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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-29
MEMORIAL DAY PROC
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Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-11
RESTAURANT INSPECTOR
RAIDS LUNCH WAGONS
POUNDS OF ROTTEN FOOD ARE
CONDEMNED
Wright Declares He viii Push Prose-
cution-Stigmatlzes J. J. Murphy's
Stands as Nauseatlng and
Disgusting

Ten pounds of rotten fish in a box with
maggots, five pounds of lard filled with
dirt and flies, two pounds of filthy salt
five pounds of stale lemons, and ten
pounds of pancake -four filled with dead
flies and reaches, were condemned by
Inspector Wright yesterday afternoon and
complaint issued by Prosecuting At
torney Ford for the arrest of j. l.
Murphy, proprietor of several lunch
wagons kept at SO9-11 East Fourth street
Inspector Wright visited the lot where
Murphy keeps his wagons and entering
one of the wagons found the above arti-
cles. Such food is daily being served to
the patrons of these lunch counters,
which do business at the corner of First
and Los Angeles streets and at the corner
of Fourth and Los Angeles streets, said
Inspector Wright last night. The inspec-
| tor intends to keep after the proprietors
| of lunch counters who continue to sell
such food to the public until they are
| forced out of business or clean up their
establishments and sell fresh food
This arrest and exposure of the lunch
counter wagon men is only part of the
crusade going on against restaurant keep
ers in Los Angeles who violate the
health ordinance and sell decayed and
disease-infected food to the public II
is part of the policy of Mayor Harpers
administration to see that the public is
1 not deliberately poisoned.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-11
CITY GOES AHEAD WITH
TEHACHAPI CEMENT PLANT
CHANGES IN MACHINERY ARE
ORDERED
Council Instructs Board of Public
Works to Make Necessary Con-
tracts with Two Bidders
for Aqueduct Project

The city council yesterday ordered
changes in machinery for the city's ce-
ment plant at Tehachapi on Recommended
ton of the board of public works.
The expense is small through the will
ingness of the bidders to make the change
and all that was necessary was to waive
the rule making readvertising necessary
for expenditures involving more than soOo.
The machinery is needed in connection
with the Owens river aqueduct project.
The board heretofore invited bids for
furnishing two sets of steam turbo cleo
trio generators and in pursuance of such
notice awarded the contract to the D'Olier
Engineering company for S50sSO, this COM
pany being the lowest bidder.
Since the award of the contract 1t was
found desirable that certain portions OF
the machinery specified should be modi-
fed SO as to produce higher power, and
the company has expressed willingness
to make such modification without addi-
tional expense. AS this machinery is
urgently needed it was inexpedient to re-
advertise.
The board also in the regular manner
invited and received bids Tor the furnish
ing of boilers and motors and had awarded
the contract to the Pacific Coast Manu-
featuring company for H2,1sO that COM
pany being the lowest bidder. Since this
award it Is found desirable that certain
motors should be built to. operate at
lower speed and in addition be equipped
with pulleys and slide rails, all at an ad-
ditional expense of 1858 80. This machinery
is urgently required and it was inexpedi-
ent to readvertise.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-11
GETS TWO YEARS
ON Fathers CHARGE
MERRIMAN, WITHOUT COUNSEL,
PLEADS GUILTY
Confesses to Theft of Lens and Purse
from Photo Studo-committed
Crime Before Leaving for
Mothers Home

