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Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-29
CHARGES SWINDLE AGAINST
STREET Superintendent 7
A. D. KNIGHT OF OCEAN PARK
ARRESTED
H. DamereI Alleges Fraud in Land
SaIe-Accused Declares He Merely
introduced Buyer to
Agent
snecial to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
OCEAN PARK, July 2S-Friends of
City Street Superintendent A ID. Knight
have gone to his defense on learning OF
his arrest yesterday on the complaint OF
Harry Damerel of Covina, who charged
Knight with having been party to a
swindle by which Damerel alleges he
parted with 500 in the belief that he was
making a first payment on lots wnlch ne
has since learned he has no claim to.
Damerel says that he holds contract,
declared by the owner Of the lots to be
worthless, which he was given on jan
uary @ when he paid the money, and
that the contract bears the signatures of
knight and knights accomplice In the
transaction. The lots are In the Vernon
Place tract Los Angeles and are owned
by 7. j. Wright.
knight said today: This Is most un-
pleasant affair and the particulars are
such that l cannot with justice to myself
be other than guarded in what l say
pending my hearing. E. E. oliver, the
son of oliver of the oliver & Brunton
Realty company in the Stimson building,
Los Angeles, who are the agents for the
property in question, accepted an amount
of money from Damerel after represent
ing himself to be authorized to close
deal for the lots. Where l am brought
into the transaction is that 1t was
through an introduction of mine that
Oliver became acquainted with his al
legged dupe. 1 expect to show that Oliver
has recently been mixed up In several
realty transactions of very similar or
der and to prove that within very short
time his brother-in-law j. w. Pauson of
San Francisco. was in Los Angeles for
the purpose of getting him out of diff
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-29
CITY ATTORNEY DECLARES
ACTION WILL NOT HOLD
Declares He Has Right as Legal ADJ
wiser of City of Sixth Class
to Extra Compen-
sation
snecial to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
OCEAN PARK, July 2S.-City Attorney
w. H. Anderson today declared that the
action instituted yesterday in the su-
perior court by j. F. Tenny of Ocean
Park, who seeks to prevent the city from
paying him $500 for special services
would not be upheld by the court
The action did not, he said. have any
bearing on cities of the sixth class,
which is the status of this municipality.
LAS l interpret the law" said Mr.. An
dersan, IAN attorney of city OF the
sixth class is entitled to extra compensa-
tion for any services he may be called
on to perform by its trustees other than
advising them in matters pertaining to
city affairs.
'He is not required to attend court nor
is he subject to any extraordinary de-
mands on his time by the city for special
services"
In advising the trustees and defending
them at court in the suits brought by
the PLAINTIFFS in the recent sewer suits,
Mr.. Anderson stated that he had earned
the remuneration ne asked and that the
matter of his receiving stipulated sal
ary from the city of $50 per month was
irrelevant to his demand for compensa-
tion for the special services rendered.
Mr.. Anderson declared that there was
no precedent, so far as he was aware,
for believing that the trustees should
pay the sum out of their own pockets,
even though the suits were brought
against them by the city's taxpayers.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-29
ST. MARKS CADETS ARE
PRESENTED WITH FLAG
Woman's Relief Corps of Bartlett
Logan Camp Give Boys Beautiful
Observation-Disclosures Makes
Address

A patriotic service was held yesterday
morning at st. Marks Episcopal church,
when the boy cadets of the parish were
presented with a beautiful American
flag by the Woman's Relief corps of the
Bartlett-Logan camp.
Mrs. Greenleaf, patriotic instructor of
the relief corps, addressed the boys, tell
ing them their duty toward the nag ard
of it's past struggles.
Rev T. c. Marshall, the rector of the
church, spoke of the first flag and said
| that religion and patriotism should &C
| hand in hand and that soldiers should not
| only shoot cannons and make noise, but
| that they should stand up for the right
| in all things.
St. Marks church was organized last
October.
The building now occupied was form
erly the Newman Methodist church prop
erty. It was purchased by Bishop john
son for st. Marks church and Rev,
Marshall, with the aid of the parishion-
ers and an efficient band of workers, is
doing much good in that locality.
While not directly a settlement work,
st. Marks church is the church head OF
the settlement work being carried on
by Rev. Marshall at the Church of the
Neghborhood, corner East Ninth and
Wilson streets.
Rev Mr. Marshall is greatly interested
and enthusiastic in the settlement work
and has accomplished much in that line
Elaborate plans are being formulated
for the extension of the settlement work
in other fields in that section of the city
and 1t is expected that another Sunday
school will be organized in the rear fu-
ture. the work to be carried by settle
ment workers.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-29
BAPTIST ASSEMBLY HOLDS
ITS ANNUAL CONVENTION
Sessions Begin Today at Long Beach
and Will Continue Until August
1e-Program Is Inter-
estlng

