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Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-20
Steel for Relaying Track
Ey Assoclated Press.

SAN DIEGO. March 19.-At present
there are 1877 cars of steel in the yard
here exclusive of the consignment
which arrived this morning. or enough
to relay some eighteen to twenty miles
OF track. Each car contains something
over 400 feet of rails and the consign-
men which arrived today will practi-
cally complete the amount necessary TO
relay the line between National CITY
and Del Mar
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-20
But Few Objections Sustained
By Associated Press

~
SAN FRANCISCO, March 19.--Ar-
gument upon the AIS objections made
by Henry Ach, leading counsel for
Abraham Ruef, to the affldavits OF
Assistant District Attorney Francis
Hcney and Special Agent William j,
Rurns. was resumed before Judge Law
lor this afternoon. The court sustained
few of the objections 10 portions Of
the affidavits. but ruled against the
majority of them.
When court adjourned but little more
tuan half of the objections and motions
had been passed upon.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-20
To Use Cutoff Next Sunday

BY Associated Press.
SAN JOSE, March 19.-The first pas
senger train to use the Mayfleld cut
off will be run Sunday, April 12, with
a train from San Francisco. The South
ern Pacific expects to begin regular
service to Los Altos a week later. The
trainmaster of the coast division, T.. A..
Steineger. made a trip over the new
cutoff on n locomotive yesterday and
pronounced the whole construction a
first class piece of work.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-20
OAKLAND WOMAN ROBBED
AND BEATEN BY BURGLAR
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
OAKLAND, March 19.-It has just
been reported to the police that MISS
Agnes O'Donnell, who recently came
to Oakland from Salem. Mass, was at
tackled by a burglar whom she found
trying to break into her home at 7SO
Fourteenth street early Wednesday
morning.
The woman was badly beaten, kicked
into insensibility and robbed. The bur-
slar wore a large ring made from a
horseshoe nail on his right hand and
with this he repeatedly struck her in
the face, slashing 1t as If it were a
knife.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-20
SUPPLY SHIP LEAVES
WITH FOOD FOR SAILORS
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, March 19.-With $780,
600 worth of provisions and between
400 and 500 sacks of mail for the bat
tleship fleet the supply ship Culgoa,
Capt. J. B. Patton, sailed for Magda-
lena bay this morning. The Culgoa
arrived last Friday and from that time
until sailing was taking on supplies
night and day.
Among the supplies taken were 750.-
COZ pounds of potatoes, $4,000 pounds
onions. 100000 pounds beef, $4,000
pounds veal, 1000 pounds soup greens.
5000 pounds truegg Ca substitute for
hens eggs), 100000 pounds flour. $4,000
pounds sausage $4,000 pounds frank
furters, 10000 pounds bolognas. 200
crates oranges. 200 cases eggs. So tons
canteen stores and 10000 pounds OF
butter
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-20
INDICTED BANKERS ENTER
PLEAS OF NOT GUILTY
BY Associated Press.

MADISON, Wis, March 19.-G. E.
Newman, president of the wrecked
Ladysmith National bank, and former
Assemblyman Leroy McGill, vice presi-
dent of tho bank, both indicted ON the
charge of making false bank reports to
the government, entered pleas of not
guilty here today. Bail was furnished.
j. a. Corbett, cashier of the bank,
was also indicted. He is in the state
OF Washington and arrangements will
be made for him to enter his plea there.
without coming to Wisconsin until
June, when the trials will be held at
Eau Claire.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-20
EXAMINER
EMPLOYEES
NOWMA
THREE AT SAN DIEGO FAIL TO
GIVE BOND
ais Taken Into Custody While Trying
to Board the CuIgoa--More Trouble
Caused by Alleged Pic
ture Theft
By Associated Press.

