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Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-24
DOCTORS GO ON RECORD
URGING ANTI-SM0KE LAW
PAIL OF SCOT GIVES HARMFUL
IMPRESSION
Medical Societies Argue That Council
Should Pass Relief Measure to
Help City Materially and
Socially

The pure food commission OF the Med
ical Society of the State of California
has sent to the city council resolutions
in favor of the anti-smoke ordinance
now pending before that body.
The resolutions were passed at the last
meeting of the association.
The gist of the resolutions as reported
by Secretary George H. Kress follows:
The smoke which is allowed to con-
taminate the atmosphere of Los Angeles
is so great In amount as to be serious
menace to the public health of the
people.
the air with this smoke is cause of
deterioration in the value of goods ex-
posed for sale by many of the local
merchants, as well as being in some
portions of the city SO great in amount
as to have changed the character of
certain neighborhoods, and to have rem
dered such localities undesirable for res
idential purposes thereby leading to
loss of value in the property so affected.
The pail of smoke which hangs over
so large a portion of the city causes
criticism and gives an unfavorable i'm
preston to both citizens and prospective
residents.
If this Is allowed to continue and in
crease it must eventually handicap Los
Angeles in a very decided degree, par
ticularly it's social and material advance
ment.
The commission on behalf of the state
and county medical associations there
fore urges the council to investigate the
smoke nuisance and if possible give the
smoke ordinance proposed by the board
of health a place among the statutes
of the city
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-24
WHOLESALE ARRESTS FOR
NOT PAYING WAGON TAX
City Attorney Starts Crusade to En-
force Old Ordinance-AII De-
livery Vehicles Subject
to So License

Warrants charging the drivers of forty
laundry wagons with violating a city or
dinance which provides that all delivery
wagons shall pay a license of So, were
sworn out yesterday Afternoon and the
arrests will be made today.
During the last week officers operating
in plain clothes, under the instructions
of the city attorney, have been watching
these vehicles and learning the names
of the drivers.
The ordinance, which calls for the pay
ment of license for delivery wagons, is
an old one and only a few persons heed
it at the present time. 1t is said the city
loses several thousand dollars each month
through failure to collect these licenses
and it is the intention of the city attor-
ney to make the owners pay up.
The majority of the drivers of laundry
wagons own them and for this reason no
warrants were sworn out for the proprie-
tors or managers of the laundries. In
every case where it is found the owners
of the wagons are the proprietors of the
laundry they also will be taken into Gus
tody.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-24
FUGITYVES DASH
THROUGH HOUSES
TAKE REFUGE IN ROOM IN
LODGINGS
Up and Down Stairs, Over Store
Counters and in Apartments
PatroImen Follow
Pair

After an exciting chase through stores,
lodging houses and apartment houses on
East First street yesterday morning, Pa
trolmen Gardner and clifford captured
Pete Robinson and c. Newell, and booked
them at the police station on suspicion
Robinson and Newell became engaged
in an argument in an East First street
Robinson is said to have struck a man
with beer bottle.
The men ran from the place, but were
closely pursued by the patromen, who
had been attracted by the noise. Through
stores, over counters and up and down
flights of stairs ran the men, the officers
following close behind.
At last the fugitives ran up the stairs
of a lodging house on First and San
Pedro streets. When the patrolmen
reached the second floor the men had dis
appeared. The landlady pointed out a
room and said she had seen man run
into it. When the patrolmen tried the
door it was locked.
They shouted to unlock the door or
they would break it down, They received
no reply. and Clifford at last obtained
step-ladder and looked through the
trapsom
There was only one man in the room
and he was lying across the bed and
breathing hard. Clifford shouted at him
to open the door or 1t would be broken
down He left the place and ran around
the building just in time to catch the
second fugitive, who had slid out of
the window and whose companion was
covering his retreat.
By that time Gardner had gained ac-
cess to the room and placed the first
man under arrest.
The officers at first intended to place
charges of disturbing the peace against
the man, but owing to the efforts they
made to escape, it was thought they
might be guilty of other crimes, so they
were held on suspicion.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-24
CRANES HANDLE BREAKS
SKULL OF IR0NW0RKER
EmpIoye Of LIeweIyn Plant Fatally
Hurt by "Go Devip While
Raising Heavy Piece of
Machinery

sajo Vukokich. an ironworker employed
at the Llewellyn Iron works. was fatally
injured by being struck by the handle
of "go-devil' in the company's plant
yesterday afternoon.
The man was taken to the receiving
hospital where it was found his skull
was fractured. An operation was per-
formed in the hope that his life could
be saved. but Vukoldch died at O'clock.
He was employed with two other work.
men raising a heavy piece of machinery
from the floor. While working at the
lever the "go-devil," a part of the trav-
cling crane, swung close to them, the
handle knocking Vukokich from his feet.
Vukokich lived with his wife and fam
lily at 979 Buena Vista street. Two weeks
ago he was taken to the hospital suffer-
ing with a crushed hnger.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-24
GoYTINO IS ACQUITTED
OF RUNNING "BLlND Pig
Attorney Asserts That Spite of De-
tective Led to Arrest-Charges
Officer with Attempted
Intimidation

