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VOL. XXXII, NO. aßa.
HOOK TRIAL WILL
BE OPENED TODAY
YOUNG MILLIONAIRE CHARGED,
WITH MANSLAUGHTER
RESULT OF AUTO ACCIDENT
Wealthy Young Angeleno la Accused
..of Causing Death of Mlsa Mar
garet Blrtwlstle In .
March
Charged with manslaughter In the
death of Miss Margaret Blrtwlstle,
Barbee S. Hook, millionaire son of the
llate railway magnate of the Traction
company, will face the criminal charge
In Judge Smith's department of the
Superior court this morning.
Every step possible has been taken
by Attorneys Hunsaker and Brltt for
a vigorous defense of their wealthy
young client, and it Is believed several
days will be taken up with the testi
mony In the case. For the district attor
ney's office Attorneys McComas and
Fleming will take charge of the prose
cution.
The accident which resulted In the
Heath of Mlee Blrtwlstle occurred on
iDowney avenue near Avenue 22 during
the latter part jof March. Hook, ac
companied by three friends, had been
: 'automobillng towards Arcadia. They
<Were returning to the city after dark
and were speeding along Downey ave
j nue when, in turning to avoid a colli
sion .'with a car, he struck Miss Blrt-
Iwlstle as she was crossing the street
' Two girls who were seated In the
tonneau of the ' machine were Injured,
{While : the auto was wrecked in a fran-
Ifc attempt by Hook to avert the ca
tastrophe. ,
j•■ Since ' the police court examination
k I settlement has been made by Mrs.
Hook with the mother of Miss
Birtwlstle.
[NOME VESSELS BEATEN
vii BY STORM BUT SAFE
Zealandia Arrives With First News
Since Wires Went Down in June
)"\ By Associated Press.
\i July 9.— Bringing the first
-l,jnewVout of Vome since .the wires went
down the middle of last month, the
; steamship Zealandla reached port from
,> the north today enroute to San Fran
cisco. Zealandla reports that all the
steamers of the Nome fleet concerning
v which there has been much speculation
during the past week, are safe and that
M the delay In their reaching Seattle on
their voyage was occasioned by eight
days of such severe weather as to make
'■:'-:, it Impossible to handle the cargo on the
'V lighters, j
.:■"• The storm came from the north and
piled up a heavy sea, which tossed
, about the steamers and sailing craft
■ anchored off Nome in a dangerous
1 I manner.
v The Zealandla brought eighty-five
pasosngers, all but eight of whom were
for Seattle, the remainder going to San
■ Francisco. She also brought out the
: blggest^hlpment of gold which has
borne from Nome this season, $1,322,000.
. She sailed ' for San Francisco shortly
■:''■ bfter - midnight.
CHINESE PHYSICIAN -
: STRANGLED TO DEATH
"U Known to Have Had on His Person
Much Money, Diamonds and
• ; ' Other Property
by Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 9.— Strangled
to death with his own queue, the body
of Lin • Moon Chuck, a Chinese physl-
clan, was found lying In the entrance of
a squalid Chinese house in Chinatown
today. It is supposed that he was de
' boyed to that place by a fictitious call
,' to attend a sick person and then killed
and 'robbed. He was known to carry
considerable money and also had some
, valuable diamonds and Jewelry.
rrVVO. MEN INJURED IN
• ,:• RAILROAD ACCIDENT
By Associated Press
QREENCASTLE, Ind., July 9.-
While running at the rate of 60 miles
an hour this evening, eastbound New
iTork fast mallstraln on the Big Four
collided with the westbound freight No.
89, which was pulling into a siding at
Oakall. five miles west of here. Fire
man Tippy, aged 40, of Indianapolis,
was ' fatally Injured, and engineer A.
M. 'Carter of Mattoon, 111., seriously
injured. . Both of the Injured men were
on the mall train. None of the mall
clerks or passengers were Injured. The
engine, one mall par and the combi
nation car left the' track and ran 60
feet into a cornfield.
SALESMEN IN PRIBON
KEfi&s': FOR CIGARETTE BMOKINQ
By Associated Press,
.LAFAYETTE. Ind.. July 9.— Edward
Hammel, traveling salesman for a
patent 'medicine company, has been
convicted of smoking cigarettes. He
Is i serving a sentence of twenty-nine
days in default of payment of a One of
125 and costs, assessed by Judge Foster
of Otterbeln and will. In all probability,
be compelled to nerve the entice sen-
* 9BC «* sflHHlHtalMtf,
Los Angeles Herald.
