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MASKED BANDIT HOLDS UP CREW STREET CAR CONDUCTOR IS ROBBED OF $25 FIVE SHOTS FIRED AT FLEEING THUG Deed Takes Place at End of Line When Highwayman Surprises Two in Charge of Car A masked robber held up Motorman .]. J>. Owens and Conductor George l'lei-Bon of car No. 150 of the West Sixth street line of the Los Angeles lnterurbun Railroad company, at Sixth ami Berendo streets, at 11:30 o'clock lust night, and obtained $25 from Pler uon. As the highwayman leaped from the car Motorman Owens left the con troller, ran to the roar end of tho car and tired live shots at the fleeing man. Tin- holdup took place just alter the car en '• hod turned the trolley at the end of the line at lierendo street. Mo tormun Owens wa» adjusting his con troller and preparing tor the trip Into town, and Plerßon was at the rear of the car placing the end lights. At this menent the robber boarded the car. He vas not wearing a mask at that time, and- walked to the front end us If to take a seat In the open part of the car. Owens turned, looued at him, and thinking the man simply a passen gar, paid no further attention to him. Pierson Faces Revolver • pierson In the meantime had adjust ed the red lights at the rear of the car and was within .several feet of the motorman when the lone highwayman, with a white handkerchief tied across the lower part of his face, shoved a re volver in the face of Plerson and com manded him to throw up his hands. The motorman compiled, and turning to the'conductor the robber command . .1 the litter to hold up his hands and stand near Owens. When he had the two men lined up tho robber, after cursing both men, turned his attention to Plerson and took t~o from his pockets. The robber then took the nickels from the changer strapped about tho waist of the car- i man. ' 'Apparently satisfied with his | work, the highwayman did not molest Owens, but commanded the latter to start the car at once and to go ahead at full speed. Motorman Fires at Robber After the car was under headway the man leaped oft the steps after rid ing about twenty-five feet, and ran toward some bushes at the- sidewalk. ■ Owens, who was armed with a revolv er, ran to the rear of the car and fired five times at the robber, who was part ly visible behind the shrubbery. 1* The highwayman Is described as be ing- about 27 or 30 years old, 8 feet 8 inches In height, and weighing 136 to 140 pounds. He wore a brown slouch hat and a suit of dark mixed material. Th» matter was reported to the po lice i, jrtly after the arrival of the car at the Pacific Electric station, and de tectives are working- on the case. DADDY GIP LOSES UNDER POOR RIDE SELDEN FAILS WITH FAVORITE ' IN HANDICAP Chester Krum Cops Feature at Oak. land—Bit of Fortune Next in Line—Sir John Die. appoint* OAKLAND, March Daddy Glp was plunged on to win the Lorin handicap at Emeryville today, but Sold' 1!! rode him badly and he finished third. Chester Krum won easily from Bit of Fortune. Sir John was another favorite to disappoint, Aks-Ar-Ben winning from Onatassa and Homeless. Results: FrM race. Futurity course, selling—Pas eiifrer, 111 (Wen), won: Tremargo, 117 (Ken iii'dy). sneond: He.la, 111 (Taplln), third. Time 1:11. Metropolitan, Calopliu, Juan. Father Htafford. Woodland*?, Burlelgh, Mllpttoa and Clara Sal also inn. Second race. three and a half furlongs, nell- Ing Viiitur, lie (Kennedy), won; Wlnona Win tor. 98 'Murlln), second; .Tim Unnpy. 93 (Oar- Ban), third. Tim* :12. Burbur, Rltta, Robert Hunt, Dacla, Helen Hawkins and Acadamlat also ran. Third race, one and rriree-slxtr-pnth miles, sell- Ing— Aks-ai -Hen. 103 (Coburn), won; Ona.taua, M (Olaaa), second; Homeless, 01 (Miller), third, Time 2:01. Blr John, Desperado and-Miss Of ficious also ran. Fourth race, six furlongs, I.orln handicap— Chester Krum, 101 (Taplln), won; Bit of For tune. fl) (Thoma*), »err>nd; Daddy Glp, 102 (Sel den), third. Time, 1:13 4-6. Lewlston also ran. Fifth i.ii-, one mile and seventy yards, sell lug— Gretchen (1 , 103 (Martin), won; Crouton, 101 (Miller), second; Glennadeane, 88 (Gargan), third. Time 1:43. Coppers, Dr. Downle. J. H. I.auichrey, Contra Costa, Rubric, Matchtultu, j. c. Clem and Wicket also ran. Sixth race, six furlongs—Roberta, 97 (Mar tin), won; Ktnnm (}., I<'S (Gnrgan), second; Or. Hate, 102 (Vo«p«r), third. Time 1:15 1-5. Helen Carroll, Biskra. Yelma C, Bellflower, Annie Wells, Salomy Jane,Reglna Arvl. Netting and 1/cnn I^ech also ran. EMERYVILLE ENTRIES First race, six fUrlOOf*, Rolling- FTancls, ■Hard, Ampedo, 114; French Cook, Argonaut, 110; Fannull Hall. 107: Hush Money, ill; Jim Cafferata, Hi I<ady Reniwelaer, 105; Key el Tovar, 98; Silk, 93; 'Acqula, 100. Second race, four furlongs, 2-year-olds, purse —Uavelßton 11, 89; Zwlck, 102; Kormak. 