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Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
FAMOUS BULLDOG IS
KILLED BY HUNTSMEN

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 16. = Three
gunners shot and killed last Saturday
Morland. a bulldog belonging to Miss
Inez E. Schaeffer, valued at $4,000 and
descended from the duke of Barlbor-
ough's famous Richmond.
The shooting was done in front OF
Miss Schaeffer's home on j. Gilbert
Cassidy's Cedar stock farm on the
Lime Kiln pike three miles north of
Germantown. 1t followed an attack
made on an Irish setter with which
they were hunting by Morland and two
other prize bulldogs belonging to Miss
Schaeffer.
Miss Schaeffer has been made so
angry by the shooting and by the fail
IRE of the police to find the hunter inn
mediately that she has employed pri-
vate detectives to run Morland's slayers
to earth.
signs forbidding trespassing on the
property are posted all over the
grounds surrounding Miss Schaeffers
home. and she says there was no eX-
ouse for the presence of the men there
when their dog fled to them for pro-
lection they shot at once, she says.
Morland was carried into the house and
a veterinary surgeon summoned. Tho
dogs mistress and the surgeon re-
mained constantly by the animal until
8 o'clock in the evening, when 1t died
Morland had a long list of honors
won at dog shows in this country and
abroad.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
WHITE MEN NOW WORK
FOR BLACKS IN BAND
OF PAST ARE COM.
PLETELY REVERSED
Natives Civilized and One with Four
Wives Now Pays Only TAX
Imposed on One with d.
Two

JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 16-N1any ex-
traordinary facts regarding the position
Of the natives in the Transvaal are given
in a series of reports just issued by the
Transvaal Land Owners association.
The reports are made by special COM
missioners sent out by the association.
In one the writer says:
ut has become quite a common prac-
tice for white men to plow land for ma
per acre.
"A decided advance is noticeable among
the natives as regards their method of
cultivation. In former years most of
their land was titled by women, who used
the hoe, practically their only implement
of agriculture, whereas at present 1t is
quite common to see the men cultivating
with plows drawn by either oxen or dom
keys"
Approaching Civilization
Another of the commissioners writes
THE rapid strides the natives are making
toward civilization and the eagerness they
display in endcavoring to learn to read
and write have of late become very
marked. / regret to have to say it, but
it appears to me that the native children,
DIS TeSdTQS euuCdliOll, are dtiNSly
advancing more rapidly than the children
of the poorer whites in the outlying dis
tricts."
II find that on most of the stadts Wis
tied large number of boys are away at
work In fact, in some stadts l found
only the women and old men, all the
younger men being away" writes another
commissioner.
From conversation with the natives
Al. nt,. fTx ynrlr
but as formerly stated in my report, not
underground. They also strongly object
to being recruited, as they, without eX-
ception,, all state that they have been
cheated by labor agents to such an eX-
tent that they prefer to go and look for
work by themselves, as then they will
know exactly what work they will have
to do and what the remuneration will be-"
Price of a Second Wife
Dealing with the native hut tax, the
same writer says: Il note the govern
ment no longer charges native anything
more than $40 extra for the second wife.
BY this | mean tnat native with four
wives pays the same as a native with
two Until recently this, of course, was
different. He had to pay for every wife
above one"
With regard to agriculture, it is pointed
out that the first sowing of the winter
crop of Kaffir corn has been destroyed
by locusts, which has necessitated late
second sowing Unfortunately, number
of farmers of the Bijwoner class have
been unable to purchase second supply
of seed.
owing to immunity from horse sickness
by inoculation, mules are increasing, and
are now generally used for transport pur-
poses, replacing donkeys, which were
largely used after the war
This season the game generally has in
creased. This is especially the case with
koodoo, steinbuck, pheasant and guinea
fowl.
Wild dogs are increasing, and COM
plants are constantly being made, more
particularly from natives, of losses OF
goats and sheep killed by these animals
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
ALASKA BOOMING
SAYS MINING MEN
j. j. BECKER IN LOS ANGELES
FOR WINTER
Part Owner Of Property Near Nome
Describes Discovery and Work.
ina of Land-Improve-
nents Planned

