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6 From Mines and Oil Fields OLD ROSARID MINE LETS CONTRACT FOR BIG PLANT Property Recently Acquired by London Men Was Once Mexico Bonanza CHIHUAHUA, Mex., Aug. 16.—Con tracts have been let for the building of | a big reduction plant at the famous | old Kosario mine at Guadalupe y Calvo, Chihuahua, recently acquired by the West Mexico Mines company of London. It is hoped to have the plant in readiness to start treating an aver age of 200 tons a day within six months j and after that a substantial increase will be made. This mine, In' the extreme south western part of Chihuahua, was a bonanza from the grassroots. The j main vein i-s said to be 100 to 150 feet i wide, averaging In width about 100: feet, and by an open cut along the ledge 1800 feet long, seven feet deep and 130 feet across, there were in the early days exposed four distinct high grade shoots between which are vast tonnages of fair milling truck running about $10 to the ton. An Indian discovered the property in October of 1835, and in the following year English interests secured a lease upon it. Foreigners were not allowed to own Mexican mines outright until *o-.. So much gold was taken from the bonanza at the very start that in 1842 the government established a mint there and coinage began in 1844. According to such records as have been preserved, the Rosario produced $16,000,000 gold fr> i 1838 to 1846, but it is conservatively estimated that the actual output up to 1847 was $40,000,000, the true facts having often been with held to evade the heavy tax on bullion. Failing to agree upon terms for a renewal of their lease, the Englishmen abandoned the mine in 1847, and it lay practically dormant until 1883, when it was purchased by a company organ ized in Memphis, Term. Another crowd of Americans secured control |£ 1892, and took out $100,000 in twenty-one rionths, selling to the Rosario Mining and Milling company of London In 1895, the property later passing to the West Mexico Mines company, present incumbents. NEEDLES CUTS TENNESSEE LEDGE AT 200-FOOT LEVEL Shaft Found in Good Condition and Will Be Unwatered KINGMAN, Aug. 16.—1t Is reported that the Needles Mining and Smelting company has cut the Tennessee vein at a depth of 200 feet and that old works will be unwatered to that depth at once. Below the 200 level in the old shaft the shaft is said to be In per fect condition to the 600, or rather is believed to be in good condition and the old shaft can be used instead of driving the new shaft down to that depth. By draining the* mine through the new shaft to the 200 It will be possible to catch up the ground from the 200 to the surface in the eld shaft and work the mine through that opening. As soon as the mine is unwatered the company will be able to start the w^rk of exploitation and shipment of ore. It is said on the 600 level there is a fine body of lead ore and on the levels above that point there are big bodies of zinc. The mine is sure to be a big producer, the company being able to handle a lower grade of ore than the old owners of the property on account of owning its own reduction plants. Burt Lunceford was over from the Tom Reed mill Wednesday with about $20,000 in bullion, the result of the last cleanup of the mill and cyanide tanks. He. reports the mill doing splendid work and that the new plant will soon be in operation, when still better re sults will be had. President Grimes is at the mine and is well pleased with the existing conditions in the property. A dividend will probably be paid stock holders about September 10 and there after regular dividends will be forth coming. The ore bodies recently opened are said to be very rich and extensive. AT GOLD CKOWX MINE The assembling of the machinery at the Gold Crown mine is well under way, a number of large teams hauling the machinery from the station at Union. A pipe line is being put in to carry the water from the big spring above Union Pass to the mine, a dis tance of two miles. This line has been laid to the top of the mountain through the main Union Pass divide, the water being carried along by gravity, the head bring about forty-five feet above the highest point. From the summit of the mountain the fall to tho mine •will be about 1000 feet. This will give a great pressure