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Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-26
YOUNG MAN TO
BE ORANGE KING
SECURES ALMOST THOUSAND
VALUABLE ACRES
BUYS RAW LAND AND PUTS IN
HIS OWN TREES
Former New Yorker viii Soon Own
Vast Tract In the Vicinity of
Lindsey, in Tulare
County

Bv a clever piece of financing, T. d.
Torrey, a wealthy young man formerly
of New York city, has secured almost
1000 acres of the most valuable orange
growing land in the vicinity of Lind
sey, the newly exploited orange citrus
region in Tulare county. The last OF
the negotiations were completed yes
terday in Los Angeles, when Mr.. Tor
rev tied up the Captain A. j. Hutch-
inson ranch of 100 acres.
Torrey, whose family is reputed very
wealthy, came to Southern California
year ago, but hearing of the roseate
prospects of Lindsey as an orange
growing section he went there ana pc
came interested in a 160 acre ranch.
Part of this was cleared last spring
and set to seedlings. Convinced OF the
value of the region for the raising OF
citrus fruit and olives, Torrey then be-
gan looking about for options.
Backed by a sufficient amount OF
money to make good on his operations,
he became a large dealer in land anu
Yesterday completed the purchase Oh
the third 16O-acre piece giving nun IN IN
all 4SO acres. Besides this he is said TO
control an equal amount by optional
leases. If he consummates the deals
he has in hand it will make him one
of the largest orange growers IN the
world within five years.
Lindsey Coming to Front
Lindsey is coming to the front very
ra pidly." said Mr.. Torrey last night.
''There are now 5000 acres of bearing
orange trees, and at present they are
coming into bearing at the rate OF 3OOO
acres a year. l think the acreage that
will come into bearing in the year 1911
will aggregate 5000 at least.
"I deal entirely in raw land, putting
il into shape with my own gangs and
nuttine in nv own trees. The outlay
required is enormous, but the pront
at the end of ten years should be SUM-
cient to repay me for any risk take
or any faith required of me In the
enterprise.
"On this visit to Los Angeles I have
contracted with Architect Thomas P.
Mumford to plan and supervise the
construction of twenty buildings on
the various ranches. These buildings
will be modern in every respect ana
will all be built of cement / am a
thorough believer in the country-so
much so that l am stalking very
large sum of money on its future in
| this way
Torrey is accompanied on his trip by
]. S. Lustig, a Los Angeles boy, VINO
owns the principal drug store in the
town of Lindsey. The latter, although
II has a population of more than 1400,
is still unincorporated and will be run
bv the county authorities as at present
until this fall. when organization will
he effected The town itself is an old
| one. but it is only within the past two
years that 1t has been extensively ex-
plotted. The growth of Lindsey and
| the settlement of it's contiguous ter
ritory have passed belief.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-26
WILL TAKE FLOWERS
TO GOLDFIELD MEET
Sierra Madre Club Plans to Carry
Large Quantity of Carnations
for Distribution at Min
ing Camp

California flowers will be distributed
without stint in Goldfield Friday by
the excursionists from Los Angeles.
The Sierra Madre club, which will have
charge Of the special train leaving here
Thursday evening, has ordered a large
quantity of carnations, red and white
and pink, and these will be made into
bouquets on the train, mingled with
clusters of smilax, and will be distrib-
uted among the women when the gold
camp is reached.
The special train will go directly to
the Fifth avenue yards in Goldfield and
automobiles will be there to meet the
excursionlsts. G. Alfred Maryland of
the Sierra Madre club left for Gold
field yesterday evening and will act as
advance scout along with his other
duties as delegate from the city to
the congress.
The committee which has the eXcur-
sion in charge reports splendid prog
ress and will have a representative at
tendance.
]. C. Hull, mayor of Jerome, Ariz.,
where he is a large mine owner, was
guest at the club yesterday He is
en- route to Goldfeld as one of the rep
resentatiVeS of Jerome.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-26
Salt Lake Gives Wharf Figures

The Salt Lake railroad yesterday
submitted a report to the city council
of it's receipts and expenditures on its
wharves at San Pedro for the year
ending December 81, 1908. This report
is required under the civil code. 1t
has heretofore been made to the board
of supervisors, but, under the con-
soldation law, 1t must be made to the
city of Los Angeles. The report shows
that the cost of constructing all neces-
sary appendages and appurtenances
to it's wharves during the year was
$5,249.98; that the expense for repairs
and incidentals during the year
amounted to $14,OO757. The receipts
show $6653.5S for tonnage and $3732.75
for dockage,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-26
AROUND TOWN
Fined for Battery