0y AS5OCidbSu AtNN~'
SAN DIEGO, Cal, March 19.-Iiay-
den Talbot, the Examiner reporter who
was held here under surveillance al
day yesterday and released on his
word that ne would be in court TINS
morning to tell what he knew or the
burglary of the III. r. Fitch studio on
Monday night, when films of pictures
taken at Magdalena bay were stolen
and reproduced Tuesday morning IN
the Los Angeles Examiner, gave him
self into the custody of the officers
today and almost Immediately snpped
away bv climbing down fire escape
from his attorneys office. He went to
the water front and started outside
with the intention of boarding the
supply ship Culgoa and going to Mag
dalena bay.
As soon as the officers learned of
his effort to get away a warrant for
burglary was sworn out against him.
This the prosecution did not intend to
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-20
HUMMEL RELEASED;
MAY GO TO EUROPE
Famous Criminal Lawyer Completes
Term for Which He Was Sem
tenced to Prison Ten
Months Ago
By Associated Press.

By Associa ted Press.
NEW YORK. March 19-Ab Hum
mel, the lawyer who was sentenced
to serve a year in the penitentiary fol
conspiracy in connection with the
Dodge-Morse divorce case. was re-
leased from prison today.
His term was reduced to about ten
months by the allowances made for
good behavior.
1t is said that arrangements have
been made by Hummers friends for
him to sail for Europe within few
days in the hope of recuperating his
health, which has been very poor since
he has been in the prison.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-20
Forty-niner Dies in Colorado

By Assoclated fress.
LINNEUS. Mo, March 19,-Joseph
Combs, a freighter across the plains
during the California gold rush OF 40,
died here yesterday. He was born in
Kentucky and at the age of IS made a
trip to the west as far as the present
state Of Colorado.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-20
GoLDFlELD CITIZENS TO
WELCOME AMERICAN CAR
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
GOLDFIELD. March 19.--Nine auto
mobiles filled with prominent Goldfeld
citizens started for Tonopah this morn
ing to meet the American car which is
leading in the New York to Paris au-
tomobile race.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb, March 19,-
The first French car left here at S15
o'clock this morning for the west after
completing repairs.
GRANGER, Wyo., March 19.-Sar-
tori has been unable so far to extricate
the Italian car from the ice and snow
around Granger where it has been for
forty -eight hours. Efforts are still be-
ing made to dig it out, however.
COLUMBUS, Neb., March 19-The
German car left Columbus at S:15
o'clock this morning
Band concerts twice daily at Venice
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-20
Hill Tours Southern California

SAN DIEGO. March 19.-Louis r..
Hill. president of the Great Northern
railway, accompanied by his wife and
family, is a guest at the Hotel Coro-
nado. They came OH their private car.
Mr.. Hil's visit here is strictly one of
pleasure. He is making general tour
of Southern California.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-20
AZ ARRESTED, so WOUNDED
IN BERLIN DEMONSTRATION
By Associated Press.

BERLIN, March ia total of forty
seven arrests were made in Berlin yes
terday in connection with the suffrag
ist demonstrations. Nine policemen
sustained injuries in the encounters
with the people. 1t is estimated that
fifty of the manifestants were wounded
but it is probable that many others
were hurt, as the authorities have no
record of those who went home and
dressed their own wounds.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-20
RECEIVER APPOINTED FOR
MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
By Associated Press.

BOSTON, March 19-At the request
of state Insurance Commissioners Frank
A. HardisOn, the Massachusetts SUI
preme judicial court today appointed
Arthur ID. HILL a Boston attorney, re-
ceiver for the China Mutual Insurance
company The commissioner asked for
receiver on the ground that the COM
pany, which has been writing marine
insurance, is insolvent. The company
has been in existence for many years.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-20
Flre Destroys Buildings
~ AssoeIated Press.

WASHINGTON, March -Eiscngcr
Bros lumber yard, the grand stand
of the Washington American league
baseball club. and a score of residents
i'm the neighborhood, have been de-
stroycd by fire which broke out about
midnight. The flames are not yet
under control. The loss already APP
proXimates $500,O00.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-20
EXTRACTION OF WALKER
is GRANTED BY MEXICO
Ely Associated Press

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, March 19-The state
department was today Informed that
the Mexican government has granted
the extraditiou Of William f. Walker,
the Connecticut banker who absconded
several monhs ago and was located in
Lower California by Pinkertons.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-20
The New Hampshire Commissioned

PHILADELPHIA, March 19-The
new battleshp New Hampshire with
Captain Cameron McWinslow in COM
mand was placed in commission at
the League Island navy yard today.
The warship win be ready for sea in
about q month
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-20
ONLY ONE oBROMO aUININEv