j. ]. Becker one of the best known
miners of Nome, is in Los Angeles fot
the winter, having arrived from Alaska
the latter part of last month. Mr.. Beck
er has two sons, Adolph and Frank, who
are owners of the Waldorf saloon Oh
Broadway. and is therefore at home in
Los Angeles
When the first boat starts north next
spring it will have for passenger Mr..
Becker. Even now the veteran of the
mis- property, where the surface of the
earth hides millions upon millions of doi-
lars in virgin gold.
The Nome Gold Placer Mining CONF
'pany, of which Mr. Becker is treasurer
is the owner of the vast holdings of Mr.
Becker and his partners, but as the part
ners are the owners of the company they
own and control the placer mines.
Barney Rolando. to whose energy and
pluck belongs the credit for the discovery
and location of the placer ground, Is
president of the company and has been
untiring in his efforts to develop the
great gold fields He also owns other
rich ground near Nome.
The discovery of the property of the
Nome Gold Placer Mining company came
about in this way:
Barney Rolando, a restless prospector
who had a penchant for following up
new discoveries in the mining line, was
in Gallup, n. NJ, when he heard of the
discoveries OF rich placer ground in
Alaska He started for the scene of the
excitement as soon as possible, leaving
Gallup early in 1898. He first went to
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
MONKEY PUT ON Jag
TO HELP SCIENCE
Professor Rogers of MddIesex Jail Is
Preparing the ConviviaI Simian
for Professor Wilder
of Cornell

NEW YORK, Nov 16.-Warden Charles
Rogers of the Middlesex county jail at
New Brunswick, N. j.. who received n
letter yesterday from Burt G.. Wilder, B.
S., NJ. D., the biologist of Cornell UNI
versity. asking for more information
about the monkey which was arrested in
Sayreville last week after a protracted
spree and sentenced to thirty days in jail
was busy man yesterday.
Realizing that Biologist Wilder's query
was sent as one man of science to an
other, and that he, Rogers, as sciences
representative on the spot, was the only
living man able to explain the true in
wardness of the vagaries of the monk
Mr.. Rogers is now at work on lengthy
table of reasons why.
He gave out a few of them yesterday
although his monograph on the monk is
not yet completed by any means.
In the first place, Mr.. Rogers maintains
the monk had been drinking squire
whisky, a pernicious brand that has the
effect of causing lawabiding monks Il
climb trees and talk nutty.
In the second place, the monk, having
perceived that parrots enjoy the right OF
free speech from which monks are de
barred, became envious of the estate Of
parrots and decided that he wanted to bt
a parrot too. -
Mr. Rogers has been led to believe thai
the monk wanted to be a parrot from the
fact that after his initial potations Of
squirrel whisky he first immersed him
self in pot of green paint and next en-
deavored to sing the Wearing of the
Green"
In the third place. Mr.. Rogers ayers
that the monk, although born with a low
brow, must have imagined that he pos
sessed a high one. Mr.. Rogers is con
vinced of this from the fact that the monl
while in his cups had talked irreligion
socialism, sedition and affinities, and hat
declared that he wasn't going to be any
body's pet monk any more, but was going
to found some cults.
In the last place, Mr. Rogers declares
the monk must have become slightly hu
man. This he deduces from the fact tina
the monk took with alacrity to wearing |
striped suit stole a file his second day ant
tried to get out Of Jail with it, chews to
bacco with much relish and vast dea
of expectoration, and is unhappy out o
the company of "vags'' and "hoboes,
with whom he plays cards from morning
till night.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
CLAIM SEARS FORGED
NAME OF FRIEND
DETECTIVES OBTAIN EVIDENCE
AGAINST ALLEGED CROOK
Man Charged with Passing Fictitious
Checks Said to Have Betrayed
Confidence of Young
Companion

