SAYS EFFICIENCYMUCH REDUCED

JONATHAN S. SLAUSONIS CLAIMEDBY DEATH

POISONERCOMMITS

SUICIDESALARIES

OFFICIAL DEPLORES SMALL

Accused ofMurderingMan for His

Insurance

First Assistant Postmaster General

Makes Report— Asserts Good Men

Cannot Be Prooured forClerkships

THREE INSTITUTIONS CLOSE4 DOORSWXWX\Atphls Board of Directors Orders

Suspension of Payment— Over

': iLoans and Discounts Qlvenas Reason for Failures

Tragedy Occurs inCityofSan Luis Potosi,

Mexico/

While milkingup time Into rhlongo,thi? Pennsylvania pperlai. nn eighteen-hour New York to Chlrngo train, raneleven miles nt the rate of 101 mllenper hour. To do this the trnln wimcompelled to negotiate tho distance Inti trifle over six and ono-luilf minuted,or to run nt lenst one an<l olxty-elght-one hundredths mllon every sixty dpo-onrls, thus covering p:ich mile of theeleven under thlrty-Hix seconds.It is snlil the run whs exceedingly

even anil thnt every mile wns prac-tically marie In about the mime num-ber of seconds. The. passengers rlldnotnotice the accelerated Rpeed.

The stretch of trnck over which therun wnn marie Is (is flno us nny in theunited States, with just enough downgrade to nmke. It ptmnlblß to mutntalna ({renter speed than on a level track.

CHICAGO, Dec 27.— Tho operatingofMcln.ls of the Pennsylvania railroadfiyHtem nre. working out tho detailsof what Is reijimWi nn the most re-markable short (llHtiince run ever mndoby n. train.

fipeplnl t» The Herald,

Up to One Hundred and OneMiles an Hour

Pennsylvania Special Train Speeds

SISTERS PRAY FOR DEATH;

FOUR DIE WITHIN WEEK

The purposß for tvhlrh the companyis formed Is to acquire and own water,water rights, reservoir sites and othernecessary estate; to construct dHms,reservoirs, canals, pipes und othermPß.ns of conveying and deliveringwater; to use. wnter for tho crentlonof water power nnd the Reiicmtlon ofelectricity and for Irrigation nnd allother purposes; to sell and to rentwnter and electric power.

The prlnclpnlplace of business of thenew corporation Is irlven nn Heattle,Wiish., with a brnnch offlcn In LosAngeles. Articles of Incorporation un-der the laws of Arizona were recentlyfiled by a slmllnr company, which motrHnsferrwl under a title deed to thenew corporation now formed under thelaws of Washington.

HAKEUBKIKLD, Dec 27.—Articlesof Incorporation of the Kern-Randcompimy were filed yesterday with thecounty clerk. The capitalization is$25,000.

By Associated Press.

Incorporation— Will CreateElectric Power

Bakersfleld Promoters File Articles of

WATER COMPANY FORMED

J. C. Hills, Wanted InTexas on Charge

of KillingJ. McGaughey,

Takes Hl* Own

LifeFERVENT PRAYER

AGED WOMEN EXPIRE AFTER A

TO TRY MIDSHIPMANBY COURT-MARTIAL

BRUTAL HAZING

HE MUBT ANSWER CHARQEB OF

Trenmore Coffin, Jr., of Carson City,Nev., Engages Lawyer to DefendHim In Action Pending at Annap.olis Naval Academy

Two Surviving Women Slowly PassingAway From Pneumonia

—Lived in

Shanty Built When Chicago Wasa Straggling Village

The Late Jonathhan S. Slauson

Wealthy Philanthropist and One of Best KnownMen in Los Angeles Passes Away at His

Home—Long Illness Ended

Hlll<s, who was employed In a FortWorth bank, entered a claim for the in-surance, which the company held up.pending an investigation.

Hills then went to Mexico. He wasprominent in local, financial and churchcircles.

FORT WORTH, Tex., Dec. 27.— A;special to the Record from Ksin LuisPotoeil, Mexico, says thnt J. C. Hills,\u25a0wanted In Stonewall county, Tex., forthe murder of J. McGaughey. was ar-rested there by Deputy Sheriff Duckeyand committed suicide by poisoning.Hills was accused of. poisoning Mc-Gaughey, who raised him, for $16,000

llfo insurance which McGaughcy car-ried forhis benefit.