John P. Goytino, charged with violat-
ing the liquor ordinance, was found moi
guilty by jury in Police Justice Fred
erickson's court yesterday morning and
was discharged.
Goytino is said to have been the owner
of blind pig" He Claimed tne piace
he conducted at Clarence and Summit
streets was a social club and handpall
court Evidence was brought forward TO
show liquor had been served to patrons
of the place. but none of the witnesses
would admit having ever seen Goytino
there.
According to Attorney Appel the arres.
of Goytipo was the outgrowth Oh aeuo
between the prisoner and Detective Tom
Rico. He claimed Rico had pursued Coy
tino at all times and intimated that the
detective had tried to frighten him while
he was conducting the case.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-24
RICH CHINESE
IS ABDUCTED
KIDNAPPED UNDER PRETENsE OF
ARREST
HELD FOR RANSOM, ToNesMEN
FEAR
Wong Wing Of the Hop Sings Sought
by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of
ficer Drives to Jail Then
Carries Him Off

Mystery surrounds the abductors OF
Wong Wing, a prominent member of the
Hop Sing tong and deputy sheriffs, police
and detectives are trying to unravel it.
1t is thought he is held by a rival secret
organization for ransom.
Wing was arrested shortly before IL
o'clock yesterday morning. The man who
made the arrest claimed to be an Of
ficer and to have a warrant charging
Wing with disturbing the peace.
The Chinese was placed in cab by the
alleged officer and was taken to the
county jail There the cab was allowed to
stand for about five minutes while the
supposed officer walked around the build
ing He then returned. entered the cab
and with his prisoner drove away.
Friends of Wong Wing went to the
county Jail with the intention of deposit
ing bonds for Wings appearance in court
They were told that no one of that name
was there. They then went to the police
station, but could find no trace of their
countryman.
Attorney lie Compile Davis was then
retained by the Chinese and all afternoon
the lawyer and friends of the Chinese
sought for Wong throughout the city.
1t is feared by the Chinese that the
man who arrested Wing was in the emf
ploy of rival tong and that Wing will
be held for ransom.
They fear he is detained against his
will in some part of the city and have
set all their spies to work to discover his
whereabouts. They say they will expend
any sum of money to punish those re-
sponsible for his disappearance, but will
not pay ransom.
Wing is a prominent Chinatown mer-
chant and is considered to be very
wealthy. He has been connected with the
Hop Sing tong for years and has many
enemies among rival tongsmen.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-24
SECOND WARDERS DEMAND
DIRTLESS, NEEDLESS WALKS
PROPERTY OWNERS SAY POLICE
ARE LAX ON LAWS
Petitioners In Airing Grievances Be.
fore Council Call Attention to
West First Street and
Lakeshore Avenue

Owners of property in the Second ward
have asked the city council to order that
all the sidewalks on graded streets be
cleared of dirt and weeds.
These ordinances are in force, but not
withstanding complaint to the police the
laws are ignored, it is stated by peti-
TONERS.
Meanwhile the sidewalks, built at great
expense to the property owners, cannot
be used.
Special attention is called to First street
from Flower to Burlington, and on Lake
shore avenue from Second street to Sun
set boulevard.
Those protesting include T. Wiesendan-
ger, representing property on North FIRE.
mont avenue, Mignonette and west First
streets; Charles D. Jackson, E. S. Todd,
e. v. Mathews Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Figg,
M. d. Fiscus, Mrs. NJ. E. Johnson, Mrs.
T. C. Whitesich and William S. Riley.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-24
TWO SUSPECTED ROOM
THIEVES ARE DETAINED
Police Take Into Custody Pair Who
May Have Been Responsible
for Many Recent Bur-
glaries

