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Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-10
WOMAN FIGHTING HER
TENTH DIVORCE CASE
Mrs. Townsend of Nebraska Has Sued
Nine Husbands-Five Have
Died-Fourteenth Is
Suing Her

OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 9.-Mrs. Phoebe
Townsend of Dodge, Neb., Is being
sued for divorce by her fourteenth
husband, Anthony Townsend, to whom
she was married last January.
Mr.. Townsend, who is an old, well
known and wealthy farmer of Dodge,
secured his wife through the advertis-
ing columns of newspaper. For seven
months they lived together. Then the
husband left his home, declaring that
his wife had treated him with insup-
portable cruelty, and today he filed
a suit for divorce. Mrs. Townsend is
81 years old. She had been a wife,
mother and widow at 10. OF her four
teen husbands nine are living. Here is
a full list of her husbands:
Joseph Zoover, Charles q. Ewing,
John J. Suits, o. II Scott, Philip Nor
row, Charles Hitchcock, d. G. Bigford,
George w. Smith, Henry Shaw, Jesse
Turnan, Thomas Birchell, Edgar Fem
ton, Charles Henshy and A. w. Town
send. The dead husbands are: Zoover,
Suits. Scott. Bigford and Smith. of the
nine living, none lived with Mrs. Town
send for more than two years. Town
send, her present husband, is the only
one Of the fourteen husbands who sued
her for divorce In all the previous
nine divorce cases In which she was in
VOWED she was the plaintiff.
Mrs. Townsend confesses 1t is diff
cult to recall the names of some of her
husbands, and that she lived with some
Of them SO short a time that she could
not recognize them on the street. Mrs.
Townsend was living at Council Bluffs
when she married her present husband,
and she has several SONS and daughters
~ that city. A number of her divorced
husbands also live there. This much
married woman is good looking and by
no means ignorant.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-10
WEEDS FIRST HUSBAND;
DIVORCED HER SECOND
Woman Leaves Second Husband Be.
cause Spouse Was Jealous of
Child and Returns to
Her First

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 9.-Ren1ar-
ried to her first husband after becom-
ing divorced from her second, Mrs.
Harry Janney, until a few days ago
Mrs. Sophie Tobias of Morton, has de-
cided to forget the troubles which led
her to push her first divorce suit and
try once more to live happily with her
hearts first choice.
Figuring largely as the medium of
reuniting the severed relations of Mr..
and Mrs Janney was the love that
both of them bore for their little girl,
Rhea. She it was also who caused the
separation from husband No. 2, who
is said to have been jealous of the
little girl. Between husband and child
Mrs. Tobias promptly chose the child,
and a divorce followed.
Mrs. Janney was originally Miss So
phie Fishleder. Janney is a son of one
of the oldest Quaker families. The
father Of the bride gave the young
pair new house, but they soon sep
arated. Recently they met again and
agreed to patch 1t up. They were re-
married by Rabbi Lowenberg In this
city.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-10
DISC0RD REIGNS AMONG
FORMER PALACE OFFICIALS.

CONsTANTINOPLE, August g.
Discord reigns among the former MIN
listers and palace officials detailed at
the ministry of war.
Men Dough Pasha, former minister
of the interior, is at loggerheads with
Tahsin Pasha, the sultan's former sec
rotary, who reproached him with not
having adopted his advice three months
ago to solicit the sultan to grant am
nestv to political prisoners. The secre-
tary, who is suffering from acute mel
ancholia, replied that it were better ia
have died than to witness the present
state of affairs.
zekhi Pasha, who was recently dis
missed as inspector of military scools,
is also reported to be prisoner at the
ministry Of war, half demented and
constantly requesting a revolver with
which to end his life. To this request
the response was made that he must
live and render to the nation an ac-
count of his doings. He has con-
tributed $25, 900 toward a fund to pur-
chase two cruisers to be named after
the heroes of the revolution.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-10
REGRETS THAT FREE
SPEECH IS QUASHED
SALVATION ARMY HOPES TO
REGAIN RIGHT
Colonel Miles Emphasizes Friendly
Relations with the Authorities and
Useful Services Performed
by the Organization

