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Was $300, now m?lmiO Was $4,-,0, now tDmilJO
FISCHER $150 BEHNING $200
Was $350, now sPIUV/ -v Vag j 4soi now .V"/"
BAILEY $I6S HARDMAN $300
Was $300. now .....* lu" Was 500 now '"'""
CABLE ' $IQO STEINWAY CIQQ
Was $375, now «PI7V Wag $650 _ now V^vv
KINGSBURY $?00 WEBER $425
Was $3,-,0. now * 4,UV Was $600. now yi*rft/
KURTZMANN $??•; CHICKERING «iQ C
Regular $350, now ...V"" 0 Was $650. now S/-T^t_/
OROANS, $15, »20, »!!», $30. SQUARE PIANOS, $2«, $85, $40, $60.
3 GRAND PIANOS, STANDARDS, SPLENDID BARGAINS, each $(100
APOLLO PLAYER PIANO, 65 and 88 Notes, almost new; regular $850, n0w....5475
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MUSIC CO.
833-334 SOUTH BROADWAY, LOS ANGELES, CAL.
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SAYS LOS ANGELES
SUPERIOR TO ITALY
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PROMINENT EDUCATOR WILL
MAKE CITY HIS HOME ■
Dr. Frederick E. Beckmann Declares
Climate and Scenery of Southern
California Beats That of
Famous Riviera
Frederick IV Beckmann, Ph. D., who
has traveled expensively both in Eu
rope and America, came to Los An
geles yesterday, and has decided to
make his permanent residence ln
Southern California. Dr. Beckmann
has achieved prominence as an educa
tor. He came here from Seattle, where
he was connected with Washington
university. Some years ago, while on
the faculty of the University of Chi
cago, the frail health of Mrs. Beck
mann made a trip to California im
perative, and he came west, occupying
for two years the chair of Roman lan
guages in Pomona college. Although
offered positions in several institutions,
including the University of Virginia
and the college at Honolulu, Hawaii,
Dr. Beckmann chose Southern Califor
nia for its climate.
"Southern California has the most
wonderful climate in the world," said
Dr. Beckmann yesterday. "Your val
leys, particular Yosemlte, seem to be
the most famous feature of your state,
but in reality the fame of the wondrous
climate of Los Angeles should outstrip
it. Although one instantly associates
Italy with sunny skies and beautiful
natural advantages, the poet of the fu
ture will place Southern California far
ahead of it. I love San Francisco for
Its aggressive western freedom —that
is, I did until I came to Los Angeles.
No place on earth can compare with
this paradise here — beautiful and cul
tured city in a country which to those
of Germany and France, even, is be
yond description."
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WOMAN CARRYING CHILD
FALLS FROM STREET CAR
A frightened gasp, forerunner of the
scream which died in the throats of a
group of women waiting at the corner
of Third street and Broadway yester
day afternoon for two Third street cars
to go by, greeted the appearance and
passing danger to a mother and her
child.
Mrs. W. K. Smith of 459 South
Figueroa street was alighting from
West Adams street car No. 872 at 2:45
o'clock in the afternoon, holding her
child in her arms, when she was
thrown to the street by a motion of
the car. As she fell she turned slightly,
still holding the baby tightly, and
struck on her back. For an instant it
appeared as if she might roll beneath
the wheels, but the next moment she
rose, little the worse for the accident
which had startled the crowd of women
who witnessed it.
"I heard the conductor ring the bell,"
said Mrs. Smith, "when I was on the
bottom step, but I supposed the motor
man would see me and not start the
car till I was oft. I'm not hurt, but I
think I was very lucky that I wasn't.'
GOMPERS IS AGAINST
PRACTICE OF TIPPING
PRESIDENT OF A. F. OFL.GIVES
VIEWS AGAINST LARGESS
Labor Leader Shows Why He Is
Averse to Servants Receiving
Payment for Merely Reg
ular Duty
NEW YORK, July 30.—Samuel Gom
pers, president of the American Fed
eration of Labor, is strongly opposed
to the practice of tipping.
