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Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-03
BUY ONE END
OF A PIANO
Pacific Music Company Wi. Give
You the Other End Free, as
Many Customers All Over the
City Can Now Truly Testify

|. Looks like business down at the Pacific
at 62O-622 South Broadway. Looks like
folks mad at last heard with great joy
the good tidings we have been giving
you for a week past And it is news we'll
worth while to know just where you can
pick up a Irst-class brand new piano at
third-cass price. Once more you ask
why we do tais and how we can afford 1t.
You always get the one true answer
We are CLOSING OUT root and branch
our retail trade. You then want to
know what Pianos - STECK, SCHAFFF.
KNABE, FISCHER, IRVING, SALYER
& SONS, including some used instru-
ments and a dozen other well-knoTn
lines the kind and character of which
you and everyone else know to be all
right You want to know the prices
Cut every regular price in two-just
about If it is $500 piano, $2SS; If a
$3.50 piano, s24s, and if $3.50 only $156-
that's a sample. We have two huge
floors full of pianos OF the best class and
at our CLOSING OUT prices you will
not be surprised when we tell you that
the skeptic has come to sneer and re-
main to purchase. For once the doubter
is not damned but, blessed If he isn't
surprised ar / pleased. We may seem a
little facetious, but as a matter of fact
we are in deadly earnest Space costs
money and we mean business, so we give
you this straight and true that il ever
you think it worth while to own q Pi
ano you had better look after that bust
ness and let us help you look after it
here and nowhere at the PACIFIC and
now, TODAY. At the rate Pianos are
going cut in few more days olr lines
will be broken and the stock depleted.
And so we urge you to come at once
and when you see what we have for
you and the price'a. which you can Sc
cure a good instrument, we know you
will thank us for the information. We
will accept the pay in any way that is
convenient to you, provided you will
gather up from $25 to $50 in checks scrip,
certificate II deposit. or We will accep,
savings ban': accou: rs and carry the
time for you without discount. The main
thing Is to get here, because two good
parties W IN one common aim can usu-
ally, get together.
Come in and see what we can do for
you and remember that Tuesday is your
lucky day and that by coming to us
you can make it the most profitable day
of this grand old year of 1907. PACIFIC
MUSIC COMPANY, 62O-622 South Broad
way Open evenings.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-03
LATE NEWS FROM YOUR OLD HOME STATE
NEW YORK

LITTLE FALLS, N. Y. Dec. 2-The
will of Fred I. SMALL, a wealthy baohe-
lor of this city, who died few weeks
ago, disposes of an estate of 100000
He gives to the daughter of friend
$4,000 with the proviso that under no
circumstances shall the money used for
her education be paid to unsexing in
stitutions known as female colleges. y
Mr.. Small's hatred was engendered by
the fact that his only sweetheart was
educated in one of them, and as result
became imbued with the idea that Mr.
Small was not good enough for her
and rejected him.
FREDONIA--Tramps are suspected
of having accidentally set the fire which
destroyed the big barn on the Francis
& Franklin farm just west OF Fredonia.
Three horses and $1,000 worth of hay,
grain. farm implements etc. were de-
stroyed. The loss is about $4,000.
BYE-The Brookside kennels. owned
by George Greer, were destroyed by fire
at a loss of over $4,000. or the
hundred valuable dogs in the kennels
sixty, mostly prize winners, were
burned to death and many others will
die Among those killed were the
worlds champion field spaniel Brad
ford Boy, valued at $1,000. and two
worlds champion cocker spariels. Fritz
and Brookside, valued at $1,000 each.
NEW YORK-Lyman j. King. pro-
prietor of poultry farm in the Bronx,
has been missing chickens recently, and
when an automatic alarm awoke him ne
seized n revolver and. hurrying out
doors, fred upon two forms, outlined ir
the moonlight Bruno Puell. % years
old. OF Yonkers. fell dead with bullet
In the head Parlo Lagenia, about the
same age received bullet in the side
and In the leg, and as he fed, a third
IN the hack which killed him. King
surrendered to the police.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-03
INDIANA

