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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-28
CHORUS GIRLS CAUSE
SENTENCE FOR NEGRO
Director of Ballet o KID Pass for
Friend Who Had Been Denied Ad.
n1ittance to Auditorium and
African Struck Her

A number of pretty chorus girls tes-
titled in Police Justice Roses court
yesterday morning in behalf of Mrs.
Florence Leslie, director of the ballet
at the Auditorium, a. Inst John Jones,
negro doorkeeper at that place,
charged with battery. After the wit
nesses had told their stories Jones was
sent to the workhouse to serve a sem
tence OF thirty days
The trouble is said to have arisen
over pass held by a sister of Miss
Grace Garcia of the Auditorium COM
pany. Jones would not let the young
woman in, but later the pass was
20. KID by Mrs. Leslie. Then an
alteration ensued, and Mrs. Leslie
was struck in the face by the negro.
Jones, in his statement, declared a
number of the chorus girls. had rushed
at him with drawn hat pins and at
tempted to stick him full of holes. His
story did not sound right. and he was
found guilty.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-28
|DEPOSITORS WILL
BE DISAPPOINTED
ASSETS OF CONSOLIDATED
BANK SMALL
Referees Report That They Are Un-
able to Undertake to Liquidate
Affairs of w. II. CarIson's
Concern

A receiver will be appointed Monday
by Judge James to take care of the
Consolidated bank. give depositors as
much as possible and to wind up the
affairs of the institution. J. E. Fish
burn, w. H. Holiday and M S. He'll
man, referees appointed by Judge
James more than week ago to look
into the assets of the bank and other
securities offered by w. II. Carlson, it's
president, made their report to the
court yesterday. Practically the only
pend is the cash now in the bank,
amounting to about $4,000. This means
that the persons who intrusted their
money to Carlson will receive less than
20 cents on the dollar, the deposits ag-
gregating about $4,000.
The report of the referees is as fol-
lows:
I'VE. the undersigned, appointed as
referees by the Hon. w. p James,
judge of the superior court of the coun-
ty of Los Angeles, according to stipu-
lation dated March IL, beg to report as
follows:
'That Safter EXAMINING the Consol-
idated bank of Los Angeles we do not
wish to undertake to take over the as
sets of the bank and other securities
offered or undertake to pay depositors
and creditors of the said bank the
amounts due them. and that we cannot
recommend to anyone else to do so,
deeming that the assets and securities
are not sufficient to pay. depositors in
FULL
With this report the last hope of the
depositors, that they would receive
something like the amounts due them,
must be abandoned. Nothing remains
to be done but to appoint a receiver, as,
according to a stipulation made be-
tween Carlson and George Beebe, dep
uty attorney general, at the time the
referees were appointed, Carlson agreed
not to contest further the receivership
proceedings.
Who will be appointed receiver will
not of course, be determined before
Monday The only person so ar mem
toned is Evan Lewis, who was placed
in charge of the Consolidated bank af-
ter it was taken over by the bank COM
missioners last summer. Some of the
depositors have expressed the hope that
Mr.. Lewis will be named, but the fric-
ton existing between the custodian of
the bank and it's president is so palpa-
BILE that the court may take this into
consideration in deciding upon the man.
Although Carlsons connection with
the Consolidated bank win be legally at
an end Monday, the echo of this affilia-
ton promises to be heard for a long
time to come in the prosecution of the
criminal charges, of which there are
almost a score, against the romoter.
Hearings on charge of making a false
entry on the banks books and on an
other of embezzlement are now pro-
crossing in Justice Stephens court.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-28
PUTS LOSS AT S1,500,0O0,
BUT GEMS ARE WORTHLESS
Diamonds Alleged to Have Been
Stolen from Aged Miner Were
Only Brazilian

