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Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08
DUAL DIVORCE AND ALIM0NY
Chicago Woman UnwittIneIy Commits
Bigamy and Asks Freedom and
Pay From Both Husbands
Special to The Herald.

Special to Ine Herald
CHICAGO, Marcel 7.-Enoch Arden S
noble and tragic story found serio-
comic counterpart in Chicago divorce
court today.
A woman appeared before Judge
Walker, confessing that she had unwit-
tingly contracted q plural marriage
and asking the law to cut her double
bow marital knot.
After discovering that she possessed
two husbands she now wishes to be
freed from each--and to be awarded
dual alimony, If possible.
The complainant, Mrs. Mary East
man Oswald, was welded to Roy H.
Eastman May 13, 1903, and to William
G. Oswald January %, 1904.
She took the witness stand with srnil-
ing cheerfulness, apparently untrou-
bled by her embarrassment of hus-
bands, nonchalantly caressed q pretty
little son, born of the first spouse, as
she sought to have the second mar
riage contracted annulled.
Her testimony caused the court room
spectators and employees to shake off
their indifference to the commonplace
routine of default day." and to listen
as intently as If the tale was connected
with a scandal in high life.
Deserted by the Enoch in the case,
she had consoled herself with all at
tractlve young Philip, after being in
formed by Enoch's mother that the
wanderer had secured a Dakota di-
vorce.
Last December Enoch reappeared,
bringing CONSERVATION into the happy
home and causing Philip to depart in
anger, although Enoch himself had not
attempted to assert his legal rights
After asking to have the Oswald
stricken from her name, she announced
her intention of filing bill for divorce
from Eastman Monday.
She intimated that alimony from
both men would be very acceptable,
but Judge Walker was compelled to re-
mind her that Enoch was the only man
who could be levied on for support.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08
AMONG THE OFFICIALS

b. L. Winchell, president of the Chi
cago, Rock Island &c Pacific railroad
company, will leave for Santa Bar
bara today in his private car over the
Southern Pacific.
Adolphus Busch and family left for
Santa Barbara over the Southern Pa
cific yesterday in the private car
Adolphus.
C. c. Jewett. city passenger agent
for the Salt Lake road with head
quarters at San Diego, is in Los An
geles.
]. l.. Moore, district passenger agent
for the Salt Lake, with headquarters
at Salt Lake City, arrived in Los An
geles yesterday ON business trip.
j. III. Burtner, commercial agent for
the Salt Lake, with headquarters at
Riverside. is in Los Angeles.
j. Y. Callahan, general agent for the
Nickel Plate road, with headquarters
in Chicago. returned home yesterday
after a visit of several days in Los
Angeles.
The ladies of the Methodist church
of Long Beach will conduct an eXcur-
sion Friday over the Salt Lake road to
San Bernardino Riverside and Red
lands. The special train will leave
Long Beach at 1880 a. m.
| d. w. Maibe and party of New York
city arrived in Los Angeles yesterday
| IN the private car tLdilBer over the
| Southern Pacific. The car was trans
ferred to the Santa Fe for transporta-
ton to San Diego. From there the
party will go to Redlands and will re-
turn here about March 10. They will
leave for the north a few days later
on their way home.
p. j. Archer, who recently resigned
his position as chief clerk to General
Superintendent Ingram of the South
ern Pacific. will leave today for New
York city. This will be Mr.. Archer's
first vacation in four years. He said
yesterday that it was his intention to
combine business with pleasure, but
that he would get away from business
as much as possible. Mr.. Archer will
return to Los Angeles the last week
in April and will engage in business.
Copies have just been received by
local railroad officials of a pamphlet
issued by the Union Pacific railroad
entitled 'Silas Smiths Second Wife and
How He Got Her" The story is an in
teresting one and the scene is the
country along the Union Pacific.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08
TO GATHER THE NEWS
OF A STATE BY PHONE
INDEPENDENT COMPANIES TO IN
WADE TELEeRAPHlc FIELD
Will Arrange to Secure and Distribute
News to Newspapers Along Lines
Of Larger Press Assoeiations-Tel-
ephone Officials Think Plan Good
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
MINNEAPOLIS, March 7.-lnvasion
of the telegraphic field, in more gen
eral way than ever before, is possible,
through a new use to be made of the
telephone. While in a limited way
newspapers now receive the news of
the day from their country correspond
ents by telephone, and while, when the
telegraph wires are down, the tele-
phone is resorted to by the large news
gathering organizations, this plan has
never been perfected.
Gathering the news of central Iowa
by telephone instead of by mail 9nd
telegraph is the innovation proposed by
one of the big Independent telephone
companies of that part of the state.
The plan as outlined by the company
promises early fulfllment and includes
the employment Of a newsgatherer at
each point touched by the line, the
duty of this employe being to gather
and transmit to central points the news
suitable for the daily papers of the
state.
The entire service will be in charge
of q competent newspaper man, and
operated much on the same plan as
the other newsgathering agencies. 1t
is figured that dozen cities in Iowa
now have evening papers that could
be supplied by this service, and in a
more expeditions, al we'll as more
thorough manner than at present. 1t
Is cited that in the event the service
proves satisfactory it might be extend
ed to reach papers in Omaha, st. Louis
and Chicago, as well as the twin cities
Use Telephone Now
Twin City daily papers resort to the
two telephone systems daily to procure
rush news from their correspondents
Newsgatherers who have their daily
String of happenings to send in cal
UP the northwest editor every day
When murder or some disaster, OF
an item Of important commercial news
is to be reported the telephone sys'
tenn is very satisfactory, inasmuch a:
it enables the editor to ask question:
on points which the correspondent has
failed to mention.
| A regular news bureau would be sim
ply an elaboration of the use that thu
| telephone system is now put to. News
would be collected from the regula,
correspondents in all points on the lis
and would be cleared" through thu
central bureau to all subscribers to th'
| bureau.
Elder H. Moulton, president of thu
Tri-State Telephone company, the in
dependent system, pronounced th'
plan entirely feasible. He had no
heard of the scheme being applied oil
the system, but he believed it to b'
satisfactory and possible.
H. ]. Pettengill, president of th'
Northwestern Telephone EXchanS'
company, said: 49,.
'In a great many localities in dif
| ferent parts of the United States th'
newspapers themselves use the tele
phone for collecting news, and the!
have arrangements with their cor
respondents to call them up every day
Whether this would be possible plal
for the whole of the United States
am not sure, but for local purposes
I consider it entirely feasible"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08
SHOOTING AT AMERICAN FLAG
Tetsu oyama, Japanese Interpreter,
Makes an Apology and Expla-
nation for His People