at the outlet and at the fame time furnish enough water for the new mill. At the mine a few men are getting the stopes ready to furnish the necessary production of ore for the mill. General Manager E. H. Barton has gone to Los Angeles to look aftor some business matters, but is expected to return within the next few days. SinPS $17,500 BIXIJON Last Tuesday J. P. Gideon brought In from the Gold road mill a bar of bullion weighing $17,500, the mill run for the week. He said owing- to the freezing of the furnace and breaking of a melting pot the company was unable to melt the remainder of the retort, which was valued at over $8000, which would have brought the ship ment to over $25,000. The report of the company, which is now In the hands of shareholders, shows a healthy condi tion of the mine. It also gives the In formation that the company la now able to mine and mill ore for $4 a ton, less than one-half the cost under the old conditions. W. A. Mensch has put a force of men to work on the Enterprise mine and intends to do a large amount of de velopment prepaniory to putting In a milling plant. The mine shows big ore bodies that can be concentrated into valuable shipping product. Water in abundance can be had in the prop erty and good roads lead to the rail road, whence shipments of the concen trates can be made to the tmelters. STRIKE IN NEW MEXICO BUCHANAN, N. M., Aug. IB.—Cop r W ore of good quality and large quan tities has been struck ten miles south east of this place and six mllos south of Largo switch, on the Belen cutoff. This find was made by O. H. Hickman, B. -M. Myers and Lon Beall in the Veio hills, where they have been pros pecting since early last spring. JAMES WYNKOOP OIL MEN WILL MEET TO DISCUSS POLICY OF CONSERVATIONISTS The assembly room of the chamber of commerce has been selected as the place and at 8 o'clock Thursday night as the time for the meeting of oil men who will discuss and possibly adopt some policy regarding conservation. Letters signed by eighteen men rep resenting many oil Interests and com panies have been mailed to 1500 opera tors in the state," Inviting and urging them to attend the gathering. The letter of Invitation contains the following: "It Is generally agreed that the United States . government will enact measures tending to conserve the mineral resources of the country at the early session of congress. •■ "In order that the oil Industry may cot be irremediably injured, It Is also apparent that the oil operators of this state should get together and formu late a plan that, while consistent with the policy of conservation, will Insure fair competitive conditions for all those engaged In the production of oil." * The meeting Is declared In general terms to be "for the purpose of crys tallizing sentiment and making arrange ments to thoroughly study the matter and bring It to the attention of the American Mining congress." BAY CITY OIL COMPANY PAYS SEVENTH DIVIDEND Directors Decide to Increase the Number of Shares and Lower Par to $1 The Bay City Oil company Is today paying Its dividend No. 7 for 10 cents a share, making a total of $145,000 paid in dividends by this company to date. The date of payment of dividends has just been changed from the 10th to the 15th of the month, in order that the regular monthly meeting on the sec ond Thursday will always precede the dividend date. The directors of this company have '■ decided that It will be for the interest of the stockholders to change the num ber of shares and the par value of ', same from 100,000 shares of the par I value of $5 each, as it now stands, to j 500,000 shares at a par value of $1 each, j and have asked the stockholders to ap prove of cuch an amendment to the articles of incorporation. "While this does not change the amount of the capital, it places a par | value on the stock more in accord with the usual plan of corporations of this I kind. The new issue of stock will, of j course, give the stockholders Jive i shares of the new stock for each share they may bold of the old stock. BIG PAYROLL SPEAKS WELL FOR GOLDFIELD GOLDFIELD, Aug. 16.