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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-01
SAYS HUSBAND MADE HER
DO WORK OF STABLE BOY

RIVERSIDE, March 31.-Because he
compelled her to do the work of a
Stable boy and provided no other home
than the office and harness room of an
.ll-smelling livery barn, Mrs. Elizabeth
Howell was today granted decree of
divorce from David Howell, owner of
the o K stable on Seventh and Market
streets They were married in Mary
Vile, Tenn, in December of 1907 and
shortly afterward Howell brought his
wife to Riverside.
Instead of the pretty home she
thought was awaiting her here, Mrs.
Howell was taken to the stable and
compelled to keep house there. Not
only this, but she was made to suffer
the further indignity of having to work
about the barn like hired man.
She further told the court that
Howell compelled her to work jim the
stable up to the very day her baby girl
was born in October last, and that in
all this time he had failed to provide
her with either suitable clothing or
proper food.
Plaintiff was given the custody of the
child, and Judge Densmore, in granting
the decree, took occasion to remark
that he had personal knowledge of the
case, having seen the young woman,
who is not yet 81, at work washing
buggies and Harvesting horses in the
stable which he passed daily going to
and from his home.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-01
MARRIED MAN ARRESTED
ON COMPLAINT OF GIRL
Taken to Los Angeles, Where Another
Prisoner on Same Charge
Awaits Trial

SAN BERNARDINO, March 81
Charles Kellogg was taken today to
Los Angeles by officer Oaker of that
city.
Anna Bottini, the 15-year-old daugh-
ter of a well-known family in the To-
cal Italian colony, is his accuser.
Kellogg admits that he took the girl
to Los Angeles, but says he met her
one morning early last week and she
asked him to take her on trip. He
says they were in Los Angeles and
beach towns all that day and the
next, but that she failed to show up
when they were to return home. KEEL
logg is a married man and makes the
statement that the girl stayed with
friends both nights while they were
in Los Angeles. He declares he met
her the next morning and took her to
the beach. and that they were to re-
turn on the $40 Salt Lake train the
second day, but that she failed to meet
him as promised and he came home
without her.
Mike Manella of Los Angeles is also
accused by the girl, and he Is in the
custody of the officers at that point
awaiting trial.
The girl is a sister of Emma Bot
tint, who created considerable stir by
disappearing from her home several
weeks ago with Kate Mannion, for
whom the police are still looking.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-01
CONDUCTOR AND BRAKEMAN
MEET IN STRENUOUS FIGHT

SANTA ANA, March 31.-Conductor
Huber and Brakeman Reise of the
Southern Pacific freight that arrived
here this morning had to employ doc
tor to dress the wounds resulting from
a fight in which they engaged at Dow
ney early this morning. Huber is said
to have beaten REESE over the head
with lantern, and Reise did the best
he could with fists and feet.
]. c. and H. b. Hefley, local dairy
men charged with violating the state
law regarding the maintenance of
diaries, will appear m court Friday TO
plead to the charge. They have re-
tanned an attorney and are expected
to put up fight.
c. N. Gary. the real estate operator
shot last week by Ed Reinert, is re-
ported to be improving rapidly and his
chances for ultimate recovery are now
considered good. Reinert will appear
tomorrow for preliminary examination
on charge of assault with a deadly
weapon with intent to murder.
The 3-year-old son of N. A. Mathews
fell this morning from the second story
at the rear of the Ellwood rooming
house on West Fourth street and
escaped without serious injury.
At mass meeting called last night
for the purpose of discussing plans for
the betterment of school accommoda-
ton it was decided to appoint COM
mittee of citizens to confer with the
school board and decide, If possible, on
some definite plan to be submitted to
voters at bond election to be called in
the near future.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-01
SUIT BEGUN AGAINST
BOARD OF TRUSTEE
QUARREL OVER SEWER TAKES
DEFINITE SHAPE
Contractors Syndicate Will Endeavor
to Secure Decision Pronouneing
Ordinance Recently Put in
Force Illegal
[speolal 10 rhe Herald.l

