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Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09
NOTED PHYSICIAN
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Or. n. z. Gill Was a Civil War Chief
Surgeon and Recognized as
an Authority on
Dphtherla
snecinl TO Tho uornld.

Special TO The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Feb. S.-Dr II. u.
Gill, rs years old, noted physician
for more than half a century, died
Wednesday night after a long illness
at his home, 1893 Pacific avenue. He
leaves a wife, one son and daughter,
all of whom live In Long Beach.
DR.. Gill served as a surgeon through
out the Civil war, and in 1864 was ap-
pointed chief surgeon of the first divi-
sion of the Twentieth army corps. At
the close of the war he was given the
honorary title of lieutenant colonel.
For his treatment of diphtheria cases
DR.. Gill was famous. He wrote several
treatises on this subject which have
been accepted as standards by the
medical fraternity. He also wrote a
surgical history of the war and a his
tory of the famous prisons. DR.. Gill
was prominently mentioned in Who's
Who" book containing biographies
of noted men and women of the day.
DIR. Gill was member Of the Masonic
lodge, and was a knight Templar and
an odd Fellow. He was commander
of the Long Beach post No. 1S1, G..
A. r., at the time of, his DEATH The
C. A. r. will have charge of the funeral
services which will be held at 2:30
o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the
Methodist church. Burial will be in
Signal Hill cemetery.
Naval ball soon at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09
BRIEF NEWS NOTES
FROM OCEAN PARK
Special 20 The Herald.

Special 10 The Herald.
OCEAN PARK, Feb Sat an ex-
penditure of $4,000, the Ocean Park
Water company has lust constructed
at Highlands avenue and Marine street
new cement reservoir which assures
the city of an increased standing wa
ter supply of 100000 gallons. The
water will be pumped from a group of
four new wells, which are said to con-
tain better water than has heretofore
been furnished by the company. The
reservoir is at an elevation of forty
feet over the old tank, a ndthe water
will flow through the mains under in
creased pressure, which will be of ma
terial benefit to he fire department.
Under auspices of the Community
league, Gregory's Italian band will be
rendered a benefit ball at the Casino
auditorium on Wednesday evening,
February 20. c. H. Harmony" Brown,
fromerly collector for the band at a
salary of SIS per month, has been sue
ceeded by the members of the band
acting as committee of the whole,
and in the future the collections will be
made by the musicians during the time
between concerts. Tor t, present the
band will give but three open-air con-
certs a week.
United States admiral at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09
SAYS THEATER PETITIONS
ARE MYSTERIOUSLY LOST
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Feb. Sc. ]. Starr,
who appeared before the city council
to offer strenuous objections to the pc
tition of r. e. Fisher for the privi-
lege of building a theater on the pier.
told strange story of two petitions
which he has circulated for sigma
lures of citizens who did not want the
theater built.
He said that one of these petitions
had been in the hands of Col. ]. 1.
Hill and had become lost in some un-
explained manner, while the second,
which he had been circulating, was
surreptitiously taken, he charged, from
his office.
He had last night petition which
he had been circulating since 5 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, and which he; cd
yesterday afternoon and on which he
had secured eighty signatures.
Starr said that to build such a struc-
ture as Fisher desired would deterior-
ate the beauty of the ocean front No
action was taken on Starts petition
and it is understood that Fisher will
be allowed to build his theater.
A second application for the same
privilege was asked for last night by
w. E. Hinsman, b. F. Bond and w.
H. Halliday who offered to pay $1,000
yearly rental, providing also that the
property would revert to the city at
the expiration of the lease.
This was referred to the committee
on public works.
United States admiral at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09
LITTLE JOTTlMGS
FROM SANTA MONICA
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SANTA MONICA, .Teb. S.-Dr. p. S.
Lindsey has announced his candidacy
for the mayoralty on the Republican
ticket, making the race at this time a
three -cornered one, in which the DEM
ocratic ticket is split by Jack Steele,
city trustee, and Z. II. dudley, the in
cumbent. All of the candidates are
being urged on by enthusiastic support
ers. In many circles it is believed that
the campaign will not resolve on party
lines, but will be a strictly non partisan
affair, in which the cause of better
city government will be the issue. DR..
Lindsey has been a r-s.dent of Santa
Monica for fourteen years. 8 45 years
of age, and has for the past eight years
been health officer 1or this city. He is
a member of the Foresters of America,
the Fraternal Brotherhood, the I. o.
o. F., and is the present exalted ruler
of Santa Monica lodge, No. 906, B. P.
o. E., as we'll as past noble grand of
Seaside lodge, No. 1863.
George Warren, who conducts res
taurant at the White Star pier, was
fined 800 in Recorder GuidinSer's court
yesterday morning for having beaten
his wife last night. The prisoner
claimed to have been drunk at the
time.
For the purpose of deciding on plans
for the proposed public reception at the
new Sixth school house, the teaching
faculties of all the local public schools
will meet on Saturday afternoon at the
residence of Mrs. r. Fogel, at Arizona
avenue and Fifth street. 1t is the in
tention to make the occasion of the
reception an auspicious one, to which
end the aid of the Woman's club and
other civic Orpa nizationS will be asked
The high school baseball team will
meet the Throop polytechnic nine on
Saturday afternoon at Southern Pacific
park.
Attorney w. H. Anderson. G. M.
Jones, E. w. Murphy and G. G.. Watt
left for a short hunting trip in the San
Bernardino mountains.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09
ENDANGER LIVES
FOR SMALL GAIN
GEORGE TOMS TO FACE COURT
ON SERIOUS CHARGE
Man Is Accused Of Selling olandered
Horse Given Him to Destroy at
Risk Of Spreading Dread
Disease
Pasadena Agency,
AZ North Raymond street,
Phones: Sunset 1907, Home 2124.

