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Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
STOCKS SLIDE DOWN
ON GOTHAM MARKET
LOWEST EBB SINCE SUMMER
BOOM is REACHED
Quotations on Wall Street Break
Through Last Weeks Rec
ord-Big Sale of Cop
per Shares

NEW YORK. Feb. This was an
other day of extreme and almost unex-
planned weakness on the New York
stock exchange. Stocks tumbled stead
lily throughout the session under the
pressure of enormous liquidation, which
was acceptuated by lack of support.
Despite the absence of specific rumors
of disquieting nature, quotations
broke through the low records of last
week, establishing new low records, not
for the year alone but Cor the period
dating as far bal-- as the boom of last
summer.
Although not the center of decline, as
was the case last week, steel common
dropped today TO 753s, loss of 49s
points over the closing price OF Satur-
day, 9ls points over the price a week
ago and more than Is points over the
quotations of month back. The SELL
American Smelling common dropping
to TIA from 50 at the close on Satur-
day. Amalgamated Copper declined SIS
points to 713s.
Anaconda fell ga points to 46; Utah
Copper went down points to 46B;
Reading fell an even 5 points; Union
Pacific dropped AZ; Southern Pacific
45s, while losses throughout the active
speculative list ranged from to 8
points. The market closed weak and
nervous. A seat on the exchange was
sold this morning for $4,000, a decline
of $4,000 from the price paid for seat
two weeks ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
TRUST THAT MULCTED
PUBLIC FOR MILLIONS
GIVEN PALTRY FINES

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE Paper
Board association, made up of about 40
paper board manufacturing corpora
tions, indicted some months ago by the
federal grand jury on the charge of be-
ing an illegal cmobination in restraint
of trade, pleaded guilty to the charge
in the United States circuit court here
today.
Judge Hough said the charge was the
same as against the Fiber and Manila
Paper association, upon each of whose
members he had imposed fines of $4,000
about a year ago. He said ne would inn
pose similar fines in these instances,
namely $1,000, against each defendant.
At the request of U. S. District At
torney Wise a portion of the indictment
against the individuals was nOlle
pressed. The indictment among other
things stated that because of this illegal
combination the association levied an
annual tax of $1,000 900 year on the
nuhIic
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
MEAT IN WHITE
HOUSE DECAYED
ROOSEVELT SERVED WITH I'M
PURE BEEF
CHOICE CUTS KEPT UNTIL READY
TO DROP APART
Food Inspector Declares Wealthy Per-
sons Accustomed to Purchase
Roasts Which Had Turned
Black and Were Unfit
Associated Press1

WASHINGTON, Feb. THAT bad
beef some of it ready to fall to pieces,
was served at the White House during
President Roosevelt's occupancy was
the testimony of District Food Inspec-
tor Dodge today before the house COM
mittee engaged in investigating the high
cost of living in the District of
Columbia.
Mr. Dodge stated it was the custom
of a steward at the White House to
buy a quarter of beef and hang it up
until it was ripe, or "ready to fall to
pieces" as the inspector described it,
when it could be cut up and served.
Like the president, Dodge continued,
many wealthy people of the national
capital were accustomed to eat from
choice meat that had turned black
and was we'll on the road toward de-
composition
He related an incident of one OF his
visits to a fashionable Washington
market where he found a quarter of
beef, black and apparently unfit for
human food.
He condemned it and was about to
pour kerosene over 1t when the pro-
prietor interfered and told him he had
many wealthy customers who always
ordered from such pieces of meat.
While the inspector was present
footman from a wealthy family came
in and ordered a roast from the piece
which he had condemned.
"Gratiflcation of canine appetites,
commented Representative Johnson of
Kentucky, who asked Inspector Dodge
If this class of meat was kept in the
same coolers with beel intended for
civilized people,"
The inspector said it was.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
MEXlCANS WILL LEAD
PRISONERS OVER BORDER
Men Accused of Double Murder Will
Be Surrendered to American Au-
thorities Without Requiston

