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The San Francisco call., 1907-03-04
ACTOR LEAPS TO DEATH
Hemmed In by Hotel Fire, He
Plunges From Window

CHESTER, Pa. March 3.-In an ef-
fort to escape being burned to death
John Conley. a comedian of the Vanity
Fair company, was killed instantly by
jumping from a window of the Arcade
Hotel, where the theatrical company
was stopping. Mrs. Watson, also a
member of the company, was burned
severely. She is in a hospital in Sc
rioux condition. The monetary loss will
amount to about $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-04
Women Render Valuable Assistance to
the Battle Against the Dirt

it a topped a
a the days sworkC Countless mounds Of
ne the a heciys aboedb than had
in
pac De rwoiN Market
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The San Francisco call., 1907-03-04
EXPLOSION KILLS -FOUR MINERS

SCRANTON. Pa, March s.--All, the
men We're taken out Of the Holden
mine Saturday and the only victims
of the explosion are the eight seriously
burned, four of whom have died.. No
one is reported missing.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-04
CONTROLS IN SENATE
Upper House and a Wonderful
Power
- 800 a. van sn,ltI,

SACRAMENTO. March By the res
Senator from Wisconsin. the United
States Senate loses its greatest lawyer
and, paradoxical as may seem. one-half
itself. for Spooner, with Aldrich, is the
United states Senate 10 all practical in
tents and purposes. Spooner is chair
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-04
Volunteer Army OF $4,000 Cleans the City
CAPITALISTS and Laborers Work Side By Side for SpoAess ToQn
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE TEMPORARY SO
MONDAY. MARCH 4. 1907
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TODAY

YESTERDAH-Cloudy; maximum temperature,
%; minimum temperature. As.
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Cloudy; possibly
light showers. Page 9
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-04
SUBURBAN

Oakland realty brokers are
charter changes viii inure TO
community.
Women OF Oakland labor
secure clubhouse for girl wag
Berkeley officials and Cha
confer on extensive plans 70
Of the water front.
Oakland officials preparing
provisions Of the charter am
Berkeley goods viii hold
discuss reforms in political
students.
No trace Of Milton A. Gle
geles elevator manufacturer
from Alameda last Tuesday.
Mrs. Marian GOodfellow \
torney Stanley Moore. dies
Oakland hospital.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-04

oon1lnuea on Fass :, column
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-04
LEGISLAT'ukE

Legislature could conclude work in few days
but viii probably prolong the session unit
March 1S Page
Governor Gillett viii sign the bill proridin
for removal Of the capital TO Berkeley. Page
Grove johnson abandons his plan OF hghtin
the Southern Pacific Page
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-04

There is gloom on the face Of the moon. Uncle
Jim Hill foresees disaster. Page 9
To what extent is gambling legitimate and
respectable Page 6
Johnson's spur track bill an example OF freak
legislation. Pare
n
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-04
Oakland hospital
COAST
Engineer OF passenger Il
AZ los AupaIas
COAST
DOMESTIC
WASHINGTON

Senate amendment to expend s375, 600 for e
larged subtreasury site killed through activit
Of realty agents. Page
House passes bill providing for estsbtshmeI
Of agricultural bank in the Philippines. Page
Sunday session Of Senate lasts until midnigl
and IS marked by flibustering Of Democrs
against ship subsidy bill. Page
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-04

continued on Page ., Middle Column 1
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-04
Berkeley Claims to Have Most Beautiful Girl Pa

Bugs! boiled, broiled and fried Are
you an epicure? If so, you will be greatly
interested in what a famous chef has to
say next Sunday in
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-04
ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAIN
Salt Lake Engineer Finds Rail Tied
Across the Track in Front of
His Engine
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, jar. 3.-The police
gave out today for the first time infor-
nation concerning what is supposed
to have been an attempt to wreck a
train on the Salt Lake railway sew
eral days ago. The facts were with
held until an investigation was made.
1t has resulted in no new light being
thrown upon the case.
The engineer on an early morning
freight bound for Los Angeles noticed
from his cab window, a few minutes
after the train had passed the Long
Beach station, that something lay
across the rails lust ahead.
The train, which was moving slowly,
was soon brought to a stop and the
engineer ran ahead to investigate. A
section OF rail three feet long and a
fish plate lay close together across one
rail In such a manner that they would
have derailed fast-moving train and
sent 1t plunging over the bluff to the
beach below.
The two pieces OF iron were taken to
the First street station in Alamitos and
The police were notified.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-04
CIVIL SERVICE MAKES
ITS ANNUAL REPORT
TWO COMMISSIONERS WILL SOON
BE OUT OF OFFICE
Expenses of the Body for the Year
Were Six Thousand Dollars, AL
though Members of the Board
Serve Free of Charge