TRIAL OF HOOK ON MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE BEGINS TODA
fBARBEE 8. HOOK, ACCUSED OP RECKLESSLY DRIVING AUTOMO-
j; BILE WHICH, KILLED A GIRL ' ■',
WOMAN HURLED
30 FEET BY CAR
MRS. KATHERINE OSTROM IS
KILLED
LIVES ONLY TEN MINUTES
Attempts to Cross Tracks at Corner
of Ninth and Olive Streets
When She Is |
Struck
Mrs. 3 Katherlne Ostrom, 930 East
Thirty-second street waa almost In
stantly killed by an eastbound West
Ninth street car at the corner of Ninth
and Olive streets last, night. ' <:i\ ,..',
;Mrs. Ostrom was returning" . home
frqnv the.Swedl6h;Bai)tlst> church,, Hope,
and Eighth streets, and was crossing
the street when she was utruck by car
No. 283. According to eye witnesses
she was hurled thirty feet down the
track and when assistance reached her
she was In an unconscious condition.*
The car stopped at once and the train
crew lent their assistance in carrying
the woman to Heinzeman's drug store,
corner Ninth and Main streets. Med
ical aid was summoned but she died ten
minutes after the accident occurred.
J. T. Doores and J. Rettenmayer,
both of 941 Sunbury street, were eye
witnesses to the accident They say the
woman was crossing the street and ap
parently did not see the approaching
car or hear the warning signal which
was given by the motorman. They say
the motorman tried to slacken the
speed of his car before the accident oc
curred but was too close to her to ma
terially break the force of the com
pact.
August Walltom was the first person
to reach the side of the Injured woman.
He assisted In carrying her to the drug
store and then hastened to her brother
in-law's house at Wadsworth and Jef
ferson streets. >
Mrs. Ostrom was 49 years old. Her
husband died of paralysis but a month
ago. She leaves a son, 20 years old,
who has been In 111 health ; for the last
year. He is suffering from heart dis
ease and It Is feared that the news of
his mother's death will be a severe
shock to him. Mrs. Ostrom came to
California three years ago for her bus
band's health. . '
The body was removed to i Pierce
Brothers' • undertaking establishment
and the coroner's Inquest will be held
this morning.
CUT HIS THROAT IN
HIS WIFE'S PRESENCE
By Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, July 9.— Silas Mc-
Donald, who was for years cashier of
the State National bank of St. Joseph,
Mo., and came to this city after that
lnstituton went into liquidation, tonight
committed suicide here by cutting his
throat in the presence of his wife. He
had been In HI health. His wife waa
severely cut In attempting to prevent
the deed.
JAPANESE GOVERNMENT
BUYS HIGH.BRED STALLIONS
By Associated Press.
LEXINGTON, Ky., July 9.— 8. Hlo
sawa and T. Hayasht, representative*
of the Japanese government, have pur
chased five highly bred stallions to be
sent to the royal stud. Three are
thoroughbreds and two are registered
trotters. The consideration in each
case is private.
U. S. CONSUL AT VENICE
TO MARRY BARONESB
By Associated Proas
VENICE. July 9.— The engagement Is
announced of Paul Nash, the American
consul here, and Baroness Ina Maynerl
of Piedmont. The baroness, who moves
in the highest society, is at present re
siding In Venice.
LOS ANGELES, CAL., MONDAY MORNING, JULY 10, 1905.
WALKS TO DEATH
IN CHINA SLOUGH
FRIENDS POWERLESS TO SAVE
INSANE MAN X . .
