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Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10
NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-"The Brooklyn
bridge crush" which hac become a by
word in and outside of Greater New
York, will probably cease when the
gloomy, draughty and unsightly barn
which serves as the Manhattan terminal
of the structure has been replaced py
new s3,ooO,OOO terminal
Plans for this terminal are to be sub
mitted next Tuesday to the municipai
art commission for approval. Inc arcni-
tect. Francis L. ". Hoppin, worked un-
der a commission given him by Bridge
Commissioners Stevenson, and If his plans
are approved bids will at once be ad-
vertised for the structure Money mas
already been appropriated for the WORK.
The new terminal is to be of classic
design and constructed OF ornamentai
terra Gotta and granite. The interior
arrangement of exits and trolley tracks
is the work of Chief Engineer Z. M.
InrersoIl of the bridge department. he
and his staff have spent months studying
the messenger traffic on the bridge ana
thew think that when the terminal is
finished the congestion at the terminal
during rush hour will be much les
sened.
B1NGHAMToN, N. Y, Nov. -
County Treasurer Sherwood Will call
the attention to Governor Charles II.
Hughes to the depleted condition OF the
Broome county treasury, resulting from
the excessive good road expenditures
and ask that the states share of $1,000
he Immediately forwarded to this city.
There are now no funds in the treasury
to pay claims due, including large
labor pay rolls. The county treasurer
cannot raise the money and unless the
governor interferes a financial string
ency in the Broome county treasury Is
threatened.
ROCHESTER-Mrs. Henry N. Leon
ard, the young mother who tried to XIII
herself and two children with lauda-
mum, died and her 1O-months- old baby
will die. The 4-year-old child will re-
cover. III health was the cause of the
womans deed.
BUFFALO-The police station, in
cluding the records, the rogues' gallery
and many important documents, among
them the original copy of Leon Czol-
golz confession of the assassination
of President Mckinley, was destroyed
by fire. The fire was of incendiary
origin. Two companies of firemen were
caught in the collapse of the roof and
cupola and eight men were seriously
injured. The loss is estimated at
100000
ESTOWN-William R. Denslow,
who has been in office in this city as a
constable for over fifty years, was re-
Gently stricken with blindness and Is
now confined to his home, 612 Lafayette
street.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10
TENNESSEE

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 9.--The Pres
byterian synod of Tennessee devoted its
last session principally to routine busi-
ness. The synod will meet next year in
Memphis. In an interview here Rev.
William H Rogers, moderator of the
general assembly of the Presbyterian
church, U. S. A, strongly advocated
women ushers in churches.
KNOxVILLE-In view of 300 persons
Jim Davis, negro, who had shot two
negresses, leaped from the railing of the
Tennessee river bridge to the water 100
feet below and was drowned before he
could be rescued Pursued by two dep
uty sheriffs Davis climbed to the top of
the railing and pulling a pistol from his
pocket fired three times in the air. scat
tering the crowd which was trying to-
prevent him from suicide, and then
counting zone, two, three" jumped head
foremost. In his last words before leap
ing Davis claimed that he had killed
twenty-eight persons.
BRISTOI-The last of the twenty-five
saloons which Bristol had only a few
months ago will be closed The saloons
were voted out of Bristol a few months
ago. All trains have been crowded with
passengers from East Tennessee and
southwest Virginia and hundreds of per-
sons have carried away packages of
whisky, while daily shipments have
crowded the express cars.
LAFOLLETTE-J. Mark Hill of Duff,
Tenn, was in the city this week on busi-
ness.
Arthur Ausmus of Speedwell and his
brother, Campbell Ausmus Of Teddy
were in the city last Thursday looking
after business.
Daniel Ausmus and Prior Hunter,
United States soldiers, passed through
here. Ausmus, who. it is alleged, killed
Mr. Elliott at Gorbin, KY, viii be
tried on November II.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10
OHIO

