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Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-30
MAY BE
CALLED THIS
MORNING
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
CHICAGO. March 29,-Whether OF
not there is to be strike Of the en-
ployes in the train service Of the west
ern railroads depends upon meeting
to be held here tomorrow morning be-
tween two of the government officials
and the representatives of the union
and the railroads.
The meeting was brought about by
the general managers of the railroads
who appealed to Washington for a set
tlement of the difficulty under the
terms provided in the Erdmann act.
The government will be represented
by Martin A. Knapp, chairman of the
interstate commerce commission, and
Charlet p. Neil, commissioner of labor,
while C. r. Brown, chairman of the
board of managers will be the spokes-
man for the railroads, and Grand Chief
p. II. Morrissey of the Railway Train
mems union, and Chief Conductor A. b.
Garrison of the conductors organiza-
tion will look after the interests of the
men.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-30
Injuries Are Fatal to
Two Disaster
Victims
Engineer Warrington Is
f, Among Seriously
Injured
Coroner lmPaneIs Jury and VIII Make
an Effort to Fix the Blame.
High Speed May Have
Been the Cause

All that now remains of the greater
portion of the Sunset express which
went to its doom at the fatal switch
at Cotton Thursday night is smolder-
ing ashes and broken beams of steel.
Within a few hours all evidence OF
the disaster, in which over a score of
lives were crushed out and a hundred
other people received injuries which.
in more than one instance, may result
fatally, will have been removed.
Last night, in an effort to hasten
the clearing of the tracks, Southern
Pacific workmen applied the torch to
the debris, and for several hours the
country about was lighted up with
names from the wrecked coaches. which
to many had been chariots of death.
Careful search of the wreckage was
made to make certain that the de.
molished coaches did not contain the
bodies of further victims of the dis
aster and then the easier and quicker
method of removing the wreckage bv
fire was resorted to, with the result
that before the day is ended the track
will be clear.
Dead Number Twenty-Five
Twenty-Five now is given as the
number of those whose lives went out
almost in a moment, but the list of
dead will be further increased.
Two deaths occurred yesterday. but
IN one instance there are doubts
whether the man whose death was
recorded was victim of the wreck
His death resulted from an epilentic
mt, but whether the stroke was due to
the wreck or whether the man even
was passenger on the Inflated train
is not known.
The other death was that of TT n
WATERS, fireman on the Sacramento
division of the Southern Pacific. and
VINO was a passenger on the Sunset
express.
Among the most seriously injured ia
engineer Warrington, who was Sc
Verely scalded by escaping steam. hut
physicians give the assurance that he
VIII recover. The engineer is given
both praise and censure. He is said To
have acted with great good Judgment
when he saw that a wreck was in
evitable, but he is blamed for running
MS engine at such a high rate Of
speed through switching yard.
In an effort to fix the blame for tha
Continued ON Page TwO)
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-30
FIFTEEN YEARS IN
PRISON FOR TWO OF
UNCLE SAM'SS BOYS
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
\ SALT LAKE, March 29-Fifteen j
j years in state prison at hard !
! labor is the sentence passed today !
i upon Michael McCabe and w. j. !
\ O'Leary, United States soldiers, !
!. who were convicted of attacking j
! and robbing Harold Berrum of SIS !
i last month. i
4 In passing sentence Judge Arm !
! strong of the district court severe I
\ ly scored the men for violating 4
X the oath they had taken to pro- i
j. tect citizens. /
:. Upon orders from Washington !
: the men were deprived of their !
! uniforms before being brought into !
\ court to receive sentence. !
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-30

Fire lieks up remains of wreck.
Determination of Thaw is about
complete.
s-census shows large increase.
ERaffles visits swell district.
S-Will be ushered in with music.
6-Editorlal.
7-City news.
e-Sports.
9-Southern California news.
to-cIassified advertisements.
12-Schmitz makes a bold move.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-30
spanIard Meets Death
BY Associated Press

~ EiH'VNItINNU I-IV0o'
SALINAS, March 29.-An unidentified
man was struck by a local train near
CastroVille last night and instantly
killed. He was apparently a Spaniard
and about 80 years of age. A paper
was found In his pocket on which was
inscribed In Spanish the name Jose
Augustine Anderson.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-30
THE DAYS NEWS
FORECAST

