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Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-31

gance goes on. There is not any ques-
ton about 1t.
Five Per Cent Is Not Limit
''Don't let us fool ourselves. This is
not going to stop at 5 per cent II II
gets into the right hands. The other
day in the course of some talk ABOUT
the recall election somebody said $4,000,
and some $1,000, would be the cost OF
it, The other day, in the matter of
the sale of $3,500,000 bonds, some good
people saved the county one hundred
and thirty odd thousand dollars.
Mr.. Alexander here explained that 1t
made a difference of $3.50, 900 to the tax
payers of Los Angeles county when the
proposed sale of the bonds was de-
feated.
Mr.. Gibbon continued: "Three hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars! Think
of that. Why, part Of what has been
thus saved to the city alone would pay
all the recall elections we are likely
to have for the next twenty years.
That one little piece of vigilance in
looking after unworthy public officials
effected this great saving. Now, this
is a matter not of spending three and
a half millions, but one where oppor-
tunities Of graft are endless. 1t has
been indicated what can be saved by
proper vigilance, proper guarding of
the manner Of spending 25,000,0 900 Of
your money in the next four years.
What do you think will be lost if your
money is spent by men whose ideas of
public duty are such that they can be
hired to permit violation of the laws
Of their city that they are sworn to
sustain? (Applause.)
Situation Is Serious
81 tell you, gentlemen, this is no
academic situation.
cit is a situation of most serious,
present, practical import to every man
in Los Angeles-taxpayer lawyer, Ia
borer and everybody else. If this
money goes anywhere the majority Of
it ought to go and will go, If properly
administered, to paying men who have
skill and time for sale for doing hon.
est work. But the tens Of thousands.
the hundreds Of thousands or the mil
lions Of dollars that may be grated out
Of that fund by men who deliberately
have violated the laws of their city win
not go to pay labor or for material;
it will go into the pockets Of a lot Of
grafters to strengthen the political
machine, which has governed and con-
trolled us too much in the past, and
is determined to govern and control us
in the future unless we break its
strength. These are the conditions.
want to assure you, today exist in
your city among your public officials.
Right among your public officials there
is an organized effort to break the law
themselves and permit other men to
break the laws of your city. There
is no question of it in the world. There
is no denial of it. Nobody will at
tempt to deny it. What are you going
to do about it? A pretty good oppor-
tunity for municipal reform isn't it.?
Speaks of Recall
well, thank the Lord, we adopted
a provision in our charter some time
ago which makes municipal reform
under certain conditions something
more than an iridescent dream if peo-
pie will be true to themselves. We
have a proceeding pending here called
the Recall, which permits US to do
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-31
t1ARPER'S ADMINISTRATION
DENOUNCED BY SPEAKER AT
MEETING OF THE CITY CLUB
CHARGES THAT VICE is PROTECTED IN LOS ANGELES HAVE
BEEN PROVED TRUE SAYS 7. {. GIBBoN

In Arrangement of the Present Mayor of Los An
geleS, He Discusses Municipal Reform and AS
Serts ThatLocal Conditions Are Worse Today
Than They Have Been in Twenty Years
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-31
Speaks Of Recall

''Well, thank the Lord, we adopted
a provision in our charter some time
ago which makes municipal reform
under certain conditions something
more than an iridescent dream if peo-
pie will be true to themselves. We
have proceeding pending here called
the Recall, which permits US to do
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-30
ACTION WAS A
y TEST OF LAW

Huntington Dec 80 Ruling tnat
h. had no jurisdiction Judge T.. S.
Doolittlr of the circuit court tins
morning dismissed the suit Of tho
West Virginia National Bank. ana
certain stockholders therein which
prayed that certain relief De grant
ed in the matter OF tax assessments
on bank stocks The question a. is,
sue was the constituronaHty Of The
statute which provides for the as
sessmpnt Of stock at its actual value
without dedhctine thcrcfrom the per
sonal Indebtedness Of the owner.
The action was In reality a test Of
the law. tho West Virginia National
Bank having been selected 10 fight
" through the courts The first step
was a suit instituted which souglt
70 compel II G. Dunklc. assessor OF
Cabell county, 70 deduct IN. personal
indebtedness Of The shareholders
from the value of their stock but
this ~S gisInisscd without adiudi-
cation. lYhen lt vas shown that Dun
kle was no longer an Office holder.
Thcn VinsOn e Thompson attor-
ncys for tJc bank and the stock
holders, appeared before the county
court and formally asked that the
petitioners be- allowed 10 dcduc,
from the assessed value OF their
stock the amount Of their personal
Indebtedness The petition was re-
fused. In som" manner the petition.
GERS failed TO conform iu this ac.
ton 10 the requirements OF tho
statutes. and in consequence. f. was
found necessary TO make appIica-
tion to the county court tn, second
Hmr The court made q ruling sim
liar 20 tlat rendered ot FIRST
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-30
The RESIGNATION
STORY IS UNTRUE
PRESIDENT WINDER OF cLINcH.
FIELD COAL CORPORATION
AT DANTE SAYS EVERY
THING is SMOOTH.

