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Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-03
DENIES WIDER SECRETED
ANY STOLEN SECURITIES
Counsel Declares Nav of Wall
Street Swallowed All

NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-According to
friends of Erwin G. Wider, charged
with having taken $6S0,000 from the
Russo Chinese bank here, the former
cashier many years ago conceived a
scheme for becoming a cotton king
by shrewd market moves.
1t was in an attempt to carry out
this plan a few months ago, they say,
that he was overwhelmed. Wider was
short of cotton all the time that Pat
ten and his associates were advancing
the price.
The men advising Wider induced him
to keep on turning over securities by
telling him that with just little
more money up, they would be able to
break Patterns pool and he would be
the greatest man in the street.
The report that Wider secreted stol-
en- securities, or the money he realized
on them, was emphatically denied by
his counsel.
"If he ever had 100000" said his
lawyer, "he would not have kept it
long, AS a matter of fact, he received
practically no benefit from the securi-
ties he took. Wall street, with it's
voracious nav, swallowed it ALL"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-03
RAILWAY AND CITY
. ARE RUSHING WORK
Concrete Bridge to Connect Dow
ney and Pasadena AYES.
and Buena Vista St.
MORE TRACKS FOR RAILROAD
Cement Structure to Care for
City Traffic to Be Ready
by May | Next

Both the Southern Pacific and the
city of Los Angeles are rushing work
on improvements in the vicinity of
removing large sections of the Elysian
park hill to make room for the addi-
tional tracks needed and the city is
making rapid progress on the Buena
Vista street bridge. One hundred men
| are at work on the structure. 1t will
be completed within the contract time,
it is stated, which is May l, 1911.
The bridge Is to be of concrete and
will cost approximately $1S3000. Three
piers have been completed up to the
| arches; excavations for three more in
the riverbed have been finished and
two more are to be started. The bridge
will carry the traffic in Buena Vista
street across maze of tracks.
The new bridge will extend from the
Buena Vista street entrance to the
park, over the right of way of the
Southern Pacific, Los Angeles and Salt
Lake railways, to a place midway be-
tween Downey avenue and Pasadena
avenue. The easterly end of the bridge
will be in the shape of a and will
APPROACH Downey avenue and Pasadena
avenue.
The work now being done is the re-
suit of an agreement entered into be-
tween the city and the Southern Pacific
company. The corporation decided to
the city a strip of land along Buena
Vista street twenty feet in width and
1000 feet long. This was added to the
street and it is now a thoroughfare
eighty feet wide. The railway company
also gave the city permission to place
two of the bridge piers on the COM
pany's right of way.
In return for the strip of land decided
to the city the municipality granted the
corporation the right to remove part
of the Elysian park hill. thereby gain
ing room for more trackage in that sec
tion, where, as a result of heavy traffic,
much switching is needed.
The company's workers are blasting
out large sections of the hill and trains
are kept busy hauling away the rock
and earth. 1t is expected that the work
will be completed within six months.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-03
Madras Waistings 19c
CCNDEMNlNG OF OLD CITY
CEMETERY LONG PROCEEDING
Title Vested in Many Persons in
All Parts of the World

Ten years to condemn the five acres
of land that constitute the old city
cemetery, adjoining the Los Angeles
high school, so thct it may be used
for park and playground purposes
I'm Betkouski put on the project yes
terday morning.
The North, Northeast and Northwest
Improvement association has asked
that the land be turned over to the
playground commission, but the city
attorney reported to the council yes
terday that this could not be done
without condemnation proceedings.
The chief trouble is that the land Is
divided int small burial lots and deeds
to most of these lots are held by sew
eraI hundred different people. These
people are scattered all over the world
and it will be most difficult process
to bring them into the condemnation
proceeding. The matter is in the hands
of the welfare committee to determine
if it is worth the time and expense.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-03
Personal Mention

