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Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-30
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Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-30
TENNIS CHAMPIONS TO PLAY
Miss May Sutton and BeaIs Wright
Meet Today in Match Game at
Ocean Park

Miss May Sutton, woman champion
tennis player of the world, and Beals
Wright the American champion. will
meet in a match game on the Ocean
Park courts today.
Preparations have been made for a
gala occasion and the appearance of
the champions will bring a great throng
to the seaside club.
Many other well-known net experts
have signified their intention of par
ticipating in the matches and some ex-
citing sport is expected.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-30
Play Santa Ana Eleven

The football team of the Polytechnic
high school will play the Santa Ana
eleven on the Santa Ana grounds this
afternoon. The Polytechnic men have
been winning with marked persistency
but are on for the hardest game of
the season. The Polytechnic men will
line up as follows: Silent, center;
Clifford, left guard; Thomas, right
guard; Lane, left tackle; Adamson,
right end; Dameron, left end; Nc
Donald, right end; Holland, quarter
back; Salisbury, full back; Beryle,
right half; Slaughter left half.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-30
THIEVES SECURE BOOTY
Steal Money, Clothes and Firearms
From Parker and Portland
Roominq Houses

Sneak thieves worked successfully,
according to several reports received
last evening by the police. From the
room of James Laughlin in the Parker
house on East Fifth street two razors,
Smith g. Wesson revolver and SIC
were stolen.
Later in the evening a robber en-
tered the room of w. H. Mitchell at
the Portland, 4441a South Spring street,
and stole $50 suit of clothes. Many
other smaller thefts were reported.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-30
When
DR.. Graves
Tooth Powder

is used twice . day you will have
white teeth. hard gums, clean
mouth. pure breath, good diges-
ton, good health. Listen to your
dentists advice. He knows best.
In handy metal cans or bottles, zoe.
Dr.. Graves Tooth Powder Co.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-30
JUDGE SHES AT STOCKING
Court Holds Investigation of Prison.
er's Footgear Outside His
Jurisdiction
Special to The Herald.

HOLIDAYS, Pa, Nov. 29-When
the case against Mrs. John Mazika,
charged with being a member of the
gang that heeced merchants. came up
in court today a petition was presented
alleging the woman had several hun
dred dollars concealed in her stock
ings. The court was asked to direct
the matron to search the woman. Judge
Bell refused. remarking there was no
legal warrant for a judicial inyestiga-
tion into the contents OF a woman's 8
stockings.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-30
May Be Robbers Victim

j. r. A. Tarble, a real estate dealer
with offices in the H. w. Hellman
building, was found in an unconscious
condition at the corner of Fifth and
Main streets early yesterday morning,
supposedly the victim of a highway
man. All his money, amounting to $40,
and his gold watch were missing. Tar
BILE was removed to the California
hospital.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-30
DurneII Buys Sir WiIfrid
BY Associated Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-At the thor
oughbred sale last night Sir Wilfrid
was sold to Boots" Durnell for $4,000.
to Sir Wilfrid. The star of the Or
mondale sale of yearlings was the
chestnut colt by st. Carlo, Lovelight,
for which W. Fl. Hammond paid $21OO.
There was also lively bidding for the
possession of the st. Carlo filly, Colo,
dam Ormond The filly was secured
for $780,
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-30

"Yes," said the veteran of 81, "Col.
ever saw, but one day he lost his
head" How was that?" queried the
man who was posing as the audience.
"A cannon ball struck him in the
neck" explained the veteran.-Chica-
go News
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-30
Play Two Cricket Games

Two games of cricket will be played
on the Santa Monica grounds today, the
st. George team lining up for two
games against the first and second
teams of the seaside organization. The
Riverside and local teams will be the
guests of the Los Angeles players at
banquet in the evening.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-30
HUG BROKE RECToR'S RIB
Joy of Clergyman at Meeting His Eel,
low Proves Painful to
Mr., Evans
SpeciaI TO The Herald.

Special 10 The Herald.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 29.--The Rev
w. E. Evans, rector of Monumental
church, is confined to his home with
broken rib as the result of the Rev
l.. Landon Mason meeting him at a
ministerial gathering and in a spirit OF
friendship throwing his arms around
him and giving him a bearlike hug.
At the time DR.. Evans did not feel
any inconvenience, but upon arriving
home found his side was bruised, and
an X-ray examination revealed the
broken rib
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-30
Play Second Game This Season

The Whittier football eleven will line
up against a picked team of Santa
Monica players at Southern Pacific
park today for the second game to be
contested in Santa Monica this sea-
son.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-30

Yes, my poor brother was born
half-witted. Still he has managed to
get along" What does he do?" ''He
has been a bank examiner for many
years. rs."-Louisville Courier-Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-30
THREE MORE DAYS OF
ESPECIAL OFFER" WEEK
Get In Your Three Months Subscriptions Before Il O'clock
Saturday Night

The ladies' to receive orders for prizes
will be determined by popular voting ac-
cording to the accompanying manner:
NrnA.n
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-13
Special Dispatch to rhe call.