The Salvation Army would rather
fight in a good cause than eat" said
Colonel Miles at the installation of
Major and Mrs. Smith as divisional Of
ficers for Southern California yester-
day Afternoon at the Monarch rink.
This remark of Colonel Miles led up
from his expressions regarding the ac-
ton of the authorities in the suppress
sion of free speech on the streets in
the central part of Los Angeles.
I'VE sympathize with the city au-
thorities, thinking that they did not
intend specially to injure our cause, :"
said Colonel Miles. I'VE have sense
the authorities. We have always stood
for law and order in the various coun-
tries. We know something of the diff
ferent laws of the nations, and also
know how far to go. The little by
law of late about our open air meet
ing is nothing new. 1t is easy to find
Salvationists who have defended their
rights by being placed behind the bars.
They have broken the little bylaws,
but have always come out ahead in the
important findings of the courts.
''There is a time to speak on the
street and time to be quiet. l would
not advocate the speaking at midday,
at the height of the street traffic, but
at the more quiet hour of the night,
WQeu the WOFk Oh InS udy Is pEdCllCdliy
over, think we should have the priv
ilege of helping the people who are
wandering upon the streets.
"But it is this intense friendly feel
ing between the Army and the city
authorities that makes us think that
we may have returned to US our pre-
vious rights of speaking upon the
streets.
1T is an established fact all over
the world that where the Salvation
Army exists the police requirements are
largely decreased. In London alone, If
it were not for the Army there, it
would demand the work of 10000 police
to take it's place in keeping law and
order.
ut has been stated that the FREEDOM
mating number of the Salvation Army
officers were. English. 1 have ascer-
tanned that IS per cent of them are
strictly American. We, as an army of
Americans, refuse to be acknowledged
as second to any other nation in the
WorI in the maintenance of our Army
rights under the American flag"
Colonel Miles was in a happy frame
of mind while conducting the exer-
cfses in welcoming and installing Major
and Mrs. Smith in their new field of
short addresses of welcome were
made by the following: Mrs. Bill, Ad-
jutant Mckenzie, Brigadier General
Streeten and Major Campbell.
Major and Mrs. Smith and daughter,
Miss Grace Smith, made short adj
dresses in response.
Colonel Miles committed Major and
Mrs. Smith in a few appropriate words
to their new field of operations.
The Army brass band furnished mu-
sic, as also did several members of the
Army.
Major and Mrs. Frank Waite. the re-
firing provincial officers, have been
granted a furlough and will spend sew
eral weeks at Redondo Beach.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-10
JAPAN ROAD ARRANGES
THROUGH CONNECTIONS

MJJKDEN, Wednesday, July Japan
has arranged for through connections
over her South Manchurian railroad,
from the China coast to Europe, and
Russia has agreed to run through trains
from Kuan Cheng Tsu to st. Irkutsk,
thus doing away with the change OF
cars heretofore imposed on travellers
at Hardin.
The details of these plans are to be
arranged in Hardin this summer, and
by autumn it is expected thatathere
will be complete cooperation between
the Russian and Japanese railways.
The japanese will sell through tickets
to Europe. The South Manchurian line
will charter steamships to run between
Tairen and Chinese ports, connecting
with the tri-weekly expresses to anu
from Europe.
It is planned to install passenger cars
with adjustable wheels that by means
of a lever may be shifted to the outer
bearings of a special axle so as to make
the cars fit the Russian wide gauge
tracks. These cars starting from
Tairen are to be attached to the Rus
sian expresses and carried through to
Irkutsk, the end of the East Siberian
system.
The development of the South Man
churian railroad is making good prog
ress and within three years it Is esti-
mated there will be no less than 400
American locomotives, 300 passenger
cars and $500 freight cars connecting
Pacific ports with Europe over the
South Manchurian system. This equip
ment probably will have to be doubled
in five years, owing to the development
of the coal industry in the Flu Shun
field. The output is forty cars a day.
but modern machinery will be installed
and it is estimated that at the end of
four or FIVE years the output will be in
creased to 200 cars daily.
There is an impression that extern
sive brigandage prevails In Manchuria
and travel over these lines is danger
our, but this is not so. Brigandage has
been suppressed by the efficient troops
placed by the new railroad administra-
ton in Manchuria, and the lawlessness
in the railroad zone is practically linn
tied to Hardin.
Three or four guards accompany each
train and the line is protected by a
complete military organization.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-10
TAFT ASKED TO
END SQUABBLE
WEST VIRGINIA REPUBLICAN
FIGHT A BAD ONE
TWO SEEK ENDORSEMENT OF
PARTY LEADER
Republican Nominee for President,
with His Wife, Spends Quiet
Day at White Sulphur
Springs
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w
Va, Aug. 9.-The acute Republican
problem in West Virginia is to be made
the subject of a conference at Hot
Spring when William H. Taft reaches
there tomorrow.
Both the Swisher and Scherr factions
will be represented. Swisher is the reg
ular nominee for governor, and Scherr
is running for the same Office at the
head of an Independent Republican fac
ton.
Each wing has made application for
the support of the Republican commit
tee and the pilgrimage to Mr.. Tafts
headquarters is for the purpose of get
ting a decision.
Efforts have been made by each fac
ton while Mr.. Taft has been here to
get him to identify himself with one
side or the other, but he has positively
refused to become involved.
The matter of campaign arrange
ments for West Virginia is one which
comes directly under the jurisdiction
of Frank H. Hitchcock, who is ex-
pected to reach Hot Springs the first
of the week. The delegation represent
ing the state who will go there to-
morrow includes Senators Elkins and
Scott, representatives Hughes and
Gaines, and Messrs. Swisher and
Scherr.
The Taft party will leave here at
500 in the morning by train, and will
reach Hot Springs before noon.
Mr.. Taft had an opportunity to rest
today, and he made the most of it.
With Mrs. Taft he attended services
at the Episcopal chapel in the grounds
of the hotel and listened to a sermon
by Bishop Peterkin.
In the visit to White Sulphur Springs
Mr.. Taft today said he had been able
to get a complete diversion from his
political work and correspondence, and
that he had enjoyed the outing.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-10
BLACK HAND PREYS
ON LUCKLESS WOMEN
ITALIAN COLONY IN TERROR OF
ASSASSINS
Package Is Left in Response to LuridIy
Threatening Letter but No
One Turns Up to Re-
ceiVe 1t

