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Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-01
COUNClLMEN WRESTLE
WITH TAX RATE PROBLEM
City Clerk Wants Figures so That His
Force of Deputies Can Conn
pute Bills for Taxpay-
ers Promptly

The finance committee of the city coun-
ell is now working on the tax rate for
the next year. The city clerk once
needs the answer in order to compute
the assessment statements.
At present the rate is $116. Statisticians
saw the rate will be advanced possibly
as high as SIPS because of the extra
outlay due to bonds. Others are more
conservative.
The issue of s1,5OO,OOO water bonds had
previously been taken care of by the
water board. but they have now been
thrust on the city.
In October several street, bridge and
other bonds will fall due and it will be
necessary for the city to borrow funds
to pay the principal and interest.
It is thought about So cents will cover
the principal and interest on all bonds.
The 81 rate applies to general expenses
and cannot be increased.
The 10 per cent pay increase allowed
to teachers adds considerably to the
city's expenses.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-01
NATURE FAKER is
TAUGHT BY BRUIN
REUSS AND BlxBY BOTH LOSE
PARTS OF TROUSERS
Young Bear Behaves In Unruly Man.
ner and Does Things to Men,
bers of White Garage
Staff

A cub black bear probably four
months old, cavorting around the White
garage, near the Lankershim hotel, yes
terday afternoon attracted crowd of
the curious and one friend-Stafford
Bixby by name.
Mr.. Bixby, who Is a salesman for the
White concern, was in the act OF ex-
planning to a number of friends how
easy 1t is to train wildly inclined ami
mails and how the nature takers, ETC.,
when the cub, resenting the sight of
an approaching automobile, implanted
his teeth with more or less vigor into
certain unmentionable portion of Mr..
Bixby's trousers and managed without
any great difficulty to carry away, with
savage intent, the portion of apparel re-
ferred to.
"Iuh!' exclaimed Bill Reuss, sales
manager of the same house, you don't
know anything about these animals"
Just to show that his statement was
true, Mr.. Reuss took the young but
stalwart bear into his arms and placed
1t aboard the hood of a big steamer,
where a photograph was taken.
The crowd disappeared as the con-
quering hero again swung the cub over
his shoulder and went to the back room
to chain the gentle beast for the night.
lHree minutes eldpSeu' "A BroWl was
heard.
Mr.. Reuss appeared. Likewise Mr..
BiXby, from another direction, in new
pair of trousers. On the Reuss trousers
there was considerable evidence of a
Graeco- Roman wrestling match and
somewhat of a rent about where the
knee-joint should be visible were there
no tailors.
"Chain him?" asked Bixby, with some
nonchalance.
II did," replied Reuss, "but those
d-n fools can fight some, can't they?'
The bear was sent to this city by
Dave Burke, addressed to his brother
Jim.
Dave, who is on an extensive hunting
trip in the north, travelling all the way
In Pope-Hartford machine. killed the
mother of the cub in the wildS of Ore
gon and Immediately shipped the pet to
this place. In the meantime the young
beast has become somewhat unwieldy.'
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-01
SECOND OUTING WILL
BE GIVEN AUGUST G
Salvation Army Plans Another Happy
Day for Old People Whose
Joys Are Few and Far
Between

The second outing for the season will
be given by the Salvation Army at Long
Beach August 6. This outing will be for
old people and 1t is expected to be one OF
the most pleasant of the series to be
given. Old people who otherwise are de-
prived of the joys Of a day by the ocean
will be taken by the army to Long Beach
and the day made memorable in their
lives.
Major and Mrs. Percy Morton, local
provincial officers, have charge of the
outing, assisted by members of the army.
1t is expected that $50 old people Will
participate in the outing. Every arrange
ment will be made for their entertainment
and a bountiful luncheon served.
The last of the series of outings will be
given August 13, which will be for chill
dren.
The funds for the outings this season
are not as large as those of last year
and the army has extended an appeal for
money to enable it to carry on this good
work.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-01
DEATH CLAIMS PROMINENT
LOCAL SOCIETY WOMAN
Mrs. Charlotte M. Morton Succumbs
to Attack-Husband Located
In Spokane and Motif
fled of Loss

