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Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-17
DECLARES POKER
SCIENTIFIC GAME
JOHN DU RREZ Of
FERs DEFENSE
Attorney Will Quote Volumes of Law
and Recent Supreme Court De-
cison to Establish Innocence
of His Client

What is poker?" is the question
which Justice Young of the township
court will be required to answer When
the trial of John Du PREF is held FEB
ruary 20.
Justice Young was supposed to an
swer the question yesterday morning
and when the case was called nearly
a score of poker players were present
to see what the court would have to
say, but it was postponed at the last
moment and will be heard within the
next two weeks.
Du PREF. an old soldier at Sawtelle,
was arrested during a general raid on
poker houses at Sawtelle by Constaple
De La Monte, several weeks ago. Inc
old soldier promised to put up a STUB
born resistance, and Attorney Allander
was retained to defend him.
When the case comes to trial one OF
the chief standbys for the defense VIII
be recent decision handed down by a
Judge of the California supreme bench,
in which 1T was held that draw poker
was not gambling and that participants
could not be prosecuted.
Attorney Allander will enter the de-
cision in full along with decisions from
nearly every supreme bench in the
country. Even the higher courts OF
Massachusetts are said to have looked
kindly upon the draw poker question
From Montana, Idaho and Arizona
come decisions by the score sustaining
almost any kind of poker.
1.-The law recognizes four kinds OF
games" said Attorney Allander yes
terday in reviewing the case. First. a
banking game which is against the
law, where the players bet against the
bank with the odds decidedly in favor
of the banker; second a percentage
game, where there Is one chance out OF
hundred for the player to win such
as lottery and faro; third, a game OF
chance, such as draw poker and fourth,
game of science with no stake.
1.-THE latter two games are not legis-
lated against
when the officers arrested Du PREF
he was conducting a game of draw
poker wherein the men paid only lit
tie percentage, about s cents a man, or
something of that kind, to the house
for the use of the room the cards and
the chips. The owner cannot be held
on that account and as for the other
money in the game, men have right
to play a chance game where each man
has equal opportunities and the man
with science wins"
Hundreds of gamblers, and poker
players in particular, are earnestly
hoping that Alander is right and all
are waiting for the trial to be held.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-17
BAD NEGRO is UNDER ARREST
Police Are Determined to Break Up
Notorious Gang Which In-
sests Alameda Street

With the arrest of Lou ("Rube')
Brown last night by officers Mozart
and Winterton the last of seven bad
negroes has been landed in Jail and
the officers hope to capture George
Washington Green, wanted in San
Francisco for murder.
Some time ago Officer Mozart got
within spea king distance of Green.
who goes by the name of "Ping-Pong."
but that elusive negro escaped through
window in an Alameda street dis
orderly house while Officer McCart
was trying to force his way through
a mass of negroes bent on protecting
their friend.
Since that time four women of the
gang have been arrested and paid
their fines. Two men are now serving
sentences and Brown, who was taken
in last night, completes the seven.
ping Pong" Green is a negro des-
perado and is wanted in San Francisco
for murder, with reward of $500 for
his return. Officer Mozart said that
"Rube'' Brown had been with him last
evening and that by the merest chance
Green had escaped capture.
With the hope of 5000 reward for the
capture of Green, all the officers on the
beat around Los Angeles and Alameda
streets are on the lookout for Ping
Pong"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-17
CITY MADE Defendant
IN IMPORTANT CASE
LEGALITY OF LIQUOR ORDINANCE
TO BE TESTED
Hollywood Students Visit Los Angeles
High School to Study Workings of
Sef-Government-GaIIery Opens to
Public

