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LARGE SMELTER
CONCERN CLOSE
TO BANKRUPTCY
A. B.COCBKERILL COMPANY TO
ASSIGN TODAY
FAILED TO RECOVER FROM 1907
PANIC
Private Interests in St. Louis and Kan.
sas City Hold $1,200,000 of
Company's Bonds and
Control Property
[Associated Press]
JOPLIX, Mo. Feb. 7.—The A. B.
Cocker ill Smelting company, one of
the largest zinc smelting concerns in
the United States, is on the verge of
bankruptcy.
I Confirmation of a rumor to this ef
fect was made by A. B. Cockerill, pres
ident of the company, today.
• The National Bank of Commerce of
St. Louis, George 1.. Nicholson of
Kansas City, who held bonds issued
by the company to the extent of $1,
--200,000, have been in charge of the
company's property for several days.
According to Mr. Cockerill, formal
assignment probably will be made to
morrow.
The company owns smelters at
Altoona, Bruce, lias City, Lsarpe and
Pittsburg, Kan., and in Nevada, Mo.
Those at Altoona and at Gas City are
now in operation.
In all the plants the company has
twenty-six furnaces, with total week
ly capacity of 2000 tons of ore.
Failure to recover from the effects
of the 1907 panic, with the present ore
situation, are given as reasons for the
failure by Mr. Cockerill.
"The price of spelter has not in
creased in proportion to the, price of
ore in the Joplin district, where we
obtain our supply," he said. "This,
coupled with embarrassment, which
has existed since we were forced to
issue bonds in 1907, has caused the
failure. Operation will probably con
tinue after assignment."
The company is capitalized at $3,
--000.000, and is one of the heaviest
buyers of ore in the Joplin district.
POLICE CAPTURE
DAYLIGHT ROBBER
PRISONER SAID TO HAVE AD
. MITTED CRIMES
Found with Pockets Filled with Jew
elry—Tells Officer He Did
Work In Westlake
District
That the daylight burglar who has
been operating successfully in the
Westlake district of Los Angeles for
the past two months is at last in cus
tody is the opinion of the police as the
' result of the arrest last night of a
young man giving the name of Henry
Leggens. Leggen9 was arrested on
East First street by Patrolman John
Fitzgerald while trying to dispose of
jewelry in a pawnshop.
The patrolman had followed Leg
gens for several blocks and was con
vinced that the young man was acting
in a suspicious manner. When taken
to police headquarters, it is said, Leg
gens broke down and confessed that
he was guilty of many burglaries, but
his confession was not made until
many articles of Jewelry had been
taken from his pockets.
- Leggens is said to have admitted
that his depredations were confined
to the Westlake district and also
agreed to acompany Patrolman Fitz
gerald this morning and point out the
numerous houses which he lias robbed.
■ When searched, two valuable Ma
sonic pins, five gold watches, a num
ber of gold and diamond rings, several
neck chains, watch charms, gold
mounted cigar and cigarette holders
and other jewelry of a cheaper nature
were found in his possession.
The police believe that Leggens has
a "cache" where the greater part of
the loot which he has stolen In the
last two months is hidden. The pris
oner is 21 years old. innocent appear
ing and is' said to have laughed over
his' escapades ami the easy manner
in' which lie eluded the dragnets of the,
police He gave his address as the
Hotel Franklin, 125 East Third street.
For the past two months the resi
dence district near Westlake park has
been terrorized by the visits of a
daylight burglar and extra police pre
cautions were taken to effect a cap
ture but without success. Patrolman
Fitzgerald was authority for the stale-,
men. that Leggens admitted that h<
Is the much-sought-for burglar.
ARMY MAY BE FORCED
TO RAISE OWN HORSES
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Unable to Purchase Suit
able Mounts
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Feb. 7—For
some time past the quartermaster gen
eral's department of the United States
army has experienced great difficulty
In securing remounts for the army.
Contracts recently advertised at de
partment of Texas headquarters have
brought not a single offer for the pur
veyance of horses, although this would
have been particularly desirable fur the
reason that the animals were wanted
for the Philippines. The cause of the
shortage of horses suited for army ser
vice is due to the fact that this type is
no longer bred as extensively as it once
was. To make a good cavalry horse
the animal must answer certain speci
fications, the result of the nature of
the work it has to do.
