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Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT FOR
NEW TUNNEL BEING FORMED
Hill Street Property owners VIII
Probably Ask Council to Bear
Part of Expense

Frank Palomares, assessment clerk,
and H. q. Osborne, deputy city engi-
neer, are working on the assessment
district for the Hill street tunnel,
which is to be bored from First to Tenn
pie and adjoin the tunnel of the Los
Angeles Pacific railway.
The assessment district will probably
go as far south on Hill street as Ninth
and to Sunset boulevard on the north,
but it is not likely to extend east and
west to any degree. AS the property
owners on Hill street will receive the
benefit from the opening of the tunnel
they will probably have to pay for it.
Although the property owners were
eager to have this tunnel constructed
and were willing to pay for it, when the
matter was first proposed several years
ago, it is probable they will now ask
the council to bear at least portion
of the expense from the general tax
fund. Some of them assume the at
titude that they do not want to pay
for this tunnel and have the city pay
the entire cost of the tunnel through
First street, as the exponents of that
bore have asked the city to do
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
News OF the Courts
NATURE FAKE PROBLEM
FOR RUESS TO DECIDE
HAS A DOE DEER HORNS OR
ONLY BUMPS
Grave Question Remains to Be Solved
by Hunters of Experience
on Witness
Stand

whether or not a doe deer has horns
or only bumps or depresSions or pro-
tuberances on its head was still a
mystery when the trial of William
C'Wild Bilp) Ruess, automobilist and
sportsman, on a charge of killing a te-
male deer in the Santa Monica range
July 16 last, came to an end with a
verdict of not guilty in Justice sum-
merfields court yesterday.
Taxidermists and huntsmen of re-
pute testified the skull produced in
court was that of a female deer. Other
taxidermists and biologists and hunt
ers of as much experience as their
predecessors on the witness stand as
stoutly maintained the exhibit was
that of a young buck. Still others
were frank in admitting they knew
nothing about it.
Ruess was arrested by H. I. Pritch-
ard, deputy state fish and game war
den, after Frank Cutter, a 12-year-old
boy living at the Cutter ranch in the
Calabasas mountains, showed him the
head of an animal he said Ruess had
killed. Ruess, he said, threw the head
into the underbrush, and the decapita-
tion was pointed to by Deputy District
Attorney North as a suspicious cir
cumstance.
Ruess, however, explained it by say
ing the animal was too long for the
automobile. and he was compelled to
shorten it.
1--WE killed five deer, and every one
was a buck I'll stake my life this
was a buck" said Ruess.
Ruess also produced the skull of a
full-sized female deer TO show it had
no horns, even in the embryo state.
The jury deliberated twenty minutes
before returning its verdict of ac-
uuittal.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
New interpretations

The following articles of incorpora-
tion were filed in the county clerks
Office yesterday:
D. ]. Wilson Land company-Capital
SIS, 900: directors, d. J. Wilson, A. A.
Wilson, II. E. Iblings, c. r. Wilson,
Los Angeles; c. z. Schneider, Long
Beach.
Central Machine works-Capital, S40,-
600; directors, Philip Oates, e. Holy,
W. A. Oates.
Seeley Sales company-Capital, $25,-
600; directors, Harry Arnold, c. d.
Hudson, NJ. X. Young.
Inglewood Investment company
Capital, $4,000; directors, Austin o.
Martin, F. A. Buelow, Los Angeles;
Harry Lee Martin, J. w. Lane, Ingle-
wood Willis l. Morrison, Pasadena.
Santa Ana Gold Mines company
Capital, $1500O directors, V. G. II.
Layton, Frank s. Hicks, Frank Crit
fifth, j. w. Montgomery, B. S. Vinton.
Certified copies of articles of incor-
poration We're filed by the Marshal A.
Frank company, San Francisco; cap
ital, 100000; directors, Marshal a.
Frank, Howard Brickell, Carl s
Brown, Samuel Rosenheim, San Fran
cisco; Adele M. Blood, Alameda.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
REALTY OWNERS OBJECT
TO PAYING FOR CULVERT
Council Gets Itself Into Trouble by
Adopting Storm Drains
Policy

