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Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22
THIS RULING
ALTERS CASE
JUDGE WELLBoRN SAYS HE HAS
NO JURISDICTION
CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS ARE
DROPPED
New Liverpool We. California Develop
menS Company Matter Rests
with Appellate Court
Entirely

According to a ruling made by Judge
Olin Wellborn at the federal circuit
court yesterday the case of the New
London Salt company VS.. the Califor-
MIA Development company, which has
been in the local courts for a long time,
is entirely out Of his jurisdiction. The
decision reads in the closing para
graphs:
II am of the opinion that the court
was without power to make the order
allowing the amendment and that said
order should be vacated and set aside
and said document stricken from the
decree.
"An order to this effect will be en-
tered.
81 am also of the opinion that said
decree, in SO far as 1t relates to injunc-
tive relief, is imperative, because of
its failure to describe any land and
that therefore respondents cannot be
punished for contempt of court"
This is direct reference to Epes Ran
dolph and the other officers of the Cali
fornia Development company who
were wanted for contempt of court.
According to this ruling the appellate
court has the case in hand and the local
court cannot call these men to account
for contempt.
Judge Wellborn continues in his de-
cree:
IAN order will be entered setting
aside the continuance heretofore grant
against said respondents to show
cause why they should not be pun
ished for contempt"
This, In short, is the conclusion of the
court on citation for contempt on de-
PENDANTS motion for Interpretation of
decree.
Decree Vital
Judge Wellborn in this ruling says
that the decree is vital and the amend
ment most important. but he considers
that the amendment does not describe
the land of the plaintiff. He allowed
the amendment previously, but allowed
1t only on the standpoint of the plain
tiff that both parties had agreed to the
amendment. The defendants appeal
being transferred to the appellate
court, all power to modify said decree
is transferred to said court. 1t is illogi-
cal, in the opinion of Judge Wellborn,
to hold that the same power resides in
the appellate court and also in the
lower court at the same time.
While court may amend records, the
Judge continues, 1t is quite different
thing from modifying charge in a
decree. In other words, clerical rec
ord could be amended, but a decree
could not be modified.
A decree was entered and signed on
January 10, 1908, and to make by
amendment a substantial addition to
that decree would not be to supply the
omission of something which had been
decreed.
Hence, according to this ruling of
Judge Wellborn, the appellate court
alone is judge Of the case of the New
London Salt company VS.. the Cali
fornia Development company, and the
citation against the officers of the lat
ter corporation, Epes Randolph. presi-
dent. ct AL, for contempt, made by
the federal circuit court of Los An
geles, is void for the simple reason
that these men could not be held in
contempt by court which had no jur-
isdiction over their case.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22
The Piano
Chance OF
a Lifetime
Instruments at Cost

If you are going to buy piano
in this sale, it's a case of now or
never. Not many more days re-
main in which to take advantage
of our offer of pianos at cost. We
want to impress upon you the
fact that this sale has been ire
mendous success-that we have
done a record business in all de-
partments, that we are more than
satisfied with the results obtained
and that we have very few in
struments left to dispose of.
About month ago we started out to
sell all pianos representing the follow
ing agencies-Emerson, Estey. Laf-
fargue, Huntington, Mendelssohn, Ster-
ling. We decided to confine our efforts
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22
THANKS JUDGE FOR
HONOR SHOWN HER
LADY STANLEY AGREES TO RE-
QUEST OF CURTIS o. WILBUR
Grants Permission to Have Famous
Painting Reproduced and Used
on Juvenile Court Letter
Heads

Lady Henry M. Stanley, widow OF
the explorer of Darkest Africa" has
written a letter to Judge Curtis ID.
Wilbur expressing appreciation OF ms
desire to use her celebrated picture
His First Offense," on the letterneaus
of the Juvenile court, over when Judge
Wilbur presides.
The picture is that of boy standing
before the bar and looking with frlght-
ened yet frank gaze straight aneau,
The picture was painted IN 1880 anu
hung in the Royal academy, where II
was greatly admired.
A copy of the picture was brought
10 the judges attention some time ago
and he purchased 1t. Since then 1t mas
hung in his chambers. Recently the
picture was reproduced on some OIL
the letterheads of the juvenile court
and Judge Wilbur wrote to Lady stan
ley, using one of these letterneaos,
asking permission to use the picture
in this way. Yesterday he received q
letter from Lady Stanley, dated -
Whitehall Court, London, S. W., FED
ruary 7, 1908" and reading as follows'
Curtis d. Wilbur, Esq, Judge: Dear
Sir-I beg to thank you for your kind
letter of the 21st, with the engraving
ON the letterhead of my painting, His
First Offense.' am proud of the hon
or you have done me, and am happy
to be associated very indirectly with
The saving work of your court. Be-
.ieye me, dear sir, yours sincerely,
DOROTHY STANLEY"
Lady Stanley was Miss Dorothy Ten
nant before her marriage to the ex-
rlorer. and had already achieved fame
as an artist at that time.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22
AUTO, AUTO, WHO'LL
USE THAT NEW AUTO?
Mayor Commissioner and Captain
Take Tryout Spin in New Horse-
less Machine Bought for
University District

