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Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13
GIRLS
DEATHS

ALLEN-T. B. Allen SO years, single; native
Of New York. county hospital; lobar pneu-
monia.
AMADIO-Anaclatta Amadio, years. native
of Italy, SOS Lamar street; dphtheria.
ANDERSON-Mss Eta Julia Anderson, "a
years, native of Kansas, Good Samaritan
hospital shock from severe burns; burial at
Azusa.
ANDREA-Maria T. Andrea, years, native
of Austria. 513 Center street; membranous
Group.
ANTUNEZ-Jesus Antunez, 10 years, widow
er, native OF Mexico, 668 North Boyle ave-
nue.; senility and gangrene of both feet
BELLI-Frank Belli, so years, married. ma
tive OF Italy, county hospitals strangulated
hernia
BURKE-winston F. Burke, 70 years. mar
ried, native of West Virginia, 724 Mateo
street; typhoid fever
CALLvERT-Mrs. Nellie May Calvert, 30
years, native Of Iowa, 616 Bixel street; mi
trail disease of heart.
CARRINI-Angelo N. Caprini, % years. single,
native IF Italy 500 Glover street; lobar pneu-
monia-
CRAMER-Florence Ross Cramer, 8 years,
native OF California, 17o6 Normandie ave-
nue.; diphtheria
DE YOUNG-Bastian De Young. IA years, ma
tive of California, 1916 Penn avenue; cerebro
spinal meningitis
FARRELL-James Farrell, Al years, single.
native of Ireland; pulmonary tuberculosis.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13
GENERALS CHIEF TASK TO
RETREAT, SAID VlCER0Y
Trial Of stoesseI Leads to Develop
ments-Kuropatkin Testifes
FavorabIy to officer Who
is Accused
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 12.-General
Kuropatkin testified today at the court
martial of Gen. Stoesse and other army
officers charged with needlessly surren-
dering Port Arthur to the Japanese, that
the Jaapnese could have taken Port
Arthur by assault in the early days of
the war, as the defenses were then in
complete. On the whole, Gen. Kuropat-
kins evidence was favorable to Gen.
Stoessel.
The conduct of Gen. Fock, who is
charged with responsibility for the defeat
at Nan Chang and the subsequent retire
ment at Port Arthur, was reviewed by
the court, and the evidence of Gen.
Kuropatkin was helpful to this officer as
well.
Gen. Kuropatkin declined to answer
several questions on the ground that to
do so would make known military secrets,
but he did say that the whole plan of the
war was based upon the supposed in
vincibllity of the Russian fleet and that
the original scheme for the defense of
Port Arthur could not be carried out
successfully after the squadron had been
crippled by the 'treacherous opening at
tack of the Japanese"
The name of Former Viceroy Alexieff
who has declined to appear as witness,
was mentioned continually today in an
unfavorable light and a ripple of mer~
riment was provoked by a phrase in one
of his orders saying: "The chief task of
Fock is to retreat at the proper time"
Gen. Kuropatl5in did not conceal his an
imosty toward the former viceroy, and
declared that Alexieff had forbidden him
to visit the fortress before the siege.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13
PRIEST AT ALTAR
VICTIM OF BANDIT
Masked Armed Highwayman Seeks tc
Rob Pastor but Loses Nerve
and FIees from
Church

