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Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
GOULD LINE WIRES COME NEXT
Western Union Starts Work Along
Western Pacific

The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany will send a gang of its Workmen
out on the line of the Western Pacific
next week to commence the work of
stringing wires between Salt Lake and
San Francisco.
The telegraph company has an I'M
mense contract on it's hands as 929
miles of territory have to be traversed.
Ordinarily thirty poles are used to
carry a mile of wire, but as the country
is so mountainous and unusual, forty
poles may be used to each mile in many
sections Of the line.
The original plan of having the wire
gangs work ahead of the railroad build
ers was deemed impractiCable. 1t is
thought the Wremen will cover ground
more rapidly than the track gangs.
Sleeping and boarding cars are being
fitted up and a good stock of supplies
gathered in Salt Lake City Material
will arrive constantly, and will be sent
to the wire camps as fast as possible.
Five carloads of poles arrived from
Idaho several days ago, and more are
on their way,
Sixty cars of poles are now coming
toward Salt Lake from Michigan.
Material enough to build nearly $50
miles of telegraph wire is on hand, an !
daily consignmcnts will be received
steadily.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30

N. w. Curtis and Miss Gillespie and
Miss Beryl Curtis of New York. They
are taking in all the points of interest
in Southern California.
Eugene S. Gilbert, for many years in
San Francisco, has just come in from
New York. He went east for the Cen
trail department store, which opens
March l.
Martin Shrenkesem of New York,
one of the most prominent real estate
men of the eastern metropolis is at
the Van Nuys. He has come to Los
Angeles on a pleasure trip. but says
that while here he is going to look
over some properties with a view to
purchasing and possibly to locating
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Pryor of San
Francisco who left the Angelus a short
time ago for an automobile trip to
Riverside, returned yesterday minus the
automobile. They made the Journey
down successfully. but the San Gabriel
river was so badly swollen by the re-
cent rains they were unable to bring
the machine back.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
HARTMAN Gets
AUSTRALIA COAL
CHEAPER BY WATER THAN TO
TIE UP CARS
Railroads Refuse TO Make Special
Rates to Soldiers to and from
the ilippnes-coast
News
Rv Associated Press.

BY Associated Press,
OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 29.-The Harri-
man roads are buying coal i'm Austral-
ia and shipping it to the United states
for use i'm their locomotives.
The coal costs the railroad $40 per
ton at the docks in Australia and by
the time San Francisco is reached the
cost has become enormous. But so
scarce are freight cars and motive
power on the Hartman system that 1t
is warranted in paying this price rath-
er than to take the cars and engines
from general traffic and devote them
to the coal business.
Out in Wyoming the great coal camps
of the Union Pacific are at n stand
still Fire at the Cumberland mines
prevents work at that place and the
No. 1 mine at Rock Springs is closed
because of lack of machinery. The
railroad is short nearly 2000 tons daily
from that field alone.
Several steamers are en- route from
Australia now with bituminous coal for
the Hartman system, and the importa-
ton will continue until the coal famine
is over.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
HEARD AROUND
THE CORRIDORS
GLAD TO BE IN THE
LAND OF SUNSHINE
BY THE EAvEsDRoPPER

Work all summer in Duluth and
make enough money to go 10 Los An
geles in the winter-that's what the
people back in Duluth do"
Thus spoke George c. Stone, vice
president of the firm of F. a. Patrick
& Co.'S Wholesale cry goods house and
also interested in some of the largest
lumber and hardware companies of
Duluth, Mimi. He was standing in the
corridor of the Alexandria hotel last
night talking with an Angeleno who
was once a resident of the frozen east.
The people are even more crazy
about Los Angeles than they were
when you We're there" he remarked,
addressing the Angeleno. ''They not
only work all summer that they may
come here in the winter, but they spend
all their spare time talking about it,
and the man who has not been to Los
Angeles or is not going soon is decided
ly out of it,
When Mr. Stone walked into the
Alexandria hotel yesterday accompan-
led by his wife, mother and sister, he
wore a fur-lined overcoat md a fur
hat. Last night he remarked that he
was ashamed to even think about
them.
1T was 2S degrees below when / left
home. Do you wonder 1 have been
wearing furs?' he said Maybe you
think I was not glad to get to a place
where snow is as far away as it is
here. Los Angeles people grumble if
there is a fog or a little drizzle; they
ought to be put up against some really
bad weather for a little while"
Mr.. Stone and his family are going
for a trip around the world, and Los
Angeles is the first stopping place.
From here they will go to San Fran
cisco and from there sail to Japan.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
JERRY FINDS LUCK
TALlSMAN IN STREET

