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Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
BOY STRUCK BY AUTO;
IS SERIOUSLY INJURED

Frank Tetro, IL years of age, $50 Pat
ton street, was thrown from his bicycle
by being struck by an automobile 9t
Hill and Temple street yesterday after
noon and seriously injured. He was
taken to the receiving hospital, where
it was found he was considerably
bruised and his left arm was sprained.
The automobile is said to have been
driven by H. F. Randall, an employe of
the Haas-Baruch company. The acct
dent was witnessed by Mrs. v. E. Nit
finger of 240 North Olive street and
Mrs. J. Graham of 242 North Olive. The
two women picked the boy up from the
street and carried him to the receiving
hospital.
THE little fellow was riding along
the street when the automobile ap-
preached him from the rear" said Mrs.
Graham. HE went to cut in front of
it and was knocked to the pavement
The driver stopped his machine and
offered to take the boy to the hospital,
but we preferred to carry him.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
HOW TO ADJUST
' THE JAPANESE
QUESTION TODAY

(Written for The Herald by Peter NJ.
Suski.)
Let an average American of sane
mind think of an instance of foreigner
from remote country who would chose
to leave his birthland forever, leaving
everythingthat he renounceS, taking
with him all he prefers, and come to
the land where the flag of liberty and
freedom is waving on purport Of en-
joying the republic and partaking his
share of duty in promoting mutual
benefit of the people there. How can
the free admission, the share of all
privileges to this poor pilgrim to this
ideal land" who Is willing to act in con-
formity with laws there, be fatty de-
MED, from the standpoint of the very
constitutionality of the country?
Such a man generally comes from a
land far away. 1t is natural enough he
has a resolution to renounce his coun-
try before he would be able to make up
his mind to adopt this country as a
place to live and die and share the
pledges and privileges equal to every
body in this country.
If such a man were denied to join
this country and left out as an out
slider, ipso facto, he has no country on
earth, his personality is blotted out of
the nations. If murderer of a person
is worth hanging what is the worth of
this personality-murder?
Such man could be from Japan. He
may be a son of Nippon. He may have
been loyal subject of the mikado. But
what of that? He wants to become a
particle of the republic.
He may look like a Jap. You call him
Jap. But he considers himself man
republic, and respects himself as an
important ingredient OF the republic.
If color has anything to do with the
whole affair, who do you value yellow
gold more than white silver in America?
Some consider Japs as very low in
morals Let them read and learn thor
oughly from authentic sources and let
them also avoid carefully from super
fetal Judgment. If, no time, we'll. Take
1t is granted that they are most wicked
people on earth and of lowest moral
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
WORKER DIES OF
TERRIBLE BURNS
Christian Fromm, the Electrician Who
Received Injuries While Wiring
Bakery, Expires at
Hospital

Christian Fromm, go years of age, ar
employe of the Edison Electric com
pany, died at the emergency hospita
last night as the result of burns re-
ceived while stringing wires several
days ago.
Fromm lived with his wife at North
Alhambra. He had been in the employ
OF the Edison ompany for several
years and was looked upon as one of
the company's r-ost experienced line
men.
Wednesday he was instructed to place
wires ina bakery on South Main street.
While thus engaged he is said to have
picked up a live wire. He was fright
fully burned about the face, head and
body and from the time Of the accident
until his death he was unconscious.
The physicians at the hospital at
first thought it would be possible to
save the mans life, but he grew weak
er each day and early yesterday morn
ing 1t was said he would probably die
before nightfall.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
MAYOR PROCLAIMS
TREE PLANTING DAY
FEBRUARY IS SET APART FOR
CELEBRATION
"The Little Assistance Which Nature
Needs from Man Should Be
Readily eiven," He
Says

