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Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10
BANK DEPOSITORS
LUCKY WITH A FIFTH
CARLSON BANK WILL PAY AT
LEAST 20 PER CENT
Report of Receiver Lewis Declares
That Affairs Were Carried On
In Unbusinesslike
Manner

That the affairs of the defunct Con-
solidated bank of Los Angeles We're
carried on in the most unbusinesslike
manner is shown by the first report or
Evan Lewis, receiver of the bank, filed
in the superior court yesterday. The re-
port shows the total cash received from
all sources since June 4, when the re-
ceiver took charge, is 10,33S.95, and a
cash balance on hand after necessary
expenses were paid, of $9,295.S0. This
is $27.72 more than enough to declare a
dividend to depositors of 20 per cent
and because of the almost worthless
character of the assets now held by
the receiver it is believed second
dividend will be impossible, and that
the hundreds of persons who hold de-
posit books must be satisfied with one
fifth of the money due them.
When the receivership became ef-
fective, 1t was found that the bank
held secured notes amounting to Sl9,-
$50. payment of which for the greater
part was guaranteed by stock in the
companies controlled by William H.
Carlson. president of the bank, while
the unsecured notes mum bered scores
and had an aggregate face value OF
$50, 1859 In addition, there were
number of overdrafts, amounting to
| "a, 1868, of which sum S4,649 was over
drawn by the Carlson Investment COM
pany and the Los Angeles Securities
company, two of Carlson's concerns.
Only a small portion of this paper
has been paid, and Receiver Lewis, re-
ferring in his report to these almost
worthless assets, says:
"lThe court will note that Mrs. c. F.
Carlson and William H. Carlson, for
his companies, are the heaviest debtors
to the Consolidated bank, their indebt-
edness, including notes and overdrafts
aggregating $34 900.79, and is it not
probable that l will be able to realize
anything except a very small portion
of their Indebtedness. They have not
paid a cent so far since the bank closed,
June 4, 1908 The stock 1 hold as col
lateral security for the payment of their
notes is worthless.
I'm regard to other notes, with
few small overdrafts, l find that most
of them are very doubtful and some
worthless, and it is not likely that l
will be able to realize enough TO ex-
ceed very small portion of the total
assests remaining uncollected.'
A compromise between the bank COM
missiomers and the chamber of COM
merce resulted in reduction of the
rent Of the promises where the institu-
ton carried on business from S2lOO 10
$500, thus saving TO the depositors $500
and, since the receiver was appointed,
the expenses have been $243.15.
Several days will elapse before the
payment to depositors of the first and,
in all probability, the only dividend,
will be made.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10
SERIOUS CONDITIONS ARE
REPORTED AT GREAT DAM
Citizens Working Night and Day to
Hold Temporary LeVee-Struc-
ture May Be Dynamited

CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 9.-Reports
received here tonight indicate most Sc
rious conditions at the Pathfinder dam
at Alcova, said to be the largest in
the world.
and is held only by temporary dixie
built on a gravel foundation, which
seventy men and ninety horses are
working day and night to strengthen.
The government geological survey
has a force of men scattered along the
river for more than 100 miles above the
dam to give warning of any sudden
rise in the stream that might carry
away the dixie and cause a flood
Preparations have been made to dy-
Mantle the dam if the water carries
away the temporary dixie and to warn
the people living in the valley below.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10
Bennett Pleads Rot Guilty

Harper Bennett, charged with kill
ing his wife, Eugenia Thompson Ben
nett, February 13. pleaded not guilty in
Judge Davis criminal court yesterday.
The date for his trial will be set this
morning, at which time Attorney E. B.
Drake, Benefits leading counsel will
ask that bonds be fixed for his re-
lease. C. c. McComas. first assistant
district attorney. gave notice that he
would oppose any effort in this dlrec-
tiOn
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10
EXAMINING ENGINEER WINS
IN MANDAMUS PROCEEDINGS
Civil Service Commission viii Not
Have to Hear Charges Made
by Companies

A decision was rendered by Judge
Moss of the superior court yesterday
denying the application of the Tracy
Engineering company and several 9TH
er machinery concerns for a writ of
mandate to compel the Los Angeles
city board of civil service commits
sioners to try the charges against ].
f. Connell, a member of the board
of examiners of stationary engineers.
Consideration and determination OF
the charges, said Judge Moss, prop
ery belong to the city council.
Connell was charged by the ma
chinery companies with favoring cer-
tain machinery concerns and using his
office to further his own interests.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10
FORMER MAYOR OF SAN
JOSE Is MARRIED HERE
Charles j. Martin and Mrs. Cora H..
Cody of Los Angeles United
in WedIock

