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DISCUSS CASE OF
SENATOR BURTON
QUESTION OF ASSIGNMENT ON
COMMITTEE
Late Mr. Mitchell I* Warmly Defended
by Teller— Agree to Confer,
ence on Canal Appro
priation Bill
rty Associated Tress.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.— Whether
tho senate Is warranted In tgnorlng a
senator convicted In the courts on
charges of misconduct and In' not as
signing him to places on standing com
mittees, yet leaving his name on the
nennte roll, was discussed for two
hours today by the renate and then
dropped without a ruling on the ques
tion. Several senate leaders took up
the subject. On account of the deli
cacy of the question the debate natur
ally was not so open as would be
necessary for final determination of
the matter.
Mr. Bailey raised the point by in
quiring of Mr. Hale, when the latter
presented the new list of standing com
mittees, whether every senator hnd
been provided with a place. Mr. Hale
responded that every senator except
Mr. Burton of Kansas had been given
assignments nnd that he had been left
off the committees at his own request
until the charges against him had been
disposed of by the courts. Mr. Bailey
protested against any senator's name
being kept on the roll unless he was
given work to do and argued that it
is the duty of the senate to Itself, to
Kansas and to the country, to investi
gate the charges against Mr. Burton
and to determine whether he is en
titled to a seat In the senate. '
In response to Mr. Bailey several
senators called attention to the fact
that congress Is following the precedent
established by the English parliament
In not taking cognizance against a
member until the charges, had been
determined in the courts. Messrs. Hale,
Spooner, Lodge and Daniel were of
this opinion.
No Place for Graft
Mr. Bailey, calling attention to the
fact that there had been five senators
indicted in the last ten years, all on
charges Implying that crimes had been
committed for money, said the lime had
nrrlved when tho senate should testify
that this is "no place to come to make
money dishonestly." He complained
that senators who behaved themselves
■were compelled to suffer for those who
did not, through being subjected to
ridicule and jests. Counseling the
philosophy of the stoics against attacks
on the senate.no a body, Mr. Daniels
said thai any person who would origin
ate a plaji to protect the senate against
a ribald Jest would be hailed ns the
greatest inventor of the age. Ho did
not think the senate suffered by un
justlflatble attacks by Irresponsible
persons.
Mr. Teller defended the late Senator
Mitchell, saying that it would take
more than the word ot "a self con
victed thief, perjurer and forger" to
convince him that Mr. Mitchell had
committed a crime.
When the senate convened today Mr.
Cullom was in his seat for the first
time this Benson. Mr. Allison reported
a house Joint resolution providing far
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ber 21 to January 4, which was adopted.
Senator Teller of Colorado, protesting
ngatnst the absence of Senator Bur
tlon's name from the committee lists,
nlnulert to the tote Henator Mitchell.
He doctored that Henalor Mitchell dur
ing his long service hnd had many op
portunities to pnrloh hltnoelf, but had
gone to the grave penniless.
Commends Burton's Action
Mr. Ppooner said that Senator Bur
ton had nil the right* of a senator ami
was entitled to places on committees,
and that he had relieved a situation of
(treat embarrassment by itftklng to n*
left off committees. tt« thought Mr.
nurton had acted very properly In
absenting himself from the senate
under the circumstances.
Mr. Ppooner said Mr. Pulton übs
advised by senators not to announce
the death of Senator Mitchell, as
there would be opposition to resolu
tions for eulogies.
Mr. ttnllfy said he was one of the
senators who advised the Oregon
senator. When n. senator felt a sense
of delicacy which prevented him from
appearing In the senate he ought to
resign. If vindicated of the charges
Against him his constituents would
give him a vindication also,
Mr. Lodge declared there was no rule
of the senate declaring that notice
shall bo taken of the death of a sen
ator, and defended the action of the
senate In Its treatment of Senator
Mitchell's death nnd the committee's
action In Its treatment of Senator
Burton.