Arbor day in mid-February will be
q day Of days for Los Angeles.
Aside from the general celebration
that day many schools, private indi-
viduals, firms and others will observe
the day by planting trees, reforesting
and getting their friends to do like
wise.
The permanency Of California's rains,
experts say, rests mainly on the tree
and forest growth which induces mois-
ture and Conserves 1t.
Mayor Arthur G. Harper yesterday
issued the official proclamation on the
subject as follows.
ITO the People of Los Angeles:
IT hereby designate Friday, Febru-
ary 10, 1907 as Arbor day in the city
of Los Angeles.
"It has been custom generally OBJ
served throughout the country to set
apart one day in the year for the
planting of trees. Benefits derived
from observance Of this custom are
particularly noticeable in Los Angeles
where man must assist nature.
Trees and flowers are needed to
make the city more beautiful. We are
bountifully blessed with blue skies and
sunshine, and this year have been
blessed with an unusual quantity of
moisture. The little assistance which
nature needs from man should be read
lily given.
"In setting apart Arbor day this
year 1 call especial attention to the
fitness of the soil for planting of trees,
and urge property owners, both little
and great, to help beautify the city
| by adding trees to the number already
placed in the ground"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
HARTMAN MAY
DROP SUBWAYS
DETERMINED NOT TO BUY
SCHOOL SITE
Trolley Right Of Way Men Have Al.
ready Spent Three Million DOL
lars for Land-oeneral
Railroad News

! objecting to setting bad prece-
dent" the officials Of the Los Angeles
Pacific trolley lines continue to refuse
to raise their bid Of 81 for the ease
ment under the Olive street public
school, where they propose to build
their big subway.
General Manager T. r. Gabel, speak
ing In the absence Of President e. p.
Clark In Portland, says that IL the
city Of Los Angeles doesn't think
enough Of Mr.. Harrlman's subway
proposition to help 1t along then MIR.
Hartman does not want to build. In
other words, he prefers to build his
big undertaking whenever public sem
timent is ripe for such an enterprise.
Outsiders say that the Hartman cor
poration spent S3,0000OO in gaining
rights of way for the subway and that
not another parcel will be bought
City officials do not believe that Mr..
Hartman will drop the gigantic enter
prise on so small q pretense as the
cost of public school site.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
Dramatic Notes

Ethel Barrymore is to be seen in a
revival of Capt. Marshalls comedy,
His Excellency the Governor" which
the Belasco produces this week She
will play the leading part in THE
Three of U.s. in London.
After a run of six months in New
York preparations are being made to
withdraw "The Hypocrites" from the
Hudson theater in that city and send
the piece on a tour of the larger cities.
1.-THE Hypocrites' was one of the first
hits of this season in Gotham.
Mrs. Leslie Carter-Payne's portrait,
which has long adorned the front page
of the program of the Belasco theater,
New York, has been replaced.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
MISS ELSA MATTERN, soLoIsT, ETHELo CLUB

n WING to the novelty of the in
struments to be used by the
Ethelo Quartet company next
Wednesday evening at Gamut club, the
eyes of the musical people are turned
in that direction. Miss Elsa Mattern,
Mrs. Adele Reiners, Miss Florence
Payne and Miss Theodosia Harris
compose the quartet. Mrs. C. P. Neil
son, soprano, from San Francisco, and
Hugh Allen Saxon, society entertainer,
will give twenty minute dialect read
ing. Miss Elsa Mattern is one of the
vocal soloists and will play an accom-
paniment upon the new instrument,
1.-The Ethelo," which was invented last
summer
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
JAPANESE ELECT
STATE OFFICERS
ADJOURN WITHOUT PASSING
RESOLUTIONS
Delegates Expect Favorable Action to
Result from Coming Conference
Of Officials In WASH
lneton

