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WEALTHY BROKER
DECLARED INSANE
IS QUICKLY TRIED AND COM
MITTED TO ASYLUM
Thlrti for Detailed Knowledgo of
Every Kind of Trads Said to Be
the Cause of Hit Mental
Alexander Mwlicr. wealthy mining
man, Jcivelor nml former bunker of
PhllncU-iphl.i, wan j-c»tmliiy committed
to the lß»rre nnylitm »t T'ntton by tho
Insanity commission In Judgo Glbhs'
•lf-pnrtmont of tho superior court after
ho hn<|. become violent hivl linci towed
Kcvcnil of the ■RWlK'i' deputies about
tin. though tbey were children when
tli^y tried to r.trop o muff on Mm.
Aiueller la a HttW above the average.
bl«<s miti a fair i-epreHoiitntlon In build
of ••tMlstufT." Yesterday when ho wan
l«-tl Into iourl he wore hln hands rare-
Cully encased In the leather muffs nnd
his firm* strapped to hla sides. Ha Is
«• powerful 'ma n , nml .when the court
was Informed of ttv.il fact In Mueller's
hf>Hrlnc tlio dofendatit In ti v.-hiTdllng
form b>gg«>d to lwvo hW hu.nds fi'oe
for Jiift n moiiiftnt fo that he could
show tho court what was possible In
the. way cf Juggling uny six inon who
ri.wtled some mild form of exercise.
Tho fom t. however, demurred.
Is Versatile
...Jim IM-. who lives' with liln family
st . Kcdorft Mud Wcst.T'leo streets, has
Ix-en acting strangely for a few weeks,
cufforrilni to tho .evidence produced
yM«torday. Tho'moivls a genius of
rare, abnillty and during bis lifetime,
according to ovldonce, has Indulged
in nearly every tradcv known In his
effort •to Ifnru more. " This habit of
Oabbllng In ovcry kind of business Is
said to have overworked his' brain.
- He wus born In Now York. In Har
loni. In 1563 and In 1575 moved with
lily father to Philadelphia, where ho
liwd nviiiy yearK receiving his educa
tion ns a Jeweller them.- He was oleo
prominent In banking Circles l?fore ho
came, west to Lou Angeles -In lflOi and
'Ipcldort to live here. Last summer
Mueller was a popular man at Coro
no'io beeaiiHS of hla ability to swim
In tho 'ocean, no majter how rough.
Recently Mueller returned In Los
"Angeles nft«»r ft trip to his mining In
telects In Nevada,' and from that tlini>
h" hns appeared mentally unbalanced,
lie assisted a local banker In straight
ening out some- business and the Ftraln
of that work Is said to have hastened
the mental collapse.; '
Becomes Violent
.Tcstarday morning Mueller beeamo
«-xeltod at his home when one of his ;
sons attempted to pull down a window i
blind aftor his father horr-o'rdei-ed that I
it be left up for the llgtit nnd air to
•Miter the room. When Mueller found
his orders disobeyed he tore the blind*
frpmlthelr poles and threw thcni out
of the window.
lie then demanded to be taken auto
mobile riding and Bey. John .^liacflo
of thf. - Pico Heights Congregational
••run-en went with. Mueller and Ills son.
As tho party vode down Broadway
Mueller became violent and tho auto
mobile was driven up to the county
jail, while the minister went to the
county clerk's office to swear to an
insanity complaint. •. - " . • -
- The minister wanted to swear out an
insanity conipla hit ■ without alleging
fans*, but the clerks refused and while
the minister was trying: to straighten
fwt affairs Mueller in the automobile
started trouble- and attracted, the at
tention of a crowd and then started to
"clean up" the entire population. Four
or five deputies leaped at him and
Under Sheriff Yonkin received a clip
on the >id.o of tho head from tho man's
first. The blow, staggered the officer
but It gave the others a chance to
close In and Mueller was strapped and
muffed and taken Into court and tried.
PLAN MOTHERS' CONGRESS
Annual Meeting to 'Be Held at Ebell
Club House All Day Novem
ber 15
The annual meeting of the California
Congress of Mothers and Child Study
circles will be held November 15, after
noon and night, at the Ebell club house,
Los Angeles.