In the current issue of the Federa
tlonist, the official organ of the Fed
eration, Mr. Gompers writes:
"In maintaining as one of their firm
est institutions, the 'tipping' system,
the steamship companies manifest a
shrewd perception of their own in
terests. Tip-takers rarely, if ever,
strike. Every eager tip-taker studies
the short and sure routes to the shill
ing, or the pound, awaiting his quest
in the liberal passenger's pocket. ■
"The tipped servant's vocabulary of
lip gratitude, his overtures of obse
quiousness, his methods of forcing
upon his intended victim a series of
subtle and unnecessary attentions, his
habitual air of profound deference—
what is all this but the practice of a
profession in which the most suc
cessful need have the least heart of
manliness? 'is it not an unhappy If
not degrading occupation from which
the great majority following it would
gladly escape?
"From my investigations, I havo no
hesitancy in answering the question in
the affirmative. And they may—nay
will—become organized in the pro
tective fold of the trade union move
ment." ■
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TOOL DRESSER STRIKES
OIL DRILLER WITH PIPE
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A quarrel of unknown origin between
W. D. Kuhns, an oil driller employed
by the La Brea Oil company, and Bert
Turney, a tool dresser employed by the
same concern, resulted ln serious in
juries to Kuhns when the enraged tool
dresser struck his opponent on the
head with a piece of piping. Kuhns is
now in a critical conditio^ at his home
In Colegrove and has not recovered
consciousness sufficiently to be able to
give any account of the origin of the
trouble. Turney is in the county jail,
and the charges preferred against him
will depend on the recovery of Kuhns.
The oil driller was frightfully lacer
ated about the head and face and
physicians state that the injured man
is in a serious condition.
As far as can be learned, Kuhns
has never been of a quarrelsome na
ture and, as Turney refuses' to discuss
the alleged assault, the matter remains
unexplained.
The injured man is 35 years old, has
been in the employ of the La Brea Oil
company for four years and is well
known in the oil fields.
LOS ANGELES HERALD
SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 31, 1909.
'KEEP MERGER OUT OF POLITICS/ SAYS MAYOR j
aT N the office of the mayor yesterday, in a quiet
eHi^^S I interval between the visits of persons with
_■ J^B -*- little problems for his honor to solve, there
I ; was some small talk of the city and its affairs, j
J? '.<s■ jM mostly in lighter vein. The mayor, enjoying the ■
relaxation and such humor as there was, leaned j
\m\ -i>£F*i back in his chair smiling. At SOme remark with a
_A_t_b'^4_£__£f political flavor, however, Mr. Alexander sat up
\jgt stiffly, the smile vanishing.
W_t "I wish everybody would drop politics and
forget all about it till after the consolidation elec-1
tions," he cried, earnestly. "There's no politics in
IgjlaWfl that, and if anybody tries to drag it in they should
W_Wj&P*^ * be ashamed of themselves." It's a question of the
mP> im growth and development of ,the city, and of that
„,„,„ ...,-,,, alone, and everybody should work for it earnestly, |
tf*".. , - _ ,' j energetically. The vote that is cast on those two I
m&i^mmm^mlL^mmm- days, for consolidation, should be so large as to !
Mayor Alexander leave no doubt in the minds of anyone, anywhere,
about the determination of the people to have a great free harbor
under municipal control, and to make Los Angeles one of the recog
nized great cities of the world." .
INSTRUCTIONS
TO VOTERS
To vote on a proposition stamp a cross (X) in the voting square j
to the right of and opposite the answer you desire to give.
ALL MARKS EXCEPT THE CROSS (X) ARE FORBIDDEN.
ALL DISTINGUISHING MARKS OR ERASURES ARE FOR-1
BIDDEN AND MAKE THE BALLOT VOID.
If You WRONGLY STAMP, TEAR, or DEFACE THIS BAL
LOT return it to the Inspector of Election and obtain another.
LJ_l____L#»»M.t_____B____BSa3__«
I FOR CONSOLIDATION X*i'
IFOR CONSOLIDATION
I AGAINST CONSOLIDATION 1
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BEGINS CONTEST
OF MAIER WILL
WIDOW OF BREWER WANTS
SHARE OF ESTATE
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DISSATISFIED WITH BEQUEST OF
ONLY $500
Alleges That Document Disposing of
Property Valued at Quarter Mil.
lion Dollars Is Incomplete
and Unsigned
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A contest of the unsigned will of tho
late Joseph F. Mater, president of tho
Maier Brewing company, was begun I
in the superior court yesterday by
Teresa Maier, the widow, who alleges
that the will of her husband, by the
terms of which she was to receive only
$500 of an estate valued at about a
quarter of a million, ls invalid. Mrs.
