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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-10
ROAD ENGINEER
SUBMITS REPORT
OFFICE RECOMMENDATIONS
MADE TO COMMISSION
WILL BE EXAMINED BY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS MONDAY
First Surveying Party Expected to
Begin Work in Connection with
New Highways Early
Next Week

Arthur E. Loder, chief engineer of
rotary. Ray L. Chesebro, have prepared
the recommendations for the manage
ment of the chief engineers Office, and
these were placed before the commits
sion as whole yesterday They will
be submitted to the board of supervis-
ors for approval Monday. At the same
time the names of a number Of assist
ant engineers, who will be employed in
the survey work on the good roads,
will be handed to the supervisors.
These men have been selected by the
commission already, and there is little
doubt that the supervisors will act ia
vorably on them.
The first meeting of the highway
commission since its report on the new
system of roads was made to the super
visors in July last was held in its
rooms in the Equitable Bank building
yesterday. Methods of the work soon
to be begun were discussed and the
first expenditure from the $4,000, 900
good roads fund voted by the taxpay-
ers was authorized. This money, about
$1,000, will be expended for instruments
to be used in survey work.
1t is expected that the first surveying
party will begin work Tuesday or
Wednesday, or as soon as possible after
the supervisors have acted on the rec
concentrations prepared by Secretary
Chesebro, at the instance of Mr.. Loder.
The greatest interest at present CEN
tiers, Of course, in the locality where
the first work on the great highway
system will start. This has not been
finally decided. It is understood, how
ever, that the initial surveying party
will be sent to Wiltshire boulevard, and
that construction work will follow in
the footsteps of the men with the sta
Ola and chain.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-10
LEAVES HUSBAND WHO
FAILS AS SUPPORT
Colorado Woman Granted Decree.
Three Other Legal Separations
Ordered, All on Grounds
Of Desertion

Mrs. Maude M. Farnsworth, telling
the story of her domestic troubles in
the superior court yesterday, said she
deserted her husband, George S. Farms
worth, in Colorado three years ago be-
cause he would not support her.
IF it had not been for the aid T re-
ceived from friends and relatives ]
would have died." she said. Mrs.
Farnsworth was granted a decree of
divorce.
Three other Legal separations were
ordered, as follows, desertion being
charged in each case:
Katy Curlew from Jack Curlew, Ella
B. Hays from j. L. Hays and Stella B,
Wells from William A. Wells
The following divorce suits were filed 4:
Fred B. Trowbridge against Bessie
Trowbridge and Mary c. Hunt against
John T. Hunt
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-10
FIGHTS TO GET
HER DAUGHTER
HUSBAND AND SON OPPOSE
MOTHERS EFFORTS
CHILD TAKEN WITHOUT HER
KNOWLEDGE, SAYS WIFE
Court Listens to Contentious by Which
Custody of Girl Shall Be De-
ternined-Case Con.
tinued

Mrs. Catherine Forncrook Of Detroit,
Mich, battled against odds yesterday
in her contest for the restoration to
her home of her 11-year-old daughter,
Grace. Opposing her was her husband,
who, she says, deserted her six years
ago. He was seconded by a son, Clar-
ence, % years old.
The contest took place in the cham
bers of Judge Wilbur Of the superior
court, where the child practically was
prisoner until a decision could be
reached. Whether to give the child
to the father, restore her to the moth
er or declare the little girl a depend
ent were questions to be disposed of by
the court. When time for adjournment
yesterday was reached the questions
had not been decided, and the case
was continued until Friday.
Mrs. Forncrook told Judge Wilbur
her husband deserted her in Detroit
six years ago. A year later he re-
turned, and, taking their son, Clarence,
again disappeared. Another year
passed before he reappeared. When he
the little girl, Grace, then years old,
accompanied him. According to Mrs.
Forncrook the children were taken
without her knowledge.
Mother Searches for Years
For several years the woman carried
on a search for her children. Finally
she learned they were at Watts, and
friends supplied her with means to
come to California. Mrs. Forncrook
reached Los Angeles December 16.
Within a few days she was taken be-
fore the lunacy commission on a charge
of insanity preferred by her husband,
F. w. FOrncrook. Forncrook did not
appear at the examination. The son,
Clarence, however, testified against his
mother, saying she had threatened to
kill three persons. When it developed
the three persons were Forncrook, his
son and woman, alleged to have some
influence over the elder Forncrook, and
that Mrs. Forncrook exhibited no evil
dence of insanity, she was discharged
Then the mother filed a petition fol-
the custody of her daughter. In this
she accused FOrncrook with cruelty to-
ward the child, claiming the little one
had been made to do household drudg-
cry and act in the capacity of a slave
for others.
In spite of the alleged cruel treat
ment melted out to the girl Grace ex-
pressed a wish to return to her fathers
home when she was examined yester-
day.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-10
Beauty and
Bad Breath
Cannot Go Together No Matter How
Woman MAY TRY to Make Them