—Eighty-six thousand dollars was distributed by the Goldfield Consolidated Mines com pany as the pay roll for the month of July, with approximately 700 men on the list. The disbursement of this amount of money in wages each month by this company makes the 10th a wel come date to workmen and merchants alike. Labor conditions in this camp were never so satisfactory as at pres ent, and there are practically no Idle men in the district. Construction work now being done by the Consolidated has given employment to a large number ot men in addition to the regular mining and milling forces, so practically all of the unemployed labor of the camp has been absorbed. The Florence is employing a good force and the several leases throughout the camp are also employing a greater number of men than hag been the case for a number of years. With the Con- Boltdated pay roll as a nucleus, labor condition* are assuredly in good shape. MUSING QUOTATIONS BOSTON MINING STOCKS Special MrriH to The Herald by J. C. Wil ton, ill Weal Fifth street, Los Angeles. BOSTON, Aug. 16.—After a dull opening ac tivity and strength developed throughout the entire list ill both Boston and New York. At the close quotations were as follows: Bid. Ask. | Bid. Ask. Am Pneu .. 6 ' s! a Michigan .... 414 5 do pfd .... lV'.i IS Mohawk .. .. BOVi 51 Adventure .. 6 614 Nev Con ... 21 21',, I Allouez .. .. 43 44 North Butte.. 3014 3014 Atlantic .... 6 7 |Old Dominion 3714 38 Arcadian ... G 6Mi.Osceola .. ..130 131 Ariz Com .. 18% 19 Parrot 15 1514 Apex 3Vi 3% Quincy "0 Butto Coal'n 19=4 19% Santa Fe ... 114 1% Calu & Ariz. 02 63 Shannon 10% 11 Calu & Hec.slo 615 Shoe Much .. 52% 63 Centennial ..IS 20 do iifd 2714 28 Con Mercur. 10 12 Hup Copper.. 4614 47 Cop Range.. U7'.4 68 Sup and Bos 814 9 Corbin it 1* 14% Sup and Pitt 12 1214 Paly West... 0% 1 Swift 10214 103 East Butte.. H', a 8% Tamarack ...60 61 Elm River .. 25 30 Trinity 614 7 franklin ....11% 11% United Fruit.l 92 19515 Qranby 35 KM V 8 Smelt... 4014 4014 Greene Can. 7T4 B>2 do pfd 4814 49 Hancock .... 2.'! 1 23,2 Utah Con ... 2414 25 Isle Royale.. 1914 19>» Victoria .. .. 3 3% Keswenaw .. 314 4 [winona 8% 9 Lake 3814 [Wolverine ...121 La Balle .... 1014 11 |Wyandot .... 1% 2 Mass Copper 7% Sli Mass Gas .... SO 801 i Mayflower ..35 60 do pfd 91 92 Mcx Con ... 48 BO North Lake.. 10 1014 Miami 20% 21>4 Indiana 16 IG>; NEW YORK CURB Special service to The Herald by J. C. Wil son, 212 West I-lfth street, Los Angeles. NEW YORK, Aug. 16.—Following were the closing quotations: Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask. Am Tobacco.396 3'JB Mason Val.. 7% 7%; B S Gas ... OH 0% Miami 21 21>,i Chicago Sub 6% 6 Mine* of Am 58 60 Havana Tob. 3 5 Nevada Utah 054 0% Btand'rd 011.605 610 Nlplsslng ... 1114 1114 Cns Simp Rl7 21 Ohio I}, 2 Butte Coal'n 19 20 Rwhlde Coal. 15 Hi Davis Daly. 1% 1% Ray Central. 214 2% Dolores .. .. 614 614 Ray Con ...n% 19% Ely Central. 114 114 South Utah.. IV4 2 Ely Con .... 33 36 United Cop .. 514 614 CJMfleia Con. 8% 814 Yukon 4 414 Greene Can. 7',i 8 Chlno n«4 1414 Glroux 714 7% Coh Arizona. 214 2"i Inspiration.. 814 814 Keystone .... 3% 3% Kerr Lake .. 7 714 Bl Rayo .... 354 3Ti La Rose .... 3% * PRICES OF METALS IN NEW YORK MARKET • > NEW YORK, Ails. —Copper dull; <«> ■:•> M.iiiiluril spot $!'!(« 1'J.:15; NeptPmber, <•/ < v fU.MOU.U. 4> •'■• I.tail hlniJ.v at $1.40@4.50. <« <>> liar silver. S3 l-80. ■•; LOS ANGELES HERALD: WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 17, 1910. WHICH ARIZONA CITY WILL GET CONGRESS? Governor of Territory Issues Call for Commerce Organizations to Decide Question Last Wednesday the governor of Ar izona, in response to a general appeal i headed by the Yuma chamber of mines, j requested the Phoenix board of trade to 1 issue a call for the representatives of the different commercial bodies j throughout the territory to meet at Phoenix on Monday, September 5, to decide on one Arizona city which It will support in an effort to secure the next session of the American Mining congress. To make the meeting thor oughly representative, the mayor of Phoenix co-operated and asked the I board to Invite the mayor of each city and to urge the attendance of all the chief executives of Arizona cities, that a well organized plan to secure the con vention may be started. A call to the members of the Arizona Mining association Is included, and Col. Epes Randolph, its president, will be asked to preside. A consideration of accessibility by railroads and hotel ac commodations will undoubtedly be the cardinal point upon which all aspirants will be asked to base their claims. As Phoenix is not In the race this year, and as the Phoenix board is ren dering such enthusiasm, it was chosen as an admirable place to hold the meet ing. It Is expected there will be a large number of mining men at this-first con ference, and as the Phoenix board of trade will have its Los Angeles bureau in full swing In time for the convention this year, every effort to secure next year's convention can be well directed. FLORENCE EXTENSION FINDS BODY OF QUARTZ GOLDFIELD, Aug. 16.