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 16.-Instead of
the city bringing w. r. Johnston of
the Hollywood pharmacy to trial today
for the alleged sale of liquor, Mr.. john
ston entered complaint in the superior
court against the city. His complaint
is based on the Illegally of the city
liquor ordinance as regards the sale
of all tinctures. the private use of
liquors and other clauses of like nature.
Owing to the illness of Judge Smith
the hearing was postponed until Satur-
day January %.
Mr. Johnston can not be brought to
trial until the present case Is settled.
His bail was reduced by Judge Trask
from 5000 to 500.
Mrs. Ella Gabriel Turner, president
of the Pasadena Shakespeare club, gave
a reading from The Tanning of the
Shrew" at Wilcox hall this evening.
The affair was given under the aus
pieces of the Poinsettia club. Mrs. Tur-
ner was assisted by Mrs. Harry Dow
Kirk, soprano solist, and Miss Dorothy
Humes, pianist. A large audience en-
joyed the entertainment.
A committee of twelve young men
from the Union high school visited the
Los Angeles high school and Poly
technic high school today to study the
student self government and cooper
ative dining rooms.
The object of the committee was to
investigate the conditions
at the two schools with the intention
of recommending whether or not the
local school should adopt self govern
ment. Those going to the Polytechnic
were Messrs. Churchill, C. Brewer,
Hampton, Condee, Ferguson and Wal
lace. Those going to Los Angeles high
were composed of Messrs. Malin, Stew
enson, Fuller, Wade, II. Brewer and
Stevens.
Mrs. Ida De Buesch of Wilcox avenue
died today after protracted illness
The funeral arrangements have been
delayed pending the arrival of a son
from Illinois.
Paul de Longpre opens his gallery to
the public tomorrow for his annual
exhibition. 1t will remain open until
the last of April. Mr.. de Longpre has
100 new pictures, all painted from
models Of his own growing.
Tennis all week at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-17
THEATER CHANGES HANDS;
NEW MANAGER APPOINTED
RIVERSIDE PLAYHOUSE BRINGS
$4,000
Foreclosure Proceedings Against Fer
dinand Snider Started-Mexican
Sent to Jail for Selling Liquor.
Signs Being Erected on Desert
Special to The Herald.

special TO Inc Herald
RIVERSIDE, Feb. 16.-The Loring
theater today passed out of the man
agement of Frank A. Miller, who has
been its manager since the house was
opened in 1892. Stanley J. Castleman
and Pember S. Castleman purchased
most of the stock of the company, the
consideration being $4,000. The stock
held by Frank A. Miller, c. M. Loring,
Gen. Merritt of Duluth, A. S. White
and John G. North was secured. Mr..
Hayt was reelected president and P.
S. Castleman secretary and general
manager.
The Loring block was built in 1892 at
a cost of $125,0OO. 1t is modelled after
the California theater of San Fran
cisco. The building is three stories and
has a frontage of 101 feet on Main
street extending 1877 feet on Seventh
street. Besides several stores on the
ground floor, the city offices are To-
Gated in the building and the city has
just closed a deal for the rental of its
present quarters for five years more
at a monthly rental of $125. The new
owners announce numerous improve
ments will be made.
The purchasers have long been prom
inetly identified with the city, j. S.
Castleman being cashier of the First
National bank and his brother leading
real estate operator. The deal is one
of the largest made this winter.
The National bank of California has
begun foreclosure proceedings against
Ferdinand Snider and others to col
lect a promissory note for $4,000 secured
by land in San Jacinto, this county, and
in Kern county.
o. MendoeZ, a Mexican, living near
Arlington has been sent to Jail for six
months by Justice Stephenson for sell
ing liquor to some of his countrymen.
What made his offense more serious
was the fact that the liquor caused
drunken brawl in which several
MeXicans were badly beaten up.
The Penn Fruit company is making
a fine exhibit of oranges at the cham
Der of commerce.
The third round of the golf tourna-
ment for the Shelley cup will be played
on the Victoria club links tomorrow.
Company M will attend church in a
body Sunday morning, having accepted
the invitation of Rev. III. e. Benton Of
the Universalist church.
Supervisor Shaver is having signs
erected on the desert this week. They
will point the way to wells and water
holes and will doubtless result in saving
many poor prospector from actual
suffering or death.
Womens golf contest at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-17
GOLF PLAYERS
PLAN GREAT CLUB
PASADENA SOCIETY LEADERS
RAISE $4,000
Contemplate Purchase Of Campbell
johnson Tract for Great Links
and Will Erect Club House
Costing $4,000
Pasadena Agency.
IL North Raymond Avenue.
Telephone Main 1147.

