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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-08-24

OF the world, adds no inconsiderable
factor of anxiety.
The raising of the Bank of Eng.
late rate from4 per cent to Az per
cent Is substantial notice that no re-
lief may be looked for from Europe.
We have the solid comfort of the
Cortelyou millions, which there Is
every reason to believe will be
banded with judlcious effectiveness.
The City Bond Sale.
The city has had another bond
sale with the unsatisfactory and dis
turbing results of the previous one,
and is now trading out leftover
holdings as though they were chat
tells, to hungry contractors, who are
turning them into cash, allowing
large bites to the brokers, with the
result that. the whole $500, 900, 600
New York City bonds outstanding
have dropped in market value from
3 to Sh points. This represents n
loss to holders of the neat sum Of
$15,0O0,0O0. This kind of thing is
what happens when politicians or
anybody else unframed in finance
prefer their own experimental meth.
ods and refused to take advice.
The almost certain success that
would have attended popular loan
Is fully demonstrated by one Incl
dent.
A single banking firm patriotical-
ly spent some money in advertising
that they would accept popular sub
scription without charge and tender
them up in lump sum at the sale,
which they did successfully to the
extent of $1,700,000. II one bank
ing firm could do this, what might
have been the result II the comp
troller had offered the bonds to the
public at first, had been assisted by
all the banks, trust companies and
bankers, without charge and for the
benefit of the city. and had further
had, as he would have had, the pow
erful influence OF the press in making
the matter known to small investors.
There is little doubt that the issue
would have been largely oversub-
ccribed, the credit of the city now
and in future raised to the dlgnitied
level which the owning of Its securi-
ties by many citizens would have Sc
cured for II, and more than s15,-
100000 saved to present holders of
older Issues. such holders being
mainly savings banks and banking
institutions.
Prices for Investors.
The future of the prices of securl-
ties is certainly not In the direction
of much immediate Improvement.
Since the low ebb of Thursday morn
ing there has been a steadying re-
covery but this will probably not go
far. and the best to be hoped for is
slight recoveries and recesslons with
along low levels.
The showing OF bargains for inves-
tors is something unprecedented. and
those with means TO take advantage
1f II and courage o do so regardless
,f possible (but only posslble) fur
her, very temporary. drops. In case
IF business trouble. will reap In the
ong run large reward.
II is harvest time especially for
he small investor, II he only knew
I, and he may with safety be advised
O buy outright, carefully selected
ecuritles, which will give him re-
urns far above savings bank inter-
st and an eventual almost certain
marked increase in his capital.
j. s. BACHE e. co.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-08-24

.,,. .... 49,. 162.23
AUG. HUCKESTEIN. Chairman,
ZADoC ]. RIGGS. Secretary,
f. T. BARNES, Treasurer.
committees, and their assistants, who
not only gave their financial aid. but
much of their very valuable time In
making 1t a grand success.
Also the authorities at Chemawa,
who readily responded to the request
of the committee by permitting the
students to take part in the cele-
bration.
AUG. HUCKESTEIN, Chairman.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-08-24
1T Is TIME FOR BUSINESS MEN
TO UNITE IN CONFERENCE AND
ACTION To FORCE COMMON
SENSE AT THE WHITE House.
The Money Problem.

The coming Of the fall demand for
money and the probability that this
will endanger. "a II has alreary be-
gun 10 do. the much extended credit
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
SOMlV.AlNBULLSlM is
EXCUSE OF THIEF
JURY sKEPTIcAL AND GUILTY is
VERDICT
{" Frequently Do Things L Can't Re-
member" Says Charles Hall.
Horse, Led Across City,
Recovered

81 took the horse while was asleep
or in a trance" was the plea of Charles
Hall before Judge Smith yesterday.
'I often do things of which l know
nothing. Once shot myself and didn't
know it."
Hall was accused of stealing a horse
valued at $3.50 from the construction camp
of Couverly- Coulter company on Pico
street. According to the theory of the
defense he walked from Ninth and Santa
Fe streets, where he was camping, across
the city to the end of Pico street in q
trance. t
Charles Meinhardt horse trader of
1892 Also street. found Hall with the
animal in Chinatown, after being noti-
fed of the theft. He offered to buy 1t
and succeeded in getting the somnam-
bulist to the police station under pre-
tense of drawing up bill of sale.
Hall claims he found Meinhardt in
Chinatown with the horse and that Mein-
hardt drew him into the transaction in
order to shield himself
Attorney r. A. Adcock for the defense
tried to prove his client to be insane
Hall was found guilty of grand larceny
and will be sentenced today.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
HENDERSON'S PISTOL
PRODUCED IN COURT
CROWDS ATTEND TRIAL FOR
MURDER
Accused Slayer Of Oscar E. Otto Given
Preliminary Hearing-BuIIet or
Operation Fatal? Ask
Attorneys

