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Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-29
WILL REGULATE
LIGHTING RATE
PASADENA COUNCIL HEARS
NEW ORDINANCE
MUNICIPALITY is COMPETING IN
FURNISHING POWER
Law for Standardizing Prices to Be
Charged for Electrical Energy
Said to Be Directed
Against Rival
Isnecial to The Herald.l

PASADENA, Sept 2S.-Before the
city council this morning was intro
duced an ordinance regulating the fur
nishing and sale of electricity for light
ing purposes in this city and providing
rates which may be charged. 1t is
the first gun in an extensive battle
California Edison company for the con-
troll of the lighting business in the city
of Pasadena. That it will result in
long legal battle as we'll is the gen.
eral opinion.
The action of the council this morn
ing did not come as a surprise, owing
to the exclusive publication in The
Herald this morning of the impending
action. That the city of Pasadena was
to take this drastic action was not
known to the Edison people until they
saw it in The Herald this morning,
and Assistant District Agent Mulligan
was on hand in the council chamber
to represent his company.
The ordinance as introduced today
covers every phase of the situation and
stipulates the prices to be charged,
the elimination of the fiat rates, and
the compelling of all companies oper-
ating in this city to do so through
Axed meter rates.
The council settled en- Tuesday, Oc-
tober 5. as the date when objections
would be heard to the reasonableness
or legality Of the ordinance. on this
day it is expected the California Edi-
son company will be represented by an
array of legal talent and the matter
will be thrashed over to the end.
Wood Meets MuIIiean
In view of the fact that the Edison
company is the Only concern furnishing
electric power beside the municipal
plant, there is no doubt but that the
ordinance is aimed directly at that
corporation. Ever since the city has
been a competitor of the Edison COM
pany the latter has been seeking busi-
ness by offering fiat rates and has Sc
cured many of the city's customers
through this means.
Mayor Farley in speaking of the
matter today said what we want is
to cause the adoption of an equitable
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-29
Latest Styles in the Ever
Essential Long Goats


embodiment of the
and broadcloth tailored to the
veneghths fit 4nch long with the new pockets and
the long cut O collar $40 to $685.
Similar styles in $3.50 to $685.
the latest shades and the newest IN CLOTH
to $1,000.
full of the colors and
black blue red $3.50 to $3.50
Cavenetes the grays $4,000
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-29

IMPORTED MADRAS rich toned and made expressly to harmonic wi
interior wood hnshngs.
to $50 yard.
IMPORTED RUGS with the original Ore
patterns beautiful Clean wehered into their hi
smoky eadng by dusttooted came
hard usage Pears sign.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-02-19
THE %OLIPZSE1Y story ck2l2CH

dome, while the balconies and ceilings
will be supported by columns.
From the street to the gable sheer
will be a distance of 12S feet, and at
the top is to be German eagle,
perched, holding in his talons the
American and German flags. This is
to be the symbol of the history of the
congregation, which is made up almost
entirely of men and women born OF
German parents.
Abundant capital has been assured
to carry out these plans, and in add
ton many offers have already been
made for Office rooms. A large de
partment store has offered to lease al
of one section of the building. The
building promises to present an i'm
pressive appearance, in addition to the
advantage of being in the center o.
the city. On Sixth avenue, just cas-
from the church property, are thu
Nixon theater, the building known al
Pittsburgs Safety Palace" in which
are the police headquarters and tn
philadelphia Company's building
Street cars diverging to more than q
sections of the city and surrounding
country pass by the property.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-02-19
KITTY PLACED IN
ICE BOX BY BABY
PET OBJECTS TO PUMPKIN PIE
AS A BED AND STARTS
NIGHTGOWN PARADE.
WHOLE HOUSEHOLD ISAROUSED
Pussy Rescued After Licking Whipped
Cream from Cake and Chewing
End of Bologna Sausage and
Family Retres Again.

