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Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-13
ELEY, MADE FIRE CHIEF,
IN TROUBLE ALREADY
Elected After Three Ballots, but
First Appearance Will
Be on Carpet

After three ballots by the fire COM
mission yesterday. Capt. A. ]. Eley of
engine company No. was elected
chief of the fire department. Three
candidates were placed in nomination
by three commissioners. Hawley nom
mated Eley, Molony nominated Richard
Shute, formerly of San Diego, and
Williamson nominated John G. Todd,
the acting chief. The first ballot re-
suited in two for Eley, two for Todd
and one for Shute. The second ballot
was the same, but the third ballot gave
three for Eley and one each for Todd
and Shute. =
AS Todd has been a pretty good sort
of person since he has been acting
chief, the commission did not like to
throw him down too hard, so there is
a strong suspicion that the real action
for chief was framed UP in the execu-
tive session, and the three ballots were
taken just to let Todd down easy.
Eley's jump into the chieftainship
was meteoric. A month ago he was
very sick, and it was not expected he
would again return to the department.
But he did, and as he was the only
eligible on the civil service list for bat
talon chief, he was temporarily ap-
pointed to that place by the fire COM
mission two weeks ago. Yesterday ne
took the final step up and became the
head of the department.
The first official appearance of the
new chief before the commission will
be "on the carpet" for he was cited to
appear at the next meeting of the
commission to show why he doesn't
pay his bills.
Mrs. Florence L. LeCount, widow of
Ira L, LeCount, former employe of
the fire department, submitted state
ment to the commission yesterday. in
which she claimed that Eley owed her
husbands estate $92.25, with interest,
as the balance of note due February
1, 1907. The note was given for $500
Eley borrowed from her husband, and
he has been paying it off in small in
stallments. Mrs. LeCount says he has
paid nothing recently, although she
has used every effort to collect the
money.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-13
SALT LAKE LINE MAY BE
OPENED THROUGH JULY |
New Road in Nevada to Be Above
the Flood Mark

The Salt Lake Railroad company evil
IDENTIFY expects to have its road COM
pleted through Meadow wash in time
for through traffic by July /, as the
road has begun to solicit traffic for
July and has prepared to open the line
to Salt Lake City not later than that
date. 1t was closed by floods last win
ter.
c. D. Pike, city passenger agent, is
now looking after eastboaund business
here. After the road was put out OF
commission Mr.. Pike took up other
employment for a time. 1t has not
been determined whether the road will
put on three transcontinental trains,
which were running at the time of the
floods. The Los Angeles Limited and
the Overland, however, are expected to
be resumed, although there is still some
question about the latter train.
The reconstruction work is being
pushed as rapidly as possible, and the
Meadow valley high line is fast near
ing completion. This line is built above
the high-water mark, and will insure
permaneney when the road resumes.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-13
PIONEER SAYS HE DROVE
CATTLE ON RANCHO ROADS
Aged Resident Witness at Hear
ina of Government Suit

Juan Valenzuela, 67 years a resident
of Los Angeles county, testified yester-
day before an examiner of the Unit
ed States circuit court in the Rindge
estate case, in which the government
is seeking to open old roads through
the Malibu ranch to it's property in
the interior, that he had assisted his
father and brothers, when boy, in
driving cattle over the roads.
c. j. Moffat, who was surveying on
the properties in 1869, was a witness
for the government. Moffat said he
had driven over the roads unmolested.
Another witness was Jose Peina, pio-
neer of Santa Monica, who used roads
on the ranch in 1855 and had not been
there since.
The roads passing through the old
ranch have been closed to public tra-
vel by order of the executrix of the
estate. The closing of the roads shuts
Off outside communication with gov
ernment properties abutting the ranch
on the east.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-13
NAN FOUND IN DRUNKEN
STUP0R; FAMILY STARVING
Money Taken from Him Given to
Wife and Children