107; Helen Barbee, 104; Dun Campbell, 112; Cluny, 109. Third race, Futurity course, selling— Dr. Dougherty, -101; •I.arty Panchlta, El Paso, 90; Hpohn. 108; Sewell, .113; Madeline Miisuravo, S2; Kid North, 85; Beauman, 103; Orello, HE; Mollle Montroge. 96. I Fourth race, one .mile, Petaluma handicap— Fort Johnson, 115; Bubbling Water, 112; Right Easy, 108; Jim Gaffney, 103; Johnny Lyons, 90; Orbicular, 106; Silver Knight, Arasee, 100; Ra leigh, 98. , ■ . • Fifth race, mile and seventy yards, selling- Ed Bull, > 112; Bishop . W., 107; . Round and Round, 106; 'Edwin T. Fryer, 102; Bepulveda, 89; Whidden, Follie I-.. 100. • - Sixth race, five and a half furlongs, purse— Rt>y Hindoo. 107; Mylea O'Connell, 102: Port Mahoney, 104; Phil Mohr, W. V. Brumby, 99; Hal Attlcum, Fancy, 102; John H. Sheehan, 114; Galvesca, 97. "Aprentlce allowance. ■, ST. LOUIS IS AWARDED 1911 BOWLING TOURNAMENT DETROIT, March 11.— St. Louis was awarded the 1911 tournament ami the old Hat of officers and members of the executive committee, with a few excep tions, were re-elected at the annual meeting: of the American Bowling con gress today. On the alleys the day passed without a change In the leader ship'of any of the three squads. In the Individual event Nick • Hess of Aurora,' 111., was the star.' He tied Max Drossman'of Detroit - and .John Kolde iof » Cincinnati for sixth place with 641. , News of the Waterfront HAX PBDHO, March 11.-Arrived: Steam •ohoonar Fair OnkM, from Grays Harbor di rect; steam schooner James H. lligglns, from Fort liraKK via Piin Franclxco and Redondo; steam schooner Mandalny, from Hun Diego; stea,m schooner Baa, from Mukllteo; steam schooner Westerner, from Grays Harbor; steam schooner Alcatraz, from (Jfenwooil. Balled: Steam schooner Mandalay, for Cres cent City via Han Pranclaoo; steam schooner RedonilOi for Coos Bay via liedondo. Sinii.v Windjammer* on Way Sailings from northern ports yesterday have Increased tha number of windjammers on the way to this port with lumber cargoes to fif teen. Of this fleet two are the barkcntlne John C. Meyer, from Gray.i Harbor, and the AragO, from Columbia river. Th« remainder are the schooners Oceana Vance, from Coos I Hay; Oolden Shore, Ludlow, William Olsen, Edward R. Weal mil Comet, from Grays Har bor', Fred i:. Sanders, liangor, Ethel Zone, Fred .i Wood, Salem, Mahuscona and Fear less, from Puget Sound, and Irene, from Port land. ■ Tim windjammers mean business for the water front buflnrea house. Five times as much money la drawn on the owners of sail inn vessels by the sklpporß In port here as Is drawn for the expenses of steam schooners. The expense of a sailing vessel here are about $1000 a trip. Bailors receive their pay In port, while the men mi steam schooners, most of which are owned at the Bay City metropolis, are paid at Han Francisco. The departure of the schooner W. F. Jewett for Columbia river tomorrow to reload ties for the Southern Pacific leaves but one sailing vmwH no** iii port. There were fourteen three weeks ago. Panama Line Would Oprn Maruet* The Pacific coast could contribute much to ward making a steamship line to Panama pay permanently If th" government would also establish a station for bidding on supplies for the canal zone, according to James 8. Gold smith, manager for Schwabacher's at Seattle. "The government maintains an efficient serv ice between New York and the Isthmus, said he, "by reason of which practically all the supplies used in the construction of the Pan ama canal anil for the sustenance of .the em ployes «re purchased on the Atlantic seaboard, to the exclusion of the producers and mer chants on the Pacific coast. We should be allowed to bid on supplies, because It would be to the advantage of the government In helping to maintain a steamship line as well as to the advantage of producers and mer chants on the coast." California and other coast states are now exporting to Europe via the Tehauntepeo line much dried fruit and other products. Beside these, dairy