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Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-01
UTILITIES BOARD OPPOSES
INCREASING SPEED OF CARS
Body Advises Council to Maintain
Present Ordinance

No higher rate of speed on Sunset
boulevard than is allowed under the
ordinance regulating the speed Of street
cars Is to be allowed, II the council
adopts the report of the board of pub
lie utilities. Petitions were sent to the
council to amend the speed ordinance
SO that the Los Angeles-Pacific cars
could travel faster on Sunset boule-
ward. In response the board Of public
utilities says:
"That for a short time after the pas
sage of an ordinance regulating speed
of street cars motormen of the Los
Angeles Pacific and Los Angeles g.
Redondo railways ran cars at very
slow speed. We took the subject up
with the companies and the matter was
so adjusted that thorough test OF the
ordinance was made in practice.
"Since this action of the board In
spection of the service has shown that
the ordinance provision of maximum
speed of twenty miles an hour affords
ample allowance for prompt and salts
factory service. This is in keeping with
the decision Of the board. made after
careful study of the subject, which
resulted in the submission of said or
dinance to the council by this board.
There appears to have been some
ground for this complaint at the time
it was filed, but we are satisfied that
the difficulty has been wholly overcome
by the better regulation of the serv-
ice, without any necessity for change
in the ordinance.
1--WE therefore recommend that no
further action be taken by the council"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-01
CULVERT CONTRACTORS
WANT NEW ASSESSMENT

To what extent the apparent inten-
ton of a contractor may be taken into
consideration when determining the
amount of his bid is the subject of an
interesting series of documents that is
going the rounds between the board of
public works, the city engineer and the
city attorney. The board holds that a
bid must be taken literally, while c. D.
Houghton, deputy city attorney, and
the engineering department hold that
the intention Of a bidder must be con-
sidered.
The controversy has arisen over the
Improvement of Fffty-fourth street, be-
tween Long Beach avenue and the Fur
long Home tract. Seven bids were re-
ceived for this improvement, which in
cludes grading, graveling, cement curb
ing, sidewalks and one culvert.
Withers & Critics were the lowest bid
ders, and the contract was awarded to
them for $303458. The culvert item is
the cause of the controversy. The
ordinary method of bidding on a cul-
vert is per lineal foot, and "culvert per
lineal FOOT is printed on the bid form.
Withers & critics filed this out with
the figures "S10' and the word "com-
plete."
AS SO per lineal foot for culverts is
considered an excessive price for the
figured that the bidder had intended to
cut out the words per lineal foot" but
had failed to do so, and he so reported
to the board of public works.
The board went over the figures of all
the bidders and found that although
Withers & Critics wanted about $3.50 for
constructing the culvert, while other
biddess asked only SIS to $40, still the
prices fixed on other portions of the
work were so low that they were still
the lowest bidders, and awarded them
the contract.
Acting on the advice of the city en-
gineer, which is sustained by an opin
ion from Mr.. Houghton, Frank Palo-
mares has made out the assessment on
the basis of only $40 for the culvert.
The contractors will go before the
council and ask that a new assessment
be made, because they claim they did
not mean what the engineer said they
did, but we're actually bidding $40 per
lineaI foot, the literal wording of their
hid.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-01
BUFFALO BILL TO PRESENT
RIFLE TO WEST POINT
Veteran PIainsman Announces
Retirement from Arena