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, July 28.-The first an
nual meeting of the Southern California
Baptist assembly began today In this
city. 1t will continue until August 10.
Today's program included a sermon by
Rev. Albert Hatcher Smith, at the First
Baptist church, in the morning, and a
sacred concert in the evening
All the sessions of the assembly will be
held at the church. Tomorrow morning
the ministers will hold meeting. Rev.
F. w. Reynolds will read paper oS
evangelism" Rev. ]. Herndon Garnett
of Los Angeles will preside.
In the evening an interesting program
will be given, Miss Maude Boice being
heard in selected readings and Prof. w.
I. Jones rendering several musical num-
bers.
On Tuesday morning the routine class
and business sessions of the assembly
will begin.
In connection with the assembly the
semi-annual convention of the Baptist
Young Peoples society will be held Aug
ust to IL.
The assembly program will include a
number of especially attractive lectures
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-29
List Your Stock on the Women's
Mining and Stock Exchange

21a Citizens National Bank building. For SEQ
we will list, call daily for year, adver-
tise and promote generally, and give a
double page ad In our booklet (forty
thousand copies OF which are to be distributed
in this city, out OF the first isstie) the stock
or bonds OF your company. Daily call IL q. m.
e1s Citizens National Bank building
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-29
THINK BOY THIEVES
LEADERS OF GANG
"GIVE MY MONEY TO MOTHER
SAYS LAD
Pair Arrested In Vacant House Vow
Vengeance on Companions Who
Deserted Them as Police
Came

Patrolman Banks arrested Joseph Chi
chello, aged 10 years, and Frank Allen,
aged II years last night in a vacant
house In the rear of the Maud Junction
athletic pavilion and sent them to the
detention home with charges OF burglary
against them. A third boy who was with
them escaped.
officer Banks found in the house where
the boys were arrested nearly $500 worth
of brass fittings, electric light burners,
lamp brackets, copper wire and fuse,
which had been stolen from the ware
house of the Mercantile and Municipal
Lighting company at 945 North Main
street. There was also four bottles left
of full case of imported beer, which 1t
is presumed was stolen.
Late in the afternoon the boys We're
seen carrying the stuff into the vacart
house. woman who observed them
telephoned to the police what she had
seen When Banks arrived one of the
boys saw him coming and by jumping
fences escaped. The other two were
found hiding in a rear room.
Goods Under Floor
The loot was stored in closets and un-
der the broken floor.
The Chichel:o boy lives with his parents
at Avenue 20 and Albion street and
Frank Allen resides at 209 East Ann
street. Both boys were much incensed
at the desertion of their companion with
out warning them of the approach of the
officer but they refused to tell the po-
lice his name. "We'll just even this
thing up ourselves" they declared.
Young Chichello had a purse contain
several dollars and he ordered Desk
Sergeant Sam Mckenzie to turn the
money over to his mother as soon as
she appeared at the station. Now, that
you've got me- he said, She'll need
that money before 1 can get out to take
care of her.
The police are of the opinion that in
the capture of these two boys they have
the leaders of band of juvenile thieves,
Numerous robberies have been reported
lately all of which they claim was the
work of boys.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-29
MAY SOON PRINT PAPER
HERE FOR THE BLIND
MRS. FEARNE AT PASADENA
TELLS OF WORK
Messenger Of Roumania's Queen
Speaks of Her First Work.
Starts Fund for a
Press