The first part of the afternoon will be
Kiren to routine business, hearing the
reports of committees and the election
of officers.
The latter part of the afternoon will
be devoted to the symposium, "What
is Worth While In Education?" under
three heads, as follows:
"To the Mother," Mrs. A. B. Cass.
"To the Teacher," Mrs. It. M. Hutch
l'nwn. <
"To the Child," Miss Mary Foy.
Mrs, Moore, wife of Superintendent E.
0. Moore, will speak on "Tho Physical
Care of Children." and Mr*. F. H. Barn
ham on "Pure Food Laws."
In the evening a reception will be
given to th« teachers of the city public
schools, . followed by addresses by
Superintendent E. C. Moore and former
Superintendent J. A. Foshay. ..._ ..
The local slreles are 'working hard In
preparation to rthe event. A large dele
gation is expected from all over the
state. . Accommodations for tho enter
tainment of the delegates will be fur
nished by applying by letter to Mrs.
Mary F. Ledyard, corresponding secre
tary, at the board of education Cham
ber of Commerce.
STRIKES CHILD WITH STONE
Man Assault* Small Boy and Ciiatcs
Him with a Shot.
gun
Cbarre'l with striking a, little Mexl
can boy on the bead with a. atone and
then chaelng him with a shotgun, L.
• 'ugnler, who claims to own a greta deal
of property In tlio vicinity of Summit
and Crab street*, was arrested last
right by Officer Heath.
-■•Cugnler stated that the boy wai In
Hie habit of (limbing ov« ra i pile of
flirt belonging to him and that the lad
wag Injured by a stone (ailing from the
pile. Witnesses to the affair, however,
stated that Cugnler Brat threw the
t'tone at the child and then chae«d him
with- a shotgun. Byatandere took the
gun away from Cusnler. ■■
Wlitn the officer attempted to put the
Frenchman under arreat Cugnler re
xltited vigorouBly. and It nun neceasary
for Heath to handcuff his prisoner be
fore he would enter the patrol wagon.
'Andrea Mandona. the boy who wax
hurt, nun tukon to the receiving hospi
tal. . where ■ the cut In bin head wan
(U'f*se<l by Or rr**dtnan. Cuxnler wax
liooked on suspicion una will appear fur
trial i Ilia morning. ■ . . / ; ,
Drops C«ad
' 11. domain, a. Mexican laborer,
dropped dead ill tl|u street ye«t«rdfty
at" Central avenue and , Twmity.flfth
*tr.ren; . Heart disease, was the causa
tit the m«n'» death according to the
rxillc*! surgeon*. „ :
MARKS HER BEAUTY GIVE WAY TO ART
MISS ISABELLE PARKER
Not every pretty girl will obliterate
her beauty merely for the sako of art,
even If It Is stage art. Isabelle Parker,
with "Checkers," now playing at the
At;ison, docs this. Miss Parker Is a.
womitn of more than ordinary good
looks; of a type of beauty that Is ap
pealing and attractive, rather than
flamboyant. She has played parts in
which her looks stooii her In good
stead, but in the cast- of "Checkers"
she Is required to disguise herself so
that even her own mirror doesn't know
her. She plays the part of a silly,
simpering country girl, of the most
outre sort. In torn short skirt, wretch
edly fitted blouse and hideous pigtails.
V«t it is a clever blth of character
work, and this, she says, i 3 her com
pensation.
De Gogorza Sings Tonight
The eminent Spanish baritone, Jsmt
lio de Oogonsii, will bo heard tonight at
LITTLE BLACK BABJ LEFT' ~v
AT WHITE PEOPLE'S DOOB
TAKEN. IN AND DRESSED .I |N
DOLL CLOTHES
Wirm Water Takes Chill Out of Trny
Body and Police Carry Child
to the Receiving
Hospital
An eight-day old plckanlnnle left in
a- damp alley and a hurry cell for the
police formed the basis for a tragedy
conwdy last night.
Juet as It was growing dusk a negro
woman, carrying in her arras a young
hoy baby stealthily entered the alloy
alongside of the home of J. A. Donlvan,
813 East Avenue Twenty-one, and
eeelngr through tho open window the
family gathered- around the dinner
table deposited the unwelcome little
stranger on the ground and - sought
6afety In flight.
