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The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-23
New Medical Board

Special to the News
 Little Rock, May 23. Govern or Pindall today appointed Dr. NJ. l.. Norwood, of Lockesburg,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-24
SH0TGUNS TAKEN AS
BOOTY BY THIEVES
Robbers Enter Offices and Lodging
Houses and Steal Clothing and
VaIuabIes While Owners
Sleep

w. H. Schweppe, proprietor of the Off
ces at 1928 Pacific Electric building, re-
ported to the police yesterday that a
sneak thief had entered his office and
stolen a valuable shotgun. The thief is
thought to have entered while Mr.
Schweppe was visiting in another office.
David Stark. an employe at the grad
ing camp conducted by Tyron Brain,
Pico and Fifth avenue. reported that a
highly priced shotgun had been stolen
from his tent there some time Tuesday
night The police believe the shotgun
was stolen by some workman at the
camp.
w. E. Stowe. a lodger at the Silver
Star rooming house, 1451A East First
street, reported to the police yesterday
that a suit of clothes had been stolen
from his room some time early yester-
day morning.
Stowe was asleep in the room wher
the theft was committed, but did not
hear the thief at work.
A. j. Matuezewsky 975 Jasmine street
reported to the police yesterday that g
room worker had stolen suit of clothes
an overcoat, six shirts and two pairs Of
trousers from his room some time yes
terday morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-24
SON is WEALTHY
MOTHER DESTITUTE
PARENT STARTS ACTION TO OBJ
TAIN ALLOWANCE
While Albert s. Wilson Rolls In
Wealth, II Is Alleged, Mrs.
Wilson Lacks Necessities
of Life

Claiming that she is suffering for the
necessities of life while her son rolls In
wealth, Mrs. Annie Wilson filed COM
plant in the superior court yesterday
asking that the son, Albert s. Wilson,
who she says has $4,000 in cash and a
large income, be compelled to give her
SIG per month for her support, which she
claims is necessary to her maintenance In
her present condition of health.
At present the mother is living at the
home of another son, Edward Joseph VIII
son, who is a meat cutter and barely able
to support his own wife and child. Mrs.
Wilson alleges that she is in poor health
and utterly unable to work or help\ her
self, and she will suffer for the actual ne
cessities of life unless her wealthy son
comes to her assistance.
She says her son Albert has abundant
means to take care or her in manner
becoming her station, but he refuses to do
SO, preferring to spend the money on
himself. Appeals to her son have been
of no avail, and now she seeks the aid OF
the court to secure the support which she
claims is due her for the years of trouble
spent in rearing her boys.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-24
LIBEL CASE MAY NEVER
COME UP FOR TRIAL
Strange Rumors AfIoat Concerning
Action Taken by Ocean Park
Postmaster Against A. Bert
Bynon and w. r. Leroy

Postmaster Lovelace of Ocean Park and
his attorney, w. H. Anderson, seem un-
decided whether or not to sue A. Bert
Bynon and w. R. Leroy for criminal
libel. Complaints were filed some time
ago, but when the case was due to come
up for trial yesterday the prosecution
wavered.
Finally Deputy District Attorney c. c.
McComas, acting head of the depart
ment said something must be done one
way or the other, and 1t was finally
agreed to drop the suit against w. R.
Leroy and continue that against A. B.
Bynon to November g.
Strange rumors are afoat concerning
the principals in the Ocean Park squab-
BILE and dark hints are afloat of political
influence, which is said to be controlling
the case. Lovelace is reported to have
ordered Anderson to dismiss the case,
but the latter refused, it is alleged, be-
cause he had not been paid for his
services. Also it is said the influence Of
Mr.. Fraser figures in the drama and
that he ordered the suit against Leroy
dismissed.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-24

SELF DEFENSE
is HIS CLAIM
SILVER SAYS HE SHOT TO SAVE
HIS LIFE
DECLARES MURDERED MAN WAS
FIRST TO DRAW
------
Danger Of Lynchlng Negro Not Yet
Over and He Is Kept In
City Jail Here for
Safety