Death claimed Mrs. Charlotte M. Nor.
ton, prominent society woman of Los
Angeles, yesterday at her home, corner
West Sixth and Westlake avenue. Mrs
Morton had been i'll about five weeks with
a nervous exhaustion, but was thought
convalesceDt and had left her bed. She
was taken yesterday morning with con-
vulsion, and her heart being weakened
did not survive the attack, dying at II
o'clock.
Her husband, Homer S. Morton, who is
a travelling man, was located in Spokane
WASH, and notified of his wife's sudden
death.
The body was removed to the undertak-
ing parlors of Orr G. Edwards where II
will await instructions from the hus-
band. Aside from her husband Mrs
Morton leaves no relatives.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-01
New Member Elected

New Member Elected
Lieutenant D. L. Roscoe of the United
States army became a member of the
chamber of commerce yesterday.
Arraignment Today
II. w. Burnett, arrested yesterday ou
charge of keeping three cows in the
city limits, will be arraigned before Po-
lice Justice Chambers this morning. The
city ordinance governing the keeping
of cows prescrbes that not more than
one COW be kept to lot.
No Ball for Monroe
The case of j. c. Monroe, arrested for
cutting James Ely in a razor fight over
game of cards, will come UP before
the police court for preliminary hearing
on August 10 at 10 a. m. Bail was set
today at $500. but has not been secured
and the prisoner will remain in jail.
Mrs. Stewart to Speak on "Pets"
"The Benefits of Animal Pets to Chill
dren" will be the topic of Mrs. F. M.
Stewart before the Los Angeles w. T.
G. U. this afternoon at 2 o'clock in the
First Methodist church The topic of the
address was chosen as an outcome of
the discussion over the Teddy bears. A
! general discussion will follow the ad-
dress.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-01
FRAUD ORDERS ISSUED
AGAINST ASSOCIATION
California Fruit Growers Prohibited
Use Of fMalIs-lndictments Are
Pending in Federal
Court

Fraud orders against the officers of the
California Fruit Growers association
who were indicted for fraudulent use OF
the mails several weeks ago, have been
received by Motley H. Flint. head of the
Los Angeles postal department.
The orders received are copies of the
original ones at Washington.
The indictments are pending in the
federal court. All letters and mail,
whether registered or not, are to be re-
turned.
The fraud orders do not cover mail
sent under franks. r. P. Goodwin, as
sistant attorney general for the post
office department, calls attention to this
in connection with the fraud orders.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-01
DIR. ToRREY WILL BE GUEST
AT coMPLlM ENTARY DINNER

DR.. r. A. Torrey will be given a COM
plimentary dinner today at the Church
Federation club. It is expected that DR..
Torrey will be secured for series OF
evangelistic services in Los Angeles.
The Federation club has also extended
an invitation to Joseph Folk of Missouri
to deliver a series of addresses in Los
Angeles on "Civic righteousness"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-01
JULY LICENSE COLLECTIONS
BREAK ALL CITY RECORDS
Receipts in Los Angeles Amount to
$4,000, Due to New Tax Laws
and to Natural
Growth

Never in the history of Los Angeles
have license collections been as heavy
as in the month just closed.
Receipts for July amount to a few
dollars less than $4,000.
April, which begins the second quarter,
shows a total of $4,000.
New license ordinances helped to swell
the totals and the natural growth of the
city is responsible for the remainder.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-01
NOTES FROM HOTELS

c. M. Secrist, an official in Southern
Pacific circles, with headquarters at
Chicago, is a guest at the Alexandria.
Henry Henthe and daughter of Santa
Barbara are at the Alexandria for a
brief stay.
Andrew S. Lee, manager of the ST.
Marks hotel at Venice, was at the Hay
ward yesterday.
G. L. Dawson of Goldfield is among the
guests at the Angelus.
Your wife used to sing and play great
zeal I have not heard her lately"
''Since we have had children she has had
no time" 80 ,
''Ah, children are such blessing! "-Milwau-
kee Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-01
Electricity Is the Power

for all purposes of the present and the
future. If you want to make some big
profits by getting in on first class,
electrical proposition write us or send
your name and address and we will tell
you how Los Angeles w. P. 81 e. Co.,
224 H. w. Hellman building. corner
Spring and Fourth streets.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-01
THE CITY

Strangers are invited to visit the exhibit OF
California products at the Chamber Of Com
merce building. on Broadway, between First
and Second Streets where free information
will be given all subjects pertaining to this
section.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1907-12-18
WILL install HOIST
AND OTHER MACHINERY
Superintendent of Arizona Mil
ing and Smelling Company
Talks of Progress.

