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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-12
VALLEY TOWNS
IN GAS MERGER
SAN BERNARDIN0 CITIES TO BE
SUPPLIED BY COMBINE
New Company Formed, Taking Over
Home Gas Company, with PriVi-
Iege of Forming Subsid-
iary Organizations

SAN BERNARDINO, May IL. - A
merger of gas interests affecting the
entire valley east of Ontario has been
brought about, as foretold in The
Herald some time ago. A new company
has been formed, and it has taken over
the Home Gas company of this city
and has privileges of forming sub
sidiary companies and extending Its
mains to cover an enormous area. The
San Bernardino Valley Gas company
was recently incorporated in Los An
geles with a capital stock of S1,500 600.
1t was admitted today by the directors
of the former home company that they
had sold the plant to the new company.
Will Supply Small Towns
1t is understood to be the purpose of
the new company to take over the
home companies of Redlands and Col
ton, and it plans to supply all of the
smaller towns in the valley with gas.
Riverside is included in the deal. 1t is
also announced that this city is to be
the site of the parent plant from which
gas will be distributed over the entire
valley. The general offices, it is under
stood, will be located in this city.
This announcement comes after sew
eral days of quiet work in securing the
signatures of stockholders of 500 shares,
the necessary two-thirds of the stock
to guarantee the sale.
The basis on which the plant was
sold, it is said, is $135,000, which takes
up all the bonded Indebtedness of the
home company and pays the sharehold-
ers $130 share for their stock. The
deal is one of great Importance to the
people of San Bernardino valley.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-12
CHILD Is KILLED BY CAR;
MOTHER BECOMES FRANTIC
Parent Attacks Motorman and In
spector and Then Stabs Herself
with Bread Knife

NEW YORK, May lin response to
a message that her 7-year-old son had
been run over and killed by a Second
avenue trolley car at One Hundredth
street, Mrs. Mary Altman ran to the
scene and attacked the motorman and
street car company Inspector tear
ing part of their clothes from them.
Two policeman took the frantic
mother to her home, and there she tried
to commit suicide by stabbing herself
with a breadknife.
Her husband disarmed her before she
could accomplish her purpose.
In the meantime the motornIan had
locked himself inside the car as pre-
caution against a crowd of more than
500 wildly excited persons who were
trying to attack him.
To rescue him the police reserves
commandered grocery wagon, backed
it up to the car, hustled the motorman
into 1t and drove him rapidly to the
police station.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-12
FEDERAL GRAND JURY IS
READY TO HEAR HASKELL
Defense Endeavors to Have Investiga-
ton Quashed, but Motion
Is Denied

TULSA, Okla. May 1.-THE special
federal grand jury called to reinvesti-
gate the Muskogee town lot conspiracy
cases was completed today and in
structed by Judge Marshall.
The motion of the defense to end the
inquiry on the grounds that congress
failed to designate any means of I'M
paneling a federal grand jury under
the laws of Arkansas after statehood
was overruled.
Judge Marshall in his charge laid
special stress upon conspiracy to de-
fraud the government. He declared
the statute of limitation does not APP
ply if any overt act be adduced to
show a conspiracy was in existence at
the time not barred by the statute.
The former grand jury was drawn
under the present laws of Oklahoma
and the indictments found against
Governor Haskell and six co-defend-
ants were quashed on the ground the
grand jury should have been drawn
under the laws in force at the time of
the alleged conspiracy.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-12
NOTED AVIATORS
ARRIVE HOME in
TACITURN MOOD
WRIGHT BROTHERS ARE VEL
COINED TO NEW YORK
RETURN FROM MANY VICTORIES
IN EUROPE
Have Signed Enough Contracts to
Keep Them Busy Until
They Return to
France
[By Associated Press.l

