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THIS IS THE HOUSE '^^HfiSl
Where is Bold the Incomparable TfiSlllffl fllfl In
. EDISON PHONOGRAPH • pIBiPQ til
Here, too, la sold the rZ 'h?> ::LZ 14J3
.WEBER, ' . Ei^Ri
America's most wonderful piano. Wo have tho <ff"-_SQ^_HK|j tjM
Weber in uprights and grands and also in that BJS^ggKcamWHl
most wonderful of pianos, the • , BprffiPfelfSl bUI
'^^"g^jHtal I, Wo soli any Instrument on easy payments.
■,^^L Jalgl aSftSlla Special values In $250, $275 and $300 pianos
w"~JMS^^™B' IB THIE JIOIISK Or MUSICAL QUALITY.
4J|\jf 4 Southern California Music Co.
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Merchantsßank and Trust Co. i||i gjS
Branches: 9th and Main <)AQ 11 C RrrtaWurav Transacts a General Bank-
UU South Hoover Street O. PrCmClWay in and Truit B uslne»«
WOULD PAY GOLD PRIZE TO
ALL BABIES ONE YEAR OLD
Federal Official Hat Novel Plan to
Decrease Death Rate of
Infants,
CHICAGO, April 6—Prof. Clarence
D. Lane, assistant chief of the dairy
division of the department of agricul
ture at Washington, has made a sug
gestion to the City club that the mayor
offer prizes, to be paid in gold, for
each baby which reaches the age of
one year.
Pure milk is the subject which led to
the advice. Professor Lane says that
such an offer made In a municipality
In Europe has resulted in a great de
crease in the death rate among in
fants.
Wise Talks
By the "Office Boy"
Little Johnnie owned a couple
of bantam hens that laid very
small eggs, this fact being dis
pleasing to the youngster. Go
ing to the fowl run one. morning
Johnnies father was surprised to
find a goose egg tied to one of
the beams and above it a card
' -with the words, "Keep your eye
I on this and do your best." '
I * The success of the Sllverwood
Stores is due to the fact that we
never sacrifice quality for profit.
The Old Man has a motto which
every employe Is. supposed jto
keep his eye on and do his best
Ito live jup to every day. It is,
"Be kind, be truthful, be honest
J and be industrious." . The trouble
• with most o% us is that we don't
j use the | common sense we were ■
endowed with. We forget that a :
1 duty I well done makes ' the next I
duty easier to do. Don't borrow
trouble or small sums of money.
Be a "cheerful : loser.' Cheerful
I losers are always winners. Cheer
ful people attract confidence, love
and success. ; They succeed \ In
their undertakings because they
Just can't help it. The Silver
wood salesmen are cheerful sales-'
r men because they are well paid,
well fed, well dressed and kindly
treated. - Every man is a booster
for the man in the other depart
ment., The team work is beautif
ul. No jealousies and no unkind
thoughts or words. : Just come .
on, boys. . We are working for
the best house on ' earth. „ Tho ■',
Old Man ■ believes in us,' so !we
Just must make good and keep -
good and do good. This is Easter
; week. There is an adage as old
as the hills, "If you wear a new 1
, suit and new hat on Easter Sun- ■
day .: you'll be . lucky ; the whole .
i year." If you buy them from us,»
• you'll ' be: doubly lucky. Try 'it
and see. . Either store.
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F. B. Silverwood
i
Fire Store*i •
m South Sprin, ) Lo^ An ,„ s
Broadway • Oth '$•. : , „-..., •• \
BakenOeld ' '* Long Beach
San Bernardino.
PENNY LUNCHES AT
ANN STREET SCHOOL
PROVE BIG SUCCESS
SCORES OF CHILDREN ENJOY
GOOD MEAL DAILY
Those Who Cannot Bring the Price
Furnished with Tickets—Aver.
age of Work Shows Much
Improvement
"Ding-dong!"
It is noon at the Ann street school,
a rush of hurrying feet, and 120 little
noses eagerly sniff the savory odor ris
ing from 120 bowls of soup.
And, oh, it is such good soup and
feels so "comfy" In the small 'tum
mies!
■ Path&yc to watch, but inexpressibly
delightful to participate in, the penny
luncheon hns come to be an impor
tant factor In the daily routine of the
Ann street school, and which, it Is
hoped, has come to stay.