At Ontario. San Bernardno county,
Edward Silver. the slayer of Deputy
Sheriff Will E. Smithson, was given a
preliminary examination yesterday before
Justice of the Peace ]. R. Pollack. and
at its close was held to answer in the
superior court on a charge Of murder.
He was committed to the custody OF
Sheriff Ralphs to be held without bail.
From Ontario Silver was returned to
this city and placed again in the city
prison, Sheriff Ralphs not deeming 1t safe
to confine him within the precincts of
San Bernardlno county owing to the state
of mind Of the people
There were but three witnesses ex-
amined for the state, and Silver made
statement in his own behalf.
John Williams, DR.. Lincrest and Newt
Mullet, the foreman at the borax works
at Daggett where the killing Of young
smithson took place, testified for the
state. They were witnesses of the shoot
ing, and DR.. Lincrest afterward made an
examination of the wounds in Smithson's
body.
Describes Shooting
They described the shooting, telling how
Silver had first attacked Mullet with a
pick handle and then armed himself with
a pistol. AS Smithson advanced upon
him to arrest him Silver fired and kept
on firing until he had placed five bullets
in the officers body.
Silver escaped and was captured in
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-24
NATIVE SONS DANCE ON
NEAR-SILvER ANNIVERSARY Y
Los Angeles ParIor Entertains Men,
bers and Guests with Varied
Program, Followed by
Terpslchorean Finale

Native Sons and their relatives and
friends danced last night at Blanchard
hall, the occasion being the twenty-fourth
anniversary of Los Angeles parlor, No. 40,
N. S. G. W.
AS a prelude a varied entertainment was
rendered under the direction of DR.. E. M.
Lazard, in which Mrs I. w. Birnbaum,
Fred Harris. E. R. Longley, Miss Hazel
Metz, Misses Myrtle and Stella Gonzales
participated.
Addresses were delivered by F. A.
Stephenson and ]. N. o. Rech.
The floor committee included @. III.
Burkhardt, Lee l.. Payne, Harry c. Mil
ler, Theo Herzog and A. w. Metz.
The reception committee embraced j.
t. Newell. e. w. Biscailuz, o. e. Swift
zen, Frank Cotter, ]. A. Bannister and
Harry Wright.
Besides the committeeman and their
wives or invited guests there were pres
ent several hundred, including Council
man and Mrs. Henry Lyon, Mr.. and Mrs
Victor Almon, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Brodbeck,
Mr. and Mrs Perry Stickelbout, Mrs. j.
s. Morris. Mrs. A. e. Brodbeck and Mrs.
r. G. Bussenius. and Misses May Cart
wright, Honorena Labory, Bessie O'Brien,
Cline. Gertrude Chase, Culbertson, Vale
and others.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-24
NEW lNcoRPoRATloNs

Articles of incorporation of the Wiles-
Smurr Manufacturing company Were filed
yesterday with the county clerk. The new
concern is entering corporate existence
for the purpose Of engaging in the manu-
facture and sale of all kinds of brass
merchandise j.. R. smurr, W. w. Wiles
and ]. d, McCauley are the directors,
the first two holding all of the 900
capital stock except one share of 500 held
by McCauley which qualities him as a
director.
Calico Mining company is the name of
a new mining concern which is organizing
for the purpose of carrying on general
mining business. Headquarters of the
corporation are to be in Los Angeles.
Directors in the new concern are G, A.
Buchanan Of Los Angeles, John d. Acker-
man of Oakland, r. l.. Burcham of Los
Angeles, Ward Chapman of Los Angeles.
w. e. Youle Of Los Angeles. III. c. Laux
of Los Angeles and A. /. Drew Of San
Bernardino. Seventy dollars of the $780,
900 capital stock Of the company is sub
scribed
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-24

