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Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-25
CHILD sMoTHEREo TO DEATH

Sixteen -months-old Dorothy H. Tur-
ney was smothered to death yesterday
as she lay asleep between her parents,
w. e. Turner and wife. 621 Crocker
street. The father and mother were
awakened by the gasping of the baby.
DR.. r. l.. Byron cf the Grocker street
hospital staff sought to save the
baby's life. Coroner Hartwell signed
a death certificate after conducting an
informal investigation.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-25
USES HOE TO BREAK INTO STORE

burglar who cared not how MUCH
noise he made in breaking into store
used a grubbing hoe to smash the pan
els out of door frame at 1000 South
Grand avenue. ]. ]. Freeman, proprle-
tor of the store, found the hoe inside
the broken door yesterday morning
when he opened the store. The cash
register was robbed OF $S.oO worth ol
stemns and small silver change.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-25
WILLS PORTRAIT TO U. s.

WASHINGTON, Feb. PA painting
of Major General George H. Thomas
on the battlefield of Chickamauga is
given to the United States by the will
Of Miss Caroline l.. o. Ransom, a sis
ter of Captain Albert G.. Ransom of
the army of the Cumberland.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-25
SPEAKS AGAINST WWsEcTIoN

At the regular monthly meeting of
the California Anti-vivisection society
yesterday afternoon in the committee
room. chamber of Commerce building,
DIR. b. E. Fullmer made an address on
''Some of the Useless and Scientifically
Misleading Features of Vivisection."
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-25
Seek More Free Speech

Labor unions throughout California
are advocating the passage of the bill
now pending in congress extending
the privilege of free speech to civil
service employees in the service of the
federal government. Promises to give
the request of the unions serious con-
sideration have been received from
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-26
CREDITORS OF BANKRUPT
FIRM FAVOR CONTINUANCE.
Sen. Osborne to Finish Manu-
facture of Vacuum Cleaners.

Creditors of the American Vacuum
Cleaner Company, of which Senator
Osborne is receiver, were in the Bank
ruptcy Court before Referee Edwin G..
Adams this morning with their attor-
news. as the assets of the company
were to be sold. Frederick ]. Faulks,
attorney for a large creditor company,
said he was willing the receiver should
continue the business for a few months,
as the business had been run by him
for three months at a small profit.
Attorneys for other creditors agreed
with Mr.. Faulks, and several creditors
said that, In view of the good showing
made by the receiver, they also were
in favor of continuing the business, the
cuu cleaners finished to be sold and
those not finished to be completed. 1t
was stated for the trustee that there
are 1000 u machines in all stages
of manufacture. and those which will
cost the receiver only So to complete
ought to sell at a fair profit. The
machines USED to sell at $25 each, retail.
A creditor said that il h vacuum
cleaners could be sold at wholesale at
$40 each 1t would bring in S42, 900, and,
with the 500, 900 in hand, the receiver
might realize $70.0 900 or $4,000, and, as
the total liabilities of the bankrupt
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-26

electrical work, s65; same premises.
Same owner, with Alike & Henni, con-
tractors. carpenter work, S2,085; same
premises. Same owner, with j.. Erlen-
back, contractor, painting work, s2O5;
same premises. Same owner, with +.
Bleckschmidt, contractor, mason work,
1890; same premises.
O.. Pfanstiehl, owner, with +.
Schwarz, contractor, painting work,
$40; Seymour avenue. Same owner
with p. German, contractor, plumbing
work, $500; same premises. Same owner
with A. Zick & So, contractors, heat
ing work, s252; same premises. Same
owner with F. Wolff, contractor, mason
work, 1888; same premises.
r. Young, owner, with j. Hanley
Company, contractors, plumbing work,
81, 020; same premises.
J. Weitzmann, owner, with o.. Mus
haum, contractor, carpenter work, 800;
Tracey and Avon avenue. Same owner
with same contractor, carpenter work,
$3.50; 275 North Clinton street.
! Q. & w. Meyer, owners, with c. Nc
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-26
CONTRACTS FILED.