The civil service commission has
made it's annual report, though it is
not on file with the city clerk as the law
specifies, and not prior to December 15
as custom calls for.
The report is voluminous, much of ii
being taken up with correspondence
and legal decisions of the year.
The terms of Commissioners f. j.
Thomas and Randolph H. Miner will
expire in February. Their successors
will not have as much detail to look
after. as the commission has just ap-
pointed an examiner-in-chief, who will
do most of this work. The commits
sion now has offices in the city hall.
The expenses of the commission for
the year aggregated $6077, most OF
which was for salaries and Office eX-
penses. The commissioners give their
time free.
There is said to be no ground for the
statement that Secretary W. A. Spald-
ing contemplates resigning.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-04
SHOT,; TOO DRUNK
TO KNOW IT
Intoxicated Man Sleeps in Jail All
Night and Wakes to Find "a
Bullet Hole in His
Side

LONG BEACH, Jan, 3.--Shot, but
too drunk to know it, John Douglas,
q laborer who was arrested on the
beach last night because of his intoX-
icated condition, slept fitfully through
the night In the city Jail, to be awak-
ened this morning by the excruciating
pain caused by the unattended wound
The police this morning found the hole
i'm his left side and few inches above
his hip where a small caliber bullet
had entered.
Later the spot where the ball had
passed out of his body was located
near the spine An inconsequential
flesh wound was caused and unless
blood poisoning results. which is not
likely, Douglas will not suffer serious
ly from the injury.
A report having been telephoned to
the police last night from the Roselle
apartment house that shot had been
heard on the beach resulted In the ar
rest Of Douglas, Robert Organ and
John Linztroth. who were found near
the foot of Linden avenue. Organ and
Douglas were so drunk they were
taken to police headquarters with diff
ficulty. Linztroth. who was not in
toxicated, was released.
When Douglas was found this morn
ing to have been shot Linztroth was
again sent for and came to the city
hall followed by a small black dog
When asked II he had heard any
shooting last night ne said that an
unknown passerby had fred at this
black dog with rifle. Linztroth said
that az the time he was attempting tc
get the Two drunken men home.
The police accepted his story as true
and he Is not held. organ and Douglas
are held ON charges of disorderly con-
duet.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-04
WANT MATHEWsAT
$500 PER MONTH
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
MAKES REQUEST
Retiring City Attorneys Retention
Asked as Special Legal Adviser
of the Owens River
Aqueduct

The board of public works voted Of
ficially yesterday to take care Of re-
tiring City Attorney w. B. Mathews
by recommending that he be made
special legal adviser to the Los Angeles
aqueduct at $500 month, on special
contract which either party can ter
inmate by giving sixty days notice
to the other.
There is a precedent in the days of
litigation in which the West Side and
Crystal Springs water companies and
the city contended, and when special
attorney was employed.
Mr.. Mathews will go up to Sacra-
mento this week on legal business and
will then start for New York to con-
fer with bond experts there in refer
ence to the proposed Owens river
bonds to be issued by the city.
The resolution indorsing Mr.. Math-
ews is substantially as follows:
"Resolved, That it is the sense of the
board of public works that w. Il.
Mathews be employed to take charge
of all legal matters and things con-
nected with the owens river aque-
duct, and in which the city may be
legally interested as special adviser
to the Los Angeles aqueduct bureau.
During the period required for con-
tinuation of services for the said aque-
duct the salary shall be $500 monthly,
said employment to begin on January
Z, 1907. contingent, however. upon the
understanding that on sixty days no.
tice from either the proper city author
tiles or from w. b. Mathews the said
employment may be terminated.
said employment is hereby recon-
mended by the board and said board
hereby requests the council Of the city
of Los Angeles to authorize said board
to enter into contract with the said
w, b. Mathews on the terms speci-
fed"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-04
provisions of this ordinance; and other

