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Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-29
MONROVIA
MOTOR AND AUTO COMPANY
FORCED TO DROP PROJECT
Decides to Locate Elsewhere, Santa
Fe Railroad Having Declined Defi-
niteIy to Furnish Terminal
Rates
436 w. Palm st.
Phone; Home. Black 1877.

MONROVIA, Nov. 2S.-Owing to the
fact that the Santa Fe railroad has
refused it terminal rates the Pacific
Motor and Automobile factory has de-
cided to locate in some other city, prob
ably RedondO. The company aske
eight acres of land and subscriptions
to a moderate amount of the company
stock Lucky Baldwin offered the land
and certain Monrovians quickly sub
scribed for the required amount OF
stock.
The machine was to be named the
coyote" and to cost the consumer
$3.50. AS the company stated in its
letter, however, it's acceptance of Mon
roVias bid depended on a satisfactory
arrangement as to land and freight
facilities at Arcadia; the proposed piece
of land being located in the Arcadia
city limits. The contracting depart
ment of the Santa Fe, however, stated
emphatically that there was no hope
Of terminal rates ever being granted.
M. o. Tonnisson, president; II. L,
Boyer, secretary, and G. H. Harwood,
fiscal agent, in a letter to the board
of trade, expressed their regrets, at the
same time thanking the board.
MonroVia Brief Notes
The Saturday Afternoon club is max
ing extensive preparations for an elab-
crate bazaar to be held next Friday
Mrs. W. A. Chess, Mrs. Ben Crews and
Mrs. c. F. Moore have the affair IN
hand.
Miss Margaret Jaycox gave an en-
joyable dinner party this week at her
home on Banana avenue, Covers were
laid for nine.
The Monrovia-Duarte Dramatic clut
is rehearsing for It's next play, "a
Cheerful Liar" to be given in the near
future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conner of Ann Arbor
Mich, are the guests of their daughter
Mrs. w. H. Nichols of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Young of Duarte
gave a delightful tennis tournament
this week in honor of Misses Florence
and May Sutton of Pasadena.
II. C. Chase, who recently found the
city accounts deficient to the amount
of several hundred dollars, is arrang-
ing a new system and will present his
plans at the next meeting Of the trus-
tees.
The knights of Pythias gave a So
ciaI dance last evening.
Miss Margaret Cross entertained q
few friends last evening in honor OF
her guest, Miss Margaret Orr of Los
Angeles.
Dr. R. e. Waters and family OF
Brooklyn. N. Y, will make Monrovia
their future home.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-29
FORCE HAND OF
CITY TRUSTEES
WRIT OF MANDATE ISSUED BY
COURT OF APPEALS
Action Taken Expected to ForestaIl
Other Possible judicial Proceed
ings and Prevent Resort to
Vexatious Delays

SAN PEDRO, Nov. 2S.-Service of
papers in a writ of alternative man
date issued today by Presiding Judge
M. T. Allen of the district court OF ap-
Deals in Los Angeles was made on city
Trustees Nathaniel w. Tilton, Joseph
Foot and City Clerk Charles Carolina
Mason. Trustee George Huntington
Peck being out of the city no service
will be made until Monday.
Plaintiffs in the action are John A.
Anderson and Lewis Hansen, and the
aforesaid trustees and the city clerk
are the defendants.
This action is the result of the negli-
gence of the trustees in calling an cleo
ton to vote upon the question of sever
ing the territory north Of the south
line Of Fifth street. with the ultimate
object of annexing the city OF san
Pedro to Los Angeles.
The complaint sets forth the facts in
the case, and alleges that the trustees
have refused to call the election and
will refuse unless compelled by the
court.
Action is taken direct to the court of
appeals because, as the complaint al
leges, the application for mandamus IS
of great public Importance and the de-
lays of the superior courts of this state
would operate as a denial of all the
rights Of the petitioners, ana II is more
convenient to bring the matter to the
court of appeals than to take it to the
supreme court"
The compliments were represented
by J. A. Anderson, II. M. Barstow, Nj.
x Young and Joseph II. Call, all noted
Los Angeles attorneys.
Judge Allen made an Endorsement as
follows: Let the alternative writ issue
as prayed for, returnable December v
1908, at 10 a. M"
The people here are well satisfied
with this action, as it gives the court
jurisdiction in the matter and prevents
it being considered in other courts in
forms that might cause veXatious de-
lays.
Charles Mason, the city clerk, re-
ported today that he had completed the
checking of the names, and 1t is there
fore incumbent OH the trustees to call
the election next Tuesday at their regu-
lar meeting or go into court the fol-
lowing Monday and show cause why
thew failed TO do so.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-29
BRIDEGROOM TOES MARK;
KNOT FINALLY is TIED
Affects to Treat His Previous Failure
to Keep Appointment as a Joke,
but Others Have
Doubts