ONE IS NEARLY DROWNED
San Francisco Tailor Breaks Away
From Companions and Plunges
Into Water, Fighting Wlth^^':
Would.be Rescuer. •;;"•:!,,
By Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, Juiy . 9.— Edward
Lotz, a tailor from San Frariclsco.'who
has '; been held at the county JaU in an
apparently demented "' condition]; f or the
1 past,' few t ' days, committed this
mor.nlie.byr.flellberately.throwlbß:ihiiri^
self into the China slough and allowing
himself to drown. • '', '
Lotz was <belng taken to the 8:20
train by Deputy Sheriff Edward Reese
and S. Berowitz, a friend of Lotz from
San Francisco. The three started down
I street from the county Jail about 8
o'clock this morning, Lotz walking In
the middle. They conversed a little as
they walked down the street and when
they reached i the banks of the China
slough, Lotz broke away from Reese
and Berowitz and plunged into the
slough. The water was not deep at
the place Lotz picked out to end his
existence and he proceeded out Into the
water about fifty feet before he reached
a depth over his head.
Lotz was closely followed into the
water by his friend Berowitz. The lat
ter grabbed him and tried to pull him
out, but Lotz got hold of Berowltz's
legs and pulled him under. Lotz seemed
to be seized with a fit of violence and
grabbed Berowitz by the head and the
two struggled desperately In the water.
Finally Berowitz realized that he, too,
would be drowned if he did not break
loose from the crazy man's hold. He
fought and succeeded In freeing him
self and then rose to the surface of
the water and called for help. He was
partially exhausted and swam to a
fence that projects Into the slough. He
rested himself on the fence and called
for help. A Chinaman responded and
Berowitz told him he would give him
$10 1f he would save Lotz, who was
still struggling in the water.
The Chinaman was afraid that the
water was too deep and Lotz went
down for the last, time. l Berowitz then
swam to the shore.
Deputy Sheriff Reese waded into the
slough In an attempt to save the
drowning man, but not being an ex
pert swimmer, was unable to rendei
much assistance.
| The body was recovered about 11
o'clock by two fishermen whom Sheriff
Reese employed to drag the slough.
The body was located with a hook on
the end of«a long pole, In about six
feet of water. ; t
Lotz was a native of Germany and
about forty-eight years of age. H«
has lived In Ban Francisco for a num
ber of years and has followed his
occupation as a tailor.. Since he has
been In this state he has accumulated
a fortune valued at ' 910,000. He , has
$7000 cash in one of the savings banks
of San Francisco. He was unmarried
and so far as Is known he has no rela
tives in California. The only relatives
known are in Germany.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ;
:'A;. PEOPLE IN NEW YORK!
Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK, July B— Los An
geles people In this city at present
are Mrs. Howard and Mrs. Murray
at the SpaUUng, Mr. and Mrs. IX
Pensmore at the Normandle and
Mrs. F. K. Pfuml at the Astor.
CASSINI FALLS
INTO DISFAVOR
REGARDED AS BEING RETIRED
IN DISGRACE
FEELS HIS POSITION KEENLY
Russian Ambassador Leaves Wash.
Ington Without Receiving Any
of the Honors to Which Is
Due Hl* Rank
Dy Associated Press.
WABHINOTON, July 0.-Count Cas
slnl, the retiring Russian ambassador,
who hna been transferred to Madrid
and sails for Europe next Tuesday, Is
out of temper with everyone, Including
his own government, and he Is taking
no pains to conceal his 111 feeling to
ward Baron Rosen, his successor.
Rosen's attitude toward his predeces
sor strengthens the previous indica
tions that, Instead of having been pro
moted to Madrid, as claimed, Cassini
had really been recalled, and Is leav
ing Washington in disgrace. This is
the general belief among other diplo
mats, ai\d it is so strong that they are
paying the retiring ambassador none of
the donors due his rank.
As ambassador and dean of the diplo
matic corps Cassini was entitled, by
diplomatic etiquette, to a formal fare
well banquet, but nothing of the kind
has been arranged. Caaalnl feels his
position keenly.
CHINA ASKS TO BE HEARD
Japan Objects to Her Being Repre
. sented In Peace Conference
By Associated Press. ,'!•,-
WASHINGTON, July 9.— China's re
quest to be represented In the Wash
ington conference on the ground that
she Is vitally Interested In the proceed
ings has been received by the president
and formally' transmitted to the belli
gerents. Whether the president has re
ceived- the^ formal, replies 'cannot be
Tear ni&,' but' ft" can" be'stated that' while
Russia Is inclined to favor. the sugges
tion Japan will not consent to it. .