Detroit. MiCh.-The baby put the
cat in the refrigerator. This fact is
now well established, though the baby
said nothing about it at the time.
Neither did the cat. The baby went
away to attend to other duties, and
the cat began to lick the whipped
cream off a cake. Later the family
retired, taking the baby with them,
and the cat, after gnawing the end
off a bologna sausage, Curled up in
one corner of the icebOX and went to
sleep.
For a time silence reigned through
out the house. Meanwhile the clam
my chill of his bedroom was working
through pussy's fur. He stirred un-
easily in his sleep, and his pr-r-r-r-haw,
pr-r-r-r-r-haw, pr-r-r-r-r-haw became in
termittent and choky. Then he
sneezed, arose and stretched himself.
1t was dark in the refrigerator and
while looking about cautiously for the
door the cat stepped in pumpkin pie.
This was wholly unintentional, but it
made the cat mad There is nothing
that irritates neat, self-respecting
cat like getting something mussy on
his feet So this cat got on his dig
nifty and standing on three legs.
kicked out straight and hard with the
sticky foot, knocking over the milk
bottle Thomas was angry before;
this time he was appalled,. He had al.
ways been fond of milk, but he didn't
want any now. His whole feline soul
went out in revulsion at standing with
all four feet in the sticky mess. He
climbed up on can of kippered her.
ring and putting his mouth down to
the crack in the door he yowled-such
yowl.
Tom was proud of his voice. Many
a time he had sat on the back fence
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-02-19
LOUISIANA NEWS.
Sues for Illegal Detention.


Lake Charles, La.-Alleging that
through a mistake in the sheriff's Of
flee he was subjected to sixty days IL
legal detention in the parish convict
camp, Jim Reeves Saturday afternoon
began suit for $4,000 damages against
D. ]. Reid sheriff of Calcasieu parish.
Plaintiff alleges that on November -
1907, he was sentenced to the parish
convict camp for forty days for hood
lumism; that through error in the
sheriffs office his warrant was MADE
out for 100 days and that he was held
for that length of time while MS IAN
lily were i'll and in want of the neces
suries of life.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-02-19
Poultry Show for Lake Charles.

Lake Charles, LA numgber of To-
cal breeders of fancy poultry and pet
stock have come together and firmly
resolved that Lake Charles shall have
a pet stock and poultry show next NO
vember. To that end they are busy
organizing a pet stock and poultry as
ISOLATION, and expect to have corpo'
rate. existence within few days: The
capital stock of the association will Dc
fixed at $3.50, divided into twenty-five
shares at $40 a, share, and no one per
son will be permitted to own more
than one share. Organization will Dc
perfected early next week.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-02-19
ALL THAT IS NEWS
or NATIONAL, DOMESTIC AND
: FOREIGN HAPPENINGS.
STATE NEWS OF INTEREST
short items the World Over as They
Happen of Interest to All
Readers.
WASHINGTON.

The Bureau Of Animal Industry pro-
noupces the Koch tuberculin test of
cattle for tuberculosis the best dag
enostic agent yet discovered. These
are the conclusions of long study.
After a railroad journey Of $50 miles
IN each direction, which was taken for
the purpose of making a twenty-min-
ME speech on the occasion of the lay
ing of the cornerstone for memorial
huiJding on the site in Larue county,
kentucky, of the birthplace of Abra-
ham Lincoln, President Roosevelt re-
turned to Washington Saturday after
noon, and, together with his wife and
daughter, who had made the long ex-
cursion with him, proceeded immedi-
ately to the White House, where he
was prompt in resuming his official
duties.
A variety Of subjects were discussed
in the house of representatives Satur-
day. The Indian appropriation bill
was under consideration. Mr.. Lamar
If Florida argued for the amendment
TO the railroad rate law Mr. Madden
of Illinois referred to increases in
freight rates since the law went into
effect; Mr.. Murphy of Wisconsin de-
llyered an eulogy on Lincoln; Mr.
Washburn Of Massachusetts favored a
modification of the Sherman antitrust
law. MIR. Hayes of California attacked
the present rules of the house; Mr.
Langley of Kentucky discussed the at
fairs of the Choctaw Indians: Mr.
Sherman of New York explained the
provisions of the immigration bill
while Mr.. Foster of Vermont pleaded
for an adjustment of postal rates as
affecting merchandise sent through thu
mails.
Representative Lowering of Massa
ehusetts replied Friday to Representa-
tive Raineys recent speech on tn
Panama charges, and entered a gen
erai denial thereto, declaring that tn
evidence was unearthed by exconvicts
Except for the proceedings of tn
lower house of representatives, tn
wheels of the national governmen
were stopped Friday in honor OF tn
Lincoln birthday anniversary. A
government departments and leadin
business houses were closed, but
the house Llncolns famous Gettysbur
speech was read by RepresentatlV
Boutell of Illinois. Mr.. Nye (Mlnn
stirred members with classical al
dress on Lincoln.
AT the conference Of leaders OF o
ganized labor with Secretary Strau
Of the Department of Commerce an
Labor Thursday, criticism of the pre-
emf immigration laws was made
nearly every speaker, including Pres
dent Samuel Gompers Of the America
Federation of Labor; Warren S. Stol
of the Locomotive Engineers, al
President Valentine of the Moldei
ITnion
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-02-19
The Toad Survived.