Shortly before o'clock yesterday af-
ternon Father Miguel Romando, pastor
OF the Catholic church at Enterprise and
Wilson streets while alone in the church
was held up by a masked hihighwayman
and at the point of a revolver was
ordered to hand over his property.
The priest, surprised at the entrance
of the man, Immediately elevated his
hands at the order to throw them up
and asked the stranger what he meant.
II want your money and property"
was the answer, 'and, 1 want it quick !"
MY son, have nothing and there
is nothing here in the way of property
that you could convert into money, the
priest replied, while calmly looking
into the muzzle of the revolver.
The man, his nerve evidently failing
him, backed from the room with the
revolver still pointing at the priest and
when he reached the street ran hurriedly
away.
The man is described as about
5 feet inches in height, 165 pounds
in weight, smooth shaven and dressed in
dark clothing.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
STOCKHOLDERS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN
POWER COMPANY, A CORPORATION.
Notice is hereby given that in pursuance Of
resolution of the board OF directors Of the
San Joaquin Power company. a corporation
duly organized and existing under the laws Of
the State OF California. adopted at a regular
meeting of said board held and regularly as
sembled In accordance with the bylaws OF said
corporation, at the office and principal
place OF business Of said corporation, In
the city OF Los Angeles County OF Los
Angeles. State of California. a meeting
of thJ stockholders OF said corporation Is
hereby called for and will be held at the office
and principal place of business Of said cor
poration at room 624, Pacific Electric building,
at the corner Of Sixth and Main streets. in
the City of Los Angeles. County Of Los Ange-
les, State Of California, (said place being at
the room and building where the board Of d.
rectors OF said corporation usually meet), on
Thursday, the 10th day Of December. 1907, at
10 o'clock a. on that day, for the purpose
Of considering and acting upon the proposition
to diminish the capital stock Of said corpora
tion from $800000 divided into 5000 shares Of
the par value OF 500 each. 10 100000 to be d.
vided into 1000 shares Of the pl- value OF 500
each; and for the purpose Of transacting such
other and further business as may properly
come before said meeting
Dated September 10. 1907.
[Seai.l L. NJ FARNHAM, Secretary
9-1s,25. 1o-1-s-15-22-2s. 12-5-1s
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13
FISH WAS AUTOCRA7, |
ARGUES HARTMAN
Used Illinois Central for Own Profit
and Controlled Funds to the
Injury Of the
Road

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 12.-Arguments for and
against the injunction obtained by stuy-
2S1,2S1 shares of Illinois Central stock
at the annual meeting of that road began
today in the superior court before Judge
Ball.
The proceedings commenced by the pre-
sentation by the attorneys of r. H. Har-
riman of long affidavit signed by Mr..
Hartman, Robert w. Goelet and Charles
A. Peabody. In the affidavit 1t was sc
forth that Mr.. Fish was not reelected
president of the company because of
alleged misconduct in office and alleged
misapplication of the funds of the COM
pany. 1t was also declared in the aft
davit that under the laws of Illinois the
Union Pacific Railroad company has the
right to vote all stocks owned by 1t at
the meeting of November 49,
Mr. Hartman and the other makers of
the affidavit deny that they caused the
defeat of Mr.. Fish as president because
he refused to yield the control of tho
Illinois Central to the Union Pacific. 1t
is also denied that ]. T. Harahan, now
president of the company, is under the
domination of Mr.. Hartman. The state
ment which has been made that Mr.. Har-
riman and the Union Pacific Railroad
company have sought to control the
Illinois Central is also denied.
1t is charged in the affidavit that Mr.
Fish had made common cause with the
Missouri Pacific, one of the strongest
competitors of the Illinois Central.
Give Reasons
1t is declared also that he sought to
control the Illinois Central for mis- own
personal profit. The affidavit gives the
following reasons why its makers refuse
to vote for the election of Mr.. Fish.
Because in the judgment of the direc-
tors Mr.. Fish has in the past misused
and misappropriated the funds of the
Illinois Central.
HE used his power as a president TO
control the funds of the railroad COM
pany to the injury of the railroad.
Because he attempted to manage the
railroad company in disregard of the
authority of the board of directors"
1t was further stated that the sole
reason for electing Mr.. Harahan as pres
ident of the Illinois Central was because
of his efficient management. Denial IS
made by the Union Pacific Railroad COM
pany that it owned stocks in other trans
portation companies for the purpose of
controlling them. The affiants declared
that Mr.. Fish in advertising for proxies
has falsely claimed that he was denied
reelection because he insisted upon the
independence of the Illinois Central, and
1t is further claimed that while Mr.. Fish
is seeking to prevent the voting of stock
held by the Union Pacific Railroad COM
pany and that the railroad securities
company he has often voted that stosk
himself
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13
MYSTERY SURROUNDS
SUICIDE OF WOMAN
FASHIONABLE HOTEL is SCENE
OF SHOOTING
Recent Arrival from Chicago Stays
Self at Schermerhorn Inn.
Attempt Made to Hide
Facts

