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Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
BANK STOCKHOLDERS
ELECT NEW OFFICERS
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Jan. 1.-THE stock
holders of the First National, National
Peoples and Citizens Savings banks
have held their annual meetings and
elected directors. The two national
banks and the Peoples bank have also
elected officers for the ensuing year.
In the election of officers there were
several interesting changes. p. E.
Hatch. who has been cashier of the
National bank of Long Beach since its
organization In 1895, was elected vice
president, and E. T.. Morton, assistant
cashier, was elected cashier. w. NJ.
Cook and A. V. Bradford are the new
assistant cashiers.
At the First National bank Charles
T.. Heartwell was advanced from the
position of cashier to the vice presi-
dency. w. A. Kennedy was made
cashier. Assistant cashiers arc G. f.
Armstrong and A. r. Collins.
"1Iotel del Coronado" the society re-
sort
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
LONG BEACH BANK
BUYS MORE PROPERTY
Special to TIE Herald.

Special to TIE Herald.
LONG BEACH, Jan. IA notable
realty transaction was consummated
last night when the stockholders of the
Peoples bank bought the twenty-five
feet upon which the bank is located
and TWENTY-FIVE feet adjoining on the
north. The property is on the west
side of Pine avenue, the principal bus
mess thoroughfare, and between First
and Second streets The price paid was
$65,0OO. $1,000 front foot.
C. j, Walker was reelected president
of the bank. The stockholders also
voted to pay up the balance of $4,000
due on the capital stock and create a
5000 reserve fund.
Visit Hotel del Coronado"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
BOY GETS NO LEGACY FOR
BEING NAMED "BETSIE"
Special to The Herald.

9UcNldl 10 1 llt llOlNiAs
BOSTON, Jan. 11.-After astubborn
legal battle lasting several years the
supreme court of this state has settled
for all time the contest over the will
of the late Betsie Chase of Middleboro,
and as a result 10-year-old Edward
Bailey, known all his life as Betsie Ed
ward Luther Chase Beverly Bailey,
loses any hope Of a legacy from the
estate of Betsie Chase, his aunt, for
assuming her name.
Betsie Chase was the wife of an old
time New Bedford whaler, who on his
death received his entire estate, valued
at several thousand dollars. The couple
never had any children, and, desiring
that her name should be perpetuated in
the family. she told her brother, Lu-
ther S. Bailey of Middleboro, that ii
he would name her first born girl after
her she would remember the child in
her will TO the extent Of $500. The first
born was a boy but, at the aunts
solicitation, he was named Betsie and
has always been so called. She failed
to mention him in her will
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
PREPARED TO WARD
OFF DANGEROUS TIDES
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
VENICE, Jan. 1t.-Warned by their
experience of a year ago, residents Of
the short line beach district are pre-
pairing to ward off the damaging tides
which is predicted will sweep along this
beach on Monday and Tuesday morn
ings OF next week. Directly north Of
Venice n sea wall about 1900 feet I'm
length has been built since the high
tides of last January when that part Of
the beach was torn up and much dam
age was wrought to residence property.
ON Tuesday morning the tide may wash
back as far as Speedway, but owing to
the precautions that are being taken 1t
is not probable that any very serious
damage can result.
Coronado for warm days
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
100000" GIVES WAY
TO "W00F, WO0F"
Special TO The Herald.

Special 10 The Herald.
WARREN, Pa, Jan. 1.-THE incur
sions of several large black bears have
made matters so lively in this village
that no more social functions are
pulled off after nightfall, nor is there
much counting by lovers in the open.
While Roy Miller, prominent youth.
was out walking with his best girl last
night a large black bear dashed out of
a cellar under their very feet. With a
"woof woof," he started heller skel-
ter for the outskirts.
The young lady tainted dead away
and Miller had all he could do to carry
her to a friendly house. Miller declares
the bear was as big as an OK. Many
others saw the bear as he flew.
Wednesday morning a big bear came
into the village and frightened the chill
dren on their way to school in the
Fifth ward. A small army of citizens
got out and shot the bear on the street
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
CHRISTMAS GIFT TRAVELS
MANY THOUSAND MILES
snecial to The IGcrnld.