LOS ANGELES, March Ito the
citizens of Los Angeles: I fear you
people are greatly displeased for the
misdeeds of the two Japanese who al
lowed the Cinnamon in their shooting
galleries to shoot at the most honor
able and respectable American flags
on the night of March 6, 1906, but 1
trust you will forgive us in the name
of the American people when I ex-
plain.
Among every nation, especially our
people, there are some ignorant classes
who are low bred and uneducated.
They have no knowledge whatever as
to their existence in this world. They
cannot realize the right and wrong.
they cannot tell which is which unless
some one explains to them.
The awful deed which they committed
is the most serious matter, from which
they should not be excused. But, mind
you, this is the view from people who
have common sense and are well edu
Gated Please do not overestimate our
people, thinking every Jap is like
every one of the Yankees who know
what is right and what is wrong.
Trusting my excuse to be Il sufficient
apology, very respectfully yours.
TETSU OYAMA,
Japanese Interpreter.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08
WASHINGTON SOCIETY
From the Metropolitan.

From the Metropolitan.
Washington is a peculiar city. 1t has
a distinctive physiognomy of it's own.
It is unlike any other town in the
Union, and is continually in the eye of
the public. The peculiarities of the ad-
ministration may be criticised, not
withstanding it is dear to all of us.
Pennsylvania avenue. by sheer force
of it's many historical associations,
keeps alive in us an appreciation of the
capitol.
The principal charm of it is perhaps
its truly cosmopolitan character. OF
course New York lays claim to the
same distinction. But cosmopolitanism
in New York is Of different kind. The
term would only apply to it's middle
class and its large laboring contin-
gency. Society is rather exclusive in
that respect. Only few titled foreign
ers, with the best of introductions, can
hope to gain admittance. In Washing
ton, on the other hand, society itself is
cosmopolitan. The members of the
foreign embassies, the army and navy
officers, the representatives of the
house and the members of the senate,
all nomads by inclination as we'll as by
profession, make 1t so. Washington is
the only city in the world where one
may have the keen-witted daughter of
a Russian diplomat, the wife OF Chi
nese minister in her quaint flower
starred costume and the ambassadress
of some South American republic at
the same table.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08
ORANGE GROWERS TO CONFER

