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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-07-01
WILEY QUITS The
AMERICAN BANK
NJ. j. DEVERS BUYS INTEREST IN
AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK
OF CALDWELL.
Many Other Changes in This Rapidly
Growing InstitutiOn.-Wiley is
Succeeded by J. G. Long of Ken
tucky.-ResOurces Growing Every
Day.

News OF some important changes
at the American National Bank trans
pired Monday, which changes will go
into effect July LIST. Mr.. p. A. Wiley,
assistant cashier, has sold a part OF
his bank stock to Mr.. NJ. A. Devers,
and he will be succeeded as assist
ant cashier by Mr.. J. G. Long of AL
bany, Kentucky. Mr.. Wiley retains
an interest in the bank and will re-
main on the Board of Directors, al
though it is generally believed that
Mr.. Devers will be elected a director
at an early date.
Mr.. Long, the new assistant cash
Ter, comes from Albany, Kentucky.
For many years he has been in the
banking business in that city, associ-
ated with Mr.. w. G. Simpson, brother
of Cashier S. D. Simpson, and Presi-
dent of the American National. He
is known to be a banker of ability
and experience and will be of great
help in building up this banking
house.
Mr.. M. ]. Devers is an old time
resident OF Caldwell. He has lived
here for over % years. At present
he is Councilman from the first ward.
This is the only political office he has
ever sought or received, which re-
fleets great credit upon him. He Is
a substantial man of this community;
he is we'll known and very popular.
Mr.. Devers will strengthen the Board
of Directors no matter how strong
they were.
Mr.. P. A. Wiley leaves the bank to
accept a high and responsible POSI-
ton in the Idaho Mortgage Securities
of this city. He came to Caldwell
five years ago and accepted a posi-
ton as bookkeeper in the hardware
grocery store of w. H. Redway &
Co. He remained with this company
until about eighteen months ago,
when he resigned to identify himself
with the American National Bank.
In the bank he has won an enviable
reputation for business foresight,
ability and integrity. He will prove
of worth to the company into which
he is going.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-07-01

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Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-08
YOUNG MAN WHO SPENT
S150,00O ON HONEYMOON
is FREE ON PROBATION
Scion of Wealthy Mexican Family Is
Sent Home with Warning to
Report Regularly to
Court

Return to your father within thirty
days and tell him you are the prodigal
son." was one of the provisions of a
probationary sentence imposed on Luis
Gonzalez by Judge Willis yesterday.
Gonzalez pleaded guilty to passing a
fictitious draft for $3.50 on the Lanker-
SHIN hotel in October. Gonzalez said
he believed the draft was genuine, that
he purchased it before leaving Mexico
in order to avoid the payment of duty
on money taken from the country.
Judge Willis fixed the probationary
term at two years, instructing Gonza-
Iez to return to Mexico within month
and to send report to the court every
six months.
Gonzalez is the son of wealthy cot
ton factor of Puebla, Mexico. He came
to California four years ago and was
married to San Francisco girl, also
a member of wealthy family. The
respective fathers, it was stated yes
terday by Gonzalez attorney, II. H.
Appel, wed with each other in supply
ing money for the honeymoon trip,
Gonzalez as a result receiving $150,000.
This money, he told his attorney, was
all spent during the trip around the
world with his bride
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-08
INCREASE IN SALARY
DENIED TO CHAIRMEN
Finance Committee of Council Denies
Three Demands for Extra
Expenditures

Three demands for extra expenditures
were denied by the finance committee
yesterday, and the committee will rec
ommend to the council that they be not
approved. Two of these matters were
denied without prejudice, because the
committee did not know much about
them.
The recommendation of Former
Councilman Clampitt that $12,5 500 be APP
propriated from the general expense
fund to build a new engine house at
Temple and Edgeware road was one of
the measures which the committee de-
MED without prejudice.
The request of the fire commission
that $4,000 be appropriated for high
pressure salt water system for san
Pedro was also denied without preju-
dice.
The petition of the chainmen in the
employ of the city engineers depart
ment for increases in salary was denied
absolutely. The city engineer did not
sympathize with the chainmen in this
respect, and presented a table showing
that city chainmen are paid as high as
or higher than others of similar pro-
fession in private employ.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-08
WOMAN CAUSE OF
TROUBLE IN JAIL
Mrs. Gertrude briggs Is Placed In-
communicate, Except to Rel
atiVe and Her
Attorney

