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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-01-21

1t has been wisely said that opportunity knocks at
the door of every Most of us recog-
nize the visitor, until, unable to get recognition, it
passes on and is picked up by some man or men
who have the courage and pluck we have lacked:
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-01-21

To put all corporations squarely
on the footing of national banks, so
far as assurance of solvency to the
stockholders and bondholders is con-
cerned, Representative Mann has in
troduced bill authorizing corpora
tons engaged in interstate and for
eign commerce to be registered in
the bureau of corporations.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-01-21

Rathdrum Saloon Robbed.
Rathdrum-The Kootenai bar was
entered and S37 taken from the cash
register.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-30
WANTS FIRE APPARATUS
MOVED FROM CITY HALL
Commissioner Owen Figures Way
to Make Saving

By moving tke fire apparatus from
the city hall to the building of the
Home Telephone company on Olive
street, near Seventh, Fire Commits
sioner r. v. Owen estimates the city
will save $406 a month. He presented
a report to that effect to the fire COM
mission yesterday, but the commission
wanted to know what the expense of
moving would be before 1t made the
change and delayed action for week
to get these figures. Mr.. owen roughly
guessed that the expense would be
about $4,000.
The fire alarm system Is largely car
ried on Home Telephone cables, and
the principal saving would result from
the reduction Of rentals of leased
wires.
The commission rescipded its action
in instructing the chief to find loca-
tions for thirty signal boxes in the
Wiltshire district, and instead ordered
him to locate them in the territory
south of Washington and east Of Fig
ueroa, so they can be handled on the
Cregier system.
No more boxes can be put on the
central system because that is over
loaded as it is and is constantly in
trouble. 1t will be impossible to use
any more fire alarm or police signal
boxes until a new headquarters is Sc
cured with additional facilities.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-30
.CLAIM CENTENARIAN
| FED ON BEANS ALONE
Relatives Contest Sons Control
Over Farm Decided Him
by Aged Father

If beans will keep a man alive for
100 years they form good diet, accord
ing to Judge Rives of the probate de-
partment of the superior court. His
statement to that effect was ELECTED
yesterday during a contest of relatives
of Anastacio Alvitre, 100 years old, and
an alleged incompetent, for his guard
ianship.
According to the testimony offered,
Alvitre decided to his son. Pedro. a
ranch of twenty acres, valued at $4,000
and located at El Monte, in considera-
ton of his caring for him for twenty
five years and his agreeing to continue
to do so until the fathers death, and
then to give him a decent burial.
James de Bayse, son of Mrs. Maria
de Bayse and grandson of the centen-
arian, brought the contest, claiming
that his uncle, Pedro, should not right
fully be given care of the old man and
should not receive all of the twenty
acre ranch.
The grandson asserted in court that
Pedro fed his father exclusively on
frijoles, VI beans, with the exception Of
delicacies frequently sent by his moth
er, Mrs. de Bayse, to her father.
Pedro denied the accusation.
"I give him meat" he declared. He
also asserted that his brother, another
son of the centenarian ana ny name
Bautisto, often sent to the old mans
home for his use both candles and oat
meal.
When the grandson made the horrible
charge that the grandfather was given
only beans to eat. Judge RiVes said
they were a good diet if they would
keep a man alive for 100 years.
After the case had taken up nearly
the entire day, Judge Rives continued
it until october IT,
Alvitre, who claims to be 100 years
old, and who has wife aged 80 years,
is too old and infirm to go to court. He
has lived at FL Monte for seventy-tiVe
years.
It is said that he fought for the
United States during the Mexican war
and performed various deeds Of valor,
especially at the capture of the castle
of Chapultepec.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-30
CHARGES HUSBAND WITH
CRUELTY; ASKS DIVORCE
Annie Meyer Stein Tells Court of
Mates Habits

Judge Monroe of the superior court
yesterday heard much evidence in the
case of Annie Meyer Stein of Santa
Monica, who is seeking to be per-
manently separated from her husband,
Max Stein, a capitalist, whose wealth
is estimated at $50, 900.
Mrs. Stein, declaring that her hus-
band was guilty of extreme cruelty to
her, accused him of frequently cursing
her.
Stein himself took the stand and as
serted that he had never been guilty
of cruelty as charged. and his daughter,
Edith Stein, Is years old, was called
to testify. What she said only the
Judge knows, as all persons interested
in the case were excluded from the
court room while she told the ju-ist
what she knew of the troubles of her
father and mother. The judge ex-
cluded the witnesses and the parties
to the case because he did not desire
either father or mother to know what
the daughter told.
The Stems were married in Chicago
in 1887.
Although the case occupied the at
tention Of the court all day, it was
not finished, but will be resumed to-
day.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-30
Municipal Affairs
ORDINANCE TO CHANGE
MANY STREET NAMES
Nomenclature of Many Highways
in Annexed District Will
Be Altered

