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Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-18
HUSBAND is INSANE,
NOT BAD, SAYS WIFE
Federal Authorities Declare Man in
Prison Is Notorious "White
SLAYER" and Is Men,
tally Sound

A pitiful scene was enacted at the
county Jail yesterday when the wife
of Charles j. Heyndricks, who is con-
fined there, charged by the federal au-
thorities with obtaining a naturaliza-
tion certificate fraudulently, appeared
and pleaded with the officers that her
husband was demented. Acting on this
suggestion, Assistant United States At
torney Stewart has requested that
committee of physicians investigate the
mans sanity.
1t is probable that the federal grand
jury, which will convene today Will
consider evidence now in the possess
sion of the governments attorneys rel
ative to the present charge against
Heyndricks, as well as his past rec
ord The fact that the United states
district court fixed his bail at an amount
several times in excess of that re-
quired of persons formerly arrested
in connection with the alleged import
ing of immoral women, is explained by
the fact that the apprehension and de-
tention of Heyndricks is the climax of
a crusade against the white slave evil,
which Is being prosecuted by the gov
ernment in the northwest and on the
coast.
When it was reported that Heyn-
bricks married the De Belde woman,
the present Mrs. Heyndricks, at Van
couver, for the sole purpose of import
ing her into this country, special
agents from the department of COM
merce and labor at Washington were
sent through the northwest with the
result that Heyndricks was reported to
be the alleged ringleader in woman
trafficking on the Pacific coast 1t is
understood that the federal attorneys
will have witnesses available corrobo-
rating this report from many cities
where the prisoner is alleged to have
operated. 1t is further alleged that
Josie Durand. who was arrested here
several weeks ago on the charge of
being an immoral alien, was brought
into the United States from Belgium
by Heyndricks several years ago. This
woman is now in the custody of the
local immigration officials.
Special Inspector Nardini who ar
rested Heyndricks on the charge now
preferred against him, declared yes
terday that he considered the priso-
ner's mental state normal
When Heyndricks was interviewed he
presented a weird appearance, with
craven demeanor and an absent stare
in his eyes. His replies to questions
which were asked him were noticeably
incoherent and meaningless at first,
until he took the press in to his con-
fidence and invited one of their num-
ber to remain with him and help pass
the time away. He was harassed, he
declared earnestly. by midnight visi-
tors coming to his cell and choking
and annoying hm.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-18
JOHNSON WILL
VISIT SUBURBS
L.-R. LEAGUE CANDIDATES TO
SPEAK AT ALEXANDRIA
PRELIMINARY CAMPAIGN TO BE
CLOSED IN SOUTH
Wallace to Go North and, with Head OF
Ticket, Participate in General
Canvass Of That Part
of the State

Hiram w. Johnson. the Lincoln
Roosevelt leagues candidate for gov
ernor, and A. j. Wallace, candidate for
lieutenant governor, will address the
citizens of Alhambra this evening in
the Alhambra high school auditorium.
This will be the last public meeting
which the gubernatorial candidate will
participate in during his present stay
in Los Angeles, and 1t is certain he
will be greeted by another large crowd.
The meeting will be held under the
auspices of the Alhambra Good Gov
ernment organization. A. p. Chaplin,
president, will preside. 1t is expected
that several men. prominent in the
Lincoln Roosevelt league in Los Ange-
les, will also speak.
Tomorrow Mr.. Johnson will go to
Santa Barbara, where he will speak in
the afternoon. Saturday evening a
similar meeting will be held in Ven
tura, and Sunday morning Johnson Will
leave for San Francisco.
Mr. Wallace will depart for the north
probably some time Saturday, where
he will aid in making the final ar
rangements for the campaign in North
ern California. This campaign will be
begun some time next week. and for a
month the two Lincoln Roosevelt men
will canvass and address every town
and city of the north.
Some time during April Johnson and
Wallace will again make trip
throughout Southern California. COW
ering the territory in more thorough
manner than they have this trip. They
will probably pass a month in this
part of the state during the campaign.
During the second trip to Southern
California the candidates will make
Los Angeles their headquarters and
work out from here, probably making
the trips to other towns in automobiles.
The policy of the Lincoln-R Roosevelt
league, candidates of starting their
campaign FIVE months in advance of
the primaries has been favorably
commented upon by politicians all over
the state. Their campaign has been
likened to those conducted by the great
English statesman, Gladstone, who
always began his work for office many
months in advance of the election time,
and generally won.
johnson and Wallace have already
spoken in every center of population
of importance in Los Angeles, Orange,
San Diego, Riverside and San Bernar-
dino counties. but not satisfied with
this, will return to again go over the
same territory.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-18
WOMAN RETURNS HUSBANDS
DIVORCE PAPERS TO COURT
Answering Summons for Contempt,
Mrs. ZumaaIt Says She Was lg-
norant of Wrongdoing