Kor about fifteen minutes the little
fellow seems to have slept and then,
feeling the cold and possibly being hun
gry, he began In v«ry strenuous terms
to demand his mamma.
Within tho house the family, uncon
scious of their little black visitor, were
eating the evening meal. But the noise
bothered tliem and finally Mr. Donivan
said: "It's those cats next door; but I
don't Intend to feed them," referring to
several cats which tho next door neigh
bors, who had moved away recently,
bad Irft to forage on the neighborhood.
Charge* Baby with Gun
Hut the crleg continued and finally
ono of the members of the family de
clared that he believed it to be a child.
To be on the safe Bide Mr. Donlvan,
who Is the preßfdent of the J. Dunn
Itoalty company, went upstairs for his
gun. In a few minutes he returned and
charged on the alley.
The sight that met his eyes was a
pitiful one. Lying on a small piece of
blanket, with a handkerchief about his
waist and a few rags to cover his shiv
ering little body, lay the chilled form
of a little negro boy. From the child's
appearance he seemed to bo not more
than eight days old.
The man could scarcely believe his
own eyes, and hastily called the rest of
the family. Tenderly taking the little
waif in her arms Mrs. Donlvan brought
him into the house and began to restore
the falling circulation.
Tho rags were stripped off, th« half
frozen little body bathed in •warm
water and the child began to lose his
numbness. The question of clothes for
the baby brought the 14-year-old daugh
ter of the house forward with her old
doll clothes which she had discarded,
and it wu found that they were an
exact fit for tb« youngster.
Given to Police
But the family were unwilling ro
keep the little pickanlnnlt over night
lest come unknown law might bind
him to them for good and so the police
were summoned to claim the homelesi
one. He was wrapped in a warm shawl
and taken by Captain Broadhead to the
receiving hospital, where Mrs. McPeek.
the matron, took charge of the llttla
waif.
At the- Doulvun home on Twenty-flint
ptrvet till was excitement. The fact
tlmt tho child was black veemed to Itu
prons Itself particularly on Aim. Donl*
van's mind. "Of course," she said,
"unyone would hnve done that much
for the poor little fellow. .But I can't
understand why any one would want
to Ifuvo a black baby at our house, If
he hud been a white child I would have
kept him till morning, but as It wan wo
dipped him in warm water till the cir
culation w» rectorod and then put th«
llttlt)' ghl'i doll cloth«i on him 'ami
LOS ANOELES HERALD: THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 25, 1905. *
Simpson auditorium in his second and
last concert in this city. Owlng,to the
great demand made by members of the
nudlence last Tuesday evening for a
repetition of several of Tuesday's pro
gram numbers, Mr. de Gogorssa has
added to his program this evening the
prologue from "Pagllaci," and will ro
peat by request "Mother o' .Mine,'.'
"Drink to Me- Only with Tnine Eyes."
and "El Celoso." Tho accompanist
this evening will be Mrs. Harry Clif
ford Lott. The full program was print
ed yesterday. , ,'.'
Blanche Oonnell's Recital
' Mlps Blanche Donnell will appear In
a sons rcclt.il at Gamut Club audito
rium tomorrow evening-, anslstod by
Mrs. Hnrry Clifford Lott, pianist, and
Mr. Oscar Selling, violinist. A special
program has been arranged by these
artists and it is tho welcoming homo
of Miss Donnell by her many friends.
called for the police. Of course, I'll bo
tomorrow, to .see how they are .treating,
him at the police station." . ■ ■*•■
' The onjy possible cloAv to the child's
identity is a laundry mark on the piece
of "blanket, a number "14." ' Footprints
in the wet- sand of the' alley showed
that the .woman wore a medium- sized
shoe wjth a small high heel. The rags
and handkerchief on the child were of a
very poor material, but the section of
blanket was good.
While the detectives were yet on the
premises two negro men passed anil
later a man and a woman, who looked
furtively about. Two pjaln clothes
men immediately followed them.
But In the meantime tho innocent
cause of all the excitement lies in a
crib in " tho receiving hospital, from
which place he will probably be taken
to a foundling asylum.
NO BOYS -BORN IN THIS TOWN
Goodness Gracious!- Listen to This:
All Berlin's New Babies
Are Girl*
Special to The Herald.