Fined for Battery
c. Espinosa pleaded guilty in Police
Judge F'rederickson's court yesterday
to charge of battery and was fined
SIS.
Arraigned on Forgery Charge
George Taylor was arraigned in
Police Judge Williams court yester-
day on "a charge of forgery, and his
preliminary examination was set for
October 6.
Accused of EmbezzIement
Paul Cena, charged with embezzling
$100 from his former employer, j. Pag-
liano, appeared in Police Judge Will
Jams court yesterday and his pre-
liminary examination was set for Oc-
tober l..
Girl Knocked Down by Bicycle
Neva Shannon, ~ years old, a school
street, was injured painfully yester-
day afternoon when, while crossing the
street at Third and Figueroa streets
she stepped in front of a bicycle rid
den by messenger and was knocked
to the pavement. The injured girl
was taken to the receiving hospital,
where the police surgeons found she
had suffered abrasions on both hands.
the left hip and contusions on the
forehead and right knee. Later she
was sent to her home.
Claims Penalty Unreasonable
Arguments on the demurrer to the
complaint charging j. H. Snowden with
driving his automobile in excess OF
thirty miles an hour on South Figueroa
street were heard by Police Judge
Chambers yesterday. The present city
ordinance provides Jail sentence for
persons who drive their motor cars in
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-26
VICTIMS OF AUTO WRECK
PROBABLY WILL RECOVER
Man and Girl Thrown from Machine
Which ColIded with Train Have
Chance for Lives

That Dennis L. Persons and Miss
Maude Lee, who were thrown from
their automobile and injured seriously
Friday night, when the vehlcle IN
which they were riding was struck py
a Southern Pacific passenger tralI' ran
near Lemon station, where they live,
have an even chance for recovery Is
the statement of the attending physi-
clans at the Crocker hospital.
Persons sustained fractured coliar
bone and several broken ribs, and MISS
Lee suffered general bruises and Sc
we're scalp laceration.
The injured persons were returning
from the funeral of Persons slster-ln-
law at Pomona when the acclueht
happened.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-26
THE CITY

Strangers are invited to visit the exhibits OF
California products at the Chamber OF com. com
merce building. on Broadway, between First
and Second streets, where free information Will
be given on all subjects pertaining to this Sec
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-26

The Herald. like every other newspaper. is
misrepresented at times, particularly in cases
involving hotels, theaters, etc. The public will
please take notice that every representative Of
this paper is equipped with the proper creden-
tlals, and more particularly equipped with
money with which to pay his bills.
THE HERALD.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-26
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
is ORGANIZED AT WATTS
New Bank Will Be Placed in Brick
Building Near Pacific Electric
Depot

The citizens of Watts have organized
a chamber of commerce with a large
membership. They have already in
fuenced capitalists to start bank.
The new bank is to be in the large
brick building under construction near
the Pacific Electric depot
The women's auxiliary is planning to
give an entertainment and supper to
increase the funds of this much needed
organization
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-26

excess of thirty miles an hour and
the principal argument by the attor-
ney for Snowden is that the city has
no right to pass such an ordinance and
that the penalty is unreasonable. At
the conclusion of the arguments Judge
visement and will render a decision
September 2S.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-26
TREE-Pianos Given Away-FREE

No home need be without a piano-an
offer free and without cost of any kind,
that all may participate I'm it's BENEFITS.
9-22-23-26-2s-sO 10-3-6-7-10
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-26

The Herald will pay $40 in cash to any one
furnishing evidence that will lead to the arrest
ana conviction of any person caught stealing
copies of The Herald from the premises of our
patrons.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-26

a charitable organization maintained for the
purpose of aiding in legal matters those unable
to employ counsel. The society needs financial
assistance and seeks information regarding
worthy cases. Phone Home F5203; Main $780,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-26
MUST GIVE UP EITHER
WHISPERS OR MUSHET
H. |. THOMAS CAUSES WORRY
AMONG "SHORT HAIRS"
Remarkable Resemblance Between
Expert Accountant and Reformer
ImperlIs Standing of City Audi
tor Among Political Friends

