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Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-09
OLD WATER LITIGATION
is AGAIN BEFORE COURT

ONTARIO, July 9.-The suit of the
Cucamonga Water company, the Old
Settlers and the CucamOnga Vineyard
companies against the San Antonio
Water company of Ontario came up
before Judge Oster in the superior
court of San BernardinO yesterday. The
suit is an old one, the first complaint
having been filed in 1904, and is of vital
interest to all the citrus growers in this
section, as it concerns their irrigation.
The suit involves the waters of the
Red hill section, near Cucamonga
Springs, the reservoir of which is sit
uated near Ontario. The plaintiffs seek
to enjOin the defendants, the San An
tonic Water company from operating
several wells, which, they claim, have
drained the underlying waters that
feed the Cucamonga springs. They
state that through this cause the flow
Of water has decreased from about 300
miners inches to so inches, or even
less.
The defense claims that even If the
wells of the company have been drain
ing the water source of the springs still
the company has been conveying water
from the San Antonio canyon and
spreading it out on the gravel about
their wells and that for this reason
they are entitled to the water their
wells drain from the artesian basin.
AS a further defense the defendants
have put on considerable expert testi-
mony to prove that the wells in ques-
tion do not drain the artesian basin
from which the Cucamonga springs are
fed. The decision of Judge Oster is
awaited with great interest.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-09
GAME WARDEN FAILS
TO CONVICT FISHER
Several Prominent Citizens Fail to
Answer Summons and Incur
Dlspleasure of the Court.
Charge Dismissed
Especial to The Herald.1

REDLANDS, July SIN a trial that
lasted all day and was one of the most
sensational ever held in the Redlands
courts, Gus Knight, pioneer mountain
eer and hunter of Bear valley and one
of the crack shots of Southern Cali
fornia, was acquitted by a jury today
of catching trout in Bear creek be-
fore the season opened.
The principal evidence was from w.
z. knickerbocker, caretaker of the
Bear valley reservoir dam, who testi-
fed he saw Knight go past the dam
to Bear creek and came upon him as
he was pulling out two large trout.
AS he took the witness stand knick-
erbocker was notified by telephone of
the death at their home in Bear valley
Of his 7-months' old child and this ap-
peared to worry him so much his tes-
timOny was disconnected. The attor-
neys worked upon him until he be-
came confused and finally until he re-
fused to testify. At this he was cited
for contempt of court by Justice Gif-
ford and odered to appear July p.
In the same connection three venire-
men who failed to appear, DR.. w. K.
Wright, c. H. Stone and Rev. W. c.
Clatworthy, were cited for contempt
for not responding. Wright later APP
peared and was given a severe lee
ture by the court. The others will
come before the court later.
Game Warden Vale gave testimony
and displayed three large trout taken
from knight that he testified were Sc
clAed April 2S, two days before the
season opened.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-09
SAN PEDRO
Correspondent Home s1a.
Circulation 1875 9th st.
steamer Attracts Interest

SAN PEDRO, July S.-Interest along
the docks here is centered on the Ger
man steamer Erna, Capt. Ziegenmeyer,
of the Jebsen- Ostrander line, which ar
rived late last evening from Panama
and other Central American and Mex
lean ports. Among the nineteen pas
sengers who left the vessel here were
&. e. Wood, wife and two children and
Samuel Galvez from Guatemala;
Charles w. Cody, wife and three chill
dren: Mrs. Victoria Cohn of Ventura;
DR.. ]. S. Won Wedelstaldt from Man
zanillo for Ocean Park, and Otto Kum-
meron from Panama. The cargo for
this port consisted of sugar from Qua
temala, granite and marble from Italy
and Mexican whisky. The steamer will
take on 200 tons of asphalt and plaster
for Victoria and sail for Seattle via
San Francisco and Victoria tomorrow.
Some twenty passengers will board the
vessel here for British Columbia.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-09
pEnI ANDs POINTS