After months of hard work the en-
gineering department is almost ready
to present the ordinance changing the
names of a number of the streets in
the annexed districts. The changes
are made necessary by the fact that
street names in the annexed portions
are the same in many cases as those in
the original city Before the ordinance
is presented to the council it will be
submitted to the board Of public works,
probably next Wednesday, which Is
called engineers" day by the board.
In nearly all cases the names of the
streets in the original city are to be
left as they are and those in the an
nexed portions changed. This means
that Beacon street in San Pedro, one
of the principal streets in the harbor
suburb, will lose it's name and the
Beacon street in Los Angeles will re-
tain it, There is a First street IN San
Pedro East and West First streets in
Wilmington and First street in Los
Angeles. AS there is no possible way
these streets can be Joined to each
other the harbor streets will be called
something else.
All the numbered streets of Whining
ton and San Pedro will have to be
changed for they have their counter
parts in the original city Streets in
Hollywood and Colegrove, where the
names conflict, will also have to be
called something else.
PROTESTS EXPECTED
The city engineer does not expect to
have the ordinance adopted without
struggle for he expects objection from
those persons who have quietly lived
on one street many years and have to
accustom themselves to another street
running past their doors.
The action of the council in fre-
quently recommending that the names
of streets be changed without any es-
pecially good reason is not helping the
engineering department in its general
plan of changing street names, as 1t
results in some confusion.
]. ]. johnson, assistant city engineer,
said yesterday that every time the
council ordered the name of a street
changed 1t costs the engineering de-
partment about 800 to change the
name on It's records, maps, profiles and
other documents that bear street
names.
The council has ordered a number of
such changes, some Of them without
apparently good reasons. Last Tues
day It instructed the engineer to change
the name of Newman street to Duin
street. The petition that asked for
the change was signed by several
property owners and give as reason
for the change that Duin was an old
settler and his name should be COM
memorated.
The engineering department has no
special objection to encouraging senti-
ment except in cases where 1t costs
500 or more to do so as when street
names are changed.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-30
READING OF NEWSPAPERS
BARRED IN COURTROOM
Rustic of Pages Prevents Jurors
from Hearing Testimony

No idlers about the court may read
newspapers with impunity in Judge
Davis department of the superior tri-
bunal of Los Angeles county.
1t is against the rules of the court
which are rigidly enforced by Edwin
Lupton, deputy sheriff and bailiff of
that court.
Lupton yesterday found in his court
room three men who were diligently
persuing the morning papers and be
pounced upon them and contiscated
the literature.
"Men's lives are at stake in this
court" explained Lupton, land we are
not going, to take the chance that the
rustic of a newspaper will prevent a
Juror from hearing testimony Alright,
If they want to hear the court pro
ceedings let them listen. If not there
are other places besides a courtroom
where men can read the papers,"
Lupton's wrath was partly aroused
because of the turning of leaves of
papers while the cases of Otto Schulz
and George A. and Clara Stone, al
legged murderers, we're receiving at
fentIOn.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-30
Going East Via Salt Lake Route