provisions of this ordinance; and other
sections to be incorporated are:
THAT all saughtering shall take
place within the hours of Z a. m. and
p. m. of any day, outside of the city
of Los Angeles.
ANY person, firm or corporation de-
string to slaughter any animals mem
toned in this ordinance the flesh or
meat of which is to be sold or used for
food in the city of Los Angeles shall
give notice to the board of health office
of said city at least twenty-four hours
before such slaughtering is to take
place that the services of an inspector
thereof shall be required.
IF inspection is granted by the board
of health as provided in this ordinance
said board shall designate each
slaughter house so as to be inspected
by number, which number shall be
used in the brand of all meats in
spected therein.
"That the fees for all inspection
authorized by this ordinance shall be
paid by the person, firm or corporation
for which the same has been furnished,
as follows:
First: If inspection is furnished con-
tinuously so as to require all of the
time of the inspector said fee shall be
$40 per month, payable one-half on the
18th day of the month and one-half on
the last day of each and every month
during which said inspection is fur
nished.
Second: If inspection is furnished
continuously for less than a whole day
and not more than a half day each
day the fee for such inspection shall be
sos per month, payable in the manner
as provided in the preceding paragraph
hereof; provided, however, that the
transportation of all inspectors re-
quired outside of the city of Los An
geles shall also be paid and the time
of the inspectors shall include trans
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-04

$4,000 carloads of oranges and lemons,
and indications point to much bigger
season this year. Up to the present
time more than $4,000 carloads of or
anges have been shipped east and ship
ments are being made daily.
The problem of transportation has
not arisen, and the growers are having
no trouble in shipping their products.
The bright outlook for the season is
making the citrus growers confident of
fine year FOR their business.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-04
Maximum temperature, 81.

Nine minutes out of ten hours yester-
day when the sun was not shining.
Nine hours and fifty-one minutes of
California sunshine. Such is the way
Los Angeles is treating her tourist
population; and such is the printed rec
ord of Forecaster A. b. Wollaber's new
sunshine machine, a little instrument
that registers in indellble ink every
minute the sun Is shining. A small
machine that furnishes documentary
proof OF the boasts Los Angeles makes
to the east of it's wonderful climate.
While yesterday was not cloudless
day still the sunshine recorder showed a
goodly supply of California's famous
brand for this city. The cold spell is
gradually breaking up and the tempera-
ture is slowly but none the less surely
getting back to the mark called tour
lists delight" The indications are that
it will continue to rise a little higher
today.
Forecaster A. B. Wollaber's prophecy
for today is not altogether favorable,
however. A storm which was last
night central off the Oregon coast Is
threatening to come down this way, and
IL 1t gets as far as Los Angeles there
may possibly be showers by night,
though the indications for rain are not
very strong.
Citrus Crop Unframed
The slight unpleasantness of the past
few days has had no injurious effect
on the citrus crop. In fact, 1t would
have taken prolonged spell of weather
almost ten degrees colder than that of
the last three days to seriously effect
the lemons and oranges. There have
been worse frosts than those of
Wednesday and Thursday in times past.
and the fruit has come out of 1t with
out serious damage.
The influence of the weather on the
citrus crop Is a matter Of vital interest
TO California. Last years record was
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-04
BUYS NEAR "YELLOW ASTER''
Prominent Mining Man Who Is Lucky
in His Ventures VIII Say Some-
thinu Saturday

Frank A. Mcdonald, the mining and
stock broker, leaves today for Rands-
burg, where he contemplates the pur-
chase OF a half interest in mine To-
Gated within 5000 feet OF the yellow
Aster."
Mr.. Mcdonald possesses the faculty
of picking winners in his particular
field of operations and not one of his
ventures has Kicked back" Mr.. Nc
Donald will return to Los Angeles
Saturday and will have something to
say to people interested in mining
affairs.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-04
SUN RECORDER
WORKS OVERTIME
PERMITTED NINE MINUTES OF
REST
Old Sol Shines Nine Hours and Fifty
one Minutes Out of a Possible
Ten Hours-Probably
Cloudy Today

sun shOne yesterday hours 81 min
utes.
Possible hours of sunshine, 10.
Time sun was not shining, minutes.
state forecast for tOday-ClOudy,
light east winds, changing to SOUTH
west.
grees.
Maximum temperature, 81.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-04
HEARD AROUND
THE CORRIDORS
BEGIN NEW YEAR WITH
HEAD LIKE A BARREL
by THE EAvnsDRoPPER