REDONDO BEACH, March 31.-A.
M. Harter has filed an action in the
superior court against the board of
trustees, naming as defendants S. d.
Barley, j. p. Ericsson, w. j. Hess,
j. L, Lechner and b. L. Phillips, and
l.. Gamash, plumbing inspector of the
city of Redondo Beach.
The suit is the outgrowth of a bitter
war waged against the trustees by the
contractors syndicate, which contends
that the sewer should be constructed
by contract instead of under the super
vision of the trustees and by day la
Dor. AS an ordinance was passed by
the board making it compulsory on
property owners to have their dwell
ings and places of business connected
with the sewer, as proposed by the
board, the contractors now seek TO
have the ordinance declared illegal,
that they may enter the field and
contract with individual property own
ers to make their sewer connections.
They have not agreed to do the work
for a less sum than the trustees are
having it done for.
In the complaint Harter states that
March 16, 1909, he made application to
the board for a permit to make his
own connection, and the same was re-
fused unless he paid the regular fee
of $3.50, as prescribed in the ordi-
nance.
knowing that the application was
made for the purpose of securing
grounds on which to base an action,
the trustees are jubilant over the idea
of having the matter settled once and
for all by the courts, that they may
resume the work of sewer construction
under their personal supervision, with
a view to making this one OF the most
sanitary cities in the state.
Experts who have examined the
work already completed pronounce 1t
as being of a superior construction
which insures perfect sanitation, and
they further state that, unless the
system is completed under the same
vigilant supervision and in the same
careful manner, it could easily be rem
dered unsatisfactory. The making OF
connections is extremely important, a
few improper ones being sufficient to
destroy the present perfect sanitation,
The case is set for April 2, at 70
o'clock. and will be heard before Judge
Leon F. Moss. The attorneys for the
plaintiff are Miner p. Goodrich of San
Pedro, Davis, Kemp & Post OF Los
Angeles, and w. H. Hyatt, local at
torney for the contractors syndicate.
City Attorney Frank l.. Perry Will ap-
pear for the defendants.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-01
WAREHOUSE WARMLY
Defends HIS RECORD
CRITICISES PRESENT MAYOR
AND COUNCIL
Sewer Farm, Electric Light Plant, ak
alton and other Issues Discussed
Before Large and Sympa-
thetic Audience
Especial to The Herald.1

PASADENA, March S1.-Former
Mayor William Waterhouse and the
counciImanic candidates on his ticket
held their third meeting of the cam
paign in Woodmen's hall this evening.
A large crowd was out, most of whom
were apparently Waterhouse ,sympa-
thizers.
Waterhouse warmly defended his
connection with the municipal electric
light plant and water bonds, on both
which points he has been holly and
persistently attacked by the admins
tration.
He and his associates countered with
equally vigorous blows directed at the
conduct of Mayor Farley and his coun-
ell in relation to the sewer farm, cleo
trio light plant, taxation and other Is
sues.
The Waterhouse contingent will hold
meetings every night this week, as
follows: Thursday, 1922 East Colorado
street; Friday. Watts building, North
Lake avenle; Saturday, Maccabees'
auditorium.
A band appeared for the first time
this evening and added harmony to the
discord.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-01
MoNRovIA BRVlTIES

MONROVIA, March 31.-The Music
Study club held a most enjoyable and
instructive meeting this afternoon in
the high school auditorium. The lives
and works of Mrs. H. A. Beach and
Margaret Ruthren Lang occupied the
afternoon. Mrs. Charles Squires, Miss
Bertha. Hargrave and Lewis Rosewarne
gave several vocal selections, and Miss
Ellen Shrode, Miss Ruth Marshal and
Mrs. A. w. Hazen delivered brief
talks.
A swndler giving the name of r.
w. Ray was arrested here by Marshal
Frank Miller and fined S. in the court
of Judge Holloway. He purported to
be the agent for an eastern magazine
entitled "Around the World" This
publication, together with a handsome
set of dishes. of which he had a sam
ple, could be had for SO, a cash pay
ment of so cents being necessary to
bind the contract. When asked for
credentials by Miller he broke down,
later declaring a wife and ten chill
dren to be dependent on him.
Two state flags were unfurled here
by the children of the sixth and sew
enth grades of the Orange Avenue
school, One hangs in the office, while
the other flies just below the national
emblem over the schoolhouse. Appro-
pirate addresses were made by Prof.
E. E. Knepper and Fred s. Whitcomb.
Glen Rives, a pupil, gave an interest
ing talk on the history of our state
emblem, which was followed by several
patriotic songs from the school.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-01
PASADENA BRIEF NOTES