By Associated Precs.

COAL BARONS ARE INDICTEDThe two surviving sisters are dying

of pneumonia. Florentine predicted thedcuth of the family two weeks ago.

The four sisters who have expired Inthe lust seven days In their little cot-tage. In Chestnut street, where theirfather built a shanty when Chicago wasa village, are: Jane, spinster, aged 69,died hist Wednesday; Magdalen,' widowof a man named Qulloji,aged 70, expiredearly yesterday; Florentine, spinster,aged 63, died soon after Magdalen;Marian, spinster, aged 72, expired to-duy.

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.—The fourthof theaged Mourct sisters, who prayed thatthey might din together, to die withina week was Marian Meuret, who ex-pired from pneumonia. Two of her sis-ters lie mortally ill. (

Special to Tho Hornld.

It is understood, however, that nomidshipman other than Coffin was Im-plicated In tho hazing of Klmbrough.

Midshipman Coffin has engaged At-torney B. S. Theall of Washington ascivilian counsel.

Ithas become known that Midship-man Kimbrough has testified before theboard of officers, which is Investigatingexisting conditions as to hazing at theacademy since the hazing occurred,but the nature of his testimony has notbeen disclosed by the officials.

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 27.-LlcutenantCommnnder WlHinm K.Harrison, judge,advocate of the court-murtlal that willconvene nt the navul academy tomor-row morning for the trial of Midship-man Trenmoro Cofnii, Jr., of CarsonCity, New, on the charge of hazingMidshipman Jordan P. Kimbrough ofOermantown, Perm., today served thecharge upon the accused' midshipman.The court willconvene nt10 o'clock inthe morning and Itis thought that thetrial of Cofflu will take about twodays.

By Associated Press.

FAILS TO GET APPOINTMENTThe indictment includes over twenty

names and charges that the companiesor their representatives havo associat-ed themselves together for the purposeof nxlng and establishing prices oCcoal. \u25a0 !-. . - • . . ;i';tj.'.'"':. "\u25a0•

CINCINNATI. Ohio. Dec.'

57.— Thegrand Jury returned a jointindictmentagainst representatives of the. leadingcoul companies doing business InOhio.'

By Associated Press.

Against Ohio MiningCompanies .

Ohio Grand Jury Finds True BUI

THE ,DAi;S JEWS

Nearly 11,000,000 pieces of mail werereceived at _ho dead letter ofllce dur-ing tho year, Including 1668 that failedof delivery in thoPanama canal zone."Over 1.800.000 cases of alleged In-decent and scurrilous matter receivedattention," the report says. "In theHummer the inllux of offensive pietorlalpost cards became po great as to callfor a special order. by tho departmentlooking t.o the abatement of the nul-snnce. As a result of this order manythousands of ohjcctionable cards havebeen .withdrawn from, tho. mails, bypostmasters Und forwarded to the de-partment for destruction."

While the number of undeliveredletters -which found their way to thedead letter office during the year wassmaller than during the previous year,the number of undelivered letters withvaluable inclosures greatly Increased.Tho suppression by the department ofconcerns using the mail for fraudulentpurposes is the reason given. Mall forsuch concerns containing money,money orders and commercial paperwas received at the dead letter office inunusual quantities.

Swindlers Are Active

Much embarrassment has been oc-casioned to the postal nuthorltics tc,provide emergency mall fnclllties Inmining towns, and Mr. Hitchcock, rec-ommends nn eme.rge.ncy appropriationof $7r>,000 to meet such requirements.

There has been an Increase of morethan $18,00(1,000 in the amount of do-mestln. and of more than $r.,OOO,OOf» Inthe amount of foreign money ordersissued during the year over the onepreceding.

Mr. Hitrhcnck strongly recommendsn discontinuance of the practice ofInstalling postolUces In public build-ings devoted In part to other branchesof the government service. The besttype of qunrtprs for postoffice purposes,he says, Is a single large room in aone-story building.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—1n hl« an-nunl report made public today FirstAssistant Postmaster General Hitch-cock says thnt the low salaries paidclerks' In llrst and second class post-offices Is decreasing the standard ofefficiency. It is impossible, he nays, toInduce efficient men to enter thisbranch of the service when tho salaryto begin with Is only IfiOO per year,with no certainty of promotion forseveral yeiirs.

