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Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
BOARD STANDS FIRM ON
ASSESSMENT OF TAXES
Reductions Granted to Corpora
tionS Are Few and Far
Between

1t was another bad day for the cor
porations before the city board of
equalization yesterday for the cuts
that were made were few and very
small.
1t may be that the board will make
sessment of the Pacific Electric, for
Sam Haskins, attorney for the railway
yesterday offered to show the board
that the auditor of the Pacific Elec-
trio had made a serious error in de-
Claring that the railway had issued
S20,00000U of stocks while there are
only 100000 outstanding.
Assessor Mallard declared he had
figured the franchise assessment on the
basis of a 0,O00 900 stock issue and had
taken the auditors figures for it, but
that If the stock issue really was only
$10,000000 a big reduction should be
made in the amount of the assessment
The Pacific Electric franchise is as
sessed at $4,S94,765 and on account OF
the error in the stock report the rail
way wants this cut in two. This case
will be heard next Wednesday morn
ing.
Haskins, who also appeared as attor-
ney for the Los Angeles d Redondc
railroad and asked that the franchise
assessment of $4,000 be cut off. He
showed that the railroad has no fran
Chise north of Slauson avenue, although
it runs it's cars to Second and Spring
over the Los Angeles railway tracks
Because it has no franchise he did not
think it should pay taxes on one.
This amount was assessed on the
railroads franchise to do and on the
advice Of the city attorney who fears
that the city's collecting taxes on a
franchise that does not exist may ham,
per him in proceedings he intends tc
bring against the railroad to force II
to secure q franchise, the council con-
cluded to put the largest part of the
amount on the franchise to be. 1t will
amount to the same thing as the rail-
roads will have to pay just as much
taxes into the city's Golfers whether
the assessment is made on franchise
to do or franchise to be.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
JAPANESE SUE SHIMBUN
FOR $4,000 DAMAGES
Charge Paper with Defamation
of Character

Natives of Nippon apparently are
keenly alive to the possibilities of libel
suits, as they are to other American
customs and institutions, if one may
Judge from the actions filed in the
superior court yesterday by Yoshitscu-
Chi Higashi and Rika I1igashi, his
wife, against II. Tahara, H. Fulfil and
others, as co-partners in the publica-
tion of the Mainischi Shimbun, a Jap
anese newspaper of Los Angeles. and
against the same persons as individ-
uals
1t is the claim Of the plaintiffs that
June IT, 1910, the Mainichi Shimbun
published a libelous article and to
prove it clipping from that journal
is attached to the complaint which also
bears an alleged translation into Eng
lish.
According to the translation the
Shimbun article deals with a shooting
affair at the home Of Higashi at Green
Meadow a few days before the article
is alleged to have been published.
Shikago Nishimura, cousin to
Higashi, is said to have found Rika
Higashi, the latter's wife, with Shuro
Kimura, who, angered, is alleged to
have shot twice at Nishimura with a
pistol, which he neglected to aim with
sufficient accuracy to harm the OBJ
ject of his wrath.
The Higashis want the Shimbun to
pay them $4,000 and the costs of the
suit because of alleged defamation of
character
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
News of the Courts
WILL SHOWS
MANY ARE REMEMBERED
Frank P. SauerWein Leaves Bulk
of Estate to Adelaide
L. Humble

The will of Frank 2. Sauerwein, art
ist, yeserday was admitted to probate
in Judge Rives' department of the su-
perior court. He devised his money
deposits in New York and Los Angeles
banks-the amounts not being named
in the instrumental Adelaide l.. Hum
BILE of Decatur, Ill. To her also he
gave his stock in the Golden State
Portland Cement company, his share
in his grandfather estate, and his
other possessions not otherwise dis
posed of.
To Miss It. H. Graham of Sierra
Madre he willed her note for $4,000 that
he held for a cottage at that place. He
also left her several European water
color paintings.
To Frederick S. Gay he devised the
painting Venetian CanaP' and several
articles of indian wearing apparel. To
Mrs. ]. T. Gay he left a painting,
"Catskills,' and a silver Navajo neck
lace.
To Alice Coleman, a Pasadena musi-
clan, he left his violin, either for her to
keep or to give to some person who
otherwise could not obtain such fine
instrument.
Mrs. John d. Hooker of Los Angeles
was remembered by an amber neck
lace and Navajo blanket, and Mrs.
Thomas p. Martin of Taos N. M, by a
cottage he owned there, as we'll as an
interest in an adobe house at the same
place.
w. A. Marson of Denver, Colo, was
given paintings and sketches; Mrs. G..
A. Weber, an unfinished desert land
scape. Down; and Mr.. and Mrs. c.
H. Luther, the painting "Conquista-
dor"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
ISSUES ANNUAL REPORT
Books Show Remarkable Record
of Accomplishments