An experiment bordering close to
the wonderful, was recently made In
the clay testing department of ma
chinery company at Bucyrus, o., in
which toad was placed in a 20-ton
brick press and was four times sub
iected to pressure of 1900 pounds
without injury.
The question at issue was whether
such a pressure would kill the toad
or whether its ability to compress
itself was sufficient to allow 1t to come
lifted from the machine and the toad
was first placed in lump of granu
lous clay and the whole pressed into
brick. After the huge press had
| done it's work the solid brick was
lifted from the machine and the toa
winked its eyes contentedly, stretched
it's legs and hoped away.-PopulaI
/ Magazine.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-02-19
rhe Air Seemed Filled with Milk Bot
ties, kippered Herring and Pie.

in the moonlight and listened to 1t
with thrilling satisfaction, but that
was lust amusement. He had never
let it out then to the full power OF its
deep diapason. This time he was
in earnest and he got on the heavy
pedal with all four feet. The result
loosened the rivets in the lining OF
the refrigerator.
1t was one prolonged, quavering, de-
pairing yowl that seemed to start in
the basement and creep along the
halls until it re-echoed back from the
rafters of the garnet. 1t brought every
member of the family out of bed, in
GLIDING the baby, who In the mean
while had forgotten the incident OF
shutting up the cat
A search was begun, but the sound
| proved elusive. One member of the
family would insist that 1t came from
clothes press on the second floor,
while another was sure it originated
in the canned fruit locker down cellar.
Every one of these places was ram
sacked and their contents strewn over
the floors of adjacent rooms, but still
no cat.
"aThere Is just one place left where
he can be-" declared an elder son;
that's in the cold air shaft to the
furnace"
"Oh, shucks," said everybody else,
but as they had no better theory to
offer, the young man got plumber,
who got busy, and after much ham.
mering succeeded in unjointing the
big pipe and bringing down a shower
of dust and ashes-no cat.
Then an inspiration came to baby.
Not that he recalled where ne put the
cat-oh, no. The whole subject of the
cat had lost Its zest for him. Nam
, ma" said he, 81 want jink milk" The
mother, too, was beginning to think
that the search for the cat must be
, put over to the next day and the fam
: lly went back while mother opened
q the refrigerator door.
For moment the air seemed filled
with cats, milk, bottles, kippered her
: ing and pumpkin pie. When the at
= mosphere had cleared up and the hol'
: in the kitchen window had beef
n plugged where the cat made his exit
= the family gathered up the squallinI
= infant, who had been upset in his pet
fight, and retired.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-02-19
FINALLY GOT AN ANSWER.
Natural Results of Unfortunate Per
sistence of Sister Dash.

One of the sanity characters men,
toned in Rev. DR.. Richard McIlwaine's
recent book, Three Score Years and
Ten," is a venerable Methodist minis
ter, Rev. Jesse Powers, whose mind,
Dr. McIlwaine says, was always intent
on doing something to bless and help
somebody. He was a man of exact
veracity, also but his somewhat mer-
CHESS candor was agreeably tempered
by humOr.
The old preacher once spent the
night at the house of prominent
Methodist not far from Amelia court
house, Virginia, where he had often
been welcomed before. The next morn
ing. at breakfast it developed that the
bread was sour, perhaps not enough to
be remarked upon, but still sour. He
was engaged in eating it, when the
worthy lady at the head of the table
called attention to the disagreeable
! fact.
Brother Powers said nothing, but
continued to satisfy his hunger with
what was "set before him, asking no
questions and accepting no sugges-
TONS His hostess, however, not to be
thwarted in her efforts to wiring from
her guest the admission that the bread
was not very bad, repeated the re.
mark.
This also failed to elicit the longed
for response. Brother Powers kept his
eyes on his plate, and went ahead eat
ing more Justify than ever, in guam
Diary, doubtless, not knowing what tc
say, and resolved he would not tell 9
lie
But the good woman, not satisfied
and with a fatality that sometimes
overtakes the wariest of the sex, wa!
so left to herself as to apologize fo
the third time.
This, DR.. McIlwaine says, was to-
much for the old saint" Turning hi
benevolent face toward the head Of tn
table, he said, gently:
Sister Dash, if were you, I'd sto
, talking about this bread. 1t is meal
enough, anyway."-Youth's Compar
ion.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-02-19
STATE AND DOMESTIC.