—'A fine body of quartz is being broken into on the 500 level of the Florence Extension, which was recently started up under lease by a syndicate of California operators, and it is thought that within a short time good ore will be encoun tered. The quartz is now showing con siderable tetrahedrite and looks very encouraging. This ground adjoins the old Rogers syndicate lease on the Florence and has an excellent chance for becoming a good producer, as it is directly in line for the southerly pro jection of the Rogers ore shoot. If . expectations are realized it will be an important bearing on solving the geo logical or ore problem of the territory beyond the south end of the Florence. Three shifts are being worked and general repairs and thorough prepara tions are being made for an extensive campaign of development. PALMILLAS'S 1000-TON MILL NEAR COMPLETION PARRAL, Mexico, Aug. 16.—The ttrst unit of the big 1000-ton mill being erected by the Palmilla company is nearing completion. The steel workers will be through early next week. Some record time has been made on this plant. The first piece of steel was laid April 6 of this year, and in the four months 700 tons of steel, 100 tons of corrugated iron and 200 window sash have been placed. The work of put ting the mill machinery in place is progressing, the four tube mills are ready to turn over, the classifiers will be in position in a day or so and the battery of stamps is being erected. METAL MARKETS NEW YORK, A«g. 16.—Standard cop per—Dull; spot and August, $12.20@ 12 35' September, $12.25@12.35; October, $12.27%©12.87V4i November, $12.32%® 12.42 1,2." London, firm; spot, £56; fu tures £57. No arrivals were reported at New York today. Custom house re turns showed exports of 662 tons, mak ing 14,740 so far this month. Local dealers reported no change in the spot condition. Lake copper, $12.57%(&13; electrolytic, $12.12%© 12.16, and casting, $12 l>s'(il2 50. Tin, firm but quiet; spot, $33.50®34; \ugust, September and October, $33.50 @33.75. London, steady; spot, £154 17s 6d; futures, £154 2s 6d. Lead, steady, $4.4Ca4.50 New York; $4.25@4.30 East St. Louis. London, spot, £12 10s. , Spelter, steady, $5.35%5.40 New York; $5.10<55.15 East St. Louis. London, spot, £22 15s. Iron, Cleveland warrants, 50s in Lon don. Locally iron was quiet. STRIKES GOLD AND SILVER John Rainey has made a rich gold and silver strike in the Honeycomb mine in the Tombstone district, Arizo na, recently leased by him. the ore av eraging $200 a ton. The ground of this mine extends over the recent cavein on Toughnut street, and the strike was made in this cavein in the old stope, from which over $1,000,000 was extract ed in the early days of Tombstone. These workings and stope extend many thousand feet in the vicinity of the Russ hotel and the depot grounds, and about three feet under the floor of the old store is where Rainey encoun tered a ledge of rich ore carrying horn silver The ledge is four feet wide. It is calculated by the old miners that Kainey will net over. $100 a day on his lease. ~^, REQUIRE HIGH HORSEPOWER I a Blanra company's new mill and cyanide plant in, the Pachuca district, Mexico, and the new electrical pumping Plant require over 1000-horsepower, and a five-year contract has been let there for In Pachuca work is b<iing rushed on the mill and cyanide plant of the Santa Gertrudis mines, which will have a capacity of 7RO tons daily, and the Santa Ana company has contracted for a 22f>-horsepower Weatinghouse elec tric hoist, and other equipment is being delivered at the mine. All three of th.se companies are to use electrical power. _^-^. TEMPLOR AGAIN ACTIVE The advent of the branch of the Pro ducers' Transportation company into the Tcmplor district is causing a re sumption of drilling activities, which over the summer season fell oft to prac tically nothing. The pipe line will be completed and ready to run oil in about one week. There are about 30,000 bar rels of storage in the district, and this will be moved Immediately. ■ PAYROLL OF $145,000 The payroll at the Miami mining properties, in the Globe belt, Arizona, amounts now to J145.000 a month. Shipping News SAN PEDRO, Aug. 16.