Armed with contributions from mer
chants and private citizens, the local
Civic association has taken up this
good work, which was begun In the
east, of serving penny luncheons to lit
tle children who come to school, either
without any breakfast or with not
enough to nourish them properly. The
association is starting with the Ann
street school, where the pupils are of
Mexican or foreign parentage, and
where the need of this work is most
sorely felt.
One of the schoolrooms makes an ad
mirable dining room and four long
oilcloth covered tables are placed with
benches down each side.
Promptly at 11:45 a. m. everything is
in readiness for the eager rush of
hungry children who can hardly wait
for the hour to arrive.
Big white bowls with blur rims are
tilled with thick, delicious soup, and
there are two big cold buns at each
place, with the necessary spoons and
usually some kind of fruit, which, all
together, make a meal tit for a king.'
Staff Most Competent
The work is under the personal su
pervision of Mrs. N. E. Wilson, chair
man of the committee in charge, and
she and her staff of helpers are filling
their office admirably.
Children who cannot, bring even the
one penny required are furnished with
tickets, and the sweetest lessons in un
selfishness anrl generosity aro taught
by these little people. When, per
chance, a midget has forgotten or lost
his or her ticket some other child near
by pays, that the troat may not be
missed.
The work, though started but a short
time ago, is already showing remarka
ble results; half-starve' bodies are re
sponding to the kind treatment and
the average of work In the school is
Improving proportionately.
There are several more schools 1n
Los Angeles where the penny lunch
eons would do great good, and if some
charitably minded person has a few
hundred dollars burning holes in his
pocket he cannot put it to a better
use than by contributing toward this
good work.
ALLEGED ASSOCIATES OF
PICKPOCKETS SENTENCED
Two Men Supposed to Have Operated
at Laguna Dam Agree to
Leave City
George Wainwrlght and J. Ward,
who were arrested by detectives as
they stepped from a Southern Pacific
train several days ago on suspicion of
being members of a gang of pickpock
ets which preyed on tho crowds at the
Laguna dam opening at Yuma March
31, pleaded guilty to charges of va
grancy and were given suspended -sen
tences of 180 days in the workhouse by
Police Justice Rose yesterday morning
and ordered to leave the city.
Ward and Wnlnwright were arrested
with Charles Murphy and Charles
Wade. The four men aro thought to
have composed the gang that took
valuables from a number of persons at
the Arizona city. Because of lack of
evidence the police could not connect
them directly with any of the thefts
from, person and a charge of vagrancy
was all that could be placed against
the men.
Murphy and Wade pleaded guilty to
similar charges several days ago and
were given six months' suspended sen
tences. They seemed eager to, have the
opportunity to leave Los Angeles and
promised to make a hurried departure.
LOS ANGELES HERALD
WEDNESDAY MORNINC, APRTL 7, 1909.
SAYS LIFE WAS
MENACED TWICE
GIRL ACCUSES LABORER OF
TRYING TO KILL HER
DECLARES HE DREW REVOLVER
AND POISONED WATER
Aqueduct Worker Charged with
Breaking Into Room and Making
Desperate Attempts to
Commit Murder
Martin Kimmlch, an aqueduct la
borer, has been arrested and Is In the
city jail. He is accused ot having at
tempted to take the life of Myrtle
Miles of 239 East Fifth street, with
whom he had been on friendly terms,
first by menacing her with a revolver
and later by placing some crystals of
cyanide of potassium in a glass of
water. Of this the young woman,
fortunately, merely tasted a small
quantity.
Kimmich has been working on the
aqueduct for the last year. Several
days ago he returned to 'this city and
sought the young woman, whom ho
had known for some time. He obtained
her address, and while considerably
under the Influence of liquor, entered
the room she occupied. She was In bed
at the time and Kimmlch demanded
that she get up, leave the place and
come and live with him. She refilled
to do so and he began to threaten her.
Finally, in an effort to pacify'hlm, she
said she would get up, dress and talk
to him if he would leave the room
for a short time. He did so and on
his return renewed his demands. When
met with a flat refusal he drew a re
volver and threatened to kill her.
The woman struggled with him, but,
finding she was unable to disarm him,
changed her tactics and persuaded him
to give up the weapon. She then hid
the revolver and Kimmich, finding he
was unable to persuade the woman to
go with him, is alleged to have dropped
the poison in a glass of water. He
then left the place.
Before retiring- the woman took a
drink from the glass, but finding it to
have a bitter taste, did not swallow it.
She then notified Patrolman E. L.
Jones of what had happened and he
arrested Kimmich at his room.