Japan has already made public her
assurance that Manchuria Is to be re
stored to China. .; That Is one of the
principles for which she says she has
been lighting. Japan regards ' herself
as fully capable of executing that
promise without the assistance of
China, and, in view of China's Inability
before the war to cope with Russia In
Manchuria, the Japanese government Is
unable to see what possible service a
Chinese representative would be in the
Washington conference.
Moreover, the Japanese have . all
along taken the position' that, when
peace . negotiations were begun, they
would be conducted directly with Rus
sia. It Is altogether unlikely that the
Washington government will press the
claim of China and the official view
here falls to sympathize with the Idea.
The past week has seen few develop
ments In the plans for the negotiations.
Negotiations for an armistice are not
expected to be concluded until after the
plenipotentiaries meet. It Is pointed out
again that the beginning of the rainy
season In the war zone removes the
necessity for an Immediate signing.
Little doubt Is felt, however, that this
will be the first subject discussed by
the plenipotentiaries and probably their
Initial act will be the signing of a pro
tocol providing for the cessation of hos
tilities for a limited period.
De Rosen Going to Oyster Bay
Baron de Rosen will go to New York
within the next few days and thence to
Oyster Bay to be presented to the pres
ident. Meantime he Is In dally confer
ence with the attaches of the embassy
and has had several long talks with
Count Casslnl, who posted him on each
step In the negotiations up to this mo
ment. No place has yet been selected
for the holding of the conference, but
this Baron de Rosen will discuss with
the president next Thursday. Expect
ing that some place in New England
will certainly be selected, Baron de
Rosen chose Manchester, the summer
headquarters for his embassy. It is be
lieved here that the choice lies between
Portsmouth, N. H., and Portland,
Maine, with the chances In favor of the
former. ' ,
Mr. Takahira, the Japanese minister,
will be an early visitor at Oyster Bay
to discuss the arrangements for the
conference. It Is the belief here that,
Instead of the president taking the
tedious trip to Washington to greet
the plenipotentiaries, the plan which
probably will be adopted Is for. the
plenipotentiaries to go to Oystor
Bay, the Japanese representative
boarding the Mayflower nt the
navy yard, Washington, and * the
Russian envoys going In the Dolphin
from New York to Oyster Bay, where
they will be Jointly received by the
president and formally presented to
each other, They could go by boat thence
tv the place selected for the conference,
and return to Washington at the con
clusion of their labors, for the formal
(Ooutiuuca «v ran Xw«.r
FORMER RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES
COUNT CABSINI
EIGHT MEN ARE
BLOWN TO PIECES
PREMATURE EXPLOSION gORj
BLASTING POWDER.
TWO OTHER PERSONS; HURT
Accident Occurs on Susquehanna
River Neap Scene of Pennsyl
vania Railroad Disaster
By Associated Press.
HARRISBURG, Pa., July 9.— Eight
men were blown to pieces and two oth
ers were Injured by the premature ex
plosion of a big blast of rock powder
on the Pennsylvania railroad improve
ment near New Cumberland at 7:30
o'clock this morning. The accident oc
curred directly across the Susquehanna
river from the scene of the Pennsyl
vania railroad wreck of May 11, -in
which twenty-three persons were killed
and many others Injured.
All the victims of today's disaster
were employes of P. ■S. Kenbaugh &
Co., Incorporated contractors, who are
now building the double tracks for the
Pennsylvania railroad to connect with
the Erola yards. ' The bodies of the
men were terribly mangled and parti
cles of flesh and bone were scattered
for a distance of 200 yards from the
scene of the explosion. '
The dead are: ■ . . . ,
JAMES WISEMAN.
ARTHUR GREEN.
ROBERT THOMPSON. .
FRANK MULLACH.
Three Italians and . one Slav known
only by numbers.
An Inquest was held this afternoon.
The Jury rendered a verdict of prema
ture explosion from an unknown cause
and no blame is attached to the con
tractors.
[INSANITY EPIDEMIC '•;;
: follows revival:
Special to The Herald.
', TOPEKA, Kan., July 9.—lnves
tigation made by the state board
of control of charitable Institutions
during the last week shows that the
'counties In which lengthy religious
revivals have been held during the
last year have high records (or the
number of Insane persons sent to
the state asylums.