SAUSALITO, April 1.-THE Lantern
Club was the scene, Saturday night,
Of one of the most thoroughly enjoy
able festivities in the history of this
popular and prosperous organization.
The guest of honor of the evening was
Captain J..C. Cantwell, who has been
appointed to the command of the rev.
enue cutter McCulloch, and who will
sail shortly for the north. Captain
Cantwell is deservedly popular wher-
ever he is known, and as his journey
to the frozen seas will separate him
for a long time from his host of friends
here, the banquet in his honor was not
alone tribute of good fellowship and
good will, but a farewell, and sincere
good wishes for his future.
The toastmaster of the occasion was
happy in the role. Among those who
spoke were President George A. Story,
to whose energies so much of the per-
manent success of the club is due,
Captain J. C. Cantwell, w. ]. Martin,
A. ]. Treat, w. M. Field, ]. w. Har-
rison, Mrs ]. w. Harrison and w b.
Gilbert Gordon Ross, one of the ar
tist members of the club, presented
Captain Cantwell with a cartoon rep
I6SenllnR MIN dS lIlHlcllnR one OIL MS
poems upon a captured poacher of the
frozen north. The victim showed his
terror and spoke in lineaments the
horror of the punishment meted out to
him. Captain Cantwells versatility
with the quill was splendid food for
the shaft of the cartoonist. AT the con-
clusion of the banquet the guests re-
paired to the assembly hall for a
dance and another success of the club
had passed into Its history.
The Lantern Club is now one of the
the State. Within year ii has grown
from mere handful of enthusiastic
whist players to a thoroughly organ
lied club Of more than one hundred
members, men and women prominent
In the best affairs of Sausalito. So
rapid has been the growth Of the So
ciety as one of the leading country
clubs about the bay. that q movement
is now on foot among the members to
build and equip their own home.
Until a month ago the fair sex was
barred from the pleasures of the Ian
tern Club, but the ladies demurred and
had their way. The Lantern Club alb
sorbed Las Amigas Club, end the
united organization is infinitely better
for the absorption. The officers of the
Lantern Club are: George A. Story.
president; John NJ Kilgarif, vice presi-
dent; W. M. Roberts, secretary and
treasurer. Directors: Captain J. c..
Cantwell. Bruce Bonney, E. Alexander
and H Clay Miller
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-13
FILES ACTION
FOR MILLIONS
Public Administrator Sues
Pacific Improvement COM
pany for Dunsmuir Stock
OTHERS JOINED IN CASE
Hynes Says Defendants Re-
fuse to Surrender Securi-
ties for Administration

Three million dollars is the sum in
Volved in suit filed yesterday against
the Pacific Improvement Company, the
Canadian Bank of Commerce, H. G.
Platt and A. d. Shepard, secretary of
the first named corporation, by NJ J.
Hynes, special administrator of the es-
tate OF the late Alexander Dunsmuir.
The suit was instituted by Hynes after
the Pacific Improvement Company had
refused TO accede to his demand to sur
render stock in the Esquimalt and
NanaiIno Railway Company belonging
TO the Dunsmuir estate, the value of
which has been definitely fixed at $3,-
t5O,OOU- In event the defendants sue
ceed in getting the stock beyond the
jurisdiction of the California courts,
the plaintiff asks that he be given
judgment against the defendants for
It's entire value, together with all
dividends that have accrued on the
stock since the death OF Dunsmuir.
In his complaint Hynes sets forth
that the stock IN question is one-fourth
ol the entire issue Of the Esquimalt and
NanainO Railway Company and was
placed by Dunsmuir some time prior to
his death in the hands of the Pacific
Improvement Company in trust as Sc
curlty for a specific obligation. Though
the nature Of this obligation is not
stated in the complaint, it is under
stood that Dunsmuir paid $1,000, 900
down on the stock and placed il in
trust rs security for the payment OF
600 additional. the purchase price
being $3.O00 0O0
The plaintiff, who is represented by
Attorneys CuIlinan & Hickey, asks that
the defendants be compelled to come
into court and show the nature of their
claims to the stock and that the court
forthWith declare them invalid; that a
decree issue declaring that the Pacific
Improvement Company holds the stock
IN trust for the estate of Alexander
Dunsmuir and that an order be issued
compelling its surrender TO plaintiff. 10
gether with all dividends that have ac-
crued thereon
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-13
THREE MEN PUT
END TO LIVES

