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Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
LOS ANGELES SUES TO
CONDEMN RIGHT OF WAY

The city of Los Angeles yesterday
filed suit in the superior court ask
ing for the condemnation of rights of
way in Los Angeles county for the
building of the Owens river aqueduct.
The land is said to be owned by Daniel
Curtis. Annie Curtis and the Mexican
Cattle company. all of whom are named
as defendants.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
POINT Iona OPERATORS ARE
KEPT BUSY
STATION HOLDS LONG coMMuNI-
CATION WITH ARMADA
Statement from Naval Department
Says Stops VIII Be Made at Los
Angeles, Santa Barbara
and Other Ports
SOCIETY WOMEN OF
SAN FRANCISCO TO
DANCE WITH JACKIES
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
% SAN FRANCISCO, March 11.--So-
. cicty women will dance with the
:, JaclSies of the fleet. The women of {
q. the California club have accepted the (
- invitation of the committee for the en-
., tertainment of enlisted men of the (
{, fleet to all the details of the reception (
% and ball to the men. There will be no
g distinction to class In this social {
g, demonstration In honor of the blue
:, jackets of the United States navy ex- :
% cept that the women attending the bail (
o will be there on invitation sent through
. the California club.
{, At meeting of q large committee $
% which represented the club before the =
., fleet entertainment committee today
% Mrs. Cornwall said she had spoken TO (
., several society matrons about the ball
g, and all had expressed their, desire to
% dance with the American sailors.
Z. Mrs. Coffin suggested that invitations
., be sent to members of the Garment {
.. Workers, the Mattresses, the Laundry
O. Workers and other unions, and the
:, suggestion met with unanimous ap-
g prevail
xsS<s<sSs>sSSSsSs>@cG~>DS sSrS$S.$ESSHHH'HN
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
DENIES DIVORCE AND MAN
MUST PAY WIFE ALIMONY

Judge Houser yesterday denied the
application of Eva Virgins for di-
vorce from Evan w. Virgins and also
that of the husband, who filed a cross
complaint. Both alleged cruelty. The
property belonging to the couple on
Griffith avenue was declared commu-
nifty property and the custody Of two
children was given to the wife and the
husband was ordered to contribute $25
q month for their support.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
OTIS ELEVATOR FIRM SUED
FOR $4,000 DAMAGES

Suit asking for $4,000 damages was
begun in Judge Bordwell's court yester-
day by Elizabeth Sawdy against the
Otis Elevator company and the Gem
trail Fireproof Building company, who
are charged jointly with negligence re-
sulting in the death of Henry Sawdy
on June Is last.
Sawdy was a carpenter working on
the Security Savings bank building,
Fifth and Spring streets, when he fell
from a scaffold his injuries resulting
in death.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
NINE. GOULD AND CHILDREN
HAVE SAILED FOR NEW YORK
BY Associated Press,

CHERBOURG, March 11.--Madame
Anna Gould. accompanied by her three
children, sailed today on the White Star
liner Adriatic from this port for New
York She had originally booked pass
age on the North German Lloyd steam
er Kron Prinz Wilhelm, but Cancelled
her engagements, expecting to put off
her departure for a few days At the
last moment staterooms were engaged
for her on the Adriatic.
She came to Cherbourg by automo-
hi1p
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
LOS ANGELES MAN WILL
SPEAK ON "MoHAMMEDANIsM''

Professor f. f. Bunker of Los An
geles will give lecture in the audi
torium of the Polytechnic high school
Friday evening, Mar i Is. Mr.. Bunker
will speak on "Mohammedanism." He
will treat in a general way the history
of the religion, it's effect on modern
civilization and its general teachings.
The lecture will be free to all who wish
to attend, and it is expected large
number of the students and their
friends will take advantage of it.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
WOMAN HELD Ui:DER $4,000
BONDS; REMANDED TO JAIL
Son Says He Has Only $1.4o-Mother
Is Accused of Getting $1,000
Under False Pre-
lenses

Mrs X. B. Osborn, charged with OBJ
tanning $1,000 under false pretenses from
Samuel 3. Larkin, was yesterday ar
raigned in Justice Selph's court and
pending her preliminary examination
ond was fixed at $4,000. which she was
unable to furnish.
Larkin says the woman obtained the
on property adjoining her own
at 2627 Magnolia avenue, which did not
belong to her. Mrs. Osborn's son was
in court but said he had only $1.40
with him and was unable to furnish
bonds,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
Night Riders Intimidate Negroes

