in
q fireproof compartment, as the regula-
tions call for, and was run in violation
of the law.
1t was stated by the inspector that
only stereopticon machine was in op-
GRAFTON few days ago and moving
picture machine was added without
knowledge of the inspectors.
Owing to the highly explosive nature
of the long films. all operators are re-
quired to work the machine in box or
compartment lined with asbestos and
sheet iron or tin.
There was, the inspector says. abso-
lutely no protection for the machine run
by Stanton. When the films caught
fire and exploded the inflammable wood
work blazed up and the fire spread to
the ceiling.
This same kind of machine caused a
bad fire on Main street two years ago
and another under the Nadeau house."
remarked fireman.
This building is fire trap at best,
and If the explosion had occurred at
night there might have been a loss af
life and possibly a big fire.
Unless properly protected one of
these machines is as dangerous as a
cellar full of POWDER
The building is leased by John Man
ming and a small show has been run in
the block for some time.
A modern structure is soon to be
erected on the corner, and the owners
of the frame building have been 10th
to go to any additional expense in refit-
ting 1t.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-30
5PLAN A BENEFIT
I FOR WEE ACTRESS
/ FATE OF YIDDISH COMPANY IN
N BALANCE
low Hoped Little Rosie sllbsrt VIII
; Get We'll and Players May
Resume Their Tour Of
! Country

Plans are now complete for the bene-
fiit performance of the silbert opera
c4bmpany which will be given tonight
ad the Novelty theater on South Main
street. between Fifth and Sixth Four
orShe-act plays will be given--"The
Jdhwis Kean," Broken Hearts" Queen
of America" and the Jewish Hamlet" I"
Tille fate of the company hangs in the
baflance.
1rhe troupe was playing in San Fran
cisEco at the time Of the disaster and
aid the wardrobes were burned as were
sisto the stage settings. Mr.. Silbert
maknaged to scrape enough together to
cofkne here and fulfill his engagement a
fevty weeks ago at the Mason.
Hitter that he intended to go east to
cart'ry out his engagements, but few
daIs before starting Rosie Silbert, the
5-yEear-old child of Mr.. and Mrs. Silbert,
fell i'll with typhoid fever. Ever since
thehn the agonized parents have watched
thei struggle of their little one for life.
RSosie has already been two years on
thel stage and with her bright ways
an6h interesting manners shows promise
of becoming a great actress II she can
ONLY conquer the fever. Now Mr.. Sill
BERT has arranged the benefit for his
little daughter to enable them to raise
enough money to go east. If his efforts
fail n the company will have to disband,
and there will be one more misfortune
added to the list of the San Francisco
disasters.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-30

a careful watch on the lads home on
Vallejo street. Vest erday they received
word that the boy was in the house.
Deputy Franklin went to the place
and walked to the front door. The
double screen doors We're locked on the
inside. Franklin knocked on the front
door and immedia tely dashed around
to the back door. He found Mrs.
Anthony standing there and she seemed
greatly excited.
Desies Sons Presence
The mother denied that her son was
IN the house and the officer insisted on
making search. From room to room
he went, peering under beds and look
ing in closets. From the roof to the
basement Franklin never missed the
smallest spot wherein the young man
might have secreted himself. He even
searched the bureau drawers in the
hope that the young giant might have
attempted to hide there
Then the officer started to leave.
you were right, the boy Is not here. -
said Franklin, but upon seeing the
woman smile he determined to make
one last search. He noticed small
storeroom on the back porch and man
aged at last to pry open the door.
There he found Dial, who had crawled
to one corner and had attempted to
hide himself by piling all manner of
household furniture about him.
With the muzzle of a revolver pressed
against his back, Dial decided he did
not want any fight and accompanied
the officer to the JAIL where he was
locked up on the felony charge, pend
ing an investigation to be made as soon
as the holidays are brought to close.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-30
FAMOUS HORSE SWAPPING OF
DAVID HARUM is OUTDONE