Edward Merriman pleaded guilty to
grand larceny in Judge Wilbur's court
yesterday and was sentenced to two
years imprisonment at San Quentin
He was unattended by counsel, and
after pleading to the charge, which
was brought by his father, he asked
permission to make sworn statement
to the court. His request was granted
Merriman was accused of breaking
into the Photographic studio of Charles
Hartman at 202 Mercantile place and
stealing a lens values at $155 and a
purse containing S215 belonging to a
patron of the studio. He was arrested
at Albuquerque, N. M.
Detective Hosick testified that Mer-
riman had confessed and that the lens
had been recovered.
A few days before the theft Merri-
man received ticket to Chicago from
his mother, who lives there. His
father is employed by Hartman and
both roomed in the same building.
The prisoner told the court ramb-
ling story of having gone to the place
to get a valise, and having left the
room for moment to bid his father
good by the door closed and locked
with his key on the inside.
without explaining how or why he
took the lens he attempted to relate
his experience in the town where he
was apprehended, claiming the officers
there had another man in custody, and
that he had admitted the charge so the
other man might go free and continue
his trip eastward.
Judge Wilbur interrupted him to
pass sentence
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-11
NOT GUILTY PLEA,
OF ESTELLE CORWELL
WITHOUT CULVER WOMAN HEARS
MURDER CHARGE
Her Face Hidden by Veil of Mourning
Slayer of George T. Bennett Faces
Court-TriaI Set for
December 10

Mrs. Estelle Corwell, arraigned be-
fore Judge Wilbur yesterday morning,
pleaded not guilty to the charge OF
numbering George T. Bennett, whom
she is charged with having shot and
killed on the night of July %.
On the motion of her counsel, LIE
Compile Davis, the trial was set for
December 10. That the defense should
seek delay caused surprise. Nothing is
known of the nature of the defense
that will be made except to the attor-
ney for the woman.
Mrs. Corwell appeared in court some
time before the case was called. There
was nothing of Importance In her
manner. She was dressed in black and
wore a heavy veil. When her name
was called she stood up and listened to
the reading of the information by AS
sistant District Attorney McComas
without betraying emotion.
When the reading ceased she an
swered simply, Not guilty" in tone
so low as to be scarcely audible to the
curious group in the rear of the court
room.
AS soon as the date of her trial was
decided upon she was led to her cell In
the county jail.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-11
EPES RANDOLPH SUED
FOR $3.50 STOCK
5000 SHARES cANANEA COPPER
INVOLVED
Lycurgus Lindsay Asks Recompense
for Purchase of Greene's Option
from Railroad Man-CouId
Not Get Paper

Lycurgus Lindsay has appealed to.
the courts to aid him in gaining posi-
session of 5000 shares of the Canane9k
Copper company stock, valued ~
$175,000.
In a complaint filed yesterday it is
set forth that prior to August 10, 1906,
w. C. Greene was entitled to purchase
any number of shares of the company's
stock up to 10000. On that date he
sold his option to Lindsay and Epes
Randolph, railroad man and millionaire
copper king of Arizona. Greene re-
ceived $4,000 in cash, the agreed
amount.
On August IS, 1906, Lindsay alleges,
Randolph sold to the plaintiff all his
right and title to any part of the OPP
ton. The deal was contaminated at
Tucson. When Lindsay applied to the
company for the 5000 shares he wanted
he found Randolph had ordered the
company to deliver the stock to no one
but himself.
After repeated efforts to get the
stock he has brought suit against
Randolph.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-11
SAVES CITY THOUSANDS
IN ASPHALT REPAIRS
OFFICIAL. TESTER is PROPOSED
BY BOARD
Portion of Cost Of New Office viii Be
Charged Against Jobs Where
Testing Is Done Under
City Engineers

One of the important questions IN
connection with the public work under
the department of the city engineer is
the quality of asphalt used by contrac-
tors for paving purposes.
For nearly year the city engineer mas
been subjecting samples of aspnait anu
asphalt paving mixtures to chemical IN
spection
This work has been done as branch OF
the inspection service and all charges
outside of certain small expenses Tor APP
paratus and chemicals have been porhe
by the jobs under construction.
The chief engineer hnds' howese, 49, -,
order to give the best results .a,i,
general work must be done, winch "S sar.
cannot be charged against JOBS, anu ~
which the city engineer has no neanS ~
paying. -. aona tho
To enable this work to be cone .ns
board of public works yesterday reuues'eu
the CITY council to create the postum "
asphalt tester at salary OF $4'oV pei usy,
This position to be in addition 70 oener
positions now created in the eepar'inene
of the city engineer. ,,;rar,,,e,
AS is the case in other engineering
work. the larger portion OF the EXPENSE
of this inspector will be charged against
the lob for which this service Is renuersu
and thus the expense to the CITY WAL pe
light ana a.
The work is of great importance, ana II
&c the onjnion of the board that changes
already made in the quality Oh aspnait
used as result of such testing wiz save
the CITY thousands of dollars III aspnaie
repairs in years to come.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-11
PT0MAlNE POISON is
BUT LITTLE UNDERSTOOD
NOT FREQUENTLY FOUND IN
CANNED VEGETABLES
Hebrew Anclents Knew Its Danger:
and Deuteronomy Forbade Tat
ing Anything That "Dieth
of Itself"

