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Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-20
CHOIR REHEARSALS FOR
NATIONAL CONVENTION
Fine Musical Program Is Being Pre-
pared for the Knights of
Columbus

Rehearsals were begun last Tuesday
evening by the choir of the Cathedral
Of St. Vibiana for the solemn high mass
in celebration of the opening of the
national convention of the Knights of
Columbus in Los Angeles, June 6. Rev.
Thomas f. Fahey the diocesan choir
master, has prepared an elaborate pro-
gram, which will be in strict accordance
with the recent decree of the pope,
Gounod's third mass, "Troisome," will
be rendered in it's entirety by a chorIs
of about ninety voices 1t is expected
TO be the most elaborate church musical
program ever presented in Los Angeles.
A sanctuary choir Of priests will be
under the direction Of Rev. Raphael
Fuhr. O. f. NJ pastor of st. Joseph's
church.
Several of the prominent local solo
lists will take part in the program. 1t
is expected that this ceremony will be
the most elaborate ever celebrated in
this cathedral A large number of pre-
lates from all over the United States
will be present.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-20
A Brand New Play

Mechanical flying birds, floating
clouds and a river of real water are but
a few of the features of next week S
production of Harry d. Cottrell's ro-
mantle drama. The Imperial High
way" at the Burbank theater.
For the past two weeks preparations
have been going on for the coming pro-
duction and now all is in readiness for
one of the most elaborate mountings
a play has ever had in Los Angeles.
THE Imperial Highway" is a brand
new piece. having been but recently
written by II. d. Cottrell.
Tomorrow afternoon will witness the
first presentation on any stage.
There are four acts in the piece and
the scenes are laid in the fanciful do
mains of "Zenobia," bewitching
realm ruled over by a beautiful en-
press.
The Burbank organization has been
augmented considerably for this pro-
duction, including among the new mem
bers Miss Gertrude Kellar, an old Bur-
bank favorite, and Roy Bernard.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-20
HIS REPENTANCE
CAME TOO LATE
]. ARMSTRONG DIES BY HIS
OWN HAND
CHOOSES STRYCHNINE ROUTE
Changes His Mind Immediately After
Taking the Poison, but Dies
Within a Few
Minutes
CHOOSES STRYCHNIME ROUTE

j. Armstrong of Riverside. after TAX
ing strychnine with the intention of
committing suicide yesterday morning,
apparently repented of the deed and
rushed wildly into the hall of the San
Reno lodging house, 31O12 North Main
street, where he was rooming, crying
frantically for aid,
DIR. Roy S. Lanterman was summoned
at once and in the meantime the land
lady persuaded Armstrong to go back
to his room, as his screams and cries
for help had almost started a panic in
the rooming house.
When questioned by the physician
Armstrong declared that he had taken
quantity of strychnine with the in
tention of committing suicide, but the
agony which he was suffering was SO
severe that he had changed his mind
and desired relief.
In a few seconds he lost conscious
ness and died half an hour later.
Armstrong is said TO have gone to
the lodging house on North Main street
between u and 1 o'clock yesterday
morning and, at that time, registered
from Riverside. He went to bed and
was not seen again until o'clock in
the morning, when he rushed into the
hall crying for help.
The deceased was about S5 years old
and dressed as a laborer. The body
was removed to Bresee Bros morgue.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-20
NO KNOWN CAUSE
FOR THIS SUICIDE
M. S. HARTENSTElN SHOOTS
HIMSELF
WAS ODD COURT CHARACTER
Found Dead in a Stall at Barn on
Flower Street Where He
Had Been Em-
ployed
WAS ODD COURT CHARACTER