DOUGLAS, Ariz., Feb. 7.-Ygnacio
Antonio and Jesus Bega, MeXicans,
who brutally murdered Ernest Kuy-
kendall and Owen Plumb at wood
choppers camp in the Swisshelm noun
tains few days ago and who were
tracked by burro prints from the camp
through the streets of Douglas, We're
arrested this morning at Cananea
Mexico.
1t requires three weeks to get re-
quisition papers from Washington.
Through collusion with the Mexican
officers the prisoners are to be brought
to the American side of the border at
Naco. Officers here were notihed py
are to be there and capture the Mex
leans when they cross the line. Arl-
zonians are glad to act on this Ignoring
of international amenities when Ameri-
can justice is to be served, but when
Sarabia was kidnapped by Mexican Of
ficers in Douglas they raised such
storm that Captain Wheeler of the
Arizona rangers went to Hermosillo
and brought back the alleged Mexican
revolutionist without protest on the
part of the Mexican government.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
NEW RAILROAD LINE TO
TAMPIC0 Is UNDER WAY
San Antonio and ST. Louis Capitalists
Are Backing Line Already Begun
to Connect Texas with Coast
Especial to he Herald

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Feb. 7.-Ac-
cording to a statement made by G. w.
Mock of New York city, constructing
engineer of the San Antonio, Rio
Grande & Tampico railroad, the line
he is building will be pushed as far
south as Tampico, Mexico. A few
miles of the road already have been
graded owing to the fact that all
financial arrangements had not been
made, work on the line so far has been
slow, but a large force will now be put
in the field.
The road will run in almost straight
line from here to Brownsville or a
point nearby, and after crossing the
Rio Grande will follow the gulf coast
to Tampico. One of the richest agri-
cultural territories in the United States
will be opened by it. ]. f. Edwards of
st. Louis and a number of San Antonio
capitalists are the promoters of the
venture. A bonus of 100000 will be
given them by San Antonio business
men as soon as the line has reached
the Rio Grande and is in operation.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
FIRE LOSSES IN u. S.
GREATEST IN WORLD
BIG WASTE BY FLAMES DUE TO
FRAME BUILDINGS
Americans Pay $1,5oo,ooo Daily for Inc
surance, but Government Erects
Structures Freproof and Car
ries No Policies on Them

WASHINGTON, Feb. Fire levies
on Americans each year an enormous
tax, estimated by United States gov
ernment officials at nearly $1,500,OO0 a
day and the loss of 1449 lives year.
AS a result of an investigation by Of
ficials of the United Sttaes geological
survey it has been ascertained that
cheaper fireproof materials can be
used to advantage in construction; that
three to six times the necessary
amount of material is habitually used
in structural work in the United
States; that the building codes are
laxly enforced; that the fire loss in
the United States Is eight times as
much per capita as in any country in
Europe, and that the great fire waste
to the predominance of frame buildings
and to defective construction and
equipment.
Not one person in thousand knows
that the United States government
owns building that cost more than
$300,000,000 and is expending $2O,OOOO 600
year for new buildings. 1t will be a
surprise to every one, too, to learn that
not one cent of insurance against loss
by fire is carried on these valuable
buildings, because they are practically
fireproof.
After careful investigation it has
been determined that the total cost of
fires in the United States in 1907, ex-
cluding that of forest fires and the ma
rine losses lin themselves extensively.
amounted to the enormous sum OF
more than 1856, ASS, 900, tax on the
American people exceeding the total
value of all the gold, silver, copper
and petroleum produced in the United
States in that year. The cost of build
ing construction in 1907 in forty-nine
leading cities of the United States re-
porting total population of less than
1S,000,O00, amounted to 1861. 076,2S6, and
the cost of building construction for
the entire country is conservatively es-
timated at 1,000, 900, 900.
In addition to this waste of wealth
and natural resources 1449 persons
were killed and 5654 were injured in
fires in the United States in 1907.
The actual fire loss in the United
States due to the destruction of build
ings and their contents amounted to
$215, ,0S4, ,709 in 1907. This was $2.51 loss
per capita. The per capita loss in the
cities of the six leading European
countries amounted to but 80 cents
Comparisons of the total cost of fires.
which includes the items already stat
ed, show that if buildings in the
United States We're as nearly fireproof
as those in Europe the annual fire
cost would be $9O,0O0,0OO instead of
S4b6 000, 000
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
CONSERVATION OF HUMAN LIFE
DUTY OF NATION, SAYS PASTOR