PRESCOTT. Dec. 1T.-G. p Hen
6erson, superintendent Of the Arizona
Mining and Milling company. who was
here yesterday purchasing a hoist and
other machinery, TO be installed III Jae
Fitzhugh Lee tunnel, owned by his
company, where he has force OF
miners sinking a Wine on shoot OF
very higa grade ore.
In conversation with Journal
Miner representative Mr. Henderson
said: Il have twenty-five miners on
the payroll and am pushing the Fitz-
hugh Lee tunnel through the Express
mine, owned by the Cardinal Mining
company, as well as running the uppsl
tunnel about 500 feet from its mouth,
where a winze is being sunk on a
very rich ore shoot. This ore sIoot
is in the Fitzhugh Lee mine, which
is on the same ledge as the Express,
Through which the tunnel is now beng
run. IL is the intention to connect
both tunnels by raise later. The
ore from the upper tunnel can then
be run through the Fitzhugh Lee tuu.
mel to the mill, located only SNORT
distance from its mouth.
"The mill, which has a capacity o.
eighty tons daily. has been thorougnH
cyerhauled and is now ready to be
started on consignment of seYerai
hundred tons of ore from the Bor-
deaux mine, owned by the Money
Metals Mining company and located
about two miles from the mill on the
headwaters of the Big Bug"
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1907-12-18

By permission OF the Board OF Re
gents. the Engineering Department
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA an.
noupces that they will undertake a
limited amount of consulting work
C. F. TOLMAN. JR.-Mine Examin-
atoms
E. NJ BLAKE-Mining and Electric
Machinery.
w. W. HENLEY-Power Plants.
l. A. wATFRBURY-Ciyil Engin-
eering.
R. r. GooDRICH-MetalIurgy.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1907-12-18
SILVER CHORD NOW
LOOKING VERY WELL
Old Time Producer of Silver
viii Probably Be In Same
Class Again,

PRESCOTT, Dec. 17.-That the Sill
yer Chord mine IN the Black Canyon
district will develop into one of the
heavy producers of the county is the
aniai4E. Of q ~ Rmffner- Uhn rscsnt-
IL tnOlz IT over under bond from Jesse
Robson and his associates.
In conversation with a Journal
Miner man here yesterday, Mr.. Ruff
ner said: = am surprised at the show
ing in the mine. 1 consider it u-s U
the most promising properties in the
county. There are forty-six inches OF
ore in the face of the drift on the 175-
foot level carrying average values o.
$50 to the ton. The drift is now n
50 feet It has produced eaTl0au
Of ore, which is nov on the damp
ready for shipment.
What surprises me nose is the
great surface showing. l smpjed the
aLex Of the vein a distance of 800
feet and the smallest ASSAY was $50 a
tn The drift on the 175-foot level
is under the ground sampled on tie
surface so that indications are hat
the drift win be in continuous body
OF ore several hundred feet ahead :
The Silver Chord group CT ,urse
cla ms is located about mile and q
half south OF Turkey station on the
bradshaw Mountain railroad. II has
a good history as producers in the
early days Of mining here, gdcss silver
commanded a higher prics.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1907-12-18
shannon Is
MAKING Rig
ass - . - - ~ . N
MPROVEMENI
Clifton Company Getting Every
thing In Shape for IncreaS-
ing of Output As Soon AS the
Market Receivers.

CLIFTON, Dec. 1.-THE Shannon
Copper company is continuing opera
lions on about the same scale that
was in being before the company be-
gan to feel the effects OF the drop
in copper price. The new furnace has
been operated with the notion of Civ
ing the company an opportunity of
getting the two old furnaces into
first class shape, looking forward to
ultimately throwing into a single fur
mace after the same methods as that
employed in the furnaces of the Ana
conda Copper Co. at the Washoe
smeIter. When this plan is completed
the Shannon viii again be able to
raise its capacity and will have no
trouble with the proposed enlarge
ment in turning out 100000 pounus
of copper per month.
The company during the past year
of operation has likewise taken care
that operations shall not be inter
rupted through floods and other such
disasters as the case last year, and
had laid in an ample fuel supply Tie
excellent condition of the treasury has
also enabled the company to go ahead
with considerable development work
In the mining end which viii look III
timately toward a much enlarged pro-
duction of ore. The Coronado mine,
which was bought for the property
some time ago, has proved a big win
ner, and the outlook I is excellent
there. New methods # Ec;~ilg have
also been Installed which WI give the
company much better r1-s3i5 II The
opinion Of eli who have E0Ca tie
very effective work that Manager
Bonnie has been doing at the prop
erty.
Shannon during the past taree
months has proven the trutl of the
oft-mads assertion that when there
was need for it the price of copper
would be brought to a normal level,
and when the pinch did come it has
proved better able to meet it than
some Of the other properties which
were reputed low-priced COPPER max.
ers, as indeed they were, the differ.
ence being that the Shannon costs
were figured az New York, while the
other properties Figured at the mine
When things do start uD again the
New England &, Clifton. which has
completed its tranway to the Shan.
non smelters, viii be again a good
sized shipper to the Shannon. and an
sther property which is owned by
Boston Parties many of them con
nected with the Calumet & Hecl2. but
not owned by the property. as has
been erroneously stated, will likewise
resume operations. ..-...
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1907-12-18
THE BBEE REVIEW
Mining, Smelters s Stock Quotations
PRODUCTION Is
NOW VERY LOW

