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SrSTirt lit! fTMrrXi FRIDAY HOBXING a r- a vv Traffic Record. Clerk for th general "passenger C. M. fflpssnwf has left the of the Riverside Portland Cement Company to taKSrthe posiUon of city IT- pimONG TRAINS EAST AND, passenger and ageni or me Lake at Santa Ana; fi- i. has iseen appelated city pAnger agent at the recently opvued OfQ'-l ot WW UJW Wo 1L3IOST ALL-VEAR-'KOUXD RUSH BY RAIL LI.VES.

the company at Ocean j'arK. it- Edsall uiceds Heilyr at Lens Beach, i i i Harbor Rate Hearings. ThA Etat Railroad Commission has severs Schedules for Reduced Rates for Passenger Fares Both Ways Over the Transcontinental Roads (Minced for Various Occasions and "Gatherings. announced hearings to be held in Los Angeles beginning May 15. The two cases brought fcy tne ixs Angeiei rvr-bor Commission against the Southern Pacific and the SaiH 'Lake Railroads 343 South Spring Street ttlij be heard.

1 il EM Knocked. The Sort of Clothes AH Men Anpreciate Indications point to- a tremendous passenger traffic to and from Los An-leles on all of the transcontinental railroad lines centering on tha Pacific Coast, this coming summer. In former years traffic moved In widely separated Intervals. Sovr there something j.Vrecia.1 doing in the way of reduced rates practically all the year around. Eastbound trains are now running it full 'capacity carrying winter tourists "back East," while the westbound traiaa are bringing thousands of colonists here, on the thirty-day one-way ssilonist rata expiring next Monday.

Then will starr another movement 1 rift Vi v. The Woo4 Bros. thQight in is to select such styles: and tabrics. men-qv good taste desire. not freakish extremes, but distinctive, progressive clothes that bear "the conspicuous evidence of mastenul tailoring, not mere sh9w clothes, in which wily attractiveness may hide a multitude of tailoring and quality weaknesses, but clothes that are all they look, and 1 v.

clothes that are conscientiously jpuilt, inside and out, through i and through clothes that are made from fabrics of honest fabrics worthy the highest class tailoring; fabrics that will prove in the wearing the high standard established for Wood Bros, clothes in Los Angeles. The new Spring styles are exceptionally attractive. a The values convincing. See the -Splendid Suits in our windows at $15, $20, $25, $30, $35. THE OILTjNpUSTRY.

(Continued from Third Pago.) "suiilc twenty feet and asked lur a partial payment for his work. Sometime later -Justice discovered -that Corum had not even -moved any digging machinery to the property; Corum sublet the contract to a man named who nothing toward boring After the first year was up and the proper reclamation work had not been done, through the default of the r. EBATES CHARGE HELD FAULTY. SANTA FE "WTXS IX CASE JN'DICTMKNTS. OF Judge Wellborn Makes It riain That He Is Not Guided Solely by His Owq Discretion' in: Reaching the' -DeclslotfLong Argument Over Carload and Ton Rates.

vv Charges of having given rebates to the Grand Canyon Lime Cement Company' against the Santa Fe Railroad fell flat yesterday when Judge Wellborn'Sof the United States District Court held the Indictment Was faulty. The attorneys argued more than a day over the allegation that the lowest freight rata on Hme is $70 per carload to Southern California points, while the tariff sheets show that It is $3.69 per toni (The price- for transporting the lime would be the same on either basis, but there- is a- legal technicality whloh is the snag the prosecution was Unable to get over. The indictment charged that the railroad had no legal right to carry the freight' for less than $70 a car. The first act of tn government attorneys', was to introduce the tariff sheet' of the railroad, which had been approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The counsel for the Santa Fe objected on the ground that it said nothing about carload lots and that it provided for the computation of freight on the ton basis.