The marriage of Mrs. Cora II. Cody
of Los Angeles and Charles ], Martin.
resident and former mayor of San
Jose, was solemnized last evening at
o'clock in the priests residence ad-
joining st. Vibiana's cathedral.
Mr.. Martin, who was mayor of San
Jose three consecutive terms, serving
once before and twice since the adop-
tion of the new charter, belongs to the
Elks in his home city, and during the
coming reunion he and his bride will
make their headquarters at the Alex
andria. Before leaving for their home
in the north Mr.. and Mrs. Martin will
visit Catalina, San Diego and Santa
Barbara.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10
Telephone Hearing Postponed

Hearing of the motion of attorneys
the Sunset Telephone and
company for a new trial of
the suit, in which the Pasadena city
ordinance imposing a tax upon the
company's poles was upheld several
weeks ago, was continued one week by
Judge Bordwell Of the superior court
yesterday. This is the final step pre-
paratory to carrying the litigation to
the sunreme court
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10
To Discuss Trouble

BUENOS AYRES, July 9.--Dr. Vic
torine de la Plaza, minister of foreign
affairs today invited the ministers Of
Bolivia and Peru accredited to the Ar
gentine government to call at the for
eign Office in order to lay before them
the arbitral decision rendered by Pres
ident Alcorta on the boundaries be-
tween the two countries which have
been in dispute.
The Bolivian minister failed to ap-
pear at the ministry, and the decision
was outlined to the Peruvian minister
this evening. The Bolivian minister
said he refused the invitation in order
not to commit his government
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10
CHARGED WITH GETTING
MONEY ON A BOGUS MINE
Chris Marks Held to Answer to Supe-
rlor Court-Now at Liberty
on $4,000 Bonds

Chris Marks, who was arrested at
Coarse Gold, MADEIRA county, ten days
ago and brought to Los Angeles to an
swer to a charge of obtaining $4,000 by
false representation from DR.. Louis
r. Wycoff, was held to answer to the
superior court yesterday by Justice
Ling.
Marks is said to have induced DR..
Wyckoff to invest in a worthless mine
on the representation that development
work had shown the property to be
rich in gold. He is at liberty on $4,000
bonds
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10
Injunction Suit Continued

owing to the probability that an ami
cable arrangement will be neached In
the controversy between the city Of
san Pedro and the Salt Lake Railroad
company over the ownership of prop
erty near Fourth street, attorneys rep
resenting both sides asked Judge Bord-
well yesterday to continue the hearing
of the injunction suit TO prevent the
railroad company from proceeding with
its work of. constructing landing. The
matter was continued until July 30.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10
EXCURSION STEAMER HITS
ROCKS; PASSENGERS SAVED
Yosemite Hung Up on Bremerton Reef
In Puget Sound While Re-
turning to Seattle

SEATTLE, July 9.--The excursion
steamer Yosemite went on the rocks
near Bremerton, the seat of the Puget
Sound navy yard, at o'clock tonight
while returning with a party of excur-
sionists from trip about the sound.
A large hole was stove in the steam
er amidships and she was hung up
on the reef with five feet of water in
her hold.
The 150 passengers were taken off by
passing steamers There was no panic
and no one was inj-red.
The yosemite, which belongs to c. d.
Hillman of this city. was valued at
$50, 900. 1t is hoped that she may be
saved. The steamer was a wooden
ship, side-wheeler, built in San Fran
cisco in 1852.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10
LARGE ATTENDANCE AT
NORTHERN CHAUTAUQUA

PACIFIC GROVE, Cal, July o.
Members of the Chautauqua assembly,
which meets her annually continue TO
arrive, and indications are the at
tendance will be much larger than last
year.
"OId First Night" the assembly's
first night celebration and reception to
members, was observed tonight follow
ing a lecture by DR.. Matt S. Hughes
of Pasadena on the American Pes
simlst"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10
Killed by Suffocatlon

SPOKANE, Wash, July 9.-After
firing a charge of dynamite in the bot
tom of a well he was digging last
evening, Alfred Bunker climbed down
10 see how much rock had been
loosened. Nearly an hour later his
body was found in the well, the gases
having suffocated him.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10
Awarded $2875 Damages