and poultry products, as well as other produce, could be shipped from this coast as cheaply a* from the Atlantic. Redwood Companies May Organize Effort* are being made to organize the exec utive heads of the selling departments of the lumber companies engaffod In handling redwood whereby the selling prtee may be raised from 13 to It per thousand feet, says a dispatch from Eureka. It Is claimed that the redwood companies have been selling at a loss for three years, I while the pine lumbermen have not only been making money through their organization, but have been Invading the field of the redwood dealers in Southern California. Mlsrellaneoiu Notes : The steamer Jamas S. Hlgglns. Captain Hlg glns. arrived today from Fort Bragg via Sin Francisco and Redondo Beach with a partial cargo of lumber for the Consolidated Lumber company at Wilmington. The steamer Westerner, Captain Kelly, ar rived today and is discharging 760,000 feet of lumber loaded at Grays Harbor. The steamer 800, Captain Sorrensen, ar rived today from Mukllteo with 750,000 feet of lumber for the Consolidated Lumber company at Wilmington. Captain Wyman, late master of the steamer Wasp, took command of. the Bee today, and Captain Borrenscn will go north to take command of the Wasp. The steamer Mandalay, Captain Lofstrom, called for passengers and fuel today on the way from Ban Diego to Fort Bragg via Ban The eteamer Alcatraz, Captain Wlnkel, ar rived today from Greenwood with 30U.000 feet of lumber for various wholesalers. The steamer Fair Oaks, Captain Johnson, ar rived today from Grays Harbor and Is dis charging $00,000 feet of lumber. . The steamer Shasta. Captain llansen, sailed today for Columbia river to reload lumber for th,. E. K. Wood Lumber company. The steamer Excelsior. Captain XRsnn. will ■all tomorrow for Coos Bay to reload lumber. Tim steamer Delhi Is loading lumber at la coma for San Pedro. The steamer Francis H. Leggett. now loading at Eureka for a return trip to San Pedro, had a long passage up the coast and did not arrive until Wednesday. All northbound vessels off the IfeadOOlno ooast were delayed by a heavy .. _. "when the'steamer Governor was leaving the When tho .learner (Jnvrrnor w«i l'avlngr the Southern Pacific wharf last nlcht her uichor haiiKlnK on the bow carried away th* wlndlans TRAGEDY nUE TO MISTAKE; VICTIM'S RELATIVES SUE Claimed That Carelessness Caused an Arizona Tragedy Which Cost Seven Lives PBOBNIX Ariz.. March 11.—Three darrutge iUJtI of J25,000 each were filed today kgaJnat the Ray Consolidated Minei compaay as the result of an ex ptoaton on February 6 near Kelvin alongside the right of way of the Nar row Gauge railroad, owned by the company, in which seven men were blown to pieces. The suits were DIM by Mrs. M. V- Griffin, mother of J. C. (iriffln. o( Phoenix, killed; W- J- Col« --niiiii, lather of R. P. Colrnian of Salt Lake City, killed, and Mr. Freeland, father of W, H. Kreeland of Salt Lake City, killed. The complaints were based on al leged new information. At the tima of the oxpiosion it was announced that the catlM was miwnred blasts planted in pursuance of widening the railroad grade. It Is now claimed the blast was caused by ninety kegs Of black pow der, planted la a little tunnel in a hill near the track, and seemingly for gotten. Anyhow, the foreman who fired the blast knew nothing of any powder being stored, and finding a fuse at the tunnel supposed it was from a misfired shot. He touched off the fuse and the explosion which killed seven ensued. SLIGHT QUAKE RECORDED CLEVELAND, March 11.—The seis magraph at St. Ignatius college today showed a record of a slight earth quake lasting from 1:06 until 1:16 o'clock this morning. Father Oden bach, the observer, said the tremor was centered near Cleveland, probably In Indiana or Illinois. CHINESE ESCORT CALHOUN CHICAGO, March 11.—When W. J. Calhoun, minister to China, left Chi cago last night en route to the orient, he was attended by an escort of four Chinese, assigned by the imperial gov ernment at Peking to look after his safety and comfort until he sets foot on Chinese soil. STRIKE BOOSTS COAL SAN FRANOISCO, March 11.