Judge Wellborn held that there was a sufficient difference to warrant ruU ing against the introduction of the evidence. The backnone of the prosecution's case was thus broken and nothing remains for the United States Attorney to do but. to move for a dismissal of the action, unless he can find authority for an appeal directly to the United States Supreme Court. The however, made It plain that he "was not guided solely by his own discretion in reaching his He reiterated the fact that the same question had been passed on by the United States Circuit Court or Appeals In a case from this Juris diction and that he was without power to overrule the findings of the higher The government attorneys sought to discredit the effect of this opinion by decisions of an opposite import from other jurisdictions, but the judge held that he was bound to take no notice of The Santa Fe was formerly con victed of a similar offense and was fined $330,000. The decision was over ruled on appeal and it was in the review-of this cam? that the cariot and tonnage question was dealt with- it will be impossible for the gov ernment to take any further steps toward prosecuting the railroad as It has been tried on all of the indict ments which were returned and new indictments would be void on account of the statute of limitations intervene Eyes on li.

SPREAD LIKELY FOR THE JAIL. SUPERVISORS TO ADVERTISE TO BUY PROPERTY. Land Which It Is Proposed to Acquire for the County Is Bounded by Three Streets and the Hall of Justice and Garage Are Located With. In the Square. county will probably be the own er of seven more lots located on New High, Buena Vista and Temple streets within thiTty days.

The Board of Supervisors yesterday decided to ad vertise to purchase the property for $260,000. The owners had previously offered to sell the lots for It is believed that they will meet the $5000 reduction. The Supervisors attached the string to the proposition that the owners shall bid at least $25,000 for the lot at Yale and Alpine streets, which was originally purchased for a De tention' Home site, and. which will be put up at public, auction. If the deal is carried through-as now planned, the county will be the owner of a block 200x244 feet, 1 bounded by three streets.

The County Jail, the Hall of Justice and the County Garage are now located within the square. The purchase of the lots would give tha officials an opportunity for' a revision of the jail system, which has been considered some time. That the present quarters of women prisoners are not suitable has been the opinion of the Sheriff and the Supervisors. They-intend to remodel one of the old buildings, which would be acquired by the purchase and make it into a matron's department, which would be segregated from the re mainder of the prisoners. The manner of -handling the insane patients would be simplified.

'Ihey would no longer be detained at the County Hospital, but would be kept in a-structure, -near the Jail. The building would be so fitted up that their ravings could not become a nuisance. It Is calculated that the treatment of thorn would be more humane, as they would not have to lie transported back and forth through the streets. It is planned to have a small court-room in the same building contains the Th also plan to construct a small stockade In which each prisoner may be permitted to get some exer cise each day. instead of being, kept in dark cells where the sunlight cannot The property Is known as the P.

Q. Stephens- tract, Ixit 1 is owned by the State Loan and Investment Com pany; lots 3, and 4 by II. Johnson; lots 8 and 9 by th Adlnff Realty Compuny, and part of lot 7. which is No. 822 Buena Vlta strpot.

Th dfTl fcrtni rcsoiinted ly Hunter nrt Oum.tcld or.U the it. A. Ilo Company. both directions, one based" on the round-trip rates to the East from Los Angeles and the other on similar rates Irojsi'Los Anseles to the East. Vith the promulgation yesterday of reduced rates from local ln- cludlor stations in California.

Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico; "by the Santa Fe Railroad to Los Angeles, practically all of the reduced rates for the sura- ricr have heen announced. 1 7" The transcontinental lines are united on through rates "back East," on sale May 16, Vr 18. 19, 22. 23, $4. 25, 27, 28, 29, 31; June 1, 2.

5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 28, 29, 30; July 1. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 19, 20, 26, 27, 28; "August 3, 4, 14, 13, 16, it 21. 22, 23T 2S; 29, 30; September I. 4.

6. 7. -The rate for the round-trip is $60 to Kansas City and other points on the Missouri River: Baltimore, Poston. Chicago, 172.50; Denver, iiii Dallas, 60 Dulutn, 3.ov; tious ton. S60: Memphis, $70, Minneap olis.

S73.50: Montreal. Pueblo, $55; Philadelphia. Portland, SlliiSO: Ouebec. $116.50: St. IjOUIS, Ju, Toronto.

$95.70: Washington, D. C. Smi7.n0. Reduced rates in the same pro portion apply to all other parts of the country. Besides- special rates are made to the Christian Endeavor Con vention, the Elks, the General Assem bly of the Presbyterian Church, which will meet in Atlantic wi ent times in June and July; the Dry Farming Congress at Colorado Springs in October: the German -Baptist con I vention In St.