There was suicide at the schermer-
horn inn. the fashionable apartment
house at Francisco street and Potter
Park avenue, last night.
The victim of self-murder was a woman,
who shot herself through the head.
The body was taken from the hotel to
the Bresee morgue.
The woman's name is said to be Jones
or Davis, and no one seems to know
which is correct.
There was a great deal of mystery and
misinformation thrown about the sui
eide by those connected with the case.
DR.. r. S. Lan;erman, coroner of the
county, was notified of the suicide and
he ordered the body taken to Bresee Bros.
morgue.
At the morgue al information about
the case was refused on the direct orders
of DR.. Lanterman, it was said.
Dr. Lanterman stated he had issued no
such orders. He said he did not know
the name of the woman nor anything
else in connection with the case.
Refuses information
With great patience DR.. Lanterman
was requested again to give such infor-
NeoC
and replied by saying he krew nothing
of the matter other than suicide had
occurred.
: DR.. Lanterman was then asked if he
would authorize the securing of such In
formation as the employees of Bresee
Bros had in the case, and stated they
could give out anything they had.
Bresee Bros. were then called again
and the man who answered the telephone
refused to give out any information, and
stated that it could only be obtained
through the coroner himself.
Later in the night DR.. Lanterman
called up the various newspaper offices
in the city and informed them that Bre-
see Bros would give out the information
on the case.
DR.. Merrill Bresee, who is said to have
gone out on the case, was again called
on the telephone and denied knowing any
thing about the matter.
The name of the woman who killed her
self is said by clerks at the Schermerhorn
inn to be Davis. and that she came to
the hotel a few weeks ago with her hus-
band from Chicago.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13
HENEY WILL PUSH
INQUIRY LNTOFALURE
fcontInued from Page one,

attorneys representing Helen Beatrice
Sacher, it was agreed that a bond should
be given for $4,000, while the securities
should be placed in trust in the vaults
of the California Safe Deposit and Trust
company, ard not to be utilized in the
ordinary process of banking.
A notice fully setting forth the action
of the court and warning the bank
against disturbing or using the fund
only upon duly signed order of the
court was served upon the officers of the
bank. The securities were in possession
of the bank at the time the report was
presented as were bonds in the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe, the Newport News
Shipbuilding and Drydock company, Bal
timore :. Ohio railroad, Chesapeake
& Ohio, Northern Pacific railroad, Con-
ira Costa Water company, Northern Pa
cific. Great Northern, Western Pacific
Railroad company, Norfolk & Western
Railroad company, Missouri Pacific rail-
road, all aggregating sos, ,000
The stocks were of the San. Francisco
Gas Light company, American Smelling
company, Spring Valley Water company,
lone Coal and Iron company, Queen
Mining company, Los Prietos Mining
company, aggregating in all $89812.
The cash belonging to the estate sworn
to as given on deposit was with the Ger
man Savings and Loan society, Wells
Fargo National bank, Bank of California,
California Safe Deposit and Trust com
pany, savings department on term de-
posit, Z,45S; California Safe Deposit and
Trust company, current account, $40 439,
making total of $91,948
There are named in the instrument val
liable realty properties which are outside
the jurisdiction of the court. This docu-
ment is signed by David r. Wa.ker,
president, and James Coming, secretary
of the California Safe Deposit, and SUBJ
scribed and sworn to by Walter j. Bart
nett on December 4, 1906.
The point that is agitating the local
officials is whether these securities were
actually in the possession of the bank
at the time they were declared to be by
this special report.
District Attorney B. F. Knight has
called the matter to the attention of The
state bank commission and if it is found
by their investigation that the securities
were not so placed and intact as Bart.
nett has sworn to there is every probable
ity that warrants for perjury will be is
sued,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13
MRS. L0NGW0RTH UNDERG0ES
"PRETTY LITTLE OPERATION"
Condition of Patient So Satisfactory
President Plays Tennis in After
noon-Executive at Side
Of Table
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. J12.-"It was a
very pretty little operation said DR..
Rixey after Mrs. Longworth came from
the table this morning. Her condition
caused so little apprehension that the
president this afternoon enjoyed a tennis
game with Ambassador Jusserand, Off,
ford Pinchot and Assistant Attorney
General Cooley.
The operation for appendicitis was per
formed at the White House by DIR. Fin
ney of Johns Hopkins hospital, Baltimore,
assisted by Dr. Sophie Nordhof-Jung Ct
this city. Mrs, Longworth has been all
ing for some time. but her condition
has not been regarded as critical or
serious.
At the conclusion of the operation.
which was successful in every respect.
according to the physicians, Mrs. Long
worth emerged from the effect of the
anaesthetic in a very. short time, and
after exchanging few words with Mrs.
Cowles, her aunt, and with her husband
she fell asleep naturally and enjoyed a
nap lasting two hours.
The preparations have been making for
the operation for nearly month, it beini
known during that time that Mrs. Long
worth was suffering from incipient in
flammation of the veriform appendix.
About a week ago preparations were be
gun for the operation, which 1t was
deemed expedient to undertake before sna
had suffered loss of strength that woull
be sure to ensue from a severe attack
of appendicitis.
Mrs. Longworth consented cheerfully to
undergo the ordeal and as late as las.
evening, while she was on diet in pre-
aration for the operation, enjoyed a game
of bridge whist at the White House.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13
YOUTHFUL FARMER
PLAYS IN HARDLUCKI
oLD-FAsHIoNED GUN CAUSES
DOWNFALL
Carries Revolver Used During War of
1912 to Protect Himself and
Is Arrested for Having
Weapons