Poisoning by ptomaines probably is
as little understood as any of the COM
mon ills that befall man, says the Cali
fornia Fruit Grower. Only recently
has ptomaine poisoning been reduced
to anything like scientific knowledge.
In our ignorance of the causes ana ac
ton of this poison we nave nurseo
many popular decisions. For instance,
canned goods have long been beheveo
to have been the most prolific source
of ptomaine poisoning, while, as mat
ter of fact, they are about the freest
from this danger. Canned goods gen
orally are prepared from the fresh ma
terial, used before there is a chance OF
decomposition to reach the danger
point.
Furthermore, they usually are care
fully sterilized. And If the bacteria
of ptomaine has been at work gases
will have been produced, the ends OF
presence of poisoning, or chance OF
it, thereby easily detected.
Throughout the entire scientific
world recently special attention has
been paid to the subject of ptomaine
pois oning for the purpose of prevent
ing and treating it, Professor S. G
Prescott of the department of indus
| trial biography of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology has given to
the world lately much valuable infor-
nation concerning his experiments.
Cause of Ptomaine
Ptomaines are produced by the COM
bined action of hundreds. of minute
organisms-the so-called purifying
bacteria-and are found in the foods
eaten by all humanity except the vege-
tartan. Ptomaines therefore are viz
tually as many in number as the differ
ent animal food products.
The word ptomaine is derived from
the Greek word for corpse, the firsi
ptomaines having been discovered In
bodies. The name was suggested II
the early SOS by an Italian scientist
The ancient Hebrews knew the danger
from this source, and one of the com
mandants in Deuteronomy is: "Ye shall
not eat anything that dieth of itself
thou shalt give 1t unto the stranger
that is within thy gates, that he may
eat" Which was valuable Safeguard
! for the Chosen" but a little rough or
the other fellow.
Food poisoning may be caused II
various ways, the substance most com
monty affected being meat, sausage
fish, milk and cheese, in which bacte
rial action produces ptomaine poison
ing readily. These bacterial changes
usually take place in the flesh before /
| Is cured or cooked.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-11
HI ALDEN GOES TO WAR
ON VENTURA COUNTY BEARS
Proprietor of Hotel Nadeau Wants to
Bring Back a Real Live Bruln
for His First Street
Hostelry

Hi Alden, proprietor of the Nadeau
hotel, corner First and Spring streets
has turned that hosiery over to his
clerks, and is off for the MOUNTAINS IN
Ventura county, where he expects to do
a bit of hunting.
Said Mr.. 1.lden yesterday, Il am TAX
ing this rest as it is one of the first l
have enjoyed in many a long month
and / am going to make the most of it.
l shall be gone for month or So but
will return in time to be ready for the
influx of guests from the east the latter
part of next month.
'.While I am gone my chief worry
shall he hear hunting. / told my clerks
yesterday when returned wanted to
bring back a real live cub bear. But !
guess before my trip is all over l Will
have changed my mind. Bear hunting
is an altogether new experience to me,
and maybe l am too confident, but
expect to tackle two or three just the
same"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-11
CIRCUS PERFORMER TURNS
SOMERSAULT ON UNICYCLE
WalIy Kaufman of Ringllngs' Does
Astounding Trick-Troupe OF
Horses Wear Clothes and
Eat at Table