J. ii. Winder of Philadelphia presi-
dent of the Clinchfeld Coal Corpora
tion who was in the city today stat
ed TO a representative OF the Lea.
der that the report that he and
Superintendent j. T. Roam had re-
signed was absolutely without foun-
dation as everything has been and
is running smoothly at Dante.
The report nad II that the stock
holders held meeting in New York
sometime ago and appointed If. NJ
Waite as vice president OF the con
Germ thinking that the management
under Mr.. Winder was expendlng
too much money with comparative
small returns and with Mr.. Waite
on the grouad they might be able
expenditure OF funds for mainten-
men and equipment The appoint
ment Of Mr. Waite at the time look
cd to the other officials as an injus
tice, according to the report.
1t was thought that Mr. Roam. or
w I. Tyler chief engineer of the
corporation should have been placed
in the vice presidency Of the com
pany This dissatisfaction it was
claimed caused Mr. Winder and Nh.
Roam 10 send i'm their designations
some time ago. The stockhblders
refused to consider the designations.
as IL is understood the services OF
the ITO men are invaluable to tn,
progressivenosa OF the corporation.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-30
O|R1Y.I )|NGS At
CHAE sTON JAIL
OISGRAcEFUL REV LATlONS ARE
MADE BY WITNESSES IN IN
VESTlGATlON WHICH is
NOW GOING ON.

Charleston. Dec 3o.-Sim another
woman. q United States government
prisoner WAC was confined in the
county Jail, was forced TO yield to
the wishes OF inmates of the prison
er who had keys TO her cell. accord
ing 10 the testimony OF witness
who was examined by the Jail mvesu
eating committee Yesterday This
witness was l.. y Nelson. a painter
who during the las par, of March
and the first of April wa employee
TO do some work in he jail He tcs-
titled tnat ne saw two OF thc male
prisoners enter the cell of this re-
male prisoner and force her 10 sub
NIT 10 their desires II, stated tina.
the door was partly open and tha,
he saw one prisoner mold tho woman
while the other outraged her He
also testified that tnc woman after
ward told him that the men in the
Jail had nearly killed her
At the opening of the meeting OF
the committee yesterday. Attorney
w. G.. Barnhart requested the com
mittee TO recommend the temporary
suspension of Jailer Riley. He gave
as mis- reasons. that a number Of
Witnesses yet 10 be called are in
mates of the prison, who have part
OF their terms yet to serve. and who
could hardly be expected to- testify
fully before the committee when 30
would Be necessary for them to re-
turn to and complete fhelr terms
under the jailer against whom it
might be necessary to give evidence
OF damaging charc,er
The committee declined to act or
make a suggestion of this kind
Some other evidence which seem
ed to show the extent of the lber-
ties which Jailer Riley allowed some
OF the prisoners. w/ sthat of two
girls OF the Red Light district. one
of whom testified that one prisoner
was allowsd-t leave the Jail and
come cut to visit ner. and thta on
another occasion they had seen M.
al another house Tkov tcstlGv6
that the first time this man had
come to the house, the jailer brought
MIN She said that he told her he
crawl9d out through window at
the Jail
Other testimony, corroboratlyc Of
the former evidence in crgard 10
drinking and gambling in the Jail
was heard by the committee.
date on the 10th day Of March. 1909
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-30
THE ENTIRE EASTERN HALF OF
COUNTRY is SUFFERING THE
SEVEREST WINTER WEATH-
Err IN MANY YEARS
MANY PERSONS ARE OVERCOME
THE CHARITABLE AND MUNICH
PAL LODGING HOUSES IN
NEW YORK ARE FULL

