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Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-29

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Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-29

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Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-29
Knew the knocker

Racon-Do you believe in spirits?
Egbert-No.
you dont?'
mo, 1 don't
"Didnt you ever hear any knocking
about your house?"
Sure! lots of times"
"Well. those were spirits knocking"
ooh. no, it wasn't. My wife does all
the knocking about my house. ."-Ycnk-
ers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-29
PENNILESS MAN ENDS
LIFE BY TAKING ACID
UNABLE TO SECURE WORK, HE
COMMITS SUICIDE
James McCloud, so Years Old, Drinks
Poison at His Room-No Inquest
Probably Will Be Held
by Coroner

Despondent because he was without
funds and unable to obtain employ
ment, James McCloud, so years old,
committed suicide by drinking
quantity of carbolic acid in his room
at the Santa Rosa hotel, Fourth ana
SAN Pedro streets, some time saturday
afternoon. The body was found py
a chambermaid early yesterday MORN
ing. ..s,,,a o.do.ad
the body removed to the undertaking
establishment of Booth, Boylson q Co
The coroner will make an investiga.-
tion and without holding an mquest
probably will sign certihcate Oh
death. ox,,i,rr tho
Nothing is known concerning the
relatives of the dead man.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-29

Land on the west coast of Mexico. Sonora,
sinaloa.-H. A Smith, $40 Byrne bldg.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-29

Eat at the Angelus grill.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-29
Blanket Sacques $500 to 30.

ntv house garments the reach of any purse ana maze up Vey |
eialS
styles and and s I H%h d m sGi be s anu
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
ESCAPES SAFELY
FROM SUBMARINE
officer Tries Dangerous Experiment,
Crawling Into Torpedo Tube While
Under Water and Being
Shot to Surface
1Rv Associated Press.O

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE navy
department has received a report of
notable performance by Midshipman
Kenneth Whiting. in command of the
submarine Porpoise now in Manila. For
the purpose of demonstrating the possi-
bility of an escape from submerged
submarine through a torpedo tube
Midshipman Whiting, who is an expert
swimmer. had his vessel lowered to the
bottom of the bay near Cavite.
Far under the water, probably sixty
or seventy feet, Whiting crawled into
the torpedo tube. The end of the
tube in the boat was closed behind
him. The tube is closed or opened on
the outside by port which is moved
by powerful machinery. When under
the water there is great pressure
against the port cover and 1t takes
lot of power to make it swing out and
upward. When it does swing there Is
a great thrush of water, filling the tube
as the torpedo flies out.
Whiting, within the tube, got hold
on the port. The officers inside the
vessel turned on the power and the
port was swung out Whiting went with
it, cleared himself of the torpedo tube
and then let go, flying upward to the
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
Municipal Affairs
ASKS LAW FORMING
BOARD FOR NURSES
SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATION
SUGGESTS CHANGE
Effort Is Made to Have Five District
Nurses Placed Under New Sep
arate Commission of Five
Members

At a meeting of a committee of the
Los Angeles Settlement association
with Drs. Sherwin Gibbons and Cham
bers of the board of health and Deputy
City Attorney Wilson a resolution was
framed yesterday asking the council to
pass an ordinance placing the five dis
trict nurses under separate commits
sion.
1t is planned to have this commits
sion composed of five members-tWo
to be appointed from the membership
of the board of health. The settle
ment association also wishes a super
intendent appointed to direct the work
of the nurses, but Dr. Gibbons will
not hear of this. The commission
plan did not meet with the full approval
Of DR.. Gibbons. He declared yesterday
that he considered a commission com
posed of flve members whose sole duty
it would be to direct the work of five
employees absurd. His idea is that the
nurses. who are employed to care for
the INDECENT sick, should be put under
the health department a 8 separate
bureau with an assistant health Of
ficer in charge, instead of a superin-
tendent.
The women of the settlement asso-
citation contend that the nurses, for
whose work they have been RESPONSE
BILE. are directly associated with the
social service side of the association
and it would interfere with this social
service work if they were a part of
the health department.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
BIG GIFT HANDED TO
REDLANDS UNIVERSITY
AMERICAN LIVING IN MEXICO
is THE DONOR
Money viii Be Added to the Endow-
ment Fund That Trustees Hope
to Raise to a Half
Million

