Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-13
VERNON FATHER
FINDS HIS SON
PASADENA NEWSBoY CHARGED
WITH THEFT
EIeven.Year-old Quarrels With His
Parent and Runs Away to Be-
gin Career for
Himself
Pasadena Agency.
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Telephone Main 1147.

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PASADENA, April 12.-Constable
Harley Newell arrested Charles Nc
Lain late this afternoon and locked him
up on a charge of stealing a bicycle.
The prisoner is only eleven years old
and came to Pasadena Sunday from
Vernon, a small place south of Los
Angeles 1t is alleged that on the day
following his arrival here he stole a
bicycle which he has since been using
while he sold newspapers on the streets.
His father, John McLain, has been
looking for his son since Sunday, and
after little search in Pasadena was
leaving for home when on South Fair
oaks avenue he spied the youth on the
stolen bicycle AS soon as he could
get out of the car the irate father over
hauled the boy and knowing the bicycle
to be stolen, called in the aid of an Of
ficer. The boy will be heard by JUS
tice Congdon at 10 a. m. tomorrow. The
runaway explains that on Sunday he
borrowed a revolver belonging in his
fathers trunk and lost it, whereupon
his father accused him of selling it and
ordered him to go after it at once. the
and so came to Pasadena to start out
in life for himself.
Prepare New Petition
Judge Mahan and James McAdams,
representing the property holders of
the great district to the east of Pasa-
dena desiring protection from the
ravages of storm water went to Los
Angeles today for a consultation with
Deputy District Attorney Shaw. The
matter of effecting a legal amendment
of the original petition for a storm
water district was thoroughly can
vassed and Attorney Shaw gave 1t as
his opinion that an entirely new petit
tion should be prepared and presented
to the supervisors, a petition in which
the Altadena territory which is to go
it alone shall be left out. Such a petit
ton has therefore been prepared and
beginning tomorrow will be circulated.
1t is hoped that all the names neces-
sary can be secured during Friday and
Saturday, in which case Captain Brady
will be asked to bring the matter up
as early during next week as is pos
sible. If favorable action can be Sc
cured at once the required election by
which the residents of the district ex-
press their desires in the matter is
likely to be called for ten days or two
weeks later.
viii Press for Decision
Judge ]. G. Rossiter, who is the at
torney for the Pasadena Humane So
ciety as well as for the defendants in
the Oak Knoll cruelty cases in the
Alhambra justice court, has determined
to have something definite known with
reference to the remaining cases against
c. C. Brown and w. A. Gillette. To
this end he has been trying today to
IN.y{ {a1n
but without success, and will resume
his efforts tomorrow. He will demand
for his clients either the setting of an
early date for the two trials or formal
quashing of the two suits.
This will bring the troublesome mat
ter to a head. AS yet the Simons
brothers, at whose instigation the Oak
Knoll cases were brought, have re-
fused publicly to confirm The Herald's
recent claim that they had decided to
discontinue the prosecution The in
tended action of Judge Rossiter will
bring decision in the case and at once.
The general opinion is that with the
two leading cases in the series decided
against them the complaining parties
will wisely refrain from further efforts
to convict.
Applaud Boards Action
The action of the board of education
in putting the ban upon high school
fraternities is still the subject of con-
siderable comment. In general the dis
cusson is commendatory, it being felt
that it is nothing more than right that
any organization associating with its
name the name of the high school
should have the approval of the
teachers and principals of the city
schools.
1t is shrewdly hinted that certain of
these secret societies have been made
mere blinds for very questionable pro-
ceedings, the particulars of which if
published would raise a storm among
parents who suppose the association of
their sons and daughters in these So
cieties quite innocent and harmless. If
the board holds firmly to it's intention
every one of these so-called Greek let
ter secret societies will be run from
cover and destroyed. The rule which
says that societies not open to all stu
dents of any particular grade are
especially aimed at will cover every one
of these secret societies.
Canvass Begins Tomorrow
Tomorrow morning a canvass will be
begun in the city of Pasadena to Sc
cure signers to petition asking that
an election be held for the annexation
of East Pasadena. The preparation OF
these petitions has been delayed fol
several reasons, but there will now be
no more delay until the question is
answered in one way or another II
is expected that when the petition Of
a. majority of the East Pasadena resi-
dents is handed to the city council the
petition Of Pasadena residents will ac-
company it. Under the charter such
a petition must contain the names of
at least one-fifth OF the electors of
the city, according to the vote at the
last general election, and those in
charge of the work do not expect to
have much, if any, difficulty in Sc
curing the required number. There is
a growing desire TO have the annexa-
tion matter settled as quickly as pos
sible. Copies of the petition will be
left at the city banks tomorrow and
all who desire can sign them there.
A Rare Financier
Komura Chang, mild-eyed Jap
anese, came to Pasadena less than
two months ago from his home in the
island empire and opened the Pasa-
dena restaurant. He did a big busi-
ness, but when the bills began to roll