The sixteenth annual report of the
Associated Charities Of Los Angeles
has just come from the press In the
form of an attractive ffty-page book
let. A remarkabl record Of accom-
plishment is set forth between the
covers.
A complete classification of the vari-
Gus departments, a full list Of the
many departments, a photograph of
the homes of the departments and a
sectional map Of Los Angeles showing
the location of the central home, re-
ports of the president and secretary
and list of contributors are some of the
many interesting features of the book,
aside from the financial report and
the record of work done.
Persons to the number of 1415 have
been given employment, the total num-
Der of days work being 4193 since the
establishment of the wood yard of the
institution last fall. To 1890 different
persons clothing and furniture lowly
valued at $3134 were given. out of the
1881 applicants at the free labor bureau
since its establishment a few months
ago 1896 were given employment
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
FOOTHILLl FARMS NEAR
TOWN

Have you ever hoped to have home
| of one, five or ten acres-on the foothill
| slopes near Los Angeles?
| Haven't you wished that some friend
| had taken you by the shoulder and
made you pick up a few acres at Holly
wood, Altadena or Sierra NIadre, before
they advanced from $500 up to $4,000 an
acre? Those places have passed for
ever from your easy reach.
The Western Empire, California s
famous homes seekers and rural home
journal, it now completing an organiza-
ton of 200 local and eastern readers to
take over 400 acres of land at Sunland,
in the original Monte Vista valley. This
district surpasses Altadena or even
Redlands in its richness and grandeur,
and is only fifteen miles from the
Chamber of Commerce building in Los
Angeles.
John McGroarty, the famous poet Of
our southland, says of his visit: "And
1 saw vale that day as fair as any in
all the Land Of the Hearts Desire.
was ashamed to think that | had let
the years go by and had wandered far
in quest Of beauty, while all the time
Sunlands Monte Vista had been there
in it's ravishing loveliness just beyond
the threshold of my door"
A few heads Of families may join this
organization, which secures this land
at a low wholesale price, improves II
with roadways, townsite, schools and
trolley line, and distributes the land to
members so that the total cost to you
is not one-quarter of prevailing prices
in the open retail market.
When this kind of land is opened it
goes up beyond your reach The district
lies in an open valley running from Pas
adena east to Fernando, including La
Canada, La Crescenta and Monte Wis
ta-Sunland. Don't try to imagine
about its conditions-come and Inves-
tigate. 1t is only one hour from town.
The editor of the Western Empire
has managed the location of eight sue
cessfuI town projects on this same plan.
This IS your foothill home opportun-
ity. Level rich in productivity and
water, frostless, balmy, and 1900 feet
above sea level.
Can or write at once for booklet.
Western Empire Suburban Farms as
sociation,
Ground floor, Chamber of Commerce
building,
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
WELL-KNOWN TENOR IS
SENT TO INSANE ASYLUM
Charles T. Hendricks Mother and
Friends Tell Court OF
Strange Conduct

Whether a beautiful voice shall be
heard only in an insane asylum was
question which resulted in a scene
OF unusual warmth yesterday in Judge
Bordwelrs courtroom where Charles IT.
Hendrick was arraigned on the charge
of insanity.
Hendrlcl1. who is said to be the nos
SCISSOR of a fine tenor voice. which was
one OF the late Francis Murphy's
Sreatest aids, is nearly blind. He has
become crazed. it is alleged, as the re-
suit OF the too ardent study of medi-
cine for twenty-five months.
Mrs. Susan b. Hendrick the mother
OF the alleged lunatiC, was in court.
testifying that her son had lived with
her at Long Beach until he had driven
her from her home Then she en-
ployed Lewis Cruikshank. attorney.
TO swear to a complaint charging him
with insanity.
she and other witnesses. including
MISS E. r. and e. l.. EVeretts of Pasa-
dena, told of Hendricks alleged odd
performances. His mother declared
her son had reached the conclusion
that there was too much tissue in his
feet and to rio himself of that OBJ
stacle had taken sun baths. This
~ NtC"tuiSil ne loliOWeu DY tearing the
skin from his feet, she alleged, the act
nearly resulting in blood poisoning.
Mrs. Fred Dorm of Los Angeles in
terrupted the proceedings frequently,
stoutly protesting against Hendrick' s
being committed to an asylum. Final
ly, after she had berated Mrs. Hend-
rick until that woman's patience was
exhausted, the latter told Mrs. Dorm
to go home and attend her own af-
fairs.
Judge Bordwell decided I to send
Hendrick to the insane ward at the
county hospital until Monday. This
also nettled Mrs. Dorm. who wanted
him sent to a better place than that,
she said.
Out in the corridor when the hearing
was ended, Mrs. Dorm again entered
Into a lively quarrel with Mrs. Hend-
rick and even made late visit to
Judge Bordwelrs chambers on behalf
of Hendrick.
Another alleged crazy man. Henry
Rietz, manufacturer of violins, who
formerly was member of the Detroit
symphony orchestra, also was ar
raigned. He will be accorded more at
tention today.
Rob White was committed to the
asylum at Patton.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
$4,000 IN ESTATES IS
ABOUT TO BE PROBATED