Declaring he had been robbed of
diamonds valued at 81, 100000 by crooks
at San Francisco, Otto Mirgold Won
Muryott, 81 years old, a venerable APP
pearing man, claiming to be a descend
ant of German nobility. appeared at
the police station yesterday and told
his story to Charles Moffatt, acting
desk sergeant.
II lost the gems last week while in
the northern city," said the old man.
81 did not report the matter to the
police at that time, because L thought
they would charge me for making an
investigation.
81 had the precious stones tied up in
five packages. l had been prospecting
in South America for a number of
years and recently arrived in San
Francisco. While in one of the South
American countries-I will not say
where-I discovered pocket of dia-
monds. Some one must have learned
of my find, for it was my first night
at San Francisco that / was robbed.
The old man then exhibited some
samples of his find, and Moffatt, after
examining them, pronounced the valu-
able stones to be nothing more than
Brazilian diamonds" a sort of crys-
tai found in South America.
The aged miner would not believe
that his find was practically of no
value, and tied his remaining gems
carefully in a handkerchief and left
the station.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-28
ELECTION INSPECTORS CASE
TAKEN UNDER AMUSEMENT
Man Charged with Folding Ballots 81
as to Read Names of Voters Says
He Is innocent

The case of J. P. Chamberlain an
election inspector, arrested Friday az
ternoon on charge of violating the
election law. was taken under advise
ment Yesterday by Deputy District At
torney Keetch until Monday.
Chamberlain is alleged to have fold-
ed ballots in such way he could see
for whom the vote was cast. A short
time after his arrest he stated he was
innocent of any offense and If the ball
lots were folded by him it was to
straighten them properly and not for
the purpose of looking for information.
Several persons visited the office of
the deputy district attorneys yesterday
and made statements in behalf of the
accused. According to their statements
the paper on which the ballots are
printed is so thin it would be an easy
matter to see for whom the vote was
cast without unfolding them.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-28
GETS LIGHT SENTENCE FOR
VIOLATION OF LIQUOR LAW
Officers Report No Previous COM
plants Against Guilty Proprie-
tor Had Been Made

For selling less than one-fifth of a
gallon of liquor when she had only a
wholesale liquor dealers license, Mrs.
4.lice Skinner, proprietor of liquor
establishment at 11S East Fifth street.
was fined SIS by Police Justice Cham
bers yesterday morning.
The justice made the fine light be-
cause the officers testified that they
had never received any previous COM
plants as to the place.
Other wholesale liquor dealers who
were arrested on similar complaints
are C. o. Wolf. 705 Central avenue;
Theodore Grumback, $40 Central ave-
nue.; Oscar Warnke, 800 South Spring
street; Jack Dawson, 522 West Sixth
street; H. Stephenson, 222 South Main
street. Michael sMcCloslkey, S12 East
Seventh street; w. Thatsch, 161 South
San Pedro street. and p. w. Bartells,
500 West Temple street.
They will appear Tuesday to plead.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-28
WEEDS GIRL TO AVOID
PRISON; DESERTS Her
Arrested at Santa Barbara, Schwartz
Marries Young Woman and Then
Brings Her to Los Angeles
and -Decamps

Several friends of Lita 'Barkus, the
Young woman who was married to
Fred Anderson Schwartz at Santa Bar
bara a short time ago, when the latter
was about to be tried on charge Oh
abduction, visited yesterday the offlces
of the deputy district attorneys at cen
trail police station to inquire WHAT
action to take against Schwartz, VINO
is alleged to have deserted the young
woman Thursday.
The case attracted considerable at
tention several weeks ago. schwartz
is alleged to have abducted Iita Bar
kus from her home at l2o west ol1 :
teenth street He was traced TO Santd
Barbara, where he was arrested Whlie
in company with the young woman.
He was arrested on q statutory cnarge
and later released on cash ball OF SlooV.
His attorneys, it is said, were surprised
when the young man appeared Ior
trial, as it was generally supposed ne
would leave the country.
The case was brought to court anu
eleven Jurors were selected. The night
of the selection of the eleventh man
Schwartz surprised all by marrying the
girl AS the wife could not give testi-
mony against her husband the case
was dismissed by the judge, who an
nounced he was not at all satlsf1ed,
and was certain someone had COM
pounded a felony.
The eve of his marriage Schwartz Is
said to have given his bride check
for $1,000. Later he is alleged to have
asked her for the paper and TO nave
returned it to her. Several days ago.
when she attempted to cash it, she
found it was for 800 instead of $1,000.
Schwartz came to Los angeles Snort
ly after the wedding ceremony and
Friday is said to have disappeared
without leaving any word of where he
was going or what his\intentions were.
The matter is being Investigated by
Humane officer Reynolds and 1t Is
probable a charge of desertion will be
AID a oainst Schwartz
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-28
Premature Rumor