Frightened at being charged with
stealing the divorce papers filed by her
husbands attorney in his suit against
her, Mrs. Loranna A. Zumaalt was at
the courthouse bright and early yes
terday morning with the papers she
took from the county clerks office yes
terday afternoon.
She was taken before Judge Houser,
who had cited her for contempt. She
explained that when her husband,
Allen L. Zumaalt of Los Angeles, filed
suit against her she decided to file an
answer. She saw an attorney in Oak
land, who advised her to get a copy of
the papers, and believing she could
take them with her she had gone out
of the courthouse with them.
1t was only when she learned of the
result of her action. she said, that she
found she had done wrong. Judge
Houser talked to her of the seriousness
of the offense, and in view of the cir
cumstances she was dismissed with
reprimand. She was told how to Sc
cure a copy of the articles filed.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-18
SEIZED
IN GAMING RAID
WAR VETERANS FOUND IN P0-
KER CONTEST AT SAWTELLE
POLICE, AS TOURISTS, ENTER AS
CARDS ARE MANIPULATED
Alleged Proprietor Arrested, While the
Soldiers Are Returned to Home.
Chips, Money and Pasteboards
TaKen by Raiders

Chief Detective Browne of the dis
trict attorneys office raided a gam
bling resort at Sawtelle yesterday af-
ternoon and arrested Henry March,
the alleged proprietor. Cash, chips
and cards were seized.
With March were seven old soldiers
from the home at Sawtelle, and three
boosters" of two poker games Whlch
the police say were being played when
the place was entered. March was
placed in the city Jail at Pasadena,
the war veterans being turned over to
Captain Startzman of the Soldiers
Home.
The gambling den was located In a
small house in ,ravine mile and
a half from the Soldiers home. From
its windows view of the country
could be seen in every direction and,
although the district attorneys office
has endeavored number Of times TO
catch gamblers at work there, they
have failed repeatedly.
Yesterday Detective Browne, captain
Startzman, Constable Austin of Pasa-
dena and two of Brownies assistants
went out to the place posing as
tourists, and entered, they say, with
the games in full blast.
1--WE have been satisfied that there
was gambling going on there for al
most six months" said Detective
Browne yesterday. I think we have
broken up place where these old SOL
diers lose their money.
"The old soldiers get paid on the
fifteenth of the month, and knowing
this, we figured that the games would
be in full blast just about the time we
caught them"
when the raiding party entered the
den they found one man stufffng chips
into his socks. The old soldiers were
slowing chips away in their pockets.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-18
AUSTRALIAN WEST POINT
Is TO BE ESTABLISHED
Commonwealth Sends Officer to Get
information on Methods of
American Military School

WEST POINT, N. z, March H.
An Australian West Point, which
would be in all essentials practically
a copy of the famous institution here,
is soon to be established in the COM
monwealth
Colonel Bridges, representative of
Australia on the imperial staff of the
British army, has just left here on his
return to Australia by way of Great
Britain, carrying plans, documents and
syllabi of study which are expected to
aid Australia to realize her dream OF
possessing a great army school.
The idea of such a school for the
training of Australian officers was or
iginally urged by Lord Kitchener and
it was he, who. regarding West Point
as a model Of its kind, suggested that
a capable officer be sent to America to
secure data for the Australian school.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-18
PENALTIES PAID BY SUGAR
TRUST CAUSE BIG DEFICIT
Annual Report Shows $4,1s5,4se En-
pIoyed in Settlements and Short
age for Year of $1,395,85o

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE Amer
lean Sugar Refining company finished
the fiscal year ended December 81 last
with a deficit for the year of $1.3s5,S5O
on account of suits in which the COM
pany was involved, according to its an
nual report, made public here today
The company settled it's dispute with
the government over import duties al
legged to have been withheld wrong
fully by means of fraudulent weighing
of sugar at docks by the payment or
81, 1876, ,4S6.
The receiver for the Pennsylvania
Sugar Refining company, who sued be-
cause the American company, he said,
forced the Pennsylvania company out
of business, collected 50, 900 in settle
ment of the suit. making the total
amount of penalties paid out by the
American company in the last fiscal
year s4,135. .4Se.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-18
DESPITE ODDS, BANK
MADE SUCCESSFUL
STILES DOWNS OPPOSITION IN
KANSAS CITY
Former Los Angeles Man Puts All
Night and Day Institution on
Solid Foundation--ls
Paying

