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Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-24
WOMAN CHARGES
FALSE PRETENSE
Mrs. Grain Finds 1t Impossible to Sat-
isfy Critic of Art Work-Her At
tempts End Always in
Failure

Mrs. c. H. Grain, 1871 Normandie
avenue, applied to the prosecuting at
torney yesterday for warrant for the
arrest of Charles Smith, 1853 South Hill
street. She charges him with obtaining
money by false pretenses.
Smith conducts a studio for the man
ufacture of glass mounted pictures at
that place. He advertises for women to
do the work at home. He is said to de-
mand a deposit of $3.50 from them to
insure himself against loss He agrees
to purchase all work done by his stu
dents in a workmanlike manner for 4
cents for each picture. He agrees to
refund the deposit when one hundred
orders have been properly executed.
Mrs. Grain complains that it is i'm
possible to please him and said he
had refused to return her deposit.
Prosecuting Attorney Adcock refused
to issue the complaint, saying that in
his opinion a case does not exist under
the evidence at hand. He said Smith
had shown a number of receipts to
prove he had paid students for work
done.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-24
SUBROSA DEALS
LIMIT DEBATES
Decide in Executive Sessions to op-
pose Increased Salaries in Street
Department on Ground of
Economy

The subrosa sessions of the city
council are rapidly growing into dis
favor with some of the members of the
body, but another of these sessions was
held yesterday, the council chamber
being for the first time in two years
used for a secret session. The doors
We're locked.
The committee rooms of the council
are being enlarged and the carpenters
had possession yesterday.
In yesterdays session the members
discussed the pending salaries raise
measures in the street department at
length. -partisans are presumably
committed to a policy of economy, and
at the informal talks a plan of voting
down these increased salaries without
incurring the individual displeasure of
the powerful department was talked
over.
1t is understood that many of them
will be denied but no debate will be in
dulgsd in on the floor in line with the
cut-and-dried policy now prevailing, SC
outsiders say.
one of the measures which got a
black eye in the secret session was the
suggestion of Mayor Harper that the
office Of sealer of weights and meas
ures be created at $3.50 a month. This
is a civil service appointment and the
object was to insure municipal over
sight over scales, weights, measures
bottles etc. so that the public would
be protected.
Economy is given as the reason for
pigeonhOling the bill.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-24
SCHOOLBOY IS
SERIOUSLY HURT
KICK OF PLAYMATE lNFLlCTS
INJURIES
Sc Self-Government Committee Unani-
mously Votes to Expel Walter
Moore, Charged With AS
sault on Ellis Taylor

Seriously injured by a kick in the
groin, little Ellis Taylor, high
school boy, lies at his home at 233 East
Adams street seriously injured, while
his alleged assailant, Walter Moore,
has been expelled from school by the
unanimous vote of the self-government
committee.
The trouble between Moore and Tay-
lor is said to date back some time,
when the two boys belonged to the
same fraternity, the Alpha PTS. Young
Moore was vice president of the chap
ter. The chapter was dissolved by the
struggles of two factions and Moore,
who was opposed by Taylor, is believed
by high school students to have held a
grudge against the smaller boy.
Last week while a group of boys
were on the school grounds some of
them kept striking Moore on the back
till he became angry. When he turned
around young Taylor was laughing
and evidently mistaking him as one of
his tormentors, the big fellow is said
to have made a lunge at him and
kicked him in the abdomen.
The smaller boy sank to the ground,
whining PAIN. his younger
who was standing near, leaped upon
Moore, and in a short time Ellis Tay-
lor also arose, and although he could do
nothing more, he hung on his assailant.
Several boys who had seen the entire
affair showed a disposition to help the
little fellows and affairs might have
gone badly for Moore had not Stanley
Mitchell arrived on the scene and
separated them.
The injured lad was at once taken to
his home, where he has been confined
to his bed ever since. complaint
was entered against Moore, but action
was afterward taken out of the hands
of the civil authorities
The high school authorities have not.
however been so lenient with the Of
fender. At meeting of the self-gov-
ernment committee held Tuesday night
the twenty-five members present voted
unanimously to eXpel Moore from the
school.
In all high school difficulties the di-
rectors of the student body are the
final court of appeal and it is to this
tribunal that young Moore expects to
make his last plea for leniency. From
expressions of members of this body
) yesterday he will have little more show
than with the self-government officials.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-24
PRISONER INVITES JUDGE
TO VISIT JAIL CELLS

