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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-16
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tho# platform and trimmed hats, after
wards wearing them while the judges
,rl,e prizes, a necktic and a very artls-
tic souvenir. were awarded 70 l-cWls A'ul'n
and Mr.. HARDWOOD.
While refreshments were being SerNeu
Miss Bessie Barker played Il number OF
spirited selections on the piano. !,
in all respects the evening WIS . W y y
lightful one
Sorority and Fraternities.
the ZetnaTau Alpha Sorority was en-
tertaincd Saturday afternoon last by Miss
Mel cod, Of Westminster School, VINO IL u
member of the Sorority. 9,
The rooms were handsomely decorated
in Sorority colors Of steel grey and tur-
uuois blue. Young ladies' present were
Miss Virginia Binford, Miss Mary H Il
Tyler, Miss Lorena Mason. Miss .Pea ,c! ls
Harrison, Miss Maria BristoW ana AitS =
Representatlves Of H 'I,asa G Golege
fraternities present Included OIL, Mess ,,s
Carver Brs,9w and Browa q wn ml Ga and
I4eake, of Kappa Alpha: Mr.. Bragg OF
Kappa Sigma; AIR, ralman, Of Pi Kappa.
Alpha; MI. Dickinson. Of sigma IN
Epsilon, and Mr.. Cutchins. OF Delta Tau
Delta.
Installation ceremonies, at night, ~ the
home of one OF the sorority members,
were conducted by Miss Baird. OF Ten,
nessce; Miss Hinman of FarmViilc, ana
Miss Mcleod.
The fraternity men mentioned above re-
turned the courtesy Of the young ladies'
NY entertaining them In Il Gamma Delta
Hall, Richmond College, Monday. even
ling, March -.
DR.. Lacey in Winchester.
The Rev. Or. ]. Horace Lacey, of
Clarksvlllc, Tenn, TO whom call has
been extended from the Presbyterian
Church in Winchester, is temporarily oc-
cupying that pulpit
DR.. Lacey IL sail by those who know
him 10 be Il inGn OF broad education, ana
as a pulpit orator 10 be graceful ana
fluent. He Is also quoted az a delightful
companion and an accomplished conycf-
sationaltsi. His decision with regard 10
the call 10 Wincheater is not known as
yet. aud may not be for several weeks.
During HIS stay IN Winchester Or.
Lacey viii hn The guest OF air, and Mrs.
Thomas *. CartWel al the Hotel Exams.
aud he VIII also be extensively nntertaih-
I'D by other Iromn-nt citizens. DR.. Lacey
| il Il Nirslnian AMI Is tle brother Of the
wife Of tho Rey. iJr james Power Smith,
Of Richmond. His uncle, the late Dr.
Tucker Lacey, waS Il former pastor Of the
Presbyterian Church IN Winchester. II
therefore, seems especially iapproptiais;
that the call should have been extended
| 10 the nephew. a 800
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-16
Rally at CLAW Street Sunday

8 Next Sunday will be a big rally day at
D CLAY Street II L. Church. Al One OF It's
former pastors. Il Rev W. II. Anvil, now
stationed IN Danvlle, Will conduct both
morning md evening services. Mr.. At-
will was stationed ut this church four
years and was ono Of the most popular
y PASTORS that have ever served them. and
l though he has been away from them
many years, his popularity has in no wise
zabatcd. A 6f Y IN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-16
Commonwealth Chapter.

