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Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-20
HUSBAND ABSENT;
WOMAN GRILLED
SPRAGUE DIVORCE SUIT IS
RESUMED BY COURT
WIFE DENIES STATEMENTS OF
AGED DEFENDANT
Judge Refuses to Nonsuit Case in
Which EVIDENCE Shows Match
Was Made at Matri-
monlal Bureau

Although George H Sprague, the
aged chiropodist, was not present in
the superior court yesterday to contest
personally his wife's suit for divorce,
Mrs. Sarah A. Sprague was confronted
with a number of dispositions and was
subjected to a rigid cross-examination
by Sprague's attorneys, Merrill q
Craig. These attorneys, who told Judge
Conrey Wednesday no trace of their
client could be found, again reported
they had been unsuccessful in their
search for the missing man, who disap-
peared last August.
The statements made by Sprague to
his attorneys, at the time he filed a suit
against his wife for separate MAIN
were denied generally by Mrs. Sprague
yesterday.
Among other things Sprague told his
counsel Mrs. Sprague had twice elected
him from their home on Euclid avenue;
that she had placed a policeman at the
door to prevent him from entering the
house; had changed the locks so that
his keys would not fit, and had refused
to give him car fare. All these and
more Mrs. Sprague said are unture.
Following the close of Mrs. Sprague's
croSs-eXamination a nOnSuft was
asked, but this was opposed by John
D. Pope and Charles Wellborn, Mrs.
Spragues attorneys. Judge Conrey de-
MED the motion and the reading of
dispositions was begun by the, defense.
Got Husband In Marriage Bureau
The first was that of Mrs. Esther L.
Shoemaker, who states she met Mrs.
Sprague in December, 1904, and later
visited at the Sprague home for ten
days. The deponent claims that Mrs.
Sprague told her she had called at a
1.s.ET Il arl
rage and informed the agent she want
ed to marry a wealthy man. Her ac-
quaintance with Sprague was effected
through the agency, and the wedding
took place q month later.
Mrs. Shoemaker, in her deposition,
states while Visiting the Spragues the
wife vainly tried to induce her to irri-
tate Sprague, hoping to arouse his an
ger and thus form the basis for a di-
vorce suit. Mrs. Shoemaker AYERS she
fatty refused to do this. Sprague, she
says, was always kind to his wife, did
a large part of the housework, and
frequently assisted Mrs. Sprague while
she dressed. Mrs. Shoemaker says she
did not return to the house after her
visit ended because she was "disgusted
with Mrs. Sprague's hypocrisy
A deposition by Mrs. Belle M. Jones
of Portage, Ohio, was also read. She
was also a guest at the Sprague home,
she states, and had been asked by Mrs
Sprague to make notes of Sprague'
actions.
r. A. Collins, real estate agent IN
whose hands Mrs. Sprague had placed
her property to be rented, was the last
witness of the day. He said Mrs
Sprague told him she did not care fol
her husband or what became of him
Sprague, he said, called on him and
said he was utterly destitute, having
turned all his property over to his wife
The evidence in the divorce case was
allowed to be made part of the sui
filed by Sprague for maintenance, anc
both cases were submitted to the cour
for his decision, which will be giver
later
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-20
SAYS ADMISSIONS
ARE CONFESSION
LAMPHERE ANXIOUS ABOUT
CHILDREN
Told Deputy Sheriff He Would Be
Willing to Plead Guilty to Arson
if 1t Was Not for His
Mother
[By Associated press.l