For the last week, 1t is claimed,
women proprietors of houses in the
red light district and the Italian dis
trict in particular have been receiy-
ing threatening letters signed BLACK
Hand" demanding that they leave
stipulated sums of money at certain
points or suffer death If they failed to
do so.
The police laid careful plans to land
some of these Black Hand blackmallerS
behind the bars, and the work OF trap
ping the offenders by decoy was
taken up by Captain Thomas Broad
head, who detailed Officers Busse, Bel
annont and Cline to lay the trap.
a letter sent to Alice DeVoe, 443
Commercial street. was selected for
the effort. and the woman readily
agreed to assist. The letter received by
this woman directed that she leave
$3.50 in gold at a lunch counter or
tamale wagon at First and San PEDRO
streets at 8 O'Clock Saturday night.
Failing to do this, she was told, she
would be murdered. The letter cited
number of cases of dynamiting, stab
bling and shooting which had taken
place in Los Angeles and have been at
tributed to the so-called "Black Hand. 7"
She was told that if she did not leave
the $3.50 she would be treated in still
more horrible manner.
In the letter the writer stated that
he knew she had been very prosperous
and was preparing to return to
France, but that she would not be al
lowed to take all her money back
with her. She was directed to say to
the proprietor of the lunch wagon that
the package would be called for.
Shortly before o'clock the DeVoe
woman left her house and went to the
wagon, carrying under her arm cigar
box filled with iron washers. She
walked up to the lunch wagon and
gave the box to the man in charge,
stating that the package would be
called for and then went away. The
man expressed some curiosity to know
what was in the box, but at the insti-
cation of the police agreed to keep
quiet about the matter until the UNI
known man arrived and called for it.
The three officers lounged near by,
though safe from detection, and await
ed results. The wagon man was to
give an arranged signal when any one
asked for the box, but no one called
for it, and 1t is presumed that through
some loophole the miscreant learned of
the trap and avoided it.
Another attempt probably will be
made to apprehend the guilty party or
parties, as 1t is stated that Black
Hand operations. so called, are becom-
ing exceedingly common in Los An
geles, and whether or not the Black
Hand society is guilty of the crimes
committed they are attributed to men,
bers of this organization.
The DeVoe woman. for fear that her
life may be in danger. is being watched
day and night, a policeman being de-
tailed to keep near kc7 ss1eil 1t g be-
lieved all danger frem assassination
has passed.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-10
THIS IS DOG DAY
AT CITY HALL
COUNCIL WILL BE ASKED TO
CHANGE SYSTEM
LOVERS OF CANNES ARE URGED
TO ATTEND SESSION
Whether a More Humane and Eco
nomlcaI System Shall Be Adopted
Is to Be Decided This
Afternoon

