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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-31
TO
GIVE TESTIMONY
ON ABSORPTION
BIG STEEL MERGER WILL BE
PR0BED TO BOTTOM
IMPORTANT WITNESSES SUM.
MoNED BY SENATORS
Henry c. Frick and Judge Gary Among
Magnates Subpoenaed to Tell of
Combine Sanctioned by
Roosevelt
[By Associated Press

J" ASHINGTON, Jan. 80. - When
wv the special senate committee
charged with the investigation
of the presidents authority for permit
ting the absorption of the Tennessee
Coal and Iron company by the United
States Steel corporation resumed it's
inquiry on Tuesday next 1t is expected
there will be a number of important
witnesses examined
Among thtse may be Judge E. H.
Gary and Henry c. Frick, the repre-
sentatives of the Steel corporation who
laid the question of merging the two
concerns before President Roosevelt,
and Lewis Cass Ledyard, who is said
to have originated the merger idea in
order to take the Tennessee Coal and
Iron company's stock out of a number
OF loans which were being pressed for
payment by New York banking insti-
tutiOns which held them.
According to testimony of George
w. Perkins of the firm of J. P. Nor
gan & Co., given out today, Mr. Led
yard appears to have been the first to
suggest that the steel corporation take
over the Tennessee concern.
Mr.. Ledyard was described as one
lawyer of the partnership which was
in difficulty over loans it had secured
on Tennessee Coal & Iron stock
Nameless Partnership
Thus far in the hearing before the
special committee on judiciary this
partnership remains nameless, but it
is understood the members of the COM
mittee are confident they know the
concern meant and will be able to
subpoena it's members.
At the late afternoon session of the
judiciary committee yesterday Mr..
Perkins was pressed very hard for an
explanation of the value of exchang-
ing United States Steel corporation
bonds for Tennessee Coal and Iron
stock when both were quoted at about
the same price on the market.
He was asked as to the difference be-
tween the securities and how the mere
substitution of one security for an
other relieved the situation.
He said:
There was a very great difference.
No one dared press any security on the
market at that time that there was any
question about being able to sell.
I'VE were in panic and the worst
panic that any city or country had
ever known.
1T was not question whether any
thing was intrinsically worth anything
or was not. 1t was what you could do
With it-what the people believed. They
did not believe in that security CTen-
nessee Coal & Iron stock) and they
did believe in the steel bonds Whether
their belief was we'll founded or
whether it was not has nothing at all
to do with peoples minds at that mo-
ment."
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-31
GET MUCH DATA ON COST
OF FOREIGN MANUFACTURES

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3O.-Members Of
the house committee on ways and
means recently asked different execu-
tive departments to procure for them
from foreign countries all facts obtain
able regarding the cost of labor and
other expense incident to the production
of the manufactured articles abroad,
for use in the preparation of the tariff
bill.
A large mass Of important data al
ready has come in, in the language Of
the country in which it originated. The
bureaus of information are limited in
the number of clerks, and most of
them are especially short of translat-
Crs. The committee itself has none.
Whether the house will open its purse
and provide the needed translators or
dispense with the information is prob
lematical.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-31

Aero club of California begins campaign
to widen work of organization in Los An
geles county.
Tramps rob laborer who offers to pay
them for sharing meal with him and then
thieves bind victim over fire, leaving him to
roast. He will recover.
Former cashier of bank at Searchlight.
New, held for receiving deposits after in
stttution was insolvent, says he will go back
if president, who is lighting extradtion, is
made to return.
Real estate dealer finds robber in his
room, chases him out. thief draws revolver
and makes his escape
DR.. Thorpe obtains divorce decree on
grounds of desertion and he also is awarded
custody Of the children.
Eleven-year-old child while wading in
pool in abandoned gravel pit is drowned by
stepping into hole six feet deep and filled
with water
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-31
Bill Affects LIQUOR Dealers

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-The deliv-
cry OF package containing intoxicat-
ing liquors to any person but the con-
slgnee is prohibited by the provisions
Of bill introduced yesterday by Rep
resentative Miller of Kansas. A fine of
not more than $4,000 or Imprisonment for
two years is fixed as a penalty for
violation. The bill applies only to in
terstate shipments.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-31
EASTERN