This popular scenic line from Los
Angeles to lie east has three through
trains for the accommodation of its
patrons, namely:
The Los Angeles Limited, leaving
Les Angeles daily at 1890 a. M, and
running through in three days TO Chi
cago via Salt Lake City, Ogden and
Omaha. This train consists of the fin
est of standard and tourist sleepers,
dining car and observation library buff
fet car, all electrically lighted. Nothing
is lacking for the comfort and pleas
ure of travellers.
In addition to the Chicago equip
ment is a standard sleeper through from
Los Angeles to Denver, connecting
with the st. LOUIS Colorado Limited,
solid from Denver to Kansas City and
st. Louis.
This gives practically through sleep
ing car service from Los Angeles to
st. Louis in {. little more than three
days.
Another limited train is the new
American Express, leaving Los An
standard sleepers to Chicago and Den
yer and tourist sleeper and diner to
Salt Lake City.
No coaches or chair cars are car
ried on either O. the above named
trains.
The American Express train also has
a through express car to Chicago and
New York
Lastly is the Overlant Express, leav-
ing Los Angeles daily at p m. and
making all local stops, connecting next
morning at Nipton for Searchlight and
at Las Vegas for Goldfeld. This train
has standard sleeper. diner, chair car
and coaches to Sal Lake City, tourist
sleepers for Chicago and Kansas City,
and on Wednesdays a tourist sleeper
for st. Paul and Minneapolis.
Dining car service of this line is a
nonIIar feature and experienced trav-
elers say l. is not excelled in quality
in railway service.
If YOU contemplate taking trip east,
Salt Lake route agents will be glad
to give you full information as to
fares, trains, etc, to any point de-
sired.
Los Angeles offices are at col South
Spring street and First street station.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-30
MAN ACCUSED OF MURDER
DENIES GUILT IN COURT
Otto Schulz Exhibits Torpidity
When Entering Plea

Otto Schulz pleaded not guilty to a
charge Of numbering Mrs. F. Finke
Schulz-Castine at Lancaster before
Judge Davis of the criminal depart
ment of the superior court yesterday,
despite the confession the police ana
sheriff declare he made to them. His
trial was set for october 81.
Schulz behavior when he entered
his plea was of the same kind which
has characterized him since his ar
rest here. He cannot speak English
and his brief denial of guilt was made
through an interpreter, the accused
man maintaining his extreme compos-
ure which seems more like torpidlty
than anything else.
In the same court the trial of George
A. and Clara Stone, charged with the
murder of Morgan Shively at Alham-
bra, January 2, was continued from
October to December II, with the
consent of the district attorney,
P. F. Mace, guilty Of failure to pro-
vide for his wife and family, asked
probation, upon which a hearing will
be given him October l.
w. H. Jacobs, charged with a stat
utory offense pleaded not guilty and
his trial was set for November 80.
Charles Kuhn, an elderly man, adj
mitted that he is guilty of issuing a
valueless check. He asked probation
and his hearing on the application was
set for October l.
Harvey Kirk, who faield to provide
for his minor child who was left in the
care of it's grandmother, was placed
on probation for one year. He must
contribute $40 O. month to the child s
support,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-30
WILL JOIN FORCES TO
PROTECT SCHOOL HOUSES

Commissioner Hawley reported to the
fire board yesterday that Joseph Scott,
president of the school board, had ex-
pressed a willingness to join with the
fire commission in taking such steps
as are necessary to provide protection
to the school houses. A communtca-
ton to the fire commission is in the
malls and the commission decided yes
terday to wait until it is received be-
fore taking action.
N. Banks Cregier, who was to nave
preferred charges against employees of
the fire alarm bureau for interfering
with him in the construction of the
Cregier fire alarm system in the Uni
versity district, was granted one week S
time to complete gathering his evi-
dence,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-30
POSTPONE CASE BECAUSE
OBJECT OF ACTION DIES
Application for Guardianship Is
Blocked by Mans Death

Because of the death of Jacob New
ton, alleged incompetent, last week,
legal matters pertaining to the desire
of his two daughters that the court
should decide between them as to
which should be his sole guardian
were postponed yesterday until Octo-
ber 20 by Judge Rives of the probate
department of the superior court.
Newton was a wealthy resident of
South Pasa lena, whose death was es-
timated at we'll into the hundreds OF
thousands For years he lived at the
Newton ranch on the old Mission road.
When he was declared incapable OF
caring for himself his two daughters
were made his joint guardians. They
could not agree as to the conduct OF
his affairs and asked the court to make
one of them or some disinterested out
slider his guardian. The action, was
pending in the court when the object
Of it died last week. 1t is expected that
some new action will be filed before the
other is resumed as the natural action
in the latter is that 1t will be dis
missed because of Newton's death.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-30
INTEREST PAYMENTS ON
METER DEPOSITS PLANNED