f. r. Jones of Bakersfield is at the
Hollenbeck.
T. s. Kilsen of Spokane, Wash, is at
the Angelus.
r. Z. Sterns, an oil man of Taft, is
at the Hollenbeck.
Capt John Cliff of San Francisco is
at the Westminster.
Madam Auretia Bethlen of New York
city is at the Lankershim.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Miller of Red
lands are at the Van Nuys.
Mrs. M. Carroll of Albuquerque, N.
NJ, is a guest at the Angelus.
A. B. Greener of Columbus, Ohio, is
registered at the Westminster.
DIR. and Mrs. w. F. Fundenberg of
Riverside are at the Alexandria.
E. C. Campbell. a banker of Pitts
burg, Pa, is at the Westminster.
j. f. Eckhert, an oil man of Bakers
field, is guest at the Hollenbeck.
Robert M. Clark, superior judge of
Ventura county, is at the Van Nuys.
Miss L. Rohoe, connected with the
Metropole, Catalina, is at the Lanker-
SHIN.
DR.. Josiah T. Bunting and wife of
Philadelphia are registered at the
Lankershim.
Lewis P. Broadman, a prominent at
torney of San Francisco, is registered
at the Van Nuys.
Miss Bertha Smith and Miss Harriet
Smith of Santa Barbara are guests at
the Westminster.
Anna c. Egan, who is connected with
the Indian department at Fort Yuma,
is at the Hollenbeck.
T. j. Murphey of the firm of Mona
han e Murphey of Needles, Ariz., is
registered at the Hollenbeck.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Shannon are at
the Hollenbeck, arriving from Sacra-
mento. Mr.. Shannon is state printer.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Howard and
son compose an automobile party from
HillsbOrough, Cal, stopping at the
Alexandria.
Mrs. w. E. Sherman, son and daugh-
ter are stopping at the Angelus. They
have just arrived from Manila, Philip
pine Islands.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Kruse. jr.,
of New York city, where Mr.. Kruse
is a prominent stock broker, are stop
ping at the Lankershim.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Pantages of Seattle
are registered at the Alexandria. Mr.
Pantages is here in the interest of his
local theatrical venture, his theater
being now in the course of construc-
tion.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Solomon and Mr..
and Mrs. 7. G. Nolan compose party
from the City of Mexico stopping at
the Lankershim. Mr.. Solomon and Mr..
Nolan are extensively interested in the
mining industry of the southern re-
public.
Mrs. Gertrude Ross Harris arrived in
Los Angeles yesterday after an abb
sence of one and a half years passed
abroad Mrs. Harris has been in Ber-
lin perfecting her musical education
and will make her home in this city
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Abner
L. Ross, 1905 Alvarado street.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-03
U. S. ENGINEER ARRIVES
TO RELIEVE ILL OFFICER
Capt. Stokey to Direct Work of
Dredging Rarbor

Captain William p. Stokey arrived in
this city from San Francisco yester-
day to relieve Lieutenant Charles T.
Leeds, United States engineer in this
district, who is seriously ill.,
While in the northern part of the
state Captain StOley was connected
with the California debris commission,
previous to which time he was sta
toned at Savannah. In Cuba the cap
tain commanded company G, second
battalion of engineers, their principal
work consisting of road construction.
Captain Stokey will commence work
Immediately. Preparations will go
ahead for the dredging and breakwater
work, for which money was recently
appropriated by congress, along the
lines laid out by Lieutenant Leeds.
Lieutenant Leeds is with his family
at Santa Monica, where he is reported
to be improving, but it will be months
before he can resume his duties.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-03
MAYOR WANTS COUNCIL TO
ACT ON FERRY QUESTION

Mayor Alexander's message to the
council suggesting that some action be
taken at once to redeem the pledges for
municipal ferries to Terminal Island
made to san Pedro and Wilmington be-
fore consolidation was referred to the
budget committee yesterday and that
committee will find the money some-
where to install these ferries.
The mayor declares that they Will not
cost more than $4,000 for the two ferries,
but even if they should cost $4,000 the
council should stand the expense. for
these were among the improvements
promised these two sections before con-
solidation.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-03
DETECTIVE MOFFATT IS
NOW EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

