Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-21
Files Bankruptcy Papers

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Files Bankruptcy Papers
]. r.. Ward. Iaborer Of Fresno
filed statement of bankruptcy with
the clerk Of the United states district
court yesterday. The amount OF ms
debts was given as SS1S.50 and the
amount of his assets as $109O.5O.
Latham Held to Answer
The preliminary examination of ID. u.
Latham, charged with passing raised
bills. was held yesterday before United
states Commissioners Van Dyke. La
than is the last one of eleven men
who have been tried on the same
charge and. like them. he was held
to answer to the United States cir
cult court
Struck by Car
John Burr was struck by a street car
at the corner of Seventh and Olve
streets early yesterday morning while
riding a bicycle. He was taken to the
receiving hospital and upon examina-
tion 1t was found that he had sustained
several bruises but that no bones were
broken. He was able to leave the hos
pital later in the day without assist
ance.
Mrs. Thorn Loses Jewels
Mrs. Cameron Erskine Thom is la
menting the loss of six valuable dia-
1nond rings. Mrs. Thom carried the
jewels in her shopping bag last Friday
while doing some Christmas shopping
and when she returned to the Angelus
hotel where she lives, the jewels were
missing The Thorn family is one of
the oldest and wealthiest In the state
of California.
Negro Held for Trial
JTries Jackson, a negro. was ar
raigned before Police Judge Austin
yesterday afternoon on charge of
burglary and bound over to the SUI
perior court under $1500 bonds jack
son is charged with trying to snatch
purse from the hand of Mrs Hulda
Hage at the corner of San Julian and
Sixth streets one night last week. He
was caught by two boys and held un-
til the police arrived and arrested him.
W. c. T. U. Meeting
At the regular meeting of the Los
Angeles w. C. T. u. this afternoon at
Q o'clock at the First Methodist church
Mrs c. r. Vance will deliver an adj
dress on "Christmas Giving" which
will be followed by a general discus
sion of the subject. The latter half of
the program will consist of a talk on
the Relation of the Family to the
Nation" by Mrs. Abbie F. Church of
New Jersey, which will also be fol-
lowed by discussion from the floor.
Officers of Read Agency Elected
At meeting of the Read Advertis-
ing agency Gncorporated) Tuesday
night there were present Directors
Robert A. Read, H. w. Clough and Ed
win F. Hill. Election of officers was
as follows: President, Robert A. Read;
stow
Clough; treasurer, G. e. Lawrence.
George o. Jenner was appointed assist
ant to the secretary. The Read agency
is incorporated for $4,000, with $4,000
paid in
Woman Rallies From Shock
Mrs Charles J. Rudd rallied yester-
day from the shock which she received
Tuesday when she was notified that
her husband had been killed by a
freight elevator at the Douglas building.
The attending physicians report that
she was resting well last night. Funeral
services will be held this afternoon over
Rudd's body and the interment will
take place at the new Calvary ceme-
terry. A large number of the Woodmen
of the World, of which Rudd was a
member, will attend the funeral.
Newman Club to Welcome Bishop
Inc newman CluD Will leiluef IL WEI
come to Right Rev. Bishop Conaty
Thursday evening, December 49, with
a dinner at the Angelus. The event will
also be the annual ladies night" given
by the club. Special decoration in pur-
pie. the bishops color, will adorn the
tables "Is the Catholic Church Mer-
cenary?" will be the topic of the paper
o'be read by John Alton. J. C. Kays
and w. r. Hampton, who have recently
returned from Europe, will discuss the
paper. Bishop Conaty will make an
address.
Mission Worker III
II. e. Greene, assistant superintend-
ent of the Union Rescue mission, las
North Main street, is slowly recover
ing from severe illness of two weeks.
His physician advises him to take
rest from his arduous mission work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Greene expect to go to
Palo Alto on an extended vacation i'm
mediately after Christmas. w. d. ALL
wards will superintend the work of the
mission during the absence of MI
Greene. viii ID. Trotter, the superin-.
tendent. is still away on account of
i'll health.
Hamburgers Give Banquet
Thirty of the employees of A. Ham
burger & Sons We're the guests of the
management of the store Tuesday night
at banquet at the Angeus hotel. A
most novel menu was served and
program full of unusual features was
presented. The dinner was given in
honor of c. S. Eoltzwasser. resident
buyer for the firm in New York city.
who is in Los Angeles for a short time
Addresses were made by II. d. Perry.
a member of the Hamburger Buyers
club; D. A. Hamburger, S. Ii. Dyatt,
w, N. Bailie. John Bulge, NJ. A. Ham