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4 News of the Courts END FIGHT ON WILL OF "FATHER OF PASADENA" Relatives Withdraw Opposition to Instrument Leaving Es tate to Widow All contrary action having been dropped, the will of Thomas F. Croft, the "father of Pasadena," as lie was known because of his early settling in the Crown city, was admitted to pro bate yesterday by Judge Rives of the superior court. Mr. Croft died May 5 of this year in the insane ward of the county hos pital, after having the day previous been before the lunacy commission for art examination. It was believed afterward that Mr. Croft, who wits 70 years old, was merely 111 and not in sane. , , . . This will, by which he devised practically all of his estate of $10,000 to his widow, Mrs. Eurietta Croft, , was dated February 23, 1910. His sis ter Mrs Mary C. Benham, and two of 'his nephews, A. C. and Thomas V. Barnes, contested the Instrument, al leging that the dead man was men tally incompetent to make his will when he did and also that lie was under the undue Influence of his wife. They also expressed their belief that some of the dead man's property— and he had been involved In many large transactions— not named in the instrument and that his estate properly should he valued nt $100,000 instead of $10,000. They late- withdrew their contest and E. H. May, a Pasadena banker, was named as executor In accordance with the dead man's wishes. FIRST WIFE LOSES SUIT OVER TEDFORD PROPERTY Court Decides Contest Involving Lots in Eagle Rock District After the testimony of a woman wit ness had been Impeached in two par ticulars and other evidence had been Introduced, Judge Hcrvey of the su perior court yesterday gave judgment against Dr. Sarah 3. Tedford In two notions Involving a group of lots in the Eagle Rock district. The lots formerly were the property of A. C. Tedford of Hollywood, who is now dead. He deeded them to hl_ second wife, Mrs. Emily J. Tedford, also now dead, and she in turn trans ferred some of them to others. Alter the death of Tedford, Dr. Sarah J. Tedford, the first wife, from whom lie had been divorced fifteen years, p'o duced a will by which she was given thi property, the date on the instru ment being prior to the date on the deed to the second wife. The validity of the will having been established in a previous action, Mamie J. Elchler, a daughter of the second Mrs. Tedford by a former hus band and the .administrator of her mother's estate, brought suit for the property. Miss L. R. Oliver, said to be a nurse in attendance upon Tedford the night he died, declared that lie sat up In bed a few hours before his death am. wrote the will. Dr. H. B. Fasig, the physician attending Todford, testified thai the man was unconscious at that time. Miss Oliver's assertions regard ing her residence also were contra dicted by several witnesses residing In the locality where she said she lived, all of them declaring that she does not and never has lived where she al leges. Judge ITervey gave judgment to Miss F.lchler and also declared in favor of Leslie F. Gay, against whom Dr. Ted ford had Instituted another suit, try ing to oust him from part of the realty involved. - ■ ■ SEEKS MARRIAGE ANNULMENT Mary Elizabeth Sherwood yesterday asked the superior court to annul her marriage to T. It. Coleman, which was contracted June 28, 1909, She re sides In I.os Angeles and he makes his home at Ryan In this state. She asks that Coleman, who. she says, makes $150 a month, be ordered to de fray the cost of the action, as all the money she obtains herself she needs to support a child by a former hus band. AUTO CRASH CAUSES SUIT E. E. Gaston yesterday filed In the superior court a suit for damages of $1000 against Ehrman Grlgsby. Easton pays that November -I he, his wife and two of their friends were seated in his automobile on the right side of the street, when Grig by, driving at the rate of forty miles an hour in an other machine, crashed Into them from behind, badly damaging the plaintiff's tar. WOOLLACOTT WILL PROBATED Judge Rives of the probate court yes terday admitted to probate the "ill of Henry John Woollacott, who died re cently, leaving an estate of jnoo.ooo to his widow, Mrs. Mary D. Woollacott, and three children, the widow having one-half and each of the children re ceiving one-third of the other half. The widow and a son, Albert. Henry Woollacott, were made executors with out bonds. ATTORNEYS SUE FOR FEE George F. Zlmmer, as assignee nf J. 1.. Murphey and other attorneys, yes terday filed In the superior court a suit against MiSS Mary Woodman Kilborn for $2900, tho amount the lawyers claimed was due them for breaking the will of her mother, Mrs. Julia Ann Kilborn, and securing for the daughter all Of a $40,000 estate instead of a mere allowance. Miss Kilborn lias refused to