Cajon by Under Sheriff McNabb, and
brought to Los Angeles to save him from
mob violence
Asked by the justice at the examination
if he had anything to say Silver re.
quested to be sworn and then told his
story in cool and straightforward way
Late Saturday afternoon" he said, u
had some words with Newt Mullet the
foreman of the borax works. He grabbed
a big wrench to attack me and 1 picked
up broken shovel to defend myself, and
he dropped the wrench and said he would
fix me; he started toward the office where
they keep a number of rifles and revolv-
ers |. was so mad that 1 couldn't see
straight and 1 went to my shack and
got an automatic pistol which 1 have
had for a long time. believed that a
negro of the name of Smith with whom
/ had had trouble before was responsible
for the boss jumping me so decided to
see him When got to his house yelled
at him to come out and fight If he was
such a gun man as he had Dragged he
was.
Called Doctor for Woman
His wife was in the house and sick,
and she begged me to go away. 1 asked
Nher if 1 could do anything for her and
she asked me to get the doctor.
called the doctor for her and started back
to the borax works. When about half
way back l met Mullet, Smithson and
Happy Johnnie. L don't know his other
name. All had pistols, and as l walked
toward them Smithson reached for his
gun. l saw il flash in the air and
pulled my gun as fast as I could. we
both fired at about the same time but I
was a bit quicker than he. / shot him
because l believed that he would surely
kill me if l did not. fired only in de-
Tense of my life.
when Smithson fell turned and ran,
and the other men opened fire on me.
The man called Happy Johnnie shot me
in the leg but went on.
Il laid out Saturday and Sunday night,
and Monday night / started for San
Bernardino. had had nothing to eat
from Saturday noon and / was so hungry
that / was all in. had nothing but two
plugs of tobacco to keep alive on. When
the officers surprised me in Cajon pass
was too far gone to make any fight.
was weak and hungry and my leg hurt
and the blood 1 had lost also weakened
me-"
At the conclusion of Silver's statement,
Justice Pollack held him to answer with
out bail and turned him over to the
sheriff.
Still Fear Lynching
Sheriff Ralphs and Deputy Sheriff Ward
put Silver on a train and hurried him
back to Los Angeles.
The danger of lynching at the hands
of a mob is not yet over and in the
present state of feeling of the dessert
miners and the friends of young Smith
son, Sheriff Ralphs is positive that the
negro would be lynched If he was taken
to the San Bernardino jail.
The wound in his leg, which the negro
complained of, was dressed in the re-
ceiving hospital yesterday by DR.. Tanner.
The leg Is very much swollen and the
wound is infected and It may be that
blood poisoning will carry the negro off
before he is tried for the killing OF
Smithson.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-24
LIVES ON MILK;
IS 1T MHUMAN?
DRUGLEss sANAToRIUM METHOD
UNDER FIRE
Relatives OF Woman Patient Who Is
Losing Strength Lay Alleged
Facts Before Health Board
and Fight Follows

Whether keeping a patient on milk
diet exclusively constitutes inhumanity Is
an issue which faced the board of health
| yesterday in connection with the alleged
| treatments administered in the Drugiess
sanatorium in Boyle Heights.
The department had caused an inspec.
tion to be made there, and Inspector Har-
ris was on hand to give results, but DR.
Frank s. Kurpiers had retained Counsel
Walter Haas to represent him and the
institution, and the attorney induced the
board to lay the case over for a weak
until he could more fully inquire into the
alleged circumstances.
The inquiry grows out of the treatment
given to Mrs. Wenger. niece of Detective
Mckenzie
She entered the institution as a patient
some time ago, but her relatives say she
has become greatly emaciated since. This
they attribute to the milk diet to which
they say the young woman was subjected.
The sanatorium attaches say that ner
illness was responsible for the falling
away on her part-not the milk-and that
every proper attention had been given
her
Expert testimony will probably be
taken on these points later doubtless, and
In the meantime both sides will prepare
their case.
Rachel Golden, a Red Cross nurse from
San Francisco who served at the sana-
torium, was before tho board yesterday
and gave her deposition to a stenographer
in the city attorneys office, as she ex-
poets to go north at once.
The case will probably be bitterly
fought, the issues being between the drug
and drugless schools of practice in heal
ing e.
Detective Mckenzie was asked why he
permitted Mrs. Wenger to remain at the
institution and replied that she had put
all her means into the cure and hence was
in debt to the management, she thought
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-24
COLT DISAPPEARS AND
OWNER SEEKS REDRESS
Judge Smith Listens to Two Hours
Of "Horse Talk" but Legal
TangIe Is Still I'm
raveIed

Two hours of horse talk occupied thc
attention of Judge Smiths department OF
the superior court yesterday morning
The horse in the question was a 3-year-
old. The owner, M. A. Rogers of Po-
mona, says the animal was stolen while
grazing in the pasture of c. H. Rawley
O rancher of Pomona.
The owner claimed it was not horse
nor pony but just a colt. He says he
paid the owner of the pasture, Daniel
animal, but the owner sold the pasture
to Rawley. He then rendered Rawley
the Gus stomary rent for the pasture and
he says the latter accepted, thereby
taking responsibility for the animal
Shortly after this the colt disappeared
from the pasture and has not been
found since
After two hours of argument Judge
Smith ordered the attorneys to present
briefs.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-24
IRON WORKER DIES AS
RESULT OF INJURIES

Ralph Day, the young iron worker who
was seriously injured by falling from the
third story of the new building, Sixth and
Main streets, Monday morning, died at
the California hospital at 6 o'clock last
night.
The body was taken to the undertaking
establishment of Corners, Underkircher
& O'Conner. where an inquest will be held
today.
Day was descending from the fourth
floor by means of rope. The rope
slipped and he fell to the pavement be-
meath.
THE young man lived with his pareats
at 400 North Hill street.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-24
TEAMSTER RUN DOWN BY
TRAIN ESCAPES DEATH
ONE HORSE KILLED AND OTHER
MAY BE SHOT
Driver Springs to Ground and Is Saved
from Being Crushed Beneath
Wheels of Switch
Engine