The Buckeyes will hold their monthly
reception on next Tuesday evening at
the Fraternal Brotherhood hall, corner
Lincoln and Figueroa streets. A fine
musical and literary program has been
provided Hon. Abner l.. Ross, a. former
president of the society, who has been
spending the summer abroad, will tell
about a buckeye in Europe" Miss
Blanche Munderhaut will give vocal
solo. Dean and Pease will entertain the
society with the $500 talking machine
This is the largest state society in South
ern California All Buckeyes. tourist and
citizens are cordially invited.
MILLERSBURG. o., Nov "a IL
year-old daughter of William Maple,
near Berlin, met with an accident that
will probably cause the loss of one eye,
and may cost her life. The child was
assisting in cleaning house upstairs.
They had lifted the carpet and swept
the dust under it into pile and then
onto a dust pan, and the girl then was
told to take it down and put it in the
cook stove. When she lifted the lid
and threw it in there was violent ex-
plosion which shook the house to the
foundation and ripped the top from the
stove. The girls face received the
force of the explosion and is burned to
D crisp. 1t was dust explosion.
LORAIN-Robert J. Smith of Port
Huron, Mich, chief engineer on the
steamer J. ]. Sullivan, lying at the steel
plant docks, was attacked by footpads
and perhaps fatally shot.
BELLEFONTAINE- Floyd Swim
ley of Forest, who was the victim of an
acetylene tank explosion some time ago
In which he lost the sight of both eyes,
has gone to New York, where he will
undergo a peculiar operation In the
accident DIR. Swimley lost the cornea
of both eyes. A young man has been
found who will have to lose an eye,
but the cornea remains whole and
sound The operation will be the
grating of the cornea from the young
mans eye to the eye of DR.. Swimley.
CIRCLEVILLE-Geor Ashbrook,
60, member of the Masonic lodge of
Circleville and a prominent and veal
thy farmer of Walnut township, this
county, committed suicide by hanging.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10
NEVADA

PROVO, Utah, Nov. 9.-Frank Conover,
G. lineman for the electric company, was
accidentally electrocuted. He was work.
ing on a transformer pole in front OF j.
H. Frisby's store and was connecting the
wires from the pole to Mrs. fuckers resi-
dence, when he accidentally raised up
from the position he was standing In and
his right shoulder came in contact with
high tension wire carrying 5000 volts.
His right foot must have caught on the
heel step or on the ground wire, causing
instant death.
OGDEN-The alumni of the Ogden high
school has elected new officers and direc-
tors for the ensuing year. They are: e.
e. Pardoe, president; r. w. Peterson,
vice president; Nellie Bowman. secretary,
and Charles Mcguire treasurer. The ex-
ecutive committee is composed of Don
Rhirers, Orson Douglas, Castle Murphy.
Glenn Douglas, Castle Murphy, Glenn
Douglas, Mary Roberts and May Hume.
Beatrice Boreman is chairman of the re-
ception committee and Eva Farr chair
man of the social committee. The next
dance will be given on November 22 at
which time a comis opera will be pre-
sented.
EUREKA-The new Eureka high school
building will be formally opened for stu
dents Monday morning at 8 o'clock. The
new structure is two stories in height and
is built of concrete. There are fourteen
class rooms in the building, with all
modern appliances. 1t stands in the pub
lie square, near the grade school building.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10
MONTANA

HELENA, Mont. Nov. 9.-The Gala
tin valley, popularly known as the
''granary of Montana" and the richest
agricultural section of the state, will be
intersected by an interurban line from
Bozeman to the vicinity of Salesville, a
distance of forty-six miles. Citizens of
Bozeman have raised by subscription
more than two-thirds of the $4,000 nec-
essary for the purchase of a terminal
site and right of way. while the same
proportion of the 100000 bonus asked by
the promoters has been secured in the
county and city. 1t is expected that the
new road viii be in operation by January
1. 1910.
A great change has come over Mon
tana Two cities, Anaconda and Missoula,
recently adopted ordinances compelling
saloons to close at midnight, and at the
recent session OF the Helena council q
similar measure was introduced. Since
the recent session Of, the legislature all
public gambling houses have been closed
and the law is strictly enforced.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10
GIRL HEARS MARCH FOR
RIVAL, THEN SHOOTS SELF

J. KELLY, La, Nov. 9.-Miss Emma
1. Ziegler, % years of age, locked her
4 self in a room at the Mcdaniel
4 hotel today and while the strains
j. of the wedding march of her sue
!. cessful rival fioated to her from,
!. nearby church shot herself twice
4 in the head. The report was heard
4 in the church and almost panic
1. followed.
i Miss Mary La Sale, 10 years OF
!. age, the bride for whom Robert
i Hallowell, "a years of age, de-
!. serted Miss ziezler, is Frustrated.
!, Miss Ziegler left note saying she
i learned of the faithlessness OF
!. Hallowell only two days ago. He
i denied he intended to desert her,
i but still suspicious she drove here
X last night alone through a wild
4 section twenty miles from her
J. fathers plantation. She waited un-
I. til the last moment, but Halo
j well did not return to her.
X Miss Ziegler and Miss La Sale
!. were chums at boarding school.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10
VIRGINIA