Mr. Spooner agreed with many of
the criticisms of the senate's pro
cedure and said that one man could
relieve the senate of Its embarrassing
situation, . and that man was Senator
Burton himself. Mr. Spooner there
fore defended the course of the com
mittee. The case of Senator Dietrich
of Nebraska had been referred to, and
Senator Spooner reviewed the case,
saying that Senator Dietrich had not
asked for vindication by the senate
until after he had been cleared in the
courts. He agreed that there was ev
ery reason for the senate to follow the
Kngllsh rule In relation to vacating
the seat of a member charged with
some offense, the oonvlctlon of which
would disqualify him from member
ship. Mr. Spooner snld that Senator
Fulton had consulted senators In re
gard to the procedure in the case of
the death of his colleague and received
advice which moved him not to make
the usual announcement.
"If he had made that announce
ment," said Mr. Spooner, "it would
have served to Intensify the tragedy
and bring additional sorrow to those
who loved John H. Mitchell, for It was
known that there would bo an oppo
sition to the usual resolutions calling
for eulogies."
Disagrees on Canal Amendments
The vice president Interrupted the
debate to lay before the senate the
message from the house disagreeing
with the amendments of tho senate on
the canal appropriation bill. Mr. Alli
son moved that tho sennte insist upon
the amendments nnd agree to the con
ference naked for. Ills motion was
adopted, nnd Messrs. Allison, Hale
nnd Teller were named ns confprpos.
Mr. Bailey complained against the
senate having to wait for the tedious
process of the courts to determine who
shall sit in the senate. He referred
to the relations of senators, saying :
"You on that side mny look upon
us on this side CDemooratic) as dem
agogues and I know that we some
times look upon you on that side as
mere creatures of corporate greed, yet
we all in our sober moments look upon
ono another as upright and honest
men.
The resolution naming the commit
tees was thon adopted.
On motion of Mr. Galllnger the ship
subsidy bill was taken up, which makes
it the unfinished business before the
senate. The senator said he did not
propose to take up the bill until after
the holidays.
The senate at 2:55 p. in. wont into
LOS ANGELES HERALD: TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 19, 1905.
pxemflve aetslon and at 8:18 p. m. ad
journed.
DISCUSBION3 IN THE HOUSE
Insurance, Muring, Ruula and ImmU
oration Are Considered
By .A*«A<-lated Press.
WAfIHINOTON, T>ec. IS.-TnpUMnre.
hazlnf, the suffering Rtmslfin .Tews and
Immigration were nil topics of discus
sion in tho house today under the gen
eral leave to talk. The only business
done was to send the canal appropria
tion bill to conference.
With a program of speechmaklng
nhenrt many members) of the house left
for their homea Saturday and the at
tendance today upon convening was
snml!.
The cannl emergency appropriation
bill was received from the senate and
read. Discussion of this was followed
by another debute on Insurance mat
ters.
Mr. T,niKils' bill creates a division of
Insurance In the department of com
merce and labor and provides for a
superintendent of Insurance. It requires
annual reports from all life companies
fining business In the territory de«
scribed. "This would," he said, "din
close any scandalous perversion of
funds. This would prevent, for In
stance, any life Insurance corporation
from holding ninety million dollars'
worth of securities marketed by J. P.
Morgan & Co." '-
Mr. Landis described the salaries of
life Insurance olflcers as the "touch of
kin which makes the whole country a
Christmas tree."
These salaries, he snld, were In the
main dishonest. Touching on some or
the reported transactions of Insurance
companies, he said his bill would "take
them out of the saloon business, the
hotel business, the banking business
and the trust business. It would re
strict them to the Insurance business.
This would dissolve tho, standing pact
which Mr. Perkins has had with him
self for so many years. It will nlso
prevent Mr, Cromwell, the treasurer
of one of these corporations, from con
tinuing to be a member of ton different
syndicates, all of which do business
with the Insurance corporation with
which he Is Identified. This will pre
vent Mr, Harrlman from borrowing
$27,000,000 to cast Into a struggle for
the control of the Northern Pacific
railroad.