The lucky clover leaf came near
bringing Jerry Harris, clerk at the
Hollenbeck, to grief yesterday, or per-
haps the clover indirectly caused him
to rejoice that "a miss is as good as a
mile"
Mr.. Harris, who rever could persuade
anyone to give him hore dignified
name than Jerry" was crossing
Spring street yesterday when the
streets We're crowded. and in the mid
die Of the car track he caught sight
Of something glistening. He stopped
to pick it UP and raised his head just
in time to see a car within a few feet
of him. The motOrmau changed the
bell and set the brakes and Jerry
made a jump for safety The fender
brushed the heel of his shoe, but he
had the shining thing in his possess
sion. 1t proved to be a clover leaf pin,
and he intends to keep it as a talisman
of good luck.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
STRICT NEW RULES
GOVERN COUNCIL
Absence and Hardness Will Prove Ex.
pensve-Only the Elect May Pass
Chamber Railing, Where
SoIons Sit

In the new rules framed by the coun-
ellis special committee there are clauses
which Chairman Walter Wren says are
put there for fixed purpose.
For instance, any one absenting him
self from a council meeting unless for
sickness must pay a $5 fine. For tardi-
ness the fine is 81. Any committeeman
who misses two successive committee
meetings loses his place thereon. In all
these cases valid excuses may be framed
up by first asking consent of the chair
and council.
No one but councilmen, city officials,
newspaper reporters and persons who
wish to address the council on par
ticular subject may step inside the
rallied inclosure.
Roll call is required in all cases on
voting.
The reading of reports cannot be in
terrupted. and no new business Will be
entertained until the report is read and
adpoted or acted upon.
Hereafter members will be furnished
with printed reports of all new or
dinances. This is an innovation and an
expensive one.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
MINERS ANGRY AT
PUMP ENGINEER
REPAIRS MACHINE LEAKSWlTH
CAN OF PAINT
Civil Service Commission Hears Pecu-
liar Charges Against Man Sta
toned at Hyde Park Out
fall Station

In charges filed by Charles P. Stew
art a peculiar state of affairs is laid
bare at the Hyde Park outfall sewer
pumps.
The charges were preferred to the
civil service commission yesterday
Fred Griesmer, engineer at the sta
tion Is charged with being source
of trouble to the city, the miners there
and to everybody in general. Incom-
potency is alleged, as a result of which
he has cost the city thousands of dol
lars.
Griesmer by blundering cost the min
ers much loss of time and the pumps
had to be shut down repeatedly. AS
they can i'll afford to be laid off the
miners are loud in their denunciations,
as voiced by Stewart.
When the pump leaks it is said
Griesmer merely takes a can of paint
and daubs over the bad spot. Then
he tightens the bolts and the packing.
Once tie pumps refused to bulge and
after tieing up the plant investigat-
ing Griesmer cast about for new reme-
dies.
One of the men slyly took the joint
apart, he says, and found that a lot
of the paint had got inside and
clogged the mechanism. The paint had
been at fault.
Secretary Spalding of the commits
sion says Griesmer was examined in
1906 his average being S2.6 per cent.
He was appointed in the street de-
partment on September IA last and
shifted to the engineers department a
month later
Griesmer will tell his side of it to the
commission next week.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
Personals

Fred W. Teseler, proprietor of the
Southern hotel at Bakersfield, is at the
Westminster.
w. e. Slick, a prominent mining man
Of Salt Lake, and family of six are at
the Angelus for the winter.
Lyman Haynes of Mexico is at the
Van Nuys for a visit with his sister,
Mary Van BuCen, leading woman of
the Burbank stock company.
Edwin r.. Jackson Of Oakland, a
prominent young bachelor business
man, photographer and writer of the
northern city. is at the Alexandra.
James f. Clark, prominent attorney
of Canton, O., who has come west on
business connected with the settlement
Of the estate Of one of his relatives,
is at the Angelus.
A party of prominent fasteners at
the Alexandria is composed of Mr.,
and Mrs. r. A. Gillespie, Mr.. and Mrs.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
REFUSE SOLDIERS CONCESSIONS
Railroads Make No Cut in Philippine
Rates
Bv Associated Press.