pay. DIVORCE SUITS FILED Five divorce actions, In all of which tbe wives were the plaintiffs, were filed yesterday In the superior court. They were those of Jessie Xl ' """ against 1., inphv C. Reesor, Mathilda M. Shep herd again ' Harry W, Shepherd, Ida Gage against Charles R. Gage, Eliza beth Brei against Edward I. Bres in and Jennie Bo wen against David M. Boiveu. DAMAGE SUIT SUBMITTED Superior Judge Moss yesterday took under submission the case of Mrs. Bailie A. Boj li who is suing the Los Angeles and Redondo Railway com pany for $50,000 for the death of her husband, Edward Royle, which was caused by his being struck hy a car. -♦-•-♦— PROBATION OFFICER RESIGNS d. p. McLaugrhlin, probation offl- Ser Of the juvenile court, yesterday tendered his resignation to Judge Wil bur, who accepted It In "Pen court, wterlnsr the clerk to make official note « it, MINISTER LEAVES WEALTH TO CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS Will of the Rev. James D. Monroe Is Filed for Probate Religious organizations were liber ally remembered in the will of the Rev. James D. Monroe, who died in Los Angeies November 26, leaving an estate valued at $43,300. By the terms of the instrument, which was filed for probate yesterday, realty valued at $7700 is to be sold and the proceeds invested by the For eign Missionary society of the Pente costal church to etsabllsh the "James P. Monroe fund" to keep a mission ary in the foreign field. Property worth $6600 is devised to the Foreign Mis sionary society of the Free Methodist Church for the same purpose. He bequeathed his library to the Free. Methodist church of Hermon, Cal., and gave $200 to the Educational society of the Methodist Episcopal church, which has headquarters in New York. The remainder of the estate is di vided among relatives. PASADENA GARBAGE TRUST KNOCKED OUT BY COURT Judge Monroe of the superior court yesterday dissolved the temporary in junction which prevented the city of Pasadena from enforcing a recently enacted ordinance by which it alone can collect garbage In Pasadena. The measure was declared unconsti tutional in an action begun by Philip Gates of Pasadena, his allegation being that the monopoly was illegal and to his detriment, as he was a partner to various contracts by which he col lected garbage from restaurants and fed it to his hogs on a ranch in Pasa dena township. Although Judge Monroe dissolved the Injunction lie permitted the losing fac tion to amend its complaint so as '.:> cause a trial of the action later, if it is wished. $25,714.65 INHERITANCE TAX RATIFIED BY COURT The payment of an inheritance tax of $25,714.66 on the $346,480.48 estate of Mrs. Mary B. Purcell was ratified yes terday by Judge Rives of the probate department of the superior court. The action was taken at the request of Ed ward C. Magauran, one of the execu tors, who told the court that Charles A. Purcell, the other executor, resid ing at Hyde Park, 111., In which state the estate was located, had taken such action in conformity to the laws of that commonwealth. The ratification in California was necessary because some of the heirs reside here. WILL FILED FOR PROBATE The will of James H. Dewey, a mer chant of this city, who died November 25, leaving an estate of $82,6 0, was filed for probate yesterday. The prop erty consists of realty worth $26,000 and notes and mortgages valued at $67,500. All is devised to the widow, Mrs. Emma H. Dewey. CONDEMNATION SUIT FILED The city of Los Angeles yesterday filed in the superior court a suit to condemn property needed to widen to sixty feet Forty-second street between Wesley and Walton avenlea. The ac tion Is against Myer B. Davidson and others along the thoroughfare affected. SENT TO JAIL FOR ASSAULT Edward ''lain, found guilty of an as sault with a deadly weapon on William D. Browning, was sentenced to serve six months in the county jail by Judge Willis of the superior court yesterday. NEW INCORPORATIONS Fishermen's clvb —J. J. Martin, R. E. Glaze, F. G. Huiing, Wayne. Osborne, J, A. Bremmer, E. P. Youngpen and T. C Horton. directors. Apartment House Building company —T \ Cannell, Mrs. M. A. fanned, Robert Neill, Walter J. Burke and W. D. Joughln, directors, Capital stock, $75,000; subscribed, $50,000. Craig Loan and investment com pany- T Craig Kidd, Truman Paxton and N. Z. Whittaker, directors. Capi tal stock, $25,000; subscribed, $150. DAMAGE HEARING BEGINS The hearing of testimony in the ease of Christian A. Sandlge, who is suing the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ball road company for-$20,000 was begun yesterday In the United States circuit court before Judg-s Olin Wellborn. The* woman is the widow of William W. Sandlge, a freight conductor, employed by the railroad company, who was killed in an accident on the company's lines at Kingman, Ariz.. May 8, 