With tear-stained cheeks, pretty 16-
year-old Julia Schultz applied in Judge
Summerfield's court yesterday for a
warrant for the arrest of her father,
A. A. Schultz. on a charge of failing
to provide for her sick mother and
four little brothers and sisters.
Constable Charles Benjamin found
Schultz in a drunken stupor on the
floor of a little room at 1929 State
street, where the poverty-strlcken
family lives. The children and mother
were In starving condition.
Benjamin, on a search of the mans
clothes, found s105 in greenbacks, which
the drunken husband and father had
concealed from his wife and children.
Tossing the money to them the Off
Ger handcuffed his prisoner and took
him to jail
Returning to the home few hours
later Benjamin found the family had
literally stacked the room with gro
ceries and meats and were devouring
the first square meal they had been
privileged to eat in months. The chill
dren say their father sold his horse
and wagon six months ago and has
been busy drinking up the proceeds
ever since while they went without
the necessities of life.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-13
TRUCE IN Drummer
CASE SHORT LIVED
Peace Looms When Daughter
Gets Busy, but Mothers
Terms End 1t ouiCkI,
NEW FIGHT WILL BE HOTTER
Plaintiff Demanded About Two
Thirds of Estate Valued
at 100000

An attempt to compromise the
tangled affairs Of the Drummer family
in the superior court yesterday, where
Mrs. Louisa Brunner is endeavoring to
secure a decree of divorce from Her.
man Drummer and $1,000 a month ALI
mony, including the property which
she has in her own name, failed dis
mally because Mrs. Brunner wanted
to retain about two-thirds of the $780,
900 estate. The family war was then
continued with as much Vindictiveness
as ever.
Julia Brunner a Stanford student,
and the most popular girl in the large
family, had arrived from the north to
testify as a witness for her father. She
verified considerable of the testimony
regarding his treatment by Mrs. Brun-
ner and her favorite daughter, Teresa,
whom other members of the family de-
clare is responsible for the quarrel be-
tween the parents.
After giving her testimony in man
ner which damaged both parents as
little as possible, Julia Brunner circu-
lated among the retainerS on both sides
in the battle. Those supporting her
father sat in one side of the court room
and those supporting her mother rested
on the other side, from which points
of vantage they disdainfully ignored
each other.
Julia Brunner is large and good ma
tured and gave the members on each
side in the fracas a good talking to-"
The result was a warmer aspect in the
atmosphere of the court room, which
began to thaw visibly The attorneys
grew less rigid on their legal points
and finally Judge Church declared a
recess to give the parents chance to
talk terms.
Brunner was willing to fix things so
that each of his daughters would be
entitled to an equal share of the prop
erty. If he drew $100 a month he was
willing that his wife should have the
same amount, and so on up to as
large a monthly stipend as the estate
would stand.
It is claimed, however, that Mrs.
Drummer wanted more than half the
property, and this Brunner refused on
the ground that besides getting the
same share as the other children, Ter
esa, the mothers favorite, would,
through Mrs. Brunner, secure much
larger share than the other children.
Mrs. Drummer and Teresa would not
bulge an inch on the proposition, it is
said, and the white flag was lowered
and the black flag run up again. 1t IS
claimed that what has gone before in
the testimony will be mild compared
with what is to come since the fight
has been renewed.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-13
ANOTHER CITY ORDINANCE
IS OBJECT OF ATTACK

What appears to be another attack
on the validity of the city ordinances
was begun yesterday when w. A.
Blackwell, manager of the Mammoth
shoe store at 519 South Broadway
pleaded not guilty before Police Judge
chambers to charge of obstructing
the sidewalk in front of his establish
ment by shoe displays. The case ~ was
set for trial before jury May % at
10 o'clock. -.
Blackwell was represented in court
bv "Tim' Coakley, who recently Sc
cured a judgment which rendered the
ordinance levying a tax on all team
sters, expressmen and truckmen M
valid and unconstitutional.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-13
INSTEAD OF DEATH, WOMAN
MUST SERVE NINETY DAYS
RedIight Proprietress Attempts
Suicide and Is Sent to Jail

One of the most severe sentences ever
imposed in a police court was ordered
by Police Judge Chambers yesterday
In the case of Mrs. Anna Mallory, pro-
prietor of the Louisiana rooming house,
316 South Spring street, charged with
conducting dlsorderly house. She was
given ninety days in the city jail and
fined $50, the latter for violating the
liquor ordinance. A plea for leniency
was made, but it was opposed by
Deputy District Attorney Alexander.
The court refused to lessen the sem
tence.
When Mrs. Mallory was arrested last
Monday night by officers Parker and
Mack she attempted to kill herself by
drinking chloroform. She has been ar
rested before on a similar charge and
was fined $50.
Clara Vernon, one OF the women ar
rested at the same time, failed to ap-
pear III court tile neXt morning ana was
arrested yesterday on a bench war
rant.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-13
woopMEN GONG TO SAN PEDRO