W. Ackermap, a Swede gravely in
vited Police Judge Chambers to accom-
pany him to the city Jail and inspect
the cells when he was taken into
court on a charge of drunkenness yes
terday. Ackerman was arrested on
Main street. He was so intoxicated he
did not remember anything about his
arrest.
Il came here on business" he told
the judge "and fellow l knew asked
me to have drink. / did so and when
7 woke up this morning l was in a
funny little place with bars all around
it. Say, it's a funny place. 1t is right
downstairs. You ought to go down and
look at it,"
His innocence was too much for the
judge and he was discharged with a
lecture.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-24
HEALTH OFFICER
Gets MORE AIDS
M0REASSISTANTS AND NURSES
VOTED DR.. POWERS
Schools, Restaurants and Delicatessen n
Stores and Tenements Will Be
Reached Quickly as
Possible

In keeping with the growth of the
| city, especially since the annexation
of the San Pedro shoestring strip, the
health department will enlarge it's staff
of employees.
A second assistant health officer two
sanitary inspectors and two school
nurses are proposed at once. Prob
ably another milk inspector and an
other meat inspector will also be re-
quired soon.
Resolutions to this effect were adopt-
ed at the meeting OF the board of health
yesterday.
The council will be asked to author
ize the employment of five of these
at once. Health Officer Powers said
to the board:
eve need increased help in the sani-
tary force and will want to reach the
schools, the delicatessen stores, the
tenements and restaurants efficiently
soon.
we need school nurses badly as
they help us to prevent any infectious
troubles gaining a foothold among the
chlldren, One nurse now is obliged to
look after sixty schools. Two more are
needed urgently. These nurses visit the
homes of suspected children, inculcate
cleanliness and other precautions and
often by diagnosis discern danger.
They are not supposed to do diagnosis,
but they can call attention to suspected
cases In the east they have corps
of these nurses in the schools
The pupils parents can and do call
in physicians in suspected cases, do
they not?" asked DR.. Dixon
Yes, when they can afford it. but
we want to protect the other pupils as
we'll as the sick ones" continued DR..
Powers
The appointment of q second assist
ant to DR.. Powers seemed to meet with
general favor. These officials will be
charged with the special duty of look
ing after the health of children in the
schools.
Appointment of a first assistant
health officer and bacteriologist was
laid over till the next meeting.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-24
DETAILS NEARLY COMPLETE
FOR THE BRYAN BANQUET

Eugene Germain. president of the
Democratic club, yesterday was en-
gagged In preparing a list Of 100 leading
Democrats as a committee on reception
at the banquet to he rendered William
Jennings Bryan next Tuesday night.
MIR. Germain's selections probably
will be submitted to the directors of
the Democratic club at a meeting to
he held tonight
1t is expected that the committee on
speakers and toasts also will report to-
night.
Actions on these two points will COM
plete all the details for the event.
The supply of tickets for the BAN
quet, limited to 500, is almost exhaust
cd. and II is anticipated by those hav-
ing the affair i'm charge that many
people who desire to attend will be
disappointed
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-24
GET READY FOR
HAWAIIAN TRIP
Excursion Committee of Chamber of
Commerce Completing Plans and
Booking Applicants for
Steamer Passage

The Hawaiian excursion committee
of the Los Angeles chamber of COM
merce is rapidly pushing plans for the
excursion to completion, and appli-
cants for berths are being enrolled
daily. Up to the present $50 applicants
have been assigned quarters on the
steamer Ohio, and it is expected that
many more will apply within the next
three days.
The committee is regretting the fact
that so few business men will be in
terested i'm soliciting trade i'm the ISL
andS, and a suggestion has been made
that the business interests of this city
be canVassed to see if a better repre-
sentation cannot be secured.
The Santa Cruz board of trade has
invited the local chamber to visit that
section I'm April. They have promised
a rate Of $ll.90 for the round trip and
will arrange side trips to the big trees,
the state fisheries and other points Of
interest IN the surrounding country
AT the meeting yesterday the follow
ing firms were elected to membership in
the chamber:
White & AuChmOOdy, furniture.
Tallerday Manufacturing company.
Nat IL. SoWle magazine unl news
paper advertising.
Semi-Tropic Realty company.
Cassius NJ. Moses, broker.
James b. Lehigh, lessee Chutes park.
w, II, Hyatt, attorney, San Pedro,
Norman G. Holmes, books and sta.
tionery.
Walter j. Harvey, chemist.
John w. Fink, real estate and mines.
Otto Dolhnger.
Andrew Biescar Los Angeles Wire
works
DR. Andrew j. Berry, physician.
II I oil ~,
ameling company
A. s. Q. FOrhes, real estate.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-24
LACK or WORK SAVES
HUSBAND FROM JAIL

