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SAY MEN ARE
CAR ROBBERS
POLICE ASSERT THEY HAVE
CONFESSED
Painter and Clerk in Toils on Charge
of Holding Up a Euclid Avenue
Street Car Wednesday
Night
I Detectives Hawley and McKenzle
succeeded yeßterday morning In cap
turing the two men believed to have
been guilty of the holdup of a Euclid
avenue car Wednesday night about «
o'clock at the west approach of "'''
East First street bridge.
The moil gave the names of Jainr*
Ouffy PnttPison and Albert Caatleß.
Patterson lives nt I'J.T West Avenui ■">-'
nd Ih a teamster anil painter. Caatl 'g
Is a clerk in a North Broadway cutlery
establishment.
Both men confessed their guilt it
p.ili.p headquarters yesterday. th
police sny. Patterson Is said to have.
admitted that he Kr/ibhrrl tho condue
jor-s watch, and although (.'ustlex shvs
he did not do nny of the robhlns h"
admits his complicity In the affair so
far as to say that he was the man
with Patterson.
Th« street car robbery was one of
the most darlnjr crimes of the kind on
the police records of Los Angeles.
Nothing more valuable than the con
ductor's gold watch and a sm.ill
amount of change was secured by thp
robbers, but this was due solely to the
fact that the car's night run hjid just
been started and only a small amounl
of money had been taken up by the
conductor.
Pull Bell Cord
As the car approached the west side
of the East First street bridge the rob
b«rs, who were standing on the rear
platform, began pulling the cash reg
ister bell cord. This took the conduc
tor In a hurry to where they stood and
they became Involved in a fight.
The conductor rushed forward and
returned with the car controller. At
Right of the weapon the men jumped
off and the car was stopped, while the
conductor got off to look for his as
sailants.
The men were in hiding behind the
car, but the conductor did not notice
them. As the car was started the con
ductor was standing on the bottom
step, the robbers jumped on to the
steps and the conductor ran for the
door but was held by the men. One of
them hit him on the head with a "blark
Jack" while thte other went through his
pockets, securing a small amount of
change.
Passengers, who saw the predicament
of the conductor, came to his assistance
and the robbers jumped off. grabbing
the conductor's watch chain, as they
did so. The point at which the men
made their escape was near the Los*
Angeles river bed.
PRISONERS PLAN
CLEVER ESCAPE
Great Similarity Confuses the Police
and the Plot Nearly Proves Sue.
cessful Before Detection
Is Made
A plan for pacaplng from the city
jail concocted by two supposedly un
intelligent Mexicans of the "greaser"
type, which was almost successful yes-
terday, would have served nicely as
the basts of a plot for a melodrama.
Two men having the name of Garcia
are imprisoned In the jail. One Nich
olas Garcia was to have been released
yesterday, the other, A. Garcia, was to
have been tried in police court yes
terday for carrying concealed weapons,
which A. Garcia believed would in all
probability result in a long jail sen
tence for him.
Their plot for escape was as follows:
As both men resembled each other very
much they agreed to exchange names
and identity. When Nicholas Garcia
was called for by the jailer to be re
leased, A. Garcia would present him
self Instead, while Nicholas Garcia
would go into police court to answer
to the charge of carrying concealed
weapons held against the man he was
to represent.
When Officer Leon called for A. Gar
cia to be taken in court yesterday,
Nicholas Garcia presented himself, ac
cording to the secret compact between
the two prisoners. Leon had arrested
A. Garcia and at once detected the
slight difference in appearance between
the man who appeared before him and
the man guilty of the charge of carry-
Ing concealed weapons.
Not being aware of the fact that two
Garclas were incarcerated In the city
jail, Officer Leon was at a loss to ac
count for the mystery. Investigation,
however, revealed that there were two
men of that name, and Detective Me-
Kenzle, who made the arrest of Nich
olas Garcia aided Leon in unraveling
the puzzle.
The men will probably be held and
tried on a charge of complicity in uiding
Men other to escape.