8. M. Hayes, teamster, nearly lost
his lie yesterday when the wagon he
was driving was run into by a Santa
Fe switch engine at Seventh ana Santa
Fe avenue about II 80 o'clock.
One OF Hayes horses was killed while
the other was severely injured and II
may be necessary to shoot 1t.
Hayes suffered a severely lacerated
face and head, while his right hand was
considerably bruised.
Hayes was driving across the track
at the point where the accident hap
pened and did not notice the approaching g
engine. According to witnesses the en-
gineer neglected to sound his whistle or
ring his bell. evidently thinking Hayes
would hear the noise Of the escaping
steam. The engine struck the rear part
OF the wagon and demolished it. Hayes
ESCAPED fatal injury by jumping.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-24
BOY SPEEDIST FINED;
MEN ESCAPE LIGHTLY
Indignant Father Calls Mayors Atten-
tlon to Alleged Inconsistency In
Melting Out of Justice Against
Motorcyclists and Autoists

Mayor Harper yesterday received
letter from an indignant father who hat
run counter to the city's speed ordi
nances. The letter speaks for itself:
On October IA my son, 16 years old,
steadily employed at small wages,
was fired $50 in Judge Chambers
court for speeding a motorcycle at
twenty-five miles an, hour, his first
arrest for speeding.
On the same date, in the same court,
man twenty-fve-mile speeder was
fined but $5 and a man auto thirty
four-mile speeder was fined but $40.
1 am believer in all necessary or
dinances for the protection of public
safety and in reasonable penalties for
violation of such ordinances, but I
connot figure out the reason, right or
justice in fining a 16-year-old boy $40
for the lesser offense and f1ning two
men IS and $40 for the greater offense,
taking the different speeds as re-
ported by the motorcycle officers as
the basis for comparing the extent of
the violations.
Can you figure out the reason, right
or justice in this case?
ROBERT M. COLLIER.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-24
COURT is ASKED TO SET
ASIDE VALUABLE DEED
Widow Of the Late John w. Lancaster
Starts Action to Recover Pasa-
dena Homestead--Wants
VIII Confirmed

Action was taken yesterday in the SUI
perior court by Mrs Kate Martin Lam
caster, widow of the late John w. Lam
caster, asking that deed made by her
husband conveying their homestead in
Pasadena to his sons be set aside and the
property restored to her in accordance
with what she alleges to have been the
Intention of her husband as expressed in
his WILL
The piece of land in question is the
north one-half of lot 27 of James Smith
tract" of Pasadena. which was bought
by Lancaster from William Brown in
1890 In 1903 Lancaster married the plain
tiff BY this marriage she lost the $S
per month pension paid to her as the
widow of major in the civil war.
A deed had been made by Lancaster
conveying the property in question to his
two sons, j. N. Lancaster and E. F.
Lancaster, The plaintiff alleges 1t was
not the intention of the deceased to de-
liver this deed and 1t was recorded with
out his consent. She says that in his
win her husband left her the homestead
and she asks the court to set aside the
deed and confirm the will.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-24
RS7 is
USE OF
ECO BECOMES RAGING
TORRENT
cam Of Water Increases to a
MI Capped RIver-Damage
to Property Is Only
Nominal

cloudbrrs at Altadena last night
lnged ir almost a moment a tiny
ckling gearn Of water in the bed OF
10 Arroyo Seco into turgid foam
apped torrent. which whirled it's way
20 the rivse, carrying all small obstruc-
tions before 1t and for time alarming
residents along the bank of the usually
dry wash that 1t might tear out bridges
and destroy property.
Fortunately, however, the sudden down.
pour of rain in the Altadena section was
not sufficient to make more than four
foot stream in the narrowest part of the
arroyo, and what damage was done was
confined to the washing out of fences,
the carrying away of wood piles and the
flooding of a few outhouses and one or
two residences
From above the Daily street bridge the
suddenly angry stream whirled epiteful,y
along until Avenue 26 was reached AT
this point a big rock crusher is located
and deep cut has recently been made
there, the dirt from which was banked
up across the bed of the arroyo. When
the water first struck this 1t was checked
in it's flow and rapidly spread out over
the lower lands and backed up almost to
Avenue 2S
Two or three small houses between
these two streets were cut off by the
number of outbui,dings were flooded from
one to two feet deep and several wood
piles which had been carefully stacked
for the winter were carried away.
The water continued to back up until
the pressure was sufficient to break
through the bank of earth thrown up by
the excavators, and as soon as this open
ing was made the flood tore patch
across the full width of the wash and
whirled on its way to the river
Below Avenue 26 there was considerable
excitement for a time as the top of the
flood came down, but it was carried off
in the broader channel so quickly that
the danger was no sooner imminent than
1t had disappeared. Little if any damage
was done by the breaking of the dam,
1t being confined to the washing out of a
few fences and the demolition of shed
or two which stood in the path of the
water
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-24
WIFE'S LOVE GROWS COLD;
HUSBAND GRANTED DECREE
Pomona Business Man Tries in Vain
to Get Spouse to Return,
and Falling, Sues for
Divorce