PASADENA, March 31.-Clarence
Ayers, the bold, bad, 14-year-old boy
burglar who upset North Pasadena last
night by entering the store of j. e
Garrison, was taken to Los Angeles
this afternoon for trial before Judge
Wilbur of the juvenile court.
John Burroughs was the guest OF
honor of the Twilight club last night.
The building permits for the month
closed tonight with an aggregate of
$100,675 making it very successful
from the point of view Of contractors
and builders. South Pasadena beat the
record of Pasadena for March by sew
eral hundred dollars.
Charles Warren Fairbanks will re-
turn tomorrow from his Redlands
ranch to be the guest of honor at the
Ohio society banquet at Hotel Green
in the evening.
NJ G. Rice, contractor reported to the
police today that valuable tools We're
stolen last night from a house he is
building on Pasadena Heights.
Harry Dexter, manager of the Pasa-
dena baseball team, won the first hon
ors in the first evening of progressive
pool at the Carlton last night.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-01
LONG BEACH BREvITlEs

LONG BEACH, March 31.-Word has
been received here that Governor Gill
lett will call for a hearing on the
vaccination bill and that the question
of his signing it may depend on the
facts then brought to his attention. At
torney E. C. DEMO of this city may
attend.
Pending the report of a committee
appointed to confer with d. M: Lin
nard, the directors of Hotel Virginia
have again postponed making a de-
cision as to when the hotel shall be
reopened Another meeting will be
held Friday afternoon.
The city council will ask for ex-
expressions of public opinion on the
question of what color the city audi
forum shall be painted. The painting
will begin about May /.
The municipal band will depart from
the usual order of things tomorrow
afternoon and give uptown" con-
certs at Second street and Pine ave-
nue., Fourth and Pine and Second and
American avenue.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-01
BISHOP CoNATY WILL HAVE
STRENUOUS DAY AT BEACH

SANTA MONICA, March 31.-Thurs-
day will be a red letter day among the
Catholic churches and societies of the
Santa Monica bay and vicinity. Bishop
Conaty will administer the sacrament
of continuation to a number of large
classes.
Beginning at 8 o'clock in the morning
he will confirm a class of twenty-eight
at the Palms church, at 1890 a class of
thirty from ST. Clements church Of
Ocean Park will receive the rite, and
at 1880 in the evening a class of thirty
seven from the Santa Monica church
will be confirmed.
Two receptions will be included in the
Bishops itinerary, one at Columbia hall
at 2:90 o'clock in the afternoon, at
which the pupils of the Academy of the
Holy Name and the societies of Santa
Monica parish will entertain, and one
at the same place in the evening, when
the members of the Santa Monica board
of trade have invited a large number
of citizens of the city to meet their
guest. Many prominent speakers will
give informal addresses, and Bishop
Conaty will respond.
A visit to the Soldiers home at Saw
telle in the afternoon will be made by
the bishop.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-01
MOVES TO DISMISS
CHARGE OF MURDER
PROSECUTOR DROPS CASE
AGAINST BARCA
Evidence Shows That Accused Man
Simply Pushed Favetto Away
After Latter Had Twice
Struck Him
Especial to The Herald.l

SAN PEDRO. March S1.--Not finding
sufficient evidence to warrant the ex-
pense of a trial before the superior
court, Senator Mccartney, representing
the district attorneys office, moved
to dismiss the charge of murder
against Joseph Barca, in the township
court here, this afternoon.
Collector of Port Corney Pendleton
appeared for the defendant. Barca
was arrested last Sunday evening after
the death of Frank Favetto, who was
rendered unconscious from a fall on
the pavement after an alteration with
Barca, the evidence showing that two
blows were struck by Favetto and that
Barca simply pushed his enemy away.
The autopsy performed by DR.. Camp
bell showed that the back of the skull
had been fractured from ear to ear
and the coroner's jury brought in a
verdict of accidental death. Barca has
been a resident here for many years
and the sympathy of the citizens has
been largely with him in the trouble
with his fellow countryman- A large
crowd attended the preliminary ex-
animation.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-01
FINE EXHIBITS PROMISED
AT SPRING FLOWER SHOW
Members of Pasadena Gardeners AS
ISOLATION Will Produce Many
Novelties and Specialties

