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Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-04
Professor Marsh Points Out the
Added Expense of TranSpor-
tation of Commodities
BILLION WORK HOURS LOST
CenterS of Population Too Far
from the CenterS of
Production
Associated Pressl

NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-That the re-
markable increase in the population of
the big cities of the country, shown by
the thirteenth census, is one of the
leading causes of the prevailing high
cost of living, is the declaration Of
Prof. Benjamin Clark Marsh, secre-
tary of the committee on congestion Of
population in New York.
1--WE will have to stop land specula-
ton and eliminate the cost of transit"
said Mr.. Marsh, "if we wish to reduce
the high cost of living, for they are two
fundamental matters which make life
expensive for urban dwellers.
"While the census returns to date
show that Detroit is the leader in the
rapid growth of big cities in this coun-
try, several of the boroughs in New
York have exceeded Detroit. The
Bronx, for instance, has increased its
population nearly twice as rapidly as
Detroit.
This phenomenal Jump has increased
the cost of living because we have been
concentrating in cities, particularly
large cities, persons who could and
should provide for themselves on a
farm.
Then, again, our centers of produc-
ton are enormous distances from our
centers of consumption. We have IN
New York city, roughly speaking, one
eighteenth of the total population of the
country. The raw material for the
goods we produce is shipped here from
all parts of the country and then
shipped back again. Somebody pays
the freight, and it is the consumer in
the long run who is made to pay the
expense of shipping goods two ways.
And her peril is that we are hous-
ing our poor uneconomically Land for
tenement dwelling houses in certain
parts of New York is worth from $19
square foot upward. If we could dis
tribute factories and population so that
toilers could walk to their work, New
York could cut out 100000 a year in
carfares and still provide better hous
ing than Is provided today and also
save a billion Of hours time"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-04
STRIKE STOPS WORK 0Mt
KANSAS CITY BUILDINGS

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 3.-As the re-
suit of a strike of the local union of
structural ironworkers structural work
on virtually all of the large buildings
under construction in the city was dis
C'Es9tinued today.
The strike was ordered last night
following the failure of the Kansas
City structural Steel company to agree
to Increase the workmen's wages from
$3.50 a day to So.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-04
DENIES RETRENCHMENTS
ORDERED ON RAILROADS
General Manager Bancroft Tells
of Talk with KruttsChnitt

SALT LAKE, Utah, Sept. 3.-Re-
turning to Salt Lake directly from a
conference in Chicago with julius
Kruttschnitt, director Of maintenance
and operation of the Hartman system,
General Manager w II. Bancroft OF
the oregon Short Line answered today
with a specific denial the report that
rigid retrenchments had been ordered
on the Union Pacific, Southern Pacific
and oregon Short Line and that all
Improvement work would be discon-
tinued.
MIR. Bancroft explained that he had
lust returned from a conference with
Julius Kruttschnitt, and had heard
nothing relative to retrenchment plans.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-04
MANS BODY DAMS TINY
STREAM, AND HE BROWNS

EDWARDSVILLE, ILL.,, Sept. 3.-The
celebration of J. A. Rifner, aged 90,
over his release from jail, where he
had been confined for thirty-five days,
resulted in death. He was found
drowned in a pool of water caused by
a tiny stream from a steam jet at the
side of a marble plant here today.
The stream of water from the steam
Jet was originally hardly wider than
a ribbon. Rifner fell and his body
damned up the rivulet. During the
night the water accumulated and
drowned him.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-04
Railway Officials Tell Board of
Equalization About DAM
age Floods Caused
PULLMAN COMPANY APPEALS
State Authorities Insist That New
Assessments Have Been
Based on Earnings
(Associated Press>

