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Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09
CANNON SENDS THANKS
TO MILWAUKEE, WOMAN
Mrs. Kate RidSdaIe Wins Graft
tude of Uncle Joe' by Her
Defense of Him

MILWAUKEE,, April S.-"I have al
ways believed in the principles and
policies of the Republican party, and
expect so long as l live to keep the
Republican faith. In my opinion, 1t is
better to fight and fail-if fail we must
than to win at the sacrifice Of those
policies and principles and have vic
tory, like Dead Sea fruit, turn to ashes
on the lips"
This is the substance Of letter writ
ten by Speaker Cannon to Mrs. Kate
Ridsdale of Milwaukee in acknowledge
ment of the pleasure given him by
reading a report Of Mrs Ridsdales s
current topics talk on Speaker Cannon
and the recent fight in the house, which
she gave recently at the Young
Women's Christian association.
Giving an analysis OF Mr. Cannon,
Mrs. Ridsdale described him in this
way:
Just one nerve, composed of one
part magnetism, two parts irascible
dominance--a little tense, f1ve-foot five,
rapid firing gun, with a cigar instead
of a ramrod, always trained on the
enemy, splitting bullets by the thou
sand, each one finding its billet and
leaving a cash.
And again: BE something is
Speaker Cannon's slogan. He is no
Tomlinson, whose lack Of individuality
barred him from right to a place either
in heaven or hell. Uncle Joe's sup
porters says he's all white his foes de-
clared him unrelieved black. He may
be either, or both. But not even the
most color blind could mistake him for
drab. He is an Individual, a good
friend, an unrelenting foe, and whether
right or wrong, a first class fighting
MANA years old and still in the ring
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09
200 FACE SMOKE DEATH
AS RAIDED DEN BURNS
N. Y. Gamblers Attempt to De-
stroy Evidence by Fire

NEW YORK, April 8.-Two hundred
poolroom players were nearly suffocat7
ed in a house on City Hall place by
the efforts of the roomkeepers to de-
stroy racing sheets and other evidence
of play when the place was raided by
police this afternoon.
AS soon as the proprietors heard the
sound of axes at the door they threw
all papers into a big sheet iron can,
poured kerosene over the heap, and
threw in a light match. The bonfire
emitted volumes of suffocating smoke.
Terrified at the thought of being
trapped in a fire, the crowd fought
and hammered at the door, while
plain clothes men circulating among
them to get evidence, tried in vain to
restore order by display Of their re-
volvers.
A rush of fresh air from the street
when the door was broken down and
the sight of the police uniforms quieted
the panic.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09
NORTH RECEIVES
LEAGUERS WARMLY
Wallace Returns and Describes
Big LinCoIn-RoOSevelt
Rallies
CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED
Welcome Even Warmer Than
That Accorded in South
ern California

A. j. Wallace, Roosevelt
league candidate for leutenant-gover-
nor, returned to Los Angeles yesterday
morning fresh from a campaign
through the northern part of the state
with Hiram Johnson, candidate for
governor; john -. Works, candidate
for United States senator, and other
Lincoln Roosevelt campaigners. Wal
lace was enthused with the reception
the candidates received in the bay
counties and in the north. He says the
enthusiasm even exceeded that shown
the campaigners in Southern California
and that great crowds and assurances
of success greeted them everywhere.
Mr.. Wallace will be here for a few days
and will then rejoin his party at Grass
Valley and take part in a hot campaign
through that section.
"Our trip ranged itself around two
centers," said Mr.. Wallace, zone being
San Francisco and the nearby counties,
and the other in the extreme north of
the state, around Mt. Shasta. In the
first week we were in the former sec
tion, holding meetings at Berkeley, AL
ameda, San Francisco, Niles, Palo Alto
and San Jose. We filed big halls at
these places, found our organization
strong, confident and full of enthusi-
asm, and were actually surprised by
the wonderful interest being taken by
At Berkeley we had an attendance es-
timated to be 2000, and at San Jose,
reputed to be a machine stronghold, the
meeting was a revelation to even the
old-time politicians. J. A. Hayes pre-
sided at the San Jose meeting.
'In the far north our reception was
similar. We began our campaign in
Siskiyou county with a meeting at
Yreka where the audience overlowed
the theater There were fine crowds
TO greet us at Fort Jones, Grand View
Etna Mills and other towns. One meet
ing was at Dunsmuir. a railroad town,
and probably 400 persons attended, fill
ing the theater to the doors.
johnson and Works made a splendid
impression everywhere, as did Alex
ander Gordon Of Sacramento, candidate
for railroad commissioner. who was
with us on our trip in the extreme
north.
"The remainder of this week Is be-
ing spent by the party at Red Bluff,
Redding and Marysvile. Next week
we will go into the Grass Valley coun-
try, and wind up the week at Sacra-
mento on Saturday. April 49,"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09
News of the Waterfront