A jury in department six of the su-
perior court yesterday awarded judg-
ment of $2875 to Howard II. Pearce in
his suit against the Fairchild-G Gilmore
Wilton company, contractors, on ac-
count of personal injuries. Pearce fell
into an excavation on Thirty-sixth
street in April, and was severely in
jured. He sued for $4,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10
Demands s5o. 200 Damages

The Los Angeles Railway company
yesterday was made defendant in a
suit filed in the superior court in which
Mrs Rosa Sommer demands damages
of $50, 200. on account of injuries sus-
tained by her 17-year-old son, Thomas
Sommer who was struck by a Maple
avenue car June II.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10
Peru Is Satisfied

LIMA, Peru, July 9.-Dr. Porras,
minister of foreign affairs, said to-
night that the Peruvian government
was perfectly satisfied with the decis-
ion of the Argentine government.
which. he said. would make more
friendly the relations between Peru
and Bolivia.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10
Mock Refuses to Prosecute

Dissemination of Samuel T. Mock to
prosecute Frank NJ. Bell, who was ar
rested in San Diego last week,
cahrged with stealing Mocks automo-
bile, caused a dismissal of the case by
Justice Ling yesterday.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10
Eyraud Estate Petition Filed

Petition for letters of administration
of the estate of Emanuel Eyraud, who
died June 49, leaving an estate valued
at $4,000, was filed by the widow,
PHILIPPINE Eyraud, in the probate court
yesterday.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10
Her Fear

''Why, you are trembling, dear?" he
said as he kissed her for the first time.
"Yes," was the coy reply.
'eWhy are you trembling? Are you
afraid of something?"
'I was, but I'm not now"
"What were you afraid of, dear? Tell
me?
IT was afraid a few minutes ago that
you weren't going to kiss me!"--Daily
Eastern Argus
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10

secretary of the board shows that there
were eleven convictions out OF the
number of trials during the year, and
only $40 in fines refunded.
"In the report the per diem of the
members Is stated at $3.50. The law
contemplates that the board shall be
in session two days each quarter and
fixes the compensation of the members
at $40 per day. This would be $50 per
quarter, or S240 per year. The board,
to have paid out In per diem $780, must
have been in session more than SIX
days to the quarter, or twenty-four
days to the year. These facts were
gathered at random in looking over
the financial statement filed by the
board in its forced annual report. L
merely call attention to them in pass
Ing as substantiating our contention
that the entire board should be re-
moved
Financial Statement Shown
The financial statement referred to
by Mr.. Hutchison, and which Is
1908, is as follows:
Balance on hand Jan. /, 1sos.,.... s67i.4S
RECEIPTS
Renewal OF certificates and hnes.'' 299o W
Examination fees and certificates. 1868 Oo
Duplicate certificates ........'...' 1s'UO
LnbIosoAhb - =
Total receipts. ..............''.'S 'Sozos'4 40
DISBURSEMENTS
Telephones kilograms. etc....... Slb .OO
Room rent for examinations .,..... bU'VO
Patients for students to examine q w
Attorneys fees ...........'. ''..''' 'oV'VV
Preparing and correcting examina-
tlon questions ........'...''''''' , AZ ~
e.a,.,.' ,,.... 236 rs
s'n,niiss ,,......... 81 rs
S,.lIp IT, , 300 90
S,Hana Nieah nv ........ 400
M MI iie1se 20. dio,, .., $50 90
Express and carriage ..........'... LOU
Compiling and printing optometry
red book register. r............'.'s A1-'''
EXPENSES of attending trials, mem a.
1s. peis ~ sor,,ioas ,.. $50. O5
.t.eS,, axnenses ,,.,..... 1O5 90
Sundries and incidentals ........''' sou
EnErossing certificates .......'''s' ss'OO
Rewards paid for conviction ..'''' oU U '00 00
Fines refunded ...........'...''''' wv
INSPECTORS salaries and expenses a'A' 90
Total disbursements. 'S44Vs' 20
balance on hand December. 1sos... S4S'2l
S5252. .43
The board is composed of Fred w.
A. Detmers of Los Angeles, president;
r. c. Chinn of Sacramento, secretary,
fafn
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10

The board is composed of Fred w.
A. Detmers of Los Angeles, president;
f. c. Chinn of Sacramento, secretary
and n. w. Laufer of Oakland.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10
InvestIaates Juvenile court

Rev. William Horace Day, pastor OF
the First congregational church, will
give an illustrated sermon on THE
Better Justice" Sunday evening, in
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10
Afternoon oraan Recital