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 3.--Declaring
that the San Pedro & Salt Lake rail-
road had been overassessed and that
a reduction is due on account Of the
fact the company had a great deal of
track washed away in Nevada last
spring on account of the floods, Frank
A, Waters, representing the road, ap-
peared before the state board of equal
izers today and asked that the COM
pany's assessment be reduced $9S6,323.
The assessment has been fixed at So
S35, 44S.
These figures, Waters contended'
were based on the gross earnings for
the year before, while the figures for
this year, on account of the through
traffic being blocked, are considerably
less On the other hand, the board
contends that since assessments nave
been made always on. the gross earn
ings of a year before that in reality
the figures for this year are reason
able; that the company should look for
redress for this years assessment When
the figures are compiled by the state
board next year.
The case has been taken under ad-
visement.
PULLMAN COMPANY APPEALs
Representatives of the Pullman COM
pany also appeared before the board
today and asked for a rehearing. They
were Attorney T. c. Coggin and Col.
George H. Pippy. Their appearance
was more in the nature Of a protective
measure than anything else. Since
1907 the Pullman company has resisted
the right of the state board of equal
ization to assess its property and is at
present fighting in the courts, having
refused for that length of time to pay
any taxes. Consequently to protect
themselves legally they have appeared
each year before the board and re-
uuested rehearing.
In both cases, and in the cases of the
nine counties cited for low assessment
rolls, the board will render decision
next Tuesday when the state tax levy
will be fixed.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-04
YOUTH FOLLOWS GIRL
TO SUICIDES GRAVE

ELIZABETH, N. j., Sept. 3.-Within
three months after the suicide OF his
fiancee, Miss Olga Yenny, Bernard
Wagner, a young man Of this city, shot
himself through the heart today.
Miss Yenny killed herself on June II
by taking poison. Opposition had
arisen to the marriage of the pair be-
cause of their different religious
faiths.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-04
If You Don't
Like Darning

Buy your little folks Pony stock
ings at Bullock's. Try them.
At csc palr-Black Isle, fine rib
bed, high spllced heels; double soles
At 25c palr-Black cotton. fine
ribbed.
At 25c pair-Black. heavy cotton;
fine ribbed. for boys.
All Pony Stockings have high
spliced heels: double soles.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-04

Tree Eye Consultation by an Optical
SpecIalist-FOurth Floor. Ofice hours
R3O to $3.50.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-04
LABOR DAY OUTING ON OCEAN

A steamer excursion to Catalina ISL
and will be run by the Y. M. c. A.
Monday, September 3. Tickets at Y.
NJ. c. A. Special rates and half rates
for children. Open for everybody.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-04

Tell your contractor that you want
Hipolito Self-regulating Roller Screen
and Reversible Window In your new
home. Demonstration at Hipolito
Screen and Sash company. 5S4 Maple
avenue.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15

of preparing land for these crops and
for cotton is very big consideration.
So great has been the demand for
cotton that ranches of from 10000 to
SO, 900 acres in southwest Texas are be-
ing broken up by colonization compa-
MES and rented in farms of 160 acres
to farmers on the share plan. On this
plan, If no crop is made, the owner
of the land receives no rent for his
land. This is an indication of their abb
solute faith in the cotton crop. Many
of these large tracts are valued be-
fore their subdivision at from ten to
twenty-five dollars an acre. On even
q fairly good crop, such as was grown
this year, the average rental received
is eight dollars an acre. 1t will be
readily seen that this Is very large
interest ON the investment. Moreover,
this plan makes 1t possible for the
farmer to accumulate bank account
with which in two or three years he is
able to purchase the land he rents In
this way several large colonization
companies are making their lands
profitable within a year from their
purchase and are at the same time
gathering purchasers by one or the
most inexpensive methods yet devised
While the continued influx of farm
ers from the middle west will advance
the production of all the crops 1t is
possible to grow in southern Texas
there is no doubt that this territory
will continue to be the great factor
in the cotton world, as long as the
demand for cotton continues to grow
faster than production as it now does
These conditions apply to a lesser ex-
tent throughout the south.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
MESSENGERS, 1870 STRONG
PLEDGED TO STAND FIRM
Boys Say They Are Striking for
Rights, but w. U. Tells a
Different Story

