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Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-20
GRANTED DIVORCE FROM
HUSBAND FOR DESERTI0N

Proving charges of desertion, Lolita
May Hobbs yesterday was granted a
divorce from Howard S. Hobbs; Frank
W. Ellis was freed from Martha A. Ell
lis, and Howard A. Weber was given
a decree permanently separating MIN
from Evelyn Weber.
Thehe actions were heard before
Judge Cole of the Imperial county SUI
perior court. who sat in Judge Hut
toms department of the Los Angeles
tribunal. He also granted decree to
Lucas e. Villa from Eloisa E. Villa,
the husband proving his allegations OF
cruelty on the part of his wife.
The jurist continued the cases of
Minnie c. Wilkins against ]. w. VIII
kins and C. G.. Hopkins against Flora
M. HOPKINS, in both of which divorce
is asked on charges of desertion.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-20
Personal Mention

Delos B. Rogers, a wealthy distiller
of Chicago is registered at the An
gelus.
E. H. Flagler, music dealer from
Cincinnati is registered at the West
minister.
e. ]. Adams, a New York real estate
dealer and broker, is a guest at the
Westminster.
F. c. Mitchell, a business man from
Denver, is a guest at the Lanker-
SHIN for a few days.
DR.. w. Schleicher, a specialist from
Berlin, Germany, is a guest at the
Lankershim for a few days.
Harry w. Beatty, proprietor Of Ho-
tel Mascarel at Santa Barbara, is a
recent arrival at the Hayward.
DR.. E. H. stiles, practicing physi-
clan from Tucson, is at the Van Nuys.
He Is accompanied by his wife.
A. F. Tarin and family from Her
mosilla, Sonora, Mexico, are among
the late arrivals at the Van Mugs.
Samuel Manchester, a merchant of
Santa Barbara, is among those who
registered at the Hayward yesterday.
Valdimar NJ. Wohanka, a wealthy
globe trotter from Prague, Bohemia,
Is among the recent arrivals at the
Lankershim.
A. E. Spencers wealthy lead miner
from Joplin, Mo, is a guest at the
Lankershim. He is accompanied by
his family.
Mrs. H. H Fugett, Miss Alta Rish
and Miss Gladys Wells are tourists
from Memphis who are stopping at
the Hayward.
Ensign William T. Wenton of the
Maryland is a gueust at the Alexan-
dria, having arrived here yesterday
for a short stay.
Henry Agati rated as one of the
largest diamond merchants in America
is at the Alexandria. He registers
from New York city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John o. Foster, own
ers of one Of the largest ranches in
Southern California are registered
at the Angelus from San Juan Capis-
trano.
Miss II. Levy, Mrs Joseph Gold
man, A. M. Levy and Miss e. A. Helm
form a party Of Houston, Texas, people
who motored from Santa Barbara yes
terday and are stopping at the Aiexan-
dria,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-20
News of the Courts
.HALTS OFFICIAL ACTION
FOR COUNTY FURNITURE
Leonard Merrill Obtains Restrain
ing Order Against Plans of
Board of Supervisors

Defeated in his suit for an injunc-
ton against the supervisors in the SUI
perior court, Leonard Merrill carried
the matter to the court of appeal and
yesterday procured a restraining order
preventing the county officials from
carrying out the contract with the Cal
ifornia Furniture company for furnish
ing the new county structure, the hall
of records, with stationary and nova
BILE furniture.
LEONARD SEEKS INJUNCTION
Merrill a few days ago asked an in
junction from the superior court, but
Judge Bordwell denied his request on
the ground that he has no Jurisdiction
over the actions Of the supervisors I'M
less actual fraud were alleged. Merrill
then went to the appellate court, where
he repeated his charges and asked for
restraining order. He alleges that
the supervisors had no right to let the
contract, even by resolution, to the Cal
tanned a temporary restraining order
preventing them from awarding the
contract to it formally.
Merrill declares that the supervisors
had no direct knowledge of the needs
of the people who would occupy the
new building now In course OF con-
struction, and sent the bidders direct
to the heads of the various county Of
fees instead of preparing list of spe-
cifications themselves.
QUESTIONS SUPERVISORS RIGHT
1t also was alleged that the super
visors could not legally award the con-
tract because they overlooked lower
bidder in favor of a higher one, thus
inprea sing the exnenSes of the county
The California Furniture company bid
$247, $50, while one bid was only $150,O0O.
Judge Allen of the court of appeal
signed the temporary restraining order
and the supervisors, by papers served
on them yesterday, are called to APP
pear August 30 to show why the injunc-
ton should not be made permanent.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-20
MAKE HOT CRITICISM
OF TRACT SUBDIvIDERS
Private Ownership of Streets
Leads to Middle

