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Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-19
SANTA MONICA SECURES
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Prominent Speakers Will Deliver Adj
dresses Upon Sunday School and
Other Topics of Theo=
logical Nature
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SANTA MONICA. July B-Announce-
ment that the annual summer confer
ence of the Sunday school institute of the
Episcopal diocese of Los Angeles will be
held here this year after having for the
last three seasons been bid in by Long
Beach, has caused considerable enthu-
sasm among members of the local board
of trade, and is a reason for elation in
the city's church circles.
The conference will last four days, be-
ginning Tuesday morning, July %. and
will be held at ST. Augustines chapel on
Third street.
Prominent among the speakers who will
address the meetings are bishop of the
California diocese, the Rev Edward L.
Parsons, M. A, of Berkeley, Cal, who
will lecture on The Principals of Re-
ligious Training; the Very Rev. Dean
Wilkins, d. D.. of st. Paurs pro-cathe-
dral, Los Angeles, and the Rev. Prof.
Hickman, who will discourse on "Ameri-
can Church History"
Prof. Ernest Douglas of ST. Paurs pro-
cathedral will have the musical exercises
in charge. 1t is expected that about 500
delegates will be in attendance at the
convention.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-19
OF PLAYA DEL
REY RAID FINED $500
Tom Brown of Toluca Is Fined
$3.50

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, July 1S.-Justice Klamroth
and Police Judge Mcdonald seem either
to have formed a combination in restraint
of the liquor trade, or else they are much
of the same mind as to the punishment
for illegal retailing.
Today Justice Klamroth imposed a fine
of $3.50 on Tom Brown of Toluca, on the
charge of selling liquor illegally, to which
charge Brown pleaded guilty. This is the
same fine that was imposed by Police
Judge Mcdonald on the keeper of the
blind pig" raided on North Fair Oaks
avenue a few days ago.
Brown was charged with a second
offense, but judgment on 1t was
suspended for six months.
James Ferris and Carl Kitchener, who
were taken in a raid at Playa Del Rey
Saturday night, each pleaded guilty to
the charge of liquor selling Illegally, and
were fined one hundred dollars each. Ed
Born who was the barkeeper, was let
off with a suspended sentence.
The case of Manuel Estrada was to be
heard today, but the Mexican had not
recovered sufficiently from the beating
given him by the man he shot, to come
over from the county hospital in Los
Angeles for trial, and the. hearing was
postponed
The ten-year-old Mexican boy charged
with stealing a bicycle was given a
hearing and put on probation.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-19
PASADENA DOG TAXES
ARE COMING IN SLOWLY
Special to The Herald.