NJ. S. Hartenstein of 1893 West Eighth
street, for years familiar figure in
the police and superior courts, COM
mitted suicide early yesterday morning
in a barn at S24lk South Flower street
by shooting himself in the mouth with
a revolver.
For the last six months Hartenstein
had been employed as a caretaker for
the horses in this barn. AS he did not
return at the usual time Thursday
evening his wife became anxious re-
garding him and yesterday morning she
requested Lewis Walters, a friend of
the family, to search for him. Walters
went direct to the barn on Flower
street and there found Hartenstein
lying dead in one of the stalls, with a
revolver lying by his side.
Hartenstein who was so years old,
was known to every attorney and judge
in Los Angeles. 1t was always known
by attaches of the courts that he would
be present if a case promised to be IN
the leastWise sensational. For hours
he would sit and listen to testimony
which could have no possible interest
to him. other than to appeal to his
abnormal curiosity, He was always
quiet and seldom talked to anyone and
never discussed the testimony that he
had sat listening to for hours.
He always went early to the court
room and took possession of a front
seat. where he remained until the last
witness had been heard, then he would
hurriedly leave the room and hasten
home.
Many expressions of surprise were
made by attorneys and judges when
they heard yesterday morning that this
familiar court room character was
dead. No reason can be given for the
act other than sudden despondency,
for he owned the home i'm which he
lived and had steady employment at
the stable on South Flower street.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-20
FRENCHMAN IS
ADJUDGED INSANE
WILL BE TAKEN TO PATTON
AT ONCE
THINKS MONEY is DUE HIM
G. M. Duffes Wants to Collect Sixteen
Hundred Dollars Wages Which
He Says Is owed
to Him

"I care for nobody If nobody cares
for me-" came the low refrain i'm the
sweet soft syllables Of the French
tongue, as it rolled from the mouth of
G. M. Guffes. charged with insanity IN
Judge York's division Of the superior
court yesterday afternoon.
The man paid not the slightest atten-
tion to the proceedings Of his trial, ex-
cept to answer an OCCASIONAL question
put to him by the interpreter. His
hands and arms were tightly bound in
leather muffs, and so the only course
left him was to utilize the chorus Of
the sweet old song.
Duffes' chief complaint was against
Santous, manager of the local Santous
packing house. The defendant came to
Los Angeles several years ago. He
secured employment at the packing
plant and. according to his story, did
not receive any wages, but allowed his
pay to accumulate on the books of the
company.
Several days ago he imagined that he
had about $1,000 coming to him from the
packing company, and he went to the
residence of Mr.. Santous on CASTELAR,
street and tried to get his pay. Failing
to get any satisfactory answer to re-
quest, the validity of which existed
only in his bewildered brain, he went
to the front of the house and laid down
on the sidewalk. officer Lenhausen
found him there and sent him to the
police station for medical treatment.
The Santous company denies that it
owes the man any money and declares
that his salary has been paid him
regularly. This is corroborated by other
employees, who declare that DUTIES has
always received all his wages.
DUTIES finally told the court late yes
terday afternoon that he cared for no
one and that no one cared for him.
The court, accordingly, sent him to
Patton asylum on charge of insanity
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-20
MUSIC AND
THE DRAMA
Seat Sale for Ysaye

The sale of seats to the subscribers to
the Ysaye concerts begins this morning
at 8 o'clock at Fitzgerald's music
store.
In response to numerous requests re-
ceived from students and musicians Mr..
Fitzgerald has succeeded in obtaining
the consent of Ysayes manager to re-
duce the price of seats from 49, 81 so
and 81 to 81, $1.5O and 81 and a small
portion at so cents. Messages tele-
graphic and telephone on this subject
have been long and numerous between
Los Angeles and San Francisco during
the past week, with the result in favor
of the lower prices, thanks to Mr.
Fitzgerald.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-20
Hnve You Been slumherlng

While the other fellow was making money ?
What you could have done six months ago
Is an old story now, and what you might
do next Saturday may be an old story six
months hence. Therefore. why not take a
trolley ride at our expense and attend the
auction sale OF lots at Sierra Vista townsite ?
This property Is situated on the line OF the
Los Angeles Pacific railroad thirty minutes
gees and is IN the very heart OF a fast
growing, wi1e-awake community. The side
walks are down, curbs have been laid, and
water Is being piped to every lot. At the
entrance TO each street beautiful arches HAYS
teen erected and for the safe Investment
of a small amount of money this will prove
a rare opportunity well worth investigation,
Why not call on A. T.. Webster at the Mason
building, Los Angeles, for maps, further in
formation and free transportation to the
property?
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-20
INTERPRETATIONS

Euchre Creek Mining and Milling
company. Directors, c. w. Mills, e. c.
Klein, j. d. Buckwalter, II. f. Despars
e. @. Kennedy, r. E. Gilber, e. L.
Weaver, @. r. Cogswell. Robert IT,
Bulla. Capital stock, 100000. with $1SJ
subscribed
The Tracy Engineering company
Directors, II. N. Tracy, II. II. Tracy
S. O. Limores, f. r. Wheeler II. H.
Macdonald. Capital stock, 100000, with
$500 subscribed.
Vieira Grocery company. Directors,
j, A. Vieira, e. G.. Vielra and II. c.
Pack. Capital stock, $4,000, with 5000
subscribed.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-20
"NO-SAL00N" NOTES