w, NJ. Humphreys and A. A. Hub
bard had the time of their lives yes
terday afternoon when they got an
opportunity to express their sentiments
on some of the methods pursued by
tract subdividers. j. Harvey McCar-
thy appeared before the board with
some of the owners of lots on Dalton
avenue, in what is known as the Uni
versity tract to urge the city to ac-
cept Dalton avenue, between Santa
barbara and Vernon avenues, as a
public street so they can borrow
money with which to build their
houses.
Dalton avenue between these two
streets was never public thorough
fare but was reserved as q private
street by Mccarthy when he laid out
the tract so he could give free right
of way over the street to the Los An
geles railway. Now the records show
the street has been sold for non-pay-
ment of taxes and banks and other
financial institutions have refused to
lend money until the title to the street
is clear. They fear that anyone so
disposed would buy the private street
for the taxes and close it up, which
the purchaser would have right to
do, leaving the houses without any
outlet to a thoroughfare.
MIDDLE is CAUSED
But the board of public works re-
fused to have anything to do with the
street until the property owners Sc
cure it themselves by condemnation
proceedings and turn it over to the
city, free of all encumbrances.
Like other tract subdividers you
retained that street as private prop
erty in order to give Huntington a
VII Of hn Y1n n
secure a franchise" said Mr.. Humph-
reys to Mr. Mccarthy. 1T was only
for the purpose of beating the county
out of what it might have secured
for such a franchise"
Mr.. Mccarthy acknowledged that
such was the case and this only kim
died Mr. Humphreys ire.
This procedure of retaining streets
as private property is a fraud on the
purchaser" continued Mr.. Humphreys,
"for they consider they have a public
street when they buy their lot and
they do not know that it is necessary
to pay taxes on this street because
it has never been dedicated to the
city. 1t is a grave injustice and
s,mething should be done to stop it."
Since the specifications requiring
higher grade of street work in new
tracts have become part of the city's
laws, some real estate operators are
filing maps of their subdivisions show
ing the streets as lots. AS long as
the streets are not dedicated to the
city, but are privately owned, the real
estate man can put on any kind of
street improvement he chooses and
some of them adopt this method so as
to use the cheaper class of work.
Sooner or later this action on the part
of the real estate operator reacts on
tn lot owner.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-20
CHARGES MAN
WITH THREAT TO KILL
Jumps from Taxicab and Is Seri-
ousIy Injured by the Fall
on Roadway