DENVER, Feb. 1.-THE whole cry
of the nation is preservation of prop
erty and accumulation Of gain, even to
sacrificing human life," declared Dr. r.
F. Coyle, pastor of the fashionable
First Presbyterian church. in a sermon
yesterday on the value of human life.
|. DR.. Coyle denounced the present sys-
tenn of mining, child labor, sweat shops
and saloons as products of this infer
nal disregard of the value of human
life" He said:
"If running automobiles through our
streets at thirty to fifty miles an hour
endangered property, actually de-
stroyed banks and stores, law would
meet these conditions with a stern
hand and it would not be tolerated for
day."
Declaring that more than 500 men
had lost their lives in mine accidents in
Colorado, Illinois and Kentucky alone
since last October, DR.. Coyle said
'"rhe state should lay on mine opera
tors the supreme function of protect
ing human life and not merely exploit
ing it for gain. The government, nj
addition to conserving forests, streams
and wtaer power Sites should adopt
policy of preserving the lives of human
beings. This work should be the prime
object"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
FEDERAL COURT RULES
ON LAND COMMISSIONER
Mineral Bearing Lands Given to the
Northern Pacific Must Be Re-
turned to the Government

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. THAT the
clear intent of the United States land
laws cannot be set aside by decree
of the land commissioner was the de-
cision of the United States court of
appeals today In overruling the appeal
of the Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany against the revocation of certain
land grants made to that corporation
in Montana. When certain claims be-
longing to the railroad were included
in the Mount Rainier forest reserve
other non-mineral- bearing claims, to be
selected by it, were promised by the
government in their place. The rail-
road selected some claims patented by
the land commissioner as non-mineral,
but known to the company to be min
eral-bearing. Suit was brought to
compel the railroad to relinquish these
claims, and the government was given
the Judgment which was affirmed here
today.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
SHOOTS HIMSELF II TIMES
THEN STRANGLES HIMSELF

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. AFTER fir
ing eleven bullets into his head from a
22-caliber siX-cylinder revolver, re-
loading the weapon to accomplish the
feat, Roman Pritschoff hanged himself
at his home in Alameda Saturday night,
to make the suicidal work thorough.
Six of the bullets entered his brain,
and the fact that he was afterWard
able to fasten a clothesline about his
neck and strangle himself puzzled the
coroner and physicians who examined
the body yesterday
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
TONGS IN BAY CITY SIGN
PERMANENT PEACE PACT
On Ylck and Yee Families Forced by
China to Suspend Hos
tilities

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. Ten days
before the expiration of a temporary
truce, the On Yicks and the Yee lam
ily, two Chinese tongs whose war In
the last four months has cost ten llVes,
sirned a permanent peace pact last
night at the offices of the Six Com
panies.
throughout California most of the kill
ings occurring in San Francisco and
neighboring cities. Members of the
warning tongs fled from the local Chi
nese quarter and sought safety in in
terror towns, but they were quickly
followed by gun men and forced 10
continue their fight, some going to
Denver and others farther east.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
FORMER BANK OFFICIAL
Hailed TO POLICE COURT
William C. Hays Accused Of Violating
State Banking Law and of OBJ
tanning Money by Pretense

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. William
C. Hays, former vice president and
general manager of the Union State
bank, which failed last year, appeared
in two departments of the police court
today.
In the first he was arraigned on a
charge of violation of the state bank
ing laws and his bail was reduced
from $4,000 to $500.
He was not arraigned on the second.
where he is charged with obtaining
money under false pretense, but his
bail was reduced from $4,000 to $4,000,
and a petition for further reduction
was taken under advisement. Hays
is still in Jail.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
GIRL FOUND DEAD; SEVEN
BULLET WOUNDS IN BODY
Authorities Undecided Whether Young
Woman Took Her Life or
Was Murdered