OMAHA. Neb., Jan. 29.-The Union
Pacific and Northwestern railroads
have refused to make any special rates
to the government for the shipment
of soldiers en- route to the Philippines
to and from San Francisco, and the
quartermasters department from the
department of Missouri is much dis
appointed over the action of the roads.
Bids were opened in Omaha for the
transportation of 600 men, 500 horses
and large amount of equipment from
Forts Robinson and Russell to san
Francisco. Only the Union Pacific and
Northwestern submitted bids and both
were for regular and full fares. Rail
road officials say the government Will
secure no more cheap fares.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-AlthUugh
the Union Pacific and Northwestern
railroads have refused to make spe-
cial rate for troops bound for san
Francisco the quartermaster general S
department will not delay the sailing
of the 800 men for the Philippines. The
government enjoys a military rate of
$3.50 from Omaha to San Francisco,
as against the commercial rate of $40.
BY reason of the fact that the Santa
Fe, which is a land grant road, IS en-
abled through its connecting lines out
of Omaha to make the rate $3.50, the
other roads are permitted TO carry
troops for the same fare.
The Interstate commerce commits
sion has held. however that the new
railroad rate law has not modified the
original interstate commerce act to
the extent that it prevents the car
riage, storage or handling of property
free or at reduced rates for the gov
ernment While admitting that the
law in terms was limited to property,
the opinion also was expressed that
reduced rates may be allowed trans
portation of persons "or the broad
ground that the allowance of special
and lower rates to the government is
a benefit to the entire public and there
fore not a discrimination"
1t was stated at the war department
that the refusal of the railroads toI
make a spc ial rate would not necessi-
tate a request to congress for addi-
tional funds.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
HAS MANIA FOR ROSEWATER

CLEVELAND, Jan. ga boudoir
thief with a mania for rose perfumery
has robbed four women in their bed
rooms in the past two nights and defies
the police to take him. He has stolen
jewelry and money and has aroused all
four of his known victims, but was not
routed until he had gained possession
of their perfumery.
Upon a slip of paper he dropped up
on the floor in the house of Mrs Eliza
beth Briggs, 21S7 East Twenty first
street, Tuesday night, was found writ
ten: IT defy the police or anyone else
TO take me until my collection is COM
plete." Mrs Briggs opened her eyes to
see the burglar bending over her dress
ing table and smelling an atomizer.
He breathed a long "ah." She screamed.
He jumped out the window. Three
other women had similar experiences
with the thief.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
MEN REFUSE TO SHAVE;
C0-EDS GO OUT ON STRIKE
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
YANhTON, $. D, Jan. ga strike
is ON at Yauktou college, and co-odu-
cation, SO far ass social life rs concerned,
is an off, and an uu account of twenty
nine young mon having banded to-
gcther not to shave Off the Whiskers
accumulated in a three weeks cultiva-
tiun.
The girls severed relations ina consc-
Quence and it is a case of eve never
speak as we pass by now ON the hill
Sunday this resulted i'm the girl stu
dents occupying one side of the gallery
of the church and the young men the
other, This drew attention to the
"Whisker war
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
Advances Freight Rates

BY AssOCiated Iross,
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 29.-The Cal.
ifornia Transportation company an
nounced that ON account of the recent
demands from employees for an increase
in wages, and because Of other in
creased costs of operation, an advance
ruary /.
The points affected by the advance
are San Francisco, Stockton, Sacra-
mento and Antioch, and this win add 70
the cost of fruits, melons, potatoes and
other vegetables. Canned goods are
also affected by the raise.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
HOPE TO EQUAL
LOS ANGELES HOSTELRlES