These contracts were filed in the
county clerks office today. M. Quack-
enbush, owner. with T. Brown, con-
tractor, all work, $1,461; Nutley.
Board of Education, owners, with
Trainer e Ellis, contractors, carpen-
ter work, So, 79s Grove street, school,
%Irvington.
Jennie Dodd, owner. with Miller Con-
struction Company, all work, $1,000; 1C
Nreeland avenue, Nutley.
P. Campbell. owner, with j. SHAY &
Son, contractors, mason work, $1,S5o
SIS Mt. Prospect avenue. Same owner,
with ]. Shaw, contractor, carpenter
work, 5 1923; same premises. Same
owner, with c.. Bond, contractor
plumbing work, 1864; same premises
Same owner. with J. Shape Construc-
ton Company, contractors, concrete
work, 1857; same premises.
A. Bodemer, owner, with Bapp s&
Buprer. contractors. plumbing work
s497; 63s South Twentieth street. Same
! owner. with j. Tansey. contractor
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-26
NO REWARD FOR LITTLE
BOYS WHO FOUND MONEY.
Mrs. Sullivan Given 500 in Gold.
Balance Is Placed in Bank.

Those ffty-nine golden eagles which
were found in Oxford street last week
by two honest little boys were today
turned over to Mrs. Nora Sullivan, who
for forty years lived with her sister at
2S oxford street. The money, in a can
vas bag, is believed to have dropped
from an old stove which Mrs. Sullivan
sold to a junk man for % cents before
moving to the home of Mrs. Margaret
Donohue, another sister, at % Freeman
street.
No reward was paid to the boys.
Captain Peter ]. Christie, of the Third
Precinct, who has been keeping the
money since it was consigned to Pa
trolman McCarrick by Bernard Smith
and Thomas Andrew, W. ~9-year-old
boys of the n~eighborhood, who found
it, had been conducting an investisa-
ton. As a result of it he is convinced
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-26

that the money belongs to Mrs. Sulli-
an. 1t is believed that the Woman's
husband, who Yves ~aeccentric. hid the
money in the. stove before his death
and neglected to tell his wife of the
circumstance.
BY order OF Captain Christie nine Of
the gold eagles was given to Mrs. Sui
Ivan today and the remaining fifty
were deposited to her credit in a local
bank. where it is said she has an ac-
count of $4,000, representing the saving
of years.
Mrs. Donohue said she had often sur
prised her sister searching for money
which she believed was hidden in the
Oxford street house. Mrs. Sullivan in
sisted that some day she would find 1t.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-26
MISSING ATLANTIC CITY
SLEUTH FOUND IN CAMDEN

CAMDEN, April 2s.-Located here.
where he was wanted to explain why he
neglected his duties as a census enum-
orator in the Tenth ward. William Cook
volunteered no explanation for his sud-
den disappearance from Atlantic City
WITH a number of warrants issued at
the instance of the Law and Order
League against several saloon-keepers
on charges of violating the laws.
Cook rendered his resignation as a
census enumerator rather than run a
risk OF going to Jail, and then left the
building.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-26
TWO GLOUCESTER GIRLS
MISSING FROM HOME

GLOUCESTER CITY, April 26.-The
police have been asked by William
Wiltsey, of 321 Morris street, to look for
his 17-year-old daughter, Sarah e. Wilt
sey, and Elizabeth Johnson, 10 years. of
222 Warren street, who left their homes
Saturday and AVE not been seen ince.
The two girls We're companions and ON
Saturday the mother of Miss Johnson
gave her $14 to nay the rent of the
house, but she failed to go to the land
lord, and il is the belief of the police
that they went to Rochester, N. Y,
where the Johnson girl formerly lived.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-26

Michaels, Stern & Co.
suits made to sell in the
usual way at S18 and
$50 will be offered at
the extraordinary price =.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-26

Michaels, Stern & Co.
suits made to retail at SIS
and $1,000. Offered dur
ing this sale at the %extraor-
binary price of............
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-26

concern amounted to $103. 900. the
creditors would get a fair percentage of
the amounts due them.
Referee Adams made an order that
the receiver shall continue the business
to September l, n if he gets a good
offer for all the assets before that time
he can accept the offer.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-26
MISS REID WAS DROWNED.

! NAPLES, April 26.-It has been
found Miss Estelle Reid, whose body.
was washed ashore here two days ago
was a Californian. She had remained
abroad for seven years. AS a result OF
a post-mortem it was decided
that her death was due entirely to
drowning and that decorations found
after her death were the result of the
body striking the rocks before 1t was
cast ashore.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-26

Closkey, contractor, carpenter work,
$2,525: Conover terrace and Scotland
street, Orange.
f.. Mayo, owner, with the Prospect
Company, contractors, all work, $1,000:
Park street.
Mathilde Gassl, owner. with r. Welt
lauf. contractor. plumbing work, S2,15o;
% Kinney street.
n. Brown. owner, with A.. Clark, jr,.
contractor, all work, STATS; Montclair.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1910-09-22
II Saved US I.ee