LAPORTE, Ind, Nov. 19.-Deputy
Sheriffs Antiss and Mari testified this
afternoon that Ray Lamphere had
made admissions amounting to a par
tial confession that he had set fire
to the home of Mrs. Belle Guinness on
the morning of April 28.
Deputy. Sheriff Mari testified that
on the evening of April % he went
to the home of John Wheatbrook to
arrest Lamphere. Just as Mari en-
tered the gate Lamphere came out
of the door. Mari testified that he
said:
Ray, get your coat and go to town
with me-"
Lamphere's reply was: did those
three children and that woman get
out of the building?"
Mari asked: What building?"
Lamphere answered; "That building
near town."
Lamphere waited to inform Mr.
Wheatbrook, who was in field. of his
arrest and Mari accompanied him. On
the way Mari asked him where he
was when he saw the fire. Lamphere
replied:
"When I got along by the house the
smoke was coming out of the windows
and around the roof"
MARI said that he asked Lamphere if
ne saw anybody around the pldceNaHu
he said mo"
Deputy Sheriff Antiss corroborated
Sheriff Smultzer in saying that Lam
phere told the officers that a man
named Helgelein, wanted in South Da-
kota for murder and robbery, was at
Mrs. Guinness house. Investigation
showed the story to be a canard.
when talked to him about the
Guinness fire, he told me he would
plead guilty to arson if it were not
for his poor mother" concluded the
deputy sheriff.
on cross-examination Attorney Wor-
den brought out the fact that Antiss
had told friends of Lamphere that
although he had believed Lamphere
guilty at first he had changed his mind
after the report of DR.. Hams on find
ing the poison in the stomachs.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-20
CITY ATTORNEYS WANT
VRO0MAN ACT AMENDED
Municipal League Convention in SEES
sion at Sacramento Decides to
Draft Bill to Present to
Legislature

SACRAMENTO, Nov 19.-At the Mu-
nicipal league convention this after
noon the Vrooman act was considered
in all its phases by the city attorneys
most all of whom had some objection
to the statute.
1t was decided to draft bill to be
presented to the legislature to modify
it in many particulars.
Engineers and street superintendent
chose officers for the ensuing term as
follows:
S. J. Van Ornum, Pasadena, presi-
dent.
C. Fl. Piefer, San Jose, vice president
Il. w. Turner, Berkeley, secretary.
A. r. Sprague of Sacramento stated
that the oiling of macadam streets in
the capital city had been a success.
The clerks and auditors chose officers
for the ensuing term as follows:
d. d. Kellogg, Pasadena, president.
j. V. Mendenhall, Berkeley, vice pres
ident.
IL. II. Turlock, Richmond, secretary,
Tonight the delegates to the conven-
ton were the guests of the chamber OF
commerce at a banquet at the Capitol
hotel
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-20
TELEPHONE AGENT
COMMITS SUICIDE

QUEENSTOWN, ireland. Nov. 10
John Krause, who is said to have been
connected with the Pacific States and
Sunset Telegraph company of San
Francisco, committed suicide today in
his cabin on the steamer Adriatic while
the vessel was coming from Cherbourg
to this port.
Mr.. Krause Joined the Adratic at
Cherbourg. Nothing unusual was no
ticed about his movements, but as he
had not left his cabin at 1 o'clock this
afternoon the purser forced an en-
trance. He found Mr.. Krause stretched
on the floor dead. His throat had been
cut and two bloodstained safety
razors lay by his side. The surgeon
of the Adriatic certified that the dead
man had bled to death from wounds
self-infiicted and an inquest is to be
held.
Krause formerly was employed as a
special agent of the Pacific States and
Sunset Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany, since merged into the Pacific
Telephone and Telegraph company. He
was a witness before the grand jury
which indicted Louis Glass and Theo-
dore V. Halsey of the same corpora
ton for alleged attempts to bride SUI
pervisors to vote against granting a
franchise to the Home Telephone COM
pany, rival organization.
He also appeared as a witness in the
trial of Glass on this charge, which
resulted in conviction. Glass is now
out on bail pending the result of an
appeal taken in his case.
Ealsey is yet to be tried. Krause left
the employ of the company early this
year and was though to have gone
Nevada. He had failed to obey a
subpoena summoning him as witness
at the trial or Halsey, which has been
frequently postponed on account of the
defendants illness.
Detective w. J. Burns says that
Krause' had been under surveillance,
but had succeeded in Guiding the au-
thorities and his whereabouts was un-
known until the news Of his suicide
reached here today.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-20
TAXPAYERS WILL
OPPOSE OPENING
URGE GRAND AVENUE EXTEN-
SION BE ABANDONED
Show $4,000 Claim for Property In-
volved Cost but $4,000 Five
Days Before 1t Was
Appraised