Ernest Shelley is big, innocent young
man from the upper end of the san ia
briel valley who has passed all his lie
on a farm.
Once in great while he has come to
town with his parents or elderly friends
and viewed the sights of the great city,
but never before until yesterday had he
come alone.
Thursday morning young Shelley con-
cluded to ccme to Los Angeles. He had
been reading the newspapers about the
reign of crime which was sweeping over
the City of Angels and he determined no
holdup man was going to get his 5000
which he was bringing in to expend for
Christmas presents. He loaded himself
with a Colts revolver which his grand
father had carried in the war of 1872
1t was a powder and ball weapon of
the pattern used at the Alamo, but that
didn't make any difference.
Feels No Fear
With a drachm and a half of black
powder and a big buckshot in front of 1t
in each Of it's chambers the weapon was
warranted to exterminate any six holdup
men who happened to get in front OF its
business end.
Proud In the belief that he was immune
from holdups young Ernest and his
Christmas money came in.
About an hour after he happened into
town and was parading along Main street
he ran afoul of Patrolmen Wise and Rob-
bins and the long old-fashioned forty-four
sticking about = a foot out of his hip
pocket attracted their attention.
He was interrogated and searched and
then sent to the station, where a charge
of carrying concealed weapons was
booked against his name.
In police court this morning he will
make the same explanation and 1t is
probable a kind and wise judge will per-
init him to go on his promise to leave
his ancient artillery at home on his next
visit.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13
SPARTANS BEST
WHITTIER IS TO N

The Y. NJ. C. A. Spartans, champions in
Pacific coast basketball, defeated Whittier
college last night in one of the fastest
games of the season in the latter's gym
nasum by score of 10 to IA.
The winning five's points were made
through five fouls by Eckeles and three
goals from the field by the same player
while Starbuck made two goals.
Ell1els and Golding were the Y M. c. A.
stars, and Tebbitts played the best game
for Whittier.
Following is the lineup:
SPARTANS WHITTIER
Elkeles, Starbuck. forwards .Sharpless, Cook
Kraft, Bostwick. center. .Tebbitts (c)
Golding Torrey (c.). guards. .Marshburn, Blair
Referee, Rogers, Whittier; umpire,
Beale, Occidental.
Saturday night the Meteors and Spar
tans will play game for the Y. M. c. A.
championship.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13
DEMON ORGANIZER HAS
VALLEY LEAGUE STARTED

Red Perkins, the demon organizer,
fioated one more league on the fans in
the shape of the new Valley aggrega-
tion last night. including the following
teams: Esperanto, Highland Park, Pal
metto, Pacific Coast, Syrups, Hornets,
Los Angeles Cubs and p C. Biscuit
Juniors
C. A. Schrim president; F. w. Rob-
erts. vice president; A. Nordquist sec
retary. and Red Perkins, the grand
mogul, will direct the Valleys des-
TIMES.
The following exhibition games will
be played next Sunday; Cubs and Bis
cult Juniors at Thirty-ninth and Pasa-
dena Highland Parks and Palmetto at
Highland Park, Esperantos and Hor-
nets at Pasadena. A full fourteen
weeks schedule has been arranged.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13
Notice Of annual Meeting