By adopting the policy that no more
storm drains would be constructed ex-
cept at the expense of the city the
council has got itself into deeper wa
ter than it anticipated.
Property owners in the assessment
district for the improvement of Ruby
street from Avenues 62 to 63 will pre-
sent a protest to the council today
against paying for the culvert that is
part of the street improvement. They
will ask that the city pay for this cul-
vert out of the general tax fund, in
accordance with the policy adopted by
the council.
While a culvert, which is really a
short storm drain, could come under
the general heading of storm drains
it was not the intention of the council
to include these culverts in it's eX-
pressed policy. The only storm drains
to which the council had reference
were the big districts where large
amounts of storm water are cared for.
The council adopted the attitude that
an excess of storm water in one par
tioular place was not the fault of that
place but more or less of the whole
city and that the property owners who
had to suffer the effects of the storm
water should not be made to suffer
further by paying large amounts to
have the storm water taken away
from them when they contributed but
little to it.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
AUGMENTED POLICE
FORCE IS REQUIRED
Territory to Be Annexed Makes II
Necessary to Add Several
More PatroImen

When the territory known as the
Colegrove and Arlington Heights dis
trict is annexed to Los Angeles at to-
days election, twelve square miles
will be added to the city's territory.
This additional territory must be
policed, Chief Dishman told the COM
mission last night, and it cannot be
done with the force the city now has.
He suggested the commission ask the
council for at least one more police
man for every square mile. The com
mission agreed to this but when the
request goes to the council it will
probably be for twenty-five more men.
The police force is now far short OF
what it should be and even If all the
extra men were not used in the new
territory they could be used elsewhere
in the city.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
Municipal Affairs
SADDLEROCK LIQUOR
LICENSE IS REVOKED
POLICE COMMISSION RENDERS
ITS DECISION
Graham Seconds Motion Made by
Topham to Use Drastic Measures
with Alleged Violation of
Restaurant Law

The restaurant liquor permit held by
the Saddlerock, 236 South Spring, one
of the best known eating places in
Los Angeles, was revoked by the po-
lice commission at its session last
night. Commissioner Topham made
the motion to revoke the permit and
he was seconded by Commissioner
Graham.
In seconding this motion Mr. Gra-
ham declared he dislked to do it very
much, as John Brink, the proprietor
was one of his personal friends and
he knew him to be Of good character
But" said Mr.. Graham, "the evil
dence we heard in this case 'conVinces
me the liquor laws have been violated
at the Saddlerock. The evidence pro-
duced by the Anti-Saloon league was
not sufficient to warrant our revoldng
this permit, but the testimony of the
two officers who purchased liquor in
this place without meals and of Guy
S. Garner, who testified he secured all
the liquor he could drink on sand
wich, is enough to justify our taking
away this permit"
The case against the Saddlerock
was tried last Friday night. and after
hearing the evidence the commission
took the matter under advisement.
The case was brought on charges
preferred by D. M. Gandier of the
Anti-Saloon league, and testimony
was given that not only was liquor
dispensed freely with substitutes for
meals but that improper conduct be-
tween men and women took place.
A quiet investigation is being made
of number of places with reputa-
tions similar to the Saddlerock and II
is expected that in the next two
months a number of these places will
be before the police commission.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
POWERS OF GAME WARDEN
INVOLVED IN FELONY SUIT
Clark V. Emory, Charged with Bribery,
Says Morgan Had No Right to
Make Him Deputy

The question whether or not county
game wardens have the power to ap-
point deputies without limit as to num-
ber is involved in the trial of Clark NJ.
Emory, former deputy game and fish
warden at San Pedro, charged with
bribery. Emory claims as his defense
that Game Warden Morgan was acting
without any authority conferred by the
legislature when he appointed him, and
therefore, the offense, if any, is a mis-
demeanor and not a felony.
Emory's trial was begun before a
jury in Judge Willis department of the
superior court yesterday. He is ac-
cused by T. Tschyoma, a Japanese, of
accepting a bribe of $40 on a promise Of
Emory not to prosecute him after his
arrest in April for having in his pos
session abalones with shells less than
twelve inches in diameter.
The Japanese said Emory's first bid
for his release was $100, but that he
finally brought the amount down to $40.
Another complaint is pending against
Emory in a justice court in which he is
charged with inducing the Japanese to
give him $40 in consideration Of his re-
lease on another occasion.
The trial will be resumed today.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
WOMEN WILL BE ADMITTED
TO ONTARIO COUNTRY CLUE
Committee on Membership Decides to
Revise Rules in Favor of
Fair Sex

