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Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-23
COAST LINE OF
5. P. DAMAGED
TRAIN SERVICE is IMPEDED BY
WASHOUT
Rainfall at Los Angeles for Twenty
four Hours Reported to Be 1.16
Inches, Making Four inches
for Storm

AS a result of a washout on the coast
line of the Southern Pacific, a few
miles out of San Luis Obispo, near
Oceano, traffic was annulled yesterday
on that line and the Southern Pacific
is sending all trains over the valley
route.
At midnight this condition was re-
garded at the local offices of the rail-
road as indefinite, and it was not
known whether train service will be
resumed by way of Santa Barbara
today.
Minor washouts were reported yester-
day on other lines, and trains on the
valley line of the Southern Pacific
were forced to run slowly because of
soft tracks, and on that account were
considerably behind time. The Santa
Fe and Salt Lake had less trouble, but
nearly all passenger trains were late
last night because of the rain.
The weather bureaus report of the
rainfall for twenty-four hours up to
o'clock last night showed 1.16 inches
in Los Angeles, making the record for
the season 9.33 inches, and nearly
inches for the storm. A record of five
inches in thirty-siX hours was recorded
at San Bernardino, and Pomona re-
ported nearly as much.
The best the weather man would say
for today was to suggest possible
"squalls"-at any rate, unsettled
weather
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-23
TRAINS CRASH
AT HIGH SPEED; THREE DEAD
Accident on Pennsylvania Road Re.
suits in Injury of Many-Phy-
scians Rushed to the
Scene

JOHNSTOWN, Pa, Jan. 23.-Run-
ming at a speed of nearly fifty miles an
hour, the second section of the st. Louis
express on the Pennsylvania railroad,
westbound, which left Philadelphia 1t
4:3O o'clock yesterday afternoon,
crashed into the first section, which
had met with an accident at a point
between South Fork and Summer Hill,
known as running ground with ter
rife force early this morning, killing
at least three and wounding many per-
sons.
The second section was a double
header with two large engines, and il.
said to have plowed it's way through
the first section.
Immediately after the wreck hurry
calls were issued for all available ply
sicians at both this place and at AL
tOona, and in less than an hour nearly
fifty physicians were on their way -
the scene of the accident
The wreck occurred between teIe-
graph stations, and it is a difficult mat
ter to gain definite information
When the special train left this city
officers were stationed at the depot
to prevent newspaper men from ac-
companying the physicians.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-23
INDIAN DONATION BILL
WILL ABOLISH SCHOOLS
Measure as Reported to the House of
Representatives Carries
Total Appropriation
of $9,o13,828

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-The Indian
appropriation bill, as reported to the
house today, carries a total Of $9,913,-
S28 and provides for the discontinuance
of the school at Grand Junction and
Fort Louis, Colo
The bill provides for practically no
new legislation beyond the abolition
of the schools.
An appropriation of $1,000 is made
for the erection of a monument to
Cynthia Parker, mother of Quanah
Parker, the present chief of the CO.
manche Indians in Texas. The grand
father of the present chief captured
Cynthia Parker, who was then years
old in raid made in Texas. The chief
brought up the white girl, who later
married the chiefs son.
OF the seven non-reServation' Indian
schools which the secretary of the in
terror reported as being of no further
use to the Indian service, the continu-
alton of but two, that of Chiloco, Okla,
and at Carson City are permanently
provided for,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-23
SCORES DROWN
IN TRANSVAAL
Breaking Dam Causes Terrible De-
struction of Life and Property.
Many Houses Swept
Away
[By Associated Press. ]

JOHANNESBURG Jan. 22.-One hun
dred and seventy-three persons are
known to have lost their lives today as
a result of the floods from rains which
are general throughout the Transvaal
and Natal.
Great damage also has been done to
property, mining plants having suf-
fered heavily and houses and railway
bridges being swept away.
BY the bursting Of knights dam,
the Witwatersrand mine was flooded
today and ten white men and $50 ma
tives drowned
The water from this dam also flooded
the lower section of the town of Els
burg, where a number of houses were
swept away and thirteen persons per-
ished.
A gold dredger valued at 1000 broke
adrift today on the Kaap river and was
wrecked.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-23
THREE HELD UP
BYTWO BANDITS
HIGHWAYMEN ARE ACTIVE IN
PASADENA
Pursue One of Their Victims, but He
Escapes-Laborer Robbed of
$25-AngeIeno Encoun=
ters Pair