For Southern California: Fair
Saturday; fresh north winds. Maxi.
mum temperature in Los AnaeIes
yesterday, 90 degrees; minimum, "A
degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-30
LoCAL

Death roll of wreck is twenty-five and
wreekage is set afire
Full iedged riot Is preciphated at the
Orpheum when Raffles suspect is caught.
Steamer Ohio expected TO arrive today
with excursionists returning from Hawaii.
Churches make great preparations for
Easter.
Last sad rites are held for Col. Joseph
ID. Lynch,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-30
EASTERN

Lunacy commission in Thaw case 10
make report Monday
Crisis In threatened railroad strike 10 be
reached today IN Chicago.
Most bitter mayOralty nRht ever Ea-
corded now on IN Windy city,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-30
COAST

Rudolph Spreckels declares every muni-
clpal CRATER in San Francisco will even
tually be sent TO the penitentiary
Murderer hanged at San Quentin meets
death declaring his innocence.
Man found near Redding under six feet
OF snow. still alive, but limbs badly
frozen.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-30
Maxim eorky III
By Associated Press.

BY AssocIated Press.
LONDON, March ga Rome dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph COM
pany says that Maxim Gorky, the Rus
sian writer, is seriously Ill there with
consumption.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-05-16
CIGARETTE BILL ADVANCED

State Legislature to Make 1t Crime to
Smoke Paper Pipes on the Streets
The assembly Friday, acting under
the influence of Speaker Ekern, ad-
vanced the bill prohibiting the smok-
ing of cigarettes by adults aud boys
in public places. The bill reads as
follows:
'Section /. There is added to the
statutes of 1893 new section to read:
"Section 4609 F-5. No person shall
smoke or exhibit upon or in public
place any cigarette or cigarette paper
or cigarette wrappers, or any substi-
tute therefore, or any paper made or
prepared for the purpose of making
cigarettes, or any substitute therefore.
for the purpose Of filling with tobacco
for smoking. Any person violating
this section shall be punished by
fine of not exceeding twenty-five dol
lars or by Imprisonment in the county
jail not exceeding ten days"
Speaker Ekern discussed anti-cig-
arctic legislation generally, aud told
how the big tobacco companies are
violating the spirit of the state law
by teaching children how to get Gig
arettes outside the state and made the
point that people to whom cigarette
smoking is offensive are entitled to
rights as well as smokers.
Mr.. Hebron believed the law un-
constitutional. Indiana had knocked
out such law, he said. He wanted
to send it back to the committee.
Mr.. Reynolds wondered what was
the matter with Milwaukee anyway.
The Assembly should not be afraid of
things that interfere with the consti-
tuition, he said.
DR.. Miller said it was demonstrated
that cigarettes were no more harmful
than any other form of Tobacco,
though he admitted children pre-
ferred them and used them to excess.
He would support bill prohibiting
any form Of smoking in public places.
Mr.. Carpenter introduced such
amendment and Mr.. Hebron with
drew his motion. The amendment
was killed by close vote and the bill
was then sent to engrossment by an
overwhelming vote.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-05-16
!. W. Sherman, a Cigar Maker
Meets Accidental Death at
the Hotel Fischer
MAID MAKES THE DISCOVERY
Sherman Had Been Dead for Several
Hours When Found and Gas Was
Flowing From the Only Gas
Burner in the Room

