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News of the Courts
DENIES WIFE'S CHARGE
AND WEEPS IN COURT
Negro Member of Police Depart
ment Defends Suit Against
Him for Divorce
William W. Glenn, a negro "plain
clothes" man of the- Los Angeles police
department, cried yesterday in the su
perior court, where he is defending a
suit for divorce on the grounds of
cruelty that was brought by Mrs.
Bertha Glenn.
The suit is being heard by Judge
Cole of Imperial county, who is sitting
for Judge Hutton, and who probably
will occupy the Los Angeles county
bench in the place of that Jurist for
several days during the vacation
period.
Glenn took the witness stand to nn
swer his wife's allegations and was so
overcome as he pictured the desola
tion of his home that he wept. He
detailed his troubles, Including alleged
taunts by Mrs. Glenn regarding his
parentage and of his attempts to do
his own work. The case will be re
sumed tomorrow.
COURT UNRAVELS TANGLE
CONCERNING PARTY WALL
Sale of Property Causes Contest
Between Neighbors
A party wall, built in 1904 at Santa
Monica, formed the basis of a suit
which yesterday was decided by Judge
Hervey of the superior court in favor
of Ernest Vollstadt, who was being
sued for $365 by Martin F. Volkman.
In the fall of 1904 Volkman and
Charles A. Tegnar, who owned adjoin
ing: lots, agreed to erect between their
properties a party wall 18 Inches wide
and 65 feet long at a cost of $730,
each to pay half.
Volkman built on his lot first and
thereupon erected the wall, with the
agreement that when Tegnar should
build he should pay tho first builder
a half of the cost of the structure, or
$365. Tegnar did not build a house
on the lot, however, but in April, 1909,
he sold the realty to Vollstadt. Volk
man also sold his property to a man
named Johnson, who now is dead and
whose widow, Mrs. Katie I. Johnson,
now owns it.
When Vollstadt started to build a
house upon the lot he purchased from
Tegnar ho paid $363, or one-half of
the cost of the party wall, to Mrs.
Johnson.
When Volkman heard of Volistadt's
beginning the erection of a house, he
Immediately demanded that one-half
of the cost of the wall should be paid
to him. Vollstadt refused on the
ground that he already had paid Mrs.
Johnson. Thereupon Volkman, still
possessed of the contract he had made
years ago with Tegnar, brought suit.
Judge Hervey held that Vollstadt has
paid the $365 to the proper person as,
when Volkman sold his property to
Mrs. Johnson's husband he lost all
rights in it.
JUDGE DECLARES SINGER
MUST REMAIN IN ASYLUM
Charles Hendrick, 'Blind Nightin
gale,' Sent to Patton
Charles T. Hendrick, who, because of
his fine voice, which he used for sev
eral seasons to aid the late Francis
3. Murphy, apostle of temperance, be
came known as "the blind nightingale,"
was committed to the asylum at Patton
yesterday by Judge Bordwell.
Hendrick was arrested on the charge
of insanity. Friends intervened in his
behalf and after he had remained in
the insane ward at the county hospi
tal for several days he again was taken
before Judge Bordwoll, who, when
those Interested promised to care for
him at a private sanitarium at Altade
na, permitted them to tako him there.
Since he became an Inmate of that
Institution, however, his mania be
came more acute and he again was
tnken before Judge Bordwell,
FATHER SUES DRUGGIST
BECAUSE OF BOY'S DEATH
Alleged improper filling of a doctor's
prescription, resulting in the death of
a child, is the basia of a suit for $5000
damages which was filed yesterday in
the superior court.
B. A. Hoskins is the plaintiff and
11. L. Shinker, druggist, is the de
fendant. Hoskins alleges that Dr. R.
P. Dundas on September 20, 1909, pre
scribed for the plaintiff's son, Bertram
Hoskins, 30 months eld, and thut Shin
ker filled the prescription.
The doctor's prescription called for
tablets of triturate of opium and cam-
phor, to be administered to the child,
■who w;is sick, every thirty minutes
until relief was afforded, it Is stated.
Hoskins assorts that the tablets, aa
prepared by Shinker, contained too
much opium and caused the death of
the child the same day.
For the hick of the child's society
and services during his minority the
father wants the druggist to pay him
$5000.