Joseph next month; tho i Grand Army encampment in Rochester i In August; the Knights of Columbus in Detroit in August; the Shriners in Rochester in the Royal Arcanum in Minneapolis; and a number of other conventions. The summer tourist fares from the East to Los Angeles are on practically the same basis, and will be on sale every day from June 1 to September su, with a final return mit octooer Stopovers will be allowed at all points within the final return limit. The rates are slightly lower" than the rates ouoted the reverse Journey from Los Angeles to the East. Special rates have been made for a number of con ventions on the Pacific Coast, inelud ing the Electrical Supply Jobbers at Del Monte this American Library Association at Pasadena next tnnnh the Rose Festival at Portland June: the International Sunday school Association in San Francisco in June; the American Medical Association in Los- Angeles in June; the Christian- Endeavor convention in Portland in July; and the National Educational Association pan nlann In -s' A new feature of the round-trfp rates to and from the East, is tne including of a boat journey on the Pacific In the price of the ticket. This arrangement is individual with the various railroad lines centering on the Pacific Coast and includes such steamships as the Yale and Harvard of the Pacific Navigation Company, the boats of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, and the San Francisco Port land Jstearasnip Tho Santa Fe railroad has an nounced reduced rates from stations in Ariaona, Nevada ana New Mexico to Los Angeles, Catalina Islann, Long Beach.

San Diego, can Francisco and Santa Barbara, eftec tive May 1 to September-30. These rates are slightly in excess of the regular-one way for the round trip. The summer reduced rate of $25 from Los Angeles to the Grand Canyon will go into effect May it, ana tne ruunu- trip rate from Los Angeies to Tliptro. June 7. The reduced summer tourist rates on tha Salt Lake railroad from Utah and Nevada will be in effect from Search- iieht.

and intermediate points to Los Angeles, May 1, from Salt Lake and other Nevada points May iu, ana from Dolnts in Utah: May 12. Practically the same rates and conditions annlr ta the rates made by the Southern Pacific from west of El Paso and including destination at Santa Barbara, beach and "summer re sorts near Los Angeles, Del Monte, Lake Tahoe, Klamath Lakes, Yellow-stone Park and the Yosemite Valley. Last Rush of Tourists. Preparations havev been" completed fur the final rush of colonists traveling on the one-way colonist rates from the East to Los Angeles, Next Monddy will be the final date of sale for the tickets. Railroad officials here are already receiving notice from their eastern connections of extra -sleeping cars and coaches provided to take care of the closing rush.

Railroad of ficials estimate the total number that will be moved, under the rates at 000. Hotel Man Honored. Frank M. Cummings. who Is to take charge of a hotel at Santa Cms, May 15, received an unusual recognition from raembers of the Los Angoles Traffic Association.

A letter addressed to the proprietor of the hotel oommending Mr. and pledging their support to him in his management of the hotel was signed by members of the traffic association. -Mr. Cummings is now representing tho St. Francis Hotel at San Francisco Jn Los Angeles.

Veterans by Boat. The one "of the steamer operated by the Pacific Navigation Company, has been rhartered to carry the United StaterSpanlsh War tins to the seventh annual encampment nf the organisation to be hold a Crironado June 26,. 27 and 2S. The Harvard will leave San Fran cisco Juno 24, carrying the northern delegation. rrvlnff Rt Pedro Hun-ilav ovening.

Juno 2. where the dele- at-s from tno snmnorn pnrt or the State wlll board the big ship. Sew Patwigcr Offichili. Oanral Passenger' Agent Peck bf tho -'alt Lake, has announced the appoint-nent of s-'veral new, officials. A.

iionrnian, formerly chief clerk for the PsenBer Asfooiation at St. i IjOjiU. has iH'on appointed vhlef rate district of New York as witnesses in the case against" tho "Wlsner brokerage company. During twenty-eight days of March the United Oil Company -delivered to the Standard. Oil Company 70,000 barrels of oil on its contract.