Now that the city's $4,000 gearless
sixty horsepower automobile, bought
ostensibly for the University police sta
ton, has reached Los Angeles, there
is much wire pulling by the commits
sioners and councilmen to see who will
use the auto.
Mayor A. C. Harper, Capt. Avery J
Bradish and Police Commissioner
Hub Lewis tried the machine yester-
day in a spin over the city and found
1t worked like charm. Chief Ed Kern
is confined to his home with grip and
preferred not to take the ride.
Chief Kern says the machine will be
used In the University district as the
council resolution provided, but the
commissioners look wise and smile.
The original request for a machine
came from the fire commissioners ano
they think they ought to get some use
out of the machine, or, as one of then
said, hold their meetings hereafter al
the University station so that they
could use the auto in investigating ap.
plications for permits, a work that
takes up much of the boards time ir
making personal inspections all over
Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22
Federation Notes

The Federation Bulletin for Febru-
airy, among other interesting matter,
contains a pleasant article anent the
coming biennial that is to open in
Symphony hall in Boston next June.
Concerning this same biennial Mrs
Josiah Evans Cowes, who has recently
returned from the meeting of the ex-
ecutive board in Chicago, makes a
delightful forecast. The program Of the
convention will open with concert
to be given in Symphony hall by the
Famous symphony orchestra, and all
the speakers scheduled for the session
are experts along the lines which they
viii represent. The attendance prom
ises to be exceptionally large, many
new clubs coming into the federation
for the avowed purpose of sharing in
the benefits to be derived from attend
ance on the convention.
The official play day of the conven-
ton Is to be passed in Rhode Island
and will include a ride on the sound
steamers, a drive around Newport and
really truly Rhode Island clam bake
that makes the mouth water-in an
ticipation.
At the Chicago meeting there was a
full attendance of the board, and three
afternoon and one evening session
were held, the only social AFFAIR being
the evening when the board was at
home to the club women of the city
and suburbs. 1t will be remembered
that at the meeting of the N. z. A. In
Los Angeles last year new section
was added at the request of the club
women of the country-that of an edu-
cational committee from the general
federation. At the Cleveland meeting
of the N. e. A. July 8 will probably
be set aside as Women's club day and
the educational committee OF the fed
Grafton will be In charge, with Mrs.
Sarah Platt Decker as leader.
On her return Mrs. Cowles stopped
in Arizona and addressed the womens
clubs of Phoenix and Prescott. At the
former place Mrs. Cowles, who is treas
urer OF the federation board, was hon.
ored with a reception at the club house
in the afternoon and was special guest
at second one given In the evening
A reception was also given for her by
the club women of Prescott.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22
YARDMASTER ROBBED
OF HIS MONTHS PAY
Southern Pacific EmpIoye Loses $3.50
When Held Up by Highwaymen.
Two Houses Entered by
Burglars

Edward Mayhem, assistant yardmas-
ter at the Southern Pacific yards, COM
planned to the police yesterday that he
had been held up in the yards about
$3.50 Thursday night and relieved of $3.50,
his monthly pay. Detectives are inves-
tigating the case.
The room of Samuel Gordon at the
Hiawatha, 100 North Broadway, was
entered early yesterday morning and
his overcoat and number of toilet ar
ticles stolen.
Karl Heinaich reported to the police
Yesterday that his room at 224 South
Spring street had been entered by a
sneak thief and his trunk broken open
and a band ring and razor taken.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22
CITY TO VACATE CERTAIN
ALLEY STRIPS OF LAND
Ex-Treasurer Workman and Salt Lake
Officials Interested In Two
Of the Pending
Projects

Several plans to vacate lands are un-
der consideration by the city engineer.
Homer Hamlin, who has taken the mat
ter up with the board of public works.
Descriptions and deeds are being pre-
pared for the vacation Of a portion OF
Gertrude street at Third in exchange
Tor certain lands to be decided by w.
il. workman and vincente Tareian for
alley purposes.
The first alley lying west OF Main
Eleventh street is being made ready
through deeds and descriptions for va
cation.
Another scheme is for vacating tho
alley lying south Of West Albion street
and extending from Albion to Front
street. The San Pedro, Los Angeles s.
Salt Lake system asks for the vaca-
ton. -.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22
Government Expert to Visit City

