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Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28
BEAUMONT LANDS
ATTRACT BUYERS
WEEKS SALES TESTIFY TO
GROWTH
SWEDISH COLONY ADDS APPLE
ACREAGE
Fresno Nurseryman Acquires Site for
Rusiness--Beaumont Library Is
Started - Rain Pleases
Grain Farmers

Beaumont valley apple lands con-
tinue TO attract homesekers and sew
eral important sales were consummat-
ed during the week. The Beaumont
Land and Water company reports the
following transactions:
Charles PaWarin and Martin Jujat
the west half Of lot s. block 8, Cherry
valley west for 500. They are mem
bers Of the Baltic Farm and Orchard
association, "A cooperative organiza-
ton Of Swedish people who are pre-
pairing to raise apples and other fruits
on a large scale
John Aspel. lot % block ia in the
toWnsitc, $500, and expects to erect
residence or building for investment
purposes. lie is buying in advance
of the laying of gas pipes, after which a
heavy advance in city lots is expected
to take place.
Mrs. X. r. Smoot has added to her
already extensive holdings in the La
Mesa Miravilla tract, lot Z, block ,.
listed at 1880 This makes about 80
acres acquired by Mrs. Smoot and she
has named her estate Quenjuana. A
large area is already being plowed In
advance of setting out apples and other
fruits.
c. II. Clemmer, who purchased the
Mellen orchard, has bought all of lots
3. 4. 5, and adjoining the orchard
on the south, comprising an area OF
about 80 acres. purchase price s3S1260.
This makes the total investments of
Mr.. Clemmer in Beaumont about $l2-
900. He is making extensive improve
ments in the old ranch house and pre-
pairing some of the open land for
planting to apples and other fruits.
Nurseryman Buys Lots
II awnnrianqnH
seryman from Fresno, bought lot 6.
block 3, Apple valley, for $6S1.55. He
will plant to fruit trees and may es-
tabish a nursery for handling orna-
mental shrubs and trees on a largo
scale
Asa G. williamson. former employe
of Los Angeles street railway COM
pany has acquired lots and 9, block
% in the townsite for $3.50. He will
build a home and make Beaumont his
permanant headquarters.
Thomas Buckley of Mount Gaines.
who already owns number of lots in
! the townsite has secured lot 4, block
8. Apple valley for $707. Mr.. Buckley
expects to build on his lots in the
| townsite for investment and improve
! his acreage with n cherry, pear and ap-
| pie orchard.
A start has been made on a public
library for Beaumont and large num-
Der of volumes donated by residents
of the town and nonresident purchas-
ers of the lands From this nucleus
it is expected that full-fledged IL
brary will result with building of its
own.
over 2.5 inches of rain have already
fallen this season, which has been a
great boon to the grain farmers as we'll
as those who intend to plant orchards
in the spring.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28
Three-Story Apartments

BAKERSFIELD, Nov. 27.-W. c.
Willis of Bakersfield will have plans
drawn for a three-story apartment
house and store building which he in
tends to erect on Chester avenue near
the Echo building. The property has
frontage of 54 feet, and is in the
heart of the mercantile district Of
Bakersfield.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28
Church BUYS To Lots

The sale of two lots, to be used for
a new congregational church, as yet
unorganized. at the corner of Forty
seventh street and Normandie avenue
makes two new churches to be built
in Vermont Avenue Square, the Yer
mont Avenue Square Methodist Epis-
copal church having purchased a site
at the corner of Budlong and Vernon
a short time ago
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28
Exchanaes Hotel for Grove

A hotel building, three and one-half
stories high. at the southeast corner of
Second and Olive streets, valued at
$40, 000 has been exchanged by Mrs.
Wilhelmina WoellSe for a 40-acre orange
grove at Riverside, valued at 100000,
the difference being paid in cash by
the owner of the latter property, A.
King. The deal was made by Oyler &
Harnish, SIS H. w. Hellman building.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28
Thirteen Acres for s21, 900

II. c. Cotton & Co. has sold for Sam
Wood and associates to c. II. Hamil-
ton thirteen and a half acres on South
Main street, between Manchester and
Florence avenues. The property is to
be subdivided and improved immedi-
ately. the extension of the San Pedro
street car line and building activity
in this neighborhood having created a
good demand for lots. The price was
sol OO0
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28
One-Story Brick