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, July 2S.-Mrs. Frances
Fearne, missionary to the blind from
the queen of Roumania, spoke OF her
work to a large and sympathetic audi
ence at the First Methodist church to-
night. She presented MISS Foley,
teacher of a private school for the blind
at Los Angeles, and had the blind girl
tell of her helpful work. Mr.. and MRS
Baker the blind singers of Los An
geles added interest to the program
and George Wharton James, the author
told of the printing press which mas
been invented by a Roumanian ana is
expected to revolutionize the printing
of literature for the sightless.
A collection was taken up for the
purchase of printing press, and 1t is
hoped that before long newspaper fol
| the blind may be published in Los An
geles. At present no such enterprise
| is in existence in the United States
| though 1t is estimated that there are
nearly 100000 blind persons in this
| country.
Mrs. Fearne became interested in the
movement in finding for Queen Eliza
beth, a woman she wanted, whom she
had formerly known, to assist her In
applying the work of the new press.
The woman was English and her hus-
band a German count had died, leaV-
ing her q fortune or WnlCn Sle Hdu peeii
mulcted She had not been heard from
for a long time and even her name was
only partly remembered.
She was supposed to live in the
Glyndenfell valley, which extends forty
miles among the mountains. With the
meager information that the woman's
last name had once been Gardner MRS.
Fearne started upon the search. She
was successful after many difficulties.
The cheer she brought this bereaved
and saddened woman made deep i'm
preston on Mrs. Fearne and led to her
following the work. Her greatest de-
light is in personal work.
About rs per cent of the blind become
so after the age of twenty years, said
the speaker. and 1t is for these she
makes an especial appeal, since they
have passed the age of admission to the
state schools for the blind.
Tuesday evening at the Maryland
hotel Mrs. Fearne will give lecture,
illustrated with eighty stereopticon
views showing the line of the Queen
Carmen Sylvia in her home at the Rou-
mania palace DIR. Solon Briggs will
preside on this OCCASION.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-29
OIL LANDS SPREAD
BEYOND UTAH LINE
SOUTH PASADENAN SAYS FlELC
is INDIsPUTARLE
Lucky RhyoIlte Prospeetors Made
Their Discovery by Accident,
Mormons Knew Secret
for Years

,orhere are fortunes to be had on a
million acres of land adjacent TO the VIZ
Gin river oil fields" said III. w. Castle
man of Center street, South Pasadena,
who for several years has prospecteo
the Utah oil fields and knows every mile
of them. Mr.. Castleman is scion OF
the noted Southern family OF Castiemahs
and an expert in mineralogy.
"The Virgin field is but corner OF 1t.
broke paraffin outcroppings from the
we'll opened up by the Rhyolite crowd
IN Washington county, Utah.
"The Mormons have known of the oil
indications for years. They Will gam
greatly from the mercantile profits
which will follow.
"you can hire a Mormon and his team
for s3 a day, though prices nave gone
IN some now. 1t shows that there are
MANY of the teams and men there or
thew could not make the price so low.
There are no mules, though.
"The heavy rains are the greatest
dra wback The Virgin river is treach-
erous and much of the country is under
water and rain-soaked for weeks at
time. To get oil rigs there the Virgin,
which Is shallow water now, must be
orossed four times. After June 1t is easy
to travel about
Found Well Accidentally
"The Rhyolite people found the well
hv accident. They had intended to use
the rig in searching for oil IN Nevada.
near Rhyolite. Then they suddenly
shifted the outfit to Virgin river and
were the first to demonstrate what 1
have been preaching for years-that the
whole section is oil-bearing.
'I have located 10000 acres myself.
..Mayor Harper and his friends are in
a way to make fortunes The oil is there
and 1t is of fine quality.
"They ought to get their rigs into the
territory and get to work promptly be-
fore the winter rains make the roads i'm
passable. They have no time to lose.
1.-THE whole country is in communica-
tion with the outside world, even though
1t is some distance from the Salt Lake
railroad. There are two telephone sys-
tems-the Rocky Mountain, which corre-
spends to our Bell, and the Mormon line.
The lines run everywhere.
Utah will throw great riches into the
lap of Los Angeles
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-29
TIE FOR
INJUNCTION
WILL TRY WHARFAGE CASE
TODAY
MATTER WAS FIRST SET FOR
AUGUST 2
City Attorney and Lumber company's
Lawyer Secure Change and Bids
May Be Received as
Planned
129 East Third street.
Long Beach Office,