Gridiron club at Washington tenders hilari-
Gus farewell to President Roosevelt and Vice
Presidept Fairbanks. indulging in much fun
at expense of retiring officials.
President Roosevelt signs proclamation add
ing vast tracts of timber lands to Humboldt
reserve in Nevada.
Omnibus statehood bill introduced in con-
gress.
Congress appropriates half million dollars
for army balloon experiments.
United Mine workers convention again
wrangles; donates money to aid Gompers, Nit
chen and Morrison.
Outdoor school planned for consumptive
children in Chicago
Oklahomas convlcts taken from Kansas
penitentiary and placed in county jals.
Serious charges preferred by lawyers in the
trial of Coopers at Nashville creates furore
Steamer arrives at Chicago after fearful
voyage in storms on Lake Michigan.
Express agent hurls safe into river in Penn
sylvania to foil supposed train robbers.
Secretary Garfield declines to enter Taft's
cabinet.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-31
COAST

Gtilett pardons convict on parole who has
proved good behavior.
Japanese student attacked by white students
at Berkeley and riot is threatened.
Court of appeals at San Diego decides woman
who remarries still is wife of first husband.
Secretary of mining company accused at San
Francisco of selling bogus stock.
Astronomer at Mare island says he has dis
covered world-old secret of problem of solar
system.
Southern Pacific interests endeavor to foist
tricky legislation law on unsuspecting public
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-31
To STUDY Defective Persore

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-The estab-
lishment of laboratory for the study
OF criminal, pauper and defective
classes is provided for in bill which
the committee on judiciary soon will
report to the house. The laboratory
and the work of collecting sociological
and pathological' data are to be in
charge of director to be appointed by
the president. The laboratory, if the
TIL becomes law, is to be located in
Washington.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-31
FOREIGN

Reports from Barcelona deny earthquake did
much damage
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-31
THE NEWS SUMMARY
FORECAST

For Los Angeles and vicinity:
Cloudy, with showers, Sunday; fresh
southwest wind. Maximum tempera-
ture yesterday, SO degrees; minimum,
al degrees.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-31
CONGRESS VOTES
LARGE SUM FOR
ARMY BALLOONS
S5n0,0OO APPROPRIATED TO
AID EXPERIMENTS
SPIRITED FIGHT ENDS IN VIC
TORY FOR AERoNAUTIcs
Achievements of Wright Brothers and
Strides of Science, ExempIified in
Sinking of Steamship Re-
public, Cited
Especial to The Herald.l

I" ASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-By vot-
wv ing an appropriation of $5O0,OOO
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-31

w ASHINGTON, Jan. 80. = When
wv the special senate committee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-28
IN WRONG ON A DRY ONE

such back number ranches if you go far enough
up into Connecticut but down here, where every
body tries to throw the biggest outside bluff they
on the salaries they gets, the weeds in the Wick
on dress suit Yet they don't seem to know but
what they're just much in it as they was years
ago, before Soundmere got SWELL when Pop Wick
had Wall Street office and wore his silk lid to
town every day.
For instance, they paid formal calls on all the
neghbors about in often; Caroline sheddin'
her overalls for a striped silk dress that must have
the cat rasn sister, decoratin' herself with brown
frzzes that might have matched once and spanged
hair net. Then the second Wednesday of every
month they had their day at home, when they
ceived all comers Sadie went the first chance
she got just out of deviltry and was expectin some
side splittin' accounts but all | heard for week
after about what sweet face Lady Emily had,
and what little waters Lydia passed around,
and what crackerjack garden Carrie conducted.
She even had good word to say for the old man,
though she just met him for minute by accident.
why, he looked like perfect old DEAR" says
Sadie" dignifed, courteous and all that sort OF
thing. you know.
RUBBISH" saws Sadie. # can hardly believe
he does such things"
A FTER I'd seen him few times had hard work
believin' it too but there the fact that the
Wickson girls always kept him in the background,
mentioned him to anybody, and acted like
they was ashamed to him. Seems there
only no one ever heard much of him. You never
tell, YOU?
got to up, though, that ddnt find the girls
themselve, much of a thTee-rng circus as they'd
been advertised. They did have odd ways,
enough; but they was always real ladyllke ones,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-28