B. A. stiles, vice president of the All
Mo-, is in Los Angeles, after six
months absence and reports that the
banking institution of which he is one
of the officials is doing a great busi-
ness. Mr.. stiles was formerly resi-
dent of Los Angeles and left here in
September, 1909, for the purpose of es-
tablishing an all night and day bank
in Kansas City similar to the one in
operation in this city.
The bankers of Kansas City at first
opposed the establishment of such an
institution there, but Mr.. Stiles and
his associates went on with their
plans and before the bank he estab-
lished had been in existence two
months the bankers of Kansas City
were willing to allow it to become a
member of the Clearing House asso-
citation.
"The Clearing House association at
first refused to recognize us and we
were forced to clear during the first
two months of operation by the old
fashioned country method of sending
bank runners around to the different
banks on whom we had checks" said
Mr. stiles.
The All Night and Day bank of Kan
sas City is like the Los Angeles All
Night and Day bank which has been
so successful here under the direction
of Newton ]. Skinner. Mr.. Stiles con-
ceived the idea for his bank from
coming in contact with Mr.. Skinner S
institution.
The Kansas City institution was
opened on January %, 1910. On the
first day total deposit of $4,000 was
made in it and business has kept up
In like proportion ever since, Mr..
stiles says.
There are four all night and day
banks in the United States; in New
York, Boston, Los Angeles and Kan
sas City.
Anybody who would be able to nnd an
h. ahl
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-18

Clouds Of war hovered over China
town yesterday and the soft patter
of the feet of many "gun men from
rival tongs was heard up and down
the narrow alleyways when Tom Kan,
a wealthy merchant living at S6l5
North McClintock avenue, reported TO
the police that his pretty 15-year- old
daughter, Jessie Kan, had been Kid
mapped by "hatchet men" from san
Francisco.
with visions of tong war brewing
under their very eyes the police
stretched a network of detectives over
the city for an apprehension of the
girl and the man.
Unconscious of the commotion her
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-18
Little Chinese Girl Is
Cause of Tong War Scare

absence from home had aroused little
Jessie Kan was laboring through her
first music lesson at 1874 South Grand
avenue, while L. w. Ming, whom her
fathers friends had singled out as her
abductor and wielder of the proverb-
ial hatchet, drowsed over his pipe In
a teahouse nearby. At dusk last night
the girl returned home with a large
music roll under her arm and in answer
to her fathers questions told him she
had intended to surprise him by play
ing on the piano like "Amelican
girls"
Today Chinatown is smiling up its
sleeve at the "tong war" scare it gave
the police.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-18
THEODORE SUNNI MERFIELD
ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY

Theodore Summerfield, former presi-
dent of the Los Angeles city council
and at present state railroad commits
sioner, has announced himself as
candidate for reelection. Mr.. sum
merfield will have as an opponent for
the railroad office John M. Eshelman'
district attorney of Imperial county.
The latter was formerly a member of
the state assembly from Alameda coun-
ty and has a strong following In the
northern part of the state as well as
in Imperial county.
1t has also been announced that
Senator J. B. Sanford, who was men
toned as a possible candidate for gov
ernor on the Democratic ticket. Will not
enter the race. In an editorial written
hv himself in the Ukiah Times Dis
patch Mr.. SANFORD states that under
no consideration will he become a can
didate,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-18
WIDOW SEEKS SHARE
IN $4,000 ESTATE
MRS. BEULAH v. AXTELL TELLS
OF THREATS
Declares She Signed Contract Waiv-
ing Right to Share Community
Property Because Life
Was Threatened