What becomes of the money that is
deposited for meters when they are in
stalled by the public utilities corpora
tions? That is question. that Council
man T. L. O'Brien has been trying to
solve, and he has come to the conclu-
sion that it is earning dividends for the
corporations that collect the deposit.
He believes that the interest on this
money should revert to the depositor'
and next Tuesday will introduce res
olution into the countil for an ordinance
that will require the public utility
corporations carefully to account for
and return the interest to the deposit
ors.
This means that when a depositor
gives up $40 to some public utility cor
Doration for the meters installed on his
premises, and that $40 earns interest at
per cent. the 60 cents must be re-
turned to him at the end of the year.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-30
News of the Courts
SAYS HUSBANDS PACE
IS TOO RAPID FOR HER
Mrs. OIena EcCIeS Asks Divorce;
Claims Mans Gay Life
DisguSted Her

Because Olena Eccles turned down
an empty glass;" la Omar Khayyam,
according to testimony offered by her
yesterday in a divorce action against
Christopher Eccles, manager OF the
Eccles and Smith company of San
Francisco and Los Angeles, she was
treated cruelty and inhumanly by her
husband, who is alleged to have salo
that "she was no sport"
Mrs. Eccles told the court that in
1904. while she and her husband We're
residing in San Francisco, he took her
and other persons to a lively restau-
rant where wine was served literally
and eagerly drunk by most OF those
who had the chance.
Then they went to another place
where champagne was purchased SO
frequently that the wife objected and
turned her glass upside down as
sign that she would not drink. Her
action angered her husband so much,
she declared, that he said "she was
no sport"
Again she says she was requested by
her husband to go with him TO ques-
tionable resorts where ballets were
danced upon the stage and where girls
served liquor 10 TIE pebllO A1S
ed her to "see life" with him, she said.
She declined his invitation but re-
Tented and accepted when he impor-
tuned her to do so. When she became
disguested with what she saw, she
was enabled to go home only when
another man in the party said he
would escort her there If her husband
would not
Following that night, the husband
suggested to the wife, that she get a
divorce and said he would hound her
until she did, she testified.
He often had business in Los An
geles, where he had apartments at the
Jonathan club At each of his fire.
uuent visits he took articles OF his
clothing with him and when he finally
had, piece by piece, removed his en-
tire wardrobe he deserted his wife, she
saws. and set up his home here.
Mrs, Eccles said she offered to live
here with him but that he would not
consent to such an action. Later ne
fell i'll and she came here and nursed
him back to health, to be thanked by
his calling her IAN old rip"
Judge Conley of MADEIRA county, sit
ting in department four, gave her a
decree. He also freed Cornelia Ben
nett from Robert Bennett and Lola M.
Preciado from P. P. Preciado on
grounds of desertion, and Ella Will
lard from Charles w. Willard and Ju-
liza Carr from Edward Carr on proofs
of cruelty
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-30
MAYOR HEARS PROTEST
AGAINST STORM SEWER

Fearing Mayor Alexander would take
some action to revive the Alameda
storm sewer project that was voted
down by six members of the council
Tuesday a delegation of property
owners in the assessment district called
on the mayor yesterday to protest.
They declared that their chief objec-
tions to the storm drain was that at
some time in the future after they had
paid for their drain bond issue might
be levied to pay for storm drains in
other parts of the city and they would
have to help pay the bonds.
Joseph Mesmer, who headed the dele
cation, said that when plan was for
mulated to drain the entire city at the
expense OF districts, the district he rep
resented would be willing to pay for
the Alameda storm sewer. .
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-30
ASK PUBLIC INSPECTION
OF MARBLE FIRE HOUSE
Commissioner HaWIey DOdges All
Responsibility for Building

An invitation was extended by the
fire commission yesterday for the pub
lie to visit the new marble palace
engine house at Fifth stret and Maple
avenue, when 1t is placed in commits
sion Saturday.
In discussing this engine house yes
terday Commissioner Hawley said he
wanted to go on record as disclaiming
any responsibility for "the eXtrava-
gance displayed in building this engine
house." He was not member of the
commission at the time plans for the
house were drawn and the contracts let,
but was appointed to I'LL the vacancy
left by the resignation of Martin Bet
kouski when he was elected to the city
council.
The commission requested the council
to advertise for plans for an engine
house at washington and Arlington
streets, the cost not to exceed $4,000.
A committee of the board was ap-
pointed to select a site for an engine
house in the district west of Hoover
and north of Pico. That territory is
entirely without fire protection now.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-30
COURT, ON TECHNlCALlTY,
FREES WOMAN FROM 2 MEN