The accused declared he was drunk
at the time he was in the woman's
room, and says he has no recollection
of what happened. He was arraigned
in Police Justice Chambers' court on
a charge of disturbing the peace and
will appear today to have his trial
set. He was unable to furnish $200
ball and was sent to Jail.
WOMEN'S PETITION OF
PROTEST SENT EAST
Fifteen Hundred Signatures Obtained
In One and One-Half Days at
Broadway Department
Store
In one and one-half days at the
Broadway department store 1500 women
signed the petition protesting against
the increased tariff on imported hosiery
and gloves, as provided in the Pnyno
tariff bill. It was evident that 10,000
signers might have been obtained had
time permitted.
The petition was mailed yesterday to
Senator Flint by Arthur Letts, proprie
tor of the store, and tne following tele
gram was sent ahead of it:
".Senator Flint, Washington, D. C—
Mailing petition signed by 1500 women
of Los Angeles, secured in one day and
a half, strongly protesting against any
change in present tariff on gloves and
hosiery. Had there been time, five
times the signatures could have been
secured.
"Feeling is very strong. Kxert every
effort to defeat this change in tariff.
"ARTHUR LETTS."
TAKES SUIT CASE FROM AUTO;
CAPTURED BY TWO CITIZENS
Ranch Laborer Is Seen to Go Into
Saloon with Booty—Articles
Found on Him
With a quantity of silverwaro bulg
ing from his pockets and several articles
of toilet hidden beneath hia coat, A'
Cavanaugh, a ranch hand, was cap
tured In the Mug saloon, 217 South
Main street, yesterday morning by M.
A. Ferrer and A. C. Parsons, jr., son of
a prominent real estate dealer, and
turned over to Patrolman McCart.
Ferrer was walking on South Main
street and Raw Cavanaugh take a suit
case from an automobile standing in
front of a sporting goods store and
walk away rapidly. He thought some
thing was wrong and followed the man
to the saloon. Then he returned and
met Parsons, who was entering the
motorcar from which the grip had been
taken. He related the facts to the
owner of the auto, and together they
went into the saloon and located Ca
vanaugh In the toilet. The suit case
had been forced open and his pockets
were bulging with silverware. They
seized him and took him to Patrolman
McCart. The lattter took him to the
police station and booked him on a
charge of petty larceny.
Later Cavanaugh was arraigned in
police court and his trial was set for
today.
SPECIFICATIONS ON' GOOD
ROADS ADOPTED BY BOARD
Supervisors Approve Plans Covering
Rock, Oil and Cement to Be
Employed
Specifications covering the quality
and quantity of rock, 0)1 and cement to
be used In the-construction of the 307
miles of good roads provided for in
the $3,500,000 bond Issue were placed
before the board of supervisors by tho
highway commission yesterday and
adopted. Advertisements for bids to
do the work In conformity with the
specifications were ordered. These
bids, It is expected, will be received
within thirty days.
Similar specifications for the work on
the El Monte road were presented to
the board, and bids will be advertised
for.
SELECTIONS BY
MAYOR INDORSED
COUNCIL APPROVES OF NEW
COMMISSIONERS
NEW MAN SUBSTITUTED ON THE
PARK BOARD
Two Nominations for Health Officials
Made and Confirmed —Others
to Be Appointed at an
Early Date
All the new commissioners appointed
by Mayor Alexander were confirmed by
the council by unanimous vote yester
day morning. The fact that the motion
for confirmation was made by Council
man Lyon quickly put a quietus on the
rumors that the mayor's nominations
would be opposed by certain members
of the council. AH the members seemed
satisfied with the men the mayor had
named, or, If they were not, they were
none the less hearty in voting "aye" on
the confirmation. Councilman Wallace
was the only one to make any comment,
and he declared that the mayor had
chosen excellent material for his official
advisers, and that such men were a
guarantee of a good administration.
The list was practically the same as
the one announced by the mayor Mon
day night. On the police commission
are S. C. Graham, D. K. Trask, J. J.
Andrews and John Topham. On the
fire commission are Martin Betkouski,
Richard Molony, Ben C. Robinson and
R. B. Williamson. On the park com
mission are Stoddard Jess, Richmond
Plant, Jesse F. Waterman and C. H.
Randall.
Mr. Randall's name was substituted
yesterday morning for that of Dr. W.