PETITION FOR PROBATE OF
WILL OF EMMA M. SCHOLL
A petition for the probate of the
Will «f Emma M. Scholl, who died in
Lofl Angelea August S, leaving an
estate valued at $15,000, was filed in
the superior court yesterday by George
J. Davis.
Mrs. Bcholl'l estate consists of the
furnishings of the sixty rooms of tho
Hotel Marlboro at Cl 9-551 South Grand
avenue, worth J14.0U0; diamonds and
other jewels valued at $2.:;uu and realty
in Kern county which secures a loan
to her of $1000.
FILES ADOPTION PETITION
Arthur and Jennie Boetsch yester
day filed in the superior court a pe
tition for permission \<> adopt Lillian
I. Plumiey, 1 year old, whose parents
abandoned her. The petitioners would
change the Infant's name to Margaret
Lucile Boetsch.
DIVORCE SUITS FILED
Divorce suits filed yesterday In the
•ior court were those of J. A.
Evans against Bessie Evans and G.
SEoll against Ida Zoll.
COURT GRANTS PROBATION
TO MAN CHANGING PLEA
Wrong Smith Who Cashed Right
Smith's Check Paroled
Changing his plea of not guilty to
guilty resulted in W. H. Smith being
placed on probation for two years by
Judge Willis yesterday. Smith re
ceived through the mail a check for
$40, Intended for another W. 11. Smith,
a stockholder in the Mexican Petroleum
company. He cashed it and was arrest
ed later, charged with forgery. An in
vestigation proved that he was worthy
of probation and he was granted it,
with the provision that he place $10
in a savings bank every month and
show the bank book to the probation
officers when he makes his monthly
report to them.
Stella Douglas, colored, accused of
violating her parole by living in a dis
orderly house, was sent to the police
court for prosecution on that charge.
Charles S. Holmes, sentenced by Jus
tice Glover of South Pasadena to serve
ninety days in the county jail, won
his freedom on habeas corpus pro
ceedings because the commitments
wore faulty. He was accused of lar
ceny, whether petty or grand the
papers not stating. He had been in
jail since July 11.
Earl Crawford, colored, convicted of
attempting a statutory offense, was
sentenced to serve ten years in the
penitentiary at Folsom.
Crawford's attorneys made several
motions for a new trial, but Judge
Willis denied them all, whereupon the
lawyers filed notice of their intention
to appeal the ca3e to the court of
appeals.
Hoyt Brown, alleged daylight bur
glar, whom Mrs. M. Low of the Strat
ford apartments declares she found in
her rooms, where he begged for mercy
and was caught in the street after
great hue and cry had been raised,
was to have been tried yesterday, but
his case was continued until Octo
ber 25.
FILES SUIT FOR $140,056
AGAINST SUGAR COMPANY
Hulett Merritt of Pasadena Says
Sale Agreement Violated
Hulett C. Merritt, a wealthy Pasa
denan, filed in the superior court yes
terday two suits against the Pacific
Sugar corporation for $140,056.95. In
the first suit, which is to recover
$117,510.65, Merritt alleges that April 6,
1908, the corporation agreed to purchase
50 per cent of the stock of the Tagus
ranch, in central California, for $125,
--000, in Installments, the lowest of
which was $5000, and which is the only
one, it is declared, ever paid.
Because of the alleged failure of the
defendant to keep its agreement re
garding payments. It is asserted, the
property was sold by order of court,
being purchased by Merritt for $7300.
Later, according to the complaint,
Merritt and Jacob Adloff, one of the
trustees of the property, paid Merritt
$4354.66. With these financial transac
tions taken into consideration, Merritt
figures there still Is $117,510.65 due him
on the deal.
The other suit against the corpora
tion is for $22,546.30 and $1000 for at
torney's fees. Merritt charges that be
fore January 1, 1908, the concern be
came indebted to him Jo the extent of
$25,000, the debt finally being assumed
by Nathan Cole, Jr., and W. C. Petch
ner, officers of the company.
By the sale of bonds of the corpora
tion, which Merritt asserts now are
worthless, but twenty-five of which
found a market October 26, 1909, he
received $5000. Because of interest due
for a long time, he declares there now
is owing to him on that deal $22,546.30,
for which he sues, with a request for
the $1000 additional for his legal ex
penses.