PASADENA, Feb. '16.-Prominent So
ciety people of this city are taking
great interest in a project to purchase
$50 acres of the ampbell-Johnson
ranch and install there one of the
finest golf grounds and club house in
the country. 1t has been known for
some time that the fine links Of the
Hotel Green on San Pasqual street and
Wilson avenue would shortly be given
up because of the encroachment of sur
rounding property, and it is expected
that the present scheme is an out
growth of the pressing needs of golf
players who have been using the Hotel
Green links. At any rate Manager j,
H. Holmes of the hotel is at the head
of the movement. Yesterday stock was
subscribed to the amount of $4,000, and
j. is announced that the new company
is to be capitalized at 100000. Lead
ing golf players in this section of the
state will be asked to share in the
enterprise. Mr.. Holmes states that IL
is planned to build club house to
cost $4,000 and to purchase the acreage
given above. The location is one of the
most picturesque in the country, lying
just southwest of the city and on the
line OF the projected Pacific Electric
line from Los Angeles. The deal is
being carried on through the firm of
STAFFORD e. Campbell.
$4,000 Sales in Ten Days
During the past ten days the owners
of the Washington Square tract have
sold lots to the value of $4,000 and
claim to have deals aggregating fully
$4,000 more as good as closed. This in
dicates the progress of one of the most
remarkable sales in the history of the
Crown City. Six weeks ago the Nc
Carthy company of Los Angeles secured
an option on this eighty-acre tract of
land, bounded on the north by Wash
ington street and on the west by North
Lake avenue, and entered upon a brisk
campaign of plating the property, lay
ing out streets and selling lots. Ten
days ago they threw up their option
and abandoned the tract on the plea
that they were unable to find a water
supply as large as promised. L. p.
Ppitchard and number of his friends
in the east, the former owners of the
tract Immediately planned to continue
the campaign abandoned by the Los
Angeles dealers. with the remarkable
result related above. Fully one-half the
property is already sold to individual
purchasers and the rush seems destined
to continue indefinitely or at least until
the entire property is sold. The sale is
only another sign of the interest people
are taking in the slightly property to
the northeast of the city.
A Chicago capitalist with other prop
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-17
HUGS WOMAN, GOES TO JAIL
South Olive Street Residents Greatly
Disturbed by Paul
Shwartz

Paul Schwartz, a well dressed man
of evident refinement, was before Po
lice Judge Rose yesterday charged
with creating a disturbance Thursday
night at a rooming house, 500 South
Olive street.
According to the evidence Schwartz
staggered into the house and tried to
hug the first woman he met. She
screamed and ran. Next he entered
bedroom and tried to crawl into bed
with a. man and his wife. He was
promptly elected and the police sum-
moned.
The court gave the defendant twenty
days on the chain gang.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-17
AWAIT COURTS DECISION
Gothenburg Committee Have sus.
pended Actlon-May Abandon
Movement in Los Angeles

The local Gothenburg committee has
suspended action pending the decision
of the supreme court regarding the
question of initiative carried before It.
All solicitors and agents have stopped
work, Secretary Hutton and a stenog-
rapher being the only ones at the office
i'm the o. r. Johnson building.
The case will be presented to the
court before February rs and it may
be several weeks or even months be-
fore the question is decided. II the
decision should be against the move-
ment' the plan may be abandoned I'm
Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-17
EDITORS WILL MEET TODAY
Southern California Newspaper Men
to Hold Annual Convention and
Plan an Outing

The annual convention of the South
ern California Editorial association will
convene today at the chamber of COM
merce, the six hours business session
to be followed by an evening Of en-
joyment, which viii be continued over
tomorrow.
Editors will come from Riverside,
Redlands. Santa Monica, Fullerton, CO.
vina, Alhambra and all nearby towns.
The morning session will convene at
10 o'clock. Plans for the outing next
year win be made.
II is expected that the Montana news .
paper men, who are In the city, will
take part in the outing.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-17
WOMAN'S CLUB MEETING
Members Gather for First Time as
Organized Body and Elect
Officers
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
OCEAN PARK, Feb. 16.-The re-
Gently formed Wonan's club met for
the first time today as an organized
body. The following officers were
elected: Mrs. Egelhoff Rundel, presi-
dent; Mrs. C. H. Ritchie, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. ]. r. Snow, secretary; Mrs.
Frank 1. Stearns, treasurer; board of
directors. Mines. C. Herzog, e. Hall, r.
N. Armstrong, N. v. Beemer C. e.
Meskiman, l.. B. Southmayd E. L..
Marcher e. N. Thatcher, Harry Lech-
Ter, e. ]. Vawter, w. H. Anderson and
A. r. Fraser.
The club will hold meetings on
Thursday afternoon of each week in
the Masonic temple lodge rooms.
Hotel del Coronado is the best.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-17