At the Nazarene mission in the
Second ward Judge Will D. Gould ad-
dressed a large audience last night,
and Ward Manager Mcconnell enrolled
a number of names for the block
work.
At the Avila mission a large crowd
heard the address of o. D. Conrey, il
lustrated by stereopticon views.
The Meneley quartet of Chicago
sang to'a crowded house at the Vernon
Methodist Episcopal church. e. B.
Drake delivered the principal address,
which took the shape of a masterful
argument in favor of the proposed
ordinance.
At the West End Congregational
church, Bascom A. Stephens spoke be-
fore an enthusiastic audience. The
Dobbins trio furnished music.
The First Congregational orchestra
will play a number of selections at
Bethlehem Institutional church, $40
Vignes street, and J. B. Holley will
deliver an address this evening.
Sunday Meetings
At o'clock at Temple auditorium a
mass meeting will be held. Giles Kel-
lcgg will act as chairman, Hon. Will
A. Harris will speak, and the Meneley
quartet will furnish music.
At $50 in the auditorium will be held
rally of young people, Paul c. Brown
presiding. Among those taking part
will be c. F. Quillian, H. d. Shultz,
Mrs. Frances w. Davenport, d. A.
Schweitzer, George N. Turner and Dr.
Z. S. Chapman. Miss Mollie Byerly
Wilson will sing a solo and the Meme
ley quartet will render several selec-
tions.
Sunday evening at Magnolia Avenue
Christian church, Mattison B. Jones
will give an address.
At Olivet Congregational church the
Meneley quartet will sing and Fred
Nelles and w. II. Frost will speak.
At Bethlehem institute a unique
program is promised. Besides an ad-
dress by b. f. Groves, Gordon Bart
lett, a boy orator eleven years old, will
speak.
~ 49, A'NN'iAN' '-s H HAAAi Alls ptIltF
and Washington streets, the Dobbins
trio and the stereopticon will be the
attractions.
At Newman NJ. e. church. Seventh
and Towne streets, the Meneley quar-
tet will sing and c. w. Harris speak.
A union meeting will be held at the
Highland Park Presbyterian church.
addressed by John d. Works.
At Centennial NJ e. church, S. p.
Milford and w. NJ. Bowen will be the
speakers.
A. j. Wallace will address a meeting
to be held at the Third Presbyterian
church. Sixteenth and Hill streets
At Hamilton NJ. e. church. w. O
Morton will deliver the principal ad-
dress.
Rev. c. j. Hall, the veteran temper
ance orator, will speak at the Calvary
Baptist church.
AT Cumberland Presbyterian the
meeting will be addressed by Leonard
Merrill and e. c. Lyon.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-20
Free INSTRUMENTATION.

Free lunch and music by the Ocean Park
Marine band OF sixteen pieces will be Incl
dentals 20 next Saturdays auction sale ~
lots al Sierra Vista townsite. The property
is located on the line OF the Los Angeles
Pacific railroad Is midway between Saw
telle and Santa Monica. and Is an ideal
location for home. Already more than
two-t thirds OF the tract has been sold. ana
the remainder won't last long A. f. Web
ster & Co, whose offices are IN the Mason
block, Los Angeles. will be pleased TO fur
nish ti2Asts, ETC.. 70 interested people.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-20

The smoke that smokes-Las Palmas
cigars
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-20
WIFE |NSULTED,
WANTS DIVORCE
SAYS HUSBAND DROVE HER
FROM HOME
TELLS HER STORY IN COURT
Mrs. Doris Crews Secures lnterloou-
tory Decree and Thirty Dollars
Per Month AIimony by
Judges Order