PARIS, Aug. 19.-With a number of
bruises and a broken bone protruding
from her shoulder, a pretty, but per-
haps imprudent actress is now lying
in bed and has, through her lawyer,
lodged a complaint against casual
acquaintance made at a casino. The
man who is thus complained of as the
cause of the adventure is himself as
tonished at the facts of which he is
accused and points to a long career
of responsibility as triumphant an
swer to any insinuations.
The actress went to the casino to see
the manager, to whom she had been
introduced by a police official. Her
object was to discuss the terms of an
engagement for appearing at the
casino. The police official, in the
course of the evening introduced her
also to a friend of his, a former police
inspector and very honorable man.
It grew rather late, and when after
midnight the actress was about to go
to take the train for Paris the man
offered to take her to the city in an
automobile. A taxi was hired and had
barely started in the direction of Paris
when, as the actress alleges, she felt
the barrel Of a revolver pressed to her
temple. 1t gave her a horrible chill
and she seized the hand that was hold
ing it and succeeded in pushing it
aside. She screamed to the chauffeur
to stop, but before the automobile
could come to halt she flung open the
door and jumped out to the road. The
driver had heard her and at once
turned back to where she was lying.
"What have you done?" exclaimed
the chauffeur to tho man inside. THE
poor creature has killed herself"
The man replied that it was all
mistake. The lady had taken fright
because he was changing his revolver
from one pocket to another.
The actress tainted and was con-
veyed to Paris some time in the morn
ing. She had been cut and bruised
about the forehead and eyes and all
over her body by the fall. Her right
shoulder blade was broken and one of
the bones, protruding through the skin,
almost touched her cheek. A friend
afterward, when seen at her house,
was indignant at the delay in bringing
her to Paris. The unfortunate lady,
she said, was allowed to lie IN the
hallway of a hotel on a stretcher from
. o'clock until o'clock in the morning.
There was. it seems, no one to. take
care of her during that time. The
gentleman who had been with her re-
turned alone to Paris, it is SAID, ana
as he entered his house he made the
following statement:
81 have mad a curious adventure an
actress who was with me in an auto
mobile got frightened and thought
wanted to kill her. I simply changed
nv revolver from one pocket to an
other. It is terrible to be thus false
ly accused"
The police official who had intro
duced the actress to his friend says
that he cannot understand why she
should have thought that his friend
intended to kill her, as it was the first
time that he had met her.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-20
CITIZENS FILE PROTEST
AGAINST MUNICIPAL FARM
Object to Prison Experiment in
Their Own Neighborhood

Complaint against the proposed mu-
nicipal farm in the San Fernando val
leJ was made yesterday when the citi-
zens of Burbank, Lankershim and the
vicinity, filed a protest asking the
city council not to establish the pro-
posed farm in their neighborhood. They
say that such an institution would
make it unsafe for their children, that
1t would retard the development of the
section and depreciate the value of
property.
The municipal farm is to be a place
where prisoners accused of minor Of
lenses can be sent to work out their
fines in raising garden produce and it
means the abolition of the present
chain gang system.
Experiments of the kind in Cleve-
land and other eastern cities have
shown that not only does a profit ac-
crue to the community through the
farms but the prisoners are much bet
ter in every way. Mayor Alexander
is the authority for the statement that
the chain gang costs SO for every 50
worth of work it does.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-20
DECLARES PSYCHOLOGIST
WITHHELD COMMISSIONS

A jury in Judge Moss department
of the superior court yesterday heard
part of the suit of George H. Walker
against DR.. w. r. Price of Long
Beach, psychologist who has figured
in several actions in the superior court
lately because of alleged falses repre-
sensations in transfers of mining stock.
Walker declares he was employed by
Price to sell stock of the National Gold
Dredging Mining company and that
because of his services there is
$780, 20 due to him on commissions.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-20
LOYAL LEGION ATTENDS
w. G. HALSTEAD FUNERAL

Funeral services were held over the
body of w. G. Halstead yesterday af-
ternoon at the chapel of Orr & Ed
wards. DR.. Warren r. Day officiated
and burial was in Evergreen cemetery.
The pail bearers were George H. Blk
by. Judge ]. D. Bicknell, Captain Will
liam Banning, J. r. Banning, Major
F. r. Burnham, John Schumacher. A
large number of members of the Loyal
Legion attended the service, Mr.. Hal
stead having been a popular member
of that organization.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-20
MANY PRISONERS TO
BE ARRAIGNED TODAY

James Henry, alleged forger; STAN
ford Lindley, accused of burglary; Eu-
gene Smart, charged with burglary;
Joseph Murphy, said to be a forger;
F. w. Groeff, asserted issuer of a
worthless check; w. H. Smith, accused
of assault with a deadly weapon, and
Jacob Hartnagel, formerly a member
of the Los Angeles police department,
AZ now accused of embezzlement, will
be arraigned today before Judge Da-
Wis of the criminal department of the
superior court.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-20
MEXICAN GOVERNMENT
GIVES R. R. CONCESSION