—Ac cording to private cable dispatches from Australia, received here today, the long continued strike has been the principal cause of the sharp ad vance in the price of coal on the Pa cific coast. THE GRLAT, WIDE WORLD An old dweller in the hills of Arkan sas whtf* liad lived all his life in on« township recently took a trip to Little Uork, forty miles away, and was full of Ills subject on his return. '"V jlng!" said ho, voicing his im pressions, "if this hyar world's as big crossways as hlfr is f'm hyar to Little Rock hit's shore a whopper!"— Success Magazine. LOS ANGELES HERALD: SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 12, I.olo^ to He- freight siii><, damaging them to tbe amount of %\2'i. Thu iteamer Tahoe sailed loni^ht tor Re dondo Hem li to discharge a partial cargo of lumber loaded at Wllllna. The gaaollne echooner Santa Rosa island arrived today fmni Ban Maguel Island with SOO head of sheep, and will return tomorrow for a cargo of cattle. Him lighted the Pacific cruisers at target practice, in the Santa Uar bara channel. The tut? Fnlcon sailed for Avalon today with a cargo of balled hay. Movement of Sti-amere ARRIVE Steamers carrying passengers ars due from northern ports via San Francisco and from southern ports direct aa follows: Steamer—From Due. Nome City, Portland March IS Hantn Hnrhara, Grays Harbor March 14 J I! Steaon, Portland March If, RoHnoke, Portland March 13 rlanalet, Sum Franclaco March v S.intn Hosa. Han ITrancleco March U Santa Barbevka, Qrays, Harbor March H Santii lloin, San Dirgo March 11 ManaleV Han Francisco March IS yueen, Sentll<- .VHrch U ljue, -n, San Diego .March 11 llanaloi, Han I'ranclsco March 21 Qovernor, Seattle March 2:t liovernor, San Diego -March U Qeorg* W. Blder, I'ortland March il Admiral Sampsun, Heattle March 22 DBPART All northbound tteaniem tall at Sun Fran cisco, Steamer—For Sail. Jas. 8. Hlgglns, Fort Bragg March 12 Coronadoi Qray'a Harbor March 12 Yosemite, Portland March 12 Qeorge W, Blder, Portland March ?2 Admiral Sampson March 24 Governor, .San Diego March M Governor, Seattle March Zu (ieorge W. Elder, Portland March 8 Qovemor, Han Diego March il Qovernor, Seattle March 10 Koanoke, Portland March 15 Hanalel, San V'rancl.sco March 13 Kama Roaa, Han Diego March 1J K^nta Hosa. San Francisco March 14 Hanalel, San Francisco March IB Queen, San Diego March 16 ijucen, Seattle March 17 llanalel, Han Francisco March 24 Mar. h Tide Table A M. P.M. A.M. P M. March 18 3:35 9:55 4:nO 1u:23 0.6 6 4 —0.1 6.7 March 13 4:19 10:42 4ti Ke.&D • 0.: S.'J " I 5.7 March 14 4:50 11:16 6:14 11:33 0.4 i.l '-.2 6.6 March 15 6:55 12:22 6:48 O.Ti 4..', 1.8 March 16 12:15 7:07 1:52 6:30 6.5 0.6 3.6 2.6 March 17 1:10 8:45 4:44 7:44 6.3 U. 7 5.4 3.0 March 18 2:26 10:34 6:2 i 10:14 6.1 0.5 1.1 3.2 March 19 4:08 11:11 7:14 ll:4fi 6.1 0.1 1,1 2.8 March 20 5:33 12:46 7:tS 1.1 —0.3 4.9 March 21 12-T. 6:3' i 1:M 8:15 2.4 1,1 —O.( 4.9 March 22 1:O 7:25 li.:i 8:41 2.0 6.8 -0.4 6.1 March 23 2:05 8:08 2:29 8:06 1.6 6.9 -».! 6.4 March 24 2:3!) B:4S 2:»4 9:21 1.3 5.8 0.1 6.4 Mai*h 25 J:d9 9:22 8:27 *48 1.1 5.6 0 5 5.5 March 26 3:37 9:M 3..!7 lti:OJ 1.0 5.2 0.9 6.4 March 27 4:02 M:18 3:57 10:16 1 1.0 4.9 1.1 6.4 March 28 4:23 11: M 4:12 10:23 1.0 4.5 16 6.4 March 29 4:57 11:04 UK 10:61 0.9 1.0 1.9 1.1 March SO 6:35 U:H 4:31 11:16 l.i) 1.1 2.2 6.3 March 31 «:25 12:38 4:34 11:80 1.1 3.1 2.3 6.0 Nan I ranclHco Shipping HAN- FRANCISCO. March 11.—Arrived: Steamer F. A. Kliburn, San Pedro: steamer Centralia, San Pedro; steamer laqua, San Diego. Hailed: Steamer Santa Rosa, San Diego: steamer Hanalel. San Pedro; steamer Hanla Barbara, Han Pedro. BOSTON-Arrived: I«vern!a, Liverpool; Vic torian, Liverpool. VI'•TORIA. B. C —The steamer Monteagle, which arrived from Hong Kong today, haw b"cn quarantined at William Head, one of the Chinese passengers having smallpox. SVIiXET, N. S. W.—Arrived: Steamer Wad den, Vancouver. NAPLES—SaiIed: Cedrlc, New York. C.KNOA-Salled: Oceania. New Tork. ANTWERP-Sailed: Steamer Idomenos, Se attle. MORGAN TO HEAD FOREIGN ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE Accepts Invitation to Act as Honorary President of Organization Planning Italian Fete KO.MK. March 11.