Phone-Home 297.
LONG BEACH, July 2S.-The tenn
porary injunction secured last week by
residents of San Pedro to prevent Long
Beach from selling wharf franchises In
East San Pedro will be heard by Judge
Houser in the superior court tomorrow
instead of August 2, formerly set by the
court.
The impending sale of a wharf franchise
to the Blinn-Robinson Lumber company
led to the securing of the temporary in
Junction The franchise has been adver-
tlsed for sale July 80. The injunction had
been set for hearing August 2, and thus
the whole proceedings looking toward the
sale were set at naught and the bidding
on the franchise was called to halt.
Through the endeavors of City Attorney
A. Skinner and Attorney E. c. DEMO, rep
resenting the lumber company, the hear
ing on the injunction has been advanced
to July 29, date in advance of that set
for the sale of the franchise.
If the temporary injunction is dissolved
by Judge Houser the sale of the franchise
can proceed as has been planned. The
Blinn- Robinson company expects to estab-
lish large mill and yard at West Long
Beach, between Fourth and Eighth
streets
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-29
SAY u. S. SOLDIERS
NEED HIGHER PAY
UNCLE SAM NOT GENEROUS TO
FIGHTING MEN
Low Wages Said to Be Main Cause of
Desertions from Army and Navy.
Congress viii Be Asked
to Act
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, July 2S.-It has been
assured that Uncle Sans soldiers were
by far the best paid in the world and
that belief has in large part been the
cause of the failure of attempts made In
the past to secure increases in pay for
our soldiers. But now, in connection
with the systematic preparations that are
being made to lay the subject of "some-
thing wrong with the army" before con-
gress at the next session, 1t has been
discovered that this belief is founded
on error and that several nations are
much more liberal in treatment of their
soldiers than Is the United States.
This fact will be brought to the at
tention of congress. in connection with
the subject of general increase of sal
aries of both army and navy. Copies of
recruiting pamphlets circulated freely in
Canada make a strong showing on this
point. A CanaL4an sergeant, for in
stance, enters upon his service with a
wage of 81 per day, which increases ac-
cording to the provisions Of the long
service law to S125.
Canadians Better Paid
The American sergeant gets $40 at first
and his expenses are larger than are
those of the Canadian non-commissioned
officer. because of the considerable diff
ferences in the scale of living and the
lower tariff rates upon the necessities oil
life in Canada. The same difference OF
wage runs through al Of the grades OF
the two armies
Even Cuba pays her soldiers three time:
as much as the American private re-
ceives. The Cuban rurale guard gets the
pay of a New York policeman. Other
countries than these two exceed Amer.
lea In the pay allowed their soldiers, anc
the data is being got together to make
I'D a strong case to demonstrate to con-
gress that the real reason for the nu-
merous desertions from the American
army Is not dissatisfaction with the hard
work or dislike for some particular oni-
Ger. nor even the lack of simple ana
well regulated canteen, but the small
wage paid to the soldier compared with
the compensation in civil life. And In
this connection it will be shown In the
presentation of the subject to congress
that the present scale was fixed by law
more than fifty years tgo .there mas
been only one increase and that or 81
per month in that time). when the wages
of civilian workmen were probably not
much more than a third of the present
scale
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-29
FORCE LODGING HOUSES
TO OBEY NEW ORDINANCE
Inspector Thomas A. West Examines
Many Daily and Informs the
Owners to Comply with
the Law

Los Angeles still holds many lodg.
ING house. tenement house and hotel
owners who do not know that new or
dinance makes applications to 90 ousi-
ness necessary and provides system
of inspection.
After more than a months work Lodg-
ing House Inspector Thomas A. west
made this declaration yesterday. west
Is a veteran health department employe
and has won much praise for his WORK
as inspector in this new field.
"Mv greatest trouble is to convince
neople that we have a new law on the
subject of healthful rooming houses and
that nv duty is to enforce it and that
the city means business" he said yes
terday.
1--WE have been short of printetd cop
les of the ordinance, but 1 am distr1p-
uting them as fast as possible.
Visits Ten Each Day
at average from ten to twelve houses
a day. 1 examine them in general
way. point out the defects and give the
owners instructions to get busy. Three
visits are usually necessary.
1--WE are not harsh as yet, as the law
One of the things owners object to
Is placing cuspidors in every hall and
room. They complain that 1t is too much
trouble to clean them. Cuspidors are
agencies for preventing the spread of
disease.
1.-THE amount of plumbing out of order
is amazing. I have found hundreds of
them where sewer gas is allowed to
pour into houses day and night to save
few dollars, The ventilation in many
places is also bad.
This ordinance will be the means of
of sickness in time. 1t involves the
welfare of thousands of roomers."
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-29
WOMAN Is INJURED BY
JUMPING FROM ELECTRIC
Frightened by Explosion of Controller
Mrs. A. n. Parkin Leaps to Pave
ment and Suffers Serious
Injury