CHIHUAHUA, Aug. 19.-The con-
tract between the government and the
Chihuahua Railroad company for the
construction of a road from Monclova
to this city has been published. Ac-
cording to the concession the road will
be finished by December 81, 1915. 1t
will be $50 kilometers long and will
run across the states of Coahuila and
Chihuahua. The government will give
the company a subvention Of $500 900,
to be paid in bonds with a guaranteed
interest of per cent. Federal and
state troops and officials on state bus
mess will be carried by the road free
of charge
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-20
BIG AMERICAN INVASION

LIVERPOOL, Aug. ia newspaper
here says that the American tourist
season will be of longer duration this
season than ever before. The Ameri-
can incurslon commenced earlier than
usual and arrivals are still unprece-
dented in number. Some of the earlier
corners are now returning, with the re-
suit that the liners are pretty full on
the westward trips. The preponder-
ance of ladies among the passengers
is quite remarkable. and most eloquent
of the advanced stage of emancipation
now reached by the American woman.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-20
SUIT OVER CONTRACT TO
BUY LAND is SUBMITTED

The suit of F. B. Clark against AL
bert P. Green, to enforce a contract
for the purchase of five acres in La
manda Park for $4,000 was submitted
yesterday to Judge Houser of the SUI
perior court. Green declared he did
not live up to the contract because he
learned of building restrictions not
m -:.tioned in it. Clark asserted that
Green knew of them.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-20
WOMAN NAMES $4,000 AS
BALM FOR LOST AFFECTION

Alleging alienation of affections, Mrs.
Jennie Caldwell yesterday filed in the
superior court suit for damages of
$40, 900 against Mrs. Ida M. Gridley,
whom she accuses of winning the love
of the husband of the plaintiff, Will
lard Caldwell.
A suit for divorce brought by Mrs.
Caldwell against her husband on the
grounds of desertion is about to be
tried in the superior court.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-20
NoNsulTs DAMAGE ACTION

Because of contributory negligence,
the action of Mrs. Nellie L. V. Cough
lin of Pasadena for $5O,55O damages
against the Pacific Electric Railway
company was non-suited yesterday by
Judge Moss of the superior court. Mrs.
Coughlin claimed she was seriously in
tured in Fair Oaks avenue, Pasadena,
when she was struck by car of the
defendant company
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-20
NEW INTERPRETATIONS

Sunset Nurseries company-H. d.
Robertson, c. Maset, William Thorn
son, G.. c. Melrose and ]. b. Tread
well, directors. Capital stock, 100000;
subscribed, $25.
California Eucalyptus Lumber COM
pany-W B. DeNure, l. N. DeNure, "A.
It. Morrow, w. A. Edwards and w.
III. Ramsaur, directors. Capital stock,
$50. 900; subscribed $3.50.
National Florence Crittenton mis-
sion-C N. Crittenton, F. B. Water
man and Charles S. Morton, directors.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-20
WILL TRY WOODBURY. CASE

Because of the vacation of Judge
Willis of the criminal department of
the superior court, James A. Wood
bury, charged with passing a worth
less check on the Whitley Jewetry
company, will be tried before Judge
Davis. Judge Willis recently refused
to grant Woodbury. his freedom on
writ of habeas corpus.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-20
DIVORCE SUITS FILED

Divorce suits filed in the superior
court Yesterday were those of Dell Nor
ton against George Norton, Bessie Ed
gett against Philo N. Edgett, Nellie
Winston against Syddall Winston, Jes-
sic L. Post against J. S. Post, Ralph
Norris against Alice Norris, Leyla
Lennon against B. S. Lennon and
Minnie Evelyn Anbios against John
Reuben AnbioS.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-20
GEORGE sTEELE,s WILL FILED