More than 1870 messenger boys form
erly in the service of the western On-
ion and American District Telegraph
companies In this city held meeting
in Labor Temple last night and agreed
to stand together in their so-called
strike q AGAINST the companies Dis
charged because they refused to resign
from the union. was the reason given
by the youngsters last night for the
stand they had taken. The Western
Union management, on the other hand
said that while some of the members
of the union had been discharged, the
others walked out. They say the boys
discharged were attempting to force
the non-union boys to join the organ
ization and for this they were told TO
leave.
1--WE did not ask for more money or
shorter hours" said Harry Murray,
secretary of the boys union last night.
"Chief Superintendent Maddox of the
Western Union system, on his annual
tour of the state. discovered we had
a thriving organization and he called
the boys into his Office and told them
they must either quit their jobs or quit
the union. He said he would not have
any union men working for him and
that it was against the rules of the
company. We are not giving in for any
corporation, not when our rights to
organize are questioned. and the boys
were discharged.
1--WE are paid cents for the delivery
of a telegram whereas the Postal SER
vice pays it's boys cents during the
day and five cents at night. Many OF
these boys are actually supporting
families on that kind of money. We
have to run our legs off to do it but
the company has not taken that into
consideration
Notwithstanding what the messen-
ger boys may say the company did
not cut their wages" said SuPerinten-
dent McPhee of the local Western I'm
ion office last night. 1.-TWO young rough
necks attempted to coerce the other
BOYS into joining their union and |
would not stand for that sort OF
thing"
The western Union and A. D. T. COM
panies have obtained some boys to
work for them from the employment
offices and have promised them police
protection If necessary. No trouble was
reported yesterday. The little strikers
are domiciled in comfortable quarters
in the Labor Temple where they have
set UP a Cooperative Messenger boy s
service of their own to stave off hard
times.
on the first night of the lockout" or
strike the company was considerably
hampered, it is said, in the delivery
of kilograms throughout the city but
Yesterday claimed to have obtained
enough messengers to carry on the
work for the offices.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
COURT PASSES ON ARIZONA
LAND CASE FOURTH TIME

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.-For the
fourth time the supreme court of the
United States today passed on the
question of the ownership of the So
called San Jose de Sonoita land grant
in southern Arizona, this time holding
in favor of the estate of Frank Ely.
The land is located in a canyon
formed by the Santa Rita and the
Patagonia mountains. The Ely estate
claimed title by reason of confirmation
by the United States private lands
claims court of title from the Mexican
government at the time the land be-
came a part of the United States by
the Gadsden treaty of 1854. r. r.
Richardson claimed title by reason of
homestead patents issued by the
United States previous to the award
by the court of private land claims.
On questions of jurisdiction and
other points involved the case had
previously been before the supreme
court three times.
Ely instituted the suit in 1887, but
died long ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

The steamer f. S. Loup, Captain Levin
sen. arrived today from San Francisco with
a partial cargo of lumber loaded at Tacoma
and after dlscharging 100000 feet will pro-
ceed to San Diego tomorrow with remainder.
The steamer Stanley Dollar. Captain
Thwing, was unable to take all the freight
offered today when she called bound from
San Francisco to Ancon under charter to
Bates & Chesebrough. Most of her cargo
space had been taken by San Francisco mer-
this port. which filled with beans.
wines and canned goods She took 1000
tons from San Francisco consigned to New
York, PHILADELPHIA New Orleans and CAL
weston. The Stanley Dollar inaugurated the
service of Bates & Chesebrough but
did not call here on her first trip. The
steamer Olsen & Mahoney will be the first
steamer of the new line to call here north
bound.
The steamer Santa Barbara. Captain zad-
dart arrived today with passengers and
$4,000 feet of lumber for various whole
salers. She will sail for return to Aber-
deem via San Francisco with passengers
Thursday
Another arrival from Portland today was
the steamer Rose City, Captain Mason. of
the San Francisco and Portland line. She
will sail for return tomorrow.
The steamer Samoa. Captain Madsen, ar
rived today from Casper via San Francisco
with passengers and after discharging $4,000
ties for the Ella Paso & Southwestern rail-
road sailed for return.
The steamer James s. Higgins. Captain
Eliason, after discharging a partial cargo
of lumber upon arrival from San Diego to-
day proceeded to Fort Bragg to reload via
San Francisco with passengers.
The steamer Grace Dollar, Captain Hagan.
sailed for Redondo Beach tonight with a
partial cargo Of lumber loaded at Albion.
MOVEMENT OF STEAMERS
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
MEXICAN OFFICIALS FLEE
FROM SMUGGLING CHARGES

Ell PASO, TexaC, Nov. 14.-Ciudad
Juarez, Mexico, is torn by disclosures
of wholesale smuggling in which the
government officials are implicated.
Special inspectors from Mexico City to-
day caused the arrest of Chief Inspec-
tor Padres, who has been in charge of
customs service there for several years.
simultaneously, twelve inspectors dis
appeared and cannot be found tonight.
It is claimed the Mexican government
has been defrauded out of thousands of
dollars monthly through dishonest In
spectors.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
GYPSY QUEEN, DESCENDANT
OF NOTED MEN, Is DEAD
Father Goes to Claim Body of an
American Who Joined NomadS