' "Insanity," said H. C. Bowman,
member of the board, "seem» to
;have followed religious revivals
like an epidemic Reno county,
where there was a protracted re
vival early last year, has sent fifty
two Insane persons to the state
asylum In Topeka In twelve
months. I find this epidemic of In
sanity has also followed the revi
vals which were held In Topeka,
Arkansas City, Wlnfleld, Wichita
and other places."
PRICE: DAILY, BY CARRIER, 65 CTS. PER MONTH
WOMAN IS SLAIN
IN BAKERSFIELD
i SLAYER ESCAPES; PROBABLY
, A BURGLAR .' r-;:.\r -;:.\
SHE HAD FIRED AT INTRUDER
Body of Mrs. Mary Van Dorse Found
Pierced By Bullet When Her
Husband Returns Home
From Work
By Associated Press.
BAKERSFIELD, July 9.— Mrs. Mary
Van Dorse was murdered at her home
early this morning by some' 1 unidenti
fied person. The supposition is that some
one attempted to rob the house and
when she went to Investigate the
burglar fired at her and killed her. As
yet there Is no clue to the person who
committed the crime, but the officers
are using every effort to find the guil
ty person. .
At 11 last night Mrs. Van Dorse re
turned to her : home and retired, and
about 3 o'clock this morning six shots
were fired near . the place. When her
husband returned from work about 4
o'clock he found her lying on the floor
at j the ! entrance of . the house.
She had a bullet wound in her, breast
and at that time had probably been
dead about an hour. " , ;
It is thought that when she heard the
Intruder she got j her p 22-caliber revol
ver and went to the door, and on seeing
him fired, but missed her mark. .
It Is known that she fired one of the
shots, because one of the [chambers in
her revolver contained an empty car
tridge. When . she fired ; the murderer
probably opened fire, and one of the
five shots fired by him entered her
body. The bullet which did the deadly
work entered the body. just above the
left breast and lodged in the left lung.
Judging from the course the bullet
took, she must have been leaning out
of the door ' when she shot and the
murderer returned fire from the right.
This morning the officers found the
marks of the other shots, which had
entered the house near where the body
was found.
HAS NEGRO DEPORTED
TO PREVENT LYNCHING
Evidence' Fall* to Establish Criminal
Charge and Judge Orders
Removal From Parish
Special to The Herald.
NEW " ORLEANS. July 9.— To pre
vent Spencer Roy. a negro, from being
lynched Judge Gaudet in the twenty
eighth judicial court of Jefferson
county at Oretna yesterday Instructed
Sheriff Marrero that he be taken out
of the parish.
On complaint of Miss Irene Bourlet,
an 18-year-old girl, Roy had been ar
rested on a criminal charge.
When the testimony was heard the
charge. was not established, but the
evidence showed. that Roy had grossly
Insulted , the young: woman .and the
residents of Jefferson pariah were thor
oughly aroused. '
SPEED IS
TERRIFIC
Death Valley Miner
bit Wild Journey
Scott's Special Train Is
Breaking Records > ;
FLIGHT OF SCOTT BPECIAL'
Btatlon. Dlst. Time.'
Lv. Los Angeles.... 0 1:00 *'
Lv. Pasadena 10 ,I:l4*>
lv. Lamanda Park.. 13 1:19 •
Lv. Monrovia 19 1:22- '
Lv. Duarte 21 1:25 V
Lv. Azusa 25 1 : 28 S ■ '.
Lv, Glendora 27, U3IJ4, 1
Lv. San Dimas 31. 1:30*4
Lv. Lordsburg ..... 33 1:39
Lv. N. Pomona 35 1:40' .'
Lv. Claremont 36 1:42
Lv. Upland 40 1:48 .