began to puff and blow like grampus.
Potts alighted from his vehicle and
examined the animals nose. According
to his statement he found that plugs
of cotton had been placed in the horse S
nose. When the plugs became dis
lodged the horse showed signs Of being
wind-blown.
bane Newton. That gentleman said
he was very sorry that the horse didn't
suit, and offered to return half Of the
deposit of 500.
Seeks City Prosecutor
He suggested that the remaining $40
go toward another horse. Potts re-
marked he had had enough of horse
trading that day and yesterday sought
the city prosecutor.
Prosecutor Beebe pondered long over
the problem Of ethics in horse trading.
''It reminds me of the deal in 'Daid
Harum,'" he said, with a laugh. Potts
said that he did not understand the
allusion, but felt that he had been
victimized and wanted satisfaction.
Mrs. Lovelace would not give me
satisfaction" stated Potts. "She told
me that 1 was lucky to get my SIC
back. She advised me to charge the
other $40 up to experience"
The receipt for the deposit money was
signed by Jean Newton.
Sold Many Times
City Prosecutor Beebe will take the
case under advisement to see whether
or not it will be best to issue a COM
plant
The defendants in the horse trade say
that the old principle of "caveat emp
tor applies in buying horses.
They said Breadwinner was one of
the incest horses in the city and had
been sold several times.
If the cotton plugs were kept in
place there would be no trouble, they
claimed.
A lawyer at the police station re-
marked that if anything, only a civil
suit would lie, and he was inclined to
think that the average jury would ac-
quit the shrewd horse trader on gen.
eral principles.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-30
VERDICT is HEART FAILURE
Coroner Holds Inquest over Body Of
Charles n. Dawson, Mining
Man, of Spokane

The sudden death of Charles H. Davs2
son at Hotel Judd Monday night re-
suited from heart disease, according to
the verdict Of the coroner's jury The
inquest was held yesterday.
Mr.. Dawson was a prominent mining
man from Spokane and was on his
wedding trip when he died. He retired
in his usual health and was soon seized
with severe pains and seemed to be
strangling. Death ensued before the
arrival of physicians. The body will
remain at the undertaker's until some
of his family are heard from.
Mrs. Dawson daughter of a wealthy
lumber man Of Franklin, Mimi, Is
staying at the Hotel Granada, pros
trated with grief.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-30
WILL CLOSE OFFICE TODAY
City Prosecutor and Assistants viii
Celebrate Memorial Day by
Rest From Work

The city prosecutors office will be
closed all day, it being Memorial day.
The usual number of cases of drunken
ness will probably be disposed of this
morning and the three departments
closed for the rest of the day.
Since April Is there has been prac-
ttcally no business transacted in the
courts. On pleas of guilty sentences
have been imposed in petty cases, but
all trials and preliminary examinations
have been hanging fire for nearly six
weeks. City Prosecutor Beebe said yes
etrday he expected the courts would
begin active work Monday
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-30
WHITE RIEB0NERS
SCORE BIG VICTORY
COMMISSION GRANTS PRAYER OF
WOMEN
Board Members Chafe Under scath-
Ing Chances of Feminine Reform
ers, but Celebrate Departure by
Granting Transfers Of Licenses

The prayer of the w. C. T. U. that
No liquor license be granted in the
nefgfborhood of the headquarters of
the organization was answered by the
police commission last evening when
the American Wine and LIQUOR com :
pany was denied permission to install
a wholesale house at 315 Temple street.
A large number of women. decked
with the white ribbon of their order.
appeared before the commission last
evening to protest against the grant
ing Of the license. but their written
protest was sufficient TO cover the case.
The members OF the commission an
peared little nervous with all these
feminine eyes upon them and took uD
the w. G. T. u. case before any other
business 1t was disposed Of I'm short
order and the members OF the commis-
sion looked hopefully at the w. O. II.
U. women, expecting them to leave.
But they didn't propose TO leave. As
they sat with eyes steadily fixed on
mayor and commissioners the board
became so nervous that Il denied
three straight applications for whole
sale licenses. The women appeared TO
be fully satisfied that the board was in
denying mood and left the room.
Instantly there was relief depicted
l2n every face and the commission felt
K? much better that II granted four
clSsnsfers OF licenses without so much
= an objection from Commissioner
~ on
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-30
Removal Of OIL Derrtcks