SOUTH PASADENA. Nov. 27.-Ong
& Hibbard, South Pasadena, have
completed arrangements for the cree
ton of one-story brick building on
Mission street near Fair Oaks avenue.
The building will be 60X70 feet, and
will contain two store rooms. One
store will be occupied by a garage.
Train & Williams, Exchange building,
are the architects.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28
New Tract Active

Athens Acres is one of the newer
tracts to the south of this city, which
is being laid out and sold by Watkins
& Bolton. They say in the past month
lots and acreage totaling over $4,000
We're sold. Part of the tract faces
Main street, San Pedro street and
South Park boulevard. Street grading
and oiling, construction of cement
curbs and walks and laying of water
gas and sewer pipes are in progress.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28
Sales Total $4,000

The NJ. f. Miller company has
bought a certain lot cornering at Third
and American avenue in Long Beacn
at reported price of $4,000, as an in
vestment. Also secured a tract of 2S5
acres lying between Redlands and RiV-
erside for orange and alfalfa develop
ment. the stated consideration being
$45, 900. This company also sold $40
acres in Kern county to j. T. Thomp-
son of Long Beach for $1,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28
plans Chinese rheater

WATsONvILLE, Nov. 27-P. M.
Andrews of Watsonville has been in
structed to prepare plans for a the
ater building, 90x7O feet. to be built in
the Chinese district. 1t will have a
commodious stage, large seating capa-
city, modern ventilating system and
several fire exits
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28
Pays $15,7oo in Exchange

Ernest H. owen has negotiated an
exchange of c. w. Hartsoughs home
at 141 Cedar street, Glendale, for prop
erty in San Diego owned by Mr.. Mark;
also an exchange of H. n. Loves home
at Casa Verdugo for the home of Paula
J. Wuth situated at 1853 West Thirty
seventh place, Los Angeles. Total con-
sideration, $15,700
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28
School Estlmates Taken

LONG BEACH, Nov. 27,-The need
of polytechnic high school is needed
in Long Beach, and the board of edu-
cation has had estimates taken on the
cost of suitable building. A school
on the same lines as the new Holly
wood high school is contemplated at
a cost of $780, coo.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28
At $500 an Acre

At Burbank 60-acre tract cornerlng
at Tenth street and Providencia ave-
nue. has been sold by L. c. Brand to A.
d. Long at $500 an acre. The E. M.
Mcclure agency conducted negotia-
tions. d. Rowan sold thirty-five acres
near Burbank to a Los Angeles syndi-
cate at $3.50 an acre.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28
INVESTORS ACQUIRE
CORNER FOR $4,000

Edwards & Wildey company reports
the following sales.
For e. Il. Mackusick to John Kerr
and associates. lot AZ Of Myrtell subdl-
vision, being a lot 5S1axl3O feet on the
southwest corner of Twentieth. street
and Grand avenue. Consideration S22'-
600. Property bought for an investment
For c. z. Dodge to d. w. Gault, lot
IL Of the Finley tract, being lot 1OxlSo
feet on Ninth sctreet, between Hoover
and Westmoreland. Bought for I'M
provement. Consideration $2lOO.
E. Gee to D. w. Gault, lot % in block
AZ of the Arlington Heights tract, being
a lot 50x15O feet on Fifth avenue, south
of Pico street. Consideration $l5OO.
Purchased for an investment.
For w. d, Talbert to w. +. Steven
son. lot Is in block d of the West PARK
tract, being "A lot 50X135 feet on west
Thirty-ninth place, west OF vermont
avenue. Consideration $1,000. purchaser
will improve at once with houeri
sevcn-room bungalow.
For A. G.. Garrett to Charles Fox. lot
AZ block 6 Of the Normandie Place tract
being a lot 5Ox16O feet on Ardmore, be-
tween Second and Third streets. Con-
sideration S1575. Purchaser is improV-
ing with a two-story nine-room modern
residence.
For II. G.. Hill to Florence Hunt lot
II in block A of Westmoreland place,
being a lot 60x150 feet on the southeast
corner of Manhattan and Fifth streets,
Consideration $2650. Purchased for an
investment.
In Vermont Square
For S. d. Binge to William Thomas,
lot 30 in block of the Vermont Avenue
square, being alot 45x1S5 feet on the
northeast corner Of Forty-siXth street
and Raymond avenue. Consideration
S125O. Purchaser will improve at once
with a modern bungalow.
For c. S. Van Horne to n. I. Corey,
lot IA of the Bedford square, being a
lot 5Ox15O feet on oxford, between Sec
ond and Third streets. Consideration
s1475. Purchaser will improve the prop
erty with a modern residence.
Jessie H. Taylor to w. II. Michel, lot
13 i'm block of the Vermont Avenue
square, being the northeast corner of
Forthwith and Raymond. Considera-
ton $1,000, Property will be improved
at once. -
For V. A. Sisson to II. Jacobs, lot 2S2
of wiltshire Harvard Heights tract, be-
ing a lot 5Ox150 feet on King street, be-
tween Eighth and Ninth streets. Con-
sideration S1700.
For II. z. Knecht to G.. H. Smith, lot
149 Westminster square, being a lot
5Ox15O feet on Gramercy place. between
Fifth and Linden. Consideration $4,000.
Purchaser will improve at once with a
modern two-story residence.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28
4eoo Acres for $4,000

