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Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-24
POLYTECHNIC HIGH
SCHOOL IS ROBBED
overcoat, Musical instrument and
Cash Taken from Office of
Principal and Desk
of Clerk

Thieves entered the Polytechnic high
school last Thursday night and looted
the principals and clerks offices. Their
booty consisted of a long gray coat be-
longing to Principal j. II. Francis, u
clarinet owned by student member
of the schools band, and SO i'm cash,
stolen from the clerks desk.
It was 7:45 Friday morning when Miss
Grace Switzerland, clerk of the school,
entered her office to commence her days
work Opening her desk, she had oc-
casion to look into q small drawer i'm
which she has been i'm the habit of
placing her cash. She remembered she
had left SO in the drawer before going
home Thursday night, and noticed 1t
was missing. Miss Switzerland made
no mention of the matter at the time
but decided to await the return of Mr..
Francis who had gone to Chino on
visit, and she continued to perform her
regular duties.
1t was not long, however before word
reached Miss Southerland's ear that a
student missed his musical instru-
mcnt, valued at $17, which he had
placed in Mr.. Francis office for safe
keeping Thursday afternoon.
Mr. Francis office adjoins that of the
clerk, and upon the discovery of the
loss of the clarinet together with the
cash, Miss Switzerland and the head
ianitor of the school proceeded to make
a further investigation to ascertain if
there were any other articles missing.
Finding none, they deemed it prudent,
however. to telephone the news to Mr..
Francis home.
1t was some time before Mr.. Francis
received the message, not till late in the
afternoon before he reached the school.
1t did not take him long, however, to
discover the loss of his coat. The coat
was valued at $50.
Mr.. Francis Immediately te1ephoned
to the police department and two de-
tectives were put on the case. Word
was sent to the pawn shops to look out
for the lost articles.
1t was at first thought that the rob-
berry had been committed by some of
the students of the night school, but
Mr.. Francis did not credit this fact.
Several reports have been made lately
of similar robberies in other schools.
and the detectives are working under
the impression that the thefts are be-
ing committed by men of a regular
organized gang who are making point
to visit all high schools in the vicinity.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-24
THREE WEDeED IN END
OF COACH ESCAPE
DEATH STRANGELY

f. f. Smith a chemistry student at
the University of Southern California,
whose former home is at Covington, o.,
near Dayton, and who lives temporarily
at 631 West Fourth street, this city,
tiod of his experiences while a surgeon
at the receiving hospital sewed up an
ear that had almost been torn to shreds
and patched up other portions of his
anatomy.
"Three of us were wedged in one end
of the coach next to the baggae car,
said Smith, land don't see how any of
us got out of the smashup alive.
Near where we stood later we did
find one corpse, but he seemed to have
been killed further up in the car and
thrown back near us by the impact.
After the crash in the darkness we
three could feel each other, but could
not bulge. We seemed to be impris-
oned by woodwork.
Finally we all pushed backward to-
gether something gave and we forced
our way through the debris by sheer
strength. We all went out backwards.
Il ran through the train trying TO
get a lantern, and finally 1 borrowed
some matches. l figured that some pas
sengers were buried in the wreckage,
and it was too dark to see them. The
proved mighty valuable as we
worked in the splintered wood.
THE engine of the Overland had
telescoped the first two cars and
climbed over the second one, it seemed
to me-"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-24
YOUNG WOMAN TELLS
EXCITED STORY OF THE
HEAD=ON COLLISION

