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Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-24
JUDGE REBUKES PROSECUTOR
Tells Him Accusing Woman of Insan-
ty on FIimsy Grounds Is
Serious OffenSe

When Mrs. Della Rice of San Pedro
was examined before Judge Gibbs yes
terday for alleged insanity the court
gave a rebuke to the complaining wit
ness, Edwin A. Ferguson of San Pedro,
and told the young man that 1t was a
serious affair to charge a woman with
insanity on weak grounds.
Mrs. Della Rice, according to the
evidence introduced had a family row
with her husband last week and dur
ing scuftle some furniture belonging
to Ferguson was damaged.
The husband disappeared soon after
and Ferguson swore, charging that
Mrs. Rice was insane.
Besides his testimony there was alb
solutely no evidence to show that the
woman was mentally unsound, and this
led TO the remark by Judge Gibbs;
Mr.. Ferguson, l am much inclined to
turn this matter over to the district
attorney. You have committed a grave
offense in charging this woman with
insanity"
Ferguson pleaded that he had acted
in good faith and that no one had in
fiuenced him.
Mrs. Rice said that her husband was
a bartender out of work and drinking
heavily. He had struck her and caused
her much mental trouble, but not
enough to cause her to lose her mind
She was quickly released by order
Of the court after the scathing ar
raignment of Ferguson, and outside
the court room she said:
This is but a put up job to keep
me from prosecuting him for assault
and battery. ] have marks on my body
to show his treatment of me and !
will swear out complaint against him
as soon as I return to San Pedro.
Mr.. Ferguson and my husband are
strong friends and it looks peculiar
that Mr. Rice did not dare to appear
in court"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-24
SLEUTHS FIND NO NEW TRACES
San Pedro Next Will Be Searched
for Missing Mrs.
Chase

The mystery surrounding the disap-
pearance of Mrs. Waldo f. Chase, wife
of the organist of st. Johns Episcopal
church. is not being unraveled by the
detectives and Earl Rogers, who are
conducting a thorough search for the
woman.
The detectives followed up several
new clews yesterday, but none of them
brought any results.
Arthur Taggart of Redondo Informed
Mr.. Chase yesterday that he had met Il
woman in Redondo that bore a striking
resemblance to the missing Mrs. Chase,
Taggart stated that the woman stopped
him on the street and inquired the way
to Long Beach. She is said to have
appeared as if suffering from Il severe
mental strain.
Inquiries at both Redondo and Long
Beach amounted to practically nothing,
A rumor that the woman had taken a
steamer to San Diego from Redondo
also failed to bring forth any informa-
ton. San Pedro will be searched to-
morrow.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-24
HUSBAND WAITS WHILE
WIFE SERVES GUEST
ONE OF OTIS CONVENTIONS IN
DIVORCE SUIT
Wife Says Jealousy Broke Up Their
Home and That She Was Perse-
euted Because Of Her Liege Lords
Unreasonable Conduct

Green-eyed jealousy on the part oil
the husband was the apparent reason
why the happy home life OF Andrew
and Elizabeth OFT was rudely broker
into last summer and led to a mis-
understanding which Judge Monroe
was asked to solve by the divorce de-
cree yesterday.
After hearing the evidence the court
denied the application for a decree and
said that the cross complaint filed by
the husband ought never to have been
presented
The attorneys fought hard for their
clients
Mrs. OFT said the trouble in their
pretty little home began when Mr.. OFT
objected to her friends and accused
her of infdelity She alleged that he
nearly straugled her
Mr.. OFT denied all abuse and said
that when one "KiddO' Vincent came
to board with them ON East Twenty
seventh street the trouble began. lie
alleged that Mrs. OFT showed too much
attention to the young man and waited
on him at the supper table while he,
the lawful husband, was obliged to do
his own serving.
He claimed that she had visited
Ascot park and had done a little bet
ting on The races and for that reason
asked her to keep an itemized account
of ali expenditures.
He said he earned S21 a week and
gave her $40, and that when SHE left
him ne had but 81 in his pocdet
owing to lack of confederation, Mrs,
OTIS petition for a decree was denied
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-24
CHRISTIAN WOMEN DISPLAY
Products of Brush and Needle and
Cookery Are Shown to
Visitors