without adopting resolutions of any
startling character the Japanese asso-
citation adjourned its annual meeting
last night In it's local hall at First and
Main streets after electing officers.
X. Abiko OF San Francisco, president
of the Japanese American Industrial as
sociation, was again made president;
@. Noda Of Monterey, vice PRESIDENT
Il. Uyeda, president of the Japanese
American bank, San Francisco treas
urer. The finance committee consists
of j. Hozumi, manager Yokohama
Specie bank; /. Matsuzaki, vice presi-
dent Japanese bank, and Y. Nawa,
manager Golden Gate bank. All these
men are of San Francisco which Is
headquarters of the association.
The directors of X. Kiyose, San Fran
cisco S. Takezaki, Sacramento; s. Mi
yano, Fresno; X. Miyazaki, Watson
Vile, and Y. G.. Yuasa Los Angeles.
Secretary Ikeda declared at adjourn
ment last night that no resolutions
had been adopte dealing with pend.
ing International issues in the United
States.
Others said that the Japanese had
deemed 1t best to await the action of
the conference in Washington before
taking any steps bearing on the diff
ferences of opinion now existing. They
had been informed that the Washing
ton delegation in congress representing
California wired to Sacramento asking
the assemblymeu there to take no ac-
tion on the alien property bill till after
the conference in Washington called by
President Roosevelt.
knowledge of the passage of tele-
grams, 1t is believed, resulted in all
resolutions being tlbled for the time
being.
lkeda Deprecates War
Secretary Ikeda deprecates all war
talk
I'VE wish to be friends with the
United States" said he. There is no
grounds for bad feeling If both sides
will talk matters over.
There are some misunderstanding
on both sides. For instance, in the
school question at San Francisco, we
find that there are very few men seek
ing admission to the schools. Nearly
all are really Japanese children.
"The Japanese who are going into
Hawaii are going to work on planta-
tions There Is no drilling there. 1
get letters telling me that is not true.
I'VE have confidence in President
Roosevelt and think much good will
come of the trip of the San Francisco
officers to Washington"
The morning session yesterday was
taken up with a number of important
issues for the sons of the mikado.
Reports were made of the help given
to the unfortunate Japanese who sus-
tanned injuries and losses in the San
Francisco disaster. Over $4,000 was
given for relief by the Japanese asso-
citation alone.
1t was proposed to establish an Eng
lish magazine devoted to the Japanese
nation and it's relations to America. A
number of speeches were made on the
subject. but the delegates failed TO
recognize the immediate value of such
a publication and action was deferred.
The question of regulating gambling
and vice among the Japanese of Los
Angeles was discussed but no action
was taken at this time.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
WOMAN
PASSES AWAY

In the death early yesterday morning
of Mrs. Mary Spencer Evans Los An
geles lost an old and faithful citizen.
Mrs. Evans came from Cleveland, O.,
thirty-four years ago and for the last
twenty eight years has lived with her
son-in-law and daughter Mr.. and Mrs
A. S. Robbins, at 923 South Figueroa
street.
Mrs. Evans was we'll known as one of
the founders of the Working Girls
home, which was started here eighteen
years ago, and also as a prominent
member of the Emmanuel Presbyterian
church ever since the late Rev. DIR.
Chichester became its pastor over
twelve years ago. 1t was at her sug-
gestion that A. S. Robbins presented
the large and beautiful organ to the
church.
Mrs. Evans was always an active
church worker. and although in her
lifetime she did a great deal of charity
work 1t was always In quiet and un-
ostentatious way. She was also greatly
interested in the Humane society work
among the animals, and many will re-
member the quiet deeds of kindness
that she has shown to the suffering
dumb beasts.
Her husband died when her two chill
dren, now Mrs. A. S. Robbins and Mrs.
William p. Henry of Chicago, were
small girls. Mrs. Evans was just 7S
years of age.
The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon at her late home,
and Rev. Hugh X. Walker will read the
service. The interment will be at
Hollywood cemetery.
Mrs. Henry, who is in Chicago, will
not be able to come, but arrangements
have been made for a large number
Tuesday, as Mrs Evans was dear to a
large circle of warm friends who will
attend the funeral to pay the last re-
spect possible to this woman, who has
always been loved and admired by
aVarVOna
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03

7 ACOB A. RIIS, 1.-The best man in
New York." as Theodore Roose-
welt describes him, will have an
energetic stay in Los Angeles during
the coming week.
His first appearance will be at Poly
technic high school, when the great
slum worker will address the pupils
and their friends, his lecture being
The Battle With the Sums This
lecture will be under the auspices of
the school governing body.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
RULES ON PASS CONTRACTS
Congress Did Not Intend to AnnuI
Previous Agreements
BY Associated Press.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 2.-Judge
Walter Evans in the federal court to-
day overruled the demurrer of the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad COM
pany to the petition filed by Erasmus
and Annie A. Motley for enforcement
of contract by which the company
agreed to issue annual passes to the
plaintiffs during their life time.
The court says that the new rate
law, by reason of which the railroad
declined to issue the passes as agreed,
should be construed precisely as If 1t
expressly excluded from it's operation
the complainants' contract. In no other
way could the contract rights of the
complainants be preserved.
The general tenor of the opinion is
to the effect that congress did not in
tend to annul previously made con-
tracts
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03

Friday night Mr.. Riis will appear at
Simpson auditorium, presenting the
same lecture. This is true account
of Mr.. Riis twenty years of work in
the slums of New York, when as q
police reporter for the New York Sun
he carried his note book in one hand
and a little camera in the other ferret
ing out vice and crime.
Both the lectures will be illustrated
with dozens of stereopticon pictures
taken by Mr.. Riis while engaged In his
reportorial work
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
Denies Extension Rumor