The examination of ]. G. Henderson,
charged with the murder Of Oscar E.
Otto on the night of October 49, took up
almost the whole Of yesterdays session
of Police Justice Chambers court.
The interest taken in this case was
shown by the large attendance at both
morning and afternoon sessions. At 43(
p. m. the examining of witnesses had not
been concluded, and was continued tc
this morning at 10 o'clock.
The revolver with which the shooting IS
said to have been done was introduced as
evidence during the afternoon. -Four
empty and one loaded cartridge still re-
manned In the weapon.
Among the witnesses in the afternoon
were Edward and William Sendy who
were near the scene of the shooting. Their
testimony 1t is thought. will have a
material bearing on the case
Some doubt was expressed by the de-
fense as to whether Otto would have lived
had an operation not been performed, but
the physicians who performed the opera
ton declared the wound was fatal one.
Otto died at the California hospital an
hour and half after the shooting. Both
Otto and Henderson were chauffeurs and
their business relations led to the ac-
quaintance of Henderson and Mrs. Otto.
1t was the relations of the couple, the
police say, that caused the shooting.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
ALLEGED MRS.
BEST DEFZES
ATTORNEYS
"EXPOSURE? A BLUFF" SHE
DECLARES
RELATIVES ENGAGE LAWYERS
FOR DEFENSE
Judge Frank Herald ard Wallace w
Wideman Assert Past of the
Actress VIII Be Laid
Bare

That George s.. Best's relatives in the
east will aid him In his legal fight In
which charges of bigamy were brought
against him by q woman who says she
is his lawful wife, was made known yes
terday when Judge Frank Herald and
Wallace w. Wideman, attorneys of this
city, received wire communication from
New York, asking them to take charge
of the defense of the former theater man
ager.
Mr.. Wideman and Mr.. Herald returned
last night from Santa Ana, where they
had been in consultation with their cliert.
Both men declare there never was any
marriage between Best and the woman
who calls herself his legal wife.
when the case opens on Thursday, If
it goes to trial." said Mr. Wideman last
night, there will be some startling rev.
elations as against the complainant who
signs herself Anita Best. We have proof
to show she was never Anita Best, or
Anita Smith, but that she is Blanche
Elliott, sometimes known as Ada Thomp-
son. We are looking up her record In
Montana, Colorado and Utah.
"The proprietor Of the Silver King sa-
loon at Butte, Mont, will be In Santa
Ana to testify, as willsthe owner of the
Court saloon, Salt Lake City, who will
testify to her past.
Dog to Be Link
"a dog which belonged to her in the
Court saloon in Salt Lake City will be
introduced in evidence and she will be
called on to identify the animal.
LAS far as the young woman who
welded Best recently is concerned, the
marriage was entered into with the best
intentions and In a legal manner. Best
has but one desire, and that is to do right.
Both Judge Herald and myself have
known Mr. Flemming, father of Cecile
FIemming, for years and have the high
est regard for him. Although Mr.. F'lem-
ming is angry with Best, the latter feels
the outcome Of his trial will make every
thing right
Best, according to his attorneys, was
never q comedian, but was stage manager
for Bobby North and later for Kolb &
Dill.
The woman who says she Is the legal
wife of George s. Best and who charges
him with having bigamously married
Cecile Flemming, Is playing at Fischer's.
Last night she said she had nothing to
fear from an investigation of her life.
IT must decline to discuss the state
ments of Mr.. Best's attorneys, except to
say that I fully understand their pur-
pose in making them" she declares. 1T
Is simply case Of bluff on their part
and they are trying to frighten me.
1T will not discues the evidence l ex-
pect to bring in my favor. 1t is enough
to say now that 1t Is a matter of record
and will be introduced at the proper
| time
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
PROMINENT L0UISIANAN is
ENAMORED OF LOS ANGELES
A. H. Perritt, Lumberman, with Inter-
ests in Michigan, Arrives for the
Winter Season-May Make
Home Here