Nicholas Blanken, grocer, 10
years old and who resided at sos
Broadway, shot himself through the
brain with a revolver last Tuesday
night. Mrs. Herrera, Mexican wom-
an who did his cooking for him.
found his dead body sitting in a chair
at o'clock yesterday morning, a re-
volver clutched In his right hand. He
had put the muzzle of the weapon
into his mouth and discharged one
shot Blanken had been sick for
some time and suffered from despond-
ency because of that fact. He was a
native of Germany.
George Staacke, a commission mer-
chant, whose place of business was at
$40 Sansome street, killed himself for
a similar reason yesterday forenoon.
and in a similar manner at his resi-
dence, 2610 Howard street. He had
been despondent for some time on ac-
count of sickness and the threatened
loss of his sight. At half past 8
o'clock Mrs. George H. Howard, a
relative went to his room and gave
him a cup of coffee. At that time he
complained of sore throat and tooth
ache and of having slept but little
half later Mrs. Elizabeth Howard
went to his room to make up his bed
and found him dead in bed with the
revolver clutched In both hands and
blood streaming from his mouth. Mr..
Staacke was widower. 81 years old
and a native of Germany.
Richard Hennessey, a laborer, who
had been rooming off and on for three
years in the lodging-house at 502
Washington street. hanged himself to
his bedpost with a strap last Tuesday
night. He was intoxicated when he
retired. He had been in the habit of
going to the country and working as
a laborer for a few weeks and then
coming to this city and spending his
money on a spree. W. p. Thompson,
manager of the lodging-house, re-
marked that man who would work
hard in the country for a little money
and then spend it all in dissipation in
the city ought to be chloroformed.
Hennessey was 3S years old.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-13
QUESTION THE LEGALITY
OF SIGNATURES TO WILL
Counsel i'm Hopper Dunsmuir Case
Differ as to Interpretation
of the Law.

VICTORIA. B. c., April I2.-In the
Hopper-Dunsmuir VIII case to-day an
argument took place regarding the
Interpretation of California law with
reference TO signatures to a will and
the declaration of witnesses that the
document signed was a will. Many
authorities were quoted as to what
constituted a declaration. counsel diff
fering with regard to the legality of
the manner in which witnesses had
affixed their signature to Alexander
Dunsmuir's will. The point debated
was whether declaration should be
made at the time of signing the will
or after.
E. P. Davis, the defendant. held
that all that was necessary was that
witnesses be acquainted with the fact
that they sighed the will. He held
that the witnesses to Dunsmuir's will
knew the document they signed was
a Will.
Plaintiffs counsel held that no
mention Of a Will was made to the
witnesses, who were unaware of the
nature Of the document they signed.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-13
.DEyLIN .ABATES
LEGAL VOODOO
Secures Conviction of w. H.
Boren for His Connection
With Timber Land Entries
ACCUSED DENIES ALL
Federal District Attorney
Makes Vigorous and Clean
Cut Plea to the Jury