ONEONTA, N. Y, Feb. 7.-Whether
a girl could fire seven successive shots
into her breast before expiring is the
question which must be settled before
the authorities can determine wether
Bessie Wheeler committed suicide or
was murdered. She was found dead at
Davenport near here. The coroner'T
physician maintains that she could not
have fired the shots herself. DR.. H. w.
Gates, testifying as an expert, holds
otherwise
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
sHIRrwAlsT STRIKE ENDED

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 7-Peace
having been declared between the
shirt waist manufacturers of this city
and their striking employees, quiet pre-
vailed today in the vicinity of the fac
tories, and for the first day in eight
weeks the police were not called upon
to arrest strikers. Under an agree
ment ratified by the workers yesterday
the operatives will return to work
Wednesday,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
BENSON FILES APPEAL

WASHINGTON. Feb. THE appeal
of John A. Benson of California from
the adverse decision rendered in his
habeas corpus proceedings before the
federal district court for northern
California was today filed in the SUI
preme court of the United States.
Benson is under indictment in Califor-
mia on a charge of conspiracy to de-
fraud the government out OF 1900
acres of land
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
PLEADS GUILTY TO FRATRlcIDE

SAN JOSE, Feb. 7.-FldeI NarVez'
who on the first day of last october de-
liberately shot down his brother-in-
law. Magnus Mathison, at the latter's
residence, 1S1 Bush street this city, to-
day was permitted in the superior court
to withdraw his former plea of not
guilty and to enter plea of guilty or
murder in the second degree. lie Will
be sentenced next Friday
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
sALEsMEN FORM ORGANIZATION

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE National
Association of Statesmen, with 500 mem
bers from thirty states, has just oeen
oreanized here. Travelling men from
ali parts of the country will be eligible
for membership. The principal objects
of the association are to promote er-
ficlency of members and TO estabnsh
an employment buresN
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
MAD DOG SCARE IN CANADA

OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. Fearing a
serious outbreak Of rabies, the Cana
dian authorities are imposing a fine
of 5000 on owners of dogs found at
large without muzzles. Since mad
dog crossed the suspension bridge at
Niagara Falls some time ago and bit
other dogs without being captured,
forty-two persons have been bitten.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
HOT SOAP PLUGS SEWER

ORANGE, N. j., Feb. THE burst
ing of a tank of hot soap In process
of manufacture has given the sewer
cleaning it ever has had. Several tons
of the Sticky mass got into the pipes
and CONCEALED there. stopping the
mains completely. For a mile along
the sewer men are working at each
manhole day and night trying to
pierce the mass. The soap is as hard
as if 1t had dried for weeks. and it
looks as if there was a long job ahead
of the department.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
HoFFMAN's BODY NOT FOUND

ABERDEEN, Wash, Feb. 7.-Search
for the body of John Hoffman, who
disappeared about the same time as
Charles Hedberg, whose body was re-
covered last week from Indian slough,
and for whose murder Gohl, agent here
for the Sailors union. has been arrest
ed, has so far been fruitless. 1t is said
that negotiations are in progress for
the retention of Dolphin Nj. Delmas of
San Francisco or Clarence Darrow Of
Chicago to defend Gohl,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
MAY MAKE SOUTH POLE TRIP

WASHINGTON, Feb. Whether
the National Geographic society shall
accept the offer of the Peary Arctic
club of New York and join it in
joint expedition for the discovery or
the south pole with the steamer
Roosevelt will be decided tomorrow
afternoon by the directors Of the geo
graphic society.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
MAY REVOKE CHARTER

OAKLAND. Feb. .7.--As a result Of
the struggle waged by two factions OF
the local Socialist party over the pos
session Of the party headquarters FRI
day night and the fight which followed,
the state executive committee, repre-
sented in Ookland by A. M. Rayl, Is
considering the revocation of the
party's Oakland charter.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
HOSPITAL BURNS; NO ONE HURT

afternoon destroyed a part of the Park
View sanitarium, a private hospital
containing a large number of patients.
At 8 O'Clock the fire was under control
and all the patients We're reported
safe. A number were carried from the
building unconscious.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
MEETS pEArH IN SHAFT