PASADENA, Feb. 8.-George Toms
will appear In court tomorrow morning
charged with having endangered the
lives of valuable horses, and even men,
in an effort to make gold for himself.
The case Is one of the most peculiar
ever brought to the attention of the
authorities and Il Is difficult to see how
the man, who has been the official city
scavanger, expected to avoid being
caught IL the charge against him be
true.
It is charged that some time ago
County Veterinarian Ward b. Rowland
found that a valuable horse belonging
to Mr.. Bedell had the glanders, which
is a highly contagious and fatal dis
ease. The veterinarian ordered the ami
NAL destroyed, and its owner turned
the animal over to Scavenger Toms 10
have It taken to the fertilizer works
and shot.
Instead, It is charged, Toms took the
horse and sold II to n man named Her
wick, Herwick not knowing that there
was anything the matter with the
beast, and paying $35 for the horse.
The horse, 1t seems, was worked
right along with other horses by its
new owner and was pastured with well
horses. 1t is said that the animal was
allowed to run in field with some of
the most costly work animals in the
city. Here 1t was that DIR. Rowland
again saw the horse and at once recog-
nized the animal as the one he had
ordered destroyed.
This of course started an investiga-
tion. Bedell explained that he had
given the horse to Toms to destroy,
and Toms was then questioned and, IT
Is said, has admitted having sold the
horse to Herwick for S35.
AS result of this discovery the
Humane society today passed a resolu-
tion ordering that any horse which had
come to the attention of the society
which is hereafter ordered destroyed
shall be killed by one of the authorized
officers of the organization
Society and gayety at Coronado
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09
Bought for Improvement

Sam Schenok has bought a frontage
of 315 feet on Washington street and
extending from the Long Beach electric
line to Slauson avenue, for a total con-
siderati ton of $50, 500. The property is
in two parcels. One lot at the northeast
corner of Washington street and Dona
Bell avenue, 90x145 was bought from
A. H. Hunt for $950O, and the adjoining
225 feet on the north side from R. A.
Collins and F. w. Weeks for $1,000.
The new owner intends to erect dairy
building on the site.
Mary Ann and Elizabeth j. Hamon
have sold to Nellie j. Boswell and Net
tie G. Hayes, through Justus William
Rice, the property at 14O7 South Hope
street for $13,500. The lot is 50x155 feet
to a twenty-foot alley, and is improved
with dwelling of twelve rooms.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09
PASADENA NOTES OF NEWS
BOILED FROM MANY SOURCES
Special to The Herald.