"This is plunder. Mr. Chairman, pure
nnd simple. One thing exceeds the per
fidy of these offenders and that Is their
Impudence. All but two or three re
main In power. There Is not ono of
them good enough to wear the stripes
of the felon. For them to remain In
office Is unspeakable, hs unspeakable
as for the home wrecker who Bits com
placently In the ruin he has brought
nnd calmly Invites the American
father to return thnnks for dlvliif.
favor. • ■'
"Patient though the people bo. 1
want to take away from the deathbed
of the policy holder the ugly faces of
Harriman. Kuhn. T,opb & Co., the Mc-
Curdys, the McCnllp, the Perkinses and
Plorpont Morgan, the International
kleptomaniac."
The house adjourned nt 4:113 o'clock
until tomorrow. .
"DOCTOR UP" IMMIGRANTS
TO SECURE ADMISSION
INDUSTRY NOW FLOURISHING IN
EUROPE
"Curing" of Diseased Aliens So They
Can Pass Inspection In the United
States Is a Profitable Trade.
Trachoma Is Common
By Associated Press.
NHW YOHK, Dec. IS.— That dlneased
Kuropean Immigrants arc "doctored
up" in great numbers for shipment to
this rountry Is the charge made by
Dr. Maurice Kishberg of this city, a
sperlal inspector of the Immigration
service of tho United States, who re
cently returned from abroad. Dr.
Fishberg spent several months In the
Old World, visiting the Kurnpean ter
minals of the big tranß-Atlantln steam
ship lines and making a special study
of the shipping of Russian Immigrants
across tho Herman frontier. Most of
thn things which the doctor saw abroad
are Incorporated in the rpport which
he made to the commissioner general
of Immigration a.t Washington.
Dr. Fiahberg said yesterday
"The 'curing' of diseased aliens for
admission to the United States has be
come a tremendous industry abroad.
Ramifications of the business may be
found at Liverpool, London, South
ampton, Marseilles and at various fron
tier cities of Russia and Austria-Hun
gary. In these cities I have personally
visited boarding houses and so-called
'hospitals' where immigrants suffering
from trachoma In its most advanced
stages were being treated that they
might pass inspection and enter the
United States.
"Trachoma is a disease of the eye of
which I have a speclnl horror.
"In Marseilles the 'treatment' of
trachoma bus assumed remarkable di
mensions. Here most of the immi
grants from the orient, from Syria; Ar
menia and neighboring countries come
on their way to the United States.
Most of tho Immigrants report to a
man by the name of Anton Fares, who
refers thPm to certain boarding houses.
Luter they ate sent to Dr. Q, Reynaut,
l! 0 Boulevard d'Athenee, for examina
tion. .Those who are found free from
contagious diseases receivo tickets and
are at once shipped to Havre. But as
soon as one of these orientals Is discov
ered to have trachoma Paris takes
hold of the unfortunate Immigrant and
says: 'There are only two ways open
to you. You can either go by way of
Bt. Nazalre to Mexico, where I have
agents to conduct you across the fron
tier into the United States, or you can
go to a doctor here and get cured. Now,
the first plan is expensive and danger
ous, but the doctor is very successful.'
"Of course, the poor fellow goes to
the doctor, who, by the way, does a
flourishing business.
"The Russian Hebrew comes to
America chiefly by way of Germany,
either sailing directly from Bremen or
Hamburg, or going to England and
embarking from a British port. Lit
tle Is done at Bremen or Hamburg to
patch up immigrants, but at the sta
tions along the Russian and Austrian
borders the practice is common. In
most oasus the so-called 'cure' is only
temporary." BWnol
General Sumner In San Francisco
By Associated Press.
BAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18.— MaJ.
Gen. Bamuel S. Sumner, commander of
the Pacific division of the United States
army, arrived here yesterday from Hon
olulu after having completed a tour of
Inspection of the army forces In the
Hawaiian Islands. Gen. Bumner states
that he found the troops In the islands
in good condition and is well satisfied
with the condition of affairs from an
army standpoint In the Hawaiian
Island!. .'■ ••-,",; ;;•.-.