LONG BEACH, Nov. 2S.-The de-
ferred nuptials of Samuel P. Miller and
Miss Harriet Virgin We're celebrated
this afternoon at 5 o'clock, Justice Hart
officiating,
This is the wedding at which Justice
Brayton expected to officiate last
Thursday evening, with Chief Will
liams as best man, but the couple did
not show up at the time set. Justice
Hart this morning warned Miller that
he would not wait for him this after
noon after the hour set. Miller left his
license as a pledge that he would re-
turn.
The bridegroom affects to consider
the trick he played on Justice Brayton
and Chief Williams a good joke. The
others, however, believe the man got
cold feet when the appointed hour drew
nigh.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-29
LIGHTING CONTRACT BIDS
FAIR TO END IN LAWSUIT

COTTON, Nov. 2S.-Legal proceed
ings to settle the trouble over the city
street lighting now seem probable. The
Home Gas and Lighting company
claims to have a five-year contract for
lighting the streets, beginning Deem
Der l, which is Tuesday This con-
tract was granted originally by the city
trustees to Seth Hartley, nearly year
ago, and assigned by him to the Home
company.
Recently the city trustees concluded
that the contract was not good and
advertised for bids. Receiving only
one, they awarded the contract to the
Edison Electric company. The latter
corporation is already doing the light
ing AT the same time the trustees
have ordered the Home company to
remove it's poles from the street, that
company having had large force of
worl1men busy trying TO get in shape
to take over the contract December /.
Officers of the Home company state
that If the city attempts to remove the
poles it will find itself defendant in a
heavy suit for damages. On the other
hand, the city is considering an in
junction to stop the setting of poles
by the Home company.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-29

Ely's Cream Balm has been tried and
not found wanting in thousands OF homes.
It has won a place in the family medicine
closet, where It is kept at hand for use in
treating cold in the head Just rs soon as
some member of the household begins sneez-
ing or snufrling 1t gives immediate relief
and day or two's treatment stops a cold
which might become chronic and run into Il
bad case of catarrh. Price SOC.
If you prefer to use an atomizer, ask for
LIQUID Cream Balm. II has all the good
qualities Of the solid form Of this remedy
and will rid you of catarrh hay fever.
No cocaine to breed a dreadful habit No
mercury to dry out the secretion. Price
FAC. with spraying tube. All druggists. or
mailed by Ely Bros, sc Warren street, New
York.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-29
COUNCIL DEFIES
POPULAR WILL
PETITION BY NEARLY 100
VOTERS IGNORED
HOTEL LIQUOR LICENSE SETS
CITY IN UPRoAR
Members Vote TO Postpone Matter
Thirteen Months, Saying Summons
for Election May Result in
"open Town"
Especial to The Herald. ]

LONG BEACH, Nov. 2S.-Refusing to
recognize the petition signed by more
than so per cent of the qualified voters
of the city, three members of the city
council adopted a resolution this morn
ing ordering that the proposed charter
amendment providing for restricted
table license for hotels and restaurants
be submitted to the people at the next
general election in December, 1909. The
petition presented today and signed by
nearly HOO of the 1850 qualified voters
of the city, urged that the election be
called at once and held early in next
February.
The three councilmen voting to lay
the matter over were E. w .Hoag, j. IL
Robinson and F. W. Stearns. Council
men B. p. Dayman and II. S. Callahan
recognized the demand of the majority
OF voters and voted against the resolu-
tfon Councilmen Lane of West Long
fReach and McGrew of the First ward
were absent.
Crowds of business men gathered on
the business streets as fast as the word
of the councils action was passed
along, and by 10 o'clock the corner al
First street and Pine avenue was
thronged.
For months past the business element
has agitated the need of more liberal
laws here, and the work of securing the
signatures to the petitions was carried
on in the belief that the council would
exercise it's power of calling the cleo
ton at once. Talk of a recall was rife
and it was soon agreed to have an in
dignation meeting at the auditorium
tonight.
One section of the article in the char
Ger. referring to amendments reads as
follows: "The proposals for the amend
rnent of this charter referred to In the
previous section may be submitted by
the city council on it's own motion, but
must be submitted by the city council
in the manner provided in said section
whenever a petition is presented to said
council signed by number OF the qual-
flied voters of the city equal to 30 pei
centlIm of the votes cast at the pre-
ceding general city election"
Attorney Ealy, carrying the exten'
sively signed petitions asking that tht
council call the election, urged the
council to act on the matter at once
He stated that an affidavit as to Tho
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-29
EPISCOPAL CHURCH TO HOLD
SPECIAL WEEK OF PRAYER

