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Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-10
MAYOR TO NAME CIVIC
BEAUTY Committeeman

The appointment of a "civic beauty"
committee to enlarge on the plans Of
Charles Mulford Robinson is one of
the duties the council thrust on the
mayor yesterday by the adoption of a
resolution presented by Councilman
Gregory.
The resolution places no limit on the
number of persons the mayor may ap-
point on this committee but leaves
that entirely to his own discretion.
The appointees are to serve without
compensation and are to outline a
plan for Los Angeles to grow along
artistic as well as practical lines.
So much territory has been annexed
to the city since Charles Mulford Rob
inson made his report three years ago
that many changes in the plan he sug-
gested must be made. There are many
details to work out that Mr.. Robin
is could not touch on during his stay
in Los Angeles because of its short
duration.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-10
SLAVONIANS SUE FOR MONEY
THEY SAY THEY INVESTED

The suit of Spasje Vujacich and a
score of other Slavonians against the
Southern Commercial company for
$500, which they allege they invested
with the concern, was begun yesterday
before Judge Mccormick of the su-
perior court, sitting in Judge Hervey's
d partment.
The Slavonians declare they saved
that amount from their earnings and
placed it with the defendant and now
they either want it back or an ac-
counting of the defendants property
and an order for the sheriff to inves-
tigate a distillery in Kentucky which
tIey fear the commercial concern has
started with their money.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-10
EMPLOY ADDITIONAL MEN
FOR PARK IMPROVEMENT

The employment of twenty laborers
for thirty days to put Central park in
order was authorized yesterday by the
passage of an emergency ordinance.
These men will be employed to put in
the walks and new lawn and the park
department expects to open this park
to the public by September Is. No
more money is to be expended in this
park than was at first contemplated,
but the money is to be spent faster
II. W. O'MelVeny, a member of the
park commission, explained to the
council yesterday that it was only
question of hiring twenty men thirty
days or ten men sixty days.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-10
WILL OF LEON SCHMITT
GIVES $125,OOO TO FAMILY
Widow, Three Daughters and a
Son Will Share in Estate

The will of Leon Schmitt, who died IN
Los Angeles July 80, leaving an estate
valued at $125.000, was filed for probate
in the superior court yesterday. Inc
netition is signed by his widow, Mrs.
Jennie Schmitt, who, with three daush-
ters and a son, are the sole heirs. The
will was made April l, 1908. Realty
valued at 800 600 forms the bulk of the
estate. other items being personal
property worth $500 and cash in the
bank S1100.
Mrs. Mamie White Carls filed pc
tition for the probate of the will of her
husband, Andrew White Carls, VINO
left an estate valued at $4,000, consist
ing mostly of realty. The widow ana
daughter. 8 years old. are the heirs.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-10
JUDGE HUTTON GRANTS
SIX DIVORCE DEGREES

Judge Hutton of the superior court
yesterday granted DEGREES of divorce
to six applicants and declared ne prob
ably will give a decree soon to Mrs
Eva j. Buchanan, who stated that her
husband, Edwin l.. Buchanan, has given
her only 81 for her support in year
Those given DEGREES were Pearl Ma
thews from Clyde H Mathews, G. L.
Frankenfield from Anna Frankenfield,
Mary Murden from T. w. Murden,
Anna W. Baldwin from John r. Bold
win Miguel Feliz from Frances Lopez
Feliz and John C. Burdette from Lizzie
Burdette.
Judge Mccormick took under advise
ment the case of Alma N. hammers
against L. T. hammers, whom she
charged with cruelty and unreasonable
fits Of anger.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-10
HUSBAND HAS WIFE
ARRESTED AS INSANE
Says She Is Not Afraid of Losing
Her ACCuSer

Mrs. Mary A. Magee of 2091 Atlantic
street found herself in a peculiar po-
sition yesterday when she was ar
rested on an insanity charge at the
instance of her husband, Jesse j. Ma
gee, from whom she says she is seek
ing a divorce.
Magee appeared in Judge Bordwells
chambers yesterday and asked for the
arrest of his wife. The judge issued
a warrant, to which the husband
swore declaring his wife had delu-
sions, one of which was that somebody
would take him away from her.
Mrs. Magee when arrested calmly
told her story to the judge, making it
quite obvious that she was not so
afraid as her husband might declare
that she feared she would lose him.
According to her story, she fears only
that she will not.
Judge Bordwell has the matter un-
der adViSement,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-10
SON ASKS APPOINTMENT
AS GUARDIAN OF FATHER