MARION, Ind, Dec. 2.--After hours OF
Inconsistencies following the passage
through his body OF 26,0O0 volts OF elec-
tricity, George Sullivan of Fairmount re-
gained his senses and was able to talk
about the accident. He was employed
at the Union Traction subpower station
at Lafontaine, and, while working about
the engine, touched a wire which COM
pleted a circuit through his body. His
hands, back and left side of his head
we're severely hurneu, and It was thought
he could n5t live. Now, though not out
of danger, there Is hope for his recovery.
TERRE HAUTE-Divorce suits: Mary
Sanders VS. William Sanders, Julia Gem
mecke VS.. Charles GemmeclSe, Virginia
Parish VS.. Shirley Parish, Minnie Riley
VS.. John Riley.
Former Congressman John e. Lamb,
who four years ago led in the movement
for Parker and declared Bryan to be
back number, now says Bryan must be
nominated next year.
Mrs. Lula Delapp, aged 35, grieving
over separation from her husband, COM
mitted suicide with poison.
Miss Bertha Schweitzer has brought
suit to recover $3.50 which she alleges she
overpaid on property she bought from
d. NJ. Boyd. The price was $500 and she
gave him three checks. The last one tor
$3.50 was written for that amount in
stead of $1,000 by inadvertance. He re-
fuses to refund. The court has issued
an order to prevent drawing the money
pending a trial of the case.
EVANSVILLE. Ind, Dec. 2.--NIrs. Mary
Banyard, 60 years old, died at her sons
feet during a violent quarrel with him.
She had been in good health, apparently.
FORT WAYNE-Banks in this city
practically went hack to cash basis,
and cashed in currency the pay checks of
the Pennsylvania railroad employees.
VINCENNES-Ste Baine. 16 years old
of Wheatland. Knox county, was arrested
charged with killing her 2-months-old
child by administering carbolic acid.
TERRE HAUrE-Two fast passenger
trains on the Vandalia line met headon
at Veyeya Park, ILL.,, thirty-nine miles
west of this city. Engineer Joseph Nc
Leenen of the eastbound train. was in
stantly killed. and Engineer A. NJ. Hen
nell of East ST. Louis of the westbound
train. and Conductor Kirchner of Indian
apolis were slightly injured. The collision
was due to a dense fog.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-03
Weather Conditions

BY Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 2.-There has been
little change In pressure during the last twen-
ty-four hours over the Pacific slope except
from Portland north where the barometer Is
beginning to fall There has been no rain
west of the Rocky mountains except traces at
Tatoosh Seattle and North Head. The pres
sure distribution is such that the rim OF
depression may cause rain along the coast from
Mendocino northward. 1t is somewhat cooler
in Southern California. but the afternoon tenn
perature at Los Angeles S4 degrees.
Forecast
Los Angeles and vlcinity-Fair Tuesday; not
warm: light northeast wind, changing TO
western.
San Francisco and vicinity-Cloudy Tuesday;
possibly light rain by night; not so warm;
light north winds changing to southern.
Santa Clara valley-Cloudy Tuesday; light
south wind.
Sacramento valley-Cloudy Tuesday; light
northwest wind.
San Joaquin valley-Fair Tuesday; light
west wind
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-03
FLORIDA