It is reported that S. A. Gulberson, of Coalinga has completed the sale of the Empire, Republic and Pe Luze properties, the sales to bo rati fied by the stockholders shortly. Hereafter the United Oil Company, which has paying dividends of 1 per cent a month, will pay quarterly In order to avoid so much The total dividends will remain 12 per cent, a year. J.

E. Levi for the Atlanta Oil Company has taken an option on the Denver and Michigan's forty acres in' the Kern River field at $00,000. The first payment Is to be made April 15. New Company In Field. A new oil company in the Barstow field is the Huntington Land and Oil Company of Huntington, W.

Va. It has 10 acres adjoining the property of the North American petroleum Com pany, and is preparing to do extensive development work. The North Amerl- can is proving up its twenty-six quar ter sections of land Vn the field, and will begin, drilling as soon as that work is accomplished. It has already put up ten derricks on' ten of the dif ferent holdings. WU1 Drill Three Wells.

The Venice and Kern Realty and Oil Company, which has a well nearing the pay sands on its San Luis Obispo holding, Is preparing to Install a rig on- its 2800 acres in Ventura coun ty. This land Is in the high gravity belt of the field, and the depth to tha producing sands Is from 1100 to 2000 feet. The company Intends to drill three wells on It during the present year. Law for "renialcs." LOS ANGELES, April 6. -To Editor of The Times: If City Prosecutor Eddy undertakes to enforce the new eight-hour female employment law he Is going to have the time of his life.

This law was heralded as a "women's law," but according to the text of the act itself It is applicable to "females" Section 1 "No female shall be employed," etc. Now, if the Prosecutor follows the letter of the law, prohibiting the employment of all females" more than eight hours a day how Is it going to effect the contractors who use mares as well as horses and mules, arid the dairymen who profit by the work of their cows 7 Mares and cows are "females" and, under the strict construction of tho new law they must not only be not worked for over eight hours a day, but they must have chairs to sit I am not a lawyer, but this is the way I ln0k at It. P. B. TUCKER, Waymlre Inn.

AXAiiEnr, ANAHEIM. April M. Nebelung has commenced erection of an apartment house on his lot at tho corner of Lomon and Chartres street, tha building will cost 'At 'the last meetins of the Board of Trade a resolution was passed endorsing the action of the '''Trustees of tho Grammar Schoof and the Union High School in calling for a bond issue and pledging the support of the Board of in carrying the bonds. J. p.

HPttshusen tias let the contract for the erection of a largo two. story building to cost $10,000, on his property on Hermlne street. The building will be used for a rooming-houfe; Render Sllbernagel are the contractors. 1 gLETTERS TO 8 "THE TIMES." 8 pET REWARDS FOR GOOD FAITH. 1IAVD OF GOVERNMENT TO PRO- TECT EXTRVJCE.

Decisions In Two Cases Received at the Land Office Yesterday. Woman Who Labored to Carve Out a Home In the Wilderness Comes Jnto Her Own. The policy of the government to close Its eyes to strict provisions of the law public domain when- entrymen honestly endeavor to follow the requirements' of the statutes will preserve homes for two persons. i Proceedings were begun In the Local Land Office to oust an aged woman who was a victim of a aeries of unfavorable circumstances, and a man who was conspired against from their holdings. The Register and Receiver upheld the claims of both and their decisions were affirmed in an opinion of the General Land Office which was received yesterday." Mrs.

Ine Z. McCann was the defendant in a contest which Was filed by the Unites States upon the recommendation of a forester. Sixty-five years old and too poor to hire an attorney, the government" looked with leniency upon her efforts to carve out a homestead In the virgin forest which abounded in rocks and roughness. Mrs. McCann made an entry in 1902 in! San Diego county.

Her property was surrounded by the' public domain which was later set aside by proclamation as tha Cleveland National Forest. -The men who were put in charge of the reserve were responsible for the action which was begun against her. Without assistance, she cultivated one and a half -acres of wheat the first The "next year she cleared two and a quarttr aeres more. At the same time she cared for several head of stock and raised 275 chickens. On account of ill health, there were some nights when she did not remain on the premises, but most of the time 'she spent her lonely evenings In a little shack Bhe had When her trouble began it seemed to run through everything she endeavored to do.