toria for San Pedro with passengers and 1850,
900 feet Of lumber loaded at St Helens
The Norwegian steamer Hornelen, Captain
Miller, arrived today from Iquique and will
discharge 1900 tons of nitrates consigned to w.
R. Grace Co. She has an equal amount
for San Francisco.
The steamer Yellowstone Captain Ludlow.
arrived today from Portland with cargo Of
lumber for various wholesalers.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 8-Arrived: Steam
er Governor, Redondo; steamer National City,
San Pedro steamer Alaskan. San Diego.
Sailed: Steamer Argyll San Pedro
LEGHORN-Arrived: Gala, New York.
- GENOA-Arrived: Canoplo Boston. Sailed
Europa. New York. the 9Th.
SHANGHAI-sailed: Admiral Fourichon,
San Francisco
PORT sAID-Arrived: Idomenus, Antwerp,
for Seattle.
NAPLES-sailed: Celtic, New York
BosToN-Arriyed: Marquette,l Antwerp.
YOKOHAMA, April 7.-Arrived: Leucer,
Vancouver. Seattle. ETC.. for Liverpool
Liverpool, April s-Sailed: Empress OF Ire
land. st. John.
ST. JOHN. April s.--saiied: Empress of
Britain, Liverpool.
NEW YORK, April s.-Arrived: La Prov
ence, Havre.
TACOMA, April 7.-Arived: Fitzpatrick, Yo-
kohama. Sailed: Columbian, Honolulu.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09
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Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09
MAY HOLD MANCHURIA
AT HONOLULU TEN DAYS

SAN FRANCISCO, April S.-A. ].
Frey, assistant general manager of the
Pacific Mail Steamship company, stated
tonight that he had not yet received
any advices that the steamer Man
churia was being detained at Honolulu
on account of smallpox on board. There
were probably one or two cases among
the Asiatics in the steerage. he said,
but expressed the fear that it may re-
suit in the Manchuria being held at
Honolulu by the quarantine authorities
for nine or ten days.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

The steamer Fulton, Captain Maloney, ar
rived today from San Diego with 2l2. 900 feet
of lumber loaded at Mendocno for the Pacific
Lumber company at Wilmington.
The steamer Carmel. Captain Hardwick ar
rived today from Grays Harbor with 665, 900
feet Of lumber for various wholesalers.
The steamer James S. Higgins, Captain Hig
gins, arrived today from Fort Bragg via san
Francisco and Redondo Beach with partial
cargo OF lumber for the e. X. Wood Lumber
company.
The steamer Samoa, Captain Madsen, called
today for passengers on the way from San
Diego to Casper via San Francisco
The schooner Louise. Captain Johnson,
sailed today in ballast to Umpqua to reload
lumber for the Kerckhon- Gunner Lumber COM
pany.
The schooner A M Baxter. Captain Isaac
son. sailed today for Willipa to reload lumber
for the Hawaiian islands
Tho schooner Salem. Captain Jameson,
sailed today for Puget sound for orders.
The barkentine John C. Meyers, Captain
Murchison, sailed today for Grays Harbor to
reload lumber for this port
The steamer Santa Rosa, Captain Alexander.
arrived tonight from San Francisco via Re-
dondo Beach and Santa Barbara and will pro-
ceed down the coast to San Diego tomorrow.
The schooner W. F. Jewett has arrived at
Astoria after a passage OF twenty-one days.
and will reload a cargo for this port at st.
Helens.
The steamer klamath has cleared from As
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09

