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Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-16
SANITARY
CORPS IS
ORGANIZED
SPOTLESST0WN SLOGAN OF
COUNCIL
CITY DIVIDED AND PHYSICIANS
APPOINTED
First Months Outlay In Work Esti.
mated at s2o,ooo-Fifty Teams
to Haul Debrie - Many
Men Employed

In line with the cry for spotless Los
Angeles a special meeting of the city
council will be held this afternoon 10
divide the city into nine sanitary wards
10 prepare at once for wholesale
cleanup.
The plan. as outlined by conference
In Acting Mayor Niles Pease office' Is
to spend $4,000 the first month and keep
nm the outlay as long as the experts
deem it necessary.
one physician delegated by the Los
Angeles Medical association will take
sanitary charge of each ward and VIII
have two deputies chosen by himselI.
The city will pay the physician In cnlel
s150 month and the deputies $lOo
month. D.,
These three will visit every home IN
the ward If possible, to insure an ap-
solute inspection.
Ninety Rat Catchers
1t is proposed to appoint ninety @ "a.
catchers, ten to each ward, at ~ uay
each. -, -, ef+,,
Supplementing these there will be nIty
teams for which, with drivers, "a a oay
each will be paid, and 100 scavengers at
q a day each to fill the wagons and
haul the stuff away.
ON the basis of these 297 men working
the salary list will be about Sl6,4lo a
month - ...u, ha
After TWO weeks the officials Will pc
better able to estimate how long the
campaign will take, but three moh'hS
of the most is the probable time
Police will accompany the different
crews to see that all work which shouio
nroperly be done by private parties Will
he taken care of without delay.
The dumping of this material will pc
MANNED so that it's accumulation Will
NOT create a nuisance, short-haul places
being found in each ward. Lime ana
deodorants will be freely USED.
The city's garbage crematory Will De
run day and night with experts and
plenty of fuel oil to take care of what
is offered there.
Traps in Demand
Never in the history of Los Angeles
will there be such an overhaulng Oh
the vacant lots, alleys and streets, as
we'll as the back yards and cellars, or
the older section of the flower city.
In the meantime all the hardware
stores report a run on thier rat trap
stocks. the sales of these wire affairs
being unprecedented
DR.. L. NJ Powers recentl.- made
trip to San Francisco, mainly to note
how that city and Oakland are carrying
on their plans of campaign for cleaning
those cities.
1t is said Los Angeles will benefit
greatly by the expenditure.
Much more can be accomplished by
general organized effort all over the city,
as it will prevent the driving of rats
from one section into another and the
dislodging of filth in one ward merely
to push it into the next one
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-16
RAN OFF IN STOLEN
AUTOMOBILE, ACCUSATION
H. r. Francis Arrested in Bakersfield
George E. Hart the owner-Ma-
chine Found Near CaIabasas
AccompIice Sought

H. r. Francis, arrested week ago in
Bakersfield on the charge of grand lar
ceny, was brought to Los Angeles yester-
day by Detectives Mcnamara and Craig.
Francis is said by the police to have
stolen an automobile owned by George Il.
Hart from the Hotel Pepper garage,
The automobile was stolen September
IS, and not until the capture of Francis
was it's whereabouts revealed to the
police. 1t was found in a brokendown
condition short distance from Calabasas
The police are now looking for man
who is said to have been with Francis at
the time of the theft
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-16
Bard Times in Kansas

The old days OF grasshoppers and
drouth are almost forgotten in the
prosperous Kansas of today; although
a citizen of Codell. Earl Shamburg, has
not yet forgotten a hard time he en-
countered. He says: II was worn out
and discouraged by coughing night
and day and could find no relief till l
tried DR.. Kings New Discovery 1t
took less than one bottle to completely
cure me" The safest and most reii-
able cough and cold remedy and lung
and throat healer ever discovered.
Guaranteed by DEAN DRUG co. drug
store. soc and s1.00. Trial bottle free.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-16
Keyed Up

Prue-Do you think motoring has i'm
proved your health?~
Dolly-It has made my lungs stronger,
Charlie can now understand what | say
to him without reducing the speed
Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-16
tract: NJ. D. Rryson. s1s.