Drnirt ut I'xuunula
If you have weak lungs, you have rea
son to fear pneumonia, and should keep
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THREE CHICAGO
BANKS SUSPEND
JOHN R. WALSH IS CAUSE OF
FAILURE
Heavy Loans Made to Him by These
Institutions Cripple Them—De
posltors Will Be Paid
In Full
By AMorl.itiNl Press,
CHICAGO, Dec. 18.-Three of the
largest financial Institutions In the west
—the Chicago National bank, the Homo
Savings bank and the Equitable Trust
company-all of them controlled by
John n. Walsh of this city and In great
measure owned by him, suspended
operations today. Their affairs will be
liquidated as rapidly ns possible and
they will go out of business.
Mr. Walsh, who was the president of
the Chicago National bank and of the
Kqultable Trust company, nnd all the
other ofllcers and all the directors of
the Chicago National bank have re
signed. Nutlonal Bank Examiner C.
H. Bosworth has succeeded Mr. Walsh
nt the head of the Chicago National
bank and the places of the directors
hnve been filled by men appointed by
the Chicago clearing house. Back of
the new management stand the allied
banks of Chicago, who hnve pledged
their resources that every depositor
shall be paid to the last cent nnd that
no customer of any one of the three In
stitutions shall lose nnythlng by reason
of the suspension. Jiad not this action
been taken by the banks of the city a
disastrous panic must have followed in
tho financial world. As It was, the
only effect In this city was the decline
on the local stock exchange of 2,4 in
the price of National Biscuit common
slock, which has employed the Kqult
oble Trust us transfer agent and had
besides dculinss with the Chicago Na
tional biink, but It is not affected by
the failure In the slightest degree. The
closing of the two banks hnd the effect
also of shutting off all demand on tha
local exchange for bunk slocks, none of
them being purchased.
Cause of Collapse
The Immediate caufte of the collapse
of the liiHtltutioiiH controlled by Mr.
Widsh Is said to bo the largo amount
of money which- they have loaned to
various private enterprises of his, nnt
nbly the .Southern Indiana rnllwny nnd
the Bedford Quarries compnny of In
diana, ' Mr. Walsh claims Hun. if lip
could hiivo had a little more; thnn find
been loft untraimneled In his operations
he could have saved his h.uiks and made
enonnotii profits for himself and his
associate?. '..."-:
He buses this statement upon his esti
mate of thn value of tho bonds In the
Southern Indiana Railway company.
Tho comptroller, . the utiito auditor and
lhe members of the Chicago den ring
houso committee place the value of the
bonds at ono-half the valuation of Mr.
Walsh, mid It was thrlr refusal to
accept his valuation Unit caused, the
suspension of the banks.
The liabilities of the three Institution*,
arc estimated In the aggregate ut J28,
000,000. Agiilnst this amount the banks
and the trust company have resources
that arf! on a conservative estimate
worth Jl6,oort,oof>. The bonds of the
Southern Indiana Railway company
arq estimated by Mr. Walsh as being
worth $16,000,000. ' They are considered
by the comptroller, state auditor and
the clearing house committee to be
worth a little more than half that sum.
Their valuo Is a matter to be deter
mined in the future, and the presidents
of the local banks admit, that If the
estimate of Mr. Walsh Is found to be
correct the two banks and the trust
company will not only puy all of their
debts but leave a surplus besides. The
directors nt the two banks and Mr.
Walsh, who has turned over all his
private property as well as that stand
ing In tho iiHine of Mrs. Walsh, have
pledged real estate and securities
valued at $5,000,000, and estimating the
railrond bonds Ht $8,000,000 more, rrtakes
a total of $20,1)00,000 assets, against
$26,000,000 liabilities.
Controversy With Ridgely
For some time there, has been a dif
ference of opinion between the officers
of the Chicago National bank and
Comptroller Ridgely regarding the
methods of conducting the affairs of
the bank. Thn comptroller took ex
ception to the large loans made by the
bank to the private enterprise of Mr.
