Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-05
PASADENA MERCHANT VICTIM
OF CROOKS
Early Morning Visit to a Japanese
curIo store Results In Burglars
Carrying Away Goods
Worth $500
Pasadena Agency,
II North Raymond Avenue
Telephone Main 1147.


this morning as a result of which
prominent local merchant lost goods
valued at over $500. The merchant was
Frank Dearborn, who keeps japanese
and Chinese art and curio store at SO
South Raymond avenue, Just opposite
the Hotel Green.
The lob was done between 1 a. m.
and 4:30 a. m. and was discovered by
the proprietor early this forenoon. a
rear door opened from the store upon
Green street and this was found stand
ing open as was q second rear door
opening upon the yard back OF the
store. Chief of Police Pinkham was
Immediately notified and together the
chief and Mr.. Dearborn investigated the
loss. The men had probably effected
an entrance by the Green street door,
although the spring lock did not show
signs Of being tempered with. One
man Is believed to have stood watch
while the other man or men carefully
ransacked the cases and drawers with
in, a task which must have occupied
fully one hour. The task done, the men
decamped without leaving any cleW
whatever.
Mr.. Dearborn has made a careful list
of the missing articles and they 1ndi-
cate in a general way that the crooks
must have had pretty fair idea Of the
value Of the curios from which they
chose. One of the articles was a large
ivory carving of elephants, an unusual
piece and impossible to be matched
anywhere. This is valued at $3.50. An
other ivory carving of two dragons
IS valued at $3.50. Then there were
some 30 other ivory carvings of less
value, a half dozen silver cigarette
cases, n lot of small dictionaries printed
in microscopic type and very rare,
lot of cheap medals and a couple of
Japanese swords. The total value as
given above, according to the estimate
of Mr.. Dearborn, is $2500 and over.
The police authorities prepared and
sent out circulars today which are ex-
pected to put the police of all Southern
California on their guard and are other
wise very busily following up certain
threads which may or may not give the
desired clews. The job was bold one
and the credit will be great for the
man or set of men who can land the
much wanted crooks.
For the Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Tourna-
Inent of Roses association will be held
on the third Monday in April, when
six members of the board Of directors
are to be chosen. There Is no reason
to suppose that the incumbents
will not be reelected should they choose
to stand for that honor
Secretary George Cary is one of the
six who rather doubts the eXpediency
of standing for reelection because of
the work attached to the position and
the consequent loss of time in his own
profession He has made a valuable
official, however, and pressure is al
ready being exerted to cause him to
stand for the Office again.
1t is likely that the annual meeting
will also be called upon to say whether
or not the latest addition Of eight acres
at Tournament park shall be offered to
the city. The association, 1t will be re-
membered presented the present park
to the city, only retaining its use for ten
years and it's use for limited number
of days for the ten years following.
There was more or less opposition to
this action at that time and there will
be renewed opposition no doubt when
the matter is preached again. Then,
too, there seems likely to be a contest
in this meeting over the manner in
which the chariot races are being han
died and the prizes awarded this year
and this may result in the enforced re-
tirement of one or more of the present
directors.
Methodists Raise Money
The members of the First Methodist
Episcopal church in about fifteen min
utes this morning raised over $4,000 in
support of what are known as the
regular church benevolences Rev. DR..
Lamport, the pastor of the church, an
nounced at the close of the regular
sermon that he had decided to ask the
members to subscribe the church ap-
portionment for all or the benevolences
except the women's home and foreign
missionary work in the hope that the
remainder of the year might be free
from special collections as far as pos
sible. The plan appeared to suit his
congregation, for in a quarter of an
hour the two secretaries had noted
down subscriptions amounting in exact
figures to $2050. There has already been
added to this amount this afternoon
over $500 more, so that Dr. Lamport
is safe in saying that the total con-
tribution of the First church will be
$2500, which is fully $1,000 more than
was contributed by the same church
for these purposes last year. The
amount apportioned to be raised by
this church is $500, so the church has
voluntarily raised $500 more than was
expected of it.
Mrs. Mckee Seeks Trouble
Mrs Nellie Mckee. whose two chill
dren were recently taken from her and
placed in the Children's Training school
on South Wilson avenue, is likely to
get into more trouble with the author
files. 1t appears that when the chill
dren were taken from her because of
her brutal treatment of them she per-
emptorily refused to surrender some
few of their belongings Friday she
was summoned to Judge Wilburs
court at Los Angeles to give her rea-
son for still refusing. At the hour set
she did not appear, but sent the sub
poena with the Endorsement of a Pas
adena physician that she could not
come because of illness.
Humane officer Sherwin informed
the court that, there must be some
mistake as to Mis- certain knowledge
she did washing on the morning Of
that same day. Judge Wilbur imme-
diately turned the matter over to
County Probation Oficer Dodge with
Instructions to lay II before the dis
trict attorney for prosecution for con-
tempt of court.
How Far East?
Israel w. Durham is no longer a
guest of the Hotel Green and If we
are to Judge by the statement of citi-
zens who knew him he went toward
the imnatient east. where he "a most