CINCINNATI, NOV. 14.-To claim the
body of his daughter, Jessie Habersham
Michele, who forsook many comforts
to become queen" of a gypsy camp,
A. w. Habersham of Baltimore mas
left Baltimore for Cincinnati, accord
ing to advices received here today.
The young woman. who was de-
scendant of Francis Scott Key and
numbered among her ancestors chleI
Justice of the United States, a gov
ernor of Maryland, the first postmaster
general of the country and a com
mander of the navy, died in a hospital
here Saturday night. She left daugh-
ter six weeks old to keep in memory
the strange story of her five years
wanderings with the gypsies as the
wife of Gorgas Michele, a king
among the nomads
Her husband has not called at the
hospital since her death, and efforts to
get trace Of him today We're unavail-
ing.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
FORMER HEAD OF HARVARD
JOINS CONSERVATIONISTS

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Nov. IA
note of warning against monopolistic
control of the nations resources is
sounded by Dr. Charles W. Eliot, pres
ident emeritus of Harvard university.
Addressing a large assemblage of
citizens at the Prospect Union last
night DR.. Eliot said the two principal
things to be considered in the con-
servation of natural resources were the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF comparatively
few capitalists and the necessity of
collective force for legislation for the
common government.
The government, DR.. Eliot asserted,
should not part forever with any of
its resources, but should bestow them
on others only temporarily. Congress,
he thought, had been altogether too
slow in making provision for the pres
ervation of the forests.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
SALT1LAKE CITY GAINS 1877
PER CENT IN POPULATION
Augusta, Ga, Has a. Per Cent
Decrease in Population

WASHINGTON, Nov 14-Salt Lake
City has a population of 92,777, accord
ing to statistics of the thirteenth CEN
sus made public tonight. This is a in
crease of 39,246 or 1873 per cent over
1851 in 1900.
The population of Salt Lake county,
Utah, is 131 426, compared with 77,725
in 1900.
Trenton, N. J.. has a population of
96.S15. This is an increase of 23,50S, or
32.1 per cent over 73,3OS in 1900.
Augusta, Ca, has a population or
81, ,S26 This is a decrease of 1916, or Al
per cent, under AL in 1900.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
BANK RECEIVERS PETITION
TO COMPROMISE DENIED

CARSON, New, Nov. 14.-Judge Lam
gan rendered decision today in which
he denies the petition of Receiver
Wildes Of the defunct Nevada State
Bank & Trust company, to be author
lied to settle the action against Di-
rectors Mapes and Bender, of the for
mer institution, for $4,000 in each in
stance.
The court held that to compromise
with Mapes and Bender would nullify
any action that might lie against the
other directors Of the bank in the ef-
forts of depositors to recover the money
lost in the failure.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
AMERICAN MISSIONARIES
SAFE FROM CHINESE MOB

HONGKONG, Nov 14.-Word has
been received here that the mission
aries connected with the American
Presbyterian mission, recently at
tackled by Chinese at Lien Chow, are
safe.
The mob that destroyed the girls
school, the churches and the residence
connected with the mission is said to
have numbered thousands.
Troops hurried from Canton to the
scene Of the trouble are expected in
Lien Chow soon.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
T. R. MAKES HIS FIRST
COMMENT ON ELECTIONS

NEW YORK, Nov. 14.-The follow
ing statement by Theodore Roosevelt,
his first comment since the recent cleo
tions, will appear in the forthcoming
issue of the magazine of which he is
an editor:
"On every hand, personally and by
correspondence, I have been asked to
make statement regarding the cleo
ton.
80 far as I am concerned nave
nothing whatever to add to or to take
aWav' from the declaration Of the prin-
ciples which l have made in the Ossa-
watomie speech and elsewhere, east
and west, during the last three
months.
"The fight for progressive popular
government has merely begun and will
certainly go on to a triumphant con-
clusion in spite of initial checks and
Irrespective of the personal success
or failure Of individual leaders"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
TWO YEARS FOR BUNCoING
WOMAN OF LOS ANGELES