The same Is true of the artillery
horse. In both instances practically
the animal must combine a maximum
of strength, staying ability and speed
with every other good trait of the
horse. The American horse breeder,
however, has ceased long ago to propa
gate this type in cheap grades, and for
this reason the "waler," as the animal
is known in the army, Is getting to be
a scarcity. The opinion of army men
now is that the war department will
have to follow the example of Mexico,
Germany, France and many other
countries arid breed its own remounts.
The horse needed In the service is of
medium weight, in the cavalry, and
somewhat heavy In tho artillery. While
raw-boned and muscular, and for tills
reason enduring, it should have at least
a few lines of beauty. Speed and hard
work are expected of the animal, and
though well fed while in garrison, it
must be able to stand privations and
exist on such diet as active service
may provide.
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<<T OS ANGELES Is noted for its
I , beautiful billboards. Tourists
-" come from all over the world
to see the wonderful outdoor advertis
ing display of this city." Tho great,
heavily loaded "Seeing the' Billboards
of Los Angeles Automobile" whisked
through the streets of the business dis
trict "There are many handsome bill
boards on the downtown streets." said
the megaphone orator in front, "but it
is much easier to appreciate .... bill
boards in the beautiful natural setting
of the residence and suburban parts of
the city. On your right is an elegant
specimen of a pill advertisement. The
color scheme of red, pink, yellow and
green has a strong appeal to all re
fined aesthetic tastes."
The megaphone artist had to speak
swiftly to call attention to all of the
stately works of billboard architecture.
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Art Notes
ELIZABETH WAGGONER
A number of paintings by Warren T. Rol
lins, the painter of Indians, are being shown
at tlia Blanchard galleries In an informal
exhibition which will continue until Feb. 11.
A collection pf canvases by this artist was
exhibited at the Steckei gallery earlier in
the year and attracted unusual attention.
Several of the paintings shown at that time
are in the present exhibition and those who
saw them then are glad of a second oppor
tunity, as they only gain in Interest from
repeated views. These are supplemented
by a number of new Indian subjects and
colorful landscapes from the desert country.
Other landscapes painted In the vicinity of
the artist's studio at Arrowhead springs
are lower In tone and possess a tine atmos
pheric quality. Two recent Indian pictures,
however, seem to dominate the exhibition.
one designated as "The Potter" is ""Client
In Its rendition of the effects of sunlight,
and "The Spirit of the Jar" Is treated with
equal power and knowledge and possesses
much of the mysticism which the painter
has found so strong a factor in the life or
these people. "The Song In the Kb a Is
another canvas showing the ceremonial
rites of the Hopis, and a number of the In
dian portraits shown are most interesting
as studies in color. •-
Mr Rollins expected to return to the
tribes of the southwest for continued study
of their life as soon as he lias completed a
series of mission paintings he has In view,
In one of the smaller rooms a fine collec
tion of old prints is being shown, and this ex
hibition will be enlarged later to Include other
sections of the gallery. Most of the prints
shown are from the valuable collection owned
by Mrs Maude McVlcker, and among these ore
many that are both rare and beautiful. The
cartoons by Raphael are perhaps the most In
teresting, unless It is an exquisite little etching
by Millet. Some line Japanese prints are also
shown, and a number of interesting wood
block prints by Margaret Patterson. A port
folio of color etchings by Nell Danely Brooker
may be seen on one of the tables, and many
other prints and etchings too numerous to be
hung in the present quarters of th" exhibition.