ONTARIO, Oct. 1S.-The committee
on membership of the Ontario Country
club which recently closed, met this
week for the purpose of reorganizing.
AS a result it was decided to propose
amendments to the bylaws whereby
women shall be admitted to the club
with all the privileges of male men,
bers. The initiation fee for these, If
the amendment be adopted, will be $10
dues 81 a month. The initiation fee and
dues for men will remain the same, $25
and so a month. 1t is proposed to fit up a
room in the handsome club house for
the exclusive use of women, and to
afford features that will make men,
bership attractive to them.
The membership committee is COM
posed of seven members, and it has
formulated a plan whereby the list will
soon be filled with live members. With
these plans, it is hoped that the or
ganization will soon be on it's feet
again.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
CARLSON ENLIGHTENMENT
CASE WILL BE RETIRED
Serious Illness of Second Juror Makes
Selection Of New Jury
Necessary

A retrial of the embezzlement case
of William H. Carlson, accused Of
embezzling $12765 Of the Consolidated
banks funds in March last year, will
be ordered by Judge Crow of Santa
Barbara when the case is called today
after an interval of three weeks due to
the illness of Juror J. c. Davis. While
Mr.. Davis is reported sufficiently re-
covered to take his place in the jury
box, word was received at the district
attorneys office yesterday that the
condition of George L. Reynolds, an
other juror who is ill at his home in
Whittier, is so serious as to preclude
all possibility of his attending to his
duties for several months, if at all.
Judge Grow will dismiss the jury to-
day, and the duty of setting the case
for a new trial will be transferred to
Judge George R. Davis who returned
yesterday from his vacation. Call for
a new jury panel was issued yesterday
to report in Judge Davis court today,
and it is possible the trial will recon-
mence this morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
PASADENAN PAYS $65,00O
FOR HOTEL PARK VIEW
OF the Selling Price, Thirtyfive Thou
sand Dollars Was Given
in Cash

LONG BEACH, Oct. 1S.-The sale of
Hotel Park View, a three-story struc-
ture, by William Clague to a Pasadena
man for $65, 900 was reported today and
the news was confirmed by Mrs.
Clague. She said Clague was away
turning over the papers. OF the sell
ing price $4,000 was paid in cash.
Prospects are bright for a busy win
ter season at local hotels. A number
of visitors from Denver, Colo, and
more eastern points will spend the
winter at the Virginia. There is talk
of building two more stories on top
of the present three stories of the
Kennebec hotel The Harbor City
Land company's new five-story hotel,
just opposite the Kennebec, has been
begun and the excavating work is
nearly completed.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
VETO OF MAYOR WILL
GOTOCOUNCIL TODAY
PUBLIC UTILITY ORDINANCE
TO COME UP AGAIN
improbable That Solid Six viii Be
Able to Pass the EmascuIated
Measure over AIexan-
der's Head

The mayors veto on the public
utility ordinance will go to the coun-
Gil this morning and as soon as it is
presented another fight on the matter
is expected.
To pass the ordinance over the
mayors veto will require seven votes,
and it is not likely this number can be
mustered for the Dromgold emasculated
measure. Wallace and Wren are un-
alterably opposed to the ordinance,
and President Pease does not approve
of it in its present form. These three
voted against it last Tuesday and can
be expected to repeat their votes If
the proposition of passing the ordi-
nance over the mayors veto comes up.
Councilman Henry Lyon may not
stand with Dromgold as he did last
week. He declared he had been as
sured that the commission selected
and legislated into Office was an ex-
cellent one and that all the members
had agreed to serve. He was disap-
pointed when Joseph Scott withdrew
from the commission the day following
its announcement, with the statement
that he had not been asked to acceL t
such a position.
1t is possible that Lyon will get
out his own public utility ordinance,
which he introduced into the council
several weeks ago and which was laid
on the table, and try to induce the
council to unite on his measure. While
the Lyon ordinance says nothing about
street car franchises, it provides for
a commission of five members, three
to be selected by the chamber of COM
merce, Merchants and Manufacturers
association and Municipal league, and
two by the council. This commission
will receive no pay for its work, but
will be empowered to employ experts
who will be well paid.
Lyons ordinance is really a com
promise between the nothi agness pre-
sented by Dromgold and passed by
the six fantastic fixers, and the or
dinance which the Municipal league
will put on the ballot by the initiative
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
SAN PEDRO LIQUOR MEN
AWARDED HEAVY FINES
]. E. Wright and Henry Brahe Are
Assessed $500 Each for Violating
the City Ordinance

