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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-07

Mr.. and Mrs b. T. Kirkpatrick left
Friday night for Denver, Manitou and
Colorado Springs. They will be guests
of Mr.. KirlSpatricks father In Den
YER.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-07
INVITATIONS

INT1MATIUNS
Mr.. and Mrs. D. M. Drennen and their
two sons left yesterday for Atlantic
CITY to remain several weeks. They
took the steamer trip via Savannah.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-07

Mrs. Ida Adams, Mrs. Frank G.. Alex
ander, Mrs. Henry F. DeBardeleben, Miss
Corrie Handley, Miss Maybelle Cosby and
Miss Florence McCrossin are on the
ocean returning home. They will land
in Quebec next week and will be home
early in September.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-07

Miss Flora Orr, who has been the guest
of Mrs. Alex Birch for a week. returned
to Mentone Friday.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06
ASKS DAMAGES
FROM PARTNER
MINING co. PRESIDENT SUED
FOR 100000
Dispute Over Finances, Followed by
Personal Encounter, Leads to
Action in Superior
Court

Fifty thousand dollars actual dam
ages and fifty Thousand more as an
example is the amount of money de-
manded in a suit filed in the superior
court yesterday by j. j.. Krepps
against l.. S. Barnes. The suit is the
outgrowth of financial differences exist
ing between the two men for several
months and eliminating in physical
encounter in Barnes office, 10 Central
building, February 26.
Barnes is president and Krepps is
secretary of the Rawhide Golden
State Mining company of Nevada, and
have also been associated in several
real estate transactions. 1t was in
connection with the latter dealings that
disputes over money matters arose six
months ago and have existed since
Krepps says he went to Barnes Of
flee February 26, his purpose being to
secure Barnes verifcation of a return
of the annual net income from the
mining concern.
Barnes, according to Krepps' state
ments in his complaint, abused him,
struck him in the face, knocking him
down, and while he was lying on the
office floor beat and kicked him, and
threatened to take his life. Krepps
adds he is AZ years old, weighs 140
pounds and is no match for Barnes,
who, he says, is 80 years of age and
weighs 10 pounds. Krepps says he has
been unable to leave his home since
the day on which the alleged assault
took place.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06
IUSTICE CANDIDATE
RUNS FROM COURT
Man Arraigned on Charge OF Selling
Mortaaeed Property Dives Out
Window in Effort to
Make His Escape

Although running" for justice of the
peace of Los Angeles township at the
coming election, James w. Greed, an
attorney, ran from Justice Summer
field yesterday morning while being
arraigned on a charge of selling mort
gagged property.
The complaint against Greed was
filed a week ago by L. l. SilVara'
charging him with selling desk to the
Los Angeles Desk company which he
held a mortgage on for SIS. Greed has
lodged the deputy constables who were
armed with a warrant for his arrest
until Yesterday, when he was dis
covered by Deputy Constable Henry
of Summerfeld's court in saloon on
the East Side.
While waiting for another matter
before the court to be disposed OF
before being arraigned, Greed made
holt from Justice Summertield's cham
hers. where he plunged through a
window to a cement sidewalk TWO
stories below. -Four deputy constables
followed him into the Eintracht saloon,
where he was captured after hard
struggle Apparently thinking he had
PLAYED a practical joke on all concerned
he laughed heartily when brought back
to the court room. Although limping
slightly he did not seem to be hurt
by his dash for liberty. There is some
doubt expressed as to his sanity. His
preliminary hearing was set for 10
O'Clock March TO- In default of BAH he
was taken to the county Jail.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06
SCHOOL ON AQUEDUCT is
RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL
MonoIith, in Kern County, Will Be
Given Financial Aid by Lo-
cal Authorities

Children of aqueduct employees sta
toned at Monolith, in Kern county,
where the city's cement plant is To-
Gated, are to be given an education,
although the camp is miles away from
any center of civilization.
The finance committee of the council
win recommend that 1925 be appro-
priated from the general expense fund
and placed to the credit of the board
of public works to be paid out Tor
school purposes.
The Kern county officials have estab-
lished a school district at Monolith and
appropriated $3.50 to pay the expenses,
but this was found to be short OF the
amount required. To make up the
deficit the board of public wroks rec
commended that 1925 be paid by the Los
Angeles council. Although the money
is to be spent outside the city, the
board pointed out it was eminently
proper the city should pay a part of
the expense of the school, as Los An
geles children exclusively will attend
and the city has much property in this
county that cannot be taxed to help
nav the expenses.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06
PROTEST AGAINST METHOD
OF TRANSFERRING GARBAGE
Troubles for Contractor Alexander
MultlpIy-Passersby and
Neighbors Complain