United States District Attorney Rob-
ert T. Devlin took the voodoo off the
office yesterday by personally securing
the conviction of w. H. Boren, indicted
fer subornation of perjury in con-
nection with timber land entries in
Shasta County. After a clean cut and
logical presentation of facts by Mr.
Devlin the jury did not require more
than sufficient time to take one ballot
on each of the four counts of the in
under Mr.. Devlin's administration re-
suited in acquittals. Two were counter
feiting cases and one was the prosecu-
ton of two sailors for going on strike
at sea.
Mr.. Devlin had taken no part in these
trials. Boren was an associate of FL.
W. Miller and Frank 4. htncart who
were engaged in having persons in
California and Oregon make entries
for timber lands and transfer the lands
to the Washington Mining Company.
Miller was indicted by the Federal
Grand Jury of Oregon and was taken
to Portland for trial, and Kincart
escaped In all the cases Miller and
his confederates made the victims paw
the filing fees and $25 for Borens SER
vices for picking out and describing the
ldndS, and after the victims had trans
ferred the claims TO the milling COM
pany the money promised them was
never paid.
The indictment against Boren
charged him with having caused Mr.
and Mrs. John G.. Martin, John NJ. Lay
ton and Jesse Stump to swear falsely to
the applications for entry These wit
nesses testified to the facts as set forth
in the indictment duplicating Boren as
the steerer and adviser of the scheme.
Boren went on the stand yesterday and
swore that when he went to the land
office at Redding last November with
the persons named he held no CONVEX
SatiOn with them whatever Mr.
Devfin put him through rigorous and
crafty cross-eXamination and drew
from the witness the fact that he had
been engaged in the business of select
ing timber lands in this State and Ore
gon for four years past, and that tim
Der cruising" was his means of liveIi-
hood
Judge de Haven instructed the Jury
after Mr.. Devlin had closed his argu-
ment that he could not find any statute
which requires person APPLYING for
land to state that he has visited and
examined the tract personally. but that
other statements made by the appli-
cants should be considered
Friday morning was fixed as the
time for sentence. and Boren was re-
manded into the custody of the United
States Marshal. Attorney Devlin was
warmly congra tulated by the bystand-
ers on his victory
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-13
ASKS FAIRNESS
FOR TURCRETTI

A jury was impaneled in Judge
DUNES court yesterday afternoon to
try the case of Eiviso Turchetti on a
charge of murder. The defendant is
represented by Attorneys A Ruef and
Lynch. Assistant District Attorney
Whiting is prosecuting.
Attorney Ruef asked each juror If he
had any prejudice against Italians,
particularly in view of the horrible
murder of Biaggio Vilardo at 7361hA
Green street. He received an answer in
the negative. The defendants attor-
neys think that in view of the strong
public feeling against the murderer or
murderers of Vilardo the defendant will
not have as fair trial as If that mur-
der had not occurred
Turchetti is charged with the murder
of William McAllister, a marine en-
gineer, at Kearny and Pacific streets
on last Christmas night. McAllister
and some friends had been celebrating
and while turning from Kearny into
Pacific street@on their way home they
bumped into the defendant and two
,other friends.
Daniel Webster, who was walking
beside McAllister, said he heard Nc
Allister say Excuse me-" which was
Immediately followed by a shot and
McAllister staggered against the wall.
Webster saw the defendant with a re-
volver in his hand and saw him put 1t
in his pocket as he walked away. A
revolver was found in the defendants
pocket when he was arrested by Po-
liceman Evatt a few minutes later.
, Witnesses for the defense allege that
McAllister and his friends attacked the
defendant and friends and profess not
to know who fired the shot. The ex
animation of the witnesses will go on
this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-13
IMPROVEMENT CLUB HOLDS
MEETING AT PIXLEY HALL
Is Making Efforts to Have Polk
Street Opened to the

The Polk-street Improvement Club
had a rousing meeting Tuesday night
at Pixley Hall. The members are very
much in earnest in a campaign to have
Polk street improved. Goldwin Nc
Avoy, the president. was in the chair.
J. W. Usilton acted as secretary. The
extension of Polk street from Bay to
Lewis, which would give Polk street di-
rect communication to the bay, was
the principal subject discussed. The
executive committee, composed of Val
Schmidt, L. H.. Kohn. l.. E. Bovin,
John E. Quinn and John Elliott, re-
ported that 1t was making splendid
progress in the campaign and that they
hoped soon to see straight sweep of
street to the bay.
The club is greatly in favor of hav-
ing the underground system of elec-
tricity run on the Sutter-street line
when it is changed, but will support
the overhead system in preference to
the present cable line. The club also
wants the big arc lights that are now
hung on the poles on the corners of the
streets placed directly in the center
OF the street intersection.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-13
DOHERTY CHARGED WITH
AN ASSAULT TO MURDER
Frank Tiernan, Who Was Shot by
Defendant January II, Swears to
Complaint Against Him.

Frank Tiernan, a teamster living at
$50 Folsom street, swore toacomplaint
before Police Judge Conlan yesterday
charging Thomas Doherty with as
sault TO murder. The crime was COM
mitted on January IL and since that
time Doherty has been detained in the
City Prison.
Doherty is a marine engineer living
at 2512 Welch street. On the after
noon Of January IL he entered John
Bucks saloon at Fourth and Bryant
streets. Tiernan was standing at the
bar and Doherty shot him in the back,
the bullet penetrating the left lung
and injuring the spinal cord. Tier
nan, who is an ex-convict, has been
under the care of a physician since
the shooting and 1t was only yester-
day that he was able to leave his bed
to swear to the complaint.
Doherty gave as his reason for
shooting Tiernan that Tiernan had
betrayed Doherty's stepdaughter.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-13
SAYS ATTEMPT WAS MADE
TO KILL HIM WITH POISON
Jerome Childs Gives Alleged Reason
Why He Decided Property
fo Hic Wife