Negotiations are in progress for the
sale of a tract of eight acres at point
near the junction of West First and
Second streets, north of Echo park. The
tract is the property of Alfred j. Bayer,
which has been operated as an oil field 4.
There are twelve derricks on the land,
each pump producing about barrel of
oil day. The oil is worth about 55
cents barrel. Mr.. Bayer, it is stated,
has an offer of $45, 900 for the acreage
from Tyler e Co., the architects and
builders of the Laughlin building. The
plan is to remove all the derricks,
abandon the wells, subdivide the prop
erty and encourage the erection of
handsome dwellings,. The land slopes
to the north and with the removal of
the unsightly oil derricks will make one
of the most attractive residence dis
tricts in that quarter of the city.
The people of the neighborhood will
be highly pleased to learn that at least
one lot of eyesore oil derricks are to
be torn down and carted away.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-30
ARREST FOLLOWS
LONG STRUGGLE
PRISONER HELD ON CHARGE
OF GRAND LARCENY
Sheriff's Office After Having Plans
Frustrated for Months Finally
Bags G. C. Dial, Wanted
at Corona

Following struggle of many months
between G. C. Dial, a country lad
wanted on a charge of grand larceny,
and Deputy Sheriffs Bert Franklin and
Len Cleveland the officers trlumphed
yesterday when they succeeded in
trapping the boy at his home on Vallejo
street
1t was the quick wit and mother
love of Mrs. Anthony, the young man. s
mother, that kept the officers away
from the boy so long, and yesterday her
wit all but saved Dial.
A horse and buggy were taken from
the Leedham stables at San Bernardipo,
supposedly by young Dial, December T.,
1905. He Is alleged to have sold them
the next day at Corona, in Riverside
county.
The warrant of arrest was Issued
from Corona, and as the lads foster
father and mother lived in Los Angeles
the deputies here were poti1ed to keep
a sharp look out for him.
Arrest Wrong Man
Four months ago the officers learned
that Dial was at his home on Avenue
Twenty-eight. They went there at
night and saw a, ,man leaving the place.
The descriptions corresponded exactly,
the stranger being more than. six feet
tall and broad Of shoulders. When they
arrested him they found they had cap
tured the foster parent BY a clever
ruse the boys mother managed to keep
the hiding place of the lad secret until
the officers followed young man
whom they thought was going to carry
food to the Dial boy. They went to a
house block away and there were
compelled to fight FIVE men who lined
up against them. During the scuffte
the Dial boy escaped by getting out of
a back WINDOW and sliding down a
stand pipe,
Since that time the officers have kept
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-30
Real Estate Notes

The following sales are reported by
F. M. Phelps & Co.:
The Western Realty Syndicate to J.
H. Reynolds, a lot 50x150 feet on the
south side of Twelfth street, between
Hope and Flower streets, improved
with a frame residence Of nominal
value; consideration, $4,000.
Colon A. Smith to Maria NJ Lapham,
a lot 471sx145 feet, at 1881 South Los
Angeles street, consideration $4,000.
The property is in the wholesale dis
trict, the purchase being made as an
investment.
The Richards-Ashley real estate and
insurance company have returned to
their offices, 429-430 Douglas building.
The gas company has large force of
men engaged in digging trenches and
laying gas pipes along Euclid avenue
in Boyle Heights. The entire new sec
tion is to be provided with gas and
electricity.
East Seventh street from Boyle ave-
nue. to Euclid avenue in Boyle Heights
is being graded and improved with
cement sidewalks.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-30