Los Angeles is to be honored the first
week in March with visit from a gov
eminent expert, Enos A. Mills of Estes
Park, Colo who is in the service Of the
bureau of forestry and who will speak
to the club women of Los Angeles and
vicinity on the ever vital subject of our
forests and water supply.
The government at Washington, in
recognition of the the value of the sup
port that the club women of the United
States have given the work OF the
forestry bureau, two years ago appoint
ed Prof. Mills as special lecturer on the
subject of forestry before the women's
clubs of the country, and since that
time he has Travelled from point to
point speaking on this topic. He is said
to be one of the best informed men in
the country in regard to his speciality,
and is fascinating speaker, having
unique phraseology and point of view
wholly his own, gained during years of
solitude passed close to natures heart
in the mountains.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22
CLAIM PRISONER is
WANTED IN NEW YORK

Albert A. Havenith, alias Oliver
west, was arrested at Godfrey's res
taurant last night by Detectives In
gram and Carroll and placed IN the
City taiI on a charge Of being fugi-
tive from justice.
Havenith is alleged to be wanted in
New York city on grand jury indict-
ments for forgery and grand larceny.
THE particulars of the cases aginst him
are not known to the local police. The
prisoner has been working at the res
taurant where he was arrested as
dish washer under the name of West.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22
ALLEGED REvoLuTioNIsT
is RELEASED UNDER BONDS

Fidel Ulivari, one of the three alleged
Mexican revolutionists who was charged
with libel. was yesterday released on
$3.50 bail.
He was not as fortunate as his other
companions, who were successful In
securing bail money almost immedi-
ateiy. but has been confined to the jail
for the past forty days awaiting trial.
The case has been set for February 25.
Upon the release of Ulivari the news
paper La Revolution will now resume
its publication.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22
FEDERAL COURTS ARE
ALMOST HELD TODAY
Judge WeIIborn Nearly Forgets Feb
ruary 20 Is Birthday of the
Father of His
7 Country

Judge DIN Wellborn of the federal
court almost held court today.
At the conclusion of the days work
yesterday the judge turned towards
Bailiff Dominguez and said:
Adjourn court until 10:S0 o'clock to-
morrow morning"
The bailiff looked little surprised,
and then the court, remembering the
history of the United States, corrected
himself with smile and said:
"Oh. tomorrow is the birthday of the
Father of His Country. Adjourn court
until 1890 o'clock Monday morning,
Mr.. Bailiff."
Accordingly both the federal district
and circuit courts were adjourned until
Monday morning at 1880 o'clock.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22
WIFE SECURES MONEY
TO PAY HUSBANDS FINE
Man Charged with Stealing Eggs from
Express Company Pleads Guilty
and Receives Light
Sentence

Convicted of stealing cases OF eggs
from the Wells Fargo Express COM
pany. by whom he was employed as
driver. John L. Mitchell was yester-
day sentenced by Justice Frederickson
to pay a fine of $50 or go to jail for
fifty days.
Mitchell pleaded he had been sick
and the number of days he lost caused
a big cut In his salary and ne stole
the eggs and sold them to number
of local grocers to make up the def
cheney.
Mitchell's yong wife, who has been
his constant companion in his trouble.
succeeded in raising the amount OF
the fine late yesterday afternoon, and
the husband was released from GUS
tody.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22
PRISONERS SHOES
STOLEN BY MEMBER
OF THE CHAIN GANG

i Harry Campbell would have !
I. stepped forth yesterday morning !
+ from the city jail free man, but !
I. as it is Harry will stay ninety !
4 days longer guest of Chief Kern. :.
+ He was sent to the police station !
+ few days ago by Sergeant Nc
+ Keag and booked on suspicion. He :.
+ was to be released yesterday !
4 morning, no charge having been !
I. preferred against him. 1t was !
I. discovered yesterday that one of !
I. the prisoners in the tanks had =
I. been robbed of pair of new !
i shoes, which were taken off his !
+ feet while he slept in the drunk !
+ tank. I
+ Jailer McCau1ey became suspi- !
i cious that Campbell knew some !
4. thing about the shoes, and when !
4. search was made they were I
I. found In his possession. !
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22
MEMBER M'GARRY DENIES
THAT He WILL STEP DOWN
Says Fire Commission Deserved Re-
bukc from Mayor, but Does Not
Take All Blame to
Himself