The Commonwealth Chapter Of the
Daughters OF the American Revolution
met yesterday at y O'Clock wiiii 9lrs,-
NJ A. Chambers. No, 20i West aain
Street. Tho meeting was n very interest,"
Ing one, ard the following dslegateb and
altcrnates 10 the Continental CoNgreHs,
which meets IN Washington. y, u. On
April nth were chosen; The Regent,
Mrs. Il. j.. purcell with Mrs. 81. a. Cham
bers as alternate: Mrs. y. r.. Williams
delegate, Mrs. NJ. i, Harrison, alternate
BY invitation ot the Commonwealth
Chapter the Jamestown National Com
18th OF April This committee win visit
jamestown. accompanied by the members
Of tue commonwealth Chapter and the
representatives Of the Association Tor tho
Preservation Of Yirgiuia Antiquities. 10
decide upon tho icst steps 10 De taken
by the Daughters II tho Americas Rove
luton in the work Of restoration nov
going on al the historic island of James-
town. boat VII be chartered for the
committee. ana tho ofDas!on viii be very
t1la sKss ttt q.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-16

8accoinpnnlst Of the evening. r. T. Sullivan,
lent address on ..Maccabeoisir..5 Mr. Sullivan
will nitIate'n large class of Sir knights, At
Lee Camp Hall next Monday.a large class
having been gotten up by Falrmount -
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-09

court, his arms bound to his sides with
straps, he begged to be allowed to sit
near the window. His request was
granted and during the trial he looked
toward the sun and made motions as
though offering devotion.
He spent several minutes apparently
in earnest converse with the king Of
planets and then kissed his hand to
the great flaming orb.
When Murphy was taken to the bus
preparatory to a trip to Patton his
peculiar actions attracted the attention
of pedestrians, who crowded around the
bus to witness the devotions.
w. H. Kellam, suffering with melan-
cholia, was also ordered committed to
the asylum by the commission yester-
day.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-09
PICKPOCKETS GET MANY
PURSES AND WATCHES
Laborers Are Principal Losers, Thieves
RifIing Clothes While Victims
Are at Work

While H. V. Dawson of 1884 East
Twenty-seventh street was at work
Thursday afternoon a pickpocket stole
watch and some money from his
trousers pocket Dawson did not dis
cover the theft until he went for his
watch late in the afternoon.
]. C. Otero of San Bernardino re-
ported to the police yesterday that a
pickpocket stole several dollars and a
gold watch from him Thursday even
ing.
Sneak thievs stole considerable sum
of money Thursday afternoon from the
pockets of workmen employed in the
building at iPico and Ell Molino streets.
While the men were at work the thieves
entered the room where the workmen
had placd their garments and rifed
the pockets. Robert Lindley Of 354
Cornwell street was one of the losers.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-09

the Polytechnic high school be charged
$3.50 per month.
The building committee was author
lied to purchase lot for an additional
playground for the Fourteenth street
school at q cost of $780,
The salaries of ianitors were fixed at
Sc a month for every school room in
use and S5 a month for school yards,
Assignments of janitors to the various
schools were made.
Transfers and Assignments
Upon recommendation of the teachers
committee the following transfers and
assignments were made:
j. Jeanette Havemann from Nine
teenth avenue to Fiftyfourth avenue,
kindergarten director; Minnie Cronk-
hite from Fifty-fourth avenue to Nine
teenth avenue, kindergarten director;
Lizzie Newkirk from first grade, Cali
fornia street to first grade Breed
street; Mabel Barnes from Boyd street
school to first grade California street;
Muriel o. Henderson from new Macy
street school to Miss Moores place,
Thirty-ninth street; Mabel H. Cory
from Norwood street school to high
school, history department; Katherine
c.. Senter from Mckinley avenue school
to Miss Stones place, Vernon avenue;
Ella L. Cleary from Seventh street
school to Miss Barns place, Boyd
street; Beatrice c. Servis from Four
teenth street school to Mrs. Smiths
place, Norwood street; Gertrude Dun
lap from Casco street school to Miss
Senter's place, Mckinley avenue; Lii
liam Cathcart to Temple street, Miss
Dwire's place; Nellie Higman to Nor
.ood street, Miss Cory's place; Ada
9. Kelly to jefferson street, Mrs. Sey-
mour's place; Alice l. Merrill to Fre-
mont avenue, Miss Evans place; Ida
1. Lawrence to Solano avenue, Miss
tcenth street, Miss Servis' place; Kath-
arine E. Peabody, New Macy street,
Miss Henderson's place; Eda M,
Schlicher, Seventh street school, Miss
Cleary's place; Leah Crolic, Seven
teenth street, Miss WELLS place; Grace
Carpenter, Miss Cooper's place, Ann
street; Eltha Curry, Miss Moons place,
Fremont avenue; Lottie Barry Miss
Dunlaps place, Casco street; E. J..
I.ickley, parental school, September IL
to September 25.
Those elected as substitute teachers
are: kindergarten department, Ade-
laide Demmon, Beatrice Beckett, Helen
Stafford, Gertrude Mckenzie; primary
and grammar grades and high school,
Miss M. A. Cotter.
Leaves of absence were granted to
Elizabeth Sullivan, Anna M. Jun
kins and Grace r. Murdock, to
June 80, 1906, Carrie M. Seymour to
October 80, 1906; Bertha L. Evans, Oc-
toper 20, 1906 Eva E. Stone, Decem-
ber 1S; Elizabeth Maynard, to October
9: Edith I. Moon, to December 4; Mary
l.. McMahan, from September 6 to
September 25; Adele We'll, Mary L.
Small, Rebecque M. ]. Cooper, to end
of first term.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-09
UNMANAGEABLE BOY IS
SON OF FORMER GOVERNOR
FATHER OF JOAQUIN PoRTuSACH
ONCE RULED GUAM
Relatives Send Child to Court for Dis
position Because He Is Not Subject
to Discipline and Declines to Re-
main at Home

