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Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-08
$4,000 CROP STAKE
IN BIG WHIST GAME
HUSBAND AND WIFE LOSE
GREAT CONTEST
Nevada Miners Luck Too Much for
AngeIenos' Science and Small
Fortune Changes
Hands

Down in a summer cottage almost
adjoining the Hotel Corona Del Mar
at Newport Beach Tuesday night last
there was played one of the most eX-
citing games of whist which Southern
California has known since the days
of old-the days of gold-when faro
was king and sacks of gold were TX
changed like poker chips.
IT was a game in which the stake
was property valued at $l2,OOO, ana
with this fortune dependent on the
turn of cards two brothers and a man
and his wife sat for several nourS
with bated breath, playing with al
the art and alertness that a quartet
of professionals would display III
contest for the championship.
The principals in the great Whist
game were Hugh w and George A. Nell
son and Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Hart.
The Nelson brothers are rough-and-
ready, typical go-lucky mining men
of Nevada, who once owned town III
California, but traded it to Mr. and
Mrs. Hart for a ninety-two-a fruit
ranch in the Simi valley, thirty-seVen
miles north of Los Angeles-a ranch
planted to 12-year-old prunes, peaches,
olives and other fruit, and the whole
valued at 100000. There hangs the
story.
The town owned by the Nelson
brothers is known as Winchester. 1t
is over in Riverside county and con-
sists of 250 town lots, 105 acres of fer
tile alfalfa land and tWo-story prlck
building. The Harris and the Nelson's
agreed to trade, the former consenting
to assume a certain mortgage on the
fruit ranch. But there was hitch on
one point in the deal. Each party to
the trade insisted on claiming this
years fruit crop There were nu-
merous meetings in the offices of Ar
thur G. Mum. 202 Mason building, who
engineered the affair. but without
avail. Incidentally, however, their
chickering's changed to gossip, and one
day the subject of whist came up. 1t
was learned that all parties were en-
thusiasts on the subject, and Mr..
Mum, the agent, with happy in
spiration, asked why they did not play
q game of whist to decide who should
take possession of the $4,000 fruit crop.
Hart drew quick breath, and looked
sideways at his wife. She is a beauti-
full society woman of Los Angeles
and considered clever at the game.
Her husband also is looked
upon as an expert player.
AS Nevada men, familiar with the
various games of chance. the Nelson's
are willing to make a bet on any
square deal, even for such "a trife as
$12. .OO0-very common among mining
men. it is said.
The result was an agreement to play
off the $4,000 "tie." At first it was
suggested they play for 100 points;
then it was agreed to play for fifty
points
Tuesday night was agreed on as the
date of the game, and the Hotel Co
roma Del Mar, owned by the Harts,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-08

was accepted as the place. The Mel
sons did not know who they were to
play against, as Hart was to be al
lowed to choose his partner. 1t IS
probable they went to the hotel with
some curiosity, if not anxiety; but they
were sportsmen and dead game"
through it all, as were Mr.. and Mrs.
Hart-the latter especially So
The game was intricately scientific,
and hardly a word was spoken. At
thirty-seven points the Harts We're
away in the home stretch, far ahead;
but from that time on the Nelson's
held nothing but trumps, and at forty
they had tied.
Then the struggle began. A little af-
ter l o'clock in the morning the Ne
vada miners won, the score being 5o
to Al.
And the Nelson's were guests at a
sumptuous repast, which gave them a
good idea of Los Angeles hospitality,
and of the ease with which some OF the
plungers can play and lose anything
from 2 house and lot to fruit ranch
or townSite.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-08
Making Good.