nj EW YORK, May 11-Wilbur and
~ Orville Wright, the American
Il aeroplanists, returned from the
scenes of their European triumphs to-
day. They were about the shyest and
most retiring heroes that New York
has welcomed in many day.
They We're almost as unwilling to
talk of their work as when they first
came to New York from their home in
Dayton, Ohio.
Both the brothers looked well and
appeared to be glad to get back. They
were accompanied by their sister, Miss
Katherine Wright, who made three
flights at Pau recently, and said that
she was not scared a bit by her expert
ence.
The brothers had little new to say.
Summed up in a few words, they told
those who talked with them this aft
ernoon and evening that they had
signed contracts enough to keep them
busy until they could get back to Eu-
rope and sign more; that about sixty
of their aeroplanes were now in process
Of construction and that officials OF
certain European military powers had
asked them to demonstrate that thel1
flyers can be driven safely out OF
range of rifle fire.
lnGY gave ilO llilOA oo ~
whether contracts had been made with
France, Italy, Germany or England.
A big reception and welcome here
planned by the Aero Club of America
and other societies was called Off at
the request of the Wrights.
They passed the evening quietly and
consented to just one public appear
ance-at the lunch arranged for to-
morrow by the Aero club.
In the afternoon they will start
home. where a reception awaits them.
The Wrights probably will return to
Europe late in August.
This arrangement will prevent their
taking part in any exhibitions on this
side i'm the autumn, such as New York
and Chicago admirers have been plan
ming for them.
Their unwillingness to consider any
proposal to remain here is cited as
STRENGTHENING the rumors that they
have important engagements WIN
Germany and Russia.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-12
MEN DIVORCED so YEARS
ARE LIABLE TO ALlM0NY

CHICAGO, May 11.-Divorced men
have received a shock from Judge f.
@. Ball that has caused not few of
them to seek the advice of lawyers.
Although divorced fifty years ago,
and although no mention of alimony,
no divorced man, according to the de-
cision of the judge, is safe from the
payment of alimony as long as his
former wife lives and fails to marry.
Judge Ball announced that, while a
decree of divorce ended the other
marital obligations. the right to de-
mand such support was not ended.
In other words, wife who obtained
a divorce years ago can bob up and,
having discovered that her former
spouse has become wealthy, may go
into court and successfully demand
her rights"
That is, of course, providing that she
has not married in the meantime, or
did not accept a stipulated alimony
when she was divorced.
Even though the divorced husband
has married again, become the father
of ten children, and may be even a
grandfather the former wife's rights to
alimony are not annulled in any way.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-12
PRESENT PREMIER CARRIES
NEWFOUNDLAND ELECTION

ST. JOHNS, N f., May 11.-Practi-
cally complete returns tonight from
Saturdays election shows the party
headed by Sir Edward Morris has won
an overwhelming victory, and that
Premier Morris will have twenty-six
members of the legislature, as against
ten supporters of Sir Robert Bond, the
former premier.
In the voting last November each
side elected eighteen members, situa-
tion which resulted in Saturdays ball
loting.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-12
GIRL 20 YEARS OLD
DANCED HERSELF TO
DEATH, SAYS CORONER

CHICAGO, May 11.-Marie From, 20
years old, danced herself to death in
public dance hall last night, according
to the verdict of corOners jury today.
The girl possessed a fran constitution,
but waltzing was mania with her.
She was warned by her parents not
to exert herself, but when the music
started she forgot the warning and
danced continuously all evening.
Then she was carried out Of the hall
and died at Q hospital.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-12
GOVERNOR MAKES MEDICAL
BOARD APPOINTMENTS

SACRAMENTO, May 1.-THE an
nouncement of the appointment of the
following physicians as members of the
state board of medical examiners was
made by Governor Gillett today:
DIR. D. L. Tasker, Los Angeles; DR..
w. H. Stilot, San Bernardino; DR.. Will
liam Mason, Lodi; Dr. Charles Clark.
San Francisco; DR.. Charles L. Tinsdale,
Alameda; DR.. ]. Henry Barbat, San
Francisco; DR.. w. w. Robles, River
side; DR.. Walter Lindley, Los Angeles;
DIR. F. F. Burnham, San Diego; DR.. G.
F. Reinhardt, Berkeley; DR.. w. W.
Vanderburg, San Francisco.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-12
HEAVY SN0WSTORM RACES
OVER HALF OF MONTANA
Bozeman Compelled to Abandon Arbor
Day Exercises-Floods
Feared

BUTTE, Mont, May 11.-Reports
from east, central and southern por-
tions of Montana tell of a heavy snow
storm today. A foot of snow fell in
Gallatin county, being the heaviest at
this time of the year in the history of
the county.
Bozeman had to abandon it's Arbor
day exercises because of the deep
snow.
In Beaver Head county six inches of
snow fell on the level, while in the
mountains the fall was much heavier
1t is feared that this snow, which IS
melting rapidly. will cause serious
floods, as the rivers now are running
nearly bank full
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-12
MAKES NOVEL SUGGESTION
FOR ARMY IN PHILIPPINES