Three men were held up within an
hour last night by two highwaymen,
who selected South Pasadena and Pas
adena as their field of action.
The victims are:
Banning Garrett of Los Angeles, held
UP at Linden and Fair Oaks.
John Nelson, employed n the Finn
estate.
Ray Jackson, held up on Raymond
bridge
Garrett, who is the junior member Of
the firm of Robert L. Garrett & Co.,
1897 South Flower street, was held up
and robbed shortly before 8 o'clock.
The robbers secured a gold watch,
80 cents and pair of gloves.
Garrett had alighted from a car near
the corner and had gone a short dis
tance when he was confronted suddenly
by two men, both of whom had hand
kerchiefs tied over their faces. One
of the highWaymen leveIed a revolver
at him and ordered him to throw up
his hands
The other man searched him and
then he was instructed to proceed
down the street while they turned and
ran. Mr.. Garrett took the next car
back to town and reported the robbery
at the central police station. He
stated both men were apparently about
25 to 80 years old and dressed in dark
clothing.
After robbing Garrett the footpads
proceeded toward Pasadena, and on the
way encountered Nelson, a laborer, but
who had $25 in his pockets. This the
robbers took at the point of a pistol,
and Nelson was ordered to hasten on
his way.
BY this time the Pasadena police
were on the alert and squad was sent
to intercept the pair. But before the
policemen could reach the scene the
footpads had endeavored to hold up
Jackson at Raymond bridge He fled
toward the Raymond hotel, closely fol-
lowed by the robbers. When Jackson
met a party Of men and women in his
flight the pursuers turned and disap-
peared in the direction of Los Angeles.
The police claim to have good de-
scription OF both men.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-23
TRAVELS FAR TO
WE'D; DEFEATED
COLORADO GIRL LACKS con-
SENT OF MOTHER
RIVAL SUIToR WILL ARRIVE TO
CLAIM HAND
Bridegroom-to-Be Receives Word
Parents Permit for Marriage Is
on Rejected Sweetheart's
Train-TroubIe Feared
Especial to The Herald. /

Especial to The Heraldl
SAN BERNARDINO, Jan. 22.-Miss
| Cleaver Pyle, a pretty 17-year-old girl
| of Dolores Colo, raced all the way
from Colorado to San Bernardino to
marry Frank Wuestoff of the latter
city, in order to outwit a persistent
sweetheart whom she does not admire,
| only to find on her arrival here tonight
that a marriage license could not be
obtained because the written consent
of her mother, which is on it's way
here, had not been received in the Cali
fornia town.
Miss Pyle, whose WinSome manner is
| contagious, loves Wuestoff, and she
came here to marry the man of her
choice and also to avoid the attentions
OF Harry Parschall of her home town,
a wealthy undertaken who is bent on
making the girl his wife whether she
likes it or not. The girl no sooner had
taken train for the west than it was
found Parschall had made up his mind
to follow the young woman to Cali
fornia.
On the same train which will arrive
in the morning, and which is bringing
the disappointed rival for the girls
hand, is the written consent for the
marriage of the young woman to Wues-
toff, the latter having received a tele-
gram to that effect from the mother
Of the girl.
When the couple found the consent
had not arrived an attempt was made
to procure license, but the endeavor
was futile.
The two young persons keenly werc
disappointed at not being able to fore
stall the efforts of the Coloradoan to
harass the prospective bride by his at
tempts to get her to change her mind
regarding him and Wuestoff, the in
| tended bridegroom feels that when
ParschaII arrives there is bound to be
trouble, as he will brook no undue at
tentions from his rival. He said this
evening he feared there might be some
shooting on the arrival Of Parschall,
as the latter is a determined man and
| is much in love with the young woman.
Wuestoff met the young woman here
| last winter while she was visiting
friends. The wedding originally was
arranged for Christmas week, but the
young woman was called east by her
mothers serious illness.
1t was a case of love at first sight
with the young persons, and they are
determined now more than ever to
outstrip the rival who is on the way
| from Colorado.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-23
RICH MAN SLEEPS AMONG
HOMELESS TO LEARN FACTS
Cousin of New York Central Rail-
roads President, Impressed by
Hardships, Will Build Free
Lodging House