10 CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tab
TO cure. b. w. GROVES signature u
on each box Csc.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-17

places along the street at the cost Of
the association.
Mail Carrier Babb, who found the
wallet yesterday lost by j. K. Wickser,
the wealthy tourist, and returned 1t to
him with the contents untouched, has
been rewarded with a gift of 500. The
wallet contained $500 in drafts.
Miss May Sutton is at Hotel del Coro-
nado. She will play tennis in the Coro
nado tournament.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-17

Stantz, and those most familiar with
the private affairs of the family scout
the idea of murder. The fact that the
husband was still grasping the re-
volver following the shooting, is point
ed to as further evidence that Mrs.
as favoring the accidental or suicide
theory.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-17
RESCUE LOS ANGELES MAN
Saved From Watery Grave by the
CONFINED Efforts of
Three Men

SANTA MONICA, Feb. ia young
man describing himself as Fred Oliver
of Los Angeles was today rescued from
drowning through combined and most
superhuman efforts of G.. w. Young
Charles Walters and Carl Rapp, resi-
dents of this beach, who, at the peril
of their lives, pulled him out of a seeth-
ing sea one hundred feet from the North
Beach bath house. A number of WIS.,
itors witnessed the rescue and many
assisted in restoring the unconscious
man. oliver, upon dressing, hurriedly
left the scene, promising to reward his
rescuers at an early date.
Golf for women at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-20
PETTY THEFTS ARE NUMEROUS

That the opening of the winter sea-
SON of robberies and crimes has already
been inaugurated was demonstrated
yesterday by number of small thefts
by pass key thieves and pickpockets.
The following thefts were reported to
the police department yesterday:
b, j. Northam's watch charm,
studded with fifteen one-eighth carat
diamonds, was cut from his fob Sun
day while he rode on West Seventh
street car He lives at 703 Valencia
street.
John Burchill, $50 Buena Vista street.
had watch chain slipped from his
pocket by thief while he was walking
along Sunset boulevard
A silver crucifix, gold ring and s15
were stolen from the room of Adolph
Allroux. 53S Ducommun street, Sunday
afternoon.
While services were in progress at
the First Methodist Episcopal church.
Sixth and Hill streets, Sunday night
thieves entered the anteroom and car
ried away a large number of mems
and women's hats and articles of cloth
ing, besides other things OF small value.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-20
N0N-PARTiSANS
HOLD BIG RALLY
AT FISHERS HALL

At Fishers hall, corner of Adams
street and Central avenue, the nom
partisans held a well-attended rally
last night. Leslie r. Hewitt and Mr.
Gilhausen opened the meeting and
discussed the duties OF the office of
city attorney. j. V. Akey, candi-
date, for councilman for the Sixth
ward, received very hearty recep-
ton. Marshall Stimson briefly
sketched the origin of the non-parti-
san movement and clearly set forth
the principle that national policies had
no connection with municipal affairs
and therefore the lines of national
parties could not be extended to take
IN municipal parties.
Lee c. Gates made a strong i'm
preston on his hearers and reused
their enthusiasm by his declarations
IN faVor of the owens river and the
necessity of clean and capable ad-
mlnlstration for the undertaking of
this great enterprise He declared that
municipal politics could not be con-
Quoted on the lines of national parties
FOR the question as to whether a man
was Democrat or Republican in no
way entered into his fitness as city
auditor, city attorney, tax collector or
any such office. Illness, instead of
being n visitation of Providence, was
more often the result of imperfect
drainage, impure water and unclean
streets, the direct result of incompe-
tency which had been allowed to
creep into the administration of the
city affairs under the guise of parti-
sanship. He closed with a ringing
declaration that he had made no
pledges but the public ones which had
been made In the sight of all men
to enforce all the laws with equal JUS
tice to every citizen and to make his
official actions conform to his best
Judgment and his conscience.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-20
and that together and drew these con-