At $3.50 o'clock in the afternoon Prof
Ferdinand Dunkley of New Orleans
will give an organ recital in the audi
torium, to which admission will be
free. A silver collection will be taken,
the proceeds to be for the benefit of
the Temple choir. Prof. Dunkley gave
a recital ON the pipe organ at the Tenn
pie of Music on Elks' day at the Buffalo
exposition, and two recitaIs on the or
gan at the st. Louis exposition. Fol-
lowing will be the Sunday afternoon
program:
Fantasia and fugue in G minor .......... Bach
Chanson de Etc ...........................Le .Lemare
(al caprice -...................-..,..,'..
(b) Finale ........................ Westenholme
During which a silver Offering will be taken)
Largo from the New Word' Symphony
....'...-.......-.....+....- DYorak
TOcCata Dubois
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10
CHURCHES PLAN
FOR ELK SERVICES
VISITORS NOT FORGOTTEN BY
LOCAL PASTORS
MUSIC PROGRAMS ARRANGED
FOR SUNDAY
Detailed List of What VIII Be Done in
Los Angeles Tabernacles To-
morrow Afternoon and
Evening
PROGRAMS ARRANGED
FOR SUNDAY

Special services for the Elks will be
held In several of the Los Angeles
churches Sunday Special music has
been arranged and the churches have
endeavored to make the services as at
tractive as possible for the members
of the visiting fraternity.
At the Temple Baptist church large
block of seats will be reserved at both
services, and at Christ Episcopal church
Rev. Baker p. Lee has announced
special service. He will speak on The
Great Brotherhood" This service will
open at o'clock, the music to be fur
nished by the junior choir of 100 men,
bers.
At the services at the Temple Baptist
church the quartet will render appro-
PIRATE selections, and Prof Falls will
preside at the pipe organ. Rev. Charles
Fl. Dodd of Baltimore, Nd, who has
come to Los Angeles to supply the pull
pit Of the Temple Baptist church dur
ing the month of July, will preach at
both services. DR.. Dodd is one of the
most prominent Baptist clergymen of
the east, and will preach during the
absence of DR.. Burdette, the pastor,
who is on his vacation at Cliffton-by-
the-Sea-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10
Figures Don't Tally

"Yet we find in the financial state
ment included in the belated report
made June 26 of this year for 1908 that
$3.50 was paid out as attorneys fees
and $1O5 for attorneys txpepses We
also find that for renewal of certit1cateS
and fines the sum collected was $2995.
The fines are not enumerated. There
are sos optometrists in the state. Each
paying $5 would bring the total up to
S29S0, or just SIS less than the total
sum collected in both fines and re-
newals.
1--WE know of one man who paid a
fine of 500. The report made by the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-02
Hiil and Hill Bottled i'm Bond. Four Full Quarts for &S.O0 Express Paid.
 !. Friedman q Co.
 Pensacola, Fla.
Trets at Kalamnxoo.

Kalamazoo. Mich. Sept. 1.-The feat ure of the second days racing of the Great Western Circuit meeting today was the 2:lS trot, which went to Rob- ert B.. a brown gelding. owned by D. F. Kirkland, of Battle Creek, after Miss Elyria had taken the nrst heat The latter was the faYorite, selling at $5. while the field brought $l0. Sham rock was never In danger in the 2:1O pace. although he lost one heat to Woodford B.
 Lady Hastings took the 2:2o pace in straight heats without trouble and Tod Mack. the favorite. wss an easy win ner in the 2:11 trot. Results.
 2:10 pace purse s500-Shamrock won the second. third and fourth heats, and the race: Woodford B.. second, winning the third; Mollie S.. third. Time. 2:09 l-4: 2:09 l4; 2:l0 1-4; 2:l1 1-2. M R. Gold Coin and High Seven started.
 3:20 pace, purse Sb00--Lady Hastings won three straight heats, Happy Hoo hgan second. and Chaplain. third. Time 2:I2 I-4; 2:10 IA; gil r-4. Halmore Darby. Allerton, Axtara, War Tax and Lady Brino also started.
 2:1a trnt. purse Sl.000--Robert R., won second. third and fourth heats and the race; Nellie Axtell. second: Billy D., third. Miss Elyria won the first heat and was distanoed In the second Time. 2:16 1-4; 2:l7 1-4: 2:17 1-4; 2:Is 1-4. My Gift, Princess of Borneo auo Cectlian Blaze, also started
 2:I0 grot. purse $500-Tod Mack woE three heats; Don K, second Great Me. alum, third. Time. 2:1l I-2; 2:Il i-2 2:13 I-4. Ted R. started.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-02
BIG TRANSFER OF
 COAL LANDS IS MADE