— J. P. Morgan, the American financier, today accepted the Invitation to act as the honorary presi dent of the foreign committee of the Italian organization which Is arrang ing for the celebration In 1911 of tho fiftieth anniversary of the proclama tion making Rome the capital of United Italy. Mr. Morgan returned till acceptance In a cordial letter. EMBARRASSING TO HER A Milwaukee man and his Wlfa re cently received .1 mil from an old friend whom they had not scon for years. Just before the three sat down to a little nipper in the German style, the wife, seizing a favorable oppor tunity, whispered to her husband: "We "nave only three bottles of beer In the house—just enough to go around. Don't ask him to have more." "Very well," answered the husband, who chunked to be thinking of some thing else nt the time. Half an hour later the host, to his will's consternation, asked the guest to take more beer. The invitation was politely declined, but still the host did not desist. A dozen times the caller was urged to drink; a dozen times he firmly refused. When he had departed the -wife took her husband to task. "What on earth made you persist so? Didn't I tell you there were only three bottles? Why did yotfc"lnsist upon his having more beer, more beer, more beer?" ".Mercy!" exclaimed the husband, "I forgot entirely." "But," continued the wife, "why did you suppose I was kicking you under the tuble?" "My dear," blandly replied the hus band, "you ,didn't kick me!" —Lippin- cotfs Magazine. "WHEN THIEVES FALL OUT" The plain fact is the Republican party must either reform Itself or be put out of business. Thu first step is to repudiate all self-consti tuted lettil' m and to get back to the great Ideal of Lincoln and give the country "a gov ernment of the people, by the people, and for Urn people." The country trusts President Taft. The thing for him (o do la to plant blnualf squarely on that principle of Lincoln, scatter the mercenaries to the four points of the com pass and appeal direct to the hearts anil con sciences of the great mass of the Republicans, who always have and always w' respond to such an appeal.—Gazette. Coming from one of the "mercenaries" Just out of office, and who bossed things with an Iron hand In the days of "Me. Murk and John," It almost takes one's breath. However, an honest confession Is good for the soul. Still it must bo awful hard on the postmaster partner. —l.'hilllcothf (O.) News-Advertiser. 'TWAS ALL Mr. Stockson Bonds—Did you give anything to charity last year? Mr. Dustln Stax—-Oh, yes. X attended the charity bull. SIX ACCUSED OF BIG LAND FRAUDS FEDERAL GRAND JURY ENDS PROBING CHARGES PRESIDENT OF OREGON LUMBER COMPANY IS DEFENDANT Conspiracy and Use of Dummy Entry. men Are Two Offenses Charged in the Indictments That Have Been Returned (Associated rrcusj PORTLAND, Oregon, March 11 — Names of all the persons accused anu the charges in the indictment returned yesterday In connection with alleged land frauds in eastern Oregon by a grand jury in the United States dis trict court were made public today. Those indicted are David Eccles of Salt Lflke City, president of the Ore gon Lumber company and the Sump ter Valley Railroad company; Frank AI Shurtluff, Frederick If. Atkinson and William Green, all three of Raker City; Grant Geddes, manager of the two companies; Joseph Barton, assis tant chief engineer of the railroad com pany, and James Smurthwaite, former bookkeeper of the lumber company. Shurtluff, Atkinson and Green Bfe supposed to have been employes of one or the other of the companies. The indictment accused the indicted persons of having, during October, 1909, entered into a conspiracy to defraud the government of public land located in eastern Oregon. The Indictments charge the alleged conspirators pro cured persons to enter and file upon limber land, and after the entrant had received his patent to cause to be deeded to the companies tho land de .srrihed in the patent. The Indictment charges that the en trants were paid sums ranging from $50 to $Loo each. At the time the present investigation was started in February last it was believed the last alleged overt act within the statute of limitations was the alleged purchase nf a claim filed on by John Rafferty of Sumpter, Ore. The statute of limitations, according to the federal authorities, would have expired on the day the indictment was returned. Pending, it is alleged, tho Investigation of the grand jury pur chases of other claims subsequent to that of the Rafferty claim are asserted to have been discovered by tho jury, and these alleged purchases also, it is stated, are made part of the lndict | ment. According to a report received here today Eccles is now on his way from Sfi it T,ake City to Portland to surren der himself to the officials. Geddes, Barton and Smurthwatte were arrested yesterday, and today gave bonds of jsooo each. Shurtluff, Atkinson and Green are said to be in the custody of the of ficials. They have not as yet appeared here. CARNEGIE SAYS T.R. STRAIGHT AS TREE Iron Master, Entertained at Santa Cruz, Leaves Picturesque Town Reluctantly—Would Like to Remain Month SANTA CItUZ, Cal., March 11.