Applications for the probate of es-
tates valued collectively at $175,000 were
filed yesterday in the superior court.
Hubert A Bingham applied for let
ters If administration for the estate of
of his father, Herbert A. Bingham,
whose estate is valued at $4,000. OF
this $76,510 is given as the value Of the
realty, $1,000 as the annual income from
one piece of property and $4,000 as the
value of household furniture, stocks,
bonds and similar papers. The heirs
are the widow and seven children.
Efie Burton Armstrong, widow Of
Alfred w. Armstrong, wants to man
age his estate, which she values at $685.
OOO Of this amount 100000 represents
the value of five acres Of land at Alta
dena that is set in oranges and has
two houses upon 1t; realty in River
side county valued at $5000 household
goods, $4,000; bonds, $1,000 and" stocks,
500, 900.
Alice Johnson applied for q certificate
to establish the death of Isabelle Wag-
ner and A. w. Dickinson took similar
action in the demise of Mary A. Dick
inSon.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
TO MAKE WILMINGTON
INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
City Council Is Asked to Pass the
Necessary Ordinance

To make the entire city of Whining
ton an industrial district, except a
small portion of the northern part that
is to be reserved for residences, is the
plan of the Wilmington chamber of
commerce. A petition asking that
the city council pass the necessary
ordinance was filed yesterday. The
small section of territory that is to be
reserved for residences IS bounded by
Vermont, Seventh. Mcfarland and the
northern city limits and Reyes street.
The chamber of commerce of VIII
mington realizes that because of the
situation of the place on the inner
harbor Wilmington is bound to become
an industrial center and it wishes to
encourage this idea as much as posi-
BILE by opening the town wide in the
matter of selection OF sites for fac
tories.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
PRISONER PARTLY TRIED
BEFORE SUPERIOR COURT

Felicitas Garcia, alleged burglar, was
accorded part of a trial yesterday in
Judge Davis department. of the su-
perior court, the conclusion of it, the
arguments, being continued until Mon
day.
The prisoner. who formerly was a
chambermaid employed at 7O4 North
Main street. is charged with taking a
suit case from the room of Andreas
Lopez at the Game address.
Officers claim they caught her in the
street with the article which Lopez
declares is his. She told the officers,
so the latter claim, that she found it
under window. 1t is alleged that she
previously had placed it there.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
Municipal Affairs
DESIRE MORE ELASTIC
STREET PAVING LAW
Representatives of Huntington
interests Want to Follow
Own Method

Pleading for a more liberal interpre-
tation Of the new street railway paw
ing ordinance and asking wider lati-
tude from the board of public works,
w. e. Dunn, counsel for the Hunt
ington interests, and George Kuhrts.
chief engineer, appeared before the
board yesterday for a conference.
The special street under discussion
was Seventh from Broadway to Fig
ueroa, that the railway is now paving
according to its own ideas and not III
conformity with the city ordinance,
The ordinance requires two layers OF
vitrifed brick on the outside of the
rails. The railway is using one layer
of brick and it is not vitrt1ed. The
ordinance requires broken rock to be
used in the roadbed and that the rock
ballast be grouted before the ties are
laid. The broken rock is being used
but not grouting.
at is impossible to get grouting
through the rock after it has been
rolled Engineer Kuhrts told the board
yesterday. 1.-The rolling fills the voids
with smaller pieces of rock and when
cement is placed on top it stays there
and will not percolate to the bottom
1t might go through an inch or two
but that would be of no value fol-
the roadbed under the grouted rock
would receive no benefit"
"If you can prove to me that the
grouting will not go through the rock
I will recede from my position" an
swered Gen. Chaffee.
The board unanimously decided that
the ordinance would have to be obeyec
to the letter but Attorney Dunn prac-
tically defied the board when he saio
that grouting the roadbed was too eX-
pensive q demonstration to make fol
the benefit of the board and hinteo
that the railway would continue tC
pave according to its own ideas. II
the ordinance is not followed the rail
way will be prosecuted.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
lMPROVERS FIGHT SALE
OF CITY HALL PROPERTY