In appreciation of the whole-souled
loyalty and generous fellowship shown
him by the rank and file of the army,
and In particular the enthusiastic re-
ception given him every season by the
West Point cadets. Col. w. f. Cody
(Buffalo BID will offer the military
academy one of the most valued prizes
it has ever received. Col Cody plans to
present his famous rife to the cadets
as a perpetual trophy for marksman-
ship.
The rife In question was presented to
Buffalo Bill a year ago by the Win
chester Repeating Arms company, and
is an exact duplicate of the rife made
for ex-President Theodore Roosevelt
and carried by him all through his
hunting expedition. 1t is very fancy
affair, gold and silver plated smartly
engraved with a name plate encrusted
In Jewels. The only condition attached
to the gift is that 1t forever remains at
West Point, the cadet making the high
est score during each year to have the
distinction of having his name en-
grayed beneath that Of the greatest
scout America has ever knoWn--Butfalo
Bill.
Millions Of people have witnessed
Buffalo Bill's marvellous shooting with
this same rifle, but he has only few
more shots to flre-with Col, Cody's
visit to this city comes an announce
ment of his positive retirement from
arenic work--it is Buffalo Bills final
farewell to g. nation which has hero
worshiped him this quarter Of centu-
ry past. And as a fitting tribute to the
keen appreciation he holds of his mil
lion friends Col. Cody has gathered
about him this season a most pleasing
entertainment, a congenlal combination
OF stars from two hemispheres-the
wild West and the Far East-the lat
ter being the noteworthy exhibition of
Mai. Gordon w. Lille (Pawnee BID,
Cody's, business partner, and in whose
caretake the great combined exhibitions
go after this season.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-01
News of the Courts
REFUSES To SUPPORT
WIFE; ASKS AID OF HER
Helen Flora Babo Given Divorce
from Husband Who Refused
to Live with Her

When Helen Flora Babo, in depart
ment four Of the superior court. yes
terday showed letter from her hus-
band, Eugene w. Babo, in which he
both declared his intention of never
living with her again and requested
her to loan him $50, Judge Conley OF
MADEIRA county quickly gave her
divorce.
The Babos were married in New
York fourteen years ago, and 1t was
eight wears later and while their two
children were hardly more than in
fants that he left his home. After she
had requested him to return he wrote
to her as follows, under date OF NO
yember IA, 1904, from Albany, N. Y:
''My Dear Nell: Your letter received,
and In reply will state thatNI shall not
return. In the first place cannot and
am not going to try to support you
any longer. l want to be free to go
wherever 1 want to go unencumbered
I realize now that was a bachelor too
long to accept the trials and RESPONSE
bilities of married life. My health Is
not good. and to work as / would have
to to support you is more than reel
I can undertake. You and Dorothy
can get along some way with what you
have, and 1 will keep you posted as to
my whereabouts. But as for coming
back and assuming responsibilities, that
is out of the question, so do not write
me again in that strain. l have moth
ing but the kindest feeling toward you,
and I appreciate all you have done
wish you happiness for the future; for
me-just try to forget that l existed.
Trust that you and Dorothy are well. I
am a little short of money; could you
send me $50 now2 1 would be very
glad. Hope some time to be able to
repay you. AS ever, "EUGENH.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-01
APPRAISER CUTS VALUE
OF ESTATE To S1,505, 205
Report In Probate Department
Reveals Extent of the Late
Carrie Jones' Property