PASADENA, March 31.-Thursday
afternoon the spring flower show held
under the auspices of the Pasadena
Gardeners association will open in two
large tents opposite the Hotel Green,
on East Green street. The tents fur
nish twice as much space as was
available for the last exhibition, and
the entries will be much larger.
Some novel effects, made possible by
the ample room, are in preparation.
Alfred Nelson, gardener at Carmelita,
is building cement pool twenty feet
long in which fountain will play and
choice aquatic plants be shown.
Both the Ross Seed store and How
ard e. Smith are building pavilions In
which novelties and specialties of a
highly decorative nature Will be
shown.
William Hertrick, gardener for Henry
E. Huntington, will display some speci-
mems from Mr.. Huntington's collection
of palms, to obtain which he has not
stinted money. Some of them are 100
years old.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-01
LOSES MIND WHEN
BAFFLED AT SUICIDE
YOUNG MAN STRUGGLES WITH
RESCU..RS
Lee Hale Of Long Beach Attempts 70
Leap from Pier After Quarrel
with His Youthful
Sweetheart
Especial to The Herald.l

LONG BEACH, March S1.-Bafhed
in an attempt to commit suicide py
iumnang from the pier, after quarreling
with his 14-yeasold sweetheart, MADE.
Hickey. Lee Hale, a night employe at
the Royal cafe on Pine avenue, PEI
came raving maniac tonight anu
fought with the young men VINO pre-
vented his intended self-destruction.
Chief of Police Williams, who was
summoned to the scene, also found tne
young man an unwilling subject anu
the four men fought and tussled back
and forth on the pleasure pier for
twenty minutes before Williams SUD
dued Hale and put the straps on MN.
He is now in the padded cell at mead
quarters.
The NEEDN'T occurred about $3.50
o'clock. The youths who saved Hale
from committing suicide had narrow
escapes from death at his hands
Mabel Rickey's parents moved away
from here two years ago and Chiet
Williams, then town marshal found
her a home with the family, of Ed s.
Brown. Later she left the Brown
home. Since her parents removal, the
police say, she has been in sad need
of strict surveillance.
Hale and the girl met by chance this
evening on the pier. They quarreled
over the rumor that the girl had not
confined her attentions to Hale. After
bitter quarrel he struck her down.
Then he told her that he intended to
drown himself and that she should see
him perish because of her alleged UNI
faithfulness.
Charles Schilling and Thomas
Newell. members of well known ,fami-
lies, saw the fellow leap to the railing
of the pier. They rushed to him and
pulled him back.
At this point, it seems, the young
man, who evidently had been under
severe nervous strain, lost his mind.
He raved and struck out blindly with
his fist, grappled with his rescuers
and struggled to cast himself into the
ocean. With wild yells he resisted
their efforts to calm him.
Fortunately a witness of the struggle
rushed to telephone and notified Chief
Williams that a crazy man was on the
pier Williams hastily went to the
pier. The struggle continued, ending
at last in the young mans forced sub
mission
The young girl disappeared during
the melee and the police did not locate
her during a search which followed.
The girls father recently returned
from Imperial county, whittier he
moved, and is said to have found out
the girls status and besought the aid
of the police in looking out for her
welfare. The police say that several
young men here have been candidates
for the penitentiaryl under a serious
charge.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-01
NOTED ARCTIC EXPLORER
WILL LEAVE FOR ALASKA
Expects to Complete Survey of North
ern Shore of Continent Be-
fore Returning

PASADENA, March 31.-Ernest De
Koven Leffingwell, professor of geogra-
ply at the University of Chicago and
noted arctic explorer, is now at the
Carnegie institution solar observatory
on Mount Wilson as a guest of the sci
entists there.
Friday he will leave his parents
home in Pasadena for San Francisco,
and May l will sail from Seattle in a
small boat with three companions for
a voyage of two or three years dura-
ton to the northern shores of Alaska.
Professor Leffingwell began the sur
vey of this region several years ago.
and added greatly to the scientific
knowledge of this rarely visited coast.
He hopes to complete the task and
remove all the blank spaces from the
shore line of the northern part of the
continent.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-01
SUES STOCKHOLDERS
FOR$1OO,OOO DAMAGES
MINING COMPANY FEUD HAS
NEW DEVELOPMENT
Seal of Gold President Wants COM
pensation for Being Arrested Four
Times - Was Acquitted
Invariably
Especial to The Herald