1t was learned yesterday that the man
arrested Thursday afternoon by Detec-
tives Boyd and Jones, charged with haN-
ing bogus checks in his possession, had
borrowed one of his aliases, that of Fred
erick w. c. Hayes, from a young man
to whom he was introduced in the store
of Marshall Field & Co, Chicago.
The alleged forger was introduced to
Hayes by ar employe of the store under
the name of George N. Sears, and he
is said to have represented himself to be
secretary OF Sears Roebuck & Co., a
large mail order house of Chicago. 1t is
thought the employe was imposed on by
the man now held here.
Later Hayes left Chicago for Imperial,
Cal, and was surprised while en- rou0e
when he was accosted by Sears. The
two men travelled together and on reach
ing Imperial, it is said, Sears put up at
a hotel conducted by Mrs. Laura Waters.
Later developments seem to show he
forged the name of this woman, as well
as that of Hayes, to checks.
Young Hayes is a man of excellent
character and is highly respected in I'm
perlal. He feels greatly mortified to have
his name connected with that of an al
legged criminal.
George N Sears, alias Stanley Hunter
Friday last. He is said to have passed
bogus checks on the Wocdill garage ir
the Pacific Electric building and also a
bogus check on the Imperial National
bank of Imperial. Cal, for $780, This
check was signed with the name of Mrs
Laura Waters of that city and is thought
by the police to be the forged signature
of the landlady of the house at which
Sears was staying.
Sears reached Los Angeles November
and twenty four hours after his arrival
word was received from the detectives
headquarters in Chicago asking the polic
to look out for him. His description was
given and it was stated he carried a
large number of checks bearing the name
of the firm of Sears, Roebuck 6, Co. and
that ne would probably try to pass some
of the bogus paper.
Sears was traced TO Omaha. Denver
Salt Lake, Colorado Springs. ogden and
San Francisco and it was said he left
behind him at each of these cities num-
Der of worthless checks for which he re-
ceived money.
The detectives found Sears after he hat
made flying trip to Imperial and while
he was negotiating the purchase of ar
automobile from the Woodill garage.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
NOTED DIVINE
BACK HOME
BISHOP coNATY AGAIN IN CITY
AFTER LONG TRIP
VISITS OLD HOME IN EASTERN
STATE
Beloved PreIate Welcomed by Hosts
of Frends-WilI Dedicate Church
of Our Lady Of Loretto
Today