SAN PEDRO, Nov. 2S.-Saint Peters
Episcopal church will have special
meetings next week for the week OF
prayer, and the congregation will be
addressed by the following divines:
Monday evening, ]. W. Thursbey of
the Ascension church; Tuesday, Rev.
Charles T. Murphy Of st. Athanasius;
Wednesday, Rev. e. L. Howe of the
Epiphany; Thursday, Rev. Baker 2.
Lee of Christ's church; Friday. Rev.
William MacCormack, dean of st.
Paurs cathedral.
Rev. Percival H. Hickman, priest in
charge Of the local parish, intends to
make these meetings of especial inter-
est to young men.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-29
ORGANIZER OF WHITE HORSE
CAVALRY DIES AT RIPE AGE

LONG BEACH, Nov. 2S.-Major T.
w. Rathbone, organizer of the famous
White Horse cavalrv in the Thirty
fourth regiment, Ohio volunteers, died
this morning at his home. 426 East
Tenth street, after a long illness.
The major was "a years old. He lived
in Harrington, Kas., before coming to
Long Beach. OF the six children who
survive him three live here. They are
Mrs. Charles Schilling, Mrs. Rena Pot
ter and Miss Fanny Rathbone. A son
lives in Seattle and son and daughter
reside in Kansas. Funeral services
will be held at 2:90 tomorrow after
noon.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-29
LONG BEACH 5REVITIEs

LONG BEACH, Nov. 2S.-John F.
Craig, president of the Craig Shipbuild-
ing company, has announced his inten-
ton of having built for his own use
fine steam yacht.
Clyde Smith, formerly quarterback on
the high school football team, was
married in Kansas City, Mo-, Novem-
Der &c, to Miss Eloise Sterling. Cards
reached friends here today.
The charter revision committee COM
pleted its work last night. The pro-
posed amendments will be taken up
by the council Monday morning.
C. r. McGrew, city councilman from
the First ward. has leased his home on
East First street and with his family
will move to Alhambra next Monday.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-29
Herrera Returns to America

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2S.-News
has been brought to this city by the
officers of the steamer City of Para, ar
irving here from southern ports, that
General Herrera former president of
Honduras, for whom a reward Is said
to have been offered by the govern
ment of Guatemala, has returned from
his exile in Europe to the Central
American coast
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-29

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Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-29
ORANGE SEASON BEGINS,
PICKERS BEING AT WORK
Packing Houses Will Start Operations
with the commencement of the
Week and Fruit viii Be
Shipped East

REDLANDS, Nov. 2S.-The orange
season has opened in earnest. Pickers
have been started in several groves
in this district and packing houses will
open up the first of the week and start
the stream of golden fruit toward the
eastern markets.
The fruit has been a little slow in
coloring this year, so there were no
November shipments. 1t is expected
the first shipments will go out from
here by Tuesday night or Wednesday.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-29
Settle Bet with Fists

BUTTE, Mont. Nov. 2S.-George H.
Scott. county clerk and recorder, a
Democratic leader, fought one hour
and five minutes yesterday afternoon
in a gulch behind the Montana Col
iege Of Mines, under prize ring rules,
to settle an election bet. The men
used bare knuckles and each was
frightfullv beaten.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-29
PASADENA

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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-27
HUNDREDS PERISH
PART OF ISLAND OF SICILY
DEVASTATED.
THOUSANDS ARE MADE HOMELESS
Big Death Roll Results From Drown.
inss, Landslides and %coIIapslns
Of Houses.

Naples.-Hundreds of death and
tremendous loss of property have re-
suited from the days storm and
flood that ravaged the province Of
Calabria and part of the island Of
Sicily, according to reports received
from the troops who were sent out as
relief expedition.
Thousands are homeless, a score of
towns have been badly wrecked and
shipping have been badly destroyed.
The country is impossible and com.
munication with parts Of the stricken
sections are so meager that the full
extent of the calamity can only be con-
jectured.
The big death roll resulted from
drownings in the full destruction of
vessels, landslides and the %collapsing
of scores Of houses.
The storm was the worst that has
visited Southern Italy in years. Urgent
measures are being adopted for relief
Of the sufferers and still more troops
are being fastened to the scene with
orders to take heroic steps to prevent
an outbreak of disease.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-27
BELL TELEPHONE co. SUED.
Temporary Injunction Obtained by In
- dependent Concern.