1t does not matter how beautiful a
woman may be, if she is afflicted with
bad breath she will be summed and
pitied by men and even women will
studiously avoid her.
If any woman doubts this statement
let her make a point of asking a friend
in whom she may confide, a man
friend or relative. If he be honest he
will tell her that foul breath from the
mouth Of a woman will drive men
from her more rapidly than any other
personal aff1iction.
Foul breath arouses in man disgust
and where this quality is brought into
play no amount Of self-denial or rea-
soning can overcome the natural re-
pugnance which comes to man when
he is in company with such a woman
What is true Of bad breath in
woman is not true in so great a de-
gree in men. Women are looked upon
as. the incarnation of sweetness, breed
ing, virtue and refinement. Foul
breath will sicken a man so that he
cannot feel for such a woman a COM
partnership necessary to make him de-
sire to be in her company.
There is absolutely no occasion for
bad breath in either men or women
Charcoal, the strongest absorbent
known, when taken into the stomach
will prevent this repugnant tendency
or affiiction.
Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges are sold
In tremendous quantities all over
America and Canada. They cure and
have cured all forms Of bad breath.
A single box will convince you of this
fact. One should eat some Of these
lozenges after each meal and upon
retiring. You might eat fifty of them
without harm. They are not medicine.
but pure willow charcoal mixed with
sweet honey to make them paIatabIe
and compressed into a lozenge to pre-
serve their peculiar and lasting
strength.
The next time you wish to go into
company and don't want your foul
breath to humiliate you, eat several of
Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges and yeur
breath will be pure and sweet.
Every druggist carries them, price
20 cents, or send us your name and
address and we will send you a trial
package by mail free: Address F. a.
Stuart Co.. 200 Stuart Bldg, Marshall,
Mich.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-10
Long islander Killed

NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-Thrown from
an automobile headlong into a fence,
Edward c. Gilman, a well known young
real estate dealer of Flushing, L. l.,
was instantly killed in a trip which a
party of young men and women Of
Flushing were taking through the
Long Island village today. Miss Julia
McKim of Flushing was rendered un-
conscious and severely hurt The
chauffeur, Frank Brennan, sustained
fractures of the skull and is in a hos
pital in a precarious condition.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-10
MORE MOISTURE.
SAYS WOLLABER
FORECASTER PREDICTS RAIN
WILL FALL TODAY
PRECIPITATION BRINGS JOY TO
AGRIcULTURIsrs
Weather Prophet Warns Ranchmen
Cold Snap May Be Expected To-
night, Usually Chilly Spell
Following Storm