The Mexicans' scheme is pronounced
one of the cleverest and wholly surpris
ing plots for escupe that has ever been
attempted in the city jail.
GOVERNMENT MAY
DISSOLVE OCTOPUS
By Associated Press.
■: WASIIINOTON. Nov. 12.— While no
(13y Associated statement could be ob-
WASHINGTON. Nov. 12.— While no
uthorltutive statement could be ob
■■ tamed, there is good reason to believe
that the government has decided to in
stitute proceedings against th. Stand
cl Oil company under the Sherman
anti-trust act, with a view of obtain
ing an order of the court dissolving th
■ company as it now exists and reator-
II I ing to each of the^eventy-ttve or eighty
constituent companies Its proportion
ate share of the stock.
lt would also compel the observance
. of the law prohibiting them from en
tering Into any contract, agreement or
: vriderstandlng with each other with a
view to maintaining prlcea on oil.
Wound May Prove Fatal
JJv Associated Press.
DALLAS. Tex., Nov. 12.— 1t Fenby,
general auditor of the Texas & PacHlc
railroad system, shot himself at his
home here today. Whether the shoot-*
Ing. was accidental or premeditated Is
not known. , Fenby la in a dazed cottdi
serioua. Cttn " ot t ? lk - H1 » «"«""«>. to
GUIDES ARE LAX
IN THEIR DUTIES
AT FAKE SEANCE
HERALD SPOOK EDITOR SEES SHOW
Many \Mio Bare Been Dnppd by Dolltr-GrtbWng
Mediums Ask Mystagog to Explain P.rlor
Tricks of Clarvoyants Under Control
ot Spirits of Another World
BY HKJaiF. BBATTI
Why Is a guide?
Ah' f.iko uviHnm. you who nrr Ink
liik UM hard «;irn<'(l BMMMJf Of thp fool
ish Klrl. ttio sorrowing widow nnd tho
(iill.i\v youth, answer this question,
for 1 cannot.
Worse than the ohl. oM qneiy. "Why
is a cow?" It tins pTOYCII.
Sunday nlßht. In cdinininy with Mr.
Haxei. i went to ■ meeting of the
Truth Seekers' society. 1 snt there and
hud the pleasure of listening to re
marks the reverts of complimentary
about The Herald, myself and Mr. H:i
zel. for lieliift so unkind as to abuse
tin. poor take medium! who arc trying
so hard to make 8 living by foolltig;
people who can 111 afford to be fooled.
Undoubtedly the speakers in that
meeting had rend The Herald expose
of the fakers and they had even taken
the trouble to visit tho exhibit of spir
itualistic paraphernalia in The Herald
window, for they commented upon it
freely. Unfortunately, however, the
guide, he who Is supposed to see that
no "objectionable" characters enter the
sacred precincts Of the circle, had not
taken the precaution to look upon Mr.
HazcTs picture, for we passed the door
without a challenge.
Again. Why Is a guide?
Iconoclasts Not Recognized
The spirits that pervade "the third
dimension of space," according to the
mediums, are supposed to be cognizant
of everything going on in the room.
These spirits should have warned the
medium that there were "aliens" in
the room, but alas, they were remiss in
their duties, and we were permitted to
sit unnoticed and listen to our arraign
ment. To sit there with our ears burn
ing to a scarlet while women told us
what deep dyed villains we are for tell
ing the uninitiated how the faker fools
the unwary, the charlatan swindles the
unfortunate.
Part of all they said about us we
missed. We entered Mammoth hall. |
where the meeting was held, after
most of the neophytes, believers and
frauds had taken their seats and set
tled themselves for M. night of marvel
ous relevatlons.
A man with a Vandyke beard and a
melancholy expression was talking.
In a high pitched, strident voice, rem
iniscent of "Little Effie" of Elsie
Reynolds creation, he was telling his
friends that The Herald should be con
demned for roasting spiritualism, be
cause spiritualism is in the minority.