Troubles are multiplying for Charles
A. Alexander. the garbage collector.
Not only is he prevented by injunc-
tion from taking the garbage from the
principal hotels and restaurants, which
he had figured as the most profitable
part of his contract, but property own
ers in the vicinity of his transfer point
on Also street near the river are pre-
pairing a protest which they intend to
present to the council. 1t is also re-
ported the health department will take
a hand and forbid Alexander from
transferring the garbage as he now
does.
The garbage collected from the
houses of the city is now taken TO the
transfer point in covered steel wag-
ons and transferred to flatcars and
then hauled to point near Covina,
where it is fed to hogs. In transfer
ring this garbage the beds of the wag-
ons are upended and the garbage
raked into the cars. The smell is of
fensive to those doing business in the
neighborhood and to those who are
compelled to pass the place on trolley
cars while the process of transferring
the stuff is in operation.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06
CAMPBELL HELD IN
EMBEZZLEMENT CASE
Man Accused by Officers of Merchants
Bank and Trust Company
to Be Tried by Supe-
rior Court

H. F. Campbell was held to answer
to the superior court yesterday morn
ing in Justice Lings court after his
preliminary hearing on the first of three
charges of embezzlement filed by the
Merchants Bank and Trust company.
Several checks, which were signed by
Campbell as manager of the bond de-
partment of the bank, were introduced
in evidence for the purpose of showing
the scope of his employment. They
were identified by Charles Reid, as
sistant cashier of the bank at the time
of Campbell's employment.
Justice Ling fixed his bail at $4,000
bond or $500 cash in each of three
charges.
Campbelrs preliminary hearing on
the two remaining charges was set for
10 o'clock on March IA.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06
AVIATOR TO LOCATE
TEST STATION HERE
Grounds at Playa del Rey viii Be
Utilized to Test Biplanes
Assembled at Local
Shops

Glenn H. Curtiss, aviator and in
ventor of aeroplanes, has accepted a
proposition made by the Los Angeles
Motordrome company and will locate
testing station and instruction school
in the vicinity of the motordrome at
Playa del Rey
Frank A. Garbutt, president of the
company, received a telegram last
night from Curtiss saying the proposi-
ton was satisfactory and that he would
arrange details with f. e. Moskovics,
manager for the Los Angeles company,
who is now in the east.
A tract of ground in the vicinity of
the big tract will be reserved for Cur
tiss, upon which he proposes to erect
buildings, and the general aviation
course under control of the Aero club
of California will be available for his
use.
Curtiss' proposition is a private VEN
ture and is in no way connected with
the Aero club of California, but when
Curtiss holds meets of any kind they
will be either sanctioned or officially
observed, unless they are of purely
advertising nature.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06
PLAN TO BETTER
SLUM CONDITIONS
CITY CLUB MAY RESOLVE ON
CONTRIBUTIONS
Fund Started by Judge Works Grows
$11oo in Week, and Originator
Hopes to Materially
Aid the Poor

More than $1100 has been paid in to
the new benevolent fund Of the city,
which was created at the suggestion of
j. d. Works, president of the city
council, to be used by the housing
commission in relieving the condition
of the slums
This amount of money has been
raised in the past week by private sub
scription, chiefly through letters sent
out personally by Judge Works. The
| Individual amounts have ranged from
So to $500.
! Added impetus was given to the plan
by a resolution introduced into the
| City club at its regular weekly meet
| ing yesterday noon by Rev. Dana w.
] Bartlett. The resolution was referred
! to the board of governors for thelr
action. 1t was as follows:
! Whereas, 1t has been brought to
the attention of the City club that the
condition of the courts and other places
in which the poor and foreign popula-
tion is congested in large numbers is
such as to endanger the health and
morals of the city; and
Whereas, The condition of the public
| funds of the city is such that this evil
| cannot be successfully or effectively
dealt with without the help of the gen
erous and public spirited citizens In
| the way of private subscriptions; and
Whereas, The city council has estab-
lished a fund in the city treasury to
be supplied by contributions thereto
and known as the benevolent fund, tc
be used for the betterment of such
conditions; and
"Whereas, This club has been ap-
pealed to to subscribe to said fund, be
it therefore
! "Resolved, That contributions for
such fund be and are solicited by this
| club from it's members for such pur-
poses, and members are urged to con-
| tribute according to their means; and
| be II further
"Resolved, That a committee of three
be appointed to solicit and receive sub
scriptions for the purpose stated, and
to pay same into said benevolent fund
! in the city treasury, and report theli
action and amount of total subscription
by club members to this club"
Judge Works has taken a most
active interest in the work or the
! housing commission since he made q
tour of inspection with that body sew
eral weeks ago. He declared ne mao
not suspected that such conditions eX-
listed, and when he was apprised of
them Immediately began an active
| campaign to secure money to help the
housing commission.
A committee of the housing commits
sion, composed Of Rev. Dana w. Bart
lett, chairman; G.. II. Bergstrom and
Miss Mary Vedder, are framing new
ordinance for the control of the hous-
ing commission. Within few weeks
this ordinance will be in order to
present to the city attorney for draft
| ing into a legal document, and will
then be presented to the council fol-
| passage.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06