Regarding the rumor that a big tour
ist hotel would bg erected on the Ban
ming property ON North Hill street.
opposite the high school, 1t is said
now that nothing will be done until
the city grades Hill street. from CAL
ifornia northerly to Sunset boulevard.
The lots are still owned by Mrs. Ban
ming
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-28
Woman Found Guilty

Agnes Mathewson, charged with as
saulting Rosie Lopez with a deadly
weapon, was found guilty yesterday OF
simple assault by a jury in Judge
Willis court. Bail was fixed at $500
and sentence will be imposed Wednes-
day.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-28
is CONVICTED OF ASSAULT
WITH WEAPON; FINED $500

J. Frank Ware, convicted Wednes-
day of simple assault by a. jury in
Judge Davis court. was fined $500 yes
terday. Ware was charged with as
saulting Frank Ellis with a deadly
weapon last fall while the latter was
crossing Wares ranch near Altadena.
Ellis was shot in the right leg, and
Ware claimed the gun was discharged
accidentally.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-28
Wise Talks
By the "Office Boy"

The-Man- on the Carpet: But,
sir, must uphold the dignity of
my position"
The Man Farther Eyes,
and the higher you hold ii the
surer will some one knock a hole
through it. But. your dignity
sir, gives you no excuse for being
a cad. Appreciation for the work
and rights of those under you is
the little needed touch that will
sweeten and make healthy your
business relationships. The man
who adopts an air of superiority
or disdain toward those under
him invariably smirks and
cringes in the presence of those
above him. Only the little man
is ever arrogant or servile. A
man needs backbone of neither
rubber nor steel, but one of very
human tissue. A gentleman, sir,
is always gentle. There are some
things in this life Of ours that
are bearable, some that we toll
crate and some that we excuse,
but caddishness is none of these.
Unless YOU can learn to treat the
colored janitor and the boy who
delivers packages with the same
kindly consideration you would
show to me, this institution has
60 -
That's the stuff we can grow
only by the good in us. You can
plaster the earth with praises of
your goods. You can ginger the
boys till Judgment Day, but If
you don't sell good goods at hon.
est prices, you'll hit the toboggan
Just as sure as fate. We are all
in business to please the man
who buys our goods, and while a
lot of old established firms have
been resting on their reputation.
the Sherwood Stores have been
working night and day to i'm
prove our merchandise, our serv-
Ice, our characters and sell betr
ter goods at the same price or
lower than inferior goods are
sold. We have beat them to 1t
simply because we can and do
deliver goods that are right, both
in price and quality. We sell
everything men wear except
shoes-either store.
F. B. Sherwood
Five stores;
gel South Spring
Broadway & 9th
Bakersfield Long Beach
San Bernardino.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-28
Direct Primary Needed

'aOne thing more we must have is the
direct primary. The people must be
allowed to select their United States
senators. One reason why we so often
send men to the state legislature who
are not fitted for the position is be-
cause they are pledged to some pop
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-17
BUYERS LOCATED FOR
STREET PAVING BONDS
contract With Blome People Has Not
yet Been Sisneds But Delay in
Preliminaries Is TO Be
Eliminated.

Attorney John H. Pedigo. repre-
sentative in Walla Walla of the legal
department of the r. S. Blome COM
PONY mas received a communication
nom Arthur E. Ashbrook, western
sn" stating that the company had
So0'eu buyers for the bonds on the
p'o'ement districts in which the
4p"hy was successful in securing
rOuurScts, and that as soon as they
"eie provided with statement of
easements, C'S would take the bonds
engineer L. w. Loehr is today
..,.oA'hg blue prints of the various dis
a-els ;1 where BIome granitoid pavement
- oe Iald, and copies of the assess
ta 1,en's IN each district, as compiled by
ts ,e city assessor, will be Furnished by
'he engineer.
NJ Mr- Ashbrook is in charge of the
oo "sS'ern agency Office of the Blome
tol lpany' which is in the Spokane ho-
So me contracts have not yet beer
b1t up with the Blome company
an al EFFORT will be made to eliminate
thy fly delay in beginning active opera.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-17
WALL Street BROKERS
TO SEE WALLA WALLA
New York Business Men Will Follow
Route Marked By Pathfinder for
Ocean to Ocean Automobile