Rainfall up to o'clock p. m. yesterday. OLA
Rainfall for season up to p. m. yes
terday .............. .......... Asa
Rainfall last season at this date 2O7
eff the weather does what it ought
to do we shall have more rain" said
Local Forecaster A. B. Wollaber yes
terday. Indications are that we shall
have more rain in the next twenty-four
hours
Clearing weather today, with occa-
sional showers is the prediction. Every
body is pleased with the rain. "It Is
just the kind of rain we needed said
Mr.. Wollaber yesterday This fine,
slow drizzle soaks into the ground as
1t falls and does more good to the soil
and Will be Of more value to the farm
ers than heavy downpour."
The rain which fell Friday night and
Saturday was brought by a general
storm which has been sweeping the
coast. 1t had not reached San Diego
when reports were received last even
ing, but more than likely San. Diego
got it's share of the storm before this
morning.
The storm. which has been developing
for several days, according to the local
weather bureau, is the tail Of the North
Paclhc storm which has been sweeping
across Southern California. 1t set out
eastward Friday morning and prob
ably will continue its course until it
disappears.
Cold Snap Predicted
No weather report will be issued
Sunday, but the forecaster has advised
ranchmen to be on the lookout for q
| cold snap Sunday night. STORMS in
this country often go quickly and leave
! behind them chill in the air that
| may be destructive to citrus fruits and
| to vegetables" said Mr.. Wollaber
| Everywhere ranchmen are delighted
over the welcome shower that has
| been falling during the past twenty
| four hours. Grain men are particular
i ly jubilant over the prospects. Fruit
| growers and vegetable men are also
wearing smiles of joy. Southern Cali
! fornia north of Santa Ana and west of
Beaumont is the region most favored
| by the doWnpour.
Ventura, on the Southern Pacific, had
| the heaviest dOWnpour recorded, having
received more than LAO inches up to
yesterday afternoon. Oxnard received
1.27; Summerland, 1.22, and Santa
Paula 1.18 inches. Cotton and Riverside
received the lightest rain and Yuma
has a clear sky. There was little rain
in the Bakersfield valley or the country
south of Santa Ana.
Grain mostly was sown, following
the last rain, and the present showers
will be Of great benefit in causing the
! grain to grow.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-10
BERGER Is ENGAGED
AS SPARRING PARTNER
Especial to The Herald. I

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. Sam
Berger has been definitely decided upon
as sparring partner to Jeffries when
the heavyweight champion fighter
makes his appearance at the Wigwam
theater in this city January II. The
contract was closed today, the only
hitch being that Berger wanted lit
tie more money than the former boiler
maker was inclined to give It was
compromised and everything was sat
isfactorily arranged.
In order to make the bouts appear
as realistic as possible the Wigwam
management has persuaded Eddie
Graney to appear in tuxedo as tenn
porary referee. Billy Jordan, who an
nounced many fights for Jeffries, will
act as master of ceremonies, and with
the familiar LET 'er CO." Jeffries will
think he is back in the ring again.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-10
Music Necessary in War

WASHINGTON, Jan. Emusic is
just as much a factor in modern war
fare, according to the demands made
upon congress by the officials of the
war department, as it was in the days
of Bunker Hill or Gettysburg A de-
tense of the band in the signal corps
Of the United States army was made
by Gen. James Allen, chief signal Of
ficer, when he appeared before the
house committee on military affairs to
explain the estimates for his branch
of the service
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-10
FINDS NINE INDICTMENTS
AND CONCLUDES SESSION
Federal Grand Jury Discharged-De-
PENDANTS Named in Six True
Bills Not Apprehended
as Yet

After returning nine indictments yes
terday the federal grand jury was dis
charged. Three Of the indictments were
directed against A. L. Maxwell, Mrs.
S. T. Crandall and ]. N. Graybill, and
charged the use of mails with intent
to defraud. Defendants in other cases
have not been apprehended.
Thaddeus Mccall, against whom an
indictment was returned some time
ago, pleaded not guilty in the district
court yesterday. Mccall is charged
with impersonating an officer in con-
nection with an entry case in the I'm
perial valley. His case will be set for
hearing at the next court term.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-10
NO DECISION YET GIVEN IN
CASE AGAINST A. D. WARNER

Justice Summerfield was not pre-
pared yesterday to render a decision
In the case Of A. D. Warner, charged
with issuing fictitious check. After
listening to a further brief argument
by Warmers attorney, he continued the
matter until Monday. Warner is
charged with giving a check for $24 to
his clerk, Dudley w. Robinson, having
at the time no funds in the bank to
meet payment.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-10
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Dogs given away for properly regis
tered license tags at the Animal Shell
ter Getty pound), near Ninth street and
Santa Fe avenue. All breeds on hand
now. Some dogs suitable for ranches.
Nearly all these dogs were given up by
transients when leaving LIS Angeles.
Both phones: F5207 and Main 939.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-10
BUSINESS MEN
FAVOR CLOSING
Los Angeles Police Commissioner
Writes Mayor Eakins, Compliment
ing Him for His Recent
Prompt Action
Especial to The Herald