WOMAN SUES RAILWAY FOR
$25,500; CLAIMS DAMAGES
Because of injuries she says she suf
fered when she was run over by a
train of the Santa Fe Railroad com
pany September 21, 1909, at the junc
tion of the latter's right of way and
Walnut street, Pasadena, Jennie Ber
rymun yesterday filed in the nuperior
court a suit against the corporation
for $25,500.
She claims that she was so badly
injured that It was necessary to am
putate her right ltg below the knee;
that her left great toe was cut off;
that her collar bone was broken and
that she suffered general bruises and
never will be able to perform ordinary
work again. She'wants $25,000 for gen
eral damages and $500 for expenses in
cidental to her Injuries.
WOMAN WINS IN ACTION
TO REGAIN FORTY ACRES
Mrs. Anna Sinsabaugh, who was
suing Mrs. Emily M. Potter to quiet
title to forty acres of land in the San
Fernando valley, won the suit, accord
ing to a decision rendered yesterday
by Judge Hervey of the superior court.
Mrs. Sinsabaugh some time ago agreed
to give Mrs. Potter half of the land if
she would plant all of It to grapes
and care for them until the vineyard
was a paying proposition. She claimed
that the planting was not done prop
erly and sued to quiet Mrs. Potter's
claims.
GETS $7000 JUDGMENT
AGAINST MINING PROMOTER
A new trial yesterday was denied R.
R. Christie, against whom a judgment
for $7000 in favor of J. M. Bewell re
cently was rendered by Judge Hervey
of the superior court.
Sewell alleged that by misrepresenta
tions he had been led by Christie, an
associate of Dr. W. R. Price, psychol
ogist-stockbroker of Long Beach, to ln
that sum in gold dredging com
pany stock.
SUES ON NOTE FOR $12,500
Mrs. Gertrude Oliver, widow of
Byron L. Oliver, ivho died In Mexico
May 15, 1909, and executrix of his es
tate, yesterday tiled In tho superior
court a .suit to recover $12,000 on a
promissory note for that amount, al
leged to have been given to tho dead
man by W. S. Fletcher March 13, 1908.
According to the complaint the note
was to have run one year with interest
at 6 per cent.
JAPANESE SUED FOR $20,000
Alleging that B. Icutehi and nine
other Japanese attempted to attack
her. Mrs. Grace G. Evans and her
husband, A. G. Evans, yesterday filed
in the superior court a suit against
them for $20,000 damages.
LOS ANGELES HERALD: TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 16, 1910.
Municipal Affairs
OFFICIALS WILL URGE
FULL SUM ON AQUEDUCT
Board of Public Works Desires
Construction Done on Month
ly Basis of $300,000
"Hustle around and be prepared to
finance the construction of the aque
duct February 1, 1911, should the bond
syndicate fail to exercise its option,"
is the tenor of a communication the
boar dof public works will Bend to
the citp council Wednesday.
In other words, the board revolts
against the plan to spend only $250,000
a month instead of $300,000, and plainly
indicates that it intends to go ahead
and build the big ditch on the laltcr
basis.
The sale of bonds which was com
pleted last week with money on hand
pives $2,215,000 for the construction
work. At the rate of expenditure of
$250,000 a month this amount would
last until April 1, 1911, but at $300,000
a month this amount will be exhausfed
by February 1, 1911.
Should the bond syndicate that has
already purchased large amounts of
aqueduct bonds exercise its option,
shortage of money at that time would
be no hardship, for by Februaiy 1
more money would be forthcoming, but
should the syndicate fail to exercise
its option the city would be confronted
with an empty aqueduct treasury.
It is this contingency the board of
public works asks the city council to
provide against. The board declares
that it can expend the money it has
at the rate of $300,000 a month, and
accomplish more in proportion than it
can by spending It at the rate of $250,
--000 a month. It concludes its letter by
stating that it does not consider the
taxpaying Los Angeles public wants
it to take nine months to do what it
can do In seven months and at less
expense.
NEW SUPERINTENDENT
FOR FIRE ALARM BUREAU
J. C. Perry Goes Over the Head
of His Former Chief
J. C. Perry, wireman In the bureau
of police telegraph and fire alarm, will
be the new superintendent of the bu-
reau. He was tendered the position by
the fire commission at a special meet
ing yesterday because of his high civil
service rating. He assumed his new
duties' at once.
