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Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-17
WOMAN'S PETITION
FOUGHT BY STEPSON
LATTER ALLEGES SHE LEFT
HUSBAND FOR $500
Mrs. Margaret E. Chamberlain Admits
Separation Contract, but De-
cIares That 1t Was
Forced Upon Her

On the ground that Mrs. Margaret
e. Chamberlain had signed q contract
agreeing, in return for $500, to leave
her husband, Joseph Chamberlain, in
October, 1906 attorneys representing
w. r. Chamberlain. a stepson of the
woman, yesterday in the superior court
fought her petition to be named as ad-
ministratrix of the estate, valued at
$28,000.
Joseph Chamberlain married the Sec
ond time in 1901, and the couple lived
a more or less quarresome life in Pas
adena until the latter part of 1905,
when, according to Mrs. Chamberlain,
her husband compelled her to sign a
contract agreeing to leave him and re-
linquish all claim to his property. She
alleges that she was In such q weak
physical condition that she could not
resist. Chamberlain died in January
of this year and his son was appointed
administrator of the estate.
The widow now asks that she be
given one-third of the estate, alleging
that the contract is void because she
was forced into signing it.
Mrs. Chamberlain also stated that
her husband, Notwithstanding his 80
years, was quite a gallant among the
women and accused a Mrs. Long, who
acted as housekeeper for the old man
and who herself is 61 years old, of be-
ing partly instrumental in disturbing
the domestic conditions in her home.
Mrs. Long, however, denies this, say
ing Chamberlain's attentions only went
so far as drives and evening calls.
The case was submitted on briefs.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-17
HERALD'S VOTING GROWS
MORE ACTIVE DAILY
individuals, Club and Fraternal Organizations Are
Already Manifesting Lively Anticipation of
the Surprises Which Will Develop as
the Contest Progresses

great Atlantic fleet will bring hosts of
visitors into the city and it will be the
very pest time for candidates to reach
their out-of-town friends and secure
their subscriptions and promises of
backing should tho race become a
close one.
Golden State camp No. 8, Modern
Woodmen of America, has entered the
contest with a determination to win.
They have 1000 votes to start with and
do not expect to be outdone by any
other camp or lodge in the city. Golden
State camp has a live membership and
means re win every time.
the camp meets every Wednesday
night at 1251k South Spring street.
The Order of Owls, or the o. o. o., as
they are popularity known, is in the
contest to win. There is only one nest
in the city (No. 1863, but they are con-
fident Of winning one of the prizes or
giving the other fellow a close run for
the money. The o. o. o. starts in with
$40 votes and expects to add materially
to thGt amount within few days. The
Owls meet every Wednesday night at
291h South Spring street, over the
ElkS' hall.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-17
BABY SON RESTORES
HAPPINESS OF HOME

Charles d. Burnett and his wife,
Anna L. Burnett, are reunited in the
happiness of home life, and the divorce
action brought by the husband will not
be carried to a conclusion.
The trial was set for yesterday in
the superior court, and when it was
called Attorney A. D. Warner, repre-
senting Mrs. Burnett, told the court the
heretofore unhappy couple had reached
an understanding, agreed to forget the
past and live happily in the future,
tie in the form of their little 5-year-old
son binding them together in closer
unity than could any marriage service.
Burnett charged his wife with deser-
ton, saying she had gone to San Diego
to the home of her parents and taken
their son with her. Pending the trial
of the divorce action the boy was
placed in the care of his mother by an
order of the court. Neither Mr.. nor
Mrs. Burnett was in court yesterday,
and on request of the attorney for the
woman the case was dismissed.
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HOTEL GREEN, Pasadena, CAL,
American and European plans.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-17
SAN FRANCISCO FIRE
INCENDIARY'S WORK
SUPERIOR COURT JURY MAKES
ASSERTION
Testimony of Two Experts introduced
Who Saw Two Men Ignite
Ruins of Sixth Street
Building
Ey Associated Press.