Mr« Virginia Lucas Couaens, known as
Nebraska's only woman sculptor, has re
cently come to Los Angeles from Honolulu
and will execute several important commis
sions while In the city. Mrs. Cobaeni la the
wife of Harry De Clifford Couxens, an illus
trator, and before her marriage was well
known In the states of Nebraska and lowa,
being a granddaughter of Robert Lucas,
lowa's tirst territorial governor She was a
pupil o' Saint Gaudens and other famous
sculptors, and after study In New York and
Paris returned to Nebraska to make the
portrait busts of several men prominent .<■
YOUNG MEN HAVE LOST
AR T OF ENTERTAINING
Hostess Is Inclined to Wonder Why
She Should Waste Time on
Unappreciative Friends
LONDON, Feb. 7.—So much i? heard
today of the decay of entertaining
that one is led to inquire if there are
any particular reasons that would
(lead to neglect of older methods and
customs by the modern hostess. It
there Is a tendency to dispense with
the conventional methods' of entertain
ing when invitations were dispatched
many weeks in advance, it must be
remembered that the motor car and
even the telephone are making con
siderable changes in our customs.
Since it has become quite easy to keep
an engagement forty or fifty miles
away, there Is not * the need for a
fixed season in London that there used
to be, and the telephone makes for
much more elasticity in social arrange
ments.
Nevertheless, one Is tempted to
think that want of energy has a very
great deal to do with it. People are
bored to a far greater extent than they
were fifteen or twenty years ago.
The young man of the present day
Is decidedly "slacker" than his father
or grandfather was. He doesn't want
to do this or that. It is a bore to
dance; it Is a bore to make himself
civil and polite to those about him.
If one asks any hostess of the pres
ent day why she doesn't want to give
balls or dances, nine times out of ten
she will complain of the difficulty oP
getting men to attend these functions.
They may "look in" for supper, but
they care little or nothing for the
pretty row of "wall flowers'' that so
often sadly decorate a ballroom.
Can one wonder If the hostess asks
why she should spend so much trouble
on unappreciative friends and ac
quaintances? A modern ball is a very
costly and troublesome affair. If a
hostess lias a house sufficiently large
to ask a couple of hundred friends to
come and dance, she may have to issue
at least 500 invitations to make sure
of filling her rooms and giving the
LOS ANGELES HERALD: TUESDAY MORNIX'G. ' FEBRUARY 8, 1910.
He said to the chauffeur: "Not so fast,
Henry. We're lettln' some of the good
ones go by."
"I wish to call attention to this re
markable portrait of a cracker box,"
he continued, turning again to the oc
cupants of the wagon. "The residents
of this section had this sign put up by
request, Inasmuch as it shuts off a
very ugly view of the mountains."
"How ingenious!" exclaimed a woman
from Kansas City.
"In front of us to the right is a very
famous painting of a loaf of bread. It
is a marvelous piece of work—
able technique and all that."
Through vistas of beauteous bill
boards the automobile passed, all too
soon, to its starting place.
'•I think you have the dearest bill
boards in Los Angeles!" enthusias
tically said a woman from Toledo, 0.,
to the megaphone man.
"Of course we can't' help being very
proud of them," he returned.
"I have seen too much for my money.
I Insist on you taking this extra no
cents," said a philanthropic old bill
board lover from Virginia.
The megaphone man was shocked.
"No, no, we could not be so mercenary
in lovely Los Angeles."
public life, notably that of William Jen
nings Brvan. Mrs. Couzens has also gained
prominence as a painter of miniatures, and
while in Honolulu painted the miniatures of
Princess Kawananahea and of little Prince
Kalakua.
wiiiiam Swift Danl-ll has opened his new
art school In the Copp building and will be
assisted In the criticism of the classes by
Rob Wagner, the portrait painter. Mr.
Rene de Quelln will also be associated with
the work of the school.
The Arroyo Guild lecture for the Com
ing week will he by Mrs. Anne S. Robert
son on "The Art of Heraldry." and will be
Illustrated by examples of Mrs. Robertson's
work.'
The California Art club la continuing its
monthly meetings, the second being held on
Saturday evening at the studio of Franz
Bischoff.
| An article on "The Art of Photography"
by Everett Maxwell appears in the Febru
ary number of the Fine Arts Journal, pub
lished in Chicago. a number of most artis
tic photographs by Louis Fieckenstein and
other well known artist photographers ildus
trato tho article.
Mary Stuart Dunlap will hold an exhi
bition of her paintings in her studio at 336
Chamber of Commerce building, Pasadena,
from Feb. 7 to 19. This Is the fourth an
nual exhibition of Miss Dunlap's paintings
to lie held In Southern California, and it
promises to be one of interest.