Walsh and declared that a portion of
them must bo called In. Assurances
were given to him, he declared, that
this would be done, but tho promises
were not kept. Finally the Incentive
to a close scrutiny ot the affairs of the
Chlcugo National and Homo Savings
banks was given by a banker In New
York, who had been requested to take
part In a syndicate to furnish a loan
of $6,000,000 to Mr. Walsh for tho pur
pose of further expenditures on the
Southern Indiana railway. Tho bonds
of the company, . however, did not sell
so rapidly as was expeoted, and the
state and national examiners were ap
prised of tho failure of the loan.
Up to this time tho banks had been
examined separately, which enabled
them to transfer securities back and
forth. It was decided that the state
examiner and the national examiner
should make a simultaneous Investi
gation. This showed that the institu
tion had loaned a large amount, esti
mated all the way from $10,000,000 to
$15,000,000 on the securities of tho rail
roads that were owned practically by
Mrs. Walsh alone. It Is said the paper
for these loans was signed by clerks
and that they were substantiated by
bonds of Mr. Walsh's railroads, the
Southern Indiana, the Chicago South
ern, which Is an extension of the South
ern Indiana, and the Wisconsin and
Michigan.
When the examiners had concluded
their report, Mr. Walsh asked for a
little time, saying. that he could raise
the money to straighten out everything.
He was not so successful in this as he
hoped to be and when Comptroller
Ridgley was informed of the fact, he
came to Chicago.
AII.NIght Meeting
He called a meeting of the members
ot the Chicago clearing house and In
formed them of the situation. The
meeting was held In the office of the
president of the First National bank
and continued from S o'clock Sunday
afternoon until 5 o'clock this morning.
It was then announced by the comp
troller In the following statement that
the banks had practically suspended
and that all depositors would be paid
In full by the other banks of the city.
The officers of the Chicago National
bank were:
President. John It. Walsh; vice
president, F. M. Blount! directors, John
R. Walsh, F. M. Dumont, John M.
Smythe, William Best, C. K. O. Hillings,
and Maurice Rosenfeld.
The deposits in the bank were $14,.
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■(SS.flnn nnd thero In due to othrr banks
$2,038,851. :.>.--
Thn oHlcors of tlio Home Havings
bunk were:
President, William Onahan; vice
president, Maiirlco Uosenfeld; direct
ors, C. K. G. .BilllnRt", Maurice Kosen
fcld, John M. Smythts W. J. Onahan,
Wllllnm Host and John It. WhlbH.
The ofllcers and dlrectnra of the
Equitable Trust company were practl
rully the Bamo ns those of the Home
Siivlnga bank, with the exception ot
Mr. Walsh, Who was president in place
of Mr. Onahan.
The Home Savings bank had savings
deposits of $3,560,000.
The* Equitable Trust company has
outstanding certificates of deposit and
accrued Interest ntnnuntint; to $1,289,000
and deposits In trust valued at $2,0!>8.(i00
There Is no question of the Hvallability
ot' tiny of tho assets of the two latter
institutions.
Had High Reputation
Whatever might have been known
In the inner financial circles of the con
dition of tho Chicago National bank,
it was by tho publlu supposed to be
one of the utronffest and most con
servatively managed Institutions in the
v.pst. Kxcitemcnt ran high, therefore,
when it was announced in the extra
editions of the morning papers that
the banks ivero involved. The state
ment of Comptroller Kldgely and the
published announcement of the Ohl
cngo clearing house to the effect that
the other banks of the city had pledged
that nil depositors would be paid In
full on demand, relieved the tension,
however.
Around the «'hlcago National bank
there was no disturbance during the
day. There was a run on the bank,
but it was quiet and orderly, lien who
called ut tho bank to inquire Into the
condition of affairs were told that they
cculd withdraw their money at any
time they pleased; that the. bank wa<»
oren for 1 the transaction of all busi
ness, save that of taking In money
or of making loans. All checks that
were presented at the window of the
paying teller were promptly paid in
cash, and. many other balances were
drawn out by deposit in other banks
passing through the clearing house in
the ordinary way.