We suppressed our desire to make n
speech to the effect that The Herald
does not condemn spiritualism, but
only those imposters who pull the heart
strings of any who will pay them, by
offering a vulgar substitute for that
which is most sacred to man.
When the speaker had finished his
condemnation of The Herald, the as
sembly joined In a song, and then a
medium sang and played under In
spiration.
Music a Fright
Oh, that song! If there were any
fipirits floating around in the atmos
phere when the medium under control
began to sing in one key and play In
another, it would be safe to wager
they all departed at the second bar.
If such is inspiration, may heaven
hereafter deliver ub from it.
If such Is harmony, we might pray
that we will always sound the discord.
The "inspired musician" was not the
greatest attraction.
She was only a prologue to the main
show of the evening.
The medium requested that the lights
over her head be turned out, and then
she closed her eyes. Her two diamond
earrings glistened In the half light and
her voice, a pleasant voice, was stilled
for a moment while she allowed her
spirit control to take possession of her.
This occupied but a moment, as she
announced that the conditions were
very harmonious. You see, the guides
bad not told her that there were any
objectionable persons in the room.
"Everything is very pleasant and ev
erything Is In harmony, so I think we
will be able to give some very good
messages this evening," said the me
dium.
Several messages were given to mem
hers of the audience, old "truth seek
ers" who have been there year in and
year out und whose lives have long
been ancient history to the mediums.
We hoped for a message but we were
doomee". to disappointment, for the me
dium had nothing for us.
"Messages" came freely to others,
but they were the usual commonplace
promises and commands.
Go Away Disappointed
The woman asked if there were any
wealthy gentleman In the audience,
hut there was no one, who evidently
felt himself so qualified, or If so he
was too bashful to answer. A women
arose. "Perhaps you mean me," she
said.
"That's right; I do mean you. Sister
." calling her by name.
"In about five months two men will
come to you to get you to sign a con
tract. One of them will be an old
man and another a young man. Be
careful of the young man and do not
trust him too much. Do not sign the
contract for two months, then every
thing will come out all right."
To one. woman the medium brought
a son who told her that by the first
of May everything would be lovely.
The flowers would be blooming, the
birds singing and she would have
peace of mind. The spirit Is evidently
familiar with California in spring, or a
ineasage so definite could never have
been given.
To a mother she brought the spirit
of a little girl and the child came with
bouquet of flowers In her arms and a
message of hope and love. Told her
that »he was doing everything she
could to help her and asked the mother
to .send out her best thoughts to the
Bpirlts tlu.t the spirits might be helped.
It Is a goo-1 rule, for It works both
ways. The spirits help the mortals und
the mortals help the spirits.
Finally, disappointed that we had
paid 10 centß each and had received no
u-HHatsuH, we left.
I spook editor wan show
ith requests for knowledge on
various points yesterduy und mime of
th. in ippear in thi» i»Hue
MANY LETTERS COME
TO THE SPOOK EDITOR
a \s\vi:hs MX iioiiKu-r a. ii aziu.
Spook Editor Herald: ,
Will you explain in your next Issue
the following:
" I attended a seance of . John ■ Hen*
ly'n on West' Seventh street' and
LOS ANGET.KS HERALD: TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 13. 1906.
heard my wife'? voice In the trumpet—
we were married for thirty years and
she has been dead for five years. , A
little Inter an ethereal form Wai Been
floating around the room and again
my wife itpoke to me. I never saw
Heiily before, nnd there Is no doubt
about It being my wife's voice. Yours
truly, .1. ( '.
South Olive street.
The trumpet fake has been exposed
■ hundred times In ;iii parti of the
country. I have n IVW been to one of
Mr. Hpnly's s. nines, bul if he is even
half < 'lever lie tins a chance to gnln
believer* In Los Angeles, in ii scon
of trumpet frauds 1 have uncovered the
talking was all don.' by the medium
nd several depart 'il ones have been
Impersonated by the charlatan In
charge. The chattering In a hoarse
whisper is not sufficiently plain to
recognize a voice unless the victim,
eager to be hoodwinked, is in a stute
of semi self hypnotism. There Is
nothing new or marvelous In Mr.