Around the corridors Of the Los An
geles hotels they are telling some true
stories Of the predicaments in which
some of those who watched the old
year out and the new year In found
themselves on the dawn of the morn
ing after.
One handsome young mining man
who had been celebrating with party
of friends in one Of the hotel cafes went
to his room about o'clock in the morn
ing and his friends went with him. An
hour later the party broke up, and
| someone insisted that he walk to the
door. When he reached the door the
| friend insisted that he see him home,
| and the last he remembers was looking
at his watch at o'clock and saying
good by on the friends doorstep.
New Years morning at 8 O'Clock he
awoke In an automobile, coatless and
hatless, and with no other companion
| than the chauffeur who was driving him
madly through the streets.
He was In evening dress, and his
shirt front, which had been white the
| night before, was covered with auto
graphs. Naturally he attracted the at
tention of all the pedestrians who were
about at tn hour.
| When he rubbed his eyes he demanded
to know from the chauffeur what he
meant by driving him around that way
| The boy meekly replied that he had
been given orders to drive through the
streets like - and keep on driving
until he was ordered to stop.
| He got out and demanded that q
| closed carriage be sent to him at once.
BY the time the carriage arrived at
crowd had gathered, and the young
miner was becoming more and more
uncomfortable.
He drove to the hotel, and when he
appeared at o'clock that afternoon 1t
was with long face and an innocent
baby look that said palmer than words.
I'm sorry"
Another one of the stories involves
beauty in distress, the beast, though Of
course he would not like to be called
that, the brave knight who came to the
| rescue.
The knight was reposing peacefully in
bed in his hotel, when a frantic tele-
phone message came from the cafe.
| MY husband left almost an hour ago
to get carriage to take us home and
he has not come back yet" said the
voice, and then it continued with tears
very near the surface: II know some
thing must have happened to him.
What are we to do?"
The knight upstairs comforted her
and said that carriages were hard to
find and perhaps he would be back in
few minutes. IF he is not back in
twenty minutes call me again and 1
will come down." lie concluded.
At the end of the allotted twenty
minutes the telephone bell rang and the
same voice, this time even more fearful,
announced that there was no sight
of -.
The knight dressed and went down
stairs. He got a carriage, and after
hunting in vain for the missing lord
and master drove home with the
woman. When they got to the house
they found the frunt door open, and
beauty became still more frightened.
Chairs and flower pots were upset and
general confusion reigned inside the
house. On a couch they found the lord
and master, snoring peacefully. He had
ordered the carriage driven home with
out thinking of his wife awaiting him
in the cafe.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-04
ALL MEATS TO
Be INSPECTED
(ContiDued from Page One)

about the same from becoming a recep-
tacle for filth or offensive matters,
and all such floors shall be constructed
on an incline towards a gutter which
shall be so connected with the same as
TO drain to a tub or reservoir, which
said tub or reservoir shall be so placed
as to receive the blood and offal; said
tub or reservoir shall be emptied and
cleaned at the end of each day upon
which killing has been done, in such
manner that no offensive odors shall
emanate from the same.
THE blood and offal shall be handled
and disposed of in such manner as not
to permit offensive affiuvia to emanate
therefrom.
"All waste water or other fluids from
the building or slaughter house shall
be conducted by means of good and
sufficient pipes or cement cutters to
cooling or settling tank where the
same shall be cooled and all grease
removed therefrom before the said
waste water or fluids shall be permitted
to enter the city sewer.
"All the operative departments of
said slaughter house shall have en-
closing walls of masonry of character
heretofore set nth.
1.-THE floor of the killing room shall
be sloped in such a manner as to pro-
vide adequate drainage tnerefrom and
SuHlclellI ufdln pipe snail De con-
nected Herewith and constructed to a
sewer, if there shall be one, or other
wise to a cesspool not les than fifty
feet distant therefrom.
Walls Cemented
THE walls of the killing room shall
be cemented or covered with alpine
plaster or other non-absorbent material
for a space of at least six feet above
the Il Dor level thereof
1.-The slaughter house shall be provided
with a cooling room apart from the
killing roomSand shall be placed not
less than twenty feet from the place
where the slaughtering is done, and
separated from the killing room by a
: tight partition in the side or sides next
nearest to the killing room.
THE cooling room shall be thoroughly
ventilated and we'll screened so as to
exclude flies and other insects there
from.
Section 8. In order to obtain in
spection by the city of Los Angeles,
the person, firm or corporation operat-
ing any slaughter houses where cattle
calves, sheep, swine or goats are to be
slaughtered and the flesh thereof ap-
piled to is to be supplied for the use of
the inhabitants of the city of Los An
geles for food shall make written ap-
plication therefor to the board OF health
of the said city, and said inspection
shall be granted, upon the following
conditions;
THAT the said slaughter house has
been constructed in accordance with the
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-04
Personals