—"I don't tare If I miss my train; 1 would like to stay hero a month," said An drew Carnegie, as he wandered among tho biff trees at Santa Cruz today. Approaching tho great trees named after famous statesmen, he commented upon the men whose names they had been given. "I was too young to vote for Fre mont," said the iron master, gazing up at the tall forest namesake of the general, "but, thank God, I voted for Lincoln." He paid his respects to Grant as he passed the tree, and approaching "Koosevelt" he removed his hat as he said: "Koosevelt is just as straight a man as that tree is a straight tree; there is no sham about him. He is the most phenomenal man in the world today." At luncheon Mr. Carnegie responded to an expression of tnanks from Mayor T. W. -Diullard for the library which he had given the town. He was pre sented with three small redwood trees by President 11. A. van C. Torcnianm of the chamber of commerce. He de clared he would tuke them to Scotland and plant them at Bklbo, SEND PETITIONS BY CHILDREN OF CZAR Aggrieved Persons Take Advantage of Absence of Royalty and Com. municate with Their Ruler YAI/TA, Crimea, March 11.—During the stay of the Russian imperial fam ily at Livadla many persons took ad vantage of the frequent presence of the czar's children in Yalta to for ward petitions of one sort and an other to the emperor without official intermediaries. The aggrieved person with the petition in a sealed packet would take up a favorable position on the route of the children's afternoon drive, gen erally in the main street of Yalta. The czar usually appeared first in a motor car. The empress and the children came In carriages behind, and the petitioners always chose an occasion when the children had a carriage to themselves. As the carriages ap proached, the petitioner, usually a poor woman, would step quickly off the pavement and go down on her knees, holding her packet high above her head to attract the children's atten tion. If this succeeded the mounted at tendant behind the carriage would ride up, take the paper and hand It to one of the children. Later in the day it would find its way to the czar. Many requests were in this way grant ed and grievances set right. WISE "You say you have quit smoking?" "Yep, never going to smoke again." "Then wliy don't you throw away those cigars?" "Never; I threw away a box of good cigars the last time I quit smoking, and it taught me a lesson." —Houston Post. "Mister," inquired Dusty Rhodes, "have you got any old clothes you don't want?" "Mo; but here is an old automobile you may have." "Thanks, but I have enough trouble supplying my own wants, without beg «ing gasoline from door to door."— J_4ouisvillo Courier-Jounuil. MYSTERIOUS FIRE DAMAGES BUILDING ON SPRING ST. Blaze Causes Total Loss of About $700 ,and Several Concerns Suffer Fire of mysterious origin which started in the rear of the two-story brick building at 716-18 South Spring Street shortly after 10 o'clock last night entailed a loss of $400 on the contents and damaged the building to the extent of $300. CORPORATION TAX LAW IS ATTACKED ATTORNEY FOR STELLA FLINT ASSERT IT IS INVALID Enforcement Would Deprive Plaintiff of Corporate Property With. out Just Compensation, Says Brief WASHINGTON, March 11.—"'For taking away our charters' waa one of the grievances of the American colo nles against the king of Great Britain. At the time the declaration containing these very words was written the peo ple of Vermont had already rendered conspicuous gervlce In the War of In dependence. It would be an astonish ing result if, veins after that inde pendence had been won, it should be found that the sovernment established by the colonials themselves had bi coma an instrument for taking away our charter*." That is the climax in the brief of Maxwell Everett and Henry B. Ward ner, counsel for Stella P. Flint of Windsor, Vt., tiled today in the su preme court in opposition to the con stitutionality of the corporation tax. Their main point is that the law, so far as It affects the Stone-Tracy com pany, is unconstitutional because