Several demands are made on the
city council in resolutions adopted by
the Ninth Ward Improvement asso-
citation and filed with the city clerk
yesterday.
In one of these resolutions the i'm
provement association protests against
the sale Of the city hall property and
suggests that if any more room is
needed either temporarily or perma-
nently 1t can be acquired by building
an addition to the city hall on the
present site.
In another resolution the associa-
ton asks that a high school be con-
structed in Boyle Heights, in another
that a police sub-station be built, and
in another that a fire engine house be
erected on East First street in the
vicinity Of st. Louis.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
ASKS FOR AMENDMENT OF
TELEPHONE ORDINANCE

In a letter to r. M. Lusk, mayor pro
tenn, J. f. Connell yesterday suggested
the telephone ordinance be amended
TO include a classification of engine
room telephones. He explains that
such a telephone as he suggests is 10
Gated in the engine room of an office
building and connects with the main
office of the building. AS it is not in
tended for general use it is not listed.
Before the recent ordinance was
passed, he says, the Home Telephone
made a rate of $3 a month for such
phones but that since the ordinance
was passed the company has increased
the rate to IS a month, calling it a
business telephOne.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
PAYMENTS ON NOTE CEASE;
HOLDER SUES FOR $623.25

Louis Satanov yesterday filed suit
in the superior court to recover from
Samuel Berkowitz $62325 which he al
leges is due him from a transaction
which began with the exchange of
merchandise and a promisory note.
According to the complaint Berko-
witz, to obtain possession of certain
goods, gave Satanov a note for $22S4.6
on April 20. 1t was to be paid in four
months in weekly installments of $125.
except the last, 4. hich was to be $159.65.
Satanov complains that the weekly
installments ceased June 25, admits
that goods valued at $775.55 were re-
turned, and asks that $685. which he
alleges is the amount now due, be
awarded to him.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23

Little Cecilia Josephine Jacobs, 10
months old. one of the two surviving
children of Nicholas and Catherine Ja-
cobs, who, with their other offspring,
were killed in q collision between an
automobile and an electric car last fall,
yesterday was legally adopted by her
mothers brother, Henry w. Reinstad-
Ter, and his wife.
Perfectly happy and cooling with de-
light at the attentions lavished upon
her by her foster-mother, Cecilia
proved quite an attraction to everybody
in the courtroom during the proceed
ings and in the corridors both before
and after the matter was given atten-
ton in the probate department, over
which Judge Rives presides.
In the same court yesterday the pc
tition of Mr.. Reinstadler to be appoint
ed guardian of Frank Jacobs, 13 years
old, and Cecelias brother, and the
only other survivor of her immediate
family, also was granted.
Two petitions in regard to the sale
of realty which forms parts of the
estates of the children's parents were
to have been given attention, but were
postponed until July 27.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
MUST GIVE A HEARING
WHEN LICENSE REVOKED
Court Ruling Outcome of Edith
Thorn Case

That the police commission has no
right to revoke a license without Civ
ing the holder a hearing is the gist of
a written review of the case of that
body and Edith j. Thorn, who conduct
ed a massage parlor, that was handed
down yesterday by Judge Bordwell,
presiding judge of the superior court.
The plaintiff appealed to the superior
court for redress when, according to
her statements, her license to conduct
her establishment at 1872 South Spring
street was revoked without any notice
Of any kind being served upon her in
any way and while the place was tenn
porarily in the charge of Julia NJ. Pen
dleton.
1t is possible, though Judge Bord-
well has not determined his course,
that he will issue a citation for the
members of the police commission to
give the court an explanation.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
NEW INTERPRETATIONS

Champion Bust company, Joseph
Bruner, j. ]. zehner, A. j. McDougal
w. II. Washington, w. Fl. Soule and
f. II. Norwood, directors; capital stock
$4,000; subscribed $1,000.
Dixie Queen Mining and Milling COM
pany, ]. Il. Holbrook, Harry G. Peet
and Benjamin r. Blinn, directors; cap
ital stock $5OO,0OO; subscribed $500.
Redwood Lumber company, %. M
Burnham, James Souter and John II.
Lindsay, directors; capital stock 500,
600; subscribed $15
Los Angeles Theater company Frank
Esposito, John Farina, M. Gockenou-
er, John Z. Coyne and NJ. McMahon,
directors; capital stock $4,000; sub
scrlbed $50
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
TO ENFORCE SETTLEMENT
OF INSURANCE POLICY
Widow Claims Occidental Life
Refuses $4,000 Payment