Oakland capitalists interested in the
erection of a million-dollar hotel in the
northern city have been in Los Angeles
looking over local hotels with a view
to gaining some pointers. They have
been staying at the Alexandra, ac-
Companied by Walter Mathews, a we'll
known architect of Oakland.
we want to go you one better if it
is a possible thing was the frank an
nouncement of one Of the men. 1--WE
are determined to have fine hotel in
Oakland, and we are not building un-
I'll we can get the plans in the best
possible shape. We want TO profit by
some Of the mistakes OF hotel men and
to get their good points and eliminate
the bad"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
Radlatsd Magnetism in Cure of paraIy,i,

10 this force is attributed the cure OF
the two-and-a half-year-old son Of James
Elmsdorf. who. at the ace Of eighteen
months, became victim Of infantile
paralysis. Tee left Side of the body and.
both legs from the hips down were rar-
alyzed.
A few weeks ago the child received
the first OF daily treatments with the
Bachelet generators.
After the first week there was steady
Improvement, and now the parents re-
port that the withered little legs are
paralysis growing less aud less
SOl Severance Bldg, cor. 9Th and Main
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
RomeseekeEs. CMb Toniahf.

Every one desiring to secure farm home
IN California is invited to the meeting at
o'clock THIS evening In Home Extension Hail,
Chamber OF Commerce, Fourth new town and
colony now being formed also the Los Ange-
les Acre Lot Club. Land distributed at whole.
sale 10 members Come and learn.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
Plan Santa Fe Bond Issue

BY Associated Press.
TOPEKA, Jan. pa meeting of tho
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe stock
holders will be held here Wednesday
for the purpose of organizing a $9S,000
600 bond issue for improvements and eX-
tensions. There will be at least fifteen
of the Santa Fe stockholders present.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
POPS 100 TIMES TO WOMAN
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
UTICA, Jan. 29.-Papers- have been
served in a breach of promise suit
against Mrs. Johanna George by one
of her boarders, Charles Caftine. Mrs.
George, who is 60, said that Canine had
proposed 20 her more than a hundred
times, invariably receiving cold re-
fusal.
Did he write many love letters to
you?" was asked.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30

reach San Francisco until 10 o'clock
tonight. Additional delay resulted a
few miles north of San Luis Obispo
when a helper engine backed off the
rails. No damage was caused by the
dora ilmcntS.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30

counter action for board and lodging.
Among the items, she says. will be:
"Doctoring foot, $780," "mending pants
and coats, $3;" borrowing money for
meals, So"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
DETECTIVES ARE
GETTING EVIDENCE
EXPECT TO PROSECUTE DRUG
SELLER
HeraIo's Story of DepraVity OF Menu
bers of Prominent Families Brings
Horrified Protest from
Citizens

Astounded at the tale of revolving
depravity published in The Herald
Tuesday morning showing the depths
to which members OF prominent fam
lilies in the city have fallen through
the use OF opiates, and at the exposures
of the methods of certain druggists in
selling poisonous drugs to even little
children, the people of Los Angeles
have risen in their wrath and demanded
that the police department do some
thing to stop the unhOly traffic.
The exposure created number OF
different feelings. In the breasts OF
those who had never investigated the
subject horror was aroused and muCn
Wonderment was expressed in regard
TO the laXity of the police in allowing
druggists to carry on the trade.
No complaint was sworn to yeSter-
day against j. w. Bohemian, proprle-
tor of the drug store at Broadway and
Temple, who is said to have sold
opiates to little girls who had been
sent for it by Mr.. and Mrs. II. G.
Johnson, the couple who were found
by Detective, Beaumont and a Herald
reporter in a room at the Renne lodg-
ing house, 49S California street. Mon
day night and were said TO be under
the influence of drugs.
Detectives Securing Evidence
The matter has been reported TO the
prosecuting attorney and it is probable
some step will be taken within day
or so.
Detectives are now engaged securing
evidence against q number of drug
gists who are said to be making for
tunes out of the sale of poisonous
drugs. 1t is said by investigators that
it is common practice of number
OF druggists to sell Opiates TO children,
no matter what their ages, Whenever
they apply for them.
Ii is said they have been carrying
on this traffic for years, and that enOr-
nous amounts of drugs are disposed
of each month by them. According To
officers with beats east OF Main
street, thousands of persons work
simply Tor the purpose of obtaining
money with which TO purchase the
drugs,
So far there have been few fights
Wagcd against the sellers Of the drugs
ana the result is they have become
more and more open in carrying on
the traffic, This fact has made tho
work of securing evidence against them
/ doubly easy for the detectives who are
at work, and sufficient evidence is now
at hand to secure conviction against
several
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
Coast Line Blocked