Detective Charles r. Moffatt. who
has been a member of the police de-
partment for twenty-three years, was
yesterday appointed executive secretary
to Chief of Police Galloway.
Moffatt has been acting as sergeant
in the detectives office for eight years.
Previous to that he acted as detective
and patroman.
The vacancy filled by Moffatt was
caused by the resignation of John p,
Steele at the meeting of the police COM
mission Monday night. Ora f. May
was appointed secretary to the chief
Monday, but he also resigned from the
department at the Monday night
meeting.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-03
TEXAS GRAND JURY TO
INVESTIGATE RACE RIOTS

PALESTINE, Texas, Aug. 2.-In his
charge to the special grand jury Inn
paneled yesterday, Judge B. B. Gard
ner ordered a thorough investigation
of the race riots in Anderson county.
Four additional arrests have been
made in connection with the clash be-
tween whites and blacks Friday night
were killed.
Eight white men are now in Jail here,
all of whom are charged with murder
in the first degree.
Troop c, Texas state guards, under
command of Captain Younger has ar
rived here and is encamped in the
court house yard.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-03
STRIKE BREAKERS ARE
STONED BY RAILWAY MEN

WINNIPEG, Aug. 2.-Following a
clash with the Canadian Northern rail-
ways police at the company's shops
here today, where 500 carmen are on
strike, a mob of strikers stoned the in
closure of the shops where strike break
ers boarded. No one was reported hurt.
In another part of the yards thirty
freight and passenger cars were burned.
One hundred special police were put
on duty to guard the shops. Several
arrests have been made.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-03
HEARS HABEAS CORPUS
IN CASE OF WOODBURY.

Judge Willis of the superior court
yesterday heard arguments of the
habeas corpus proceedings by which
James A. Woodbury., accused of the
issuance of a worthless check for 1898
and it's passage upon the Whitley
Jewelry company hopes to obtain his
freedom.
Woodbury., who is said also to be
wanted upon alleged fraud transactions
in the middle west, drew the check he
gave the jewelry concern on a Holly
wood bank where he had deposited a
check upon an eastern institution
which was not honored.
Judge Willis continued the matter
until August 5, also extending the time
for Woodbury. to enter his plea until
that date.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-03
SAN FRANCISCO CHINESE
URGE AMERICAN BOYCOTT

HONGKONG, Aug. 2.-The Chinese
Self-government society of Canton to-
day received a letter from Chinese in
habitants of San Francisco, inclosing
$1,000 for the preliminary expenses of
the propaganda now carried on by the
society. In the letter the establish
ment of a boycott on American goods
as a reprisal against alleged grievances
of the Chinese treatment in the deten-
tion sheds on Angel Island, San Fran
cisco, is urged.
The Cantonese society takes a SYM
pathetic attitude and has called meet
ing to discuss the matter.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-03
ARRAIGN ACCUSED NEGRO
CHARGED WITH MURDER

Charged with the killing of John
Allen, negro, on the night of July 30,
in the yard of his home at 1749 West
Thirty-fifth place, Aaron Grafton, col
ored, was arraigned before Police
Judge Rose yesterday on a charge of
murder. He will have a preliminary
hearing on the charge August IL at
10 o'clock.
alteration between the two men, in
which Allen accused Grafton of alien
ating his wife's affections. Grafton
was arrested several hours after the
tragedy.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-03
MINTS COINED TOTAL OF
$6O7,6OO DURING MONTH

WASHINGTON Aug. "A total
gold coinage Of $4,000 double eagles, a
silver coinage embracing $4,000 half
dollars and 10000 quarters and $3O,600
in l cent pieces, constituted the COIN
age executed at the mints of the United
States during last month. The total
coinage was 3,522,OOO pieces, with val
uation of $780,, 800.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-03
OHIO MAYOR COMING

NEWARK, o.. Aug. 2-Herbert A.
Thornton, who resigned the mayoralty
of Newark following the Etherlngton
lynching, left today for Los Angeles,
where his family hereafter will re-
side.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-03
VerdugO Canyon Land Go.

Has Just Issued the Most Beautiful and AR
istic Illustrated Booklet ever publlshed -
[os Angeles. CRn OF send for sn&
JNO. A. PIRTLE
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-03
Wash Poplins 15c

Good width poplins in some
Of the prcttiest new shades
blue, navy, tan, black-15c yd.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-18
.RESUM|NC WORK IN
/. EASTERN T|NT|C
Two Companies Have Financed
Campaign of Development
for Year 1911.