Ralph Scharlan, thought by the police
to be a room thief, responsible for a
number of the recent robberies, was ar
rested by Detective Pautz on North Main
street yesterday.
Scharlan is said to have stolen a small
sum of money from companion recently
He admitted taking the money, but
claimed it was due him.
He will be held until the police investi-
gate the story and other facts connected
with Scharlan's life N Los Angeles.
William Hansen, also suspected of be-
ing a room worker was arrested on Fifth
street by Detective Pautz yesterday.
Hansen has been watched by the police
since he came to Los angeles month
ago. He has been frequently seen in
neighborhoods where robberies have oc-
CURED and it is thought he may be re-
sponsible for a number of them.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-24
MAN WHO SHOT WlFE'S
MOTHER HELD FOR TRIAL
viron D. Mitchell Must Answer in the
Superior Court for Firing Bull
let That Hit Dr.. c. C.
Wainwright

Viron d. Mitchell. charged with assault
with intent to kill. was held to answer be-
fore the superior court by Police Justice
Summerfield yesterday. Bail was fixed at
$4,000, which Mitchell was unable to fur
nish.
Mitchell is said to have shot at his wife
with the intention of killing her. The
bullet missed its mark, but struck his
mother-in-law, Dr. c. c. Wainwright, in
the arm.
The affair occurred at the Wainwright
home. 1746 New Hampshire street, Au-
gust IL.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-24
YOUTHS, COMPANIONS AT
WHITTIER SCHOOL, ESCAPE
William Myers and Hubert Smith, 16
and is Years Old, Take French
Leave from the Re-
formatory

William Myers and Hubert Smith, in
mates of Whittier, have escaped from that
institution and the Los Angeles police
have been asked to aid in their capture.
The boys were companions at the school
and escaped together. Myers is 16 years
of age. weighs 140 pounds, is feet !
inches tall and has a cut one-half inch
long on his upper lip. He was committed
from San Diego county.
Smith is 10 years of age and is feet )
inches tall. He weighs about 100 pounds
and has heart tattooed on his right
wrist.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-24
Los ANGELES HERALD: SATURDAY AUGUST 1907
pEs MONIES MURDERER
SOUGHT IN LOS ANGELES

Ottavio Laprovitara, an italian wanted
for the murder of a countryman in Des
Moines, Iowa. on August u. is thought TO
be in Los Angeles and the local police are
on the lookout for him.
Laprovitara became enraged at COM
panion in discussion about woman and
shot the man.
He is 2S years of age. feet inches tall
and weighs 15o pounds. He is a laborer
and has worked in brick and tile factories.
He speaks English poorly. The murderer
has many friends in Los Angeles and 1t is
thought they are hiding him.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-24
FEDERAL BUILDING STEEL
TO COME IN DAILY LOTS

Structural steel for the erection of the
new federal building will be shipped to-
day from Des Moines. according to a
statement Of c. ]. Muehmore. superin-
tendent of the building for the Des Moines
Bridge and Iron company, which has the
contract for the steel work.
Unless a car shortage. or other trouble
prevents, 1t is expected that regular daily
shipments of the huge glrders and col
umns will be continued until all of the
material is on the ground here.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-24
aRegnInr ms the sum

is an expression as old as the race. No
doubt the rising and setting of the sun
is the most regular performance in the
universe, unless 1t is the action of the
liver and bowels when regulated with
Dr. Kings New Life Pills. Guaranteed
by Dean Drug Co. 25c.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-24
SCULPTOR MAKES MASK
OF WILL A. HARRIS

Frank S. Stone, the sculptor, has a
death mask of the face of Will A. Har-
ris, made the day following his DEATH
and will execute busts of Mr.. Harris in
clay and marble.
Mr.. Stone made a death mask of Fran
els Murphy, and has supplied number
of Mr.. Murphy's friends with clay and
marble figures of the great temperance
leader.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-24
BANK OF TRENCH CAVES IN
BURYING W0RKMEN IN EARTH
GabeI Rajas Bruised by CoIapslng OF
Side of Ditch-FeIIow Work.
men Rescue Him from
PeriIous Position

While digging trench at Temple stresl
and Lake Shore avenue yesterday ts.as n.y.
ing, sudden caving of the earth pulisu re
Gabel Rajas, 1442 Council street, an enn
ploye of the Alsop CONSTRUCTION cun.phns. NY
n,taI whore If was found he was con-
slider, siderab;y bruised but was not otherwise
injured.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-24
aEverybody should Known

says c. G. Hays, a prominent business
man of Bluff, Mo-. that BuclSlen's Ar
MICA salve is the quickest and surest
healing saive ever applied TO sore.
burn or wound. or TO case of piles.
rye used it and know what I'm talking
about" Guaranteed by Dean Drug Co.
25c.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-24