New York nee 3o-Thc entire
East aud South are in The grip of
terrific cold wave. At s O'Clock here
this morning the temperature had
dropped to below and was stnl
sinking
Suffering is intense ond many par-
sons have been overcome Tho
charitable and municipal lodging
houses are full
cities in all tdc eastern half of
the country report the coldcst wcath
cr of The winter ana some of them
the coldcst iu years AZ Washington
degrees below was reported. Au-
gusta, Ca. reports l3 above Rich
mond 10 Atlanta T., Chicago re-
ports zero
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-30
HAVE GONE HUNGRY AND FACED
PRISON IN THE STRUGGLE
!. TO CONE OUT VIC
TORlOUS.
WALKING DELEGATES EXCLUDED
MANUFACTURERS TO RECOGNIZE
THE UNION, ALL BUT THE
EMPLOYERS OF 1000

New York Dec. announcement
was made today that bv tomorrow
the strike OF 10000 girl shrtwaist
makers will he over and the girls
wno have gone hungry and faced
prison cells. will De- victorious.
Seven thousand girls are skill out
the employers of the others having
capitulatcd
labor organizer said tulav
that the manufactures were willing
TO recognuize girls Mnlon, hut not
walking delegates The girls arc
willing 90 exclude delegates.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-30
LAWYERS wItl HAVE ero FEED

Ih" "I'r.r and M'D1nnU Har IS.
sor.H.o. vii. bod H.r annual ,an
w. a' c Ace Afamou Iot..
tomorrow night beginning az nine
O'Clock :. goes without saying .ha.
iawycs know how ~ have good
..mo "lon they re together 1 @
banquet D y French OF tas Gil.
hne been ri"c'rd cess maa'.r
E. 9oDscs WIN Doc mad, 5r judge
VI 5aud.- J So McGral.
Judge T O. H.m3ou j Kablo
r. U.H anG r.N.r.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-30
KILLING
IN TONG WAR
CHINESE ACTOR SHOT TO DEATH
AND MANY FLEE IN FEAR
OF GENERAL POSSIBILITIES

New York. Dec. 80 Tho ,hirI kill
ing in the revival of Tong War was
recorded today Early ta's morn
ing an actor in Chinese theatre was
slot 70 death by IIatchet nIcu who
had waited In ambush on hc third
floor of his residence
Immediately after the shooting &
police detail in Chinatown was
strengthened Many % the better
known Cninese remained in hiding.
and number are reported 10 have
fed from the quarter 81 fear of o
general hOsdlties.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-30
TO OPEN UP NEW
COAL OPERATION
NEW RIVER PoCAHoNTAS CON-
SoLiOATED WILL OPERATE
MINE AT THE MOUTH
OF WAR CREEK

According to report received
acre today the New River Pocahon,
tas Consolidated Coal Company viii
open up a new operation AT the
mouth of War Creek about four miles
from Bcrwiud.
The coal al The new operation has
been analyzcd and found to bo ldcn-
tical with the No Pocahontas vein.
Work Will be commenced as soon as
the weather permits
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-30
EXTRADITEO IN
HHE sNEAD CASE
MOTHER AND MoTHER-IN-LAW
ARE TAKEN TO NEW YORK
AND PLACED ~ JAIL.

New York. Dec 3o-Mrs Mary
Snead and Mrs Caroline B Martin,
mother-in-law and mother of Mrs.
Occy Snead The bath tub mystery
victim. were cxtradited today and
takcn TO New York They were
placed in ESSEX county jail. where
their sitser, Miss Virginia Wardlaw
is being held The cxtradltiou pa.
pers were signed yesterday
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-30
GREAT NORTHERN sWIrchMsN
HAVE RETURNED TO DUTY
AND NORTHERN PACIFIC
TO FOLLOW.
RETURN OF NORMAL CONDITIONS
MINES AND SHELTERS AROUND
BUTTE WILL SOON RESUME
OPERATIONS

Butte, Mont. Dec. 3O-The railroad
strike situation shows further i'm
provement today. The great North
ern switchmen are on duty, follow.
ing the adjustment OF their demands
yesterday, and the Northern Pacific
swttchmen announced that they
would return 20 work today.
With the return TO normal condi-
tions by the roads work in the mines
and smelters which has been re.
stricted since coal chortage, soon
to be rTumed at full speed it is said
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-30
IN
may WHEAT