Two wills were filed for probate yes
terday in the superior court. One was
that of Max Muir, who died in Los An
geles August Is, leaving an estate val
ued at $52S1.31, consisting largely of
realty The other was that of George
w. Steele, who died here August 9,
leaving realty valued at $15,600.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-20
Y. M. c. A. SEEKS TO SELL LAND

The Young Mems Christian associa-
ton of Long Beach yesterday filed in
the superior court a petition for per-
mission to sell a lot it owns in the
harbor district for $4,000. 1t desires to
make the transfer in order to pay off
indebtedness it has incurred.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-20
WANTS MARRIAGE ANNULED

Alleging that NJ. H. Brown had a
wife, Frances Rivers Brown, June 20,
1908, Matilda r. Chalk, who married
him on that date, yesterday filed in
the superior court suit for annulment
of her marriage.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-20
CHARGES FRAUD IN LAND DEAL

Alleging fraud in the acquisition of
500 cash and two lots in the AMMAN
dale Villa tract, William II. Robinson
yesterday filed in the superior court
suit for the recovery of the realty
and the rooney against Oscar Leusch-
ner. q real estate dealer.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-20
DIFFERENTIATION

The man whose cash was swept away
Was but a gambler. we are told;
While he who won, the thoughless say,
Was an investor, shrewd and bold
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-20

IT'S as easy to secure a bargain in a used
automobile, through want advertising, as Il
used to be-and still iS-to secure . horse
and carriage.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-20
WILMINGTON RESIDENTS
TALK OF BOROUGH PLANS

A resolution of the Wilmington
chamber of commerce, filed yesterday
for the benefit of the city council, dep
recates the agitation at Wilmington
for the formation of a borough of what
was formerly enclosed in the Whining
ton city limits.
The resolution recites that number
of Wilmington people, dissatisfied with
the delay of Los Angeles in Keeping
it's pre-consolidation pledges, have
started a movement for the borough
system which is permitted under the
present city charter, but that the
chamber of commerce believes the time
is at hand when work will begin for
the redemption of these pledges.
my ancestors came over in the
Mayflower."
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-12-30
| os Iesto; del agui|ucho
Sc agita en- Francia la idea de
trasladar a Paris, al panteon
de su padre al infortunado
rey de Roma. hijo del gran
Bsnaparte.

Ha nacido en- Francia Ia idea de
sollcitar de Austria, lie pernita tras
ladar los restos del Aguilucho, hijo
del gran Bqnapcrte \ que debio ser
Napoleon segundo, de su tumba aus
triaca. al pante6n en- que reposa su
padre. In miembro del Consejo Nh
aicipal de Paris. VI Quentin Bau
chart. eneabeza Ia iniciatiya que.
por sgpgestc rlenta va con Ia ache
son de Rosrand. s. duda que Aus
tlia acceaa ] ests petici6n, naientras
viEa Francisco Jos4 Las negociacio
nes extraoliciales han empezado con
Ia publication de INA hermosa car
IA de Rostand, Y So espera q los di
ploaleticos, deseando agradar j
Francia, ddn los piineros pasos con
ii Emperad0r aIstrIaco.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-12-30
De @0cj@d|Nd.
H gYve zzzv