Ey Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 16-The
jury in an action tried in the superior
court of this city yesterday decided
that at least large part of the confla-
grafton of April IS, 1906, was the work
of incendiaries. A suit was brought by
the California Wine association against
the Commercial Union Fire Insurance
company of New York for insurance on
property situated in the vicinity of
Fifth and Brannan streets. While the
insurance company introduced a mass
of testimony concerning the forces and
effect of the earthquake, the wine asso-
citation introduced the testimony of two
experts who saw two men Ignite the
ruins of q building on Sixth street,
about four blocks below Market street.
1t was shown that this fire spread and
destroyed a district embraced between
Fourth street on the east, Seventh on
the west, Folsom on the north and
Townsend on the south, involving a
destruction of many million dollars
worth of property.
The amount of insurance on property
situated in this district not yet settled
is believed to be in the neighborhood
of three or four million dollars. One of
the most extraordinary bits of corrobo-
ration of the testimony regarding the
incendiarism was that of a witness
named Nelson, who saw similar act of
vandalism on Fifth street, near Folsom,
where a thug was seen to throw a
burning rag into a store.
1t has long been believed that in
cendiarism, with disastrous conse-
quences, played a large part in the
calamity of April 18, 1906, although this
is the first occasion on which the fact
has been established. The proof of this
incendiary fire destroys the claim of
those insurance companies as to this
district involved, whicsh relied upon
the technical defense of earthquake
fires to defeat the San Francisco loss
claimants.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-17
FRIENDS HASTEN
TO GIRLS AID
RUBY CASSELMAN AGAIN ON
TRIAL
PRISONER MUST FACE MANY
CHARGES
Other Alleged Irregularities Similar to
One on Which She Was Arrested
Must Be Explained by
Prisoner

Surrounded by scores of friends and
with court room crowded to Its Ca
pacity, Ruby Casselman yesterday en-
tered upon her second experience in the
superior court when she was placed on
trial, charged with forgery. When the
day was ended it developed that not
only would the specific illegal act with
which she is accused be considered, but
other alleged Irregularities of similar
character would be taken cognizance
of and introduced into the case.
Miss Casselman is charged with at
tempting to pass a forged check on the
First National bank on December 81
The check was for $50, and purported to
be signed with the name of f. w.
Blanchard by his stenographer, Martha
Shanklin.
The following jury was selected by
II 80 o'clock: Il. S. Williams, Pomona;
George w. Benson, Glendale; waiter
Grace, Downey; John w. Flint, Los
Angeles; James Quill, Downey; J. %.
Gray, Los Angeles; Charles l.. Palmer,
Santa Monica; S. II. McClung, Los An
geles John. w. Downs, Los Angeles;
II. r. Slaughter, Los Angeles; John +.
Lord, San Fernando, and Fred e. Fay,
Los Angeles.
F.. w. Blanchard whose name was
signed to the check the forging of
which Miss Casselman stands accused,
told of the conversation between the
young woman, himself and two detect
ives on the afternoon of her arrest.
Denies Signing Check
He repudiated the signature, although
he said the writing bore similarity TO
that of his stenographer.
officer Mcnamara said he had been
sent on a wild goose chase to Blanchard
hall where, he said, Miss Casselman
had told him a man named Smith, who
had given her the check, was awaiting
her return.
when L returned to the bank" said
Mcnamara, "she was laughing because
| went to the hall, and seemed to think
it a great joke. she said there was no
such man as Smith and that she her
self had written the check"
An elevator boy employed in Blanch-
ard hall said Miss Casselman had made
frequent trips in his car for some weeks
prior to the time of her arrest, and on
that day had asked him to let her have
a fountain pen. He offered to take her
TO an office where she could find writ
ing utensils, but she declined. Miss
Casselman's attorney asked her to turn
her back toward the witness and then
called upon him to describe her appear
ance, which the boy Immediately tried
to do by telling the color of her back
hair.
Oficers who arrested Miss Casselman
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-17
MANS ROSY DREAM OF
LOVE FALLS THROUGH
Sweetheart Demanded Deed to Prop
erty Before Marrying, Says Re-
jected Lover and Then
Refused Him

Evidently love alone did not enter
into the matrimonial plans of Arthur
G. Newton and Marie Houch as they
sat together in the bright California
moonlight and talked of a rosy future
Of welded bliss. At least, not so far as
the woman was concerned, for Newton
has filed a suit In the superior court
asking that deed to a valuable lot in
the Morris Vineyard tract be declared
void, on the ground that his would-be
spouse did not keep her promise of
marriage.
According to Newton, he gave the
woman deed to the lot, and she
agreed in return to marry him. Later,
he says, when he asked her to fulfill
that promise, she refused unless more
land was decided to her.
This apparent evidence of cupidity
did not appeal to Newton, and he has
taken the matter into the courts.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-17
T INTEREST in The Herald's votin