tract; M D. Bryson, s13
Nos. 412 and 414-Redeemed.
No. 479-Lot 1. block B, E. l.. A. View
tract; NJ. d. Bryson. SIS.
No. 4S0-Lot 2. block B, E. L. A. View
tract; M. d. Bryson, s14.
No 5os-Lot IS. block T, e. L. A. View
tract; It. ]. Garwood $3.50.
No. 504-Lot 80. block T, Z. l.. A. View
tract; H. Werner. $1250.
Labare, $50. 80.
| No. 5S9-Lot 2, block C. E. L. A. Hills
tract; Charles Babanes. $40.
No 546-Lot 23 block w, e. L. A. view
| tract; Sam Page. $12.5O
No. 547-Lot 33. block w, e. l.. A. View
tract; M. d. Bryson, $3.50.
No. 54S-Lot 6. block 2. Wicks' sub. south
part lot S. block F, H. s.; ]. L. Walton. s53
No 55O-Lot s. block 12 Childs Heights; D.
Babinovitz. s72.
No. 572-Lot &c. block II. Elysian Heights;
L. A. Potts, SIS.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-16
Fisherman's Luck

The Judge-For two years you men
have fished together, peaceably, ana
yet fought over this fish.
The Sportsman-You see, your honor
this is the first one we ever caugnt
translated for Transatlantic Tales
from Meggendorfer Blatter.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-16
SELF DEFENSE is PLEA
OFFERED BY HENDERSON
Prosecution Plans to Bring Case OF
Automobile Mans Slayer Be-
fore Police Justice This
Morning

j. C. Henderson. charged with having
murdered Oscar e. Otto last Sunday
night. will be arraigned before Justice
Austin this morning, according to the
plans of the prosecuting attorney.
Although not denying that he shot
Otto, Henderson maintains his act was
in self defense.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-16
PASSENGERS STAND IN
RAIN WHILE CAR BURNS
Trolley on Early Run to Playa del Rey
Totally Destroyed = System
Confused for Several
Hours

Many cars on the Los Angeles-Pacific
railway were tied up between 2 and 3
o'clock Tuesday morning by the burning
of a Playa del Rey line car The fire
was started by the crossing of wires,
and the car was totally burned.
Many passengers were compelled to
stand in the rain until special arrived
from Sherman. and it was some time
before traffic was resumed.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-16
MILKMAN SLIPS ON STEPS:
SUFFERS CUT IN HEAD

Algin Moon, an employee Of the Los
Angeles Dairy company. while delivering
milk about $3.50 Tuesday morning, fell
on a slippery stairway and deep cash
was cut in his head. He was taken to
the receiving hospital by officer Greg
ory, where DR.. Tanner took a number
of stitches in the wound.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-16
WOMAN, STARTLED, JUMPS
IN FRIGHT FROM CAR
Mrs. Alice Griffin Hurls Herself from
Trolley When Fuse Box Ex-
pIodes-Is Taken to
Hospital

Frightened by the blowing out of a fuse
on a street car Tuesday forenoon, Mrs.
Alice Griffin jumped from car between
Third and Fourth streets, on HILL
She was sent to the receiving hospital
by officer Marden, where DR.. Tanner
found her legs badly lacerated and
bruised. She was sent to her home, 1904
South Ninth street, after receiving treat
ment,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
PENNSYLVANIA WANTS
MORE YOUNG ENGINEERS
Great Railroad Cannot Get
Enough College and Tech
meal School Graduates.

More college-traincd men are want
cd in theservlce of the Pennsylvania
Railroad and steps are being taken
To obtain them. The company's ire
fmendous improvements in New York
and great extensions all along It's
lines have created new positions
which must be filled BY engineers and
operating officials of ability and
Judgment. Some employees who have
not had technical training will, of
course, rise from the bottom to the
top-bccause some men can't be kept
down. But, other things being equal,
the man who has gone through reg
ulaT course of training Is the one who
xii do the railroad most good.
4 1t Is the Pennsylvania policy to
employ college men almost exclusive
ly for certain branches OF the operat-
ing and engineering departments.
This and the fact that the graduate
receives enough pay Mt the beginning
to support him, have proven powerful
inducements to the sort of workers
the company wants
From Rodman Upward.
lit is in the Maintenance OF Way
Department that the youth with n
diploma from a technical institution
finds a place. First lie Is q rodman.
Then he is sent to the yards at AL.
toona, Pa which are the greatest In
the world-seven miles long-with
210 miles of track. There the candi.
date for railroad honors learns to
Keep car records and classify cars,
to handle switches, to manipulate
signals and to do many other jobs
that the proper sort of railroad men
must know all about.
Next he is assistant supervisor
"on the road" learning about steel
rails, ballast crossties. bolts. tie.
plates and roadhed drainage. If he Is
apt he. is promoted to supervisor; af.
ter that come the grades of assistant
engineer and superintendent, and
when a man gets to be superintend
ent he is qualified as railroad ex-
pert.
At Altoona. where the shops and
yards of the Pennsylvania compose
what is called "the greatest railroad
university In! the world" there is A
special course for the college man
trained as a mechanical engineer. The
special apprentice as he is called,
goes through four years Of hard work
Blacksmith shop, wheel shop, car
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
TANKEO kENTUCK|AN
CANT OENATURE NE
Major Gaines Defies the U.
S Government to Proceed
Against Him Under
New Law.