Mrs. Gertrude briggs, held in the
county Jail awaiting the outcome OF
a rehearing of her case by the supreme
court, is being held incommunlcado
with respect to all visitors excepting
her daughter and her attorney, Paul
w. Schenck.
The order was put into effect yester-
day and it is the direct result of an out
burst of temper on the part of Mrs.
briggs when asked to rellnquish the
quarters where she has been confined
to Mrs. Clara Stone, jointly accused
with her husband, George A. Stone, OF
the murder of Morgan Shiveley. 1t
was only after much trouble that the
iail officers persuaded Mrs. briggs to
remove to another part Of the Jail.
The pro-visiting order marks the
elimination of dissensions in the Wo-
mans department of the Jail, and 1t
is claimed Mrs. briggs was always
to be found at the head of the lnsur-
rectionists against the methods OF the
matron, Mrs. Shehi, and her assis-
tants. The discomfort, it was stated
by iail officers yesterday, had reached
a point where the ten women prisoners
refused to keep their apartme lts in
order and persistently violatd all the
Jail rules.
Mrs. briggs was sentenced to i've
years in San Quentin by Judge Davis
several months ago. An order grant
ing a new trial was made by the ap-
pellate court a month ago, and an
appeal from this order is awaiting
hearing before the supreme court.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-08
BONDS OF WIFE
NO. 2 RELEASED
COURT ANNULS MARRIAGE TO
MAN ALREADY Welded
Evidence Shows First Spouse Had Not
Been Legally Separated from Hus-
band, Who Made No Contest
In Present Case

Judge Houser of the divorce court
yesterday granted a decree annulling
the marriage of Janet S. McKeever to
Myron L. McKeever, a real estate
broker, after the latter had appeared
in court to explain his side of the
case. McKeever said there was no
wish on his part to contest his wifes
efforts to obtain a separation.
McKeever denied the statement made
by his wife at the first hearing Of the
case Tuesday, when she testified she
did not know he had been granted a
divorce from his first wife the day
before the wedding in Hot Springs,
November II, 1908. She did not know
he ever had a wife, she had asserted.
McKeever, in his denial, said the
woman seeking the annullment accom-
panied him to the court to have the
divorce signed, and accompanied him
to the marriage license bureau where
a permit was issued and they were
mar led the following day. Later, he
said, his first wife had the decree Of
divorce set aside because she had not
been served with a notice of the suit.
He did not appeal from this order of
the court, he stated, and although liv-
ing apart from his first wife, he said
they have not been legally separated.
Judge Houser said yesterday he
would hear arguments January II in
the contested divorce suit of Harry
C. Chapman against his wife, Laura
F. Chapman, testimony in which was
concluded last week.
Two divorce DEGREES were granted,
Minnie Russell from Charles Russell,
and Henrietta Steinman from Elias u.
Steinman. No suits were filed.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-08
INDIAN SETTLEMENT
DESTROYED BY FIRE

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Jan. IA re-
port reached here this morning that
the entire Indian village of Supai
located in Cataract canyon, was de-
stroyed by a wall of water twenty feet
high coming down the canyon early
Sunday morning.
Several Indians missing are supposed
to have been carried down the canyon
in the flood.
The Indian agent heard the roar of
the flood coming and stepped out of
his house into three feet of water. The
alarm was given and the inhabitants
comprising about 300 Indians, escaped
to high ground.
No building was left standing. and
fruit trees and small patches of cultl-
waited land in the canyon were all
washed away. 1t is supposed the
stockmen's dam and tanks above were
washed out during the recent heavy
rains, allowing the flood to come down
the canyon at one time.
Cataract canyon is a large one lead
ing into the Grand canyon, about fifty
miles west of Grand Canyon station,
where this tribe has lived on a small
reservation for many years, raising
fruit 1t is claimed that John d. Lee,
shot for participating in the Mountain
Meadow massacre, was hidden here
for years, and he taught the Supais
farming and fruit raising.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-08
CHILDREN'S HOME
SCENE OF FILTH
FIVE TAKEN FROM SEASIDE
SANITARIUM
Los Angeles Officers Investigate Dr.
Ehrenstrohm's Establishment
and Find He Has
Gone Away