been primarily by the Amalgamated
and Cole-Ryan interests. Phelps,
Dodge & Co, have cut off between
1000. 900 and 100000 pounds per
month and Senator Clark has re
stricted about as much. Custom
smelling for the small mines through
out the country has largely. ceased as
there is no profit, with the present
price of the metal, for the small
mines.
1t is evident that the production of
copper in the United States for the u
months Of 1907 will record a decrease
of about 160, 100000 ponds, or II
crease of 5 per cent, at a minimum.
should be looked for. It is therefore
evident that the consumers have 220,-
100000 pounds less copper to rely
upon than would have been the case
under normal business conditions.
This is about the amount of the cop
per accumulation resulting in the drop
in the price of the metal from rs 20 IL
cents per pound
restriction OF u per cent in the
production OF copper should in tune
be important factor in an advancing
market.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1907-12-18

Boston.-The Boston News Bureau
figures that during the month OF No
vember the production Of copper in
the United States. Mexico aud Canada
fell off 34,S9S,O00 pounds, as compared
with November 1906, drop of sc per
cent.
Eleven months of the present cal
endar year have now passed and the
production of copper on the American
continent has shown a decrease of
12S,000,oOO pounds. OF this decrease
I01 ,535, 900 pounds represents tae fall
ing of in the Butte camu.
During the past month the only dis
and the output of copper from that
state for November was the largest
in its history. nearly 10000, 900 pounds,
some estimates placing the figure
even higher. This is an increase o.
nearly 100 per cent over the produc-
ton of November 1906. The Lake
maintained its production. tae Novem-
Der figures only falling-off S34 900
pounds. The loss in Arizona amount
cd to nearly 100000 pounds ana
Mexican production likewise fell off
about 5000 600 pounds.
The restriction in production has
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1907-12-18

Some pretty Christmas seals and
cards for Christmas packages aud
letters are for sale at Review Office.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1907-12-18
DULLAESS OF DAY
BEFORE IS ENC0RED
Boston and Locals At Stand
Still With No Trading
To Speak OF.
By PRANK ]. Graf.l

Today's market is simply a repeti-
ton of yesterdays. The stocks are
dead save for few fractional
changes are almost at a standstill
with little trading A few of the To-
Gals are being picked up and Shattuck
is in good demand with bids oF SI4.25
failing to locate. The outcome of the
directors meeting may see tais stock
selling for higher prices. Warren is
in good demand with some coming ont
at $3.50. Greene Cananea is firm at
1915 to $500. The balance of the list
is lifeless. Money was higher today
closing at Il. per cent.
irlnsins. Arrnfatinns.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1907-12-18
PAINE's COPPER LETTER.

Especial Wire to L. J. Overlook
BOSTON, Dec. 17.-Another disvUur
aging day Amalgamated was under
pressure and is talked for lower
prices. Anaconda and AmaIgamateC
viii probably pass their next dividend
and Mohawk is already two weeks
overdue, and we hear that it is ex
tremely doubtful if they can pay any
thing until the market for metal i'm
proves. North Butte and Range are
as strong as ever. Greene Cananea
is fixed at the present level 1t was
s5.S7 to $500 for0severaI weeks
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1907-12-18
WALKER BROS LETTER.

VopSCIdI wire UU Il. ). OYerIUCK.T
NEW NEW YORK, Dec. The mar hSst {
today was irregular and inclined To be
weak 1t was almost entirely in the
hands OF the traders and commission
houses did little. Call money was
scarce and loaned over Is per cent.
We look for an irregular market for
the rest of the week and with very
little activity.
, 1907-11-26
Orchids Like Butterflies.