LONG BEACH, Jan. 11.-Bearing fif-
teen American and Cuban postmarks,
the original one dated December %,
1904, a Christmas package mailed two
years ago at Newport News, Va,
reached its rightful owner. Mr. and
Mrs. w. l.. Brown of Stanley avenue.
yesterday. The package was addressed
at first to Los Angeles to w. l.. Brown.
In some unaCcountable way Miss"
was preiXed and the package went
from one city to another and even to
Cuba.
Recently the wandering gift fell into
the hands of the Browns son. the
sender of the gift, in the east. He di-
rected it to Long Beach after scratch
ing out the miss" which in this case
was as good as many thousand miles,
and started the package out again. The
package contains a silver nut cracker
and picks.
Coronado will please you.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
PASADENA PASTOR GOES
TO BIBLE COUNTRIES
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Jan. 11.-Rev. Frank M.
Bowling, pastor of the First Christian
church of Pasadena, together with a
party consisting of Professor Wilt of
the Chicago university, Rev. Smither
of Los Angeles. First Christian church;
Rev. w. l.. Porterfield of Long Beach
and c. c. Chapman of Fullerton, will
make trip through Palestine to be
gone four months. The party will sal
from Boston February and will re-
turn some time in May.
The excursion will be wholly under
the guidance of Professor Willis of the
Chicago university and will be in the
interest of the university.
Go to Hotel del Coronado"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
PROMINENT FRATERNITY
MAN SERIOUSLY ILL
Special to The Herald.

Special 70 Ihe I1tTdIu
LONG BEACH, Jan. 11.-Dr Thomas
C. Donnel, past exalted ruler and one
of the organizers of the local lodge of
Elks, and a prominent Mason and
Knight Templar, is seriously i'll with
appendicitis at his home in this city
DR.. Donnell braved the inclement
weather of yesterday to reach his pa
tients, despite the fact that he had
not felt we'll for two days The eX-
posure was harmful and his condition
became much worse last night.
DIR. Donnell has a wide circle of
friends throughout Southern California.
His case is watched with considerable
anxiety by many.
Best service at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
BIG BLACK BEAR
DIES OF POISON
Special to The Herald,

VENICE, Jan. 11.-Consternation pre-
vailed along the Midway this afternoon
when it was learned that a valuable
big black bear belonging to the Sells
Floto show had died from cramps dur
ing the morning and that it was be-
lieved the animal had been poisoned
The bear, which was said to be the only
one of its kind west of the Rockies, had
been ON exhibition in a large, barred
cage and might easily have fallen the
victim of poisoner.
Coronado will please you.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
FALL ON ROLLERS BREAKS
WRIST IN THREE PLACES

PASADENA, Jan. 11.-Clark Conner,
Washington school pupil, was this
afternoon tripped by a playmate who
threw broomstick i'm front of young
Conner MS he was skating on a cement
sidewalk on roller skates. The lad fell
heavily and broke his wrist in three
places.
outdoor sports at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
Arrested for Boys Abduction

BY Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 11.-Phillip
Burns and Edward Thomas We're ar
raigned today charged with abducting
Harry BarkoWitz a 10-year-old boy,
from Baltimore and were held to await
requisition papers from that city. The
men claim they found the boy.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
HOUND ATTENDS "TFNNY",
GATHERS COURT "D0IN'S"
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
PASADENA, Jan. 11.-A big brown
greyhound visited the trial of Tenny
Gather. on the charge of violating the
hitching ordinance. in the local police
court yesterday afternoon. The dog
refused to leave the court room after
the trial had been dismissed. He slept
in the Humane headquarters all night
and persisted in remaining there all
day.
Outdoor sports at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
RENTERS SEEK SPACE ON
COMMERCE BUILDING FLOOR
Special to Tho Herald.

Special 10 Tho Herald.
PASADENA. Jan. 1.-THE renters
are already beginning to come for the
Pasadena chamber of commerce build
ing and already the ground floor is
rented and the basement is. all gone.
In addition to this over fifty office
rooms are rented in the upper floors.
The building will not be completed yet
for nearly year, the contractors hold
ing that the earliest possible date of
completion Is late in the summer.
Go to "Hotel del Coronado"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
Express Train Hits Rock
BY Associated Press.