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 14.-In the supe-
rior court today a sentence OF two
years in prison was imposed upon
William C. Mair, the man who bum
coed Mrs. Minerva Roe, a Los Angeles
woman, out of 5000.
once a month for the next year Mrs.
Edith Mair, who confessed to aiding
her husband in the theft, must report
to Probation officer j. A. Reed, and
if she lives up to these conditions she
will be assured of her freedom.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
Shipping News

SAN PEDRO. Nov. 14.-Arrived: Steam
ship George w. Elder from Portland via san
Francisco; steam schooner Santa Barbara
from Aberdeen via San Francisco: steam
schooner Samoa from Caspar via San Fran
cisco; steamer Stanley Dollar from San
Francisco; steam schooner James S. Higgins
from Fort Bragg via San Francisco and san
Diego; steam schooner f. S. Loop from
Tacoma via San Francisco; steamship Rose
city from Portland via San Francisco.
Sailed: Steamship George w. Elder for
San Diego: steam schooner Samoa for Cas-
per via San Francisco: steam schooner
James S. Higgins for Fort Bragg via San
Francisco; steamer Stanley Dollar for An
con, Panama: steam schooner Grace Dol
lar for Albion via San Francisco and Re-
dondo Beach.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
CHARGE CONTEMPLATING
OF NICARAGUA MONEY

CHICAGO, Nov. 14-Richard x.
Trumbull, manager of an engraving
company, was released by United
States Commissioner Foote today He
was charged with conspiring with
George F. Williams, a printer, and
II. N. Secrest Of Managua, Nicaragua,
to counterfeit Nicaraguan money.
Hearing Of charges against Williams
and Secrest was postponed until No
vember 23. Secrest claims that he was
acting for the provisional government
of Nicaragua. Estrada, now president
of Nicaragua, Secrest claims, will clear
him of the charge.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
ARREST YOUNG MAN FOR
STEALING SUIT CASES

Accused of stealing two suit cases
from the rooms of H. c. Cole and E. o.
johnson at the Cleveland rooming
house, 223 East Fifth street, John Ker-
ney, a young man, was arrested by
Patrolman Cook last night and booked
at the central police station on a
charge of grand larceny.
According to the police, Kerney
walked into the rooms, took the suit
cases, which with their contents are
valued at $50 each. and started to
leave. He was detected before he
gained the front door and was held
until the officer appeared.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
WOMAN FINDS BURGLAR
RANSACKING HER ROOM

Entering her room at the Hotel Ma
deau last night, Mrs. J. Benrooch
turned on the lights and discovered a
man ransacking the dresser. She
screamed for help and attempted to
block the doorway and prevent his es-
Gaping, but the intruder pushed her
aside and ran down the hall, getting
away before assistance arrived. The
thief, who later was found to have
registered at the hotel under the name
of C. C. Connell OF Portland, Me-, OBJ
tained two $5 gold pieces.
The matter was reported to the po-
lice and detectives who investigated
the case believe the burglar is a pro-
fessional hotel thief.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
SAN FRANCISCO BRIBERY
INDICTMENTS ARE UPHELD

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14.-Over-
ruling the objections of counsel for the
defense, Superior Judge Lawlor refused
today to dismiss the indictments charg-
ing Patrick Calhoun, TREY L. Ford,
William M. Abbott and Thornwell P.
Mutually with bribery in connection
with the granting of franchise by the
Schmitz board of supervisors to the
United Railroads.
The cases were continued until jan
nary 16
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
TOTAL ECLIPSE OF MOON
SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY

NEW YORK, Nov. 14,-It is an
nounced at Columbia university that
there will be total eclipse Of the moon
wednesday night. The eclipse occurs
at 5:44 p. m, eastern time, and becom-
ing total at 6:55 p. m.
The moon remains immersed within
the shadow of the earth until 7:47.
when it begins to emerge, and at 8:4S
the eclipse is over. The whole eclipse
lasts a little more than three hours
from beginning to end.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
BALTIMORE HAS RECOUNT
TO RETAIN SIXTH PLACE

BALTIMORE, Nd, Nov. 14.-At-
tempts by the mayor to have a re-
count of Baltimores population by the
federal census breau, having failed,
the police today began a second census.
In his request the mayor represented
that the federal census taken last April
was incomplete. He believed the num-
ber of people missed would have kept
Baltimore in the sixth place in point Of
population.