Expressing delight in again being in
Los Angeles, Bishop Thomas James Co.
naty. head of the diocese of Monterey and
Los Angeles arrived in the city yester-
day morning, after an extended visit to
his old home in Taunton, Mass.
One of the objects of the trip taken by
the bishop was to attend the silver jubilee
in the priesthood of his brother, Rev
Bernard s. Conaty pastor of the Sacred
Heart church in Worcester, Mass, the
church where Bishop Conaty was first
pastor.
The major portion of the time since
Bishop Conaty's departure early in Sep
tember has been passed by him at mis-
old home in Taunton, where the Conaty
family has resided many years
He preached in the old st. Mary's
church, which the family have attended
since coming to this country. On his
way east Bishop Conaty conducted a
priests retreat in Helena. Mont.
On his return yesterday morning Bishop
Conaty and his party, consisting of his
nephew, Rev. f. j. Conaty and nieces,
Miss Lynch and Miss McDermott, were
met by large delegation from the Cath
oiic societies and many priests of the
city.
The bishop said he had enjoyed his long
rest Although on vacation the bishop
kept in close touch with the affairs of
the diocese and held several conferences
with the architects in Boston who have
charge of the plans for the new cathedral
of st. Vibiana, pet project with the
bishop since he announced his plans
several months ago.
The bishop has watched with interest
the money furry in the east, as he hollis
lor ;,fa thrO11Obnnt Southern Cali
fornia as the head of the diocese, holding
in trust many thousand dollars worth OF
property.
The bishop is optimistic regarding rhe
financial situation, and yesterday advised
his friends to keep level heads and allow
their money to remain in the banks. as
they are far safer places than the homes.
Bishop Conaty, since his arrival in Los
Angeles four years ago, has been an
ardent admirer of the state, and yester
day said his love for Los Angeles had
only been strengthened by his visit to the
east. The party encountered some cold
weather in the east.
Rev. Francis Conaty, the bishop's
nephew, was also delighted to return to
California. The trip was his first visit in
the east since coming to California. He,
too, is an ardent admirer of the state
1t is understood Bishop Conaty has
many plans for the welfare of the Cath
olic church in the diocese, but these he
has not yet announced.
The bishop will begin active work today.
when he will dedicate the new Church of
Our Lady of Loretto this morning at 1e
o'clock. Several engagements for the
week will keep him busy.
The first duty of the bishop yesterday
morning after being greeted by his friends
was to attend the funeral of Mrs. De
Guyer a benefactor of the church. He
delivered an eloquent address and pro-
nounced the last absolution. The bishop
old not learn of Mrs. De Guyer's deara
until his arrival.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
LEAVES TO JOIN FATHER
SERIOUSLY ILL IN BOSTON
Mrs. N. 3. Blackstone, Sister of the
II Founder of the Boston Store, and
Husband Depart Today fof
the Hub

Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Blackstone will
leave this morning for Boston, where
Mrs. Blackstone's father, II. W. Robin
son. is seriously i'll.
Mr. Robinson is we'll known in Los
Angeles. having passed his winters here
for many years. Recently he was Sc
riously injured by falling, but it was
thought he had recovered 1t is said he
is in critical condition now, however,
and this is thought to be the result OF
the injury sustained at that time.
Mrs. Blackstone is a sister of the late
j. w. Robinson, founder of the Boston
store in Los Angeles, and formerly one
of the most prominent business men IN
this city.
H. w. Robinson has many relatives in
Southern California. among them being
his daughter and three grandchildren.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
MAN WHO USED MILK CAN
RELEASED UNDER BONDS

Thomas o. Allgire of Monte VISTA who was
brought TO Los Angeles Friday night by a
deputy constable a charge of assaulting
Leron 7. Rowley, his brother-in-law, and
postmaster of Monte Vista, returned to his
home last night after furnishing bonds for his
appearance in court. His bondsmen were A.
l.. Cheney, a wealthy property owner of Los
Angeles and w. E. Burnhart of Monte Vista
Allgire says he will remain in Monte Vista
until the date set for his trial This will be
some time after the holidays. He claims Lee
ror T. Rowley and DIR. Q. j. Rowley. broth
ers, object strongly to his marriage with their
sister. and it was a result Of quarrel on
this subject that the assault occurred Allgire
IS alleged to have used milk can a
weapon.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
LABOR is OPPOSED TO
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
BY Associated Press.

NORFOLK, Va, Nov. 16.-The Amer
ican Federation of Labor by a vote of 154
to so today refused to record itself as
favoring the government ownership of
railroads and mines.
The question came up on a resolution to
include railroads and mines in the action
taken at Minneapolis last year favoring
Standardization" of telegraph and tele-
phone properties The opponents took the
ground that government ownership would
prevent all strikes, no matter how peace
ably they might be conducted. and that
with a federal government opposed to
labor it might prove deathblow
Another important action by the con-
vention was the increasing of the salary
of President Gompers from $4,000 to $4,000
per annum; that of Secretary Morrison
from $25OO to $4,000 and of Treasurer Len
non from $500 to $500.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
BANQUET
TO HONOR
DR.. POWERS
TWO HUNDRED DOCTORS TEN
DER TESTIMONIAL
CONGRATULATE Los ANGELES
AND HER OFFICIALS
Medical Profession Ready to Back UP
Present Preventive Cleanup
Authorized by the City
Administration