REDI,ANDS, July S.-The work OF
laying the first floor of the UNIVERSITY
of Redlands administration bullulus i
practically complete and the contIdc
tors are rushing work on the relhIorceu
concrete walls, giving every assurance
mat the structure will be ready for the
opening of school September %. snip
ments of material for the structure are
coming in rapidly, 130 tons of steel anu
iorn rods being used for the reinforcing
of the concrete walls.
Capt. c. w. Lehr, recently elected as
captain of company G, has passed ms
examination in Los Angeles and Is eX-
nected to receive his commission soon
as head of the company. The boys OIL
the company are planning to attend the
regimental encampment at Bay CITY
July 2O-31. and three members OF the
company will then go to Sacramento 70
participate in the state shoot.
Word has been received by the poaru
of trade and Elks' committee from the
Santa Fe that five of the speclal trains
scheduled to come through Redlands
will be here Saturday and Sunday bear
ing Elks from Philadelphia, Newark
Jersey City, Yonkers and LoulsVllle 10
Los Angeles. The trains viii spend
from one to four hours in Redlands,
and the excursionists will be enter
tanned with drives to the Heights ana
a visit to the ElkS quarters anu NV
board of trade rooms.
]. j. Suess, a prominent merchant,
has been charged with a violation OF
the pure food law for carrying in stock
A chocolate caramel cake that had been
colored with an artificial substance and
was not so labeled. The company Will
have to stand the loss to Mr.. Suess by
any prosecution.
The Graham-Cope company's thresh-
er started work today in the grain
fields of San Timoteo canyon, and from
there will go to Banning and beaumont
for several weeks and end the season
in two or three months in the Yucaipa
valley. The crop of oats and barley is
said to be good, though little wheat
will be threshed. The big thresher is in
charge of Alex Sears, a veteran in the
business, and he has crew of eight
cen men. Eighteen horses are required
to draw the outfit
The Redlands police officers have
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-09
PASADENA NOTES

PASADENA, July 8.-The contract
work on the citys new storm water
drain In South Fair Oaks avenue is
finished and adds five hundred feet
of drain to the municipal system.
Mrs. Henry ]. Pond has secured a
permit to build a tWo-story eight-room
frame house at 526 Herkimer street
which when completed will cost $500
Deputy Constable Johnson of Los
Angeles this morning arrested c. O.
Elsmere at 231 East Colorado street
where he has been conducting a matri-
monlal bureau. Tie warrant issued
from a Los Angeles court.
w. w. Huntington Of Huntington
drive returned from his vacation at
Camp Rincon with his left arm in a
sling. While trout fishing Mr.. Hunt
ington fell on the rocks and sustained
a fracture of the wrist.
Michael and Annie Walsh, accused
of a breach Of peace, by residents Of
Arroyo drive, appeared before Judge
Mcdonald in the police court this NOM
ing and entered pleas Of not guilty.
They will be given jury trial July A.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-09
DEATH IN HORRIBLE
FORM TAKES YOUTH
FOURTH OF JULY VICTIM IS
SACRIFICED
Boy Who Was Injured by Explosion
of Blank In Revolver He Was
Cleaning Yields to
Tetanus

PASADENA. July S.-Walter Ben
dow, 16-year-old son Of Mrs. D. J. Love
lend )of North Michigan avenue, is
dead of a gunshot wound received by
him on June 20.
Death came in its most horrible form
from tetanus and spinal meningitis
The boy was cleaning a revolver in
preparation for the Fourth and, while
oiling the mechanism of the hammer,
neglected to withdraw the blank cart
ridges with which the weapon was
loaded.
His finger slipped and the hammer
dropped with force enough to explode
the cartridge. The explosion drove the
wadding into the palm of his left hand,
which was over the muzzle Of the re-
volver. The wound was dressed, put
after a day or two, symptoms of lock-
law developed and he was rushed to the
Pasadena hospital.
All the efforts of the physicians
served only to alleviate in a slight de-
gree the horrible suffering of the lad
in the grip of the dread disease.
The funeral will be held Sunday
afternoon from the establishment OF
a local undertaken.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-09
HORSESHOE FALL is
CHANGING ITS FRONT
Canada Getting a FoothoId on Amer-
can Side of Niagara
River

NIAGARA FALLS, July S.--Aceord-
ing to those who have occasion to con-
stantly watch the brink of the Ameri=
can and Canadian falls, there has been
a considerable change in the line of
the sweep of the Horseshoe falls. The
action of the great volume of water as
it passes over the brink has worn the
rock away to considerable extent dur
ing the past twelve months. In addi-
tion to this several great pieces of
rock have tumbled into the gorge Most
of the change has taken right in the
center of the apex of the great falls.
While this is not exceeding unusual.
still IT has much to do with the recess
sion of the waters from the American
shore of Goat island, and the Canadian
boundary line, for n considerable dis
tance is now above the normal level
of the water on the American shore,
thus Canada as has a foothold on the
American side OF the great river
Discussing the matter Superinten-
dent Edward II. Perry of the Niagara
state reservation, said that he would
make no attempt to estimate the
amount of rock that had disappeared
during the past winter but he be-
lieved that it was more than the aver
age, which Is about four and n half
feet, according to the engineers who
have made the United States and Ca
madam government surveys for the
past twenty years.
According to this information there
are now two great boulders hanging
on the brink ready to drop into the
gorge. These are within the vision Of
the naked eye on days when the volume
of water flowing over the falls is below
the normal quantity. one can be seen
to sway with the action Of the water
while the other seems to be stationary
Each rock has separated from the main
cliff and dropped to the table, which
is considerably below the general line
of the sweep.
superintendent Perry said that as q
general rule the rock crumbles away
in the spring of the year The action
of the frost rots the rock and when
the warm weather melts the ice the
rock crumbles away
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-09
PROSPERITY STRIKES SHOPS
OF RAILROAD; WORK INCREASES