A. HI. Perritt. prominent Louisiana
lumberman accompanied by his wife and
two sons. Francis and Joseph, arrived in
Los Angeles yesterday from his home In
Ludington and will pass the winter in
this city
Mr.. Perritt was for years connected
with the Ludington, Wells & Van Shack
company of Michigan and was known as
one of the leading lumber merchants of
that state.
This is my first trip to the coast" said
Mr.. Perritt last night land from what l
have seen of Los Angeles | am tempted
to make this city my future home.
II find much to admire here. One thing
which has attracted my attention is the
friendly manners of nearly every person
one meets. Everyone seems to be gracious
and kindly disposed, and you hear none
of the rough, coarse speech so common In
certain eastern cities
Il heard a great deal of Los Angeles
before coming here, but did not expect to
find a city of so much beauty.
THE system by which the streets are
lighted is a magnificent one, while the
street car service is also greatly to be
admired"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
Wisconsin Men Who Fought the Trust
to a StandstiII Now Acquire
Holdings of Their Old
Enemy

Barnum & Baileys circus has been sold
to the Ringing brothers for $4,000, and
the fact which few years ago would
have been emblazoned on the front pages
Of newspapers all over the country is
dismissed with paragraph. The sale
makes the Ringing brothers undisputed
masters of the circus business 1t is the
has been most remarkable.
Not many years ago the Ringing
boys started in the show business with
one or two freaks two or three horses
and three or four performers. They
toured around their home state of Wis
corsin and they made money.
Next year they blossomed forth with a
full fiedged one-ring circus and ventured
as far afield as Minnesota and Iowa.
"You can only watch one ring at time
Why patronize a four-ring show when
we give you all the best acts where you
can see them without dif1cultyT' This
In effect, was their bid for patronage, ant
1t won.
Money poured in and was wisely In
vested in additional equipment fea-
ture was made of the menagerie and the
Ringing press agents out-nature faxed
the VSrleSL IdkeT OI tHeH all. DliliS
little .Tohrny to see the animals!' stands
forth from all billboards and fences. from
barns and street banners, and thousands
of little Johnnies reaped the benefit in
an afternoon of unalloyed enjoyment
Commodious and well arranged winter
quarters were established at Baraboo,
Wis, and always a fair percentage of the
seasons profits was turned back into the
business for betterments
Thea the circus trust began to sit up
and take notice. "Who are these up
man of another "They are hurting our
business. Well have to get after them" F"
And get after them they did.
Tor two seasons every move the Bad
ger brothers made was met by similar
move on the part of their competitors. If
they billed a town for June 10 the Sells
brothers show jumped 600 miles, maybe,
to play that same town June and 8.
Then the week following they would find
the Barnum & Bailey show, the old Fore
paugh aggregation, or Buffalo Bilps Wild
West preceding them In their own ter
ritory.
This was at time when antitrust
agitation was just beginning to make it.
self felt and the Ringlings, astute show
men. took advantage of the fact. They
bought up page after page In the news
papers to berate the "circus trust" They
bought still other pages to extol the
superaltive merits of the only independ-
ert circus on tour. They sent to Europe
for star performers, and they prospered,
not despite the war but because OF 1t.
The second year Sells and Forepaugh
consolidated their interests and the same
old tactics were continued, with the same
results. The Ringlings made money.
Sells-F Forepaugh. Barnum Bailey and
Buffalo Bill did little better than pay
expenses.
Then came truce; division of terri
tory; an agreement which mace conhlcts
in dates impossible and the war was over.
Yesterdays announcement of the abb
sorption of Barnum & Bailey's interests
by the Ringlings indicates how com
pietely the Badger boys now dominate
the field in which, few years ago, they
were regarded as impertinent upstairs.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
ASK LIQUOR AND OTHER
PERMITS OF COMMISSION
Wholesale, Retail anG Restaurant Men
File Applications, as Do Billiard,
Sales Stable and Shooting
Gallery Promoters

A batch of license applications con-
fronted the police commissioners yester-
day at the combined sessions, the first
for two weeks.
Those seeking license permits, which
will swell the city treasury, are:
Wholesale liquor dealers-Isaac Wolff,
40S South Main street; Jay Harvey Stew
art, 129 East Sixth street; c. R. Grand,
756 South Olive street
Retail liquor dealers-Beebe & Cohn,
61S South Broadway.
Restaurant liquor dealers-B. Broads,
SAT South Main street; Ching Wing, 4OS
Sanchez
Billiard and pool rooms-Beebe & Cohn.
61S South Broadway e. M. Stewart, 5SS
Avenue 2S, transfer from Masters &
Masters; Kikuchi & Yanashita. 4l4 East
First street; Clarence G. Hart. 22S-SO East
First street.
Shooting gallery-Sydney Johnston, 1902
Santa Fe avenue
Sales stable-Frank Johnson, 12l7 Mis-
sion road
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
RANCHERS ARE JOYFUL,
BUT BALL FANS SIGH
AlI-Day DrizzIe Helps Every Kind of
Crop, but Doesn't Put Anything
on the Batting Aver
ages