TRENTON, Tenn, March 11.-Night
riders last night made raid in Gibson
county. They visited a negro tenant
and fired several shots into his house,
barely missing the sleeping children.
Other negroes were visited and notes
placed under their doors, warning them
IN leave.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
Arranaes Small Arms Contest

ASSUCIdlVU
WASHINGTON. March II. = Gen.
Bell, chief of staff. has issued instruc-
tions for holding the annual small
arms competition Of the army in 1908:
The competition of the department of
California and of the Columbia will
be held at the preside of Monterey,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
Where He Might Be

els your husband at homer" asked thu
man at the door.
''well. really. forgot whether he went
out or not" said the wife; don't refnem-
ber seeing him about for an hour. Welt
minute; I'll go upstairs and look. He may
be shut up in the folding bed'-Yonkers
Statesman
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
Pioneer Dead at San Diego
BY Associated Press.

BY AssOCIdI6u FIth5s
SAN DIEGO, March 11.-George Ly-
ons of Old Town, one of San Diego $
Oldest residents, died last evening aged
S5 years. He was a native of Ireland,
but came to San Diego from New Bed
ford In 1847.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
Opposes AldrIch Bill
by Associated Pr.

BY Associated Press
NEW YORK, March 1.-THE New
York board of trade today unanimously
adopted a report opposing the Aldrich
currency bill.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
DR.. Lyons
PERFECT
Tooth Powder
Cleanses, preserves, and
beauties the teeth, and
Puri6es the breath
A superior dentifrice
for people of refinement
Established in 1866 by
II y M4H,7o. ~ g.

San Francisco to come under the OBJ
servation of the visitors will be the
vast progress made in the reconstruc-
ton of the city.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12

to find Fred Jeffs, an American sea-
man who was abandoned there, had
been futile. Jeffs was not found.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
Group

Not minute should be lost when a child
rhows symptoms OF Group. Chamberlaln's
Cough Remedy given as soon as the child
becomes hoarse. or even after the croupy
cough appears. will prevent the attack.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
CRUISER YANKTON FAILS
TO FIND MODERN CRUSoE
by Associated Press.
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WASHINGTON, March II. - The
cruiser Yankton reported her arrival at
Acapulco today. She also reported that
her expedition to Indefatigable island
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12

Genuine seal bags at Benham's, 514
South Hill ST.. at manufacturers cost.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-21

got any show to grow But all along
the street its bad, and l intend TO
take the matter UP before our city
council and see that a law is passed
against them"
Zeke argued some more On the sub
Ject but the rest of his argument
didn't amount to much SO We wont
print II, besides we're crowded for
space anyway, on account OF the big
advertisement of WimbeTly's empO-
rum, to which we invite the earnest
attention of all subscribers, and other
readers OF the Star, but We agree with
Zeke.
The weeds in Windy Point have
grown most as big as cottonwOods. and
they're getting bigger every day Of
their lives Let's cut them down.
Let's rid our fair and enterpTisinS
village of this blot upon our
escutcheOn, and show to the visciting
drummers who come here about twice
a year that we have a real progress
sive city and that civic pride is not
dead in our breasts.
We talked with Capt Billie Viii
Hams- our genial mayor, and he says
he agrees that the weeds should go,
and ne is going to take it up before
our council on Thursday next, and
see what can be done. Our chief OF
police, Col Thompkins also says he
Will rigidly and Unfortunately ell
force the law if it is passed, so all
those who have weeds on their prem
iSes in Windy Point had better cut
them before the laws is brought TO
bear against them and they are forced
to cut the weeds whether they want
to or not.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-21
GROUNDS
LOCAL ASSN.
Mayor Goodman Appoints a
Local Representative of
Natl Organization.

The Playground Association of Am
erica, which now has representatives
in every city in the United States. is
also to be represented in Pensacola
in the future, Mayor G. C. Goodman
having yesterday named ~ T. Lewis
of The Journal. local chairman of the
Fairgrounds Congress This appoint
ment was made Al the suggestion of
Luther HalSey GuliCk. president of the
association, who asked Mayor Good
man to choose some one interested in
such a movement to take up the work
of establishing Fairgrounds in this
city
The second annual congress of the
association will meet in New York,
September TO Il. and it is probable
that Pensacola will be represented at
this meeting This city has many
parks that are admirably fitted for
Fairgrounds, and in conjunction with
the Fairgrounds Association an effort
viii be made by local people interest
ed to have Fairgrounds established.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-21
ALBANIAN IN
CUBAN PRISON
Young Man of % Who Con-
fesses to Staying His
Uncle, Was Captured in
Havana-He Shot Uncle
in Defense of Self and
Brother.