A romantic page In the history Of
orchid culture was closed in London
a few days ago, when an original
plant of Miltopia Vexillaria Memoria
G. D. Owen and two slips taken from
1t realized the enormous sum of
$6,S75.
The plant Of which only these three
specimens exist in any collection. has
gained all the highest orchid honors.
It is the most wonderful variety of
Miltonia ever seen, and the wonder
If 1t does not consist in shape or
coloring so much as in the fact that in
the middle of it is an almost perfect
butterfly form, apparently painted on
the flower.
The curious resemblance of many
orchids to common objects, such as
bees, spiders, rev and tresses, con-
sist in the shape of the flower; but in
this case the sepals and petals of the
flower bear an imprint. and the effect
is of a velyety purple butterfly settled
on the rich rose ground of the flower.
, 1907-11-26
Chinese Jade.

Replying to a New York inquiry as
to light green uncut jade, Consul GEN
eral George Amos P. Wilder, of Hong
King. says it is impossible to get this
gem in uncut form except from the
Chinese.
Canton is the center of the trade in
southern China, and buyers must
work through the Chinese to secure IL.
Even the two leading jewelers. of
Hong Kong buy 1t in cut form. Jade
is sometimes secured n masses of one
or two pounds, of varying quality, and
sometimes a rich Chinaman's estate
will consist In part of a lump of jade.
One New York firm sent a representa-
tive to China some time go, who re-
ported that he bought jade to the ex.
tent Of $4,000 gold. He reported it
cheaper in Pekin than in the south.
OF the coveted light green there are
two shades.
, 1907-11-26
She Was a Democrat.

Colonel w. F. Thorne, the present
lieutenant governor of Kentucky,
is n of the best ca%mpaigners and
story tellers to be found in Kentucky,
says Judge. One of the best he is
telling in the present campaign runs
as follows:
1T was Just after w. o. Bradley was
elected governor of Kentucky, in 1895.
and the Republicans in my county
ing. Brass bands, all kinds of floats
and banners and hundreds of men and
women and boys had been ~parading the
streets. A young girl claimed that,
while standing on her front porch,
which was almost covered with vines
and foliage of different kinds, she was
repeatedly Rugged and kissed by a
young man whom she hardly NEW
A warrant was sworn out for her as
sailant. He vas arrested, and 1t was
my duty as commemorative attorney
to prosecute him. John Carroll, who
is at present a judge of the Kentucky
court of appeals, had been employed
to defend him. l soon finished my ex
animation of the witness and turned
her over to Carroll for cross examila-
ton.
"fWhat night was this?' Numbered
Carroll.
Is. Thursday night answered the
witness.
Thursday night, you say? What
time Of night?
About 8 o'clock
THAT was about the time the par
ade was passing your houseT
eyes, sir; the parade was just pass
ing my house
".Streets full of people?'
Eyes, sir; the streets were full OF
people,
Ibid you cry out or scream?
mo, sir; l did not
"'WiD you please tell this jury,
asked Carroll with. rising voice. with
the streets thronged with people and
this man hugging and kissing you
against your will, as you claim, why
you never uttered a single cry for hep
or a~ssistance?'
".Yes, sir. l will tell the jury, and
everybody else, that you'll ketch
me hollerin' at no republican gather
linz"
, 1907-11-26
Domain of White Xests.

Il know several places" said the
Washington salesman, where i, the
white shirt waist has it's nose put out
of joint by the white waistcoat. That
is in the sections of the city peo-
pied mostly by our colored citizens. If
you want to see white vests in such
numbers that you can't count them
Just take a stroll through those dis
tricts and look at the laundry win
dows. In place of the lacey shirt
waists that fill the window space in
other laundries you see there dozens
of w%aistcoats of linen and pique. All
belong to the colored beaux of the
neighborhood. There is nobody on
earth who has quite such a strong
prediction for a white waistcoat and
who wears it with such obvious pride
- your gentlemen of color. From
early spring until late in the fall he
arrays himself in washable garments
and thus becomes the launderer's best
patron"
, 1907-11-26
Edison's Courtship.

Mr.. T. A.. Edison's courtship was
characteristic of the great inventor.
The first Mrs. Edison was, previous
to her marriage, a telegraph operator
In his employ. One day. while stand
ing behind her, watching her at work.
Edison, who had long admired the
young lady. was surprised when she
turned around and said: "Mr. Edison,
I can always tell when you are near
me. How do You account for that?"
returned Edison. Il don't know" re-
sponded the young lady. but it Is
a fact, and said: I've been thinking
considerably about you of late. and
II you are willing to LARRY me !
would like TO marry you" A month
later they were married. the union
proving a very happy one.