Toledo, Ohio.-The Bell Telephone
company is charged with attempt
ing to. form a telephone trust in
violation of the Sherman antitrust
law, in a'suit filed here by the United
States Independent Telephone COM
pany. .t,t.r .~
The Independent company, which is
a rival of the Bell in long-distance
business in Indiana, Ohio and Illinois,
obtained a temporary injunction from
the federal court to prevent the Bell
from inducing local companies now
having contracts with the ~Independ-
N to break those contracts and en-
ter into arrangements with the Bell.
The Independent company now has
$4,000 miles of long-distance wire in
three states. Formal hearing on the
injunction suit will be given Deem
Der 4,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-27
ONE KILLED; SEVERAL HURT.
Train Collision at Berwyn, H., Causes
Merchandise Loss of $4,000.

Chicago, Ill.-One man was kill
ed, several men were injured and
had narrow escapes from death and a
carload of sheep was destroyed when
two fast freight trains on the Illinois
Central tracks crashed into each other
at Berwyn. ILL.,, ten miles from Chi
cage early Saturday. The wreckage
caught fire and traffic was delayed for
several hours.
1t was a head-on collision between
a Wisconsin Central and an Illinois
Central train. The loss in rolling stock
and merchandise will exceed $3.50
The dead: Arthur Alt, "a years old,
Milwaukee. Wis, fireman on the Wis.
consin Central train.
The accident was due to the heavy
fog that hung over the suburbs.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-27
COULDN'T FOOL UNCLE REUBEN.
Darky Knew Only the One Man a.
NOTORIOUS Republican,"

Mr.. Allen, an Arkansas planter,
who enjoys the distinction Of being the
only white Republican in his section
of the state, has in his employ an
aged negro known as Uncle Reuben.
who ut fur de union endurin' de.
wah."
For some time the old man had been
e~ndeavoring to secure a pension from,
the government for this service. A.
few days ago, as Mr.. Allen was riding
by a field where he was blowing,
Uncle Reuben hailed him with the.
words:
"Marse, Use done got my pension.
an / wants to swa to 1t befoh YOU"
Glad to hear that, Uncle Reuben.
but you must do your swearing before.
a magistrate. Squire McCabe Ia the
man for you to see."
Now, marse, quit tryin' to fool ole,
Rube. My Ill gal who goes to school
an kin read writin' done read me from.
dose papahs dat I mus swar to dem
befoh a notorious Republican, an dat's.
what you is, kase ever one knows dat
Squire McCabe am a Democrat
New York Times.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-27
JAIL BREAKERS
PLANS Fooled
MISSOURI CoNVICTS HAD NEAR.
rswkY=coMPLETED TUNNEL.
TIRE OFFICIALS DISCOUNT ATTEMPT
There .ls stilI Alarm over Possible
go. More. Desperate Effort Since
This Was Thwarted.
cRs.!,tf - -

JEFFERSON City, Missouri-A care
fully prepared plan for a whole
sale prison delivery has been discov-
eyed at the p~enitentiary. Convicts
whose identity has not yet been
learned, %tunneled through 9 feet Of
h 10-foot thickness of the founda-
ton OF the eastern wall Of the prison,
almost directly under guard tower
No. a. r.Only a comparatively thin
crust Of stone remained between them
and liberty. when the discovery was
made.
Monday the tunnel is being filled
WITH concrete and Warden Hall and
other prison officials are making light
o6athe %incident, but enough is known
to indicate that one of. the most Sc
rfous breaks since the memorable
Harry Vaughan riot, Nov. %, 1905,
was- narrowly averted.
One theory advanced is that the
convicts7 who. did the work were as
sisted by some of the convicts en-
plpyed ABOUT the power house, who
concealed tools in d conduit. The
tools found there included picks, CHS
els and jimtaies. That the work must
have been ~insprogress for some time
isu evident from the progress made.
Several stiff blows from a pick o.
slsdge hammer would have opened a
hold through to the outside, which
would have enabled a man to go
Though with perfect ease.
1t is believed that the plan was for
an. unlimited number of convicts to
make a break as they were being
marched into supper.
Old Officers at the prison say it
was the '%cleverest scheme for a whole
sale delivery they have ever expert
enced.
Though there is a disposition on the
part of the prison officials to dis
count the matter, and declare it to be
oftbut' little Importance, it is known
a Gfeeling of alarm existed, and has
nat yet quieted down, in the fear that
something more desperate may be I'M
dertaken, since this scheme for liber-
ty failed.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-27
DIVORCE SUIT is v
Lawyers Wife, Who Never Lived With
Husband, Asks Decree.