WIZ, a rirrus performer, riding on a
,,-,sevrls with the handle bars removed,
turns a sornersault and lands again astrlue
n the one wheel il IS time for spectators
~ r,ft ND and take notice This is what
VVaI1z Kaufman does in the big bicycle
- fas+l1red this season with Ringing
p-oSs famous circus. There are ten in
fte Hartmann family and they perform
Szlf5;cr1+ fears on slender machines that
are AIMING. One of them rides a triple
tandem machine. perched on the front
nsfials and the front wheel reared into
the air ,-,
Another sensational act is the flying
4rapeze spectacle offered by the celebrated
Jordan family There are ten men, women
80 chfIdren in the act, and rigging
which ILLS nearly the entire dome of the
raDvas Is used. There are thirty other
aertalIsts besides the Jordans, and prom
snant among them are the European
Tslarkonfans. the Alvarez family from
Snain. the MiIlets, the Shaws, the aerial
Smiths. Joseph La Rap, mid-air contor-
ZIONIST. and the celebrated De Mario,
trapeze acrobat.
chief among the forty riders are the
ave Bedinis, renowned all over the world;
Mr.. and Mrs Stickney, the Hobsons. Paul
Devene. Bud German, John Mercer and
Iohn ARee. the champion roughrider OF
fhe world; Daisy Hodgini, just from Italy;
fhe Clark brothers from London hippo
drome fame, and Nola Satterfield. Chief
among the sixty acrobats are the Belfords,
fine greatest in the world; the Patty
brothers Just from Paris; the Marnelio-
Marnite troup who are making their first
tour of America; the Borsenis from Italy,
and the marvellous Persian family, the
Mirze Golems, by permission of the shah.
Az regards trained animal features the
Ringing Bros. lead all the world One
act alone, the Riccobono horses, has dis
tinctIon over all other educated animal
snecIalties on earth. These wonderful
ee,11ines wear boots, trousers, hats and
coats: they dine at a table from plates;
they make their own beds; they take
their clothing off, even to the boots, and
do more difficult things that must be seen
10 be believed. Other trained animals are
the famous elephants under direction OF
pearl Souder in a new act Kerslake
pigs. which skip the rope and shoot the
ch,tes. a high school of mules and a
company of trick horses under the mani
aeement of Nola Satterfeld.
The Holloway family Of high-wire per,
formers, the Jordan sisters, the Noetze
family and Claude Roode, also wire
artists. are others among the 300 per.
formers whose acts are of special interest
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-11
FoRTY-FIVE ARE DRAWN
FOR TERM TRIAL JURY
judge Wilbur Of the Superior Court
Orders That Those Selected
Appear for Duty Next
Monday

Superior Judge Wilbur yesterday ordered
that term trial jury of forty-nve be
drawn for the ensuing term. The jurors
will be subpoenaed to appear for duty
THOSE chosen are w. A. Baxter, Victor
E. Benstead, Truman Berry, ]. II. Ben
nett, James P. Boyd, John Burns. W. x
Church, D. w. Cate, James Clark :, j.
Carrillo. Alexander Culver, ]. A. Cum
mings, c. S. Davidson, Charles II. Eason'
Willard Fillmore, w. M, Gray Nicnola"
Glaze. John q. Hackett. Joseph Hamilton,
]. f. Hawk, f. Henderson, F. e. Judson'
e. Keiso, H. P. Lants. o. w. Lorbeer' f,
z. McCollum, A. X. Macomber, Joseph
Mesmer, H C. Merritt. 2. t. Nelson. w
o. Newton. W. Il. oliver, r. II. Pinney'
III. Y. Quackenbush. G. w. Retzman, 10. A.
Rogers. c. G. Rogers, w II. Rhodes, IL
e. Rodenhouse, Alva Starbuck. B. Sues.
l.. p Tappenier. Frank w Wallace and
G. s. Wright
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-11
GIVE TWO WEEKS DELAY IN
MATEo SPUR TRACK CASE