The estate Of Mrs. Carrie M. Jones'
who died several months ago. was es-
timated at from $10.O0o,0o0 down to
S4,000,000, but is valued at only $685.
20587, according to the report filed
yesterday in the probate department
of the superior court by James II.
Faulkner, the appraiser appointed by
Judge Rives last June.
Mrs. Jones' personal pdoperty is ap-
praised at s191, 1876, and her real es-
tate at $1,813,717.50, according to tho
report. Mr.. Faulkner gives lengthy
details, including In the personal prop
erty such items as cash, $25,S19.S7;
jewelry, $1332.50; automobiles, $2600;
furniture, 1851; stock in the Farmers
and Merchants bank, $27.S10; in the
German-AmerIcan bank. $500; Owl
Drug company. $4,000; bonds OF the
Pacific Light and Power company,
$1e.6OO; San JOAQUIN Light and Power
company. $20,475; Los Angeles Gas and
Electric corporation, $4,000; Ventura
Power company, $4,000; Exeter school
district, $4,000; mortgages, $12,600s and
notes, $37,S00.
Devises equal sS17. 7.56s.5o; claims,
80; attorneys fees, $3.50; execu-
tors fees, $3.50, and the expenses of
administration SfOUV. tOLdl1uB $ofz,-
34S39. That sum subtracted from the
total appraised value OF the estate,
leaves $i,160,857.48 for distribution
among the heirs. The total Inherit
ance tax Is $33,5S5.
To each of four persons, VIII 8. Otis.
a brother: Augusta Hubbard, a sister;
Mary N. Hall, sister, and James M.
Morse, a nephew, Is given one-sixth Of
the estate, s19s,476.25. the Inheritance
tax in each case being $6100.38.
Mrs. Carrie B.. Carter, niece, Is be-
queathed $69, ,4920S, the Inheritance tax
being $149226. Edna Otis, a niece, re-
ceives $64, ,492.oS She must pay the
state $134326. Watson Otis, a nephew,
will be taxed $1417.26 on a bequest of
$3.50, ,992OS.
other relatives and their bequests
Ernestine Otis. nephew. $5o.Ses.oe,
tax $933.57; James Otis. a nephew,
S53 3,369.06, tax $1008.57; Nelson M. Otis,
a nephew, $5S,36906, tax $115S57; and
S53, ,369.06, tax $1000S57.
Mrs. Jones remembered the nieces
of her dead husband, Miss Belle Jones
and Miss Elizabeth M. Jones OF Massa-
chusetts, by giving to them the family
home on East Adams street. 1t is
valued at $31,761. They share alike
In 1t.
other requests included $4,000 to
the Southwest Museum association,
500 900 to the University of California,
$40, 900 to the Barlow sanitarium, $10,-
600 to the Los Angeles Protestant Or
phans' home, and $1,000 to Yung, her
Chinese servant.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-01
WILTSHIRE RESIDENTS ASK
FOR MORE STREET LIGHTS

Property owners from the wiltshire
district appeared before the finance
committee yesterday afternoon to pre-
sent their demand for lights. 1t will be
referred to the board of public works
and the city electrician, with instruc-
tions to find locations for the lights and
to estimate the cost.
City Attorney Shenk has given an
opinion that the $500 paid by the su-
pervisors as the unexpended balance of
the Wiltshire district road fund must be
put into the general expense fund, and
may be used for any purpose desired.
1t was hoped by the Wiltshire district
people that some of this money could
be spent for lighting, but the council
recently adopted resolution that all
such money collected would be spent on
the roads in the district from which it
was paid,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-01
ONLY 21 QUALIFY OUT
OF JURY PANEL OF 76
Superior Judge Mccormick Or
ders Another Venire Issued

Because only twenty-one Of the
seventy-six Jurors in the panel return
able yesterday In Judge McCormick's g
department of the superior court quail
fed another panel of thirty-hve was
drawn, 1t being returnable next Tues
day, ~.
worth, Redondo Beach; C. c. Adams,
Long Beach; George R. Beard, Dow
ney; W. ]. Barlow, Los Angeles; q. 9.
Coffrnan, Los Angeles; George M.
Duntley, Los Angeles; Jesse Driskill,
Long Beach; Henry de Garmo, Los
Angeles; william H. Earnest, Pasa-
dena; w. S. Fawcett, Whittier; H V.
b. Gibson, Los Angeles: G. P. Green.
Los Angeles; R D. George, Los An
geles; r. Heffelfnger, Los Angeles; l.
o. Jarvis, Los Angeles; Alfred Larson.
Pasadena; J. D. Mcmillan, Alhambra;
Alf Morris, Santa Monica; George e.
Miles, Pasadena; A o. Marion, Los
Angeles; George e. Osborne, Los An
geles; william Pitman, Moneta; w. r.
Powell, Azusa; I. N. Richards, Los
Angeles: A. w. Stewart, Los Angeles;
w, P. Smith, Pasadena; George w.
Scott, Rivera; J. P. Snyder, Los An
geles: G. S. Summer, Claremont; Ma
thew Slavin, Pasadena; B. Sues, Santa
Monica; Joseph T. Tate, Pasadena; c.
II. Torrey, Los Angeles; ]. M. Wads-
worth, Los Angeles, and j. F. Wilson,
Santa Monica.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-01
CLAIMS MESSAGE DELAYED;
SUES TELEGRAPH COMPANY

