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Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-21
HOLOGRAPH WILL Is
OFFERED FOR PROBATE
Attached to Peculiar Document Is an
Autobiography of Levi Rees,
Deceased

A holograph will made by the late
Levi Rees, to which is attached the
autobiography of the deceased, has
been offered for probate before Judge
Wilbur in the superior court.
The peculiar document is dated No
blesville, Indiana, ~ day of 25 of 6
mo, 1894" and the testator states his
requests with some exactness.
Among other things. the will says:
81 think 1t better that (Rebecca-wife)
settle near Vermilion meeting house,
providing it meets with her approval"
Some time prior to his death the de-
ceased compiled an autobiography,
which is attached to the will as of
fered for probate.
The history of his early life, with
his scholastic achievements, is set forth
with some exactness, as also are his
movements later in life.
In conclusion the document says:
Live in love and fear of God. and
may the very God Of peace give you
comfort and good hope through His
grace, to whom be glory forever
Amen"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-21
FOUR STORY HOME
NOT BIG ENOUGH
GUEST OF HOTEL GREEN GETS
DIVORCE
Clarence c. West Of Baltimore Says
That His Wife Refused to
Move Into a Four
Story House

A five story house was the only one
I'm which Mrs. Minnie W. West cared
to live. and when her husband, Clar-
ence c. West, urged her to move into
a house of smaller proportions Mrs.
West, it is alleged showed him the
door
West was formerly engaged in the
coal business in Baltimore, Md,
but since his advent into California
he has made his home at the Green
hotel, Pasadena.
When not in the best of humor West
is said to have signed over all the
furniture to his wife, but when he
requested her to remove the furnish
ings into a home which was owned by
his mother, Mrs. West refused.
West told Judge Conrey yesterday
that his wife feared she would lose
the title to the goods as a result of
the proposed removal, and he ascribed
his domestic unhappiness to this cause.
The plaintiff told the court that he
requested his wife to return on several
different occasions, but Mrs. West has
remained obdurate.
Judge Conrey was unable to see why
a four story house was not big enough
for two, and the divorce was granted.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-21
WIFE GRANTED ALIMONY
Declares She Could Not Live in Peace
With Husband

1t was judicially established yester-
day by Judge York in the superior
court that whenever trouble arises in
any home the respective parties to the
copartnership of love are entitled to
lay claim to their individual wedding
presents.
The decision handed down by the
court was the outcome of the case of
Mrs. Mildred E. Marlatt against Louis
B. Marlatt, who is employed as a sales
man at the Vile de Paris department
store.
Mrs. Marlatt told the court that she
was unable to live in peace with her
husband, and that by force of circum-
stances she was compelled to go home
to her mother with less than two-bits
in her pocket.
1t appears, however, that her hus-
band objected when Mrs. Marlatt de-
nuded the home of it's furnishings, but
Mrs. Marlatt declared they were we'd
ding presents.
From the testimony it appears that
Marlatt receives a salary of $3.50 a
week, but the court decided that he re-
ceived a sum sufficient to pay his wife
$40 a week as alimony and $50 for her
attorneys fee.
Mrs. Marlatt may also retain the
possession of a chair or two and a cou-
pie of mats, which were given to her
on the day of the wedding.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-21
CLASSES SUSPENDED FOR
FRATERNITY IMITATION
Prospective Members of T. N. E. Med
icaI Society Put Through
Strenuous Exercises

There were high jinks at the medical
college Friday.
This fact has leaked out in spite of
all attempts to keep it secret.
There were about dozen candidates
for initiation to the T. N. e. fraternity
and as members of the faculty are
also members of the fraternity there
was a general suspension of class work.
TO become a member of this frat"
the candidate must belong to one of the
other two and the mysteries are sup
posed to be especially serious
Candidates were compelled to march
through the streets in strange ature
singing college songs as they went.
made up of merciless grinds on the
class of naughty eight. Selling news
papers dusting coats and blacking the
boots Of the medicos were a few of the
ether occupations which occupied the
hours of the day.
With the approach of evening the
bill changed. only members and can
didates who had survived the day were
admitted to ''the small and early do
ings of the night session. What these
doings are has not been made known.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-21
CHURCH Federation.
PERMANENTLY FORMED
clersymen and Laymen Organize a
Society for Moral Uplifting
of Los Angeles

At the meeting yesterday of the
evangelistic committee of twenty-five,
held at the Y. M. C. A., the Church
Federation of Los Angeles was per-
manently organized. A committee of
fifty will be appointed, composed of
clergymen and laymen. The clergy
men of the committee Of twenty-five
will be retained on the new committee.
The remainder OF the clergymen will
be appointed at the meeting of the
Ministerial union of Los Angeles next
Monday. to be held at the Central
Presbyterian church.
The laymen viii appoint their repre-
sentatives at dinner to be given In
the Y M. c. A. Thursday. March 80
AT this meeting full report of the
recent evangellstic campaign will be
given.
The Church Federation will be a per-
manent organization and will take an
active part in the moral and spiritual
uplifting of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-21
WATKINS FAILS TO APPEAR
Men Charged With "eet Rich Quick"
scheming Plead Not Guilty

