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Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-12
SOMNAMBULIST BREAKS LEG
Man Worried About His Poverty and
Panes of Hunger Walks
off Roof

Suffering from Il temporary aberra-
tlon of the mind or moved by a desire
to commit suicide, A. w. Jarvis, aged
63 years, living at 535 San Julian street.
walked from the edge of the roof of
his house yesterday morning and fell
to the ground, sustaining a fractured
leg and other injuries that may cause
his death.
Jarvis claims that he walked in his
sleep, the result of continual worry
about his own and his wife's condition.
For many weeks, he says. he and his
wife have been suffering the pangs OF
hunger and he has been unable to find
work.
To inqurers the injured old man
tells most narrowing story of suffer
ing. Several weeks ago his condition
and that of his wife. who Is sick IN
bed, was taken i'm hand by the Asso-
ciated Charities ana work was found
for the old man. Jarvis was soon out
OF work and going about despondent
again. The old man claims he is "A
Mason.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-12
POLICE WARN CIGAR DEALERS
Chief Auble Determined to Stop Gam
bling on Races at Tobacco
Shops

Information that several of the local
cigar stands were making books on the
races came to Chief of Police Auble
yesterday afternoon with the names or
the owners of the cigar stands that
We're referred to by the informants.
City detectives and patrolmen were
at once detailed to notify the propri-
etors of the cigar stands that If the
receiving of bets on the races was not
stopped at once they would be placed
under arrest and fined heavily with a
possible prison sentence.
Chief Auble stated yesterday after
noon that when the cigar stand owners
We're given this warning they made
no defense to shield their alleged guilt,
but promised to have nothing to do
with the taking of bets on the races
at the Ascot park racetrack.
Il have other stands in view that
are trying to do this kind of business
ON the sly" said Chief Auble, "and I
shall give them warning to stop at once
If that is not sufficient more effective
action will be taken. Such work will
not be tolerated for a moment and
as rapidly as our attention is called to
its existence we shall wage war
against It,"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-12
HOLD BOYS ON SUSPICION Fl
Officers Think Two Lads Were Con-
nected With Burning of Moneta
School House

On suspicion of having had some
thing to do with the burning OF the
Moneta school house Sunday night, Joe
Ellington and Floyd Loveless were ar
rested yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Len
Cleveland and locked up in the county
Jail pending investigation.
The boys are both II years or age
and according to reports of the people
of the district both the lads have had
considerable trouble at school.
About a week ago two bicycles were
taken from the school and 1t is alleged
the boys were charged with the theft.
One of the boys lives two hundred
yards east of the school and upon In
vestigation Deputy Cleveland learned
that neither of the boys went to the
fire nor seemed to have any interest in
it, which was most peculiar situation.
Both boys attended church Sunday
evening, which was also unusual, and
both left church at about S:55. The fire
broke out about twenty minutes later.
The Moneta school house was two
story frame building, with four rooms.
The ediiice was comparatively new and
through it's destruction $50 pupils will
be thrown out of school until some other
place can be secured.
The fire broke out in the wood room
in the northwest corner of the build
ing. Yesterday it was discovered that
the window of the room had been
broken and infammable material car
ried in and set on fire.
a thorough investigation will be
made and prosecution may follow.
The Moneta school became prominent
several weeks ago when Mrs Eta
Walters of Moneta engaged in an al
tercation with Principal II. NJ, Hol-
lingsworth with the result that the
lit Ave
ters was fined $15 upon pleading guilty
to the charge.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-12
WILL IMMEDIATELY REBUILD
Pacific Electric Plans to Erect Hand
some Buildings to Replace
Those Burned

According to the statements Of the
Pacific Electric Railway company Of
ficials the new buildings that it is pro-
posed to erect on Echo mountain will
be so much more handsome and SO
much larger than the one destroyed In
the fire last week that there will be no
comparison and on the mountain will
be located one of the finest resorts In
Southern California.
More people visited the ruins yes
terday than have been entertained on
the mountain in one day since the open
ing of the inclined railway. The loss is
not as great as it was first thought,
but will total up to nearly 100000, ac-
cording to the statements OF the Of
flcials who visited the mountains yes
terday. The costly cable which is used
to haul the cars up the incline was not
injured. On this account traffic can
again be resumed much sooner than
would otherwise have been possible.
General Manager SCHNEIDER states
that the work of reconstruction will be
pushed forward with all possible speed
and that the fire has been for the BEN
efit of the tourists rather than for
their detriment.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-12
FAIR TO KAN APPEALS IN VAIN
TO GODS
Image of Wong Kee Constantly Before
Widows Dersnged Mind--At-
tacks Idols In Her
Frenzy