The call issued yesterday for con-
in the Los Angeles chamber of COM
merce next. Monday, March u, is dis
tinctly in line with an editorial sug-
gestion in The Herald a few days ago.
The faet-that the convention will Sc
lect committee to go to Washington
and personally demand of congress and
the president adequate legislation on
the rate and routing questions is also
a further carrying out of The Herald s
urgings; that is just what this news
paper believes should be done, what it
has advocated in the past and what
1t will continue to work for.
The orange growers are the one most
vital element in Southern California's
prosperity. They have had experience
before with the railroads methods of
routing, and more recently with their
own control of the situation, and have
found the latter insuring them $100 to
5000 more per car in net returns. They
do not propose to lose this advantage
if they can help it. They can prevent
it only by securing an amendment to
the now pending Hepburn bill. The
way to get that amendment is to go
to Washington and demand it in such
force and with such logic that refusal
will be impossible.
The first step in such a campaign is
a convention along the lines of that
just called, and outlined in advance by
The Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08
RECLAMATION OF ARID LANDS

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
There are in the west 00,0O0,000 acres
Of ordinarily barren land, much of
which can be made fertile by means of
irrigation. For a numbtr of years the
government has been engaged in the
work of reclamation. The results are
marvellous, but it remained for Presi-
dent Roosevelt, who knows the west
and loves it. to systematic the plans
and prosecute them on a larger scale
At present eleven projects are under
way. AT a cost of $37, 100000 they will
transform 100000 acres of desert into
fruitful land worth from $175 to 5000
per acre. Twenty years ago Salt river
valley in Arizona was a barren waste.
Now it contains three cities and has a
population of $4,000. That is what
water viii do.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08

is, in a sense, the recreation center
of the nation, even Of the world. To it
come those who seek relief from the
rigorous climates everywhere else to
be found. In winter they turn to Los
Angeles knowing that here will be
warm days, pleasant nights, abundance
OF flowers and green and shade, even
while at home ice and sleet and snow
abound. In the summer they expect
also the same grateful shade and
blooming flowers that they see in win
ter, for they have been taught that
here these things be.
If Los Angeles expects it's present
great inrush of tourists to increase at
legitimate ratio it must correspond
ingly increase it's attractive aspects.
Nothing appeals more strongly to a
heavily clad tourist just from the win
ter, on hot days s@ch as prevail this
week, than rows of cool, sheltering
palms, clumps of eucalypti, groves of
dropping, red-berried peppers. avenues
of acacias, magnolias and the numer-
GUS other trees that they never see
"back home" They are surprised by
their wondrous green in midwinter, at
their wealth of bloom and perfume, at
their grace and beauty. And they go
| away delighted.
1t is easy to grow trees here. They
| thrive; they shoot upward with great
| rapidity, and they spread their
branches gladly. The soil is fine;
plenty of water is all they require.
The only trouble tree planter has is
in starting them; they do the rest.
And what reward they bring!
Let us, therefore, plant trees. And
let us celebrate Arbor day, that tree
planting may become general in Los
Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08
RAILWAY WORLD
CITRUS FRUIT MEN MAY FORM
POLITICAL PARTY
Growers Believe That Outcome of Re-
cent Supreme Court Decision
May Cause Government Own
ership of Railroads

Fruit growers all over Southern CAL
ifornia are taking great interest in
the proposed meeting to be held in Los
Angeles next week to decide as to what
shall be done in regard to securing
legislation to offset the recent decision
of the supreme court which now allows
the initial railroad to route all ship
ments Of citrus fruit.
The fruit growers feel that they have
been unfairly treated in this matter
and that the only way to secure q re-
lease from the bondage, as some of
them call it, of the railroads is to use
their influence at the polls.
Prominent fruit growers have even
gone so far as to say that they be-
lieve that the outcome of the decision
will be that the western people will
rise up in body and demand govern
ment ownership of the railroads.
If 1t is finally decided to combine
themselves into a semi-political organ
ization, all organizations similar to
those of Southern California will be
invited to join, and as the members
of these organizations number tens of
thousands they would be a prominent
factor at the polls.
All railroad officials have contended
that no hardships will be worked upon
the shippers and that they will gain
rather than lose under the new method
of routing.
The executives say that no sweeping
changes will be made and that they
will in every instance try to be fair
to the shippers.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08
A LETTER OF APPRECIATION
Herald Reader Sends a Stranger
Token of Friendship and the
Slncerest Sympathy