it in vades the sovereignty of the state of Vermont. It Is also claimed that the company would be deprived of its property for public use without just compensation, and that the tax is a direct one on the franchise, and there fore unconstitutional because not ap portioned. Started Fight on Tax Mr. Everett started the litigation ov< r t lie- constitutionality of the tax, and he Is relied upon largely to present the views of the corporations to the court In the oral arguments of the 150 cases next week. "The Invasion of state sovereignty through the corporation tax Is actual and real," says the brief. "No person of the slightest business experience can doubt that the imposition of the tax and the forced publicity of cor porate affairs, as distinguished from the privacy of the affairs of partner ship! and Individual!, and their exemp tion from a like tax, will drive to the wall this defendant corporation, and all similar small corporations which compete with partnerships and in dividuals. State's Power Nullified "It may not seriously affort the larger and stronger corporations. All the reserve power of the state to create these small corporations would be rendered as useless as if it never had existed." The court is told that to declare the law unconstitutional involves no dimunition of the potential resources of tho national government, as was urged would bo the case In the income tax cases. "The taxing power of the federal government," says the attorney, "may reach the business of tho defendant corporation for 2 per cent, for 10 per cent, for f>o per cent, if necessary, if it will but seek out all who are »n --gaged in tho same business and not attempt to tax the corporate franchise. It is that attempt to tax a franchise created by the state, and not the gen eral power to tax, that makes this argument." The brief claims that the law was only superficially considered in con gress. WONDERFUL CAVERN "That cavern seems to be popular with the woman visitor*," remarked the stranger. "Yes," responded the guide. "It has such a wonderful echo. Every once in a while one of the women stands on B ledge of rock and shouts, 'Is my hat on straight?' " "And the echo responds?" "Yes, the echo answers. 'It is, ma dam, it is!' " — Chicago News. ACROBATIC MONEY BAGS Family Friend—l congratulate you, my dear sir, on the marriage of your daughter. I see you are gradually get ting all the gills off your hands. Qoldbranch—Off my hands! Yes; but tlie worst of it is, I have to keep all their husbands on their feet.—London Spare Moments. FREIGHT WAR ENDED HAMBURG, March 11.—The freight war between the British and Qermsn Bast African steamship companies has come to an end after friendly nego tiations. 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Ji^^Sß^^Wk. > YOU MUST COME before it poisons deep B^^ j or attaches to bone. We refuse hundreds #W^|^r/]l V who wait too long and MUST DIE. Any ■ C* yfL/ BI Zi Tumor, Lump or Sore on the lip, face or ■* XStfT/ 7*+ body six months is CANCER. £ NOXKW No . , ANYLUWIP.nWOMAI«'SBREAST£ \ \l p^SS^d E A E N PD.N^ polti DR r MPD^ Ai;?nA^i.Sll^?BS£?: % Uddress Dr. S. R. CHAMLEY, FOR THE FREE BOOK? ' offlces74s and 747 S. Main Bt.,Cbaaileyßldg. LOS ANGELES, CAL. % \Wttr Kindly SKi to Some One With CANCER; BRUSSELS FAIR OPENS APRIL 23 WILL BE OPENED IN STATE BY KING AND QUEEN BIG ADVANCE OF TINY NATION TO BE SHOWN Solbosch Quarter Set Apart for the International Exhibit Promises to Be a Vision of Beauty to Visitors BRUSSELS, March 11.—It has boen arranged that the International and Universal exhibition at Brussels will be opened in .state Saturday, April 23. The king and queen will be present, and the ceremony, being the first tak ing place since King Albert's succes sion, will be one Of great magnificence. The exhibition oC 1910 lias a ?-;■ significance in the minds of its or ganizers and in that of the Belgians generally. It will not only show how Belgium has developed in eighty years, but how it lias thriven under the reigns of its first two kings. Belgium has lived now eighty years as an independent, neutral state Since its early years it ha.