Chicago. Dec &J--May wbca. show
ed considerable strength with sales
an III 81. Investors and Shorts
""r" the leading buyers Corn was
quiet but stronger. oats steady and
provisions Grmcr Opening wheat
December 1lS 81. oats. July. i3
'-S. corn May &C 5-S. pork. Jan.
2IGO.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-30
THINGS FROZEN
Up GENERALLY
MERCURY FLlRTS WITH ZERO.
AND THE PLUMBER MAKES
HAY IN THE DEAD OF
WINTER

rhc division Office registered at zero
this morning wnilo Thermometers
ahout DOWN ranged from four TO six
below zero.
The plumbers were kept ON the
hustle all day thawmg and repair
ing water pipes. The coal dealers
are hmsy hauling coal and the rail-
road men are experiencing great diff
iiculiy in getting trains over the road
Tnc mites are greatly handicapped
I'm loading local also Tie empty
cars Will not roll under the tipplc
ana q request has been made to the
oiliciTls of the railroad company to
IurHish engines at the mines to place
cars for loading
Trains Frozen Up
Passenger train no is that Laws
over at Gary all night was frozen up
this morning when The train crew
reported for duty 1t took about
three hours 10 uhaw out the steam
pipes
No. / arrived In thc city ahead oi
No. IS making all the local stops.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-29

opened the package around his neck
and found that instead of the $3.50
in paper money there was only a
small package of worthless paper cut
to the size of greenbacks.
Frazier was brokenhearted when he
found that not only was his dream
of riches dashed to pieces, but he
was out his $3.50 of hard-earned
money He at once sought Prof Wall,
but when he applied at the boarding
house on North Hill he found that
Wall had pulled stakes on Saturday
and made for parts unknown.
Ever since Wall left town there
nave been people calling at the
boarding house and demanding to see
the man. Some of them looked as if
they wanted to see Wall but are very
reluctant to tell of being stung.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-29
IOWA POSTMAsTERs
IN 4TH CLASS LIST
Federal Department Announces 4th
Glass List-RuraI Route vaean-
cies Fiiled-New Officers.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 2s.-The
pcstoffice department has announced
the appointment of the following
fourth-class postmasters for Iowa:
Winslow, Black Hawk county, Mar
garet E. Cortright, vice F. J. Cort-
right, deceased; Grant Center, Mo-
mona county. Wilbur A. Blakely, vice
I. A. Jacobson, resigned: Chisolm.
Monroe county, Davis S. Peppers, vice
S. T. Cavins, resigned.
The following rural letter carriers
have been appointed for Iowa to fill
vacancies: Panora. John o. Heasley,
vice Edward L. Mathison: substitute.
Lena Heaslev: Blockton, Zenis P.
King, vice Charles E. King; substitute,
Alvin N King. Cunning. Pearl NJ. Bak-
err. vice Charles o. jerks; substitute.
Charley F. jerks Harm, Oliver N.
Asquith, vice Abraham E. Bluke; sub
stitute, Gus Hanson. and Rowland S.
Price, vice John W. Bittle; substitute,
Leon B. Price. Lake View, Al Eaton,
vice Albert c. Crozier; substitute,
Kimble Armstrong. Silver City, Gail
r. Moore, vice Fernando F. Earring
ton. Walker. Victor E. Johnson. vice
Joseph Isaac; substitute, Sherman
Hudson.
A new postoffice has been establish
ed at Moran. Dallas county, with spec
ial mail delivery from woodward
Adam ]. Horton has been commits
stoned postmaster at Moran.
schedule has been arranged FOR
the star mail s~rvice from QuasqIeton
to Winthrop. the stage to leave Q'rs
oueton daily except Sunday at SIS q
M. and leave Winthrop not later To n
1915 a. m. This is effective Jan. 70
Mail messenger service at Dunreath
Marion county, is to be discontinued
Jan. 81
Commissions have been issued to
the following Iowa postmasters:
Ernest c. Rea. Promise City; Jonas %
T Johnson. Gowrie;; Willis II. Ken
over. Ackworth; Charles A Hoag
california: Joe thus, Massilon.
An additional letter carrier has
been granted Clarinda for city deliv-
erv from Feb. l.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-29
BIG RAIL MERGER
SAID PENDING
Consolidation Will Form System Gov
ering Great Grain and Stock
Regions Of Middle West.