BERLIN. Conn., Oct. 31.— Grave
consternation has settled upon the usu
ally peaceful village of Berlin. The
situation Is terrible. Physicians 'may
be seen on corners discussing weighty
problems with furrowed-browed hus
bands. Women -whisper In agitated
tones, looking anxiously over their
shoulders long enough to send Prlscllla
or Mariana out of earshot.
A real calamity, approaching in sig
nificance the awful tragedy that hung
for years over the. royal house of Rus
sia, haa befallen. Under the great- oak
trees that nhade Berlin streets little
girls may be seen pushing ambulators
In which are coo or cry tiny infants,
but, alas, each head- of hair Is parted
In the middle.
The . pecret's out. Berlin Is threat
ened with goodness knows what; In- a
year not a male child has been born In
the village. Thero is no complaint to
be made in the Increase of population.
It is only the sex-of the new- arrivals
that is causing grave shakings . of
heads. • . <
The selectmen say they can do noth
ing. The doctors flee from further ad
vice. Only the spinsters sit up and
administer stinging sentiments on the
question that vexes housewives ■ and
worried heads of houses. At least, a
public exhorter has arisen. The power
of the press has been culled In to do its
best In relieving the situation. "
Every week birthday noticed of girl
babies were being cent to J. ft. Beale,
editor of the Berlin News. The situa
tion became bo shocking to his -con
tctexico of the fitness of things that
he ottered a year's subscription to his
paper to the parents who can present
a boy baby to this feminized town.
Just how effectively the oK*r of a
year's subscription to the News may
influence the sex of Berlin's future
citizens remains to be seen. Editor
Beale is only doing his best.
"I felt that something ought Ito be
done and done quickly," said Beala.
"It's really alarming. I've had all
kinds of tetters from parents, but In
nearly every case I've been afterward
Informed that It was a girl."
Testing tho Extinguishers
In a town in Massachusetts, stays the
Boston Herald,. the people had Just put
fiomo nr« extinguishers In some of their
big buildings. On* day ono of tho
buildings caught ilr«\ and the cxtln
gulshera did not work just right. A
fow days later, at the town meeting,
Borne citizens tried to learn the reason.
Aftur they had freely discussed the
subject ono of them said: "Mr. Chair,
man. 1 make ft motion that tho fire ex
tinguishers be examined ten days lw
foro evtry five," The motion was s*o
otided and adopted on a vote.
i"«mfU»r»tloir,_Venlc« Halloween «v«>iln«.
COURT SWAMPED
BY OLD RECORDS
RAILROAD ..SENDS MASS OF
DOCUMENTS
Judg* Overrules Contention of the
Defense In Rebate Case* and Em*
ployes Subpoenaed Mutt
Give Evidence
The United States court w«» liter
nlly pwmnppd with old records nncl
way bills ycßterday from tho fianfn
Fo Hallroftd company In tlio rebate
question before the grnnd Jury. Mont
of the document* wore worthless for
evidence,
United State* Judge Olln Wellborn
overruled the Hnnta Ko Int Its efforts
to block tho Investigation of the al
leged rebating by his decision yester
dny. He refused to nuns hthe writ
of subpoena regarding the twenty-five
local wltne«soM summoned before the
federal grand Jury.
United Htatos District Attorney Oscar
Lawle.r began, the Inquiry before the
twenty-threo Jurors, "good nnd true,"
nt 10 o'clock yerterday morning. The
rebate question Investigation wan tak
en up under the provision of the ElUlns
act, providing for a flno of $1000 to
$20,000 In each conviction, classing both
parties to the freight rebate as being
equally guilty.
Thomas -W. rate, local freight agent
of the HanUi Fc, was the first witness.
He was followed by \V. A. Barker of
Barker brotliern. Frank Barned. credit
man for Barker brothers, was next
cnlled. No evidence of Importance was
heard. *'. •
District Attorney Lawler, with all
the advantage's gained yesterday, ad
mits that lie has hurd work ahead of
him, but he Is determined to push tho
casn upon the violation of the law
prohibiting payment and acceptance of
rebate.. .
Must Tell of Rebates
It Is understood that District Attor
ney I^awler will seek to compel the
former employes of the furnlturo com
binations to tell what they know about
the rebates which have oeen solicited
and received by the furniture combina
tions.