SAN BERNARDINO, July 8.-Super-
intendent of Shops H. S. Wall of the
Santa Fe railway today announced that
the shops will now be run on the basis
Of fifty hours a week and over. In the
mechanical department the hours Will
be increased from forty to fifty hours
a week, while in the car shops and
repair tracks the men will work nine
and ten hours a day, instead of eight
and nine as in the past.
The new arrangement affects the en-
tire mechanical facilities in this city,
and is the result of a more liberal policy
inaugurated by the company since the
opening of the new fiscal year MI
Wall states he hopes to be able to
shortly increase the whole plant to a
basis of fifty-nine hours, on which basis
the men were employed before the
panic. Not since 1907 have the shops
worked over forty hours a week.
The change will increase the pay
checks of the men % per cent, and is
good news to the local merchants, who
have suffered considerably during the
months which the shops have worked
short handed and on forty-hour basis.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-09
Exnlorlna Party Is Safe

PASADENA, July SC. w. Letting
well of San Rafael Heights, father of
the scientist and explorer Ernest De-
Koven Leffingwell, has received a let
ter from his son dated at Nome, Alas
ka, announcing the safe arrival of the
party which is headed for the northern
part of the peninsular for a year of
work among the islands Of the Arctic
ocean.
The exploring party made the trip
from Seattle in a forty-foot launch,
built specially for the trip. They had
a hard battle with the ice from the
first of May, when they started, up TO
the date of their arrival in Nome, and
the letter stated that they might be
ice-bound there for several weeks.
The expedition is sent out by the
University of Chicago and will make a
complete geographical report on the
unknown lands of the northern part Of
the peninsula. There are four in the
party.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-09
RIVERSIDE
Corner Eighth and Main SITS.
Phones Main 2S7, Home 14l1.
RIVERSIDE ITEMS

RIVERSIDE, July S.-Deeds have
been filed for record in one of the
largest real estate deals consummated
in this county in months. This was
the transfer from the Riverside I'm
provement company to the Riverside
Groves and Water company of $500
acres of land known as La Sierra
Rancho The consideration is not
named, but is believed to be in the
neighborhood of three quarters of a
million dollars. The company has had
possession of the property for several
months, but has just secured a deed.
1t is believed that 1000 acres of the
land is adapted 20 citrus fruit culture
Riverside Elks will do the honOrs to-
morrow afternoon for the special Of
the Cincinnati Elks. The special ar
rives at p. m. and will be here three
hours. Every Elk in Riverside and
many other citizens will be out with
automobiles to give Garry" Hermann
and his cohorts a glimpse of the citrus
city. They will be taken all over the
city and will receive fruit and flowers.
This is the first of a series Of recep-
tions to be given the visiting Elks by
the Riversiders, who have raised a con-
siderable fund with a series of enter
tainments for this purpose.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-09
ONTARIO BRIEFS

The city council last evening accepted
the resignation of Alderman f. B. Nc
Crosby who has moved away, and
elected George T. Barr in his place.
A petition from a majority Of the
voters at the last election was pre-
sented, asking that a special election
be held to vote on the question of eX-
cluding from the city that strip of
territory lying west of Euclid avenue
and between the Santa Fe right-of-
way and Tenth. The election will be
held in the near future. If the matter
is voted upon favorably there exists
no doubt but what the strip in ques-
tidn will be annexed by Upland.
The report of the assessor from this
district shows a gain in property val
ues in Ontario during the year of
$229, $50 The valuation in 1908 was
$1,14O,735, which increased in 1909 to
81. $40, ,085. This is as big a percentage
of gain as any other city in the county.
The Ontario Elks, of which there are
a large number, have arranged for a
big time in Los Angeles the next week
They have hired special apartments at
the Hotel Hayward for those from on
tario, and will decorate them for the
occasion.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-09
OFFICIAL Determined TO
BIND ACCUSED MAN OVER
Former Broker Charged with Juggling
Deeds Is Hailed Before Secono
Justice and Held to Answer