There Is no way OF making Ldsttn1
friends like TMaking Good" and Doctor
Pierce's medicines well exemplify this,
and their friends, after more than two
decades of popularity, are numbered by
the hundreds of thousands. They have
umade good" and they have not made
drunkardS.
A good, honest, square-deal medicine of
known composition is DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. 1t still enjoys an i'm
mense sale, while most of the prepara-
tions that have come into prominence in
the earlier period of its popularity have
~gone by the board and are never more
heard of. There must be some reason for
this longtime popularity and that is to
be found in its superior merits. When
once given fair trial for weak stomach,
or for liver and blood affections, its supe-
rior curative qualities are soon manifest;
hence it has survived and grown in pop
ular favor, while scores of less meritorious
articles have suddenly flashed into favor
for brief period and then been as soon
forgotten.
For a torpid liver with its attendant
Indigestion, dyspepsia, headache, per-
haps dizziness, foul breath, nasty coated
tongue, with bitter taste, loss Of appetite,
with distress after eating, nervousness
and debility, nothing is so good as DIR.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It's
an honest, square-deal medicine with all
IJS iHBIculcubS pIlubtu On DObIl6- wrapper
no secret, no hocus-pocus humbug,
therefore don't accept substitute that
the dealer may possibly make little big
ger profit. Insist on your right to have
what you call for.
Don't buy DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
fiOn expecting it to prove "cure-all." 1t
is only advised for woman's special all
ments 1t makes weak women strong and
sick women we'll Less advertised than
some preparations sold for like purposes,
its sterling curative virtues still maintain
its position in the front ranks, where it
stood over two decades ago AS an in
vigorating tonic and strengthening nerv-
inc 1t is unequaled. 1t won't satisfy those
who want "booze," for there is not drop
of alcohol in it.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, the origt-
nal Little Liver Pills, although the first
pill OF their kind in the market. still lead,
and when once tried are ever afterwards
in favor Easy TO take as candy-one to
three dose. Much initiated but 1teUer
eQltdted.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-08
FUNDS NOT EQUAL TO
DEPARTMENTS NEEDS
CITY FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS
HARD PROBLEM
Total Assessment Is Lower Than Last
Year and Money Will Be Scarcer
Even with an Increased
Tax Rate

The work of the budget committee
will be completed by the time the
council meets Monday and will be
ready for acceptance by that body.
The finance committee, acting as a
budget committee, has been going over
the estimates of the various depart
ments during the past week, holding
it's sessions in a secret chamber in the
pigeon loft of the city hall. Audltor
Mushet and two of his deputies nave
been in constant attendance, and from
early morning until late at night Coun-
cilmen Wallace, Blanchard and Drom-
gold have wrestled with the knotty
problem of making $3,50O,O00 do the
work of $5000,000, the amount de-
manded by all city departments.
The park department will suffer, and
much work that is needed, and, from
an aesthetic point of view, should be
done, will have to go over for another
year The police, fire and street de-
partments will be left without much
cutting, although it is very improbable
Chief of Police Kern will be granted
the 100 extra men he has asked. That
more men will be added to the depart
ment during the year is admitted by
the members of the budget committee,
but the number will not be 100. Sew
eral recommendations for increases in
salaries, for which provision was made
in the annual estimates, will not meet
with favorable consideration.
The budget committee is taking into
consideration only the actual needs of
the departments. There will be little
left for trimmings when the committee
finishes. There cannot be, as, because
of the fact that the total assessment
this year was below that of last year,
there will be less money from taxes,
even should the tax rate be made $1,50
on the s10O, which very probably will
be the rate fixed.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-08
TELLS HOW DOODLE DEES"
STARTED A TROUGH HOUSE"
Portland, Me-, Delegate Gives Mr.
Bryan Word Picture of "coings
On" at the Convention
in Chicago

FAIRVIEW, Lincoln, Neb, Aug. L.
The story of how certain delegates to
the Independence league convention re-
Gently held in Chicago, including him
self, were thrown out of the chamber
for openly supporting Bryan was told
to the Democratic candidate today by
Mr.. Gibson, who was a delegate' from
Portland Me.
Mr.. Gibson declared that his friend
ship for Mr.. Bryan was known at the
time he was named for a seat in the
convention. Fifteen years ago he rep
resented the Eighteenth Ohio district
in congress as a Republican, but in 1896
he allied himself with the Democrats
and has remained in the party ever
since.
Mr.. Gibson brought him a letter from
Cyrus w. Davis of Waterville, Me, who
two years ago was the Democratic can
didate for governor of that state, in
which it was stated Maine would go
Democratic by 10000 majority. Cover
nor Charles w. Haskell of Oklahoma,
treasurer of the Democratic national
committee, arrived late in the after
noon.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-08