The Jolly little raindrops popped on the
pavement nearly all day yesterday and
the umbrella fans turned out In force
down town In the afternoon when the
heavy pour began.
The rancher is happy, but there is wall
ing in baseballdom, as the rain compelled
the postponement of the first of the series
between Los Angeles and San Francisco
at Chutes park yesterday afternoon.
The weather man says that his forecast
is gloomy too, unsettled, with showers" "
being the verdict for today.
Old Pluvius managed to send down
about 06 of an inch of rain yesterday
morning between $50 and $3.50 O'Clock
alone, and the all-day drizzle increased
these figures to 81 by 8 o'clock at night.
Fhe rain is accounted for by the fact
that the storm center which has been row
ing around the north shifted to Southern
California. Wet weather in Los Angeles
this year anticipated its previous record
about one month, but the air remains
balmy.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
YOUTH FALLS SIX
STORIES AND LIVES
BROKEN LEG IS LADS WORST
INJURY
Ralph e. Day, Aged 16, Rivet Heater
on Central Office Building,
Drops When Rope
Snaps

Failing sheer distance of six stories
and still alive is the fortune OF Ralph e.
Day, 1e-year-old boy, living at 400 North
Hill street.
The boy was employed as rivet heater
on the Central office building. in course
of construction at Sixth and Main streets.
A rope attached to pulley on which
the boy was hauling up iron rivets broke
and the youth fell to a tile floor, six
floors below.
He was badly shocked, his right and left
arms badly hurt and left leg fractured
above the knee.
The boy was treated at the receiving
hospital and later taken to the California
hospital. The surgeons fear complica-
tions.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
LITTLE MISS SETTLES
GUARDIANSHIP QUESTION
~ Want to Go to Papa" She Says,
and Judge Wilbur Rules
Against Humane
Officers


Little Lena Simmons yesterday was re-
stored to her father and stepmother by
Judge Wilbur. Many witnesses were ex-
amined to ascertain If the home of Ed
ward Simmons was a At place for the
child.
The little girl settled the question her
self when she told the court she wanted
to go back to her father, and did not
wish to live with her sister. She ad-
mitted her stepmother had slapped he:
on numerous occasions, but said 1t was
because of disobedience She also said
that on one occasion her father had
whipped her with a razor strap. She
denied that her father had put her to
hoeing and then had knocked her down
because she did not do the work to suit
him.
The case was presented by humane
officers.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
WOMAN, ANGERED, HURLS
FURNITURE FROM WINDOW

The police received hurry call shortly
before noon yesterday from Third and
Los Angeles streets. On their arrival
they found that Mrs. Cora Coombs, en-
ployed in the Illinois rooming house, was
amusing herself by throwing furniture
and other movables from a window.
The landlady, previous to summoning
the police had tried to settle an alterca-
ton between Mrs. Coombs and another
employe, but her intercession caused the
former to become angrier, and in retalia-
tion for what she believed to be unnec-
essary interference she began a destruc-
ton of furniture. The proprietor of the
house, ]. e. Hand, became involved in
the fracas and this still further enraged
the Coombs woman.
The police were called in and took the
infuriated woman to the station. She
was later sent to the county hospital for
examination.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
EMPLOYMENT AGENTS LOOK
FOR BUSY SEASON HERE
Score Get Renewals of Licenses from
Police Commissioners and More
Are Pending, Merely Await
ina Police Endorsement

Judged by the number of new applica-
tions for renewals of licenses for en-
ployment agencies Los Angeles marker
will need much help of all kinds.
A score of agencies asked for their
three months renewals yesterday, and
as they bore the police Endorsement the
police commissioners readily granted con-
sent.
Another batch was put on file for ac-
ton next Tuesday,
The following new applications, all en-
ployment agents, are now In the hands
of the chief of police: Schank q Gibson,
522 German building; @. X. Arata, SS4
South Eli street; S. FuJii, $50 South
Grand avenue; Peter Piombo. 610 San Fer
nando street; R. w. Meeker, 2O5 East
Second street; Holman & Thomas, 2O9
Citizens Bank building; H. Nagai. 722
South Grand avenue.
Following renewals are also before the
chief for action: T. Yashikawa, S02 South
Olive street: H. X. Ito, $40 South Hill
street; Fortin & Hawkins 1856 East Sec
ond street, Martin & Thompson, 1914
South Broadway; Block & Polk, 21S South
Broadway, change in location from Mer-
chants Trust building.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
GAR TRACKS, CATCHING
WHEEL, THROW RIDER