SAN BERNARDINO. July S.-John
H. Lightfoot. charged with forgery IN n
signing deed conveying TO hllilseli
several acres of land belonging 10
man of the name of Jones of Los An
geles, was held by Justice Hanna OF OF
Cotton this morning to answer 10 lIe
charge in the superior court. Hls pan pan
was reduced from $2500 to $1,000 by the
Cotton justice. ,.,.o
Following the refusal OF justice
Thomas of this city last week to hoId
the prisoner to answer, warrant was
sworn out in the justice court OF Col
ton. and District Attorney w. +. Byfne,
in explaining this move, stated that ne
would get the case before the superior
court and a jury if it was necessary
to hold a preliminary hearing IN every
Justice court in the county.
It IS stated that the defense VIII
make a hard fight against conviction
in the superior court, and half dozen
of the most prominent lawyers of the
city will appear in an effort to free
the accused former real estate broker.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-09
FEDERAL LAWS PREVENT
TRANSPORTATION OF SAND

PASADENA, July S.-Because of the
uxase of the interstate commerce com
mission forbidding discrimination IN
freight schedules the children of Pasa-
dena may have to go without pile
of beach sand in the Carmelita Garden
playground.
Mayor Farley returned from his va
cation trip to the Yosemite today to
find awaiting him a letter from the
Sat Lake railroad in which the gem
eral manager r. z. Wells, in response
to a letter written by the mayor be-
fore he left, said he would be only too
glad to follow the suggestion made to
him that he transport a carload of
beach sand to this city for the chill
dren, but that the clause in the rail-
road commissions rulings forbids it.
He promises, however, to take the
matter up with the commission, and
if he can secure it's permission, which
he thinks will be readily given, the
sand will be brought to this city as
the railroads donation,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-09
ELKS RESERVE FLOOR OF
HOTEL VIRGINIA FOR OHIO
347 in Cincinnati Herd Make Reserva-
tions-Chairmen for Working
Committees Appointed

LONG BEACH, July S.-The fifth
floor of the Hotel Virginia is reserved
for 347 Elks from Cincinnati, most of
whom are expected to come down from
Los Angeles tomorrow night after the
arrival in that city of the special train
from the Ohio city.
The Elks' boosters committee last
night appointed the chairmen of COM
mittees, who have special duties for
Long Beach day of Elks' week. which
will be July IA They are as follows;
J. E. Ward, exalted ruler, reception
committee; Secretary c. c. Doran,
boosters information committee, with
headquarters in booth on pier; George
Smith, chairman of glad-hand commit
tee at Elks' club house; DR.. a. f. Ham
man, committee on automobiles for
July IA; Attorney w. c. Doran, COM
mittee on boats; DR.. A. II. Speer, COM
mittee on parade; ). L. Lent, committee
on reception tomorrow night; c. z.
Murphy committee on grand ball for
the night of July IA.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-09
CHILD BITES TORPEDO;
MOUTH is BADLY BURNED
Aftermath of Baby's Celebration Re-
suits in Injuries to PaIate-Pre-
caution Taken Against Tetanus

PASADENA, July S.-Finishing up
his Fourth of July celebration by eX-
ploding part of his fireworks which ne
found undischarged, Carlyle, 4-year-old
son of City Engineer Van Ornum OF
43j South Lake avenue was pduly
burned about the interior of the mouth
and palate today.
The little fellow celebrated tho
Fourth with torpedoes, and this morn
ing found one which had been thrown
but had not exploded. He first pulled
it to pieces and then, childllke' put Ine
qiant paper cap in his mouth. He bit
on the cap, and the explosion which
followed not only burned his tongue
and the tender skin of the interior OF
the mouth. but also injured the palate
Every precaution has been taken 70
nrevent Infection with tetanus germs,
and in the opinion of the physicians
the little chap will recover in a short
time,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-09
TWO CITIES WILL CONFER
ON TRANSFER OF PROPERTY

LONG BEACH, July 8.-There will
be a conference soon between the city
officials of san Pedro and Long Beach
regarding the formal transfer of pro-
perty which is now in the district form
erly claimed by this city, but now in
the possession Of San Pedro and which
was not there at the time San Pedro
held the election by which it was an
neXed.
A strip of COO feet of water frontage
was decided to this city by the Salt
Lake at the time the city vacated sew
eral streets to provide for the estab-
lishment of big lumber yards. There
are also city buildings. including a
Jail and a fire hall, pier and land
ing and a number of electric lights,
ali provided by Long Beach.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-09
shlnnlna Seems LIVELY