—Arrived: Steamship Rose City, from Portland via San Francisco; steamship President, from Seattle via San Francisco and Redondo; eteam schooner San Pedro, from Eureka; steam schooner Shasta, from Portland via San Francisco: power schooner Siintu Rosa Island, from Santa Rosa Island; schooner Forester, ten days from Ev erett; steam schooner Aurelia, from Eureka; schooner Expansion, from Redondo. Sailed: Steamship Kuanoke, for Portland via San Francisco; steam schooner Nome City, for Portland via San Francisco; steam schooner Casco, for Portland via San Francisco. MI.SIKIXANKOrs NOTES The schooner Forester. Captain Darwltz, ar- | rived this morning ten days from Everett with 600.000 feet of lumber. The schooner Sadie, Captain Aspe. from Umpqua, was towed to the Kerckhoff-Cuzner ! wharf this morning to discharge 400,000 feet of i lumber. The steamer Shasta, Captain Hanson, docked at the new wharf on the minor till this morn- \ Ing upon arrival from Columbia, to discharge 230 piles, and will proceed to the £. K. Wood • wharf with balance of cargo. She Is the llrst , steamer to dock In the outer harbor, where the | Outer Harbor and Dock company is reclaiming i 153 acres of submerged land. . Today being a holiday, little work was done J on the lumber wharves. The steamer Nome City, Captain Hansen, which sailed for Port- ; land, was the only vessel of the lumber fleet i that worked cargo. Northbound passenger traffic continues re- i markably heavy. Tonight the steamer Roan oke. Captain Dunham, sailed for San Fran- i Cisco and Portland, with all accommodations ! sold. The steamer Rose City, Captain Mason, j which arrived this morning, has had all Port- j land accommodations sold for several days. I She will also take considerable freight. The steamer San Pedro, Captain Benedick- ; sen, arrived this morning from Eureka with a ; full cargo of lumber for various wholesalers. The steamer Casco, Captain Ahlln, will sail ' for San Francisco tomorrow for orders. The schooner Expansion, Captain Jacobson, ■ arrived today from Redondo Beach, and will I tie up here awaiting a charter. With passengers and freight for the Pacific ; Coast Steamship company, the steamer Presi dent, Captain Cousin, arrived tonight from I San Francisco and Seattle via Redondo Beach, ; and will proceed down the coast tomorrow to ] San Diego. < I The steamer Aurelta, Captain Weber, ar- i rived today'from Eureka with 400,000 feet of | lumber. She has 100,000 feet for Redondo j Beach. t MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS Bloraerj carrying passengers ar« duo from northern ports via San Francisco ami from southern ports direct as follows: I ARRIVE J. B. Stetson, Portland Aug. 17 Klanmth, Portland Aug. 17 I Hanalel, San Francisco Aug. 17 ' President, San Diego Aug. IS ! Watson, Seattle Aug. 19 I Santa Rosa, San Francisco Aug. 19 Santa Rosa, San Diego -. Aug. 21 , Beaver, Portland , Aug. 21 i George W. Elder, Portland Aug. 22 Governor. Seattle ...*••••••.•• Aug 23' 1 Hanalel, San Francisco •......•• Aug. 23 ■ Governor. San Diego ...................... Aug. 25 ■ Bucltman. Seattle Aug. 25 j Bear, Portland Aug. 26 I Santa Rosa, San Francisco Aug 26 I DEPART President, San Diego Aug. 17 Rose City, Portland Aug. 17 Norwood, Aberdeen . Aug. 17 llanalel, San Francisco Aug. 18 ! President, Seattle Aug. 18 ' Santa Rosa, San Diego , Aug. 20 I Santa Rosa, San Francisco • Aug. 21 j Watson, Seattle Aug. 21 ! Beaver, Portland , Aug. 22 i George W. Elder. Portland Aug. 22 ' Governor, Sar. Diego Aug. 24 i Hanalei, San Francisco .....Aug. 24 ! Governor, Seattle , Aug. 25 ' Bu?kman, Seattle ...„ Aug. 27 ! Bear, Portland Aug. 27 Santa Rosa, Sa- Diego Aug. 27 ; TIDE TABLE (Tides are placed In order of occurrence.) j I August 17 1:37 8:43 12:52 6:56 —0.1 ■ 3.9 2.8 6.9 | August 18 2:07 9:04 i:29 7:40 I -0.5 4.1 2.6 6.S ! August 19..... 