Jean F. Bevls practically obtained two
divorces yesterday when Judge Conley of
MADEIRA county, sitting in department 4
annuled her marriage to James II. Liv-
ermore because she was not legally
freed from Edward A. Bevis.
Judge COnley granted the annulment
against his viii and he told Mrs. Bevis
that she was taking advantage of
legal technicality to free herself at once
from two men.
Mrs. Bevis said that several years ago
she was given divorce decree In Port
land, Ore, from Bevis. After marrying
LivermOre, she said, she discovered that
the final entry In her divorce pro-
ceedlngs had not been properly made.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-30

Some folks are exceedingly careful Of
the food they eat. They take every
precaution to see that 1t is pure and
wholesome.
wise precaution. But, perhaps these
very people take no precautions what
ever to see that the water they drink
is pure water.
should give the water question careful
consideration. Pure, soft drinking
water-and plenty of it-has a double
benefit for those who drink II. NOT
only does it quench the thirst, but 1t
tends to keep the body sweet and clean,
to assist the organs in performing
their functions
Impure water often causes severe Ill
ness. Sometimes this does not come at
once, but there is always danger of 1t.
In the case of highly mineralized
water, like most Of the natural waters
of Southern CalifoTnia-rne mineral is
entirely dissolved in the water, and not
to be removed by any filter or other
mechanical device. When you drink
the water you get the minerals. These
are deposited in the arteries-a fertile
cause of rheumatism and kidney trou>
bles.
Puritas Distilled Water is pure, soft
water the most natural water, and
a kind that is good for the body-and
most agreeable to the palate.
We distill it twice. We aerate 1T
with pure ozone. we bottle 1t in clean
glass demijohns, 50 carefully that all
its wholesome purity remains intact.
Puritas is very inexpensive. Five
gaIlons cost but 40c, delivered within
the old city boundary lines. At out
side points the cost is trihe more,
owing to the long haul.
Puritas can be had through dealers
in most towns in Southern California.
If you are unable to find it, write US,
and we will see that you are supplied.
Regular Puritas customers purchase
counon Books, thus securing Puritas
~ 81 discount. When you telephone,
ask us about these Home 10053, Sun
set Main s191. Los Angeles Ice & Cold
Storage Co.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-30
NEW INTERPRETATIONS

Luna Park Amusement company-I.
r. Smith, N. e. Johnston, H. T. Thom-
son, f. C. Hageman, j. c. Crisler, f.
p. Sargent and Stella M. Smith, di-
rectors. Capital stock, $4,000; sub
scribed, $500.
Clara Consolidated Gold and Copper
Mining company-George Mitchell,
Robert E. Morrison, T. J. Carrigan
and C. ]. Daily, directors. Capital
stock, $3.000.000.
Empire Land and Water company
T. w. Pack, ]. w. Deyoe, T. A Lewis,
E. e. Weber and A. R. Humpert, df-
rectors. Capital stock, $15O,OO0; sub
scribed, $500.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-30
MAY PLACE PART OF ROAD
TAX IN THE GENERAL FUND

City Attorney j. w. Shenk will send
an opinion to the board of public works
to the effect that the money collected
from the county, representing the un-
expended portions of the road tax fund
from the annexed districts is to be
turned into the general fund.
From the general fund 1t can be ap-
plied to any purpose and large part
Of n will be used for lights, especially
In the Wiltshire district. Some of it will
also be expended for sprinkling and oil
ing the roads, as well as putting them
in ThDair,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-30
WILLS ESTATE TO RELATIVES

A petition for admission to probate
of the will of Mrs. Alcinda Morrow
Whitson, who died in Los Angeles
September 7, leaving an estate con-
sisting mostly of realty and valued at
500 1000, was filed yesterday in the pro-
bate department of the superior court.
The property is devised in small
amounts to various relatives scattered
throughout the country.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-30
BIRMINGHAM'S POPULATION
INCREASES PAS PER CENT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-The popu-
lation of Birmingham, Ala, is 132,-
6S5, an Increase of 94,270, or 245.4 per
cent over 3S,415 in 1900s
The population of Worcester, Mass,
is las, 9S6, an increase of 27,565, or 2S3
per cent over 118,421 in 1900.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-30
DIVORCE SUITS FILED

Divorce actions yesterday in the su-
perior court were those of Mary d.
Dyer against Daniel b. Dyer, John C.
Forbes against Alice S. Forbes, Fanny
p. Coleman against oscar e. Coleman,
Anita G. de Rosas against Fernando de
Rosas and Otto w. Teigh against EN-
uy M, Teigh.