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The Washington times., 1908-08-04
TEXAS BEGINS FIGHT
ON RATE INCREASE
Senator Culberson viii Appear Be
fore Interstate Commerce Com
mission Thursday.

Trouble over the proposed advances
in railroad rates has broken out in a
new section.
This time il is Texas that has the
grievance. Senator Culberson has been
designated by the Texas railroad com
mission. which is one of the most mill
tant bodies Of its kind In the country,
10 present its protest TO the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
The railroads which make rates into
Texas have announced a series Of in
creases, TO take effect August 10. These
ameCJ pretty generally the whole body
OF traffic TO Texas. Tie advances are
understood to average about 10 per cent,
and Texas proposes 10 Light.
Senator CuloerSOn asked 10 lie head
Thursday, and Chairman knapp and
Commissioner Clements will be here for
the nearing.
1t is not known how the Texas people
propose to press their fight. bit it IS
suspected they will IL necessary, I'M
dertake 70 enJOin the new rates in a
Federal court.
The Washington times., 1908-08-04
FISHERMEN BATTLE
WITH HUGE PORPOISE
Longshoremen Struggle for Two
Hours With $50 Founder, Final
w Landing Him.

SEA ISLE CITY. Aug Alive sturdy
deep-sea fishermen were given the
struggle Of their lives here today. 1t
lasted two hours-hard. uncomprounisiug
fighting-and al the end or Il they Iand-
ed a monster porpOise Weighing T50
pounds
Capt. J. 3. DeIeher. OF the fishing
smack Casqua Mondagna and his crew
OF four men were swinging IN from the
sea with their big net weighty with
fish, bound for the ocean pier where
thousands of Sunday visitors had gath
cred 10 see the always interesting bush
mes of landing the catch. When but q
few hundred yards from the end OF the
pier something hit the net with an i'm
pact that seemingly almost yanked the
vessel out OF the water.
For two hours the thousands watched
the struggle, wondering what in the
world had landed in the net and al the
end of that time Captain DelcheF ard
his men almost exhausted, brought him
10 the surface and landed him. still
struggling, on the pier where the crowds
saw him quickly dispatched
The Washington times., 1908-08-04
FIREBOAT IS SUNK
BY FALLING WALL
Crew Forced TO Jump in River.
ST. 100000 Loss in
Chicago.

CHICAGO, Aug. A-The f1reboat I'LL
nois was sunk IN the Chicago river,
and three men were perhaps fatally in
jured by the collapse OF the south wall
OF Armour Elevator F early today The
wall fell upon the boat while the fire
men were playing the hose upon the
ruins OF the 100000 graInhouse fire.
All the men on the hreboat were COM
PEELED to leap into the river and swim
for their lives.
Since the beginning Of the fire the
boat had taken part in fighting the
flames. During the night it kept under
the south wall OF the giant elevator,
pouring water on the hot debris. Just
as the flaming wall tottered. Captain
Lyons saw the danger and shouted TO
his men: Jump for your lives!'
The men leaped into the river. Some
OF them were unable 10 swim Several
were struck by sections OF falling walls
The men were compelled to struggle
desperately to prevent their being car
ried TO the bottom by the suction Of the
sinking boat. The IRE tug Dennis 3.
SWente narrowly escaped destruction.
It was within a few yards OF the Hi
nois, and was struck by flying beams.
Hundreds OF people lined the banks
Of the river when the accident Oc-
Cured. Fifty feet OF the elevator wall
fell into the river.
The Illinois, with the Swenie. had
been fighting from the river side the
IRE which destroyed i've grain eleva-
tors, the Burlington dock freight house.
100 loaded freight cars, and the cooling
house of the American Refrigerator and
Transit Company.
Today, the heart of the fire still
burned hercely, and q hundred firemen
and two freboats still remained on
duty.
The fire swept almost clean the dis
trict between Twelfth and Sixteenth
streets, and between State and Canal
streets. It is believed TO have been
caused by an employe OF the Burlington
freight house throwing a lighted cigar
cite into chemicals in the building.
4 high wind spread the fire with ter
rife rapidity, and twice it ieaped across
the river and started for the city. Fire
Marshal Koran once feared the city
was at the mercy OF the flames.
The Washington times., 1908-08-04
WILL ELECT BISHOP
EARLY IN OCTOBER
Episcopalians Will Hold Conven-
ton at Call Of DR.. McKim.
Many in Field.