Major Samuel NJ. Gaines, native
of Virginia, but for many years the
loyal adopted son of Kentucky, is
ono of those who do not look with
anything remotely approaching IA
yor upon the proposition to "dena-
ture" alcohol. Major Gaines has
been attached to the Internal Revc-
nue. Bureau of the Treasury Depart.
ment for many years, and will prob
ably die in office. Major Gaines is
especially pronounced in his dislike
OF any process, which has for its oh.
ject the depriving of alcohol off any
one of its distinctive qualities, no
matter what 1t may be. Only 3 the
other day Major Gaines allowed him.
self to lapse into verse in order to
express his feelings on subject
which, III his opinion, involves so
many things of utmost Importance.
III the course of semi.officiai let
Ter to an associate employed in the
bureau. Major Gaines says:
"My whole being has persistently
revoltcd at the very thought of this
denaturing business. The taking of
the kindness out of a pure distiilation
of rich, wholesome, grain. This feel.
ing has found expression in some
verses somewhat in the spirit of IA
defy to Marse John Commissioner
Gerkes), the mead denaturist. The
verses Will be set to music and sung
throughout Kentucky. AS you are a
Judge of sacred melody append the
chorus:
fear not all the chemists,
However skilled they be.
I'm tanked up with Old Bourbon
And you cans denature me-"
Major Gaines correspondent calcu-
lated that 1t was up to him to mSunt
his Pegasus when he attempted a
reply, and also felt it his duty to de.
fend Commissioner Yerkes, who is a
charge of contemplating getting
total abstainer, against an implied
"tanked." This is the reply:
"My Dear Major Gaines:
"lhe practice that you mention
Is indeed a foul invention,
Concocted by the Devil in fit OF
fiendish trend
But get no apprehension
That its Marse Johns full Intention,
To tackle such heavy task as the
.f. ~ .. one. that you defend" 81
The correspondence has been re-
ferred to Commissioner Yerkes. who
has not yet passed upon the matter.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
THREE BOYS HAD
ECZEMA OF HEAD.
One Mothers Trials Little Ones
Treated at Dispensary for Three
Months Did Not Seem to linz
prove Suffered Five Months.
ALL WERE PERFECTLY
CURED BY CUTlCURA

"My three children had eczema for
five months. A little sore would APP
pear on the head and seemed very itchy,
increasing day after day. Tho baby
had had it about a week when the sec
ond boy took the disease and few
sores developed, then the third boy
took it. For tho first three months /
took them to the N Dispensary, and
they told me that tho children had ring
worm, but they did not seem to inn
prove. Then 1 heard of the Cuticura
Remedies and thought I would write
you about my case, and when l got
the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Oint-
ment / bathed the children's heads
with warm water and Cuticura Soap
and then applied the Cuticura Oint-
ment. In O few weeks they had i'm.
proved, and when their heads were well
you could see nothing of the sores. I
should be very glad to let others know
about tho great Cuticura Remedies.
Mrs. Kate Keim, 5I3 West 29th St.,
New York, N. Y, Nov. 1, s, and z, 1906"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
An open shop.

Tho labor unions of Chicago have
purchased cemetery, where only
members of the union may be buried.
News Item.
All his life In union shop
He'd daily earned his bread;
They buried him In union grave,
When the union man was dead.
He had Il union doctor.
And he had union nurse,
He had union coffin,
And he had union hearse.
They put him In a union grave
When he was good and dead.
They put union monument
Just above his head
And then he went to Heaven,
But to stay he didn't care;
He looked because ha said that some
Non-union men were there.
He went-down to tho Other Place.
And there produced his card;
Then Satan drew an earnest face,
And studied good and hard.
And then he laughed, his hands I'D
rub
TIL he thought he'd never stop;
Lord bless your soul" said Belize
bub.
Why, this is an open shop!'
edmonton Morning Journal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
@ You Are Invited
M To Consult
s. tive to Banking, or Other Interests o Our City,