La Fiesta camp, Woodmen of the
World, will go to San Pedro tonight
to initiate a large class of candidates
for the harbor camp. The officers and
uniformed degree team of La Fiesta
camp will exemplify the protection and
Joseph degrees. An orchestra and a
quartet will accompany the party and
San Pedro will also afford entertain
ment Special cars will leave Pacific
Electric depot at o'clock, and upon
arrival at San Pedro a parade will be
formed and all will march through the
principal streets to the hall.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-13

CALIFORNIAN CLUB CELEBRATION
The Caledonian club will celebrate
empire day with a concert and dance
in Blanchard hall Tuesday evening,
May "a.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-13
PArRIck,s HEARING SET

The preliminary hearing of Percy
Patrick. secretary and treasurer of the
defunct Unit Loan company, on a
charge of passing fictitious checks,
which was set for yesterday before Po-
lice Judge Williams was continued un-
til May 10 at 8 o'clock. The continu-
ance was granted upon a showing
made that his ttorney, Joseph Sey-
mour, jr., was occupied in the superior
court. Patrick is in the city jail in
default of $500 ball.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-13
FINDS FATHER AFTER TEN
YEARS THROUGH HERALD

Through a notice in The Herald
George Coffin of FL Monte found his
father, who was seriously ill in the
German hospital The father and son
had not been in communication with
each other for the last ten years and
the elder man wished to see his son
again before he died. He is in Sc
riouS condition,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-13
" Knit
Stockings Wear

w o n exclusively by
thousands of women.
They are good stockings.
None but the best combed
yarns go into them. The
most skilled stocking max
ers are employed in the fac
tories where they are made.
Their fit is perfect.
All sizes and a most complete
line of styles and finishes are
here.
Black Isle stockings, medium
weight, high spliced heels and
double soles, 35c, 8 pairs 81:
Black cotton stockings, high
spliced heels and double soles,
with wide flare tops, 95c, pairs
81.
Black Isle outsize stockings,
high spliced heels and double
soles; wonderful value; 35e, 3
pairs 81.
Black cotton stockings, Maco
split sole, outsize, 35c; pairs 81.
Black silk Isle, high spliced heels
and double toes; Bullocks special;
35c. pairs 81.
Black silk Isle. spliced heels and
double toes, wide hem top, soc pair.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-13
DRUGGIST is ACCUSED

A. D. Lambert, proprietor of drug
store at Washington street and Yer
mont avenue, was arraigned before Po-
lice Judge Chambers yesterday on a
charge of selling liquor without a
physicians prescription. He was given
until this morning at 10 o'clock to en-
ter his plea. He was released on his
own recOgniZanCe.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-13
VerdugO Canyon Land Go.

Has just issued the Most Beautiful and Ar
tistic Illustrated Booklet ever published u
r.Os Angeles. Call or send for one.
INO. A. PIRTLE a.
Evening journal., 1910-09-21
TRANSFER LAND
TO The CITY

The transfers Of real estate record
ed at the Office of the city registry
clerk this week includes lot 1T
Ninth and Lincoln streets. recently
acquired by the city for park purposes.
A list Of the transfers follows:
Alfred H. Roberts and wife TO An
tonic Caserto, west side Of Lincoln
street. 81 feet south Of Howell street,
81 400. -
Thomas ID. Rogates and wife TO the
Mayor and Council of Wilmington,
northeast corner Ninth and Lincoln
streets. 81 200.
North Side Improvement Company
TO William j. Humphrey, No. zoos
Van Buren, street. $3.50.
Estate OF George w. Bush. incor.
porated to Angelautonio Cicarelli, No
| 1911 Lincoln street, 81 200
/ William H. Lee and wife to Thoma
H. Perkins and wife. No. 72S Sout
Franklin street. $3.50.
Thomas l.. Husbands and wife
Kathalene A. Comegys, 10 feet mort
OF Twentieth street. 27f feet south {
Van Buren, street, $4,000.
Allen F. Gihing and wife and Wi
liam r. BOuzarth 70 Martha ]. Petel
son. No. 10 South Scott street, $3.50
Evening journal., 1910-09-21
PLANS FOR STATE
w. C. T. u. CONVENTION