Bishop Charles II. Brent, OF the
Philippine Islands, having for the sec
ond time declined the pronered post or
Bishop OF Washington, a successor to
the late Bishop Henry Y. Satterlee will
be chosen at a convention which will be
called in the early part of october by
the Rev. Randolph Mckim. president
of the convention.
With Bishop Brent out OF the field,
the election Will be a contest between q
number Of Washington rectors and
prominent reCtCrs from other cities. who
were conspicuous figures in the two for
ner elections. Among the Washington
ministers whose names have been prom
incnt in connection with the important
church office are the Rev. Dr. McEim.
rector OF the Church Of the Epiphany;
the Rev. George Calvert Carter, the
Rev. Alfred Harding. the Rev Roland
Cotton Smith, and the eRv. c. Earnest
Smith.
The Washington times., 1908-08-04
SETTLING VOLCANO
AT MEXICO CITY
Terrific Blowout During Oil Fire
Produces Remarkable
Phenomenon.

MEXICO CITY. Aug. Achievement
engineers who are at the scene of the
great oil IRE in the san Geronimo held.
seventy-tive miles from Tampico. have
wired an Official report OF a remarkable
phenomenon which has just occurred at
The scene OF the conhagration.
Soon after the work Of digging a tun-
mel for the diversion of the flow Of
burning oil was started terrific blow
out occurred. The underground disturb
ance shook the earth for some distance
around ana columns Of rock and earth
poured into the air, falling back ana
forming miniature mountain 100 feet
high, IN the center OF which Is the
burning cauldron Of oil
This crater Is said to be $50 feet
across. The added fuel has given a
great impetus 70 the flames. Fissures
have appeared near this remarkable
volcano out or which burning gas and
oil are escaping.
The Washington times., 1908-08-04
LEARNED POLICEMAN
MAKES WOMAN FAINT
Tellstie- Husband Has Epistaxis.
Swoons to Find Ii Means
Nose Bleed.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 4.-"Your
husband Is very sick madam" said a
policeman TO Mrs. Mary Hellar. who
lives az 312 New street Hellar is a
motorman for the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company, running a car on
Sonth Eighteenth street.
Frightened at the news, Mrs. HeIlar
inquired impatiently what was her hus-
band ailment.
He has been affected with epistaxis, %
said the policeman. At this announce
ment Mrs. Hellar swooned, feeling GER
tain that her husband had lost a limb.
The policeman ran 10 the nearest drug
store, and called a doctor, who came
Immediately. When he arrived Ms,
Hellar had regained consciousness, ana
asked him what "epistaxis" meant. The
MUSICIAN replied that IL was the med /
cal term for nose bleed.
Hellar's car rar wild for several blocks
on Seventeenth street. near Lombard
sire I, while he was trying 10 stop the
flow OF blood from his nostrils. pas
senEer on the front platform turned the
controller, and prevented a serious coli
lision with an automobile.
The Washington times., 1908-08-04
''WHIRL OF DEATH
KILLS BIKE RIDER

CosHOCTON, Ohio. Aug. 4-Because
his bicycle. TO which he was strapped.
broke while he was dashing down the
'"Whirl to Death at a local theater,
William Wilson, a legless acrobat, well
known around the summer parks. is
dead here today
The Washington times., 1908-08-04
LIZARD SPECIMEN
IS 90 FEET LONG
No Mature Fake" in Prof. Riggs
Latest Pet in Chicago
Museum.

CHICAGO. Aug. 4-Imagine the SEN
sation Of feeling a lizard about sixty
feet long and thirty-three feet high.
weighing about fifteen tons, crawling
I'D your frame and grinning at you
through teeth four feet long
ANY person who thinks that the de-
scription of this dinosaur OF bygone
DAYS is a new nature fake" can have
his doubts removed by going TO the
Field Museum. where Prof Riggs has
his newest pet on exhibition. The speci-
men weighs nearly 1900 pounds as IL
stands. The specimen is said 10 be the
most complete in any museum in the
world 1t was discovered near Fruita.
Col, IN 1901, by Prof. Riggs.
It once craWled up and down the
mountains OF Colorado.
The Washington times., 1908-08-04
HandkerChiefS.