2:38 9:26 2:01 8:20 —0.8 4.3 2.3 6.5 August 20 3:09 9:50 2:42 9:01 -0.8 4.5 1.9 6.5 August 21 3:40 10:15 3:21 9:41 —0.7 4.7 1.6 6.4 August 23 4:11 10:38 4:07 10:22 —0.5 5.0 1.1 6.1 August 23 4:42 11:06 4:50 11:09 0.0. 5.2 1.2 5.6 August 24 , 5:14 11:41. 5:37 11:66 • 0.6 6.3 1.1 5.0 ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16.—Arrived: Steam ers J. J. Loggle, San Pedro; Saglnaw, San Diego. PORTLAND. Ore.. Aug. 16.—Sailed: Steam ers Beaver, San Francisco and San Pedro; Grays Harbor, San Pedro. SALT LAKE ROUTE WILL INCREASE TRAIN SERVICE The first of the two new trains to be operated between Los Angeles and Salt Lake City over the Salt Lake route will begin operations on August 23, according to information given out at the Salt Lake offices yesterday. The train will be first-class throughout, being on a par with the Lob Angeles Limited, and will make equally good time, the only difference between the two trains uelng that the latter runs through to Chicago, while the former only goes as far as Salt Lake. With the installation of this train the Salt Lake will be operating four first class transcontinental trains out of this city daily. It is sieved that this new train eventually will be extended to run on to Chicago, or possibly Omaha and Kansas City. BOLEO COPPER PRODUCES FROM FIVE KNOWN BEDS The Boleo Copper company of Lower California ended its half year with a production of 14,573,000 pounds of cop per. The output for June, amounting i to. 2,115,314 pounds, was the lowest fur I any month thus far this year. The monthly output was as follows: January 2,644,000 lbs. February 2,1*31,832 lbs, March 2.145.383 lbs. April 2.777.500 lbs. May 2,73'i.050 11)8. June 2.115,314 lbs. Total 14.753.000 lb«. The ore bearing deposits are ex tensive. They comprise five known beds of apparently sedimentary origin, the copper bearing formation covering an area of 7500 acres. The formation ex tends east under the Gulf of Cali fornia. All varieties of copper ore aj/e mined, the greatest abundance being In a clay impregnated with sulphurets. There are three principal groups of mines—Providencia, Purgatorlo and So ledad, all being connected by railroad with the smelter. The railroad sys tem comprises thirty-six kilometers in length, the rolling stock consisting of nine Baldwin locomotives and 350 cars. The smelter furnaces comprise eight water jackets, each of a capacity of 150 tons. The ore is briquetted. An electrical plant furnishes power for hoisting, traction engines, ventila tors and pumps, as well as lighting the mines and village of Santa Rosalia. BTARTS MILL The British Mines, limited, owning and operating the Goteras mine, near La Barranca, in the Han Javier moun tain region, completed and started its mill July 1. STEAL CLOTH FROM TAILOR The tailor shop of M. Landsberg, at 1446 San Fernando street, was entered by burglars last night. Five bolts of doth which were stolen were found cached near the shop. Plainclothes men hid in the vicinity throughout the night, but the men did not return for their booty. VERMONT r SOUARE-| The Clean Tract POLICE PATROLMEN for this tract will not need to* notify its lot owners to clean the weeds and rubbish from their vacant lots, as the police are doing all over the city. This company keeps all vacant lots, sold or unsold, clean and neat, saving its lot purchasers the expense and worry. Tidiness means rapid growth. Thirty houses a month being built. . Lots $900 Up a HOME BUILDERS' DISCOUNTS— Five per cent for cash; five per cent to the builders of the first five houses in any block, completed within six months from date of purchase. VERMONT SQUARE is on Vernon, Normandie and Western avenues. Take Grand avenue car on Broadway marked "Dalton avenue," and get off at Forty-fifth street, or take Grand avenue car on Broadway marked West Forty-eighth street or Normandie avenue, and get off at Normandie or Denker avenue. Agents in waiting to show the property. Southwest Land Co. 416 Pacific Electric Building Sunset Main 1340 Home F5978 C. A. Wesbecher, Tract Agent PHONES: Home 26399; Sunset West 383 Tract Branch Office, Sunset West 302 • LOUISIANA SUFFRAGISTS BOOST FOR EXPOSITION Women Want to Vote on Pro- posed Bond Issue NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 16.