Cursed by the spirit of her departed
husband, To Kan, once the fairest resi-
dent of the Santa Barbara Chinatown,
has become raving maniac and yes
terday, as she talked of the devils who
surrounded her and of the ayenging
spirit of Wong Kee, she was taken
before the insanity commission in
Judge Conrey's department of the su-
perior court and ordered committed
to Patton asylum.
Insanity is rare among Chinese wo-
men in this country, and several of
the most prominent merchants Of Chi
natown were present in court when
the woman was tried
The story told by officers Is as fol-
lows: Several days ago To Kan i'm
agined she had seen the spirit of her
dead husband. In celebration of the
event she secured a large bottle OF
certain distilled Chinese whisky,
which is stronger than the strongest
cognac. This she drank with one
great gasp and then she began to
see things. She went to the temple
and cursed and howled and whacked
several of the idols on their honorable
toes, and then she went to the street
and caught one of the honorable mer-
chants by his most honorable queue
and struck him on his still more hon
orable pate with u thick stick.
Devils After Her
She scratched and fought with the
stick until all summed her. and then
she screamed that the devils were after
her and she ran away and threatened
to throw herself beneath the wheels of
train on Alameda street or cut her
head off with a knife. Finally, as a
last resort. she was arrested and sent
to the county hospital, where she cried
and fought and tore the sheets to
pieces until she was strapped in a
strait Jacket.
Yesterday the woman appeared
calm, but at times her eyes rolled as
If with terror when she spoke of the
spirit of her departed husband.
II came to America from my home
in China In the sixteenth year of
Quong Sui" said the woman. This is
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-12

Knot holes in tho fence surrounding
the athletic park at Occidental college
are no longer in demand by the men of
the Highland Park institution.
Hereafter, by faculty consent, instead
of knot hole permission the men may
watch the co-eds, IN bloomer costumes,
play basketball.
Resentlng the order Of the faculty,
banishing the boys from the field, the
girls of the basketball team went on
& strike about year ago and refused
to play. The team was disbanded.
But now all Is changed. The fight
begun three years ago has ended in
victory for the girls, and they are
happy.
a committee consisting of Dean Ste
venson Mrs. Wales, Miss Moore and
Nine. Wilson took the question under
advisement and after much dis
ousslon concluded that It would be for
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-12
CoUNTERFEITERS CONFESS
Two Of the Men Arrested by Detectives
Make a Clean Breast Of the
Affair

A complete confession of the opera
tions of the seven alleged counterfeiters
who were arrested early Sunday morn
ing while smoking opium in a shack in
the rear of 1046 East Thirty-ninth
street was secured yesterday by Secret
Service Agent John #. Cronln, who,
with Detectives Steele and Boyd, made
the remarkably clever capture of the
men.
According to Agent Cronln the COM
plete confession of the operations or
the worst gang of counterfeiterS on the
Pacific coast has been made. Frank
Weller, alias Wilder. Is said to have
made the confession yesterday morning
while being questioned by Agent Cro-
min. Weller is said to have admitted
that he was the leader of the gang
and all of his statements are said to
have been corroborated by his COM
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-12
MAY ADOPT SAFETY RULE
Council Considers Proposition to Force
Cars to Stop on Near Side
of Street

In an effort to reduce the number Of
street car accidents and the consequent
fatalities, the legislative committee of
the council and the city attorney will
confer with the railway companies IN
an effort to have the ears stopped on
the near instead of the far sides Of
street crossings.
This action is the result of a commu-
nication received by the council from
the chamber of commerce yesterday in
which such action was earnestly re-
quested.
The street car companies have stated
that they cannot stop ON the near side
of the streets as adVantageously as on
the far sides the plan that is now i'm
use. but members OF the council believe
they can be compelled to do SO as q
measure Of public safety.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-12
SAN DIEGO Gets
WATER SYSTEM
CONTRACT SIGNED SECURING
GREAT SUPPLY
Work Of Connecting Southern csllfor-
MIA Mountain Water Company
With City Pipes viii BE
Begun at Once
BY Associated Press.