The savings depositors of the Homo
Savings bank did not take the situation
as calmly ns did the customers of the
national bank and by the time the
doors were thrown open there was a
lino of 800 men waiting to withdraw
their accounts. Ample provision had
been made to meet the run and all
accounts were liquidated ns booh ns
presented. Within aii hour after tho
opening of the bank the excitement had
died almost completely away, and al
though a long line of depositors stood
In front of the bank until tho close,
there was not the slightest disturbance.
The paying 1 off depositors will continue
us long as claims are presented and
the statement la made on the authority
of the allied banks of the city that
there ia ample money to pay every
thing.
Officers Resign
Shortly after noon It was announced
that all of the officers and directors
of the Chicago National had tendered
their resignations with the exception
of O. K. G. Billings, who is out of the
city. The place of Mr. Walsh was
filled by the selection of Bank Exam
iner C, H. Boßworth, and the follow
ing committee was selected by the
clearing house to act as directors in
place of those who have resigned:
James B. Forgan, president of the
First National bank: John J. Mitchell;
president of the Illinois Trust and
Savings bank; Orson Smith, president
of the Merchants' Loan and Trust
company; James H. Eckels, president
of the Commercial National bank;
Byron L. Smith, president of the North
ern Trust company; C. K. Q. Billings
and 0. H. Bosworth.
Local financiers place all of Mr.
Walsh's troubles at the door of the
Southern Indiana railroad. A number
of years ago he purchased the Bedford
stone quarries In Indiana, The ship
ping outlet for the quarries was not so
good as he desired, and he soon became
Involved In arguments with the Monon
& Chicago and Eastern Illinois rail
roads, declaring that they .were charg
ing him a rate of freight that was ar
bitrarily high. He practically construct
ed the Southern Indiana railroad, the
line of which lay near his quarries, and
ultimately secured by means of It an
outlet which brought ■ his quarries'
product to Terre Haute, Intl., and there
iMUSEMENIS ™™__
JLJOROSCO'S BURBJtNK THEATER ■TO.Efc" 1
"TTIK fIKST CAAIPANT AND THR BEST TLATS IN AMERICA FOII
THR MONKT."
WF/Vfl GOT ANOTHEtt WINNRR niOUT FTIOW TIII3 JIJMP-ANOTIIER BtQ
MOUHH LAST NIGHT.
UNQUKBTIONABLY" THE BEST Pt.AY TO BKH THIS WEEK-IT'S THE TALK
OK TIM TOWN,
Julian Johnson, TIMRB-"Altogethcr It. 11. Chanman, RVRNINfI NRWB-
credltalile." "Thrt opening performance moved us
nmoothly as though months had paM»<l
Arthur Wclnhflna, J!RflAl,ls— "The In getting ready. Spectators sat with
riurbank Co. presents ft far superior per- rapt attention."
formanrn of ''The Merchant of Venice" Francis CJntes, KXPfIKSS— "Amply
than did Hen Oreet'a players, One of mounted, creditably performed. Manager
the moat nrtldtlo efforts over presented Moronon nevnr fnlln to bo in accord with
at the Hnrbank." thn pnblln demand." •
IT Jfl MSALLr WOnTH aOINO MIMC3 TO BRR.
DON'T THINK OP MISSING IT.
The Merchant
of Venice
A two-dollar production, for fifty centß. Every Ilurhank favnrlta in the cast. Wm.
I'emnnnii art ''naßganlo." Ulnnclie Hall :m "Portia." John W. Ilurton as "Oobbo."
Jlenry Rtockbrldge an "I,auiicelot." Karle liyder as "Gratlano." Ktc. Leo Cooper
as "Hhylock," upeclnlly enenged. Children timlnr 6 not admitted.
Next Week— "LOST. STHAYKD OR STOLEN." A musical comedy by the
author of "Wang." Every Iltirbanker In capt. Eighty peoplo on tho stage. Forty
pretty show girls. Double qunrtotte. Usual prlcon. Boat snlo Blx days In ndvnnce.