A tract of 1900 acres of land near
San Jacinto has been purchased for
1884 900 by J. S. Jacobs of Cincinnati.
He will divide it into tracts of $40
acres.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28
New Tract AGENT

w. e. Kearry has been appointed
subtract agent for the Mccarthy com
pany at it's new branch office at Fifth
and Wilton place on the Mccarthy
company's new Van Ness Avenue
Square tract
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28
VIII Build 100000 Plant

COTTON, Nov. 27.-The San Bernar-
dino Valley Gas company is making
preparations to start work on its $780,
600 plant at Cotton.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28
Sails cIaremont GROVE

A. w. Richard has sold a 13-acre
grove near Claremont to Mrs. c. T..
Evans of Pomona for $4,000. This is
one of the finest orange properties in
that section.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28
$4,000 Apartments

RIVERSIDE, Nov Ell. w, Car
roll, 4S5 Fourth street, is preparing
plans for a 100000 apartment house to
be erected at Seventh and Lemon
streets for c. L. Merryfield, 461 West
Seventh street.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-24
CHARGE
OF GRATING
Sandusky Official IL Accused
of Padding the City's
Pay Roll. SIS

Sandusky, o., May 24.-That furth-
er charges may be preferred against
Adam j.. Stoll. president of the
board of public service, and mem
ber in charge of the waterworks, as
well as other city officials and en-
ployes, is the intimation of the au-
thoriites since the arrest Of Stoll Sat
urday night accused of padding the
payroll of his department. While
the Officials win not discusse the mat 4
ter, it is known that investigations
are being pursued along other lines
which may or may not be produc-
tive.
Il will probably express a desire to
ask Mr.. Stoll severai questions per-
tanning to other matters, said City
Auditor Joseph 10th, jr., who caused
Stoll's arrest. 81 cannot say that
there will be further Developments"
Stoll will be arraigned before May
or Molter. If he enters a plea OF
not guilty and demands a hearing
as expected, four city offfsials Aud
itor 10th, Treasurer Leitz, Solicitor
Faeslnger and Chief OF Po1fce Vein
gates, will swear that he broke down
when confronted with proof OF un-
fair dealings with the city, wept like
child and pleaded fora chance to
settle He was told asettlement a
could not be negotiated inasmuch as
the regulations of the state bureau of
accounting forbade, wheredpon he 'un-
dertook to make a statement, which
was interrupted by his attorney,
"The admissions of stoll were all
that we lacked" said Auditor 10th.
It was not until he had as good as
confessed that we sworeg out the af-
fidavit. .nr~e arc -a
Already steps are being taken TO
bring about the removal Of Stoll as
county treasurer-elect in 2oPder that
the office may be saved to the Re-
publicans, at the hands of the board
of county commissioners which is
Republican until next September.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-24
FEEDS
SINNERS
Pastor Advertises a Lunch
and His Chui ch Is Filled
to its Capacity.