The Jacksonville Metropolis. says:
Admitting tnat he killed his own un-
Gle. but protesting that he shot in self
defense. Avery HaTdase, % years OF
age, spent today in Il detention cell
at the police headquarters. He was
left there for the day by Sheriff W l.
Tatum. of CrenShaw county, Alabama,
who has him in charge and is return
ing the young man from Cuba. where
be was-captured last month by the
Cuban police.
Hardage tells his story frankly and
without any hesitation. He was cap
tUTed in Camaguey province. Cuba. on
the 18th of July by the Cuban police,
on information furnished by Sheriff
Tatum During all of the time since
his capture HaTdage was confined in
a Cuban prison For twenty whine days
Hardage was kept in Camaguey pro-
vince and then he was taken to Ha-
vana, from which place he was brought
to this city by Sheriff TatUm- The
delay was OCCasiOued by the necessity
of securing the proper papers from
the United States government Hard
age says the prison in which he was
kept before being removed to Havana
was hell-hole and unfit for any man
Hardage was asked to tell of the
murder for which he must answer
when returned to Alabama. and said
briefly that on April 18th last he
shot J. w Wedtherford. his uncle.
near the little town of BTantiey.
"WeatherfOTd was drinking" says
HaTdage, and attacked nv brother.
When I interfered he Struck me with
the butt end of a shotgun and ] shot
him. 7 did so to save nv own life.
and believe that I will come clear"
When asked why he left his home
aSser the killing Hardage said he did
not leave for two weeks after the MUIR
der. and only went away then because
friends told him TO go He has been
working as mechanic in Cuba, and
says he is glad to come back
81 wanted TO give up.' said Hardage
in his cell at the police station this
morning, but people told me to go
away and stay awhile and everything
would come ont all right"
Sheriff TatUm will spend the day in
this city and will leave this evening
for Alabama with his prisoner Hard
age seems in good spirits. and says he
is not afraid 10 face any jury with
the evidence as he tells it.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-21

home, and will plead for his acquittal
upon such grounds Trained orators
skilled in legal jargon will wiring
tears from the eyes of those in the
court room, and in the end the jury
will abIy-carried away by human
emotion-fnd the murder justifiabIe
and acquit the defendant
Two wrongs never make a right. A
man might be guilty of Staying a man
who had wronsed him, at the very
moment of discovery, and it would be
an injustice to condemn him to death
for his act, but when an G. tated man.
of experience, with Intelligence cap
able of reasoning, waits months after
the discovery of any wrong to sIay
the wrongdOeT, he is guilty of premed-
itated murder, and sentiment and
heart interest" should not be permit
ted to sway the courts in the admins
tration of justice.
The written law is the foundation
of government; the ''Unwritten law
is means of evasion of the written
law by an appeal to emotion, not rea-
son. The sooner the ''unwrftten law
is expUnged from civilized life. the
sooner such cold bIooded murders will
PpoCp
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-21
FOUGHT WITH
HUGE SLEDCES
FOurhanded Fight in Arkan-
Sas Blacksmith Shops
Will End Fatally.
Special to The Journal.

Fort Smith, Ark, Aug 2O.-A dis
patch from Keota, Okla, tells of a
foUr-handed fight in blacksmith shop
a that place in which two of the par
Elephants, Sam Smokes, ST, and Sid
Dey Stockton, received wounds which
will probably terminate in their
death, and the others, Sam Smokes,
JT.. and Boss LAHORE. were badly
wounded. The weapons used were
heavy sledge~ and hammers.
The fight originated during he trial
Of a civil suit before a justice of the
peace. whose courtroom IS on a floor
above the blacksmith shop. and in
which Smokes and Stockton were the
principals. After fighting their way
down the stairway and into the shop
they were Joined by LAHORE and the
younger Smokes. Then for ten min
utes the fight ragged. several times the
men being knocked TO the floor by the
heavy sledges and for the larger part
Of the time the two elder men fought
after each had suffered a broken arm
Although several hundred spectators
gathered they were poweTless TO stop
the fight until the men we're exhaust
ed
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-21
Pensacola Doesn't
Own a Sprinkling Cart.