It Is stated by those In positions to
know .that --these, witnesses will be
guarded Friday, as they wero yester
day, by government employes to pro
l vent them from' being Interviewed. It
|1 psuld Attorney Lawlor la determined
to guard tho secrecy of th<i grand Jury.
Crowds quickly gathered about the
bip trucks. -that conveyed the records
nnd bills to the court, but they were
quickly dispersed by the guards.
It Us now a question of when, whore
nnd how the federal Investigators will
look Into the tactics and methods of
the alleged " combinations.
It Is said that the grand jury Is in
called for had not been delivered by
the. Hanta Fo, but as none of the, au
thorities would have anything to Ray
about tlie (subject, the report could not
be verified, owing to the reluctance of
those Interested to give Information.
The grand Jury has adjourned until
Friday to give United States District
Attorney Lawlor an opportunity to per
sonally look Into the subject.
YOUTH SAYS HE SOLVED
, : A TYPEWRITER PROBLEM
INVENTS AUTOMATIC CARRIAGE
THAT SPACES AS WELU
Springs Cause the Carriage to Slide
Back to Starting Point When End
of a Line Is Reached— Studied De.
vice for Three Years .'
Special to The Herald.
NORFOLK, Oct'24. — Robert Eugene
Turner, an 18-year-old-youth of this
city, has invented an automobile car
rlago for a typewriter which, those who
have seen It declare, will solve a prob
lem that has puzzled the manufacturers
of typewriters for' years.
, It was recognized long ago, experts
assert, that an automatic carriage re
turn for a typewriter would add from
25 to 30 nor cent to the speed of the
operators. The manufacturers put ex
perts on the problem, of the transfer-
B!.ce, redirection and control of power,
but none was able to solve It.
Mr. Turner had his . attention drawn
to the matter. He began to experiment
with drawings,- and for three years
studied the problem at spare times, day
and night. He finally solved the prob
lem -i>f regulating the power at all
times, controlling and reversing It at
will by -means of the space bar. '
"My device Is very simple," Mr. Turn
er said today, "and can be added to
machines at a nominal cost. It will,
not affect the durability of the machine
or add to the cost of repairs. Its speed
is sufficient for all practicable pur
poses. It Increases the mechanical con
trol of the carriage, making it unneces
sary for "tho "operator to remove his
hands from the keyboard as he writes.
vThe mechanism causon the carriage
to return to. the initial point aiujmatl
eally when the end" of a written ' lino
Is reached, and also to return non
nutomatlcally from any point in • the
line by pressing a special key. Provision
for cushioning the impact of the car
riage to prevent a destructive Jar to
the machine is amply provided for, as
well as an Improvement In the runways
and rollors bearing the carriage, to re
duce tho friction to a minimum.
."The momentum attained by the car
riage In Its return stroke Is utilised for
the line spacing. A simple devico is
Introduced, so that the setting of either
the automatic or manual line spacer
will adjust the oLbor to conform in the
uniform spacing of the lines. '.
"The principle of the mechanism em
bodies a compound motor, consisting of
two springs, geared in such a manner
agalnet each other that a shifting of
the gearing results in a change of tho
relative power of the two sprn^*, .'«n> :
ablins each to alternate between , the
other end draw the carriage bxck and
forth, and mechanism for automatically
or manually effecting the shifting.
"The Invention can be used as an
Improvement to any of the standard
styles of typewriters, as It does not
affect any part of the mechanism ex
cept the carriage, motors, or springs,
which It replaces." . ■ . .
QUIU 80 t
"I never nut a man so happy as U« li
when h« la looking tor work."
"You surprise me.'" I always consid
ered him la*y— "
"That's what I mean. • When he's
looking for work, of courne,' he hasn't
any."— Philadelphia I'tx-ss. ' t
llonttlec* children racetvrd and piuCeil
In homes for adoption. Apply Kov. o
V. Bice. Superintendent Children* Horn*
M>el«»y. 531 -indbviry - bulMln*, Uo* ■ An
t*l««. ' • ' ■ .'■■■: ■!■;,„:(
S."™lw«y SO.HMW
Sale of Black Silks
A Pew Representative Prices
27-inch Lumineaux; value $1.25, now $1 yd. 19-inch Lumineaux; value 85c, now 05c yd.