SAN DIEGO, Dec. IA contract
was signed today between this city and
the Southern California Mountain Wa
ter company by which the city secures
supply of water not equaled by any
other city in Southern California. 1t is
specified that the company Will deliver
to the city reservoir all the water the
city may need up to 100000 gallons
per day.
The maximum amount Will be suffi-
cient for a population twice the size of
San Diego for the next ten years, and
the price is cents per thousand gal
Ions. The system with which the city
will be connected is one OF the most
complete in the country.
The Lower Otay dam has at the
present time enough water to supply
the city for two years and with tho
company's other reservoirs filled, as
they probably will this winter, the
supply will be ample for five or six
years. even IL no rain at all should
fall.
The work of connecting the system
with the city will be begun at once.
The headwaters of the system are
located in the region of Southern Cali
fornias greatest rainfall and II is felt
that the greatest obstacle to a large
city growth has now been removed
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-12
CURSED BY HUSBANDS SPIRIT"
CHINESE WOMAN Is RAVING MAD

now the thirty-frst year of tho reign
of the chinese emperor.
We lived in San Francisco, and
there ] married Wong Kee. Well,
Wong died, but before he died he said
that he wanted me to love no one else
and that he would wait for me at the
gate of the third heaven, where all of
this generation will meet for the up
ward journey.
ON the second year after the death
Of Wong I celebrated I'm the feast of
the dead as a wife should and then
my mind seemed to forget my hus-
band.
Seven years ago 1 met another. lie
was of the province of Hongkong,
and loved him and would have mar
ried him, but on the day of the placing
of the first blessing before the god of
marriage / saw my husbands spirit
and he frowned and cursed me and 1
feared him.
Husbands Curse on Her
II told my lover and he fed, but
1t was too late. l had loved much,
and my husbands curse was always
with me, following me wherever
went. 1 came to Los Angeles q year
ago and became q sewing woman in
the place of Wong Dow in China alley,
and have lived there since.
THE other night 1 saw my hus-
bands spirit. He had told me not to
lead the life of tho sewing woman.
but I had to live, and my husband
came to me and feared, and drank.
l know not what | did. but remem-
ber the devils followed NE wherever
l went l ran to the temple and l
begged mercy of the gods but they
looked at me with the same look and
hated them.
81 know not that l struck any man,
but all looked like the fiends to me.
ran to the streets, and To- the legions
of tiends had been turned loose. They
screeched at me and I ran while they
chased me. bowling and gnashing their
teeth In their joy of my misery, and
over them floated the spirit of my hus-
band, and he screamed with the rest.
Then they brought me back, and
as j entered the place of Wong Quoi
there was placed a roast pig for the
feasting, and as | looked, the tinsel
In his mouth became a tongue of fire.
Fire darted from his eyes, and he
gnashed his teeth, and 10, he had
become dragon, and I feared and
screamed and struck. Now I see not
the devils, but behind the bench yon-
der stands the spirit of Wong, and he
Will not let me rest. He will be
avenged"
Whisky and opium are said to have
caused the woman's mental collapse,
and she will be taken to Patton today.
Yesterday one of her Chinese friends
presented her with a sack Of fruit
and she promptly shared 1t with an
other insane patient who sat near her
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-12
BEGGING PROVES PROFITABLE
Woman Alleged to Have Represented
Herself as Wife of Eastern
Millionaire

Mrs. Anna l.. Ertle. 20 years old and
a vagrant was arraigned before Justice
austin yesterday morning on the charge
of begging.
Her story was to the effect that she
was the wife of an eastern millionaire
and that she was temporarily out of
funds while waiting for a remittance
from her husband. on that pretense. it
is alleged, she found it easy to get gifts
of clothes and loans of money from
residents of the wealthier neighbor-
hoods.
In her apartments We're found arti-
cles of almost every kind. Shoes, new
and old, dresses of all kinds, silk stock
ings and underwear We're found in
abundance.
on motion of her attorney, her trial
was deferred until this morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-12
To Celebrate Anniversary

The fourteenth anniversary of the
Fraternity Rebakah lodge Of the l. o
o. F., will be celebrated tonight at the
rooms of Semi-Tropic lodge. An in
teresting program has been prepared
and music for dancing will be fur
nlshed by an orchestra, Progressive
whist will bc the main feature OF the
evenings entertainment, and at the
conclusion OF the games refreshments
will be served.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-12
FRATERNAL AFFAIRS QUIET
Deposed Officers Of Society Appear
Willing to Let Subject
Rest