special 10 Ihe Herald.
PASADENA, Feb. s.-This evening
the members of the Socialist party held
a session In the board Of trade rooms
on West Colorado street for the pur-
pose Of selecting names to be balloted
on at the coming city primaries. This
party Is the only one which will be in
terested I'm the primaries. 1t forced
the city to hold the primaries by pc
tition in the first place and no other
old line party Is in the city field.
The tangle in which Bud Lewis, his
wife, who was Nellie Mundell, and
whose courtship story all remember,
and the Fred Pahl family got them
selves into was Strengthened out today
by Justice Mcdonald or, rather, his
honor, after hearing some of the stor-
les, decided that the tangle is merely
a neighborhood row and so dismissed
all three complaints which were pend
ing.
"Tennessee" Gather failed to secure
a new trial today and the court sem
fenced him to pay a fine Of S. for leav-
ing his horse unhitched, and then
changed the sentence to one of proba-
ton for ninety days. In spite of the
trivial nature OF the offense charged
"Tenny" retained lawyer and al
legged piece of spite work on the part
of the policeman arresting him.
A missionary rally took place today
at the United Presbyterian church at
which the leading speakers were Miss
Wilson and Miss Rose Wilson, returned
missionaries.
Today will be the last day during
which the postoffice department will be
located on West Colorado street. The
office will be moved Saturday night
and will be ready for business on Mon
day as usual in the new building on
North Raymond avenue. opposite The
Herald Pasadena bureau.
Hezekiah Van Nuys, one of the old
and respected citizens of Pasadena,
was greatly surprised by great num-
ber of his friends who dropped in on
him at his home on North Raymond
avenue, the occasion being the old
gentleman's seventy-fifth birthday.
Flagship. Charleston at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09
CLEVER BORROWER" is
CAUGHT AT G0LDFlELD
snenial to Tie Herald.

SpGEIdI 10 IIG Il6IuIu'
LONG BEACH, Feb. S.-A. e. Wing,
who recently borrowed $150 from the
local clothing house of Newell & Slater,
to the proprietors of which he repre-
sented that he was travelling for a
wholesale house in Chicago, has been
arrested at Goldfield, New, through Ge-
scriptions sert there by detectives. Pa
trolman McCord started for the Nevada
city today to bring back the prisoner.
Wing has consented to come without
requistion papers. At the me he Sc
cured the money Wing gave l., return
a sight draft on the Chicago firm for
whom he claimed to be working. This
firm repudiated the draft and intimated
that Wing had worked other retail
houses in similar style.
Pacific squadron now at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09

weapon, and 1 had practiced with 1t
often, so l knew fairly we'll how to
shoot. On the afternoon of the 18th
day of August our little girl, Natalie
came to me and told me that Belden
had enticed her to a room by a gift
of cheap bead necklace and toy
ring and had there accomplished her
ruin.
IT could not think after that. / was
half crazed and l did not know what
to do. That evening l knew he would
appear at the rink to play in the band
and | walked down the beach and took
up a position near the door of the
place. At 1880 he came up on his BIZ
cycle. / stepped forward and pointed
the gun at him just as straight as l
could and 1 fired two shots. / did the
best 1 could, but l missed him.
Mrs. Wilson'S oice became low with
tinge of regret as she Uttered the
statement about having missed Belden.
1t seemed her only regret about the
shooting affair.
Believes She Was Mad
why did I do .t?" continued Mrs.
Wilson. Because he had assaulted
my little girl, and man who did what
he did deserved to be shot. That night
I told my husband about it, and / told
him that if he was half man he would
kill Belden. Yes, l told him that over
and over again. I told him that on
the night l tried to kill Belden, and
my husband went out aid hunted Bel
den with a shotgun but he didn't find
him. After that my husband became
a changed man. He acted like man
out of his mind. He w.s morose and
brooded and 1 kept telling him that a
man who was half a man would Kill
Relden T told him that the morning Le-
fore he shot Belden.
IF l thought he was half crazy, why
did / tell him any such desperate thing
L guess it was because L was sort Of
mad myself, sort of out of my mind
| but it couldn't make any difference i
| a man ought to be shot whether or no
| he was killed by sane man or a craze(
one.
81 thought the mans death right ant
proper at that time. Did l know the
difference between wright and wrong
Did my husband know the difference
between right and wrong? l don't
know. There are times when people
have not the power to distinguish a
rightful act from wrongful one. Such
time was when he learned of the as
sault upon our daughter"
Mrs. Wilson's replies on cross-exam-
ination were direct and indisputable,
and several times during the afternoon
Attorney Earl Rogers for the defense
and Attorney Blair for the prosecution
clashed in a wordy war, AID twice the
court was compelled to intervene.
The case will be resumed today.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09
COLLISION STlRS PASADENA
C0UNCILMEN TO ACTION

Special to The Herald.
of Wednesday in which Santa Fe
train boosted a dead wagon off the
tracks on Union street and killed both
horses and almost proving fatal to the
two men driving, has induced the
present city council to order railway
gates on all streets. such are In use
on Colorado street. The accident would
have been impossible with automatic
gates.
The matter will be brought up at
the regular meeting of the council and
the city fathers will act on the steps
taken in a special session yesterday to
compel railway companies to install
gates.
Coronado for outdoor sports
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09
N0RTHERNERS INTERESTED
IN COMING HORSE SHOW
,ecial TO The Herald