why lie Deeded Property
to His Wife.
While it is true that prior to Octo-
Der IA, 1903, / decided the Tower
House, nineteen miles from Redding.
to my wife, Edith, did so through
her false protestations of love and be-
cause / was in fear of sudden death
from poison at the hands of persons
unknown to me. who had ATTEMPTED
my life, and 1 wanted my wife to get
my property" says Jerome Childs in
an affidavit filed yesterday against his
wffe's petition that her suit for divorce
against him be tried in this city.
Mrs. Childs asks that her husbands
application for change of venue to
Napa County be denied, she claiming
stated In support of her claim that he
had decided her the Tower House and
then left Napa County for this city,
His answer to this claim is given
above. He says he is now residing at
the Tower House and has brought
suit to cancel the deed given his wife.
The application for a change of venue
will be heard next week.
DEGREES of divorce were granted yes
terday to Cora C. from James E. Far
ley for desertion, Lizzie j. from Charles
Roper for extreme cruelty, Emma A.
from John S. Ford for willfuI neglect
and EVELYN from Edward A Zinn for
desertion. Suits for divorce were filed
by Adelaide against Joseph Knight for
infidelity, Sarah against Michael Null
rooney for cruelty; Annie j. against
Walter B. Kelly for failure to provide,
desertion and cruelty; Annie against
Gustav Keiser for cruelty, Edward A.
against Avy A. Kitto for desertion,
JEANNE against Fulmer Carlton for
cruelty, Thomas F. against Mae Sum-
mons for desertion and Minnie F.
against Sigmund Cahen for infldelity.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-13
CHINESE PRISONER TRIES
TO END LIFE IN CELL
Louie Dip Makes Several Ineffectual
Attempts and Is Sent to Insane
Ward in Hospital.

Ward in Hospital.
Louie Dip, Chinese. made several
Intellectual attempts in his cell at the
City Prison yesterday morning to
commit suicide. He tied his queue
around his neck and tried to strangle
himself. Then he attempted to tie
the end Of his queue to a projecting
piece of iron on top Of the cell. but
failed to reach it. His next attempt
was to butt his head against the wall
of the cell, and finally he showed his
head through the hole in the iron
door and sawed away his neck on the
sharp edge in the effort to cut
through the skin. He was sent to the
insane ward at the Central Emer-
gency Hospital.
Last Sunday Louie Dip made two
attempts to murder Louie Hong. a
teacher, In his room at 73S Washing
ton street because Hong did not COM
ply with his demand for money. On
the first attempt he used a hatchet
on Hongs head, and on the second
attempt a cleaver was utilized. Din
is a highbinder and had returned
from a trip to Sacramento on sun
day morning. He is waiting his pre-
liminary examination on a charge of
assault to murder.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-13
DINGEE REPORTS UPON
CONTRA COSTA WATER CO
AT an Annual Meeting Figures Are
Submitted Showing Growth of
Business

William j. Dingee, president of the
Contra Costa Water Company, re-
ported at an annual meeting of the
stockholders, held in the Crocker
building in this city yesterday, that
the gross earnings of the company in
1904 amounted to s832,830 O4, and
that the income has been doubled,
practically, in five years.
incidentally an indication of the
growth of Alameda County cities
was given in a statement that in the
last year the number of parties served
with water increased 1870 in .Ook-
land, CIT in Berkeley, and It's in Ala
media. The total earnings of the
company above operating expenses.
taxes, interest on bonds and a float
ing Indebtedness amounted to $237,-
zoe.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-13
The Geysers

Health and pleasure resort is now open to
guests. under same management which made
this famous resort so popular last year. The
hotel. cottages. bath-houses and grounds are
lighted by electricity: dancing pavilion
has been erected and good music will be fur
nshed fer dancing Several new cottages have
been erected to accommodate the increased
demand for rooms; also a tennis court has
been built for lovers of that sport.
Our best advertisement IS table, which
cannot be surpassed. We have own dairy,
hence we have plenty of fresh milk and cream
Rates are Sf2. S14 and SIG per week; bath
free to regular weekly guests.
Postoffice and long distance telephone in
hotel. For further particulars and booklet ad-
dress r. H. CURRY, Proprietor.