dents will sail for Tahiti on the
Oceanic Steamship company's liner
Mariposa March 10. among whom will
be Mr.. and Mrs. E. n. Grant, II. S,
Smith, F. NJ. Hob1itt and M. i. Jor-
olson; also J. w. Gillespie and G..
Carrera of Santa Barbara and Mrs.
A. p. Seymour. Mrs. ]. o, Roe and
Miss Munroe of Monrovia.
Dinner to Truant Officer
e. j. Lickley. retiring director of
compulsory education in the public
schools, and Sidney V. Good, his sue
cessor, were the guests of honor at a
dinner given by the teachers in the
special or truancy schools at the Bill
ken club last evening. Among the
Others present were ]. V. Baldwin, f..
Il. Hitchcock, NJ. T.. Chandler, w. e..
White, /. p. Thurston, L. l.. Gallup,
J. s. Lacy, II. HUT, j. c. Edwards,
f. d. Snow. C. f. Cronkhite and ]. C.
Reinhard.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06
CLAIMS PROCESS TO AGE
WINES FAILS IN TESTS
City Chemist and Liquor Dealer Tes-
tify Results of Tests Far
from Satisfactory

In the trial of the suit of Robert A.
Stewart and A. ]. Knoblock against
c. M. Gay to compel the carrying out
of a contract for the purchase by Gay
of a patent for the aging and purifying
of wines and liquors, Edwin Miller,
city chemist, testified in Judge Bord-
wells court yesterday that he had
made chemical analysis of wines be-
fore and after being treated with the
formula. The analysis was to deter
mine the relative strength of alcohol
in the liquids, he said, and the result
was about the same in each case.
Isadore Green of the Golden State
Wine company said tests of the purify
ing and aging machine had been made
at his establishment and the results
were far from satisfactory.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06
COUNTER CLAIMS FOR
DIVORCE DENIED SPURPLINS
JUDGE Decides Evidence Is insufficient
to Legally Grant Pleas for
Marital Freedom

A decision denying a decree of di-
vorce to either principal in the suit of
De Kalb Spurlin Iainst his wife,
Maude Spurlin, was given by Judge
Houser in the divorce court yesterday.
Accompanying the decision was a MI
mute order stating that the testimony
was insufficient to prove that Spurlin
and Camille Aster, an actress, named
by Mrs. Spurlin as correspondent, were
guilty of the misconduct charged
against them. Similir charges were
made by Spurlin against his wife.
A decree of divorce was granted to
Hazel II. Pierce from Robert Pierce
and the following suits for legal sepa-
ration were filed: Belle Pottino
against Manotto Pottino, e. II. Baut-
ger against Edith Bautzer and Mignon
Allen against Harry c. Allen.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06
AROUND TOWN
"MedicaI Economics"

"MedicaI Economics"
DIR. Whiting of the Osteopathic col
1ege will speak this evening at the
Socialist meeting, Mckinley hall,
Walker Theater building, on Medical
Economics"
Y. D. g. Ball
Robert e. Lee chapter Is arranging
for the regular after r-Easter ball to
be given the evening of March 80 in
the assembly rooms, Sixteenth and
Flower.
Railroad Men Meet
EOS Angeles division No Ill of the
Order of Railroad Conductors held its
regular semi weekly meeting in Grant
hall. Walker Theater building. last
night. A number of visitors from
Boston and Chicago were present
Canadian Club to Meet
The Canadian club will meet next
Tuesday evening at o'clock at the
Friday Morning club, Woman's club
house, $40 South Figueroa street. The
Y. M. C. A. quartet will sing and Rev.
]. d. Habbick will deliver an address.
Miss Ethel Hodges will give reading.
viii Speak About Schools
Prof. M. C. Bettinger will address
the Southern California horticultural
society Monday evening, March z, in
the history lecture room of the Uni
yersity of Southern California, on his
twenty-five years experience in the
schools of Los Angeles. 1t is an
nounced there also will be general
: discussion of Los Angeles historical
subjects, open to the public.
To Visit Tahiti
A large party of Los Angeles resi-
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06
FIND DIFFICULTY IN
SELECTING LIBRARIAN
Miss Celia Gleason May Assume the
Office Vacated by c. F. LummIs
Pending Choice of Board