A telegram said to have been de-
layed in transmission resulted in a suit
for damages of $4,000 being filed in the
superior court yesterday by Leonard
Orynski against the Western Union
Telegraph company.
Orynski asserts that August he
gave the defendant company at Los
Angeles a message which 1t agreed to
transfer to his wife, Mrs. Isabella B.
Orynslx, at San Antonio, Tex. He al
leges that it was not delivered until
August 12, and as the result he failed
to conclude a sale of lands for $4,000.
BY the transaction not being closed he
asserts he lost $25,00O, and he asks ths
court to award him $4,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-01
GIRL is RELEASED FROM
GOOD SHEPHERD CONVENT

Helena Grattapaglia, on habeas cor
pus proceedings yesterday before Judge
Wilbur OF the superior court, was given
her freedom from the convent of the
Good Shepherd. The case was partly
heard three days earlier by Judge Mon
roe, who continued the action until yes
terday in order to obtain more evidence
from the girls mother, who resides in
San Jose and who came south to aid
her daughter She declared that her
daughter was not sent to the institution
as a delinquent, but as q dependent
child. AS that was the point involved,
and the girl has reached her majority,
the Judge told her to go with her
mother.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-01
WlDAMAN'S SLAYER ASKS
TRIAL BY JUDGE WILLIS
Bells Attorney Makes Application
in Murder Case Hearing

Because he prefers not to be tried
before Judge Davis of the criminal de-
partment of the superior court the
case OF Frank M. Bell, charged with
the murder of o. P. Widaman, was
transferred yesterday to department
eleven, where Judge Willis presides. It
will be before that Judge, therefore,
that Bell will answer the accusation,
the date for the procedure having been
set for October 4.
In the same court Fred Russell, ac-
cused of attacking Fred Carr with q
knife, was arraigned. He will enter
his plea october %.
George r. Freeman, alleged burglar,
asked the court for probation, and will
be given hearing later. The hearings
on the applications for parole made by
George F. Hird and Edward Barry, ac-
cused OF larceny, were continued until
october 8 and 10, respectively. Albert
Wilson, charged with a felony, will be
given similar attention october 8.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-01
CARNEGIE LIBRARY BLAZE
FAILS TO DAMAGE BOOKS

LONG BEACH, Sept. 3O.-Excelsior
stacked against pipes leading from the
furnace in the basement of the Car
negie library caught fire today and
twenty tons of sacked coal in the room
soon were abIaze. The coal was
dragged out and the blaze extinguished.
No damage to the new $4,000 building
was caused. The headquarters of the
chamber of commerce are In the base
ment of the library. Had the fire
caught In the night the damage might
have been great, although a concrete
floor separates the book rooms from
fha basement,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-01
ASKS COUNCIL FOR TIME TO
PROBE RAILWAY FRANCHISE

Because of the important questions
involved in the request of the Los An
geles railway for a franchise in the
newly opened portion of San Pedro
street the board of public utilities will
ask the council for more time to con-
slider the matter. The board wants an
extension to November 10.
More time is also asked to consider
the petition of the Los Angeles railway
for a cross-town car line. The report
of the board states that careful atten-
ton is being given to the matter OF
crossytown car lines that will best meet
the requirements of the public, and the
board is unwilling to report until 1t has
made a thorough investigation.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-01
GREATEST SEPTEMBER
IN BUILDING GROWTH
Total Permits Issued 986; Val
uation Of Improvements
S1,652,790