Louis F. Muir of Glendale yesterday
filed in the probate department of the
superior court a petition to be made
guardian of his father, Max Muir, rs
years old, who has property, mostly
realty, valued at about $4,000.
Muir, ir., says his fathers health has
been failing for ten years and now has
reached such a state that for the last
ten days he has been a patient in hos
pital. He also fears his parents mind
is impaired. He says his father and
mother have been living apart for
thirty years, and that she and all other
close relatives are living in Ottawa,
Ont.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-10
PHYSICIAN ENTIRELY
CURED Of ECZEMA
BY the Use of Cuticura Remedies.
Prescribes Them and Says They
have Cured when Other Formulas
Failed. TheyAIways Bring Results.

"My face was afflicted with eczema
In the year 1897. used the Cuticura
Remedies and was entirely cured. l am
a practioing physician and very often
prescribe Cuticura Resolvent and Cuti-
cura Soap in cases of eczema, and they
have cured where other formulas have
failed.
Il am not in the habit Of endorsing
patent medicines, but when I find rem
odies possessing true merit, such as the
Cuticura Remedies do, l am broad
minded enough to proclaim their virtues
to the world. have been practicing
medicine for twenty years, and must
say / find your Remedies A No. /.
still find the Cuticura Remedies as good
as ever. They always bring results.
G. M. Fisher, MD, Big Pool, Md, Dec.
4, 1900"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-10
DIVORCE SUITS FILED

Divorce suits filed yesterday in the
superior court We're those of Dominica
Andrini against Isabel Andrini, Mary
E. Hicks against Weberfield Hicks.
Sarah Shunks against Fred Shunks,
Sadie L. Phelps against OrVille b..
Phelps, Jeanie Edwards against. Court
land p Edwards, Ida c. Healton
against A. L. Healton, Luther C. Bar
rett against Jessie M. Barrett, Mamie
Ellis against Augustus Ellis, Carrie
E. Mahan against Thomas A. Mahan,
Clara Weems against Benjamin T.
Weems and H. Dormer against NJ.
Dormer.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-10
MIXUP DELAYS FIXTURES
FOR ENGINE HOUSE De LUXE

MiX-up in authority yesterday de-
layed the purchase of electric fixtures
for the new Fifth street engine house,
known as the engine house de luxe.
The council had instructed the city
clerk to advertise for bids for these
fixtures and three bids were submitted
yesterday to be opened at II o'clock.
But when the time came for opening
the bids Minute Clerk Carroll had
"hunch' that all was not right and
asked City Attorney Hewitt about it,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-10
WILL BURY CHINESE WITH
ELABORATE CEREMONIES

Jung Chong, so years old, merchant
at S21 Apablasa street died at that
place yesterday. Funeral services will
be held over the body Thursday at 2
o'clock in front of his former store.
Chong had resided in California forty
years, thirty-five of which were passed
in Los Angeles, and the funeral Thurs
day will be celebrated with elaborate
Chinese iustoms. Burial will be in
the chinese cemetery adjoining Ever
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-10
OFFERS MONEY TO CITY
FOR RIVER BED GRAVEL

A. G. Hincllley has offered the city
25 cents a cubic yard for the eXclu-
sive right to take sand. and gravel
from the river bottom. In a COM
munication to the council yesterday he
said this material was being taken out
by every one wi, wanted to drive a
team to the gravel pits and that the
city was receiving no revenue from it,
although it was a valuable asset. His
proposition was submitted to the sup
ply committee,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-10

The city attorney ruled that as the
construction of engine houses and all
other public buildings was under the
control of the board of public works
the board should receive the bids and
award the contract. The council had
to order the bids returned unopened
and instruct the board to advertise for
new ones and award the contract.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-10
10 HEAR SEWER PROTESTS