Chief Engineer George Kuhrts of the
Los Angeles Railway company says
the report that his company would
build a line on West Twenty-ninth
street is untrue. The fact that the
West Adams and West Jefferson lines
are but a few blocks away dispels all
chance of the proposed new line, he
says.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
Mexican Merger Ripens

By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. AT a meeting
of the directors of the Mexican Central
Railway company further considera-
tion was given to the terms of exchange
which are to be offered to the COM
panys security holders in connection
with the merger of the Mexican
Central lines with those of the National
road of Mexico.
1t was learned after the meeting
that an announcement in regard to the
details of the merger may be issued
shortly
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
Testimonial to Harley Hamilton

The members of the Ladies' SYM
phony orchestra of Los Angeles have
arranged to give Director Harley Ham
ilton of their organization testimon-
ial concert at Simpson auditorium on
Monday night, February II, at which
time the entire personnel of the or
chestra will be present. For sixteen
years Mr. Hamilton has been the di-
rector of this organization and during
that time few changes have been made
in it's membership.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
San Jose Works for Gould

BY Associated Press.
SAN JOSE, Cal, Feb. 2.-The real
estate association today agreed to
work for the Gould road, and a rep
resentative Of the road informed them
that 1t is the avowed intention of the
Western Pacific to enter San Jose and
make this city terminal and run it's
main tracks through to points in the
southern part of the state.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
STRENGTHEN COLORADO LEVEEs
Senate Bill on River Break Reported
FavorabIy
Pv Presg

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The house
committee on public lands today au-
thorized favorable report on the
senate bill which carries $2,000,O00 to
confine the Colorado river to it's banks.
The committee amended the bill by
reducing the amount appropriated to
$1,000,000. 1t also struck out a pro-
vision which authorized the reclama-
ton service to inaugurate the Imperial
valley reclamation project.
AS reported the bill simply author
ICES the strengthening of the levees
Of the Colorado river.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
RECEIVED BIDS ON
OUTFALL BOILERS

The board of public works has re-
ceived bids for furnishing three hori-
zontal high pressure tubular boilers as
follows:
Los Angeles Boiler Works........... $7400
Llewellyn Iron Works ............... 6225
Pacific Coast Manufacturing Co... boss
John Proper 80. observation-disclosures. 5S9o
Union Iron Works .................... $3.50
These will be used on the outfall
sewer work.
Alterations in paving, guttering and
curbing of Central avenue from
Twenty ninth street southerly were re-
ceived by the Fairchild-G Gilmore Wilton
company: Forty cents per lineal foot
for cement curb. 20 cents per square
foot for granite gutter and 20 cents per
square foot for asphalt pavement.
No bids were received for construc-
ton of culvert at Ninth and Haw-
thorne streets
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03

| ing program numbers that would give
to the layman the same satisfactory
results as to the trained musician.
The numbers selected for this coming
recital are of this character and will
also bring out the versatility of this
VioliniSt
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
WenzeI Kopta and Heinrich Won Stein

The duo recital of Wenzel Kopta,
violinist, and Heinrich Won Stein,
pianist, will be given at Simpson au-
ditorium Feb. Z. Herr Kopta, a mu--
sician of note both in Europe and
America, has for years been arrang-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
HARTMAN is sUBPoENAED
Inquiry Scheduled for New York Late
This Month

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-It is stated
that the interstate commerce commits
sion will take up it's inquiry here
into the financial operations of the
Hartman roads on February 21.
A subpoena for that date has been
issued for E. H. Hartman, William
e. Rockefeller, Jacob H. Schiff, D. o.
Mills and others, it is said.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
No REGRETS

Mrs. Deering-I think 1 shall have to
give you the customary weeks notice,
North.
The Cook-Glory be! But amt it
wonderful how gr-reat minds run in
tn same groove-ye TUX the wur-ruds
right out av me hI"-Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
PupiIs' 3citaI

A piano recital will be given by the
pupils of Miss Elizabeth Jordan at the
Ebell club, 1913 South F.sueroa street
Monday evening at s o'clock.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
sUPERFLUOUs HAIR REMOVED

No injury whatever. Hundreds have
secured permanent cure Why suffer
the afhiction longer when relief is free
for your address and stamp. Write to-
day TO MARCEIILE LA GRANDE, 10th
and Euclid ave, Philadelphia. Pa.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
Carol Mccomas to Give Concert

Miss Carol McComas, whistler and
comic opera star, will be heard in re.
cital at the Mason opera house the
first week in April. She is now busily
engaged in preparing a program.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-11-09
CONFESSES TO
STABBING GIRLS
Identity of Berin's "Jack the Ripper
Discovered-lnsane Youth Admits
Committing Crimes.