The position was offered to A. T.
Stewart last Friday because Stewart
had the highest rating on the civil
service list, but he had been offered
a better position and declined the
municipal job.
The appointment of Perry to the
position will result in his being able
to boss the man who bossed him for
a long while. The vacancy to which
Perry was appointed was created by
the derating of William Morton from
superintendent to assistant superin
tendent and Morton will now be the
assistant of his former wireman.
TO ALTER LIQUOR LAW
REGARDING DRUG HOUSES
The first change in the new liquor
ordinance will be made at the sug
gestion of the legislation committee.
This amendment will give the whole
sale drug houses the same liquor priv
ileges as wholesale liquor stores have
ami at the same rate. The ordinance
now restricts wholesale drug houses
from selling to any other customers
than retail drug stores and they must
pay $75 a month for this privilege.
They asked that they be permitted to
sell in wholesale quantities without
restriction as to who could buy their
goods and the committee considered
their case a good one.
TO EXEMPT OLD SOLDIERS
FROM LICENSE FEES
Old soldiers are to be exempt from
paying license fees if the council
agrees with the legislation committee,
for the committee will make such rec
ommendation to the council Wednes
day,
This decision was arrived at yester
day when the committee considered
a petition to have old soldiers exempt
from paying a license fee as mediums,
astrologers and kindred professions.
The committee considered that was all
right as far as it went but it didn't
go far enough.
JUDGE BORDWELL REJECTS
WILL OF A. E. ARMSTRONG
Because it had only one witness in
stead of two, as required by law, the
will of Elgin A. Armstrong, who died
in San Pedro, July 29. was not admit
ted to probate by Judge Bnrdwell yes
terday. Ida Armstrong, the widow,
was named as administratrix, with
bonds fixed at $2500.
COMPLAINS OF ASSESSMENT
Victor Ponet complains against the
assessment levied on his property for
the opening and widening of Twelfth
street from Figueroa to Sentoua. He
says in his complaint that he is the
owner of the block bounded by Hope
and Grand, Pico and Twelfth, and that
he will receive no benefit from the
proposed improvement. His assessment
is $2283.75.
RAILROAD SUES FOR BONUS
Alleging that Fred Schmidt has not
paid a promissory note for $1500, which
he gave tho Los Angeles Railway com
pany with the provision that the
Hirnini baths car line should be ex
tended beyond the Schmidt heights
subdivision, that corporation yesterday
filed in the superior court a suit to
recover the amount.
MRS. DRIGGS TO BE EXAMINED
It is expected that physicians ap
pointed to make a mental and physical
examination of Mrs. Gertrude Drfggs,
convicted of forgery and who, it Is
declared, is suffering deterioration in
both mind and body in the county
Jail, pending an appeal, will make a re
port to Judge Davis tomorrow.
COURT PERMITS ADOPTIONS
Judge Bordwell of the superior court
yesterday permitted David and Eliza
Antunea to adopt Lovena Cole, and
Albert C. and Josephine Curzon to take
Eugene Anderson as their own child.
CITY WANTS ROAD TAX
COLLECTED BY COUNTY
Attorney Quotes Old State Law
to Sustain Claim
Every cent of the $56,000 road taxes
collected by the county for various
annexed districts before the annexation
is due the city, according to an opin
ion that will be submitted to the coun
cil Wednesday by the city attorney's
office. The opinion is the work of C.
D. Houghton, deputy city attorney,
and he has delved into musty tome"? of
legal lore until he has found old state
laws that sustain the city's claim on
this road fund.
Several months ago the city auditor
made a demand on the supervisors for
the unexpended portion of the road
fund collected by the county before
the affected districts were made a part
of the city, and the county officials
offered the city $7000. The auditor was
certain that more than this amount
wa sdue the city, and at his sug
gestion the city council Instructed the
city assessor to make an examination
of the county books.
Mr. Mallard's men went to work,
with the result that they discovered
the county supervisors were trying to
compromise a claim at about one
eighth its value. Mr. Mallard reported
to the council that there was actually
$56,000 due the city from ilils road
fund.