old record, oldheld. Benz. Indianapo-
lis, Alb.
Ten miles-Robertson. Simplex,
lanta. 7:O1.94.
One mile (amateuT-Bragg, Fiat,
0:S756.
16O-2SO class
Ten miles-Endicott, Cole, e:OS.22;
old record, Chalmers, Atlanta, 9:49.46.
451-600 class
Ten miles-Oldfeld, Knox, 7:4s. 40;
old record, Robertson. Fiat, Atlanta,
7:4771.
231-300 class
Five miles-Siefert, Doris, 4:22.42;
old record. strang, Buick, Indianapo-
lis; 4:4S.
Ten miles-Seifert, Doris, S:4145
old record, Harroun, Marmon. Atlanta,
9:031S.
Twenty-Five miles-Harroun, Mar
mon, 21:26.54; old record, Strang,
Buick Indianapolis, 23:20.10.
Thirty miles-Harroun, Marmon,
25:37.95; old record, Harroun, Mar
mon, Atlanta, 26:54.32.
Forty miles-Harroun, Marmon,
1856; old record, Harroun, Marmon,
Atlanta, 35:49.32.
Fifty miles-Siefert Doris, 42:3O0S;
old record, Harroun, Marmon, Atlanta,
44:4S.9S.
Sixty miles-Siefert, Doris, so So. .9s;
old record, Harroun, Atlanta, 53:53.12.
Seventy miles-Harroun, Marmon.
59:35.13t old record, Harroun, Marmon,
Atlanta, 1:03:01.23.
Seventy-five miles-Harroun, Mar
mon, 1:0S:54.2S; old record, Strang
Buick, 1:O9:375.
Eighty miles-Harroun. Marmon,
1908 :08. 81; old record, Harroun, Mar
mon, 1:12:08.43.
Ninety miles - Siefert, Doris
1:16:52.42; old record, Harroun, Mar
mon, 1:21:12O6.
One hundred miles-Harroun, Mar
mon, 1:25:227; old record, Harroun,
Marmon, 1:49:26.94.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09
Tide Table for San Pedro
TROUBLES MAR
AVIATION AT MEMPHIS
CurtiSs Fails in Two Attempts to
Lower Worlds Records

MEMPHIS. Tenn, April S.-Engine
troubles marred to a certain extent
the aviation meet today. In another
attempt to break his quick start rec
ord Curtiss equalled the record he
made here yesterday rising in 5 40
seconds. He again failed to lower the
short start record of 9S feet made at
Los Angeles.
Charles f. Willard was unable to
get his machine in perfect working or
der and only attempted an ordinary
trial flight. Three successful lights of
short duration We're made by j. c.
Mars.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09