21-inch Peau de Cygne; value $1.25, now 23-inch Paillette de Soie; value $1.25, now
95c yard. 95c yard. . v ;
21-inch Louisinc; value $1.00, now 75c 26-inch Pailette do Soie; value $1.50, now ,
yard. $1.15 yard.
All Wool Challies 50c
Our challies were ordered before the recent advances in the price of wool, so that
we can sell the same qualities you bought for 50c last year at that price nowpal- -
though dealers who bought later either got grades not quite so good, or ask you
more money for the better quality. "
Another thing — in all our splendid big collection of challies yon can't ,find a
single yard that displays the old-time silk stripe; a novelty of by-gone days, which
quickly lost in favor because it "roughed up" so soon and spoiled the appearance
of any garment into which it happened to get.
Fifty, stxt3' and seventy-five cents a yard for these all wool challies.
Special Offer from the Drapery Section l|l|
Inlaid Granite Linoleum, the Very Best «P I C\€\ rt \Z* «*«•«!
Mtde, Laid on Your Floor for «J> 1 .VJVJ U I OX\l <lPv//\
an ■ Under- .<m»"
;tt[s?|^awt.Oster- wear B^
itt ™ Question WmWmA
Do you know that for $8.35 to $15 you Medium weight is the answer as to ~
can . buy. a genuine Ostermoor mattress; the kind of underwear for this /time •-
the last-a-lifatime one; the one that ney- of year. / ■ ,• / ' . ,
er loses its . shape; ' that is built ; not Women's and children's here" in !,■
stuffed; that never needs remaking (just ' all styles and qualities. A hint as :': '
an occnsional sun bath); that .is germ , .to prices below: , . ■ /, „' :
proof; that never wears <l lumpy." -..A; "y Women's vests W drawers, 25c to $7.50.' "^
We've solcagency in Los Angeles for : : •.. Combination suits, 50c to $7.50. ',
the Ostermoor, and keep nearly all sizes . .'.children's shirts, -pants 'and drawers." r- ■
in stock. L^et us talk it over if you're in 25ct052.50. ", ; . - ..
need of a mattress. t " Children's union suits,' 50c to $.2. ' . , . ;
by - : - Si
5 1 *^r?;' iu/fAistery MefltlS ' ' be \ Not in our time, at least,
1 1 What the WV -^^ody^^V has there suddenly
I » W»«»r e a vvhetV^i^* 3^ center or me puDiic stage,
M % ii? _j&£So*^ S ? rnystenous and elusive a character
H t\ somebo^^w**'^ as William Randolph Hearst, Democratic
a . nominee for govenorship of New York, aspirant
S JB^^ for the presidency of the Umted States. There he is,
S "O^tT a personality to be reckoned with, one it is necessary to un-
|| derstana. Lincoln Steffens tells for the first time in a clear, forcc-
§l t ful, fearless manner just where Hearst is Hearst and where he is some-
m one else; a vital, striking, out-of-the-ordinary delineation of him as. ''';
|a . journalist and politician — his personality, his ambition, his theories,, his •
w. proposed reforms. <
|H This is only one of the many good things found in
I THe American Magazine
9 .It is very rich in fiction, humor, articles and illustrations, having; among; the other content* ,':
m "Adventures in Contentment,"- By David Grayson j "l"he Test of Men," by Ray Stannard
H . Baker-, "Sky Sailing, the New Sport," by A. W. Rolker; ' i The Hunt for the She Wolf," by
If , W. D. Hulbert;"A Bird in the Hand," a story by Ellis Parker Butler, author of "Pigs is Pigs."
Wk Tht»U the mag«tlne which it now iuued under the editorthlp of John S. Pbllllps in association '
Eg . with the following editon and writers : Ida M. Tarbell, F. P. Dunne (author of Mr. Dooley),
]|f William Allen While, Lincoln Steilens. ttny Slannurd linker. ,
8 51. 00 ■ , l*~t > * ■ " '• •n.a On the News.
w year ,:. • . o(/ IUC.
% TOE PHILLIPS PUBUBIUNO CO., 141447 Flltb Aye., New YorU City.