The first requisite in making a city
"a good place to live in" is cleani-
ness. Dirty, filthy streets. poor Sani-
tation, untrimmed trees and uncut
weeds, do not make for "a good place
to live in" Cleanliness is necessary
first, last and all the time
The city that boasts of dustless
streets, of clean alleyways, of weed
less vacant property, of well kept
lawns, wins commentator, and draws
good citizenship from other cities that
do not boast such civic conditions.
Not every city can have all the paw
ed streets it desires. The revenue
may not justify the laying of miles of
asphalt or macadam paving. Business
may not authorize such large expendi-
lures, but every city can be clean.
There is not a settlement OF hamlet
or village in the whole United States
that may not. by it's municipal au-
thority, received at the time Of incor-
poration, insist upon the public high
ways being kept clean, and that prop
erty owners keep their premises in
such manner as will make for the
health and welfare of the community
One of the essentials in keeping
streets clean, is a sprinkling cart The
value of this wagon as a means of set
Ting the dusty roadways has long
been recognized by all who make a
pretense OF studying the necessities
of municipal government. A sprink-
ling cart prevents the spread of dis
ease, 1t prevents annoyance to the
users of public highways by the
clouds of dust that ruin clothes, and
irritate the eye and throat and it is a
scientific fact that tuberculosis
spreads more freely in the dusty, dirt
flying sIums of cities that give no
heed to settling the dust, than by any
other method of transmission.
Paved streets do much to rid a
city can afford paved streets. Every
city of 1000 population OF over can
afford sprinkling cart. however. and
nearly every city has one. a city like
Pensacola, that is able to buy its own
waterworks can certainly afford d
water cart, although it may not be
able to pave every street, nor even to
the principal streets within its con
fines. That Pensacola can afford the
cost of operation there is no doubt
for it may give the water necessary
to its use free, since the water plant
Is now owned and operated by the
municipality. and that is the biggest
item of cost in operating a spriakling
cart.
However, Pensacola does not even
own sprinkIing cart, SO consequent
" cannot sprinkle its streets, even
if the energetic officials in whose de-
partment the responsibility for clean
streets lies, wanted to keep them
clean and dustIess.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-21
The "Unwritten
Law" Again in View.

Near New York the other day a cap.
tain in the United States army DELHI
erately trailed his intended victim
and finding him, shot him down in cold
blood. while the slayer's brother stood
guard with drawn revolver and de-
clared this is between these two
men," The victim of the army off
GERS weapon, was man of education
wealth AMI refinement. His slayer
was a man of good family, and had
enjoyed the training that fits man TO
be a gentleman and an officer"
At the conclusion of the tragedy the
slayer calmly surrendered and stated
as his reason for the crime the disrup-
ton of his home by the victim of his
bullets.
So, 'unwritten law" will again have
hearing in the courts. A jury Will
be empaneled. Eye witnesses Will
tell that the murderer waited for mis-
victim, fired five shots into his body,
and even held the living form of the
dying man in one hand while he fired
the remaining cartridges The facts
cannot be denied, for scores of men
and women witnessed the tragedy.
Following this the murderer's coun-
sci will show cause. will attempt 10
prove that the dead man was respon-
sible for the ruin of the defendant 5
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-21
EVEN WINDY POINT
HAS A WEED WAR
WINDY POINT. STAR

As a rule we don't pay much atten-
ton to Zeke TeIlman, cause Zeke is
prone to find fault with almost every
thing under the sun in Windy Point
and he never is satisfied with anything
our enterprising citizens try TO do,
but yesterday he came into our sane
tum sanctorium and after borrowing
a pipe of our plug cut, sat down on
our table, and pointing his long bony
finger at US, said impressively:
Weeds must CO."
We turned from our desk where we
was writing an editorial on the money
situation and why Mr.. Bryan should
be elected, and asked Zeke what he
meant.
There's too darn many mOsQui-
toes in Windy Point to suit me-" he
continued without paying any atten-
ton to US, and unless they are re-
moved I'm going to move to a city
where they do cut their weeds, or At
least where they try to set the weeds
cut, like Pensacola
We had been reading in The Jour
nal Of that metropolis referred to, and
We considered it was d pretty good
thing when We read about the war on
the mosquitoes and the weed jungleS
of our bustling sister city, so we sat
up and took notice, so to speak
Windy Point is coming to a pretty
pass. Why our main street is just
full of weeds except right on the
square in front of Mr. Wimbleby's dry
goods emporium where everybody ties
up and of course there being lots OF
wagons in here, every day as mucn
as four or five teams, the weeds amt
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-21

Jennings Bryan, the friend of Ryan.
who has now taken away the trans
fers-
L expect the seif-respecting labor
ing men to rise up in revolt / do
not see how they could use the name
of Jonn Mitchell. after that gentleman
had declared that he would remain
out of politics The only thing for
Mitchell to do is to repUdiate his name
on the circular"
There are $500. 900 members in the
American Federation of Labor.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-21
Read the Standard Cloth
ing Co.'S AID. IN to-day's
paper.
MAKE THEM FEEL GOOD.

