davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
JUDGES ILL AND ABSENT
THREATEN COURT SHORTAGE
Hearing of Law and Motion Cal
endar Has Unusual Features

With two foreign" judges sitting in
the superior courts of Los Angeles
county, one regular jurist just back
from siege of sickness and another
forced to go home early because of
being i'll, the hearing of the regular
law and motion calendar, or 'law and
commotion" calendar, as Peter Reel,
chief elevator operator at the court
house, calls it, offered a few unusual
features yesterday.
Judge Rector of Merced who last
week sat in department four, now is
on the bench in department one, hav-
ing traded judicial seats for a week
with Judge Mccormick, who is busy
in the northern city.
Judge Moss exchanged the regular
bench for a week with Judge Cole of
Imperial county, who, sitting in de-
partment ten yesterday, attended to
several scores of motions and similar
matters.
Judge Hutton, who for ten days was
confined to his bed in his Santa Mon
lea home with a severe attack of
shingles, resumed his judicial work IN
department four. He is not entirely
we'll yet.
Judge Hervey of department seven
suffered a severe chill yesterday
morning, but continued his work until
all of the motions had been heard.
Then he started for home, saying he
was going to bed until he feels well.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
News of the Courts
LITTLE GIRLS EXHIBITS
IN A DIVORCE CASE
Custody of Tots Depends on What
Judge Thinks of Care
Given Them

Two little girls, over whose CUSTODY
their disagreeing parents are contest
ing, appeared in Judge Hutton's de-
partment of the superior court yeSter-
day. not as witnesses. but as exhibits,
They are Josephine and Elizabeth
Shunko, respectively and 6 years old,
and the daughters of Fred H. Shunko, a
cabinetmaker of Latin station, on the
Pacific Electric line to Long Beach,
and his wife, Sarah Shunko, who is
suing him for divorce on the ground OF
extreme cruelty.
The divorce action was heard some
time ago but no decision has been
given yet, although it is probable that
Judge Hutton will take that UP today,
when he is expected to decide upon
the custody of the little girls, who, it
is probable, will be given into the
keeping of the mother, who has been
caring for them all along.
Judge Hutton yesterday was told a
narrowing story of the alleged filthy
condition in which the little girls were
kept, and he demanded that they be
produced for his inspection. They were
taken before him as exhibits and he
found them to be neat and clean and
to show evidence of more than the
usual amount of a mothers love and
care.
Judge Conrey yesterday granted three
DEGREES of divorce. He freed Harry
G. Daye from Pearl Daye, whom he
accused of infidelity, naming DR.. c.
Z. Atkinson as correspondent. On
grounds of cruelty he gave DEGREES to
Morisee Koehler from Joseph Koehler
and to Pearl l. Briefly from William
J. Briefly,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATE
OF $1,5OO,OOO POSTPONED

Judge. Rives of the probate depart
ment of the superior court yesterday
continued until Nov. 21 a hearing on
the petition for a partial distribution
of the 81 100000 estate left by Mrs. Car
rie M. Jones.
with the payment of the legacies
mentioned in the petition filed yester-
day, most of which are to relatives
there will remain for final distribution
practically nothing except the bequests
to the principal benefciaries.
The devisees and the amounts they
are to receive, according, to 'the petit
ton. follow, more than 100000 being
involved. Nelson Otis and Loren Ed
ward Otis, $4,000 each: James Otis,
Edith Hubbard Green, Harry D. Hub
bard, Watson D. Hubbard. Augusta
Hubbard, Myron Hall, Charles Hall
Mary N. Hall. w. D. Otis, Edwin w
Otis, Harry Jones Otis, E. F. Otis
Jennie Otis and w. II. Otis, $2500 each;
Carrie B. Carter, $4,000; Mae Bennett
Helen Judd, Harry Austin and Charles
Austin, $1,000 each; and w. L. Otis and
John Jones Otis, $500 each.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
CAFE MANAGERS ACCUSED
OF COMMERCIALIzING TIPS
Spring Street Walters Pay for
Employment and Are Made
to Share Fees