1909. Eating Like a Horse Sleeping Like a Baby FEELING FINER THAN SILK Traveling Salesman Cured of Alcoholism in Three Days by the Neal Treatment, and Writes Interesting Letter Hon. James E. Bruce of lowa, who, has nationalized the Neal Drink Cure by 'the establishn ent of OVi I) half a: hundred Neal Institutes in this coun try, furnishes Hie following letter re cently received from a well known traveling un which speaks for itself: ] Gentlemen; 1 «ill drop you a line to let you know that I am feeling "liner than silk and eating like a horse. II H'ecp like a baby and am actually get-1 ting fat, and that is saying a good deal ; for me, too. I havo not the slightest desire to go back to drink, and it lias not worked anything of a hardship on mi to refuse. I ait think of it. My friends who are intimately acquainted wltn me and the "hoys on the road," a, ho know what a hard drinker I have been for years, have remarked how well I am looking Scarcely a day passes but what they say, "Hot-, well you look, old man." It seems mirac ulous that so treat a change could come over me in so short a time it has taken to work so complete a change In me. your treatment works ill right, I am satisfied that I shall a-.. i care to re turn to booze again, and not only has my desire for liquor been cured, but my neuralgia and other ailments seem to have been eradicated as well. You are certainly ruling noble work in your institution. I am glad to say that T tool the Neal Cure. I am not ashamed of It. There is nothing base or Ignoble in telling these things to anyone. With kindest regards I am, gentle men, most respectfully. (Signed) The Neal Company never publishes the name: of patients, but will furnish the name and address of the author of , LOS ANGELES HERALD: THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER IV 1910. Municipal Affairs AQUEDUCT BONDS AWAIT SYNDICATE'S DECISION Mayor Thinks Offer to New York Buyers Will Be Accepted. Washburn Doubts A reply from the New York bond syn dicate to the council's proposition to sell $2,270,000 aqueduct bonds from the last .nd of th.' last option is not ex pected for at least a week. It was learned yesterday that A. M . Bullard, the San Francisco representa tive of lie- syndicate, who has con ducted the negotiations with the fin ance committee, left Monday tor New York to confer with the bond buyers. lie expects to stop in Salt Lake City two days and reach New York next Sunday No conference will be held until Monday, and it will probably last two days. A reply is expected next Wednesday. , _ W .1. Washburn, chairman of tho finance committee, docs not expect the reply to he favorable, because the same proposition, at the suggestion of the mayor, was submitted by the finance and advisory committees before the bond syndicate made its proposition, and was rejected. ' Other member, of the council and the mayor believe it will be accepted, as its acceptance means a clean profit for the bond syndicate. The bonds are offered at oar. whereas if the syndicate elects to exercise its option for all the bonds February 1, its contract with the city calls for a premium of 1 per cent on the bonds offered at par. EVEN AQUEDUCT BOARD HAS ITS TROUBLES WITH COOKS Servant Problem Causes Appeal to Civil Service Commission In response to a request from Gen. A R. Chaffee, the civil service com mission has exempted the position of aqueduct mess inspector from civil service requirements. In Ims letter to the civil service com mission General Chaffee stated that the board of public works considered it advisable to appoint an Inspector of the Desmond messes so as to in sure gool food .0 the workmen at all times. He said that to till the posi tion would require a man of much tact and Judgment, as he would have to deal with cooks and waiters of vary ing temperaments, who are not to be offended by harsh criticism but en courage- by kind words. As no civil service examination could be given that would bring out these qualifications it was thought best to have the man selected by the board of public works. SUICIDE AND LAPSE OF LICENSE CLOSES SALOON At a special meeting held yesterday the police commission ordered the Faust saloon, 161 North Spring street, closed on account of the death of the proprietor, Carl Leopold. Leopold committed suicide by hang- Ing and the commission, under a rul ing' of the city attorney, had authority to close it at that time, but not wish ing to he harsh, permitted the saloon to run. The license expired at midnight last night, / , ';..