Today is the day the city council is
to take action on the proposition of
abolishing the brutal dog catching sys-
TEN, which long has been practiced In
Los Angeles to the disgrace Of the city
and the shame of its dog >catchers.
At 1870 this afternoon, in the council
chamber, the motion will be made to
repeal the unpopular ordinance under
which the dog catchers have been ply
ing their brutal rofession-losing large
sums of money for the city, cruelty in
juring and impounding dogs, breaking
the hearts Of children, engaging In
fisticuffs with adults, tearing up lawns
and otherwise doing disgusting bust
ness.
1t is not a move Of fanatics, but of
humane citizens, thousands of good
citizens, including business and profess
sional men of every branch and stand
ing.
There are over $4,000 names on the
monster protest petition which will be
presented to the city council today.
Among those names, as published In
The Herald yesterday. are many of the
leading banks and bankers, mercantile
establishments and big business and
professional men of Los Angeles.
Prominent lawyers have been among
the most numerous signers of the petit
ton. Doctors, merchants, druggists,
hotel proprietors-in fact every con-
ceivable class, trade and profession
have Joined in the movement.
The leaders in the anti-dog catching
campaign feel that, while big petit
ton may be ignored. the personal pres
ence and protest of the signers cannot
be. Therefore it is urged that as many
as can should be present at the city
council chamber in the city hall at 1880
this afternoon when the motion 10 re-
peal the ordinance will be made.
Several arrests and convictions Tor
assault and brutal conduct have been
secured in Los Angeles within the last
two weeks. There is no question OF
the gross injustice and barbarity OF the
ordinance under which the present sys-
tenn is conducted.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-10
JAPAN BUILDING
LONG RAILROADS
ROLLING STOCK NOW MADE
AT HOME
AMERICAN PRODUCT NOT UP TO
STANDARD
,orlentaIs Duplicate Work Turned Out
Here and Claim to Produce
Better Cars at Lower
Prices
By Associated Presl.

BY. Associated Presa-
TAIREN, Manchuria, Monday, July
6.-Japan is responsible for the intro
duction or the American railroad sys-
tenn into eastern Asia, but she is rap
idly taking to herself the trade in rail-
road equipment and material which
was thrown in the beginning to Ameri-
can manufacturers.
The reasons for this are, first, the
poor quality of material and inferior
Workmanship used in the American
product, and second, the ability of the
Japanese TO duplicate the American
rolling stock at their prices, even de-
livering better article. American
manufacturers will soon lose their
trade If they do not at once waken 70
the necessity of exerting themselves to
retain it.
Another matter for dissatisfaction
has been the poor way in which the
American cars, etc, have been packed,
earelessness that has resulted in heavy
losses to the eastern consignors;
The japanese looked over the field,
and after comparing the American rail-
road system with that of Europe oe-
cided that the former was the better
for the requirements of Manchurla ana
Korean traffic. Consequently COM
plete American railroad system of 1871
miles now connects the principal ports
and cities OF MdncnuIid anu HOiSo'
on May Is of this year III American
locomotives, 1403 American freight cars
and ninety three American passenger
coaches were installed on the South
Manchurian trunk lines, and on TINS
date the system extended from Ma
sampo and Fusan, on the Sea of japan,
to Chemulpo and Antung on the Bay
of Korea; thence to Tairen and Fort
Arthur, on the Gulf of Pc Chi Ii, and TO
New Chwang on the Gulf of Lao
Tung.
1t will be two or three years before
Mukden can be reached in twenty-tour
hours from Shimonoseki, but by April,
1909, the South Manchurian railroad
will be double tracked from Ta1ren TO
Mukden, and will be ready TO claim
as its own the carrying trade of the
Manchurian northwest, which China
has lately struggled to rescue for her
self through the Hsin Min Tun-Faku
Men railroad. At the rate she is now
going Japan is outstripping Russia in
railroad construction, and she will have
one double track, and one-possibly two
single track strategic lines into the
heart of Manchuria before Russia com
pletes the double tracking of the ST.
berian line, her only railroad, into this
part of the world.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-10
DEMOCRATS NEED
CAMPAIGN FUNDS
APPEAL TO BE MADE TO THE
"PLAIN PEOPLE"
CORPORATIONS FILL SACK FOR
REPUBLICANS
Chairman Mack and Members of
Various Committees Hold "coun-
Gil of War" to Decide
Problem
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-Ways and means
of financing the Democratic national
campaign were discussed at length to-
day at a meeting of Chairman Mack OF
the national committee; Governor Has
kell of Oklahoma, treasurer of the COM
mittee; Col. Moses c. Wetmore of st.
Louis, chairman of the finance commit
tee, and Willard F. Dunlap of Illinois,
former treasurer of the committee.
No decision was reached, and the
question of raising a sufficient fund to
maintain a three months campaign will
be brought UP at a meeting of the vari-
Gus heads of subcommittee tomorrow.
After an informal meeting on the
financial proposition today Governor
Haskell said: 81 have every confidence
the committee will obtain funds needed
to wage a hard fight for Mr.. Bryan,
though as yet no plan has been deter
mined upon. 1 have made no appeals
for money, but have already received
$4,000 which came unsolicited. No
definite sum has been fixed for fund,
which in our party must be collected
from the plain people,
Col Wetmore said he would call a
meeting of the finance committee al
once to devise some way to secure the
money.
This Is a Democratic year." said Col
Wetmore, and the Republicans will
need dollars where we need dimes. OF
course the Republicans will get their
funds from corporations, multi-nillion-
aires and federal officeholders just as
they have always done, but we must
get our money from those who have
but little to spare, no matter how will
ing their spirit may be. If we can
rof n a nc O
Bryan will be elected"
John A. Mason, secretary of the
Democratic state committee of New
York, called on Chairman Mack today
and it is understood the gubernatorial
situation in New York was discussed.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-10
CITY HALL FELINE Is
DEAD FROM THE HEAT
Animal Was Pet of Seven Different
Mayors of New York City
and Was a Great
Fighter