barrn' Carries overall habit, which had to take
hearsay
1t out, too, that the reason Caroline did the
garden work was because there else to do
it. and they say she had all the high priced Swede
gardeners in town beat mile when it came to pro-
ducn vegetables and flowers. Lydias cat raisin
want such joke, either when the returns all
in for she bred Angoras that sold for twenty
throw, which should have helped some. And Lady
Emily who couldn't do much but sit in wheel
chair and look like old picture, she more
less of favorite with the young ladies that she pre-
sented with her rainbow shawls, too.
So when come to size 'em all up
hook we got to thinkin most as much of the Wick
sons as did of sweler folks, and maybe
little more if did do little private joshin'
about 'em once in awhile. Besides, they always
bringin' over bunch of flowers a tumber of
jelly or some such thing and if they had any hard
luck tales they kept 'em up their sleeves This
the first time though they'd ever come visitin' at
nine O'Clock at night by lanternlight.
Something must have happened y says Sadie.
Maybe Pop Wickson has broke the drouth, says
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-28
By Sewell Ford

1. Anyway, you might ask; for here they
the porch.
No, they couldn't come in and they wanted to
speak to Sadie alone. After five minutes whisperin
outside she slips in to make her report.
1T is Mr.. Wickson!" says she.
"Spifcated is hee" says l.
Hush!" says Sadie. The girls terribly
cited. Brother Archibald and his family have
on from the West to spend Thanksgiving. They're
there!"
"splosh!' says I. Then the fats all over the
gas stove?"
We'd heard quite lot about Brother Archie, first
and last. He the gilt top of the family
escutcheon, Archie was, real hookum- skookum
highbrow, dead language profess. in ministers col
1ege, with wife who the daughter of Bishop.
So didn't need to have it explained how the one
thing the girls dreaded moren anything else the
thoughts of Archibads discoverin' what an old rep
rebate Pop occasions
He's out in the Toulouse now, says Sadie.
"Who, Archibald" says l.
NO. no, stupid" says Sadie. "Mr Wickson is.
That's where he always goes, they say when he has
these SPELLS
"Oh!'' says 1. 1.-The lonesome, still variety?
Sounds bad
You must go over with them and what you
can do says Sadie
"All right, says l.. 4 amt had much practice as
jag dispeller; but here goes. Got any spirits of
ammonia in the house?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-28

CHE had Also loaded up with bottle of cold
- coffee, cracked ice in rubber bag, and
few wet towels. With white jacket on and
ringin' gong, I'd felt like Bellevue am
bulance
IL We are mortified beyond words, Mr..
McCabe,'' says Caroline, the stout sister, at being
compelled to ask such thing Of"
FONT mention it. says l. "Old sports will be
old sports and the best of is liable to slip off the
water wagon and then"
"But-but father was never that kind of man,
you know" puts in Lydia, the thin one; that is,
until within few years. It's SO strange, tool Of
course there was Uncle Luther"
Used to hit it up, did he?' says I, takn the Ian
tern and headin' the procession lots
I'VE don't know much about him. says Caroline.
He disappeared But nt father was never a-what
for ever SO long, and helped organize a temperance
society," 1t only after he retired from business
and settled down at home that we began finding
liquor bottles in the Toulouse"
"Empties?' says l.
Always" says Caroline. "And every few months
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-28

to schedule we should be
back in town now. nice and coy
in four-room suite on the 'leventh
floor of some apartment hotel, with
the Soundmere house all boarded
up for the winter. We ought to
be takin' in the new crop of moral
dramas before the police suppress
'em, joinin' the midnight scrabble
for cafe tables, payin pirate taxi
rates for hind wheel skids, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-28