An attack of rheumatism drove her away for a considerable period. In 1903 an earthquake caused tha spring, which she depended on for her water supply, to dry up and she was compelled to send her cattle away. An unfavorable year caused the vegetation to wittier and twelve out of fourteen stands of bees. starved to death. The government officials found that she had at all times endeavored to honestly make proof on the premises and the decisions preserving her rights expreBaed admiration for her.

pluck in attempting to reclaim property which was of little value without being improved. Oswald M. Justice' was the victim of a conspiracy. He took Un a niece of public domain In Antelope Valley. Ha relied tof his first year's reclamation worK on me completion or a wep.

no let the contract for digging it to P. Oorum, who Is known In the languago rt the Land Office as a ''lond crupter." cornm one or a nutnuer or men who have made a business of "locat Ing' claims'' for persons desiring land and charging hem $1 an 'aero for their services. All the work which' the "crullers" did wns to consult the roc oris In the Land Office. The testimony showed that the Veil vr bHn f. ct A few Oiyu inter enntwrt wu tot, Cor.ini ui'tlnred that Has vll hjii been nearly two barrels a-minute with only one-third pressure.

The oil in the Menges well is one of unusually fine grade and the well has all the earmarks of a producer for a long time to come. 5 Certified articles Of Incorporation of "The Petroleum Company," which recently took leases east and west of the city and within the limits, have been filed in this county, It is capitalized for $250,000 with $5000 subscribed. The directors are M. M. Mosier, Earl G.

Mosier, Hollywood; George H. Johnson, Tulsa, E. A. Hawkins and J. E.

Willis, Los Angeles. i WATER WELL VALUABLE. EL DORA. HAS GOOD ONE. The El' Dora Oil Company has finished off its No.

1 at 1000 feet for a water well, and will Immediately commence drilling No. 2 for the oil sands. 1 is. producing a large volume of good water, and the excess supply will be sold to surrounding companies. Heretofore the company has paid from $250 to $800 per month for water and from now on will not only save that amount, but will derive a handsome income from the sale of the surplus.

Vice-President Friedman of the Crown Oil Company is at present In the field with Messrs. Wilson and Tut-tie, capitalists of Pomona. They are making an Investigation of the company's property in Ventura, and the Midway, and will probably become largely interested in it. GETS ANOTHER WELL. CONSOLIDATED MIDWAY.

The local offices of the Consolidated Midway OH Company yesterday received the following telegram from superintendent Hern: "Struck oil at 2417 feet in well No. 1 on section 32, 12-23 under five feet of shell. Casing stopped on top of shell, just touched the sand. Shows up fine. Have good gas pressure which empties the bailer and leaves the fluid In the hole.

Will prepare to cement at Think thja well Is a good one." v- This well Is on the forty acres in the northwest quarter of section 32, 12-23. Midway. Will Increase Capitalization. N. F.

Wilson, president of the Lin coln Mortgage and Loan Company, was in the city the other day arranging to increase the capital stock of the London Petroleum company, an ar filiated concern, from $1,000,000 to 000,000. This will be done for the purpose of acquiring extensive oil holdings In the Tampico region of Mexico. The London Petroleum Company is working In connection the 8pellaeys and Capt. J. P.

Thomson. New Pipe Lino Company. The Santa Maria Petroleum and Pipe Line Company, capitalized at $3, 500,000, has been incorporated In San Francisco, ina incorporators are warn- ucl Hussmant J. llolden, V. G.

Jack, and. F. S. McAlilstor of San Frai.clsco; J. vv.

uooawin or iteawooa CJtyr J. K. Moffltt and A. Denicke of Berkeley. There are snares of a pnr value of $100 each.

News Notes and Personals. J. Benson Wrenn, who is largely In terested Ik. 'the Traders' Oil Company, Is spending a few days in tho Coal- Inga The company operates in th Coalinga, Kern tiver anu Miuway fields, r- C. A.

Canfleld. It Is reported, has ac quired largo holdings near Corcoran In Kings county, ar.d will prospect ror petroleum. The first thing dono will be tho drilling ot a aeep. iei wen. W.