shop, tank shop, and all the rest.
Three months are given to firing an
engine on the road. The Especial ap.
prentice is eligible to rise to be in.
spector, assistant master mechanic
assistant engineer of motive power,
master mechanic, superintendent of
motive power.
To Raise Age Limit 10 Years.
Another important step to be taken
by tho Pennsylvania is tho all.
mission to employment of men
between 30 and As years old.
At present nobody past 30 Is eligible
to enter the company's service. The
rule was made in order that every en-
Dloye obliged to retire at IS would
have 80 years service to his credit
and receive pension OF not less than
30 per cent. of his average earnings
for his last ten years of work.
But 1t Is found that the 35-year rule
has put too great n limit on the field
from which the company may draw
its labor. Many whose services are
classed under "skilled labor. ode.
partment of mechanics" etc, have to
serve through years of practical ex.
perience and reach the highest de.
gree of efficiency after passing So.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
The Touch That Heals

is the touch of Bucklen's Arnica
salye, It's the happiest combination
OF Arnica flowers and healing baIsams
ever compounded. No matter how old
the sore or ulcer is, this Salve will
cure It, For burns, scalds, cuts.
wounds or piles, It's an absolute cure,
Guaranteed by The Ideal Pharmacy.
25c. =
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
Does Your Girl Swim2

Wedderly-Can the girl you are en-
gagged to swim? Slngleton-I don't
know. But why do you ask? Wedder-
iy-Bccausc If she can you ought to bo
happy. A girl who can swim can keen
her mouth shut.-Buffalo Commercial.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24

A man rarely has reason to regret
the things he doesn't say or the letters
he doesn't wrlte.-Hartford Times.
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-12-13
The Origin Of Ore Deposits

Gold - where you find II and so
are the other metals, but in looking
Tor them the pruspector, the mine
maker or the mine operator will be
much more likely to succeed if he
knows their sources. their habits
and their tracks. so that he can
camp on their trail until it leads to
their present hiding place in work
able orc deposits Il is precisely
this information that is presented
briefly and clearly by Mr.. Etienne
A. Ritter in a convenient little hand
book entitled: "The Origin Of Ore
Deposits
When they appeared in Ores and
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tracted wide attention and favorable
comment. and the authors treat
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best vet written. Now that the
articles have been carefully revised
and issued IN book form at an ex-
tremely low price, they ought to
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are people interested in mining.
You cannot use fifty cents and few
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chase and reading Of this little book.
The : illustrations are from draw
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The size # the book is 4 1G ins.
and it covers II printed pages.
Price % cents postage prepaid.
NEwS-C -CHANPION
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-12-13
Colorado Wins
Record stockman.

is'foiu -~tnD htilAuH
Chicaga, Dec The great inter
national live stock exposition is In
full blast aud Colorado is IN IL. la
a ring ot thirty-seven Of the best
cro~s-bred steers and heilers in the
country, Colorado walked of with
the blue ribbon ON Jane Grubb. the
the handsome bluegray shnrthorn
bred by Eugene Grubb Of Carbon
dale and fattened by the Colorado
Agricultural College
The heiier is the talk of the
show, and is in line for grand
championship honors, but thai she
should be grand champion rs too
much to hope for in this great
show of the best the world can por-
duce. As Colonel W. +. Skinner
says, Colorado has done enough for
once. The winning OF the blue rib
bon at this show. before 25,Up
farmers is an advertisement for the
state that could not be bought for
10000.
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-12-13
LoeAl 0askxt hsGhrs

lAeaver ! aiaa STOCK Yards. issc
9-1beEe was a marked ,nspruse-
asse' IN the lacal market la-i week
prices clossag Do o. - bigh.ar than
tise we'sA before The demand all
week vas straag aud trade en the
whole gery satisfactory Reef sseer-
soid ~ D. : 4 10 un Saturday with
a bunch noi gate - good earlier
IN the week at = 90 Musi Of the
fair D. good steers snld at $3.50 b.
$50 Chaice g. fancy Spaved
he,iers brougbi S33J aud medium
kinds at >223 b. S2a5 Killing
cove We're IA strong demand aud
there was also good inquiry iur
feeding GUNS to ~ 10 northern
Coioraio, demsud ior the latter he
ing much better than supply
The ieeder aud stocker demand
was much better than the prcccd-
ing week CoButry buvers were
here IN g1odly numbers aud large
nu,aber oi good steers weut To the
feed bots. Prices closed Il 20 25c.
oRher with good steers selling at
1926 TO S3.j aud chnice stuff
bringing more Todays receipts
1900. market 10 10 - c higher on
everything Several bppches Of
good COWS sold today at $3.50
W y. FrrruN
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-12-13
Celebrate Mardl CraS