otherwise enjoyin the advantages of city life.
But the facts in the are we're still up here on
the shore, spreadin ourselves out in fourteen rooms
eatin' real homemade grub, and dousin the glin
reg'lar by elevenffteen every night lessn we have
compny. And the surprisin' thing to me is that IN
able to stand it for SO long stretch.
Course, Sadie says the other night, hitchin
the big leather chair up little nearer the bry fire
place and lookin' squint eyed at the blazin' logs
course, this is hayseed stunt for fair, and we're
several long miles from Broadway; but it amt so
worse is it,
Sadie she admits that it amt.
"All that bothers me-, says l, lis thinkin' how
quiet it is outside,-miles and miles of country
stacks and stacks of people, and nothing doing
What gets is how it is nothing ever happens out
here. Now l expect might sit just like this every
evenin' from now until Christmas, maybe all winter
long without Say, look here, Sadie! If my
parclar brand of resde conversation don't int rest
you, Just
TN listening, Shorty" says she. gettin' up and
strollin over to the window; but trying
to make out what that moving light was It's
lantern! It's coming this way!'
Don't get me all excited SO sudden" says l.
MAYBE it's delivery wagon"
NO. it isn't says she, peern out through her
hands. Some ones carrying it. woman No,
there are two women.
Two women coming with lantern?" says 1.
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Wa
hands. Some ones carrying it, woman
there are two women
Two women coming with lantern!
Help! I'm gettin' palpitation of the heart"
But l can't imagine who they can be-
says Sadie. And they look SO odd!''
They did look funny for a fact, dodgin'
through the shrubb'ry, followin' the
other, and the swingin' light thrown why
shadows across the lawn. Maybe you've lived
where they used lanterns reg lar, though, and
know all about it.
why, l believe those are the Wickson
girls!" says Sadie. What do you suppose
they
bet it's me, says |. Haven't seen any
of EN- for over a week. and prob1y they
couldn't stand it any longer
IF you'd ever had glimpse Of the Wickson
: sisters you'd appreciate just how comic
a kidder | was tryin to be. There's three
of 'em, all told, and they're just as cute
girls as they were thirty years more ago.
Anyways, | don't see why they shouldn't be;
THEY'VE had that much practice.
We hadn't any more'n moved out here
before we begun hearin' about the Wick
sons. You know how there's always one
family in a neighborhood that's a standin'
joke. Well, this trio of old maids seemed
specially appointed to furnish the humorous
relief for Soundmere.
First off, one of EN- owned about nine
teen cats, and If an old maid with that
many cats amt good for scream, what is?
Then there was Caroline, who did her own
gardenin' and wore overalls-real mems over
alls-up to nine o'clock in the mornin' Next
there was Lady Emily, the invalid sister,
who crocheted rainbow shawls all winter and
knitted wool bed slippers all summer. Lastly
was old Mr.. Wickson, the father of the bunc
never did anything at all, except hide when
came, and go on simply awful bats about one
often.
Them was some of the detailed reports
about the Wicksons from kind hearted me-
durin' the first few weeks And laugh!
couldn't begin to tell you the funny tales til
wore to church, and the odd speeches they
when they went calm, and the perfectly
tricks they practised to keep in the swim o
better'n nothing a year.
We got SO we grinned every time their nan
mentioned. Always used to point out their h
The evening world., 1909-01-26
VOTERS BUSY IN
EVENING WORLD
BEAUTY CONTEST
No. so Has Long Lead To-Day,
but Contest Does Not End
Until Feb. 20, at Noon.
LAST COUPON FEB. IS.
Votes Can Be Sent In Singly
/. or in Packages, as Per-
sons Prefer.

Here 10 the result up to yesterday OF
the balloting in the Charles Frohman
American Beauty Chorus contsst
\ 10 only the beginning Of the battle,
watch will continue In The Evening
werMs columns until Feb - All votes
~ the 100 beauties whose pictures The
\Evsning World printed will have TO b
b 1hs Evening World once BY noon Of
N. %. The contest 20 far - the &C.
ssptancs Of votes 10 concerned. viii
stess then.
vstss can b sent singly or in pack
asss, a. the candidate or voter prefers.
The Evening World lays down no rule
IN the matter, except that the cAndl-
Aats's number must b on each vote and
I'll votes must be In this once By noon
Feb. 10
The voting coupon will DO printed In
The Evening World on page : every day
until Feb. 49,
The twelve girls who secure the
largest number Of votes win be handed
ever to Charles Frohman. who, after q
term Of instruction In stage work, will
make them members OF tho company
he will present In THE Dollar Princess"
In this city next August. Each girl will
be given years contract with Mr..
Frohman at SIS a week.
Following Is the standing OF tho con-
testants:
The evening world., 1909-01-26

Ihave from the beginning OF his consider
alton OF his cabinet-two portfolios
The first three places may he consid-
cred as settled for good. Two OF them
have been announced, and one hYs been
as good ms announced.
There seems 10 be no doubt about
NickershaIn, of New York. John ]. Nc
cook Is also reasonably certain us Secre-
tary Of War. The most likely person for
Commerce and Labor is Charles F. Ma.
gel, of st, Louis, although this has not
teen fir Al" determined.
The financial people have accepted as
, an assured fact that Mvron T. IIerrick
of Ohio. will he Secretary OF the Treas
ury He is In town nov. and privately
treats his Cabinet honors as though they
We're IN hand.
The evening world., 1909-01-26
TRY THIS FOR
YOUR COUGH