By Associated I'resf.

WEALTHY WIDOW IS BRIDEThe fathers of all four boys werepresent and permitted Mr. Page to whipthem. Mr. Page laid them across thetuble. in the city hall nnd. whippedthem with n. leather sti-ap.

'

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 27.—RobertPage, tho truant ofllcer for Uosedaledistrict, has established a whippingpost for truants and incorrigible bays.He whipped four boys last night, rang-ing inage from 9 to12 years for break-ing Into n grocery store. Mr. Pagesays hereafter he willuse the whippingpost, instead of resorting to the juven-ile.court, '•which disposes .of criminalsunder IS years. He says the juvenilecourt in Wyandotto county acts tooslowlyand does not accomplish the de-sired results.

Youths—

Fathers WitnessesSpecial to The Herald.

Whipping Post for IncorrigibleMissouri Truant Officer Establishes

BOYS BEATEN WITH STRAP

FORECASTSouthern California: Fair Thurs-

day, light east wind. Maximum,temperature In Los Angeles yes.terday, 62 degrees; minimum, 46degrees.TYPHOONS SHATTER BARK

John G. Mott of Los Angeles WillNot Be Next Ambassador

to MexicoSneelnJ to.Tha.HozaUL^....,.,...«._ .._

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Indor»e-ments of John G. Mott of Los Angelesto be ambassador to Mexico were pre-sented to tho preseident the other dayby Senator Flint. T,he president in-formed Flint that, he had decided toappoint David K. Thompson ambassa-dor to Mexico.

Thompson has been until recentlyambassador to Brazil. Charges weremade against him liy Consul GeneralSeeger of Rio de Janeiro, which werepersonally Investigated by SolicitorPeniield of the state department.

The president told Flint that thocharges against Thompson were abso-lutely false and that he had earnedpromotion to the Mexican ambassador-ship.

Tly Associated Press.MBMFHIB, TENN., Dec. 27.—Throe

Institutions failed to open their doors

for business today. The Merchants'Trust company, with a capital stock of1200,000; tho American Savings Bankand Trust company and the MechanicsSavings Bank, smaller institutions, al-lied with the first named concern, have-gone into liquidation.

The following notice was posted onthe doors of the Merchants Trust com-pany:

"This bank is closed by order of thoboard of directors and will go intoliquidation.

"FELIX T. POPE, President."Another notice reads:'"This bank has gone into liquidation.

John V. Edmondson hus been ap-pointed receiver."

The cauae of the suspension of theMerchants Trust company Is said tohave been ovcrloans on discounts. One

•of the directors said to a representa-tive of the Associated Press that thethree institutions hud ample assets and,would pay dollar for dollar.

Ask for a Receiver' When the officers of the MerchantsTrust company decided to suspend

business Chancellor Helskell was askedto appoint a receiver for the institutionand named John P. KUniomlsou, aMemphis lawyer.

The Merchants Trust company re-cently absorbed the Memphis Nationalbank and it is slated owns the con-trolling stock of the American Savingsbank and Trust company. The latterinstitution has practically absorbed theMechanics Savings bank.\u25a0The suspension of the three institu-tions caused Httlo excitement in finan-cial circles.Itwas later learned that tho Amcri-

chu \u25a0 Savings Bank and Trust com-pany had actually absorbed tho Me-chanics Savings bank several days ago.:It was said today that tho suspen-sion of this institution in only tempo-rary and that its affairs are In goodshape. Officers say tho suspension wasdecided upon because they feared arun when the doors were opened thismorning, the public generally beingaware of the bank's rclatiou to theMerchants Trust company.