IL was reported on Saturday hat two
eastern TintIc propositions had succeed
cd In financing campaign of develop
nicnL work. opera lions being now under
way in each. These arc tho Tintic Com
bination and tho Tintic Empire com
ponics. The companies are capitalized
for 1000. 600 shares of stock each, the
Combination having 6i9. 800 shares in the
treasury. while the Tntic Empire has
700. 900 shares in tho treasury with which
10 provide future funds.
Tho Tinuc Combination management
has two objective points in view. tho
Bullock ana the Asplnwall veins. The
property is probcd to II depth OF 210 fecL
by shaft and drift from tho bottom is
within fCW fccl of the Aspiliwall vein
1T this time. This work is being pushed
ahead
The Empire group. adjoining the Com
binatlon on the north. expects 10 have
these game veins across It's territory. Tue
Empire haa been opened for $50 feet ny
II tunnel. and the Bullock vein Is expect
I'D within Tho next iifty feet. ON the
north end Of tho properly ~ shaft down
100 feet and II is the plan TO send tins
tu the 2eo or 800 Lowell and TO drift for
the veins at these points. The conTt,ny
expects To Install un electrical hoisting
plant, and 10 keep work going during the
year
TiptIc propositions for the past year or
two havc been matters OF difficulty.
owing 10 the hard times. and these two
organizations are to lac congratulated ON
having succeeded In paving the way Tor
II resumption of effort.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-18
G|ROUX HAS LARGE
TONNAGE ASSURED
Plenty of Shipping Grade and
Gigantic Amount of
Porphyry Ore.

A message was received on Saturday
from a New York brokerage frln, giving
several items about tho GirouX Consoli
dated property, which VIII he found IN
the coming weeks copper letter OF George
l.. Walker. IL is said that the Giroux-
Alpha orc body is a very extensive ono.
and that the average copper content is
10 or IL rscr cent. II liz also stated that
the porphyry ore deposit Is enormous,
containing between 25,0o0,oo0 and So
900. 900 tons Of . per cent copper orc.
Tie west appreciates The presence OF
the rich Alpha resources. and this is the
tonnage which Utah expects to be sflpled
In parL TO the International smelter al
Tooelc. But the porphyry deposit comes
somewhat as n surIt'ise, as rev on 'hc
outside knew the management had dono
sufficient drilling 10 open ae largo n ton
nagc as mentioned above. Should INC
In time bc able TO report Such
"A tonnage as this. tho GirouN certainly
Will have no reason TO take rack scat
among the best of the so-callcd uiSsem-
mated orc propositions of tho country
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-18
BANK STATEMENT A
FAVORABLE EXHIBIT

James A. Pollock & Co. bankers and
brokers, furnish the following, received
over their private wire yesterday after
noon:
Logan & Bryan stock letter. New York
A side from the operation ia Norfolk X
Western. Southern Railway and Beet
Sugar trading today was mostly in tho
nature of evening up accounts over sun
day. n great many feeling that the bank
exhibit would be rather more favorable
than anticipated. which proved 10 be the
case. The statement of actual condi
tions indicated "A material increase In
the reserve and an increase In tho cash
holdings whereas. In the latter instance,
according To the known movements of
The change In cash holdings in the in
stitutions outside of the clearing house
was not material. and the two foregoing
statements did not denote shifting OF
loans between the local banks, but tic
foreign borrowing was rcsortcd to. which
IL true would account for the weakness
In sterling exchange early In tho week.
Tho selling has met with moro resist
uncC than anticipated. which has served
to fostcS moderate degree OF confidence
In the minds Of those committed To the
rise.
Considerable talk is heard OF prob9bil
lty of usual Investment demand incident
to January dlsburScmcu asserting IT.
self. but go far same has been of only
moderate proportions and In the absence
OF an increased inquiry from that quar-
ter and a larger speculative demand. Va
do not feel that n higher range OF prices
would bc sustained although admittedly
a year end rise is generally experienced.
but tho same as I'm the case last year.
does not always have a distinct bearing
on the future course OF the market.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-18
What Has Happened During the Week