Property owners who represent $500
feet of frontage out of a total of II, 900
front feet in the assessment district
which involves the opening of Grand
avenue between Temple and Cali
fornia streets, stand firmly for the
abandonment of the proposed opening.
They have had the matter before the
council three times, and by taking it to
the appellate court have obtained an is
sue. The council will act on their re-
quest Monday afternoon, and if the
property owners again are defeated
they will again take the question to the
courts and fight it through to the limit,
they declare.
They have presented a statement
showing that property which is iu-
Volved by the opening was purchased
by Philip Eicholz February &c, 1906.
for $4,000, and five days later about
half this property was valued by the
referees at $31, 900. This valuation, they
claim, was kept secret, and not known
to most of the property owners affected
for nearly two years.
"Not one of the protestants against it
now knew anything about it for more
than year and a half" asserted II. A.
c. McPhail of 212 North Grand avenue
last night. 1--WE are unanimous in the
purpose to ask that the improvement
proposed be abandoned. for it is en-
tirely unjust. By we 1 mean the own
ers of $500 front feet in the district from
Sunset boulevard, south to Court street
and on both sides of Bunker Hill, east
half way to Olive street. On the other
side is represented less than 1900 feet of
frontage, outside of the Eichholz prop
erty. we have not been fairly treated
and we propose to fight this thing
through; we know we have just case,
and if the council turns us down again
We shall go into court with the probable
result the city will have the costs to
paUH
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-20
PRACTICAL JOKERs CAUSE
MAN TO SNEEZE TO DEATH
Scatter Snuff on Floor and Saloon
Keeper Breaks Blood Vessel, Pro-
ducino Hemorrhage Which
Proves Fatal

NEW YORK, Nov. t9.-Police inves-
tigation was made today into the death
of Andrew M. Taylor, who literally
sneezed himself to death in Paterson,
N. J., last night.
Seized with a fit of sneezing after
some practical jokers had scattered
snuff on the floor of the saloon, he fell
exhausted and was stricken with hem
orrhage.
The 'jokers" took alarm at his plight
and physicians were summoned. An
examination showed that he had rup-
tured a blood vessel. The flow Of blood
was checked temporarily. but broke
out anew in a short time and Taylor
expired. He was 40 years old and
leaves a widow.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-20
SOUTHERN PACIFIC TO RUN
ELECTRIC SUBURBAN LINES
Will Place Third Rail on PeninsuIar
Road from San Francisco to
San Jose-Machlnery
on Ground

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1s.--viee
President and General Manager Calvin
of the Southern Pacific has announced
the company intends to place a third
rail on the peninsula line as far south
as San Jose, and that electric locomo-
tives will haul the passenger trains
when the plans for electrifying the va
rious routes around San Francisco bay
are completed.
When this change is to be made Mr..
Calvin would not say. He added, how
ever, that the company has not pur-
chased an interest in the Great Vest
ern or any other power company oper-
ating in the Sierras, but already had
machinery on the ground for it's own
mower plant on the Oakland estuary.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-20
BLOOD-STAINED SWEATER
C0NFR0NTS BOY MURDERER
Youth Breaks Down and Contesses
Crime When Police Display Cory
cIothing-says They Intended
to Rob, Not XIII

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. Icon
fronted by his own blood-stained
sweater, Harry Grigg, the 19-year-old
bow. one of three youths arrested in
connection with the murder last Fri
dav in Vineland, N. j., of William
Read a retired contractor today broke
down and confessed to detectives the
details of the staying of Read, cor
roborating in many details the state
ments made by the other two boys,
walter Zeller, the murdered mans
grandson, and Clyde Wheeler.
Grigg said that they did not intend
TO kin Read, but went to his home to
rob him. When Read recognized his
grandson, however, the latter, accord
ing to Grigg, fired two shots into the
old mans body while the other boys
held him.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-20
HENEYS PHYSICIANS ARE
PLEASED WITH PATIENT