Ernest A. Batchelder formally opened his
Pa adena craft shop and school of design and
handicraft with an informal reception and ex
hibition on Saturday afternoon, which was
largely attended by the artists and society folk
of Pasadena and Los Angeles. The school Is
situated in one of the most picturesque spots
in Southern California, on Arroyo drive, op
posite beautiful San Rafael Heights, and tho
building Is a most attractive One. This ex
hibition of craft work Is undoubtedly the most
artistic that has been shown In Southern Cal
ifornia, and Is displayed In a most harmon
ious setting. There was a fine showing of the
exquisite needlework of Emma Waldvogel.
stenciling that Is excellent In design and ex
ecution, some vary Interesting tiles and reliefs
and a number of beautiful pieces of pottery
by Olive Newcomb, a case of the handwrought
jewelry that is making Douglas Donaldson well
known in this craft throughout the United
States, and some excellent pieces of heavy
metal work by Jay Buxton, effective lamp
shades and rich toned copper wrought Into
mo it artistic shapes. Saturday afternoon will
lie the regular exhibition and reception day
during the remainder of the season.
entertainment the air of "go" which
[_ go necessary.
It must also be remembered that very
few men take the trouble to answer a
ball Invitation, and it Is for this reason
that many .hostesses underline the let
ters R. S. V. P. three or four times in
red ink. ; ,
Even when the Invitation is accepted
it does not at all follow that the re
cipient will appear on the scene. Some
thing better may turn. up. Another
hostess may take it into her head to
give a dance the same evening—pos
sibly by verbal invitation only, or It
may be a visiting card will be sent out
on the morning of the dance; then the
poor hostess who has issued her cards
weeks beforehand and Invited her
friends to come and make merry will
find herself neglected and with a
band playing to a half-empty room.
Cost of Balls
As I have already said, a ball Is a
very expensive affair and often costs
between £400 and £500. There is a
band to be engaged, supper ordered for
an unknown quantity, and flowers are
nowadays a very heavy item in the
expenses of such an entertainment.
There are not nearly so many con
certs or musical parties given In pri
vate houses as there used to be. I may
be wrong, but I fancy the costly enter
tainments of this kind that} were start
ed some fifteen years ago have quite
frightened ordinary hostesses out of
the field. How often has one heard
or read of some function of this kind
costing as much as £1000 or £2000,
where a prima donna has been en
gaged at a fee of 500 guineas, with
other artists on an equally high scale.
Dinner parties are not given to the
extent they were in the late reign, and
no doubt restaurant life is responsible
for this. It Is easier to ask a dozen
friends to dine at some great hotel and
leave the menu to a waiter than it is
to order dinner at home. Nevertheless,
although lt is all very well to bid casual
acquaintances to din? at a restaurant,
with a band drowning all attempts at
conversation, many people, one is sure,
would appreciate the honor of being
bidden to their friend's own home and
surroundings. • •
Dinner-table conversation, moreover,
is likely to be a lost art If the fashion
for music lasts much longer.
WORK WANTED
FOR IDLE MEN
BETHLEHEM INSTITUTE AP
■ PEALS FOR HELP
APPLICANTS FOR OPPORTUNITY
TO LABOR NUMEROUS
Rev. Dana W. Bartlett Believes Condi
tions Are Improving, but De
clares Many Workingmen
Out of Employment
An urgent appeal to the public to
help the unemployed laboring men of
Los Angeles was issued yesterday by
the Rev. Dana \V. Bartlett of" the
Bethlehem institute. According to Dr.
Bartlett, laboring conditions are stead
ily improving, but there are still many
men out of work, and these must be
helped to tide over the dull period
until they can secure employment.
"What these men want is a chance
to work," said Dr. Bartlett, referring
to the many men who have sought
refuge In Bethlehem institute while out
of employment. "We should not pau
perize them by 'supporting them in
idleness, but we owo it to them to give
them an opportunity to earn a living.
Here in Bethlehem we have our hands
on the pulse of the laboring situation.
When times are dull and men are out
Of work they flock here to secure
board and lodging which we provide
i for them at minimum cost. Then we
help them to secure positions.