The Baptist university of Redlanas
has just received a gift of $4,000 to-
ward its endowment fund. This prince
ly gift is from an American living in
Campeche, Mex, but whose name the
directors have not made public.
The founding fund of 100000 already
has been raised by the university. with
$25,000, a gift of Mrs. Martin Bekins
toward the half million endowment
fund toward which the trustees are
working. This recent gift will be add
ed to the endowment fund.
The $4,000 gift, which is the second
largest single gift to the university thus
far, was secured through the efforts of
Dr. Edward DuPontcet, who will come
to the university as professor of mod :
ern languages. The donor is a person
al friend of the professor
Prof DuPontcet is considered a re-
markable scholar, being but "a years of
age and having had twelve years expe-
rience as a professor. He was given
the degree of doctor of philosophy by
Heidelberg, Germany, and reads four
teen languages, while he speaks eight.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
LOVES BLINDNESS
COSTS GROOM $25S5
Oversight in Declaring Value of Goods
In Trunks of His Bride Proves
Expensive to AdoIph
FIeischmann

NEW YORK. Aug. 7.-AdolpH
Fleischmann, a wealthy fruit grower OF
Los Angeles, Cal, had to pay the Unit
ed States customs service $25S5 toda y
because goods he and his wife brought
with them on their return from then
wedding trip abroad had been de-
Clared as worth only $340.
The customs officials appraised
them at S1657 and seized them for uu-
r-valuation.
When Fleischmann and his bride ap-
peared for a hearing before Customs
Solicitor Harrison Osborne today, Mr
Fleischmann's attorney argued that a
bride and groom Of only six months
should not be severely dealt with fol
failure to remember such prosaiC
things as customs duties.
Many of the articles had been worn
abroad, and the declaration was signed
on the assumption that such articles
were not dutiable.
The penalty imposed was the value
of the goods, with duty at 60 per cent
Mr.. Fleischmann paid the amount
took the goods and with his bride and
his mother, left for a station to take a
train for the Pacific coast.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
HAIR AND EYES MIXED
IN TANGLE COMPLAINT
OPTICIAN WANTS CASH FOR
RUINED BUSINESS
j. p. DeIany Says Charts Were
Whsked Away While Patients
Were Trying to See the
Letters

Claiming that Mrs. Marie Flanagan
rented a portion of her hair store at
739 South Broadway to him, and then
drove his customers away, j. +. De-
lany optician, is plaintiff in COM
plant filed yesterday at the county
clerks office in which he seeks $l5O as
damages for his loss of business.
The nature of the offenses committed
by Mrs. Flanagan are not detailed in
the complaint, but her attorney, l.. b.
Moultrie, 1908 Security building, states
that the only offenses which he ever
heard Delany mention We're somewhat
childish"
On one occasion Mrs. Flanagan is said
to have taken the telephone receiver
away from Delany's clerk and said:
You have been using this thing alto
gether too long"
At another time Delany had carefully
arranged some eye charts and had a
patient bulging his eyeballs in an at
tempt to tell the optician whether a
~" or an Il" was on the end, and
was about to count the black squares
on a misleading rectangle, when, Zip!
the magic charts were whisked away
and the patient was left only the un-
ornamental wall to gaze upon.
Delany declares that the conduct of
Mrs Flanagan irritated HMM fact, ii
irritated him about $3.50 WORTH and he
moved out of the store.
Mrs. Flanagan, through her lawyer
asserts that DelanY moved out after
signing a contract for a long suitcase
and in order to have a counter-claim
against his co-tenant and landlady he
has brought this suit
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
News OF the Courts
MRS. DRlGGS ASKS
FOR ANOTHER TRIAL
IRREGULARITIES ALLEGED IN
PREVIOUS HEARING
Attorney Says Transfer of Court to
Hospital Was Violation of Law.
Declares Judge Delayed
Sentence Too Long