At New Orleans in February. Attract
i've Winter tourist rate For descriptive
literature write
1852 4. f. FISHER. & L. A. Denver.
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-12-13
The Most Familiar Almanac

l. the one issaed annually by the Hostetter
Company proprietors of the famous Hostetter =
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Gunnison news-champion., 1907-12-13
Notice Of Stock Growers Meeting

4 meeting of the Gunnison
county stock growers association is
hereby called for Saturday, Decem-
ber 81 at the county court house in
GunnIson at 1890 a m for the pur-
pose of electing delegates to attend
the annual meeting Of the Colorado
Cattle & Horse Growers Association
which meets in Denver at the Al
bany, hotel, January 20th, 1908, and
to transact other important business
II. H. ANDREWS. President,
c. J.. STONE. Secretary.
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-12-13

l.. Il. HOPPER. of the Powderhorn,
paid tins office pleasant visit last
Friday He reports disposlng Of his
surplus cattle for good figure
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-12-13
Cunnison Markets

Butter wraps for sale at News-Cham
pion once.
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-12-13

Farmers unions are now being
formed IL Garfield county at several
points Next year this organization
will help you out by saying ust
what you need pay for certain arti-
cles they raise The merchant and
the consumer will have better un-
derstanding also For instance, if
they say the price of potatoes is $ l
per hundred you know what the
merchant is doing when he sells
them at Sl25 per hundred The
merchant will thus be the best pro
tected of the three, for he will not
run up against one farmer who
charged him : and the next one
sells TO another merchant for 60 c.
And still another comes in next
morning and sells for A cents. 1t
is unsafe for merchants to buy farm
products as things are now.
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-12-13
Dccnan a CxAs lpscsus 70 HAY
RAaE0

tssceser Is a rascher n Ele t:lanco
couHiy, and seser.l wears ago he
soid Son.e hAy b. the f'ixseau Lave
STOCK compsHy d bc led 20 their
cattle
E,chner acrecd b. fsruIsA the
COMPANY 49, toms of hay. the hsv 10
t,e u.es-sr-a by oBe Charles iausb
according - has rgl. The COMPANY
agreed - pay .schHer according 10
tons shown hy I.ansbs measurement
Lamb proceedsd to measure the
STACKS oi bsy according % the
following rule Deduct width a
stack from distance over. DIVIDE by
,. multiply the result by the width
and then DIVIDE by lsS This
methoi gave Isn.b $50 ~ tons of
hay Eichuer then got a neighbor
to measure the hay by the govern
meui rule. which gave lS6 s6 tons
lie tbereupon refused 10 sell the hay
unless pad ior according % the
giving the greater
amount Tie also affirmed the
president IT the COMPANY had de
celved hIm as 10 the relative value
ct the two measurements
Daring the winter i1ll0wing
nsmber If cattle bel1nging o. the
company died, and IT was alle ged
that the failure Of Richner o. for.
nIsh the hay wac the cause 81 their
death. The company sued him for
5000 alleging they had been dam
aged 30 that amount The case was
brought in the district court Ia RIO
l'lanco county. bat for convenience
sake 1t was heard in Glenwood
After hearing the proc aud cons Of
the matter the court awarded the
damages amounting 10
$1,000
The supreme court has Just re
versed the decision aud referred the
case back to the district court and
ordered new trial
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-12-13

F.& A. NJ, GunniSon Lodge No. s-Meets
hs second and fourth Tuesdays at Masonic
hall. Virginia ave. J. H. Rowland W. NJ.
ID. X. Akin. secretary.
Gunnison Chapter No. 1s meets third Friday.
VI. NJ. Webster, T.. II. +.
j. II. Howland, Secretary.
Gunni-on Commandery, X. T. No :, meets
second "Wednesday. O. II. Aikne T. &.
j. II. Howlapd, Rec.
Waunita Chapter 80. 81. @. Z. s, meets sec pnd
aud fourth Fridays. Mr.. Celia Mullin, W. NJ.
Mrs. Bessie Mckee. Secretary
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-12-13

Senator f. NJ. Ammons, who re-
turned last week FROM a trip to
Chicago, is reported as saving that
he saw less cattle than usual in the
feed lots along the route and that
the corn crop was poor. He believes
that beef will be high next season.
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-12-13

X. ID. Pfrommer was over from
his Powderhorn ranch this week
receiving returns from seventeen
head Of heiiers and steers that he
shipped 10 Denver and Kansas CITY
He got $500 for heifers and $50
for steers Mr. Pfrommer found
time this summer 10 put 100 tons
of hay single handed and help his
neighb bors for couple OF weeks