Members of the Young Women's
Christian association held an exhibit of
their work of a term yesterday after
noon in the association rooms.
Dainty cookery, sewing of all diff
ferent kinds stylish winter hats, place
cards and water color sketches. and
even bookkeeping outfits, were shown
to the large crowd of visitors who
called during the afternoon.
The rooms were decorated in the as
ISOLATION colors, yellow and white, and
refreshments We're served at a table
bright with these colors.
This afternoon Miss Morrison OF the
cooking department will conduct
cookery demonstration.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-24
PoSTo7FICE is HAMPERED
Mr.. Flint Says Mail Receipts Have
Doubled, but Force Is Not
Increased

The same force of men now handles
the mail for Los Angeles as did two
years ago when the receipts of mail
matter We're so per cent less than they
now are according to Postmaster M.
IL. Flint.
"A great increase in the number of
postal employees seems TO be absolutely
necessary for good service" said the
postmaster yesterday. MANY DELAYS
in the receipt of important letters have
been reported to the main office, but
until the postoffice department decides
TO enlarge the force, the delays are un-
aVOidable."
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-24
FRESHMEN WILL BE HOSTS
Law College Juniors and Seniors tc
Be Entertained at
Banquet

The Juniors and seniors of the South
ern California College of Law are to
be entertained mt a banquet tonight
at the Bristol cafe.
The freshmen are to be the hosts of
the affair
Gavin w. Craig will he the toast
master and the following toasts will
be responded to: 1.-The Office of the
Lawyer" by George A. lie Doux; THE
Sedate Freshman Class" by Frank r..
Willis: Letters and Oratory in Law
by Seward A. slmons; Legal and Eth
cal MaXims," by William Doran; "rhe
Young Lawyer in Court" by Judge
Wilbur; "Wit and Humor in the Law
by Earl Rogers; "Our College," by DR..
Bovard, president of the u. S. c.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-24
DERRICK TUMBLED ON MAN
Laborer Sues Banning Company for
Big Sum for Spinal Injuries
Sustained on Wharf

The case of Oscar Plummer against
the Banning company was on trial
all day yesterday before Judge Wilbur.
The plaintiff seeks to recover $27, 900
for injuries sustained while in the en-
ploy of the company at San Pedro,
Plummer was one Of a gang handling
freight on a wharf and by the over
turning Of an engine and derrick he
was injured i'm the spine.
Negligence ON the part of the COM
pany in not having the derrick and
engine properly stayed by guy ropes
was claimed and "A number Of wit
nesses We're called by the plaintiff.
Counsel for defendant moved for a
non-suit and the court took the mat
ter under adyisement.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-24
MAYOR HOLDS
THE WHIP HAND
FOR TEN DAYS HE CAN TIE UP
GAS REPEAL
Meanwhile Companies Must Return
Statements or Suffer Punishment
Jordon's Letsout Brings Up
New Possibilities

Through the action Of the city council
I'm repeating the public utilities or.
dinance It is believed Mayor McAleer
will make the best move of his official
life.
The opportunity Of the mayor comes
in his power to hold an ordinance ten
days after he has received 1t before
taking any action whatsoever and his
power OF vetoing the ordinance at the
expiration Of the ten days. The gas
ordinance was repealed by the council
Monday by repeating ordinance which
demands the signature of the mayor to
become operative.
The ordinance which the council so
hastily repealed, ostensibly to cut Gas
and Meter Inspector Jordon s salary OF
$125 month off the payroll, provides
that all gas. electric light and telephone
companies doing business in Los An
geles must submit Il statement of the
cost of conducting their various enter
prises to the city council not later than
February i and that the council shall
thereupon assume the privilege of the
municipal regulation of rates, these
rates to go into effect July l, 1906.
A Penalty Attaches
A penalty is attached to the or
dinance, providing a fine of $500 or 100
days in Jail for violation of its pro-
visions by any person, firm or corpora
ton.
The ordinance repeating the gas or
dinance will not reach the mayor until
some time today or tomorrow, and
after it is sent to his office he has ten
days in which to consider it Provided
the ordinance is sent to his office today
he is not compelled to take any action
until February 3.
He then has the privilege of vetoing
It and the council must pass it over his
veto before il becomes effective. But
the quickest process through which the
council can pass the ordinance will be
at least a week in February before it
becomes operative and the gas" or
dinance is legally repealed; and unless
the corporations submit their financial
statements by the first of next month
they violate the terms of the ordinance
and are liable to fine of $500 or 100
days in Jail or both for every day that
they delay to submit these statements,
Can Order Prosecution
In his executive capacity the mayor
can order prosecutions for violations of
this ordinance.
The mayor has not made public what
steps he will take in the case. He is
said to recognize his opportunity, but
before taking any decisive action will
consult with the city attorney.
The mayor refused to sign the
original public utilities ordinance when
it was first presented to him, claiming
that the council was giving the corpora
fiOnG foo long "A time submit Their
financial statements, while he believed
the city could assume municipal rate
regulation within ninety days. He also
declared the standard of heat and light
units in the ordinance was too low.
The ordinance was passed over the
mayors veto at the session of the coun-
ell held April 8.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-24
INTERPRETATIONS