WINCHESTER, Va, Nov. 9:-The an
Winchester and Potomac Railway compa-
ny was held, and the erection of officers
resulted as follows: President, Oscar G..
Murray of Baltimore; vice president,
George F. Randolph of Baltimor; secre-
tary, c. w. Woolford of Baltiomre;
treasurer, j. v. McNeal of Baltimore
These, with William M. Atkinson, w. H
Baker, T. J. Coopr, w. w. Wall, Thomas
Cover and s. H. Hansbrough of Winches-
ter, constitute the board of directors.
NORFOLK-Former Navy Chaplain
Harry w. Jones, convicted by naval
court-martial of financial Irregularities
and dropped from the service of the gov
ernmnt, was acquitted here today by n
jury when arraigned upon an indictment
for grand larceny" alleging tn giving
of $50 check returned by the Mechan-
les Bank of Brooklyn, N. Y, marked
insufficient funds
The defendant denied criminal intent
The jury was out more than an hour
Jones will return to New York.
BRISTOL.-Alfred Tillison, a Welsh
man, twenty-seven years Of age, whose
mother resides at Rose Hill, North Wales
died of typhoid fever at farm house.
near Bristol He had ben employed at
the construction camps of the South and
Western railway, and wandered away
from there without money or friends,
when he became too i'll to continue work.
Letters in his pocket reveal that his
mother has been pining for his return
and that she had received no word from
him in two years. One letter told of
the death of his father and grandparents
since he left home. The body will be
buried here and the mother notified.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10
TEXAS

CAMERON, Texas, Nov. 9.-Following
his indictment by the grand jury on a
charge of attempted criminal assault
Alexander johnson, negro, was taken
from the Jail here by a mob of 500, men
and quietly hanged to tree in the court
house yard.
NACOGDOCHES-Th scaffold is being
built about one mile northwest of town
upon which the negro, Doc Bailey, will
be hanged next Thursday. Sheriff Black
burn will go to Rusk after him next
week, as he is confined in the penitentiary
at Rusk.
BROWNWOOD-The bank of Brown
wood notified the public that no depos-
itors would be allowed to cash checks
for more than $25 in one day. This meas
ure was taken to prevent any shortage
in the supply of currency here.
SHERMAN-Mrs Matte Myers Carr,
founder and president of Carr-Burdette
college, died here. The burial took place
on the east side of the college campus,
at her request.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10
OKLAHOMA

GUTHRIE, OKLA, Nov. 9.-Mrs. Joan
Timpy has filed suit for divorce from
Weston Timpy in the district court here,
alleging that she helped her husband
pick cotton on their own place and then
had to hire out and pick cotton to sup
port herself.
STIAWNEE-Russell Johnson, a teller
in the State National bank of this city,
attempted to commit suicide by cutting
his throat. He cannot live, His accounts
are reported correct. Worry over finan-
cial conditions the last few days, it is
believed, caused temporary insanity.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10
WASHINGTON

SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. 9.-A. Holz-
heimer, an attorney, was forcibly elected
from police headquarters by Captain Irv-
ing Ward and will swear out warrant
for assault and battery against Ward
The lawyr says that he was denied adnis-
sion to client.
VANCOUVER-Wh attempting to
get back to his engine John Granskog,
aged 65, a fireman on donkey engine at
the Weyerhauser logging camp near va
colt, lost his life by being crushed be-
tween two logs. Cranskog had been
warned of the danger of going between
moving logs but he only laughed. He
had been accustomed to do the same
thing every day.
SPOKANE-Two street car robberies
occurred here last night. The total plum
der amounts to s35 in cash and three
watches, the conductor and motorman or
a Washington Water Power company car
contributing $40 and two watches, and
the conductor of Corbin Park car do
mating the remainder. Two masked men
committed the robberies No passengers
were on either car.
VANCOUVE VER-Struck by train on the
Yacolt branch of the Northern Pacific
railway, Mrs. ziegler. who resides near
Yacot, was thrown from high trestle
last night. Her two children, a boy OF
eleven and a girl of eight, who. accom-
panied her, crpt out on the bnts and es-
capped injury. Mrs. Zeigler fell twnty-
five feet striking on rocks Her head was
cut and several ribs broken. She has not
fully regained consciousness. AS soon as
he could, the boy descended from the
trestle and ran tot logging camp near
by for help.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10
VERMONT