—Members of the Era club of New Orleans, the leading exponents of woman suffrage in Louisiana, went in large numbers to Baton Rouge today to ask the gen eral assembly to provide for the right of woman non-taxpayers to vote on the proposed bond issue in support of an exposition to be held here in 1915 in commemoration of the completion of the Panama canal On the same train went an opinion of the attorney general which declared that only qualified electors could vote on an amendment to the constitution as proposed in the exposition matter, and declaring that women were not qualified electors. CALIFORNIA PIONEER OF 1840 DIES IN BAY CITY SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16.—Isaac Munro Baker, who came to California with Commodore Sloat in 1840 and took part in the occupation of Monterey, when Sloat raised the American flag and took California in the name of the United States, died in this city yesterday at the age of 90 years. He will be burled in the national cem etery at the Presidio Wednesday, un der the auspices of the Society of Cal ifornia Pioneers, of which he was a life member. SISTER-IN-LAW RECEIVES PART OF McKINLEY ESTATE CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 16.—8y a court decision yesterday, Mrs. M. C. Barber, sister of the late widow of President McKlnley, was given title to one-half of the property known as the McKinley block in Canton, valued at $45,000. James McKinley, a nephew of Presi dent McKlnley, and other heirs of the late president brought suit to get possession of the property, but the court held that the title of Mrs. Bar ber is valid and that the property be longs to her. HITCHCOCK TO TOUR WEST ON POLITICAL OUTLOOK WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.—Postmas ter General Hitchcock will leave in a few days for a trip through the west ern part of the United States to study the political outlook. Mr. Hitchcock's trip will extend to the Pacific coast. He refused to dis cuss his proposed trip except to say that he expects to "find a better con dition of affairs for the Republican party than some of the pessimists seem to think exists." JOHN D. DIVIDES MELON NEW YORK, Aug. 16.—Directors of the Standard Oil company held their midsummer dividend meeting today and declared the regular 6 per cent dividend for the quarter, which calls for a dtstributlon to the Standard stockholders of $6,000,000. SHOOTS WIFE AND DROPS DEAD LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Aug. 16.— Tony Alagna shot and probably fa tally wounded his wife here today, then dropped dead beside her. TABLE OF TEMPERATURES Hlk Mm. Atlantic «l(.v, N. J 7(1 Xt Uolae, Idaho 7 1 tii llosiuu. Mas* 84 64 Iluffal.i, N. V HI 68 < lmrl.--.tDii. 8. C 84 74 < 111 l sign. 11l 83 70 Denver. Colo IM) 58 l>e» Molnen, la 84 68 Kiislport. Me 74 68 (•alventon, Texan 88 80 llatteran, N\ C 80 70 Helena, Mont 66 44 lkiini.il* Clt.r, Mo H8 74 Lot Auki-li'-. Cal 77 .".H Louisville, Ky 9? 68 Memphis, Term 86 74 Montreal, queliec 78 60 New Orleans, La H 76 New York, X. V 78 7'! North riatte. Neb 00 «'i Oklahoma, Okla 1)6 58 I'hoenlx. Ariz , 106 74 fit l-lnir X , la 88 68 Tortland, Ore fl6 48 li.-uiiii (ii>. s. i> •■>■ fl liosuell. N. M 03 68 St. Lollld, MO 86 . 74 St. Paul, Minn 78 80 Malt Lake City, I'tah 84 6(1 Nan Francisco, Cal 04 SS Sanlt Ste. Marie, M 74 58 Sheridan, Wyo 74 88 Spokane, Wash 68 44 Tampa, Fla 88 74 Toledo, 0 83 70 Tonopah, Nev 8(1 60 Washington, D. C 80 70 WillUton, N. D 60 43 PATENTS ARE GRANTED TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANS The Pioneer Patent agency. Hazard & Strause of Los Angeles, California, report the following- list of patents granted to Inventors of Southern Cali fornia for the week ending August 9, 1910: Bond, Charles L., Los Angeles, elec tro automatic weight machine: Booth, Frank D., and J. C. Belden, Glendale, wire joint soldering torch; Cochran, Walter J. (deceased), Los Angeles, rock breaker and crusher: Cooper, Edwin H., assignor to C. K. Systems company, Los Angeles, loose leaf cred it book; Crawford, Frank, Pasadena, assignor to Conduit Threading Device company, conduit threading device; Ephraim, Ferdinand, Santa Barbara, assignor of one-half to L. Oettlnger, Mexico, varnish; Everest, La ban J., assignor to Hynes Shade Guide com pany, Los Angela*, shade attachment; Hall, Francis H., Burbank, mall crane; Hamilton, William H. W., Los Angeles, pump; Keefer, William D., Los