NEW YORK, Aug, 9.--Tom couldn't
stand the heat of the last few days.
He dragged himself out of his favor
lite corner of the city hall, crawled out
to a grass plot north of the building
and collapsed. A short time later
agents of the Humaen society carried
him away and put him to death along
with a dozen or more stray cats and
dogs.
Such was the end of probably the
best known cat in the city.
tom came in here and adopted the
city hail." said Marty Reyes. keeper
of the famous building, land he Kept
it all to himself, too-you can bet on
that"
II was twenty years ago, during the
administration of Mayor Hewitt, when
Tom, kitten and very homely one,
blew into the city hall. He came in
the trail of a terrific storm In midwin-
ter and he refused to be put out. Kicks
and forced flights from second story
windows had no effect on him, and his
persistence at last won the admiration
OF Marty Reyes. He grew to be fair
" good looking cat, and he numbered
among his friends during his residence
in the city hall Mayors Hewitt, Grant.
Gilroy, Strong. Van Wyck, Low and
Mcclellan.
Mayor Strong thought well of him
and often had Tom sit on his desk.
Randolph Guggenheimer, when presi-
dent Of the municipal council, also
thought well of Tom. He always spent
so cents for a Christmas dinner for the
cat and made it his business to see
that Tom never went hungry at other
times.
Jealous of his handsome home, Tom
never let any other cat stop there even
for brief period. Two or three years
ago he killed cat which insisted on
sleeping in the corridors. Other cats
escaped with only slight injuries. Tom
had the two main corridors all to him
self and all the other grimalkins in the
lower part of the city seemed to UNI
derstand that he was not to be inter-
fered with.
For the last five years he has been
deaf. For two years he had been nalr
blind But he always spent at least
half of each day in his favorite corner
and seemed to wait for the caresses
and words of the hundred or more
persons who made a daily practice to
speaking to him.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-10
STEAMER AND PILOT BOAT
COLLIDE DURING A FOG

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9.-The Kos
mos line steamer Radames, bound fol-
Hamburg via South American ports,
last night collided with the pilot boat
Lady Mine outside the harbpr during a
heavy fog, throwing the little vessel on
her beam ends and causing damage to
the extent of about $4,000.
The Lady Mine was waiting to take
off the pilot who was guiding the RAJ
DANES to sea. When the lookout on
the German steamer saw the pilot boat
it was too late to check the Roadway
The Radames struck the boat near the
bow, smashing several stanchions and
carrying away part of the rail- The
steamer was quickly brought to a stop
and ropes thrown to the Lady Mine.
While considerable water poured into
the pilot boat through the hole in her
side, ii was soon realized the vessel was
in no danger, and after repairs were
made with canvas the Radames pro-
eeeded on her voyage and the Lady
Mine returned to port.