A. Lamb. The mayor had chosen Dr.
Lamb as a member of hiß park com
mission because he had held the same
position under Mayor McAleer and was
familiar with the work of that depart
ment. But Dr. Lamb has been a mem
ber of the playground commission sev
eral years, and preferred to stay with
that body. Mayor Alexander respected
Dr. Lamb's wishes and retained him in
his present position.
All the members of the playground
commission were reappointed except
Fernand Parmentier, whose term has
expired. In his place E. R. Allen was
chosen. Allen was formerly billboard
inspector for the city, and gained fame
by having his own position abolished,
because under the terms of a recent
ordinance passed by the council and
affecting billboards, he had little or
nothing to do. Mr. Allen rendered yoe
man service during the recall campaign.
The playground commission is now
composed of the following: Mrs. Wll
loughby Rodman, Miss Bessie Stod
dard, Dr. W. A. Lamb, James G. Scar
borough and E. R. Allen.
Two members were named and con
firmed for the health board. They are
Dr. Sherwin Gibbons and ,Prof. L. J.
Stabler. These two take the places of
Drs. Moore and Dickson of Mayor Har
per's board, who have resigned. Dr.
Seymour and W. N. Newell are re
tained, for the present at least. In
speaking of future appointments on the
board of health the mayor said he
would wait a week or two before tak
ing any definite action.
COMPANIES MUST PAY TO
OPERATE PHONE BRANCHES
Concerns Will Be Prosecuted if Fee Is
Not Paid for Each Exchange
in City
Prosecuting Attorney Guy W. Eddie
will being action against the Sunset
and the Home Telephone companies, if
they do not comply with the city ordi
nance, providing that telephone com
panies must pay a license of $50 a
month for each exchange. He notified
the companies yesterday they must pay
the necessary fees at once or be prose-
"I understand thoy are operating sev
eral exchanges, which are scattered
about the city, and are only paying
license on oie." said Mr. Eddie yester
day. "In addition to this the Sunset
company is conducting a telegraph
business and la paying no license for
tho privilege. The ordinance provides
a license of $100 a month- for this busi
ness, and we have made doniands on
the Sunset people for this amount."
Each telephone company is said to
operate seven exchanges.
IMPERIAL VALLEY TO GET
BETTER TRAIN SERVICE
Round Trip to Los Ancjeies Will Mean
Only Loss of One Business
Day
Arrangements for better train ser
vice to the Imperial valley will go
into effect April 18, and the time table
of the Southern Pacific railroad will be
arranged so that the round trip be
tween Los Angeles and the valley can
be made with the loss of only one busi
ness day Instead of three, as at pres
ent. .
Trains Nos. 7 and 8 Will be chiefly
affected by the new schedule. No. 7,
westbound, will leave El Paso at 11:45
p. m. instead of 7:30 a. m., and will
pass through Imperial Junction at
night. A train leaving Calexico at 7:16
p. m. will bring a through sleeper for
Los Angeles, which will be attached to
the transcontinental train at Imperial
Junction.
Eastbound train No. 8 will leave Los
Angeles at 8:30 p. m. instead of 8:05,
carrying a through sleeper which will
reach Calexico at 5:50 a. m.
Profits of Steel Trust
NEW YORK, April 6.—The annual
report of the Bethlehem Steel corpora
tion, made public today, shows its total
net income for the year ended Decem
ber 31 to have been $2,192,355, a de
crease of $46,602, as compared with the
previous year. The net income for the
year after paying for the .interest
charges and making an allowance of
$570,000 for depreciation was $366,864,
a decrease of $1,251,925.
Indian Chief Still a Fugitive
GUTHRIB, Okla., April 6.—Crazy
Snake is still a fugitive, with Colonel
Hoffman and twenty militiamen
searching the district in the neighbor
hood of Tiger mountain for him.
- JjVjfnhYsfiNtesi The Easter Hairdress. Most important topic. Bullock's par- Sjfo^jbrp^ifc*
mLZc-q rJfpJSJj IoTS, now. Aamkyjttr Sim**.:'
Hats at $5, Hats at $7,50,
Hats at $1250
It's 1909's Great Millinery Week
—And the great millinery display of the year is at its height at
Bullock's. Paris hats, New York hats and hats from the Bullock
workrooms. Hats filled with the character and becoming individual
ity that have marked Bullock millinery with the insignia of supreme
leadership. It's a great cosmopolitan display of styles for every woman,
in every shade and effect. Don't miss seeing it today. Second floor.