DENVER, Colo, Jan. Undetermined
to learn at first hand where and how
the homeless and shivering men whom
he passed on the streets slept, Edwin
A. Brown, cousin of President w. Q.
Brown of the New York Central rail-
road, and himself independently rich,
has been haunting the railroad and
stock yards and the slums of Denver
for weeks.
Dressed in shabby and threadbare
clothes, he has mingled with the un-
employed and shared their experiences.
Impressed with the hardships Of the
workingmen who have no money an1
no homes. he will use his experience to
aid in securing the establishment of a
municipal lodging house which will
shelter the homeless during the winter
months
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-23
TELEGRAPHlC BRIEFS

TO TOUR KOREA-The emperor, accom-
panied by Prince Ito, the japanese resident
general of Korea. will start on a tour OF
the northern portion of the empire January
27. The party Will visit all the principal
cities and towns in that part of Korea dur
ing the trip.
OPPOSE CONIAIISSION-The establish
ment of a permanent tariff commission was
condemned at the twenty-fourth annual
meeting of the American Protective Tariff
league in New York yesterday. Homer
Laughlin Of California elected a mem
ber Of the board Of managers to serve foul
years.
SHIPS LEAVE PORT-The first division
of the United States Pacific fleet, consisting
of the cruisers West Virginia Colorado
Pennsylvania and Maryland, has left Val
paraiso to join the second division tomorrow
outside of Columbo. The vessels will pro-
ceed for Callao, Peru, where they will stay
two weeks.
TO BUILD NEW ROAD-second vice
President White has announced at Winni-
peg, Man, that the Canadian Pacific railway
will this spring commence building what
will eventually be second transcontinental
line from St. Paul to the Pacific coast. 1t
will run from Weyburn Sask to Lethbridge
Alberta, 400 miles.
JURY INCOMPLETE-Wearie by the
mOnotony of the examination of talesmen a
throng which was on hand during the frs:
two days of the trial of the three men ac-
mack. absent when court opened al
Nashville Tenn. yesterday. There was the
usual rush forward of men summoned for
jury duty for excuses, but Judge Hart re
marked that he would accept no excuses ex-
cepting those fixed by law
DECLINES INVITATION-Presid Ban
jamin Ide Wheeler of the University of
California yesterday announced that he
would not accept the invitation to become
the head of the University of Michigan ten
dered when he was at Ann Arbor recently
QUAKE AT SMYRNA-Another slight
earthquake reported at Smyrna yester-
day. No damage was done The battle
ships Missouri and Ohio arrived here today
from Salonika, joining the Louisiana and
Virginia
FLOOD CUTS VOLCANO-The reconnais-
ance parties of the constabulary sent from
Manila to investigate the effects of the re-
cent eruption of the crater Lagnas report
that the resulting flood was so great that
the entire side of the mountain has been
rendered SO precpitous they were unable
to approach the top and ascertain the cause
Of the outburst. The governor estimates the
loss in damage to plantations, bridges and
roads to be under $780, 900. The volcano has
ceased vomiting.
SENTENCED TO PRISON-Convicted of
violating the neutrality laws Antonio d.
Faranjo has been sentenced in the federal
court at San Antonio, Texas, to two and
one-half years imprisonment Faranio was
charged with starting a movement toward
the Mexican riot which terminated last
June in engagement with Mexican SOL
diers at Las Vasacas when twelve soldiers
were killed. He edited a Mexican news
paper at Austin and pleaded the right OF
free press in defense
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-23
EXCURSIONISTS FROM WALLA
WALLA DETAINED BY WASHOUT