That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE.
Look for the signature of e. w. GROVE.
Used the world over to Cure Cold in
One Day. Csc.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-20
TWO INJURED
BY BURSTING
OF TURBINE
ENGINEER MAY LOSE HIS
LIFE
Steam Separator Blown to Pieces by
Explosion and Room in Dairy
is Wrecked-Man's Leg
Amputated

BY the bursting Of turbine in
steam separator in the Belle Vernon
dairy at Eighth street and Maple ave-
nue. last night p. R. Brainerd, the en-
gineer of the plant, was so badly in
iured he may die and William Scissor,
the foreman of the separating room,
was seriously hurt.
The separator is machine weighing
a ton and a half, and the turbine was
speeding at 500 revolutions a minute
when the foreman noticed it was drag
ging.
Brainerd was called to see if he could
remedy the difficulty in the machine,
and just as he stepped into the room
the ponderous casing containing the
turbine burst and the pieces of steel
flew In every direction.
Brainerd was struck by a piece of
the flying metal and his left leg was al
most torn off just above the knee. He
was also struck in the side by another
piece of metal.
A small particle of the broken disk
struck Slessor in the right leg below
the knee and made a punctured wound
three inches in circumference and
Clipped an eighth of an inch of the
bone off.
An alarm was given and number of
people hastened to the scene from the
outside there being practically no one
else in the building at the time except
the two employees.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-20
Stop Flow of Blood

The engineer was lying on the floor
of the separator room with the blood
gushing from the severed ends of the
arteries in his leg. and he was fast
bleeding to death, with a number of
men looking idly on, when Steve Pol
lock ran into the room, and taking in
the situation. called for piece of rope.
With this he made a tourniquet, using
broom handle for leverage, and thus
stopped the flow of blood.
To Pollocks action alone will be due
the saving of Brainerds life If he re-
covers from the injury.
The police ambulance was called ana
the injured men We're taken to the re-
ceiving hospital, where Brainerd's leg
was amputated below the hip by Drs.
Quint. Garrett, Cook and Wiley.
Brainerd is married and lives with
his family at 1912 Maple avenue. Sles-
sor is also married and lives at 2OSla
East Fifth street
A partition wall and a window was
torn out by the flying pieces of metal
when the turbine burst, and piece of
the disk flew through the front of the
building. across the street and through
the front wall of the Baptist church op-
polite, making a hole like a cannon
shot.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-20

Band concerts twice daily at Venice
of America.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-17

since then Little Jame has been a regular weekly contributor to The Republican. All this took place while Mr. Spears chief duty was to super wise the handling of the local and tele- graphic news columns of the paper. for he has been connected with it in that capacity since June, 1892, except during a short residence in Tucson. He came here from Pueblo. where he was employed as city editor for a time on one of the dailies. after leaving St. Joseph. Mo, in which city he had his first newspaper experience. He began his reportorial career on the St. Joseph News, and at the local and telegraph desks of that and other St. Joseph pa pers, he gained a great deal of ex- perience and burned much midnight oil
 A native of Ohio some 49 years ago he began to attract attention in a rural neighborhood, finished the district school in due season and added to it a classical course that fitted him for the honorable office of school teacher. This was alternated with merchandis- ing and like pursuits until his face was turned to the west. Capable of the most serious cogitation and quiet in his personal manner. he finds more pleasure in viewing life on its humor- ous side and is an apostle of that later school of philosophy which teaches that if a truth can be borne home by joke it will lodge as effectively as though scared into the victim, and will hurt a great deal less.
 As editor of The Republican he com mands the respect of the community and the confidence and esteem of his associates. Though not all-wise he is regarded in the office as fountain of knowledge and when the staff is stumped by the limitations of the of flee library. he is appealed to as the court of last resort. It is only fair to the editor whose greatest weakness is an ingrowing modesty. to state that these observations are made without his knowledge or consent; and with out hope of reward or fear or punish ment.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-17