Orlando f. Fitzsimmons and his
partners Arnett and Neighbors, who
are charged with violations of the pos
tai laws, pleaded not guilty yesterday
before Judge Wellborn In the United
States circuit court
o. j. Watkins. alleged to have been
implicated in a get-rich-quick scheme.
was not in court when his case was
called and unless he appears today his
bond will be declared forfeited.
Watkins is out on $4,000 bonds.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-21
STEELE TRIAL DATE FIXED
Poker Case to Be Aired Again on
April 26

Jack Steele. city trustee of Santa
Monica, pleaded not guilty yesterday
before Judge Smith in the superior
court to the charge of obtaining money
under false pretenses.
The charge is the outcome of
friendly game of poker many months
ago at the Holborow hotel
Attorney LeCompte Davis, in behalf
of the defendant, raised the point that
Steele had been tried before the re-
corder of Santa Monica for the same
offense and had been acquitted, and
that he could not therefore be placed
in jeopardy twice for the same offense
He also raised the point that Steele
had been compelled to testify in two
cases in connection with the same
charge.
The court declined to rule upon the
points raised by the attorney, and the
case was set for trial April 26.
piso's cure-4O wears on the market and
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-21
DEFRAUDED, HE ALLEGES,
IN BIG MINING DEAL
r. j. Durand Asserts Agents of COM
pany Made Him Drunk Then
Eleeced Him

Allegations of fraud and deceit were
made yesterday in suit began in the
superior court by T. ]. Durand, min
ing man, against the Karma Mining
company and other defendants for
damages in the sum of $4,000.
The plaintiff alleges that during the
month of August, 1901, he was the
owner of 9.O5O shares of the stock is
sued by the defendant company, valued
at $4,000.
Durand asserts that defendant COM
pany and it's agents with intent TO de-
ceive and defraud him, represented TO
him that they had sold out their in
terests in the corporation to certain
German syndicate, and that the pur-
chasers had levied an assessment of 20
cents on each share of stock.
1t is also alleged by Durand the de-
PENDANTS informed him that unless the
assessment was promptly paid his
stock would be sold for costs, which
representations are alleged to be false.
Durand says on the strength of the
alleged representations he sold his in
terest in the company for the sum of
$4,000, which he asserts is far below the
true value of the stock.
1t is also asserted by the plaintiff
that during the time the alleged rep
reservations were made the defendants
kept him in a state of intoXication,
whereby he was prevented from prop
erly attending to his business.
The court is asked to award damages
in the sum of $65,OOO, and to restrain
the defendants from disposing of the
stock held by them.
Durand is represented by Attorneys
Charles S. McKelvey and j. Wade Nc
Donald, while the interests OF the de-
PENDANTS are being looked after by At
torneys Creighton, Davis and Conklin.
By stipulation between. the opposing
counsel the case is being tried by Chief
Deputy District Attorney w. p. James,
one OF the candidates for the superior
bench.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-21
BALLERINo DENIES CLAIM
Former Crib Owner Testifies in Suit
for Fees

Bartolo Ballerino, ex-crib king and
the defendant in a $4,000 suit for at
torney's fees, brought by Attorney
Hutchinson, went on the stand yes
terday in his own behalf and his tes-
timony was practically denial in toto
OF the services alleged to have been
rendered by the plaintiff.
Several prominent attorneys who
were called by Attorney Hutchison
as experts testified that the services
alleged to have been rendered We're
worth more than the amount asked
for. and it is now up TO the jury to
decide whether or not the services al
legged We're actually rendered.
A number Of experts who have been
called in behalf OF Ballerino will tes-
tify today.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-21
CORONER HOLDS FOUR
MINOR INQUESTS
Verdicts Show Deaths Caused by Sui.
eide, Accident, Gastric Hemor-
rhaqe and Alcoholism