"This is no call for charity, but an
appeal for an opportunity to work. 11
any one needs a man for house clean
ing, yard or garden work, or any com
mon work, even if for only a day, we
can supply them with such help. All
they need to do is to call me up at the
Bethlehem institute and I will fill the
order.
"I am not pessimistic about the la
bor situation. 1 believe conditions are
improving. The aqueduct and many
other large enterprises have absorbed
much of the surplus labor. Mechanics
are finding work with building com
panies which are erecting homes on a
wholesale scale. Several large build
ings will soon be started, and these
will supply work, directly or indirect
ly, to many men. But until this work
is started there will be in this city
many honest, Industrious men out of
work and in a bad shape financially.
Many of these men are stopping at
Bethlehem. We urge the public to
give these men the opportunity to help
themselves and tide over the period of
unemployment. Don't forget to call
up Bethlehem when you are ir^need
of help labor."
KING GUSTAV
UNDER KNIFE
SWEDEN'S MONARCH SUFFERS
FROM APPENDICITIS
Hurried Diagnosis of Trouble Results
in Monarch Being Subject to
Knife of Surgeon—Opera
tion a Success
[Associated Press]
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb. B.—King
Qustav was operated "it tonight for
appendicitis.
The official reports given out state
the operation was a success.
The king had been suffering from
continual internal pain since early
Sunday evening, it was not until this
evening that the physicians diagnosed
bis case as that of appendicitis, re
quiring an immediate operation.
The physicians first diagnosed the
king's Illness as catarrh of the stom
ach, and the matter was taken with
■such little seriousness that several
members of the royal family attended
a concert this evening. At 10 o'clock
they were all summoned to the palace,
where they were apprised of the phy
sicians' intention to operate on his
majesty.
Crown Prince GustaV was pro
claimed king of Sweden Dec. 3, 1907,
following the death of King Oscar. He
has proved an exceedingly popular
monarch and recently has taken an
active part In studying the conditions
of the workingmen. .
Last December be disguised himself
as a stevedore and spent most of one
day carrying sacks of coal from a
lighter.
Later he said he intended to mix
With .-til classes of laborers. In order
that he might ascertain their opinions
and wishes.
King Gustav, the queen and other
members of the "royal family contrib
uted liberally to a national fund for
the purpose of providing loans to the
working classes.
King Gustav was born June 16, 18-8
Like his father, he is a man of large
stature, and he resembles his father
also in light blond Saxon features.
HAMS COST TWO HOGS
AND CASH BESIDES
New Jersey Farmer Sells Live Stock
at Wholesale ßetail Prices Make
Him Butcher's Debtor
SALEII, N. J„ Feb. 7.— farmer
brought two hogs to a local butcher
yesterday and offered them for sale. A
price was quickly agreed on, and the
farmer said he would sell,, but wanted
the hams and choulders. To this the
butcher was willing, and after the
weight had been taken the desired
parts of the hogs were cut off and
handed to the farmer who asked for
the balance coming to him. After fig
uring a moment the butcher replied,
"You owe me $2.85." And the farmer
had to pay it.
The butcher had bought the hogs at
wholesale price and charged the farm
er retail rates for the parts he re
served. * .
In effect the/ farmer had made the
"butcher a present of two hogs, and
had then paid him $2.85 for certain
parts of them. \ _ .
MEASLES INCREASING
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Feb. 7.
—The number of cases of measles
among students at the university is
rapidly increasing. The idea of using
Bncinal hall as a general quarantine
ward has been abandoned, however,
and all eases are now being quaran
tined in their respective quarters.
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QUAKE AT PORTLAND
PORTLAND, Ore., fob. ".—A slight
earthquake shock was felt here about
4:45 p. m. today. It was observed
| chiefly in high offlce buildings, and
I did no damage. _ ■ - ■ ;. ,
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FURNITURE' ', COMPANY "__________W
I WE quit!