There was some doubt in Lhe inlnd of
the legal department if the city could
collect the full amount, even if it was
due, but all such doubts have b--en
set at rest by the investigation made
by Deputy City Attorney Houghtbn.
and the council will instruct the city
attorney to take the necessary steps
to collect the amount due, if It Is not
forthcoming when the formal demand
Is made.
POLICE NEWS REPORTERS
OUSTED FROM QUARTERS
Commission Forces Vacation of
Room at City Jail
Acting on the suggestion of Captain
Lehnhausen and the recommendation
of Chief Galloway, the police commis
sion last night voted to oust the police
news reporters from the room they
occupy at the central police station.
The room is about six feet wide and
ten -.feet long. Captain Lehnhausen
said he wanted it for his metropolitan
squad, yet the members of the squad
could not possibly squeeze into the
room at the same time.
The chief stated that if it was neces
sary to furnish the reporters a room,
onemight be secured in the Tajo build
ing, but Commissioners Davidson and
Johnson would not hear of an effort on
the part of the city to furnish another
room anywhere. Commissioner Well
born was opposed to the change and
voted against It, and Mayor Alexander
voted with him, but Topham, Johnson
and Davidson made the necessary ma
jority to accomplish the purpose.
RESURRECT ANCIENT LAW
FOR VACATION OF STREET
Ordinance Reposes in Vault for
Seven Years
After reposing gracefully for seven
long years in a vault in the city clerk s
office, a poor old ordinance for the
vacation of a little piece of street was
resurrected from its tomb yesterday
and sent on its way to publication so
it can become a real ordinance. It
provides for the vacation of a portion
of Farmer avenue, five feet wide by
two hundred feet long.
The piece of land does not belong to
the street, but was shown us .->u?h on
the maps through an engineering er
ror. When the owners of the land
found this strip was really a part of a
public highway, steps were taken to
have it vacated, and as the city had
no real interest in the matter, an ordi
lu.ace was passed by the council Octo
ber 1, 1903, and approved by M. P.
Snyder, who was mayor at that time.
But there was some little expense in
connection with the. vacation, and the
council decreed that the benefited prop
erty owners pay $25 into the city treas
ury before the ordinance was pub
lished.
This $25 was just paid a few days
ago, and the ordinance will be pub
lished today, but it will not be effec
tive until thirty days after its publica
tion.
NEW SALARY ORDINANCE
PROPOSED FOR PARKS
A new salary ordinance that pro
vides for numerous additional em-
ployes such as the park department
has never had before, will be present
ed to the council Wednesday by the
park commission. This new ordinance
provides for three assistant superin
tendents, landscape engineer, instru
mentman, draftsman, chainmen, 20
apprentices, teamsters and other em
ployes necessary for a construction de
partment. The ordinance provides for
a superintendent's salary of $300 a
month, Instead of $200 as at present;
$150 for the secretary, instead of $125,
and a clerk at $85 a month. It is the
park commission's plan to have the
apprentices learn the art of park su
perintending and work up from tho
ranks to the highest position in the
department.
TO STOP WINDOW SHOWS
To help the police Keep the sidewalks
clear for traffic the police commission
wants an ordinance prohibiting demon
strators and other special attractions
in shop windows. The commission last
night asked the city council to pass
such an ordlnanco.
OPEN ARMY MANEUVERS
JUNCTION CITY, Kas., Aug. IC—
The opening tactics in the fall maneu
vers at Fort Riley in which 6000 troops
of the regular army and the organized
militia will take part, began today.
The Kansas troops took the field first.
Two Kansas regiments arrived today
to remain until August 26. The Ne
braska troops are due to arrive next
Wednesday and the Missouri and Ok
lahoma soldiers In September. Brig
adier General F. K. Ward has com
mand of the maneuver camp.
CONCEDEB DEFEAT; IS ELECTED
TOPEKA, Kaa., Aug. 15.—The offi
cial count of the ballots cast at the re
cent Republican primary for justice
of the supreme court furnished a great
surprise It developed today that Jus
tlce Silas Porter of Kansas City, Kas.,
who had conceded his own defeat, has
been renomlnated. His plurality is
109 over Justice C. B. Graves.