An inquest was held yesterday morn
ing at Pierce Bros undertaking rooms
over the body of Robert T. Boiling,
San Francisco contractor, who was
found in dying condition at the foot
of a stairway next door to the Grand
opera house several days ago, and who
died at the county hospital Saturday
without having regained consciousness.
verdict of accidental death from a
fall was returned by the coroner's jury.
A number of persons attended the
inquest, as it was thought the man
might have been murdered. Several
witnesses, however, took the stand and
testified they had seen Boiling on the
night of his injury and that he ap-
peared to be intoxicated. They had
also seen him attempt to mount the
stairs and, losing his balance, fall to
the floor. sustaining the injury which
caused his death.
Bolling's remains will be shipped
north for interment.
Three Minor Inquests
Three other inquests of minor inn
portance were held at Bresee Bros
and Pierce Bros parlors yesterday
morning over the bodies of Charles A.
Rober, David Clark and H. ]. Cross.
In the case of H. j. Cross, a verdict
of death from gas, taken with suicidal
intent, was returned by the jury. Cross
ended his life Saturday night in a room
at the Somerset house on East Fifth
street. His body was found Sunday
morning.
Death from gastric hemorrhage
was the verdict over the body of
Charles Rober, a miner, 60 years of
age, who arrived in Los Angeles from
Omaha some time ago. He was found
dead in bed in an East First street
lodging house Sunday morning.
Excessive use of alcohol was the
cause of the death of David Clark. a
young horse cuffer whose body was
found in a room in South Main street
lodging house Sunday morning. Death
is believed TO have followed an evening
of heavy drinking.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-21
DEATH CAUSED BY
BLOW ON HEAD
INQUEST DEVELOPS MURDER
THEORY
Police Firmly Convinced That Old
Man Was Victim Of Thugs, Who
Beat and Robbed Him for
His Money

Beaten and robbed by thugs in some
dark alley of the lower part of town,
then dragged to the street and there
left to die. was the probable fate OF
william Sholtens. 20 years old.
The old man died Sunday morning at
the Terre Haute lodging house on East
First street. An autopsy was held yes
terday morning at Pierce Bros morgue
over the corpse.
we. the jury in this case. find that
the deceased came to his death from
odemia or conclusion Of the brain,
caused by a severe blow"
This was the verdict of the coroner's
jury. but it failed to say whether the
death blow came from the hand of
some unknown person or was caused
by fall. and the case was turned over
to the detectives for further investi-
cation.
Sholtens left the home of his daugh
ter, Mrs Aldrich, at 43S Ducommun
street, about asweek ago to visit
friends at San Diego. He took with
him more than $1OO. His absence did
not alarm MS ldInlly, DeCdusC tiSy
thought he had gone to San Diego.
Marks Indicate Violence
The old man applied at the lodging
house Saturday night, apparently
sober, although his face, hands and
arms bore the marks of scratches.
Where he was between the time he
left home and the time he arrived at
the lodging house is the question now
puzzling the police.
On the face of the corpse the marks
Indicate the application of human nails
to the soft flesh, instead of the coarse,
dirt begrimed scratches to be found
when a scratch or cut is occasioned by
a fall on a rock or hard surface, and
this fact further substantiates the
murder theory.
Three bottles of poisonous fluid were
found in the clothing of the deceased.
One was marked strychnine, but
neither cork nor wrapper had been re-
moved. The bottle appeared to have
been placed in the pocket just as it
had been received from the druggist.
The other bottles were filled with
dark fluid which will be subjected to
analysis.
The body will be held at Pierce Bros
norgue for two days before burial. 1t
will then be turned over to relatives in
Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-21
MAY BE STILL IN CHAIR
Husband Goes to Barber Shop and
Fails to Return

d. w. Lockwood strolled out for a
shave, and, having failed to return,
Mrs. Adelaide Lockwood yesterday
asked Judge Conrey in the superior
court to grant her a divorce.
AS Lockwood has failed to return
from the barber shop, it is presumed
that the barber talked him into hair
cut and a massage and is still at work
on him. The presumption was SO
strong that the court granted the di-
vorce.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-21
Ratea 70 Sam Ioaauln YaIler

The Southern PACING VIII nave on sale
trip tickets TO various points In the san
Joaquin valley. The rates are from Los An
or Newman. Slb; Turloek, s14.b0; Merced.
tlsbO; MADEIRA, sl2i Fresno or ;illis, al;
Hanford. Visalia or Portervills, tlO,60i Tu-
allowed In either direction. These excep-
tionally low rates should be taken adyan-
tage OF BY all who wish 10 see one OF tne
great producing valleys OF California. this
home OF all California fruits and otheS
products Of the soil Full information a
southern Pacific ticket snioe. sel South
6pring street,
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-21
Husband Sues for Divorce

Divorce proceedings were commenced
in the superior court yesterday by
Joseph N. Beck against his wife, Mrs.
Mabel G.. Beck.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-21
Wife Gets Decree

Mrs. Eleanor Andrews was granted
a divorce yesterday in Judge Conrey's
court from her husband, Carl B. An
drews. on the grounds of cruelty and
failure to provide.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-21
A Follower of Grip