PASADENA July 1S.-On the first of
July city dog taxes were due and payable.
Since that time the owners of 500 of the
canine species have paid the s1.50 each
and secured the little tag which insures
against arrest of the owner for another
year.
There are supposed to be more than 1000
dogs in the city, so that more thar half
of them are still running at large with
out license.
Up to the evening of July 1s last year
427 dog licenses had been taken out, and
the total number issued within the year
was 9S6.
A few more days Of grace viii be given
and then the delinquents will be turned
over to the tender mercies of the Humane
society, which will see that the taxes are
paid or the owner arrested.
This system of collecting dog licenses
through the Humane society in Pasadena
is novel one, and its success has at
tracted favorable comment from the Off
Gals of many towns in California and
outside the state.
While being more humane to the ami
mails than the dog catcher, it is leniert
with the owners and still the city realizes
a larger income from the taxes In pro-
portion to number of dogs than it did
under the Old system, says the collector.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-19
WANT GOVERNMENT TO
OWN WAREHOUSE SITE
Claim Is Now Made That Bannings
Leased Ground to Government
in 1856 and Never AM
nulled 1t
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, May 1S.-The Whining
ton chamber of commerce expects to do
the federal government a good turn.
The organization will memorialize the
secretary of war suggesting that the gov
eminent has right to the use of the
warehouse and site on Wilmington bay.
With the advent of the Atlantic fleet
into Pacific waters, it is pointed out, the
government may find this to its advan-
tage.
This warehouse has for several years
been leased to others by the Bannings,
the original owners, who have profited
thereby to a considerable extent. B. F..
Bond and W. e. Hinshaw, heavily inter-
ested in Wilmington property. claim to
have found record of the leasing of this
warehouse and grounds to the government
by Phineas Banning in 1856
They have been unable to find any
record of action annulling this lease, and
assert that it is still valid and that the
Bannings have no right to the use of the
water front property.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-19
PLEASANT ENTERTAINMENT
PROMISED AT OCEAN PARK
Women of ST. Clements Church VIII
Entertain in Horseshoe Pier
Auditorium on Satur=
day Evening
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
OCEAN PARK, July 1S.-Women of St.
Clements church, Ocean Park, are plan
ming an entertainment which promises to
present many pleasant features. 1t will
take place at the Horseshoe pier audi
torium on Saturday evening, July 20.
It will not be a strict society function,
but will assume the nature of a social en-
tertainment, where all may in a quiet way
enjoy themselves without formality.'
The Ocean Park Improvement company
owners of the auditorium, and Brady &
Mcleod, lessees of the refreshment
booths, approaching the efforts of the
ladies to secure funds for worthy cause,
have signifed their willingness to donate
the use of the auditorium and booths, and
the entire proceeds of the evening, there
fore, will be turned over to the committee
in charge of the work.
The reputation of the ladies for socia
bility and entertainment, together with
the attractiveness of an evening in a
commodious and cool building, where the
revivifying air comes in fresh from the
sea, assure large attendance and pleas
ant entertainment.
Admission will be free, with the usual
charge for refreshments and dancing.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-19
JUDGES DECISION REVIEWS
INTEREST IN SANITATION
TRUSTEES OF TWO BEACH TOWNS
MUST ACT PROMPTLY
Officials of Ocean Park and Santa
Monica Liable to Contempt Are
If Warning Is Not
Needed
snecinl to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SANTA MONICA, July 1S.-Conversa-
ton in public places throughout this sec
ton today was given over almost en-
tirely to the decision of Judge Bordwell
in the superior court yesterday, in his
opinion that the municipalities of Ocean
Park and Santa Monica have not been
properly governed by their respective city
administrations, which have failed to
take the necessary steps to bring the
communities relief from the long tolerated
unsanitary sewerage conditions.
The findings in the case by Judge Bord-
well that the trustees of the two cities
must relieve the situation within fifteen
days or be liable to contempt proceedings,
1t is generally believed, will have the de-
sired effect and will cause a withdrawal
of the suits instituted by Venice property
owners who have actions pending against
the trustees of the two cities for their
neglect in the matter.
AS Santa Monica now has improvements
under way which, is it believed, will be
adequate for the city's needs in the way
of caring for sewage it is probable that
the two boards will decide on only tenn
porary arrangements until this munich
sewage.
The repair of the Center street pier out
fall pipes, it is said, has been ordered,
and this means of carrying the effluent
may be made to suffice during the time
that it takes to install a septic tank and
incidental facilities, as is here being done.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-19
MERCHANTS FIGHT
MAIL ORDER HOUSES
Small Dealers All Over the Country
Are in a Life and Death Strug-
Ole with Catalogue
Institutions
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 1S-War has been de-
,clared on the catalogue houses OF Chi.
cago and other cities by the 100000 retail
merchants of the west in one OF the
most striking economic movements THIS
country has ever known.
The mammoth institutions employing
thousands of workers doing their bust
ness entirely through the medium of
catalogues and spending no money in
the communities whence they derive an
nually millions of dollars of patronage
are forcing increasing numbers of home
merchants to the wall, and so their OPP
ponents claim are making commercial
grave yards of once prosperous towns"
In this life or death struggle jobbers
and manufacturers are involved with, the
retail merchants.
An organized attack on the catalogue
institutions is to be made by the Home
Trade league of America, which has ex-
listed for several months in Chicago
largely as a publicity bureau, but which
is shortly to incorporate and institute
a more systematic and aggressive cam
paign against the catalogue houses
through a board of twenty-one managers
with a vice president and an advisory
commission of ten members from each
state.
Officers of the league will be selected
from the most aggressive of the leaders
of these associations of business men.
Alfred c. Clark is manager of the
league.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-19
OUTLINING FEATURES OF
SIDNEY KENDALL'S LIFE
Aggressive in Temperance, Municipal
and Other Public Affairs