The banquet rendered by the medica
profession of Los Angeles county as an
expression of its appreciation and es'
teem for public health work rendered by
DR.. l.. NJ. Powers last night at Levy s.
was attended by more than 2OO physi-
clans. besides scores Of city officials
headed by Mayor A. C. Harper and many
personal friends.
1t was probably the most noteworthy
gathering of medical men ever held In
Los Angeles.
At the banquet table the health otfi-
Ger was flanked by DIR. +. M. Pottenger'
chairman Of the general committee, ana
DR. r. C. e. Mattson, chairman OF the
executive committee, and Mayor Harper
DR.. Pottenger, president of the even
Ing, made the opening address, saying:
I'VE all know that health is the chief
asset of community.
I'm the mad rush for material gain
most of us overlook health matters.
1--WE spend thousands daily for the po-
lice. fire and other departments to pre-
serve life and limb. yet we permit death
traps to exist, permit milk that carries
6eath germs to be fed to our babies ana
drink water that is labeled contagion.
This is wrong, and it is the health
department which stands for correction
of these abuses.
''In Los Angeles we are favored with
a health officer whom we honor tonight
whom the community honors and who,
in nv travels over the country, | find is
regarded as one of the best health offl-
GERS in the United States. Indeed, many
cities envy us our possession OF Dr'
Luther M. Powers.
1--WE doctors stand back of DR.. Powers
and we believe that only through the ac-
tive cooperation of our mayor and couh-
ell has Los Angeles been able to inaug-
urate the present sanitary cleanup OF
the city which, though preventive only
is worthy many. many times the finan-
cial outlay involved
DR.. Mattison then took the chair as
POSTMASTER introducing in succession
the speakers. Those who spoke and their
subjects were:
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
Pacific Coast Trade
By Associated Press

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1s.-Flour, family
extras, s5.4O@6.OO; bakers, s54Oq565; Oregon
81 .6o641 65; milling, s1.7O@175; feed barley,
ST. 55GD1. .62ts; ohevalier, s1-75@L75; red oats.
ST. 6c@2 CO., white. s15541 65; black, $2 75@2 90;
middlngs, sS1OOqS2.OO; rolled barley, $4,000
&c 90; oatmeal, S4 10: oat groats, $780, rolled
cats, $43O: wheat hay. s12.OO@225O; wheat and
oat, $14OO@2O.OO; wild oat, S1O,0O@16oO 90; tame
oat, s13.OOQ2O0 alfalfa. s11.OOd14.OO; straw, 60
assoc; pink beans. $3.30G3.4o; lima. s5,OOQp5. 15;
small white &c. 1908 go; large white. ss 2O@S. 40;
oregon Burbank potatoes, s11O@125; Salinas
I,urbanks, s1.5OQ175; Merced sweets, $14O9
i75; green peas. 2h95c; string beans, 103c;
egg plant, 50975c; green peppers 5Od6Oc to-
matoes 90; summer squash, 81. 00Qp1. 80;
rhubarb, 507c garlic, 4qec; cucumbers, 5Ocq
$10O.
Receipts-Flour, S122; wheat. 620; barley, 2960;
oats, 142b; beans. So; potatoes, 2655: bran. 140;
middlIngs, 26O; hay, 800; hides, 1870; wine, 49,
OO0
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
LANDS REFUSES TO SIGN
BILL OF EXCEPTIONS
Standard Oil Attorneys Given Until
November Fl to Include In the
Record Verbatim Tes-
tinony