Edwards & Winters company of Los
Angeles-Drectors: Godfrey Winters
Harry L. Winters, Otto G. Wildey, all
of Los Angeles. Capital stock, $4,000
of which $500 is subscribed.
Coalinga Consolidated High Gravity
Oil company of Los Angeles-Directors:
j. r. Johnson, e. A. Meserve, j.. S.
Chandler, j. p. Chandler, Shirley c.
Ward, all of Los Angeles. Capital
stock, $2,5O0,OO0, Of which $140O is sub
scribed.
California Home company of Los
Angeles-Directors: G. p. Campbell
A. F. Blanchard, 7. e. Major, all of
Los Angeles. Capital stock, $4,000, of
which $500 is subscribed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-24

promptly arrested by Detective Quinn.
Davis is the first pickpocket to be
arrested at Ascot this season.
Quinn was watching the movements
of the alleged crook and soon saw him
reach gently into the side pocket of an
old man and abstract therefrom a
bundle of tickets on the next race.
The old man refused to give his
name but said he would appear against
the picllpocket.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-24
PICKS OLD MANS POCKET
First Case of the Kind Reported From
Ascot Park This
Season

Seventy-fve dollars worthof winning
tickets ON the races proved too strong
temptation for A. c. Davis, recently
of New York city, to resist, and when
he saw an old man out at Ascot yes
terday buy that amount of stationery
on a winning horse he promptly re-
QUESTIONED the checks from the side
pockets of the old man and was as
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-24

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tab
lets. Druggists refund money If 1t fails
to cure. E. w. GROVES signature is
on each box. 25c
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-24

Pure Food Laws Are Good
Burnett's Vanilla is pure food. Use It. |
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-15
I N |V HlIEN1TTTTT |.
DOUBLE EVENT
IS CELEBRATED
Bohemian Club Anniversary
and That of Uncle George
Bromley Gaily Observed

The thirty fourth anniversary OF the BO-
hemian Club and the eighty-ninth birth
day Of Uncle George t. Bromley were
jointly commemorated last evening at a
banquet in the red room of the club ten
dered by Raphael WE'LL. The table deco
rations, abounding in apple blossoms.
were devised in simple but beautiful fash
ion by the Misses Worn. The honor of
presiding was accorded to John Landers
of the "old guard
Many interesting messages from absent
Bohemians were read to the assembled
company. Clay NJ. Greene and Frank l.
Unger cabled congratulations to Uncle
George from Gibraltar. The NJ. P. grand
commander. Terrace Encampment. o. ..
Ones wired a message of good cheer to
Bromley from Norwich, the Rose OF New
England" From Los Angeles came mes
sage by wire signed by Thomas Rickard.
Theodore Wores. II. NJ Gillig. r. Hay
Chapman. l.. F. Vetter. II. j. Breuer and
others. From New York Sig Steinhart
wired his best wishes and from Tonopah
Alonzo Trip telegraphed regrets OF his
inability to attend the feast Letters
came from United States Senator George
C. Perkins. Washington. D. c.; Andrew
Mcfarland Davis Cambridge. Mass: Jen-
gon; George II. Wheaton and willard I.
Barton, Oakland Charming little gifts
to Uncle George were be slowed by Geor-
gia c. Scott and James NJ. Hamilton.
Frederick Warde wired from Portland.
United States Marshal Reed came down
from Portland to participate in the event.
full celebration Charles Bundschu sent
beautiful verses of his own composition.
Mr.. Well presented to his guests menu
h< rfr af bo hot
Guard Club. founded 1S72," and Uncle
George. born April IA. 1911"
At the round table were Fred w. Hail.
president of the club: George T. Bromley
j. c. Wilson, Jasper Mcdonald, F. W.
Henshaw. N. ]. Britain. George l. Ives,
A NJ. Robertson. r. H. Fletcher. Peter
Robertson, Louis Sloss l.. H Foofe.
Hugh NJ Burke, Fremont Older Ben
jamin R. Swan. John McNaught j. Fl.
N Irwin. 5. D. Mayer. Alex Warner. T.
S. Wilson. General A W. Greely, Major
Henry Hill. Warren r. Payne. Henry X.
Field. j. B. LandfeId. George n. Matter
George Sage, Benjamin Clark. F. X. Aims
worth Alex G.. Hawes, General w. T..
Dorgherty. c. ]. Reed. Louis ROsenthaL
n r Bloomer, James N. Walker. H. A.
Melvin. Charles ]. Dickman. r. B. Wal
lace. General James Biddle. David Bush.
c. NJ. ST. John, John Landers. s. d. Bras
tow and Raphael Well.
Uncle George was in excellent form as
a speaker and singer. His accomplish
ments as an orator and a soloist viii
surely delight il not surprise the New
Englanders. Accompanied by Raphael
Well and S. d. Brastow he will leave San
Francisco next Wednesday for Norwich.
Conn. the place of his BIRTH On the way
to the scenes Of his childhood he will
tarrv in New York and Washington to
recafve the concentrations OF old friends
who have cordially requested him TO
stop over a few days
Eighteen of the old guard OF Bohemia
were present at the celebration last night.
Benjamin Clark sang Noel to the de-
light OF the assembled company.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-15