and that together and drew these con-
clusions:
Mayor McAleer means to strike a
few blows at his enemies before he
steps down and out and reward a few
more of his friends.
THE order will go forth to shift
around men who have proven disloyal
TO or independent of influences higher
up 50 that they can do more mischief.
"All those who can consistently be
dropped from the police force and fire.
mems rolls must go to make room for
others more tractable.
Liquor and employment agency
licenses must be granted with freer
hand where their distribution can be
of service in the campaign.
THE Ascot track must be helped to
the extent OF not interfering with the
present meeting. The future can take
care of itself or Lucky Baldwin WILL"
None of those reported TO have taken
part in the conference, which is said
to have been held not many miles from
The Palms, Will affirm or deny the
story and any one is at liberty to guess
Mt what was really done.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-20
CAKE PO|sONS
THREE PEOPLE
MOTHER AND BABIES NEARLY
KILLED
Enetics and Prompt Action with the
Stomach Pump Saves Lives-City
Chemist Called on for
Analysis

Mrs. C. w. Curtis, 433 South FIRE.
mont avenue, and her two children,
aged 6 and s, nearly died yesterday
morning after eating some cake that
Is thought to have been poisoned either
accidentally or Intentionally.
The cake was purchased from small
grocery on Third street, between
Flower and Figueroa streets, and Is
said to have been baked in the SAME
vicinity.
Mrs. Curtis and her two children fin.
ished breakfast yesterday by eating
the cake. Soon after they left the
table mother and children were strick.
en- with spasms and convulsions and
We're found nearly unconscious by an
elder daughter
DIR. q. K. Bradley was Immediately
called. Before he arrived stimulants
were given the three but failed to re-
vive them from their stupor. Emetcs
and the energetic use of the stomach
pump by DR.. Bradley, saved their
lives.
1t is believed that if any artificial
poison entered into the composition of
the pastry it was put in accidentally,
as the cake was sold from the regular
stock and was selected by Mrs. Curtis
herself. There was no enmity existing
between Mrs. Curtis and the grocer or
baker, or anyone who could have
placed poison in the cake.
May Be Ptomaine
The opinion held by DIR. Bradley is
that the poisoning of the woman and
her children resulted from some form
of ptomaines, as the action of the
poison resembled that of ptomaine.
Il know of no artificial drug that
could have produced the effect described
in the case of this poisoning" said DR..
Garcelon, acting health officer, yester-
day, ''unless it could be strychnine,
and that is so bitter that it surely
would have been detected before q
sufficient quantity to cause such Sc
rious results could have been eaten
The symptoms Of Mrs Curtis and her
children indicate that the poisoning re-
suited from some form of ptomaines."
A piece of the cake responsible for
the poisoning was given to Erwin Fl.
Miller, city chemist, for analysis, and
he will probably make an analysis to-
day.
1t is probable that legal proceedings
will hinge on the result of his finding.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-20
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Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-20
HIDDEN WlTHDRAWS
FROM THE FIELD IN
FAVOR OF VAN DEGRlFT

Ehoch Hidden. Independent candi-
date for councilman In the Second
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-20
SHIFT, PUNISH,
IS THE ORDER
MALEER, HUGHES AND OLIVER
HOLD C0NFAB
AS Result Of Secret Talkfest Sunday
Something Is Going to Drop
Around the City Hall
Soon
"What did McAleer talk about?"
LII. ri Ing. ctiil-n l,

"What did McAleer talk about?"
Where will the lightning striker
Questions of this character were
asked freely and openly yesterday
among the faithful in the Republican
party and the outsiders who keep their
ears close to the groHnd.
There is something in the wind,
Whatever 1t is the lucky few who
participated in a secret conference
Sunday can tell, but they will not.
Be it known that Mayor McAleer,
Tom Hughes and Byron Oliver were
the three -cornered participants in a
heart to-heart talk in which the entire
gamut of municipal politics was dis
cussed.
One of the political oraeles put this
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-20

ward. filed his withdrawal from the
race with the city clerk late yesterday
afternoon.
Mr.. Hidden feels that he is justified
in this course, as he says that the
people of the Second ward have a
splendid candidate In the person of A.
s. Van Degrift, the non-partisan cam
didate.
Mr.. Hidden now will support Mr..
Van Degrift throughout the campaign
for the office.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-20
SIX CANDIDATES
TO EXPLAIN WHY
WILL GIVE ALLIANCE REASONS
FOR VOTES
Foreien-Born Citizens Want Each
MayoraIty Candidate to Tell
What He VIII Do II
Elected
NoN-pARTIsAN MEETINGS

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