Owing to a washout on the road at
Oceano the eXcursionists from Walla
Walla did not arrive last night as
scheduled, and the chamber of COM
merce reception planned for last night
has been postponed until tonight.
The excursion is composed of about
seventy-five representative men and
women from Walla Walla, touring the
coast states for pleasure and for the
purpose of studying conditions in the
neighboring sections of the west. They
left Walla Walla in their special train
January Is and arrived in San Fran
cisco on the 18th. They had planned
to spend two or more days in Los An
geles.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-23
Kern River OverfIoWs

BAKERSFIELD, Jan. 22-The high
point in the flow of Kern river during
the recent storm was reached today
when about one-half mile of levee on
the north, south of the river, went out,
overlooking the land which was wet
last week and also a small section on
the south levee. The latter break is
below the Rosedale bridge and too far
south to damage the city. The Stine
canal affords protection from back
water. For two days it has rained in
termittently. The weather has turned
colder and snow is falling in the noun
tainS
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-23
SNOW FOLLOWS RAINFALL IN
VICINITY OF GRASS VALLEY

GRASS VALLEY, Jan. 22.-The un-
precedepted rain has given way tC
snow. This morning a snowstOrm set
in and continued this afternoon.
Indications are favorable for a heavy
fall. The atmospheric conditions are
unusually cold.
The snow has not interfered with
traffic. 1t is falling heavily above here
in the higher mountains. Train SER
vice, which was interrupted by the
floods, is resuming normal conditions.
All mines are greatly inconvenience
by the inflow of water, and the pumps
are running to their full capacity.
Forty-eight inches of rain have fall
len here this season.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-23
Another Body Found

CHICAGO, Jan. 22.-After searching
all day on the lake in the vicinity of
the crib off South Chicago, where more
than fifty workmen were killed last
Wednesday, the tug Sabine today
picked up the body of a man who, by
a check found in his pocket, was iden-
titled as an employe of the crib He
had probably jumped into the lake to
escape the fire and was drowned. 1t is
believed ten or more bodies are still in
the lake. Search for them will be re-
Sumed tomorrow
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-23
BISHOP OF HARTFORD MAY
BE RECTOR IN UNIVERSITY

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-Rev Thorn
as j. Shahan of Hartford, Conn.,, it is
stated, has been selected to succeed
Bishop Dennis J. OConnell as rector of
the Catholic university of America.
Bishop Carroll had originally been
spoken of for the position, but was
unwilling to give up his work in Mon
tana.
history of the university. He is one
of the editors of the Catholic Encyclo-
pedia and is considered one of the
most scholarly men in the American
church.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-23
HUNDREDS OF MEN SHOVEL
MUD FROM NORTHERN TRACKS

SEATTLE, Jan. 22.-The Great
Northern today sent out an overland
train over the Seattle division of the
Northern Pacific as far as Snohomis
and thence it was routed over the main
line tracks of the Great Northern.
Several hundred men are now shovel
ing the mud from the tracks between
Seattle and Edmonds. Northern Pa
cific officials reported washouts and
other interruption of traffic east of the
Cascade mountains.
All west-bound passenger trains
overdue since January 19 have been
consolidated.
Two Burlington trains due here
forty-eight ho-rs ago arrived this af-
ternOOn.>
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-23
TESTIMONY CONCLUDED IN
STANDARD OILS HEARING
Suit to Dissolve Octopus Will Be Pre-
sented in Court in st. Louis
on March %
Next

CHICAGO, Jan. 22.-The taking of
testimony in Chicago in the govern
ment's suit to dissolve the Standard
Oil company was ended before Special
Examiner Ferris today.
On March % the case will be present
ed before United States circuit court
Judges sitting in ST. Louis.
The testimony which has been gath
cred in various cities during many
months consists Of twenty volumes.
1t is estimated that the evidence COM
prises 100000 words, in which there
are in addition 1880 documentary ex-
hibitS.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-23
River Hiuhest of Season

MODESTO, JAM 22.-The Tuolumne
river reached the highest crest of the
season this morning, and is now rapid
ly receding. No damage is reported,
but much damage has been done by
the flood on the upper Stanislaus. The
local power company's dam at Knights s
Ferry is backing up wreckage of every
description. The plant is entirely out
of commission and Modesto may be
in darkness for a week before the dam
age is repaired. Light rain fell to-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-23
Admiral sperry Honored