KENNETH, Cal, Feb. 1.-THE fourth
miner to meet death in the shoot of
the Mammoth mine in the last eight
months was Manual Rodriguez, aged
3S years, who fell a distance of ninety
feet last niCht and was instantly
killed. A
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-02-05
III. R. HARLAN

Secretary
Corporate SeaD
Territory Of Arizona, County of Co
chise SIS.
Before me, w. ID. Kinsey, Notary
Public in and for the County OF Co
chise. Territory OF Arizona, on this
, day personally appeared NJ. R. Har-
/ Ian. known to me to be the person
whose name is subscribed to the fore
going instrument as Secretary, and
acknowledged to me that he executed
I the same for the purposes and consid-
! Grafton therein expressed.
Given under my hand and seal OF
office. this 10th day of September. A.
L. 1905.
/ IN P SeaD
W. D. KINSEY,
Notary Public.
My commission expires Sept. 4, 1911.
State of Oklahoma. County of Co
chise. SIS
Before me. w. p. Knapp. Notary
Public in and for the State of Okla
homa, in the County OF. Oklahoma, on
this day personally appeared L. F. Lee
known to me to be the person whose
name is subscribed TO the foregoing
instrument as President, and acknowl
edged to me that he executed ne
same for the purposes and consider
alton therein expressed.
Given under my hand and official
seal this Sth day of october. A. ID
1909.
W. p. KNAPP.
Notary Public
My commission expires, March y
1910
Filed and Recorded November on
1909 in Book Records of 1ncorpOia
Il tons. pages e35-636, Records of 60
chise County, Territory Of Arizona.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-02-05

Coehisr county would have a ranger
force today had the board of super
vfsors acted fayoraoly on petition
presented b. large number Of the
.eitiress Of the county. This petition
bore The signature OF nearly every
prominent csttieman la the county
and asked that four ranger reputies
be appointed under the new ranger
law passed by the last Legislature af-
ter the territorial force had been abol-
ished.. II was understood at one time
that the board would appoint these
ranger deputies and Sheriff White
commissioned them and sent the
commissions to the board for its re
CURED approval Then someone con
ceived that the time was opportune &c
play q little politics at the expense o.
a sacrifice of what benefit ranger:
could render Cochise county and tbs
next thing heard was that the demo
Gratis. who abolished the territorial
ranger force. need not expect repub
llican boards of supervisors TO remed!
the damage done There is the ran
ger situation in Cochise county.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-02-05

or which he is net ready to be per 4
onsliy responsible. commands more
from the mass OF his fellows |
han one who shields himself behind
4 rampant of anonymity and voices
only the sentiments of profit-seek-
ing corporation"
Such was old-time newspaperdom,
when it was dominated by individual
ism. But the old-time newspaper was
addressed TO a very limited public.
Only a small coterie was interested
in the personal quarreis of particu-
lar editors. while today there are
hundreds OF thousands who want to
know the news of transactions oc-
curing all over the world. Enor-
nous interests are often affected by
some event that has happened in
some distant country.
Formerly any smart fellow who
was a graduate of the printing art
With bag of types and a hand press
could start a newspaper. but today a
metropolitan journal requires an ex
tensive plant of costly and compli
jcated machinery and must pay larG'
.arnounts for telegraph news. besides
Iemployins large corps OF writer's ans
skilled operators. Therefore, aeces
lsarily. the great newspapers hav'
come into possession of companie
and corporations with means ads
quate to provide such a corps an
equipment
Some OF the modern newspaper
(which deal in sensational occurrence
have been denominated yellow.
This Is an age when much Of th
important news is sensational. an
"a journal which does not print tA
, news is not wanted. But certsinl
There are just as honest public jou
Inais as ever there were in the tin
when the chief stock in trade va
, for the editors to denounce each OF
ler or somebody else as liars ar
Thieves. No matter how much sou
, journalist of the ancient and obsole
!, class may yearn for the archaic met
DDS of a past age. he will scarce
venture to claim that there is
more honesty and character in &
newspaper world. and unless he
too absurdly prejudiced he mu
grant that the best newspapers a
<. not wholly without influence
good. even if their editors no long
arm themselves and so about gu
, ming for somebody whom they wa
. TO Commissioned.