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 19.-The
physicians attending Francis ]. Heney
announced tonight that they were well
pleased with the condition of the pa
tent who has shown remarkable vi
tality and a determination to get well
that is helping him along the road to
recovery.
Mr.. Heney passed a quiet day, pulse
and temperature remaining about nor
NAL and the pain in his throat has all
most disappeared.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-20
OFFICIALCOUNTOF
VOTESCOMPL ETED
NEARLY 5000 BALLOTS CAST
INL0S ANGELES COUNTY
REPUBLICANS HAVE ABOUT 10000
PLURALITY
Democratic EIector Receives 22,o76
and Socialists Secure 4717, Prae-
tically 1000 More Than the
Doodle Dees

The official count of the votes cast in
Los Angeles, November 8. for all can
didates seeking election was completed
yesterday by the canvassing board.
The largest number of votes cast for
presidential electors in the county is
as follows:
Republican, Al. 4sS; Democrat, 22,O7e;
Socialist 4117; Prohibition. 4OS3; INDIE
pendence league, 1888. Scattering votes,
which numbered %. were also cast.
For Justice of the state supreme
court Henry A. Melvin, Republican,
received 3S,S47 Frank j. Murasky,
Democrat, %, SAG; Austin Lewis, So
cialist, 4540.
For state senator from the Thirty
fifth senatorial district, Newton M.
Thompson, Republican, received 1913,
and Frank P. frey, Democrat, 1926,
and for the Thirty-seventh district,
Henry NJ. Hurd, Republican, received
5613, and Will D. Gould, Democrat,
3218.
The votes cast by the two leading
parties in the nine assembly districts
are as follows:
lican, 1888; George L. Carey, Demo-
crat, 1878.
Sixty-eighth-Pre T. Cogswell,
Republican. s146; ]. S. Allison, Demo-
crat, 174S.
Sixty-ninth-Harry Barndollar, Re-
publican, 6342; Frank L. Dillon, Demo-
GRAFT 3712.
Seventieth-Walter B. Leeds. Repub-
lican, S106; Charles J. Creller, Demo-
crat 1884
seventy-frst-P. A. Stanton, Repub-
lican, 3114; George c. Martin, Demo-
crat. 1861.
Seventy-second-J. N. o. Rech, Re-
publican. $500; John w. Satterwhite,
Democrat, 1851.
Seventy third. P. Transue, Repub-
lican, 1862; b. F. Hurd, Democrat,
1887.
Seventy-f ourth--William ]. Hanlon,
Republican, 5056; M. G. Yoakum, DEM
ocrat, 2S73.
y-ffth-Percy V. Harmon,
Republican, 1923; S. A. Waldron, DEM
| ocrat, 1890.
Votes for Superior Judges
The votes of the two leading parties
for superior judges are:
Curtis d. Wilbur. 1912; Frank r.
Willis, 39,5O6; Charles Monroe, 10000;
Republicans. Only one candidates
name appeared ON the Democratic
ticket, that of Albert Lee Stephens,
who received 26, S65 votes. On the So
cialist ticket the largest vote was re-
ceived by Clarence Nelly, 1851, and the
| largest figures on the Prohibition
ticket appear opposite the name Of
Mark G. MeCaslin, 4944.
The official vote in the supervisorial
race is as follows:
Second District-Henry d. McCabe,
Republican, 1886; H. J. Woollacott,
Democrat, 1862.
Fourth District-C. ]. Nellis, Repub-
liean, 1882; Frank D. Haddock, DEM
ocrat, 1894.
Fifth District--R. w. Pridham, Re-
publican, 1919; Anthony Schwamm,
| Democrat, 1903.
OF the other parties, the Socialists
received the highest vote cast, and the
total shows 1101 in the Second. 1922 in
the Fourth and 606 in the Fifth.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-20
NEGRO is Held