Slxtieth street, S12 East--J. R. Had
dock, 415 South Hill street, owner; Sc
curity Home Builders, builder; one
story, five-room residence. $500.
Bartlett street. S29-John Donnelly.
at lot, owner; e. y. Wilson, builder;
one-story four-room residence, $3.50.
Brooklyn avenue. 1886. A. Cul-
bertson, TAI Lord street, owner and
builder; one-story, one-room barber
shop, $500.
Twelfth street, 11OS-1O East-Louis
l.. Baker 1114 East Twelfth street,
owner; M. F. Martin, builder; two
story, 19-room tenement house, $4,000
Forty-seventh street, 1887 West-J
Bloom, TIC West Forty-second place,
owner and builder; one-story, seven
room residence, $3.50.
Eighty-second street, 9S9 West
Laura M. Hall. S32 West Eighty
fourth street, owner; ]. p. Hall, build
er; one-story, five-room residence,
$1,000.
DAILY street, 431 south-H. Brewer.
at lot owner and builder; alterations
of residence, $3.50.
Van Ness avenue, 36S3-F. c. Knapp,
5523 Pasadena avenue, owner and
builder; one-story, six-room residence,
$2400.
sixth street, sSs west-John w.
Davis, 532 South Beaudry avenue,
idence, $1,000.
Figueroa street, 2O1S South-H. w.
Reed, at lot. owner and builder; one
story. three-room residence 5000.
Seward street and Melrose avenue
J. F. Keogh, 302 Bradbury building,
owner; Clark & Heyes, builders; one
story, six-room residence, $780,
Seward street and Melrose avenue
S. H. Higgins, owner; Clark G. Heyes,
h1ilnnr. On1-SfOrV
Seward street and Waring avenue
Same as above; $1425.
Benton, way, 252 SOUTH. G. Marks,
1918 West Third street, owner and
builder; one-story, seven-room reslA
dence $4,000.
Sixty-ffth street, 424 West-H. e.
Taylor 5877 Denver avenue, owner and
builder; one-story, live-room residence,
$500.
Ruth avenue, 742-Newman M. e.
church, owner: Charles w. Walker.
builder; two-story church. $500.
Broadway, 2S00-06 North-L. A.
Stahl, owner and builder one-story
four-room residence, $500.
Thrty-fourth street, 621 West-F
e. owen, 637 West Thirty-fourth
street. owner and builder; one story,
two-room residence, $3.50.
Flfty-fourth street, 1044 West-R. A.
Critchlow. 4S2 South Chicago street,
owner; H. e. Beer builder; one-story
five-room residence, $500.
Plymouth street, 622-R. V. Hartley,
2106 Brooklyn avenue, owner; H. F.
Beer, builder; one-and- one -half-sto
six-room residence, $250O.
Eighth street, 1901 East-Paciffc
Electric Railway company, Sixth and
Main streets. owners and builders;
one-story building, $500.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09
SMALLPOX ON LINER;
PASSENGERS DETAINED
Pacific Mail Steamer ManChuria
Quarantined at Honolulu

HONOLULU, April S.-The Pacific
Mail liner Manchurla, with large list
of passengers from the Orient, is be-
ing detained here on account of small
pox on board the vessel. The Manchu-
ria left Yokohama on March 30 and was
Immediately placed in quarantine upon
arrival here this afternoon.
The cabin passengers have been sent
ashore and the ship probably will be
fumigated before it proceeds
to San Francisco.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09
FIREMAN DIES; EXPRESS
is WRECKED NEAR UTICA

UTICA. N. Y. April s.-Central Hud-
son Western Express, No 33, was
wrecked a short distance west of Oris-
kany early today. Michael Baesset, a
fireman, was killed. None of the pas
sengers was seriously injured.
A westbound freight collided with a
shifter and four cars, throwing one Of
the cars over across the westbound
passenger track. At that moment the
western express crashed into the freight
car. Four of the six passenger cars
were thrown from the rails.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09
SKATER RECORDS
At MOT0RDR0ME
5000 at Opening of Huge Auto
Track Thrilled by Cars
Speed
Continued from Page One,

clothes. and ready assistance quickly
got him from beneath the car.
This race was finished at such late
hour that the two handicap races on
the days program were postponed to
some other day during the meet. 1t
was announced by the management
that all other long races for light cars
during the meet would be cut down to
fifty miles or less. as 1t would other
wise be impossible to finish up any
days racing. 1t is recognized that the
shorter races are more acceptable to
the public.
The Motordrome management and
Los Angeles-Pacific railway officials
expressed themselves as well satisfied
with the first days reception by the
public. All motoring enthusiasts in
Southern California will turn out en-
masse before the race meeting is con-
ciuded.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09
MARINES ACT AS FIREMEN