Mix two ounces OF Glycerine with a
half ounce OF Virgin OF of Pine COM
pound pure and half pint OF
straight Whiskey. Shake well and
take In doses Of teaspoonful every
four hours. This mixture possesses
the healing, healthful properties OF
the Pines, and will break a cold in
twenty-four hours anG cure any
cough that is durable, In having this
formula put up be sure that your
druggist uses the genuine Virgin OH
Of Pine compound pure, prepared and
guaranteed only by the Leach Cheml-
cal Co.. Cincinnati, o.
The evening world., 1909-01-26
TWO NEW WORKERS IN
. THE TAFT CABINET
WickerSham and McCook for
Acknowledgement and Secre-
tary of War.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2S.-when Pres.
dent.elec, TAFT sailed out OF Charleston
harbor he had nearly. II not quite.
finished his frs, Job OF Cabinet making.
The evening world., 1909-01-26
o'sRIEN-cRUz.

"a. PAUL. Jan 3a-Ths narr4lss Of
AvG Dc @. o-Bnsn, son Of Miles NJ.
and Mn. oBs1en. Of New York. and
AAS Mamie Crus, daughter o8 Col.
Thomas Cruz, Of Helena, Mont. took
DSaos IN The Roman Catholic Cathedral
yesterday. The parents Of the BRIDE and
a he bridegroom were present Mr..
and MrA o'Brsn Win sal toe Europe on
1hursday.
The evening world., 1909-01-26
BALL IN PENSION BUILDING

WASHINGTON. Jan. 26.-The Hous,
has adopted the resolution authorlz.
ing the use OF the Pension Building for
the inaugural ball and It now needs only
the approval OF the President.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-04-23
MARION MEMBERS ACTIVE

Marion county's representatives
continue active and Industrious. Be
sides the bills already introduced late
copies of the journals show the fol-
lowing:
House bill No. 23O, Cby Light of Ma
riOn)-A bill to be entitled an act to
amend section 2159 of the general
statutes Of the state of Florida. relat-
ing to the time for the return OF the
process in actions Of forcible entry.
unlawful entry, and unlawful detain-
er. Which was read the first time by
its title and referred to the committee
on judiciary B.
House bill No. 23l, (by Light of Ma
rion)-A bill to be entitled an act to
prohibit express companies doing bus
mess in the state of Florida from
charging on intra-state shipments
rates in excess of double the amount
charged by other common carriers
for freight between shipping points
Which was read the first time bv its
title and referred to the committee on
railroads and teIegraphs.
House bill No. 232 Coy Light of Ma.
rion)-A bill TO be entitled an act pro.
viding for a cash deposit. in lien nj
bail bond. by any person held to an
SWer any charge Of crime. Which
was read the first time by its title and
referred to the committee on iudicf
airy A.
House resolution No. So tbv earn OF
Observation-Disclosures. it has been learn.
ed that DR.. c. c. Carroll of Ocala will
be in Tallahassee next THURSDAY. he
it
Resolved, That the house of repre.
sentatives invite DR.. Carroll to leo.
ture in the hall OF the house FRIDAY
evening, April %. on any subiect
which he might choose.
Mr. MacWilliams moved that the
resolution be referred to the commit.
tee on state institutions.
Which was not agreed to.
Mr.. earn moved that the rules he
waived and that the resolution no
adopted.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-04-23
PRESBYTERIAN TEA AT MRS. Nc
IVER'S

Quite a large number OF the ladies
of the Presbyterian church and many
OF their friends attended the Presby-
terrain tea on Monday afternoon at the
lovely home Of Mrs. Donald f. NcIver.
who was their hos tess.
Receiving with Mrs. McIyer AT the
door We're Mrs. George MacKav and
Mrs. Z. H. Rapalje. and in one of the
rooms Mrs. W H. Dodge greeted the
guests. The rooms were prettflv
adorned with flowers for the tea. and
on the dining room table was a love
~ vase of roses.
Serving ice cream and cake were
Miss Betty Wray McIyer. Miss Mary
Mcdowell and Miss Eta Hood. Mrs
{. c. Todd and Mrs. G. S. Scott invft-
ed the ladies into the dining room
where the refreshments were served.
Any kind of an entertainment eth
er for the church or for anv other
purpose Is always a pleasure. and the
silver tea on Monday was especially
so.