CASTLETON, VT, Nov. 9.-Huntington
Smith, GO years old, wealthy resident of
ST. Louis and a prominent member of
various clubs there, is dead at his sum-
mer home here. He suffered a stroke of
apoplexy and his death was sudden. He
was preparing to return to st. Louis when
stricken.
RICHFORD-By leaping from car top TO
car top, when they saw that their train
must plunge through thirty-foot trestle,
and finally jumping to the ground, the
brakemen on Canadian Pacific freight
at Eastman, Quebec, had a remarkable
escape from death. Roland Draper of SUIT
ton Junction, Quebec, and Hugh Mckin-
ney of Richford, the engineer and fireman,
being unable to jump from their engine,
were carried to the bottom of the muddy
brook and killed in the wreck The train
was going slowly over the trestle. The
structure began to sway. The brakemen
saw and fled TO the rear. The engine and
the first eight cars went down with "a
crash. Traffic will probably be held up
several days.
BENNINGTON-Th are good reasons
TO believe that Raymond Hitchcock passed
through Bennington on a hurried trip to
Canada, where he cannot be extradited
for the crimes cnarBeu dSdfnst Hilu.
Shortly after the arrival of the last
trolley car from North Adams three we'll
dressed strangers entered restaurant
on North street for lunch. Their appear
ance attracted considerable attention, ana
after they left man remarked that one
of the three reminded him of Hitchcock,
because of the peculiar lock of hair that
hung on the forehead. The conductor of
the outgoing midnight train to connect
with the Montreal sleeper at North Ben
nington, who seldom has many passen-
gers, remarked three neatly dressed
strangers who occupied a seat together.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10
WISCONSIN


MENoMONIE, Wis, Nov. 9.-The
question of maintaining a creamery In
connection with the county agricultural
school in this city has suddenly met
solution. The country school board is
advised that it is not in its province to
dictate a course of study for this
school The only way in which the
board can kill the creamery branch Oh
the school is to withhold the approprla-
tion for the entire school, whereby they
would forfeit the state approprlatlon'
which is double that of the county
IANEsvIILE-The Milton Junction
telephone has changed hands. w. Q.
Oyiatt retiring and Miles and Holston,
formerly owners of the Walwortn
Times, becoming the new owners.
They sold their paper to F. J. Perrin OF
De Soto, WIS.
MADIsON-Insuranc Commissioners
George r Beedle has formally COM
manded the Federal Life Insurance
company of Chicago to appear before
him on November to show cause why
the license of this company to operate
in the state of Wisconsin should not be
declared forfeited. The reason for this
action is information in possession of
the commissioner to the effect that this
company is issuing the special board
or advisory board" contracts, which
are unlawful in this state.
APPLETON-Lulius Luedtke, town
of Harrison farmer, who Is the father
of fifteen children residing in Milwau-
kee. st. Paul, Peoria, ILL.,, Memphis and
other places, will leave shortly for a
tour Of the cities where his children
are residing, paying them his annual
visit Ten days will be spent with each
child so he viii be kept away from
the farm most of the winter.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10

HUMBOLDT-The women of the Alpha
club entertained their husbands and
number of guests at the club ROOM tne
gathering being in the nature OF a Hal
loween party
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10

PAPILLION-Fred Laduke, farmer
living south of town, has commenced suit
in county court against the ROCK lsland
for SS15 for loss of hay caused by SPARKS
from the engine.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10

YORK-Corn is averaging about tWen-
ty-five bushels to the acre. Many yields
are fifty bushels to the acre, whlch is
due to proper cultivation and manurine
of the soil.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10
WEST VIRGINIA

WHEELING, w. Va, Nov. 1o.-The
Wheeling police are searching for an
elderly man who seemingly has mania
for poisoning factory girls and school
children. Friday six children OF the
Madison school were given chocolate
creams believed to have been saturated
with carbo!ic acid. Three of the chill
dren are in a serious condition. Last
Tuesday the mysterious man was on
the south side, where he gave poisoned
candy to three girls employed at the
plant of the Northwood glass works.
Samples of the candy are being an
alyzed.
ELKINS-In a rear-end collision on
the Coal & Coke railroad between Roar
ing Creek Junction and Letter Ambrose
Tierney, engineer, and J. w. Paisley,
fireman, were seriously injured.
Rounding a curve, northbound passen-
ger train No. crashed into the rear OF
a freight train unprotected by flag
man. Both the engineer and fireman
jumped, the former striking a tele-
graph pole. Paisley was at first
thought to have been killed. Both men
were brought to the Davis Memorial
hospital on a special train. The
caboose of the freight was telescoped
by the engine
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10

wYMORE-Another moving picture
show is to be started here soon. One
opened some weeks ago and has been
playing to packed houses every night.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10
NEBRASKA