Maier bases her contest upon several
grounds, claiming, among other things,
that the will is incomplete, that It is
not entirely ln the handwriting of her
husband, and that he did not intend it
to be his last will.
By the terms of the will, which was
made April 9, 1909, two days before
Maier's death, his entire estate, with
the exception of $500 to the widow, was
bequeathed to his mother, Mrs. Mary
Maier. Maier and his wife separated
nearly a year before his death, and, it
Is said, never again became reconciled,
although he supported her during that
time. The story of their estrangement
and the circumstances loading up to it
never became public, and Mrs. Maier's
attorneys, Hunsaker, Brltt & Fleming,
declined yesterday to discuss the mat
ter.
Mr. Maier's will was -written on one
of the brewing company's letter heads,
and disposed of his large property in a
few words. The will is unsigned, but
attorneys for the dead brewer's mother
will contend that the wording of the
first part of the instrument—"l, J. Fred
Maier"—is tantamount to a signature,
and that the validity of the will cannot
be attacked, for that reason.
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TO EXTEND ATTORNEY'S
PROBATIONARY SENTENCE
Court Intimates It Will Be Lenient
with Lawyer Who Violated
' Its Conditions
Attorney J. Wiseman McDonald made
an earnest plea for leniency in behalf
of Stephen M. Sullivan, attorney, when
the second hearing in the latter's case,
in which he is charged with violating a
probationary sentence, was had before
Judge Bordwell yesterday.
After listening to the argument and
the testimony of several witnesses, the
court continued the matter until 11
o'clock today, Indicating by his re
marks that Sullivan will be released
and the term of his existing probation
ary sentence, which ends in September,
will be extended.
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CITY IS ENJOINED FROM
SELLING LOT BY AUCTION
Owner Failed to Pay Street Assess.
ments and Sale Is Ordered.
Court Stays Matter
A temporary restraining order pre
venting the sale by the city of a lot
on account of the failure of its owner
to pay. a street improvement assess
ment was served on C. H. Hance, city
treasurer, yesterday a few minutes be
fore 10 o'clock, the time set for the
sale. . • ■ - ,;'_f»«
The restraining order was secured by
W. B. Judson, owner of the lot, which
is located ln the Garvanza addition,
fronting on Grant street. Judson failed
to pay the assessment levied for the
Improve! 'of li.it street. Hearing
on th temporary straining order will
bo had next Friday, v'vv . .
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WEARIED JUDGES
PLAN VACATION
SUPERIOR BENCH ARRANGES
PLAY TIMES
DATE CHANGED FOR GRAND JURY
SESSIONS
Meeting of Officers of Superior Courts
Held to Arrange Summer Sched
ule and Clear Calendars
for Period
Sessions of the county grand Jury
1 which have heretofore been called for
June of each year will in the future
begin in December, according to an
agreement reached at a meeting yester
day of the twelve judges of the superior
court. The change ls made on account
of the Inconvenience judges, witnesses
and grand jurors have experienced in
the past because the sessions were held
at a time when the vacation season
ls on.
The law provides for the calling of a
grand Jury once each year, but on ac
count of the meeting of the special
grand Jury in April no call was issued
last month, and business that would
have come before that body will be
called to the attention of the Jurors
when they meet in December. The
exporting of the books of the county,
which is done annually, will also be
delayed. Among other matters to be
taken up by the next investigating
body will be the charges of graft in
San Pedro, reference to which was
printed in The Herald on Wednesday.
Arrangements for the assignment of
cases during the vacation period in
the courts were also made at the meet
ing of the Judges. The regular vaca
tion period will begin August 16 and I
last until September 16, and during
that time only one civil department and
one criminal department wil be In ses
sion. No contested cases will be tried
in the civil department, only urgent
matters being heard. There will be no
call of the probate calendar from Au
gust 6 until August 30, Judge Rives
now making a special effort to dispose
of pending cases before the former
date, when his vacation will begin.