WASHINGTON, May 11-From the
Philippines comes a novel suggestion
from Colonel James Hamilton Lewis,
the recent candidate for governor of
Illinois.
He has mentioned to persons in Ma
nila the advisability of converting
Baguio, the summer capital, into a
health resort for the enlisted men as
we'll as the officers of the army de-
tailed to service in the philippines.
He would thus avoid the yearly ex-
penditure for the transfer of the troops
to and from the islands.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-12
LOCAL

Woman who shot Plasterer Wits is ex-
onerated and latter is accused of assault
with intent to commit murder
Fears photographer who is missing has
met with accident. and relatives are
| alarmed.
Change in health office is delayed one
week because of threatened conflict with
civil service department.
Two men rearrested on charge OF bur
glary, allegations being they had entered
house at 700 Gibbons street.
Dissatisfied members of Animal league
plan to call meeting of society to discuss
controversy.
Second attempt to end life by woman
proves successful, carbolic acid seems
more effective than gas.
Ethel Mitchell admits she swore falsely
in order to shield Cecil Thayer, the young
man her brother slew and for which he is
being tried for murder.
Chemist of Los Angeles will show Won
ders of luminous paint and furnish super
natural" pictures.
Council passes ordinance that standard
loaf OF bread must weigh thirty-two
ounces.
City council authorizes the appointment
| of twenty more patrolmen.
Council authorizes condemnation OF land
in Sixth ward for park purposes.
Germans petition council to be permitted
to sell liquors at their social gatherings
Police Inspector of Hcenses Is ousted and
new one may be selected from the police
department.
Henry Huntington leaves New York for
Los Angeles to resume control of his eX-
tensive railroad interests here.
Police commission cites dead man to ap-
pear to show cause why his retail liquor
license should not be revoked.
Gas companies bring suit to recover taxes
paid on franchises claiming streets are
public.
will filed in superior court today for bene-
fit of hve children
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-12
SENATE UPHOLDS
CHANGE OF DUTY
TARIFF AMENDMENTS GIVEN
MAJORITY VOTE
Committees Revision of Rates Leads
to Discussion of Disparity Be-
tween Wholesale and
Retail Prices
tBy Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, May 11.-Substan-
tial progress was made in the consld-
GRAFTON Of the tariff bill today the
amendments of the committee on nm
ance being upheld in the senate by SUD
stantial majorities
A feature of the session was a gen
eral discussion concerning the great
disparity between wholesale anu retail
prices. 4t,;.
Republican senators declared this
difference was so great as to Demon
strate that the duty levied by pro-
tective tariff had small erect on tne
price paid by the consumer. This feat-
ure of the discussion was preclpilateu
bv senator Scott himself glass man
ufacturer. The schedule covering the
products of lead was passed over upon
the suggestion of Senator Aldrlch pe-
cause he said the finance committee
desired to make some changes in the
duties as previously recommended.
AS soon as the tariff Dill was taken
up by the senate Mr.. Aldrich stated
that the finance committee would SUP
NIT to the senate a different scale OF
duties on zinc ores and products OIL
zinc. and asked that the schedule as
we'll as sections unacted on relating 10
lead products be passed over Tor the
present.
The request was conceded ME- bris-
tow announcing that when the White
lead schedule should be reached ne
would wish to be heard on 1t.
The committee amendment STRIKING
out the house duty of one-half OF
cent a pound on refined nitrate of salt
petre was agreed to. 1t is understood
that that product will be placed ON the
free list.
Mr.. Aldrich then requested an agree
meut to the committee amendment IN
creasing the duty on all salts of san
tonin from so cents to 81, stating that
the proposed duty was the rate or poth
the Dingley and the German bills.
But sixty-one senators were present
The section relating to salts of SAN
tonin was then agreed to as enacted.
on motion of Mr. Aldrich. the section
relating to soap was amended so as TO
place a duty of so per cent ad vaiorem
on perfumed soap, which he said was
for revenue purposes.
The house provision on sulphur was
further amended so as to place crude
sulphur on the free list and to pro-
vide for a duty of 81 a ton on refined
sulphur, the present law and the house
hill proViding for duty of Sc ton.
The section relating to limestone rock
asphalt was passed over temporarily
as was also the schedule relating 10
mica.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-12
Africans sIax Thirteen Men