In tho future The Herald will issue to sub
scrlbers holding six months contracts The
Housekeeper, instead OF the Womans Home
Companion. The Housekeeper is preferred by
many OF our patrons. II is bright. full OF ex-
cellent articles OF especial interest to women.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-24

Evsrythne wan. you sDvyoIotsSa wa Ra IN One ns
classified page--a modern snese'oI
cent word.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-24
Children Enjoy WatermeIons

"A Kings Advice" will be the topic of
Rev. Frank Cornell. pastor of the First
Friends church, tomorrow morning. In
the evening Rev. Mr. Cornell will speak
en- "A Boy with Brains" Mr.. and Mrs.
Baker the blind singers. will take part
in both services. The church has recently
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-24

Toilet Needs Cut Prices
Cuticura Soap, to IL. ....... 10c
Woodbury's Facial Soap. p........ 13c
Kinds Honey and Almond Cream
from to 10 a. m. 25c
40c Syrup of Figs. 2ec
1oc Frostilla 15c
CSC Camelline 2ec
1ec Bar CASTLE Soap. .123c
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-24

Saturday Ribbon Day 1Ic
25e, 3Sc and 4Oc Ribbons SfO
One of the most important ribbon val
ues of the season. Fancy Roman
striped taffetas, fancy satin ribbons,
heavy printed warp ribbons, novelties,
plain taffetas in all colors. Widths
from 4 to 6 inches; 25c, 35c and 40c
values all go at 14c. Aisle |.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
CRIME RULES IN MOROCCO.
Government Gone, and CutthrOatr
Have Free Sway.

Government Gone, and Cutthroats
Have Free Sway.
London, Nov. 2.-The Dark Ages never
saw worse conditions than prevail in
southern Morocco. Government, there Is
none. Property belongs to the man who
can seize and hold it. Human life is
worth less than nothing. Free-lance cut
throats MI the towns, and petty tribal
chiefs make attempts TO travel almost
equivalent TO suicide
Foreigners have been driven from the
interior to the coast towns. where small
garrisons Of European troops stiH main
tain a sembIance Of order. and It is
through the towns that meager news fl
ters to civilization
Sultan Abdul Azis's authority has been
completely driven from the south. and
Mulai Hafd. the Sultan Of the South"
is nominally in control Mulai did not
make much pretense Of government. how
ever, from the first, and the withdrawal
Of ali the forces he could muster to carry
his campaign 10 the north has left the
outlaws wholly uncontrolled
In the slave market daily sales are
made Of kidnapped Jewesses. In the ad-
joining market blood-stained garments
taken from the cOrpses of murdered Jews
and Jewesses are offered to the highest
bidders
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
dies ON ERRAND OF MERCY
Attack of Heart Failure Proves Fa.
tai to Sister Mary st. John.
Taken III on street and Expires
while Being Carried Into Her
Room on Stretcher.

New York. Nov. 2-whfle returning
from an errand of mercy to-day. Sister
Mary st. John. Of the Order Of the Lit
tie Sisters Of the Assumption. died from
an attack Of heart disease, just as she
was carried into the home Of the order at
80 East Fifteenth street.
Sister Mary. as she was generally
known, had been on visit to the home
Of a Mrs. Gasbrlck. at Fifteenth street
and avenue D, where she had obtained a
place for a poor woman. On her way
back to the nunnery she was taken III in
front of the grocery store Of Thomas Nc
Laughlin, pa avenue A She leaned
against the iron railing In front Of the
store until little Maggie Collins came
along and asked her if she were i'll.
I am dying, my chlld.' the sister
managed to say. Much frightened, the
child ran into the grocery. store and told
Mclaughlin, who summoned Dr. Rice
from Bellevue Hospital
Meanwhile, the sister was carried into
the grocery. and Father O'Connor. from
the Church Of the Immaculate Concep-
ton, was called He administered the
last rites TO the sister in the store while
waiting for the ambulance. Dr. Rice
saw there was no hope for the sister.
and she was put into the ambulance
and hurried to the home OF the order.
As she was placed on the stretcher. TO
be carried to her room, she died
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
HOCHS TO MIGRATE West
Forty-six Members of One Family
En- Route to Greet Governor.
They're from Germany and Plan a
Little Surprise on Their
Kin at Topeka.