Broadhead Case Long One
Judge Willis is now enjoying his an
nual rest, and will return to his de
partment September 1. Judge Davis of
the second criminal court will begin his
vacation about September 15, unless th
trial of the Broadhead case extends
beyond that time. Several other Im
portant trials are pending in his de
partment, among them thai, of Sam
Schenek, indicted on a charge of brib
ery, and W. 11. Carlson, charged with
enfbezzllng funds from the Consoli
dated bank. The Broadhead trial prob
ably will cause a continuance of both
these cases.
Judge Conrey expects to leave In a
few days and will spend a few weeks at
his old home in Indiana. Judge Mon
roe departs next Monday on a trip to
Europe, which may last seven weeks.
Judge Bordwell will close hisjfclepart
ment tomorrow and will lie absent from
the court house a month, part'of th
time being spent In a visit to the Seat
tie exposition, while a considerable por
tion will be taken up in work on im
portant cases awaiting his decision.
Judge James will abandon his court
work about the middle of August, and
will make short trips Into the sur
rounding country, spending a portion
of the time at his summer home in the
mountains. Judge Moss expects to
leave August 20, remaining away until
September 21 and passing his vacation
at Lake Tahoe. Judge Hervey will
leave October 1 and spend most of his
vacation In the cast.
Judge Appointed Delegate
Judge Hutton of department seven,
who has been appointed delegate to the
National Irrigation congress by Mayor
Alexander, will leave for Spokane Au
gust 4 to attend the congress, which
meets August 9. The sessions will last
about a week, and from Spokane Judge
Hutton will go to Yellowstone park,
spending about three weeks In sightsee
ing, It was due to Judge Hutton's
familiarity with and long study of Irri
gation matters that he was selected as
a delegate to the Spokane gathering.
He has delivered numerous lectures at
the law school on this subject, and
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The New Neckwear Is
Wonderfully Captivating
—and how women are buying —you'll be enthusiastic, too, when you become
acquainted with the broadness and completeness of the display. There are
8 exquisite imported Dutch collars and sets that women will be de- flJjT.'ti £y*=^%*. H
lighted with—lmported lace cape collars—Rare novelties of real A^^^^K^fr-
Princess and Irish lace and Dutch collars and Rabats of Domestic $&ifc\ "^vv^^S^aS I
lace that in point of beauty rival those from abroad. Women will 7 , t^^Lt^^tf
enjoy reveling in the unusualness and beauty of this display. Store \ "*•• igfcftf*\>
open until 12:30. Buy neckwear in the morning. V""" i.
I Dutch Collars of Neckwear x'^^^
Real /-k f\r\ You'll Enthuse *~ |l M, 1
Princess CpI.UU Over at mdj $JP? 1
—The richest styles we have seen— Domestic and imported Dutch col-
Real imported Princess lace collars; lars and bows of fine lawn, swiss and
then there are others richly embroi- lace with dainty trimmings of Val. and
dered and some lace collars in ex- Cluny lace and embroidery. Some
quisitely dainty patterns. They'll dainty jabots are included in this un
-1 surprise you at $1.00. usual collection at 25c.
I • IpEsaJCli
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water cases filed in the superior court
are, as a general rule, assigned to his
department.
Judge Houser is making no plans as
to his vacation, which will depend on
the close of the trial of the suit brought
by the Southern Pacific company
against the California Development
company to collect a million and a
half dollars loaned by the railroad com
pany for the reclamation of the Im
perial valley. This trial was begun
early in July and bids fair to last sev
eral weeks longer.
Judge Wilbur, presiding jurge of the
superior court, will not leave until the
latter part of September or the first of
October. He will make a trip to the
east, going to Washington via New
Orleans, thence to New York and Bos
ton, and will return by the northern
route. During his trip he will make a
study of juvenile court work in other
cities. He will be absent a month.
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I SONS ACCUSED OF THEFT
OF HORSE FROM FATHER
Liveryman, Unable to Recover Money
Price, Pursues Man Who Sold
Stolen Animal
Deputy Sheriff Wood returned to Los
Angeles yesterday from Alma, Kan.,
bringing with him William Boydston,
wanted here to answer to a charge of
stealing a horse belonging to his fa
ther, T. A. Boydston.