The thirty-first annual convention
OF the. Delaware Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will be held in
First Presbyterian Church, Tenth and
Market streets, October 26, q and 2S
On Wednesday evening Mrs. Leonoro
Lake, of st. Louis, will be the speaker.
On Thursday evening Hon. Seaborn
Wright, of Rome, Georgia, will be the
speaker. There will be a "Y' demon
stration on Friday evening The VIII
mington Unions will entertain all
delegates. 1t is especially urged that
all Unions send names Of delegates
at once to Mrs. Isaac Woodrow. S23
West Sixth street, Wilmington. Each
member of the convention is requested
TO answer roll call with a quotation
or verse of scripture. Excursion
tickets can be secured from all points
to Wilmington, consequently no rail-
road orders will be issued.
Mrs. Kate Il. Smithers is president
and Mrs. Mollie G. Chandler. cores
ponding secretary of the Union. A
box luncheon will be taken by all
delegates for the first day I'm order
to aid hostesses in their arrange
meuts.
Evening journal., 1910-09-21
HE SAYS JAPAN
WOULD FIGHT U. S.

NEW YORh. Sept 21-"All this
talk about war between Japan aiid
America OF any other country is a
great mistake" said Mr.. X. Mizuno,
Consul-General of Japan, during his
speech here at the annual excursion
of the Japanese Mutual Aid Society.
1T is a mistake because 1t is fahe.
Japan does not want war. She is a
peaceful nation. Her one desire is to
build up and perpetuate, not tear
down and destroy. / know that the
one thought OF the Emperor and his
advisers is to re-establish our empty
homes and become a peaceful and
prosperous nation.
"But in spite of all this there Ii
constant talk of war Distinguished
men who ought to know better declare
that Japan is bent on conquest, tha
another war is inevitable. Now,
will say that, if It is really proposed
Evening journal., 1910-09-21
POVERTY, NOT
THRONE, FOR HER

BOSTON, Sept 21.-In boarding
house in Rutland. VT. dependent ON
the infrequent charity of neighbors
and at times without even enough TO
eat. the aged Countess Nicholas
daughter of Sir James Dawson and a
cousin OF Ewart Gladstone. is dying.
The Countess. who. as wife OF an
heir presumptive TO the throne OF
Greece, seemed destined to a royal
palace. Is living out her last days
crippled. pennlless and friendless-
She Is the mother OF Sir Washington
Irving Bishop. whose death twenty
years ago stirred two continents.
half dozen years ago the last vestage
of splendor IN which the Countess
once lived disappeared The magni-
ficent estate in Montpelier. VI. had
been dissipated by her husband. and
both were turned out of their home.
Since that time things have gone from
bad to worse until to-day the Coun-
tess, at the age OF 76, is in dire need.
Evening journal., 1910-09-21
new PASTOR
IS INSTALLED
The Rev. J. Ross StOneSifer
Assumes Pulpit Of First
Presbyterian Church
INTERESTING SERVICE
HELD LAST NIGHT

The Rev J. Ross StOnesifer was
formally installed as pastor OF the
First Presbyterian Church last night.
The Rev. B. J. Brinkema. moderator
Of the Presbyteyr, presided. and the
sermon was preached by the Rev. r.
G. McCarrell. of Mechanicsburg, Pa.
The Rev. j. II. Crawford, pastor Of
Central Presbyterian Church, deliver
ed the charge to the pastor The
charge to the people was by the Rev.
j. M. Hubbert, d. d., assistant clerk
of the General Assembly.
A large mixed choir and a male
Squartet sang. Miss Clara Mason sang
"Oh, Rest In the Lord" Following
the music and the scriptural reading
by the Rev. Alexander Alison, Jr.,
of West Church, Mr. McCarrell
have | desired of the Lord, that I
may dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life" Psalm 81, 4.
Man was largely the result Of his
desires, the preacher said. David s
desires We're disciplined, and thus he
was "a good man. His supreme desire
was obedience to God. Too many de-
sires distress and weaken. All
should be brought under control, and
the supreme desire should be Obe-
dience to Cod. God alone could fill
and satisfy the soul. Our little
worldly ambitions shriveled when
compared to David's one ambition.
| David was seldom away from the
home of the Lord. Let us not be alb
sent lest It be for some good reason
( In delivering the charge to the pas
| tor, the Rev. Mr.. Crawford said In
part. I'm accepting the pastorate
/ you have promised to be faithful Ia
/ the duties devolving upon you. I be-
/ lieve it is necessary that man
should begin his ministry with a holy
awe Ministry is not a profession
/ but a calling from the Great White
/ Throne.
Other occupations are empty and
dry compared with the ministry. II
the minister does not take care, how
ever, he may become guide-pOsi
rather than a guide. There is peril
I'm the deadly familiarity with the
commonplace things of life Let tn,
/ minister beware of turning his min.
istry into a profession rather than a
devotion. The secondary virtues oi
the ministry, gratitude and patience
must not be forgotten"
The Rev Dr.. Hubert in his charge
to the people. asked that the people
be human" and TO appreciate th'
fact that every minister had inhrmi
ties He enjoined the people as fol
lows:
Z Thou shalt give careful attention
TO thy pastors discourses." Tho
shalt not make of thy pastor unrea
I sonable demands" Thou shalt &C
operate with the pastor in his Il
? bors." Thou shalt make liberal COZ
= tributions for thy pastors salary
D 'Thou should not NEEDLE with II
{ pastors business" Thou shalt
{ considerate I'm criticising thy past'
= and shalt manifest appreciation
- him."
These rules were commended upC
r separately. The benedictiou was pr
, nounced by the pastor at the COZ
+ clusiOn Of the exercises.
2 The ind 3allation was largely al
! tended. Many visitors We're please
to find how extensively the churc
= has been improved. A new carp'
, and newly frescoed walls make ia
auditorium attractive.
Evening journal., 1910-09-21
GIRLS in A
FIERCE FIGHT
Zine Busy Caused an InVeS-
tiGatiOn and Young Society
Woman is Whipped