T INTEREST in The Heralds voting
contest is extending throughout
u lower California, and names OF
ing the contest department. The prizes
which are offered are sufficient warrant
for the continued nomination of candi-
dates to compete in one of the greatest
newspaper voting projects ever carried
out in this state.
Readers Of The Herald all over the
state are awakening to the fact that
this bids fair to be a most interesting
and exciting competition. They are
choosing their favorite local sons and
daughters and sending in plenty of
votes to give them a good start toward
winning whichever prize is most de-
sirable from their own point of view.
Many of the nearby towns are to COM
pete for some of the big prizes and
threaten to give the Los Angeles cam
didates a swift race for first place.
At San Bernardino there are one or
more influential names on the list, and
Riverside and Redlands will not be
slow about challenging the position of
their neighbor city in any such promi-
nent business as that of winning one
of the great prizes in The Herald con-
test.
Comment about the contest is already
becoming widespread, and there will
be surprises in store for every con-
testant which will be of the greatest
Importance In carrying on the work of
the campaign.
Many of the out-of-town contestants
will make an effort to win some one OF
the splendid scholarship prizes which
are offered, and these include some oi
the best educational opportunities to be
found in any city of the country today
There is one special violin course
several desirable courses in vocal ano
instrumental music, while the students
who are ambitious to become great
painters newspaper artists or illustra-
tors may take advantage of some OF
the courses in art and design which will
be included in this offer.
Commercial courses, preparatory or
literary studies may also be chosen by
the winners who prefer something
along more practical lines.
With such a list from which selection
may be made it is little wonder that
literally hundreds of students through
Southern California are making their
preparations to begin an active canvass
of the situation next week, when many
of them in this portion of the state will
have their Easter holidays.
Of course, the presence here of the
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-17
ASKS HIS FOSTER MOTHER
BE APPOINTED GUARDIAN
T. Jeff White Files Petition, in Which
He States He Intends to
Leave Los An
geles

T. Jeff White will not remain in Los
Angeles, but he is not anxious that his
little daughter. ANNA White, whom he
took from the care of her aunt, Mrs.
Virginia Gutsch, shall leave this city.
White yesterday filed petition in
the superior court asking that Mrs.
Mary A. Jauch, his foster mother, be
appointed guardian of the child, stat.
ing he wishes to leave Los Angeles.
Other than the writ of habeas corpus
issued on behalf of Mrs Gutsch few
days ago to prevent White from taking
the child from Los Angeles there are
no indications that Mrs. Gutsch will
contest the petition filed yesterday
Hearing on the writ will take place
before Judge Wilbur at 10 o'clock
today.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-17
SAYS VOICE WAS RUINED
BY FUMES OF SULPHUR

What are the effects of sulphur fumes
on the human voice? That is the ques-
tion to be decided by the superior court
as the result of a suit filed yesterday
by May E. Bowen against the Pacific
Coast Steamship company, in which she
demands $4,000 as damages on account
of spoiled voice."
Miss Bowen says she purchased a
second-class ticket from Seattle to Los
Angeles, and on February 20 was trans
ferred at San Francisco from the
steamship Umatilla to the Queen. Sui
phur, she says. had been used in fumi-
eating the latter vessel, and the fumes
were so strong that her vocal organs
were permanently damaged.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-17

the name of J. w. Belding, who runs
telegraph school on Hill street, and
who, according to the young woman,
taught her the art of telegraphy in
few weeks and then placed her in the
position of teacher. Belding is repre-
sented by an attorney to watch his in
terests, and he himself was In the court
room yesterday, together with half a
dozen young women, students at his
school,
The trial will be resumed at 10 o'clock
today, and the prosecution hopes to
have most Of It's evidence in by noon.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-17
is FINED FOR SELLING
CoLoRED ICE CREAM
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
OAKLAND, April 15.-steve Pas
quale was fined $50 this morning by
Judge Samuels on the charge of SELL
ing adulterated ice cream.
The complaint charged that coloring
matter was used and also that the
cream was not up to the standard in
butter test,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-17
Hughes Indorsed
By Associated Press.