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, July 1S.-The funeral
services of the Rev. Sidney c. Kendall
the well known minister and anti-vice
crusader, who died last night. at his home
in this city, will be held at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon from the First Con-
gregational church, the Rev. Charles
Pease officiating.
The Rev. Mr.. Kendall accepted the pas
torate of the First Congregational church
In this city shortly after coming here
from Garvanaza in 1894.
In his home, the parsonage, the Long
Beach public library was born, and after
it had been reorganized as a city library
under the state law, he became its first
president.
Mr.. Kendall was a leader in the old
Public Improvement society. He was
fearless champion of right, and was
always active in the promotion of the
temperance sentiment which has made
Long Beach town of no saloons.
After a four years pastorate here Mr..
Kendall served for few months as pas
tor of the Methodist church at Piru, but
his love for this city brought him back
and he retired from ministerial work.
He did great service for the city through
the publicity bureau, which he devised
and managed. His articles regarding
Long Beach and Southern California have
been published in many newspapers and
magazines.
His later years Mr.. Kendall devoted to
anti-vice crusades in Los Angeles and in
eastern cities. AS secretary of the Ma
ton Purity league he visited and talked
in all the largest cities of the country.
He was chairman of the white slave de-
partment" The tremendous eXertions
put forth in these crusades brought on
nervous trouble which eliminated in the
disease which caused his death.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-19
SIGNED CONTRACTS TOO
SOON AND REGRET 1T
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, July 1S.-Five Italians,
members of Vessella's band, are wishing
they had not signed contracts to join a
band at Portland. Ore. The contracts
were signed last week, when the bands
men became alarmed lest the local organ
ization would be disrupted because of a
lack of finances, Within the past few
days, however, a committee has secured
enough subscriptions to support the band
for several months to come. AS they
would be liable to heavy fines at the
hands of the Musicians union If they
broke their contracts the bandsmen can
not cancel their Portland engagements.
Director Vessella has already secured
men to take their places Monday.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-19
ELLEN BEACH YAW
SINGS SWEE7LY
cHAUTAUoUANs HEAR MANY
THOUGHTFUL ESSAYS
Revivlfying Effect of New Thoughts
by New People in New Land
Are Emphasized by
Speaker
Long Beach Office,
129 East Third street.
Phons-Home 2S7.