CUMBERLAND, Md, Jan. 11.-Bal-
timore & Ohio passenger train No. /.
westbound, the Royal Blue express, ran
into a large rock that had fallen on
the track near Potomac, ten miles west
of Cumberland, last night The pas
sengers We're shaken up but no one was
hurt.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
Mo Doubt About II

Old Maid-Believe me, dear prince, 1
was young and beautiful once upon a
time.
Prince-Who doubts it? You must
have been very young once.-Mueha.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
Bank Wrecker Work Dead
Z Associated Press.

BY A3SOClaIeU PTeSS.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 11.-George
S. Work, who was sent to prison for
wrecking the bank of America and the
American Life Insurance company
sixteen years ago, died here today aged
67 years. The collapse of these instl-
tutions caused a big sensation.
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Everything you want you will find In
the classified page-a modern encyclo-
pedia. One cent a word.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
USE DISLODGED EARTH
TO CONSTRUCT ROAD
Special to The Herald.

Special TO the Herald.
SANTA MONICA, Jan. 11.-In con-
junction with the work of establishing
a gradual approach to the beach from
the heights at California avenue 1t has
been found practicable to use the dis
lodged earth in the construction of a
wagon road to extend along the shore
to Port Los Angeles. The road Will
be twenty feet wide and for the most
part will be built close to the cliffs,
but at all points, it is said, will be
protected from damage by high tides
Besides saving the city's newly made
roads from the wear and tear of count
less heavy trucks that daily make the
trip to the long wharf the new road
will be only two-thirds the distance of
the one now in use.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
WOMAN 5 BURNS
MAY Be FATAL
BODY IS BUT A CHARRED
MASS
Clothes Catch Fire and, HystericaI
with Fright, She Runs Into the
Open Air Tanning the
Flames

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA. Jan. If. Screaming
with terror and pain, rushing madly
about i'm the back yard while her
clothes fed the flames that were famed
by the breeze her flight created, Mrs.
Carrie Tiernan, aged 81 years and a
widow, nearly perished this morning
from the burns she received. Had she
not been caught and held by a neigh
Dor the distracted woman would have
ran on and on till the flames had suffo-
Gated her and burned her body to a
crisp. She was hysterical when several
of the neighbors grabbed her and
wrapped blankets about her to smother
the blaze. Others poured water on the
blankets and saturated them. Wet soda
was applied to the deep burns on the
back and limbs, but the flesh peeled
away.
1t was while she was preparing her
breakfast over a gasoline stove that
Mrs. Tiernan's clothes caught fire, and
becoming hysterical nearly ended her
life in her flight.
1t was cold. There was no fuel in
the house and Mrs. Tiernan is a
woman of limited means who could not
afford coal famine prices. Crouching
over the blue flame of the gasoline cook
stove she sought to warm herself. The
blaze communicated to her clothes and
before the fire had been completely ex-
tinguished the whole body except the
feet was burned and charred. The hair
was completely burned from the head
and only where the shoes protected the
feet and Smothered the flames was
there any break in the single burn that
covered the entire body.
Moaning on a cot in the Pasadena
hospital Mrs. Tiernan fingers between
life and death, and while the physicians
watch over her there are no relatives
near to comfort. Between her means
the aged woman told her medical at
tendants that she had no relatives eX-
cept two stepdaughterS, and these are
somewhere in the east-where she does
not know.
Woman Lived Alone
For several years Mrs. Tiernan occu-
pied alone a cottage on the back por-
tion of the lot at 237 North Pasadena
avenue. Benjamin O'Connell occupies
the house on the lot fronting the street.
When Mrs. Tiernan discovered her
clothes were aflame she rushed about
the back yard and then dashed into the
O'Connell home. Mr.. O'Connell was
eating his morning meal and when the
frantic, flameclad woman rushed into
the dining room he made an effort to
catch her. The effort was futile, so
swift was her flight about the house.
Some employees of the Pacific Trans
fer company were engaged in removing
some furniture from the house next
door. They saw the woman rush into
the O'Connel home with blazing gar
ments. Fastening over the back yard
fence they aided Mr.. O'Connell in catch
ing her and eXtinguishing the blaze.
Physicians at the hospital state that
there is very slight hope for the
Woman's recovery.
Warm June days at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
Quietly Married