The tale of the frightful collision was
told Historically by Miss Lane who re-
sides with the family of G. A. Selig-
man at 922 West Sixth street in this
city. With party of others return
ing from the Intercollegiate field meet
at Pomona, Miss Lane was occupying
a chaircar. When the crash came it's
horror was not realized and slight in
juries were forgotten in the excitement.
Miss Lane suffered quite severe con-
tusions, though none of a serious ma
ture. She smiled bravely as she told
the story of the head -on collision.
1--WE were occupying seats in the
chair car" said Miss Lane, and were
laughing and chatting over nondescript
subjects, referring several times to our
enjoyment of a complete day, l remem-
Der. There was a shock that was not
exactly a crash and yet it threw us
from our seats. / guess it must have
been the brakes. Then there came the
terrible shock which spilled us in heaps
about the car l will never forget it.
"While L was going down myself 1
remember seeing the rest of the car
occupants in confusion. L remember a
fleeting notion of the ridiculous in the
sommersaults turned by many of the
passengers. 1t did not last long, when
the realization that a wreck had hap
pened daWned upon me- Then there
was the tumbling glass and fragments
of windows to avoid. 1 think l got
some of these cuts from the glass;" She
held up two scratched hands
81 am quite thankful that 1 escaped
as did" she concluded, and hysterical-
ly caught the breath that had almost
been expended in the excited recital of
her narrative.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-24
RETURNING STUDENTS
TELL OF EXPERIENCES
AT HUNTINGTON STATION

The Pacific Electric station at Sixth
and Main streets was a place for sor-
row and for inquiry late last night
when squads of passengers who had
been on the ill-fated special train
landed in the waiting room to get cars
for Pasadena, Long Beach, Whittier
and other points.
Students who left early in the dav
light-hearted came back saddened
They no longer wore ribbons and col
ors OF victory. Women looked tear
full when earlier in the day they had
shown their devotion to one side or
the other of the contesting teams.
Word quickly passed about the depot
that the Overland and the Occidental
u. S. C. special had collided and tray
elers stopped to get what details thev
could and all names so that they could
carry the news to their destinations.
There is not a town near Los Angeles
which does not have representatives An
Pomona, u. S. G. and Occidental coll
leges whose friends attended yester-
days game.
Some of the returning studtnts told
of the bravery OF the fireman of the
Overland who was killed. They SAID
he had remained to shut off the oil
flow so as TO avoid a conhagration and
had thus been killed at his post
Earlier In the evening a Monrovia
car had Jumped the track at Eastlake
park and this delayed travel on the
Pasadena. Alhambra. San Gabriel ane
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-24
SAYS THE PEOPLE
OWN RAILROADS
Thomas F. Ryan of New York Declares
Wall Street Tickers Should Be
Taken Out and Specua-
tlon Stopped
RY Associated Press.

by Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-Thomas
f. Ryan of New York was in Washing
ton today, en- route to his country home
in Virginia. Speaking of present rail-
road problems, Mr. Ryan said:
THE railroads are really owned by
the people and not by Wall street brok-
ers. They should be taken out OF Wall
street and the stock quotation tlckers
should be taken out of the railroad
Offices. The practical railroad men who
are charged with the responsibility of
operating the railroads should be in alb
solute control.
"They should welcome every oppor-
tunity to confer with the president,
aiding him in his efforts to reach So
luton that will be fair and just to the
country and to the corporations, and
insure strict obedience to the law
"One of the bad features of the pres
ent financial situation is that every
money center in the world is finding
use for it's capital in the promotion of
home industries, and is using every ef-
fort to prevent its money from getting
into speculation.
while | think we have money
enough to take care of legitimate bust
ness, don't believe, unless we can draw
very largely from European centers
that there Is enough to carry on an
active stock speculation in Wall street
l think it is the duty of the money lend
ers to frown upon any undue specu'
latiVe movement in any direction"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-24
RECEPTION Is PLANNED
FOR COMMANDER WARD

United Spanish war veterans of Los
Angeles and vicinity have planned an
elaborate reception for Capt. Hamilton
Ward of Buffalo, commander-in-chief
of the national organization.
The event will occur tomorrow night
at Armory hall, Eighth and Spring
streets. Maj. Edwin S. Bean of San
Francisco, commander of the depart
ment Of California, also will be a guest
of honor.
Mayor Harper will make a brief ad-
dress and there will be speeches by
several other prominent men. The Let
ter Carriers band of twenty pieces will
render a number of selections, and there
will be vocal and instrumental music
by Mrs. S. A. Garrett, Col T. H. Werth,
Mrs. A. H. Conley and Capt. John NJ.
Loiety.
All the military veterans organiza-
tions of Los Angeles and several from
surrounding towns will be represented
by large delegations
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-24
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The New Calcium Sulphide Treatment
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Trial Package Sent Free to Prove II