Because, as she alleges. her husband
took advantage of her illness and went
| to her room, insulted her and told her
she was mo good" and to Get to HI
out and go home, where she belonged. ."
Mrs. Doris Crews yesterday instituted
suit against her refractory spouse in
Judge Conrey's division of the superior
| court
The husband. William T. Crews, a
| Los Angeles contractor, failed to ap-
| pear and the suit wes tried by default.
According to the testimony the couple
/ were married in Los Angeles April 4,
1903. The troubles of the young wife
are alleged to have started on her
/ honeymoon when her husband entered
on career of intoxication. Mrs.
Crews story of her troubles was told
| yesterday as follows:
Told Her to Get Out
"A short time after my marriage I
became i'll and was confined to my bed.
One evening my husband came home
| intoxicated and started to call me
harsh names. He looked at me and
said You are no good. You are all
ways sick. Get to HI out of here and
go home to your mother, where you
belong. l am done with you He
would have put me out of the house. as
I'll as l was, had not the neighbors in
terfered.
"This started it. and after that he
frequently came home in the same con-
dition, and his language was always
abusive and he seemed to want me to
leave him.
AT last he came home one evening.
and because of my illness 1 had not
gotten his supper promptly and the
meal was not quite ready to serve. He
said: Well why haven't you got my
supper ready? You amt any good at
all. Get out of here and go home. If
you come near me l shall hit YOU
After that 1 filed suit for divorce.
He came to me and told me he would
do better and 1 trusted him and re-
turned to live with him. His good
promises did not last long, and a sec
ond time 1 left him and filed suit
against him. Again he came to me and
asked me to live with him. He was
making about $50 a week. and a short
time later he again became enraged
with me and said: You can go now.
1 don't want you any more. 1 only
came back to live with you to save me
the annoyance of paying alimony.' 1
then left him for good
An interlocutory decree and $50
month alimony was granted
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-20

After several months enforced re-
tirement on account of illness, Law
renee Hanley. the well known and pop
ular Shakespearean actor, will make
his temperance on the stage Wednes-
day evening in the drama Every
body's Friend" to be presented in the
Father Meyer Memorial hall of st.
Vincents college
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-20

Holders OF Herald photo coupons on Barnett
& SONS studio wishing sittings Sunday
must make engagement several days in ad-
vance. All coupons must bs presented before
May %, 1905.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-05-27

That was not literally true. A few
small footholds presented themselves,
and there was some indication OF a
ledge. The cliff is so high that to climb
it all was an obvious impossibility,
and it was equally impossible to make
my way along the wet path without
leaving some tracks. I might, it is true,
have reversed my boots, as [ have done
on similar occasions, but the sight Of
three sets Of tracks in one direction
would certainly have suggested a de
ceptiOn. On the whole, then, it was
best that | should risk the climb. It
was not q pleasant business, Watson.
The fall rOared beneath me. I am not a
fanciful person, but I give you my
word that l seemed to hear Moriarty's
voice screaming at me out of the abyss.
A mistake would have been fatal.
More than once as tufts of grass came
out in my hand or my foot slipped in
the wet notches of the rock 1 thought
that l was gone But struggled up
ward, and at last / reached a ledge
several feet deep and covered with
soft green moss, where | could lie I'M
seen in the most perfect comfort There
/ was stretched when you, my dear
Watson, and all your following were
Investigating in the most sympathetic
and inefficient manner the circum-
stances of my death.
''At last, when you had all formed
your inevitable and totally erroneous
conclusions, you departed for the hotel,
and / was left alone I had imagined
that l had reached the end Of my adj
ventures, but a very unexpected occur
renee showed me that there were sur
prises still in store for me- A huge
rock, falling from above, doomed past
me, struck the path and bounded over
into the chasm. For an instant
thought that it was an accident, but
moment later, looking up, I saw
mans head against the darkening sky,
and another stone struck the very
ledge upon which I was stretched
within foot of my head. Of course
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SHERLOCK HOLMES WAS STANDING SMILING AT ME-