Arguments in the motion for a new
trial of Mrs. Gertrude briggs, who is
charged with having forged the sigma
ture of John J. Charnock, an aged capi-
talist, to 1877 acres of land at Palms,
were begun yesterday before Judge
Davis, and Attorney Paul Schenck, for
the plaintiff. succeeded in obtain con-
tinuance for further arguments in the
motion, which will be heard August IA.
The reasons alleged by the attorney
for the defendant which call for a new
trial are that the jury trying the case
of Mrs. briggs was taken to the Cali
fornia hospital from the court room in
order to hear evidence, which is claimed
to be contrary to the provisions of law
covering such cases. Another reason
alleged by Attorney Schenk is that the
court delayed more than fifteen days in
pronouncing sentence after the verdict
had been given. This is also said to be
contrary to legal mandates. whether
the defendant is willing or not. w. J.
Ford, deputy district attorney, made a
strenuous opposition to the motion for
a new trial, and addressed the court at
some length in an effort to get an i'm
mediate sentence.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
WILL DISP0SES OF ESTATE
THAT IS VALUED AT S65,O0C
Two Minor Children of Wealthy Pasa-
denan Are Principal 5eneflciaries
of c. n. Mccormick

The will Of Charles H. Mccormick,
SO years old, of Pasadena, was filed
yesterday in the probate court. The
instrument provides for the disposal of
an estate valued at $65,000.
Amos L. Mccormick, the widow c.
j. Mccormick, a brother, and H. ].
Stuart are named as executors. Small
bequests are made to c. j. Mccormick,
Mary r. Knolblanch, Cora E. Quigley
and Margaret E. Douglas, and $50, 900
is left in trust with II. j. Stuart and
Anna L. Mccormick to be held until
the two minor children, Robert H. Nc
Cormick and Grace E. Mccormick OBJ
tain their majority. The remainder of
the estate goes into the possession of the
widow
1t is stated the reason small bequests
were made to those mentioned is that
Mccormick, previous to his death, con-
ferred more substantial presents. The
will was drawn July 30, shortly before
the death of Charles H. Mccormick.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
STOCKHOLM STRIKE
SPREADS TO ARMY
Situation Grows More Serious In
SWeden-Disaffecti Reported
Over Country Affecting All
Branches of Industry

STOCKHOLM, Aug. 7.-Swedish
troops in the northern part of the cOun-
try have mutinied. Two regiments, one
at Falun-F -Falun and the other at Sollef-
tea. are affected
They are stationed in the northern
country where the labor disturbances
first broke out, and the government
has been haunted by the fear that the
soldiers sympathy would be with the
strikers.
The executive committee Of the
strikers has decided to call out all
printers throughout the kingdom.
Many of the graVe-diggers have de-
fed the orders of the labor union tC
return to work, and have rejoined the
strikers.
The hopes of yesterday that the men
would withdraw from their extreme at
titude have not been fulfilled.
a railway train was fired upon in
the suburbs this evening, but no ons
the country for the Culprits without
finding any trace Of them.
The government has published a
proclamation enjoining both sides TO
avoid further violations of contracts.
After regretting that the governments
offer Of mediation had not been ac-
cepted the proclamation expressed the
hope that the leaders themselves would
settle all difficulties.
The presidents of the Employers as
sociation and The Federation Of Trades
unions were given an audience by King
Gustav today, but nothing resulted.
Bakers declare that the bread supply
is exhausted. The Farm laborers' un-
ion announced today that its 1000
members would strike as soon as the
rye crop was ready for harvesting.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
KING SAID TO HAVE MADE
WINNING ON STEEL STOCK
Report Has 1t That Edward Realized
100000 in Flyer on Ameri-
can Security

NEW YORK, Aug. 7.-One of those
"unconfirmed reports" bobbed up IN
Wall street this afternoon to the effect
that King Edward of England had
made a winning of more than mil
lion in United States Steel common.
The rumor was based on the fact that
]. z. Morgan, who is supposed to know
all there is to be known of steel, had
been entertained at Windsor Castle by
the king while abroad and that an or
der to buy $4,000 shares of Steel COM
mon coming apparently from an Eng
lish source was executed when the
stock was at from so to 81 recently.
The stock sold today at 1914, and
those who credited the British mon
arch with the deal estimated that he
realized $100O,OO0 on the transaction.
The report was unconfirmed from any
reliable source.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
RUBY CASTLEMAN PLEADS
FOR RELEASE ON PAROLE
Girl Twice Found Guilty of Forgery
and Sentenced to SeVen=Year
Term Asks Freedom