OCEAN PARK, Jan. 9.-The remark
of Mayor Eakins that unless an early
closing ordinance is passed a prohibit
ton movement is likely is no idle
talk, nor is it threat, but the simple
reading of the trend of public senti-
ment Of the residents Of this city.
A canvass of the property owners and
business men diScloses the fact that
the sentiment against all night cafes
prevails to a greater measure than has
been suspected: The declaration of Mr..
EakinS that he will do all in his power
to pass the ordinance has brought a
number of declarations from persons
who have been claSsed as faVoring a
more liberal policy in regard to the
cafes holding liquor licenses.
Property owners now claim that it is
more difficult to rent houses to the bet
ter class of people than before the all
night ordinance was tried. One man
who owns several pieces of property
for rental purposes stated today that
he has had more than a dozen people
make the statement lately that they
would like to move to some beach, but
didn't like the idea of coming to a place
as wide open as this city has the repu-
tation of being.
Mayor Eakins again today reiterated
his statement that he would vote for
early closing, and expressed his conf
dence that the measure would be
passed.
Mr. Eakins is in receipt of the fol-
lowing communication, which is self
explanatory, and is only one of many
of like nature received:
Executive Office, Police Department
'LOS ANGELES, Jan. T. 1909.
''Mr. H. B. Eakins, Mayor Ocean Park
Dear Sir: 1 wish to commend yoJ
on your prompt action in handling the
affair the other night. We certainly
have a fellow feeling with you and
know that it is hard to handle sucI
things. Yours very truly,
I'll. B. WOODILL,
police Commissioner"
Whatever the fate of the closing or
dinance that now has passed its frs
reading, it is certain there will be {
large proportion Of the citizens presen
at the meeting of the trustees, as pub
lie interest is thoroughly aroused.
There can be no doubt that Trustee
| McKinnOn will vote for it, as he is tn
proposer of the measure, although
credit has been given enormously tt
Mayor Eakins in many of the newSpa
pers. Trustee Griffiths' position OF
those matters is also generally known
he having opposed the removal of tn,
restrictions in the first place.
The Venice Vanguard of today hai
! the following to say of the mayor re
| garding his stand with Mayor Harper
'Tt was said in the last local cam
paign that Mr.. Eakins was a putty
man-easily led by the nose Mr.
Eakins' action of late gives the lie tt
the statement. The man who listen:
to conscience and ignores the moneyec
and political interests of an outside city
| in the exercise of his prerogative az
a chief executive of municipality is &
man deserving Of the support of the
honest citizenship of that municipality
| Such a man is H. B. Eakins, who
| listens to the voice Of his own people
| first"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-10
GRANEY WILL REFEREE

GOLDFIELD, Jan. 9.-Eddie Graney
Of San Francisco has wired Tex Rick
ard that he will referee the fight be-
tween Abe Attell and Freddie Weeks
here next Thursday. Graney is sat-
isfactory to both men.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-10
Five Frozen to Death

EDMONTON, Alberta, Jan. 9.-Five
Frenchmen who left Stony Plain fol
Macleod river three days ago were
frozen to death three miles west Of the
Nine Mile house, on the Grand Trunk
Pacific railroad survey.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-10
AUTO SCANDAL
TO BE PROBED
GRAND JURY WILL EXAMINE
REPAIR BILLS
CORONER'S MACHINE MAY BE
SUBJECT OF INQUIRY
Taxpayers Experiences In Recent
Purchases Regarded as EminentIy
Unsatisfactory, and Full In
Vestigation Is Demanded