Wishing to be married quietly and to
bring his bride into the presence of his
father and mother without having pre-
pared them for the announcement of
the wedding having taken place, Edwin
F. Martin of Fraser avenue left his
home yesterday morning ostensibly to
go to Los Angeles on business trip
but in reality he went to Riverside,
where he met Miss Edna Seigel, and
with her went to the residence of Rev.
NJ C. Dotten, where the marriage cere-
mony took place. In the evening Mar
tin with his bride on his arm ambled
into his parents presence and was
more than surprised to find the rooms
of the little home highly decorated
with green's and flowers. while from the
front of the house came the strains
of a wedding march. 1t afterward de-
veloped that Daddy Martin had sus-
pected his sons intentions and had
learned of the wedding shortly after
it had taken place.
Ladies' night" at the Elks' club
house brought out about fifty couples
last evening. The arrangements were
in charge of Fl. j. Englebrecht, A. B.
Bynon and DIR. H. L. Coffman and were
the most elaborate in detail that have
as yet characterized these monthly
functions. Entertainment was 'fur-
nished by the high school orchestra,
Professor r. b. Bishop, Miss Erna Her.
zog and Miss Charena Welsh. At pro-
gressive whist, which was played dur
ing the evening. prizes were won by
Mrs. A. e. Jackson and E. Pendleton
and Louis Herzog.
The steamer Czarina reached port
Los Angeles last night after rough
voyage from Oregon. The vessel car
ries a consignment of redwood ties for
the Southern Pacific railroad.
Hotel del Coronado" the society re-
sort.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12

Outdoor sports at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12

Best service at Coronado.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-26
EATING GRASS ROOTS
Acute Suffering at the Great Chinese
Famine Camps.

SHANGHAI, IAN. 26.-Capt. kirton.
the foreign relief commissioner IN the
famine camp at Using kianS-Fu, de-
Scrihes the refuge camps as consisting
of mat sheds arranged in rectangular
groups in street formation two miles
song and mile wide.
In the other camps in the vicinity
Of Using kiang-t'u of nearly half
million refugees thirty per cent show
signs of distress, and among ten per
cent the sugering is acute. The roads
arc thronged with rice peddlers.
Women tear up the roots of grass for
food, and also are cooking leaves and
twigS.
The efforts of the officials are con-
fined to attempts to persuade the peo-
pie to return to their homes Some of
them comply but more arrive than de-
part One hundred thousand men are
absolutely lille. Though it would not
be difficult to organize relief work,
none has yet been started.
If the inaction continues there will
be a gigantic problem to face. The
end cannot be foreseen. The worst
pinch has not yet been felt.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-26
BIG COTTON MILLS FAIL
Vermont and Southern, at eessemer
City, N. c., Shut Down. :.

CHARLOTTE, n. c., Jan. 2e.-An-
nouncement was made today that two
big cotton mills, the Vermont and the
Southern, at Bessemer City, in CASTOR
plants were closed down Thursday
night Application is to be made to
have Caesar Cone, of Greensboro, APP
pointed receiver.
The Southern Mills were incOrpOrat-
ed in 1895 and have $4,000 spindles and
4O1 broad looms J. M. Odell. of Con-
cord, is presidetn; S. ]. Durham, Bes-
semer City, secretary 1t made madras
and yarns. The Vermont was chart
cred two years ago. has 5000 spindles
and looms. d. A. Garrison. OF
Bessemer City, is president. j. a.
Bailey & Co. of New York and Phila-
delphia. are the sales agents.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-26
EOBsER FIGHTS LIKE DEMON
Fire Department Has to Be Called to
Take Convicted Man From Cell.

OLATHE. Kas., Jan. 26.-J. J. Clark,
who held up several persons in Shaw
nee a few weeks ago, tried to Kill
Constable Waltner. and was convicted
in the district court last week of high
way robbery. last night stood Off
Sheriff Steed and Deputy Woodworth
who tried to take him to court for
sentence. Clark armed himself with
large iron bar from his bed and de-
clared he would kill the first person
to come inside his cell. Water was
turned on him all night. but it only
added to his fury. But when the fire
chief arrived with the fire hose this
morning Clark gave up
He was taken into court. where he
was given an indeterminate sentence
of from ten to twenty-one years. From
the courtroom he was taken to train
for Lansing.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-26