on a complaint sworn to by his deaf
and dumb Wife charging him with fail
ure to provide Roy II. Durbin was
taken before Police Justice Chambers
yesterday afternoon According TO his
wife, Durbin has given her but $4 for
the support of herself and their six
months old baby in three months
Durbin testified that he had been
out of employment during that time,
but said he now had regular employ
ment and was ready to support them
Judge Chambers discharged Durbin
with a warning.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-24
CHARGED WITH KEEPING
INSANITARY SURROUNDINGS

]. p. Goytino, a Frenchman. and his
wife, Constance Goytino, a Mexican
woman, were arrested yesterday after
itary condition in which the yard sur
rounding their house was kept. They
pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor
when taken to the police court and
their trials were set for January %
at 2 O'Clock.
These arrests are the first OF a num-
ber which will be made by the police
in an effort to clean up the cholo set
tlement
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-24
LINCOLN STEFFENS GUEST
AT SOCIAL CLUB DINNER

Or. John r. Haynes last night en-
tertained at dinner at the California
club Lincoln Steffens, the well-known
magazine writer.
Others in the party were c. d. Will
lard, E r. Earl, Mayor A. c. Harper
Meyer Lissner S. n. Glover. Frank
Finlayson Joseph Anderson, Judge
Walter Bordwell, e. w. Camp. G. b,
Chaffee, Biship Joseph II. Johnson,
Judge Curtis d. Wilbur DR.. Walter
Lindley, Dr. West Hughes, G. G. Des-
mond, H. w. Brundige, A, S. Peterson
and Warren Wilson.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-24
FINDS STRANGER WORKING
OVER LOCKS OF TRUNKS

John u. Osborn, 933 East Twenty
ninth street, reported to the police yes
terday that when he entered the eel
lar at that place early yeserday morn
ing he found a strange man busily en-
gagged at forcing open two trunks
stored there by James c. Mcclellan.
He shouted at the man, who at once
fed through a front window.
Osborn called up the police and Of
fcers We're detailed ON the case. Nc
Clellan is out Of the city and until his
return Osborn viii be unable to tell
what was taken.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-24
IGNORANCE IS PLEA OF
ALLEGED SMUGGLER

Henry Watkins the legess man ar
rested Saturday night ON a charge of
attempting to smuggle morphine into
the city Jail, was taken before Police
Justice Chambers yesterday afternoon
and held TO answer TO the superior
court under $500 bonds.
Watkins pleaded his own case and
examined the witnesses. lie claimed
he had been drinking and applied at
the station for lodging. He said he
did not know he had the morphine, but
admitted he was addicted to its use.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-24

the
and become an active stock it's shares cashabe
this stock VIII drive its price upward strongly swiftly just the prices
the in open
selling this be
opportunity
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-24

Mining
eastern capital
sentative business
placed dividend
straight
south Johnnie Consolidated
that noted property. Development
The Johnnie Consolidated
district 1t has already
while worth times
veopment of
go deep, for the main shaft is 700 and
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-24

The development work under the Johnnie prop
erty includes tunnel
feet in excellent The this
highly gratifying the
rock going nearly $500 per ton principally in gold
AT head the Mohawk Mining
den is William G. Stewart capitalist lately removed to Los An
geles from Chcago Horace Heath another wealthy Chcagoan
vice president f. Clarke well known real estate
John Pullman, of
New York and H. c. Chaplin, bank official
also on the directorate.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-24
YOUNG MAN TELLS
OF HIS INSANITY
LUCID IN DAYTIME, CRAZY AT
NIGHT
Epileptic Suffers Three Attacks While
Being Examined by Commission.
Fears He Will Do People
Harm