SAN PEDRO, Oct. 1S.-Judge Wiz
liams put in a busy hour in the police
court this morning. j. E. Wright
pleaded guilty to selling liquor lille
gally at the Pastime, East San Pedro,
and received a sentence of $100 or 100
days. Henry Brahe, who was taken in
the raid on the Chop house in the val
ley, received a similar sentence for a
like offense. James Cavanaugh, a
plain drunk, received $50 or fifty days.
with sentence suspended IL he would
get out of town.
The eight women arrested for $50
Letting" were given similar sentences,
all but two of them being given q
chance to leave Los Angeles by 6
o'clock tomorrow night. Cleo McDon-
aid and Clara Smith were held, as it
is believed they already have a sus-
pended sentence hanging over their
heads.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
HABEAS CORPUS SUIT FOR
RELEASE OF BOY STARTED
Custody of Lincoln Young, Son of
Divorced Parents, Will Be DETER
~ mined Wednesday

Habeas corpus proceedings for the re-
lease from the detention home and the
restoration to his mother of Lincoln
Young, who was placed in the home by
Chief of Police Dishman October 15,
were instituted yesterday by Mrs.
Young's attorneys, Hester, Merrill and
Craig. A writ was signed by Judge
Willis and the hearing is set for 10
o'clock Wednesday in Judge Davis de-
partment of the superior court.
The boy was taken from the custody
of his father Austin p Young, who
followed his divorced wife to Los An
geles from Gloucester, Mass, with a
court order granted by a Massachu-
setts court transferring the child to his
keeping.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
Carpenter Case Continued

Judge Willis yesterday continued till
Wednesday the time for entering a
plea by w. c. Carpenter, charged
Jointly with A. E. Warrington with
forging mortgages. Three accusations
against Warrington were continued
until Friday, when pleas will be en-
tered.
Hearing of the application of r. r.
Ritchey for a probationary sentence
was continued until October 25 Ritchey
was convicted of attempting to eXtort
money from Banker w. L. Graves by
sending him threatening letters.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
DECLARES SEVEN HORSES
WERE STARVED TO DEATH
Joseph Charles Heyndrex Asks Twen-
ty-seVen Hundred Dollars Damageo
of j. P. Gaytino

Alleging that seven of his horses
starved to death in a pasture where,
according to the representations of j.
p. Gaytino, the grass grew knee high,
Joseph Charles Heyndrex filed suit in
the superior court against Gaytino yes
terday demanding damages of $2750.
The plaintiff says he gave Gaytino
seventy-seVen head of horses to pas
ture in August on the latter's repre-
sentation that his land was we'll
fenced, was covered with high grass
and was we'll watered. These state
ments, he says, were false, the horses
cutting themselves on the fallen barb
wire fence and the grass being so
meager that seven of the animals died
Of starvation.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
Pomona Tavern Onened

POMONA, Oct. 1S.-The opening of
the new Pomona Tavern was a pro-
nounced success, there being over three
hundred at the formal dinner served
tonight. Orchestral music was fur
nished and a large number enjoyed
the dance after the dinner. The hos
telry is already filling up and Man
ager Ferris looks for a splendid sea-
son. Many of the guests who were
at the old Palomares have returned
and all state that the meals and serv-
ice are eXcallent
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
Woman Burned by OIL Flames

SANTA ANA, Oct. 1S.-As the re-
suit of a leaky gasoline stove blaze
which occurred this morning at the
home of ]. F. Hodges, 513 East Chest
nut street, Mrs. ]. F. Hodges was
burned severely about the face and
hands.
The tank caught on fire as soon as
the stove was lighted, and when Mr..
Hodges, who was at work in the yard,
rushed into the house he as we'll as
his wife was envoleped i'm smoke and
flames. Both were almost suffocated
by the smoke. The fire department
was called in and the fire put out.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
Veterans Will Hold "Tag Day"

All the women's organizations that
are affiliated with war veterans or sons
of veterans petitioned the police COM
mission last night to grant October
80 as "tag day" While the police COM
mission has no authority in the mat
ter it cheerfully granted the permit
asked. The women represent they wish
to assist the memorial committee to
raise funds for a memorial hall to be
built in Los Angeles and believe a
tag day. an efficient method Of get
ting money on short notice.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
VIII Try Habeas Corpus