DR.. R. w. West of Riverside is at
the Van Nuys.
J.W. Wilson, state bank examiner of
Redlands, is at the Hayward.
p. w. Dargin, mining man from
Rhyolite New, is at the Hollenbeck.
John f. Iostadt, prominent mining
man of Sonora, Mexico, is at the Hay
ward.
Ed e. Miller, proprietor of the Glen
wood tavern, Riverside, is at the Hay
ward.
Melville Gillette. capitalist OF New
ark, N. j.. and Mrs. Gillette. are at the
Alexandria.
r. Mills, supervisor of Kings county,
arrived at the Hollenbeck yesterday
from Hanford.
Capt William Fleming. a millionaire
lumberman from New York and Chi
cago, is at the Alexandria.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. X. Tingle of Salt
Lake are at the Hollenbeck. Mr. Tingle
is we'll known newspaper man.
Hon. r. II. Beamer. chairman of the
state board of equalization and mayor
of Woodland. CAL, is at the Hollenbeck.
w. s. Porter of San Francisco, presi-
dent and general manager of the Asso-
ciated Oil company, is at the Van Nuys,
George p. Spittall. a wealthy mining
man of Philadelphia with properties in
various part Of the west. is at the Van
Nuys.
G. p. Fowler assistant division super
intendent OF the Santa Fe at Albuquer-
que, N. M, is at the Hollenbeck, accom-
panied by Mrs. Fowler
Lieut.. George p. Sherry OF the United
States geological survey, is at the Hol-
lenbeck. Lieut.. Sherry came to Los
Angeles from Independence, Cal, where
he has been doing government work.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-04
WeO Floral Department

We have new floral department on main floor
near elevator. You will always find fresh cut
flowers and the prices will positively be less than
you will have to pay to any exclusive florist or
on the street
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-04
Bird Touches Tender Chord

A tiny bird attracted more attention
at the Hollenbeck yesterday morning
than a whole army of lords could have
done. One of the telephone operators in
the hotel picked up the bird on her way
to work. 1t was half dead with cold
and so exhausted that it could not fly.
Half the office force turned it's atten-
tion to reviving the little creature and
finally it flew out of the hand Of the
girl and for an hour the people in the
corridor watched it flying around in a
vain effort to find the door. 1t gradually
exhausted it's strength and flew back
to the telephone booth, where it lay
painting. Some tender-hearted guest
took street car ride into the country
and liberated the bird, where it could
take care of itself Chief Clerk Smead
OF the hotel declares it was looking for
the Seed family, now registered there.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-04

Homeless children received and
placed in houses for adoption. Apply
Rev o. V. Rice. Superintendent Chill
dren's Home society. SS4 Bradbury
building, Los Angeles
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-04

Everything you want you will nnd In
the classified page. One cent a word.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-04
Notice!

Judge George II. Smith. now OF the
appellate court, second district, Califor-
MIA, will resume the practice of the law
on the expiration of his term, january S,
1907 at his offices Nos. 624. 625, 62e Mer-
chants Trust building. No. 2O7 South
Broadway, Los Angeles. California.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-04

Everything you want you VIII ma IN
the classified page-a modern encyeIo-
pedia. One ce-. = word
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-04
Bold Cowboy Will Wed

Paul Rowan, a brother of r. A.
Rowan, the well known real estate and
hotel man of Los Angeles, and himself
one of Los Angeles most popular young
sons until about two years ago, when
he left for Arizona to become a cattle
man, is at the Hollenbeck for brief
visit, going to New Mexico to join the
ranks of the benedicts.
The name of many fair Los Angeles
girl has been coupled with that of Paul
Rowan in the minds of his friends as a
prospective bride, but it remained for a
little girl in New Mexico to capture his
heart. She is Miss ALE Stecker of DEM
ing, N. M, and before many more days
the maiden will become bride.
Paul Rowan is the typical cowboy
now and he came back with good coat
OF desert tan, which has been the envy
of some of his friends. He has been
most successful on his cattle ranch in
Eagle, N. M. and it Is there that he will
take his bride.