An geles, glass taking apparatus; Kellar, George E., Covina, valve, assignor to Knllar-Thompson Manufacturing com pany; Mcßrlde, Dwight L. and H. A. Fiske, Pasadena, trolley replacer; Prather, Frank M., Los Angeles, clutch and power transmitting device; Rit tenhquae, Charles C, Los Angeles, ele vator; Roberts, Dwight J., Los An gles, hygienic hat; Sattler, Andrew, Carplnterla, method of and apparatus for pumping oil wells; Seeley, Roy C, Hollywood, sad iron; Snow, Frank P., Covina, valve or gate, assignor to Kel- lar-Thoinason Manufacturing com pany; Stonestreet, Arthur W., Pasa d«n«, hat fastener; Yamashita, Tet sujl, Los Angeles, siphon cream sep arator. HAY BARN BURNS STOCKTON, Autr. 16.—The hay barn of Rumenapf & Co. of this city was discovori^d to be on fire shortly after 12 o'clock last night. The structure, with MOO tons of hay, one horse and a quantity of harness, was destroyed. The loss, about $40,000, is covered by insurance. The cause of the fire is unknown. DENY SELLING ALLAN LINE LONDON, Aug. 16.—Officials of the Canadian Pacific railway here say there is no truth In the report of the purchase by the Canadian Pacific of the Allan Line Steamship company. FOOTHILL FARMS NEAR THIS CITY Have you ever hoped to have a horn« of one, five or ten tcres —on the foot hill slopes near Los Angeles? Haven't you wished that some friend had taken you bx the shoulder and made you.plek up "few acres at Holly wood, Altadena or flierra Madre before they advanced from $300 up to $3000 an acre? Those places have passed for ever from your easy reach. The Western Empire. California's famous homeseeke.-s" and rural home journal, is now completing an organi zation of 200 local ana eastern readers to take over 1400 acres of land at Sun land, in the original Monte Vista val ley. It Is a mountain-hidden valley seven miles back of Glendale. This district surpasses Altadena or even Redlands In its richness and grandeur, and Is only fifteen miles from the Chamber of Commerce buliiing in Los Angeles. Sunland's Monte Vista val ley has the best climatic protection of any district on the coast side of the Sierras. Come and see it now. John McGroarty, the famous poet of our southland, say 3 of hie visit: "And I saw a vale that day as lair as any In all the Land of the Heart's Desire. I was ashamed to think that I had let the years go by and had wandered far in quest of beauty, while all the time Sunland's Monte Vista had been there in its ravishing loveliness Just beyond the threshold of my door." A few heads of famines may Join this organization, which secures this land at a low wholesale price, improves it with roadways, lownslte, schools and trolley line, and distributes the land to members so that the total cost to you is not one-quarter of prevailing prices in the open retail market. When this kind of land Is opened It goes up beyond your reach The dis trict lies in an open valley running from Pasadena west to Fernando, In cluding La Canada, La Crescenta and Monte Vista —Sunland. Don't try to imagine about its conditions—come and Investigate. It is only one hour from town. The editor of the Western Empire has managed the location of eight suc cessful town projects on this same plan. This Is your foothill horns opportun ity. Level, rich in productivity and water, frostless, balmy, and 1500 feet above sea level. Daily auto stage leaves our office 3 p. m. except Sunday, returning V p. m. Or special morning trips may be ar ranged. Engage your seats In advance. Fare $1 round trip. Call or write at once for booklet. Western Empire Suburban Farm* association, 100 to 119 Chamber of Com merce building, Los Angeles California. uun OBSTINATE CASES OF SKIN DISEASE CURED BY DBS. STEELE ft STEELE. The renowned skin and feature specialists. They correct 111-shaped- noses, receding chins, ■ wrinkles, scars, moles. Bagging ; or hollow cheeks; all other disfigurements. These skilled physicians will leave her* for San Francisco on September 1. Those wish- Ing to avail themselves of tbeir skill should not let the opportunity go by. ■ All preparations on sale at half price while they last. 652 S. BROADWAY. Phones—Home FSlsl. Bdway. 9841. It's as easy to secure a bargain In a used automobile, through want • advertising, as * It' used to be—and still U-to noun a horse . and carnage. : ' '- ' i