Gives Cause of Failure. At..tho. latter institution it was an-nounced that a thorough re-organiza-tlon would be made and hope was ex-pressed that the company would againopen its doors for business in a shorttime."... .'.'•>.;\u25a0; \u25a0;:

".:.A.condensed statement of the con-

dition of the Merchants Trust com-pany at the close of business Dec. 26,was given out as follows:

.: Total assets, $3,665,055; indebtednessof every other character to depositors,52,132,319; all other obligations exclu-sive of capital stock $889,058; cash ac-tually on hand, $30,000.IMajor G. M. Mcßae, president of theMemphis Savings bank said:"Ibelieve the liquidation to bo the

result of taking on too much businessby the Merchants Trust company, toomuch spreading out and too largo ad-.vances in purchasing other proper-ties." TO FIGHT FOR ESTATE

Mr. Slauson was Btrlcken with pa-ralysis Nov. 15, and for a time his lifewas despaired of. His strong consti-tution, however, gave promise ofthrowing off the disease but improve-ment was only.temporary, and for thepast week he has been growing worse.

The patient Buffered no pain, saymembers of his family,but his periodsof unconsciousness have grown longeruntil tho end.

There are two daughters, Mrs.Louise Macnell and Mrs. Kate Vos-burg, and one eon, James Slauson.Dr.Jarvls Barlow, the attending phy-sician, spent most of the night at thebedside doing all In his power to pro-long Mr. Slauson's life.

Death came in one of these periodsof unconsciousness. The entire familywas at the bedside when the endcame.

Since tho latter part of last weekMr. Slauson has had Beveral uncon-scious periods aurl at the close of eachday It has been. seen that the time- ofunconsciousness has grown longer andthat the patient was gradually becom-ing weaker.

Mr. Slauson suffered from a strokeof paralysis November IS Bnd at firstIt was thought he could not recover.Later he rallied and his friends be-lieved until a few days ago that hemight live.

Jonathan Sayre Slauson, capitalist,philanthropist and one of tho bestknown men of Los Angeles, died at hishome, 2345 South Flgueroa street, at12:15 this morning.

LIFE FULL OF ACTIVITY

On December 18 the bark wns struckby a hurricane with heavy cross seas,which threw her on her beam endsand severely strained her. AVith butfew sails left she made for this hur-bor, where sho will be repaired.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 27.— Thebark Hecla, which sailed from ManilaOctober 20 for Port Townsend. put intothis port today in distress. While off.the island of Luzon she was exposedto a succession of typhoons which be-gan on October 20 and continued forforty days. Her sails were blownpartly away and the sheathing wastorn from her hull and pther seriousdamage was sustained.

By Associated Press

Ship Experiences Terrible StormsWhile in Philippines

—Reaches

Port in Distress

Prominent among the Pittsburg heirsare Jv M. Metzgar. 228 South Fair-mount avenue; Mrs. Edward Miller,North Diamond and Frederick streets,Allegheny, and John E. Cook, withoftices in the Arrot building, Pittsburg.These peoplo are confident that theycan produce evidence that will fullysubstantiate their claims.

PITTSBURG, Pa.. Doc. 27.-Pitts-burgers who believe they are heirs tothe famous Metzgar estate iv Hollandhave organized here to co-operate withheirs in Loh Angeles and St. Louis.They are now corresponding with theseout of town heirs in an effort to ar-range a meeting of all the claimantsin this country so that claims may beexamined and flled at the same time.

Special to Tho Herald.

Will Join Los Angeles. Claimants

Pittsburg Heirs to Fortune in Holland

Feud Which Started WithChristmas Killing

ByAssociated Press. .BRISTOL, Vn,, Dec. 27.—News reach-

ed .Bristol today of a doublo tragedyenacted Christmas evening at BerthaTemi.,;near tho Virginia-Tennesseeline,.resulting in the death of RoscoeNichols and the fatal wounding of Si-las Green, which has given rise to acondition in that section bordering oaa .state of war.

A dispatch tonight says there nre. ahundred armed men in the mountains;following leaders from among th«j\u25a0 friends.of the dead and wounded menand that a conflict seems certain.During tho day both factions havebeen gathering arms und ammunition.

Hundred Armed Men Seek to Settle

CONFLICT SEEMS CERTAIN

SENTENCES CONVICT TO HANGJOY MORTON IS INJURED

The president disapproves of theproposition and says ho wishes par-ticularly that the proposed workshould not bo done.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.— A pressdispatch from Baker City, Ore.; pub-lished yesterday announced that a 10-ccnt subscription was to be startedin Oregon and extend over the countryfor the purpose of raising a sum whicliprobably would aggregate $800,000, tobe presented to Miss Alice Hoosevelton the occasion of her marrlugo toRepresentative Longworth.

nv Associated fress.