A prominent Iowa railroad man re-
Gently returned to Des Moines from an
extended trip east but who declined
to permit the use of his name at this
time is authority for the statement
that one of he greatest of railroad
consultations is pending and that it
soon will be consummated.
The men Interested he says-and he
procured his information first hand
are Theodore Shonts, rdwin H. Haw-
ley and Thomas H. Hubbard, all stars
of the first magnitude in the constella-
ton, now twinkling brightly in the
railroad armament
The consolidation contemplates a
merger of the Minneapolis & ST Louis,
the Iowa Central, Chicago & Alton, the
Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton, and
the Chesapeake & Ohio roads under one
management. The promoters of the
NOTED merger recently acquired con-
troll of the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton. which connects with the Clio
yer Leaf. of which Mr.. Shonts is pres
ident, and only day or two ago it
was announced they had taken unto
themselves the Chesapeake & Ohio
road. They have long controlled the
Minneapolis & st, Louis. Iowa Central
and Chicago & Alton.
BY linking up these several proper
ties the promoters would piece out
a continuous line of rails from LIE
Beau, the western terminals Of the
Minneapolis & ST. Louis, to the eastern
seaboard at New York City and Old
Point Comfort, Va, the road separat
ing at Gordonnville, O., adm having two
terminals at tidewater.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-29
Let Them Into ST. Louis.

The Alton would admit them to st.
Louis. Chicago and Kansas City, the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton to the
cities named in addition to Chicago,
Toledo and Columbus, Ohio. The lines
when connected up would have their
western terminal at lie Beau, on the
Missouri river, in South Dakota. Pass
ing eastward from LeBeau via the Min
neapolis & st. Louis, it would enter
Minneapolis and St Paul, not to men
ton extending southwark to Des
Moines. with possible construction of a
line southwark to connect with the Al
ton at point in Missouri. and contin-
uing southeastward from Minneapolis,
Via the Iowa Central, gain entrance
10 Peoria Continuing on its course
to the sea, die connected system dt
yerging BY side lines to Kansas City
and ST Louis, would proceed eastward
via the Alton, to connection with the
C. II & D.. to Cincinnati, Columbus,
Toledo and DAYTON, and making the
final link the Chesapeake & Ohio reach
out to tide water at New York City and
Old Point Comfort
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-29
Cover Middle West.

"A glance at the map shows that
the roads named would cover the
great stock and grain producing states
of the middle west, including South
Dakota. Iowa. Minnesota, Missouri,
and Illinois, and passing on eastward
penetrate 10 the great coal mining re-
gions and manufacturing states OF In
diana Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsyl-
yania and New York said the rail-
road manager, tracing the map rapid
~ with his finger. Il tell you the link
ing Of these several lines is the next
stunt in the march Of railroad consol-
idation. Mr. Hawley, Mr.. Hubbard
and Mr. Shonts engineered the sale Of
the Colorado & Southern to the Hill
system. They cleaned up cool ST.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-29
CURED TO STAY CURED.
How Keokuk Citizen Found Com
plete Freedom From Kidney
Troubles.

If you suffer from backache-
From urinary disorders
From any disease of the kidneys,
Be cured to stay cured.
Doan's kidney Pills make lasting
cures.
keokak people testify.
Here's one case of it,
Sixth stree., Keokuk, Iowa, says:
(Novenluer 190S) Il ave no reason
to speak otherwise than in the high.
est terms of Doan's Kidney Pills and
| gladly confirm all have heretofors
said about item"
On May 9TH, 1906, Mr.. McBain
said: For fifteen years suffered
frsm kidney complaint and during
tlat time tried various remedies and
was treated b. -nysicians without re-
ceiving relief was often unable to
work for days on account Oh the acute
pains in the small of my back and
aided to this trouble was retention
o tue kidney secreticns. The pass
ages were also attended with "a scald-
ing sensation ard caused me great
misery had read great deal about
Doan's Kidney Pills and deciding to
try them. procured a box at Wilkin-
son & Co.'S drug store. They effected
complete and permanent cure"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster ilburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, lie agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan sand
take no other.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-29
Frazier Got the Money.

On Saturday Frazier drew his
money from the bank and went to
Wallis operating room on North Hill.
Wall apparently wrapped the money
up in white paper and this he sus-
pended on string which he tied
around Frazier's neck. Maxim a few
passes, he called on the spirits to wit
ness the act and to bring forth the
charm. Wall cautioned Frazier not
to open the package until Tuesday, at
which time he was at perfect liberty
to do so without breaking the charm.
Frazier on Tuesday was to go out into
the yard and some mysterious infiu-
ence would lead him to spot where
he would dig and find his $4,000
As yesterday was Tuesday, Frazier