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Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-05
ASKS DIVORCE JUST TO
PLEASE FLIRTING WIFE
Iona Beach Man Says He Loves
Mate and Wants to
Obey Her

Because his wife asked him to come
up town from Long Beach and get a
divorce from her because she could not
stop flirting, A. Edgert, Nebraska
farmer, started out to accommodate her
yesterday.
as this the divorce court?" he asked,
on finding his way into Presiding Judge
Bordwells chambers.
"Well. not exactly" replied the judge.
"Sit down and tell me what you want.
What is the trouble?"
my wife and 1 have been married
four weeks began the erstwhile
farmer. II am As years old and she is
ten years older than sweet 16. We are
living at Long Beach -by-the-Sea. She
wants divorce. I love her, and any
thing l can give her she shall have
I came here to find out how to get It,"
why does she want to leave your"
asked the judge, studying his visitor
over curiously.
"She says she can't give up flirting
because Of her good-natured disposi-
tion. She corresponds with fellows
back east and they send her mushy let
ters All of the fellows she fiirts with
are not in the east, either, by a long
shot. She says she can't stop it, be-
cause it is in her system"
Now" said the judge, kindly and
firmly. you go back home and tell
your wife she is a goose. Tell her she
is crazy. Tell her she can't have a
divorce and that she must behave her
self and live with you"
Somewhat delighted with such expert
advice, Edgert departed with an un-
easy feeling that he had done his best
ana was glad it was no worse.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-05
ASSMAN, SAFE WIZARD,
DIED HONEST AND POOR
The Contents of Bank Vaults Law
Open to Him
(specIal to The Herald.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June A.
Although George P. Assman the ia
nous safe wizard who died a few days
ago at Austin, Texas, possessed knowl-
edge that might have tempted a less
honest man to enrich himself at the
expense of others. He lived and died
relatively poor man. Throughout his
life he demonstrated that there was no
safe lock or combination that could
withstand him, and there was not a
safe or vault that stood not open to
him without the crude methods of the
safe blower.
In opening safe to which the com
bination had been forgotten or in
which the mechanism of the lock had
gone wrong, Assman never depended
on rules or his sight touch and hear
ing supplying him invariably with the
key This remarkable fact he demon
strated many times. His method in
opening combination lock teemed eX-
tremely simple. Sitting before the safe
or vault he would turn the knob un-
til the lock would act 1t was his boast
that he needed no tools to open any
safe in the country as long as no tools
had been used in closing it. His serv-
ices were in constant demand all over
the south and southwest.
On one occasion the great vault of
the New Orleans subtreasury could not
of it's lock mechanism had failed. After
making every effort to open 1t the
treasury officials finally sent for ASS
man, who succeeded in opening it in
a very short time. Before Assman
left the vault he inquired as to his
compensation, which he tho ght should
amount to $500. This sum, however,
was flatly refused him, and without
another word the safe wizard swung
the huge door back into place, leav-
ing the officials to cape in amazement.
Since there was no one to open the
door, Assman was arrested shortly
afterward for interfering with the
property of the government The case
was tried as soon as this could be
done, and the law being to some ex-
tent on the. sid, of the safe expert,
an agreement was made whereby he
was to get the sum of $500 and all
expenses for his services. Assman then
opened the safe and put the lock in
order.
AS a rule he was able to tell ex-
actly when the door would open. and
had he been criminally inclined not
an unguarded safe in the count. y
would have been secure.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-05
LARGE BRICK STORE
FOR VERMONT SQUARE

Six more buildings were added last
week to the rapidly growing Vermont
Souare tract. owned by the Southwest
Land company. The builders are:
Mrs. M. |. Henderson on the south
side of Forty-eighth street between
Budlong and Raymond.
Mrs. Anna Steinmetz on the south
side of Forty-eighth street between
Halldale and Denker.
Consolidated Los Angeles Building
company on the north side of Forty
eighth street between Harvard and
Western.
w. V. Morrow on the north side of
Forty-seventh street between Norman
die and Halldale.
Lafayette Tarbell on the west side of
Normandie between Forty-eighth and
Forty-ninth. Mr.. Tarbell is erecting
q brick store building.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-05
HUGE DESERT ACREAGE
FILINGS FOR IRRIGATION
$4,000 of the $4,000 Tract
Sold to d Los Angeles
Company