Protests against what is known as
the Alameda storm sewer will be heard
by the city council at II O'Clock Au-
gust "a. This sewer will cost $2SO,OOO
and is one of the most costly improve
ments of the kind ever constructed in
the city. 1t will drain the hill dis
tricts of the north and northwest.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-10
MUST PAY FoR PAPERS

For printing a few copies daily of
the Los Angeles Evening News for sew
eral months viii A. Kistler must be
paid $176.6O by Joseph Mesmer, accord
ing to a decision rendered yesterday by
Judge Hervey of the superior court.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-10
COMPANY DESIRES NEW NAME

The South Land and Loan company
yesterday filed in the superior court a
request for permission to change it's
name to the Mortgage Securities COM
pany, which it declared indicates the
nature of it's business.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-10
HELPING SOME

Have you done anything toward
getting rid of the weeds out in your
section of the city?"
II married a widow last week who
lived in the next block"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-11
ESPERANTO CONGRESS
MEETS NEXT MONTH

Washington, July 10.-(Special)-T
sixth International Esperanto congress
will convene in this city on August a.
In order to promote Esperanto the dele
gates who attend will try to get through
the session without speaking any other
language save Esperanto. They will use
the new language in talking among them
selves in restaurants, in hotels in barber
shops, in talking to cab and taxicab
drivers and, 1t may be, some of them
will bring the newest tongue into play
in ordering liquid refreshments
Persons who never heard Esperanto
spoken will probably think that some of
the guides who show the visitors through
the city have become demented The
guides ire studying up On Esperanto so
that they may be able TO point out in
the new language the places of interest
to the delegates.
The Capital Sightseeing Co, which is
always up TO date. posted a notice for
their guides 70 CLEAN a smatterng of
Esperanto as soon as it was known that
the convention was coming here Many
OF the guides did not heed the order so
the sightseeing company has picked out
several likely looking lngusts and put
them to work acquiring a knowledge of
the language The guides demurred at
first, but when the advantages of know
ing Esperanto were pointed out they sui
lenly returned to their books.
Thirty-fve foreign countries will send
delegates and nearly 5000 visitors are ex-
pected in all.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-11
CLEVER ENGINEER
THWARTS BANDITS

st. Louis, July 10.-Cleverness on
the part of the engineer prevented
three apparently inexperienced band
it's from robbing the Missouri. Kansas
and Texas southwestern flyer train No.
8 near Larimore, about fifteen miles
from ST. Louis at an early hour this
morning.
Three men were arrested this after
noon as suspects The police are
searching for three others who are
said to have entered the city about
o'clock this morning.
Engineer Quinn through a ruse pre-
vented the baggage car and passen-
ger coaches from being looted. The
bandits compelled the engineer and
firemen to descend from the cab at
the point of pistols and go with them
to the baggage car to assist them in
uncoupling the car.
While tinkering about the coupling
the engineer and fireman in the dark
ness managed to glide away from the
bandits. The two started on a run for
the engine. The bandits soon took no
tice of this and opened fire.
The engineer and fireman springing
into the cab of the engine threw the
throttle wide open and the train
dashed away.
The three men, armed and masked,
used a red lantern to flag the train
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-11
.MOOTED QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE CAPITAL

Washington, July (special)- With a
lively national campaign approaching
some curiosity is manifested over the
whereabouts of and part to be played by
the chairman of, the republican national
committee, who in past campaigns has
given counsel and funds to the congress
sional committee 1t is not generally
known that John Fremont Hill of Maine
is the successor of such figures in the
political world as Quay and Hanna.
He was made acting chairman of the
republican national committee few days
after the Taft Inauguration had taken
place, and Frank II. Hitchcock had as
sumsd the duties of Postmaster General
of the United States. Mr.. Hill was hand
on one of our most LUXURIOUS steamers.
He disappeared over the bounding MAN,
leaving the national committee and the
nation to the gods of chance and the
winds of idle circumstances.
And in addition to this query of the
whereabouts of Hill there comes another
This:
What is Frank II. Hitchcock dong?'
The answer on the part of some is that
he is running the national committee, that
he regards the former governor of Maine
merely as something appointed and then
hauled to Europe that he will engineer
the assistance which Is to be given to the
congressional committee, and that being
still the real chairman of the national
committee, he thinks it just as well that
Mr. Hill should be devoid of political pres
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-11
COURT CHANGES
MAY AFFECT CASES