Popular Subscription for MissAlice's Dowry

PRESIDENT DISAPPROVES ACTRoosevelt . Tries to Stop Proposed

DYNAMITERS WRECK BARN

Mr. Wiggins is a member ot tho St.Louis smart sot. Ho Is a cotillonleader of twenty years standing, wusone.of tho organizers of the Imperialand Friday Cotillon clubs, is presi-dent of tho Apollo cluli nnd a memberof the St. Louis University and Noon-day clubs.

Shu wus married to Mitchell Scottof Scott & Little, ntoi-k and bondbrokers of St. Louis, about twelveyears ugo and was left a widow threeyears ago. She is ti multimillionaire,having inherited the estate of tho lateJohn E. Liggett, a wealthy manufac-turer.

Mrs. Scott was attired ina handsometraveling gown and made a strikingappearance. She is 42 years old andhe is 48, but each has the appearanceof being ten years younger. Immediate-ly following the wedding Mr.and Mrs.Wiggins left on the north-bound trainfor San Francisco, where they willbe registered at the St. Francis hotelfor some days. They willleave, thatcity in the private car Elite for a tourof the western states, returning to Mrs.Wiggins' mansion in this city in timeto be nt homo to their friends on Jan-uary 15. Mrs. Scott has spent severalwinters in this city and has manyfriends here.

SANTA BARBARA. Dec. 27.—Mrs.Ella Liggett Scott and Charles Wig-gins of at. Louis wero married tonightat 7:45 o'clock at the Presbyterianchurch by Rev. Warron D.More. Mrs.Scott's engagement to 'Wiggins wasreported inall the large papers of thecoast a month ago, but Mrs. Scottwhen interviewed at that time by aHerald reporter denied that they wereengaged. Mr. Wiggins has been atthe Arlington hotel for several weeks,und it is probable that their engage-ment was of short duration.

The wedding ceremony was privateand of a very simple nature. Only themembers of Mrs. Scott's family anda few of her close friends were in at-tendance. Mr. Wiggins' relatives be-ing abroad at present, were not repre-sented at the wedding.

Special to The Herald.

Multi.Millionaire, WedsCharles Wiggins

Mrs. Ella Liggett Scott of St. Louis,

Chicago Capitalist Thrown From aJumping Horse at Coun.

try HomeByAssociated Press.

LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 27.—Joy Mor-ton'of Chicago, who, with his familyIs spending the holidays at the Mor-ton homestead near Nebraska City, wasthrown from a horse ho was ridingtoday and badly hurt. Hehas been un-conscious for some hours and his con.il'tlon Is said to be serious.

Mr. Morton keeps a stable of horsesund was trying to make one of theracers take a hurdle at tho time of thouccldent.

The case will no doubt be appealed tothe supreme court, tho uttorney forFlnley claiming that tho man 1h in-sane, although a. commission of sixphysicians made v report that he wnHonly shamming insanity when ho actedqueerly inthe court room.

SACRAMENTO. Dec. 27.-J. W. Fin-ley, one. of tho Folsom prison convictsserving a life term for highway rob-bery, who was convicted of conspiracyand an attempt to escape, was todaysentenced by Judgo Hart to be. hangedat Folsom. Tho date of thflexecutionwas not fixed.

By Associated Press.

Prison Must Pay DeathPenalty

Man Who Attempted to Escape From

TRAINS ARE STUCK IN SNOWSAFE AND BAR DYNAMITED

Judge Baldwin, who Is convalescingfrom a serious Illness, was not affectedby the explosion, the cause of which Isbeing closely Investigated.

EUREKA, Dec. 27.—An apparent at-tempt was made lato last night towreck the residence of Justice of thePeace C. K.Baldwin by means ofdyna-mite exploded In an nlley back of hisbarn. Part of the stable was torn awayand nhole was made in the ground, theBhock being felt for a mile. There Is noclue to the guilty person.

By Associated Press.

Residence of Eureka Justiceof the Peace

Believed an Attempt Made to Destroy

'Both trains are well victualed and ex-

1pect to break the twenty-four hours'blockade this afternoon.