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Feb. S.-Secretary E. D.
Neff of the Horse Show association
returned this evening from San Fran :
cisco and neighboring places, where he
went to try to interest northern horse
owners in the coming show in Pasa-
dena. Mr.. Neff really visited nearly all
of the cities from San Francisco south,
and he feels greatly encouraged at the
outlook for exhibits from that section
of the state.
Among the men who seem quite taken
with the idea was John Parrot, a mil
lionaire and lover OF handsome equines.
Mr. Parrott will probably bring to inc
Pasadena horse show his fine string of
animals.
The naval fleet at Coronado
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09
WATTS FOR DRUGS;
FALLS ON STREET
ExERTI0N PROVES TOO MUCH
FOR SICK MAN
Was Waiting for Store to open That
He Might Purchase Medicine to
counteraet Effects Of
Pneumonia
Long Beach Office,
100 East Third street.
Phone--Mome 297.


LONG BEACH, Feb. S.-Whlle walk
ing the street at o'clock this morn
ing waiting for the opening of the
Long Beach Drug company's store,
William E. Royal, about 29 years old,
who had suffered for several days
from pneumonia, was overcome by his
exertion and fell to the pavement In
front of the Butler rooming house on
West Ocean avenue
DR.. ]. M. Holden, who was called by
officer Mcmillan, found him almost
dead, there being no heart action. BY
powerful restoratives, however, he was
buoyed up temporarily, but died short
ly afterward at his room in an East
Third street apartment house.
Royal recently came here from Ash
Forks, Ariz He was a cook by trade.
He has no known relatives save q sis
ter In Manchester, Eng. He was a
member of the knights of Pythias
lodge at Great Falls. Mont. The local
Pythians have the body in charge.
Flagship Charleston at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09
POOR WORK ON PIER
is BEGINNING TO TELL
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
LONG BEACH, Feb. S.-Charles
Baettge, the wharfinger, has given out
the information that nearly two score
of the caissons under the outer wharf
are rotten, weak and of no value what
soever. The cement of which they
were constructed three years ago was
evidently a poor brand or was imper-
fectly mixed. The caissons will have
to be rebuilt Immediately and the city
authorities will at once take steps
toward accomplishing this end. The
pier cost 100000 Until further in
vestigations have been made it will be
impossible to estimate the cost of the
needed repairs. 1t is an old saying that
the city was 'jobbed" when the pier
was built.
Hotel del Coronado for gayety.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09
LONG BEACH PARK TO
BEAR NAME OF DONOR
by Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
LONG BEACH, Feb. sold ala
nltos park" laid out by the Alamitos
land company sixteen years ago and
developed by lothian Bixby who three
years ago signed the deed conveying
the property to the city for park pur-
poses, the territory in that vicinity
having been annexed to the city, has
been renamed, the city council adopt
ing resolution TO call the pleasure
ground hereafter Jotham Bixby park.
Mr.. Bixby today expressed his appre-
ciation OF the honor conferred upon
him.
The park Is being coniderably i'm
proved by the construction of cement
sidewalks and curbing. and is becom-
Ing more popular daily.
Pacific squadron now at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09
CHICK, COCK AND C0CKEREL
TO CROW IN CHICKEN SHOW

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Feb. S.-Pasadena is to
have a chicken show and the glad
some event will probably take place
about the middle of next September.
Already articles of incorporation have
been drawn up by number of fanciers
and Edmund Gardner. a fancier of
Inglewood, has approached President
Bertonneau of the Pasadena board of
trade to gain the support of that body.
Several Los Angeles men are inter-
ested in the proposition, among the
number being Henry l.. Martin and
Paul Conil of 3549 Dayton avenue;
William E. Chute, $40 Bradbury build
ing and Ralph B. Randall, I'll South
Main street.
Naval officers at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09
THR00P lNTERCLASS FIELD
MEET ENTRIES SCHEDULED
to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Feb. S.-The following
entries have been made in the annual
interclass field meet of the Throop in
stitute to be held at Tournament park
Saturday morning, beginning at $3.50
o'clock: 100-yard dash shortened to rs
yards, 220-yard dash shortened to 165
yards, 44O-yard dash shortened to $50
yards, half-mile run shortened to $50
yards, one mile run shortened to 1920
yards, running high jump. running
broad jump, pole vault. hammer throw,
shot put and half mile relay.
Entries to the meet are limited to
five entries from each class in each
event.
Society and gayety at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09
SOCIETY MINSTREL SHOW
NETS FOR CHARITY $1,000
Special to The Herald.