my father is a governor" proudly
announced Joaquin Portusach, Span
ish lad, as he stood before Judge Gibbs
in department seven of the superior
court yesterday to plead to a charge OF
being naughty.
The lad was as straight as a ram
rod and he gazed defiantly at the judge
as he announced his claim to distinc-
tion.
joaquin was arrested by Probation
officer Dodge several days ago. The
complaint was made by the lads aunt
who has him in charge and who, after
many attempts to care for the boy,
found it impossible to keep him at
home.
Yesterday the boy was taken into the
court room with a number of other
youths. He answered the questions of
the Judge until his parentage was in
ouired into. Here the little fellow as
serted that his father was governor
of one of the Philippine islands and
relatives were called upon to substat-
tiate the story.
The father, Frank Portusach, accord
ing to the story, married an American
girl at San Francisco more than fifteen
years ago. Shortly after the birth of
JOAQUIN Portusach went to the island
of Guam, one of the Spanish pos
sessions in far eastern waters That
was before the Spanish American war
and land was cheap. He bought many
acres and planted sugar, becoming one
of the foremost planters on the island.
A short time before the war the wife
died and Portusach brought his three
children to San Francisco and left
them in the care of his sister-in-law.
Then he returned to Guam and his rela-
tives have not seen him since.
When Guam, along with other islands
was transferred to the United States,
Portusach, the richest man on the is
land, was appointed governor and he
held the position for several years.
In the meantime, his relatives have
been compelled to support his children.
JOAQUIN was allowed to return home
and will be sent north to other relatives
within a few days.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-09
SUN WORSH|PER
DECLARED INSANE
MIND DERANGED BY BEING
STRUCK ON HEAD
HEAT AGGRAVATES INJURY
Robert Murphy, Hurt In Wreck, Suffers
With Observation-Disclosures
He Converses With the
Flaming Orb
HEAT AGGRAvATES INJURY