LOS ANGELES, March 7.-Editor
Herald: n day or two ago there ap-
peared in The Herald an advertise
ment of mine for position by an elderly
man. honest sober, careful, for work
In store, bakery. rooming house.
cashier in restaurant, etc, and would
work the first week without wages,
and among the replies to that ad. /
was surprised to receive the following
friendly words from an individual en-
tlerly unknown to me:
LOS ANGELES Cal, March ), 1906.
Trustworthy care Herald: I
haven't any position to offer you, but
l want you to accept this Ca 81 bilD as
little token of friendship. Yours
sincerely. HERALD READER"
Such heartfelt kindness or sympathy
does indeed glorify God and humanity.
In these times of crime and misery
the entire world suffers and bleeds
from the lack of more heartfelt kind
ness or sympathy. Merciful isdom
and true Christianity demand Il wider
and better civilization the world over.
So that cruel wars between nations
and individuals shall be no more on
Gods beautiful earth. Let kind SYM
pathy sweetly dwell within the human
heart, in the home, in the school, in
the church. Humanity in this world
of joy and sorrow suffers much from
the lack of more heart culture" Too
much top-heavy head culture, the
fruit thereof too often imperfect or
hurtfuL Educate the people! How?
Where?
I stated in my ad. herein referred to,
mo wages the first week." knowing
that employers are not inclined to en-
ploy old men, however capable they
may be, yet many of them can do more
and better work than some young men.
Yet it is hard to convince employers
of that fact.
But let me return to the good and
noble stranger who kindly sent me a
friendly, valuable token of sincere
friendship, and though the generous
giver thereof is unknown to me, so l
cannot return the free Offering, yet
from the bottom of my heart ] appre-
ciate his noble kindness. Such q
heavenly heart must be a blessed para
disc for good, helpful thoughts and
deeds, radiant with Divine light, free
from darkness or coldness.
The sender of the friendly token evil
detnly believes we are all brothers
and sisters, whether saints or sinners.
May God forever help and bless this
merciful servant of righteousness is
the sincere prayer of
A Stranger Within the Gates.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08
THE HUMAN ANIMAL
From The Metropolitan.

From The Metropolitan.
In babyhood his mother called him
When at college he was commonly
After he left college he became
among his friend a gay dog.
In business he was referred to as
In Wall street he was a bull.
In his love affairs he was perfect
In society he was described as lion.
(The neighbors called him a little
(The girls usually termed him a
(But according to his enemies he was
a beast.)
(His competitors labeled him wolf
in sleeps clothing.)
(And Just MS frequently bear.)
(Some said, however perfect dom
GVaried occasionally by that stupid
aSS")
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08
Strange Motor Car on Way Here

A strange motor car. similar to those
that are to be used on an interurban
line in Kansas. now is on the way
from Chicago to Los Angeles. This
car made the trip from New York city
to Chicago entirely by it's own power
and arrived at the latter city last
Sunday.
The inventor claims that he has
solved all of the troubles that are in
Cured by trolleys and gasoline cars
This is both an electric and a gaso-
line car.
A gasoline engine is used to generate
electricity by which the car is pro-
pelled A storage battery is used for
storing the electricity which is gener-
ated when the car is standing or is de-
scending a grade. The Juice" that
is stored is used in going up grade
or If the engine should break down
it would be useful in running the car
to q shop.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08
COMING OF DEMOCRATS

At an enthusiastic meeting of the Los
Angeles Democratic club last night
arrangements were outlined for the
splendid conference of state Democrats
in this city on April is.
On that occasion the state Demo-
cratic committee will attend in body
and hundreds of prominent men in
the party from all sections of Califor-
mia are expected to be present. 1t is
a continuation of the harmony move
ment so auspiciously begun by Chair
man Spellacy. 1t is an effort to con-
solidate the party and it's leaders out
side of San Francisco so that there
will be an organized state Democracy
not III opposition to the San Fran
cisco Democracy, but in control of it
so that the forces that make for peace
and harmony and success may out
emily of the quarrels in San Francisco
that have tended to uselessly divide the
party.
Therefore the meeting in Los Angeles
next month is one of the most inn
portant and significant conferences the
California Democracy has held in
many years. 1t will mean something
1t will give strength and unification to
the party and inaugurate the campaign
with enthusiasm. For these reasons
the local Democracy is more than
anxious to give the visitors q splendid
reception and a glad welcome. And in
this feature there will be many Re
publicans to assist in the personal
forms of antartaiuD,nnt
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08
IN BENlGHTED KANSAS