PENSACOLA, Fla, Dec. 2.-Mrs. Mabel
Hudson and her young sister, Miss Julia
"a Albritton, toda:- pleaded guilty to rob
bing their aged grandfather, II. A. Evans,
which occurred several weeks ago. The
plea of guilty and fine of S25 and costs
each Is the prelude to one of the most in
teresting cases in which highly re-
spected family is connected that has come
before the local court In many years. The
two young women. after robbing the home
of the aged man, fed to Pensacola He
suspected hem, and with few remaining
dollars left in his possession, was bent
upon causing their arrest and recovery
of money but In following them to this
city he was struck by a passenger train
near Century and instantly killed. The
matter then was lost to public view I'M
til an officer started working on the case
recently and obtained such information as
to cause the defendants to plead guilty.
OCALA-After lingering Illness, Mrs.
James B. Owens died at her home In this
county near Sparr. Mrs. Owens was the
widow of the late Rev. James B. Owens,
a noted divine and distinguished states
man of the Civil War period, having
been a member of the Florida secession
and member of the Confed-
crate congress from this state.
CIAINESVILLE-Upon the occasion of
her fifteenth birthday Miss Mamie Fewell
entertained a large number of friends at
her home on West Church street, and
those who attended reported most de-
lghtful time.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-03
STREAM IN L0NGFELL0W
POEM Is CONDEMNED

:. CLEVELAND, Ohio. Dec. g. I.
\ The state board of health has !.
/. condemned the Great harrington +
I: water supply. or that part of 1t :.
!. known as Green river. but still the !
4, residents are determined to use it. !
i If any vote is put before the next !
+ meeting of the fire district to change =
!. this supply it viii be turned down. \
:. A majority of the people of this =
!, section consider that this stream, +
+ about which Longfellow wrote +
= poem. is one of the finest in the !
+ United States, and although a few =
4. people do live within it's watershed, =
! no cases of Illness have been traced &
!. to it. +
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-03
IDAHO

WEISER, Idaho, Dec. 2.--As a result of
runaway Pearl Jones, young girl aged
10, is lying at deaths door at Josephine
hospital with a horrible wound in her
groin and another through the abdominal
cavity.
BURLEY-Arrangeme are being
made by committee of south side sett-
lers for a consultation with J. G. Camp.
project engineer cf the Minldoka tract.
with view of securing a plan of CO.
operation between the government Off
Gals and the settlers. to commence work
on the pumping system. Mr.. Camp ad-
dressed letter to J. G. Rogers. chair
man of the settlers committee a day or
two ago, in which he expressed a desire
to consult with the committee His pro
posal was taken up at committee
meeting, and arrangements were made
for the conference.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-03
CONNECTICUT

W1LLIAIANTIC. Conn, Dec. 2.-The
Alert Hose company elected Officers as
follows Foreman, Harry e. Potter; first
assistant j. p. Mustard; second assis-
tant, w. H. Smi,h; secretary, Charles
H. Bass; treasurer. George K. Ander-
son; collector, A. p. Smith; steward,
Roderiek Dimmock Montgomery Hose
company elected Foreman. M. E. Dono-
van; first assistant, William Connors;
secretary. L. j. Flynn; treasurer, T. f.
Costello; s'ewar l.. II. Ashton; assis-
tant Michael Leary; executive commit
tee, NJ. L. Sullivan, John o'Rourke, M.
+. Casey.
BRIDGEPoRT-Th fire in the Wind
sor hotel caused a loss of $4,000. The
fire started in the Kitchen where a pot
of grease boiling over took fire, and
communicating with the furnishings OF
the room burned .arge area on that
floor and ate its way rapidly upward to
the top floor The whole department was
called out to / ght the fire.
BEACON FALLS-A house on the
River road between this town and Wau-
gatuck and which years ago was known
as the Cotton Hollow house. was burned
The loss was 5000. In the house some
years ago Il man. named Melberg was
murdered.
MYSTIC-The Industrial Manufacturing
company has just let the contracts for
the construction of the first of a number
OF brick factories on the $50 acres of
land purchased last week from B. Z.
Williams.
The factory will be 200 by so feet, three
stories high and win cost about S2O.0ev
A series of factory sites are TO be opened
up at once by the Mystic board of trade
NEW fiaIv- VEN EN-. Conn, Dec 2.-The
State Fire Insurance Local Agents asso-
citation was in session here for it's an
nual convention. About $50 delegates were
present. The following officers were
elected: President w, L. Hatch. New
Britain; vice presidents. W. II. Squire.
Meridian; G.. l.. Mcneil. Torrington; e.
S. Cowles, Hartford; secretary, E. w.
kneen. Shelton; treasurer II. d. Humph-
rey, New Britain. c. !. Beardsley was
made chairman of the executive COM
mittee.
FARMINGToN-A u. Trotter is erect
ing house on High street on the land
formerly owned by DR.. j. r. Newton.
w. IT. Parsons & Co of Unionville are
the architects and builders, and Andrew
Slater has charge of the mason work.
The house will be similar in design to that
recently built on New Britain avenue by
Miss Woodford and win be ready for &C.
cupancy in the spring.
FORESTV1LLE-W. X. Parker of Grove
street performed the unusual feat of
catching three coons Friday evening and
as a result he entertained number of
friends at coon dinner.
NfOoSUP-While Joseph Fretchett was
out hunting his dogs started deer The
animal took to flight. during which IN
some manner his leg was broken and in
that condition he liuped into Moosup
Here it was roped by some stablemen and
placed in a box stall. Selectman P. r.
Briggs ordered 1t killed.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-03
The Gypsy Curse