Because his wife packed up her things
and left him, z. E. Boothe, young busl-
ness man of Pomona, sought divorce
yesterday in Judge Monroe's court on the
ground of desertion.
He says his wife left without cause and
without warning. He came home from
work and she was gone. He waited late
into the night and she did not show up.
He sought her next day at her fathers
house and she said she would return, but
tailed to do so, and he again found the
house deserted when he returned from
work next day
This time the woman had gone to her
aunt In Pasadena. The husband visited
his wife at her aunts house. but she told
him she did not care for him any more
and did not intend to return. Since then
she has not returned, and has not even
written to him.
An interlocutory decree was granted.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-24
The Pride of the West

Most gratifying support and a general
interest was awakened upon the an
nouncement of the construction OF a
smeiter by the Pacific Reduction Conn
pany at Crucero, San Bernardino
county, Cal. This site being selected,
as IL is the meeting ground of three
railroads. the Salt Lake, the Tonopah
q Iidewater and a branch of the Santa
fe, Wnlch penetrate every large mining
district In Nevada and Southern calf
fornia. From this source the great
wealth of minerals will be poured into
the smelter of the Pacific Reduction
Company.
Such an enterprise has become a
public necessity, for If any real benefit
is to be derived from these great min
eral fields every facility for developing
crude minerals into commercial value
must be used. Hence this smelter
is in crying demand. What its value
will prove to the tributary mining
country and its advantage to Los An
geles cannot be overestimated. 1t will
bring many manufacturers using basic
metals to Los Angeles, and an indefinite
number of business enterprises will de-
velop from the very beginning of the
output of this smelter. To put this into
Immediate action the Pacific Reduction
Company is rapidly disposing of the
first issue of It's bonds. Future issues
Will be underWritten by the large bond
houses of New York, Boston, Philadel-
phia and st. Louis.
This gives the small investor his
chance to buy bonds at par. You car
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With each bond will be given as d
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Figure up what this would bring yo.
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Every twelve months you can cut OF
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If at any time you wish to realize
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While we appreciate the expressions
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Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-24
DEBATERS PREPARE FOR
ANNUAL "SPEAK FESTS'

Activity in debating circles is commenc-
ing in Occidental college
Occidental is already scheduled for one
intercollegiate session of argument with
Pomona, and all the disputing talent in
the west side school Is entered for honors
On the rostrum.
The preliminary speak tests. from which
the representatives OF the college will be
chosen, will be held between the literary
societies of the school In about three
weeks Several promising debaters are
enrolled at Occidental, and when the best
have been altered from the candidates
for intercollegiate glory Pomona will have
to defeat very formidable team.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-24
LAY CHARTER QUESTION
OVER UNTIL MONDAY
Council Unwilling to Tackle Problem
of Proper Representation with
Two of Its Lawmakers
Absent

The council discussed the charter re-
vision commissions report yesterday, but
with two members, Wren and Yonkln
absent, it was deemed best to lay over
the solution until Monday.
The report is that of the advisory body
which has suggested an apportionment Of
fifteen members
Councilman Healy and others think the
labor unions Socialists. German-Americar
alliance, doctors, ministers and Others
should have representation or else the
charter will be defeated
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-24

1t took nearly, three months steady
rehesrsing to perfect them in the various
evolutions and intricate dance movements
that have made the "Broilers'' the bright
particular hit they are. The act is not
easy to copy, but doubtless would have
mary limitations were 1t not for the time,
duco IL.
The original "Broilers' beauty chorus
will be seen with 1.-THE Royal Chef
when that company appears Sunday
night at the Los Angeles theater for a
weeks engagement.