Henly's trump >t stunt.
As for the "ethereal" form you de
scribe: They are made of tarltan
cheese cloth or silk or other textile
fabrics. There are many methods of
floating them around the room. The
favorite method is the reaching wnnd,
which is no larger or longer than a
led pencil, but which telescopes in
tubular joints und are silently extended
so the mediums and guides can float
the white cloths around the room with
ease. In a future article In The Herald
I shall describe at length the methods
adopted by the trumpet mediums.
Volumes have already been written
sbout the materialization. Come down
and se- the Herald's exhihit. We have
the ethereal form (made of cheese cloth)
taken from a notorious faker by the
detectives and a Herald reporter a few
weeks ago. It is in the window prop
erly labeled.
Clarence H.. Long Beach. — You evi
dently have not seen the exhibit In the
show window of The Herald.
The book on the faker's table rose and
[fell in answer to your questions when
the medium pressed with hands or
knees a small rubber bulb connected
with a slender tube running beneath
the table cloth to a smaller soft rubber
bulb which, when Inflated by pressure
of the master bulb, lifted the book
lying on the table cloth over the small
bulb.
Thus were you hoodwinked and the
answer to your anxious questions
came from the knee of the fraud who
was swindling you and not from your
departed wife.
Come in and I will show you just
how It is done. A bulb and the tube
hangs in the window in the Herald's
exhibit among the other paraphernalia
captured from fake mediums whom
ye have exposed.
F. R. H. — Thanks for ,your informa
ion. We are already on her trail with
strong hope of getting her into the
clutches of the law.
W. R. P., San Pedro— You kissed her
knee, which was made up as a baby
with a face painted on it with a cap
and child's coat. It's a cruel hoax, but
the wonder is how any one who can
write such an intelligent letter as you
do could be taken in In such a manner.
It's the old solution of a victim being
blinded by his own credulity. You have
been brutally hoaxed.
Mrs. W. F. R., Los Angeles— The slate
writing by which you were deceived
was, a simple piece of legerdemain.
Read more carefully what the Sunday
Herald said regarding slate writing.
See the trick slates in the Herald win
dow.
By all means do not give more money
to this medium. She is swindling you.
It Is criminal for her to take your
money by working upon your emotions.
H. E. W., Redondo — You clearly have
been buncoed. We do not print your
letter because yours Is a case for police
Investigation. If facts are as you state
It will not be difficult to send at least
one faker and confederate to the peni
tentiary. We advise you to report your
case to the prosecuting attorney with
out delay.
Spook Editor— l would like to ask you
the question how you can explain this.
I have been to many materializations
and know my baby girl came to me at
the cabinet many times. I know the
face of ray darling baby. I feel. I know
it was my child. Yours for the truth,
MRS. SARAH L.
East sth St., Los Angeles, Nov. 12.
Can anyone conceive a more wickedly
cruel hoax than this?
Would anyone with a spark of human
decency stoop to as low a trick as this?
Someone has coined this mother's
woe Into a few paltry pennies.
The methods of muklng a child's face
or full form appear at the cabinet are
varied. One which seems to have been
worked quite successfully in Los An
geles Is for the medium to make up his
or her knee with face painted on It,
dressed as a child. I have found a
number of persons who admit having
kissed the greasy knee of a notorious
feminine faker whom the Herald re
porters once exposed. I shall also go
Into this phase of deception In a later
issue.
NOTES OF INTEREST
FROM LONG BEACH
Special to The Herald
LONG BEACH, Nay. 12.— W. W. An
derson, a contractor residing at 3730
Vermont avenue. Los Angeles, was
robbed of a pocketbook and plain gold
ring while oroaaing from Sun Pedro to
Long Beach on one of the excursion
steamers yesterday.
At the time he discovered his loss
Anderson was talking Inshore on the
Long Beach pier, and straightway
turned around and seized the man
nearest him, shouting "Stop, thief!"