holders of the Angelus Hospital Asso-
clifton.
To the stockholders of the Angelus
Hospital association: The annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the Angelus
Hospital association will be held at SIG
East Washington street, in the main
amphitheater. second floor. in the city
state of California, on Saturday, the
21st day of December, 1907, at O'clock
p. M, for the purpose of electing a
board of directors and for transacting
such other business as may properly
come before the meeting.
CHI w. BRYSoN, M. D.. Secretary.
Los Angeles, Cal. Dec. 10. 1907
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13
plague Under Control

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12.-Only three
verified cases of plague have occurred SO
far this month and the sanitary cam
paign that is being waged for the
eradication of the disease by the marine
hospital service corps under DR.. Rupert
Blue is proving effective.
Approximately 115,OOO rats have been
killed. Z9S premises inspected, 107 houses
disinfected, and three houses destroyed,
while the number of pieces of poison
placed each week by the 400 laborers.
foreman and inspectors, average 25O, 900.
The total number of verified cases to
date are 122, deaths &c. recovered "A. un-
der treatment 8, suspected cases 3S.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13
LEGAL NOTICES
Notice of Assessment


Principal place of business room No.
corner of Fourth and Spring streets,
Notice is hereby given that at q
meeting of the directors on the 9Th
day of November, 1907, an assessment
of Ten Dollars per share was levied
upon the capital stock of the corpora
tion. payable on or before the 10th day
of December, 1907, to West Hughes,
secretary, at the principal office of the
corporation, room No. S11, Union Trust
building, southeast corner of Fourth
and Spring streets. in the city of Los
Angeles and state of California. Any
stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on the 10th day of De-
cember, 1907, will be delinquent and
advertised for sale at public auction,
and unless payment is made before mill
be sold on Tuesday, the 31st day of De-
cember, 1907, to pay the delinquent as
sessment, together with costs OF ad-
vertising and expenses of sale.
WEST HUGHES,
Secretary Fire Pulp Plaster Company,
Room 811, Union Trust Building,
Corner Fourth and Spring Streets,
Los Angeles, California.
BY order of the board OF directors
the time for payment of this assess
ment has been extended from Decem-
ber 10, 1907, to January 8, 1908, and the
time for the sale of delinquent stock
has been extended from December 81,
1907, to January 81, 1908.
Secretary Fire Pulp Plaster Company.
12-13-20-27-1-3 At
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13
Names Committees

By AssOclated FreSS.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 12.-Speaker Can
non, during an eight-minute session of
the house today, announced the appoint
ment of the following committees:
On rules-The speaker, Mr.. Dalzell
Rep), Pennsylvania; Mr.. Sherman
(Rep), New York; John Sharp Williams
Oem.), Mississippi; Mr.. de Almond
(Dem) Missouri.
On mileage-Mr. Brumm (Rep.), Penn
sylvania; Kennedy Rep.). Louisiana; A.
d. James (Rep), Kentucky; Mr.. Lewis
Dem.), Georgia.; Mr.. Denver Oem.),
Ohio.
The house adjourned until Monday.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13

macadam or gravel. but recently many
miles of brick roads had been construct
ed. This class of roads. he believed.
would be too expensive for this part Of
the country.
Good Drainage Necessary
Mr.. Loder declared that in road build
ing 1t was absolutely necessary to have
good grade and just as important to
have good drainage and a heavy crown.
The width OF the roads, he said. should
conform to the traffic conditions. Crude
oil, he said. was the best and cheapest
article for the preservation of macadam
roads in California, and he declared a
system of maintenance should be inaugu-
rated for country roads in every county.
He saw no reason why Southern Cali
fornia could not build a better system of
roads than any other part of the coun-
try thus enhancing the value of real es-
tate and bringing still greater numbers
of tourists to this section.
f. w. Cresswell of the Barber Asphalt
company spoke of the merits of both as
phalt and macadam as paving material,
exhibiting IS mples of both. Brick pave
ments were discussed by Joseph Slmons
of the Simons Brick company and
Thomas Hutton of S. Hutton & Sons
spoke on the subject of petrolithic roads.