I Entire Stock to Be Closed Out H
11111 l With our lease shortly to expire, we are sacrificing our entire stock of |I||||l
§miM high quality furniture.. You will scarcely credit your senses when you V^':rA
l^lPl see the price marks.. Everything going, in many cases at less than we t^ffi \
i^-'i§ paid for it.. These low prices have demoralized the furniture business §ffi§|l
r .Ml of the city, but as we are retiring from business permanently, that is §§§1
fr' j not our trouble.. You must strike while the ironls hot to profit by this H»;K-
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W Many Articles at Less J
HE-irak Than Half Price •
9 Than Half Price if
SAN PEDRO SHIPPING
SAN PEDRO, Feb. 7. —Arrived—Steamer
George W. Elder from Portland via San
Francisco; steamer Hanalel from San Fran
cisco direct; I. S, torpedo boat destroyer
from San Francisco; steam schooner Welles
ley from Muktlteo via San Francisco; steam
schooner Tamalpais, from Grays Harbor via
San Francisco: steamer Admiral Sampson
from Seattle via San Francisco; schooner
Rosamond from Tacoma; schooner Sadie
from Umpaua river. -„_,—..
Sailed—Steamer Queen for Son Diego,
steamer Hanalel for San Francisco direct,
oil steamer Washtenaw for San Francisco,
steam schooner St. Helens for Santa Monica.
Busy Scenes on the Waterfront
After a week of duflness. due to few
arrivals, the lumber wharves are hives of
activity again today. The arrivals yester
day and today. Including those due tonight
and tomorrow morning, will exceed twenty
vessels, bringing about 10.000,000 feet of
lumber, a large list of passengers and much
general freight.
Yesterday's arrivals included a passenger
liner and six steam schooners. - barkentlne
and a schooner with lumber cargoes -Mi
number will be exceeded today and tomor
row, the arrivals to include ten passen
ger steamers, an oil steamer and two wind
jammers and two .team schooners.
J It will be a busy week on the lumber
wharves Besides the arrivals today and
yesterday there are as many more on the
way, many of which may arrive during the
week, The arrival of the berbound fleet
from Gray's Harbor and Eureka will leave
but few steamers on the way. but there is
a big fleet of windjammers corolnt down
the coast.
Put In for New Male
After a rough voyage of- sixteen days
from San Pedro, the barkentino Kohala
put in San Francisco Saturday minus the
foresail, raMMI gaff and several sails She
was caught in a stiff southerly .squall off
the coast .lan. 30. ''apt. Anderson blanted
the mate, who was on deck at the.time,
and the two came to blows. He decided to
call at San Francisco for a new mate and
canvas and will continue her voyage to
Port Townsend tomorrow.
Many Passengers on -luern
The Pacific roast liner Queen, which ar
rived last night from the north and pro
ceeded this morning to San D ego, brought
250 passengers for Los Angeles and San
Diego. Among the number were Miss K.
Millstead. Mrs. M. Freeman. & Edwards.
Miss H. Gilbert. F. Smith, W. Poetsch, E.
M. Rogers and wife. E. Kuper and wife,
W. Heath and wife. R. B. Read Mrs. Clay
and daughter. Mrs. J. Hunt. W. H. pud
dell and wife. Ben Aspend. W. T. Watson
M Frederickson and wife. C. Martin and
wife, .1 C Liggett ami wife, W. H. Weil
be and wife, E. T. Reardon. TH. Green
and wife. F. E. Simeon and wife Mrs. L.
Wall, Mrs. V. Schuller. Mrs. J. D. Gilbert,
Miss M. (('Conner. D. Llbby, T. J. Morris,
H. Filing and wife.
Miscellaneous Note*
The steamer George W. Elder. Capt.
Jassen, arrived this morning with freight
and passengers for the North Pacific
Steamship company. Among the passen
gers were a large number of Hindoos en
route for Redlands. to work in the orange
groves There has been an Increasing
number of Hindoo arrivals from the north
lately In several sections of Southern Cali
fornia they are taking the.places of the
Japanese. Many have been employed dur
ing the past season In the Orange country
celery and beet fields. ... ,
The steamer Hanalel arrived today- from
San Francisco with passengers and freight
for the Independent Steamship company,
and sailed again tonight for return, She
brought in a light load and few passengers,
but had a full list of passengers on the
The steamer Admiral Sampson of __,_
The steamer Admiral Sampson of the
Alaska-Pacific Steamship company arrived
today with freight and passengers. She
will sail for return to Seattle tomorrow.