Friday is the weekly fraud; everything
goes wrapper-jawed, and the sai!orn.an n
who sails finds himself food for whales,
and the man who killed friend, on a
Friday meets his end; on Friday trade
is slack. all the trains run off the track;
William Doe, to his amaze, draws ten
dollars and ten days: brickbats fall from
buildings high, break your Lones and
make you cry; fevers, fires and frosts
abound, earthquakes come and snort
around. Old Subscriber in a pet, comes
to swear at the Gazette; everyone is feel
ing blue, everything is hind-end to- yet
some comfort we may seek; Friday comes
but once week.-Emporia Gazette.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-03
OHIO

DELAWARE, o., Dec. 2.-The testers
club, a society for "flunkersr the prime
requisites for membership being a fail
ure in some study or expulsion, is the
latest organization to be effected at
Ohio Wesleyan.
The organizers have been looking
over old records for distinguished
alumni who are disqualified and have
sent invitations to join to Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks Bishop Mcdowell of
the Methodist churcr. Dr. Frank Gun
saulus of Chicago Senator Foraker and
Mayor Brand Whitlock of Toledo
FINDLAY--J. II. Smith a travelling
cobbler, living at Arlington. this coun-
ty, was burned to death at Kirby in a
gasoline explosion. He had been sepa-
rated from his wife three years. but on
hearing of his death his wife was pros
trated
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-03
NEBRASKA

BANCROFT. Neb., Dec. 2.--Some per-
son stole valuable team of horses be-
longing to Il. Il. Zahlnow, a farmer liV-
ing between here and West Point lie
also took new fur overcoat that he had
just purchased and placed in the buggy
until he was ready to go home. After
putting the coat in the buggy he went
into store to do some more trading and
when he came out he found the team,
buggy and coat missing.
NEBRASKA CTTY-Frank Farnsworth
and Miss Bessie A. Evans were united in
marriage at the home of the brides
parents in Russell precinct
FALLS CITY-Miss Leah Protect was
taken to St Joseph. where an operation
was performed. 1t was successful and
it is thought that the young woman will
recover.
BEEMER-John fioffff. d , druggist of
this city, and Miss Edna Batson of Nal
colin. Neb., were married at Lincoln.
The bride was for a number of years a
teacher in this county.
AINSWORTH-E. G. Wallock of Dix
on. S D., and Miss Kenna Tissue of
Springview, Neb. were united in mar
riage at the residence of Rev. Bassett.
who performed the ceremony.
WYMORE-Battery A, Nebraska Ma
tional Guard. gave the first of series
of dances at its armory. Not a very
large crowd was in attendance. Burn
hams orchestra furnished the music.
PLATTSMOUTH-Rev A. L. Zinc
united. in marriage c. NJ. Hopkins. who
is engaged in the merchandise business
in Bartlett. Ia, and Miss Francis Allen
OF the same town Wednesday evening.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-03
IOWA