Anyone who regards a waiter as
battling for a mere subsistence has
another guess coming, according to
evidence introduced before the police
commission last night. The waiter
gets his bare subsistence from the res
taurant where he serves and carries
away $35 a week besides in tips.
This evidence was brought out in the
trial of the Rathskeller cafe, 235 South
Spring street, for conduct unbecoming
a place holding a liquor permit from
the police commission. 1t was charged
that the head waiter and one of the
proprietors of the place were charging
men S. or more for giving them en-
ployment as walters and then dis
charging them after a few days serV-
ice.
1t was shown that it is the custom
for a waiter to pay the head waiter
something for the position and then
pay him a part of the tips he receives
every week Under this arrangement
F. P. Rhinehart, head waiter of the
Rathskeller, was receiving $32 a week
from the walters as his portion of the
tips.
But as this payment Of tips to head
walters seemed, from the testimony in
troduced to be a general custom every
where, the commission dismissed the
charges by a vote of three to two, the
mayor and Commissioner Topham vot-
ing no"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
CATHOLICS ENTITLED To
OFFICES, SAYS FEENEY
President of Church Societies
Federation Scores Socialism
in Report to Convention

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 14-Protests
against the proportionately small num-
Der of Catholics holding federal and
state office, and the failure of the
state to pay for secular education IN
Catholic schools, denunciation of OBJ
scene plays and 'the immoral and
pernicious motion picture shows" and
an earnest entreaty to Catholics to
combat Socialism, featured the an
nual report of President Edward Fee
ney of Brooklyn at today's session OF
the ninth annual convention of the
American Federation of Catholic So
cieties.
1.-THE federation has no candidate for
lublic place." he said, but 1t seems
that in proportion to the number OF
Catholics under the flag, here and in
our insular possessions, we nave py
no means sufficient representation in
the public service. Further those Sc
1ected by our government for respon-
sible public positions should be real
and not nominal Catholics"
Mr.. Feeney urges the suppress on
by the civil authorities of obscene
and Objectionable films displayed in
picture shows.
"Extravagance," he said rules
among many of our people, and, sad
to relate, in proportion as some OF
ems. The fight for morality goes on
today as it did 100 years ago"
He commended the efforts of the in
dividual and social justice league to
combat Socialism. The leagues pur-
pose, he said was to make clear the
principles at issue between American
thought and life and the economic and
political revolution proposed by So
cialism to uphold the American ideal
of home, the integrity Of the family
the love of country, and to maintain
the everlasting reality of religion as
the foundation Of our nationality"
The president presented his respects
to Mayor Nathan of Rome for his at
tacks on the pope and the Catholic
church. and urged the federation to
add its protest against the insults
heaped on the sovereign pontiff."
Mr.. Feeney gave a parting shot to
the "scurrilous'' newspaper writer,
and the "muckraker Of the magazines" "
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
LAWYER AIDS AGED SEA
CAPTAIN GAIN FREEDOM
Master of Inflated Bark Alden
BeSSe Is Released from
Jail Under Bond

Broken in spirit, friendless and alone,
J. w. McAllister, the aged master of
the ill-fated Alden Besse. who was
tailed at the order of Chief Inspector
Ridgeway Of the immigration bureau
for allowing two starving aliens placed
in his charge for deportation to escape.
was released yesterday afternoon
through the good offices of Attorney
Frank Dominguez, who, after proffer-
ing his services, obtained the mans
release from the county Jail on a $500
bail bond from the National Bond
company.
McAlister, dismayed at the series of
misfortunes which have surrounded
him since arriving in port, was hailed
before a United States commissioner
Yesterday, his hearing set for Thurs
day, and bail fixed at $500. Dominguez,
learning of the seaman's plight
through the Herald Sunday, fastened
to the county Jail early yesterday
morning and offered his services. The
mariner. scarcely believing he had
found a friend, gladly accepted. The
attorney, after persistent effort, caused
the bail to be lowered and found Nc
Allister bondsmen.
The captain borrowed car fare from
his attorney and made his way back to
his ship lying at anchor in San Pedro
harbor under attachment. The bark
will be sold at public auction conducted
by the United States marshal Nov. %,
and is now under the supervision Of
a. deputy while it's owner, e. w. q.
Thompson, is waiting trial under bail
on two separate embezzlement charges
linked with the ships cargo after
its delivery at Honolulu from which
port the bark recently sailed.
McAllister, while he has no funds
and expects to find employment about
San Pedro in some capacity, is chiefly
worrying over the condition of his wife
and little children in the islands. He
says that the action of Chief Inspector
Ridgeway of the immigration service
in depriving him of his liberty has
practically exhausted any means on
which they might subsist until his case
is settled.
While it is not believed among the
federal attaches of the various depart
ments that McAllister will be dealt
with severely by the federal courts, he
probably will be forced to serve term
Of Imprisonment in the county jail.
The minimum fine for his offense is
$500 which, If unpaid, carries with 1t
a term in the county jail. The maxi
mum is $1,000 fine and q year or two in
the federal penitentiary at Fort Leav-
enworth.
McAllister, when he appears before
the federal court Tuesday, will en-
deavor through his attorney to have
his case dismissed because of the pc
culiar circumstances surrounding It,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
JUDGE ORDERS MAN NOT
TO LIVE IN CHEAP HOUSE
The Building Restrictions Hold
Against Home Builder