Fire commissioners yesterday tried to
dissipate the effect of the mayors re-
Duke administered to the board and
intended, as politicians view it, to snub
Commissioner M. ]. McGarry, who at
eeveral meetings has clashed with Com
missioner Anthony Schwamm.
McGarry himself took the scolding
lightly, saying:
IT don't intend to resign unless the
mayor asks me to. am his friend,
and I guess he is my friend. We all
deserved rebuke, and 1 guess we
got it,
The mayor said afterwards, accord
ing to others, that he meant what he
said when he called a halt on horse
play and cross-table repartee in the
board sessions. The mayor told the
commissioners that any member who
did not care to abide by that course
could turn in his resignation.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22
MORTGAGES FORTUNE
TO GET OUT OF JAIL

william Allen, the city Jail convict
who was notified on Thursday that he
had fallen heir to a $4,000 estate by
the death of his mother in New York
was released from Jail yesterday after
noon, he having secured money on a
mortgage from local money lender tc
paw the 800 fine still against him.
Immediately after going out of jail
Detective James Hosick escorted Allen
to the Salt Lake depot, where ticket
was purchased for him and he was
schipped east with the warning that II
he ever showed up in Los Angeles again
he would be prosecuted on the re-
mainder of the larceny charges against
him.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22
Friday Morning Club

The Women's club house was filled
to its capacity yesterday morning with
members of the Friday Morning club
and friends, who listened to an inter-
probation of Hauptman's drama, THE
Sunken Bell" by Mrs. Merrill Moore
Grigg.
Even to an audience familiar with
Mrs. Grigg's magnetic presence and
her controlled. beautifully modulated
voice, there is something always new
which she responds to her art. Yester-
day she swayed her audience at will,
holding her hearers spellbound during
her presentation of the pretty German
fairy tale whose symbolism was made
to throb with the sure hand of an ar
fist and presented the world old battle
between inclination and duty.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22
DRIVER INJURED WHEN
CAR STRIKES HIS WAGON

Michel Ginsberg, employed by the
was painfully injured yesterday by be-
ing hurled from a wagon which was
struck by Hollywood car No. 229 at the
Plaza.
He was sent to the receiving hospita..
where his injuries, consisting Of a
badly sprained right shoulder and nu-
merous bruises of his arms and legs,
were dressed. Ginsberg lives at COZ
Central avenue.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22
JUDGE SAYS PATRoLMAN
MAY HAVE BEEN DECEIVED

The case of Jack Keaugh. charged
with driving an automobile faster
than the law allows. was tried and
the accused found not guilty and re-
leased by Judge Rose yesterday.
The Judge ruled that owing to The
time Of day the defendant was ar
rested. between the cleaning ana fha
night. when there is half light. the
officer may have bean deceived as to
the speed the auto was travelling.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22
POSTAL EMPLOYEES HAVE
HALF HOLIDAY TODAY
Office Open from a. m. to Noon.
Carriers Make One Residence
and Two Business
Deliveries

Notice concerning today's half holt
day at the postoffice has been issued
by Postmaster Motley H. Flint, as fol-
lows
saturday. February %, 1908, being a
legal holiday, all departments of this
Office and all stations thereof Will be
open from s a. m. until ~ noon.
General delivery at main office open
all day.
STAMP windows open from a. m. to
6 D. m. at main office.
'Holiday dispatches to and from sta
lions.
"Carriers in residence districts will
make one full delivery. Business car
riers will make two full deliveries Qn-
Guiding Owl maiD."
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22
ANTI-cIcARETTE SOCIETY
RECEIVES GOOD REPORTS

Favorable reports have been received
from the public schools resulting from
the series of questions sent to them by
the board of education at the request
of the Anti Cigarette society regarding
the prevention Of the use Of cigarettes
among the pupils.
About forty schools had been heard
from. last night, signifying their unani-
NOUS desire to be free from the temp
tation and use OF cigarettes
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22