TOPEKA, Kas., Dec. 27.—1t Is an-nounced from the Chicago, nock Island&Pacific railroad offices here that twoof the company's overland passengertrains, the Golden State Limited andthe Chicago Fast Mail, are tied up bysnow west of Santa Rosa.

liyAssociated Press

Days—

Cars Are WellJ*Victualed

Golden State Limited Tied Up Two

The session of the Jury has been theshortest on record. It actually beingengaged In work but four days. Nota criminal case was considered.

SAN BKHNARDINO. Dec. 27.— Thefinal report of the grand Jury tiled to-night is one of the most routine docu-ments that has ever been filed by agrand juryin this county. Itis utterlydevoid of anything bordering on theunusual or sensational. Its principalsuggestions or recommendations arethat the supervisorial districts of thecounty should bo redlstricted: that thevaluable records of the recorder's ofllcebe given better protection against fire,and that the expenses of the horticul-tural commission, especially for book-keeping, be cut down.

Bpoclnl to The Herald

San Bernardino Inquisitors Hold theShortest Session on Record and

Find No Criminal Cases

LITTLEWORK FOR GRAND JURY

Goldfield Saloon and Gambling HallWrecked by an Ex.

plosionBy Associated Press.

GOLDFIELD, Nov.. Dec. 27.—A safebelonging to the Monte Carlo saloon andgambling hall was blown open withnltro-glycerlne, set off by black pow-der, this morning. Tho end of the barwas also blown off.

No money wus taken.Three men were seen running acrosß

the street tiring revolvers. The sa-loon is owned by Dennis Sullivan,formerly of Boulder, Col., and forsometime has been boycotted by the union.

Ship's Crew Perishes In StormIlvAs«nr|nted Press.

VICTORIA, B. 0.. Dec. i7.—A dis-patch from CTt-lulet says the Britishship Past) of Melfort frum Ancon droveashore un the Vancouver Ihluiiil roamnear Uclulot un Tuesday night aud waslout with all haiula.

Want 940,000,000 for State CanalBy Associated Press

ALBANY.N. V.. Dec. 27.—Forty mil-lions willbe asked of the coming legis-lature for work on the thousand-tonbarge canal during 1906, according tothe second annual report of Stuto lCn-glneer and Surveyor Henry A, VmiAlstyne.

ItIn expected that a weapon of largecallbro and ponlbly of different typefrom that now Inuae willbe tented.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 27.—The' ord-nace bureau of the war department hasin contemplation a competitive contestfor new models ofa revolver for use Inthe United fltates army. What la de-sired by the department Is a weaponposse.MMeil of greater stopping powerthan the revolver now In u»e.

By Associated Press.

SEEK A KILLING WEAPON

Want Revolver With Stop.ping Power

Ordnance Bureau of War Department

i'.y Associated Pres*

POHT TOWNSRND, Dec. 27.— Thdsteam uchooner Charles Nelson, In tutlumber and passenger trade betweenTaeoma and San Francisco, put Intoport in distress today, having run Intaheavy gales off Cape Flattery. Thecargo had shifted, her fresh water sup-ply was exhausted und the engineroom 'was half full of water. ,

Steam Schooner In Distress

A few of tho institutions that owetheir origin and success to him are theBoys' home at Gaivnnza, established bythe matron. Mrs. Watson, and Mr.Slauson. He helped to establish the Y.M. C. A.i and has been a liberal con-tributor to that worthyinstitution. Theorphan asylum owes Its origin to Air.Slauson, who. together with his 6on-in-law. Mr.Mac-Neil, gave $1000 apiece andwere Instrumental in obtaining $19,000toward that end. The Salvation ArmyRescue home was purchased and turnedover to them free of debt, all but $1000having been given by Mr. Slauton. whowas generously aided by Gen. HarrisonGray Otis. To commemorate tho mem-ory of those brave soldiers who died fortheir country in the Spanish-Americanwar he raised a fund for the erection ofthe monument that honors their mem-ories in Central park, 'besides thosewith which his name has been men-tioned, he has furnished tho funds forscores of worthy enterprises.