One of the most peculiar cases i'm
the history of the local insanity court
came to light yesterday when Charles
Richards, a neat appearing young
man, was ordered committed to Patton
asylum for the insane by the COM
mission in department two of the su-
perior court.
Richards is as sane as any man dur
ing the day, but at night he is raw
ing maniac, requiring the attention of
several guards, who on more than
one occasion he has roughly handled.
His afhiction is epileptic insanity,
and yesterday, according to his state
ment in court, he had his first attack
of trouble during daylight. lie was
brought into court closely watched by
three officers.
He had just taken a seat before the
commission when his eyes became
CLASSY color his muscles twitched and
as the guards threw themselves on him
and pinioned his arms he began to
struggle.
Has Two Other Attacks
In a few moments he had recovered
and the examination continued after
Richards had stated that the attack
in court was the first attack in day.
light that he had ever been subject
ed to.
InlCS lllllGS uuIlllB MS
he was taken with the attacks and as
many times he was overpowered by
officers before he had a chance to get
away or cause a disturbance. AS he
came from under the influence of each
attack he asked his guards pardon for
any trouble he might have caused
them.
During the day Richards is ordinari-
ly perfectly sane. He has been al
lowed frnpAnnn nf ha W hns
pital and helped in many ways in at
tending to patients more sorely afflict-
ed than himself. He understands just
how far his mind has been wrecked
and it is pitiful to hear him assure
his friends that he is aware of the
progress of the disease and it's hold
upon him. He is also in constant fear
that he may injure his friend, Tom
Quinn, a deputy sheriff who has been
taking care of him at the hospital.
He told the court that he knew that
frequently he might hurt people when
he was having one of his spells.
Attacks Come With Darkness
AS soon as darkness comes the young
man becomes nervous and cannot
sleep. His attacks come to him some
times as often as fifteen times during
the night and last from a period of
one minute to five. When he is af-
hlcted in that manner he has the
strength of several men and fights like
a maniac.
AS soon as day breaks he becomes
quiet and goes to sleep. Yesterday
according to his own statement and
the statement of his guards. he suf-
fered his first daylight attack.
Richards is an indianapolis boy, %
years of age, and he had been in Los
Angeles only a short time before be-
ing arrested because of his peculiar
actions. The insanity complaint fol-
lowed.
He appears to be fairly we'll educat-
ed and told the court that he had been
steward of a big Indianapolis hotel.
He gave his sisters name as Mrs.
Charles Brady, Illinois avenue, Indian
apolis.
His night attacks began thirteen
years ago and they have continued fire.
quently since that time. His case is
regarded as probably hopeless.
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friendly with Mrs. Carter. but he had no
III will against her. "Not a PARTICLE he
added. That ended Runyan's cross-ex-
animation.
Runyan told Mr.. Marshall that ne didn't
sleep very we'll after he began to speculate
and take the trust company = money. When
he took up with Mrs. Carter he considered
her character as a means OF aiding him In
Escape. On the day she betrayed him TO
the police he gage her $4,000. In addition
TO the go. 500 which he took in n lump. Run
van said he gathered mp Some loose bills.
That was after no had put the s7s,5Ooin the
suit case.
Several checks came in to he cashed. =
he said. Each time I went to the safe
to get the money for the checks I put some
bills In my pocket. That happened three
or four times. Each time l cashed a check
l took some money"
Mr.. Goldfogle then began TO question
Runyan about check ~forgeries. The line
Of examination didn't satisfy Judge Whit
man, who ruled out the questions. Mr..
Goldfogle persisted.
I've directed you not TO continue that
line Of question: said Judge Whitman.
and I do not PROPOSE to be trified with"
Il do not mean to press the questions
said Mr.. Goldfogle. -
Il advise you not to- said Judge Whit
BY taking another tack Mr.. Coldfoele
got from Runyan that be had been under
= kI0ut uiCutui ntIaAu bCCnu1o VI ClCCh
forgeries. In April he forged a check
for $1,000. The check was on the Park
National Bank. Runyan couldn't remem-
Der the name he used. He said he sent a
messenger TO the bank the next morning
with $4,000 cash and got the check. It was
explained later that Runyan put in the
check to cover up a shortage. The next
morning he sent word to the Park National
Bank that q customer OF the trust company
had made a mistake in drawing he check
on the wrong bank. Runyan sent word
that he wanted the check back because he
would be blamed for being careless in &C
cepting H..
The next time he forged a check was In
May. for $500. He couldn't remember
the name Of the bank. but he followed the
same course. When he got the checks
back he destroyed them. The last check
was for 80. 200 on the day he disappeared.
He never got that back.
No one suggested to him the check for
geries or the embezzlement. he said. One
Of the jurors wanted to know II Runyan
gave Mrs. Carter more than SIS 900 out of
the SO, 500, but he said he didn't.
The trial will be resumed next Tuesday.
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POPULATION or OKLAHOMA.
N Census Expected to nov II to Bc
About $500. 900.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2s.-The census OF
Oklahoma is about 81 per cent. completed
and il is expected that IL will be finally
finished before Sept. 10. Gu OF a total
of lao enumeration districts $50 nave
been thoroughly canvsssed. The districts
completed include the cities and the most
~populous rural sections Of the Territory
It is expected by Census officers that the
total .opuiation Of Oklahoma will be below
$500, 900 PERSONS.
The Oklahoma census should be the
most accurate one that has ever beea taken. .
said William 5. Rossiter. acting Director
of the Census Bureau. to-day, because il Ii
taken under the most favorable auspices.
No previous census has had the expert
supervision that this one has had. We
have sent the best and most competent
experts in tho bureau TO the two Territories
to supervise the work. and the result IL
expected to be a very satisfactory enumcra-
ton"
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DEATH CUT HER STORY SHORT.
Mrs. Holt of Brooklyn Dies suddenly I'm .
Booksellers once.