The lifeless remains of J. w. Sheir-
man, cigar maker thirty years Of
age, were found in a room at the
Fischer hotel on Market street Just
after eight O'Clock Sunday morning
and an open gas jet from which the
gas was running out in full force told
the story Of the death of the man.
Sherman was dead and it was,evideflt
from the appearance of his body that
he had been dead for many hours.
The remains were removed to the
Miller & Cosgrove morgue and an in
quest was held today.
It is probable that the details of the
death of Sherman will never be
known and while it is possible that
the man deliberately planned to take
his own life the conditions about the
room seem to indicate that the
asphyxiation Of the man was the re-
suit of an accident.
Sherman had recently come to Ke-
nosha from Rochester, Indiana, and
ten days ago he went to work for John
Fox, the Main street cigar maker.
He was a hale fellow we'll met and
made good from the start. He took a
room at the Fischer Hotel and it is
understood that he was planning to
bring his wife to Kenosha in the near
future.
On Saturday evening Sherman left
the hotel and went out with mum Der
of his friends. He visited several
saloons during the evening, but when
he reached the hotel just before mid
night he seemed to be in the best of
spirits. He waved good night to
the clerk as he walked through the
office toward his room and this was
the last seen of him until his lifeless
body was found. Early Sunday morn
ing one of the chamber maids at the
hotel detected the odor of gas on the
seconds floor of the building and she
went about and tried the doors of the
different rooms and the room occupied
by Sherman was found to be locked.
After a time the girl got pass key
and opened the door. She made a
CHASTITY discovery. Sherman was on
the bed with his head resting on his
arm and there was no evidence of a
struggle. The flesh of the mans face
had been turned black by the escaping
gas. AS soon as possible the police
and coroner we're notified and the re-
mains we're removed to the morgue.
Little is known in regard to the
dead man and an effort is being made
today to locate his relatives. His
widow is said to be in Mendoza, III.
The coroner's jury after Investigate
ing the case returned a verdict that
the deceased came to his death by
being overcome by Illuminating gas
and that the gas had been accidentally
turned on.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-05-16
MET AWFUL DEATH
Mabe Lajen, Little Daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. ThuIes Lajen,
Burned to Death
SAD ENDING OF CHILD'S LIFE

| Thessaddest accident that ever oc-
Cured at Winthrop Harbor occurred
on Monday morning when Mabel
Lajen, the 2-year-old daughter Of
Mr.. ands Mrs. Thules Lajen, was
burned to death while playing with a
number kof children about agbonfre.'
The little girl with four other children
were playing on lot near the Lajen
home and the child who was burned
had gone to her home and secured
some matches with which the children
had started FIRE. They were play
ing about the fire when sudden gust
OF wind blew the flames to the cloth
ing of the Lajen child and in second
she was mass of flames. The child
rem fled IN terror from the playground
to the Truesdell store and called
Truesdell to save their companion.
He rushed out but the child had
fallen to the groundl overcome by the
smoke and flames. She died a few
minutes later before her parents
could be summoned.
As soon as possible Kenosha IN.
dertaker was called to take care of the
remains and the coroner of Lake
County, Illinois, was called to hold an
inquest over the little body. The re-
mains of the child were burned to
crisp. All of the clothing was burned
from the little form and the flesh was
burned so that the parents of the
child could not recognize the remains.
The accident caused the widest
excitement in the village and the
mother Of the child suffered nervous
prostration when she heard of The
awful fate of her daughter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-05-16

THERE are some other matters in
Connection with that old street rail-
way company besides the liability on
its bonded Indebtedness that good
many Kenosha people would like to
see cleared up and they hope that Mr..
Clausen will come right along to this
city and push his claim against the
present owners of the street railway
for all there is in it. There are
several gentlemen in Kenosha, the
district attorney for one, who are very
anxious to see him here, and if he
comes to Kenosha they are ready to
guarantee him and possibly also
one or two other more or less promin-
ent local citizens, highly interest
ing and exciting time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-05-16

PAVING work is going forward rapid
" in all sections Of the city and it is
evident that Kenosha property-owners
are thoroughly convinced that the
cost of improvements is returned to
them in the increased value of their
properties. The city's share of the
cost of paving is little over 20 per
cent of the total, but it is money we'll
spent and as long as the property
owners are willing to invest their
money in these improvements the city
must stand ready to pay its proportion
of the cost
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-05-16

The kicking against the new side
walk ordinance grows stronger as
more property owners go up against
its provisions and it now seems likely
that the Council will have to either
pay some attention to the demands
for its revision and amendment or let
the whole measure become a dead
letter like SO many other ordinances
now on the city's law books as it GER
tainly will If property owners do not
pay any more attention to the ordi-
nance in the future than they have in
the short time that has elapsed since
it was passed. Walks have been built
within week without the slightest
reference to the ordinance and if the
ordinance is not to be enforced
against ali alike it should not be en-
forced against anybody. The Council
certainly made great effort to get
the ordinance before the people be
fore it was passed, but few paid any
attentions to it before it directly
affected their interests.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-05-16