■', The city attorney has ruled that a liquor permit is a special privilege to an individual, and on the death of that person the license automatically ceases. ■ i — CITY WANTS TO OPEN TWO STREETS ACROSS RAILWAY An effort will be made to open Tre mont and £,onal avenues, across the Los Angeles Intcrurban Railway com pany's right of way, if the railway will deed enough land to the city to permit the Improvement. * As a working basis the board of public works lias asked the railway by what right it maintains a fence across these, two streets on tin lino of Harrison avenue. It F.I)l < F.l> FARES TO VISAMA Account Tulare County Citrus Fair, round-trip ticket- will be sold Decem ber 4 to 10 inclusive from Los An geles and points north thereof to Vl gaa ll at one and one-third lowest one way fare for the round trip, return limit December 12. Inquire at city ticket office, Una South Spring street. Pasadena Office, lis East Colorado street. this letter and references to many other cured patients and prominent persons who have given their consent, to Interested persons upon application. Thousands throughout the country are today enjoying the benefits of the Neal Cure and among the number are hun dreds in this city and vicinity. The Neal Drink Cure is effected by the administration of a purely vege table and perfectly harmless medicine taken internally at the hospital or In the home without any hypodermic In jections. All those who have investigated it are abundantly satisfied. The best evidence of Its merit is found In the fact that, the Neal Institute, located at 945 S. Olive, ays to all persons af flicted with the curse of alcoholism and all its attendant evils: "Satisfy us of your ability to pay, and pay us when you are satisfied, or deposit the price in any bank to be paid to us when the bankers and you are satis fied." With such a proposition as this there is certainly no excuse for the afflicted one or those interested te permit fur ther delay. A personal call at the hos pital is better, but If this is not con venient, write, wire or phone them, A 1072. Broadway 1602, at the address given above for free and truthful In formation and advice. They cordially invite the Investiga tion and co-operation of all physicians. it the patient is not able to como to the hospital they will, upon request by phone or otherwise, send a member of their medical staff to the home of the patient or to his oi her room at. hotel, club or elsewhere ii tills lily In con sultation with the patient's family physician or alone, as the patient or ; his friends may detiru > ARCHITECT TRIES TO BUCK GAS RATES COMBINATION Petitioner Wants Agreement of Light Co.'s Dissolved Architect R. B. Young wants the city council to do something to dissolve the working agreement that he says exists between the Los Angeles (las and Elec tric and the Domestic Gas company. In his petition he says he lives at the southwest corner of Hoover nnd Tenth streets and patronizes the Do mestic Gas company. For September his bill was $22.40, for October $11.76, and for Nomember $8. He tendered a check for $30 for the three bills, which he says are unreasonable. It was re- used and a demand made for the full amount, on threat that the gas would be shut off. , "*; Young applied to the Ik>s Angeles Gas and Electric corporation, which lias a service pipe laid to his house, but it was refused, the Los Angeles company telling him that he lived in the terri tory of the Domestic concern. - - _. . __ BOY'S TONGUE IS ALMOST SEVERED BY FALL ON CHIN Falling from a parallel bars In the playground of the Castelar street school. Kmldio Silva, 10 years old, liv ing at 620 High street, struck the ground on the point of his chin and almost bit his tongue in two yes terday afternoon, when he reached th,' receiving hospital the wound was bleeding so profusely that the tongue could not be stitched for nearly an hour. The boys speech may be per manently Impaired. MOUNTAIN VIEW ESTATE IS SOLD FOR $120,000 The Mountain View estate near Co vina. the property of A. W. Rhodes, comprising sixty-six acres of orange and lemon groves and a fine home, has been purchased by Conrad C. Kohler of Los Angeles. The consideration was $120,000. Tile deal «was negotiated through Bryan & Bradford and Meyer & Johnson. ' BOGUS MINE OWNER PUNISHED J. W. Everhart, arrested last week at the Rosslyn hotel for operating a scheme to collect money from laborers who, he promised to send to a fictitious gold mine In Peru. South America, was .sentenced to serve ninety days in the city jail by Police Judge Chambers yesterday afternoon. INSANE ALIENS DEPORTED Tw*o aliens who after their arrival in this country became insane and were confined in the state asylum at Patton were deported by the immigra tion authorities yesterday. They are Jennie Winchester and Zeratic Zjanjlo. The woman will be taken to England and the man to Mexico. DAMAGE SUIT DISMISSED The case of Pearlman F. Zimmerman, who sought $25,000 damages from the Santa Fe railroad for injuries alleged to have been received, was dismissed yesterday by Judge Wellborn in the United States circuit court after a por tion of the testimony in the case had been heard. REAL ESTATE MAN DIES Dwipht Elliott, a real estate man of 553 Elmore street. Long Beach, died yesterday at the home of his uncle at 1311 South Hill street, Los Angeles. The body will be taken to Redlands for interment. JTAII Hail Christmas! JrHundreds of Beautiful Furniture Ilk Jf Gifts to Swell Its Happiness 11 jj^jfif' Cllof Those who have never availed themselves of the J^fL __Bl_» _Jlf^&!