The affairs of the Fraternal Brother
hood are slowly being straightened
out, Charles Il. Dandy. the deposed
president of the organization, shows
no disposition to make struggle for
the control of the order and other Of
ficers who were ousted by the combined
action of the policy holders of the Fra
ternal Brotherhood seem to be will
ing to let the subject rest
The attempt to sell out the Frater-
nal brotherhood to the American Guild
of Richmond, Va. a few weeks ago,
failed signally. and the S360,00O which
paid
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-12
PREPARE FOR LABOR TROUBLE
Citizens Alliance Will Hold Meeting
to Arrange Precautionary
Measures

The Citizens alliance of this city has
sent out circulars to prominent persons
in Los Angeles asking them to be pres
ent at meeting of the alliance to be
held this afternoon at O'Clock.
1t was stated i'm the circular that
there is a serious strike of labor organi-
cations impending and the object of
the meeting Is to make preparations of
some sort to meet the conditions which
are likely to arise in case labor troubles
do occur.
The notice of the Citizens alliance is
signed by f. j. zeehandelaar, secretary
Of the organization.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-12

panion, Joseph Castro. The details Of
the confession will not be given out by
Agent Cronin. 1t Is thought that other
members of the gang operating on this
coast will be captured in few days.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-12
viii Welcome Teachers

A reception will be given by the
chamber of commerce to the members
of the Southern California Teachers
in the rooms of the cham
Der next Thursday afternoon from to
2 o'rIoclS
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-12
Pythian Convention

The rank of esquire was conferred
apon four pages at the convention OF
iauntlet lodge, Knights Of Pythias,
asst night
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-06-29
OPEN NEW CHURCH.
Temple of the Holland Christian
Reformed Church Dedicated
on Sunday Evening.
CONGREGATION PROSPEROUS

Notwithstanding the inclement
weather of Sunday evening a good
crowd gathered at the new church of
the Holland Christian Reformed con-
gregation at the corner of Jay and
Jenne streets to take part in the serv-
ices of dedication.
The little church, which is one of
the incest frame churches in the city,
had been deliberately decorated for
the occasion with palms and flowers,
and there was good turnout of the
members. A special musical program
was rendered by the church choir,
after which the dedicatory sermon
Einink, pastor of the First Reformed
church in Chicago. The speaker
congratulated the congregation on
the work that had been done since it's
organization in Kenosha, and ex-
pressed the opinion that in short
time the local congregation would
prove to be one of the strongest on
the north shore.
The new church has been erected at
a cost of $1,000, and of this amount
81, 500 has already been raised among
the members. During the next month
a special effort will be made to raise
the remaining amount due. On next
Sunday special service will be held
at the church at which time the Rev.
M. Boer of South Holland, ILL.,, will be
in charge.
No regular minister is now in
charge of the church, but as soon as
arrangements can be made minister
will be sent to Kenosha. In the
meantime regular services will be
held, and members of the congrega-
ton will read the sermon. The
church has membership of about a
hundred and twenty-five, all Hol1an-
ders.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-06-29
RESOLUTIONS.

At regular meeting Of the DANA
Society of Kenosha, Wisconsin, held
on the oath day of June, 1905, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted, viz:
Whereas, it has pleased Almighty
God in His wisdom to remove from our
midst our fellow member and worthy
citizen, William Anderson,
Therefore, be it resolved: That the
members of the Dania Society of Re.
nosha, Wisconsin, do hereby extend
their heartfelt sympathy to the be-
reaved children and relatives of the
deceased in their sad bereavement
and recommend them to the mercy of
Him who in His own inscrutab1e wis
dom doeth all things we'll.
Be it further resolved, that this ac-
tion of the DANA Society of Kenosha,
Wisconsin, be published in the local
papers of the City of Kenosha and
that copy thereof be presented to
the bereaved children and relatives
of the deceased.
Dated at Kenosha, Wis, June "a,
1905.
M. ANDERSON, Chm. of Com.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-06-29
HAD FIGHT FOR LIFE
Conrad KeppIer Struggles in the
Lake for Twenty Minutes
Before Being Rescued.
UNKNOWN RESCUER MODEST