Chattering and laughing and bowing
his head in grotesque alteration of the
sun, Robert Murphy, young business
man of Los Angeles, yesterday ap-
peared for trial before the commission
in Judge Gibbs department Of the SUI
perior court on charge of insanity.
After hearing the evidence and witness
ing his actions in court he was ordered
committed to Patton.
Murphys case is one of the most re-
markable and pathetic ever tried in a
local court. Several years ago, while
riding on a train between Ell Paso and
Los Angeles. he was injured in wreck,
A splinter Of wood struck him on the
head and since that time, according to
the statements of his mother, he has
had peculiar delusions.
During the recent days of warm
weather Murphy wandered away from
home, and without even hat to pro-
tect his head he tramped up and down
roads for fifteen miles.
When he returned home his actions
startled his relatives and for a time
they were unable to make out what he
was trying to do. Through his mutter-
ings and constant pointing toward the
sun they learned that the man, severely
affected by the terrible heat. had be-
come deranged and turned sun wor-
shipper.
Yesterday when Murphy anpeared in
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-09
SAN FERNANDO RANCHERS
TO MAKE PEACE WITH CITY
May Offer to Operate Pumping Plants
for Benefit of Los Angeles
When Necessary

Ranchers of the San Fernando valley
are said to be willing to effect COM
promise with the city of Los Angeles
regarding the water now being pumped
by the farmers.
The city has sought to enjoin the
farmers from pumping the water from
the underground channels. Ranchers
propose to operate their pumping
plants for the benefit of the city when
ever there is a shortage Of water in the
city, the city to pay the actual operat-
ing expenses and nothing more. In
consideration of this, the ranchers shall
not be disturbed in the operation of
their pumping plants for the benefit Of
their own lands and their adjoining
neighbors, and further that as long as
the ranchers fulfill the above PROPOSE
ton the suit shall not be pressed by the
city.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-09
AROUND THE TOWN

Tho Herald will pay $40 in cash TO any
cne furnishing evidence that VIII leao 70
the arrest and conviction OF any person
caught stealing copies Of The Herald from
the premises of our patrons 2
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-09
SAN FERNANDO CITIZENS
RENEW SCHOOL CONTEST
Representatives Of Mission Land Site
Apply for Injunction to Prevent
Building Operations

Through a petition for an injunction
filed yesterday with Judge Gibbs of the
superior court, the San Fernando high
school, fight was reopened and the con-
test over the school site will be renewed
with a vengeance.
Several weeks ago representatives Of
the San Fernando mission land site
were defeated in an attempt to have the
election declared fraud.
AS a final effort they filed a petition
for an Injunction yesterday asking that
the court order the county superinten-
dent of schools to cease operations in
erecting the high school building on the
Maclay site until further evidence is
taken.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-09

Strangers are invited to visit the exhiolt
Comnierce building. on Broadway. between
First and Second streets, where free infor-
nation will be given on all sup1ects per-
tanning to this section,
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-09
LIVE CITY AGENTS
WHO SELL THE HERALD
IN LOS ANGELES