CRESTON. Iowa. Dec. 2.-Lyman
Lowry Conley was arrested and fined
$40 and sentenced to twenty days in jail
for drunkenness and contempt of court
Just as the constable was ready to start
for Bedford to place him in the county
Jail a u mber of mis- friends rescued
him from the officer and hid him. The
sheriff at Bedford was notified and he
went to Conley today. where he arresteu
several young men on charge of inter-
fering with an officer.
ATLANTIC-The city council of At
lantic has decided to drill two new wells
at the water works plant TO take the
place of the two wells recently con-
demned by the state board Of health.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-03
KENTUCKY


PADUCAII, Ky. Dec. Mrs. Dick
Penn. wife of a prominent farmer of the
county. by desperate act saved her II
months old daughter from injury in u
runaway. She sustained serious injuries.
as did ner 4-year-od daughter. When
Mrs. Penn was driving to town her horse
became unruly and started running away.
Mrs. Penn realized that something must
De done at once. and grabbing her IL
Inonths-old baby threw 1t into the bushes
by the roadside
MISUNDERSTANDING such as the
town affords are still trying to explain
the Erebean darkness which fell on the
city the other noon. Telephone orders
had to be sent to Manager Bowen of the
electric light house and all over town
street and house lamps were turned on.
1t was as black as night. and it continued
so for some minutes.
ADAIRVILLE-The business men Of
Adairville will meet this week to organize
a building association for the purpose of
buying all the vacant lots that are avail
able In the corporate limits and building
houses thereon. Never in the history Of
The town was there such n demand for
houses. For this reason the business men
thought this plan best. There are about
one hundred lots in the town suitable to
cEScl JOuScS Oils anu II 10 pChSNSN bAelS
every one will be rented or sold as fast as
they are finished.
BEATTYVILLE-The trial of b. F..
French, now in progress at this place,
was at standstill, none of the special
venire of $50 men ordered from Madison
county getting in until tonight. Judge
Dorsey stated that he would hold night
session. and attempted to secure a jury
out of the 147 men, which came in tonight
at the opening of court tomorrow Judge
Dorsey called the case and passed it until
tonight. Very little interest is being
taken in the case by the people here.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-03
ALABAMA

MONTGOMERY. Ala, Dec. 2-The SEN
ate passed the prohibition bill. 80 to 2. The
law becomes operative January !. 1909. an
amendment to this effect having been
adopted with but one dissenting vote be-
fore the roll on the passage of the bill
was called.
BIRMINGHAM-A bulletin issued by
the physicians attending Senator j. II.
Bankhead at his home In Fayette, says
the senator's condition is slightly i'm
proved. The pneumonia involves the en-
tire left lung. His pulse is 100. tempera-
ture 101 10. and respiration 80. Senator
Bankhead is 65 years old.
MOBILE-The eight-hour day system
linaugurated by the union printing press
men of the United States went into ef-
feet today. Every shop granted the de-
mand except two, and these are expected
to respond this week.
| BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Dec. 2.-As spe-
cial agent of the attorney general Mrs.
Mary Quackenboss is in the Birmingham
district investigating complaints made by
certain citizens in the neighborhood of
Jackson, Mss. who filed complaint of
mistreatment to the government. Peon-
age is also being investigated. Mrs.
Quackenboss had a lengthy conference
with S. r. Guarino, an Italian immigra-
tion agent and leading editorial writer of
an Italian paper. Guarino has gone to
Mississippi.
MONTGOMERY-The senate has passed
bill to prohibit the sale, giving away or
possessing of liquors in clubs. II pro-
hibits exactly what the Georgia law al
lows The act will become effective jan
uary 1, 1909, in counties where the sale of
liquor is to continue till then. In all 9TH
ers January l next.
HUNTSvILLE-B. j. Myers aged 70
years, well known citizen of Lincoln
county, Tennessee, dropped dead at his
home near Fayetteville. Tenn.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-03
MASSACHUSETTS