Hand Made Hats at $5,00
In the best of 1909's own shapes. Braids or pressed effects. In
Jap or Milan straw. New shades trimmed with quills or flow
ers or foliage with ribbons. Large, medium or small effects— \}^M]llf/Jh
100 new hats at $5. wMIW
New Trimmed £-J rf\ New York Hats CIO 1~/\ \wK'
Hats Will Be Out. s/ ,O\J Forceful Values vDl^rjVJ WM
—The wonder values of the sea- —Exquisitely trimmed with vel- . Ulllw/
son—stunning contrasts and har- vet ribbon, fruit, flowers, buds. W^JBgtVl"lt_~zrJ J
monies. In Old Rose, American Every shade and good color. ft^WUKTSSfcSk^fW^w .
Beauty and fruit shades—with Hats exclusive milliners would >jnߣ»LnS^s^32GsWHSinSo*.
variations In mauve, burnt and charge $15, $17.50 and $18.50 for. |BiHlil§igSfiS^S|»i4^S»«
black. Excellent $10 values we Exclusive values at Bullocks HSJ**il^S^^|^s»i^VEHK
can sell at $7.50. for $12.50. I^il^^^^^^il^^W'
The Suits and Frocks and
Costumes at heir Best v Hr j2g£F^
—This parade week of dress. There are silk dresses at $15, |1> f|\L
and the most becoming linen suits. Practical styles for service .-jgjfflK^^^ywlSn'.
and beauty. There are magnificent linen suits at $45, and "^^lilreNlii^*"'
stunning styles at $49.50. There are suits and dresses. Cos-
' tumes 1 galore—to magnetically attract women. Today the day. «IS^\^
Remember, alterations may have to be made.
77 —~~~ 71 Easter Bonnets Parasols
For Little Folks . For Easter
TJ7 -, rr_.,_ _ . „,.,, j,0,i00 ~t A beautiful variety of new 8, 10
We Have . Trimmed m bright new shades of o j/ at $5 and $7 50
Made a Great ribbon. Swell styles so absolutely At $ 3 . o o—Some remarkable silk taf- -
Purchase different. Mothers are "going eta , 8-rib parasols, with long di-
ITw/f Art wild" over them. rectoire handles.
exclusive sxrt Then there are the cutegt Easter At $3.00 — Pongee and tussah effects,
Needle Pieces dresses, sizes to 6 years, of sheer lawn 10-rib styles.
and dimity, with Dutch necks. And J -.in , : »
Of Which We coats, sizes 2 to 6 in ti*. new old rose Pongee with allover tucks.
.. „ Copenhagen, scarlet and shepherd Pongee with polka dot border.
Shall Announce plaids, with bonnets, trimmed to whh mbro ; dered dots>
an Important Tussah with taffeta border.
sale Soon ' Corset Covers -)r SffiiSi 1'
m WatcH! t0 Sell at .. . . 35C gtmg^ ,
Of good muslin, neatly trimmed with
lace or embroidery. Exceptional values Wash or fancy. Several large Import
. . at 35c. Second floor. shipments. Just in time for Easter.
TO VISIT TOWNS OF
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
Chamber of Commerce Will Conduct
Glad Hand Excursion to Promote
Business Relations with
Los A.ngeles
President Willis H. Booth, Secretary
Frank Wiggins and the Glad Handl Ex
cursion committee of the SjS™b^?f
commerce have received so many co n
nilments on the manner they hanaiea
he excursion to Turn, and the _ Laguna
dam they are determined to show they
can equal the undertaking. As a re
su?t It was decided yesterday to send
a "glad hand" excursion of chamber
of commerce members into the San
Joaquln valley, leaving Los Angeles at
8:30 o'clock the evening of April 21 and
returning at 7 o'clock April 25, taking
in Porterville, Lindsay, Exeter, Visalia.
Fresno, Hanford, Corcoran, Tulare and
B* ItTa the intention of the committee
to make this the banner trip of the
season," said Frank Wiggins yester
day "The idea is to furnish an equip
ment equal if not superior to the one
used on the Yuma trip. We are proud
of that trip, for we did not have one
single complaint on the equipment or
Reservations will be confined prin
cipally to the business interests and
Los Angeles men interested in the
progress of the San Joaquin valley.
An itinerary will be prepared this
week ■ and mailed to each member or
the chamber of commerce. Every
member of the Glad Hand committee
will make special efforts to make the
excursion an unusual success.