ers have another New York dinner. at
which thcy become better acquainted
Rushing work the Nevada Copper
Belt line Is the order OF The day at Ma
son. says w. G. Orem, DAILY Judge COM
pany meeting with no more water trou-
Bile on the 1000 level West Quincy com
pany ratjHes the sale OF It's properties
10 the Thompson Quincy company
FRIOAY-E.astern circles discussing
the GirouX Consolidated policies. The so
called copper merger may concentrate
into policy OF control of the selling
agencies, Ohio Copper stock Is weak
Lower Mammotll Is showing very great
improvement. Teams resume ore haul
ing for the Utah Mines Coalition com
pany. Ely Consolidated Copper company
begins sinking again In the Zack shaft.
Tonopah Mining company declares It's
usual quarterly dividend. payable Janu-
airy 2i
SATUHDAY-t;eologi survey reports
on phosphate deposits OF west. The Mo-
vember report OF the C;oldfield Consoll-
dated company is released. Copper
merger Is the main talk OF eastern hnan-
cial circles and that Il consolidation OF
properties is to occur is evident from
the frantic haste In blocking ont orc re-
serves. Geological survey examines the
reported deposits OF graphite Glroux
resources orc subjected TO estimate I'm
east. Tintic Empire and Combna tion
companies finance new campaign Of work.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-18
BIC TONNAGE THE
MAIN EFFORT NOW
PiIing Up of Years Copper
Supply Looks Like Merger
Is Ahead.

Without question. one OF the most In
tercstine phases of the copper merger
programme is the frantic haste displn ycG
by nearly all the so-callcd porphyry
propositions in adding to their developed
copper ORC tonnagcs. Nothing looks more
like series Of actual physical consolida-
tions arc scheduled than this one item
for there Is no argument Hike tonnage
when II comes TO gathering in tho long
end OF the deal
This explains the unprecedented ton
naGes being rolled up by tho Ray Consoli-
dated. Chino. Inspiration and others. the
only exception being tho Miami com
pany. which stated recently that, having
twenty years or more OF orc actually de-
volopcd. there Was 10 need To contlnn"
tho programme Of development until
other important matters, such aS mill in
stallstlon. had been completed. II is 10
be expected that the Miami shortly Will
resume Its development for tho modern
copper pFopusitiou wants fifty or a hun
drcd wears Of resources aYaila bic. And II
is said that the GlrouN company, con-
trary To expectations. win continue drll-
ing all winter.
Little has been said by .hc hmalga
mated people lately OF what thcY arc
doing with tho Butte camp during this
copper curtsilmcut era. These interests,
no doubt have been doing some tall de-
vclopmcnt themselves. and may have
something in the way OF tonnage to bring
forward when the llnsl day OF reckoning
comes.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-18
MUD SPRINGS GROUP
IN PROMISING SHAPE

Local interests in the Mud Springs gold
mining proposition in MADEIRA county.
California. have received very hattering
pcws regarding fhc property from j. H.
Beck. a practical and experienced min
ing man. who has been going over the
property, making examinations and tests.
for The past month with view TO taking
charge OF development. MIR. Beck says
he Is satisfied that a big paying propo-
sitioD can be made OF the Mud Springs
that the ore and tatlugs there can both
bc worked 10 profitable advantage, and
that enough development work has been
Gone In the past 10 make possible fairly
accurate estimates Of the tonnages and
values TO be found. Mr.. Beck figures
that there are 5000 tons OF ore in ihe
old Slopes. left in the workings n, the
time tho property was mined only for
th" very high grade ore several years
ago. which II VIII pay to run through
min. From the 100 level down OH one
side of tho shaft. Mr.. Beck says. there
Is Il four foot vein averaging Sc TO the
ton. while the other side OF the shaft
has not been developed at all though
Indications are that the ore Will cont lnIe
there also. though ii will probably be
of better grade than that already opened
JIG says the vein undoubtedly extends
through the SIX claims