Women's Colored Embroidered
Cross-bar Handkerchiefs. sold -
at l23kc EACH various cOloTs. NJ
Rummage sale price. -
Women's AIl-silk Handkerehiefs,
with hemstitched border. Choice of
brown, light blue. green and 1Ec
pink. Regular price. 9Sc ~
I'd. Rummage Sale PRICE. -
Mems Plain White Hemstitched
Handkerchiefs; full sized.
Sold at 39c each. Rummage INT
Sale price. .---......--............ "
Mems Plain White Hem
stitched Handkerchiefs. Sold ~
at sc each Rummage Sale ~
price.
Mems Linen Initial Handkerchiefs,
some few letters are miss n 2r
ing Sold at 19c each.
Rummage Sale price. ~
The Washington times., 1908-08-04
Two VARIETIES.

What kind Of a campaign are you
going TO conduct2'
What kind?"
Eyes. Front porch or rear PLATFORM
Exchange.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-20
NOTES OF CURRENT EVENTS

SAN BERNARDINO, Sept. 19.-The
Republican county central committee
effected it's organization today by
choosing Lyman M. King of Redlands
chairman, and Col w. L. Vestal of this
city secretary. 1t is announced that
active campaign work will now be
taken UP throughout the county. The
dove of peace lowered over the meet
ing. The minority, composed of the
Lincoln Roosevelt element, realized
that it could not control the organi-
cation and its leader, M. C. Butter
field, made the motion to make Mr..
King chairman.
The Prohibitionists last night held a
campaign rally at Harlem Springs, the
speakers being B. ]. Cloes. candidate
for supervisor; Rev. e. e. Lowe of
this city, candidate for assemblyman;
Rev. e. H. Price of this city, and H.
u. Dale, the county organizer.
Allejo Mandez was sentenced to
twenty days in the county jail today
on charge of battery on his grocery
man because the latter was trying to
collect a-grocery bill.
The picnic OF the Hawkeyes, held at
Urbita Springs, proved great success,
there being several hundred former res
idents of Iowa on hand to enjoy the
good time A permanent organization
was formed with officers, all from Red
lands, as follows: DR.. w. NJ Brooks
president; Mrs. G., S. Giles, vice presi-
dent; e. G. Eccles, secretary; M
Phelps, treasurer.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-20
HECTOR ALLIoT WILL GIVE
SERIES OF TALKS ON ART
Lectures In Assembly Room Of CoI-
lege of Liberal Arts VIII Be
Thrown Open to the
Public

The University of Southern Californs
will open its new art history DEPART
ment October 2, when Prof Hector ALI
hot, q we'll known art critic and lee
turer, will give the first of his eighteen
lectures which will be delivered every
two weeks during the school year.
These lectures will be given in the
assembly room Of the college OF liberal
arts and will be open to the public.
They are dated for Friday afternoons
at o'clock. The program for the year
will be as follows:
October 2, Where Art Begins" Oc-
tober 16, primitive Architecture;"
October 80. Egyptian Architectural
Ideals;" November 13, Monumental
Edifices;" November 20, Greek Tenn
ples;" December 4, "Periclean Period of
Sculpture;" December 1S. Hellenic
Painting" January 8. "Art of the Ro-
man Republic;" February %, arch of
the Caesars" February IL, Imperial
Sculpture of Rome;" February 26.
"Thermae and Triumphal Arches"
March IL, Private Arches and DWELL
ings of the Patricians;" March 26, SCAT
acombs and Christian Symbols" April
2, "Basillicass;" April 16, art of the
Eastern Empire;" April 23, Byzantine
Architecture" May 7, early Eastern
Handicrafts;" May 81. "a Summary of
Classic Art"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-20
SAN BERNARDINO
Office sos Third Street.
Phones: Homo S75. Sunset Red 1926
TRAIN WRECKER PLOT
BARELY FRUSTRATED
TOWER MAN FINDS SWITCH IS
OUT OF ORDER
Rocks Inserted and Electric Light Cut
off-AwfuI Disaster Would Have
Been the Inevitable
Result