Ruby Castleman, who has served one
year of a seven-year term in San
Quentin for forgery, has instituted pro-
ceedings to secure her release on
parole.
The prisoner was convicted of forging
the name of F. w. Blanchard to a
check for $50, payable to Lille b.
Sharp, whose name was indorsed on the
check. When the check was presented
for payment by Miss Castleman she
was arrested and at her trial later she
claimed the forged paper had been
given to her. Prior to her arrest she
had pleaded guilty to another forgery
and was OH probation at the time Of
the last Offense.
The application for parole is the last
resource of her friends and counsel to
keep her from serving the seven years
in prison.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
CITY BUDGET MUST
BE CUT S75O,OOO
ESTIMATES OF DEPARTMENTS
ARE TOO HIGH
Park, Police and Fire Departments
Will Have to Content Themselves
with CurtaiIed Allowances
Next Year

I've have done our best; let the
budget committee do the pruning tile
best It can," was the sentiment OF the
police, fire and park commissions, Whlch
met with the budget committee IN the
office of the mayor yesterday morning
to consider the annual estimates or
these three departments.
Somehow or other $750,0OO must De
Topped off the estimates of the city de-
partments in order to bring them with
in the citys income for the next year.
The original difference between the de-
partment estimates and the income
was $1,250,000. BY pruning the minor
departments to the bare bone the
budget committee cut off half a mil
lion, but there still is three-quarters
of a million that must be taken of
somewhere, and because the park. po-
lice and fire departments are the larg-
est and require the most money they
are the ones to which the budget COM
mittee looked in its quandary.
The members of each commission told
the members of the budget committee
composed of Councilmen Wallace,
Blanchard and Dromgold, that they
had kept their estimates down as close
as they could and did not believe they
could trim them one cent more. Stod-
dard Jess of the park commission de-
clared the meeting reminded him or
the United States senate, where every
senator was trying to get as much as
he could for the interests he repre-
sented.
The budget committee and the COM
missioners discussed the matter for
more than an hour, and finally 1t was
left entirely in the hands of the
budget committee. 1t is probable there
will be no additional men added to the
police force and the firemen will not
get their raises in salaries. although
even the hard-hearted budget commit
tee believes they should be increased.
One place where considerable prun-
ing was done was in the estimate of
the playground commission. This COM
mission has done estimable work, and
this has been recognized by the coun-
Gil, but the demand for $4,000 was
cut down to $40 1000.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
CASE AGAINST MINING
PROMOTER POSTPONED
President Charged with Issuing False
Prospectus to Be Tried
August Fl

Rev. Charles w. McCrossan, presi-
dent of the Cordillers Mining company,
who is charged with having issued fic-
titious statements and false statements
in regard to the mining stock which
he placed on the market in 1906 ap-
peared before Judge Davis yesterday
and, through his attorney obtained a
postponement of his case until Au-
gust u.
The case against McCrossan, which
was brought two months ago, excited
widespread attention at the time the
complaint was issued.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
MRS. LOWMAN, WIDOW
OF AUTO VICTIM, DIES
Funeral Services to Be Held This
Morning at Late Home of
Clothing Merchant

Funerall services for Mrs. Amy S
Lowman, widow of the late Isaac Low
man. will be held this morning at II
o'clock at the family residence, 3OSl
Wiltshire boulevard, Rabbi S. Hecht t.
officiate.
Mrs. Lowman died late Friday even
ing. Mr. Lowman, who was a wei
known clothing merchant, was killed
by an automobile July 2, Mrs. Lowmar
being i'll at that time. Miss Shelda
Lowman, a daughter, 10 years old, sur
wives her mother
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
Youth Denied Probation

William Hixon, charged with forgery
and having uttered a fictitious check
appeared before Judge Davis yesterday
morning in an application for proba-
tion, after pleading guilty to the
charges preferred against him. The
application for probation was denied
and the court ordered that he be sent
To the Preston school of industry. to
remain there during his minority The
prisoner stated he is 19 years of age.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
Eound with Loot on Him

SAN JOSE, Aug. Carl Hansen
was arrested today for burglarizing
the residence of George Cencovich at
139 Autumn street, last Wednesday.
When arrested he had lot of jewelry
in his possession which had been taken
from the house, and other jewelry taken
was located at two pawnshops.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
To Declare Prince Bankrupt

VIENNA, Aug. IA petition to de-
clare Prince Miguel de Braganza a
bankrupt has been drawn at the in
stance Of his creditors whom he is said
to owe $4,000 and submitted to the
Vienna courts. The petition was not
granted, owing to the absence of Prince
Miguel, who has left Vienna and is
believed to be in Scotland on a shoot
ing expedition. Prince Miguels en-
gagement to Miss Anita Stewart of
New York was recently announced.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
Search for Reckless Motorist

PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. "A coro-
ner's jury in the case of Mrs. Clara
May Real, who was killed by being
struck by an automobile on the Linn
ton road early Thursday morning, to-
day returned a verdict charging an I'M
identified man and woman, the only
occupants of the death dealing auto
mobile, with murder. The police are
working on a vague clew which may
lead to the arrest of the driver of the
car and the woman in black" who ac-
companied him.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
Woman Alleges Misrepresentation

Suit for the resembling of a contract
by which she exchanged her $4,000 home
in Los Angeles for n quarter section
of Fresno county land has been brought
in the superior court b. Mrs, Anna r.
Coombs. According to the complaint
filed yesterday E. Denieke and L. d.
Coombs were responsible for alleged
Misrepresentation as to the value Of
the farm lands.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
More Alleged Foreeries Reported

Forged mortgages declared to be the
handiwork of A E. Warrington, who
is now in the county Jail facing scores
of real estate swindle charges, continue
to pour into the district attorneys Of
fee According to Deputy District At
torney George North additional com
plants will be filed in Justice Summer
fields court Monday.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
japanese to Marry White Woman

DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 7.-Darhiro
Wooyeno, a japanese art merchant of
this city, has taken out u license here
to marry Alice M. Corbin, grand
daughter of Gen. Henry c. Corbin, U.
S. A., retired.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
Snrvlvors Rescued

CAPE TOWN, Aug. THE remain
ing survivors on board the British
steamer Maori, which ran on the rocks
the night of August off Slang bay,
were rescued today. OF the crew Of
fifty-three men only twenty-one We're
saved.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
County Asse ssor Returns

Edward w. Hopkins county assessor
has returned from his vacation at Her
mosa Beach, but will probably go back
to his summer place within the next
few days.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08

Lose a good-pay tenant. or boarder? Let
n want ad help you to take it like philoso-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08

surface of the water. He was unin-
jured by his experience.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08

Venice villas. complete, cheap. clean.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-19
AFTER AUTO men.
License Collector Has Long List Who
Have Failed to Renew License.

City License Collector Mattingly,
VINO has caused such disturbance
among the commission men of the
city on account of his new rules con-
corning the procuring of license tags,
Jumped right back into the limelight
today with but nights rest and he
Will start out on new campaign
this one against the automobile own
ers of the city.
Mr.. Mattingly has found that there
are almost 100 of the 800 automobile
owners in the city who have not paid
up their annual licenses and they will
be chased down. at once. If these
owners do not pay their fees before
the 1st of July Officer Hutton of the
police force will gather together his
warrants and his motor cycle and
make arrests. Meanwhile the autoists
will be notified by the license collector
and an attempt made to gather in all
of the back licenses possible.
The ordinance reads that the own
ers shall first buy number and pay
the license for the first year when
they purchase their car. After that
it Will be necessary to pay one dollar
year at the expiration of the old Ii
cense- The ordinance makes the
violation misdemeanor and calls for
fine of not less than five dollars and
not more than fifty dollars.
License Collector Mattingly says
that the ordinance will be pushed into
effect and he will not allow any back
dues whatever after the first of July
Some of the back dues run behind
several months and others almost a
wear
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-19
LOOKS BRIGHT TO TAFT.
He Says Race Feeling in the South
Is Growing Better.

Washington. June 19.-The feeling
between the white race and the colored
race in the south is growing better each
year." declared President Taft, before
presenting diplomas to nearly 2Oc grad
yates of the local colored high schools
and the colored normal school.
Several thousand people gathered in
convention hall to witness the presen-
.tation.
81 do not care if there are extremists
who differ from me-" continued the
president. "They do not represent the
real white feeling in the south. AS
negro labor becomes more efficient, so
does the industrial progress of the south
move on.
In the endeavor, self-restraint and
industry of the race itself lies its hope
of success. / do not minimize your
burdens. but those of the future are
as nothing compared with those which
you have already overcome
He told the graduates that the great
problem of the colored race was with
the great uneducated part of the race
in the south, who, Must be taught hope
and that each negro carries in himself
the power to make the race respected
by the whites