Ralph Weir. delivery boy, living at
1922 Trinity street, fell from his wheel
at Spring and Fifth streets. yesterday
afternoon and was severely injured.
The boy. who works for Harris & Frank.
was delivering a package when his wheel
caught In the car tracks and he was
thrown heavily. He was taken to the
receiving hospital, where a badly con-
fused leg was attended to and he was
put to bed
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
GRAND AVENUE OWNERS
OBJECT TO Regarding
Think Cost of Cutting Grade Should
Be Distributed Among All Own
ers from Third to Temple
Streets

Owners of real estate abutting on that
portion OF Grand avenue from First street
to a point 17006 feet north of Second
street filed protest yesterday against
the limits of the assessment district on
la proposition to grade and pave TO the
official grade as now established.
The protestors represent that the as
sessment district as now established
throws all the cost of regarding upon the
propertyholders of the district damaged
by regarding, namely $40 feet south from
First street.
The protestors say 1t will be necessary
to cut Grand avenue from five to six feet
in places, destroying the present side
walks and curbs and compelling the
building of new ones.
1t also makes new sewer and con-
nection necessary.
Regarding will leave some lots ten to
twelve feet above grade, thus making
additional retaining walls and steps nee
essary.
The petitioners represent thai regarding
the street is benefit to all property
owners and those outside of the assess
ment district will receive benefits with
out cost.
This can be remedied by extending the
north limits as far as Temple street and
the south limits to Third street.
Petitioners are J. M. Quinn, Louisa
Mohn, NJ w. Connor. Mrs. D. Mansfield,
Adam Maussnest, John Philippi, John w.
Hunt and Jennie Fiefer, each owning
from thirty to sixty feet.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
THREE CHINESE ON TRIAL
FOR HANDLING BAD MEAT

Three cases Of impure meat handling
were heard in Police Justice Roses court
yesterday. The complaints were made
by Inspectors Wright and Schwegel and
were against Yue Fong Yuan, 321 Apa-
blasa street; Tsoy Far Low, 300 Marches
sault street, and Lee Yoe, 80 Marches
sault street.
The Chinese pleaded not guilty and were
released on SIS bail each, furnished by
George Lem and Woo Hong, who own
much property in Chinatown. The cases
will come up for trial Monday.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
YOUNG AND WILCOX TO
BE EXAMINED OCTOBER 2;

The examinations of Cyril Young and
clifford Wilcox, the men held at the po-
lice station on suspicion will be held
October 23 Young and Wilcox are sus-
pected by the police of being cor rnected
with the notorious Lewis gang of bur-
glars and are thought to have acted as
"fcnces" for the disposal of stolen prop
erty.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23

You'd be surprised to find out how easy
1t is to procure drink in the supposedly
dry towns surrounding Los Angeles.
Herald reporter will give his experi-
ences in investigating this question for
readers of the paper. The initial INSTALL
ment of the story will appear next Sun
day. This will be only one of many good
features and all the news of all the
world. Better order your Sunday Herald
NOW.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
CITY NEWS in BRIEF

Save sickness and stomach trouble by
drinking the best spring water. The Glen
Rock Water company will supply you.
Phones C1456. East 437. Prices right.
Or. James A. Metcalfe of Sig Mason
building will be found in his new quar-
ters, S34 Security building. Office hours,
Il to II a. M. to p. m.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
Funeral Thursday

FUHTTdI IHuT5udy
The funeral of George Henry Thayer
2627 North Sichel street, who dropped dead
Monday in front of the Peoples store,
will be held Thursday at Q o'clock at the
pallors of John r. Paul. Interment at
Evergreen cemetery.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
Files Motion

Encarnacion Chacon, found guilty by a
jury of leading astray Maria Venegas.
filed motion In Judge Wilbur's court
through his attorneys yesterday for new
trial The motion will be considered today
and the date set for the trial If 1t is
granted.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
Burial Today

Burial Today
Mrs. Martha Owens, wife of Rev. o. M.
Owens, 3201 Baldwin avenue, will be
buried this afternoon at 2 o'clock from
the Advent church. East Los Angeles, Of
which Rev Owens is pastor.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23

The Herald wilt pay so in cash to anyone
furnishing evidence that will lead to the arrest
and conviction Of any pe-ron caught stealing
patrons. THE HERALD.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
Esperanto Glass Organized

Fellowship hall was crowded last night
when class in Esperanto was organized.
A large number signed for the course
and several more signifed their intention
of Joining later. A hymn was sung in
Esperanto and several addresses were
made.