Lv. N. Ojcamonga.. 44 1:51 ' '
Lv. Etiwaruia 48- 1:54<4
Lv. Rlalto .. 56 ,2:01*;j
Ar. San Bern'dlno. .. 60 2:05/ 2
Lv. Ban Qern'dino. .. 60 2:11-
Lv. Verdeniont 68- 2:24-'^
Lv. Cajon 79 2:41 j
Lv. Summit ......... 85 ,'3:00o
Lv. Hesperla ....... 96 .3:12' ■-•,
Lv. Vlctorvllle 105 3:20 x
Lv. Oro Grande ....110 3:25!/ 2
Lv. Cottonwood ....129' 3:44'/ 2
Ar. Barstow ...;.'... 141 3:55 ■•
Croesus Racing to Clii
cago Against Timefe
Distance Between Los Angeles and
Baretow Covered at a Rate Never
Before Equaled on This Dlv. . >.
ision of Santa Fe
Awakening the silence of.the;desert';
with the wild screeches of Its locomo-'
tlve whistle and startling: the villages',
of the western plains Into an unwonted
activity, madcap Walter. Scott'si •self-".■■
advertising - special' is : speeding on Its
way to Chicago. _ . ; - .•
The race between the highest handi
work of as railroad's .Ingenuity i andJthe-.
passage, of. timers. on. J\{: J - Y-.... fe**c«:-£u
Officials of the Santa Fe went to their'
beds last . night? to," toss. about 5 and; He *
awake. Until the dick, of a telegraph :.
key in ■ the \ Chicago office ; bears I the;
message of the train's arrival 'In \ the :
western metropolis 1 forebodings'ofi;;a.
possible accident will constantly haunt
them. ■ . ■. • ' . •'. ' •■, .■: ;-. /
Leaving Loa Angeles at 1 o'clock.the'
train halted at San Bernardino at 2:05^.
It had broken all past records for!fast
travel over the > distance ,of,' sixty-;
miles Intervening between < there ,'| and
Los Angeles. • . The time, exclusive jjot i]
that taken out for stops, was sixty-two'
minutes, ■ or a continuous speed •of i a -;.
mile a minute. -
At Barstow it lacked five minutes of
4 o'clock when the engineer; swung £
himself from his engine, his face'eov-".;
ered with grime, his eyeslred andVhls.'
blue shirt and overalls bearing the dust f
. '
■ '•' (Continued on Face Three.)
THE DArS NEWS
FORECAST
Southern; California: Fair Mon.
day; light west wind. Maximum
temperature In Los Angeles - yes.
terday, 80 degrees; minimum, ," 62
degrees.
I— Casslnl In disfavor.
2— Bars mall to St. Louis bank.
3— Scott speeds across country.
4— Sports.
s— Southern California news.
6— Editorial.
7— City news.
B.9— Classified advertisement*.
9.10.11 — Public advertising. I ,'
12 — Church services.
EASTERN
Count Casslnl departs on his journey to
Europe. ■ - . ■ ••'
Eight men are killed In Pennsylvania by
premature explosion of a blast. ■- - ■ .
Two persons are shot In nice riot In
New York.
FOREIGN
'Admiral Kruser takes possession of the
Knlai PotemkTne. .
Japan opposes China's request to be rep
resented at peace conference. ■
Bomb throwing reported, as dally oc
currence at Tiflls.
COABT
San Francisco tailor, Insane, walks into-:
water and drowns. . ■ ■.:-■■ . , ..< ■
Rakersfield woman Is murdered, presuin- 1
ably by a burglar. • -.■.•,'■
Orasa Valley reports serious forest and
crass tires. jr i" 1-J — HftLJsLMMsTssiMlB
LOCAL
Business men to oppose policy of mayor,
regarding freight carrying by tntorurban
railways. ■ < • ■■*.■■
Paralyzed ' Chinaman, oldest . ward', at
county hospital, prepares to leave. •
Scott's special train starts on record ;
breaking trip to Chicago , • ■■ - .: .
Octogenarian tells story of privation nnd -
sufferings In flood. ' .
Mayor McAleer believes ■' twenty-one
year franchise will stand. .. . -
Catholics lay corner, stone of new pa
rochial school... ; ; •
- Ban Francisco policeman ' defeat . Los
Angeleg policemen In ball game by scorn
of 7 to I.
Miner tells wonders of , Nlppeno ■*' and '
Searchlight districts.
Negro ''prophet' Introduces new fangled
religion Into Los Angeles; has many,pe
culiarities. ■' I f'llll— ■ ITlllngWn I, k H'~J
Evangelist Bulgin says Bible has . stood
the test. ,
Infant Pat tl Idol of audiences at Or
jpheum. ■K u * a wMkjr*NPi*joatmf4p'M*VasjjssMßß
Barbe* Hook trial •cheduUd to op«n
today In susarlac court.