President H. P. Alexander of the company
shipped his automobile down from Seattle
on the steamer and preceeded Its arrival
ln Los Angeles with his wife and daughter
by rail They will spend some time touring
Southern California. Mr. Alexander is also
president of the Alaska Coast Steamship
company, which recently purchased the
steamer Kentucky In New York, and did
not learn of the loss of that steamer last
Friday night until his arrival at San Fran
cisco Ho had received a wireless mes
sage from Capt. Moore, sent only a few
hours before the steamer went down shortly
after all hands had been taken off.
The revenue cutter Perry will sail to
morrow for a day's cruise around the chan
nel Islands on a lookout for smugglers.
Capt. Haake of the Perry will conduct ex
aminations for appointments to cadetshlps
In the line and also for tho engineer corps
In the revenue service here April 4.
The torpedo boat Hull Joined the flotilla
here at torpedo practice today. With the
return of the- Perry from Han Diego there
will be ten boats here. . With the excep
tion of the time spent going to and from
San Diego for coal the greater part of the
time for the next two months will be spent
adjusting torpedoes and tuning up the.ves
sels for the annual target practice at
Magdaleria bay in April.
The steamer, Wellesley, Capt. Llndquist,
arrived today from Grays Harbor with 71-,-
-000 feet of lumber for the Consolidated
Lumber company.
The steamer Tamalpais. Capt, Anderson.
docked at the wharf of the 1.. K. Wood
Lumber company this morning with 600,
--000 feet of lumber loaded at Cray- Har
bor.
The steamer Washtenaw Is loading 30,
--000 barrels of crude oil at the Union Oil
dock and will sail for San Francisco to
morrow morning.
The schooner Rosamond, which arrived
here thl.. morning twenty-one days from
Tacoma, reports heavy southeast and south
west sales off Cape Flattery and Cape Men
docino. On the ironing of Jan. 24 a gigan
tic sea, described by ('apt. Peabody as the
"father of ail seas." swept over the vessel
carrying away the mainsail, leaving noth
ing but the gaff and boom. The deckload
was shifted, everything loose on deck was
carried away. This is ('apt. Feabody's first
trip to this port.
The steamer St. Helens sailed today for
Fort Los Angelea to discharge balance of
cargo.
Storm Hits Steamer
SAN* FRANCISCO, Feb. 7.—Swept by
heavy seas and almost wrecked during a
gale in mid-Pacific was the experience of
111* steamer Hercules, arriving today .from
M..i . Japan, with a cargo of coal, ('apt
BJerek says the wind blew at lite rate of
seventy miles an hour. The steering gear
of the boat was shattered and the cargo
partly shifted.
.Tide Table
High. Low High. Low
A.M. A.M. I'M. P.M.
Feb. 8 7:58 -':"7 9:43 1:42
"> 6.6 —1.1 4 4 -.6
Feb. 9 8:38 3:._ 10:10 2:21
6.5 —1.2 4.6 2.3
Feb. 10 9:-0 4:02 10:3!) 2:50
6.8 —1.0 4.7 1.9
Feb. 11 10:03 4:35 11:03 3:42
6.6 —0.7 5.0 1.6
Feb. 12 10:46 5:07 11:45 4:27
6.2 —0.2 5.2 1.4
Feb. 13 11:32 5:43 .... 6:17
5.8 0.5 ... 1.3
Feb. 14 12:-Sp 6:27 12:1 Ip 6:07
4.8 1.2 5.3 1.3
Feb. 15 1:35 - 7:12 12:55 7:17
4.1 1.9 5.2 1.4
Feb 16 3:51 8:10 1:5') 9:00
3.5 2.6 5.2 1.3
Feb. 17 6:12 9:82 3:03 10:57
3.5 2.8 5.2 0.9
Feb. IS 7:26 11:33 4:28 12:14p
3.8 2.8 5.4 0.2
Feb. 19 8:11 .... 5:43 1:07
4.1 ... 5.7 —0.4
Feb 20 8:45 12:40 a 6:43 1:53
4.4 2.7 6.1 —0.8
Feb 21 9:16 1:29 7:33 2:30
4.6 2.4 6.3 —1.0
Feb 22 9:44 2:11 8:15 3:02
4.8 2.1 6.4 —0.9
Feb 23 10:10 2:47 8:53 3:32
4.9 . 1.8 6.4 —0.7
Feb "4 10:13 3:20 0:31 3:57
4.9 1.7 6.2 —0.3
Feb 25 10:43 3:53 10:04 4:17
5.0 1.6 5.3 0.1
Feb 26 11:05 4:25 10:33 4.37
5.1 1.6 5.3 0.5
Feb 27 11:25 4:33 10:58 4:59
5.1 1.6 4.3 1.0
Feb 28 11:50 5:24 11:30 5:15
5.0 1.7 4.4 ■ 1.6
San Francisco Shipping
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7.—Arrived—
Steamer Coos Bay from San Pedro.