The grand jury is investigating the
county's experience with automobiles.
Herbert G. Dow, county auditor, was
served with a, notice yesterday to ap-
pear before the inquisitorial body in
connection with the last brilliant trans
action Of the board Of supervisors and
the district attorney, when the second
hand machine was purchased for the
highway commissions use. Mr.. Dow
in all proba ability will carry the bills to
the secret chamber on the top floor of
the court house Monday morning.
The expense to the county Of the
machine purchased for Coroner Hart
well also may become the subject of an
inquiry. Mr.. Dow is not satisfied that
the county was treated in this deal as
a careful purchaser would have been.
The difference of $3.50 between the cat
alogue price of the machine, including
freight charges, and the amount on the
bill approved by the supervisors is a
matter which he still wants explained.
Freight Charges at Issue
Nathan P. Bundy, attorney for the
Los Angeles Motor Car company, whose
writ of mandate to compel the auditor
to pay for the coroner's automobile and
accessories was disposed of by Judge
Monroe Friday, says the county came
out ahead in the purchase. Bundy fig
ureS freight charges from the factory
at $500 for ecah machine. The auditor,
however, after a careful investigation,
says the charges could only be about
$140.
Freight charges, however, are not
the only subject remaining unexplained
to the minds of many. The fact that
the auditor was not allowed to incor-
porate in his answer to the mandate
everything to which he took exception
leaves a suspicion that all was not as
it should have been. The auditor
wanted to know why a speedometer
and clock which, he was informed,
could be purchased for $45, was billed
at $50, when the county was the pur-
chaser --.e-..-- -
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-10
Horn Not Good Enough

Furthermore, the question why the
ordinary automobile horn did not salts
fly the musical ear of the coroner is
awaiting an answer. Apparently the
horn of every day use was not strident
enough in sound to attract attention,
chine, for which no payment was ex-
acted, was refused. Instead a horn
costing $35 was purchased, and this
item was included among the 'fnci-
dentals."
The automobile experiences Of the
county have aroused a great deal Of
comment. The coroner's machine was
the first to come to the attention Of
the courts, and those who have watched
developments as they have occurred
believe every point in the deal should
have been threshed out, in order that
no senblance of a suspicion that fraud
had occurred might have remained.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-10

Even Attorney Bundy, who appeared
for the Los Angeles Motor Car COM
pany in the writ of mandate proceed
ings against Auditor Dow, admitted
the answer of the auditor should have
contained every item to which he took
exception, instead Of a few only. The
matter, as it stands at present leaves
a bad taste in the mouth of the tax
payer
The grand jury will meet in regular
session Monday, and the work of the
committee which met Friday to con-
slider the testimony in connection with
the Woolwine charges will be sub
mitted. A committee of the jury met
at the court house yesterday. It is
believed matters in connection with
roads and bridges were considered.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-10

Rainfall up to o'clock D. m. yesterday. OLA
Rainfall for season un to s u. m YES
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-08

d. B. Williams, the alleged a~ccomplice,
he first tried. This the State resisted,
but the court held that on the motion
presented, the law required D.. B. Will
Hams to be first tried. Thereupon the
State moved for the dismissal of the
d. B. Williams case, fbut the defense
resisted ON the ground that the D.. B.
Williams "a could not be dismissed
by the State unless absolute immuni-
ty were guaranteed him that he would
never afterwards be prosecuted for
the Armstrong homicide. The court
held with the defense and h a such
was the law, ~whereupon the State
applied for a continuance of the D.. B.
Williams case on account of the alb
Esence Of material Witnesses. The court
held that the application was good
and continued the D. B.. Williams case
and also held that inasmuch as the
law required D. B. Williams to be tried
first and as his case had been contin-
ued over to the next term, such con
tinuance operated as a matter of
law as a continuance also of the John
w. Williams case, even though John
w Williams was present with his wit
nesses demanding trial. Accordingly
both cases went w until b mex
term.
Mr.. Gatewood declares that he is
confident D. B. Williams will never be
tried, and that John w. Williams will
ibe handed a verdict of not guilty with
in twenty minutes after the jury re-
tires.
A further complication in connec-
ton with these aSes mas arisen thru
the fact bhat Dan Riley has been in
dicted as an accomplce also. Mr..
Gatewood is confident of finally winn-
Ing these cases.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-08
AMARILLO SCHOOLS CLOSE
ACCOUNT LACK OF ~

The closing OF The city schools OF
the town of Amarillo, Texas will b.
surprising information for Roswell
people, is as much Is that town has
all the claims of being a large and
prosperous city, n the fact that IL
is on of a Iack of funds. is ali
the more surprising. Amarillo main
tainS an independent school system.
A tax of 90 cents on the hundred dol
lars was levied against the tax pay
ers, the payment of this tax not being
Failure TO collect sufiic-
ent taxes has resulted in the closing
of the schools of that city for the
balance of tie year.