September, 1910, goes into local his
tory as the banner month in number
and valuation of improvements, no
other September coming anywhere near
the total in permits issued and the
total valuation In improvements.
The official statement for Septem-
ber prepared in the Office of Chief In
spector Backus last night by Chief
Clerk Mark Cohn shows that 9S6 per-
ments valued at $1,652,790, as COM
pared with S37 permits and $1,375, 800
valuation for September, 1909.
The records for the closing months
of the year are closely watched, for 1t
is expected that the grand total for
1910 will reach $2O.O00,0OO.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-01
CORKSCREW PREVENTS
INJURY TO CONSTABLE

Three minutes before entering . sa-
loon in Puente township to arrest ID.
d. Valencia, charged with celebrating
the purchase Of a new gun by pot shots
at the chandeliers In the room, Deputy
Constable schumack put n corkscrew
and knife in his left vest pocket and
probably saved his Life by tho action.
VaIencis met the constable with a
shot from his gun. The bullet struck
the articles in his pocket, and glanciDg
from the officers body, imbedded itself
In the wall second shot from Val
encia's gun wounded q Mexican In the
arm. Valencia was overpowered and
placed In Jail. Deputy District AttOr-
ney Keetch will prosecute the case.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-01
HOLD FIRST INSPECTION
OF L. A. POLICE UNIFORMS

For the first time since the organ
ization of the Los Angeles police de-
partment an inspection of the patrol
mems uniforms and equipment was
held yesterday. All the watches be-
fore leaving central police headquar-
ters throughout the day were person.
ally inspected by Captain of Police
Lehnhausen, in command of that di-
vision. Although the patrolmen had
advance notice of the inspection, a
number of them had forgotten to tidy
up a bit, and consequently received
reprimands.
1t is the plan of Captain Lehnhausen
to hold the inspections every week or
two, but the next one will be without
any notice to the patrolmen, and
should they fail to pass the scrutiniz-
ing eye of the police captain sus-
pension of two or three days is likely
to be their penalty.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-01
DECLARES HE WILL
FREE WIFE OF CAPITALIST

Judge Monroe OF the superior court
yesterday declared his intention of
granting a divorce to Mrs. Annie Meyer
Stein from her husband, Max Stein, q
Santa Monica capitalist, whom she
charged with cruelty. His action Is
expected to be taken October 8, when
the attorneys of both sides will meet
before him to complete the details Of
property apportionment.
The Judge directed that the property,
which is valued at SAL, ,00O exclusive of
house and lot in Phoenix, Ariz., be
evenly divided. A home at Santa Mon
lea, which is included in the SAL 900 ap-
praisement, Is declared community
property.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-01
SUES TO RECOVER $5400;
ASSERTS FRAUD IN DEAL
Man Claims Property Exchanged
Was MisrepreSented

Asserting Misrepresentation was prac-
ticed in a property exchange, Gottlieb
Rahmel yesterday filed in the superior
court a suit against Jules Rost and
Mary Rost, his wife, to recover $5400
Rahmel says he formerly owned
property in Los Angeles valued at $10.-
000 on which there was a mortgage of
$4,000. The Rosts, he AYERS, agreed to
exchange a tract of land they owned
in Shasta county, valued at $500, for
his property, with the assumption by
them of the mortgage on his property,
and their also giving him $1400 in
cash.
He declares that at the expense of
$500 he moved himself and his family
to Shasta county, only to discover that
what he had been told was veritable
paradise was grossly misrepresented
He wants S5400, therefore.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-01
CHILD, THROUGH GUARDIAN
WANTS PROPERTY DIVIDED