BY Associated Press.
PASO ROBLES, Jan. 29.-Northhouad.
passenger train on the Southern Pacific
coast line was blocked by two deraicd
cars of a freight train near San Luis
Obispo early this morning and did uot|
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-03
sIOO REWARD.

Before John O. Bowers, referee.
In the matter Of Zeliska & Pollak,
Bankrupts No. SS, in Bankruptcy, Ham
mond.
of the city of East Chicago, in the
county OF Lake, state and district of
Indiana, bankrupts:
Notice is hereby given that on the
End day of May A. d. 1907, the said
Zeliska & Pollak, firm. was duly ad-
Indicated a bankrupt, and that the
first meeting of creditors of said bank
rupt will be held in the office of said
referee in the Federal building In the
city OF Hammond, county of Lake, state
ana district Of Indiana, on the 18th day
of June A d. 1907, at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon, 1t which time said creditors
may attend, prove their claims appoint
a trustee. examine the said bankrupt
and transact such other business as
may properly come before said SQUIRT.
JOHN O. BOWERS,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Twelfth Referee District of Indiana.
Dated at Hammond. Ind, June g. 1907.
Note-Creditors will please observe
requirements concerning proof of
claims. See section 81 of bankruptcy
act 1898. General Order XXI and forms.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-03

The receipts were exceptionally large;
fine weather throughout the corn belt
also aided the early decline. The alb
senee OF any pronounced selling move
ment, however, gave the bulls renew
ed courage and they bought the corn
and sold on the dip. \ better cash de-
mand is reported. sales for the day be-
ing over 100000 with the sample mar
ket a shade hrmer. The market closed
steady with firm undertone.
OATS-Lower at the opening. but
the weakness was only momentarily.
A buying wave appeared which car
ried prices almost as high as they have
sold upon the present growing crop.
The argument was continued damage
by the green bugs. which appeared in
sections of Illinois and Indiana. Crop
expert Snow issued another ultima
tum upon the oat crop which esti-
mates 1t at eight hundred and fifty
millions This was construed as very
buuish. The market closed firm al
the advance.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-03
DID NOT ENJOY HIS RIDE.
Reporter Happened to Travei with His
Friend, the Sheriff.

Reporters are in the general course
of events the recipients of countless
favors. Some courtesies extended to
them, however, are prone to bring
with them an aftermath that is not
altogether pleasurable; as, for in
stance, the other day a reporter in a
neighbor1ng city accepted the kind
offer of police court Official to have a
ride, when the official, by the way,
was en- route TO the jail.
The reporter happened to be going
that way, so accepted the favor He
had ridden but a block or two when
he passed one of his acquaintance,
who, looking up at him gave him a
cold, CLASSY stare, and strobe on
"Gad!" thought the reporter to him
self. Does he think I've been pulled
in?"
The circumstance was quickly dis
missed and the reporter fell into con
versation with the officer. Presently
he glanced up to see two fashionably
dressed lady acquaintance just cross
ing the street. They gave him one
naughty glance, in which there was
not look of recognition, and swept
on
This passed the endurable mark.
i've got to get of here" he said to
the officer. Have an interview with
an old fellow in this block: good day"
He took a car back down town as
quickly as possible.
Just as he alighted he bumped into
one Of the passengers and, glancing
up. recognized one of the fashionably
dressed acquaintances just passed.
She colored visibly, then said hesl-
tatingly. How DO you do?" He hasn't
seen the man yet, and he has work for
some time ahead making good from
that ride.