Persenales. Ell Lcdo. Soto Gras
ha lido a Mayaguez con ell proposlte
de pasar ALI aho nuevo Y reyes. Que
terga buen agulnaldo el Quito love1
y que Sc divierta mucho.
Oro cr,stlano El elegante fscame'
dice como sigue"- El nino Luis Ms
puel nacio el Is de agosto de 1910
Recibid el santo sacramento del bal
tismo ell dia 25 de diciembre de 1910
en- la parroqula de Nuestra Sra. Gle
los Remedies en- Cathedral, San Juar
Puerto Rico.-Padres: Mano S. &c
gel y Angela Hernandez de Gelgel
Padrinos Maria Vazquez de Herman
dez Y Jose Hernandez Usera".
Muchas felicldades en- el porvenll
al nino Luis Manuel
Hasta Ell s. Permanecera aqui, Sc
gun informa la secretarla" la linda
morenita del verjel de Vieques Te-
te Benitez, hasta el s del entrante
Enero. En- el paseo del Parque Ia no
che del microbes fue admirada Ia
gertll nina de mejilias de azuce
cenas y esbelto cuerpo de juncal Gin
tura. Despues volvera a la cludad
en- union de su estlmable famlla, pa
"a residir aqui, todos, deflnitlva
mente.
Flestas polatinas. Han circulado
va las invitaciones que hacen, Ia dls
tinguida senorita Margery Cotton y
su hermano el gobernador sr. George
R. Cotton, para la reception que ten
dra lugar en- los salones de la Man
sion Ejecutiva la noche del segun
do dia del entrante Enero, lunes.
Habra bale y Ia fiesta comenzara
a las $50 de la noche del eXpresado
dla ?.
Sc han hecho arreglos en- las an.
pllas salas de Palaclo para esta y las
otras recepeiones que Sc ofreceran
segun costumbre, en- la resldencla
del gobernador de la isla.
Hay animacion para concurrlr Via
primer fiesta del nuevo ano resultara
brillante, Y la cortes lnvltaelon de
los hermanos Cotton sera nutrida
danlente cumplimentada por Ia so
ciedad de San Juan Y de otras pobla
clones de la isla. Semper.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-12-30
Via social en- Caguas.
La iarana del casino qued6
lucidisima.
Con motive de las pascuaS estan
pasando las vacaciones con
sus familiares, diStingnidaS
normalistaS.
De nuestro corresponsal.

Con gran concur-encla de heieS
V gran idbilo Sc han celebrado las ira
dicionIes misas de agulnaldo, balo
la buena direction del Rev. padre In
fanZon
La noche de la misa del gallo nu-
merosa concurencia lleno totalmen-
te las naves del temple oat6lico, ter
min6 dicha fiesta dentro del mayor
orden.
Ell domingo Sc celebro en- el ca
sino puertorriqueno una esplendlda
jqrano, Ia que mas tarde hubo de
transformers en- animadislmo bale.
Sc vi6 ooncurrido el casino como po-
cas- veces. Mas de 40 parelas llenaban
totalmente el salon. Hermosas y gen
tiles flores del jardfn de Aglas Bue-
mas, brillaron esplendorosamente en-
union de un grupo de bellas y SIM
patlcas caguehas.
Dieho casino prepara otro bale
para Ell 81, con obieto de despedir Ell
ano. que quedara brillantfsimo a iuz
gar por los preparativos que Sc hacen
En- Ia semana pasada dei6 de
existr despues de larga Y cruel do
lencia, el ST Adofo Flores.
Era el fallecido un hombre honra-
do Y laborloso.
Deseanse en- paz eI distinguido ca
ballero. V llegle nuestro n.ss senudo
pesame 4 sgs desoonsolados ia
millares
Con laotivo de- las xaeaeiones de
Paseuas u Aao nuevn mnchas y be-
llisin.as normalistas vleRen q pasar
esos dias de asueto entire sls famlia
res en esta.
Bienvenidas todas.
-Despues de psssr ma eorta TEN
porada en- los Estados Inldos ha re
gresado i esta 81 i6ven Adolo Mar
ouez
Rienverido,
-Delsimpatico pueblo de San Lo-
renzo ha venido a Ca2Ias pasar las
vaesciones y las Eestss ie estos dias
"a simpatiea Y herrlosa senorlta Ca
;slina Baez, eompetenie profesora
que eieroe en- eq'iel pueblo
Nuestro mas cortss ssla5o de bien
veni1a.
DE paso para Fl rohlado de Gu
rsbo. donde pasara Una breve TEN
porsds. hemos tenido Fl r1isto lie >sl,l
ludsr a Ia simpztica Y vIrrVosa Sc
horita Mercedes B. Marti.
Buen vIaie y muchas felieldades.