Philadelphia, Pa. - One Of the
most remarkable divorce suits in the
history of the courts will be held next
Monday, when William E. Whorle, a
lawyer Of York, Pa, will appear to
fight the action for a separation begun
by his wife, Lorena G. Whorle, with
whom he has never lived since their
marriage, IS years ago.
Members Of the bar are highly in
terested in the case, being somewhat
at a loss to understand why Mr..
Whorle is anxious to prevent a decree
of divorce between himself and the
wife, with whom he has never lived.
They are also interested in the fine
point Of divorce law which the York
lawyer has raised in making his de-
tense.
Mrs. Whorle bases her suit upon the
fact that her husband deserted her.
which he contends he could not have
done, because he never lived with her.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-27
ESCAPE FROM JAIL
FOUR FEDERAL PRISONER BREAK
JAIL IN EAST ST. LOUIS.
MEN WERE IN the BULL Pen
Main Prison Building Was Being
F%umisated When the signal
Was Given.

st. Louis, Nc. - Four federal
prisoners are sought in two states as
a result of a Jail break at East st.
Louis police headquarters Thursday.
More prisoners would have gotten
away had 1t not been for a warning
given by Charles George, held in con-
nection with an alleged murder, and
the promptness of Sergt. Friesz, who
battled with one mar about to leap to
liberty.
Sheriffs Of surrounding counties
have been warned and the police on
both sides of the river are engaged
in a general hunt for the fugitives.
Men Who Escaped.
They are: Lee Kindig, % years old,
and G. c. Drake, same age, both held
pending trial in the United States Dis
trict court on a charge of robbing a
postofice at Ridgeville, H.; ]. J..
Grub, sentenced to one year on a
charge of opening mail sacks at Gen.
tralia and awaiting transfer to the
Fort Leavenworth ~Penitentiary, and
Sam Wilson.
Twenty-Five prisoners had been re-
moved from their cells. While the Jail
was being fumigated they were locked
in what is known as the bull pen, a
spare room for police guests, adjoin-
ing the Jail. For a time they were
left to themselves, until two men
called and asked to see George.
How Signal Was Given.
George was recently bound over to
the grand jury in connection with the
killing of William Calhoun, two weeks
ago, whine Calhoun found George in
the company of his wife. George has
been admitted to bail, but has not per-
fected his bond, and the callers Thurs
day were friends trying to arrange for
surety.
Sergt. Friez took the two men to
the bull pen to see George and the lat
ter whispered the warning.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-27
oRERLIN CARTER IN MISSOURI.
Man In Brick Plant Identified as For.
mer Government Engineer.

Mexico, Mo.-There was a stir
in this bustling little city when
it became known that the taciturn
Carter, for over a month superintend-
ent of the Mexico Brick and Fire Clay
plant, is no other than Capt. Oberlin
M. Carter, formerly Of the United
States engineering department, who
was prosecuted by the government
and convicted in connection with ap-
preparations for deep water harbor
contracts.
He was sent here by an eastern syn
dictate which bought the plant, and
since taking charge has improved it
and doubled the output. He lives in
a little office adjoining it, and pays
little attention to anything outside
of the business. He refuses to dis.
uss his case against the government,
pending in the United States appel
late court Of Chicago.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-27
UPRISING IN HAYTI
sANGUlNARY ENCOUNTER BE-
TWEEN LOYAL FORCES AND
INSURGENTS EXPECTED.
THE TELEGRAPH LINES CUT
Gen. Simon, Revolutionist, Popular In
South and Has a Large Follow
lng--Gunboats Patrol
the Coast.

Port Au Prince, Hayti.-With
most of the Haytien army mo-
bilized and troops pouring into the
province Of Les Cages from every
side, news Of a sanguinary encounter
between the loyal forces under Gen.
Celestin and Gen. LIE Conte and the
insurgents under Gen. Antoine Simon
is m~omentarily expected.
While the government officials de-
clare that there is no real danger Of
the revolutionary movement becoming
general and insist that Gen. Simon's
forces are meager and poorly armed,
those most cognizant of the situation
fear the island is about to be again
plunged into warfare.
The report that Gen. Faverolles and
the loyal forces in the Les Cages dis
trict have surrendered to Gen. Simon