Bert Wyatt, a negro, was given his
preliminary hearing in police court yes
terday on charge of arson and held
to answer in the superior court in bonds
of $4,000. Wyatt is accused of having
attempted to burn the home of his
wife, with whom he frequently quar-
relied, on Santa Fe avenue Monday
night, by scattering gasoline and oil
soaked rags about the house.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-20
KEEPING an Eve on Him

Yeas" drawled old Farmer Hardapple down
Fox river way. I'm going up to Chicago a
tour but 1 don't know whether ii will be a
personally conducted tour or not"
II reckon it viii be a personally conducted
tour Hiram" spoke up Mandy Hardapple.
cago News.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-05-01
DUG DE cHAuLNEs is DEAD.
NobIeman Who Married Miss shonts
Passes Away Suddenly.

NobIeman Who Married Miss shonts
Passes Away Suddenly.
Paris, April 26. - Clasped in the
arms Of his sobbing bride Of less than
three months, the duke of Chaulnes
died suddenly from heart failure at IL
o'clock Thursday night in his apart.
ments in the Hotel Langham, in the
Rue Boccador.
Physicians summoned to attend
the duke in his sudden seizure gave
the cause of death as embolism Ct
the heart.
The Duke de Chaulnes and the
duchess, who was Miss Theodore
Shonts, youngest daughter Of Theo-
dore Shonts of New York, we're mar
ried in New York Feb. 16 Of this year.
Thursday morning the duke and the
duchess, both in the best Of spirits, re-
turned from a drive in the Bots de
Boulogne. They dined in their pri-
vate apartments and an hour after
dinner the duke, complaining of feel
ing ill, retired. About II o'clock he
was suddenly stricken, gasped for
breath and Immediately lost con-
seriousness.
The duchess was seized with pan.
ic and screamed for aid. Two doctors
were summoned simultaneously and
administered the most powerful Of
heart stimulants,, but their efforts
were in vain.
The duchess was holding the duke
in her arms when he expired. She
was overcome by grief and. kept vigil
beside her dead husband throughout
the night.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-05-01
Crimes and Criminals.

Mitchell Dam was sandbagged by
footpads while walking on Stephenson
avenue at Menominee, Mich, and
robbed of IS in small change.
j. w. Weatherford, prominent
citizen of Brantley, Ala, was shot and
killed by his nephew. Avery Hardage.
The murder was the elimination of
an old feud.
Albion Godfrey pleaded guilty to
counterfeiting before Federal Judge
Taylor at Cleveland, Ohio, on two
counts. He was sentenced to ten
years in the penitentiary.
Mrs. Brooks. wife of Rev. ]. G.
Brooks. state evangelist for the Con-
gregational churches in Illinois, COM
mitted suicide at Kewanee, III. She
was suffering from nervous prostra.
ton.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-05-01
BASED CHARGES ON RuMoRs.
George LiIiey Requested to Produce
Letter Book

Letter Book.
Washington, April 26.-The special
house committee investigating the
Electric Boat company devoted its ses-
sion yesterday to endeavoring to as
certain from Representative George
l.. Li.ley the grounds on which he
based his charges against the compa.
ny. Mr.. Lilley admitted that some of
these charges were made on rumors
and others on what he had been told.>
Asked if he had tried to find out the
facts, he replied:
81 did not constitute myself an in.
vestigating committee to go around
and find out what the facts were.
introduced my resolution in order that
the facts might be brought out"
Mr.. Stevens took up each specific
charge and insisted that Mr.. Lilley
tell everything he knew concerning it.
While he did not withdraw any charge
against the company he would not say
that. any one had been corrupted by
the. methods used by the company.
Chairman Boutell announced that
the committee would like to have to.
day Mr.. Lilley's letter book, referred
to Thursday, as well as his stenog-
rapher's note book; also all letters
of Mr.. Lilley referring to this investi-
CATION. Mr.. Lilley, through his coun.
sci, asked that the purpose for which
the letters were wanted be stated, and
while not declining to produce them
did not promise to do so. Chairman
Boutell announced that If Mr.. Lilley
declined to comply with the request
the committee will make a demand
for the books substantially in legal ct.
feet OF a subpoena iluces tecum.
With the question still undecided
adjournment was taken until today.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-05-01
CRUSHING BLOW TO PREMIER
Winston Spencer Churchill Is Beaten
for Parliament in Manchester
District.