Frightened by the explosion of the con
troler on Los Angeles Interurban car NO
S33 on Hill street, near Fourth, yester
day morning, Mrs. A. Fl. Parkin' Z6z
Romero street, jumped to the pavement
falling on her head,
When picked up by witnesses of the
accident she was found to be uncon
scious. An ambulance was called anC
Mrs. Parkin was taken to the receiving
hospital, where she was found to have
suffered a severe scalp wound and sew
eral minor bruises.
After the injuries were dressed the
woman was taken to her home.
At the time of the explosion the car
was crowded, but none of the other pas
sengers was injured.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-29
Los ANGELES HERALD: MONDAY MORNING, JULY 20

ficulty almost identical with that which
he has dragged me into. This latter af-
fair involved approximately $1,000 and
was hushed up on a cash settlement be-
ing made by Pauson.'
Knight. who has been a resident Of
Ocean Park for two years, succeeded
George Culver to the position Of street
superintendent For several years pre-
vious to taking his present position he
was identified with the Southern Califor-
MIA Realty company of Ocean Park.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-29
FIND STOLEN JEWELRY
ON 16-YEAR-0LD BURGLAR
George owens Newman of Pasadena
Arrested for Robbing Home
of Mrs. William P.
Munson

PASADENA, July 2s.-George Owens
Newman, 16-year-old boy residing at
1874 North Fair Oaks avenue. was arr
rested by Detective Coping and Of
ficer Schultz this evening accused of
burglarizing the home of Mrs. William
P. Munson at 1917 North Raymond ave-
nue. Some Of the stolen goods. includ-
ing a gold watch chain and charm
and gold necklace, We're found on
him.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-29
LITTLE NEWS NUGGETS
FROM ALAMITOS BAY
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
ALAMITOS BAY, July 2S-The largest
crowd of people at this place came today
in Pacific Electric cars, in automobiles in car
riages and BICYCLES.
The swimming races for the championship
of the state and the annual picnic of the order
of Eagles the principal attractions which
drew the thousands of visitors which swarmed
on both the bay pier and the ocean pier.
The big dredger of the West Naplese COM
pany is now making the turn into the north
water way.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-07-12
Got 81. Geese Out Of Eight.

Fred Soxman and Mr.. Cannon, a
travelling man, went out to Will Green's
place, near Lawrence, to look for ducks
They were Joined at the farm by w.
r. Aztec, who proceeded to the pond.
On the way over bunch of eight geese
got up from the wheat field, and ieft
the country before the hunters could
get shot at them.
The decoys were put out, and while
the men were lying in the blind wait
ing for the ducks the eight geese swoop-
ed down overhead and into the water
The three men had nothing but No. 5
shot, but they let go into the bunch and
when the smoke of battle cleared away
there were six dead geese on the water,
each Of the men getting two, and per-
mitting two to get away. They claim
another goose fell over into field
where they could not get it.-Topeka
Capital.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-07-12
Horse breeding in Wisconsin,.

Horse breeding in wisconsin.
The present condition of the horse
breeding industry in Wisconsin is dis
cussed In bulletin by the station as
well as the effects and defects of the
Wisconsin stallion law. The State law
Is quoted, with recommendations for
new legislation. A directory Is includ-
ed of owners of licensed stations, and
a list of American and foreign stud
books, as well as samples Of the score
cards used in the department Of horse
breeding at the Wisconsin College of
Agriculture.
The State breedlng-stock law, In the
authors opinion, should be revised and
should demand, among other things, the
annual or biennial renewal of q license
fee, and the adoption of list of dis
eases to be considered hereditary,
transmissible, or communicable" and
which would subject stallion to re-
lection as unsound. Specific authority
should be given for the department of
horse breeding to refuse license to stall
lions known to be unsound and to re-
woke licenses granted to stations since
found to be unsound There should
also be authority to revoke the license
of scrub" stations of unknown breed
ing" and to refuse licenses to such
horses in the future. The law should
provide for State veterinary inspectors
to inspect publc-service stations and
require State veterinary inspection of
all stations already granted licenses on
the affidavit of the owner.