SAN DIEGO, April Sire of sup
posed incendiary origin destroyed the
Irwin hay storehouse tonight Loss
100000. In the building were 1000 bales
of hay, upon which there was no in
surance. Fourteen horses in an ad-
joining stable were rescued by members
of the Olympic boat club. Sailors from
warships in the harbor helped to fight
the flames.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09
KITCHENER GOES TO YOSEMITE

SAN FRANCISCO. April S.-Lord
Kitchener, field marshal of the British
army, left tonight for trip to the Yo-
semitic valley. Lord Kitchener dined
at the Palace hotel this evening with
Gen. Thomas H. Barry, refusing a
number of invitations extended to him
and continuing in his refusal to grant
interviews to representatives of the
newspapers.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09
BREAKS WRIGHT RECORD

CHALONS SUR MARINE, France,
April S.-Daniel Kinet, a Belgian, broke
Orville Wright's worlds record for a
fight with a passenger today when
with a companion he rose in an aero
plane and remained in the air for two
hours and twenty minutes. Wright's
record was one hour and thirty-five
minutes
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09
CAPTURE CHINESE srowAwAY

SAN DIEGO, April S.-Hidden under
pile of potatoes on the American Ha-
waiian freighter Alaska, a Chinese
stowaway has been arrested and will
be returned to Salina Cruz. Mexico,
where he boarded the ship. A Russian
giving the name of Chas. Schmidt is
under arrest here awaiting orders from
Washington. He has admitted enter
ing the country without knowledge of
the immigration officials.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09
BIG GOLDFIELD MILL is
DESTROYED BY FLAMES
Burning of Plant Greatest Blow in
Camps History

GOLDFIELD, New, April S.-The
Consolidated companies 90O-ton mill
was completely destroyed by fire at
midnight. 1t is still burning fiercely.
The cause is unknown. 1t will require
nearly a year to rebuild and is the
greatest blow in the camps history.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09
WILL LArrNCH NEW DREDGER

The new dredger Greater Los Angeles. built
for the Pacific Wharf and Storage company,
will be launched tomorrow morning by the
Fulton Marine Construction company at Ter
mlnal island. The hull contains over 100000
feet Of lumber, and is the strongest ever built
in the south. 1t is ia feet long. 3s feet wide
and feet deep. 1t will be equipped with TOO
horse power electric motors and twenty Inch
pumps and wiss cost complete about $4,000
The capacity will be the same that of the
government dredger san Pedro
The dredger will be used on the concession
Of the Pacific Wharf and Storage company at
East San Pedro, where work will begin in
about six weeks a slip 1000 feet long. 250
feet wide and thirty-fve feet deep. Before
this Is begun the rock Jetty connecting Ter
minal island with Deadman's island will have
to be cut and approach cut through the
east side of the channel, which has never
been dredged. The channel at this point Is
nearly 1000 feet wide between the harbor lines
and when completely dredged out will provide
a second turning basin.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09
BUILDING PERMITS

Following are the permits issued
since the last publication of the list
and classified according to wards:
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09

SAN PEDRO. April s-Arrived; Steamship
Santa Rosa, from San Francisco via Redondo;
steam schooner Fulton from San Diego; steam
schooner Carmel from Grays Harbor; steam
schooner James S. Higgins. from Fort Bragg
via San Francisco and Redondo; Norwegian
steamer Horneln from Autofagasta, Chilli,
via Manzanilo, Mexico.
Sailed: Schooner A NJ. Baxter, for Wlllapa
Harbor in ballast, to load lumber for Hawaii
an islands; schooner Salem. for Puget sound
in BALLAST schooner Louise for Umpqua river,
in ballast.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09