Homeless children received and placed
q homes for adoption. apply Rev. o.
Home society. Ss4 Bradbury building.
Los Angelica
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-30
OIL DERRICKS
ARE DOOMED
Property owners Rejoice over the
Progress of improvements North
Of Echo Park-BulIding
Permits Granted

Following are the permits issued from
the building superintendent's office
Tuesday, classified according to wards:
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-30

more than successful picture sale
SAtinua the rest OF the week SAN
u Co, 557 South Broadway.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-22
IN GOLDENROD TIME.

The month OF August is truly a
arrival of living color, as Tam
O'Shanter says. we,feel our very cen
"uriched." Such gorgeous petal
painting, such exquisitely subtle
slfldes and variations of the primary
colors. The artist needs to go afieId
i'm August to get some revelation of
the possibilities of the platte
And of all this profuslon and
splendor of Nature the goldenrod is
the littest type How il embodies.
with its waving plnmes. the rich, roy
'l, barbaric coloring rank profusion,
and burgeoning fecundity OF the top
of the year' II is the splendid SYM
Dol of Natures very acme and
pitch know OF no other veee-
table growth that so impresses me
with sense OF the iudomitabIe life
and vast resources of the earth. the
soil, Nature as mother. generation.
source of physical life. The imperial
way i'm which the goldenrod takes
possession OF the whole countryside
Of the whole continent. it's univer-
salty and supremacy, its superb
"holesomeness, soundness. healthful-
ness as "A vegetable growth, never
diseased, never blighted, never prey
ed upon by parasites-all these things
combine to make 1t the fitting type of
me season of eliminating vegetable
growth, the emblem OF the crowned
year.
Splendid flower Of the wayside-to
the farmer. weed: to the Nature low
'r' symbol; to the botanist, character
iStic species of the genus solidago: to
ne American epople, the natio-
ual lower-hail to thee, in this the
season of thy glory
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-22
WEST VIRGINIA
HEADQUARTERS
ESTABLISHED AT HOTEL BRES-
LIN, NEY YORK FOR VISITORS
TO BRYAN RECEPTION.

The following Telegram has been
sent out by Hon. John T. McGraw
II have secured for the state com
mittee. and at their expense. rooms
Nos. 10 and 112 at the Hotel Bres-
lin. at the corner OF Twenty-ninth
and Broadway New York City. for
the 10Th. 30th and 31st of this month
and ask Captain Garden the sergeant
at arms OF the committee, to go to
New York on or before the 27th inst.
so as to take charge of these rooms
and look after the accmodations OF
such persons as go there from this
state TO attend the demonstration I'm
Mr. Bryan's honor. have arranged
for the decorations of the rooms. so
as 10 show their identity as state
headquarters. and also the necessary
badges. which those who go there Will
find at these rooms. A register will
also be provided and placed in charge
of AIR Gardener or his assistant. and
those going there from this state can
register. and by that means enable
their friends TO know where they are
located in the city. I have arranged
for Capt. Gardener to have his tenn
porary quarters from the time he
goes in New York up TO and until
the 29th inst. at the Office Of the as
sistant secretary OF the national COM
mittee. Hon. Edwin Seton. and If you
have occasion to write him. kindly
do so I'm Mr. Seftons care. whose
Office is No. 6S William street. New
york city. Very truly yours
(Signed) John r. McGRAW.
Grafton. w Va.
Up. O. Box e"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-22

