Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-16
PASADENA FIRM ACCUSED OF
STEALING STOCK
BAIL SET AT HIGH FIGURE
Contents Of Store Seized by Police,
Materials and Tools Being Al-
legged to Have Been
Stolen
Pasadena Agency,
ia East Colorado Street.

PASADENA. April 15.--That a plumb
ing flrm should be accused Of stealing
both tools and materials to conduct its
business is the unusual state of affairs
in the case of Matchow & Hendricks,
charged this morning by the police with
having stolen practically all of their
stock in trade from other plumbing
houses in this city. The contents of the
store at 263 North Fair Oaks avenue
were taken to the police station this
morning following the early arrest of
the two men. Both were arraigned this
afternoon and held for $500 bail each.
They will be given their preliminary
examination Monday morning at 10
o'clock
Pupils in all the public schools are
preparing specimens Of their best work
to be sent to the Portland fair, to be
entered in the educational department.
Papers showing the proficiency in
drawing, writing and the regular lines
of work are to be forwarded.
Bids were submitted at the meeting
of the board of education yesterday
for furnishing the new desks for the
two new school buildings to be erected
this spring and summer, by the makers
of the Triumph, Jewel and Peabody
desks. but were SO close that the mat
ter was taken under advisement and
the contracts will be awarded later.
Bishop Conaty Lectures
A large audience, composed of MEM
bers and friends of the Shakespeare
club, listened this afternoon to an elo-
quent lecture by the Rt Rev. Thomas
Conaty, bishop of Monterey and Los
Angeles, whose theme was THE Celtic
Element in English Literature" Father
p. r. Farrelly of the local Catholic
church introduced the speaker. The
bishop maintained that the Celtic i'm
aginative spirit was strong and vital
influence which pervaded the best of
all English literature. The Irish people
as race are emotional, and much of
the poetry in the English language is
due to this tendency. The bishop
quoted Matthew Arnold and John Nor
ley in illustration of his argument and
read many extracst from both Irish and
English poets.
Announcement was made at the
close of the meeting of the Shake
speares birthday celebration next
Saturday afternoon in the form of
matinee at the Lowe opera house,
when the comedy, Much Ado about
Nothing will be given. The affair
promises to be quite a society event.
A May fete to be given by the club at
the Hotel Raymond grounds on the
second of May was also announced.
Society Functions
About one hundred of the repre-
sentative society and literary people
of this city were tonight guests at a
large reception given by Mr.. and Mrs.
w. IS. MoCay of South Orange Grove
avenue, in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Stewart White, cousins of Mrs.
McCays. Mr.. White is well known
as the author of "The Blazed Trail"
and other popular works of high
literary merit. The handsome decora-
tions are largely of roses, pink and
white predominating. Mr.. and Mrs.
McCay were assisted in receiving by
Mr.. and Mrs. White, Mrs. James H.
Mcbride and the Misses Ludovici.
The hospitable home of the Lowry
family was thrown open this afternoon
for a large guest company hidden in
honor of Miss Mabel Doolittle, who is
to be married in few days to Neal
Traylor of this city. The house was
decorated with profusion of flowers
in honor of the occasion.
Pasadena Brevities
Sam Balensky, a Russian peddler OF
bananas, was arrested by the humane
officer, Dr. De Biron, for cruelty to
animals. He was driving a horse that
was suffering from a sprung knee and
was in a general dilapidated condition.
He was fined in the local police court,
Elaborate preparations are being
made by the Y. M. c. A. for their an
nual gymnasium exhibition, to be
given at the opera house on May IL.
Over one hundred members will take
part in the program. Two young Jap
anese will contest for the local cham
pionship in jiu Jitsu.
C. A. Charlton, who was injured yes
terday in a car collision and resulting
runaway. is reported as much better.
The Merry Go Rounds, a circle of
young women of the Universalist
church. are to present a little slSit en-
titled 1.-The Secret Meeting of the Or
der of the Goose" on Monday evening
at the church
"The Red Dog" is the title of the lee
ture to be given by Rev. Robert S.
Fisher at the First Presbyterian
church Thursday evening.
The big Floto show gave two per-
formances in town today with an at
tractive street parade this morning.
Mrs. Eliza F.. Crossley died yester-
day at her home, 444 North Euclid
avenue. She was native of Massa-
chusetts and had resided here for over
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