II. Frasnr and fiuy 11- Nniisbury. well-known oil; men of Coallngn, have been to appear In the United States Court for the southern SHOES FOR WAV KID FITTING SILK GLOVES At good dealer 50o 75c $1.00 $1450 DIPPED DATES 30c the Potind NAUMANN 4 SCHILL, 224 W. Fifth." I'Z'. 306 8.

Sprlnj. 10c A BUTTON $1 A RIP Dutchess Trousers SILVERWOOD'S DRS. SllORKS 8HOKES OIHcc In the Heone ftoonis 32-1 to t3S. Xk eto-vator or rsfty ttulrs. A thop-oueh medical cxamlnatloa FRKE to ll who apply with catarrh, deafneai or any chronic, nervous or prlvato dlacaac'S.

OfttiM hours to Si aveninas. 7 to Sundays 1Q. to It. Henns Third and Sprinc Entranca 12i Weat Third 6U Correct Corsvtr-j1 SET5IIOf Commonwealth Home Builders. v.

A co-operatve Building Company Organised by -100 Representative Businessmen of Lot Angeles. 120 West Sixth Street Good Clothes For Men MATHES0N Broadwa at Thir. I VJQ'VW JOtTM 0HOAOWAK HIGH GRADE PIANOS continually being rrelva In exchanne on APOLLO PLAYER PIANOS, and suld at special bargain priuea. J.B.BrownMusicCo. 64 SOUTH BROADWAY FOWNES EH two men, they caused Ellas Da vies, a plumber employed by Duncan, to institute: the contest.

The decision relate that they feared they might get in trouble in endeavoring to take advantage of a condition which they had produced. Duncan furnished all of the funds for collecting the litigation with the exception of $10. Corum and Duncan were the chief witnesses called In the effort to prove that Justice should be deprived of his claim. Both the local and the general offices held that Justice had been diligent and had exercised good faith and should be protected in his claim. Other decisions of the local office which have just been 'affirmed were those given in the following contests: F.

J. Goodwin against David P. Stone, Laura -A. Roberts against IS. L.

Mor-ford, Laura A. Roberts against Aman da E. Morford, William P. Tibbet against Nathaniel R. Rutherford, the United States against F.

Wi Kirkham, Joseph R. Monahan against Jeffer son L. crane, tne umtea States against Thomas Little, the United States against Irvin F. Baldwin and George W. House against Isaac J.

Reynolds. i FIXE rOIXTS ON BURGLARY. Man Who Gets Into Details Minutely Says the Los Angeles Police Depart ment Is Vnequaled. If any one should happen to ask Henry Coupeur, No. 311.

Central ave-nut, anything in connection, with the burglarizing of his room yesterday, he could undoubtedly furnish the information immediately and very accurately. He submitted his memorandum to Dep. uty District Attorney Shannon. The data shows that M. Dial was sentenced to the City Jail, yesterday afternoon a o'clock, for ten days and that Coupeur- enjoyed a lunch Immediately thereafter.

Coupeur appeared in the detectives' office yesterday morning in a great state of excitement and declared that burglars were In his house. Detectives Beaumont and Roberts were sent to the place with him but the burglar or burglars had left, A neighbor gave a clew. The memorandum made by Coupeur reads thus: "Burglar entered house at o'clock "8:101 reached the Central Police Station. the detectives' office. and Roberts on the ground.

1 ":85 We're on the trail. "8:36 Man going by said he saw a tall, dark complexloned man with urlppled finger leave my house. Trail Is warm. Success looms In the We're still on the trail. "8:50 Same as above.

"8:51 See man coming, May have crippled finger. he didn't. Still working. Have searched pawrmhops. Nothing' doing.

Guess will lose him. 1 We have him. Passed him on the street and saw his crippled linger. 1 He confesses. returns rny safety raaor to m''.

i p.m. We take him to court. -i is sentenced. "2:31 thank Iietectlvcs Beaumont ntiil Roberts for helitlng me. act mv ssfety rasor buck nnd go to luneh.

Our police department Is unoquaieu." To DIhcumh Municipal llnei The proposed municipal harbor railroad, will be dinciinsinl by the Hotury Club at tha Anclus at hion today. 1 'i i 'i.