^_L "California's" open invitation to go through this J&s* T_§2s_£ -«T| store can have but little conception of the vast 3S§l <^l_f wH^M number of unusual and appropriate gift pieces the \*y» ffi&Mi (|^§glpS^ Here are gathered scores of ordinarily unthought-of furniture pieces -fOll iP^E* T\ J&^^iS' that are never seen in the average furniture store. Not merely dress- "55!j| r§XQr S^^^^S ers and sideboards and beds, but such gifty things as muffin stands, TC_g_» jPyJj'X *V % work tables, magazine stands, single and double decked tea tables, Jrr!S§» •ffctaftX tea wagons, mahogany trays, book blocks for the library table, brass yf^W HS% ,___fiF^\ and mahogany candlesticks, card or hall tables, mahogany jewel cases, yi^k 4_s3#r J_P*'*'ri. smoker's stands and innumerable other suggestions of this character. Wjj&Sfr 4§Xji. rmlSM^f Whether you intend to spend $i or $100 for a Christmas gift, J^fe^ ll_^s^ you will find the "California" a very storehouse of thoughtful 3^/Jlc #£|£$$L suggestions that will instantly meet your approval. ly (w V>S/Sf X . Don't think of planning your gifts till you have first visited *£<*_# MW y^U" the "California."'Welcome always. And remember the ad- tM@S? *l»n ©Jf /^«_&_»'» vantages of shopping early—while you may choose with iJuSfW • w%^^Ba l^^'^? deliberation and stocks are complete. JkSvJ&lm J^A^^^T BROADWAY near sevdoh 639 to 645 J^L^^^M" "£&&Htou__. J_iJft_»__*___^^^^^^^^ MAY CARRY M'ALLISTER CASE TO WASHINGTON Attorney Wants Mariner Freed So He Can See His Fam ily Before Trial Attorney Frank Domlngues may ap peal to the authorities at Washington to obtain the release of J. W. McAllis ter, captain of the bark Alden Besse, which sails Saturday for Honolulu, where the seaman's wife and children, in straitened circumstances, are anx iously awaiting his homecoming. Mc- Allister was jailed again Tuesday, at the instigation of the Immigration ser vice, when his bondsman, Charles Leh man, surrendered him. Dominguez desires to obtain the mar iner's release under conditions that will allow him to leave port and return in time tor his trial iii the United States district court January 2. Otherwise the captain probably will pass his time In a cell at the county Jail. < Touched by McAllister's plight. Jailer George Gallagher Is doing everything Bible to make him comfortable. Al though McAllister is without funds, the jailer has given him quarters where ho is receiving every attention. McAllister, alter the sale of the bark nt public auction, was employed by her owner, the Crescent wharf and Stor age company, as captain, and ho was to have sailed with the ship and have the opportunity of seeing Ills family in the Islands before his trial, which may result In a Jail term. McAllister's bail was lixed at $300 after a hearing before United States Commissioner Williams on a charge of allowing two aliens placed In his charge for deportation to escape from the Al den Hesse. He had turned the aliens over to the Immigration authorities and asked them to keep the aliens in the county Jail until such time as the ship would sail for the Islands. However, the two men were put on the Alden and later escaped, FORMER LOS ANGELES MAN DIES IN NEW ORLEANS Information has been received of the death in New Orleans on No vember 23 of Franklin O. Holmes of Los Angeles, after a brief illness, of pneumonia. Mr. Holmes was 52 years old and for some time lived at the Hotel Lankershim. He was formerly a member of the William B. Reuss company, dealers in automobiles, on South Main street, but about two years ago withdrew and had not since re-entered business. Mr. Holmes was a member of one of the oldest and most prominent families in Connecticut. The inter ment took place in Waterbury last Tuesday. FUNERAL OF MRS. BOUTON Funeral services will be held this af ternoon at 2 o'clock over the body of Mrs. Elizabeth Bouton, 83 years old, the service to be held in the chapel at Evergreen cemetery, where burial will be made. Mrs. Bouton resided at 3601 McKinley avenue. She is survived by her son. Gen. Edward Bouton, who served during the Civil War. He re sides at 1315 Bond street. INJURIES CAUSE MAN'S DEATH William Craft, aged 30. of Portland, Ore., died yesterday at the California hospital as the result of injuries re ceived two weeks ago In Portland. The body will be sent to Kenneth, Cal., for burial. 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