Berlin, Nov. 9.-The series of
crimes resembling the Jack the Rip
per-" murders in London in 1888-S9,
only that here the Victims were little
girls instead of women, has been
cleared up, through the confession of
a printers apprentice named Paul
Minow, an epileptic, % years of age,
who recently was confined in an asy.
lum for the insane at Hersberg. The
authorities of the institution were in
formed that Minow had been talking
in rambling manner of the murders.
They suspected him Of having commit,
ted the crimes, and encouraged him to
talk, with the result that he freely re-.
lated in an artless fashion how he
had been taunted by his mother and
sister with laziness, had gone out into
the streets in a rage and had vented
his feelings by stabbing four little
girls, one after the other. He then
rambled about the city for while
and eventually returned home 1t does
not appear whether the mother and
sister of Minow we're aware of what
he had done, but his mind became so
disordered that they sent him to the
asylum week lately. The police have
confirmed Minow's confession.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-11-09
ENGINEER GIVES
LIFE FOR OTHERS
STAYS at Throttle Of Engine Heauilng
Burning Train Of Dynamite and
Saves City From Destruction

Douglas. Ariz, Nov. 9.-The death
list. as the result of the Nacozari ex-
plosion is now placed at fourteen or
fifteen, all Mexicans, besides John
Chrisholm. aged 13, who was riding on
the train when the exposion occurred.
A train on the narrow gauge rail-
road to the Pilares mine, in some way
caught fire. In the train were two
open cars, heavily loaded with ex,
plosives, and the fact that the concen-
traitor and a good part Of the town OF
Nacozari was saved from ruin was due
to the bravery of the Mexican engl-
neer OF the train, Jesus Garcia. Realiz
ing that to cut out the burning cars
and escape on the engine would ex
pose the town to probable destruction,
he called to the rest Of the crew to
Jump and he started to run the train
away from the town. He had taken 1t
about half mile when 1t was blown
to atoms. 1t is reported that another
member Of the crew stayed with him
and was killed. The heavy death list
is due to the fact that the explosion
occurred just as the train was passing
section house in which there were
a number of section men.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-11-09
NEW SCOTTISH
RITE BODIES
Thirtieth and Thirty-Second Degrees
to Be Instituted at Tucson, Ariz.,
November nth.

On Monday next, November 18th
the Santa Cruz Council of the Kadosf
No. 1, 30th degree, and Arizona Con
sistory No. / Of Masters of the Roya
Secret, 32nd degree, will be instituted
at the Masonic Temple at Tucson, Ari
zona, by Sovereign Grand Inspector
General w. Frank Pierce, 33, of Sar
Francisco. A large concourse of Ma
sons is expected.
A Lodge of Perfection of the 14th
degree and Chapter of Rose Croix
18th degree, are in operation and
have been at work in the Arizona city
the former for some years and the
latter about year. The increase in
the membership of these bodies and
Of Scottish Rite Masons generally In
Arizona has led to the institution Of
the bodies of the higher degrees
namely, the Council of the Kadost
and the Consistory
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-11-09
PRISON YAWNS FOR
WEALTHY WOMAN
Mrs. Evelyn Romadka, Wife of Mil
llonaire, seIf.confessed Thief, to
Stand BY Plea Of Guilty.

Chicago, Nov. 9-Mrs. Evelyn Ro-
madka, the wealthy Milwaukee woman
who informally pleaded guilty to thiev-
cry In this city, must go to the peni.
tentiary, according to declaration
made today by States Attorney Hea-
ly.
Counsel for Mrs Ramadka announc.
ed to the court today that when the
trial comes up next week. he would
permit the plea Of guilty by the wo
man when first arraigned, to stand.
IF she pleads guilty. said State At
torney Healy, "she will undoubtedly
be sentenced to term of from one to
fourteen years in the penitentiary
This office would oppose any at
tempt to have her sent to an asylum
Our information is that she was sane
when the theft was committed and is
sane now"