Suit was begun in Judge Conrey's S
court yesterday by Mrs. Beulah V. AK
TELL widow of the late Henry Clifton
Axtell, an attorney, against Zell E.
Talbert. executor of the deceased's es-
tate, valued by the widow at $S6,OO0,
to recover a widows portion of IL as
community property.
In order to inherit the estate Mrs.
Axtell is seeking to have set aside an
agreement which she entered into with
, her husband to accept $50 a month
and a house and lot valued at $4,000
to be located in any part of Los Ange-
| les selected by the executor. She al
| leges that the agreement was signed
by her under threat of bodily harm
from her husband and before she could
call in legal assistance to protect her
rights.
Mrs. Axtell alleges that her husband
forced her to sign a contract on Feb
ruary IT, 1909, agreeing to give up all
right to any of the property for herself
and their adopted child for an allow
ance of $50 a month. She declared he
forced her to sign the instrument at
the point of a pistol and after she did
so he refused to allow her to live with
him.
Later, she said, under threats that
he would not pay this amount, he
forced her to sign another agreement
to accept $50 a month and a house and
lot valued at $4,000 to be selected later.
Fearing that he would cause her to
lose everything unless she agreed she
signed the second contract.
a. e. Talbert, the executor, who was
| one of the husbands closest friends, Is
| fighting the case on the ground that
the contract entered into between Mrs
Axtell and her husband is valid. Axtell
inserted a paragraph relating to the
will in his contract and stated that In
case 1t was contested by Mrs. Axtell
she was to be allowed $4,000 and no
more.
In her complaint Mrs. Axtell al
leges that her late husband also forced
her to give up the deeds to about
thirty lots in the Baldwin ranch prop
erty, which he later exchanged for
the Hotel Seville.
The trial will continue this morning,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-18
SHOOTS WIFE WHEN DENIED
PERMISSION TO KISS BABY
Albert Scherrer Gives Strange Ex-
pIanation for Attack Which May
Cause Death of Woman

CINCINNATI, March 17.-"When
they would not let me kiss my baby,
that settled it. Then 1 fired"
This, Albert Scherrer explained, was
why he shot his 17-year-old wife today
as she lay in bed at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Charles Wurster.
The victim will probably die, as one
bullet entered her head just back of
the left ear. The other bullet entered
her left arm.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-18
ARRESTED FOR NoN-sUPPoRT

DIR. Reuben L. Slime, who was ar
rested in Ukiah on charge of failure
to provide for his minor child and
brought to this city, was formally ar
raigned before Justice Summerfield
yesterday and his preliminary hearing
set for 10 O'Clock April 8. He is at lib
erty on a $500 bond. The complaining
witness, his wife, Anna L. Stine, al
leges at the time she secured a divorce
from him a settlement was made of
their property and that he was or
dered by the court to contribute SIS a
month toward the support of his minor
child, which she claims he has refused
to do.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-18
LOS ANGELES EAGLES TO
HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICE
Tenth Annual Ceremony in Honor of
Lodges Dead Arranged for
Next Sunday

The tenth annual memorial service
of Los Angeles aerie No. 102, Fraternal
Order of Eagles, will be held next
Sunday at 2 o'clock at the Eagles hall,
1861 East Third street.
The committee is composed of
Charles K. Rice, George Renwick, l..
S. Green, e. H. Garrett M. D., and
]. P. Gilmer, M. D. An interesting
program has been arranged. William
p. Hutchinson, president of the Ea-
giles, and w. w. Dodge, past president,
will be among the speakers.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-18
BOY THINKS HE IS DOG
AND BARKS AT STRANGERS
Physicians Say Strange Malady Is
Known as Chorea and Due
to Hypnotism

SAN FRANCISCO, March 17.-Nebu-
chadnezzar, the Babylon king, imag-
ined he was an herbivorous quadruped
and ate grass. Rlaph Madison, the
13-year-old son of q wealthy rancher
living near Palo Alto, thinks he is a
dog, and when he hears footsteps he
crouches and barks.
Physicians call this kind of hallu-
cination chorea. Hypnotism is believed
to account for the strange malady,
and an uncle of young Madison has
brought him to San Francisco to be
treated.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-18
RUSH TO FILE ON LANDS

With but two days remaining in
the Yuma district the congestion in
the land office continued yesterday
Nearly 200 applicants were enrolled
bringing the total to slightly above
14O0. The sections adjacent to the
railroad continued to attract the most
applicants, there being but three units
in the entire section which have not
had more than one application filed on
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-18
IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES
SEIZE AN IRISH CHINESE
Shamrock Falls to Protect Him on st.
Patrick's Day, but He Is
Finally Released

NEW YOK, March IA bulletin
came from the immigration station at
Ellis Island yesterday saying that
"Wol Fee, an Irish Chinese, wearing a
shamrock" was being detained there.
1t turned out today that the man
was a native of China and had a
shomrock, but no Mongolian blood. He
proved to be Or. Charles Wolfe, born
in China of Irish parents. He was re-
leased when he showed that he had
so and his fare to a town in Califor-
MIA where he will practice medicine.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-18
EVACUATION DAY OBSERVED