LONG BEACH, Jan. Five chill
dren who had been under the care of
DR.. Gustav Won Braun Ehrenstrohm at
a "sanitarium' in Seaside park, were
taken to Los Angeles today by officers
of the Humane society, after the police
department had found the 'sanitarium"
was a scene of filth and squalor and
that the doctor" had gone away. He
is said to have left town last night.
The attention of the police was dt-
rected to the place by Mrs. L. S. Shine,
227 South Main street, Los Angeles. A
boy, Mrs. Shines cousin, was in the
"sanitarium," or ''home," and wrote her
in a letter that DIR. Ehrenstrohm had
threatened to kill him if he told what
went on in the place. Detective
ORourke and Chief Williams found
the children in the house today. They
also found lot of provisions in the
house.
The doctors" card on the house indi-
Gated that he is an orthopedic special
ist, He came here a month ago, bring
ing five crippled children, four boys
and girl, and rented a furnished
house. The ages of the children are
between and 16 years. Three of the
children were from Tuolomne county
and the others from Los Angeles. 1t
is said the parents of each child had de-
posted $100 for treatment, to be used
at a rate of SIS or $40 monthly.
During the visit of the police to the
house today a man called, wishing to
investigate before placing his daughter
in the home" When he noted condi-
tions he departed in a hurry. Mrs.
Shine told the police that the Medical
association of Los Angeles was taking
steps to cause the arrest of Ehren-
strohm on charges of practicing with
out a license.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-08
BUSINESS METHODS TO
RULE CITY PURCHASES
Chairman Washhurn of Finance Con-
mittee Decides That Charter Pro-
visions Have Been Violated

A change in the auditing and financ-
ing system Of the city that will insure
business men they can receive pay for
their goods within a reasonable time
and that will induce them to bid for
city supplies was made by the finance
committee at its first meeting yester-
day.
The discovery that the system that
has been in vogue for the last three
years did not comply with the charter
provisions was made by w. j. WASH
burn, chairman of the finance commit
tee. The system Mr.. Washburn rec
commended, and which his colleagues on
the finance committee adopted, COM
plies with the charter in every respect
and at the same time insures prompt
payment.
The charter requires that demands
for pyament must be filed with the city
clerk, and by the city clerk sent TO the
council. The council must refer them
to the finance committee, after which
they go to the mayor and the auditor.
During the last three years it has been
the plan for the auditor to get them
first. take them to the finance commit
tee, and by this committee they were
reported to the council.
Under the new system no demand can
remain in the auditors department
longer than ten days.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-08
PRESIDENT OF BANK
TESTIFlES IN WILL SUIT
First National Official Tells Why He
Was Chosen Executive in
Riley Estate

]. M. Elliott, president of the First
National bank, was the principal wit
ness i'll Judge Conrey's court YESTERDAY
in the contest over the will of the
late William Riley Elliott is one of
the executors named by Riley in a
codicil to his will, and speaking or ms
selection for this position, he said:
"Riley asked me to act as executor
with Harry J. Pinney because, he said,
he had confidence that 1 would carry
out his wishes. Our relations were
those of intimate friends"
Referring to the contentious of the
contestants that Riley was acting un-
der duress when he decided his property
to Mrs Julia Long, the witness stated
Riley, four or five years ago, told him
Mrs. Long was trusted by him like a
daughter.
"Riley was in the bank and I was
examining him regarding his property
holdings preparatory to making loan.
He told me then he did not own the
Temple street property; that he had
given it to Mrs. Long"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-08
HOTEL CLERK SENT
TO STATES PRISON
Former Manager Must Serve Five
Year Term - Woman Bids
Him Farewell in
Jail

r. S. Miller, formerly manager of the
Potter hotel, Santa Barbara, and re-
Gently employed as clerk at the Vir-
ginia hotel, Long Beach, was sentenced
to a term of five years in San Quen-
tin by Judge Willis Of the criminal
court yesterday.
Miller pleaded guilty to the passing
of a forged check for $25, purporting
to be signed by Jean G. Drake, as
president of the Alamitos Bay Country
club, and cashed by w. L. Forbes OF
the Remington Typewriter companys
branch on South Hill street. In addi-
ton he admitted having passed two
other bad checks for $50 each.
Miller came to Los Angeles from san
Francisco in November. He left wife
in San Francisco, but was accompan-
led to this city by another woman,
Mrs. Bond, who returned to the. north
ern city Immediately after Miller's ar
rest several days ago. Mrs. Bond again
came to Los Angeles early this week
and made a farewell call on Miller in
the county Jail Wednesday, departing
for San Francisco that night.
Miller made no application for pro-
baton and thanked the court when
sentence was given.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-08
SAVE $4,000 TO
CITY IN CEMENT
SUPPOSED COMBINE BROKEN
UP BY PUBLIC WORKS
Contract for 100000 Barrels of Mix
ture and Option on 100000 More
Is Awarded to Riverside
Company for $1.45

