Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-19

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To Hold Graduating Exercises
The Los Angeles School of Art and
Design will hold graduating exercises
December u.
Get Holidays With Pay
Employees of the city will have an
opportunity to enjoy Christmas ana
New Years with their Families without
having to sacrifice their ~ day. ON
motion of Councilman Healy yesterday
all city employees we're given these two
holidays with full pay.
To Try "Biind pig" Case
Theodore Muretta of San Fernando
was arranged before Justice Young IN
the township court yesterday on
charge of conducting a blind pig
Muretta pleaded not guilty and was
placed under 5000 bonds. lie VIII De
tried after the holidays.
Japanese Bankrupt
M. Takahashi, q Japanese, filed pc
ton of bankruptcy yesterday with the
clerk of the United States district court
In the petition his assets were given as
S2252.52 and his debts as $3467.52 Taka-
hashi has been the proprietor of res
taurant on West Seventh street for
the mast three months. but according to
his assertions the venture has never
paid.
To Receive Teachers
President Koepni has appointed the
following committee on Introduction
to serve at the reception TO DC given
TO the teachers of the Southern call
rornia Teachers association in the
rooms of the chamber Of commerce
Thursday afternoon, December q. from
4 to o'clock: James A. Foshay, W.
J. Washburn. w. G. Patterson, j. H.
Francis. j. NJ. Quinn, Percy II. Clark
Robert McGarvin, ID. K. Edwards, "
c. Parker. John Kingsley, w: A. Ellis,
j. M. Eddy, o. II. Farish, G. M. Gliten'
Charges Deserton
on an allegation of desertion and
non-support Mrs. Elizabeth M. BOW
ers of Los Angeles was granted an IN
terlocutory decree of divorce from Ed
gar j. Bowers by Judge Oster in de-
partment six of the superior court yes
terday The couple we're married at
White River Junction VT, in 1880.
Three years ago. 1t was alleged, Bow
ers. who is a real estate man, left his
wife and has not lived with her since.
The arrangement of property was set
tied out of court.
Arranges Public Buildings
otto II. Neher, an architect with Of
fees in the H. w. Hellman building,
Yesterday submitted to the city coun-
ell Il drawing of an ideal arrangement
of public buildings around Central
park and plans for the improvement OF
the park. The buildings which Mr.
Nehcr have grouped around the park
include a new city hall, a new library
building, the auditorium, California
club. hotels and office buildings. The
drawing was submitted to the munich
pal art commission.
Indiana Man Missing
A telegram announcing that John
McCra of Wabash, Ind, is missing
from that city and believed to be here
was received yesterday by Chief OF
Police Auble. A reward of $25 for in
format ton that will locate the man Is
offered by Charles Lines, chief OF po-
lice of Wabash. The telegram states
that McCra is one of the prominent
men of that town. The description
given of the missing man is Age, 50
wears: height 5 feet inches; weight.
165 pounds; gray hair and beard; was
in poor health when he disappeared,
and was accustomed to carry cane.
Appeals Suit
Suit on appeal was taken up yes
terday before Judge Oster in depart
ment six of the superior court in the
case of the Blow Construction COM
pany against the Pasadena CONSOLIDATE
ed Gas company According to the COM
plant of the Blow company, its en-
ployes were engaged in erecting the
Green building at Union and Raymond
avenues, Pasadena, February !. while
the gas company was placing pipes In
the adjoining street. The plaintiffs
claim that the gas company left the
street in an improper condition so that
when a deluge of water came down
from the skies that night the water
was guided out of the gutter and into
the basement of the new building, where
it undermined the brick work, causing
"A damage of $780, Two hundred dollars
damages were allowed by the justice
court of Pasadena and the suit Is now
in the higher court on appeal.
Invited to "High Jinks"
City officials yesterday received in
vitations from the members of the city
engineers staff to attend the annual
high jinks' which the city engineer S
department INDUCES in annually. The
invitations were artistic blue prints
drawn by members of the staff ano
showed a picture of a comic magazine
hay seed" with prodigious growth of
whiskers and bore the legend, "Whis-
kers increase and multiply; so will
your happiness il you attend the an
nual give away of the city engineers
department on December 23, 1905, al
u o'clock noon" The. invitation is
signed by the hired help" This give
away" is an annual occurrence i'm the
city engineers department and is pro-
ductive of much fun. The members OF
the department hold high carnival and
give each other foolish little Christ