Mrs. Dean Holt. 20 years old. of 81 Balm
bridge street. Brooklyn. died suddenly
yesterday in the Office of j. A. Heffernap. a
dealer In medical books at 30 East Forty
second street, Of apoplexy. Heffernsr
told the police that Mrs. Holt called him or
the telephone "a few days ago and aske,l
him IL he had ever lived in Cambridge.
Mass Mr.. Hefferpan said that he had, AM
Mrs. Holt then said that she would call on
him. h wrote a note, and called yeeter-
day in accordance with an appointment
she had made In the letter.
After being seated in a chair Mrs. Holt
drew from her bag a picture of "A woma,
and asked Mr.. Heffernan il he knew the
woman. He said that &c did not.
"Well, Mr.. Thomas, who was employee,
by" said Mrs. Holt, and then fell from
the chair unconscious and died shortly
after. Her body was removed to the Fast
Fifty-first street police station. where il
was later identified by George d.. Holt.
her son
What caused his mother TO call on Mr.
Heffernan Mr.. Holt was unable to say last
night. but he thought that IL might possibly
have been in reference to IA young woman
who had been a friend Of ms mother in
Cambridge.
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Army and Navy Orders.

wAsBIyoroN. Aug. The army orders
were issued to-day:
second Lieut.. William A. Gnoc, from Twenty
eighth 10 Seventeenth Infantry.
CAPT. Peter Murray. Ouarte rnlaster, from fort
LeayenwoEah TO Fort Sl0cum, relieving Capt.
Frank G. Jewell. Quartcrmaster. who viii proceed
10 Cuba.
second Lieut.. Jesse CASTOR. from Fifteenth
Infantry to Eighteenth Infantry.
Second Lieut.. Townsend Whclan. Thirtleth
Infantry. from Fort Sheridan 10 Philippines DivI-
sion.
The resignation Of Second lieut.. Nathaniel L.
Howard, Eighth Infantry. has been accepted. -
These navy orders were ISSUED:
Lieut.. c. a. Adele, from the Nebraska 10 the
Chicago.
Lieut.. T. X, Kurt, To naval statIUp San Fran
cisco.
fnsign J, n, blackburn. to the Chirago.
Acting Assistepi .IrgeofL \. Mrk. jones, sick
leave revoked IN recruiting station. Des Moinrs.
Passed Assistant Pay master J. Mnupiu, from
naval station q, cNNttr 10 homo.
Commander H. G. Gilmore. IRON. command of
the Helena Ia home.
commander ~ N. Hughes. from naval station
NaNlte, Ia command. the Helena.
Lieut.. {, N. Tozer, to the Rainbow.
Midshirnan " u Causry from llr Rainbow
H. the Daic.