A saving to the city of $80000 and the
breaking of what looked suspiciously
like a combination of the cement max
ers were accomplished by the board of
public works yesterday when it award
ed a contract for 100000 barrels of ce-
ment to the Riverside Cement company
at S1.45 a barrel, delivered at Mojave
and nearby places on the aqueduct.
When the board of public works an
nounced several weeks ago it intended
to hasten the work of building the
auueduct, and try to complete it q year
sooner than was first estimated, it also
announced that the municipal cement
plant at Monolith could not supply all
the cement that would be necessary,
and the city would be compelled to buy
some, the cement makers became inter-
ested.
The board advertised for bids for
100000 barrels of cement, with an op-
tion on 100000 barrels more, and bids
were opened two weeks ago. 1t was
expected the price would be approx
mately rs a barrel, but the board was
much surprised when it found the low
est bid was $1.S5 a barrel.
There were three bids at this price
and one at $1.90.
With three bidders Offering different
cements at the same price. Gen. Chaffee
suspected there might be an under
standing among them. A cement MAX
er who had not submitted bid made
Gen. Chaffee a secret proposal, agree
ing to sell cement at 10 cents less on
the barrel than the lowest bid. EX-
pecting to make this deal, the board
asked permission of the city council to
make a. private contract under the
emergency provision of the charter at
a price not exceeding S1.S0 a barrel
When the cement makers who had
bid so high learned they had over
reached themselves they went before
the board and began to cut prices, un-
til the Riverside Cement company
reached the bottom price of S1.45 and
secured the contract for 100000 barrels,
offering an option for 100000 barrels
more at the same price.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-08
susrAINs MAYORS VETO

The mayors veto of the amended
excavation ordinance will be sustained
by the council if it follows the advice
of the streets and boulevards commit
tee which was instructed to investigate.
The committee yesterday decided un-
animously that the ordinance in its
amended form is detrimental to the
best interests of the city and the pleas
of real estate men who appeared be-
fore the committee had no effect. The
excavation ordinance controls speci-
fications for street improvements and
under its amended provisions tract
owners would be permitted to put on
an inferior grade of street surface.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-08
NEARLY $4,000 MARRIAGE
LICENSES SINCE 1899

Figures prepared by W. @. Watson,
chief clerk at the marriage license
bureau, show that 47,549 licenses have
been issued since tho organization of the
bureau In $780, Some idea of the in
creased work, of tho bureau may be
gained when 1t is known that 23,Oss per-
mits to wed were issued during the last
five years. compared with 24,461 licenses
during the previous sixteen years. A
similar increase Is shown in the matter
of interpretations, 5283 articles having
been filed during the last five years,
compared with 1918 during the preced-
ing half century.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-08
FACTORY PETITIONS CHANGE

The industrial district question, which
the former council believed 1t had
solved, has bobbed up again for the
consideration of the new council
through a petition of the Talbot Con-
crete Block factory This petition rep
resents that the Talbot company con-
structed a factory near the corner OF
Avenue Thirty-siX and Pasadena ave-
nue. in which it invested $4,000. AT the
time the factory was built the prop
erty was in an industrial district. Lat
er the council placed this property in
the residence district and made 1t un-
lawful to operate the factory. Again
the place was made industrial prop
erty. Three months ago it was again
put back into the residence district
The petition asks that another change
to the Industrial district be made.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-08
RESTORE NAMES OF STREETS

The action of the former council in
changing the names of streets will be
rescinded in two instances If the coun-
ell approves the recommendation of the
streets and boulevards committee which
met yesterday morning. This COM
mittee recommends that the proceed
ing to change the name of Echandia
street to Judson street be abandoned
and that an ordinance be adopted re-
pealing the ordinance passed by the
old council a month ago changing the
name of Gramercy place to GARNER
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-08
sMIrH will IN PROBATE

The will of James Smith of Altadena,
who died in London December IA, leav-
ing an estate valued at $22600O, was
filed for probate yesterday. Half the
estate is left to the widow, Constance
Clara Smith, and the remainder is to be
distributed among six children. Mr..
Smith was one of the earliest settlers of
Pasadena, coming from Scotland to
that place in 1876, and purchasing for
ty acres on what is now Orange Grove
avenue He was the first to advance
the idea, later carried out, of widening
Pasadena's streets into boulevards.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-08
PEARLMAN ACQUITTED