old-time Mexican resident of Los An
geles yesterday. Money for their de-
Tense has been freely subscribed by
Americans and Mexicans alike, and it
is the height of absurdity to suppose
he would attack his friends the way
he is quoted in this letter.
IF he did make such a statement he
had in mind the federal officers who
are responsible for. his Imprisonment
and who have refused to let him out
on bail.
Despite the apathy of some of the
Americans, who have daily read of
the injustice done to him and his COM
panions. 1 know Mr. Magon has only
the kindest of feelings for the Ameri-
cans and great warm spot in his
heart for the many Americans who
have come to his aid and tried in the
face of great federal odds to have JUS
tice done to him.
The letter which Magon is alleged to
have written is as follows:
We have thought much over the possible
'gringo'' invasion owing to the revolution. 1t
must be remembered that il has been de-
cided not to circulate the revolutionary mani
festo for the precise purpose that Diaz may
prepare himself, and we may be able to catch
him unprepared. AS regards Roosevelt even
should he not invade, he would send his troops
to the frontier and we would miss the realiza-
tion of part of the plan in not being able to
smuggle comrades from this nation such
the various groups in Texas.
But that is not all With the American
people and the organized workmen Of this
infiammable country, who are not susceptible
TO agitation, only the unions Of Ell Paso took
action. Beyond this, with the exception of
Pasadena, there has been nothing of a syste-
matte sort such a formal campaign in our
favor.
Here and there, from time to time para
graphs have appeared in the labor and Social
list papers. but there has been no real cam
paign in our favor in spite of the fact that
the collusion of the two governments is flag
rant.
The Americans incapable of feeling
thusiasm or indignation. This is really a
public OF pigs.
Some time the gringos will have to attack
us so If 1t be when the people are in rebel
lion against Diaz it will precipitate the fall Of
the dictator because the people will see Roose-
Welt clearly allied to Diaz to enslave us, TO
lose our autonomy.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-08
LOS ANGELES ELKS PLAN
FOR HARVEST FESTIVAL

Los Angeles Elks have planned har-
vest festival to be held in Al Malaikah
Shrine temple for ten days, beginning
about November 10. The object of the
festival is to raise advance funds for
the boosting of the grand lodge that
will convene here next July.
Motley H. Flint is chairman of the
executive committee. He states that
personal invitations to each of the
400 900 members of the lodge will be
mailed from Los Angeles. He says the
local Elks expect three times as many
delegates as attended the grand lodge
at Dallas.
Elks will be asked to donate various
articles to the harvest festival. Women
also will be asked to assist and awaken
interest and enthusiasm, and several of
the fraternal orders will be requested
to have woman's night at Elks hall,
in addition to which there will be
Shriners' night, Fraternal Brother
hood night, etc.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-08
MILITARY PRISONERS GET
AWAY ON ANGEL ISLAND

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. IA de-
tachment of soldiers has been search
ing the brush-covered hillsides and ra-
vines of Angel island since Wednesday
for two military prisoners from the
government prison on Alcatraz island
who escaped While working in stone
quarry on the former island, guarded
by sentries.
There were sixty men all told in the
gang of rock workers, and the abb
secnce Of two of them became known at
the noon hour. Both of the fugitives
are short-termers. serving six and
nine months, respectively. They are be-
lieved to be still on the island, and
the army officers directing the search
for them expect soon to effect their
capture.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-08
MUTINEERS ON STEAMER
ANUBIS KEPT IN IRONS

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7.-Three
mutineers from the Kosmos line steam
er Anubis, recently wrecked on San
Miguel island, were brought here in
irons today on the revenue cutter
Manning and turned over to United
States Marshal Elliott to await trial.
c-hey are accused of refusing to obey
orders and trying to incite the whole
crew to quit work.
There was a mutiny on the Anubis
when she was in this port on July IL,
which was only quelled by large ue-
tachment of police after a fierce fight
on the vessels deck.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-08
ITALIAN SEARCHING FOR HIS
WIFE, CASH AND JEWELRY

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7.-Angelo
Alevoli, an Italian merchant, appealed
to the police today to locate his wife,
who he says disappeared from his home
on Webster street this morning with
$4OO in cash and jewelry valued at $1,000.
Alevoli declared that he believed she
had eloped with fellow countryman,
and asked the police to locate the
couple.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-08

II YOU want to go east. C. Haydock. Agent
Illinois Central r. r.. lis W. eth
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-08
CITY HALL NOTES

Mayors Clerk H. D. Kennedy is TAX
ing a few days vacation at Catalina.
There was no meeting of the commit
tee having charge of the dog catcher
question yesterday because Council
man Lyon, chairman of the committee,
was out of the city. The matter will
come up before the council at its meet
ing Monday.
The contract for removing dirt from
lands. adjacent to the city's right of
way for the outfall sewer was awarded
yesterday to the Venable company for
S1399. Other bidders were: ]. f. Mel
son, $21OO; Leftivich company, $2O5O,
and P. S. 10y, $2400.
Councilman Barney Healy of the
Eighth ward is confined to his bed by
illness.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-08
SECTION FOREMAN SAVES
TRAIN FROM BEING WRECKED