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| Women's $15.00 to $25.00
Tailored Suits $11.95
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Mid-August Clearance x^^^Mfc^S
100 Garments Involved I^^^^^^W
Fall suits are demanding more and more attention. Spring and
summer lines are rapidly giving away. Here's further evidence Jnlfmj^M^nf} U\//f;.i^Lj
of it; 100 beautiful suits that are marked regularly $15, $19.50 fomm //^^^wf*^/ V vll
and $25 will be grouped for an effective clearance at $11.95. . llioKl^^l I,,hiiW\ \^m
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and panamas, in black, blue and all the desired shades. r?^-|l IbSIII-J ll I \ i
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them sold at $7.50. And there's ever so many of them marked >^^^||l|ff|JiJ' I| I 11
$6.50, $5, $4.50, while others are big values at $3.95 and $3.50. TlGrTjWWW^t4s I ~TJ
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and batiste. Every favored color, as well as white. Splendid '. ?^YfrTrT^^,
styles. This is a sale event worth, patronizing, $2.95. 2d Floor. v ' W • /^
Coming Wednesday
Annual $1.00 Shoe Sale
Conceded to Be America's Greatest Shoe Sale. Thousands of Pairs
Scores of Salespeople—Wait for It. No Limit to the Number You Can Buy. »Shoes Are Fitted
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MANY BECOME WEALTHY BY
GRABBING INDIAN LAND
Connive with Poor Lo's Guardian
for Former's Property
SULPHUR, Okla., Aug. 15.—"Every
Inch of land owned by Indians is
looked upon as tin; legitimate prey of
the land-grabbers." This statement
was made today by a member of the
committee appointed by the house of
representatives to investigate Indian
land contracts. Besides the charges of
Senator T. P. Gore that he was of
fered a $50,000 bribe to "boost" the
McMurray contracts in congress, the
committee has been inquiring l4ito
other Indian land conditions.
"Some of the land-grabbers' schemes
certainly will be called to the atten
tion of congress," said a committoe
man. „v .
"One man, we have learned, has be
come rich. He kept a list of Indians
who owned allotted land. Whenever
an Indian died he rushed into court,
hud a guardian appointed, and with
the connivance of the guardian de
manded that the land be sold under a
ridiculously low valuation. For a few
hundred dollars he has bought whole
sections of land. This man, who is
only one of many starting with no
capital now owns 10,000 acres, for
which he paid the Indians no ade
quate compensation.
"As there are in Oklahoma some
thing like 20,000,000 acres of Indian
lands it seems absolutely imperative
that congress take prompt steps to
prevent further land-grabbing."
BODY OF EL PASO'S MAYOR
IN STATE AT CITY HALL
EL. PASO, Texas, Aug. 15.—The body
of Mayor W. F. Robinson, who was
killed yesterday while trying to warn
firemen of their danger when the
burning Cadisher building fell, was
placed in the rotunda of the city hall
this morning unim- police guard of
honor. The funeral will be held to
morrow, when business over practical
ly the entire city will be suspended.
The body of Fireman Todd Ware,
who was also killed by the falling
walls, was today sent to Sabinal, Tex.
Assistant Fire Chief David Sullican
and Fireman William Robinson, who
were injured, will recover.
OLDFIELD TO RACE IN N. Y.
FOR FIRST TIME IN 6 YEARS
NEW YORK, Aug. • 15.—Barney Old
fipld and George Robertson will fight
for an automobile driving supremacy
at the Brighton Beach motordrome
September 4 and 5. On these dates a
series of races will be held, and Old
fleld and Robertson have signed con
tracts to meet in two contests each
day.
The races will mark Oldfleld's firat
appearance in New York in six years.
His races against Robertson will be
over the flve-mile distance and one
hour contests.
REST WHILE MILLIONS WAIT
NEW YORK, Aug. 15.—Hot weather
caused so many directors of the Stand
ard Oil company to leave the city for
cooler spots that when the quarterly
dividend meeting came around today
there was no quorum present to act on
the dividend which Is to be paid in
September. The regular September dis
bursement is $6,000,000.
HOLLAND BUYS GOLD
LONDON, Aug. 15.—Holland took
$3,000,000 worth of the $3,500,000 gold
available on the opon market today.
The balance went to India.
Tho price remained unchanged at
77s 9d.
There was no American demand for
gold as the rate of exchange was ad
verse.