The choice of a successor to Charles
f. Lummis as librarian is not expected
to be made by the library board when
that body meets next Tuesday even
ing, as the board has not found a wide
variety of material to select from
among local applicants.
Mr. Lummis' resignation is in the
hands of /. b. Dockweiler, president
of the library board, and will be pre-
sented to the board next Tuesday. Mr..
Lummis says he resigns to continue
his literary work, which he has been
compelled to abandon during the last
five years because of his arduous du-
ties as librarian.
Until a successor can be appointed
to MIR. Lummls, Miss Celia Gleason, as
sistant librarian, will probably be in
charge of the department. Miss Glea-
son has been with the library num-
ber of years and is familiar with the
work
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06
DISMISSES ATTORNEY;
WlTHDRAWS GUILTY PLEA
Man Accused of Stealing Watch De-
cIares He Is Tired of Paying
Lawyers Fees

E. D. Huntley took energetic meas
ures in Judge Davis court yesterday
when he appeared on a charge of bur
glary. He dismissed his attorney with
a finality that could not be disputed,
took his case in his own hands, with
drew a plea of guilty and declared he
was not guilty, and had his trial set
for April 4.
"I am tired adding around with an
attorney and III handle my own case,
Huntley said, when he was brought
into court from the county Jail. My
attorney pleaded guilty for me the
other day and l want to withdraw that
plea. | plead Tot guilty now and /
am not doing it by proxy"
Huntley is accused of the theft of
q watch from a garage several weeks
ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06
JAIL RECEIVES "scoRcHER"

Charged with driving an automobile
at the rate of so miles an hour within
the twenty-mile district, f. L. Wheel
ing, chauffeur employed by c.. A.
Garfield, was arrested by Motorcycle
Patromen Coe and Gardner after a
chase of several blocks and was locked
up in the city Jail on the charge of
violating the speed law. The present
ordinance provides that persons con-
victed of driving their cars faster
than thirty miles an hour must serve
not less than ten days in the city Jail,
Wheeling was unable to furnish $1O0
bail and probably will have to remain
in Jail until he is arraigned in police
court Monday morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06
MURDER CASE DELAYED

On request of lie Compile Davis, at
torney for George A. Stone and his
wife, Clara Stone, that the date for
couple to enter plea to the charge
of numbering Morgan Shiveley, was
continued by Judge Davis yesterday
until 2 o'clock next Thursday. The
continuance was required, said the at
torney, in order that he might have
time in which to prepare motions to
be presented when a plea is entered.
1--WE want as early a trial as possible. "
said the attorney, "but it is likely five
weeks will be needed in order to pro-
cure dispositions from the east"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06
NEW INTERPRETATIONS

The following articles of incorpora-
ton were filed in the county clerk S
office yesterday:
Valyermo Ranch company, capital,
$45, 900; directors, e. C. Bates, A. l.
Dewey, NJ. G. Fogg.
Buick Oil company, capital, So 600, ,0O0;
directors, d. ID. Buick, Flint, Mich; j.
B. Lehigh, Stacy c. Lamb, Walter
Rose, Los Angeles; ]. M. Herndon,
Snuth Pasadena.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06
APPLIES FoR PROBATION

George Thompson, who pleaded
guilty to a charge of burglary several
days ago. applied for probation in
Judge Davis court yesterday and the
case was continued until next Satur-
day. Thompson stole watch and SIS
in money from the room of George M.
Lynn in the Arcade hotel, January 81.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06
CONTEMPT CASE CONTINUED

Owing to the unpreparedness of at
torneys for c. Randall Sparks, Judge
Davis yesterday continued until March
II the hearing of the contempt pro-
ceedings brought against Sparks in
connection with The return to Los An
geles of A. j. Goldberg Monday night.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06
PLEADS NOT GUILTY

A plea of not guilty was made by K.
A. Lindsay in Judge Davis court yes
terday when he appeared on a charge
of embezzling $50 from j. Columbus
August 26. Trial was set for April ~.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06
ENGINE HOUSE PLANS APPROVED

Plans for the brick fire engine house
at Euclid and Stephenson avenues
were approved by the board of public
works yesterday and the board will
ask the council Tuesday to advertise
for bids. The building is estimated to
cost $4,000 and there is money already
appropriated for the purpose.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06
SORE ON HENS