BELLINGHAM, Wash, Aug. 7.-An
attempt to wreck the Northern Pacific
passenger train due here last night
was made at Sunnyside. on Lake What
com, a few miles southeast of this city.
A section foreman found huge pile
of ties and railway iron on the track
and tagged the train.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-08
Groceries

~ Pound Potato IHo
Chips ..............
Boiled Ham NO
1s Pound ......... sO
California Cheese Or
~ Pound ....... w
~ Pound Eastern InR
Cream Cheese ... wv
Dozen Ranch 0Ga
Guaranteed Eggs. .%OV
Can Veribest 100
Deviled Chicken. 49,. a%O
Can Veribest II0
Lunch Tongue. ......-aA y
Can Small Sardines SN
In Tomato Sauce. ......
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-08
Lonaahoreman props Dead

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7.-while
rushing to the scene of the attempted
suicide of John Langham, who shot
himself last night on the water front,
John Carroll, longshoreman, dropped
dead Of heart failure.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-14

City court yesterday, when ten boys, all charged with burglary, were com mitted by Judge Tyner to the Connec- ticut School for Boys. Appeals were taken by parents in four of the cases, so that but six of those committed were taken to the Meriden Reform school yesterday afternoon by Police officers Roach and Ragan of the Grand avenue station,
 The eight boys who were committed in one batch were. John Mulligan, aged B, Wallace street. Peter Done- gan, aged lS. Humphrey street; James MsGuinness, aged 15, Mill River street; John Eagan, aged 10, Mill River street; James Holt. aged II, State street; James Malone, aged 12, Mill River street; Frank Vanskl, aged l3, East street; stanley Conway, aged 10, Mill Rive. street
 appeals in s-00 bonds were taken fol Easan and Conway
 i Frank Cummings, aged 12, of 5. ! Creme street, and Frank Reynolds ssel U, of 573 Grand avenue, were alsc ! committed to the(state reformatory fol buls lary last week at the meat marke q. Aieoll Roscanta, 564 Grand avenue but tle.r parents appealed the case. in $29O bones. Charg,d with the same oaeAse John Grant, aged IA, of Wal
 lase street, was placed in care of tn, probation officer until March 1S.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-14
Y. M. C. A. PASSED PROSPEROUS YEAR Reports of Treasurer and Sec retary Show That the
 Debt Has Been
 Reduced. FURTHER FUNDS ASKED F. M. Ward, Solomon Davis and l.. M. Tarr Elected Directors at thc
 Annual Meeting Held
 Yesterday.
FURTHER FUNDS ASKED

At the annual meeting af the Young Mems Christian association directors held yesterday afternoon, the reports of the secretary, J. Quincy Amts, and the treasurer, Sidney Perlin Butte, showed substantial progress of the work of the association in the past year on the one hand, and a reduction of the debt with which the association was eaddled when MT. Ames was made secre ary on the other
 January 1, 1907, the ueht of the asso- citation was 69526.55, anu had at that time been reduced from debt oi the year before of about SlSS,OOO raised nearly all by public subscriptions. Dur ing the past year the debt has peen reduced to sl6l,792.0i, prin' pally py the sale of the Morris Cove club house.
 The general subscriptions during the past year have been $3,vS6.S3 and mem bers of the old board of directors nave contributed $17,210.45 toward interest charges, repairs and permanent lm- movements. Retrenchment in expense has been practiced with good success, and the present secretary with ms corps of well organized assistants have carried on the work well and with a low expense.
 The association, it will be seen from the reports is practically on sell Supporting basis except for the interest charges amounting to sll,O0o annually Tha> fact that the present management has A,roved it's ability to handle funds points to larger contributions in the future which will reduce and ultimate lw eliminate the debt.
 Three new directors were elected at yesterday afternoons meeting: Fred erick M, Ward Solomon Davis and L. M. Tarr, MT. Ward IS to serve for three years and the other new directors to fill uneSpired terms, The following directors wsre reelected for the com ing term Joseph Porter. Burton Strick and, Henry c. Newton, Edward S' Swift. Frederick A. Betts and Georg F. Burgess.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-14
Other Five on Probation.