"Tbe construction of the Gatun dam
will result in the greatest disaster TO
any public work probably that mas
ever been built" This was the state
ment made by Bunau-Varilla, the
French engineer, who arrived In New
York Saturday.
Running amuck, attacking men,
women and children, and throwing the
fashionable neighborhood about Pop
lar avenue and Dunlap street, Mem
phis, Tenn, into panic early Satur-
day, a crazy negro was finally shot
and killed by w. B. Clement. Armed
with knife, the negro made attack
after attack on white people. Women
were compelled to run from the
streets.
Jake Wades, the negro who was ar
rested Saturday in Gainesville, Fla.'
accused Of being the assailant OF MISS
Irma Newell at Lakeland, Fla, last
Tuesday, was lynched Immediately FOL
lowing his identification. The negro
was en- route to Barlow jail when
posse Of twenty-five men took MIN
from the train and carried him to the
Newell home. Miss Newell said there
was no doubt but that he was her as
sailant. He was hanged to a tree ano
his body riddled with bullets.
That the hold-up of the Denver 9
Rio Grande passenger train NO.
near Denver, Saturday, in the morning
was. the work of three instead OF tWe
robbers, and that the robbery OF tn'
mail car gave them loot of possloi!
$4,000, are indicated by the investiga
ton Of the police and railroad OFFICIALS
So far no tangible clew to the identi1.
or whereabouts of. the robbers ma
been found, but 1t seems that the mel
came to Denver and are now hiding u
that city.
The Tennessee legislature passS
the three election bills Friday, takln
the power of election out OF the hand
of the governor
The Texas state capitol ground
and portion of the grounds OF tn
State University will be beautitied an
adorned before the close of the pres
ent month, If the plans of the Con
merclal Secretaries Association
which now has headquarters in Austir
40 not go awry. The plan, recent
evolved by the association, is to co
ieet and replant at Austin every yari'
y Of shade and forest tree that tn
broad land of Texas produces or thf
thriyes within the confines of the Lon
Star State.
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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-02-19
WhoIesaIina of Liquor Illegal.

Shreveport, La.-Judge I. f. BAH
Saturday ruled that wholesaling OF IL
quor in prohibition territory is unlaw'
full, overruling the motion to quash the
affidavit against Morris, local whole
saler convicted in the city court for
selling whiskey in wholesale quantity.
This decision is contrary to the opln-
ion of State Attorney General Guion.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-02-19
Charles Zeitrich Drowned.

Lake Charles, La.-Charles Zeitrich,
a banker, was drowned in the Calca-
sieu river, few miles from town.
Monday. He went out in a boat
alone. and from the fact that the boat
was not capsized and zeitrich's pre-
vious despondency, it is believed ne
suicided. He was 55 years old and
leaves one child, his wife having died
year ago.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-02-19
Storm in Alexandria, La.

Alexandria, LA severe storm OF
wind and rain visited this city and all
of Central Louisiana Sunday. Roofing
was torn from buildings, fences and
trees blown down. The Lachman Car
nival Company, showing in the West
End, was a heavy loser, tents being de-
molished and the contents drenched
by the rain. Electric light and tele'
phone lines are down over the city.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-02-19
Estes Acquitted.

Lake Charles, LATHE celebrated
case f the State VS.. ]. l.. Estes, the
former deputy sheriff charged with as
sault by B. H. Horton, prominent
citizen of Merryville, was tried in the
district court Monday and resulted in
an acquittal.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-02-19
CHARGED on Prohibition La.

Lake Charles, La.-Judge Overton
Monday impaneled the grand jury Tor
the term and especially charged to IN
yestigate any violation of the prohibl'
ton laws. He made special reference
to the. soliciting Of orders for liquor
and called on the grand jury to indlct
any guilty of so permitting the liquor
trade.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-02-19
ArhoS pay at EstherWood.