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Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-24
PROMINENT MEN
ARE SUDPOENAED
MUST TELL OF TELEPHONE
BUSINESS
Several Declare They Have Little
Knowledge Of What Was Done to
Secure Franchise for the
Home Company

Eight prominent business men, mer-
chants and bankers of Los Angeles
were yesterday subpoenaed by Deputy
Sheriff Fox of San Francisco and
Deputy Sheriff Claude Matthewson of
Los Angeles and their appearance viii
be required before the San Francisco
grand Jury next week in the investiga-
tion Of the Home Telephone scandal.
Deputy Sheriff Fox arrived in Los
Angeles late Friday afternoon and went
to Sheriff Hammel for aid. AT first
Fox refused absolutely to tell what
he wanted except that he wanted
man to help him, but he soon learned
that a different code of honor is OBJ
served in Los Angeles and he tod
Sheriff Hammel what he wanted.
Deputy Claude Matthewson was de-
tailed to the case and yesterday morn
ing the two officers succeeded in serV-
ing eight well known business men OF
Los Angeles and other subpoenas Will
probably be handed out before the Of
ficer returns north.
A. 3. cass Subpoenaed
The first man to be served was A.
b. Cass, president of the Home Tele-
phone company. Mr. Cass is also one
of Los Angeles best known bankers.
He stated yesterday that he had no
knowledge of the San Francisco busl-
ness and that what he knew of the at-
fairs of the northern Home telephone
business might be told in five minutes.
Mr.. Cass will go north early in the
week According to his statement just
prior to the earthquake he sent man
north as representative of a local bank
to bid for a franchise for the telephone
company there. That man placed the
bonds he had with him in the vaults
of a San Francisco bank and then the
earthquake came and he returned hur-
riedly to Los Angeles to get cash with
which to buy the franchise. He Sc
cured $4,000 and took it north with
him. When he came back he had
every cent of that money, for the Home
Telephone company of San Francisco
had won the bid.
THAT was all we had to do with 1t
and 1 can testify to that and that
alone"
w. C. Patterson of Los Angeles, an
other witness called by subpoena,
stated yesterday that the only thing
he knew about any franchise was that
he was attending a convention of
bankers at Oakland when the franchise
was sold.
Others subpoenaed were J. H. Adams,
]. M. C. Marble, ]. S. Torrance,
William Mead. C. F. Sloan, James r.
Martin and A. M. Dole.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-24
STANFORD MEET
WON BY OAKLAND
HARVARD MILITARY BOYS TAKE
SECOND PLACE
Goodwin Runs Fast Lap of Relay
Race, Which Is Captured by Los
Angeles High School
Team
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, March
2S.-Following are the results of today's
interscholastic track meet:
Oakland "a; Harvard, 13; L. A. H. S.,
-; Alameda, 10; Belmont, s; L. a.
Poly, 7; Santa Clara 7; Hoitts, 5; Lick,
5; Santa Rosa, 4; Berkeley, A; San Jose,
g; Wilmerding, 8; Vallejo, 2; Pasa-
dena, l.
With their great star Mum winning
fourteen points, the Oakland high
school again proved triumphant in the
annual interscholastic field day.
Harvard military academy Of Los
Angeles took second place, while the
Los Angeles high school captured third
honors with one point less.
Southern California athletes made a
great showing and the Los Angeles
high school men created a surprise by
winning the relay race. Goodwin, with
wonderful sprint, ran away from his
competitors in the final lap and won
handiy. thus giving his school a right
TO claim the Biltner relay cup which
had been held by the Lick school of
San Francisco.
In addition to Goodwin, Lee and Cline
of Harvard made an excellent showing,
Cline scoring eight points, while Lee
was second with five. Lee experienced
small difficulty in winning the half mile
event.
Los Angeles Polytechnic tied with
Santa Clara for fifth place after reach
ing Palo Alto on an early morning
train. owing to rain, the Seattle team
was unable to reach Stanford in time
for the contests, but wired a challenge
to the winner of the relay race, to oc-
cur next month at the Multnomah club
Harvard military academy appeared
certain of winning the meet and would
surely have done so had Mum beer
ruled out by the interscholastic board
Mum provided afidaVits, however
showing himself to be under II years
Of age.
Although Mum scored fourteen points
he secured but one first place, and that
in the shot put, his teammates show
ing an improvement over last year.
The relay race resulted in hard
| fought contest between Lick school and
the Los Angeles high school, Harvard
getting away badly at the start
Hartwell of Oakland won the mile
race from Hanford of Berkeley by the
closest of margins, while Holmes OF
the Los Angeles Polytechnic barely
| lost third place
| Following are the scores made bS
| Southern California athletes:
| Cline, Harvard, 8; Lee, Harvard, 5
Goodwin, Free, Phelps, L. A. IL. S., 3
| Bristol, Wallbridge and Coleman, /.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-24
MORE ISLANDS
FOR UNCLE SAM
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-Richard
r. Rogers. general counsel for the 18TH
mian canal commission, who started
today for Panama with Secretary Taft
and his party, will investigate the titles
to the three small rocky islands in
Panama harbor and recommend what
steps be taken for their acquisition by
the United States.
The Pacific Mail Steamship company
is using one of the islands, having store
houses and shops there, and claims title
to the property. The Panama railroad
has also been making use of some of
the property.
These islands We're included in the
transfer of property to the United
States by the Panama republic, are
held to be part of the canal zone, and
the title of the steamship company is
questioned by the commission.
This title is said to date back more
than fifty years, but there is some doubt
as to the original transfer by Spain.
The canal commission is anxious to
gain control of the islands and settle all
dispute as to their ownership, because
of their strategic position and the de-
STABILITY of one of them as location
for a quarantine station.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-24
TWELVE-YEAR-0LD GROOM
AMERICAN BOY KIDNAPPED
BY Associated Press.