F. Conrad Kepp1er, German IS years
of age, had narrow escape from los
ing his life in the lake just off Eiche1-
man park Sunday afternoon and after
fighting for life in the water for more
than fifteen minutes he was pulled
out by an unknown man who was too
modest to give his name to the crowd
which cheered his efforts from the
shore.
Kepp1er had gone to the boat house
at Eichelman park just after o'clock.
He seemed to be under the influence
of liquor but Notwithstanding this
fact he secured boat and started for
arrow. Keppler shot off toward the
north and in few minutes the crowd
at the park noticed that he was hav-
ing trouble with one of the oars. In
his effort to replace the oar in the
lock he plunged head first into the
lake. For minute he managed to
keep hold of the boat but a gust Of
wind coming up blew his coat over
his head and he was forced to release
his hold. The crowd on the bank
rushed to the breakwater power1ess to
aid the drowning man while the keep
er of the boat house hurried to tele-
phone and summoned the members Of
the Life Saving crew.
In the meantime little fellow who
had been watching the accident slow
-ly drew off his coat and without a
word started to therescue of the man.
1t took him ten minutes to reach the
drowning man but when he got there
he pulled him into the boat and rowed
back to the beach. AS soon as he
reached the beach he took up his coat
and left without even so much as Civ
ing his name. By this time: the MEM
bers of the Life Saving crew were
out and they managed to pick up the
boat.
- Keppler was badly frightened but
he suffered no other i'll effects from his
long fight in the water.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-06-29
Port Washington Team Aided by
Kenosha's Errors Wins by a
Score Of 2 to O.
GAME AT CENTRAL PAR FARCE
Regulars Score at Will on Alleged
columbian Giants" and the Final
Score is IA to 3-Giants Prove
to be Players in Name Only.

The Premos of Port Washington
won their first game in two years
from Kenosha Sunday afternoon,
when the local team was shut out by a
score of to 0.
The Ports put up good game, but
this was not the reason for the vic
tory. The game was present, and
the Kenosha management might just
as we'll of handed it to the Ports on a
silver platter with string tied round
it.
The Kenosha team seemed to be in
a daze during the entire game, and in
the sixth inning errors by O'Rourke
and Mauch made it possible for the
Ports to win. O'Rourke's error might
have been excusable, as it knocked
down a hit, but Mauch's wasn't.
Eidenberger, the third baseman of the
Ports, took advantage of the two err
rors and sent a hot one over second
base and the two men scored. Stupid
base running should have lost the
game for the victors, but the Kenosha
players we're so weak at the bat that
they we're never in the running.
Loebel, the fielder who came from
Racine this week, signalized his first
appearance by getting the only hit
scored against Groth. The National
Lacquer, who twir1ed for the visitors,
was little wild, but he held the bat
tiers down when he needed to. Nc
Kay seemed easy for the Ports and
they kept the ball rolling pretty
freely. The victory for the Ports
puts them strongly in second place,
with good chance to catch Sheboy-
gan for head honors.
The score of the game follows:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-06-29
ANSWERS LAST CALL
William G. Denman a Veteran of
the Civil War Dies Suddenly
at the Home of His Son
APOPLExY CAUSE OF DEATH

William G. Denman of Chicago,
veteran of the civil war, died very sud-
denly at the home of his son, George
Denman, No. 8O5 Elizabeth street, just
after half past eleven O. clock Tuesday.
Death resulted from apoplexy. Mr..
.Denman had been in the best of health
during the day, and during the after
noon he had been out in the yard work
ing about the garden. Just after six
o'clock he was seized with the attack
of apop1exy. DR.. Saunders was
called to attend the dying man, but he
never regained consciousness, and
death came just before midnight.
Mr.. Denman had come to Kenosha
for visit with his son three months
ago, and was planning to return to his
home when his death occurred.
William G.. Denman was born at
Stevensburg, N. j., January 1, 1841.
He was wagonmaker by trade. At
the time of the breaking out of the
civil war he enlisted as member of
the First New York volunteers
and remained with his regiment
to the end of the war. At the
time of the muster out he was one
of the officers of the company. Later
he resided in South Bend and Chi
cago. He was member of the Nor
man Eddy Post of the Grand Army of
the Republic at South Bend, Ind, and
the funeral will be held under the
auspices of that post. Interment will
take place at the cemetery at South
Bend. Ind.