SAN BERNARDINO, Sept. 19.-What
is believed to have been a daring at
tempt to wreck the east-bound Santa
Fe overland No. 2 occurred last night
at the west tower in the Santa Fe
yards In this city. A few minutes be-
fore the train was due Towerman Oil
yer p Meese attempted to throw a
switch on the main line and found that
something was wrong, as it would not
work.
Convinced that it had been blocked
he took his lantern and went down out
of the tower onto the track. There he
found that some rocks had been placed
in the frog which prevented it being
closed from the tower,
Throwing out the rocks he hurried
back to the tower to get the line closed
before the arrival of the Overland,
which was then almost due, only to find
that the electric light connections with
the tower had been cut while he was
absent. 1t was with difficulty that he
was enabled to close the switch so that
the Overland could pass over in safety.
Meese at once reported the affair to
the officials and an investigation was
begun and has been followed up by
Sheriff j. c. Ralphs and railroad de-
cellent clews, and believe they will be
able to apprehend the guilty party.
Had the train been ditched at that
point the wreck would have been a
fearful one. The switch leads to the
west yards and is on a high embanh-
ment on the brink of the Lyle creek
wash. The entire train would have been
precipitated down the embankment,
nearly twenty feet,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-20
NEW MAGAZINE GETS OUT
HANDSOME VENICE EDITION

Scenic America, the new monthly
magazine launched in Los Angeles by
F. Weber Benton and e. A. Meacham
four months ago. made its regular ap-
pearance yesterday with a "Venice
edition." handsomely printed in four
colors and replete with beautifully IL
Illustrated and we'll written descriptive
articles pertaining to the noted seaside
resort founded by Abbot Kinney.
In addition to the Venice article and
illustrations the magazine contains
some of the finest halftone engravings
ever printed in the west, illustrating
"The True Story of Ramona" by
George Wharton James, the we'll
known Pasadena author; 1.-THE Yaqui
Altrusia," by Charles r. Price; 1.-THE
Land That God Forgot" clever and
entertaining description of the south
western arid lands now under reclama-
ton; "The Midnight Mine" and "At
the Fork o. Snake Creek" two short
stories by T. Shelley Sutton: a vivid
description of the painted cave OF
Santa Cruz island, by Elizabeth An
toinette Ward; several pretty little
poems by Edith Rasilie Hurst, H. w.
Cole. Frank Forest and others, and a
department entitled 1.-THE Scrap Book"
edited by Carl l.. Rosencrans, and
"Health and Beauty" devoted to the
women folk.
The magazine gives every indication
of success and permanency, and has
met with a popular welcome wherever
offered
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-20
SHOCKING SCANDAL STlRS
LOCAL NEGRO SOCIETY

COTTON, Sept. ia scandal in col
ored society affecting Los Angeles par
ties came to the surface here last night,
when Mrs. Anna Ross appealed to the
police for protection from the wrath of
Mrs. Mack Tomlin, who was after her
with horsewhip. The parties all live
a Los Angeles.
II seems that Rev. Mack Tomlin. q
Ainlsterial student, became enamoured
It Mrs. Ross. They went to Red-
,nds and spent couple OF weeks
here, the husband being supposed by
is wife to be resting in the mountains.
When he returned home he left a let
ter In his pocket, which his wife found.
It was from Mrs. Ross and revealed the
true story of the outing.
Mrs Tomlin went to Redlands after
Mrs. Ross and traced her to the home
of friend She started after the Ross
woman with whip. and the latter was
compelled to jump from q window, and
ran to the police for protection. They
put her baoard train and she was
sent to Los Angeles Mr. Tomlin's
wife followed on q later train.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-20
COMMON SENSE
AND A TABLET
Do Away with Dyspepsia, Stom-
ach Trouble and Make -.
Meals a Pleasure

When your stomach goes on q strike and
mass meetings of Indignation are held all
over your body. then 1t 10 that you should
sit I'D and take notice.
1t is clearly and only a question of COM
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Give back these materials and dyspepsia
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What the stomach needs is nerve force.
fluids for it's digestive glands, nourishment
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to the blood the blood gives nothing to the
stomach
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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-20
WAITS IN VAIN FOR
PROSPECTIVE BRIDE
WAS TO HAVE BEEN Welded
IN LOS ANGELES
Admlrer Explains That Blonde Kept
Him Dangling on Until Almost
His Last Dollar Was
Gone
Especial to The Herald