safely on the cobblest9nes OF Shattuck
avenue. while hundreds hurried for
ward 10 lend them such aid as they
might need. The ladies assured all
comers that they were safe and sound,
end then attention was turned 10 the
blazing automobile they had just
quilted.
The accident to the machine occurred
80 quickly that no hint Of the predica-
ment in which the young women were
60 find themselves had been afforded.
The automobile was driven by A White,
new chauffeur employed by Needham.
Supposedly he was responsible for the
accident. which occurred when the pilot
fire went out. sending the gasoline on
q back-hre route. When that took place
q mighty sheet Of flames burst forth,
apparently enveloping the ladies, who
rode with the chauffeur
The crowd from the baseball game
on the campus. between California and
Stanford. had just left the university
grounds and was congregating in hun
dreds at Center and Shattuck avenues,
where all trains leave Berkeley. This
throng Of people watched the accident
TO Mr.. Needham's machine. and with
horror-stricken faces witnessed two
apparently helpless women make a su-
preme effort to save themselves from
what seemed like certain death
When the ladies were seen TO have
escaped from the burning automobiIe
q cheer went up that testified 10 the
admiration Of the college crowd for
the women's pluck and daring. The au-
tomobile was removed to a garage for
repairs. while Mrs. Needham and Miss
Morrish were escorted home in a car
riage. Mrs. Needham resides at 15s
Spring street and Miss Morrish at 1926
Hawthorne terrace.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-15
SAYS RAILROAD
IS TRESPASSER
Sacramento Attorney Makes
Sensational Report Con-
cerning Southern Pacific
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

SACRAMENTO. April 14.-After sew
eral weeks investigation and searching
of records by it's attorney the Jobbers'
Association of Sacramento today sprang
a surprise in a report declaring that
the Southern Pacific Company has
usurped a number of valuable water
front privileges and that it has placed
many of its tracks where they have
no right to be. The report has special
significance at this time when the West
ern Pacific Railroad Company is about to
ask the city for water front and other
privileges in opposition to the desires of
the Southern Pacific
The Jobbers' Association finds from the
records that the city still has full control
of the water front from l. to r streets.
save for two small franchises about to ex-
pire, and that the Southern Pacific is a
frespasser thereon; that the Southern Pa
cific is a trespasser on R street from the
western to the eastern limits of the city.
nearly three miles. the franchise for the
track having expired in 1902; that other
valuable franchises held by the Southern
Pacific are about TO expire, and that the
Sacramento Transportation Company and
the Sacramento Coal Company are occu-
pying wharves to which they have no
claim whatever.
A committee from the Jobbers' Asso-
citation. comprising T. B. Hall, p C.
Drescher. D. A. Lindley. Scott F. Ennis,
Dwight H. Miller. William schaw. c. F.
Prentiss, Fred B. Adams and w. A. Cur
It's. will walt on the City Trustees next
Monday night and ask for franchise for
a union belt line along the entire city
front. which shall be open not only to
the Southern Pacific but to all competing
roads now seeking admission to the city,
or likely TO come here in the future.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-15