AZ thought id lose my leg"
writes j A. swensen, of Water
town. WIS. Ten years OF eczema
that is doctors could not cure, had
al last laid me up. Then Bucklen's
Arnica Salye cured it, sound and
wei" InfaliipIe for Skin Eruption,
Eczema, Salt Rheum, Boils, Fever
Sores, Burns. Sscaids, Cuts and Piles.
-.5c at II j Piers.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1910-09-22
pctro,essaa obe at Quea!'s

'Can be depended upon is an eX-
preston we all Ike to hear, and
when it is used IN connection with
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoaa Remedy it means that it
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1910-09-22

Your compleNion as well rs youl
temper is rendered miserable by a
disordered liver BY taking Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
you can improve both. Sold by H..
j. Pier.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1910-09-22

out = car OF eggs e Los angeles,
California, the 5leirh5 On whica was
'$424 Mr.. Gray has been Shipping
;eggs in car load lots 10 California All
. season. = TCenterville Journal.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1910-09-22

Not minute should he lost when
q child shows symptoms OF Group.
GhanberIain's Cough Remedy given
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1910-09-22
LEST Y(}lR A-ND

The Turner County Bank wants a
few more farm on its sale list. i
you want to sell come IN and leave
description
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
MORGAN OF CUBA, LEAVES
NY. TO FACE ACCUSERS
Says He Owes No Man a Dollar
and Will Regain
Fortune

NEW YORK, July 2.-Senor Manuel
silveria, first known as the J. P. Nor
gan of Cuba" who has been an I'M
happy expatriate since financial re-
verses caused him to leave Havana
in 1906. sailed from New York for
home today to face his accusers and
to set himself right. He says he owes
no man a dollar and he returns TO re-
name.
A few days after Senior Silveria left
Havana, in october, 1906, on A specially
chartered steamer. J. NJ. Ballous &
Co. bankers, with whom he was as
sociated in Cuba, announced their fail
ure for S3,00O,000. placing on Silveria
the responsibility for the crash and
charging that he defaulted with $1,000,-
600 of their money and securities.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
GENERAL C. F. ROBE DIES
SUDDENLY AT SAN DIEGO
Attack of Indigestion Ends Life OF
Retired officer

SAN DIEGO, July Brig Cen
Charles Franklin Robe, U. S. A, re-
tired, died suddenly at his home at 245
o'clock this morning of acute indiges-
ton. He was 65 years old and had been
on the retired list since 1908. Last
evening he attended a banquet at ten
San Diego silk mills. He retired at 10
o'clock and remarked that he never felt
better. At IL o'clock he was seized
with an attack of acute indigestion
and although a physician was sum-
moned and everything possible done, he
died a little more than two hours later.
General Robe served in the Civil War
with a New York regiment. He was
commissioned in the regular army July
2S, 1856, and was promoted to the rank
of colonel in 1900 and retired with the
rank of brigadier general in 1908. He
will be given a military funeral here
tomorrow afternoon.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
SMITH To HEAD
MINING BUREAU
Director of the Geological Survey
Is Appointed by PreSi-
dent Taft
HOLMES MAY TAKE THE PLACE
MCCaIip Appointed Chief of AC-
counts of New Division by
Secretary BaIIinger
HOLMES MAY TAKE THE PLACE
Associated q Press ]

WASHINGTON, July 2.-The bureau
of mines created at the last session of
congress as a coordinate division in
the interior department today as
sumed actual existence with George
Otis Smith director of the geological
survey, acting as its CHIEF. Mr.. Smith
will preside over the new office, in
conjunction with his duties as director
of the survey until a permanent head
is appointed.
As soon as word was received from
Beverly today of Mr.. Smiths tenn
porary appointment Secretary Ballin-
ger appointed Frank e. McCalip of
wfordsville, Ind, as chief of the
division of accounts in the new bureau
and transferred all of the employees
of the technical branch of the geolog-
ical survey to the bureau of mines.
Mr.. McCalip has been identified with
the technical branch for several years.
DIR. j. A. Holmes of Washington will
probably be selected as permanent
head of the bureau. Mining organiza-
tions throughout the United States
have urged his appointment and was
expected that President Taft would
appoint him as soon as the law be-
came effective.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
PROMINENT TRAVELLING MAN
CLAIMS SANTA ROSA BRIDE
Accommodating Deputy Clerk
Gives License After Hours