PHOENIX, Ariz., June 4.-There has
never been a time in the history of
Arizona when the immediate reclama-
tion of the arid lands of the territory
was as promising as 1t is at the pres
ent moment. A new reclamation project
on the Little Colorado river has been
initiated by the filing at the local land
office on 10000 acres of land In Navajo
and Apache countless by the filing on
$4,000 acres of land for Colonel w. c.
Greene, between Maricopa and Casa
Grande, that project, already under
way, will be materially advanced; the
Santa Fe road has filed for patent a
list of selections of railroad lands
amounting to $4,000 acres on the Colo
rado river which has been sold to a
Los Angeles development company to
be used as cotton plantation. And in
addition to 1t all the news has been
given out that Walter H. Beardsley has
succeeded in financing the Frog Tank
project on the Aqua Fria river and
that work will begin there in a very
short space of time.
The two filings, amounting alto
gether to about $4,000 acres, were made
by representatives of the Santa Fe
road. They were made with Moqui
reservation script. In the one in
stance, that of the land filed up for
Colonel Greene, the Santa Fe gave up
land in it's own district to promote
reclamation project in the territory adj
jacent to the lines in the Southern Pa
cific. The acreage extends south of
the Southern Pacific tracks between
Maricopa and Casa Grande. The pro-
ject still means perhaps a reservoir for
the overflow from the Santa Cruz river
or the utilization of the underground
currents
The project on the Little Colorado
is located chiefly in Apache county
north of st. Johns and runs as far
west as the petrified forest. The men
behind it are J. H. Sherman and J. F.
Church of Denver, capitalists, who
have almost unlimited backing. The
land was filed on by the Santa Fe
and will be turned over to these men
for reclamation. The waters of the
Little Colorado will be utilized to irri-
gate 100000 acres of land. Sherman
and Church estimate the cost Of the
work at a million and a half of dol
lars. These men were induced to come
down and look over the situation by
f. T. Tucker, owner of the Long III"
ranch, a man who is thoroughly ia
miliar with the country and it's possi-
bilities for reclamation. Both Sherman
and Church are men of ample means
and business ability and we'll aware
of the magnitude of the work they are
about to undertake.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-05
PETALS oF PHILOSOPHY

Keep your word, and your word will keep
you.
The less melancholy person enjoys himself
the happier he is.
Every man feels sorry for the victim Of
some other mans injustice.
1t is good principal that draws interest
enough to support you.
A woman who cannot influence a man for
good had better give him up.
Remembrance is the heritage of woman;
forgetfulness the gift Of man.
Show less indignation behind the backs OF
other people, and be bolder in their faces.
Contentment is merely the ability to forget
for while the things that are beyond our
reach
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-05
HIGH WATER MARK
IN LAND SELLING
Lankershim-van Nuys Ranch
Sales ToteI Over
$75O,000
100000 GIVEN IN DISCOUNTS
Names of Purchasers of Acreage
in the Upper San Fernan-
do Valley
s5oo,ooo GIVEN IN DISCOUNTS

A new high water mark in land sell
ing was established last week in the
sales of the Lanke-shim and Van
Nuys ranch, which opened Wednes-
day.
Sales aggregating over $750,000 were
made. These were in blocks of forty
acres up to large bodies of acreage.
The management was particularly
gratifled because most of the buyers in
tend to improve their places as soon
as the present grain crop has been
harvested.
Tie buyers included all CLASSES OF
farmers, orchardists and many prom
inent business men, who will estab-
lish orchards, walnut groves and high
class country places.
Among the first to purchase on the
opening day, June l, was E. 70. Rasor,
who is well acquainted with the ranch,
having formerly worked on the lands.
He is now an extensive fruit grower
at Santa Barbara. He Is buying forty
acres near the Kester ranch, on which
he intends to build and set out an
orchard in the early spring.
S. F. Elliott purchased GAO acres near
Conoga station for a walnut orchard.
over $4,000 worth of improvements
will be put on 1t this fall to be com
menced as soon as the crop is off,
making one of the show places of the
valley.
Nearby on the boulevard w. d.
Iongyear bought 700 acres, which he
intends to put in high state Of cul-
tivation.
The giving of $50OOOO in discounts to
those who build satisfactory houses,
barns and garages is attracting wide
spread attention. Among other buy
ers, most of whom will take advan-
tage of the liberal improvement-dis-
counts. are the following:
F. D. Harding, James Hartlow 1rv-
ing Hamilton, c. E. Boag, M. r. King,
C. f. Hale, e. v. Chavez, Gurney p.
Newlin, T. A. Fisher, ]. Baum, ]. Jep-
som, A. l.. Dennis. S. w. Crabill, f.
Greaves, e. w. Gale, D. D. Sayre, H.
r. Martin, F. N. Arnoldy, L. l.. Hen
son. Mrs. Jennie Jenal, o. ]. Wigdal,
w. d. Woolwine. Morris Hellman, A.
II. Potter, ]. B. Munger
The extraordinary activity is partly
accounted for by the limited time in
which sales may be conducted, as on or
before July / the entire ranch will be
closed in order to harvest the grain
crop, which is valued at nearly half
a million dollars. Selling will reopen
September 20 at prices which will be
readiusted to fit the conditions.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-05