Norwalk, o.. May "a LAS an in
ducement to members of his oongre-
cation TO come to church and to hold
a number of young women to whom
he had previously delivered a special
talk on Character Building the
Rev, Ross F. Wicks, pastor OF the
Congregational church, arranged to
have lunch served in the parlors OF
the church from G:15 to o'clock Sun
day evening. The plan worked ad-
mirably for the church would not
hold those who wished TO attend the
evening service.
The lunch was served by the young
women of the church and consisted
of coffee, sandwiches. pickles and
cake. The pastor, a young man un-
der forty, is continually studying to
interest the young peopse. A week
ago he took party OF 200 on a fish
ing expedition. He says he has a
surprise for them little later,
Although he has been pastor of
the church less than a year the mem
bership of the organization has near
ly doubled in that time.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-24
Press Opinions
THE TARIFF DRAWBACK

THE TARIFF DRAWBACK.
There is in the Dingiey tariff bill,
and it is likely to appear also in the
Payne tariff bill, what is familiarly
known as the drawback" clause, a
little "joker' that just slips into such
measures without attracting any
especial attention.
The drawback" clause is to the
effect that any firm importing an
article into this cogntry In raw
state, and paying the duty upon it,
may, upon manufacturing the raw
material into a finished product and
exporting 1t, withdraw from the
treasury Of the United States the
amount of duty he paid on the raw
material.
The argument advanced In favor
Of su.h clause is to the effect that
It win induce manufacturers to
bring in raw material and to manu-
facture a finished product and to eX-
port the same, thus giving the Amer
lean workingman employment at re-
munerative wages. II sounds very
plausible and the uninitated prob
ably thinks 1t Is a wise provision of
the tariff laws.
But II doesn't work out so very
well. Indeed, it amounts to dis
elimination against the small manu-
facturer and against the American
consumer. For instance. take the
case of the beef trust. II Is also en-
gagged in the manufacture of tinware.
1t imports raw tin and makes cans
out OF 1t for It's products. Then 1t
fills the tins and ships them to for
eign countries, and goes TO the treas
ury and withdraws the amount OF
duty It paid upon the tin. The man
ufacturer who does not import his
own tin can not secure any draw
back on the cans he exports, with
the result the beef trust is able to
undersell him
Or, take the case of leather. The
shoe manufacturer who exports shoes
gets a drawback of the tariff duties
on the leather he imports FOR such
shoes, so that the fellow in London
who wears an American shoe can Sc
cure it cheaper than does the man
In the city where it is made. The
same wages are paid TO the workmen,
Of course but the workman himself
has TO pay more for the, shoes he
wears than does the man living
across an ocean.
More than fifty million dollars in
Drawbacks" has been withdrawn
from the treasury under the Dingley
bill, and II any one can trace dollar
of it to the pockets OF the American
workingman he is genius, Not a
dollar of it has gone into the busi-
ness of the small manufacturer--the
'dnfant industry"
The drawback clause" is only one
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-24
SPEAKS WELL
OF FORMER PRESIDENT

New York, May "a. Oscar straus
former secretary of commerce and
labor and recently appointed ann
bassador to Turkey, was the princi-
pal speaker last night at the dedi-
cation of window in honor of the
Roosevelt administration at the Met
ropolitan temple in this city.
Mr.. Straus' speech was principally
a review of the administration and
the achievements of Theodore Roose-
welt. The service began IN the morn
ing and will be held every night
this week, eliminating in the dedica-
ton Of the Lincoln memorial window
next Sunday.
Mr. Straus, in the course Of his re-
view of the Roosevelt administration
laid particular stress upon the en-
deavors of the former president to
further the cause of social justice.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-24
CLEAN UP
$3,OOO,OOO
Patten aud His Associates
Have Made That sum
in Wht at.

Chicago, May 24.-James Patten
and his associates in the May wheat
bull campaign already nave OBJ
tanned a profit close to sS,OOO,OO0,
and the corner has but six days to
run, as Saturday Is the last businses
day in May.
Holdings of the bull leaders at
their maximum were 1S,0OO,OOO bu.
and their followers had over 20,000,-
600 bushels.
1t is the largest play made in wheat
since the LETTER deal, but has been
unlike Letters in sensational fea-
lures and from the ract that eash
wheat Is scarce.
In the three weeks of this month
there have been only 1,25O,OOO bushels
received in Chicago, of which 1,1S2,-
600 bushels came by lake from Du-
luth and only 72,O0o bushels by rail
from the winter wheat section. This
is the lightest run for this season,
when the high prices are considered
and shows to the minds or the Oldest
traders that there is little wheat
back in the country.
Usually when there IS any excite
ment in the markets and prices have
held above 81 for several months,
those who have tried to bull the
market in the past have lost heavily
by being flooded with cash wheat
So far Patten has only had to
pay for 2,45OOOO bushels of cash
wheat, and he expects to get 1,20O,-
600 bushels this week. This will
give HIM all the contract grade OF
cash wheat in Chicago. He Is mer-
chandising the cash wheat at a good
rate at big profits and expects to
have it all sold by the end of July.
May wheat jumped to $1.32 3-S Sat
urday, making a new high mark for
the season, advancing 1-Sc over
Fridays close and selling 1-Sc
over the top notch. made during the
April excitement It was the talk
of the trade last night that shorts
may become scared and bid prices up
to 81. 40 by next Saturday, II not be-
fore. But Patten says ne viii sell
wheat as fast as buyers want It, and
that there is to be no corner run by
him.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-24
WIRELESS
TELEGRAPH
CONTINUED from Page one,)