Manchester, England. April 26. -
The northwest division of Manchester.
by the heaviest poll cast in twenty
years, yesterday reversed it's verdict
Of 1906 and by a majority Of 429 votes
unseated as its member of parliament
Winston Spencer Churchill, Liberal.
who has just been made president of
the board Of trade in the new Asouith
cabinet and who last year so brilliant.
ly wrested the seat from w. Joynson.
Hicks, Unionist, his chief opponent Of
yesterday.
The defeat of Mr.. Churchill is a
crushing blow to the prestige OF the
government and the young and conf.
dent minister which is bound to have
a marked influence on several pend.
ing bye elections. There will be no
difficulty in finding for Mr.. Churchill
a safe seat elsewhere.
Asquith Is Blamed.
Among the many influences and
cross currents at work in this extraor.
binary contest it is not wholly beyond
reason to suppose that Mr.. Asquith
himself was partly responsible for the
defeat Of his young colleague. It is
customary for the leader Of party
to send letter wishing success to
any member of his party seeking cleo.
ton to parliament.
Mr.. Asquith for some as yet unex.
planned reason omitted to follow this
custom, though he sent letter to
Walter Runciman, president Of the
board of education, who on Thursday
contested and won the seat for Dews-
bury.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-05-01
People Talked About.

The president has nominated Brig.
Gen. T. H. Barry to be major general,
and Col. Charles Morris and Col. Phil
lip Reade to be brigadier generals.
A. l.. Whiting, president of the So
ciety of Savings of Cleveland and
widely known in banking circles
throughout the country, is dead of
stomach trouble.
Dr. Simon B. Conover, who during
the administration of President Hayes
was United States senator from Flor
ida, died at hospital in Port Town.
send, Wash, of old age.
Rear Admiral George B. Balch, U
S. ~. retired, died from pneumonia
at Raleigh, N. G. He was in his nine
tyeighth year and entered the United
States navy at the age of seventeen.
Flores Ontaeda, a noted Ecuado.
rean chemist, died of bubonic plague
at Guayaquil. He contracted the dis
ease while preparing Haffkines pro-
phylactic at the municipal laboratory.
John H. Faulhausen, aged eighty
one, and Mrs. Amelia Behrends, aged
seventy-five, were married at Peoria,
Ill. They were the Oldest couple that
ever obtained a marriage license in
Peoria county.
Judge D. R. Hindman, one of the
best known jurists and lawyers in
Iowa, died suddenly at Boone, Iowa,
from burst blood vessel. He was in
the best of health a minute before
death came.
Joseph G.. Cowen, prominent He
brew of England, has arrived in New
York on a visit to the principal Jew
ish communities in this country and
to address number Of meetings on
topics pertaining to his work in con-
nection with the Zionist movement.
John McNabb, the oldest man In
Canada, dided on the shores of Lake
Manitoba, near Winnipeg. McNabb
was born in Western Canada in 1900
and would have been 10S years old
in August. He has been in the en-
ploy of the Hudson Bay company
from boyhood.
Chancellor Day of Syracuse univer-
sity has notified Dean William Kent
of the Lyman C. Smith college of
applied sciences that the executive
committee desires his resignation and
that in the event of refusal he will be
removed. For some time there has
been friction between the chancellor
and the dean.