ant to be In this place. hearing nice
things said about me-. Even If unmerited
it is nevertheless pleasant. But 1 wish
you to remember this: If there had not
been true and loyal and brave men with
out shoulder straps in the First Califor-
MIA Regiment of Volunteers there would
have been no General Smith; there would
have been no Commissioner Smith: there
would have been no Governor General
Smith. 1t would be still Colonel Smith.
and may be just plain Smith,
He then paid tribute to the work of
Professor Bernard Moses, who had pre-
cedsd him on the Philippine commission,
saying that his own success had been but
built upon the work done by his prede-
eessor as Commissioner OF Education.
Even when it comes TO my so-called
success In the island of Negros," he con-
tinued, 81 cannot claim that to myself
Fer when 1 went there as a stranger
the people of Negros received me and
took me upon trust and received my as
surances and made me their friend. The
fact is that 1 do not merit all this. There
are times when words fail to give ex-
preston to the feelings OF the human
heart, and this is one. of them Provi-
dence has been good to me. 1t has given
me good friends. My only prayer is that
when Ii take away the honors, the ac-
cident, the chance that make the bubble,
that. at any rate. it will leave to me my
friends, my friends of Canfornia.''
FILIPINO YOUTH SPEAKS.
The most pleasing part OF the affair
perhaps was the speech made by Jayne
Araneta His father is a wealthy ha-
cendado and the leading man in the island
of Negros When General Smith. at the
head of the California regiment. was
sent to Negros to pacify it. .ehe met Juan
Araneta and won him to the cause of the
Americans. The two men became fast
friends and 1t is said that several tiIaes
Smith owed his life to the vigilance and
love of the Filipino planter. Last night
Jayne Araneta. his son. a student at the
University of California. was called upon
to make an address OF welcome The
slender, swarthy-skinned lad spoke with
a feeling and a grace that won the crowd.
I'm asking me TO speak before you to-
night" he said. you do me a great
honor You know. of course, that / am
only a student, and as such / was never
before hoaored with an invitation to
speak at a public gathering. But, though
feeling unequal to the occasion, my ad-
miration for great man. one OF Cali
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The San Francisco call., 1906-04-15

rode along the city's greatest street in
the midst of military pomp. Bands
played, soldiers marched. bugles called,
horses pranced and the clicking of arms
and accouterments must have called
him back to the time when, eight years
ago, he went down the same street at
the head of his volunteers on the way
to the troopship that was to take them
to the Philippines.
The parade formed at the foot of
Market street. and it was o'clock be-
fore it started. On both sides of the
roped street throngs watched it pass
with enthusiasm. 1t was headed by
SQUADRON of mounted policemen. Fol-
lowing came the band of the Third Ar
tillery and then eight companies OF
Coast Artillery in battalion formation,
under Captain !. A. Haynes. The Gov
ernor General rode in red-wheeled
victoria drawn by four prancing bays.
To his left sat Mayor Schmitz. and op-
posite him Governor Pardee. The cheers
from the sidewalk kept his hat off dur
ing the whole route. and his amiable
smile never left his lips.
In front of the City Hall the police
men and the regulars formed in
hedge, arms at the carry, and the ON
cial carriage rolled between. The re-
ception took place in the rotunda of
the City Hall. It was ablaze with
lights. festooned with evergreens, and
panoplied with flags platform had
been built on the western side. and
upon this General Smith took his place.
To his left, in the following order. sat
Mayor Schmitz, Captain Peter Reilley,
Governor Pardee. Colonel t. F. o'Neil
and Father McQuaide, and behind rep
resentatives of the army. the National
Guard, the Governors staff and city and
county officers.
PRAISES RANK AND FILE.
Speeches of welcome were made by
Mayor Schmitz. Judge Graham. Cover
nor Pardee, Professor Bernard Moses,
professor of economics at the Univer-
sity of California and ex-member OF
the Philippine Commission; Rev. Jo-
seph p McQuaide, chaplain of the First
California Regiment when Smith was
colonel; Jayne .Araneta, a young Fill
pino student OF the University OF Cali
fornia, and S. M. Shortridge. General
Smith spoke last, in response. His
speech was in happy vein. He decried
his own services to praise those OF the
rank and file. and his final tribute to
friendship called forth thunder OF ap-
plause.
MY friends he said. 'It is very pleas