Judge Monroe of the superior court
yesterday gave a decision In the build
ing restriction controversy between
George E. Van Guysling and George
Ringo, both of whom own property
in the Adams Heights tract.
Van Guysling brought suit against
Ringo several months ago, alleging
that the latter was violating a pro-
vision by which property in that sec
ton was sold and by which the pur-
chaser agreed to construct a residence
costing not less than $4,000. The plain
tiff alleged that Ringo, who had ac-
quired title to lot 10 in the tract, had
built a house costing not to exceed
$500.
Judge Bordwell granted an injunc-
tion against Ringo and the case went
to trial. Judge Monroe decided that
Ringo need not remove the cheap
house, which is on the rear of the lot
and behind a costlier residence, but
that he cannot use it as residence
while it is not in conformity with the
building restrictions He said that
Ringo may use it as garage as the
owner yesterday said he probably
will do.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
BOARD OPPOSES REQUEST
FOR HALF COST OF PAVING
Main Street Property Owners to
Pay for Improvement

Directing to the establishment of
such a precedent and believing that
the property can easily stand the ex-
pense. because of enhanced values, the
board of public works will report ad-
versely on the city's paying half the
cost of paving Main street from Thlr-
ty-seventh to Manchester.
Property owners on Main street want
that thoroughfare paved but they be-
leve the city should pay half the cost,
or at least some portion of it, because
Main is to be used as harbor boule-
ward and it will take the traffic of
the entire city.
But the city engineer states that
while the street will carry a large
amount of traffic in time to come it
is not contemplated that the pavement
will be better or more durable than
any other in the city.
AS the street is wide it is not con-
sidered necessary to pave the en-
tire width at one time but a thirty
foot strip in the middle will be covered
with asphalt.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
SCHOOL TEACHER, INJURED
BY AUTO, WANTS DAMAGES

Miss C. Edna Lobdell, a school
teacher, yesterday filed in the supe-
rior court a suit for damages of $500
against the American Dye works and
Roscoe Turner.
Miss Lobdell asserts that September
II, 1910, while she was walking from a
street car to the sidewalk at Valencia
and Seventh streets she was struck by
an automobile owned by the dye
works and driven by Turner. She
says she was thrown heavily to the
pavement, suffering painful bruises to
her face, arms, legs, side and chest;
that one rib was broken; that her eye
glasses were lost and that her clothes
were ruined.
The teacher alleges that she ex-
pended considerable cash for medical
attention and that she was unable to
teach school for two weeks.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
Municipal Affairs
BOARD WANTS ADVANCE
ON POWER BONDS FUND
Council win Be Asked to Provide
Money to Continue the
Preliminary Work

Because the power bonds are now In
the courts for a test of their validity
and will not be available Dec. l, as
was anticipated. the board of public
works will ask the council today tc
appropriate money to be expended
through December, January, February
and March at the rate of $1,000 month
for preliminary work on power de-
Velopment. The action of the board
of public works is induced by letter
from e. F. Scattergood, chief electric
engineer of the aqueduct He eX-
plains:
The funds provided by the city
council for the ordinary engineer
ing work in the Los Angeles office
and in the field were at the rate Of
$1,000 per month for five months
from July l to November 80, the
provision being made on the as
sumption that bond money would
be available by December 1. l un-
derstand that the bond money viii
probably not be available before
sometime in February or March,
and therefore recommend that the
council be requested to make furth-
er provision at the rate of $1,000 per
month, extending the time to March
81, or preferably to such time as
bond money may become available,
in which case any money already
apportioned and unused would nee
essarily be returned to the general
fund.
1t is very important to continue
the engineering work in the office
and to complete the work of final
location for the hydraulic work IN
San Francisquito canyon, and that
at the Fernando power site, and to
proceed with the location of trans
mission lines, which must necessar-
lily be done in connection with the
preliminary work. 1t was antici-
pated last June in making the re-
quest for the appropriation of $4,000
per month that the expenditures
during the first several months
would be considerably less than
$1,000, and that, during the winter
months the monthly expenditure
would be very much in excess of
$4,000, so that the money already ap-
propriated but not used will be
needed in conjunction with the ad-
ditional appropriation at the rate of
$4,000 per month as requested above
in order to carry out the program
as anticipated in June and still re-
Quired. -
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
IRON WORKS STRIKER ON
TRIAL IN ASSAULT CASE
Charles F. Stevens Accused Of
Attacking Worker for Revenge