One slap on the back is worth three
kicks on the shins- Remember that
the men in your employ are as con
scien-iOus about their work as YOU are
about the business in general They
have their Setbacks. and disCOUTa ge-
mentS. and one cheerful word from
headquarters Is often better than a
hundred caIl-downs-
Make every employe in your concern
feel that the boss IS back Of him. Re
member that every word OF encourage
melL X worth dollars and cents 10
YOU Slap yOJT man on the back, and
don't send him on the job feeling Ike
d spanked child.-Hapgood
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-21
NEW SUITS FILED.

The following suits have been filed
in the office of the circuit court clerk:
Eugene Pearl VS. Pensacola Electric
Co, damages. $4,000: Maxwell and
Wilson, attorneys for the plaintiff
Dunwody-Aiken Towboat Co, VS.. r.
G StOTrie, damages $3.50; Avery and
Avery, attorneys for the plaintiff
Clyde r. Wilson. VS.. Pensacola Alb
stTaCt Co. damages $4,000. George I.
Morgan. attorney for plaintiff
Consolidated Grocery Co. VS. R L.
Luckey. foreclosure; Avery and Az
cry. attorneys for the plaintiffs.
Albert II. Gale VS.. William A. Gale.
divorce; Avery and Avery. attorneys
for plaintiff
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-21
IS SEARCHING
FOR HUSBAND
Mrs. Gus Hansen of Cara
belle Still at Local Police
Headquarters.

Mrs. Gus Hansen, the young country
woman in search of her husband, who
is still al the city Jail. has now re-
maineJ in the sick ward for more
than a week, in her desire TO locate
her husband wnOm she believes is at
sea on one of the local fishing smacks-
She has refused transportation, ac-
Cording to the police. TO her home near
CarRabelle, or to Mobile, where it was
first reported that HanSe had gone,
and preserves the mistaken opinion
that ne will finally be found in this
city To this end, she visits the
whaTveS each day. in the hope of Sc
curing some information as to his
whereabouts
The woman mas been i'll. and is still
weak from the TavageS OF malarial
fever. She is in need of clothing, and
is entirely without funds.
The situation is an embarrassing
one with the police. as a patient in a
room merely as a lodging place, and
TO be accorded the privilege of going
about the city and wharveS at will.
She has been kept, through human
ity's sake, in her present quarters, in
fact having refused the help of local
charitable organizations, when such
help would neCessitate her absence
from the wharves. OF interfere in any
way in the disposition of her time
thus employed.
Tells Her Story.
According to the story told by Mrs.
Hansen to d representative of The
Journal last night. she has been mar
Tied to Hansen for SIX years. being at
the present time - years of age
She and her husband. up to the pres
ent trouble, had resided at Brennan's
log camp near Cara belle. About four
months ago, according to her state
mentS. her husband and Jno. Brennan
became engaged in a personal alter
cation In view of the situation. Han
sen told his wife that he intended
leaving that part of the country, and
securing work as a fisherman in Pen
SdCOla- He left her without money
and with very few personal belongings
telling her TO follow him to this city,
whenever she could secure the funds.
She became i'll, meantime, but CON
tinUed to busy herself at odd jobs.
and finally threw herself. she says,
upon the mercy of the steamer Manteo
people who brought her to Pensacola
without charge, after they had beard
her story
Upon her arrival here, she took IOdg-
ing at a local boarding house. where
she was taken i'll, finally landing in
the sick ward of The city Jail. She has
been under the care of physicians. and
has so far improved as to he able to
continue her search for her missing
husband.
Will Stay Here.
IF possible it is the firm resolve of
the woman to remain in Pensacola IN
til her husband is found Her case is
a peculiar one for authorities and
local charitable OTganiZa ions to han
die, and no one Is yet quite satisfied
IS to its termination. Her belief that
her husband will finally be found in
this city amounts. in fact almost TO d
mania.