Twenty fourth street, 2139 West-G.
E. Van Gugsling, 1907 Story building,
10 room residence, $4,000.
Crenshaw boulevard and Pico street
M M. Benjamin, 1909 Manhattan
place, owner; Empire Building com
pany. builder; two-story, ten-room
residence, $4,000.
Junipero street, 919-Calvin Newlin,
owner and builder; one-story, four
room residence, $400.
Harvard boulevard 3S35-A. A.
Brown, 325 South Spring street, owner;
e. S, Williamson company builder;
one story, five-room residence, $4,000.
Mignonette street, 1127-J. c. Bene-
dict, at lot, owner; William Divine,
builder; one-story, four-room resi-
dence, $3.50
Irola street, 7O9-Savary & Atsatt,
1907 West Fifth street, owners and
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-05
MORE TENANTS SECURED

TAYLOR and Wilson of the firm of
Jesse H. Taylor company report hav-
ing closed a lease for the west base
ment of the Citizens National Bank
building to Col. S. F. Stinson, formerly
at 416 South Broadway. Col: Stinson
will install a first class bowling alley
in this place and will be ready to meet
his former patrons just as soon as he
gets the place in order. He has MADE
a lease for five years for a considera-
tion of $4,000.
The same firm reports having made
a lease of store and basement at 755
South Hill street in the Wilcox Estate
building to Charles A. Holland, dealer
in gas and electrical supplies and fix
lures. Mr.. Holland will take possess
sion of the store July 1.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-05

and Lodi place-G. G. Hunt, Coalinga,
owner C. A. Albright, builder, one
story one-room garage, 1885,
Twentyfifth street, 1928 West
Lydia NJ. Wallace, 230 East Thirty
first street, owner; E. S. Shopland,
dence, $4,000.
Fifty-first street, 1903 West-J M.
street, owner and builder; one-story
siX-room residence, $500.
Fiftieth street, I'll West-Ben Vein
gart, 241 East Fifth street, owner; F.
R. Ward. builder one-story f1ve-room
residence, $1400.
Twenty-fourth street, All West-F.
P. Wilson, Twenty-fourth street and
Vermont avenue, owner; N. F, White
more, builder; one-story tWo-room
picture theater and store $4,000.
Twelfth street and Dodson street
Hilda A. Hansen, $50 West Twelfth
street, owner; Robert Ralston, builder;
one-story two-room residence, $206.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-05
THE LACKING STROKE

do you think it would improve my
STYLE" inquired the varsity man who
had got into the crew through favorit
ism, "if L were to acquire faster
stroke?"
"It would improve the crew." replied
the candid trainer "if you got para
lytic stroke. London Tit-Bits.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-05
LEADING MOTOR CAR MAN
SELLS 100000 RANCH

Warren Vance, vice president of the
Motor Car company, on South OlVe
street, has just concluded negotiations
resulting in the sale of his extensive
sheep ranch in Idaho. The amount m
volved in the transaction was $2OO,0cO.
Mr.. Vance is now on his way to 1daho.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-05
INcEssANT DEMANDS

my present patient" said the pretty nurse.
sis very exacting. Wants something all the
time"
''Never mind. He may ask you to marry
him."
IT wouldn't be surprised II he did. He
has about run out of other requests"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-05
BUILDING PERMITS

The following permits have been is
sued since the last publication of the
list classified according to wards:
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-05
STEEL CONDITIONS BETTER

A distinct Improvement is reported
by steel manufacturers. A number of
the large independent companies re-
port a very good run of new orders,
which is taken In steel trade circles
generally as an indication of a turning
point for the better. Two of the largest
independents report that earnings for
May will show an increase over April
of approximately 10 per cent, which is
practically the same increase shown in
March over February.
You can buy 1t. perhaps at many places. but
there's one BEST place to buy it-and that
place advertises.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-28
SERVICE CORPORATIONS TO
SELL AVIATION TICKETS
Novel Plan Invoked to Increase
Receipts for Charity