BERLIN, March ga dispatch to
the Tageblatt from Hanover says that
Eddy" Krieger, IL years old, the son
of George Krieger of Chicago, who
married the daughter of DR.. Bart, a
millionaire, has been kidnapped by two
masked persons in Hamburg.
Apparently young Krieger had been
twice kidnapped. The boys father, after
securing a divorce from his wife in
America. secretly brought the boy with
him to Germany and intrusted him to
a friend residing near Hanover, where
he was educated.
The lads mother has since married a
In order to obtain possession Of the
boy, who had been located at Hanover
by detectives In Mrs. McDonalds en-
ploy She took the lad with great
secrecy to Hamburg, from which place
he has now mysteriously disappeared.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-24
ALLEGED SWINDLER UNDER
ARREST AT ST. LOUIS
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, March 23.-Fred L. Nc
Chan was arrested here today on tele-
graphic information from Jefferson
City that Governor Folk had honored
requisition from Acting Governor
Moore of Arkansas for him.
Tie requisition is based on indict-
ments said to have been returned by
the grand jury of Sebastian county,
Ark, charging that a number of resi-
dents of that cou4-ty were swindled out
of about $S5,O00 in connection with a
California mine deal.
McGhan claims that every transac-
tion he made was legitimate, but de-
clined to make any further statement.
He will be returned to Arkansas.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-24
BANK PRESIDENT is
CHARGED WITH MURDER
By Assoelated Press.