You can buy 1t. perhaps at many places, but
there's one BEST place to buy it-and that
place adyertises.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09
MOVEMENTS or STEAMERS

Steamers carrying passengers are due
from northern ports via San Francisco and
from southern parts direct as follows:
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-20
!. BURTON AND
OTHERS INJURED
Ccoutinued From Page one)

garage for two automobile
DIR. A. :. Bower responded In one OF
them, while DR.. ID. L. Barnard Of Gar
field dashed to the scene of the acct
dent I'm a carriage from Garfield. rem
dering medical aid to those who had
been most seriously injured.
When Mr.. Burton and Mr.. Dansie had
been partially revived the occupants OF
the car were taken to the Burton resi-
dence which. at midnight resemhled
an emergency hospital DR.. Bower
was assisted by other surgeons. It re-
quircd nearly two hours to set broken
limbs and baudsge wounds which had
been bleeding profusely before sur
geons could arrive at Pleasant Green.
The fracture IF the leg OF Walter J.
Burton. Jr., Is considered OF serious
character and amputation may be found
necessary. Surgeons said that all of
the injured would recover.
Attendants at the Horst-Campbe
garage refused to discuss the reasons
for the accident last night. Mr.. Camp
bell would not answer his telephone
last night and could not be otherwise
reached.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-20

Topeka. Kan. July Ex-senator JO-
seph I. Bristow, IN a speech here this
afternoon, pronounced Speaker Cannon
a poor Judge OF rubber.
Mr.. Cannon" said Senat tor Bristow.
"forgets that there Is rubber and rub
Der. When he says that the increased
duties on manufactured rubber did not
result in a decreased importation. he
would seem to refer only to hard rub
Der. the kind sometimes used IA max
ing rules. Let the Speaker look up tn e
rubber question and he will find that
there are several kinds OF elastic or
soft rubber to which my statements
apply exactly.
Il am told that Speaker Cannon said
he did not know that Senator Aidrich
organized a trust. In my Winfield ad-
dress I set forth facts as contained in
official documents. In Poor's Manual.
and in the Wall Street Journal. which
are considered reliable authority by
every business man In this country.
Whether or not Senator Aldrich is
guilty Of a tech Meal violation OF the
statutes I don't know. It Is the duty
OF the attorney general Of the United
States to Investigate violations or the
Sherman antitrust law. But do know
that he Is violator OF political de-
cency, of political honesty.
TT would have been better taste for
Speaker Cannon to demand that his
committee OF representatives stand by
the House tariff schedule than 20 ask
them TO stand for the Aldrich schedule
and then that Cannon should come 70
Kansas 20 defend the tariff bill and the
men who dictated Its passage"
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-20

Marion. Kan. July 19.-Speaker Jo-
seph @. Cannon closed mis- Kansas
stumping tour in behalf OF the organi-
zation OF Republican congressman from
this state who are seeking renOmina-
ton. here tonight, and left at midnight
for his home in Danville, I'll.
Speaker Cannon is tired. The two
days OF campaigning following his eN-
perience at Winfield last Saturday.
when he was temporarily overcome
with heat. have proven kard on him.
and for that reason he felt compei led
to decline the invitation OF Congress
man Caiderhead to speak in Saliva to-
morrow.
Speaker Cannon slept on the trip
from Herington TO Marion. and just
before beginning his nights speech he
said that he would not talk long. How
ever. he warmed up 20 his theme and
spoke for nearly an hour and half.
Speaker Cannon's speech tonight diff
fered little in substance from his other
Kansas speeches.
He referred to the fight on him as
the "czar Of the House" The speaker
has power" he said. "only as he IS
backed by a majority of the House.
Without a majority back OF him. the
speaker would be as powerless as a
cat without claws" Speaker Cannon
praised all the Kansas congressman
except Murdoch and Madison.