| Washington July 10.-tSpecial There
the radical changes in the makeup of
the United States supreme court will
have upon the utra-important govern
ment cases against the Standard Oil com
pany and the American Tobacco COM
pany. With Chief Justice Fuller dead
with Justice Moody expected to resign
and with their successors in doubt, It is
believed that the ultimate decisions
against these so-called trusts" are set
back for at least a year.
While Gov. Charles E. Hughes of New
York is most prominently spoken of as
the successor of Chief Justice fuller and
while United States Solicitor Lloyd
Bowers is believed to be President Taft
choice as a successor for Justice Moody,
nevertheless authentic reports have it
that President Taft will not make these
important appointments until late in the
| fell
The five months allowed Justice Moody
in which to decide as to his retirement
from the bench will not expire until the
middle of November.
1t is an imperative matter that three
of the big cases before the supreme court
should be heard by a full bench when
the arguments are commenced. These
cases are those against the Standard Oil
company, the tobacco trust and the
third is as to the legality of the cor
poration tax
President Taft finds himself in tick
fish situation. If Justice Moody should
retire the task of selecting a majority
of supreme court bench will have fallen
/ upon the shoulders OF the chief executive.
President Taft's ambition is to leave the
| White House leaving behind him the
, best judiciary the country has ever
known. But the President has much for
consideration. 1t is not necessary for him
TO make the nominations until next De-
cember for they must be ratified by Con-
gress.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-11
INCONVENIENCE OF
AMERICAN DIPLOMAT

Washington, July 10.-The peculiar
Inconvenience of an American diplomat
becoming a father in a foreign land
are set forth in official dispatches to
the state department just printed as a
part of the Foreign relations OF the
United States for 1907"
The diplomat is Charles D. White, in
charge of American legation at Buenos
Ayres, but now secretary Of the lega-
ton at Havana.
Early in 1907 Mr.. White wrote to the
department that he was DESTROYS OF
having a permanent record made In
the United States of a son born to
Mrs. White and himself August Z,
1906. He confessed his ignorance of
lust how to prepare such report but
he forwarded a certified copy of the
Argentine record of the birth.
Robert Bacon, then acting secretary
of state and now ambassador to
France, was called upon to advise the
patriotic father.
Common notoriety and the ready
proof of the fact in case of need are
all that are necessary" he wrote to
the charge and attached the seal OF
state.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-11
SCANDAL INVOLVING
PREMIER CLEMENCEAU

Paris. July 1O.-(Special)-A scandal in
volving ex-Premier Georges Clemenceau
has broken out in connection with the
trial of Henry Rochelle, the well-known
French promoter, whose financial insti-
tutions. the Franco-Spanish bank and
the Credit Miner. were closed in March,
1908, when Rochelle was arrested on
charges of extensive swindling.
The testimony shows that immense
sums Of money were made by specua
tors Immediately before the failure. 1t is
now charged that the arrest of Rochelle
was made upon direct order from Glenn
enceau. Several interpretations in par
Lament regarding the affair will be made
on the 18th inst
Clemenceaus friends intimate that M
Delcasse. foreign minister, who Is an i'm
placable enemy of Clemenceau. has taken
advantage of the latter's absence In South
America on a lecture tour to spring this
sensation. Clemenceau's brothers. Paul
and Albert in open letters characterize
the attack as cowardly, and declare that
his public life is above suspicion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-11
RECLAMATION rs A
GREAT BIG BOOSTER

Washington, July 1e.-The preparations
of tie reclamation service for the con-
struction of the big Engle dam have given
a great impetus to agricultural develop
ments in that part of Mexico, according
to a statement issued by the recama-
ton service.
The increase in the value of lands in the
first unit of the Rio Grande project. 1t
was stated, has been taken as an indi-
cation of future prosperity throughout
the irrigabe district. Under the LEAFS
burg diversion last year 22,500 acres were
irrigated and the acreage this year, 1t
was stated, doubtless would exceed that
amount The value of land under cult
walton at present varies from 500 to
$500 per acre. and that of raw land from
$50 to $50 AS comparison, 1t was point
ed out that the value of the land under
cultivation at the time of the preliminary
survey was $40 to $40 per acre, and that
of raw land 50 to $40. The majority OF
the lands is now in the hands of Amer
icans it was added. while previously to
the advent of the reclamation service
now controlled by farmers of Mexican
extraction,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-11
HOTEL LOOKS LIKE
DEPARTMENT STORE
Special Cars Bring Statesmen
and Trunks
MERCHANTS COME TODAY
Marshall Field Il Co. VIII Entertain
$50 Alabama Merchants, Pay
ing All of Their Expenses
TO Birmingham