OPEN INTERNATIONAL
ESPERANTO CONGRESS
Hundreds of Delegates from 37
Nations Attend
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.—The Inter
national Esperanto congress for the
propagation of the neutral language
of hope for all the peoples of the earth
was opened here today with hundreds
of delegates from thirty-seven nations
and official representatives of nine
countries in attendance.
The gavel which signaled the be
ginning of the congress was wielded
by Capt. Josefo Perrogordo, personal
representative of King Alfonso of
Spain and vice president of the inter
national congress held last year at
Barcelona.
The principal feature of the day's
program was the address to the dele
gates by Dr. Ludwig L. SeamenhorC of
Poland, Inventor of Esperanto. More
than a thousand delegates are expected
by tomorrow.
BATTLE OVER DICE GAME;
ONE KILLED, 2 WOUNDED
BRANDENBURG, Ky., Aug. 15.-*
Charles Gear was shot to death, Joseph
Thomas was fatally injured and Pres
ton' Gear crawled into the woods, pre
sumably dying from a gunshot wound,
in a flght over a dice game at Big
Springs, Ky., yesterday. James Tate
and Joseph 'Ammon, charged with the
crime, are being pursued by a posse.
The three- victims are sor^ of well
known farmers. Preston Gear has not
been found, although a trail of blood
left by him was followed for some
distance.
TOKIO RECEIVES REPORT
OF 1112 LOST IN FLOOD
TOKIO, Aug. 15.—Casualties from
the great floods which Inundated many
districts in Japan last week and almost
submerged two of the principal wards
of Tokio on Friday and Saturday, were
given out today after official investi
gation as 1112 dead and missing. Three
thousand nine hundred and fifty-three
houses were washed away, in addition
to the thousands which were under
water during the flood but resisted the
strain. Thousands of persons are
homeless and dependent on public re
lic:.
ENGINES IN HEAD-ON CRASH
BRISTOL, Conn., Aug. 15.—Two pas
senger trains on the New York, New
Haven & Hartford railroad, due at
the station here at about the same
time, were in a head-on collision early
today. The engines were wrecked, but
no passengers were injured.
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CALHOUN'S LAWYERS SERVE
5 DAYS AND ARE RELEASED
Liberation Is Occasion of Mid-
night Banquet by Friends
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. IB.— The
flvo-day sentences for contempt of
court having been served, Attorneys
A. A. Moore, Stanley Moore and J. J.
Barrett of counsel for Patrick Cal
houn, the trolley magnate, pending
trial on charge of bribing supervisors
to secure certain privileges in connec
tion with his lines in this city, were
released from the county jail at mid
night last night. Their release was
made the occasion of much rejoicing
by their friends.
Several automobiles wore lined up
in front of the jail and when the at
torneys came out they were taken to
a restaurant and became guests of.
honor at a midnight banquet.
The attorneys were sentenced by Su
perior Judge Lawlor during a session
of the second Calhoun trial when they
charged that a statement returned
from the bench setting forth the
court's reasons for refusing to dismiss
the case was conceived and delivered
with a view to its political effect.
Judge Lawlor being a candidate for
Democratic nomination to the supreme
bench.
DIES AFTER SHE HEARS
EARTH FALL ON COFFIN
ST. IX3UJS, Aug. 15.—Earth rattling
on the coffin containing the body of
her lifelong friend and neighbor so
shocked Mrs. Evelyn R. Hornoyer yes
terday that she fainted at the grave
side and three hours later died. Mrs.
Horneyer was attending the funeral of
Henry David, a tobacconfst. Fainting
in the arms of her husband, Charles
Horneyer, a harness maker, Mrs.
Horneyer was lifted into a surrey and
hurried to a sanitarium. She did not _
regain consciousness.
WORSTED MILL CONDITIONS
SHOW GREAT IMPROVEMENT
PROVIDENCE, R. 1., Aug. 15.—Mill
conditions in the Olneyville section of
this city, which a week ago seemed so
hopeless that many operatives left the
city, show great improvement today.
The Riverside worsted mill opened
after three weoks of idleness and tho
National-Providence mills have start
ed a number of additional looms.
PITTSBURG SHOWS INCREASE
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.—The popu
lation of Pittsburg, Pa., is 633,905, an
increase of 82,393, or 15.2 per cent, as
compared with the combined popula
tion of Pittsburg and Allegheny of
451,512 in 1900.