Herbert B. Childs, 16 years old,
through his guardian. j. S. Torrance,
yesterday filed in the superior court
suit against Helena Childs for q partt-
ton of property they jointly own In
Pasadena.
Unless a satisfactory division of the
property which consists of three lots,
can be arranged 1t is desired that the
court order it sold and the proceeds
divided.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-01
SOUTHERN PACIFIC AGREES
TO PAVE BETWEEN TRACKS

w. H. Averill, superintendent Of the
Southern Pacific, replied yesterday to
the demand of the city officials that
the railroad Immediately pave between
it's tracks in Alameda street
Mr.. AveriIl said the railroad had had
rails and fasteners on the ground for
some time and had wanted to go ahead
with the Improvement, but had been
prevented by the difficulty in securing
crushed rock. He declared the rock
would be on the ground promptly and
that a gang of seVenty-five expert men
was being hurried to the place from
outside the city, promising that work
would be begun at once.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-01
EMPLOYEES EXTRA WORK
COSTS RAILWAY DAMAGES
Santa Fe Fined Because COnluc-
tor Labored Over Is Hours

In the first case of its kind to be
tried in local courts the government
was awarded yesterday $1OO in its suit
for $500 damages against the Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
company for a violation of an act of
congress prohibiting a railroad COM
pany from working its employees more
than sixteen consecutive hours.
The case was decided on the ground
that w. L. CARROT, a conductor on a
train running from Barstow to Nee
dies, arrived at his destination two
hours and five minutes over the six
teen hours allowed the company by
law. The railroad company attempted
no defense and assured the court that
an error committed by a train dis
patcher, who misinterpreted the act
by congress, was the cause Of the vio-
lation.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-01
WOMAN DlSPUTING LAWYER
ACTS AS OWN ATTORNEY Z

Judge Moss of the superior court yes
terday transferred to department two
and continued until October IL the dis
pute between Miss Mary Woodward
Kilborn and her lawyer, ]. L. Murphy,
of the law firm of Murphy & Poplin,
over attorneys fees.
Miss Kilborn declares she is willing
to pay what is due Murphy, but OBJ
1ects to paying other attorneys brought
into service by him. She originally
employed him to attend to the settle
ment of her mothers estate She now
Is acting as her own attorney.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-01
JUDGE GRANTS 1 DIVORCES
WITHIN TWENTY MINUTES

= The granting the four divorces :
!. In twenty minutes was feat ac- !
:. complished by Judge Conley OF =
+ MADEIRA county, sitting In depart =
+ ment four of the Los Angeles SUI \
+ perior court yesterday. !
= Averaging only FIVE minutes to ].
\ each action, the jurist freed Helen +
4 Flora Babo from Eugene w. ].
:. Babo, Anna M Johnson from Mar =
= tin johnson, Lulu w. Stewart !.
). from James N. Stewart, and Her !
= bert d. Crane from Minnie 70. =
! Crane. i
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-01
U. S. C. UNDERGRADUATES
WILL BANQUET OCTOBER 8

More than 25O members of the under
graduate student body of the Univer-
sitv of Southern California college Of
law will gather at banquet in the
spacious dining hall of the Mt. Wash
ington hotel on the evening OF Octo-
ber 8.
The affair is in charge Of committee
of upper-class men, and a program Of
after dinner speeches by members OF
the student body and faculty is as
sured.
Arrangements have been made with
the Los Angeles and Mt Washington
inclined railway for special car service
for the young men and women who
attend.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-01

cises that will break the monotony of
repetitions. Regular drills will often
be merged into exercises in battle
formations, which will require unison
in movement of all the troops.
One day of the encampment will be
set aside for the annual sham battle,
which is the greatest event of the en-
camprnent, and the moment that every
officer and private looks forward to
each year. The night previous to this
spectacular scene, which so closely re-
sembles the real action in real war
fare the commanding officers are as
signed their duties and stations In the
coming days hostilities, and these OF
ficers arrange their troops the night
before in the formations planned. Dur
ing this night the militiamen get
touch of something very close to real
war times, by sleeping on the ground
rolled In their blankets.