The jury in the trial of Jacob Pearl
man, charged with bigamy, returned a
verdict of not guilty in Judge Davis
court yesterday and Pearlman was dis
charged. The testimony of Ethel
Schwartz Pearlman, who said she was
married to the accused man in Vienna
February a. 1902, was refuted by q
number of documents that had passed
through the hands of dozen Austrian
officials and the state department at
Washington, certifying that no record
of any marriage between the woman
and Pearlman could be found.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-08
CITY RENTS HOUSE

The land committee of the new coun-
Gil Yesterday refused to sanction the
action of the old council in leasing
to Frank w. Hovey the tWo-story
house at 6S4 Belmont street for $40 a
month. Instead the committee recon-
mended that the ground floor be
leased to e. F. l.. Nevin for $3.50 a
month and the second story to Thomas
j. Coulter for the same sum. Dividing
the house this way will net the city
Sc more a month than the lease to
Hovey. The city came into possession
of this house by condemning the land
on which it stood for the opening ana
widening of Lake Shore drive.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-08
oEEERs JAIL SITE

In a communication to the council
j. ]. Shore offers the property on the
west side of New High street, 200 feet
north of the federal building, for
Jail site. This property is known as
the Stonewall corral and is occupied
by a feed stable. 1t has about 1860
square feet. Mr.. Shore asks $55,000 for
this land.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-08
suEs wALpEN EsrATg

THE refusal of Public Administrators
Frank Bryson to allow the claims of
Calvin G.. Sawyer, a former policeman,
and Kate NJ. Palmer against the $S5, 900
estate of the late Matilda Walden was
followed yesterday by the filing of
suits in the superior court. Sawyer in
his complaint demanding $6SO5 on ac-
count of his care of Mrs. Walden, and
Mrs Palmer demanding $4,000 from
her estate for similar services.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-08
SUES MAIL SUPERINTENDENT

Alleging that false reports concern
ing him were made to the postottice
department by julius Jansen, super
intendent of mail carriers in the local
postofflce, and that as a result he was
discharged from the service as mail
carrier, T. d. Hall filed suit in the su-
perior court yesterday demanding dam
ages from Jansen of $4,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-08
TENANT REFUSES TO MOVE

The city attorneys department will
not occupy the nine rooms on the
fourth floor of the Merchants Trust
building that had been selected for
this purpose. The tenants of one of
the offices refuses to move. Instead it
is probable that twelve rooms on an
other floor of the same building will
be secured.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-08
CITY ASKS nwHo PAYs2n

What is the cost of building via
duct for the Pacific Electric at the
Rose Hin crossing on Mission road and
does the city have to pay any part of
the expense? These are the questions
the bridge committee propounded to
the city attorney yesterday. An esti-
mate of $4,000 has been made as the
cost and the city attorney told the old
council that he believed the railroad
could be made to stand the entire ex-
pense.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-08
Beta Banquet TONIGHT

The annual banquet and election of
officers Of the Southern California
Alumni chapter of Beta Theta Pi will
be held tonight at the Hotel Westmin-
ster. All members in Southern Cali
fornia are invited to be present.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-08
HEARING is GIVEN

Further hearing in the case of JOS
eph, charged with violating the pro-
visions of a probationary sentence i'm
posed two years ago, was held in
Judge Willis court yesterday. The
case will be disposed of January Ia.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-08
CONTINUES TRIAL

Judge Davis yesterday continued un-
til March 8 the trial of Frank M. Bell,
charged by A. r. Sanger with perjury
in connection with the charges brought
by Bell against Sanger and o. p. Vida
man in May, 1908, following a shooting
affair in the Hollenbeck hotel.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-08
GUILTY OF BURGLARY

e. ]. Hart pleaded guilty in Judge
Willis court yesterday to a charge of
burglary for the robbing of the home
of F. M. Coulter, 1015 South Figueroa
street, october 2S, and was sentenced
to three years in Folsom penitentiary.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-08
is FINED 500

Ramon Ardais, convicted of simple
assault by a jury in Judge Willis
court Monday, was yesterday ordered
to pay a fine of $100 or serve fifty days
in the county jail
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-08
MITCHELL CHANGES PLEA

f. N. Mitchell, charged with grand
larceny for the theft of watch be-
longing to H. A Wayne, withdrew a
plea of not guilty and pleaded guilty
in Judge Davis court yesterday. An
application for probation will be con-
sidered January IA.