II. I. Thomas, expert accountant In
the city auditing department and him.
self a candidate for the office of au-
ditor will have to sacrifice his lux
uriant growth of whiskers. Thomas
cherishes his lovely whiskers with the
same tenderness that Wallace does his
plan for public utilities commission
but there is no help for 1t, they must
come off; and all because he too close
ly resembles a certain we'll known re
former whom the "short hairs" hate
as cordially as Barney Healy does the
Municipal league. If these whiskers
continue to grow on Thomas chir
Mushets chances for becoming mayor
are utterly ruined.
H. Lee Clotworthy, Mushet's polit-
ical manager, tells the story something
after this fashion.
II was standing on the steps of the
city hall the other day when mar
who has been one of Mushet's warmest
supporters came to me and told me
had deceived him, that Mushet was
really one of the worst types of long
hairs and he knew it because he hao
seen Mushet and Nathan Newby eat
ing lunch together under the most con-
fidential circumstance.
Mistaken Identity
'I was. surprised because know Mr.
Mushet and Mr.. Newby are not OF
confidential terms, and 1 told him he
must surely be mistaken. He was
notified, but only slightly, and
feared we had lost valuable sup
porter.
"I was sure of it when day or two
later he came running up to me on the
street and Indignantly declared that
had again deceived him, that he hao
just seen Mushet and Newly, with
their arms locked in loving embrace
walking slowly down the street.
insisted that he Immediately lead me
to the place where he had seen this
unusual combination and in a few min
utes we were close on their heels.
II gained ten pounds from the laugh
1 had over it, for the supposed Newby
was no other than Thomas, Mushet s
confidential expert accountant. But
we don't intend to run any more such
risks and we have ordered Thomas to
either take off his whiskers or keep
away from Mushet until after elec-
ton"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-26
r EA'~a +
Important Notice

We have made arrangements
for Miss NJ. E. Quinn to con-
tinue her talks this week on:
"How to Be Beautiful" Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday
afternoons at 2:30. Reception
room.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-26

Membership IN the Los Angeles Realty Board
is a virtual guarantee Of reliability. Provision
is made for arbitration of any differences be-
tween members and their clients. Accurate In
formation on realty matters is obtainable from
them. Valuations by a competent committee.
Directory Of members free at the office OF
Herbert Burdett, secretary. 525 Security bldg.
Phone Broadway 1886.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-26
Not What She Meant

She-All is over between u.s. rake
away your hateful presence!
He-All right. Give 'em here.-Balti-
more American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-29
III. r.. III. Princess Patricia of ConnaugHt.

The suggestion of the Duke of Con-
naughts name as governor general to
succeed Earl Grey, who will retire
next year, has been met with great
approval on both sides of the At
lantic. In England it is thought the
appointment would serve still further
to augment the Anglican preference
Canada has shown to a marked de-
gree in recent years.
In Canada, on the other hand. there
is still the recollection of the days
when Princess Louise, daughter of
Queen Victoria and wife of the Mar
quis of Lorne, queened it at Ottawa
as first lady of the land and spouse
of the governor general
The appointment of the son of
Queen Victoria to represent Edward
VII at Ottawa would be recogni-
ton by the British government of the
Importance of Canada and as intima-
ton that the northern strip of the
American continent is not such wild
and uncivilized portion of the west
that it is unsafe to send a member OF
the royal family there's
The installation of Prince Patrick as
governor general at Ottawa will make
that city the society center of the con-
tinent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-29
TODAY,S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Dec. 29.-WHEAT-Liberal re-
celptS in the northwest Offset the effect
OF firm cables and caused considerable
weakness in the wheat market here to-
DAY. Despite the congested freight situa-
ton in the northwest arrivals of wheat
today at Minneapolis and Duluth were 3l3
cars compared with 166 cars for the CORE
spending day year ago
Prices at the opening were unchanged
to 11c higher with December at s1.1S and
May s., 1o% to s1.1iA;. Local longs were
soon sold off to S1161s At the same time
the May option declined to $1.10ls.
The market rallied again late in the ses-
sion on covering by shorts. the distant
deliveries being especially firm. May adj
vanced to $1-1119. The close was firm
with May up 5s@azc at $1.11asq1111s. De-
CORN-ConStanti increase in local stocks,
slack demand for the cash grain and the
weakness of wheat prompted free selling
of corn The December delivery showed
the greatest weakness May opened un-
changed to 661zc, sold at 61kQS6ssc and
then declined to 6614c.
The market regained all of the lost
ground in the final hour mainly in SYM
pathy with the advance in wheat. May
advanced to 665sc. The close was firm
with May up 1sc at 66ssc.
OATS-Oats were bearishly affected al
nounced. May opened unchanged at 451zc
and sold off to 45A@45asc.
PROVISIONS = Provisions responded
only feebly to unusually light receipts of
| live hogs throughout the west, prices at
the start being SC lower to 1zQSc higher
RYE-Cash: 7s1z@S0c; May, S0@S1c.
BARLEY-Cash: 53@72c.
TIMOTTIY-March,- $395@4.00.
CLOVER-March, $500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-29