BOSTON, March 17-Eyacuation day
the 134th anniversary of the departure
of 1900 British troops under General
William Howe from the shores of
South Boston-was celebrated elabor-
ately in that section of the city today.
A military and civic parade was the
Spectacular feature. Richmond Pear
son Hobson, representative in congress
from Alabama, and Gen. Isaac r. Sher-
wood were guests OF hon.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-18
BRIDGE TO BE STRENGTHENED

plication to the United States engineers
for permission to place another pillar
in the middle of their bridge over the
Colorado river near Needles, Cal. The
request is made public so that any
who oppose the move of the Santa Fe
on account of obstruction to naviga-
tion in the Colorado may be heard
from.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-18
IMpERsoNArEs II CHARACTERS

Leonard G. Nattkemper will give an
Interpretation from dramatic litera-
ture under the auspices of the West
Adams Mems club, La Sale avenue
and West Adams street, this evening.
Mr.. Nattkemper will impersonate
eleven characters in the three-act
comedy of "David Garrick,' by F. w.
Robertson.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-18
J. srlTr WILSON TO SPEAK

]. Stitt Wilson will speak at Labor
temple auditorium Sunday afternoon
ON .'The Greatest Need of the World"
Monday evening he will speak at the
Labor temple on the labor situation In
England, and on Tuesday evening at
a dinner in his honor he will speak on
"Socialism in England"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-18
MOTHER MADE GUARDIAN

Mrs. Ruby A. Gillis was yesterday
appointed guardian of her son, Rob
ert w. Gillis, who is possessed of an
estate valued at $4,000, left him by
his father. the late William T. Gillis,
Judge Rives granting the application
of the mother
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-18
LOS ANGELES FIRM WINS

PHOENIX, Ariz., March 1.-THE
Mercereau Construction company or
Los Angeles is the successful bidder
for the Center street bridge, to cost
SOS, 900.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-18
NO CHANCE

How could the Republican party make good
her platform and campaign pledges for a re-
vision of the tariff downward saddled with
Taftism. Morganism. Cannonism and Aldrich-
ism ?-Athens Journal
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-18

Anybody who would be able to ana an
address in the directory would be able 70
ans your classified ad.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04
JOHN A. DIX
VISITS ISLAND

John A. Dix, democratic candidate
for governor of New York, was given
a great reception at the democratic
headquarters in New Brighton yes
terday afternoon after his speech to
many democrats in Brooklyn during
the early part of the day. Mr.. Dix
came over to the island in his auto
mobile. While crossing the bay he
went up into the pilot house Of the
ferryboat and chatted with the pilot.
He was at the club house of the
Richmond County Democratic Club
in Ned Brighton a few minutes after
landing and was greeted there by a
band and more than three hundred
of the organization from all parts of
the borough. The affair was ar
ranged as a reception, at which Mr..
Dix did not expect to make a speech,
but the enthusiasm with which he
was received was so great that he
said he could not deny them a few
words. He spoke for fifteen min
utes about the evils whihc now hon
eycomb the state administration and.
which we're revealed only in small
part by the recent legislative in
CURRY.
Eugene Lamb Richards, Jr., pres
ident of the club and chairman of
the reception committee, pinned one
of the clubs badges On Mr.. Dix as
he o to speak. He said it was
the first time that he had been
tagged in this campaign. ri am
proud Of it," he said, land it is the
only tag / shall wear between now
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04
CAMPAIGN IN
FIFTH WARD

With the election but five days off
the republican and democratic gener-
al committees are planning to bring
the campaign to q close with several
meetings throughout the borough to-
night and tomorrow night.
In the fifth ward there will be two
meetings tonight. At the Knights OF
Pythias hall, in ~Tottenville, tonight,
the republicans will hold forth. Ad-
dresses will be made by the Hon. F.
c. Hicks, of Long Island, who nomi-
mated Colonel Roosevelt for temper
ary chairman of the recent state
convention at Saratoga; Borough
President George Cromwell, George
S. Husch, candidate for congress;
Howard r. Handy, candidate for
state senator; Moses Altman, candi-
date for district attorney, and J.
Alfred ADdrovette, candidate for
member of assembly.
At Amicitia hall, Pleasant Plains,
there will be a vaudeville entertain
ment In connection with the lass
meeting under the auspices of the
Fifth Ward Democratic Association.
The entertainment will be furnished
by the symphony Quartet, Of Brook
lynn Addresses will be made by
Hon. Bird S. Coler, of Brooklyn, for
mer comptroller of New York; Hon.
John B.. Crosby, Of Newbury; Hon.
William Allaire Shortt, candidate for
member of assembly; Hon. Howard
R. Bayne, candidate for state
tor; Albert G. Each, candidate for
district attorney, and j. Harry Tier
nan, a prominent young lawyer of
EtanlptoD and others