The trial of Charles F. Stevens ac-
cused jointly with Claude Mars and
c. F. Grow of assaulting Edward C.
Hoffman with a deadly weapon Sep
tember 10, 1910, at Latin station, was
begun yesterday before Judge Davis.
sitting for Judge Willis. The entire
afternoon was taken up in obtaining
jury.
Mars, Stevens, who is said to have
been a pal of the human fly" who
fell and was killed while engaged in
daring attempt to scale the exterior
of the Hamburger building, and Grow
are alleged to have been angered at
Hoffman, who refused to strike when
other workers at the plant of the Key
stone Iron works did so few months
ago and they are charged with attack
upon him in a desire for revenge for
his not going out with the others.
Hoffman was in a critical condition
for a considerable period. His head
was badly cut and bruised.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
SCOTT WANTS PUPILS TO
CARE FOR SCHOOL LAWNS

President Joseph Scott of the board
of education believes that unless the
boy pupils in the several city high
schools take enough interest in their
schools to keep the lawns and gardens
in shape once they have been put in,
the schools should do without those
adornments.
The matter came up before the board
last night in the shape of a recommen-
dation from the building committee
that a gardener be employed for the
Hollywood high school at salary of
$65 a month. Mr.. Scott objected to this
expense and declared that the boys
should take care of their own grounds.
He said, however that ne would favor
having lawns and flower beds put in
wherever practicable, provided the boys
would take care of them afterward.
In the past the Hollywood high school
has employed a gardener at $50 a
month.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
THEFTS IN SCHOOLS CALL
FOR ACTION BY BOARD

Petty thievery, chiefly of school
books, has become SO much of a nui-
sance in the public schools that Su-
perintendent Francis last night re-
ported the difficulty to the board of
education, together with a recon-
mendation that steps be taken, if pos
sible, to prevent the purchase of sec
ondhand school books by shops max
ing a business of buying and selling
such books, when they are offered
for sale by minors, unless with the
written consent of parents or guar
dams
The matter was referred to the COM
mittee on teachers and schools, after
a suggestion had been made that an
ordinance compelling dealers in sec
ondhand books to report all purchases
to the police might put an end to the
nuisance
A system similar to that enforced
upon pawnshops may be the outcome.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
NEW CORPORATIONS

Weinberg company-I., Nellie and
Max II. Weinberg, directors. Capital
stock, $5O,OO0 subscribed, $4,000.
Concrete Steel Construction company
William B. White, George H. SEQ
field and C. r. Simms, directors. Capt.
tai stock, $25,0O0; subscribed, SIS.
Florida Citrus Nursery company
Eugene F. Kohler, Richard Neville,
Otis Hyde, f. c. Webster and Joseph
f. Riddle, directors. Capital stock,
$4,000; subscribed, $50.
r. f. Docl;ery Jointless Water Pipe
company-R. F. Dockery, j. H. Carr,
L. w. Bentz, G.. r. Norton and VIII
liam C. Wilson. directors. Capital
stock, $25,000; subscribed, $4,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
NEW GRIFFITH PARK ROAD
NOW is EEL GAMING FELIZ'

The new road through Griffith park,
which has been in course Of construc-
ton for several months, was officially
named by the park commission yes
terday. 1t is called Ell Canine Feliz,
Spanish for 1.-The Happy road" and
the name seems to have been a happy
thought, as 1t is one of the most beau
tiful drives in Southern California.
Auto parties bowling along this road
have all the advantages of being in
the heart of a wild country, abound
ing in game, and with a smooth sur
face. The road winds along the Los
Angeles river, which at this point is
a real river and not a bed Of gravel
as ii is in the city.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
COURT REMOVES TRUSTEE
WHO WOULDN'T SIGN PAPERS

Jessie c. Marquardt, by the terms of
an order made yesterday by Judge
Wilbur of the superior court, was re-
moved from the Office of trustee of the
Los Angeles Elastic Pulp Plaster COM
pany and Frank S. Hutton was named
in his place. Marquardt was accused
of refusing to sign an instrument for
the conveyance of property of the con-
Germ and it was alleged that such ac-
ton was needed to settle claims.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
NEW ATTORNEYS ADMITTED