lis the question OF international
agreement as to the taking OF wire
less marine weather reports. The
scheme is to secure the adoption by
all OF the leading nations of uni
form method of taking and transmit
ting wireless meteorological observa-
tions so that each observation, no
matter by what nation taken, will be
comparable with the observations
taken by any other nation. There is
now no uniform system of receiving
and transmitting marine wireless
weather reports and exactly the same
things are not observed.
1--WE shall do all we can to induce
the several governments to ultimate
ly adopt regulations that will compel
a ship beyond certain tonnage to
carry wireless Instruments and oper-
ators and TO take at noon, Green
wich Ume. a daily observation OF the
weather. Observations received by a
ship would be transmitted TO other
ships, so that by relaying from one
vessel to another observations from
the entire ocean would then within a
few minutes reach the land and the
central meteorological Offices in the
United States, France, England and
Germany and other interested nations
would be able 10 complete these OBJ
seryations each in its proper geo
graphic position and thus TO deter
mine the location OF storms and fore-
cast their future direction. Such
forecasts could be distributed to the
vessels in the same manner in which
the observations on which the fore
casts were based were collected"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-24

Continued from Page one)
over the wall was shown by the fact
that he had made wire ladder,
which was found in the boltroom sew
eral days ago. He had planned to
hook this over the guard rail of the
wall surrounding the prison and
climb over the wall when the oppor-
tunity arose.
While the man hunt lasted John
son could see practically every mau
in the prison. Hundreds passed with
in an inch of his head. Johnson
made his headquarters under Tie
porch of the postofIice, crawling in
through a space less than a foot
square. He prowled around at night
but spent his days under the porch
Late last night Johnson sneaked
into the yard which was filed with
armed men. He went into the kitch-
en-, where he found a bowl of soup
and a loaf of bread. He started out
but was heard by capt. Krouse and
Guard Marsh, who fired at him, but
he escaped.
Johnson then climbed up between
two bare walls to a window in the
washhouse and climbed out in the
roof and lay down. Three hours la
ter he announced his presence to the
guards and surrendered
Last night Johnson appeared much
refreshed and seemed to have regain
ed part of the weight lost while elud-
ing recapture Except. for the gnaw-
ing in mis- stomach he could have
waited indefinitely for that chance.
II don't care, I've been there be-
fore" he said when asked about the
punishment that is in store for him
He promised to take whatever is
given to him without an appeal for
mercy.
Just what will be in the way OF
punishment is in the hands OF the
warden. He may be suspended at
length against the wall OF his cell
and probably will be padded with
some vigor. A dose of the water cure
might be used but the penitentiary
officials say that is a relic of the
past.
After the punishment and some
time in the dark, solitary cell, heavy
chains will be forged to his ankles
and a big iron ball attached. 1t will
permit him to work in shop and
march in his company by picking uU
and carrying the ball.
TnEoDosrA:
Gold Medal Flour makes lightest bread,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-24
COUNTERFEIT BILL
REACHES The TREASURY

Washington, May A.-Treasury Of
ficials have in their possession a
counterfeit 80 silver certificate of the
series of 1899. 1t bears the check
letter "A" and face plate is No. 1l1O;
has the portrait OF Washington. and
the signatures OF w. T. Vernon, reg
lister of the treasury, and Charles
H., Treat, Treasurer of the United
States.
The counterfeit Is printed from
etched plates and is ON good quail
ity bond paper, but no attempt
has been made to initiate the silk
fiber effe>t. The worst features OF
the counterfeit is the portrait of
Washington, in that II does not stand
out in relief to the background,
which fails to give the life likeness
of the genuine. Darker green ink
than that used on the genuine is
used on the back of the spurious pa
per. .I T