-t developed and expanded wonderfully. Its trade ranks In importance among that of the great powers of the world, despite its small iiriii, and under the guidance of Leopold 11, it annexed the terri tories of the Congo. The exhibition of 1910 has hern planned for the last eight years, From the start the late king, the government and its official and responsible organ izers desired to make it large and im portant. Leopold II readily gave hia patronage to the scheme, and the gov ernment granted full protection to the enterprise. A board was then appoint ed and grounds wire selected. The commission decided on the Sol bosch quarter as the site for the exhi bition. It is beautifully located near the Bots de la Cambro. Extensive Improvements were nec essary before the site was ready to receive buildings. An entire system of drainage had to be established, and finally the grounds had to be connected directly with the. lines of a neighboring railway station for the transportation of materials. These difficulties were overcome only at great expense, and the new Solbosch" has been In three years changed from a desert lmo an animated and modern quarter. Tlie exhibition grounds (iover an area of acres. This area is di vided into two sections by tho "Ave nue de Solboseli," which takes the vis itor from and to Australia. These two portions of the exhibition ivill be AmorirAn American Motor Car Agency, "; ."£ss HINDI Itall 1210-1212 South Ollva American-Simplex EeklnsCorey^ZSSSL. Afl^Q ' Bekins-Corey Motor Car Co., "»KW Pico and Flowe* C ilif Arnii California Automobile Co., ijanrorma Tenth and Maia Hnrrl^ Bosbyshell-Carpenter Co., V{i* ■15 1226-1228 South Olive Hlimr^r Durocar Manufacturing Co., V VUI Utai ! 929 South Los Angelea Fill hirfi Munns Auto Co., v * : -, Ll""11 * 1351 South Main pAr/j Standard Automobile Co.. 1 Ul U Twelfth and Olive Great Western H- aVogel> tlM . im South Oliv . Halladay-lsotta Motor Car Import £j South -^ HimmnhilA L -State Automobile and Supply Co., IIUpiIIUUIIU M. C. Nason, Mgr. 600 South Olive St. I in* flampr Factor Branch 804 So. Olive, Lane OlualllCl J. A. Tuthill, Representative. PafArQMI Pico Carriage Co I OIUIOUII Pico^nd Main Pntral Williams Automobile Co., I CirCl 1806 South Main Psmklar W. K. Cowan, / l\dllll)ll'i ; 1140-1142 South Hope A" N' Jung Motor Car Co OlCl liny '. ; . 1242-1244 South Flower Tniirkt California Automobile Co., U ' M . I UUI 10l Tenth and Main 1/ •• Standard Automobile Co., Yeiie Twelfth and Olive connected by three monumental bridges. On one side of the Avenue dv Sol bosch will be erected the British, sec tion, the Belgian industrial sections, the Brussels section, the reproduction i of an old quarter of mediaeval Brus sels known as "Bruxelles-Kermesse,' | and a great concert and lecture hall. On the other side will be the halls of the minor foreign sections, the machin ery gallery, the railway sections, tha: German, French, Italian, Spanish ami Dutch private pavilions, an aviation field and a sporting ground. The buildings, many of which an palatial, are separated by gardens, tha; designs of -which have been ordered from the most competent artists of Europe. SCHOOL LAND SOLD IN YEAR TOTALS 202,587 ACRES [Pr <"~ial to The Hera M.] SACRAMENTO, March 11.—Sales oe school lands during the past fiscal year, according to Surveyor General Kings bury's record, totaled 202,587.54 acres. Sales by counties wore as follows: Alamodii county, 40 acres; Alpine, 640; Amador. 240: Butte. 919.14; Calavoras. 782.27; CoIUM, 440; Del Norte, 2634.42: Eldorado, 3fiO: Fresno, 4720; Hum bold i. 1241.48; imperial. 12,519.08; Inyo. 4694.52: Kern. 22,044.62; Kings, 1280; Lake, 67.78; Lassen, 64.435.18; Los An gelea, 1416.92; Madera, 160: Mariposß, 160; Mendocino, 2836.03; Merced. 173.21; Mono, 2040; Monterey, 1969.14; Napa, 120; Placer. 177.97; Plumns. 6208.96; Riverside, 19.2n8.29; San Benito, 3114.44; San Bernardino, 12,720: San rUeg. . 6756.62: San Joaquln, 924.80; San Lull Obiapo, 6653.86: Santa Barbara, 40n, S:mt:i Clara, »m.',*;■. .-santa Cruz, 40; Shasta. 1694.21; Siskiyou. 4663.41; Sonoma. 1345.72: Stanislaus, 5663.72: Slitter, 83.89; Tehnma. 1129.40; Trinity. 4614.66; Tulare, 360; Tuolumne, 879.01; Yolo, 40; Yuba, 600. WOULDNT STAND FOR IT The Boy—"Ere's the eggs you ordered for the puddin', ma'am. The Cook —Thank you; Just lay them on the table, please. The Boy—Excuse me. ma'am, I ain't a hen; I'm the grocer's boy.— London Sketch. W. B. avail. Sou Cil A ( eacr, , .., | fiarac* and Repairing. ' 1 ~ ' Itt7-t» MJLIU HAW. Bam* niMl. Mala IW NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE CO. Dlatiibutori. 1226-1228 So. Olive St. LICENSED UNDER BEI.DEN PATENTS 11