The railroads are preparing to
put the new rate law through the
courts" SAYS the Springfield Repub-
lician, and then we shall see what
we shall see after the Judges have
finished with It," We will probably
all be some years older before all
the issues that the railroad attorneys
can raise will be settled by the SUI
preme Court In the mean time.
thanks 10 the republicans for defeat
Ing the Bailey amendment the ship
per who thinks the rates he is pay
Ing are unreasonable must grin. and
bear II. So the longer the railroads
can keep the issue undecided the bet
ter il is for them Tn fact the rail-
roads get the best Of it by standing
pat, so they are hardly liable 10 he
anxious for q decision that might be
against them or course all this APP
plies TO interstate commerce for the
high local rates within the several
states can only be regulated bv state
law Remember this when YOU vote
for members Of the legislature this
Fall and don't elect corporation at
torneys pretending to be friends Of
the people
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-22
A NEW FORM
OF GRAFT

The dispatch from South America
announces that: "Mrs Root. wife
Of the Secretary of state. who with
their daughter, Miss Edith Root is
sharing the hOnors heaped upon the
Secretary in Rio de Janerio was pre-
scented with a collection of rare Bra
lillian gems by the Jockey Club while
she and the Secretary were attending
the races"
For Federal officer to 90 about
the world in government war ship
accompanied Wy his wife and daugh-
fer, and receive. or allow members
of his family ID receive rich presents
in this way is not a very good ex-
ample TO the politicians of our sister
republicans.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-22
GROVE PLANS TO
LEAD NEW LIFE
WESTERN BANDIT AND KIDNAp-
ER WOULD TURN FROM THE
EVIL PATH.

New Kork. Aug. p Pat Grove.
the western bandid and KldnaIer is
ia this city where. according to his
friends he will begin lifs anew and
strive to outlive his past.
According to a friend, Cove has
awakened 10 the error OK h's WAYS
and has realized that the path of the
righteous is the only one TO follow
lie has formed no definite plans for
the future as yet. but he is satisfied
That he will succeed. Grove says his
hold mp in a resort where several
while I'm Cudahy's employ I'm Ohama.
when he took $50 which had been
paid TO him by customer. Some
time after this Grove lost his place
He had saved some money and con
cluded 10 start a butcher shop i'm his
native town. While i'm Chicago
where he went to buy supplies Grove
says he fell in with band OF thieves
and his career OF crime began. His
first desperate act after this was n
taking five prisoners with him. After
thousand dollars worth OF diamonds
were stolen. As result OF this rob-
berry Grove had his first gun fight
When discovered by the police he
wounded three. but was finally cap
tured and sentenced to serve six
years i'm Joliet. prison hut was par
doned after seventeen months
Grove then concluded that he could
not make a living honestly and de-
cided to become a professional Grim
inal. There were few iails i'm the
west strong enough TO hold Grove
He broke jail once i'm Denver after
he had been arrested on n charge Of
ROBBERY. and again in St Joseph. Mo.
he took In an accomplice with whom
this Grove SAYS he held up several
trains and the governors of at least
four states offered rewards for his
capture
Grove SAYS he conceived the Cuda-
ny kidnapping some time after his re
I"ase from the penitentiary. He saws
he took i'm an accomulice with whom
every detail OF the crime was planned
for several months. An old house
on the outskirts OF Omaha was rent
cd and the Cudahy house was
watched for an opportunity to make
OF with the hoy. The chance came
on the evening Of Dec. IS, when the
two saw the lad leave the house and
go to the house of neiRhbors. When
the boy appeared he was made a
prisoner and taken to the old house.
Then Grove returned TO the Cudahy
house and threw into the yard let
ter demanding $25OOO or acid would
be put into the boys eyes
Following the direction OF Grove
Mr. Cudahy paid the money and the
boy was released. After that re-
wards amounting to S55 900 were Of
fered for the arrest of Grove. Grove
surrendered five years later in Butte.
Mont, after a desperate fight with
the police
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-22

The union employees of the Gov
eminent printing Office will doubtless
DO considerable thinking before they
strike because OF the suspension of
one. OF their number. There is no fat
ter graft in the country than that
which is served in the Government
printing Office. and the union employ
es OF that concern could not get such
a soft thing anywhere else. Courier
Journal