By Assoclated Press.
BATAVIA, N. Y, April 16.-The Re-
publicans of the Thirty-fourth district
today elected delegates to the national
convention and indorsed Hughes for
president,
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-10-09
Tobacco Growers to Meet.

San Antonio, Texas, Oct. AT the
call of H. NJ. Booze convention of
all the tobacco growers of Texas will
convene on October 10th at Nacog-
doches. The great success of tobacco
growing in this state has given an i'm
.petus to that industry, and it is UNI
derstood that pledges will be made to
plant ten thousand additional acres in
tobacco in order to secure the estab-
fishing of factories. Recently large
numbers of Kentucky tobacco growers
have migrated to this state to escape
the night riders and lawlessness that
have SO disturbed the tobacco grow
ing districts of Kentucky. Texas pro-
duces tobacco of high grade, equal
to the finest Cuban. and the industry
is developing rapidly.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-10-09

Palestine needs more men who are
willing to take hold of public affairs
and help to promote the interests of
the city. This was emphasized at
the Board of Trade meeting last night,
when some twenty or more men re-
sponded to call to come and discuss
matters of importance to the town.
Instead of this number there should
have been present one or two hun
dred. Palestine will never develop
as it should until the citizenship
comes across and gets to work to
make it grow Instead of spending
fifteen or sixteen hundred dollars a
year to advertise the town and pull
in new industries we ought to have a
fund of five thousand dollars or more
The business man who refuses to
get into the Board of Trade and help
in the general work of pushing his
town is standing in his own light, be-
cause there is no legitimate business
that will not be helped by the growth
of the town, and that is the work the
Board is trying to accomplish. If you
cannot be booster you can at least
boost the boosters, and that will help.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-10-09
OUR TOBACCO LANDS.

From newspaper reports it is known
that many of the experienced tobacco
growers of Kentucky are leaving their
homes and are hunting new tobacco
lands The night riders are driving
many of the best people in the tobac-
co business out of Kentucky, and the
men who are being driven out want
new location where conditions are
right for continuing the tobacco
growing. Anderson county has a large
acreage of the very finest of tobacco
lands, and it is a good time for us to
get busy in that section of the country
with some good advertising matter.
If we can succeed in interesting fifty
or one hundred growers in our lands
we will help wonderfully in promoting
the tobacco industry here. 1t is a
good time to get busy.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-10-09
OCTOBER 9 IN HISTORY.

l7O1-A charter was granted to Yale
College.
1779-Count Pulaski was mortally
wounded in the assault on Sa-
vannah.
l7s1-The French and Americans
opened their batteries upon the
British at Yorktown.
17S2-Lewis Cass, American states
man, was born. Died June IL,
1866.
183e-Sir James Saumarez, famous
British admiral, died on Guern-
sey. Born there on March II,
1857.
lS47-Slavery was abolished in the
Swedish dominions.
1S60-Major General Leonard Wood,
u. S. A, was born In Winches-
ter, N. H.
1S66-General Geary was elected gov
ernor of Pennsylvania.
,1870-The Italian Union was estab-
ished.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-10-09
PALESTINE, TEXAS. OCTOBER, 9, 1908

many tributes to his exalted character
and many expressions of admiration
and gratitude for his long and faithful
public service.
Few men in all the history of Texas
or the nation have filled more places
of public trust, and none ever met
and discharged every duty with great
err fidelity and efficiency.
1t is meet and fit that the memory
of such man should be cherished,
and the movement to perpetuate his
form and features in enduring bronze
should be promptly and literally aided
by all the people of Texas.
He gave to Texas a half century of
earnest, efficient, arduous service, and
left the indelible impress of his great
ness upon her history and legislation,
and bequeathed to his countrymen the
heritage of a life worthily and nobly
lived.-Houston Chronicle.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-10-09
BACK TO THREE CENTS.
Railroads of Arkansas to Raise Pas
senger Rate to Old Figure.