Five attorneys were admitted to
practice yesterday in the district court
of appeals. They were Sebald L.
Cheroske Of Long Beach, Edward Lin
coin Howett of Los Angeles, P. c.
Kibbe of San Luis Obispo, William
Holman Jennings Of Santa Monica and
Smith d. O'Neil of San Diego. O'Neil,
Kibbe and Howett formerly practiced
in Washington, Cheroske came from
Minnesota and Jennings from Ne
braSka
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
2O7 South Broadway, owner and build

207 South Broadway, owner and build
er; one-story one-room garage, $500.
Third street, 415 East-L. w. Blinn
Lumber company, Sixth and Main
streets, owner; j. A. Crook, builder;
alteration of building, $500.
Tenth avenue near Sixteenth street
r. B. Price, at lot, owner and builder;
one-story seven-room residence, $4,000.
Fremont avenue, 416 North-N. D.
Eustis, at lot, owner and builder; to
repair residence, $125.
Powers street near Terrence street
S. Bourges, 200 Powers street, owner;
:. D. Millard, builder; one-story six
room residence, 1925.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
PARK COMMISSION BRINGS
PAY ROLL DOWN TO $3.50

BY rearranging the employees of the
park department and revising the
salary ordinance, a saving of dollars
and greater efficiency in work has
been accomplished, according to fig
ures submitted to the park commits
sion yesterday by Secretary Herbert.
Mr.. Herbert's report shows that
fifty men have been dropped from the
payroll in the last month because they
are not needed in the rainy season.
This has reduced the payroll from
$1,000 to $3.50 a month.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
DEFENDANT WINS IN BIG
ROCK CREEK WATER CASE

Judge Monroe of the superior court
yesterday decided against E. II. Kellar
Brode ana others whom he accused of
trying unlawfully to gain control of
water valued at $4,000 in the Big Rock
creek in the Lancaster district. All
parties are directors in the Long View
Land and Water company, which was
asserted by Kellar, who owns 2490
shares in the concern, to be the right
fnI owner.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
PETITION TO ADOPT CHILD

H, c. and Helen ]. Ruse Cummings
yesterday filed in the superior court
petition for permission to adopt Ger
aldine Sproul, about two years old,
whose father is unknown and whose
mother gave the child into the keep
ing of the petitioners.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
VACATION DATES FIXED

Los Angeles public schools will close
December 16 for the Christmas vaca-
ton and will reopen January 8. Pupils
also will have half week at Thanks
giving time, the board of education
having decided at it's meeting last night
to keep the schools closed the Friday
following Thanksgiving, as well as
on Thanksgiving day. Saturday, Of
course. is always a school hollday'
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
JULIA WARD HOWE'S WILL
ADMITTED TO PROBATE

PORTSMOUTH, N. H.. Nov. 14.--The
will of Mrs. Julia Ward Howe was ad-
mitted to probate today. All the per-
sonal estate was wllled to two grand
children and the real estate to Mrs.
Howe's three children.
George H. Richards, a son-in-law, is
named as executor.
The will was executed in Boston in
1897. The value of the estate is not
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
GET DAMAGES FROM AUToIsT

Henry Guyot and Hattie S. Guyot,
his wife. who sued Theodore G. Gillett
for damages of $7636.75 because his au-
tomobile struck their wagon, with the
result that they were seriously injured
while on the way from Compton to
Dominguez station during the aviation
meet last January, were given 1udg-
ment for $15S6.75 yesterday by Judge
Monroe of the superior court.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
MURDER TRIAL POSTPONED

The trial of George C. Luitweiler,
charged with the murder of his wife,
Stella Luitweiler, July II, which was
to have been begun yesterday before
Judge Davis of the criminal department
of the superior court, was continued
until January 3, 1911, because his at
torney is busy with the grand jury
proceedings.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
MCDONALD CASE DELAYED

Judge Davis of the superior court
yesterday continued until November
II the trial of II. r, Mcdonald, alleged
daylight burglar, because of the illness
of his attorney, Joseph F. Seymour jr.,
who was injured a few days ago while
boarding a street car
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
FINED $50 FOR ASSAULT

H. II. Rogers, charged with an as
sault with a deadly weapon on David
Kominsky, yesterday was permitted to
plead guilty to an accusation of simple
assault and was lined $50 by Judge
Davis of the SUI erior court.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
HEAP WILL is PRoBATED

Judge Rives of the superior court
yesterday admitted to probate the will
of David Porter Heap, who died in
Pasadena Ostober 25 leaving an estate
valued at 1000. The widow, Mrs.
Josephine Wright Heap, was named
executrix to serve without bonds.