Patience-You say you like nsh?
Patrice--Yes; l like fish because they get
busy and produce several hundred eggs,
and don't go about the country growing
about it.--Yonkers statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06
ALSO HIGH

Church-Things are so high, Do you
know anything that will take the place OF
meat?
a box-Yonkers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06
NOT PARTICULAR

Hell see your husband has bowed to the in
evitable
she-oh Of course! He bows to anybody
Yonkers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06
PROPER CoLoRs

adopted colors.
Egbert-what are they? Black and blue?-
Yonkers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06

Membership IN the rDSs Angeles Reaity
board Is a virtual guarantee OF rehao'llty,
Provision is made for arbitration OF any
differences between members and their ca
entE Accurate information on realty mat
ters IL obtainabie from them. Valuatlohss
by q competent committee. Directory u
members free at the office OF Herbert BUR
dett, secretary. 525 Security ouiloinS
Phone Broadway 1895
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06

Tho Legal Aid society. at 232 North Main
street, is charitable organization main,
tanned for the purpose of aiding In legNl
matters those unable to employ counsel Inc
society needs financial assistance and seeks
information regarding worthy cases Phone
Home Fb2Os; Main s366.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06

The Herald. like every other newspaper. is
misrepresented at times particularly IN
cases involving hotels, theaters, etc The
public will please take notice that every
representative OF this paper Is equipped with
the proper credentials, and mora particu-
iariy eduipped with money with which TO
psv HIS hills THE HERALD,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06
THE CITY

Strangers are invites visit the exhibits
Of California products at the Chamber OF
Commerce building. on Broadway, between
First and Second streets, where free lntoI-
nation will be given on all subjects pertain
ing to this section.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06

Tho Herald will pay t10 in cash TO any
one furnishing evidence that will lead to the
arrest and conviction OF any person caught
stealing copies of The Herald from the
premises OF our patrons.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-02-18

The will of the late J.. G.. NJ.
Fletcher was filed for probate this
morning. 1t is dated March 9. 1907.
and the heirs are the widow. one son,
six daughters and one grandson. The
estate is estimated at $4,000 of per-
sonal property and $4,000 of real es
tate. /. G.. NJ. Fletcher Jr, w. w.
Davis and Benjamin Taylor are named
as the executors.
To the widow, Mrs. Susie ID. Fetch
er, is left the home farm and the
southwest Al feet of lot 6. block s,
city, which includes the Mankato Saw
ings bank and the building just north
Of it, occupied now as a restaurant
She also receives a bequest of $1,000
in cash and all of the household fur
niture, farm machinery, live stock and
other personal property on the farm.
She is also to receive all of the rest
of the estate aside from the specific
requests to the children and grand
child.
The son, L. G. NJ Fletcher Jr., is
willed the north half of SCH section
), Mankato township, and also five
acres more in the same section. and
outlot No. I, Mankato Claim company's
of jackson street, with the building
on, facing up jackson street. The
young man also receives block ],
Fletcher & Wizards addition, and
, 81 900 in cash.
] Miss +. May Fletcher receives the
north twenty-five feet of lot 6, block
8, city, which is the building OH South
Front street, two doors north of the
Savings bank, occupied by l.. G. Dia
mond's feed store. She also receives Il
one fourth interest in outlot No. IL,
except such portions as have been
decided away. This is Oh Pike street
near Cherry. Miss Fletcher also re-
ceivcs $500 in cash.
Miss Jennie ID. Fletcher is left lots
3, and ), block ), Warren's addition,
located OH the bend of South Front
street, and an undivided one-fourth
in outlot IL, and $500 in cash.
Mrs. Mildred Fowler receives the
lseH, nwI, section 9, Mankato town
ship, except six acres in a square ut
the northwest corner; also outlot 10,
at the foot of Cherry street, and lots
4 and ), block 3, Fletcher & Wizards
addition, and $500 in cash.
Miss Edith A. Fletcher is given the
lsw - feet of lot 3. and the ne two
| feet of lot 4. block IL. which is located
on South Front street, south OF
klein's furniture store, and an undi-
| vided one-half interest in outlot IL.
and lot 3, block 3. Fletcher & Wizards
addition and $500 III cash.
Mrs. Carrie D. lockwood is given
lot s. Mankato Claim company's addi-
ton. except the railway right of way.
This is on Pike street.
Mrs. Emma f. Davis is given lot
~, in the same addition.
The grandson, Kimball Fletcher, re-
ceiyes $500 in cash.