The ordinance against riding BIZ
cycles on the walks should, of course,
be enforced to the letter at this time
of the year and the riders themselves
if they expect to be allowed to use
the walks when the streets are i'm
passable should have sense enough to
keep off them now without being
made to. The Chief might go further,
however, in the enforcement Of some
of the ordinances Of the city without
going wrong for it is good deal like
swallowing a camel and straining
at gnat to go after the bicyclers
without paying any attention to the
racing automobiles and motor cycles.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-05-16

THE critics of the water commits
sioners who think the intake should
have been extended before the water
tower was built will see that the ex-
penditure for the water tower was
justified as soon as the new mains in
the outlying sections of the city are
laid if they do not now. The property
owners in the suburbs are just as
much entitled to city water as any
other taxpayers, but it would be al
most impossible to give them any
kind of satisfactory service without
the stand pipe to maintain uniform
pressure on the mains.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-05-16

ALMOST daily outside business con-
Germs which desire to establish
branches in Kenosha find it impossi-
BILE to secure any kind of a location,
and althoughin many cases exorbitant
rentals are offered, tRereis little or no
money being invested in renting
property to supply this demand. The
present cost Of labor and material is
too high to make any kind of a rent
ing proposition attractive to investors.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-05-16

WHEN it was almost impossible for
the railroad company to handle the
freight business of the city on account
Of the congested condition of the
yards there may have been some ex-
cuse for blocked crossings but with
the increased trackage in the big
yards west of the city and the inn
proved system of handling the
freight trains there is little excuse
for the offenders now and the people
who are held up at the crossings for
an unreasonable time have right to
complain. In nine cases out of ten
when crossings are blocked now it is
due to laziness on the part of the
train crews or total disregard of
the rights of the public and the police
should be called in to adjust matters.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-05-16

THAT bill in the legislature which
proposes to specify the ways in which
candidates for Office can spend their
money to advance their candidates.
and limiting the amount to be spent
looks to be one of those measures
which are beautiful in theory but
failures in practice. 1t would work
about like the law requiring candi-
dates to file their expense accounts
which was farce from the begin
ming.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-05-16

WITH reference = anti-cig arette
Legislation the Legislature will 10 we'll
to let the present law alone. It is
working fairly well nov although
public sentiment will not countenance
the enforcement of it's provisions
against adults, but if the Legislature
goes ahead and makes an unreason-
ably radical new law it may get one
that it will be impossible to enforce
AT all
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-05-16

EVERY one who has any interest in
Kenosha is interested in getting this
strike at the tannery settled as
speedily as possible. It would be
mighty bad thing for Keuosha to have
one of its big industrial plants closed
for an indefinite period and that is
what is likely to happen if this labor
trouble is rot adjusted in short order.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-05-16
WOODSTOCK IS OUT
Leader Of Manuel Training Work
in Schools of Kenosha Elected
as New College Instructor
GOES TO GRACELAND COLLEGE