SANTA FE TO EXPERIMENT
WITH NEW GASOLINE CAR
The Santa Fe Railway company has
on the way to Los Angeles a gasoline
motor car, which it is expected will be
tried as an experiment within two
weeka.
The gasoline car is on the way from
Omaha under lta own power, and will
be used between Los Angeles and Red
lands. It will be the first of its
kind ever experimented with by the
Santa Fe, and J. J. Bryne, assistant
passenger traffic manager, thinks that
gasoline motor cars will enable the
road to give more frequent service on
branch lines and In suburban dis
tricts.
DEMONSTRATOR FOR PUMP
CONCERN LOSES LEFT HAND
Coat Sleeve Becomes Entangled in
Machinery and Draws Mem.
ber Into Cogs
While cleaning an automatic pump
which ho demonstrates at the Southern
California exposition building on South
Main street, K. D. Williams, a sales
man for the Lultwleler Pumping com
pany, came near losing- his left arm
when his coat sleeve became entangled
in the cogs of the machine and dragged
his fingers Into the machinery. As the
result of the accident his hand was so
mangled that it was amputated at the
wrist by the police surgeons at the re
ceiving hospital.
Williams was preparing to go to
lunch, and before starting decided to
wipe a few spots of grease from the
pump. In some manner his hand slipped
and the machinery, which was In mo
tion, caught the cloth, and despite the
efforts of Williams to extricate himself
drew his hand into the sharp cogs.
Former Police Commissioner Woodill
was standing near and rushed to the
assistance of Williams. Before he
could reach the lever to stop the pump
Williams' hand had been drawn into the
cogs.
H. L,. Miller, secretary of the pmplng
concern for which Williams works, ac
companied the injured man to the re
ceiving hospital.
SHOSHONES AT ORPHEUM
TO ENTERTAIN NAVAJOS
The Shoshone Indians, now here with
'A Modern Pocahontas," at the Orphe
um, will entertain as guests at the
Orpheum tonight the members of An
tonio Apache's bands, quartered at the
Indian village. The visitors will be in
blankets and feathers in honor of the
occasion. The Shosones have been in
vited to be guests of the Indian craft*
village after the show, when a dog
feast or potlatch will be served.
It is also proposed to take the visit
ing redskins through an orange grove
and let them pick the fruit from the
trees,, they having expressed a strong
desire so to do. A surf bath is another
thing they crave, as they never have
seen the "great waters" yet, and this
will also be arranged. Bull the big
event will be the dog feast at the vil
lage, which will bo held the last of this
week, for then they can fraternize with
the Navajos resident there.
Classified Ad. Section
ATTEMPT TO BURN
STORE FRUSTRATED
Waiter Discovers Flames Darting from
Pile of Boxes Which Conceal
Six Gallon Keg of
Gasoline
An attempt by incendiaries to burn
the grocery stoic and meat market of
Harry Klrkorton, 882 Bait Fifth street,
was discovered early yesterday morn
ing by Sam Ttekish, a waiter, who
forced an entrance through the front
doors and extinguished, the flames be
fore they hud gained much headway.
Tickish was returning home shortly
before 3 o'clock yesterday morning. In
passing- the store he noticed a bright
light in the place, and on closer inves
tigation saw flames darting from a pile
of boxes in the center of the floor.
Without hesitation he threw himself
against the front door and broke the
lock. The blaze was beginning to
spread, but after scattering the. burn
ing boards he obtained several sacks
and bent out the fire.
Af.ter extinguishing the fire Tickish
made an Investigation and found a.
six-gallon keg of gasoline had been
placed under the boxes, which bore
evidence of having been saturated With
oil. But for Tickish'B prompt arrival
the flames would have reached the Keg:
of gasoline ami caused an explosion,
which probably would have scattered
the tire and destroyed the store.
Further investigation revealed tho
fact that si rear door had been torodd
open and was standing ajar.
The matter was reported to the police
and officers are working on the case.
The me is believed to have been start
ed by some person or persons having
a grudge against the proprietor of the
store.
UNEARTH HUMAN BONES
AND COIN IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, April 6.—Human bones
and gold coins buiiring the date 1747
were unearthed In Duane street, in the
heart of the downtown jobbing ills
trlct, yesterday.
Workmen employed by a contracting
firm came upon bones thirty-live feet
below the street level.
They appeared to be the remains oC
four skeletons. It is said a prison oc
cupied the sfiot In revolutionary day*.