LONG BEACH. July 1s.-Ellen Beach
Yaw delighted the largest audience OF
the chautauqua assembly with splen-
did program here tonight.
While the other nightly entertain
rnents have been held in the First
Methodist church, this concent was
given in the auditorium.
The program included many of the
good, old" songs and a number of
classics Lark Ellen" was encored re-
peatedly.
Speaking upon the question why
Not Restrict Immigration" Prof Tully
c. Knoles spoke as follows this morn
ing before the current events class of
q the assembly:
1.-THE principles upon which the
United States is based-personal, religA
ious and political liberty-can only be
sustained when immigration is encour-
aged of persons who are personally
healthy, morally and physically.
God wanted in this world nation
that should develop new ideas, new
fundamental principles of governments.
"The result is found in the United
States, where there is not single per-
son with the exception OF the indian
who can claim ancestry of American
! erations back"
Prof. Knoles developed the fact that
the ideas of the old world had become
crystallized, and that there are not the
possibilities for the development OF new
Ideas. 1t has been tried there unsuc-
cessfully.
In the United States where intercom-
munication between the many sections
was easy, the people of the old world
became amalgamated as result OF
emigration, and one day woke up to
discover that the United States was
world power.
1--WE must guarantee to the world
personal liberty religious liberty ana
political liberty" said Prof. Knoles'
land can only do so by the continual
ton of clean immigration"
All of today's classes were well at
tended This afternoon Miss Louise A.
williams gave a delightful entertain
ment consisting of folklore readings OF
the south before the war. She was in
costume. The entertainment included
tab1eaux and music.
Tomorrow's program follows in full
Devotional and New Testament hour
to 9 a. M, at Methodist church, Isaac
Jewell. d. D. Subject vision May
Assist Faith to Be Triumphant"
Bible study, to 10 a. m.-Prof. Will
liam F. Babe. Theme, Growth of the
Idea of God in the Old Testament.
Subject, deuteronomy"
Current events, 10 to II a. m.-Prot.
Hoose Subject, Historical Signih-
canoe of Social Unrest in Civilization
Art and design, 10 to II a. m.-Sub-
ject Byzantine and Romanesque,
Hector Alliott.
Child's study, II to - a. m.-Prof
Beaton. Subject, THE Origin and Ma
ture of Intellect and the Constituent
Elements of Mind"
Domestic science, to 1:S0-Miss Ella
Howard. Subject, Miss Towards SOFT
Gingerbread"
Science lecture, 1880 to 2:SO p. NJ
Joseph Grinnell. NJ. A, Throop insti-
tute. Subject, 'Unicelluar Organism
1880 p, m.-Prelude Mrs. Ella Gabriel
Turner
p. Mcclure, Prof. Stanley Lei
Feur Krebs.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-19
ASSESSMENT GAIN Is
NOW TWELVE PER CENT
TOTAL VALUATION is NEARLY
$3s,ooo,ooo
Figures Representing Only Sixty Per
Cent of Real Valuation Show
That Pasadena Is
Wealthy City
sneciaI to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, July 1S.-City Assessor D.
D. Kellogg made public this morning his
assessment figures for the city. They
show a healthy gain of Il per cent over
last year
In round numbers the increase is $4,-
O0O.OOO The total assessment for this
year is SO, 955, $780, as compared with $34,-
OIL, 140 last year.
OF the increase about one-tenth is on
the property of the Pacific Electric COM
pany.
A large portion of the rest is credited
to the eastern annex, which has here
tofore not been assessed in the city, and
in the southwest section, where property
has been greatly improved in the past
year.
The figures given are still subject to
any reduction that may be made by the
board of equalization tomorrow at its
last session. Mr.. Kellogg expresses the
hope, however, that his valuation may be
allowed to stand.
If no cut is made it is thought that the
tax rate may not be raised above what
1t was last year, $115 on the 500, though
a great many streets have been improved
and a municipal lighting plant has been
installed.
Assessments were made on basis of
only about 60 per cent of the actual val
ue of property assessed, so that the real
wealth of Pasadena would approximate
$50, 900 900. This would mean a property
value of more than $1,000 for every man,
woman and child in Pasadena, Indicating
that this is a wealthy city.
Taking only the valuations placed upon
property by the assessor aud comparing
assessment and population of Pasadena
with assessment and population of Los
Angeles, this city makes a much better
CHI Inc In, ~
per capita Pasadena should have an
advantage of at least 33 1-3 per cent and
Los Angeles has the reputation of being
a wealthy city.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-19
WHALE THRASHES WATER IN
PURSUIT OF SARDINES
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, July 1S.-A Jewish
weighing $50 pounds was caught by Capt
AL Robbins in the Marietta, twenty miles
out, this morning, and was brought to
the Volk market on the Long Beach
pier. :
There were a lot more big Jewish
around there, and I'd have got two or
three more, probably said Capt. Rob-
bins, but a big brown whale about fifty
feet long was annoying the fish. The
whale bowed all around the Marietta and
churned the water so lively that 1 put
in for port
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-19
MORE OF PASADENA'S
STREETS ARE NOW PAVED
special to The Herald.

PASADENA. July 1S.-Crushed rock
and asphalt paving has practically been
completed on South Madison avenue at
a cost of about $4,000, and the street
is said to be now one of the best in the
city
improvements have been commenced
on Oakland avenue. 1t is to be paved in
a manner similar to the work done on
Madison avenue. A foundation of coarse
, crushed rock is made. This is surfaced
with layer of finely crushed stone and
then oiled with liquid asphalt, sanded
and rolled.
Private corporations are extending the
improvements on Oakland avenue and
other north and south thoroughfares
into South Pasadena so that connection
between the cities is being made much
direct
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-19
ORDERS REDUCTION IN
SOME SANTA FE RATES
First=CIass Rates to Points in New
Mexico Are Declared Unjust by
Interstate Commissioner
Prouty
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, July 1S,-In an opinion
rendered by Commissioner Prouty, the
interstate commerce commission today
announced it's decision in the case of the
Roswell Commercial club and others
against the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railway company and others.
The complainant in the case put in
issue the reasonableness of rates to the
various points in the United States and
Roswell, Artesia, Hagerman and Carls-
bad, in the territory of New Mexico.
The first-class rates from Kansas City
and st. Louis, Galveston and Denver to
said points in New Mexico are unjust and
unreasonable and reductions were or
dered.
Certain commodity rates to the same
points in New Mexico were held to be
excessive.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-19
TWO BOYS ENGAGE IN
TACTICS OF CRIMINALS
snecial to The Herald.