Alert Brindisi. Frank Brindis, John Currao, Tony Bengare and Will liam Pinto was another quintet of boys that swelled the youngsters ranks in the City court yesterday. They were charged with injury to private property in breaking into a vacant tenement house belonging to Michel Satano at Prindle street and steal ing some lead pipe. Judge Tyner de- cided to give them another chance by placing them in the care of the pro- hation officer until March IS.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-14
Common Pleas Cases.

The criminal side of the common pleas court will come in to-day with Judge Bennett on the bench There are l6 cases to come up this term, They are: James Hayes violation of the liquor law; McGough, violation of the liquor law; Michael Monohan, viola tion of the liquor law; Patrick Cook breach of the peace; Thomas Mooney theft; John A. Parkins. breach of the peace; Lorenzo Capreme, hunting deer; Delphno Bossa. theft; Luigi Nuzzo. carrying concealed weapons; Ernest Slack. vagrancy; Edward Kelner breach of the peace; Abraham Ku- lisky, theft; Pasquale lilo. violation oi game laws; Toney Farigno, carrying concealed weapons, and August John son, resistance to officer.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-14
SaIoonkecpcr in Court.

Five downtown saloon keepers were arraigned in the police court yesterday but were given continulnces on charg- es of violating the liquor law
 Joseph Koon of 800 Grand avenue and Adam Hugo of S9S Chapel street, held for having communications between their living apartments and bar rooms, had their cases set down for Thursday, Charles Herman of lO4 Hamilton street, held on the same charge, had his case postponed a week.
 Frank Salanzo and Vincenzo Durago, proprietors of the siloon at 4S7 Chapel street. were arraigned for selling to minors on evidence which came cut in an assault trial last week. Their cases were also put down for a week from yesterday
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-14
MATTERS IN COURT
Final Hearing Held on Value of Scott Wrecking Vessel,
 Without Decision.
MANY TO REFORM SCHOOL
Criminal Side of the Court of Com mon Pleas to Open With
 Sixteen Cases.

The following applications for letters of administration were filed with the clerk of the probate court yesterday: The estate of Robert F. Keating- Petitioner is he sister of the deceased.
 The estate of J. c. Gutman-His widow, Lillian Gutman, Is the petition CT.
 The estate of Abigail J. Denison- The petitioner is son of the de- ceased
 The estate of Celia NJ Usher-The pc titioner, F. M. Dean, is nephew of the deceased.
 The estate If Cornelius Breen-The petioner is the widow of the deceased
 The estate of Catharine Murphy The petitioner, Margaret shannon, i. a sister of the deceased.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-14
LYDIA E. PINKHAM

Nature and a woman's work con- bined have produced the grandest remedy for woman's ills that the world has ever known.
 In the good old-fashioned days of our grandmothers they relied upon the roots and herbs of the field to cure disease and mitigate suffering.
 The Indians on our Western Plains to-day can produce roots and herbs for every ailment, and cure diseases that baffle the most skilled physicians who have spent years ln the study of drugs.
 From the roots and herbs of the field Lydia E. Pinkham more than thirty years ago gave to the women of the world a remedy for their pc culiar ills, more potent and effica- cious than any combination of drugs.
 Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is now recognized as the standard remedy for woman's ills.
 Mrs. Bertha Muff, of 515 NC. St, Louisiana, Mo-, writes:
 Complete restoration to health means so much to me that for the sake of other suffering women I am willing to make my troubles public.
 "For twelve years l had been suffer ing with the worst forms of female ills. During that time had eleven different physicians without help. No tongue can tell what suffered, and at times l could hardly walk. About two years ago 1 wrote Mrs. Pinkham for advice. I followed it, and can truly say that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound and Mrs. Pinkham's advice re. stored health and strength. It i: worth mountains of gold to suffering women.
 What Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound did for Mrs. Muff, |, it will do for other suffering women.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-14
nrannn Snrs Indrc

Attorney Perry, In behalf of Robert J. Draffan of Stevens street, has brought suit for 5000 damages against the Amalgamatcd Society of Carpen- tors and Joiners The writ has been returned to the superior court and the case will later be assigned for trial
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-14
John English Esfafc Sa. 500

An inventory of the estate of John C. English was filed with the clerk of the probate court yesterday It shows the value of the estate to be s9,S05.75. mainly in bond and stock holdings and mortgages.
 The final hearing on the value of the T. A. Scott Wrecking company's ves- sel. Capt Jack, was held before Charles Eliot Pickett, clerk of the United States district court. yesterday in the Federal building The taking of