vania is responsible for his nativity, along about the close of the Lincoln era. Drifting west the family was marooned in Illinois for a couple of years and finally cast anchor in Kan sas in 1870. Mir. Scott received the rudiments of an education in a Kan sas corn field, rasping off the rough edges little in a district school about five months each winter until he was 15 years old. Any later knowledge he possesses has been surreptitiously ac- quired. The year 1884 found him in Phoenix, broke and homesick, but with a job in the postoffice at a meager salary. Before he could amass the price of a railroad ticket, which was a long time. he became permanently located. Counter jumping in Phoe- nix and Globe occupied his attention until the panic of 1893. when he was given employment on the Phoenix Daily Herald and served that paper until it was acquired by the Republi- can and succumbed to strangulation. This occurred in 1899 since which time he has been continuously in the em- ploy of The Republican.
 The main trunk of Roscoe NJ. Daw- sons family tree runs back into West Virginia. but noting its advantages for that purpose after the career of Abra- ham Lincoln. he selected Illinois for his birthplace. It occurred so near the rippling waters of the Wabash how ever, that he felt it incumbent after the completion of his college course, to spend a year in each the Indiana and the Illinois universities. It was h, re he became infected with a desire to write things for the paper" through some desultory work as a contributor to the sporting columns of various journals. Teaching in the Marshall, H., high school did him no discredit, but it lacked excitement and he was lured into the proprietOrship of a country weekly. Not wishing to become a "malefactor of great wealth. he eventually disposed of the paper and turned his nose glasses westward. travelling slowly but always riding on the cushions. He gave a number of promising towns along the route look-over, but nothing seemed to measure up as it ought to until he landed in Phoenix five years ago.
 Mir. Dawson was employed at inter vals on the local papers. soon after his arrival. then for a period sought to break newspaper temptations, but about a year ago he joined The Re publican's staff. regularly. since when he has done excellent work in connect ing with the elusive news item and presenting it to the readers of the
Arizona republican., 1908-05-17

Upon him depends on the one side the economical operation of the plant, through its proper organization, while on the other he is confronted by the necessity of such business policies as shall insure the patronage of the pub lie In the former he must have an intimate technical knowledge of the business and of the capabilities of men. In the latter he must surround himself with able subordinates who may be trusted to grasp the problems of detail in the counting room and in the circulation and advertising de- partments, which in a general way are constantly under his superintendency. He must see that there is fair and courteous treatment for every patron, proper demand for services render ed by the paper through advertising rates that are compensating for the expense and the results obtained. In all these respects Harvey J. Lee has served The Republican with signal success from the beginning of its pe- riod of prosperity. Even before that time. under conditions that could not possibly result in financial profit, MT. Lee secured his schooling for the inn pOrtant place he now occupies. by in timate association with the manage ment of the paper.
 MT. Lee is a native of Michigan. dat ing back about S5 years. going to the Northwest with his parents at 15, and coming to Phoenix in the winter of 1S93-4. In February 1894, he became associated with The Republican, then under the management of T. J. Wolf ley. soon after becoming identified with the business department. In 1896 upoh the purchase of the paper by Chas. c. Randolph, MT. Lee became the business manager. having served | in that capacity continuously since
 then. With the next change of man. agement which was the advent of the
Arizona republican., 1908-05-17

surveyor. general: pr. L. c. Toney su- perintendent of the territorial asylum for the insane, and a number of others at the time closely affiliated with the administration. It was a brave and heroic effort on the part of the lead ing republicans of the territory, to ac- complish what they should have fore seen as an impossibility. The territory was overwhelmingly democratic, its population being almost entirely from old democratic states. except for those gentlemen who held office by virtue of republican influence in the east. and the few others who were induced by their influence to settle in Arizona in those early days Whatever the power of the press it could not materially change the political faith of the major part of the population in a twinl1ling. and still less was the influence of the paper in that direction when it was known of all men that its promoters were of the office holding class. all ways somewhat jealously regarded by those of the rank and file and those of opposing political faith. The first editor of the paper was C. O. Ziegen- fuss, the first business manager was Ed. $. Gill. and the first news editor was Jim McClintock, now Colonel J. II. McCHntock. postmaster of Phoenix. commander of the National Guard of Arizona, and previously captain. bre- vetted major, of Roosevelts Rough Riders.
 For reasons above referred to the paper entered upon a noticeable de- cline, that necessitated retrenchment. AIessrs. Ziegenfuss and Gill severed their connection and were succeeded by W. l.. Vail of Pasadena, who be- came editor and manager introduced non-union labor decreased telegraph expenses and in other ways sought the lines of economy. His management for the ensuing months did not intro duce an era of prosperity and like his predecessors. he moved on to new sphere of activity
 WoLFLEY MANAGEMENT.
 Vail was succeeded by T. J. Wolf1ey, a relative of Gov ernor Wolfley, who at that time was one of the large stockholders. T. J. Wolfley had pre- viously managed successfully the St. Joseph Gazette and under his man agement prosperity was expected. But whatever his talent in the business of flee he failed to meet the requirements as editor, more than ever directing his policies in the narrow groove of man agerial interest, until there arose di- vision even in his own political party. leaving him but a small measure of support Repeated efforts were made for reorganization and a restoration of
Arizona republican., 1908-05-17