—Steamers Carlos and Yellowstone,
for San Pedro. ■
HAVRE — I.agazione, New York.
LIB'AL'— Russia. New York.
MALTAArrived, Arable, New York. f
LONDON — Marquette, Philadel
phia.
ST. VINCENT. C. V. I. —Arrived, Albert,
When— The Stomach is Sick
The Liver Sluggish
The Bowels Clogged
The Blood Impure
The Skin Sallow
Then— lt's Time to Take
That grand, old, time-tested remedy
BEECH-MI'S PILLS
In boxes with full direction*, 10c and 25c
Tacoma for Queenstown; Rad;#tes, Tacoma,
etc., for Hamburg.
HAVRE —Sailed, Sardinia, Halifax and SL
John, N. B.
.GLASGOW —Sailed. lonian, Boston.
—Sailed, Romanic, Boston.
TACOMA—Sailed, W. H. Smith. San
Pedro.
a v cl\zr _*_*_, — -.rr..-_, __-_-_srii_ii,
John. etc.
BOULOGNE— Sailed. Potsdam, New-
York.
YOKOHAMA—SaiIed. Empress of China
Vancouver.
REV. ALBERT P. DAVIS IS
CALLED TO POMONA CHURCH
Acting Pastor of Pilgrim' Congrega
tional to Succeed Rev.
G. E. Soper
POMONA, Feb. 7.—Rev. Albert P.
Davis, who has been acting pastor of
Pilgrim Congregational church hero
since Rev. O. E. Soper resigned,- lias
been tendered a call by the church to
become its regular pastor. The action
was taken at yesterday's meeting.
Rev. Mr. Davis came to Southern Cali
fornia from Wakefield, Mass., where ho
had been pastor of the Congregational
church for eleven years.
He is a graduate of Amherst college
and of Yale Divinity school and is a
son of Rev. Dr. Perley B. Davis, who
has been one of the prominent Congre
gational clergymen in Boston. Rev,
Mr. Davis has traveled much, having
made several trips abroad, and is an
earnest speaker.
CONTRACTS TO SINK 1500
FOOT WELL AT EL CENTRO
W. F. Holt Is Encouraged by Strike of
Water Made in Imperial
Valley
ED CENTRO, Fob. ".—Encouraged
by development of a flowing well at
Holtville, the- first found in Imperial
valley, W. F. Holt today contracted
with' the same driller for sinking a
tost well at the ice plant in El Centro.
The well is to go 1-00 feet if necessary
to get water and will be a, two-inch
hole to be enlarged to four inches if
water is struck.
W. FT Holt also today awarded a
contract to Bailes (J. Walker for grad
ing eight and one-half miles roadbed
for an extension westerly from El
Centro of the Hoi ton Interurbar rail
road, which Is to be the easterly con
nection with the San Diego & Eastern
railroad.' Work is to begin immediate
ly and must be completed by April 15.
ILLNESS DELAYS TRIAL
Because of-the illness of the com
plaining witness, the trial of Joseph J.
Fleming, a jeweler, charged with mis
treating Agnes Zimmerman, was con
tinued by Judge Willis yesterday until
April 4; ■ : , '_ *