year to protect life and property: 1t
costs more than S 81, 900, 900 for sani-
tation and the Preservation of health,
the leading item of 500, 900, 900 is for
education, and forsrecreation we spend
least of all. a little more than $12.-
100000. 1t costs 1887 per capita in
New York to maintain the police force
and it costs Az cents in Oshkosh. It
only costs 40 cents per capita to main
tain the fire department in Newport,
KY, and it costs "A cents in Harris
burg, Pa, but it costs 1852 in At
lantic City.
The tendency of municipal owner
ship shows itself in some directions
in these 1S2 cities, 116 own and OPP
crate their own water plants. Only
76 of them own their own market
places In summing up, the costs of
all the items of city government 1t
appears that interest upon borrowed
money makes almost as great
showing per capita as any other item.
1t averages 1904 per capita, and goes
up as the size of the cities increased
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-29
SHERIDAN FELL OFF.
His Horse Bolted in Performance of
shenandoah"

St Joe. Dec. 29.-General Phil
Sheridan and his gallant steed had
just saved the day by coming from
Winchester, twenty miles away" The
drummer boys were beating heart
swelling melodies and amid patriotic
airs by the orchestra, ragged soldiers
were throwing their caps into the air
as a token of victory. Down in front
the audience was applauding wildly,
Then the horse, forgetting his part
and unable to Withstand the excite
ment, unseated his rider and charged
the scenery.
It happened in local opera house
The scene was the climax to Sheri-
dams ride in Shenandoah.
The horse was an unframed one
from a local livery. Women shrieked
and for few moments panic was
imminent. The orchestra of sixty mu-
sicians abandoned their instruments.
Then the horse kicked over a stone
wall and stepped on several supposed
ly dead soldiers, who ran yelling from
the stage. The curtain was run down
and when the audience filed out it
realized it had witnessed one more
scene than ever before was put on
in shenandoah"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-29
CAUSE OF HIGH PRICES.
Champ Clark Says 1t Is Movement of
People Into Towns.


Washington, Dec. 29.-'The present
high prices of farm products have
come to stay: the rural population is
playing out; the present census, if it
classes the unincorporated villages as
towns, will show between 60 and 65
per cent of the population as living
in towns" declared Champ Clark OF
Missouri, the minority leader in the
house. "At the present rate in 90
years the United States will cease to
be an exporting nation for agricul-
tural products except as to cotton.
Zone of the principal causes of the
high prices of farm products is the
world movement of people toward the
towns and cities. While a few people
in towns and cities have gardens and
raise chickens and occasionally pigs,
practically the entire town and city
population are non-produeers of any,
thing to eat, but are consumers only.
For the first time last year Argen-
tina beat us in exporting corn and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-29

incidental to the conduct of the city's
business or in transactions where the
city acted merely as a fiscal agent as
in the collection of revenues for the
state or county. To maintain the de-
partment of city government is SO per
cent of the total cost.
During 1907 the 1853 cities enumer-
ated collected nearly $600,000,000 in
their own revenues and then borrowed
more than $4OO,0O0,000 for improve
ment. But an American city as a
collective institution is far from a
bankrupt. During 1907, after paying
all maintenance and operation and in
terest upon debt, the cities of the
United States had among them $122,-
00O,O to push new work.
It costs more than 103,000,000 a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-29
CONSERVATION MESSAGE
To Follow the One Relating to Sher-
man Law Amendment.