Petition No S46 from the Atchison. To-
peka & Santa Re Railway company. ask
ing for permission to construct and oper-
ate a spur track across Mateo street at
the junction of Alamo and Mateo streets,
was returned to the city council yester-
day with a request that it be set for
hearing at IL o'clock a. m. of Monday,
September 80.
The matter has heretofore been set for
hearing on Monday, September 16, and
under the ordinance, notices must be
posted along the line of the proposed
spur track and published for seven days
prior to the hearing.
1t has been impossible for the DEPART
ment of the board of public routes hand
ling the notices to have them printed and
posted in time to come within the seven
days.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-11
HURT IN COLLISION, ASKS
THOUSAND DOLLARS DAMAGE
Peter Backman Wants Redress from
Los Angeles Railway Company
for Injuries and Broken
Wagon

Peter Backman Brought ruit yesterday
against the Los Angeles Railway COM
pany for damages received in COLI
sion between his wagon and Moneta
avenue car.
The plaintiff alleges that as he was
driving on Moneta avenue near Forty
second street on October Is, 1906, a car
came suddenly around the corner and
crashed into the wagon, throwing Back
man from his seat painfully injuring him.
The complaint declares the accident
was caused by the carelessness of the
motorman who, BaclSman AYERS, made
no attempt to stop the car.
For doctor bill of $3.50 and damages tc
the team and wagon amounting to 1925
he asks $1,000 damages and costs.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-11
"KING OF SAFE CRACKERS"
SOUGHT IN LOS ANGELES
Edward Quinn, an Escaped Convict
Whose Name Has Been synony-
nous with Theft, Is Wanted
in Illinois

A hundred dollars reward has been Of
fered for the return of Edward Quinn,
alias r. A. Vance, who has escaped from
the Illinois state penitentiary and is
thought by the Illinois police to have
come to Los Angeles.
Quinn is AZ years of age, five feet S1s
inches high, has dark hair mixed with
gray, fair complexion, hazel eyes and
wears glasses. His picture has been sent
to the Los Angeles police in order they
may keep a lookout for him. He escaped
from Joliet August %.
Quinn is known as 'the king of safe
breakers SO great is his reputation in
the East that the people speak of Quin-
ming things rather than stealing or safe
breaking.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-11
LAW RESTRICTING LIQUOR
ON AouEDUcT is READY

Hartley Shaw, chief deputy district at
torney, yesterday submitted to the super
visors an ordinance prohibiting the sale
of liquor at any point within four miles
of the Owens river aqueduct. The ordi-
nance was prepared at the direction OF
the board in response to public demand
for the restriction of the sale of liquor
to workmen employed on the aqueduct
Owing to the absence of Supervisor
Manning, the reading of the ordinance
was put off until next Monday. Mem
bers of the board declare they are doubt
full of the legality of the ordinance, but
no open opposition has been expressed
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-11
NATIONAL UNDERWRITERS
WILL CONVENE HERE

The convention of the National AS
ISOLATION OF Underwriters which has just
closed its annual session at Toronto.
Canada, has decided to hold it's next
convention in Los Angeles. This will take
place most probably during this same
month next year, although the time has
not been determined upon definitely.
The choice of this city for the next
convention was due mainly to the efforts
of the Southern California delegation,
composed of John w Wilmington and G.
s. Montgomery of Los Angeles and
John Norris of Pasadena.
Mr.. Wilmington has been elected vice.
president of the coming convention.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-11
OF FIRE
ESCAPE LAW CONTESTED

George Mason, owner Of the building
at Fourth street and Broadway which
bears his name, in suit filed yesterday
seeks to restrain the city officials from
enforcing the ordinance passed June 4,
1906, providing for adequate fire escapes
on all public buildings
Mayor Harper and all other city Of
ficials who have anything to do with the
enforcing of ordinances, are named as
defendants. In the complaint it is also
asked that the law be declared null
and void.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-11
MILK BELOW STANDARD;
DEALER is FINED s25