Cullman. Sept. i.-tspecial. )--Deeds have been filed here by George H. Par CT. conveying over 10000 acres of land the Cullman Coal and Coke Com pany. I syndicate composed of c. H Ten Brock of St. Louis and citizens oi Holland.
 These lands lie southwest of Gull man, around Bremen and ArkadeiphIa aad are rich in the best veins of domes- tic and cokeing coals in America Gen. David Branson and Colonel Jones arrived Wednesday morning with ( party of surveyors from Holland work on the railroad from Cullman tc the coal fields will be vigorously ushed.
 Messrs Ten Brock. Parker and Fuller ave been working to secure the build ng of a railroad and the opening oi he mines for several years. A few n onths ago MT. Parker bought Judge FulIer's lands. and about a month aga he corporation, known as the Culiman Coal and Coke Company, took over the ntire property paying cash.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-02
Opportune Hitting Lands
 First. lLLEN, AMATEUR PITCHER, UNHITTADLE IN SECOND Daly Only Man to Reach Second
 Base. Mobiles Find Lands No Hit. No Run Game. Striking Out Nine Men. Gulls Run Comes Through
 An Error.

Mobile, Sept. 1-- Special Mont gomery and Mobile played dou- ble header here this afternoon. result ing in victory for Montgomery by 2 score Of to z in the irst game. tne second game going to Mobile l 70 " The games were seven innings each' on an agreement. winding up the sea son with laongomery at Mobile
 The features in the first game WsIe the errors by Mobile and the good nits made by Mon tgomery. Hickmnan was hit freely, Day. Gremlneer, Hart anu Kerwin each scoring in the nrst in ming. The Montgomery team piayeo good ball. their fine base running aoa- Ing to their good field work. m lne fifth inning Guese. who was pitcnlnk in the first half of the game, was spik- ed by Whiteman. and was compelled 70 retire from the game.
 Allen, the new pitcher Tor Mopils, showed up well and his good woEk was compIimented. He struck out nlne men. shutting out Montgomery. The drive made by Ludwig made the wln- ming and only run for Mobile. letting Montgomery down with no hits:
 Today's xgames were the last kor Montgomery this season in Mobile. The Gulls close the season at home on Sat- urday next. playing a double header with Nashville
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-02
Major Leagues Register
 Heauiest Draft in History
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati Takes Both

Philadelphia, Sept. l.-Cincinnati won both games of a double header from Phlladel lphia here today: Poor neldlns featured both games. Manager Griffitn of Cincinnati. was banished from the field in the first game for disputing with Umpire o'Day. Score:
 Phlis deiphia :. ..o1i 100 1o2-s
 Batteries-Sparks, Scanlon. Foxen and Dooin and Martel: Gaspar and Ho- berer and Clarke and Roth. Time. 2:25.
 Second game: R H. E
 Batteries-Moren and Dooin; EwiS 3 and Hoberer. Time. i:47. Umpires. ODay and Kane.
 Brooklyn shut Out.
 Brooklyn. Sept i.--Overail shut out the Brookiyns i2 to today. allowing them on- ly two hits but one of which was clean. The visitors hammered Bell out of the box in two innings. F1nlayson, who has jcined the Brooklyns from Brockton. via Roehes- ter, did well until the ninth.
 Score: R. H. D Brooklyn .... .... 900 900 ooo-- Q 2 Batteries: Overall and Archer. Bell, Fin layson and Berger Time I:43. Umpires Rigler and Johnstone.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-02
POLO IN NEW ORLEANS.

New Orleans. Sept. 1.-Present indi- growth this year in the interest in equestrian polo than that which has marked preceding seasons in the South
 It is probable that there will be two polo clubs in New Orleans this winter instead of one. as heretofore. The New Orleans Polo Club, which dis ways making plans to reorganize on a much more extensive scale early in the fall, and a member of the club is now in Texas negotiating for fresh ponies. matches with clubs in South Carolina and Florida. The last interstate match was played by the New Orleans and Fort Worth, Texas, clubs in New Or- leans, the Texans losing through a for felt, although they ran up a higher score on the first day than the local club.