PITTSBURG. Sept 2i-lncensed
over the continual repetition Of the
phrase. Line busy" while she and
her guests were delayed at bridge
whist because of an, absent friend
Miss Hazel Gillen, daughter of John
Gillen. the millionairei horsoman and
ice manufacturer OF Fayette City.
left her home and hfr guests to in
yestigate the local Bell Telephone ex-
change and learn the reason she
could not get into telephone connec-
ton with a young woman she wanted
to "fill in"
Trouble" was found and plenty OF
it. as was demonstrated as soon as
Miss Gillen reached the head OF the
first of q flight OF stairs I'm the eX-
change. A whirlwind, in the form OF
much abused Central Miss Lillian
| Usher enveloped her. and seconC
/ later both young women We're rollins
down the stairs and ON to the side
/ walk, wrapped I'm each others arms
/ while the air was filled with choic
collection Of worse than Sian
phrases.
The young women took a death grl
when they stopped rolling, and. TO n
} amusement of a number of men al
4 boys, proceeded to pull hair and q
Z tempt 10 choke each other for sever
minutes. until one man. with sen
- Of modesty. righted their skirts al
- separated the fighters. Hair raj
. side combs, barrettes aud one switc
which neither OF the young wom,
would claim. Uttered the sidewalk.
IN the meantime the father of tf
I young society leader was entertainin
the guests at the Gillen home. but III
bridge party was brokon up within
few minutes when the hostess. wit
her hair hanging down her back.
deep scratch on one cheek. a blac
and blue eye and her faultless even
ing costume I'm tatters was assisted q
the porch and into the hall, whore
maid and her father carried the younl
I woman to her room Influence wa
used against the telephone operators
and Miss Usher. who had escaped will
only few bruises and one sligh
scratch i'm the fight was asked to re
sign.
Evening journal., 1910-09-21
DELAWARE PEACH
TO GO TO PANAMA

Peaches of the real old Delaware
peach" type were produced In the yard
of Edward Grier. of No. 1914 Gilpiu
avenue. this year Mr. and Mrs. Grier
are now proudly showing the peaches
TO their friends.
The peaches are unusual not alone
for their splendid size and color, but
for the fact that they We're not culu-
waited. Yet peaches upon which tho
best farmers of Delaware have de-
voted their time aud attention, could
not Rurpass the peaches grown In MIR
Grier's yard.
Between two and three dozen peach
es were taken from the tree. Mr. an
Mrs. Grier had wondered as tn
, peaches grew larger and larger, "
they We're not quite prepared for Il
4, handsome peaches that finally alta
ed their full growth. When they wei
! gathered the largest was found TO
l3 inches IN circumference. with
weight OF 10 ounces. All the Othe
peaches were more than the usua
size and weight Everyone was soli
and had a handsome color. Mrs
Grier SAYS they tasted so good tina
they tickled.
One of the big peaches will be taller
down TO the Panama Canal. where Mr.
! Grier's brother. Charles. is working
/ The carrier will be another brother,
! William. who will leave Wilmington
| for the canal on September 20. The
peach will be kept ON ice continuous
I ly SO that Il will retain all its unusual
qualities