Estherwood, La.-Arbor Day at the
school house Friday was a big day,
with 200 in attendance until late in the
day, fixing up the school park. All
took part in the work. Many cholce
plants, evergreens and flowers were
set out and flower beds made, until
Estherwood has the finest school park
in Southwest Louisiana.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-02-19
Use Parish Prisoners on Roads.

Crowley, Lathe parish prisoners
will hereafter be used by the police
Jury to work the roads of the parish.
A camping outfit will be purchased and
the prison gang will be used on the
roads of the Sixth ward for the pres
ent The plan to have parish farm
has for the present been abandoned.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-02-19
Meyer Drug Company Receiver.

Shreveport, La.--On application Oh
the Parker-Blake Company limited, OIL
New Orleans, William Winter was
Monday appointed receiver for the
Never Drug Company, limited, OF
Shreveport.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-02-19
Girl Killed by Tight Shoe.

Lake Charles, La.-May Butler, aged
10. died at Heicker Monday from
blood poison, which originated from
blister caused by tight shoe.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-02-19
Barn Fired by Lightning.

lake Charles, La.-Charles Nor
woods barn near Hi Mount addition
was struck by lightning during the
storm Sunday night and DESTROYED by
fire. Loss $500.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-02-19

six Months and $3.50 for Gun Toting.
Lake Charles, hamilton Parker
was tried in the district court Satur'
day on the. charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons, was convicted and
sentenced to pay fine of $3.50 and
costs or serve six months sentence
in the parish jail.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-02-19
Many Cattle Died.

Lake Charles, La. Cattle on the
ranges are suffering and many have
died from the cold.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-02-19

nave I6lt lOl 11oh"o
william Beckert, second secretary
| of the German legation at Santiago
and perpetrator of the diabolical triple
crime of robbery, murder and arson
was captured Saturday while crossing
the Andes In the province OF Valdivla'
Although the crime was committed III
the legation quarters, the German MIN
ister will consent to his trial IN tne
/ chilean courts. The German legation
he's kent its flag at half mast as d
mark of respect to the community for
tho murder of the legation keeper, a
voung man, whose widow will De pen
stoned by the kaiser. The German
residents of Santiago are also get'ins
I'm collection for her.
Ambassador Griscom at Rome Sat
urday signed document by which the
i American Red Cross Society contrib
4 utes s25O,OOO to the foundation OF al
core for children whose parents were
lost in the earthquake LIS su -,
masses by $4,000 the amount actuails
required to maintain an establishment
. of 100 children.
To avoid an international tarin wa.
the French parliament has been askee
, not to pass the contemplated increases
on American products.
crowd Of 1000 people struggled
with the police to enter the couf
house in st. Louis Tuesday aitefnoo.
and hear the testimony OF Mrs. LII,
an Handlan Lemp in her suit for q
: vorce from William ]. Lemp, Jr., IN
} millionaire brewer.
i number of delegates from Tn
silk industries of France have aske
: Minister of Commerce Cruppi OF Pal
: Is to protest against the American pre-
) nosal TO raise the existing tariff 9
yelyets and silks, explaining that sue
. step would be q great dow 70 u
French manufacturers.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-10
ACCORDING TO
THE VERNACULAR

The girl looked at his tanned face
and read honesty in his dark eyes. He
was big and strong and perhaps
Heloise turned and gaved out OF the
car window Perhaps she was think
ing OF a home and happiness far
away As the train pounded on above
the roar OF the city Davis never took
his eyes OF the girl. He fumbled with
his hat and he seemed to think she
was offended. and wanted 10 get rid
OF him. There's nothin' I wouldn't
DO for you" he said
Heloise continued 10 look out OF the
window as II oblivious OF his presence.
But the young man was persistent,
and just as the train pulled up TO a
station he inquired eagerly: How
how do you think you would like me?'
out of sight" answered the girl,
with her face still toward the window.
There was no reply and when she
looked around the seat next 10 her
was vacant. Charley Davis had leap
ed from the train and bounded madly
down the steps leading TO the street.
pushing and jostling people out OF his
way. A policeman stopped him and
asked What's your hurry, young
man? You act as If you had nipped a
pocketbook
"Pardner." replied Charley. in a dis.
tressed voice. there's a little lady on
that train | would do anything for
and when she said she liked me out
OF sight
We'll, IL she's the young woman
standin' on the platform now wavin'
both hands for you TO come to her.
she meant what she said. You had
better go back"