To enforce the payment of life in
surance policy of $4,000 Mrs. Rachel
A. McEwen yesterday filed suit in the
superior court against the Occidental
Life Insurance company.
According to Mrs. McEwen's COM
plant, she is the widow of Charles r.
McEWen, who, on January 29 of this
year paid a premium of $140 on the
policy in question to insure his life
for one year.
On February 20, less than a month
after he took out the policy, he fell in
an accident at his own home and died
from injuries to his neck. Shortly af-
terward Mrs. McEwen tried to collect
the $4,000 for which the policy was
issued, but claims in her complaint
that she was refused payment by the
company. In addition to the sum named
she wants interest on it since the time
when it was due her.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
RESIDENTS DEMAND THAT
COUNTY PAY ROAD TAXES

Residents of the Wiltshire district
have petitionedsthe city council to col
lect the money due the city from the
county on the road taxes and use the
portion that properly belonged to the
Wiltshire district as it was before an
nexation. They say their streets have
run down badly since their property
was made part of the city.
The council would be only too glad
to get this money from the county but
there is some hitch on how much is due
and the city wants all that is COM
ing to it.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
JOHN ERRETT, EMPLOYE
OF CITY, DROPS DEAD

John Errett, assistant building in
spector dropped dead of apopleXy
yesterday morning in South broadway,
ing. His body was taken to his home,
1902 East Twenty-third street, where
arrangements for his funeral will be
made.
Mr.. Errett was GO years old and had
been in the building department for
six years. He was a member of a
well known eastern family. His father
was chief clerk Of the United States
senate in the '70s.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
CONTINUES S. P. SUIT
AGAINST PACIFIC SURETY

The suit of the Southern Pacific COM
pany against the Pacific Surety COM
pany for $158102 was continued for
trial to November by Judge Hervey
of the superior court yesterday,
The case grew out of the alleged
agreement between the plaintiff and
the defendant and McVean's Van and
Storage company, by which the car
rier concern was not to demand freight
charges from the van company until
five days after any goods had been
received. 1t now charges that $1581.0
transportation is owed by the van COM
pany and wants the surety concern to
nav it.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
COURT CONTINUES SUIT
OF MACHINERY COMPANY

Judge James of the superior court
yesterday continued until December 8
the suit of the American Machinery
company against the Mason Smokeless
Combustion company, the action re-
sulting from the attempt of the plain
tiff to collect $2022.77, which it alleges
is due on a loan of $3719.70 said to have
hann made two wears ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
PREFER SECOND CHARGE
AGAINST ALLEN R. FISHER

Allen r. Fisher, who was brought
from Detroit this week by Detective
Thomas Zeigler, appeared in two Los
Angeles courts yesterday morning
While he was awaiting arraignment in
Judge Frederickson court on a grand
larceny charge he was taken before
Judge Chambers on a charge of felony
embezzlement preferred against him
by Alexandria Lippert of the Diamond
Credit company.
Lippert accuses Fisher of emhezzling
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
BE SURE TO KISS THE
BRIDE ADVISES COURT
"Be sure to kiss the BRIDE

DC bUIb 10 KISS IIIU DI IUJ'
That was the injunction issued by
Judge Wilbur of the juvenile court
yesterday when he performed the GER
emony which united in marriage Mary
Vernon, II years old and a ward of
that tribunal, and Charles Spielman,
who is 25 years old and who was
charged with contributing to her delin-
quency.
Deputy Probation officer Mclaughlin,
who arrested Spielman when the war
rant against him was issued, acted as
best man. Consent was given by
George T. Vernon, brother and guar
dian of the bride.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
STREET MONEY COLLECTED

Frank J. Palomares, assessment
clerk, presented his report TO the board
of public works yesterday showing
that. assessments for 1892, ,450.54 for
street improvements had been levied
and collected during the last fiscal
year. This amount IS divided as fol-
lows:, $3.50 998.45 under the bond pro-
visions of the VrOoman act; $26.39 30
under the cash provisions Of the Vroo-
man act for street and 85,Oj5,79 for
sewers.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
FRISCO AGENT VISITS CITY

D. L. Ewing, general agent of the
Frisco line in Pittsburg, was among
the railroad men visitors to Los An
geles yesterday. Mr.. Ewing is here on
his little annual jaunt to California,
and will leave today for San Fran
cisco, and from there go east.