The horse was purchased by Frank
Johnson, a liveryman, and later recov
ered by the elder Boydston. Johnson
brought a civil suit against Boydston,
sr., seeking to recover the money he
paid for the animal, but Judgment was
rendered against him. Determined to
have satisfaction, he carried the mat
ter to the district attorney's offlce,
swore to a complaint against Boyd
ston's son, made an Investigation as to
the latter's whereabouts and paid the
expense of his capture in Kansas.
His total expense. Including the
money paid for the horse, amounted to
about $600.
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Ryan's Examination Postponed
Because of the inability of Fred W.
Morrison, attorney for Albert Ryan, to
obtain a copy of the testimony taken
at the coroner's Inquest, Ryan's pre
liminary examination on a charge of
killing Otto Miller in the United States
hotel two weeks ago was postponed by
Justice Summerfield yesterday until l"
o'clock next Friday. Thirteen witnesses
who were present to testify for the
prosecution were excused until that
time.
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Charged with Fraud
An information charging Charles
Wesley McCrossan with issuing and
circulating a false prospectus con
cerning the value of the Cordillera
Mining company's property was filed
by Deputy District Attorney <;. Ray
Horton in Judge Davis' department of
the criminal court yesterday. McCros
san was held for trial to the superior
court several weeks ago by Justice
Summerfield. He will be arraigned at
9:30 o'clock today.
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Forgery Case Continued
The preliminary examination of W.
A. Benson, charged with forging the
name of Felix Mayhew, a wealthy
stockman, to a check .for $250, was
continued by Justice Summerfield yes
terday until August 31, owing to tic
absence of witnesses. On request of
Benson's attorneys, W. AY. Wideman
and Keefer & Bowers, his bonds of
$10,000 wero reduced to $3000, and an
effort will be made to secure this
amount today.
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Incorporations
The following articles of Incorpora
tion were filed in the county clerk's of
fice yesterday:
Homer Motor Car company, capital
$75,000—Directors, John P. Baker, L. M.
Baker, O. G. Kirk, B. N. Ball and E.
S. Pillsbury.
Southern California Securities com
pany, capital $75,000—Directors, Lew W.
Collins, A. E. Ensign and A. Schleicher.
♦ . A
Favor Income Tax
MONTGOMERY, Ala.. July 30.—Both
houses of the legislature reported fa
vorably today the national .Income tax
amendment.
POT CALLS KETTLE
BLACK IN COURT
BOX MAKERS ALLEGE FRUIT
EXCHANGE IS TRUST
Judge Bordwell Refuses to Allow
Question of Legality of Business
of Two Corporations to Enter
Consideration
Whethe/ or not the California Tine
Box company and the California Fruit
Growers' exchange are trusts carrying
on business in violation of the- Cart
wright anti-trust law lias nothing to do
with the case of the latter against the
former, according to a ruling of Judge
Bordwell of the superior court yester
day.
Yesterday's proceedings came up on
a demurrer of the exchange to the re
ply of the box company to the plaint
iff's complaint, one allegation being
that the lumber company was a trust
and that the growers' organization
could not purchase boxes except from
the defendant concern.
Attorneys for the lumber company
promptly retorted that If such was lliei
case the exchange had none the better
of the arugment, as the latter itself
was a trust. Tin- court ruled that this
question was not at issue in the pend
ing proceedings, and allowed further
time in which to amend the demurrer.
The exchange's suit was based on the
allegation that the box company over
charged $30,000 in a bill of $100,000 for
boxes, anil it seeks to recoved that
amount.
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MRS. DRIGGS' ATTORNEYS
WILL SEEK SECOND TRIAL
Woman Found Guilty of Forging Lease
Probably Will Not Be Sen. '
fenced Today
When Mrs. Gertrude Driggs, found
guilty last week on a charge of Issuing
a forged lease to property belonging
of the late John J. Charnook, appears
for sentence In Judge Davis' court to
day it Is probable a further continu
ance will bo asked and granted in or
der that her attorneys may have time
In which to prepare a motion for a
new trial.
It is understood should this motion be
denied an application for probation
will be filed.