SAN BERNARDINO, March S1.-A
sensation was sprung in mining and
business circles this afternoon when
S. A. Landwehr filed a suit for dam
ages against p. Il. Evans, ]. f. Meg
ginson, r. B. Sheldon, o. H. Lewis, II.
r. Greene, A. N. Younglove. Alexander
Strachan, William Yates and w. l..
Peters.
This is the finale of a bitter row
which has been brewing among the
stockholders of the Seal of Gold Min
ing and Milling company, composed
chiefly of Riverside men. Landwehr
claims 100000 damages for being ar
rested unjustly three different times
on the charge of embezzlement and
once for issuing a check without hay
ing funds to meet it. He was acqult-
ted of all these charges.
Landwehr the president of the COM
pany, states in his complaint that the
defendants, who constitute large pro-
portion of the stockholders, fraudulent
ly and maliciously conspired to de-
stroy his credit and business, and at
the same time enhance their own in
terests.
All the men concerned are well
known in this county and Riverside,
and the case will be watched with in
tereSt.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-01
SANTA ANA
onios AIS N. Sycamore
Home Phone ais.
CLAIMS REAL ESTATE IN
MARS; is SENT TO PATTON
On Trial for Insanity, Says He Be-
longs to Practical Socialist
Society

SANTA ANA, March S1.-Jacob
Rhubs, a Grman, who dropped in here
from Oceanside day before yesterday
afternoon and soon attracted attention
by his strange actions and was ar
rested and placed in Jail pending in
vestigation as to his sanity, was adj
judged insane today and committed to
the state hospital at Patton.
Rhubs apparently is fairly educated
and is most fluent talker. He claimed
in court today to be engaged in writing
a book on Mars, and affirms that he
owns real estate in that planet.
In his possession was found lot of
manuscript relating to Socialism, and
when questioned regarding it, Rhubs
declared he is a MEMBER of an associa-
ton known as Practical Socialists
which has for its primary object the
establishment of a self-supporting
home for the deserving poor.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-01
ACCUSED OF FORGING CHECKS,
MAKES COMPLETE CONFESSION

PASADENA, March 31.-With his
bond fixed at $1,000, John F. Waehrer
was taken to Los Angeles tonight after
Justice Robert w. Mcdonald late this
afternoon had held him for trial by
the superior court on the charge of for
gerry. Waehrer has made full con-
fession to Chief of Police Favour and
nut I'D no defense this afternoon.
r. M. Benton was the only witness
who took the stand. He testified that
he had cashed a check for Waehrer,
which, when presented for payment,
was found to be worthless. Three. or
four other Pasadena merchants and a
dozen or twenty in Los Angeles have
had the same experience, according to
Chief of Police Favour, who made the
arrest.
II got in with the bool1ies at Ar
cadia" Waehrer told the chief, land
then / just couldn't stop. This will be
a good lesson to me-"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-01
CONSOLIDATION FIGHT
GROWS MORE INTENSE
VENICE MEETING EXPECTED
TO DRAW BIG CROWD
Liquor Question Bids Fair to Play a
Prominent Part in the Final
Settlement of the
Problem
Especial to The Herald

SANTA MONICA, March 31.-Interest
in the consolidation campaign being
carried on for the merger of the cities
of Santa Monica bay is intense. Both
parties are making converts to their re-
spective causes daily.
The meeting to be held at the Venice
auditorium Friday evening will be
largely attended, and some think it Will
mark the crisis of the movement. 1t
is known that most of the Venice bust
ness men are against the proposed AN
neXation," as they call it, and the fact
that the invitation to discuss the mat
ter comes from the Venice chamber OF
commerce, which has passed resolu-
tons against consolidation, leads many
to believe that a warm time is i'll
prospect.
The Santa Monica bay chamber of
commerce received an invitation today
to name two speakers to speak for con-
solidation at the meeting, the Venice
organization stating that it would name
two to oppose the proposition. 1t is
understood that the meeting will de-
velop into an informal debate with an
equal number presenting the pros and
cons of the question.
Closely allied with the campaign, and
having great influence in the minds of
the various partisans, is the liquor
question. Both those IN favor of pro-
hibition and those in favor of a wet"
town seem to think that consolidation
will hurt their cause. The "drys"
state that if the cities of the beach be-
come one the south end will declare
for open saloons and carry it's fight into
North Santa Monica, while the "wets"
declare that if the beach is CONSOLE
dated the prohibition people on the
north side will force liquor out of the
city.
Many public men of this section have
already given it as their belief that it
will not be long before there will be a
movement for prohibition in the bay
cities, and they declare it will carry.