From the ottawa (Kas.) Republic.
Who is the vice president of the
United States? That's an easy ques-
ton, but-You know, OF course, but you
can't recall his name on the spur of
the moment. At least, If you are like
half the people on Main street you
can't answer the question off hand.
The question was raised in George
Piersops shoe store yesterday by Les
Grabendike. Not a clerk could tell
Mr.. Piersol himself was the only per-
son in the store who knew the vice
presidents name. The result in the
store led Mr. Grabendike to wager the
oysters that half the people in the two
blocks between Second and Fourth on
Main street couldn't name President
Roosevelts running mate. A haphaz-
ard canvass today showed that Mr..
Grabendike is pretty nearly if not
quite correct. The question "Who is
the vice president of the United
States?" was pumped at a score of
people, half of whom admitted their
inability to answer it.
One good Republican replied by say
ing: "There isn't any; Roosevelt's the
whole cheese"
A lady, evidently not very familiar
with the drawing of political lines, ven
tured: "Alton B. Parker"
Jim Kerr said: II don't know and
don't give durn."
A soda fountain man, q clothing
salesman two grocers, clothing house
proprietor, a physician and a clerk
We're all unable to answer the query.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08
Pi-LineS and Pick-UpS
They All Do


lie came from out the frigid east; he
didn't know our ways.
When he alighted from the cars he
iabbered in amaze!
He laid aside his fur-lined gloves, and
eke his coonskin cap,
Then grabbed a yellow telegram and
filed this, with a slap:
"Send me out ton of fans,
A linen duster, too;
\ straw hat and summer suit,
\ summer weskit, do.
/ want some summer underwear,
And all my thinnest socks;
For heat and general caloric,
This here beats hell two blocks"
He got them on the next through train
then he began to shed,
And soon in lighter togs arrayed he
strutted round instead;
Then in a bundle huge he put the
clothes he came here in,
And sent 'em back t. tn frosty east
with many lively grin!
Nine. Schumann-Heink says Wag-
ner's music doesn't iniure the voice.
No; it's the voice that hurts Wagner
music, usually.
Senator Patterson of Colorado says
he possesses a conscience. How lone
some he must be in congress!
Palm--Seeing Is believing, they say.
Pepper-But how many people you
see that you don't believe.
It's more useful not to know things
and make people think you do than
to know them and not have anybody
believe it.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08

Senator Perkins of California as
suredly represented the whole people
of the southwest when he addressed
the senate yesterday in opposition to
joint statehood for Arizona and New
Mexico. 1t will be an outrage If the
Republican machine persists in it's de-
termination to pass the bill without
the Foraker amendment.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08
The ErrIna Hen

A farmer who sells butter and eggs in
Winchester was very much disappointed
one day when one of his old customers
declined to buy any more eggs. Some
she said.
But, Mrs. Passano." demonstrated the
old man. "a hen is bound to lay bad
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08
DESIRE WESTERN PACIFIC TO
CHANGE ROUTE
Citizens of Stockton Secure Options
for New Franchise
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
STOCKTON, March 7.-Nirgil Bogue,
chief engineer; j. n. Williams, divis-
ion engineer. and w. j. Shotwell, a
director OF the Western Pacific, spent
the day in Stockton looking over the
railroads proposed route through this
city. The Western Pacific has a fran
chise on Ophir street and citizens liv-
ing in that section of the city have
been trying to secure options OH d
fifty-foot strip alongside of Union
street, two blocks west of Ophir, and
one block east of the Southern Pa
cifc route through the city. hoping
to straighten out matters so the West
ern Pacific would get a franchise on
Union street and abandon Ophir street.
The visiting railroad men inspected
the proposed new route and announced
that it was up to the people to decide
the matter. If the authorities grant
franchise on Union street the rail-
road will take that route and buy the
adjoining strip of fifty feet.