As president of tho chamber of com-merce he has taken an active InterestIn the affairs of that organization sinceIt was organized, and during the cere-monies Incidental to the laying of thecornerstone of tho new building In 1903he made the speech in honor of theevent, inhis seventy-sixth year he wasaa benign and beneficent as thirty yearnago, and was one of the most populurand effective toastmasters and respond-era at banquets In the city. As presi-dent of the Sunset club, a social organi-zation, he has done much to advancu ItsInterests and popularity. During theMidwinter fairiv lv.mhe acted hhone ofthe tlve state commissioners, und,despite the prevailing financial depres-sion of the time,' the fair was a tlrtan-dill success. Los Angeles has no vIU-

;* ICvatluuca •\u25a0 Fu» Xne.l

During his residence In this portion ofthe state Mr. Slauson has seen a won-derful growth in religious organizations,as well as in other lines of advance-ment. When he came to this city therewere but flve weak Protestant churchedbetween San Jose and the Mexican line.Up to the year ISB7 there were but flvechurches In this county that he hailnot assisted In starting, and during theprevious twelve years he had contribu-ted $45,000 of his own private fortune to{insist churches find kindred institu-tions to become established in SouthernCalifornia. SMCiMa

In Many Lines of Advancement

factor In the development of the wealthof resources of which the southern por-tion of the. state boasts. Before havingdisposed of his brink In1885 he had ac-quired the Azusa ranch, comprisingF.ome 5800 acres of choice foothill. land,lyingabout twenty-three miles east ofthis city. At about the same time hepurchased the San Jose addition ranch,adjoining Ithe. other property, makinga total of 13,600 acres of land, themarket value of which was littleappre-ciated at that time.

Improve* RanchIn1886, having disposd of a one-half

Interest In the Azusa 'ranch to J. D.Bteknell, I. w. He.Uman and others, re-taining about 800 acres for his own pri-vate use, he 'Incorporated the. balanceunder the name of the Azusa Land andWater company. . "With characteristicenerg-y.'Mr. Slauson threw himself Intothe task of subdividing and settlingupthe famous old ranch. The. town ofAzusa was laid out, and the followingyear the completion of the Santa Ferailroad gave an additional impetus tothe .work which was being prosecutedunder his • direction. The San Joseaddition ranch was disposed of the sameyear. \u25a0 \u25a0

Mr. Slauson, having relieved himselfof the greater part of the work con-nected with the disposal of the largerproperties, set about to improve the 800acres which he had retained. Orangeand lemon trees of the choicest buddedvarieties were net out from time totime. Some idea of the amount pro-duced from this magnificent estate maybo 'gained from the knowledge thatfreight payments on the citrus crop forthe past season exceeded the sum of$80,000. To expedite matters in themanagement of this princely estate aconsolidation of his interests with thatof his children was effected, and thecompany incorporated under the nameof the Azusa Foothill Citrus company.This is without exception one of thelargest and finest citrus estates inCali-fornia, a state which has a world-widereputation for the extent of the indus-try and tho quality of the fruit.

Mr. Slauson's Interests are by nomeans confined to the ranch Just de-scribed; he is the owner of valuable cityproperty and 320 acres almost adjoiningthe city. Together with his children, heowns a 2i)o acre orange grove at On-tario, situated in the same foothill beltwith his Azusa property.

In 1874 Mr. Slauson removed to thiscity, where he tins since resided. Jinfounded the old i»oa Angeles Countybank shortly after bis advent Into thecommunity, and devoted ten years tobuilding up the institution, with the re-sult thut when he sold out in 1883 toJohn !•:. Pin tor Itwas recognized as oneof the strongest banking houses iv thestate. Ho may be called the father ofcitrus fruit culture tn the foothill re-gion, aud through thut agency a prime\

Immediately upon his arrival he en-gaged in mining, and continued to de-vote his entire time to this pursuit untilthe lust year of his residence in thestate, during which he resumed hispractice of law in partnership withHon. C. K. De Long, who, Intho latterpart of1863 was appointed United Statesminister to Japan by President Grant.During hit) residence in Austin he wasthrice honored by tho mayoralty of thetown, and left a record that was grati-fying to his constituency. Having ac-quired a comfortable fortune, he re-moved withhis family to San Franciscoin 1868, from which point for the ensu-ing four yeurs he directed his Interests.