AURORA. Neb., Nov. 9.-An enthusias-
tic Republican rally was held here. The
opera house was crowded. the addresses
of more than usual excellence and the
crowd enthusiastic. The speakers were
Congressman Norris. Hon. Dan Nettleton
and Judge Reese. This is the only speech
made by Judge Reese during the cam
pai5n.
wyMORE-The people of Liberty have
commenced to rebuild the block of busi-
ness houses destroyed by fire about
month ago.
PLATTSMOUTH-J. P. Falter has
brought suit in district court against
forty-six persons in order to perfect the
title to some land.
WYMORE-The Wymore and Blue
Springs Ministerial association Will meet
at the United Brethren church in Blue
Springs Monday
BEATRICE-G. H. Johnson, prom
inent Beatrice business man, was stricK-
en- on the street Saturday. 1t was an
attacl, of heart trouble. His condition
is serious.
wYMORE-Another moving picture
show is to be started here soon. One
opened some weeks ago and has oeen
playing to packed houses every night.
YORK-Corn is averaging about tWen-
tv-fye bushels to the acre. Many yields
are fifty bushels to the acre, which is
due to proper cultivation and manuring
of the soil.
PAPILLION-Fred Laduke, a farmer
living south of town, has commenced suit
;,,etf Rock Tglan6
for s315 for loss of hay caused by sparks
from the engine.
HUMBOLDT-Th women of the Alpha
club entertained their husbands and
number of guests at the club room, the
gathering being in the nature OF Hal
| loween party.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10

BEATRICE-G. H. Johnson, prom
inent Beatrice business man, was strick-
en- on the street Saturday. 1t was an
attack of heart trouble HIS condition
is serious.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10
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Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10

JAMESTOwN-Will r. Denslow,
who has been in office in this city as a
constable for over fifty years, was re-
Gently stricken with blindness and Is
now confined to his home, 612 Lafayette
street.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10

CIRCLEVILLE-Ge Ashbrook,
co. member of the Masonic lodge of
Circleville and prominent and veal
thy farmer of Walnut township, this
county, committed suicide by hanging.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-01-04
Wisdom Of the Barber.

N always makes me tired" said
the old barber. when Z man tells me
to quit wasting so much time rubbing
In the lather and hurry along with his
shave. II he only knew II, he Is lay
lag . sure foundation for q chapped
and sore face. The reason for using
soap In shaving is to remove the
Ersass always close to the skin. and
on the surface OF the beard. This car
not be done without rubbing II well In
Many persons who shave themselves
DO not understand this. and wonder
why they have sore faces The,
blame the bay rum. and change OF to
witch hazel or something else. Rub.
bipg the soap in well makes the leard
soft and pllable. II also lessons the
chances Of the razor slipping. Al.
ways rub the lather well In with the
fingers: never with the brush. What
must one think OF mar who has no,
time enough TO let tie barber shave
him properly. but who spends ten min.
utes chatting with the girl At the cigar
counter. or with the manicure girl, on
his way out Of the shopf"
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-01-04
THREE ZONES IN ONE novn.
Two Reoions In the World Whsrs ths
People May VIsit Them Az.


People May vIsit ThsM Al.
Only two places exist On this globe
where one can pass through three
zones Of temperaturs-ths tropical.
subtropical and temperate-vithin AZ
hours time. Hawaii is ono Of these
places and Darjeeling. in northeastern
India, Ia another. In both these places
the trick In done by climbing up the
high mountains. In Hawaii the trav.
sler starts with the warm breath OF
the Pacific tanning him amid the
smell OF palm trees. He passes l.;
great clusters OF tropical fruit and as
be mounts the trees change, until he
10 in the kind OF scenery that may
be found In the southern United
States. Still he climbs. and soon he
notices that II is much cooler and that
the character OF the scene has
changed 10 one that reminds him of
the temperate zone, with fields in
which potatoes and other northern
vegetables are growing.
aa Dei J~riuk tuc CUAu6e Is tliil
more wonderful The entrance to the
tableland on which the little mountain
city stands 10 through = dark. sombe,
tropical pass. full Of mighty palms ant
hung with orchids and other Jungle
growth. After while the trees
change from palms TO the wonderful
tree ferns. These alternate with ban.
ana trees. until, after some more
climbing, forests are reached OF mag.
nolias and similar trees. Through
these msgnollas the way leads ever
up, and all at cnce, over an open pass,
there came into view immense thick.
cts OF Himalayan rhododendrons and
the evergreen OF mrs and cedars. and
beyond stand The white, grim. snow.
clad. frozen mountain peaks like arc.
tic iceberss on land In less than two
hours 4 traveller can ascend from
orchids through jun.les TO tea planta
tions and thence TO a climate Of north
srn roses and violets.