After a meeting Of the aviation com
mittee. held last evening, at Whicn
ways and means of increasing the at
tendance at the charity aviation meet
were discussed, novel plan was
worked out to bring about the desired
effect. 1t will be tried out TINS morn
ing.
The plan is to give bunchos of 2ooo
tickets to the heads of five of the
largest corporations in Los Angeles,
with instructions to sell them. The
corporations have each agreed to di-
vide this number of tickets between
them. The corporations have eacA
agreed to divide this number of tickets
between twenty of thtir men and send
them broadcast, not only over Los
Angeles but to the surrounding towns
to dispose Of the tickets.
The corporations which have con-
sented to assist the committee i'm this
manner are the Los Angeles Gas and
Electric corporation, the Pacific Light
and Power company, the Los Angcles
street railway corporation, the Edlson
Electric company and the Pacific Elec-
tric company.
This morning twenty men Will be
selected from the working force Of
these corporations, given 100 tickets
and sent out to canvas the city. The
tickets viii be different from those
now in use. They bear no date and
will be accepted ON any date for gen
eral admission to the meet. They will
be sold for 50 cents each.
The corporations have taken this
matter up and are doing it free of
charge" said Chairman W. NJ Garland
last evening Each has agreed TO
donate the services Of twenty of its
men to the cause of charity, and the
members of the committee are of the
opinion that a great many tickets Will
be disposed Of by them With the eX-
coption of Monday the attendance Of
the meet has not been satisfactory,
and we came to the conclusion that
some radical move must be made il
the poor of Los Angeles are to have
any summer outings"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-28
CAN WILD DUCK BE OWNED?
JUDGE GIVES UP PUZZLE
Game Stealing Charge Proves a
Hard Legal Nut

Can a man own a wild duck? For
several hours in Justice stephens court
yesterday the case was argued pro and
con while weightier matters were car
ried over for future consideration. The
complaint, sworn to by II. H. Yonkin.
with Harold Hull in the role of de-
fendant, has aroused a great deal of
interest in legal circles.
Some time ago YOnkin, with r. R.
Werdin and two companions, went out
after the wild ducks. Hull, according
to the complaint, also went after
ducks, but left his gun at home. Dis
covering Il brace of fifteen of the fowl
hanging near the Tonkin camp he set
off for home with the spoil.
When the hungry nimrods discovered
the loss they We're more than indig-
nant,. They We're hungry. and imme-
diately sWore out the complaint accus-
ing Hull of the theft.
But wild ducks cannot be owned
and are not a subject for larceny"
pleaded the attorney for the defendant.
a library of legal procedure was
brought forward for the elucidation of
the tenets of both sides, and each
WaXed eloquent in pleading his case.
AS the shades of evening were falling
fast Justice stephens pleaded head
ache and dismissed the complaint on
the payment of SIS for the ducks which
We're or were not stolen.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-28
SCHOOL SITE SELECTION
ST|RS DEBATE BY BOARD
BUILDING Committee Must Recon-
slider Proposals for StruC-
ture in Wiltshire District

Arguments by members, with heated
debates in the interims, gave the reg
ular session of the county board OF
education, held in the Security build
ing, something of the atmosphere or
the court room. The nam business OF
the meeting was the consideration OF
the proposed new school district to be
established in the Wiltshire section,
east of Coronado street, north of VIII
shire and west of Vermont
Four sites have been proposed, only
one being at all suitable to the erec-
ton of a school. A petition with 22S
names appended was introduced ana
spirited debates of the property own
ers who had flocked to the meeting 10
have a hand in the deliberations fol-
lowed AS the only available site was
declared too low for the location or a
school building the project was re-
ferred back to the building committee
Reports were read and adopted from
the committees on building, purchas-
ing and distributing, finance and from
the auditor, foreman, superintendent
and the teachers committee. The lat
ter recommended that the designations
of Viola Justice and of Mrs. Anna M
OBrien be accepted.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-28
TRAFFIC LAW EMR0D!ES
SYSTEM OF HIGH SIGNS
Whistle Toots to Regulate Autos
in Crowded Street

Raise your right hand when you
want to turn to the right as you motor
toward a corner in the congested dis
trict and your left hand when you de-
sire to turn to the left. Wait until the
gentlemanly officer of the traffic squad
who is guarding that corner gives a
dignified nod of his head in answer to
your appraised hand, AMI then proceed
Put your automobile number on the
hood of your machine. Stop when the
traffic officers whistle blows once if
you are travelling north or south. Stop
when it blows twice if you are travel'
ing east or west. and be sure your
vehicle does not project beyond the
property line of the corner.
These are the new regulations con-
tanned in the traffic ordinance which
the council passed yesterday and
which Sergeant Butler. who commands
the traffic squad, told the council yes
terday the travelling public will have
to learn by a process of education
The ordinance will not go into effect
for thirty days, and in the meantime
the traffic officers will continue their
campaign of education.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-28
CITY DETECTIVES JAIL
CONFIDENCE SUSPECTS
From Adjoining Room, Police Say,
They Overheard Plot to
Fleece Farmer