air by high houses, and to overcome
this the flue must be built at least as
high as the surrounding buildings. This
difficulty is frequently complained OF
IL old houses around which tall build
Ings have been constructed. Occasion
ally it is necessary to run up fue
fifty feet above the roof to get the all
necessary to make fire burn and car.
ry off the smoke.
Where a CRATE fire does not throw
out as much heat as it should from the
amount of fuel consumed the reason is
usually because the flue is more than
ore-firteenth the size of the crate, and
SO the effect of much heat is lost, be-
ing Lrawn Up the chimney by the draft.
When the tiue is too small for the size
Of the crate a smoky room is generally
the result.
IF a CRATE smokes when the first
FIRE of the season is started a woman
should not be alarmed and think that
this difficulty will continue throughout
the year, for until bricks and mortar
are warmed through all chimneys, no
matter how perfectly constructed. will
throw smoke back into the room. As
soon as the hues are warm, however.
the smoke will pass out freely. Many
hOusekeepers who realize that cold
chimneys smoke invariably put burn
Ing paper into them and in this way
take off the chill before starting fire
at the beginning Of the fall or winter
seasons or when the flue has not been
constantly used in cool weather.
Many iues smoke simply because
they are filled with SCOT and need to be
cleaned by chimney sweep. At the
beginning of each autumn season all
CRATE fues should be thoroughly
swept" -Ne-v Yor.. Telegram.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-26
Have Merciful Lights.

When you are planning a small din.
ner party-and small circles are al.
ways more congenial and successful
be sure, says an exchange. not to light
your table anywhere except from
above. Hold a light on your own face
In front Of mirror and see how the
telltale shadows catch every wrinkle
and blemish, every tired line, every
imperfect point in face or costume
Then be merciful to your feminine
guests, whether they be buds or full!
blown roses, and subject them to nc
such test as the light from overhead.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-26
RISKS LIFE FOR INVENTION
Scientist to Make Trial of Device to
Prevent Collisions.

TOLEDO. o.. Jan. z6.-Dr. w. S.
Filey of Toledo claims to have invent
ed a mechanical device that will alb
solutely prevent railroad collisions. He
wants to test it by riskfng his life on
the streets of Toledo on Monday and
has received permission from Mayor
Whtlock to do So
Ffley proposes to allow himself to
be bound in the vestibule of an inter-
urban car alone. the car to be headed
for an open drawbridge protected by
his safety device.
The device when placed on car
or locomotive will occupy a space or
sixteen inches. and when set for GER
tain points on the line it will, on
reaching the point, sand the track. ap-
ply the air brakes. and absolutely stop
the train.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-26
A SMOKY CRATE.
Simple Remedy Which 1t IL Claime1
VIII Cure 1t.

Simple Remedy which 1t IL Claime4
VIII Cure 1t.
Don't think that because the crate
the room or does not draw properly
there is no remedy, for, according to
nue expert, few chimneys built for
fireplaces are so constructed that they
cannot be fixed to give entire satisfac
ton.
"a CRATE fue with angles is bound
to cause trouble" says this expert, "for
unless the inside surface of the chin
ney is curved and smooth the free out
ward passage Of smoke Is ObStructed,
with the result. that it strikes the an
giles of the flue and will be thrown
back into the room. There should be
nothing but curves in a fireplace due
when it Is impossible to build 1t
straight or funnel shape. and these
rounded corners should not slant more
than forty-five degrees. To make sure
that the chimney is smooth inside 1t
should be lined with terra Gotta piping.
and it would be well for every house.
wife who has been troubled with bad
flues to find the cause.
IF there are no angles and the in
side of the flue is smooth. then the
most prolific causes of smoky CRATES
are eliminated and the trouble Is prob
ably in the masonry or perhaps in the
height of the chimney.
1T may be well for every woman to
know that flue to draw satisfactorily
must come directly into the center Of a
fireplace, for when it does not there are
always eddies # smoke at one side OF
the CRATE Nov Important Of all. how
ever. is the size Of the f1ue, for unless
It is one-ffteenth as large as the fire
place there will be difficulties in burn
ing either wood or coal. No flue should
ever be smaller than eight inches
square in a CRATE that is about thirty
inches long and the same number OF
inches in width In larger fireplaces
the chimney is proportiOnately larger,
and experienced builders make the big
CRATES low but wide instead of on
square lines, as with small freplaces.
Where a chimney does not draw it
is often the result of a shutting out of