SAN PEDRO, July S.-With the ar
rival Of the United States training ship
Alert this afternoon, the return of the
revenue cutter McCulloch and the
United States cruiser Alban, expected
in from Central America at any time,
the outlook for naval vessels during
Elks' week promises we'll The Alert
is scheduled to sail for San Diego soon
and the McCulloch may leave at any
time. so that the cruiser Albany is the
only boat sure TO be here during all of
the week of festivities at Los Angeles.
With the two war vessels in the outer
harbor, the steamer Admiral Sampson
and the German steamer Erna at the
Crescent wharf on the inner harbor
and a goodly number of lumber car
riers unloading at the different
wharves, the harbor presents inter-
esting activity.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-09
SEARCH DlSCLOSES
STOCK OF LIQUORS
RESTAURANT Is RAlDED BY
CITY MARSHAL
Woman Proprietor viii Be Arrested
Later According to State-
ment Made by City
Recorder
Especial to The Herald.l

SANTA ANA, July S.-Armed with a
search warrant, City Marshal Edwards
this afternoon raided the Santa Ana
restaurant on West Fourth street and
found quantity of beer and whisky
stored in rear room.
No arrests were made at the time,
but City Recorder Wilson announces
Mrs. basque, the proprietor of the res
taurant, will be taken into custody
later on a warrant charging violation
of the prohibition law.
Santa Ana has been singularly free
from violations of her liquor laws in
the past few months. OF late com
plants have come in from several
quarters ana it is understood that the
authorities have another inn under
close surveillance.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-09
Club plans Opening

MONROVIA, July S.-The directors oil
the Granite club met last eVenlhg anu
arranged final details for the opening OF
the new club rooms in the w. H. ENans
building. ~. o,,o,,o7
with a reception on the last Friday IN
INV. although they are at present
ready for occupancy. Special prepea-
rations are being made by the clup 1-,i,lr LOT
entertaining a large delegation OF ElNs
which will visit the foothill city: -
A vacancy on the board OF 9irecIoi @ ioft ,
the city will be in future filled by wal
ter F. Dunn.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-09
Training Ship Arrives

SAN PEDRO, July S.-The United
States training ship Alert arrived this
afternoon from the north on a cruise
having aboard the naval militia of the
state of California on their annual
voyage. Included in the militia are
companies from San Francisco, Eureka,
Santa Cruz and Santa Barbara. The
Los Angeles cadets will board the yes
sci here and tomorrow the ship will
sail for San Diego, where the San
Diego company will go aboard. The
vessel will return to this port for a
few days after leaving San Diego. The
vessel is in command of Lieut.. Kam-
merer, Capt. Bauer having taken sick
at Santa Barbara and returned to San
Francisco by rail.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-09
MONROVIA
LOT Il. Olive avenue.
Ps.ones:
OfrIce. Green 150, residence, Black 2s6
ENTERTAINMENT is GIVEN
FOR BENEFIT OF SCHOOL
Duarte Residents Join in Program
Given to Raise Money for
Piano Purchase

F.. MONROVIA, July San entertain !,
ment was given yesterday evening a'
the new Duarte school building for the
purpose of raising funds to buy piano
for the use of the school.
A large crowd turned out to WINES WINES
clever farce in one act, entitled %
stinacy," given under the direction oi
Kenneth Carter. Misses Gertrude Slp-
son, Aileen Northup and Geneva Schou'
and Harold Hume, Roger Brown any ne
what proved to be the feature of the
evening. .,..,.. -,
Duarte residents. under the direcuon
of Miss Aileen Northup. contrlnuteu
several selections, supplements by
reading from Miss Geneva Schou anu
vocal solos by Alexander b. DoWhe ana
Mrs. Roy Beardsley
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-09
Attacked bv Widowed Snake

MIDU ARTESIA, Cal, July S.-M.
r. Mckinney, a rancher. killed bull
snake which he AYERS had been follow
ing him for four days, bent on aveng-
ing the death of its mate, which Nc
Kinney killed one day last week.
Yesterday Mckinney started to drive
to town and as he passed through a
gate the snake glided out of a hedge
and wrapped itself around one of the
buggy wheels. AS the wheel revolved.
bringing the reptile to level with the
seat it struck at the rancher. 1t did
this four timos before Mckinney got in
"A fatal blow.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-09
DISCHARGED Patient Returns

SANTA ANA, July S.-Jacob Strub,
an insane German. who was sent from
here to the state hospital at Patton
several months ago, was discharged as
recovered yesterday, and today arrived
here to look after his business affairs.
Strub is reported to have several auu-
dred dollars in local bank, and whom
he was committed to Patton Sid Smith,
wick was appointed guardian of his
estate and perSOn.