LONG BEACH, Sept. 19.-From 9
o'clock this morning until late this
afternoon Harry Bruno. employed as
a drummer of trade for the Palace
cafe. waited at the Pacific Electric
depot, vainly hoping that Mable An
drews would appear. 1t was another
case of waiting at the church" Bruno
asserts that last night he and the wo-
man completed arrangements to go to
Los Angeles this morning and get mar
ried. Friends of the woman said this
afternoon that she had bought a rail-
way ticket and left town. She is be-
lieved to have relatives here, however,
and may be in town. If not, Bruno
thinks, she may be in Riverside.
Since last March Bruno had paid at
tentions to the woman, and, according
to his own statement, he has spent
nearly $3.50 upon her. Only last week,
he said, he bought her $3.50 dress,
with hat and shoes to match. Yester-
day ne gave her $f.50, which she said
she needed to get a tooth fixed"
"She didn't promise to marry me-"
said Bruno, until I had spent nearly
my last dollar on her. l have always
thought she was the incest woman in
town. Last night we decided to meet
at the depot at o'clock and go to Los
Angeles to secure our license"
Yesterday afternoon Bruno inquired
at Justice Harris office what the fee
for license amounted to and how
much Justice Hart charged" to mar
ry people. He expressed regret that
Judge Hart could not furnish him with
the license. In leaving he said he would
talk It over" with the woman.
Early this afternoon when Bruno
was asked about his plans he appeared
much vexed to think his secret was
known and refused to discuss the mat
ter. Later. however, he seemed to feel
more like talking. He was much per-
turbed and several persons made the
statement that he threatened yester-
day to commit suicide If the woman
left him.
Concerning Mable Andrews not much
is known here. She was formerly en-
ployed as a maid at the Mason City
house and later worked in Shoups' res
taurant. She is about 80 years old, is a
blonde and is said to have been mar
ried. She has recently lived in a cot
tage on West First street.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-20
WATER BONDS FIGHT
IS GROWING BITTER
OPPOSITION BUSILY PUTTING
OUT LITERATURE
Board of Trade Making House-to-
House canvass--Clty Council Re-
eelves Report from Its
Accountants
IIspeolal 10 The Herald.l

PASADENA, Sept. 19.-At an lnlor-
NAL street meeting this evening ste1e-
opticon views of portions OF the water
plants were thrown on a large screen
attached to one of the buildings On
Colorado street. la
Each view was preceded by sllue
giving a description of the properly;
There was no speaker, but = se'erai
musical numbers were given. 1880,
A mass meeting of Pasadena women
has been called for next Tuesday AFTER
noon at the Shakespeare cluppUuse, ~
discuss the water question. Inc can
is signed by Mrs. Robert J. buroetle,
Miss Lauretta Barnaby, Mrs. Gavin
Hartwell and Mrs. Mary M. Conan.
The final meeting arranged py the
board of trade In favor OF the oonus
will be held next Tuesday evening, tue
Bryan and Kern clubs wisWaIn nav
ing been secured for the occasion.
The citizens committee today sent
extensive literature opposing the
project to every registered voterNin the
city.
The board of trade has completed
Louse-to-house canvass or the entire
city, In which it has sought to de-
termine the sentiment of every voter
on the subject Those who announced
themselves as unfavorable are now be-
ing worked upon, either by letters or
by personal interviews.
At q special meeting of the council
this morning the report of the ac-
countants who examined the books OF
the water companies was received, but
returned In order that summary of
the results might be compiled. 1t
shows that the incomes of the COM
panies are even more than the advo-
Gates OF the bonds have been claiming.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-20
FORTY HOURS ADoRATloN TO
BE OBSERVED BY CATHOLICS

The forty hours alteration will open
this morning at the Church of the Sa-
cred Heart with a solemn high mass
at 1920 o'clock. at which Rev. p. G..
Gay the pastor. will be celebrant. as
sisted by Father Blackwell as deacon
and Father Duggan as sub-deason.
Father Gay will preach the sermon on
THE Real Presence"
This evening Rev. ]. J. Clifford, rec
tor of ST. Thomas the Apostle church.
will preach the sermon on "The Holy
Eucharist"
Tomorrow morning the school chill
dren will sing the mass at 8 o'clock,
which will be celebrated by Father
Gay. Rev. Francis Conaty will preach
at the evening service.
The alteration will be closed Tuesday
morning with a solemn high mass at 9
o'clock. with a procession. Father
Blackwell win preach the sermon.
The choir of this parish has recently
been reorganized, with DIR. Versie
Reidy, formerly organist at. the pro-
cathedral at Dublin, as director. The
organ at the Dublin pro-cathedraf is
said to be one of the most costly in
Europe.
There will be chorus of twenty-five
voices, with the following as quartet:
Mrs. Martinez Polite, soprano; Mrs.
Osborne Mutt, alto; Henry Pauly,
tenor, and Anthony Schwamm. basso.