/~\RT>HFI7JVT SPKINO BTRBHTj Hct. Srpnnd and Third
rjKfnaujvi Uoth Phonas 1447 _
v ' MATINEES DAILY EXCEPT MONDAY— 100 and 25c.
MODERN VAUDEVILLE
Wtpk commencing tonight: Sulrrao, Europe's mont dexterous juggler; 17
IVkln 'Ainiiirra, Crack Lightning Drill Corps; Umrlcy Case, "Btorles About
Father"; Ijsmvrnldn sWitn nml Four l"Io«<-r <;lrl-«i Illxnn & An kit, "The Huron
nnd Hi« Krlond"! WhlsUlnc Tom Ilrnwiiri Ornliruiii Motion l*li>tnre« l Bliowlns
J.ntedt Novel tie*. Last week of Km Weseott & Co., In "An lilplsodo of Modern
Life." Evening Prices 10c, 25c, BOc. '
S^TfJINn Ci"PFRJt Hfil/fF' AIAIN. ST., net. First and Becon<L
KKjtNU UrCKJt nUUJL. Phonesi Main 1967; Home 418.
*•* THE FAMILY THEATER
ARTHUR C. AIBTON'B COMPANY In tho American Comedy Drama
Shadows on the Hearth
Original cast ns seen for 150 nights In Now York.
Estha Williams. Jnmfs M. Urnphy and 20 others.
Next week — "AT THE OLD CUO9B ROADS.' 1
Mntlneoa Sunday, Tuesday nnd Satnrdny, 10e and 25c. Evenings 10c, 23c, ,69c.
MASON OPERA HOUSE Jl^£ A KU*.
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT-TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
KANE, SHIPMAN & COLVIN PRESENT
Alberta Gallatin i£KS Cousin Kate
Tty Hubert Henry Davleg. Direct from the Hudson Theator, N. Y. Tho Qcm of
the Winter Season. Suuts now on Bale— 26c, BOc, TOo. M and *1.60. PHONES 70.
MASON OPERA HOUSE «•,£, ™Sna Wr .
21 2, 1 :^^:? 1^' ™ IDAY AND SATURDAY - ™-
THK W. T. OARLETON ««ti w « «
fIPKIIA COMPANY PKI3- WllPll lOhnilV LOfllfK
BENTS THE SURPASSINGLY "««l JUUUIIJ VUUICS
imiLMANV comic OPKRA— MniTmnrf IT nvna
Bv tho author of "DOLLY VARDKN." HaIXUIIIJ; IIOUIC
A'SIIPKRH ORGANIZATION OF SINGING ARTISTS! A PATRIOTIC MASTER-
PIECE! C'OSTITMEI) WITH KXQIIIHITE TASTE! A UNIQUE BALLET OP
PRKTTY IIOOP-HKIRTEII LASBIUH! SEATS NOW ON SALE.
PRICES— NIRhtK. 2!ii\ Mr. 75c. $1. *I.KO. Matinees— afic. Me, 75n and *1. Phones 70.
JpCOT PJfRK Races! Races!!
Los Angeles Jockey Club
Six Races Every Wee! Day, Starting at
1:40 P. M.
Grand Concert Every Friday by Frankenstein's Orpheum Orchestra.
Saturday, Dec. 16, tho California Club Handicap. A handicap sweep-;
stnkn for 2-year-olds, $1230 added, one mile.
Admission $1 to grounds and grand stand. J. W. BROOKS, -
City Oltloew. ClO-811 Bradbury Building. Manager."
T%JtI atCfl THF ATFD BELASCO, MAYER & CO., Proprietor*
J*hLJfM,U int.JtlC.K. Phones: Main 3380: Home 267.
*•* TONIGHT— AII This Week. First presentation <>f tho great comedy success—
Mistakes Will Happen
Three hours of fun and good holiday cheer. Nothing but fun all night. Prices:
Nights, 25c to 7Bc. Thursday and Saturday Matinees, 25c to 50c.