Like mushroom in the night, coun-
terpart of the mammoth Marshall Field
& Co. store of Chicago. has sprung up In
OF the Hotel Hllman.
Yesterday % statesmen, designated as the
cream of our staff by Frank Dunlap
assistant general sales manager, arrived
in a private car over the Louisville and
Nashville. Forthwith Is big transporta.
ton vans unloaded a special baggage cal
and 70 trunks filed to overfowing witt
every line carried by Marshall Field were
transported to the Hillman. In a few
hours the statesmen were ready for the 25t
merchants from every point in Alabama
who Will begin to arrive today to buy
their fall lines in Birmingham and spend
four days here as the guests of the COM
pany.
The fifth and sixth floors of the Hilmar
look not unlike big department store
and on every door is tackled sign which
is for the purpose of telling the buyers
which department is established temper
arily in certain rooms
The buyers convention will open today
From every point in the state merchants
will come as the guests of the company
They will buy or not buy, as they choose
but every cent that is expended by them
will be paid by the company.
Frank Dunlap, assistant general sales
manager for Alabama and Mississippi,
said yesterday when he arrived that Biz
mingham was selected for this convention
Of ho-
cause a greater amount of trade is en-
ioyed here than in any other city in the
south.
Atlanta, which is a boom town, wished
to have this convention but we decided
that Birmingham should have the first
one ever held in the SOUTH" said Mr..
Dunlap.
I'VE do not hold these affairs indiscrim-
inately but carefully look over the field
and then make a selection Our choice of
Birmingham has not been Ill advised, and
feel sure that the city as well as our
company will be immensely benefited. We
intend to have these conventions here
twice every year. If this one pans out
well this city will have thoroughly estab-
lished itself with our firm, and nothing
will be too good for you to receive from
Marshall Field & Co.
I'VE cordially invite any merchant in
Birmingham to visit our show rooms
while the convention is being held. In
this city we do an annual wholesale bust
ness that is very pleasing. We have
many good customers here. We wish any
one interested to attend whether they are
merchants or not This is really one of
the most valuable advertisements that
Birmingham has ever received gratis
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-11
CHARGED WITH KILLING
HIS LIFELONG FRIEND

Parkersburg, W. Va, July TO-
Charged with the murder of his life
long friend and neighbor, christopher
C. Brinker, rs years old, Jonas Sees, a
farmer aged SIS, of Standing Stone,
Writ county. was brought to this city
today and placed In jail.
Sees, 1t is charged. shot down
Brinker in the doorway of the former
when Brinker came there and the two
men engaged in quarrel over business
matters. The whole top of Drinkers
head was blown off by charge from
a shotgun in the hands of Sees. The
latter's wife and several children wit
messed the tragedy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-11
EARTHQUAKE FELT
IN NORTHERN ITALY

Rome, July 1o-tSpecial.)-A slight
earthquake was felt today at Belluno,
northern Italy. The rhabitants were
badly frightened but no damage was
done.
Mount Vesuvius Showed signs of activ-
ity early this. morning. A. huge column
of dense smoke was emitted from the
main crater and later a rain of reddish
ashes fell in the villages of Ottaviano,
San Giuseppe and Tersigno. The inhabi-
tants of these places were thrown into
a state of panic, being convinced that
an eruption was imminent. They aban-
doned their work and crowded into the
churches, where they prayed aloud I'M
til the rain stopped.
Smoke is still coming from the vol
cano and Is now forming the charac-
teristic pineshaped column which heralds
an eruption There is alarm in Naples
where the lower classes are spending the
night in the open. The rain OF ashes com
menced again late this afternoon.