LAGOS, British West Africa, May IL.
Lieutenant d. A. Vanrenen. assist
ant resident administrator of a dis
trict in Northern Nigeria, three other
Englishmen and thirty-five native po-
lice were ambushed recently by natives
at point fifty miles northeast of zun-
geru. The lieutenant and twelve of the
policemen were killed. A British force
has been dispatched to the locality.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-12
To Probe pemurraqe Rules

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE inter-
state commerce commission will give
a public hearing on the proposed uni
form code of demurrage rules in this
city June and 5. Persons interested
in the rules may present their views
orally or in the form of briefs.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-12
EASTERN

Amendments to tariff bill made by com
mittee on finance are upheld in senate.
Mining promoters of Kansas City accused
of fraud in connection with sale of stock in
Arizona mines.
Coroner says young woman or Chlcage
danced herself to DEATH
Woman in deposition made public in Chi
cago says Colonel W. f. Tucker. who is
hefnr sued by wife for separate mainte-
nance. became intoxicated at funeral.
House of legislature in Missouri refuses
to vote on measure to make state prohibi-
tion.
Interstate commerce commission decides
for lumber men of northwest in fight to Sc
cure lower rates from railroads.
After refreshing nights rest, Mrs Boyle
convicted kidnaper, regains her usual VI
vacity.
Archduke of Austria, who disappeared
with opera singer thirteen years ago. said
to have been found in Ohio working as
machinist.
woman of New York. whose child was
killed by car. attacks motorman.
Police of Chicago plan to publish evening
newspaper.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-12
THE NEWS SUMMARY
FORECAST

For Los Angeles and vicinity:
Cloudy Wednesday; light northeast
winds, changing to southwest. Maxi
mum temperature yesterday, SO de-
grees; minimum, 81 degrees.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-12

Armenians appeal to Pasha of Adana for
protection declaring further massacres are
threatened.
Riots at Beirut, Persia, and vicinity lay
waste fifteen villages several killed ana
5000 homeless.
Philippine government has determined to
capture Moro outlaw who has committed
many outrages.
Suffragettes in London distribute litera-
ture from launch on Thames river,
Fifteen hundred Japanese high school
pupils 20 strike and refuse longer to at
tend school,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-12

yer, who voiced the sentiments Of the
tariff revisionists of his party few
days ago, is shared by Senators Nell
son, Cummins and EllSins. Senator
Beveridge in entering the fight ques-
toned the source of the finance com
mittee's information upon which 1t
based the schedules. He also an
nounced that he would speak on the
bill as a whole before the close of the
session.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-12
COAST

Former mayor of San Francisco testi1e'
at trial of Patrick Calhoun in San Fran
cisco.
Broughton Brandenburg valves extraditior
and agrees to go east for trial
Police of stockton, Cali believe mar
found drowned near Victoria. b. c.. was
murdered and his body thrown in river.
Begin trial of councilman at Stockton
charged with malfeasance in office.
Pacific Coast Advertising Mems associa-
tion will meet in Seattle June 15.
state engineer of California will make
effort to break up alleged cement trust
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-12

~ ENATOR BEVERIDGE of Indiana
- has joined the faction hostile TO
~ the Aldrich hill on the Reublican
side of the senate and has called at
tention to the growing revolt in his
nartv against the BILL which he pro-
fesses to believe does not meet with
the approval of the president or a
large percentage Of the Republican
narty. The attitude of Senator Dolli-
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-12
RESCUES YOUNG MAN
FROM Ills AFFINITY
Oil Magnate of Los Angeles Finds Son
EIoped with Wife of Wealthy
Rancher and Brings
Him Home