in future to the Steinway, Kranich q
Bach, Sohmer and Kurtzmann. Since
making this decision we have been Of
fering the entire stocks of pianos In the
discontinued agencies at cost or less
than cost, and have been selling them
rapidly.
There remain but two Emerson
pianos to be sold-these go at $2SO-
instruments regularly sold at $3.50.
OF The other agencies to be discon-
tinued, Sterling, Huntington, Mendels-
sohn, Laffargue and Estey, we have
less than dozen pianos left. These
go ut from $225 to 1926. instruments
made to Sell at from $3.50 to $475.
Besides these special offers in new
pianos we have many great bargains
in lightly used Instruments. No space
here to tell of the splendid values you
can now get-come to the store, nave
one of our statesmen show you through
the Secondhand room, where fine IN
struments, good as new, are being OIL
fered at from $195 to $3.50.
Then again, If you desire one of the
popular Combination Player Pianos,
don't fail to inspect the instrument we
are Offering at $398-an instrument
regularly sold at 500 by many dealers
in Los Angeles and throughout the
West.
If you are going to buy piano at all
YOU cannot afford to miss this sale.
1t Is the greatest opportunity you nave
ever had to buy standard instrument
at cost or less than cost.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22
RELIGIOUS AGITATION CAUSES
GRAVE DANGER IN ITALY
BY Associated Press.

ROME. Feb. 21.--A lively discussion
which has been going on In the cham
Der of deputies regarding religious
teachings in the primary schools is be-
ginning to excite the people, and 1t was
found necessary today to adopt meas
ures against possible disturbance.
The members of the extreme parties
decided to make a demonstration be-
fore the chamber today. urging the
abolition of all religious instruction,
and this decided the government to
take precautionary steps. Troops are
in readiness and the buildings sur
rounding the chamber OF deputies are
occupied by the soldiers.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22

Madame la Mode has brought the
half-length coat into favor again and
the woman who must needs study
economy will be well pleased, for such
coats can be worn with great variety
of skirts. A 36-inch model which is
not in any degree pretentious, but
which has a certain style and dignity
OF it's own, nevertheless, is here
sketched. The front closes trinity in
sigle-breasted fashion, and the coat is
shaped at the shoulders by small tucks
in back and front. The sleeves are
of the modish length for such garments
and the neck is finished in collarless
style with two flat bands. Variety Is
introduced in the decoration of the
coat with fancy braid, though a plain
finish of machine stitching may be sub
stituted If desired and still be quite in
style. Velvet, broadcloth, cheviot or
any self toned cloth may serve for
making, the medium size requiring 80
yards of 54-inch material.
6O59-Six sizes, 80 to A inches, bust
measure. The price Of this pattern is
10 cents.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22
Sunday Excursions

TIL, Southern Pacific sells tickets at half
rates TO al points east as far as Beaumont
Ana branch Fare to Riverside and Rediands
and return, Through the Orange Groves"
sos. Beaumont. s2.lb. and others Informs
street. corner Sixth. or Arcade station
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22
Wonnen's Clubs
CALIFORNIA STATE FEDERA-
TTON


President-Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker,
Denver. Colo.
GENERAL FEDERATION
President-Mrs Edwin d. Buss,
> Bakersfield.
B Vice president-Mrs. J. w. Bishop.
> ia North Main street. Santa Ana
Vice president at large-Mrs.
Charles ]. woodbury., 1915 Brush
street, Oakland.
, Recording secretary-Mrs j. Ben
D son Wrenn, 2003 B street, Bakersfield.
Corresponding secretary--Mrs. ]. r.
3 Kaar, 914 M street. Kern.
Treasurer-Mrs. Charles L. Donohue,
D willows
3 Los ANGELES DISTRICT Fedora
D TON
President-Mrs. Florence Collins
D Porter, South Pasadena.
D Corresponding secretary--Mrs. F.
3 Hooker Jones. 2114 Bonsalio avenue,
. Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22
Marshutz Optical Co. Moved

To their new modern optical establishment
No. ssS SOUTH BROADWAY, near the cor
ner Of sixth street. This new optical store
is in advance OF anything ever opened in
this state. and it is certainly credit Go
this city.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22
THE CITY

Strangers are invited to visit the exhibits
of California products at the Chamber OF
Commerce building, on Broadway, between
First and Second streets. where free infor-
nation will be given on all subjects pertain
ing to this Sc tion.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22

HoLLMNBEcK LODGE NO 49, #
~ q A. M, will confer the second de-
wv gree this Saturday, February e,
wv ]. WILL DICK. Secretary.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22

The Herald will pay SO in cash to any
one furnishing evidence that will lead to
the arrest and conviction of any person
caught stealing copies of The Herald from
the premises of patrons.
THE HERALD.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22

The beautiful fireproof HOTEL.
GREE in Pasadena is worthy Of a
visit.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22
CITY BRIEFS

Peniel hall. 227 South Main street. Cos
pel meetings noon End .. m. daily.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22

II YOU want 70 90 east, Q. Haydock.
agent Illinois Central r. r., LIS W. sth.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-22

Do not fail to visit HOTEL GREEN
In Pasadena, California.