VILE FRANCHE, France, Jan. %.
All of the ships in the harbor, in
cluding the Danish cruiser Heimdal,
and the English admiral, Enchantress,
and many private yachts we're gaily
dressed today in honor of the arrival
Of Rear Admiral Sperry's fleet, which
reached here this morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-23
LandsIides Numerous

SEATTLE, Jan. 22.-Continued land
slides on the coast line of the Great
Northern between Seattle and Everett,
with washouts on the main line of the
road in Eastern washington, east of
the Columbia river, have combined to
make the passage of regular passenger
service over the new Hill roads more
difficult that it was twenty-four hours
ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-23
Mob Hanqs Neqro

MOBILE, Ala, Jan. PA mob early
this morning took Douglas Robertson,
the negro who on Thursday killed De-
putty Sheriff Fatah in a pistol fight here,
from the county Jail and hanged him
to tree on a residence street just
outside the business section of the city.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-23
ANOTHER FLOOD
EXPECTED TODAY
CONTINUED from Page One,

today and practically all districts of the
river front lowlands east of Antioch,
as far as Knightsen, are under water.
Altogether $1,000 sacks of sand were
used on the south levee of the upper
Sherman island, and an army of watch
ers still patrols the entire district.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-23
Hard to Please

Change the name and not the letter,
Marry for worse and not for better;
Change the name and change the letter.
Perhaps you'll think you might do better.
-Yonkers Statesman
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1909-07-09

The disIntection of books is at
tempted only IN small way. When
libraries find that books have been
exposed TO oontagiou, the suspected
volumes are destroyed or treated with
formaldehyde, but regular and com
plete disinfeotion has been too ex-
pensive and uncertain TO be consid-
cred i'm large libraries. A member of
the Paris Municipal Council, M. Mar
soulan, now claims to have devised q
simple process for the wholesome
sterilizing at intervals of books that
are much circulated. The first part of
the process is vacuum cleaning, and
the apparatus called the b eater
comprises a frame to which many
books are fixed at once, with a power
iul ventilatIng fan that forces the
leaves open In succession. and a pump
that carries the released dust to
tank of carbolic acid solution. The
second apparatus is known as the
cell" 1t is a skeleton cage of metal
in several tiers, on which the opened
volumes are held by clips, and which,
hen loaded. is pushed OH rails into
an oven heated to 167 f. In short
time the germs are practically all
destroyed. without damage to the
books.
In cold weather the escape of air
from closed warm rooms, through the
porosity of walls and the leakage
around doors and windows, is much
greater than is usually supposed. In
some experiments by Arthur ID. Little
of Boston, the closed room OF 6l5
cubic feet was in the second story of
an ordinary clapboarded frame dwell
ing, and the interior walls and cell
ings we're plastered and papered, the
single window made as tight as pos
sible by putty, and the inner door was
fitted with weather strips Even in
this room. natural causes made al
most two complete changes of air an
hour, as shown by tests of the car
bonic acid. 1t would be interesting
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1909-07-09

Shortly after the first SUCCESS OF
"Ben-Hur" Lew Wallace had occasion
to 90 over to London and one day
picked up a pirated copy Of the novel
at n railroad newsstand. 70 his
amazement he found the subtitle left
off, a preface interpolated and one Of
the chapters rewritten. or course he
boiled with rage. and as soon as pos
slble he called on the publisher. That
gentleman coolly admitted his crime
and told Wallace he thought the
amended form better adapted to the
British taste. doncherlinow. His gaV
was so stupcndous that the novels
was awcd afl went away without
splitting his gore.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1909-07-09

to know how the rate changes with
the differences between outside and
inside temperature. and what differ
ence gives an ordinary tight" family
living room safe ventilation.
A novel machine lately patented is
designed for boring in ceilings and
overhead beams. 1t is supported on
a staff with foot resting on the floor
and the height can be adjusted so as
to bring the boring tool against the
the ceiling or beam. by hand crank
the operator bores the holes without
climbing.