Fascinated by a pretty face, and in
fluenced by the personality of beau
tiful Young woman, George w. Eginton,
"a years old son of Mr.. and Mrs. 5. j.
Eginton. 1916 Normandie avenue
eloped with Mrs. Belle Hinkson, wife
of a wealthy rancher of Fresno, April
23, and Monday night returned to his
Los Angeles home, accompanied by his
father.
Mrs. Hinkson, who has had a brief
but meteoric career on the stage, is
better known as Crystal Davis. When
but 16 years old she married Mr.. Hink-
son, but soon tired of the monotonous
life of her rancher husband and de-
serted him, coming to Los Angeles.
Young Eginton had been employed
with his father, who for eight years
has been associated in the management
of the National Oil Supply company of
Los Angeles, and he met the charming
young woman in d down town cafe. 1t
was a case of love at first sight, and
the young man, hitherto inexperienced
in the ways of the world, according to
the story told by his father, soon fell
captive to the wiles of Mrs Hinkson.
Young Eginton was well supplied
with money, for he had labored dill
gently in the oil fields, and he readily
agreed to the proposition of Mrs. Hink-
son, he says, when it was suggested
they elope and start in life away from
their present friends and relatives.
Plans were laid accordingly, and
without Eginton telling his parents Of
his intentions he left his luxurious
home April % and started north with
Mrs Hinkson. They went to San Jose,
where they engaged quiet but COM
Portable quarters in the residential
section of that city.
Life was taken easy and everything
wore a roseate hue for a short time
Then, through the fast life that had
been led the money of Eginton quick
ly melted away. The young man, still
in the throes of what he realized was
his first love, gallantly decided to go
to work. and obtained a position driv-
ing a cement team.
Out of his mere pittance of a salary
1t was impossible to maintain the ex-
traVagant life the couple had led for
two weeks.
Becomes Repentant
Thoughts of the comfortable home he
had left began to fit through the re-
pentant mans mind. Last Saturday
the father received a letter written by
the son asking him to forward him
money
1t was the first news that the father
had received since his sons disappear
ance, and the fact that ne was short
of money set him guessing He knew
the son was fairly well supplied with
gold before his sudden departure. The
postmark on the letter gave the clew
to his whereabouts. Saturday night
Mr.. Eginton, to satisfy his own Curl
osity and appease his wife's anxiety,
went to Santa Clara, from which place
the letter had been mailed. Accom-
panying him were Detectives Home
and Chapman of the Los Angeles po-
lice department for the father mis-
trusted that something must have gone
wrong with the son, who always had
led a straight and upright life.
The trio on reaching Santa Clara
made inquiries and learned that the
couple were living in an apartment
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n ARIS, May 1.-THE chamber OF
deputies, after a stormy session
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-28
The Sacred Goose.

In Egypt the goose was the emblem
Of Sch, father To Osiris. A precious
figure of II is eXtant inscribed The
Good Goose Greatly Beloved" 1t was
the national dag of Burma and of
Handy, Ceylon. Wherever Buddhism
rules the goose is yenerated. There
fore ii is n leading motif in the art of
Japan and symbol of peace and hap
piness In China. Figures Of geese are
as indispensable at Chinese wedding
as is bride cake with us. In both
countries, as also in Burma and Siam,
weights are made in the shape Of a
goose as token Of good faith, though
the connection is not obvious. But in
ancient Egypt the same custom ruled,
and Layard found goose weights
among his first discoveries at Nineveh.
A row Of gigantic geese surrounds the
great Buddhist temple at Anajapoora.
The devout cherish a fond fancy that
all geese perform an aerial pilgrimage
to the hottest of lakes in the Hima-
layas every year. transporting the sins
Of the neighborhood, returning with a
new stock Of inspiration for the en-
enlargement Of local piety.
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-28
Poor Richards Almanac.

DR.. Franklin himself In one Of the
last numbers of the almanac gathered
together all the best sayings Of Poor
Richard, which for twenty-five years
had amused and edited the country.
These sayings are in constant use at
this day. For example, EARLY to bed
and early to rise makes man healthy,
wealthy and wise;" Drive thy bust
ness-let it not drive thee;" Help
hands, for l have no lands;" mo gains
without palms," Constant dropping
wears away stones;" Three removes
are as bad as a fire." HE that by the
plow would thrive must himself eli
ther hold or drive" "a fat kitchen
makes n lean WILL" Experience keeps
dear school. but fools Will learn in
no other.v 1t was such homely max
inns as these inserted In oil the littls
gaps of the almanac that made 1t so
popular. Franklin said he sometimes
sold 10000 copies In year, wonder
full sale for that day. The first number
Of Poor Richards Almanac appeared
in 1882.