HATTIESBURG, Miss, March 23.-
Joseph Pettus, pr, ident of the Peo-
ples bank, a negro institution, was
today arrested charged with the MUIR
der Of Edward Howell, the cashier
who was waylaid and shot to death
March 10.
Pettus and Howell were the only
persons who knew the combination to
the bank vault. After the murder the
vault was opened and several notes
which Pettus owed the bank and $2700
in cash were taken out Pettus is also
charged with grand larceny.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-24
Is Fatally Injured

An unidentified man was probably
fatally injured by being struck by a
Southern Pacific train at Mojave late
last night. The man was taken to the
city receiving hospital. where 1t was
thought he could not live until morn
ing. He is about 40 years old and ap-
parently a laborer.
The man was found lying uncon-
scious by the Southern Pacific tracks,
and the nature of the accident is not
known.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-24
A self-Evident Fact

do you believe in love at first
sight?"
How can / when everybody knows
that love is blind?"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-24

Everything you want you will find IN
cha classified page. One cent word.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-24

other lines, throwing travel into a
mixup for over an hour.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-30
Lake City News.

Special to Times Il, publican.
Lake City, May 3O.--Mr: and Mrs,
Henry Hutchinson celebrated their
fiftieth wedding anniversary Tuesday
by an at-home to their many friends
A purse OF gold and other valuable
presents were left as tokens Of regard
Mr.. and Mrs. Hutchinson came to CAL
houn county shortly after their mar
riage, and have lived here continuously
since. Mr.. Hutchinson says there were
only sixteen voters in the county when
he settled here.
Hon. LATE Young. Of Des Moines,
gives the address to the graduating
class Of the high school tonight. His
subject is "A Tour Around the World"
Lander Post G. A. r. had Memorial
Day exercises today. In the forenoon
they decorated the graves Of the SOL
der and sailor dead in Cottonwood
and Lake City cemeteries, and at 2 p.
M, had a program in the park. The
Lake City band furnished the music
and Hon. M. E. Hutchinson was the
orator of the day.
G. E. Francisco has resigned from
the school board and j. J. Hutchinson
has been appointed to fill the vacancy,
Miss Grace Crockett, of Iowa City, and
Miss Mary Buffum, of Wilton. have
been elected as teachers in the high
school next year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-30
Esth.rvilIs Commencement


Baskerville, May 3O.-The graduating
exercises Of the Estherville high school
were held in the Presbyterian church
Wednesday evening. DR.. Preston w.
Search, of Cincinnati, o., delivered the
address of the evening, President e. E..
Hartung Of the school board present"
ing the diplomas.
This was one Of the largest classes
in the history. of the school, consist
ing of four boys and fourteen girls.
The names of. the graduates are Grace
Miller, Jennie Rhodes. Mabel Miller,
Mildred Stephens, Melville Brown, Vera
Galloway Harry Reymore. Walter
Gavin, Neva Bigelow, Maude Bowser.
Hattie Vestrum, Lucille Peterson, Lee
Brown, Emma Nichols, Naoma Att
wood, Mae Griffith, Hulda Peterson and
Gertrude Lem.
The class day program was given the
evening before to a packed house, the
music being furnished by the noted
Moore's orchestra A vocal solo was
rendered by Miss Louise Hobein. The
class history was given by Vera Gallo
way, the class poem by Melville
Brown and the class prophesy by
Grace Miller. The program closed with
a chorus by the senior girls.
The exercises thruout have been
very interesting and enjoyable, and it
lis the universal opinion that the school
year just passed has been very sue
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-30

by Professor r. C. Barrett OF the Iowa
State College, following which there
was parade to the cemetery, where
further ceremonies and decoration OF
the graves took place. Following this
party drove to the Skunk river
bridge at the edge of town and scat
tered flowers upon the water in honor
of departed sailors. This evening a
patriotic concert will be given by the
Ames city band. The music. which
was special feature of the day, was
conducted by r. r. Conway OF the
Intelligencer. The American hymn,
the "Recessional" and America were
all sung during the program. Mayor
Sheldon was marshal of the day The
address by Professor Barrett was es-
peciaily good, and the professor
touched upon some very important
points in the course of his discourse.
He opened with q brief historical
sketch, and very soon began to touch
upon the important meaning OF Me-
mortal day He recited the poem,
Lives There a Man With Soul so
Dead" splendidly, and closed his
speech with a dissertation to all patri-
OTIS to be active in the affairs of their
government.