so we'll as I had hoped, for the trial Of
the MOriarty gang left two of it's most
dangerous members, my own most vim
dictive enemies, at liberty. l Travelled
for two years in Tibet, therefore, and
amused myself by visiting Lassa and
spending some days with the head
lama. You may have read of the re-
markable explorations Of a Norwegian
named Sigerson, but am sure that it
never occurred to you that you were
receiving news Of your friend I then
passed through Persia, looked in at
Mecca and paid short but interesting
visit to the khalifa at Khartum, the re-
suits Of which | have communicated
to the foreign Office. Returning to
France, I spent some months in re-
search into the coal tar derivatives,
which l conducted in a laboratory at
Montpelier, IN the south of France.
Having concluded this to my satisfac-
ton and learning that only one Of my
enemies was now left in London, | was
about to return when my movements
were fastened by the news of this very
remarkable Park lane mystery, which
not only appealed to me by it's own
merits but which seemed to offer some
most peculiar personal opportunities.
I came over at once to London, called
in my own person at Baker street,
threw Mrs. Hudson into violent hys-
terics and found that Mycroft had pre-
served my rooms and my papers exact
ly as they had always been. So it was,
my dear Watson, that at o'clock to-
day I found myself in my old arm
chair in my own old room and only
wishing that could have seen my OLD
friend Watson in the other chair which
he has so often adorned"
Such was the remarkable narrative
to which I listened on that April even
ing, a narrative which would have
been utterly incredible to me had it not
been confirmed by the actual sight of
the tall, spare figure and the keen, ca
ger face, which I had never thought to
see again In some manner he had
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left it with my cigarette box and my
stick, and walked along the pathway,
Moriarty still at my heels. When
reached the end / stood at bay. He
drew no weapon, but he rushed at me
and threw his long arms around me-
He knew that his own game was up
and was only anxious to revenge him
self upon me. We tottered together
upon the brink Of the fall I have some
knowledge, however, of baritsu, or the
Japanese system Of wrestling, which
has more than once been very useful
to me. I slipped through his grip, and
he with a horrible scream kicked mad
ly for few seconds and clawed the air
with both his hands. But for all his
efforts he could not get his balance,
and over he went. With my face over
the brink I saw him fall for long way.
Then he struck rock, bounded off and
splashed into the water"
1 listened with amazement to this ex-
PLANTATION, which Holmes delivered be-
tween the puffs of his cigarette.
'.But the tracksF' l cried. II saw
with my own eyes that two went down
the path and none returned"
at came about in this way. The in
slant that the professor had disap-
peared it struck me what a really ex
traordinarily lucky chance fate had
placed in my way. l knew that MORT
arty was not the only man who had
sworn my death. There were at least
three others whose desire for venge
ance upon me would only be increased
by the death Of their leader. They were
all most dangerous men. One or other
would certainly get me- On the other
hand, if all the world was convinced
that l was dead they would take liber-
ties, these men; they would soon lay
themselves open, and sooner Or later I
could destroy them. Then it would be
time for me to announce that | was
still in the land of the living. So rapid
~ does the brain act that I believe
had thought this all out before Profess
or Moriarty had reached the bottom Of
the Reichenbach fall.
81 stood up and examined the rocky
wall behind me. In your picturesque
account of the matter, which l read
with great interest some months later,
you assert that the wall was sheer.
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the meaning Of this was obvious. Mo
riarty had not been alone. A confeder-
ate-and even that one glance had told
me how dangerous man that confed-
crate was-had kept guard while the
professor had attacked me. From
distance, unseen by me, he had been
witness of his friends death and Of
my escape. He had waited, and then,
making his way around to the top Of
the cliff, he had endeavored to succeed
where his comrade had failed.
81 did not take long to think about it,
Watson. Again I saw that grim face
look over the cliff, and I knew that it
was the precursor Of another stone.
scrambled down on to the path.
don't think could have done it in cold
blood 1t was hundred times more
difficult than getting up. But had no
time to think Of the danger, for an
other stone sang past me as I hung by
my hands from the edge of the ledge.
Halfway down l slipped; but, by the
blessing of God, l landed, torn and
bleeding, upon the path. took to my
heels, did ten miles over the noun
tains in the darkness, and week later
1 found myself in Florence, with the
certainty that no one in the world
knew what had become of me.
II had only one confidant-my broth
err Mycroft | owe you many apologies,
my dear Watson, but it was all impor-
tant that it should be thought l was
dead. and it is quite certain that you
would not have written so convincing
an account of my unhappy end had you
not Yourself thought that it was true.
Several times during the last three
years I have taken up my pen to write
to you, but always l feared lest your
affectionate regard for me should tempt
YOU to some indiscretion which would
betray my secret. For that reason |
turned away from you this evening
when you upset my books, for was in
danger at the time, and any show of
surprise and emotion upon your part
might have drawn attention to my
and led to the most deplorable
and irreparable results. AS to Mycroft,
I had to cOnfide in him in order to OBJ
tain the money which [ needed. The
course Of events in London did not run
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learned Of my own sad bereavement,
and his sympathy was shown in his
manner rather than in his words.
"Work is the best antidote to sorrow,
my dear Watson" said he, land I have
a piece of work for us both tonight
which If we can bring it to a success.
full conclusion will in itself justify a.
mans life on this planet" In vain Z;
begged him to tell me more "You will,
hear and see enough before morning.
he answered 1--WE have three years Of!
the past to discuss. Let that suffice un-
til half past 9, when we start upon the,
notable adventure of the empty house,.
TO BE CONTINUED. /