The companions of the man caught
were also closely questioned by the
police, but proved thut they were inno
cent of any such crime.
CRIMINALLY ASSAULT
AND MURDER NEGRESS
liy Atfßocluti'd I'ltua
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.. Nov. 12.—
body of Annie Shirley, a negress, was
found at Pratt City this morning with
lndications that she had been criminally
assaulted after she bad been murdered.
I ). W. Sparrow, a guard at the state
convict prison, ' and L. <i , Btovall. a
former guard, both . white ' men, ■ have
been held for Investigation.' . li ,is aukl
that cards and money alleged to belong
to ■ these . men .were' found near the
scene of (he murder. ifjttflEAMMMfl|
RIPLEY PARTY
COMES TO TOWN
SANTA FES OFFICIALS ALL
TALK PROSPERITY
Reraillng of Mountain Division on the
Belen Cut. off and More Fruit
Cars Are Live Topics
Just Now
President D, V. Ttlploy of the Snntn
Fc atul offlcials arrived in Los Ange
les lust night from San Diego, on their
Inspection trip.
Moat of the party, who cume In five
special cars, registered at the Alex
.indrin. Mr. Rlplry Rot off the train a
little nhead of the party In order to
pny a visit to his son here and be his
guest.
The officials will spend today iit the
general offices here, then proceed to
Snn Francisco.
The party Includes .1. W. Kondriek.
second vlc-e president; O. T. Nicholson.
third vice president; W. B. Jansen,
fourth vice president; J. B. Mormon,
freight traffic manager; W. B. Story,
chief engineer; George T. Tunell, sta
tistician, and W. A. Hlfsell of Sim
Francisco, assistant traffic manager.
Vice President Jansen Is enthusi
astic on California prospects.
"We nre hnndllng all the business
we can take care of." said he. "but are
rußhlng work wherever we can on
equipment orders.
"We nre expecting: 4r>oo fruit curs
soon and probably will have 500 before
long. The American Car and Foundry
company has the bulk of the orders,
and I suppose has distributed them
around its different plants. We cut
loose from the Armour company four
years ago and run our own cars..
"Our plans for reraillng our moun
tain divisions with 85-pound rails await
only the materials and men. They are
hard to get.
"Work on the Belen cut-off is beine;
hastened so well that we will be able
to use it in February. It simply in
volves less grades, though the mileage
will be no less. The cut-off is a fine
bit of engineering and will mean a
great deal to us and our patrons.
"We find prosperity all. along the
line. Fruit prospects are good in Cali
fornia, and we look for a crop at least
as large as last year's. We will be
able to take care of It.
"Fortunately our company did not
lose heavily In the San Francisco dis
aster, but our party will look over
things when it gets there.
"We came across from Chicago over
western mountains and deserts and
cultivated places and find our employes
contented.
"Your exposition In 1915 should be a
winner. "
Guests at Coronado
By Associated Prtsj.
SAN DIEGO. Nov. 12.— President
Ripley and party of Santa Ft officials,
who have been at Coronado over Sun
day, were guests of the chamber of
commerce today in a ride over the city.
They left for Los Angeles.
GRIEVANCE COMMITTEES' ACTION
Conference in New York of a Weighty
Character
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Nov. 12.— The scale of
wages and length of the work day were
the Issues at various meetings today of
grievance committees representing the
engineers and firemen of several of the
railroads centering at New Yorjt.
At a conference today between Presi
dent W. H. Truesdale of the Delaware,
Lacka wanna & Western and a commit
tee of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, including Grand Chief War
ren H. Stone, the engineers were
granted a ten-hour day and Increase in
wages aggregating for the 900 engineers
from $30,000 to $35,000 a year. Commit
tees representing the engineers of the
New York, New Haven & Hartford and
the New York Central railways met to
discuss the demands they are to make
on the railroads for higher wages and
shorter hours of labor.