For the purpose of securing his re-
lease on a writ of habeas corpus, Jo-
seph Fleming, a jeweler, accused by
Agnes Zimmerman of seduction under
promise of marriage, released his
bondsmen yesterday and surrendered
himself to the sheriff. He was placed
in the county jail. A writ was signed
by Judge Willis, returnable before
Judge Davis at II o'clock Wednesday.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
Divorce Suits Filed

The following divorce suits were
filed in the county clerks office yes
terday:
Francisco Ruiz against Dolores M.
Ruiz, Nora Virginia Doig against
William Seivwright Doig, George
Woodward Sibley against Luella l.
Sibley, Grace Ely against John Ely
and Edward E. Daily against Harry E.
/ Dai1u
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
Three Days to Withdraw

Until o'clock Thursday afternoon
candidates who have filed their nom
mating petitions can withdraw from
the race for office, but after that hour
on that day they will have to go on
the official ballot whether they like it
or not.
Charles L. Wilde, chief deputy city
clerk, declared yesterday that at 5
o'clock Thursday he would certify to
the names on the ballot and after this
certification no names can be with
drawn.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
Will Plead Guilty

James E. Gilroy, alias A. P. Diffen-
derfer, arrested in Oakland Saturday
on a charge of stealing four mules from
the Mountain View ranch near Co
vina, October 2, was arraigned before
Justice Ling yesterday and his exam
ination was set for Wednesday. His
bail was fixed at $4,000. Gilroy ex-
pressed a desire to plead guilty to
grand larceny in the superior court,
stating he wants to have the suspense
over as soon as possible.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
Accept Banishment

NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 18.-Several
prominent officials of the Zelaya gov
ernment in Nicaragua have accepted
Punishment at the hands of General
Estrada in preference to prison, ac-
cording to special dispatches received
here. Among them is former Governor
Lopez Of the Bluefields district, a
relative of President Zelaya.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
WIFE'S DEMANDS ON HER
HUSBAND ARE CUT DOWN

Anna Eta Mayr's demand on her
husband, Walter A. Mayr, for $4,000
counsel fees and $500 court costs to
fight her husbands appeal from the
decision of the superior court several
months ago denying a divorce to either
party, was cut down to $500 and $50
respectively by Judge James yester-
day.
The matter came up on an order to
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
Commits Suicide

OAKLAND, Oct. 1S.-Christian Gle
ment,a cement worker, whose prelim-
mary examination on a charge pre-
ferred by his 14-year-old daughter was
to have been held today, committed
suicide in his cell in the city prison
this morning. He used a belt and a
handkerchief
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
Dlsbarment Case Set

The disbarment proceedings filed
against Attorney J. C. Calhain by the
Los Angeles Bar association were yes
terday set down for trial on November
p. The department in which the pro-
ceedings will be heard will be selected
later.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19

show cause, Mayr being brought into
court to explain why he should not
comply with his wife's demands. The
latter's estimate of the value of his
property, he said, was greatly in eX-
cess of its actual worth.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
Iudns Davis to Resume Bench

Judge George R. Davis will resume
his duties in department twelve of the
superior court this morning after a va
cation lasting about month, during
which time he visited a number of
eastern cities and his former home in
Ohio.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
Taken Under Advisement

The question of alimony in the an
nulment suit of Mrs. Ada Kirkpatrick
Leo against Count" Earnest Francis
Leo was taken under advisement by
Judge James yesterday after further
arguments were presented.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
Gets Prison Term

Hannibal Spencer, a negro, convicted
by jury Saturday on charge of re-
ceiving stolen property, was sentenced
by Judge Willis yesterday to two and
a half years in San Quentin.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
Hears zibbeII Appeal Case

The supreme court yesterday listened
to arguments in the appeal case OF
Willard r. Zibbell against the South
ern Pacific company for injuries sus-
tained in a freight wreck at Fresno in
1906. Zibbell was awarded $4,000 in
the lower court.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
Pure FOOD conaress opens

PARIS, Oct. 1S-The second interna-
tional pure food congress was opened
today by M. Ruau, minister of agri-
culture,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
The StrangeSt
Thing
That Could Happen in This Town

If there were ever pub
lished an issue of this news
paper which did not contain
an advertisement which
OUGHT to interest YOU,
THAT would be about the
strangest thing that could
happen.
And it takes a stretch Of
the imagination to think il
a notwithstanding that
you have average needs and
tastes. At any rate, it
didn't happen with this is
sue of the paper.