Many persons find themselves affect
ed with a persistent cough after an
attack OF the grip. AS this cough can
be promptly cured by the use Of Cham
berlains Cough Remedy IL should not
be allowed to run ON until IL becomes
troublesome. For sale by all leading
dr. uRgists.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-21
To RECALL STORY
OF OLD MURDER.
SENSATION MAY BE SPRUNG
IN WILL CONTEST
Battle Royal Is Promised for Pos
session of Large Fortune in
Settlement of the
Bell Case

An important point was made by
contest, wherein is involved a large
fortune and a battle royal for a good
name.
When the defense attempted to in
troduce competent" evidence touching
upon laws existing in New Mexico, a
determined fight to keep it out was
waged by the attorneys for Mrs. Emma
Bell Goldner.
Both sides cited a number of authori-
ties to support their contentious, but
after considerable argument Judge Will
bur permitted to defense to offer in
proof the territorial statutes relative
to the adoption of illegitimate chill
dren.
Ex-Governor Sheldon of New Mexico
and Judge Richard Hudson of Silver
City were called to the stand to iden-
tify the laws governing on this point
in the territory.
To Recall Murder Story
A story of a murder will proba bly,
be injected into the record of the case
in today's proceedings.
1t is alleged that one of Librado
Valencia Bells admirers shot down a
rival for her affections, and as a means
of fixing certain dates and incidents
a history of this alleged duel will be
brought to the attention of the court.
Judge Richard Hudson was the judge
before whom the murderer was tried,
and his testimony in this connection
promises to be of unusual interest.
Judge Hudson is a Native Son, but
since the days of the war between the
states he has made his home in New
Mexico, where he has been prominent
in political affairs.
He enlisted in the federal army at
San Francisco in 81 and, coming to
Los Angeles, he marched overland with
a detachment of troops to Yuma Ariz.,
and thence to Silver City.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-21

The best cork comes from Algeria
There are two and half million acres
Of cork forests in that country.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-21
CITY OWNERSHIP
IS MOST DESIRED
MANY THINK MUNICIPALITY
SHOULD CONTROL GAS
Council Warned in Communication
Against Rush of "Philanthropists
Who May Be Expected to Pc
tition for Franchises

Il am strongly in favor of municipal
ownership of gas plants and desire to
go on record at this time as taking this
stand on the subject" declared Coun-
Gilman Smith yesterday when asked re-
garding his views of the proposed Peo-
pies Gas company, which has been in
corporated in Los Angeles.
LAS far as 1 can learn the majority
of the people favor the city owning
it's own gas works. continued the
councilman, "and l believe that at the
next general election they will vote on
the subject. According to our city
charter, the city has the right to main
tain its own plant and L think it will
do it,
When questioned in regard to their
attitude toward the proposed gas COM
pany most of the members of the
council We're noncommittal but inti-
mated that if the new concern desires
to distribute gas for lighting purposes
only no franchise will be required.
However, should they allow their gas
to be used for cooking and heating they
will, according to the provisions of the
law, have to secure a franchise for
the streets through which they desire
to lay their mains, say the officials.
The decision of the supreme court of
the United States in regard to the
Lowe company, known as the Los An
geles Independent Gas company, was
-,
expressed by city attorney and others,
the decision was not final. but was
made on a point of law or demurrer,
and will be fought out again.
They Are independent
The incorporators of the Peoples Gas
company, including such well known
w. F. Botsford, DR.. John Haines and
others, declare they are not sin any
way connected with the Lowe company
Now that the municipal ownership
idea is growing in favor, and is likely
to become an established fact, l ex-
pect we will have numerous gas and
electric companies incorporated" said
city official yesterday. Then when
the city comes to buy a plant it will
be forced to buy them all to get one"
Personally, 1 am in favor of NUM-
cipal ownership" said City Attorney
Mathews yesterday, land while in the
hands of the city the plant might not
pay big dividends, 1 do not see why
not. When we bought the water COM
pany's holdings water rates were cut
down one-third and yet the water de-
partment pays the city big revenue
annually, and takes care of the interest
on the bonds. The general trend of
public opinion is for municipal owner
ship of all public utilities and in the
end l believe that the people will own
the plants which operate and supply
these necessities
A communication was received by the
council yesterday calling attention to
the incorporation of the Peoples Gas
company and stating that rush of
gas philanthropists might now be ex-
| pected, as the municipal ownership
! idea is being strongly backed.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-21

To Riverside, Pomona. ontario, San Bernar-
dino Leave Los Angeles at $40 D. M daily
acme Of perfection In every detail. Seats In
observation cars only 25 cents extra
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-21
A ouARANTEEp ouRE FoR PILEs
Observation ParlOr Cars

Itching Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Piles.
Your druggist VIII refund money II Pazo Oint-
ment fails TO cure you In TO n days. 10 cents.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-21

Pisos Cure-4O years on the market ant
still the best for Coughs and Colds.
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