The poll of the locomotive firemen of
the Erie for the purpose of determining
whether or not to resort to a strike in
an endeavor to enforce their demands
has resulted in an almost unanimous
vote for a strike so far as returns have
been received.
The adjustment committee of the en
gineers Is formulating a set of demands
to be made upon the Erie, Irrespective
of the demands of the firemen. The en
gineers have a contract with the Erie
which does not expire for several
months, but the new demands are being
formulated as a basis for a new con
tract.
The position of the Erie railroad In
the present situation was outlined to
day In a message from J. C. Stuart,
general manager, who is In the west on
an inspection trip.
Grand Master Hanrahan said tonight
that he and two committees of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
would have a conference tomorrow
with the offlcials of the New York Cen
tral and the New York, New Haven
& Hartford.
DISCUSSES ERIE STRIKE VOTE
Brotherhood's Chief Tell* Shippers to
Be on Their Guard
By AsuoflntPd Pren».
NEW YORK, Nov. 12.— Grand Chief
Hannahan of the Brotherhood of Lo
comotive Firemen, In speaking last
night of the strike vote now being
tkaen by the Erie flreir whose de
rnandl were refused by the railroad
officials, said:
"From my observations at this end
of the line 1 urn certain that the vote
for v strike will be unanimous. It Is
not usual to muke public the fact thut
I I><>l! <>n the question of a strike is to
be taken, but we think It only fair
to dhlppers and intereits that would
be affected by a strike should it strike
be decided on, that they should know.
"We have not been looking for a
strike, but anyone who knows the hours
of work on the railroads and the long
strain on the men, coupled with the
low wages, will realize that our de
mands are very moderate. We want
to be as fairly treated as men In other
vocations." |
Among tin: railroad men at the Grand
Central hotel, where the union confer*
ences are In progress, the hope Is ex
pressed that the Erie Railroad company
would, avoid trouble by making a coun
ter proposition. Such a proposal, it
was said, would receive due considera
tion and would be replied to, even
though a strike vote was In and had
been counted. There will bo many con
ferences this -, week by the engineers
and firemen ■of the Lackawana, New
York Central, New. York, New Haven
v liartford and the Central Railroad
of New Jersey. , , , ■ . •■ • ■
ltI It was stated on Saturday that Grand
Chief Htone . would leave , for his home
ln | Cleveland yesterday. 11.- was still
at ' the Hotel , Belmont • last night , and
it wa.i announced that it had been de
termined * that . he i would remain < hero
■ Thanks to their great popularity and wide distribution you can get J
IMPERIALES
4^f^^''^T _/^%l 18-3^ 1^
I in any up-to-date cigar store, bar, cafe or club.
I Everyplace has them — because there is a constant demand
for Imperiales.
I Eighty million Imperiales Cigarettes were smoked by the men . I
of the IVcst during IQOS.
I Imperiales are smoked by men who could afford to pay any I
price for their cigarettes.
I with mouth-pieces that cool the smoke. 1
I THE JOHN BOLLMAN CO., Manufacturer*, San Francisco 1
indefinitely. Assistant General Chief
Hurley will also remain on the ground.
MORE MEN NEEDED ON COAST
Construction of the Western Pacific
Calls for 8000 Workers
Eight thousand men are needed im
mediately to assist in the construction
of the Western Pacific, which 'is to
form an important link in George J.
Gould's proposed transcontinental
line.
Some time ago the passenger agents
were instructed to assist in securing
workmen and at that time It was an
nounced that 5000 men were wanted.
This number has been Increased by
3000, and the demand for workmen on
other lines being built In the west is
also increasing.
Construction work is being delayed
by the car shortage. Little material i?
being delivered and it is feared that
the scarcity of workmen and the short
age of cars will delay the construction
of the Western Pacific more than one
year.
OBVIATES ALL WINTER DELAYS
Pennsylvania Completes Vast Reserve
Freight Yard
Spe-lal to The Herald.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 12.— Winter
risks of delay on the main line of the
Pennsylvania railroad east of Pitts
burg have been largely reduced now
that the company's Improvements at
Hollldaysburg are about completed.