Special 20 The Herald.
PASADENA, Feb. S.-The second and
concluding performance of the min
strels given by the society people of
Pasadena at the Hotel Maryland for
the benefit of the Children's Training
school took place tonight and there
was absolutely not even standing room
left even before the curtain went up.
Many We're turned away, and the per-
formance was in every way as sue
cessful as the one given on the night
previous.
The unexpectedly large sum of $4,000
was netted for the school by the two
performances and the entertainments
themselves proved to be about the best
amateur productions ever given in the
Crown City
Best climate at Coronado
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09
$4,000 Sale on Seventh

r. A. Rowan & Co. and the Herbert
L. Cornish company report that they
have sold the c. H. Bush property on
West Seventh street, opposite Bixel
street, and also a part of the Fulton
property adjoining, to local syndi-
cate for $4,000. The lot fronts 260
feet on Seventh and 425 on the east
side, 264 feet on Eighth street, and 47O
feet on the west side. The purchasers
will cut Bixel street through the lot,
sixty feet in width, and will expend
$4,000 to $40, 900 in improvements. The
lots as subdivided and improved will be
sold again as sites for apartment
houses.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09
AUTOMOBILE BREAKS
PLATE GLASS WINDOW
Special to The Herald.

PASADENA, Feb. S.-W. P. Watts
of Covina drove his Stevens-Duryea
car through the plate glass window of
Victor Marsh's curio store on South
Raymond avenue late yesterday after
noon and narrowly missed smashing a
vase costing 5000.
The damages amounted to practically
$100, and had he broken the vase his
trip across the sidewalk would have
cost him thousand-nearly $50 foot.
He paid the damages and put into
port at Braley's garage for repairs.
The lamps and the front end of the
big car were broken.
Naval officers at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09
FATHER AWAITS RETURN
OF TICKLE BRIDEGROOM
Special to The Herald.

LONG BEACH, Feb. S.-Percy Fer
guson of West Long Eeach last week
secured a license to wed Miss May Wal
lace, daughter of James Wallace of this
city, The first part of this week Miss
Wallace went to Los Angeles to the
home of relatives, where the wedding
was to take place.
James Wallace, father of the pros
pective bride, is now awaiting anxiously
the return of Ferguson with Miss Laura
Laughlin, to whom he was married
while Miss Wallace was literally wait
ing at the church"
The naval fleet at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09
PART OF BEACH TO BE
PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE
Special to The Herald.

Special 10 Ihe Herald.
LONG BEACH, Feb. S.-The resolu-
ton providing for the opening of the
beach from Pine avenue to Chestnut
avenue as a public thoroughfare was
passed unanimously by the city coun-
ell on its third reading. A similar res
olution opening American avenue to
step of interest in the important move
to open the beach to traffic will be the
qualification of the appraisers, u. Mus .
selman, e. l.. Covert and e. l.. Hen
Hinshaw.
Hotel del Coronado for excellence.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09
.EASTSIDERS CHARGE GRANT
SCHOOL is DANGEROUS

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Feb. SIT is charged
by a number of Eastsiders that the
new Grant school, abandoned by the
contractors before being completed, is
in such condition because of the
settlement of it's foundation that it
may have to be pulled down before it
falls. 1t is charged that the building
Is in places half a foot out of plumb
and the matter has reached the stage
where the board of education. though
in no way responsible, will start an
investigation.
The contractor for the building was
the Duncombe Construction company of
Los Angeles which, for official reasons,
abandoned the structure before it was
completed.
Hotel del Coronado for excellence.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09
DISCHARGES MAN WHO
STOLE LOAF OF BREAD
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. S.-Police
Judge Weller surprised a prisoner in
court today by refusing to entertain
prosecution. The prisoner was waiter
Morris, and the charge against him was
stealing a loaf of bread"
Judge Weller said:
''The charge of stealing loaf of
bread is dismissed here and now. l
hear no such cases.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09
Free Car to Tract

Commencing today the Mccarthy
company will continue the popular free
car service over the Los Angeles &
Redondo railway to Florence Heights,
leaving Second street hourly, COM
mencing at 9 o'clock each day. An
nouncement is made that all who wish
to visit this attractive subdivision are
welcome to make use of the free car.