XMAS WEEK-JAMES K. lIACKETTS BIG SUCCESS, "THE CRISIS."
BEATS SELLING.
QHUTES Today— Tuesday
Chiaffarelli's Italian Band
GRAND CONCERTS AFTERNOON AND EVENINO. BRILLIANT SELECT-
IONS FROM THE OLD MASTERS. DON'T FAIL TO VISIT THE IGORROTK
VILLAGE. MOST UNIQUE EXHIBITION ON RECORD. ADMISSION 10c.
CASINO THEATER Musical Comedy
L- THE ISLE OF BING-BONG
30 People. 12 Ulg Musical Numbers.
7.0 Show Girls. Charming Costumes.
Matinee Dally Except Wednesday. Every Evening, 8 and 9:30 P. M.
Prices. 10c. 20c and 25c.
Going to the Races? ■
® Take the. Big Red Cars on cTWain Street
They make fast time right to the Gates at
The Pacific Electric Railway
again he came in contact with the
EHStcrn Illinois for the transportation
north and south. Ho determined to
build for his road a terminal into
Chicago, and bent all his energies to
thlß end. The fight thut ensued con
tinued through several years, and It
was bitter and expensive, especially to
Mr. Walsh. At ono time the capitalists
In control of the Chicago & Kastern
Illinois bought up all of the coal mines
along the line of the roud Mr. Walsh
was proposing to build into Chicago,
and he v/a« completely shut out of all
prospect of the profit of hauling the
coal, and was put In the position of
being compelled to transport his own
fuel. He at once bought up an im
mense acreage of coal lands which had
not been developed, and this sunk a
large amount of money that he intend
ed to use for the construction of his
railroad. The proposed line from Terre
Haute to Chicago has not yet been
built, but Mr. Walsh has lost faith in
his ability to construct It.
Adverse Political Conditions
Another heavy drain upon the re
sources of the Chicago National bank
has been the change In political condi
tions in Chicago. The officers of the
Chicago National bank have alwayß
been active in local politics, and the
bank has handled large sums of money
for the city and county, the drainage
canal and the different park boards.
The Chicago National bank was also
a depositary for state funds to a large
extent. At the last state election a
man was elected as state treasurer
who was not friendly to the Chicago
National bank, and he promptly with
drew over $2,000,000 which the state had
in the institution. Then Vice President
Blount, who was treasurer of the West
park board, went out of office, and It
was generally expected that the funds
which lie had secured by virtue of his
position would be withdrawn. This
money amounted to $2,600,000. The bank
was unable to count out these funds
just at the time it needed them most,
and Mr. Walsh was compelled to seek
In the east for assistance, and the fall
ure of his efforts there brought on the
suspension of the bank here.
Mr. Walsh appeared at the bank dur
ing the afternoon, and, although bo has
not been in good health of lute, ap
peared cheerful and confident of the
future.
"There is nothing I can say," he said
when nuked for a statement of tho uf
fitlrs leading up to the suspension of
the bank. "I am out of the bunk en
tirely and Mr. Bosworth Is in charge.
All statements that ure made regard
ing tho condition of tho bank must
come from those who are runnlug.it.
It Is enough that, ail-of the depositors
will be paid in full. ,No man Is going to .
lose a dollar through this trouble.".
He declined, to say anything regard-
Ing the matters which" led up •to the
difficulty. ' . • . vr'r-
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Palo Alto Man's Appointment
liy Associated press.
VALLJSJO, Dec' lS.— D, B. Morris of
Palo Alto has been appointed foremun
laborer in the yards and docks depart- ■
ment ut the navy yard. One hundred!
applicants took . the '. required examl- ; .
nation.
The Taking
Cold Habit
The old cold goes; a new one quickly
comes. It's the story of a weak
throat, • tendency to consumption.
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral breaks up
the takine-cold habit. It strengthens,
heals. Ask your doctor to tell you
•II about It, Then follow his advise.
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