Topeka, Kans.. Nov. Gov. Hoch and
family are getting ready for a big time.
A dispatch received here to-day says that
forty-six members of the Hoch family
have landed at Castle Garden, New York,
and are now en- route to Kansas, pre-
sumabIy to take good long rest at the
governors mansion. The governors fam
lily did not know Of the pleasant surprise
until the receipt Of the telegram, which
read:
'Forty-six in one family. named Hoch.
arrived here en- route TO settle in Kansas
and join their kin at Topeka. -Four gen
erations of Hochs in the party. one baby
born here
When this message was shown to Homer
Hoch, private secretary to Gov. Hoch, he
ran his fingers through his long locks and
cried:
Great Scott, I must telephone out 10
the executive mansion so We may get
ready. This catches US at bad time.
We were Just house-cleaning. and even
the few members Of our family have been
hanging themselves on pegs for some
days. but we will try to get ready in time
for this delegation Of Hochs from the old
country. Il will take about all the room
there is in the mansion TO house forty
six Hochs. and possibly we may be
obliged to put some more cots in the
barn. OF course we will be delighted to
see them"
do you know the relation these emf
grants bear 10 your family?'' was asked
Never heard Of them" replied Mr.
Hoch My grandfather came to this
country when he was ten years old, so
l have really lost track of the kinfolks
back in the old country"
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
WHAT A NAUGHTY ACT.
London Times sIaDs King Edward
on the Wrist, FisurativeIy.


on the Wrist, FigurativeIy.
London. Nov. 2.-England is quivering
with sympathetic pain at a slap landed
by the London Times. indirectly but with
dreadful force, right on King Edwards
royal wrist.
Ostensibly the slap was aimed at John
Murray. who published ''The Letters Of
Queen Victoria" but It landed physically
on he King. and no one doubts that that
was Just where the Times intended It
should land The Times thinks the pub
Usher charged too much for the letters.
It figures the cost Of production at about
500 per volume. They cost the public S15
each.
What hurt Is that the public has not
been able to find out what kind OF
financial arrangement exists between
Publisher Murray and the King Is his
majesty getting part Of the excessive
profit the Times complains about? The
Times does not say. but it intimates that
he is.
Britons don't think it's as funny as
Americans do. to take mean digs" at its
great men. and the Times remarks have
hurt their feelings awfulIy.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
LIFE TERM FOR BURGLARY
Judge Gives Extreme Sentence to
One Of Three New York Robbers.
Men Force Child TO Tell Where Her
Father Kept His Money
and JeweIry.

New York. Nov. "A life sentence for
burglary was imposed upon Joseph Giegi-
TO, alias Joseph Perperlash. in the
Queens County Court, at Long Island
City, this afternoon by County Judge
Bert J. Humphreys.
Ciegiro was one of the three men who
forced an entrance into the home Of Nor
ris Serotta, at Wood Haven. Long Island.
on the night of April 30 last. The
burglars tied one man in the house 10 a
bedpost and gagged him. Then they
dragged Serotta's young daughter from
her bed, and Giegiro took the child to the
where he held her on his
lap and made her tell where her fathers
money and valuables were hidden.
SerOtta was aroused by the noise the
burglars made, and making his way to
the dining-room. came upon Giegiro with
the child on his knee Before the father
could reach the burglar the latter shot
at him. The bullet lodged in Serotta' S
side. infiicting a serious wound. The
thieves gathered up two watches and
some jewelry and fed.
The next night the office of the Perry
Realty and Constructor Company, at
Laurelton, a new settlement not far from
Wood Haven. was robbed Of valuable
tools Detective Lieuts. Gillen, Harris.
and Belts. of Brooklyn headquarters,
spent the day searching the Bowery
pawnshOps for the watches stolen from
the Serotta house, and late in the after
noon We're in a pawnshOp when a young
man entered and offered the tools stolen
from the Perry company for pawn. The
lieutenants arrested him. and after the
property found in his POSSESSION had been
identified it was discovered that be an
swered the description of the burglar who
had held the Serotta girl
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
RIP VAN WINKLE UP TO DATE.
Wife Dead and Wealth Goes in
Twenty-three Years, Absence.

Elgin. Ill. Nov 2-Elgin has a rival
to Rip Van Winkle in his sudden disap-
pearance. MS long absence from home
and his return. to find his wife dead
himself legally declared dead. and all his
property sold and divided among distant
relatives john Lipp has returned after
twenty-three years absence. and declares
he is going 10 see il a mans property
can be taken from him in such a manner
When Lipp left Elgin. in 1884. he was
one OF the most promising young men
Of the town He had a beautiful young
wife. property in Cook County worth
$3.50o and a farm worth $4,000. His
young wife could get no information con-
cerning him. Finally. after four years Of
search and worry. she died
Lipp flew into a rage when questioned
about himself
Never mind where I have been, or
why I went away he shouted That's
my business. My property is my busi-
ness. too. You'll hear from me later
about that"