Special TO The Herald.
LONG BEACH, July 1S.-Two diminu-
tive strong-arm men, one 10 years old,
the other ii, snatched the handbags car
ried by two women last night, near the
corner of Second street and Chestnut
avenue.
One of the women, Mrs. Clara Meigs of
go West First street, lost her bag con-
tanning a few toilet articles of little
value. The other woman jerlked hers
away and both ran to police headquar-
ters.
Marshal Young and Patrolman O'Rourke
arrested the two guilty lads a half hour
later. The boys were dismissed with a
lecture and recommended to their re-
spective papas for good trounclngs
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-19
PURSE STOLEN FROM
" INGLEWooD FOUND HERE

Mrs. II. o. Burbridge of Inglewood lost
her purse yesterday through the instru-
mentality of a sneak thief from room 236,
H, w. Hellman building.
Late last night the purse. denuded of
gold watch and SO in money which it
had contained was found in a saloon
,lavatory on South Spring street.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-19
RESCUES VALUABLE PUPS
AND GETS SUITABLE REWARD
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, July 1S-Three little fox
terrier puppies were found homeless and
motherless by a teamster as he was driv-
ing through the arroyo today,
The strong heart of the rugged driver
was moved to pity of the orphans and he
picked them up, took them to a home by
the roadside and tried to give them away.
But the people could not keep them. Soon
he met three men IT. a buggy and it so
happened that each one wanted just such
a puppy as one of these and the teamster
sold them for dollar apiece. He had
rescued the helpless creatures and got his
reward.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-19
PICTURESQUE BATTLE
CLOSES SOLDERING
ATTACK ON PRESIDE GUNS ENDS
MANEUVER
Generals Funston and Wankowski,
with Governor GiIIett, Well
Pleased with Showing
Made by Troops

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1S.-Governor
Gillett with his military staff stood
within the lines of defense at Camp
Winfield Scott today and witnessed the
state troops in a final assault upon the
outlying infantry supports of the
Preside guns
The general plan of the maneuvers,
the last in two weeks soldering of
the militia, was a combined land ana
sea attack on the coast defense bat
teries. and designed to be most specta-
cular. the firing, advancing by rushes'
snappy change of ground by field guns,
setting forth the picturesque side oil
war rather than the demonstration VI
tactical theories.
AS the men of the Second and Sew
enth regiments, inspired by the knowl-
edge that they were fighting under the
executive race rushed in the skirmish
lines upon Camp Scott from the east
and south over the sandhills, the regu-
lar artillery adding to the rattle OF
weapons, the governor expressed MS
keen appreciation of the spectacle ana
his pleasure in the eflclent Worh VI
the citizen soldiery.
Approve Troops
General Funston and staff, along with
General Robert Wankowski of the
Third brigade, were with the governor
and regular and militia officers We'd In
the expressions of approval of the alert
and soldiery bearing of the state troops
Governor Gillett was again visitor
to the operations in the afternoon, and
with Colonel Lundeen and their respec-
tive staffs was an interested student OF
the work of the range finders, plotters
and fire station men at the station OF
the chief battery commander near God
frey battery.
The fog rolled in so heavy, however,
that no projectiles were fired, the dis
play being confined to blank charges
and tactical workings of the guns.
Tonight a continuation was held of
the searchlight drill and the training
of the cannon on the steamer targets as
far as the fog would allow.
This marked the end of the grand
maneuvers to assail the Golden Gate
defenses.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-19
JOE SMITH CONVICTED
ON CHARGE OF ROBBERY
Holds Up Aged Man at Hollywood and
Secures Cash

Joe Smith was convicted in the superior
court yesterday of assault with intent to
commit robbery. He was accused of
holding up Pedro Semental at Hollywood
June 49, making a gun play and de-
handing the old mans money.
When on the stand in his own behalf
Smith, in answer to question by Depu-
ty District Attorney McComas, said that
he had been a valet to certain prize
fighters who recently trained here