Unless present plans fail to mate
rialize. a party of Wall street brokers,
who will charter a special train to visit
the Seattle exposition, will be guests
of Walla Walla some time in June, the
itinerary of the brokers to be identi-
cal with that of the pathfinder car that
visited this city Saturday.
The Wall street delegation will
tourney westward in a leisurely man
ner until the party reaches Denver
IT is expected that the special train
and the automobile drivers will ar
rive in the Colorado metropolis about
the same time.
Interest in the race across the con-
tinent for the trophy that M. Robert
Guggenheim will give is keen among
the men in Wall street, and accord
ing to letter received here, scores
of men in the big financial district no,
only want to see the race started. but
desire to watch the competition across
the continent, and especially to be in al
the finish.
It is only occasionally that Walla
walla gets a glimpse at the big guns
of wall street and this will be one
of them. About June Is is the time
they are due here
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-17


General Theodore a. Bingham po-
lice commissioners of New York, who
it is reported will succeed John E. Will
kie as chief of the United States Sc
cret service.
General Bingham belongs to the en-
gineer corps. His transfer occurred in
1904, and he has retired as brigadier-
general for disability in the line of du-
ty. He entered the service from West
Point in 1879 as second lieutenant of
engineers. General Bingham was born
on May IA, 1858, at Andover, Tolland
county, Connecticut, and graduated
from the West Point military academy
in 1879. The decree of A. M was sub
sequently conferred upon him by Yale
university. In 1896 he married at ST.
Louis, Mo-, Miss Lucille Ruthersford
From 1890 to 1894 he was military at
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-17
BANDMASTER HER|C ]
QUITS TEMPORARILY
Says Report That Band Is to Disor-
aanze Is Untrue and That He
Will Come Back in a
Few Weeks.

Randmaster n. E. Heric, who has
been in charge of the Walla Walla
Concert band for the past several
years, yesterday morning, at meeting
of the organization. rendered his resig-
nation, which was accepted, the same
to be in effect Immediately, though only
temporarily, as Mr.. Heric intends to
leave in a few days for the east for
six weeks business visit, after which
he will return and take charge of the
band.
In reply to a query as to the authen-
ticity of the rumor in circulation this
morning that the band had been dis
organized, Mr. Heric said there was abb
solutely no truth in the report; that
his resignation was rendered merely 70.
the purpose of announcing his lnten-
ton of going east on business Vlslt;
and in order that temporary leader
might be secured.
II have been called east on business,
said Mr.. Heric, land expect to be alb
sent fro mthe city for period OF SIX
weeks. My family will remain here,
and upon my return / expect to con-
tinue to live in Walla Walla, and as
sumo the leadership of the concert
band. The concert of yesterday after
noon was postponed because of the fact
that several of the members were en-
ployed elsewhere, and because OF un-
favorable weather. My resignation had
nothing to do with yesterdays con-
ert being postponed, and the open air
vents will be given hereafter as in the
asst
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-17

Princess Louise of Belgium, daugh-
ter of King Philip of SAKE -Cobsrg,
whose trunks and gowns have been
seized in Paris for debts and will be
sold. Her royal highness has had
something of checkered matrimonial
career.
The princess offered to make GER
tain payment monthly, and declares
that she was overcharged. The prin-
cess came into prominence some ten
years ago, when her relations with
Lieutenant Kegleyvitch Mattasich, then
of the Austrian army, caused her hus-
band and family to put her under close
restraint After her escape her rela-
tives declared that she was insane,
but italian and French specialists
pronounced her sane Since then she
has been living in Italy and France
most of the time. Not long ago, in an
open letter TO the Paris press she
complained bitterly of the heartiess
fashion in which her father, King Leo
pold, had abandoned her, even allowing
the heritage which she received from
the late queen mother to be seized
for debt.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-17
CARRIER SERVICE
TO Be IMPROVED
With the Announcement of a New
Train Schedule On the o. r. & NJ.
sF
Comes Promise of Better
ment in Postoffice.