HOTEL VAN NUYs BROADWAY news
stand, 418 south Broadway, city.
HOTEL NATICK news stand. 11o West
HOTEL HoILESBEcK new. stand.
Second and Spring streets, city.
b. F. GARDNER, sO5 South Spring
HOTEL ANGELUs news stand, corner
Fourth and Spring streets, city
HOTEL ROssLYN. 4s7 South Main
r.. ee 4. RoHN. G o1s South Spring street,
RAMONA BOOK COMPANY. 2oz West
II. W. Collins, Sss South Main street.
J. RAwAK, Hotel Lnnl<ershim news
stand corner Seventh and Broadway'
NEW ERA BOOK COMPANY. S51 South
HOLMES LSnSS"s; BOOK OK COMPANY. al south
HoTEh HrFn 'fTsf5i Ts1EMTy clty news stand. corner
OLIVER ( aHHiNEs. RH los south spring
HoTEE VAN AN NuYs new. stand. Fourth
and Mnin streets, city.
H. Z. sIesnSa, aGSHI corner tSTa % se"enth and Hill
FREEMxN isfssIi Fly; 'EIyyscoMBE COMPANY. Six
MR. atefia Harmon. INC Saia io4 North Daily street.
MIR, GANSEHT, corner seventh AN"
AIvnrado streets, city.
MRS. KCRBELs.. 1868 Cnst First s'ree"
BANKS q GREEN. 1000 south Main
HOLMES book COMPANY. 257 South
Main street. city. "a.
NJ. A. REM. 81s East Fifth street, ely
~ LOBNNECKER. 251 East F"
G. WETHERILL. z44s South Main
b. AMOS, sid West Seventh street. city
e. JOPE, $40 West Seventh street, cit!'
G. SAKELARES, SIS North Main street,
JACOB MoRTENsEN. s1a 80. Main ST.
HENRY PORATH, 623 Central Ave
A. s. RALPH. III Commercial ST.:
w. T.. SHOCKLEY. 151 No: Main St; sy,,
MAX ROTH CIGAR CO.. 400 South Main
J. n. ALLEN. 1p4s East First street.
LADD 6 STORY. 2133 East First street
G. TATE. $500 East Fourth street.
J. DIIERNIA, ,1bO4 East Ninth street
A. MFTZGFR, $40 Enst Ninth strcet.
MR. CUTBUSH, corner East First "h"
Utah streets.
r. DEHMLOW, 2502 West Pico street.
NORFOLK STOVE CO., 26e3 West fico
f. b. BURLINGAME. 2s15 West Plco
A. Ef.MsTEAD. 2o2o south Main street
III. STRICKLIN, 2O53 Santa Fe avenue
II. C. ABLE, 524 East Fifth street:
A. NJ. DUFF, Twenty-first street an"
Maple avenue.
DAVIS & SATCHELL, los North Boyle
r. J. HOUSE. 2oo1 East Main street
J. VALDEZ, 1926 East Main street.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-09
DELINQUENT LIGHTING
TAX MUST BE PAID
Ten Per Cent Additional Will Be Col
lected-After October Prop
erty viii Be Sold

Twelve hundred dollars worth of
taxes levied on Spring street property
for the lighting system became delin-
quent last night, and ten per cent. OF
that amount will be added for collec-
tion. The tax collectors office will not
be open today and 1t is possible that a
portion of this sum has been sent by
non-residents and has not yet been re-
ceived by Tax Collector Johnson.
If the levy has not been paid by
October the property will be sold for
taxes.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-09
FINED $25 ON CHARGE OF
DOPING" HAMBURGER STEAK

Charles Otto, recently arrested on the
complaint of Meat Inspector Hughes
on the charge of doping" his ham
burger steak with sulphuric acid. was
fined $25 yesterday afternoon by Po-
lice Judge Austin.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-09
A Warming to Mothers

Too much care cannot be used with
small children during the hot weather
of the summer months to guard against
bowel troubles. Give Chamberlain 8
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
and then a dose of castor oil, and the
disease may be checked in its incipiency
and all danger avoided. The castor oil
and this remedy should be procured at
once and kept ready for instant use as
soon as the first indication of any bowel
trouble appears. This is the most sue
cessful treatment known and may be
relied upon with implicit confidence
even in cases Of cholera infantum. For
sale by all leading druggists.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-09
SCHOOL BOARD
HAS TROUBLES
PREPARING FOR FALL TERM
is EXCITING
MEMBERS WORRIES INCREASE
High School Committee Holds Four
Sessions This Week and More
coming-PoIytechnic Source
Of Annoyance
MEMBERS WORRIES INCREASE