CHICAGO, Nov. 16.-Judge K. M. Ian
dis, in the federal district court today,
refused to sign the bill of exceptions pre-
pared by attorneys for the Standard Oil
company in the appeal by which the com
pany seeks to have set aside the fine Of
$29, 100000 recently levied against it.
The court instead gave the representa-
tives until Nov. q in which to include IN
the record the verbatim testimony of f.
S. Hollands, Horace Tucker, f. A. Wau1
and other important witnesses.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
Chicago Live Stock
Ry Associated Press

ny AssocIated FTess
CHICAGO, Nov. 6.-Cattle-Receipts about
400; market steady; beeves. 50. 2596.sO cows.
s. f0@4OO; calves. Sc. 5.25@7.25; Texans ss15Q
$50; stocxers and feeders, s2.25Q4.4 40.
Hogs-Receipts about 1900; market firm;
light. s4 5Oa4.s0; mixed, s4.s0GI5 55; heavy s4 s5
as so; rough, 81. .S5a5.oo; pigs, $4.25a5 49, west
erns, s2.OO6500; bulk OF sales, S. 1905. .25.
Sheep-Receipts about 1000; market steady;
natives. s2.09515; Westerns s2.0O@5.OO; yearl-
ings, s4.65@5.40; lambs, A.OO96.50; westerns,
81 O0M6.40.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
FRUIT MARKET
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO Nov. 16.-Fancy apples
&. 75 common, soc; strawberries, sS.00G1000
huckleberries. 7d12Isc; raspberries. 81 .OO0
IL 90; cranberries. sS5OQ12, 90; Isabella grapes
75c@S1 90: muscats. 60c@S10O; common pears
81 90: fancy, s2.25; pomegranates sL0O02 25
rersimmons, 5OcQsi.OO; ounces. 75cG$1OO; ma
vel oranges, $3.OO@3.5 so; seedlings So 5Oa3 90:
Mexican lines. slOOa45O; common California
lemons, S1O0@16O; fancy, ss.00G5.OO: good to
choice $1.75@2.50; bananas. $1.O093 so; pine
apples, s1.75q25O; Smyrna figs, 75c.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
Moors say Franco is PAYING

BY Associated Press.
ABERDEEN, Wash, Nov 16.-Ralph
W. Steele. who was under arrest on the
charge of Staying Frank Todd of this
city on the night Of August 81. today
hanged himself with strap in the
county jail at Montesano.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
Cotton and Wool

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, NOV 1s,-Cotton futures closed
barely steady; spoL closed steady, 10 points up
Middling uplands, 1O.60c; middling gulf, l0.S5c
Sales 1000 bales.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 16--Wool steady. Territory
and western mediums. 2SQ25c, fine mediums,
-2QQ25c; Ane. 1I@1Sc.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
Form New Vaudeville Circuit

By Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. 16.-Word was
received in Portland today of the in
corporation of the Transcontinental
Vaudeville association at Seattle yes
terdayA with S. Morton Cohn of Port
land at it's head. This association,
through affiliation with eastern and
southern circuits, will have about
thirty houses.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
Hangs Himself in Jail

I,v Associated Press.
TANGIER, Nov. 16.-Promlnent Moofa
here say France has arranged to lend
Y30. 600 900 IN consideration of a 'rectifica-
lion" OF the Moroccan-Algerian frontier.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
suaar and Coffee

By Associated PresE.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-sugar, raw quiet;
fair refining, 8.30c; centrifugal 90 test, 3.S0c;
molasses sugar, 2.95c; refined sugar quiet;
crushed 5.50c; powdered, 490c; granulated,
4.SOc Coffee dull; No. Rio. &c; No. San
tos. 7atc,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
To Make Room for Pianos

We will at ONCE sell every small musi-
cal instrument. every music book. every
sheet Of music. every string and every
thing amounting to over $65,00O worth
AT COST OR LESS
BARTLETT MUSIC CO.,
231-2S3 -235 S. Broadway, opp city hall.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
Bartlett Music Co. at 1t Again

During our great MONEY BACK sale
we are giving a receipt for twice the
amount paid up to $50 on any new
piano. All popular sheet music 1Oc.
All classic 2-3 off.
BARTLETT MUSIC CO.,
231-283-2S5 S. Broadway, opp. city hall.