The year IS6I mnrkecl a greatmigration to tho mines of Nevada.Among the throiiK was tho young law-yer fromNew York. Austin, In the cen-tral part of Nevada, was then one ofthe most stirring and active of the manycenters of the state, and to this place hedirected his way.

Goes to Nevada

It was well when Destiny ordainedthat an empire be builded in the west-ern wilderness that there were men ofJ. H. Slaußon's stamp to lay the founda-tion. Horn in Orungn county. NewYork, seventy-six years ago, he wnsreared In the farming region of one ofthe most productive valleys of the Em-pire state. Hereceived a limited educa-tion in the district schools of his nativecounty. Inter commencing a course ata local academy, until he had attainedhis sixteenth year, at which time hiseducation was. supposed to he "fin-ished." Young Slauson had higher ns-ptratlonp, however, than those affordedby life on the old homestead, and afterworkingupon the farm until he had lofthki teens lie commenced tho study oflaw In the office of a local lawyer, latersupplementing this witha course at theNew Yorkstate law school. Graduatingin the fall of 1854, the following yearsaw him established In the practice ofhis profession in New York city. Hewan accorded flattering recognition, andduring the nine years of his residenceIn the metropolis of the thilted Stateshe established a lucrative and success-ful clientage, which from fallinghealthho was compelled to abandon.

of Mr. SlausonJudge Charles Silent, an Intimate

friend and associate of Mr. Slauson,gives the following: sketch of Mr.Slauson's life:

•Judge Charles Si'snt Tells of Career

PART II—Death1—

Death of J. S. Slauson2—

Says boycott willcontinue3—

Police on trail of car bandits4—Editorials—City news6—

Classified advertisements7—

Directors for new club chosenB—Prefers stage to her husband

PART III—Library1

—Library to stay and pay rent

2—

Sports3

—Believe oranges escaped frost \u25a0

4—

Public advertisings—Markets6—

Southern California news

EASTERNThree Memphis hanks close doorsand en Into liquidation.Midshipman Coifln engages a lawyer

to ili-ffiidhim In courtraurtlai proceed-inps which hopin at Annapolis today. \u25a0

Knprcsoututlvo of Clilneso boycott-

movement makes statement, in NewYork to effect peoplo of ompiro Intend :

to force modification of exclusion law&.

FOREIGNMoscow revolutionists divide Into

throe armies ami light buttles witUtroops.

General strike, oprrncln In Russia.Cfflcliils profess to bo Jiopoful of sup-pn-sNlnpr rebellion.

Pope Plus X derides to colobrato an- \u25a0'nlversury of his ordination by Jubliuoservices.

COASTSupremo court decides that kinder-

irarton children may not bu counted infinancial apportionment.

Great thronß of educators attend Isession oC teachers* institute lit Berk-eley.

New water nnd power company fll«s •

r.i tides of incorporation at BakerenclU.LOCAL

Polire. have compute description otttreet par bandita und havo struck apromising trail.

Itnsldciit Jf Florence avenue held upin hi*own library.

Mr.«. Siegfried Goldman, brldo of twomonths, return*) broken-hearted fronvSi. I.milH, where husband is under ar-rest.

Water from broken main threatensruin of Broadway Van Nuyb hotel. •

Highland Park residents anßore.l by'

action of graders who cut down chadetrees,

"Satan," tho police cat, vanqulehcihu«o mastiff.

Silas 8. Duntley on trial chargedwith cattle HtntUinif.

Senator Suvapi races to capital 'Inspecial to ravo Wilmington from beingbiini'xnd to I/one Beach.

Wife e.njoyvd foot-lights and husbandbues for divorce. . '

City attorney claims valuable pre-cedent has boun ostablished by supremecourt's drvitiUm on school bonds.

-Police cotnmUnion runs apalnst Park-

ir machlno in proposition to revokellciuor license.

Library practically concludes to'ntayin city building until end of fiscal year,'and pay rent.

Union brick mason* fall,to appear \u25a0."\u25a0before outfull sower inventigatlng com-

'mlttee. •

Members of mayor's outfall itwncommlHKlou "touched" by womanVpathetic appeal.

Two laborers killed by enve-ln.Weekly, crop bulletin

-shown Uiut

orunKOM escaped damage by frosty

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