With the revision of the train sched-
ules affecting this city May %, Post
master E. L. Brunton announces a re-
arrangement of carrier service from the
local postoffice, in order that the buSi-
ness section, especially, will receive
more satisfactory attention. For some
time past the postal authorities have
been endeavoring to devise ways and
means by which the afternoon mail
might be handled with greater facility,
but owing to the time of arrival Of the
o. r. & N trains, considerable trouble
has been encountered However, Post
master Brunton says but one complaint
has been received, from the business
section Of the city, and as he consider
ed that just one, it will be given i'm
mediate attention.
Taken as a whole, patrons of the Of
flee have realized that the office force
has been laboring under difficulties, and
has been generous in overlooking any
slight delays incident to- the close ar
rival of the two afternoon trains. OW-
ing to the fact that the new schedules
of the o. R. & N. trains has not been
announced, Postmaster Brunton has not
decided as to the exact changes to be
made in the carrier service, but pre-
liminary plans for readjustment OF
the territory to be covered by the down
town carriers, together with change
in hour of delivery, are being mapped
out, and will be put into effect as soon
as the new train schedules become
fecfiya
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-17
Must Serve Term of From
Eight to Sixteen Years
in Prison.
ANNOUNCEMENT
AFFECTS HIM LITTLE
Judge Garretson Scores the
Plea of Unwritten Law
Scathingly.

FLUSHING, May 17.-Captain Hams
was this morning sentenced from eight
to 16 years in the penitentiary for kill
ing William Annis, VINO won ihs wife's
affections.
Hams was apparently the least con-
cerned of any person in the court room
He sank heavily in his chair, but in no
other way showed dissatisfaction.
Judge Garretson delivered the most
scathing arraignments of the unwritter
law ever heard in a court room. He
refused to take into consideration At
tornev Young's plea for ciemency, al
though it was unopposed by the prose
cutiOn
1t is expected that the defense's at
torneys will apply for a writ of reason
able doubt and then carry the sentence
and conviction for manslaughter to :
higher court.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-17
HOPELESSLY BLIND
GOES TO HOSPITAL
Eugene Moore, Who Attempted Suiside
Severed His Optical Nerves With
Bullet and Will Never
See Light Again.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 17.-Hope-
lessly blind as result of a bullet
fired into his brain with suicidal in
tent three weeks ago, Eugene Moore,
son of a wealthy capitalist of Plain
field, n. j., will leave for his eastern
home with his brother tomorrow. He
will probably enter a sanitarium where
he will spend the remainder of his
days. Surgeons, after removing the
bullet. discovered that the optic nerves
had ben severed and that Moore. will
never again see the light.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-17
SAYS WIFE IS GONE
FROM WALLA WALLA
w. A. Moore, in Spokane, Tells of Mys
terious Disappearance of Wife
and Son From This City
Not Known Here.

Although the local police force has
heard nothing of the strange disap-
pearance of Mrs. w. A. Moore and her
11-year old son from Walla Walla
more than a month ago. Spo-
Zane dispatches are to the effect
that Mr. Moore is in that city working
with the police in the endeavor to To-
cate the missing couple. According to
the story told the Falls City police by
Moore his wife and son left the Gar
den City, April IA, and have not been
heard of since.
He stated his wife was 33 years OF
age, complexion light, red hair, blue
ewes and was wearing blue skirt
with white waist and nigh plach
hat when she left Walla WaIla.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-17
SCARLET FEVER HAS
NOT HIT THIS CITY
Contrary to Reports There Is No Epi-
demic of the Kind in WaIIa Walla

Started over two weeks ago and gath
ering momentum, is the report begun
by some local calamity howlers con"
cerning the epidemic of scarlet fever
that is now supposed to be raging II
this city. AS matter of fact, but one
case of this disease is now on the books
of the city health officer and this Il
only a light one. Several other minor
ones have been reported, but owing tt
the lightness of the attacks, the pa
tients were able to be out IN very
short time.
Since the spread of this disease II
Spokane, it has been the desire of some
to make the records of Walla Wallt
look Just as black, and with this view
in end, the various misleading report:
have been circulated.