At this point a vast freight yard with
fifty-five miles of truck, hag. been es
tablished In connection with the Penn
sylvania's new low grade freight line.
If the main line at this mountain
trouble-spot should at any time be ob
structed, it will be possible to divert
all traffic without loss of time by way
of Hollidaysburg.
While this Is the practical advantage
the public gains by the improvement,
interest is ulso centered at this point
because it is the place where canal
boats. In years gone by, were taken out
of the old canal, transferred to cars,
and hauled up the mountains by the old
Portage railroad. It was then the scene
of great bustle.
Railroad Notes
The fall meeting of the Association
of Transportation »nd Car Accounting
officers will be held at New Orleans on
November 20 and 21.
Clarence E. Euton has been appoint
ed traveling passenger agent of the
Santa Fe, with headquarters in N*W
York, effective November 1.
The Trinity & Brasos Valley has been
completed, but train service Into Hous
ton will not be installed for at' least
thirty und posHibly sixty 'days.
The postponed Inspection trips over
the Pennsylvania by President Cassait
und the directors have now been ar
ranged for the latter pint of November,
Santa Fe conductors will hereufter
be required to huvg holders of time
liiisnes fill out v form showing why tin y !
carry pusses ami the amount of |
ing they do on them.
The president of the Americun Kail
way association in to appoint a special
committee to consider the question of
thf standard location fur third -mil
electric working conductors.
SAN PEDRO TIDE TABLE
High. Low,-
A.M. P.M. A.M. I'M
Nov. IS v.02 7:26 jj:«a \ : m
Nov. 14 7:28 8:13 1:04 1;«
Nov. 15 8:<KI »:(» 1:40 ' i;tt
Nov. It! „..'. 8:40 9:47 2:17 3:l'l
Nov. 17 »:18 1O:1S :<:55 4:03
Nov. IS 10:00 11:36 , S:8« 4:63 1
Nov. 19 10:44 , 4:20 1:47
Nov. i 12:43 6:11 »:« .
11 1 1 3 1 ' • - ii--
Nov. a .2:01 12:38 CIJ4 7:35
Nov. a .... 3:25 l:r>7- . 8:05 »:05
Nov. J3 4:45 5:38 \ 10:00 10:14
Nov. 24 5:24 ,6:08 11:24 11: 0
Nov. 25 li:0l 11:111 ; ..... l3J»i
Nov. 26 .6:41 7:12 „...'. /lioj
Nov. 27 71S 7:67 " 12:41 1:41
Nov. t* „ „.,7:40.8:35 1:14 2:19
Nuv -it ......... '8:00 8:10 1:39 2:«
Nov. SO .../....;. 8:23 • »:44 1:611: 3:17
NO ONE BLAMED
FOR MANY DEATHS
TIMBERS REMOVED TOO SOON,
SAYS JURY
Finds Victims of Hotel Disaster at
Long leach Were Killed Because
the Cement Was Not
Properly "Set"
Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Nov. 12.— Coroner J.
H. Trout held an inquest this morning
over the; remains of the workmen
killed in the Bixby hotel disaster last
Friday, when the middle of the big
building collapsed and crashed into the
basement.
The verdict brought in by the Jury
men, after spending three hours in in
vestigating the disaster, was:
"We find that the deceased came to
their deaths by being crushed by the
collapse of the Bixby hotel building,
and that such collapse was occasioned
by premature removal of parts of tim
bers supporting said floor and while
proceeding with construction of room
before supporting cement beneuth It
was properly cured. We find no per
son criminally liable for such fatullty."
Contractor Is Witness
The verdict was signed by the fol
lowing jurymen: M. B. Irvine, F. E.
Strong, C. P. Patterson, C. D. Paine,
W. P. Wilson, W. H. Chandler, W. J.
Webb, A. C. Grube, E. R. Brown, L. L.
Chambers.
F. L. Spalding, the contractor, was
the tirst witness called to the stand.