What appeared to he an elonemcnt from
the central part OF the state Culmmated I'm
a. marriage shortly before midnight lasl
night at the residence Of Justice summer
field, the bridegroom hciuE Alfred wade
lifting, a prominent travelling man Of San
Francisco. while the bride was Miss Genie
Mary Miller OF Santa Rosa.
Late yesterday afternoon the county clerk
was informed by Dudley Else, a brother-in-
law OF the bride. that a couple would ar
rive In Los Angeles on the late coast train
and that they wished to secure marriage
license A deputy clerk met them AT the
office at IL O'Clock and ON obtaining the
license they went to the home of Justice
Summerheld
MI. and Mrs, Dudley Else stood up with
the couple. while those who witnessed the
ceremony were NJ. A. Hamburger, Miss
Myrtle White. Mrs. Summarized Mrs Ber-
tina o.. Browne, Gilbert Browne and II
HauseT
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES TO
RECEIVE WAGE INCREASE
Adjustment Averts a Threatened
Strike of 10000 Men

WASHINGTON, July 2.-Amicable
adjustment of the controversy between
the railroads of the southeastern ter
ritory and their conductors and train
men has been reached by the media
tors tonight The agreement provides
for a substantial increase in wages
and for improved conditions and hours
of labor The adjustment averts a
threat of strike of 10000 men that
would have involved approximately
10000 others. The settlement is re-
garded as a distinct victory for the
employees, although concessions were
made by both sides. The men have
been granted a wage increase ranging
from 10 to 40 per cent.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
THIEVES LOOT A STORE
THEN SET 1T ON FIRE
Oakland Woman'S Emporium
Sacked and Burned

OAKLAND, July 2.-Thieves last
night entered the general merchandise
store conducted by Mrs. H. E. Day of
952 Twenty-fourth street, and after
looting the place of $19 scattered kero-
sent over the floors, walls and counters
and then fired the building. A quick
run of the fire department saved the
building from complete loss. although
the stock and store are damaged to the
amount of $500.
Mrs. Day and her husband and
daughter, who lived in the rear of the
building, were absent from home, and
the first indications they had of the af-
fair was when they returned about
midnight and found their home ruined.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
PRESIDENTS VACATION
GIVEN UP To BUSINESS
Press of important Matters Com
peIs Executive to Postpone
Ten Days Rest

BEVERLY, Mass, July 2.-President
Taft's ten days period of absolute va
cation, which was to have begun with
the close of a strenuous Fourth of July
has been postponed. Today Secretary
Norton had to withdraw a promise not
to bring business to the presidents at
tention owing to the press of important
matters pending in the interior depart
ment.
The president late today telegraphed
Secretary Ballinger to come to Beverly
next Tuesday morning for what prob
ably will be an all-day conference.
The vacation may begin next Wednes-
day. The president still has his doubts
about it. He played golf with his
brother Henry W. Taft of New York,
this morning, worked throughout the
early afternoon and then went for a
long motor ride.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
IRON WORKERS IN FIVE
SHOPS QUIT IN SPOKANE

SPOKANE, July 2.-Sixty machinists,
boilermakers and blacksmiths en-
ployed in five machine shops in Spo-
kane have walked out. When the strike
of the iron trades was to have been
called last Tuesday an agreement was
made providing that the men should
work for thirty days and if at the end
of that time % per cent of the union
men on the coast were working an
eight hour day that the same conces-
sion would be made to the unions here.
This agreement, the men claim, was
violated by the employers, who, it is
charged, began to weed out union
members until Tuesday. This action
precipltated the strike.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
GUM CHEWING LEADS TO
DISMISSAL OF CADET

WASHINGTON. July 2.-Chewing
gum is responsible for premature
ending of the military career of
Everett Charleton Crear of Albany,
cadet at West Point. He denied that
he was chewing gum when asked by
the officer of the guard. Papers which
have just been received at the war
department show that he was tried
and found guilty of making a false
statement and was dismissed. He
was a member of the fifth class.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
FIRE DESTROYS DEPOT

MENDOZA, Cal, July 2.-Fire at s
o'clock tonight destroyed the Southern
Pacific depot at Mendoza and two
freight cars The office records were
saved The fire started in a consign-
ment of household effects stored in the
depot. No estimate or the loss Is
given. but it will be several thousand
dollars
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
COMMANDER RETlRES FROM
NAVY WITH CAPTAINS RANK

VALLEJO, July 2.-Ordcrs have been
received that Commander w. Koester
who has been retired with the rank Of
captain be detached next week from
the machinery department of the Mare
Island navy yard, of which he has
been in charge for several months.
Koester was one Of the ten command
ers and captains who retired volun-
-Four others will he compulsorily re
tired in accordance with the naval per-
Snnnel hill.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
DENIES LAGUNA DAM
THREATENED BY RIVER