Somewhere in the vicinity Of Los
Angeles there is Il farmer who pos
sesses $1,000 and d sweetheart he is
taking to the aviation meet, who might
be poorer TO the extent of the amount
stated but for the vigilance Of Detec-
tives Ziegler and Hosick
Monday night the detectives heard
that l.. NJ. Hare and Frank Thompson,
who. the police say, are well known
confidence men, had reached Los An
geles and taken a room in a North
Broadway hOtetl. The detectives
promptly rented AN adjoining room.
Yesterday afternoon the detectives
heard the suspects enter the room ana
a few minutes lates begin talking OF
the haul they expected to make.
"Why, that rube of a farmer won't
have so cents of that $1,000 left when
we get through With him. said one OF
the men.
"Win he?" said the other, He's got
any pickings skinned on top of earth.
And then he thinks he's going to take
that girl to the aviation meet, say,
Bill. I'm dying laughing
Ziegler slipped a pass key into the
door and walked in on Thompson and
Hare. The former had just thrown
himself across the bed, ccuvulsed with
laughter. Hare was sober as judge
when the detectives entered the room.
for his experienced mind told him the
iig was up. Both men accompanied
the officers to central station and were
locked up on a suspicion charge.
The name of the farmer who had
been picked for a victim was not
learned, but the officers say he would
never have reached Dominguez field
with his best girl If Thompson and
Hare reached him first.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-28
LATHAM HURRlES REPAIRS
ON WRECKED 'RNT0INETTE'
intrepid French Aviator May Fly
Again This Afternoon

Hubert Latham's Antoiuotte mono
plane which was wrecked Monday at
temoou, probably viii be $50 i'm flight
again This afternoon. The aviation
committee Yesterday had au electric
line stretched to the hangar in Which
the big French machine is located aud
number of arc lights Installed. La
tham'e mechanicims worked all .ast
night Ou tine machine
Yesterday afternoon the running
gear and underworld had been replaced
and MAS i'm readiness for use, The large
rentcl. pole ON which the weight of the
engine rests was also in place and all
that remained to bc done was 10 adj
Just the now propeller and assemble
the different parts.
A new wing WAS secured and the
mechanics poised it ou the side of the
machine. Latham was on the ground
early. experimenting the work Ho ia
anxious to get back into the meet a-
no is confident that without accidents
20 hinder him he can land the cu-
ourance prize.
"Ie it is possible TO get the machine
together / viii be in the air tomorrow
afternoon" said the intrepid French
man last evening. "With the are lamps
to work by my men will keep busy all
night and ! have hopes of ascending
late i'm the afternoon. | cannot promise,
however, for it is a big undertaking "
assemble the Antoinette,"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-28
Many a Time | Have Kissed
Your Bride!' Duel? Not at All

kissed her many time uorso
dashng bridegroom 80 and i'o
to of like be told that?
And before the cemo
of Lordsburg only
to
before, being not un-
in attempt to strike
the also smleu
than he does to
first being Where
Goshen
of
postohice wi he
necessarily considerable kissing
its being
to both reside
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-28
WOMAN HURT, SCORE SCARED
WHEN TROLLEY CARS CRASH
Split Switch Causes Collision and
Scattering of Broken Glass

One woman was hurt painfully and
a score of other persons narrowly es-
capped being injured by flying glass
when car No. AL of the Hooper ave
nue. line split the switch at Eleventh
and Main streets last night and col
Ided with car No. 537 of the Main
street line. The tenders on both cars
were wrecked the steps torn loose and
the windows were shattered
Mrs. L. J. Considne of the Rosslyn
hotel was on the Main street car when
the collision occurred. She was thrown
out of her seat and suffered minor cuts
on the face from the falling glass and
received bruises on the body. Other
passengers on both cars were jostled
about considerably, but We're not hurt.
The injured woman was taken to her
apartments. where she was attended
by physician.
The conductor Of the Hooper avenue
car pulled the switch at Eleventh and
Main streets, but in some manner the
switch became jammed and instead OF
turning the curve the car split the
switch and continued on the Main
street tracks, striking the Main street
car.