vice in Indian territory.
 THE PRESENT MANAGEMENT.
 Col. McCowan sold his stock to Dr. Vickers who has since conducted the paper as managing editor. Sims Ely shortly took up the pen as chief edi- torial writer which position he re- tained until he resigned to devote his attention exclusively to the service Of Governor Kibbey as private secretary. Mir Ely was succeeded in an editorial capacity by J. w. Spear, the present incumbent. who has been connected with the paper continuously since 1896.
 Under the management of Dr. Vic kers and his associates above referred to, the prosperity of the paper has been more marked than ever and it's expansion is a source of qualification not only to the owners but to the cit izens of Phoenix who, The Republican is proud to say, have been most gen. erous in their commendation. The business of printing the news and giv- ing publicity to the activities of local advertisers, has developed to such an extent that the paper long ago out grew it's business facilities. For two
 
 viction of the management that new and better quarters must soon be ob- tained. Various efforts to secure suit able location were fruitless and it was finally determined that the better plan would be to purchase a desirable site and erect bona fide nome" for the paper, providing all the facilities of an up-to-date plant and with sufficient opportunity for any necessary future expansion.
 Having labored in season and out for the up-building of this valley, and possessing the confidence in it's fu- ture that it has endeavored to impress upon others. and so successfully, it was conceived that no risk could be run in such an investment and at the same time the foundation would be laid for a future that is pregnant with promise. The site was secured where on has been erected and but lately finished, the handsome new structure known as The Republican building, a picture of which appears in this issue and which is fully described elsewhere.
 The pay roll of the paper amounts to over $30000 per year and is met promptly with cash. The mechanical force is paid every Monday, and the editorial and business office forces re ceive payment the first of every month. There is also a general expense account that will average about s1,0O0 a month and which is all spent in Phoenix. The Republican therefore
Arizona republican., 1908-05-17
THE COUNTING ROOM.

Clifford H. Smith. who has charge of The Republicans counting room, has been especially trained for work of that kind. being a competent stem ographer and an expert bookkeeper. A native of Texas. he has spent most of his life in the south and in old Mexico, his activities previous to his connection with The Republican. being in one department or another of rail- road office work, and sufficiently va ried to give him wide experience. He started as stenographer to the audi tor of the International and Great Northern railroad at Palestine Texas. From there he went to the superin- tendent of the Beaumont division of the Santa Fe. His next position was at Guadalajara, Mexico as stenogra- pher to the superintendent of the Mex ican Central railroad. After a year he was transferred to the office of Presi- dent Robinson of the Mexican Central as assistant to his chief clerk and a year later was made chief clerk to A. c. Hobart, superintendent of the same road. He retained this position for eighteen months, when he resigned to cOnsummate a matrimonial project in Fl Paso that has resulted most happily. The next year was spent in the office of A. N. Brown, general freight agent of the Fl Paso and Southwestern after which Mir. Smith entered the employ of the S. F. P. x P. railroad in the Prescott offices
 Two years ago he joined The Re publican force as bOokkeeper and cashier and has performed his duties with eminent satisfaction to the man. agement. He has moreover found time to further the interests of the paper by cultivating friendly relations with its advertising patrons. many of whom have been brought through his efforts to a sublime appreciation of