Washington. Dec. 29.-Unless President
raft abandons pretty firmly fixed in
tention he VIII not walt for the conclusion
gressional inquiry into matters connected
with the so-called Ballinger-Pinchot con-
troVersy before sending to congress his
special message on the conservation of
natural resources.
The president is expected to begin the
preparation of this message soon as he
has finished the one dealing with pro-
posed amendments to the interstate COM
merce and antitrust acts, upon which he
is now engaged.
Furthermore. Mr.. Taft is confident that
the conservation legislation which he pro-
poses will be enacted into law before the
end of the important session of congress.
:, The new statutes. which the friends of
the administration say will be the first
that have ever dealt adequately with the
natural resources, viii be President Taft 8
answer to SO much of the. criticism as
has been directed against him.
Senator Nelson of Minnesota. chairman
of the senate committee on public lands,
is cooperating with. the president in the
matter. of conservation laws and has as
sured him there will be no difficulty in
putting those laws through the senate.
In the house there is likely to be some
opposition but the president feels sure it
can be overcome and that the laws will
stand approved before the summer comes.
with President Taft on the subject
describe him as believing that he will best
policies" of conservation by putting laws
on the statute books that will actually
carry these policies into effect.
The real problem to be solved is how
best to dispose of the public lands contain
ing water power sites. coal and phos-
pilates. Such lands have been withdra wn
from entry under the general land laws
but they can not be held Indefinitely and
there is no specific law governing their
sale lease. 1t is generally admitted
that the resources must be developed; that
the coal and phosphates must be taken
out by private capital and vet there must
at the same time be safeguards against
monopoly. These are the intricacies with
which congress Will have to deal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-29
PRINCE OF THE BLOOD.
To Rule for First Time on the Ameri-
can Continent.

Montreal, Quebec. Dec, 29.-For the
blood will rule in person over North
American country. If present plans
carry the Duke of Connaught, King
Edwards brother is to be the next
governor general of Canada.
The formal acquiescence of the
Canadian authorities is all that is
necessary to make the appointment
an accomplished fact.
Should Prince Patrick receive the
appointment, his daughter, the Prin-
cess Patricia one of the most -popu-
lar and beautiful princesses of Europe,
would accompany him to Canada and
would rule over society n the new
world as her aunt, the Princess Louise,
did in the days when the Marquis of
Lorne was governor general. =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-29
WAS FRIEND OF BOOTH.
New Senator From Mississippi Once
Under Suspicion.

Jackson. Miss. Dec. 29.-Sought at
one time by the "a aral authorities I'M
der a $4,000 reward for his capture,
dead or alive, for his alleged conspiracy
In the murder of a president of the
Uni+-7 States, and now appointed as a
member of the legislative body of that
country. is the strange experience OF
Col. Jame- Gordon of Okolona. who
has been named by Governor Noel as
successor to the late A. J. McLaurin
Colonel Gordon was one of the sew
eral Confederate leaders suspected of
being in conspiracy with j. Wilkes
Booth to kill President Abraham Lin
coin. He escaped arrest and proba bic
death only through the intervention, 1t
Is said of a yankee colonel with whom
he had crossed swords in a fight in Vir-
ginia-
In the earlier years of the war Colonel
Gordon had formed an intimate friend
ship with Booth. and after the aSsas-
sination of President Lincoln the re-
ward of $4,000 was offered for his cap
ture. Colonel Gordon went to Canada
and it was several months after the
close of hostilities that he found it safe
to return home. In one of the cam
paigns in Virginia Colonel Gordon had
fought with the colonel of a New York
cavalry regiment. Both were wounded
I'm the- conf1i-. but they afterwards be-
came friends.
Colonel Gordon wrote a letter to this
New Yorker. denying that he had any
part the Lincoln conspiracy and say
ing that he desired to return home. The
former foe took the matter up with
Genera Dix, then in command of ths
army forces in New York. and the lat
ter 1T him a passport anc an invita-.
ton to come to New York and sur
render which he did. He afterward:
satisfied General Dix that he knew
nothing of the Lincoln cons piracy. He
took the oath of allegiance and re-
turned to his home in Chickasaw coun-
". where he has since lived.
When asked for a statement concern
ing his plans, Senator Gordon said to,
day:
During my stay in Washington
may not be able to do much good fol
the state. but I will certainly not de
any HARM"