Members of the school board have
troubles Of their own.
'Only two weeks more until school
opens" groaned Joseph Scott at a
meeting of the board yesterday after
noon.
I'VE will just have to close our offices
and resign from all but the school
work." declared Charles Cassat Davis
OF the high school committee.
1t had just been moved that the
question of providing lunch rooms for
high school pupils equipment for the
polytechnic school, gymnastic appara-
tus and several other things be referred
to the high school committee.
Everyone thought 1t was just about
time to adjourn when the clerk begged
leave to "call the attention of the board
to another little point"
Move 1t be referred to the high
school committee" said w. J. Wash
burn. That was one resolution too
many for Joseph Scott.
He was out of his chair in a mo-
ment What do you think we are.
mann" he demanded. "The high school
committee has already had four meet
ings this week.
Contractors Lock Doors
And that is not the worst F. o.
I.ngstrum & Co., contractors, who have
the construction of the Polytechnic
high school in charge, have in defiance
OF the board members locked the doors
against men who have been sent to
work on the furnishings for the build
ing.
"Our men went down there to work
one day and began putting in seats
and vanishing them" said ]. M.
Quinn, in explaining the trouble. "The
next morning they went there again
end the doors were locked. The fore
man told our men he had instructions
to lock the doors and refuse to open
them to anyone. The council has made
no inspection of the building yet and
until 1t is accepted by them and turned
over to us we are powerless."
Mr.. Quinn also, said that he had re-
ceived permission from the architect
and contractor to begin placing the
equipment in the building, and the sub
ject was referred to the building COM
mittee with power to act. Mr.. Quinn
had not decided last night just what
kind of power was necessary.
Other Troubles
The blackboards placed in Castelar,
street, Vernon and First street schools
by H. S. Haley, which the board re-
fused to accept several months ago,
are yet on the walls and the new ones
have arrived to take their places.
Haley was notified that his work
would not be accepted and was ordered
to remove the boards. He did not do so
and since that time has kept so we'll
out of sight that an order could not be
served on him.
Some one moved that the boards be
torn down and stored at Mr.. Haley's
expense and the new ones put in their
places. Again Mr.. Quinn saw trouble
ahead.
"Will we get into legal trouble?" he
of the lawyer members, and
only when he was assured that the
board would not fall into the bad
graces Of the law was he willing to un-
dertake the work.
1t was voted that nonresident pupils
of the high school shall be charged
$3.50 month for tuition and pupils OF
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-09
For Stealing Tools

For Stealing Tools
Charles Callahan was sentenced to 80
days in the city Jail yesterday by Police
Judge Rose for stealing quantity of
tools and trying to sell them.
A. o. U. w. Picnic
Southern California lodge No. 191,
A. o. U. W. will give its annual picnic
and outing at the north end of Eastlake
park September 12. Formerly these
outings were given at the seaside.
Fire Loss $1,000
a fire at the home of Revert B. Wuellie,
1924 East Eighth street, yesterday noon.
The loss to the building and contents
was $1,000. There was no insurance.
Sentenced for Theft
L. w. Dettmer was given the choice
of paying fine of $40 or serving forty
days in the chain gang by Police Judge
Austin yesterday afternoon. Dettmer
was charged with stealing a purse be-
longing to Miss Bessie Byers at the
Chutes park.
Hurt in Planning Mill
Cyrus Belcher of 1139 McGary street,
88 years old, sustained painful injuries
by his hand becoming caught in
planning machine at the Folsom planning
mill yesterday afternoon. He was re-
moved to the emergency hospital, where
two fingers were amputated.
Neighbors' Quarrel Settled
A neighborhood quarrel was settled
by Police Judge Rose yesterday morn
ing when he fined A. J. Mortimore $50
on the charge of battery preferred by
the father of one of the children living
next door to Mortimore. Mortimore
was accused Of beating the lad.
Rev. L. G. Morris VIII Preach
Rev Lewis G.. Morris, the new rector
of St. Johns Episcopal church, will
preach his first sermon here at the SER
vice tomorrow morning. Rev. Mr.. Nor
ris and family expect to occupy the
residence adjoining the church, corner
Figueroa and Adams streets, next week.
Song and Stereopticon Service
"Christ in Song" will be the general
topic at the evening service tomorrow
at the Westlake Presbyterian church.
Stereopticon views will be used to illus
trate the hymns, which will be sung
by the congregation. Rev. w. D. Lam
dis, the pastor, will make a short ad-
dress.