When arraigned in Justice Selph's court
yesterday, j. w. Waddington pleaded
guilty to the charge of selling and offer
ing for sale milk that contained less than
8 per cent of butter fat and less than Slk
per cent of solids other than the required
fat.
He was fined SIS. Washington is a
Santa Monica milkman, and the prosecu-
ton was the result of an investigation
made by J. L. Starr, state dairy inspect
or, who swore to the complaint
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-11
Excnr.ions to santa barbara

The Southern Pacific will sell on september
Is and IA round trip tickets from Los Angeies
~ Pasadei.a TO santa Barbara for s., good 30
Gays for return and for stopover at Santa
Paula and Ventura in either or both direc-
tons Proportionately low rates also on same
days from other points in Southern California
Information at city ticket office. 900 South
spriag street. corner Sixth. at Arcade depot.
los Angeles. or from any agent.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-11

A Massachusetts minister was making
his first visit TO kentucky several years
ago.. He had to spend the night in a
small mountain town, where feuds and
conversation with one OF the natives, he
said
my friend, this is very bibulous state.
] hear"
Lord" replied the man. there hain't
twenty-five Bibles in. all Kentucly.'-
Saturday Evening POST
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-11
VIRGINIA RIVER OIL
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Utah-AlIeghany Oil Company


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Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-11

Mr. and Mrs Wellington Clark are at
lake Tahoe. They expect to return to
Hollywood about October 1.
Mrs. Caro- Senour, formerly of Chicago
now at Hollywood, is a brave little wo
man. She is giving a little entertain
ment at Wilcox hall tonight, the proceeds
to go toward drinking fountain fund To-
Hollywood Poor, tired horses COMING
from the mountains will be refreshed
Two cantatas will be given, called Fairy
land" and Lily of the Valley" Abou
fifty children will take part in the en-
tertainment.
The continued illness of Mars. Paul
Compton at her charming bungalow is
distressing her friends.
Daniel Frawley the actor, and Mrs
Cosmo Morgan dined at the hotel last
Sunday.
Mrs. Hammond of Washington, D. c.,
and her daughter, Mrs f. Semmes and
family are expected September 10, en- route
to City of Mexico from Santa Barbara
They will spend about month at
Hotel Hollywood.
Mrs. Pemberton and family leave this
week Friday for their home in Phoenix
Ariz. They will be greatly missed.
Miss Helen R. Macdonald of Los An
geles is the guest of Miss Ruth Ander.
son tbs week.
Mrs. J. w. Harris and daughter, Mis-:
L. Milligan, registered for few days
during the past week and entertained
Mrs. Duncan and Miss Collins of Los An
geles at luncheon last Saturday.
Mrs. Florence Scott of Detroit will b,
the guest of Nine. Genevra tombstone
Bishop at the hotel for a few days. Mrs
Scott has a beautiful soprano voice anC
will be heard at several of the artistic
recitals given at the hotel every othei
Sunday evening.
Miss Blanche. Stoddard, the leading ar
fist of the Belasco theater, is so in low
with Hollywood she has decided to spenC
few weeks there during the early fall
so as to have perfect rest.
Maud Adams was a guest while in thu
city at the hotel, and is very enthusiast,
over the flowers, the mountains, tn
quiet, restful nights, as she says her
only can l get away from people ant
have perfect rest"
Letters from Mrs H. tombstone Whit
ley and little Grace, who are spending
few months in Minneapolis tell of a de
lightful trip and of their sailing last o
September for Europe. They are greatl
missed Mr.. II. tombstone Whitley vii
go east to wish them bon voyage. TIL
latter viii spend the winter at Hote
HOLLYWOOD
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-11
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL

Friends of General and Mrs. Compton
are delighted that they are to return to
the hotel for the coming season.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Wellington Clark are at
lake Tahoe. They expect to return to
Hollywood about October 1.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-11

Stanley Anderson left for Cochran Sun
day night to spend few days.