Charles B. Woodstock, who for the
the department of Manual Training
in the Kenosha schools and who is
better known among the Students
than any other tea cher with the ex-
.ception of uperintendent zimmers,
has sent his resignation to the Board
of Educa ton to take effect with the
close of the present year.
Prof. Woodstock gives up his work
in the Kenosha schools to accept a
position as Instructor of Manual
Training and Agriculture at Grace
land College, Lamont, Iowa.
Graceland College is the first school
of any size to be opened by the Latter
Day Saints. It has just been COM
pleted at a large expenditure of funds
and it promises to be one of the lead
ing schools among the religious
denominations of the country. The
Latter Day Saints should not be con-
fused with the Mormons at Salt Lake
City, as the church at Lamont, Iowa,
is another branch of the church
originally founded by Joseph Smith.
1t has membership of $4,000 and
most of the young people of the de-
nomination will be educated at the
new Graceland College.
The post for which Mr.. Woodstock
has been selected is most important
one and It offers him not only wider
field Of activity but a largely in
creased salary for his work. The
trustees of the college have made
large appropriation for the equipment
of the Manual Training department
ard this money will be spent under
the direction of Mr.. Woodstock.
Principal and Mrs. Woodstock will
leave for Lamont Immediately after
the close of the present school term.
There will be a new line of work
for the Kenosha teacher as he will
also have charge of the college farm.
Principal Woodstock has been con-
nected with the Kenosha schools for
the past four years and he has given
great satisfaction. After serving two
yCd1S a. RlAnNAPoA Al lAC due
schools he was selected by the Board
of Education to have charge of the
new Manual Training department.
made possible by the gifts of Thomas
B. Jeffery to the board. Under the
supervision of Mr.. Woodstock the de-
partment has been decidedly success
full and the work so pleased Mr..
Jeffery that he has recently made an
offer to the board to furnish funds for
extending the work to the High School
department. I
The Board of Education will elect
a successor to Mr.. Woodstock at the
meeting to be held on next Tuesday
evening. Several good men have been
considered by the committee on teach
ers and it is thought that man can
be secured who will continue the work
which had such an suspicious begin
ming under the retiring teacher.
There was false alarm of fire
turned in at midnight Saturday night
from the box at the corner of Free
mont avenue and Collins street and
the members of the Central engine
company and the West Side company
made the long run only to find that
the alarm was unfounded. A reward |
Of twenty-five dollars has been offered |
for the arrest of the people turning
in the alarm.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-05-16
TO LIMIT EXPENSE
New Law TO Limit Expenses Of
Candidates is Favored by
Wisconsin Legislature
POPULATION TO DECIDE COST

To limit the expenses Of candidates
for public offices and to prevent COR
rupt practices is bill which will pos
sibly be passed by the legislature of
this state, as it has been advanc ed
by the assembly and now goes before.
the senate. That such law will be
welcomed by public officials and those
desiring to be IN the future, there is
no doubt, but such law will be OBJ
jected to by many who have in the
past worked" candidates for office
for drinks, cigars and money, as the
measure by failing to specify, pre-
vents the spending of money for
cigars or refreshments by candidates.
Its provisions in part are as follows:
"No candidate for nomination or
election to any elective public Office
shall directly or Indirectly pay. ex-
pend or contribute any money or other
valuable thing, or promise TO do SO,
for any purpose other than these
named.
"First-For the candidates person
al travelling expenses.
"Second-For rent and necessary
furnishing of halls or rooms during
such candidacy, for the delivery of
speeches relative to principles or
candidates.
"Third-Payment of speakers and
musicians at public meetings and
their necessary travelling expenses.
Fourth Printing and distributing
lists of candidates, sample ballots,
pamphlets, newspapers, circulars,
cards, handbills, posters and an
nouncements relative to candidates or
political issues or principles.
"Fifth-For his share of the reason
able compensation of challengers at
the polls.
ssixth-For copying and classify
ing poll lists.
"seventh-For making canvasses
of voters.
"Eighth-For postage, telegraph,
telephone or other public messenger
service.
"Ninth-For clerk hire at COM
mittee headquarters.
"Tenth-For contribution to cam
paign committees.
mo candidate shall in the aggre-
gate expend or authorize the expend-
iture Of any money or other valuable
thing in excess of sum calculated
upon the number of votes cast for
governor at the last preceding regular
election within the district, county or
state, as the case may be, as follows:
"For 5000 votes or less, $500.
"For each 100 votes over 5000 and
under 5000, So.
'For each 100 votes over $4,000, ST..
NO person shall expend any money
or property or incur any expense or
liability in excess of SIS in the aggre-
gate, upon behalf of any candidate for
any elective public Office in this state,
except upon and after obtaining the
written consent and direction of such
candidate, specifying the amount to
be so expended, and then on1y to the
amount so specified.
ANY person elected to any public
office who shall have violated any
provision of sections 4543 as and s,
shall be punished by a fine of not
more than 81, 900, and shall forfeit the
right to hold any public office voted
for at such election and shall be in
eligible to hold any public Office for
term Of five years after such election. =