Little Rock, Oct. S.-Probably on
October Is the passenger rate of Ar
kansas goes back to 8 cents, COM
mittee of general passenger agents be-
ing scheduled to appear today before
the state railroad commission to show
cause why it should be allowed. This,
however, is said to be merely in defer
ence to the commission, the railroads
having agreed to shove up the rate to
the old figure. The trunk lines of
| the state will file with the commits
sion a trafiff sheet showing the in.
crease.
The announcement of the increase
in passenger rates from 2 to cents
follows hard upon the heels of the
announcement of the increase in
freight rates in Arkansas ranging
from so to 166 per cent. Both in
creases are the result of the decision
of Judge Vandevanter at st. Paul.,
Mimi, in the federal court in the in
junction suit against the railroad COM
mission seeking to enJoin the commits
sion from putting into effect certain
rates. The railroads were granted a
temporary Injunction and the new
rates will be in effect pending the
final hearing of the case The leading
passenger officials of the five trunk
lines of Arkansas will appear before
the commission tomorrow and defend
the advance in the passenger rate.
The date when the old rate will be
restored has not yet been announced,
but it was unofficially stated last
night that it would be October Is.
The announcement has caused great
surprise. as it was thought the rail-
roads. would be content with the pres
ent 2 cent rate pending the final de-
cision, or at the most 2 IL cents.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-10-09

The tobacco lands of Anderson coun-
ty offer superior advantages to peo-
pie who are looking for locations to
engage in the work. The government
says there are no better tobacco lands
in the country than those in Ander-
son county, but the people of the
country do not know this and it is
up to us to tell them about it. We
can fill this county with good people
if we make the effort.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-10-09
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Baby talk never savors of a dead
language.
What some people call love isn't
even good imitation.
Many young mans unsteadiness
is due to a steady income.
You seldom see water wagon with
more than one man on it.
Many man who gets his back up
like camel acts like bear.
1t isn't always a small matter when
woman puts her foot in it.
Don't think that because you ride a
hobby you are the only jockey in the
race.-Chicago News.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-10-09
DRY SWEEPING AND DISEASE.

Dry sweeping is common practice
in most towns, and one little negro
with a stub broom can stir up more
germs in five minutes than the ordi-
nary community can get rid of in a
month This is a disagreeable prac-
-tice, and we are now reminded by
health authorities that it is also a
dangerous practice. The Houston
Post, commenting on this matter,
says:
Among the methods prescribed by
the tuberculosis congress for the
prevention of consumption is the
washing of streets instead of sweep
ing them. 1t is amazing that the COM
mon sense of the people hasn't long
ago asserted itself with regard to
sweeping streets AS unsightly as a
filthy street is, it is certainly better
for the germ-laden dirt to be under
loot than to be tanned INTO the air
for people to breathe.
1t is a common thing in most cities
to witness men literally filling the air
with dust in order that people may
walk upon clean surface. And if
the truth were known, probably this
most dangerous custom causes more
tuberculosis than any other agency.
Men expectorate in the streets and
the bacteria from their mouths soon
become mingled with the dust and
when the street sweeper or the broom
is welded the germs are scattered far
and wide
AS choice between two evils, it
is better to permit the dust and trash
to remain on the streets than to OBJ
tain cleanliness through dry sweeping.
In quite a number of cities, the
system of street washing has been
substituted for sweeping with good
are kept cleaner and the people are
not subjected to the danger and dis
comfort of breathing germ-impregnat-
ed dust.
In Houston, it is not uncommon to
see men sweeping in front of stores
at times of the day when thousands
of people are out. Even if it were
impractical to substitute street wash
ing for street sweeping in Houston,
it would be good plan to prohibit
sweeping of streets or sidewalks after
the business of the day has COM
menced and the commercial thorough
fares are thronged with people.
The time has come when the Of
ficials of all municipalities and the
people themselves must look to the
danger of tuberculosis. The ravages
of the disease in all parts of the coun-
try are such as to excite the gravest
alarm for the public health. No urban
resident. is immune against this COM
mon menace so long as the proper
precautions are ignored.
tuberculosis is now rushing to the
grave every year vast army of peo-
pie. The scourge of war is even less
destructive, while no other malady in
the category of disease approximates
its toll of human life
The medical profession is accom-
plishing wonders in the battle against
the disease, but no scientific effort
can avail unless the public authorities
and the people themselves cooperate
to make the preventive measures eff
fective.
And the evil of street and sidewalk
sweeping is one that can be easily
disposed of.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-10-09
1t is time to call the stove doctor.

You cannot get something for moth
ing in this good old world Il Pales-
tine wants new industries and new
people it will have to spend money
and labor to get them