HAVERHILL, Mass, Dec. 2.--George
W. Hardy, 9or half century prominently
identified with the shoe industry and
for forty years associated with the Fits
families in their manufacturing inter-
ests, died suddenly at his home on Locke
street.
Mr.. Hardy was pioneer in the shoe
industry here. He was born sixty-eight
years ago at Fryeburg, Me.
He was associated in the manufacture
OF shoes with Daniel F.. Daniel and Ed
ward A. Fits. p. n Wadlegh and Fred
c. Daniels For six years Mr.. Hardy
was in tic insurance business. He
served in the First Massachusetts heavy
War. he was a member of post AZ. G.
A. r. Besides widow he is survived
by two sisters, a brother, two sons and
a grandson.
LOWELL-An award of $40, back pay
was made N superior court to Thomas
~ Garvey. a veteran. who brought suit
for The sum, alleging that he was dis
charged from the health department of
the city in violation of the civil service
rules Garvey's attorney will now pre-
sent a petition for his clients reinstate-
ment
NORTH ADAMS-A young man who
said his name was Harry Parker and
claimed Wilmington, Vt. as his homo
and his business as that of a lumber
dealer, was arrested at the North Adams
National bank on q charge of attempt-
ing to utter a forged check for $500 put
porting to have been drawn in his favor
by r. L. Edwards of Charlemont. who
has an account at the bank
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-03
LOUISIANA

LAKE CHARLES, La, Dec. 2.-J. H.
Hoffman, eX-cashier of the Citizens bank
of Jennings, La, was found guilty of ac-
cepting deposits after he knew of the
banks insolvency. The bank suspended
operations in 1904. Sentence was deferred.
The trial of Alexander Bourgers a
prominent citizen of Welsh, accused with
shooting with intent to kill. resulted in a
conviction Bourgers is charged with
chooting Claude Singleton, a young man
passing his house on Halloween night,
when number of persons We're said to
be lettering in the neighborhood of Bour-
gers houses The case has attracted wide
attention.
BATON ROUGE Between S150,000 and
100000 a year will be saved the state of
Louisiana by reforms In tax collecting in
stituted by the present extra session of
the legislature. This was made evident
when the various factions of the legislat-
ure settled their disputes in joint COM
mittee conferences. Next week will be de-
voted to formally turning into laws the
reforms worked out in committee. The
legislature will grant $4,000 and appoint
a commission for an investigation of port
conditions at New Orleans. which is ex-
pected to result in disclosures and re-
forms important to large section of the
south.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-03
Insurance Company InsoIvent

BY Associated Press
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. s.-Attorney
General Thompson today submitted
petition asking for a receiver for the
National Mutual Fire Insurance COM
pany of Omaha. The attorney general
alleges that the liabilities of the COM
pany are $259,653 and the assets $116,779.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-03
Hawaiian Hotels Raise

By Associated Press.
HONOLULU. Dec. 2.-Hawaiian hotel
rates have been raised and United States
District Attorney Breckons will. it is said.
make an investigation with view of
ascertaining whether the antitrust law
has been violated
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-03
Pullman shop Burned

Ioy IASSOCItIltu I Its5.
BUFFALO, N. Y. Dec. 2.-The Pull
man company's big paint shop here
burned to the ground tonight. Twenty
one ->ullman cars were destroyed. Loss
$4Co,OOo About 25O men are thrown out
of work.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-03
Deaf and Dumb. Killed by Car

~ ASsocIatrI PresB
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 2.--Harry Stone.
an u-year-old boy was killed by Nc
Ailister street car today between Franklin
and Cough streets. The child was deaf
and dumb and could not hear the bell
warming him of danger.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-03
Woman Missionarv Murdered

SANTA FE, N. NJ, Dec. miss Agnes
Templeton, the only white woman mis-
at the Baptist. Indian mission at
Halvde, Arriba county, was brutaily
murdered yesterday either by Mexicans
or Indians.