WASHINGTON, July 2.-The recla-
nation service today denied that the
great Laguna dam, which forms part
of the Yuma, Ariz., irrigation project,
was threatened by the Colorado river.
The denial was based on reports from
the reclamation officials at Yuma.
One million dollars was placed at
the disposal of the president on the
closing day of congress to control the
Colorado river in Mexico so as to pre-
vent its waters escaping northerly into
Salton sea.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
'GAYNoR FOR GOVERNOR
BOOM LAUNCHED IN N. Y.
Admrer of Mayor Rents Offices
for Campaign

FISHKILL LANDING, N. Y, July q
j. j. Cronin of New York, an ardent
admirer of Mayor Gaynor. has rented
offices here and flung to the breeze a
banner proclaiming it the home of the
"Gaynor clubs" and from now until
fall will conduct a systematic boom
for Gaynor as the next Democratic
nominee for governor.
Clerks and assistants to distribute
Gaynor literature will arrive from New
York city next week.
Mayor Gaynor has said right along
that he would positively not be a can
didate for governor. He declines to
comment, however, on Mr.. Cronin's ac-
tivity.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
STRIKE VOTE IS BEING
TAKEN ON PENNA. R. R.
$1,000 Conductors and Train
men Are Involved in Addi-
tionaI Demands

PHILADELPHIA, July 2.-The
Pennsylvania Railroad company today
announced that its conductors and
trainmen east of Pittsburg, Erie and
Buffalo are taking a strike vote be-
cause the company has refused to give
the men further increases in wages
amounting to from to 20 per cent.
Approximately 5000 men are in
volved. The men want ten-hour day
at the same wages paid for eleven
hours, and ask that the eleventh hour
be considered extra work and paid for
at the new ten-hour rate.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
PRUSSIAN ARMY BEGINS
AER0NAUTIC MANEUVERS

POSEN, Prussia, July Military
aeronautic maneuvers on the most ex-
tensive scale We're begun here today
and will be continued throughout the
month. They are being carried on by
trained army aeronauts All types Of
dirigibles. aeroplanes ana special bal
looms will be utilized.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
AReITRAToRs ARE ADJOURNED

KANSAS CITY, July 2.-The confer
ence between President Lewis of the
United Mine Workers of America and
James Elliott, mine owner of Nc
Alester, Okla, TO settle the strike of
the $4,000 coal miners of the southwest,
was adjourned today until next Tues
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
SECTION WORKERS STRIKE

SCRANTON, Pa, July Twelve
hundred section men with their fore
men, comprising the force of the Della
ware & Hudson system, struck today
for more wages. The foremen want $40
more per month and the section men
% cents per day more pay.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
ITALIAN GETS 20 YEARS
FOR KILLING HIS MOTHER

NEWARK. N. j., July 2.-For kill
ing his mother because she did not
have a clean shirt and collar ready
for him. Dominick Popolo, an italian
youth, has been sentenced to twenty
years at hard labor in the state prison
The crime was committed in March
last.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
ONE KILLED AT CIRCUS

LEAVENWORTH, Kan, July "A
negro was killed and several persons
were injured in a panic at circus
here today caused by a storm. The
tent was blown down.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03

Complete teegraphic returns direct from the rngside
of the Jeffres-Johnson fight will be received on the
Belasco stage tomorrow afternoon and will be read
between the acts The best fight returns in this city will
be the Beasco reports and the best play in town will
be THE WOLF. GET YOUR SEATS QUICK FOR
THIS BIG FOURTH OF JULY MATINEE.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
The WOLF

This play is by the author of Paid in Full The Easies
Way Just Wife, etc., etc. THE WOLF is easily one o.
Mr. Walters best plays. In the big eastern cities wa
pronounced success-Nothng better than The Wolf ha
been given by any stock company anywherenothnt
better be gvent is positively of the best pay
of this any other season.
The Wolf is going to be one of the Belasco's
most attractive bills SO it is big strong, grip
ping play, full of intensely dramatic scenes
. and situations and has lot of delightful
comedy. If you want to real play
see THE WOLF.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03

Patience had an awful dream about that
incOrrgbe boy next door
Patrice-What was it2
why, I dreamed he was twins!"-Yonkers
Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03

FoowThe Shube successful comedy BILLY First
forman of this big laughing hit in Los Angelica
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
ADJUSTMENTS

LEWIS STONE BeIssco Theaer will for the
by Eugene Walters play of the
woods