Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-27

of the new east side school house other
than to add a new member to the
regular committee having that matter
in charge.
Thieves at Work
Thieves entered the residence of Dr.,
J.,W. Laird, at the southeast corner
of East Colorado street and Hudson
avenue. this afternoon shortly after
$3.50 o'clock and ransacked the entire
house, evidently in search of money
only. Trunks were opened and their
contents spilled on the floor, bureau
drawers overturned and cupboards
opened in the search. When Mrs.
Laird returned from downtown the in
terror of the house looked as though
a cyclone had struck the house. Inc
thief secured about three dollars IN
money and two revolvers, but did not
touch the silverware or other valuables.
1t is believed that the thief watched
until he saw Mrs. Laird leave the
house, then boldly opened the side
door with skeleton key and went to
work.
Chief of Police Pinkham thinks that
the unWelcome visitor was one OF the
| light-fingered gentry said to be arrlV-
ing from the north at this time and
warns citizens against leaving their
residences even temporarily without
securely locking the doors. The police
department will keep a sharp lookout
for suspicious characters.
Mass Meeting Is Called
One hundred leading citizens have
signed a call for a mass meeting to be
held on Saturday evening in the Wood
man hall for the public discussion of
| the proposed bonding of the city for
| improving the city fire department and
for the construction of a municipal
electric lighting plant. 1t is stated
that several prominent men Will gre
| their views upon both these important
propositions and that every effort VIII
| be made to bring out arguments for and
against. The time for the election is
drawing near, occurring on May 3, and
| it is generally admitted that there is
much misapprehension among the
voters as to the proper attitude toward
at least one of the questions, that OF
a municipal electric lighting plant
| Mayor Waterhouse and Manager Selle
of the Edison Electric company have
been carrying on through the news
papers somewhat disjointed discus
sion of the question, but the campaigr
of education among the people has ad-
mittedly not made much headway. Ir
| order to awaken interest in the COM
ing election one way or another this
mass meeting has been called.
Crown City Notes
Mrs. Sarah A. Gates, wife of D. N
Gates, died this morning at her home
on Waverly drive. She came to Pasa'
dena twelve years ago from Minnesota
Willie Lichty, whose parents reside
on North Catalina avenue, was danger
ously injured last night by being ac
cidentally run over by a wagon loaded
with hay. The lad is likely to lose his
arm, if not his life.
John Showalter and his driver, Jerry
Worthington, were taken before Justice
Klamroth this morning for alleged
cruelty to animals. Worthington plead
ed guilty and his employer not guilty
The Showalter trial Will come up Sat
urday.
An explosion of a coal oil stow
caused the destruction last night of {
small house on Marathon drive in Al
tadena. Many citizens rallied to tht
assistance of the occupant of. the house
DR.. Coats, but were able to do littl
more than save a portion of the con
tents. The fire may result in move
ment to improve the Altadena fir
fighting methods, now hardly existent