He did not make any statement as to
what caused the accident, but declared
that the foundation was sufficient und
that ordinarily the building would be
perfectly safe. William B. Hart, the
man who had charge of the steel work,
stated to the Jury that that portion of
the work was according to contract
c. H. Craig, superintendent for the
SKIN DISEASES
FIERY ACIDS IN THE BLOOD
All skin diseases are due to the same cause— excess of acid in the j
blood caused by faulty assimilation of food and poor bowel action; this
fiery acrid matter is forced to the surface through the pores and glands, j
Pustules are formed, discharging a sticky fluid which dries and makes a crust,
causing intense itching. When the crusts or scabs are scratched on the
: skin is left raw and bleeding. . " Dear sirs-My body broke out with a. \
I Sometimes skin diseases are in the ; x^\l^^ o^tJ^^?^lr^.
cry form, and bran-like scales come on The itobins;. •speoUlly at night, was
theflesh.ortheskmbecomeshardand '^Jo'^n^A^ln,^. I
dry, often cracking,' and the painful out benefit, and .hearing of S. S. S. deter-
itching causes acute suffering It :f^^&ti&s*lJg* r Z&.
does not matter how. the trouble is ties cured mo entirely. ' _„___ '
manifested, the cause is the Bame— an B.oondido, 0.1. t . L.MABHO. &m
excess of acid in the blood. Salves, powders, cooling washes, etc. , while they
relieve the itching and give the sufferer temporary comfort, cannot cure the
trouble because they do not reach the acid laden blood. The best treatment
■ ..* for all skin diseases is S. 8. S., a remedy that .
S >Js2& XSB^ is purely vegetable and one which acts directly
w»ZJ WfijJ on the blood with a cleansing, healing effect.
s^ a^^Jl *>. S. S. neutralizes the acids, and purifies the
# QiSgp'© Bg^y O blood so that the skin instead of being blistered
dci v ucpctaDl C and burned by the fiery. fluids, is nourished by
PURELY VEGETABLt. ft Bup piy o cooling, healthy blood. Special
book on Skin Diseases and any medical advice desired will be furnished
without charge.- THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA.
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architect, testified that tho concrete
used was correctly mixed. William
Benin, the foreman, testified that the
break had commenced from below and
further stated that there could not
possibly have been defective workman
ship, us all men employed as bosses
are experts in their line. J. C. Austin,
the architect, said that the building la
perfectly sufe.
The curloui! continue to come to LonK
Beach to witness the scene of destruc
tion at Magnolia avenue and Ocean
side boulevard.
LOUD SHIRTS SETTLE BETS
Storage Man to Be Adorned Like
Solomon in All His Glory for
Doubling Business
Several months ago C. W. Thompson,
one of the leading brokers In the pro
duce market, made a wager with J. C.
Kinney of the Los Angeles Cold Stor
age company that before the first of
the year the company would double, its
volume of business in the storage of
fresh fruits.
It appears that Mr. Thompson is the
winner, for on Monday he received :i
letter from Mr. Kinney offering to settle.
by sending nix shirts made to order.
Inclosed in the letter were the flam
ing samples of the goods to be jised—
all colon of the rainbow, patterns In
stripes, bars and pictures, suitable for
decorating the entrance to a Turkish
harem or to attract crowds to the hall
of the oriental beauties.
Friends are congratulating Mr.
Thompson on his Judgment in the choice
of material and colors for the shirts
that are to be ready for his personal
adornment and use by Christmas.
TO BUILD CLUBHOUSE
FOR PLAYGROUNDS
The new club house at public play
grounds No. 1 will be erected in a few
days.
Bids were received yesterday by the
board of public works from Peter Kee
nan offering to do the work for J^ont);
from the Los Angeles Investment com
pany for $2337; John Nelson for 15268,
und Ed Arnaelsteen for $2140.
The grounds ure located at Violet and
Atlantic streets.
San Francisco Shipping
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12.— Arrived:
Steamer State of California, San Dingo.