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I SETS TRIAL OF OPERATORS
OF SPIRITUALISTIC SEANCE
Two Men and Two Women Before
Justice, Charged with Working
Without License
Four operators cf a spiritualistic
seance, who were arrested Thursday
night at Burbank hall by Detectives
Parker and Mack, appeared before Po
lice Justice Rose yesterday and were
held for trial August 5. Their ball was
set at $50 each.
The charge under which the police
arrested the promoters was conducting
a spiritual seance without a license,
and Mrs. R. A. Dean was held under
the additional charge of hiring a minor
child to take part in a stage perform
ance, contrary to the best Interests of
the child.
Ph.- four spirit worke-s now under a
cloud are R. A. Dean, Mis. it A. Dean,
E. R. Norcross and Mrs. E. R. Nor
cross. The Norcross family a"' the In
structors and trainers eef Helena Nor
cross, the child medium.
It is believed that the shades of all
of the great lawyers of the past cen
tury will now be Invoked In special
seance in order to obtain legal advice.
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A Mystery I
"What are Brown's political senti
ments?" ' --
"I don't know, I'm sure. He's a Dem-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Classified Ad. Section
DETECTIVE COMES
FOR CINCINNATIAN
OPERATIVE SAYS MACKIE WAS
DARING
Man Accused of Embezzling Thirteen
Thousand Dollars Is Wanted on
Other Charges, According
to Visitor
-
Habeas corpus proceedings, through
which attorneys representing John T.
Mackle hope to prevent ins return to
Cincinnati to answer to a charge of
embezzling about $13,000, were contin
ued by Judge Davis of the criminal
court yesterday until Monday. Louis
Houillion, a Cincinnati detective, ar
rived in Los Angeles yesterday, and
should Mackle's efforts to secure free
dom fail, will return with the prisoner
early in the coming week.
Mackie came to this city about two
months ago, accompanied by a woman,
Lucille Burton, and his young son. Ac
cording to Detective Houillion, the
charge on which he was arrested is
only one Of numerous accusations which
are only waiting his return <Z> bo filed.
Among other offenses, he Is accused of
embezzling $40,000 from Mrs. Jane
Green, the 88-year-old grandmother of
his wife, Who, it is said, gave him the
money at various times to deposit.
"Mackle's sporting goods house
burned June 15, but payment of the
insurance, amounting to $27,000, was
held up when an Investigation showed
that only $3000 worth of stock was on
hand at the time of the fire," Bald
Houillion. "Most of his money was
spent on the woman who came with
him to Los Angeles, and who he first
met in Columbus and introduced there
as his wife."
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MEN AND COURT HOUSE
ENDANGERED BY CAVE-IN
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Timber Breaks In Excavation for Hall
of Records and County's Build,
ing Is Jeopardized
Several men working on the founda
tion for the hall of records. Just south
of tin- courthouse, narrowly escaped
death yesterday, when a large timber
broke from the north wall of thi ex
cavation, releasing several tons of
earth and rock.
The opening In the wall reaches a*
far back as the south entrance to th -
courthouse, and fear was expressed
yesterday for the safety of that por
tion of the building, which, it is be
lieved, would be rendered insecure
should another accident carry more
earth away.
George W. Harding, engineer In
charge of the excavating work, said
the accident could not be foreseen, al
though provisions had been made in
anticipation of Just such an occurrence.
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PLUNGING OVER PRECIPICE,
AUTO LANDS RIGHT SIDE UP
Car Leaves Road in San Francisquits
Canyon and Falls Forty Feet
Without Serious Injury
BAKBRBFIELD, July After a
40-foot plunge over the San Francis
qulta grade, south of this city early
this morning, an automobile carrying
E. M. Benson of Los Angeles and his
chauffeur, J. IV Walsh, was taken from
the bottom of the canyon and camo
into this city under its own power,
minus steering wheel and with most
of its outworks demolished.
Welsh was driving and Benson was
asleep in the tonneau. Welsh admits
that he, too, dozed Just a moment, but
in that moment the plunge came. Tim
automobile rolled over and over for
40 feet and landed right Side up. The
men repaired tho damaged running
gear and continued the trip. Neither
man suffered more than a few bruises.